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No. 162/44
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BRITISH GUNS POUNDING
Im going home
to my PHILCO
DAKAR
WHILE DE GAULLE TRIES TO LAND FRENCH SUBMARINE IS SUNK GIBRALTAR RAIDED BY FRENCH, SAY REPORTS DURING BIG NAVAL ACTION
Special to the "Telegraph"
THE BRITISH NAVAL ACTION AT DAKAR IS STILL IN PROGRESS ACCORDING TO LATEST ADVICES, CAREFULLY WORDED COMMUNIQUES INDICATING THAT AFTER GENERAL DE GAULLE'S UNSUCCESSFUL AT- TEMPT LAST MONDAY TO TAKE THE COLONY WITHOUT BLOODSHED, THE BRITISH FORCES SWUNG INTO ACTION.
ONE LONDON ANNOUNCEMENT SAYS THAT GENERAL DE GAULLE WITHDREW HIS FORCES SOME DISTANCE, AND IT IS BELIEVED THAT WHILE THE BRITISH ARE NOW FIGHTING, GENERAL DE GAULLE IS WORKING THROUGH HIS SYMPATHISERS INSIDE DAKAR TO OVERTHROW THE VICHY AUTHORITIES.
GENERAL DE GAULLE HIMSELF YESTERDAY ISSUED A STATEMENT THAT THE OPERATIONS AT DAKAR WERE CONTINUING AND THERE WAS EVERY REASON TO BELIEVE THEY WOULD END SUCCESSFULLY.
French Planes In Retaliation Raid
He explained: "The operations were decided upon to prevent French West Africa from falling into German hands.
He added that there had been infiltrations of German and Italian officers at Dakar during
July and August.
3-HOUR RAID ON
GIBRALTAR
Navy Steams Out To
Special to the "Telegraph"
Action
LA LINEA, Sept. 24 (Domel),—French planes bombarded Gibraltar for three hours to-day, sending up clouds of black smoke and shaking the fortress with a series of explosions,
The attacks censed abruptly shortly after half past three in the afternoon.
italt an hour later British maval units
steaming out t were seen
Gibraltar, apparently heading for ther Atlantic.
Later in the afternoon ceports from Tangler sald that heavy cannonadiungg
DEFENCES SOLID
was audible from an undelerated German Raids On
place.
Reports have it that British forces
strike al
are preparing to
Moroccan ports in inwer
Gibraltar bombardinenly
French
London Fail
The Vichy Government yesterday announced that the French submarine Persee had been sunk while moving forward to attack a British cruiser at Dakar.
It is claimed that the cruiser was hit and that most of the submarine's crew were saved.
Six Attempts To Land
Vichy declared that the British forces made six at- tempts to land under the command of General de Gaulle; were made at Ruffesque and two further to the four southest of Dakar.
Shelling of Dakar by British warships continued throughout the day after the Dakar authorities had re- jected an ultimatum delivered at 1.20 a.m, and due to expire at 6 a.m.
"The Baule Continues" According to the Vichy statement the ultimatum warned
PRESIDENT German planes to reach London to the end."
SHIP AGROUND Well-known In H.K. SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPH” The President Van Buren, round-the-world American Pre-
A striking picture of Gibraltar which, according to darjous reports, was yesterday' heavily attacked by 30 French planes in retaliation for the British action at Dakar,
tar still remains Britain's greatest strategical possession în the Mediterranean.
Britain May Send Battleships to Far East
Gibral.
Joint Anglo-U.S. Action In Orient Said Probable
Special to the "Telegraph"
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 (UP)-There are increasing indications that the United States and Great Britain are considering parallel moves to "stop Japan's drive
-
Dutch East Indies be permitted
to pass noticed.
Unofficial but reliable sources declare that neither nation could 1 is reported that the Administra- allow a Japanese invasion
of ion at
Washington considers the Indo-China situation w be the most Indo-China without taking some action themselves, and neither threat to the status que in Asia since The Japanese attacked could the consequent threat 10 Shanghal, the Straits Settlements and the TURN to Page 5. Column Two
Bakar that unless it surrendered the British Commander felt it into southeastern Asia.” his obligation to attack and occupy the city with troops.
The Governor of Dakar is reported to have replied: LONDON, Sept. 21 (Reuter)..
I will defend Dakar --Two attempts by masses of "France has confidence in Dakar and me.
The communique then laconically concludes: "The battle to-day failed completely.
continues."
It appears that when General de Gaulle first attempted to land he used unarmed men flying the French colours and a white the Arst ad, dying up the Thames flag: they were fired upon by the Dakar navy and several men Estuary in tight formation which was broken up by British gunners and fighters.
The capital had two warnings but no raiders got through.
Over 130 aircraft participated
[I]
One German bomber is reported to
were killed,
sident Line ship, and well have crashed into the sea off What he did not want fighting to break
known in Hongkong where she sable. regularly calls, yesterday ran aground in 4% fathoms of water
They Turned Tail
General de Gaulle then with- drew his troops because he said tout among Frenchmen.
Gibraltar Raided
Gibraltar The report that
WAS
Ten minutes after the second wave attached by French plance in retalia-
on a bank of Tobago, according lot "raldera arrived they were racing tion for the aciton at Dakar appears
the damage.
bomber.
Anti-aircraft guns were in action
OFFICIAL Terrific Night VERSION By
Raids
R.A.F. on Berlin
LONDON, Sept, 24 (Reuter)-British bombing on Berlin Why Attack Was
last night continued on an average of about 41⁄2 minute intervals
Wilmsdorf power station was left for several hours. Launched to a "United Press" report from for home, fighting a rearguard action to be substantiated by a meange from a strong force of Hurricanes Lajines which says that 30 French with
This is revealed by the Airablaze,' the Port of Spain.
which pursued then home and which planes, apparently asing bases in
Gas Works Explosion LONDON, Sept. 24 (Reuter). Ministry news service, which
At Danzigerstrasse gas works, the It is added that the liner was re-jare believed to have shot down one French Morocco, bombed Gibraltar at
latervals of ten minutes for an hour-General Charles de Gaulle states that the heaviest attacks near Calais, flouted shortly afterwards.
Rouls were inflicted in both raids and a half.
followed by sheets of flame. The The ship will continue to Port of
despite the fact that stronger escorts It is believed that gasoline depots decided to invade Dakar follow-fell upon pre-determined targets, bombing caused a violent explosion, Spain.
"No information is given concerning than ever were provided for cach were among the objectives and dense ing German and Italian infiltra- which included railway yards explosions were seen 23 miles away smoke was seen rising from Gibral-tion and assumption of control near Potsdam and the Klingen- TURN to Page 5, Column One
器 there, states communique berg power stations. TURN to Page 5, Column Five Issued at the General Head- Severe fires were started at
quarters of the Free French points." forces.
One aircraft reported eight plosions in railway sidings followed Allacking forces were composed of by a very large are in rollway build- militury, naval and aerial units, Things. French troops were escorted by Another aircraft started a large |battleships of the Free French Navy, are at a power station.
British naval forces were present
At Klbigenberg a considerable fire only to assure supplementary pre- was already burning when one uir- tection against any attack carried out craft arrived and lighted up the tar- with German participation.
get for further missiles,
Latest Air Mail Situation
Owing to the present uneerlain conditions In Indo-China, an outward service by Imperial Airways falled to leave Kat Tak for Bangkok this morning. There was no inward ser- vice yesterday. It is possible that
were dropped in tar Many bombs Thames Estuary towns, some falling in the working closs districts.
Air Force Smash Up
Nazi Channel Bases
the plane may leave to-morrow, but LONDON, Sept. 24 (Reuter).—The Royal Air Force in one
nothlag definite can be ascertained at the moment.
BUCHAREST, Sept. 24 (Router)
week alone carried out 48 separate attacks on docks at German held Channel ports and other enemy invasion bases, states "Reu- ter's correspondent. "
all
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:
Chinese May
LATEST
Sen Back Page For Further Late News
Shortly
Move Into Indo-China
Special to the "Telegraph” ....
CHUNGKING, Sept. 24 (UP)A hint that Chinese forces Dakar Responsible
Aerodrome Attacked will eventually cross into Indo-China was given by the announ Dakar authorities were the first to assume the responsibility of opening Returning from this area, one pliot cement to-day that at a meeting of the Executive Yuan it was hostilities against the French. few low over Schipol Berodrome and decided that the Chinese, Government will follow the measures
Several members of the crew were machine-gunned the searchlights.formerly agreed upon with regard to Indo-China.
Five big fires at Moabit enabled the
These measures are believed to in Terrific damage was done not only concentrations, 40 on shipping, eight It is officially confirmed that Rumania
Japanese Casualties .... to docks but also to quays, canals on war supplies at docks, seven on died and a large number wounded
Desiring to avoid a fight between target to be identified by the succeed-
bombers. Explosive. material clude penetration late Tongking In Is demobilising on a large scale.
TOKYO. - Sept. 24 (Reuter) +-- Some 120,000 men were released and locks and violent explosions and searchlight concentrations and six on Frenchroen, General de Gaulle, re-ing
moved his forces, to a distance blew up in a series of vivid dusher the event of a Japanese, invasion. 1. Japanese casualties in the skirmish at i from the forces last week.
huge fires occurred from Cherbourg gun emplacements.
At least Ave ·enemy supply The Dokar authorities have not The Moabit ares were visible 80
The military and diplomatie aspects Dong Dang, south of Lungchow, The General Staff has been to. Hamburg. authorised to demobilise up to 40 per Other impressive ares in this uni-ahlps were sunk, others were set on
and British ships since the start of: -Four big fires were started at of the Franco-Japanese developments yesterday totalled about 100, accord
TURN, to, Page 5. Column Firm cent of the army in order to supply que record of intense aerial bombard-fire and direct hits were obtained on ceased firing on the French forces miles awayatka Muky pre
Charlottenburg power station and the were fully discussed. the needs of agriculture labour. ment include 31 attacks on barge TURN to Page 5, Column Five operations.