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The SECOND EDITION
Hongkong Telegraph.
FOUNDED 1871 +ZAKAWE MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1940.
No. 1
NAZI INVASION BASES COMPLETELY SMASHED Guns And Bombs Destroy Hitler's Dream
Anti-American Incident In Hanoi
JAPANESE TEAR DOWN FLAG
Newsman's Tour of Front
HANOI, Sept. 29 (UP)--Japanese troops to-day tore down the American flag and occupied the warehouse belonging to the American Far Eastern Trading Company which shipped American goods to Chungking prior to the closure of the Indo-
China frontier.
BRITAIN ISSUES ULTIMATUM
Tella Madagascar To Renounce Vichy SPECIAL TO THE")"TELEGRAPH ̈ VICHY, Sept. 29 (UP) —— Britain has Ensured an ultimatum to the French authorities al Madagascar demanding that they cease to obey The Vichy Government's orders," according to official reports here.
withdrew.
Special to the "Telegraph"
BRITISH LONG-RANGE ARTILLERY AND BOMBING PLANES HAVE RENDERED ALL OF HITLER'S INVASION BASES ON THE ENGLISH ĮCHANNEL, ESPECIALLY CALAIS, VIRTUALLY
USELESS.
This statement was issued at Vichy yester- day, says “United Pross”, quoting reports from Northern France.
Docks have been destroyed, channels blasted and shipping sunk.
The damage at Calais is reported to be terrific. British guns through-
It is understood the incident was settled on the spot within out the week-end ham- a few hours when the Japanese mered the German gun "United Pr" Correspondent emplacements with ter found the rifying force, firing two Officers and there had salvoes every two min-
It was officially announced
Melville Jacoby made a ten 70 miles northeast of Hanus and front quiet been no firing for three days except trom roaming pro-Japanese guerilla utes. bands comprised of Japanese Chinese and Indo-Chinese who have been accused of torturing to death at lens yesterday that R.A.F. bombers carried out intensive ralds along thirty Frenchimen
Captain
Pontz, formerly the entire Channel coast, bomb- special "United Press" conespondeat, who was nobilised in the Frenching Le Havre, Fecamp, Boulogne, forces when the Canton army crossedCalais and Dunkirk.
German gun emplacements ut Cup the frontier is reported to be among
successfully the French captured by the Japanese Gris Nez
attacked, while further raids were Al Langson.
effected againkt“ the” “Big shipping base at Lorient,
Martin
Armies Miles Apart
At the front Melville Jacoby found
Hanul.
to
were also
Two of our aircraft are missing from these operations,“ shy's the announcement.
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BREN GUN UNITS ON THE SUSSEX DOWNS
The famous Sussex Downs, beloved of all English southerners, have taken on a new aspect since the start of the war. Over, the grassland, heather and gorse daily manósitore Britain's ground defences, tanks, bren gun units, artillery, infantry, all maintaining Right- ing pitch against the day when Hitler might attempt an invasion. Here we see a brên gun unit moving up to defensive position on the rolling Sussex Downe,
Yesterday's Bombing Of England
Enemy Brought Down By Balloon Barrage
-Little Damage
LONDON, Sept. 29 (Reuter).—Three enemy aircraft, all bombers, have been destroyed over this country since midnight, states an Air Ministry and Ministry of Home Security munique. A
comTM
One bomber brought town during the night fooled.a. balloon cable and crashed into the sea off the south coast.
A second enemy bomber was shot down in the Thames Valley by our fighters this morning.
Later another enemy bomber was shot down into the sea off the south-east coast by anti-aircraft guns.
Enemy activities in the morning consisted of a few attacks by singie |
Some bombs were dropped
Bases Hammered SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPHTM LONDON, Sept. 29 (UP)-While the Nazis were vainly endeavouring to batter their way through lo centralalecraft.
face of heavy rains and a stone in the Straits of Dover, hammered away at German invasion bases
The British threaten to isolate the island by cutting off all the armies several miles apart with communication with the rest of Japanese reconnoitring planes e- casionally flying over the French line! the world until the local Ad- which is line of natural fortifications | ministration agrees to colla- across the valley which leads borate with Britain.
The French have destroyed the The Ministry of the Colonies' off- elal, communique to-day announced / railway bridge across the river at the London, the Royal Air Force, in the points on the Thames Estuary, ut
The French that Governor-General Leon Cayle of entrance to the valley.
headquarters Are located among
·Madagascar has informed the Vichy
The correspondent Government of the British ultima native buildings.
well received, being offered French bread and red wine
French officers lamented the United
arnt States had not
arroplanes to Indo-Chine in June.
LOT.
"Monstrous Ultimatum” "I greet the monstrous ulimatum with the most profound disdain," he| userted.
Madagascar, when Britain
1211-
was
Officers said the loss of Langson was largely the result of French or
Bomb flushes dotted many miles of the French coastline and were parti- cularly heavy at Boulogne.
"Gernan
preparations have been going on too consistently to be merely an attempt to divert a proportion of our bombing force from more import-
nounced her intention of extending TURN to Page 8. Column Five TURN to Page 5, Column Two
the blockade to all French colonies and coasts in July, retillated t creating a twenty miles territorial zone around the laland in which they banned British and all other foreign merchant shipping and warships,
The Admiral commanding the Bri tish forces in the Indian Ocean pra tested at this and Madagascar ferred the matter to Vichy where, or August 2, Marshal Petain's governe ment decided to waive the applica- Lam of the 20-miles zone to British merchant shipping but continued the
The bon against warships.
zone! technically still exists.
re
REOPENING
OF THE BURMA RD.
Certain Says Chungking Newspaper
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH*** CHUNGKING, Sept. 29 (UP). The reopening of the Burma Road is a certainty, according to the "Ta Kung Pao," which quotes authorised sources.
These sources declared that British diplomats had revealed that October 17 has been stipulated as the date for expiration of the closure of the road.. The Ta Kung Pao," leading the demands for reopening of the road says: "Now that Japan has concluded the pact with the Axis Powers, Japan has become Britain's enemy, and is not entitled to any assistance from Britain,
***
"Should Britain continue to aid the anemy against friendly China; Britain will take a most dishonourable place in the halls of Justice, as well as in the realm of International polities,
"Britain should reopen the Burma Road immediately."
CIANO FOR ROME
LONDON, Sept 28 (Reuter) — Count Clano, the Italian Foreign Minister, ended his two-day visit to Berlin to-day and has left for Rome. "Another 4 traveller o from Berlin, (Senor) Berráng: Suner, the Spanish Mastery of the Interior, who vis
fort Home Revill be calling [at]
DUKE OF KENT SEES CANADIANS
An informal picture daughter chatting. their new hospito
wo lowns and a village on the south coast and village in the Home countries.
อ
Little damage was done by any of these attacks and there was a very small number of casualties.
Tremendous A.A. Fire
MAY PARTITION No Bases SWITZERLAND For Japan
Against America
Axis Plan Reported
SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPH** MOSCOW, Sept. 29 (UP)According to Tass, the semi-official Soviet news agency, unconfirmed reports from Bucharest state that the partition of Switzerland by Germany, Italy and France is being discussed.
The organisation of a new include Balkan bloc to "Rumania, Bulgaria, *-Yugo- Slavin and Italy is also being discussed, says the report.
Vichy Promise
SPECIAL TO THE “TELEGRAPHI
VICHY, Sept. 29 (UP).- It is understood that the |French. Gövernment: Ing assured the United States that Japan will not be per- ** mitted to use Indo-China as a base of operations against the United States, the Philippines or the Nether- lands East Indies.
R.A.F. Reach Targets
Despite Bad Weather
NEW YORK, Sept. 29 (Reuter).—The R.A.F. carried out two successive raids on Berlin on Saturday night, the first LONDON, Sept. 29 (Reuter)-The Lasting three hours, according to reports from Berlin.
Hitherto there have been no reports regarding the damage
most tremendous barrage yet put up. by the guns defending London was .et loose on two raiders who flew done. directly uvcr Central London to- In London it is stated that British
night.
Hundreds of shells ripped into the raiders, detailed for Berlin desplie
the Handicap of unfavourable! moonless sky and guns boemed con-weather, completed their 600-mile stantly for ten minutes, merging into flight to the German capital. a crescendo of sound that has not been equalled at any time during the
ast month.
They arrived over the city on Jocated schedule about midnight, their targets and bombed the weat power station and main transformer
station and also the switching Friedrichsfeld.
al
War's Heaviest Barrage SPECIAL TO THE “TELEGRAPH** LONDON, Sept. 29 (UP) --Lm-
explosive and incendiary doners hear the most intense anti-bombs were dropped and bursts were aircraft barrage of the whole war to-seen close to the targets.
High
The French Government has officially declared that.......... its policy in the Far East is always subject to modifica- tion, if necessary, particu-
the larly should United States enter the war,
In such an event France would · remain neutral and the Hanoi
BRITONS t would not align the French
HELD
Bucharest Silent On Intentions
BUCHAREST, Sept. 29 (Reu- mystery about
night as German raiders attempted Successful attacks were also made ter). The to penetrate the central London area on railway junctions at Saint Adal, Rumania's intentions towards and hundreds of shells of all calibres some 68 miles due west of Berlin. the Ave British subject arrested
night raiders concentrated un
ripped the sky.
Other
For the second night in succession rail communications and scored direct at Eploesti last week deepened London heard few plunes and intre-hits on a function at Hamburg, to-day when the British military at authorities to enquire about an the bombed the main line station quent bombs, indicating
Hanover and started fires in a wood announcement by the Police that| blitz activity was again being con-
bordering the railway line near centrated over the outer suburbs.
Ommer.
that
SHANGHAI STRIKES
-Pullers Gain SHANGHAI, Sept. 30 (Reuter),
their dossiers had been handed
At Cologne explosions, which con-over to a military tribunal. tinued for ten minutes, were seen to
break out in the target area.
The attache was informed that they
Our aircraft were over Le Havie had no knowledge of eay such dos- for fully two hours and besides siers having been received.
All attempts British Consular damage to the docks, two direct hits officials to secure permission to visit are believed to have been stored on Mrs. Tracey, wile, of: a Canadian merchant vessels in Hamburg.
mining engineer, have failed.
Communique
One brief visit was allowed to the men prisoners but efforts to see them communique again have been rigidly suppressed. The week-long bus, trama and trolley
An Air Ministry
over conditions strike in the International Settlement
slates: Weather ended yesterday but the French Con-
north Germany were unfavourable cession, transit strike. continues.
Companies have granted workers but numbers of our aircraft reached
their objectives. Increased pay and high cost of living In Barlin and district, electric allowances,
Thousands of workers, Jammed the TURN to Page 8, Column Five bus and trem stations as service was rezuraed, ending the week's transit monopoly held by rickshaw coolies who demanded exorbitant fares lur- ing the strike.
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against the Americans, or give Japan any bases for use against the United States,
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Japanese Army Officer
Labour Leader Shot Dead By Chinese
Of Australia
Re-Election Likely
Special to the “Telegraph” SHANGHAI, Sept, 30 (UP )—The Japanese army offcer MELBOURNE, Sept. 20 (Reuter), who was shot yesterday died in the Army Hospital at 10.30.
Earlier Report An Informal count of preferences last night. §
MEMPECIAL TO THE ATELE shows that Mr, John. Curtin, the lea-A **SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH”. der of the Australian Labour Party, The Japanese Army are preparing SHANGHAI SEOL 30.
ST. JOHNS; New Foundland, Sept. will retain his seat at Freemantle by n statement.
In Mid-Atlantic
29 (UPY-Eighty-seven survivors, over 600 votes.ANK MEND
landed hero to-day by a rescue ship This unexpected swing of absents According to "Domel" the asses declared that a submarine torpedoed and preferences and also the Laboursinated man, is Major. Yaside Isobe, the steamers Beaverankus and Improvement at Ballarat indicate who was attacked by two Chinese of Kent with hin nori
Elibank in mild-Atlantic a wook ago that Party strength, will be more
posing a stall-keepers on the road- dian soldiers at. Kuryly order sans the City The final result depends on
survivor bet'eved that it was even,
the slder Two bullet pene Alexandra has a or Better WIDE a loss of: 280 ves close contests for five seats which are leobels chest. The nasalanta af still
riskstiil in doubt.
now officially confrmed that tha! shot in Hongkew/ymslagé [resulted in the
destrian and
crossing into the Infant
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