1940-08-19 — Page 3

THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 19, 1940

NAVAL

Amboy, Sancome Cesult

BOMBARDMENT

Graphic Story By Eye-Witness On British Battleship

VON PAPEN LOSING HIS OLD TOUCH?

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It was stated in An- kara yesterday that the interview von Pa- pen, the Nazi Ambas- sador, had with Pre- sident Ineunu Thursday does not ap pear to have entailed the slightest funda- mental change in Tur- key's attitude..

on

The Nazis appear to be concentrating for the moment urging the Turks

on

to

increase their trade

with Germany.-Reu-

ter.

Navy Butts

Into Invasion Preparations

REUTER'S SPECIAL correspondent with the British Navy somewhere at sea in the Mediterranean gives an eye-witness account of Saturday's naval action against Bardia

(Libya) and Fort Capuzzo.

The correspondent says that our naval forces, acting on information from British land forces on the Libyan border, steamed throughout Friday afternoon and night and at |dawn took up positions a few miles from the Libyan coast.

Hatches were battened downl

Gun crews, clad in overalls and and no light showed throughout tin hats, clustered around pom- the voyage.

poms immediately below the Reuter's correspondent climb-correspondent. ed a steel ladder to a perch "A man strains his eyes to- beside the funnel abaft t.ie wards the coast and then comes bridge on which the comman-an ear-splitting crash and a der and his staff stood.

cloud of acrid smoke. thrown off our balance by the terrific explosion.

R-A-F. TRIUMPH IN BATTLES OFF LIBYAN COAST

DETAILS OF THE R.A.F.'S part in warding off enemy air attacks on the British fleet bombarding Bardia (Libya) on Saturday, announced in Cairo, show that nine enemy aircraft were destroyed and two more probably lost.

GERMANY'S "WARNING"

Shortly afterwards the fleet was attacked by a formation of 79's which our fighters inter- cepted and dispersed. Two en- emy 'planes were shot down into the sea,

We are

"A few seconds later flashes,

Crash On Crash

DAY AND

NIGHT RAIDS ON CHUNGKING

Japanese

aircraft

are subjecting Chung- king to incessant day and night raids in an attempt to break Chinese resistance.

Between midday on Saturday and 3 a.m. on Sunday 180 'planes flew over Szechuen province in eight bat- ches, causing big fires in the heart of the capital.-Reuter.

RUMANIA BEGINS

PARLEYS

.

YUGOSLAVIA EXPELS JOURNALISTS

According to the Bel- grade correspondent of

the Italian news agency two Britons and a Swiss have been expelled from Yugoslavia for "spreading news regarding Albania lations between Rome and calculated to disturb re-

Belgrade."

as

The three men are stated to be:

described Ralph Parker, British consul at Skoplje, Yugo- slavia,

Terence Atherton, correspon- dent of the "Daily Mail". in Bel- grade, and

Rudolf Singer, a Swiss journ- alist.

In London, Reuter's diplomatic correspondent learns in authorita- tive quarters that there is no confirmation in London of the expulsion of Mr. Parkér.-Reuter.

THEFT FROM CAR

followed by grent clouds of THE RUMANIAN GOVERN- Mr. J. E. Noronha, of No. 5, sand and smoke on the escarp-|MENT YESTERDAY ISSUEL Victory Avenue, has reported that ment, indicate the shell's ar-THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT between 8.15 p.m. and midnight rival.

ON THE NEGOTIATIONS WITH on August 17, some person stole a. BULGARIA, OPENING TO-DAY nandbag and other articles from |AT CRAIOVA, ACCORDING TC car No. 1932, which was parked A BUCHAREST TELEGRAM TC and locked near the 14-milestone, "Crash followed crash as the THE GERMAN NEWS AGENCY Castle Peak Road. Fleet fired 6-inch and 15-inch "The Rumanian Government guns on Bardia: The battleship has decided to open reels with concussion as the 15-tions with Bulgaria in a desire tc find а peaceful settlement ol

conversa-

STUBBS ROAD CAR MISHAP

driving

inch turrets go into action.

"Our knees almost give way questions that might divide Ru- Capt. C. Campell-Patterson, of under the sudden displacement mania from her neighbours, and the Royal Scots, while of air and the back blast al- in the hope of establishing in this car No. 346, in Stubbs Road, about our hats from part of the world a new political13.30 p.m. yesterday, collided with order based on the peaceful co- another vehicle causing damage "Bardia could be seen gleaming operation of all nations.”—Reuter, to both cars. No-one was injured.. in the dawn sunlight and perched at the edge of # precipitous escarpment.

most wrenches our heads.

•

It is stated that our fighters

Ton after ton of metal and who were escorting the fleet while explosive from the mighty guns battleships bombarded Bardia and rent the enemy positions, and at Fort Capuzzo first encountered Fleet Air Arm spotting, 'plane an Italian flyingboat shadowing hovering over the bombarded area our naval force; the enemy plane reported that every single 15- was shot down in flames.

inch shell landed in the target farea.

"One scored a direct hit on Fort Capuzzo, eight' miles in- ALL NEWS BULLETINS

land, causing very severe dam- BROADCAST FROM GERMANY

age. Another landed on the AND ITALY YESTERDAY CON-

native troops' compound. TAINED A NAVIGATIONAL WARNING THAT "THE TOTAL

Then a large formation of 79's Concentration Plastered BLOCKADE OF BRITAIN HAV-fattacked the fleet. Two were ING BEEN PROCLAIMED, sent down in flames and a third

"The small Italian fort EVERY SHIP IN THE MILI-chased by a fighter until it broke Ramla, it is believed, no longer, TARY ZONE ROUND BRITAIN up in mid-air-Reuter.

exists to mark the frontier. WILL BE · ATTACKED AND Aircraft of the Fleet Air Arm "After several minutes of in-

ANY SHIP'S

accounted for another $79 which tense fire the great guns swung MASTER ENTERING THE crashed into the sea in

began AREAS DOES SO AT HIS OWN Another is believed to have been plastering

flames. to a fresh bearing and

an area where large | destroyed.

concentrations of enemy troops A further encounter by our were reported massing for the in-

vasion of Egypt. fighters with the enemy result- "Four salvoes of direct hits there. The barracks at Bardia were also damaged.

DESTROYED.

PERIL."

ed in another. Italian bomber being shot down, the shooting down of one more being un- confirmed.

The war zone was described as an area comprising roughly a line drawn from about 50 miles north| of Sogne. Fjord, Norway, passing near the Faroe Islands, sweeping out some distance into the Atlantic), and then in a semi-circle to well] below south of England when it

Finally, another S 79 was com- turns east into the Bay of Biscay.pelled to make a forced landing then ocased as suddenly

The route which the US. vessel in the Western Desert, the air- American Legion is taking runs craft being captured intact and through the northern part of this the crew made prisoner. zone: - Reuter.

"AMERICAN

LEGION"

SAILS

No Losses

We suffered no aircraft losses. One pilot was slightly wounded but was able to bring back his hirernít, safely to the Unse. **

When patrolling: over Kamaram Island;, In, tho Red Sea), our aironaft; mot, an: endmy 88 bomber, which was, shot down in flames,

Om: enemy aircraft which paid-

to, make a forced landing, in the

intact, the crew prisoners.

at

The incessant bombardment continued for half an hour and

as iti [began." -Reuter.

BELGIANS

TO GIVE ALL AID

The "hard work" of all

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The U.S. liner Americaned Alexandria on Friday night Belgian refugees in Eng-Plus & Minus Bara Legion, which has sailed was, compelled by our defences land is being offered to from Fetsamo for Ameri- Western Desert: The machine is help win the war.

This determination of all free ca, has about 900. passen- Various raids, object of which Belgians to put their entire mill- gers on board, most of was, to harass, enemy troop move-tary, economic and moral them Americans return. mont. in Somaliland, wore carri-sources at the disposal of Great od out. Direct hits were register-ment issued by a number of Bel- Britain is expressed in a state- ing from the Baltic coun-ed. on buildings at Hargeisa, One tries.

of our aircraft was compelled to an ex-Ministers and parliamen- land on the sea but the

turians now in England. The German radio announce were saved.-Reuter, yesterday referred to what he called this."wanton voyage carried

crew

The statement says the Belgian representatives will do everything in their power to put on Britain's

out in spite of German warnings," State Department said that it side the resources of the Congo, and said that the "responsiblilty would hold all belligerents to the mobilisation of Belgian public for this wanton act rests with the their previous assurances that and private assets, and all avail-| U.S. Government."

they would not attack the ship,.-able Belgian soldiers, ships and On Saturday night, the U.S.Reuter.

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