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50 NAZI RAIDERS BROUGHT DOWN IN DOVER AIR BATTLE

H.M. Ships Damaged In Portland: Brewery Hit

LONDON, August 12 (Reater) Joint communiqué issued by the Admiralty, the Air Ministry, and the Ministry for Home Security states: "Following yesterday morning's action over the Straits of Dover. enemy aircraft attacked Weymouth and Port- land They were engaged by our fighters.

"Final figures are not yet avaliable but 50 enemy strcraft in all were known to have, been destroyed yesterday. Nineteen of our fighters are missing but it is hoped some of the, pilots may be safe

BRITAIN'S AIR SUPERIORITY

JAMAICA DONATION

FOR AEROPLANE LONDON, August, 12 (Reuter)-- The Minister of Aircraft Produc. tion has published his greathal acknowledgment of £5,000 for the (purchase of aircraft sent him from iJamaica by the Kingston

GENERAL

SOMALILAND OPERATIONS A WASTEFUL ENTERPRISE

ነት

IMPORTANT WATERHOLE BOMBED

CAIRO, Azz. 12 (Reuter)-Ân official statement on the re- cent developments in British Somaliland issued by the G, EL Q states: "It is not our object to defend every inch of roll E Somalilaod but rather to make the enemy use up his precious supplies of Idod, påtrol and ammunition, which he cannot re- plenish in what is strategically a wasteful enterprise; ^- "Any immediate successes which aero-the enemy "may have in the occu-

news- paper The Gleaner. The money) is to be applied to a new plane "Jamaica Number Five.",

VICEROY AND CONGRESS

NO FURTHER "DISCUSSION

"A number of nouses were dam aged, some seriously. Some dum age was also done to communica- tions and an oil tank was set on |fire but which was soon extin

guished. There were A number of casualties but few of these were BOMBAY, Aug. 12 (Reuter) serious and only one fatal cas-"I am not meeting the Viceroy:

at present as I do not ånd "During the attack on Portland, meeting ground of score for minor damage was caused to twother discussion." ". Maulana of His Majesty's ships by splin. Kalam Azad. President pt

DAY DRAWING NEAR unity is reported

DUFF-COOPER.

any fur- Avul the

told |

"In

'n raid on Karrim Pass Tomallland) bombs fell among pation of parts of the Protectorate anti-aircraft positions some will be offset by the necessity of which were silenced. Our aircraft: providing food for the population returned safely.

which is entirely dependent upon Aden for many essential supplies "Our goal is not to gain more teriltorias but the destruction of the enemy's forces. The more the, Italians dissipate their forces and thelr means, the more they lengthen their communication and complicate their administrative causing slight difficulties, the better it is for us."Two natives were killed.

"Enemy troops and concru- trations and an important water-bols near Dabato were attacked and twice bombs were seen to fall on a motor trans- port column.

CAIRO. COMMUNIQUE CAIRO, Aug. 12 (Reuter)—An B.A.F. communique states: "Military camps and motor transport communications in the Sabra Salea area (Libya) have been successfully attack- ed by bombers all of which re- turned safely.

of

Three $-79's have, raided Aden material damage.

TROOP RECONNOITRE

NAIROBI, Aug. 12 (Reuter)—A communique states that our ground LONDON, August 12 (Router)

troops carried out a reconnaissance to Dobel (30 miles south of "Just as we retain our command ters. No other ships or vessels All-India National Congress,

Moyale); which was found to be of the seas, so we are rapidly a sustained any damage. Bornbs Reuter yesterday,

strongly held by the enemy. suming command of the alt." falling on the shore caused some¦ The Maulana added that the

Our aircraft carried out a re- damage to naval buildings in Congress Working Committee.

in. the norther cluding the hospital"

which is meeting at Wardhu On "The wreckage of an S-29 which connaissance

ashore been washed

near frontier district. There was noth- August 18, would give a

formal has

Gasa (Mersa Matruth) is believedng to report. to be the aircraft which was re-.

declared Mr. A. Duff-Cooper, Minister of Information, to x crowded audience at Scoth Wood- ford, Essex, last night when Mrs,

SEVEN MORE DOWN

Churchill, who was on the plat- LONDON, August 12 (Reuter).reply to the Viceroy.

Lord Linlithgow had form, wa given a“ tremendous A further seven. German planes-

Maulana Azad for

an reception.

five fighters and two bombers- Mr. Duft-Couper continued: are reported to have been shot following his statement

nutnumbered-it may down into the sea by British ish policy in India.

"We were well be that we are stil outnun- lighters in the air battle of the hered but every engagement into south-east coast. which we enter with the

These are additional to enemy diminishes his superiority and in creates our hopes

"This very day we have torn down from the skies some 50 Ger. man planes

INFERIOR NAZI FILOTS "It is a remarkable fact

that the Germans who have been pit. paring 30 Jong, should at this

invited

on

Bri

SITUATION NORMAL

interview ported to have been intercepted LONDON, August 12 (Reuter)-

and damaged by our fighters on A Cairo communique states that August. 4.

in the Western Desert patrolling "In Eritrea Barentru aerodrome and reconnaissance of enemy ac- and aircraft dispersed on the

tivities continue. (Reuter) ground were hombed and machine-

ä big gunned.

offer!

ENEMY RAID

In Somaliland; contact on the main positions are not yet estab-

and to the east is normal.

WIDE GULF CAWNPORE, Aug. 12 those-The view that there is destroyed in yesterday morning's guir between the Viceroy's raid on another point of the and the Congress demand was "A formation of S-79's raided lished. The situation at Burau south-east coust.

expressed by Pandet Jawaharlal R.A.F. landing grounds in Sudan These seven planes were Nehru, former President of Con-without ceasing damage or casual- part of 1 formation of 50 gress in an interview.

ties to RAF. personnel, enemy raiders comprising bombers escorted by fighters which tried to cross the coast at a great height.

They encountered a strong force crisis of the war have demon- of R.A.F. fighters which put them strated their inferiority, both in to flight after riddling many with machines and. what is far more bullets. Those shot down fel into important. 11 pilots. Day and the sea several miles from shore. night our pilots go out seeking battle and it is their almost in Variable experience that When

HEAVY DAMAGE LONDON, August .12 (Reuter- Heavy damage is reported to have

British Blockade Blamed For Threatened Famine!

LONDON, Aug. 12 (Router)-Reports from American show that the Germans are trying to place the responsibility on Bri- tain and the blockade if there is any famine in German- occupied countries this winter. The Americans are not taken

in by this, however, as they remember recent boasting "claime by the German radio.

Until

a week

In Palestine, Kenya and Sudan there is nothing to report.

BRITAIN UNDAUNTED BY RAIDS

STIRRING ADDRESS they are in sight. the enemy files been done to houses during a raid

BY MR. AMERY. before them,

on a south-east coast town yea-

ago, the Nazis | Bread and butter rations for, Ger- LONDON, Aug. 12 (Reuter)-The "Every battle brings the nun- terday, many dwellings in hair awere trying to convince everyone man children between the ages of hope that the Indian leaders would bars of our fighters and bombers square mile in a thickly populateit that they had lots of food tucked 6 and 12 have been increased, join the Viceroy's Council to assist nearer to theirs and brings nearer area being reduced to ruins. away without having to touch although before the ration was in India's war effort was expressed the day when we shall have es- A brewery was destroyed by their neighbours, whose supplies called "quite adequate."

by Mr. L. S. Amery; Secretary for tablished that unquestionable su-direct hits and the windows of a would. accordingly, be availabir

FRANCE PLUNDEREL

India and Burma, speaking at periority in war which we already chapel were blown in during a for their own use.

Blackpool yesterday. exercise over all the seas of the service while children were shel- The Bremen radio spoke of This has been "made possible by

Pointing out the success of giv- tering behind the wall singing large supplies of butter and of plunder from France. Thering freedors to the count.les of the increases in butter and sugar should be lots of food to France, Empire, shown by the presence of itions.

as the nas tried for years to make Dominion armies to defend the

world"

BLITZKRIEG

IMMINENT?

HITLER PRISONER

OF OWN SYSTEM

bts.

U.S.

DESTROYERS

· FOR BRITAIN?

it

more

Hitler told the Reichstag that herself - self-supporting and nas common cause. Mr. Amery said: food supplies were assured no imported little. But German- "We are engaged upon a matter how long the war lasted occupied France is now rationed. daring experiment of applying the

NO HINT

The German bread ration is same principles to India, which is LONDON, August 12 (Reuters Support of General Pershing's sug-. There was no hint in

all this half as much again as that in united today in detestation of Nazi

Harvesting In-Holland tyranny. gestion that over-age American that this meant a shortage for the Belgium.

If Dominion. Status could be destroyer be made available to rest of Europe. Yet only a few is almost impossible, because the Britain immediately was voiced on days ago. the German radio an Nazis refuse to allow the tractors finalised after the way, there is prevent preliminary LONDON, August 1 (Reuter-Saturday night by Admiral Stan-nounced

that Germany was not any fuel, while war materials are nothing to Hitler is a prisoner of his own ley, who was U.S. Chiet of Naval going to feel hungry, but that it given pride of place before food discussion and negotiation during system and cannot 1170 Inde Operations from 1933 to 1937.

would be asking too much for her suppiles.

BRITAIN PREPARED finitely in his present achieve. Only one thing, he said, stands to make arrangements for those If there is a famine in Europe Continuing. Mr. Amery said; mments, writes the monitary corres- between the United States

on this winter-and everything sugwe in Britain are left to face the and countries "used for attacks pondent of the Spectator yester German power: that is the British uermany"

gests that there will be one--it la coming storm. alone We stand day.

Fleet,

Rationing has now been intro-Germany and Germany alone that prepared, whatever form the at- Over-age destroyers should at-duced in German-occupied France, must bear the blame.

tack may take. cordingly be sent to Britain. If Britain needs more help it should! be given without stint and with- out limit.

Northern Europe has 10 to 11 weeks of good campaigning weather left. Everything sng- gests that Hitler in setting the stage for an offensive. In the most favourable condition. Preparations

for this attack

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ENEMY 'DROMES BOMBED

LONDON, August 12 (Reuter)--| An Air Ministry communique states. that yesterday R.A.F. bombers

LONDON, August 12 (Reuter)-made daylight attacks "on a" num- Over Fiushing the

aber of enemy-occupied kerodromes |British bomber which had Justin Holland and France,

dropped across

atintimber

of

a

the war."

"If Miler thinks that our spirit can be broken by mass attacks from the air, he is grievously mistaken. He has got' to come over and take us and break us. If he does, he will fall disastrously and his failure will bring the end of the war nearer than anything else could possibly do.”

He might hope to send bombers and air-borne troops to stiffen their

our

Of bombs Hits were observed among the half-hearted Italian allies in their the serodrome suddenly hangars at Schipol, Quervueville attack on Egypt and upon saw an enemy machine, belleved (airport of Cherbourg) and Waal- whole position in the Middle East and Africa. If he does, his men |to be a Hënschel · 126, receive haven.

蹑 direct hit from a shell from

will meet a warm climate and a Aerodromes at Flushing, Dinard warm reception. Nothing he can German anti-aircrátť battery and Caen were attacked. The which blew it to pieces

airport at Guernsey was also This type of plane resembles in bombed. design the British Army. Co- Two of our aircraft are missing. operation Westland Lysander, of NAVAL BASE ATTACKED

do in that quarter can protect the heart of Germany from our grow- ing strength in' the air, -

· NIGHTMARE OF WAR

.

We could face with unshakeable

which it is an imitation, and it Heavy attacks on military ob-confidence the terrors the next few 1s thought that the German gun. Jectives in Germany were

con weeks might bring and whatever ners, Bustered by the bombing.tinued last night. These included sacrifices may be required to te- fired on their own aircraft believ-docks at Hamburg, the naval base gain the lost ground in Europe

at Wilhelmshaven, oll supplies at and overseas. ing it to be British.

Frankfurt and Homburg," the "Sooner or later at some power station and explosives fac unexpected moment, the Ger tory at Cologne, chemical works man Empire, built of hat- at Frankfurt and a blast furnace red and contempt for all north of the city, wharves at moral law, will dissolver and we. Duesberg, sapply depots at Hamm shall wake from the nightmare of HANOL, Aug. 12 (Reuter) und Soest, and several aerodromes war to find that we have once. Major General. Issaku Nishihara, in Bolland and Germany.

DECOUX ASSURANCE TO JAPANESE

head of the Japanese Inspection

Party to Indo-China, accompanied

by two aides, called on Vice--Ad-

agat saved ourselves by our exer One of our aircraft is missing,tions and the world by our exam-

GUERNSEY RAID

ple? concluded Mr. Amery, LONDON, August 12 (Reuter)-

miral Jean Decoux, the Gov The “Air Ministry « DEW service oil depot at Frankfurt, where the ernor-Genem, on Saturday. states in Force attacks on first section of bombers was over The Govenor General is said to Guernsey on Friday apparently the target for an hour and a have, assured the Japanese officer caused the Germans to move air batt that he would try to maintain craft from there. Fest friendly relations between Japan and Indo China.

A Cologne high explosive

The raids on north-west Ger- bomh Boored a hit with resulte many included an attack on an "like a Fifth of November show”.

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