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二拜禮 號五月九英港香 TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER, 5, 1939. BIAŁ
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DUNLOP F.ORT TYRE
WAR OFFICE COMMUNIQUE No. 1: "On the morning of September 4th, Land, Sea and Air
Operations have begun. Contacts have been progressively made on the front. The Navy has taken up positions, and the aerial forces are proceeding with the necessary reconnaissance.'
R.A.F.
AT
BOMBS NAZI NAVY WILHELMSHAVEN
BRITISH PLANES OPEN WARFARE Fires Start
IN AIR-NOT ON CIVILIANS
Special To The "Telegraph"
LONDON, SEPT. 5 (UP).—IT HAS BEEN OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED THAT BRITISH WARPLANES HAVE BOMB- ED THE GERMAN FLEET AT WILHELMSHAVEN. KIEL CANAL ALSO BOMBED
LONDON, Sept. 5 (Reuter).-It is officially announced that the German Fleet, lying at anchor in Wilhelmshaven, has been bombed by the Royal Air Force.
The British squadrons roared overhead as the fleet lay in the harbour.
ships.
It is reported that several hits were scored on a number of war-
The entrance to Kiel Canal was also bombed.
DETAILS OF RAID
NEWS
FLASHES
LONDON, Sept. 4 (Reuter).-A communique issued by the Ministry of Information stated that a successful attack was carried out during the afternoon by units of the Royal Air Force on vessels of the German flect at
Kiel Harbour.
DUKE OF Wilhelmshaven and at Cruinsbuttel at the entrance of WINDSOR
Several direct hits-with-heavy bombs-were registered on a German battleship in the Schilling Roads off
Returning Home Wilhelmshaven, which resulted in severe damage being
This Week
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
caused.
At Crunsbuttel an attack-Was carried out on a battle- CANNES, Sept. 4 (UP). ship lying alongside the Mole, causing heavy damage.
of Windsor -The Duke
expects to return to England, OPPOSITION ENCOUNTERED possibly on Tuesday.
During the operation, which was carried out in very He in ΠΟΥ awaiting unfavourable weather conditions. aircraft en
definite orders from the Government.
It is understood that the Duke has offered his services in any capacity in which he would be able to aid his country.
our
countered an air attack and anti-aircraft fire, resulting in some casualties.
"SOME CASUALTIES"
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LONDON, Sept. 5 (UP)—The Ministry of Information has announced "Our Air Force suffered some casualties" in the bombing raid on the German Fleci,
Two German battleships were severely damaged at Wil-
LONDON, Sept. 4 (Reuter),— A decreo issued by Field-helmshaven.
Marshal Goering, the Nazi Air Heavy bombs struck a German warship in Schilling Roads Minister in Berlin yesterday, and another was severely damaged 35 miles north of Wilhelm- announces heavy prison sen-shaven. tences for the sabotage of goods
and equipment of national uncessity.
•
LONDON, Sept. 4 (Reuter)-Klog Leopold of the Belgions, who
has
assumed command of the army, broadcast to the nation from Brussels last night.
❤
4
telegram was sent by the King to M.
Lehrun of France yesterday. His Majesty and President Moscicki of Poland also exchanged telegrums. MIPING, Sept. 4 (Houter)--The Attacho, Major-General Piggott is here on a private visit, and
will proat by the opportunity to dis- cuse the detention of Colonel Spear with the Japanese military head- quarters.
British Forces
Swing
Into Action: First Raid
•
in.
NORTH SEA
FURTHEST PL REACHED BY: ||BRITISH NAVY.
DENMARK
GERMAN SEAPLANE BASE
NAZI NAVAL. BASE CONTROLS| BALTIC SEA
GERM
BALT
ESTONIA
THUANIA.
POLAND
Sinking of
RUS
the Athenia
+
Nearly All Passengers Were Women, Children, Report Says
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
LONDON,
of
Sept. 4 (UP).-Millions Britishers to-day awoke to the full realisation, for the first time, of the grim fact that war has commenced.
In New Raid On Warsaw
(SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH") WARSAW, Sept. 4 (UP).--Thirty Nazi raiders poured tons of bombs on Warsaw to-day in an attempt to destroy the railways.
It is feared that the casualties will run to figure.
a high
At least three of the raiders were brought down by the Polish anti-aircraft guns.
Germans Repulsed
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
WARSAW, Sept. 4 (UP)—
Incendiary Bombs
LONDON, Sept. 4. (Router). -An' official of the Polish En- bassy, in a statement to-day, said that Nazi planes yesterday after- noon destroyed a village near. Tarnov with incendiary bombs.-.
Thé Havas Agency reports that Warsaw -was bombed 17.5 o'clock yesterday afternoon. Beveral fires. were started.
{
Used Gas Bombs An official communique reported
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" the carrying out of successful
WARSAW, Sept. (UP)-The counter-attacks as the city jubl-¡Government charged that 18 bombs lantly celebrated the entrance of were dropped on the railway station Great Britain and France into Wrzesnie, near Posen, killing-twp-
people. the war.
It said that the fuzis used gas and It has been reported, without con-bombs on Myslenice, Wolbron
re-captured the important city of
have been Czestochova,
famous religious sounded in Warsaw and every anti- shrine at an important junction on the aircraft gun on the outskirts came south-western front.
into action to-day.
The American Embassy announced The Government has
German that Polish counter-attacks have re-on Sunday morning that a taken towns below Orlow Kack, in bomber power-dived and dropped 12 bombs near Ambassador Bld- heavy. the Gdynia-Danzig sector. They
die's villa, wrecking the neighbouring have stormed and re-laken Sbaszyn.
houses and severely Elsewhere the positions are un-
damaging the All occupants changed after heavy fighting on the Ambassador's place.
escaped. East Prussia frontier,
Armation as yet, that the Poles have Ropczyce sir alarms
On Corman Soil
announced
Ralders flew over north Warsaw and encountered on anti-aircraft and tortillery barrage, but no bombs were Polish cavalry drove back the heard in the centre of the city. The the Germans at one point on the alarm ended at 3.35 p.m., with Polish
East Prussia froniler and entered ighters rushing in pursuit. German terzitory.
The Polish Government charges) that German aircraft dropped gas,
bomba on the civilian populations and also alleges the bombing and
By radio announcements and by glaring headings in the newspapers, they learned this morning that Germany's machine-gunning of civilians. first blow against Britain had been struck only a few hundred miles away.
One village was totally destroyed and two others, near Tarnobrzeg, were badly damaged, with mony
com
Except for a bombing of Lon-¡persons aboard the Athenia were of casualties. don, nothing could have been Germen nationality.
A communique officially describes calculated to arouse British bit- It is also understood that 75 per;
the fighting around Czestochova as severe, Polish aviation forces attack- ternese more than the torpedoing cent. of the passengers were women fed a large enemy land force breaking
up two columns of tanks. The of a passenger liner Jammed and children.
According to the Ministry of In-munique generally claims disruption with men, women and children
formation in London, Information has of the German front in that sector trying to escape from Europe.
been received from the Eire Govern-at the cost of four Follsh planes:
Another Government dispatch ment that $30 survivors of the Athenia
in are proceeding the states the Germans shelled Gruduska, Norwegian shop Knutenelson to Gal- where, it is alleged, they also used way, where they are due on Tuesday. gus.
A New York message
that
BLYR
German Reports
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH? BERLIN, Sept, 4 (UP)-German PLEASE Turn To Page, 7..
If Iller had deliberately tried to barden British determination he LONDON, Sept. (Reuter)-A LONDON, Sept. 4 (Reuter). The Ministry of could scarcely have chosen a more Information announce that on the night of September 3 effective means for lis effect upon
a traditionally sea-faring 'people' and 4 aircraft of the Royal Air Force carried out extensive
Crowded With Passengers reconnaissance over northern and western Germany. Captain Reid, Port Captain for the official circles do not expect the
They were not engaged by enemy aircraft.
Donaldson Line said: "The Athenia United States to make a formal was crowded with passengers, most-protest to the German Government More than 6,000,000 copies of a note to the Germany Americans and Canadians,
who concerning the torpedoing of the troops have smashed deeper into Po- people were dropped over a wide area.
the Athenia, according to the Washington, were stranded. They joined Athenia at the last minute. The correspondent of the Dow Jones
Agency. The Admiralty announce that ships using the Straits of Dover must Athenis carries a crew of 320.
wereOfficials "Nearly all the passengers
doubted whether the naval activity has continued on pass through The Downs, means that all seas, but as yet there are to the British fleet is engaged in the returning tors Texas. They were tented Slew had sound that Pine six States for pro- tourists including LONDON, Sept. 4 (Reuter)When major operations to report.
college girls first task to ensure the detention of members of, a party of sixteen doing Athenia is of British registry, the delegates representing 5,000,000
The port of Dover has been closed all German merchantment, which four month tour of Europe. British trade unionisty assembled ní
must either be captured or driven to "They were stranded" in "Glasgow Bridlington to-day for the annual to commercial shipping,
The Admiralty announce that no internment at some neutral port.
d we managed to and a place for conference, it was decided to curtail
six on the Athenia, the other ten business to two days, thus reflecting British mines are laid in the
going by freighter.” the delegates implacable determina, where the Athenia sank. This i
Washing reply to the assertion by Germany
The State Department at Expressed the fool that the vessel probably struck a
War ton has been advised that there were vetrations of the congress mine Fleet Blockade
corn-total of 815 Americans aboard, sjaj b) square, no matter: ---SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH",
Čarman Americans Aboard GLASGOW Sept. (Reitter) It is learned here that 84 per cent, of the
1 that British labour
Grea
diment the days might, LONDON, Sept. 4 (UP)—The
Admiralty has `announced " that
First War Communique: SPECIAL TO THE “TELEGRAPHIES
·PARIS, –Sept- Office
munio
and
German Apologia
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AUSTRALIA WINS THE COVETED DAVIS CUP
LONDON, Sept: 4 (Router) ---3b8| official Nall news nesney. In a male-magnitoant recovery in the, Citallenge Round of the Davis Cup competition
TWO MATCHES down on the first day's play, Australia mado meni referring to the torpedoing of against the United Biales nå Haverford, F., and by winning the recesinin
three matches, has taken the Davis Cup. the Athenia says.
*We can only say that in 'accord-| A: The last tiina Annieslin wan; the trophy was in 1919... ance with the instructions: komad by the By: a populiar\coturieuse, " 4 unidallas won the Dayla Cup Herr Hilar the Gorman armed 1914, three days after Meltain entered the Gross, War. On
Awesenos, šie Chun from. Americs by “a forses are
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