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Raids On Scapa And Sylt Are Only The Beginning, Nation Warned: Great Aerial Blitzkrieg Now Thought To Be Imminent: More Raids Reported N. SEA SKIES ALIVE BRITISH BOMBS BLASTED THIS AREA

WITH AEROPLANES

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LONDON, MAR. 20 (UP).—THE SKIES OVER THE NORTH SEA

ARE ALIVE TO-DAY WITH AIRCRAFT.

WHILE BRITISH PLANES WERE CARRYING OUT FURTHER EXPEDITIONS OVER SYLT, NAZI MACHINES STAGED A RAID OVER THE SHETLAND ISLANDS.

The air raid warning was sounded for half-an-hour British fighters went up and drove off the raiders.

No bombs were dropped.

It is reported that similar reconnaissance flights were made on

Air 66

Blitzkrieg" Said Imminent

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LONDON, Mar. 20 (UP),--Government officials and military experts believe that the much-published acrial "Blitzkrieg" is imminent.

In the House of Commons to-day, Mr. Winston Churchill, First Lord of the Admiralty, said that German raids like those oyer Scapa Flow are likely to be a regular feature of the war in the coming months.

"But we will do our best to return them," he added amid cheers from all parts of the House.

He also revealed that 30 RAF. bombers carried out reconnaissance flights over Sylt to-day taking photo- graphs of the damage caused by the carlier ralds.

Mr. Churchill said that the naval authorities were continually Inspect- Ing the defences at Scapa Flow and other bases.

He also accused the Germans, of over-emphasising the importance of the Scapa Flow rald.

This he regarded as "significant and encouraging

Churchill's Warning

LONDON, Mar, 20 (Reuter).-In the House of Commons yesterday, Mr. Winston Churchill, First Lord of the Admiralty, was questioned about the Nazi raid on Scapa Flow.

He said it was significant and en- couraging that the enemy should try to describe this badly directed raid as an important military affair.

We must probably expect attacks of this kind, he said, as regular fen- ture of the war during the coming months. But we will do our best to resist them and return the attacks.

JAPANESE LAND AT NAMTAU Surprise Move Near Hongkong Border

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Why Sylt Raids Were Deferred

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LONDON, Mar. 21 ̊ (UP),-- The attempt to destroy the Ger- man base at Sylt has been one of the main objectives of the Royal Air Force since the com. mencement of the war, but the attacks have been delayed in order to permit the Germans to concentrate there a maximum . of material.

Hitler drew attention to the importance he placed on Sylt for "attack purposes" when, in 1934, he ordered it to be forti- fled.

It has been known for a long time to the Allled Command thnt hundreds of Nazi bombers are concentrated on the Island in underground hangars

Sylt is the largest German- owned island outside the Baltic. It has an area of 39 square miles.

Labour Member Expelled

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Scapa Flow.

Now Raid Starts

COPENHAGEN, MAR. 20 (NEU- TER)-LIVELY ACTIVITY BE- GAN AT SYLT AGAIN AT 3 P.M. WHEN PLANES WERE SIGHTED APPROACHING THE ISLAND.

THE ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUNS WENT INTO ACTION, NO DE TAILS OF THE RAID ARE YET AVAILABLE.

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Svit la Smoke COPENHAGEN, Mur. (REUTER). Smoke, apparent- ly from burning buildings, was still rising from Sylt Island this afternoon.

According to a despatch from the Danish island of Roemoe, which is Just north of Sylt Island, the railway line along the Hindenburg Dam is believed to be damaged.

Normally four trains cross the Dom dally but no trains have been running to-day.

Flios Low Over Town LONDON, Mar. 20 (Reuter),— Belleved by onlookers to be German, plane visited Shetland Islands 10- day and was driven

No bombs were

dropped.

The machine, which was a Heinkel, was apparently on reconnaissance and flew low over the town and harbour. It swooped towards the anchored shipping, then rose rapidly and dis- |appeared behind a low cloud with

British fighters in hot pursuit.

Wave After Wave ESJBERG, Mar. 21 (UP)-Other eye-witnesses of the Sylt ralds slate that the British planes come over in

wave after wave,

The roar of their engines and pro- pellers was clearly audible in the clear, mountit night, and many of the British machines were actually vist ble in the flashes from the German

It

HERE, published In Hongkong for the first time, is a picture everyono le anxious to s00. shows tho Naxi scaplano baro at List, on the Island of Sylt, which was one of the principal Tho' photograph is in- objectives in the R.A.F. raids on the island on Tuesday and yesterday. formative to the layman but much mora so to the R.A.F. pilots who raided the aros this wook.. Here is the key to the datails:-A, wireless station; B; hangar; C, seaplanes: D, erano for lifting aircraft from the wator; E, aircraft; F, cranes, G, harbour; H, repair hangar; 1, motor vehiclos; [, barracks; ~K, mon; L, motor-transport shod; M. building under construction.

Rain Of Bombs On German Base

R.A.F. Dropped More Than Was Dropped On London In 1914-18 War

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LONDON, Mar. 20 (UP). -Over 1,000 bombs were dropped on Sylt during the night-long raids by the Royal Air Force on Tuesday and Wednesday, declared Lord Strabolgi in the House of Lords to-day,

This is more than was dropped on London during the whole of the World War, The added.

The Air Minister, Sir Kingsley Wood, referring to the raids in the House of Commons, said that despito intenso German anti-aircraft fire, the British raiders succeeded in setting fire to German hangars, oil tanks and a jetty.

The raids were a reprisal for the Nazi attack on Scapa Flow.

Funked A Combat

Sir Kingsley declared that

MORE QUINTUPLETS ITALY TIRED OF the German defending, plance

EXPECTED

Five Little Rivals For The

Dionne Sisters

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MIAMI, Mar. 20 (UP).—The odds against quintuplets be- ing born are millions to one.

Nevertheless, the Dionne quintuplets will little rivals,

Boon have

five

The New York "Daily News" to-day published a copyright X-Ray photograph showing that Arline, the 22-year-old wife of Emory Callahan of Miami may expect quintuplet babies in the sky with hundreds of burst May, or perhaps sooner.

anti-aircraft guns, which were filing

ing shell simultaneously. German Callahan is a 30-year-old factory Jews & Arabs

searchlights were also trained effec- tively on the raiders.

Eye-witnesses in southern Jutland remained up all night to watch thei British planes en route to Syll.

Awe-Inspiring And Tragic

"I was an awe-inspiring and tragie sight," said one eye-witness.

worker in Miami.

Married Last Juno

The couple were married in June! last year.

The Dionne quintuplets will

be

"We wondered if it was possible six years old on May 28. for human beings to live through that hall of bombs."

The rear of the avenging planes only 1314lbs.

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OLIVE BRANCHES

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ROME, Mar. 20 (UP).-. "We have heard enough about olive branches.

"Il Duce's Italy is not a professional pacifist.

"The fact that I Duco returned to Rome from the Brenner meeting and did not soe Mr. Sutaner Wellos is significant."

-Signor Gayda to-day.

PROTEST ΤΟ ΤΟΚΥΟ POSSIBLE

H.K. Government And Detention Of P.C.

on the

Island Syll

deliberately avolded making contact with the raiders.

All of the British planes, the total number of which were double the number of German machines involved in the Orkneys raid, returned safely to their bases

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LATEST

ATTACK ON CONVOY

Two Neutral Ships Damaged

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OPECIAL TO

THE TELEGRAPH The question as to whether a LONDON, March 20 (UP), protest to Tokyo will be made The Admiralty has officially by the Hongkong Government announced that attacks were

Palestinians To Fight In France

LONDON, Mar. 20 (Router) — Together, the five babies weighed 1700 Jews and 302 regarding the detention of a made this evening by planes on enlisted in Palestine for service over-Colony Police Constable, Chung a convoy off the Scottish const Hung aboard the O.SK vessel when two small noutral shipe kept coastal inhabitants awake along They are the only known "quins"

They are to be included in the Shirogani Maru, is under consustained minor damage, my! LONDON, Mar. 20 (Reuter).The wide area of the Danish coast,

Windows were smashed and plas-to live longer than five daya.

Auxiliary Military Pioneer Labour Party has expelled Mr. D.

Corps sideration, the Colonial Secro There were no casualties.

The announcement said two planet N. Pritt, C., for opposition to the ter fell on Roemoe Island and many

According to the "Role of 87," already in France and consisting of tary, the Hon Mr. N. L. Smith

from the British Fleet Air Arm dis UNCONFIRMED rumours declared Party policy regarding other places even further away from

told the "Telegraph” to-day. quintuplets occur once in about 57,742 Jews and 340 Arabs. | Russia's aggression against Finland.

The announcement of this Was ,000,000 births. One twin birth occurs

The Japanese Consul-General, Mr. persed ten Heinkel bombers.it mado in the House of Commons|K. Okazaki said he understood that] = Ship Abandoned “ to approximately 87 single births, one yesterday by Mr. Malcolm Mac- the incident was closed. triplet to about 7,569 singles, ons Donald, Secretary of State for the

inique amplified the A later communique In his report to the Police, Chung

aald The Norwegian (quadruples to about 658,503 singles. | Colonies.

Hung alleged that he was slapped report. It

steamer Svinta (1,276 tons) Was twice by a Japanese soldier.

Accused of being a spy he was abandoned during the raid and the handcuffed and locked up in a cabin entire crow was saved. The Swedish atcamer Utklippan (1,500: tons), was on board the Japanese Vessel In. Hongkong Harbour,

atruck by an incendiary bomb and the Norwegian vessel Torneling (721 tons) was also damaged. No fur-

were circulating in Hongkong this morning that the Japanese effected a surprise landing at Namtau (Shekwan) last night.

The report is apparently confirmed by the Po On district Magistrate, who in slated to have been advised by the Chinese military authorities that the Japanese are now in possession of Namiau

Suce then, it is stated, telephonic communication between Shum Chun and Namtnu has been disrupted and the position is obscure.

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OFFICIAL ESTIMATE

OF SYLT DAMAGE

Illegal Emigration

and sextuplets to about 1,000,000,000 Mr. MacDonald expressed the single births. Sextuplets and quinta- Government's appreciation of the help plets are so rare that there are no Riven by the Arab and Jewish com- LONDON, Mar. 20 (Reuter).—In replying to a question in recorded casos, excepting the Diones,munities in Palestino, the House of Commons to-day regarding the Sylt raids, Sir of any tyto have lived for over five Kingsley Wood, Minister for Air, sald: "The squadrons of the day after birth. R.A.F. last night delivered a continuous series of attacks for alx hours on Hornum on the island of Sylt. It is from this island

If the Miamį quintuplets live they illegal Jewish -emigranta Into Pales- Namtau is about three miles from that the German aeroplanes have been engaged in minelaying will create a rig record, for they tine. Deep Bay, the waters of which are

day in the Orkney raid took part in will be the aird children of their Hongkong territory. It is about 20, and attacks on shipping.) - :: miles from Shum Chun, to which it "The raid was carried out in last night's rald.

...]parents. "The Plonnes, had seven Objectives Bombed - eldar brothers and alsters. "The weather conditions

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It connected by a now milltary road answer to a rald by GermaN Rofugees Flock Into Hongkong planes on the Orkney Islands. Lady". The rumours have spread through "A force involving more than clear. There was moonlight during The Dionnes have amassed an in- Shum Chuh and adjoining towns like double, the number of German air the early part of the reid but it vesled fortune of £250,000 since their

birth. PLEASE Turn To Page 7....... craft which were engaged on Satur. PLEASE Turn To Page 7.

He also announced that the British and Palesune Governments are taking measures to suppress the traffe

of

EDISON SEEKS

The communique tadded that anti-

ther detalls are available, GOVERNORSHIP aircraft fire damaged one Heinkel

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" WEST ORANGE, NJ., Mar. 20 It is believed that Nazi agents (UP)-The Secretary of the Navy, were among the passengers of two Mr. Charles Edison, Intends to seek ships which landed them illegally nomination as Democratic candidate for the Governorship of New Jersey, about a month agol

He will resign from the U.S. These and other illegal emigrants Cabinet if he is nominated, he an-

nounced to-day..!

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