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Battles Continue Over The English Channel

GERMANS

BRITAIN'S

1,700 PERISHED IN TROOPSHIP OFF ST. NAZAIRE

been

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LONDON, July 25 (UP).-It has revealed that there were 5,300 people aboard the transport Lancastria when she was bombed and sunk while anchored off St. Nazaire.

A large number of women and children were included

among the passengers.

4 Meatless Days A Week For Italians

LONDON,

July

25

(Reuter). From the be ginning of August, Tuca- - day will be a meatless day' in Italy, according to a German news agency mea- sage from Rome.

It is noted that Wednes- days, Thursdays and Fri- days are already meatless days,

Bread in restauranta will be restricted to 51 ounces per person.

It is known that 2,477 sur- vivors have been picked up. Possibly, others have fallen into enemy hands and some muy have waded ashore.

However, it is estimated that at least 1,700 troops and civilians have perished in the oily waters which

frum were a mass of flames

i11- cendiary bombs after a high ex- plosive bomb had dropped down a funnel.

Some survivera sald, Itulion as well as German bombers participated, in the attacks.

The stricken vessel took on a lidavy list which humpered the launching of lifebents.

Meknos Sinking

the

LONDON, July 25 (UP),—To-day's Admiralty conimunique sald Meknes was sunk by a torpedo from

German M.T.B.

"There are about 1,000 survivors and 120 officers and 1 ratings have been sent to hospital", the comTM munique said:

DUNKIRK Undefended 18,000-Ton Liner

TRAGEDY

2,477 Survivors From

LONDON, July 25 (Reuter).——Mr. A. V. Alexander, First Lord of the Admiralty. Bnnounced that the French ship, Meknes, which was one of a number used in the repatriation

of French naval officers and men,

the

French deck and

was sunk last night by an enemy Lost Lancastria

torpedo.

There were 1,300 officers and men LONDON, July 25 (Reuter) aboard and the boat was flying the

survivors French flag and had -Altogether 2,477

her from the liner Lancastrin, lost colours painted on

sides. She was fully illuminated. at St. Nazaire during the final Mr. Alexander said the French evacuation from France, are Government's

of the known to have been picked up. been informed in advance

Aboard of the time sht: sank were, intention to repatriate these men and It is estimated, 5,300 people, includ- the vessel left for Marseilles, ing a number of women and children refugees.

representative

According to reports so far

had

re-

ceived, she was stopped by u, motor torpedo bout which ared upon her This was revealed in London this without warning

about 9.30 p.m. evening when the circumstances of last night, the sinking came to light.

-the car people

PLANES TO

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RAIDS

LOSE

FIVE:

POLISH GOVERNMENT IN LONDON

--HIS-MAJESTY- the---King-chattering with Count_Raczynski_ (centre), the Polish Ambassador in London and Admiral Swirski, Commander-in-Chief of the Polish Navy. The Polish Government removed from France to Britain with the collapse of French resistance.

HON. MR. M. K. LO AND EVACUATION DISCRIMINATION

The following letter regarding yesterday's debate by the Finance Committee, with special reference to his remarks apropos alleged discrimination among Hongkong evacuees in Manila has been received from the Hon. Mr. M. K. Lo, The Editor,

Apparently the passengers and It is possible that the actual crew were given live minutes 10 number of those picked up may have take to the bonts, but during the been larger and that others may interval the torpedo boat Ared which has appeared in the Press have made their way ashore andresh burst every time the Meknes concerning the remarks have fallen into enemy hands,

There is great difficulty in estimat Ing what are the exact figures in view of the dimcult circumstances under which the evacuation was tak- 'ing place.

Sunk At Anchor

tried to signal her name.

SEVERE

She was then torpedoed and sank and particularly to the statement I NAZI AIR

"Immediately

Mr.

LOSSES

Expensive Attacks On Britain

FAIL

80 NAZI PLANES ATTACK IN BIGGEST RAID OF DAY

LONDON, JULY 26 (REUTER).-IT IS OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED THAT 20 GERMAN PLANES, ELEVEN BOMBERS AND NINE FIGHTERS, WERE DESTROYED. YESTERDAY.

FIVE BRITISH FIGHTERS WERE LOST. THE PILOTS OF TWO ARE KNOWN TO BE SAFE,

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Sky Filled With Battling Planes

LONDON, JULY 25 (REUTER)—HUNDREDS OF BRITISH AND GERMAN PLANES FOUGHT. FURIOUS BATTLES OVER THE CHANNEL TO-DAY, WHEN THE AIR WAR FLARED UP WITH NEW FIERCENESS. Fighting lasted a long time, and at times the sky seemed to be filled with battling planes.

A.A. guns wero in action along the south-east coast almost incessantly, and many bombs were dropped.

It is believed that two enemy planes at least were shot down in flames into the sea by British fighters during a raid on a convoy by over 50 dive- bombers escorted by an equal number of fighters.

The dive-bombers at- tacked three times.

80 PLANES ATTACK

The biggest day of raids on the south-east coast be- gan with an attack on ship- ping in-the-Channel-by-80- enemy planes, which flew over the coast at noon.

Severnl bomba

were also

NAZI REPRISALS

IN NETHERLANDS

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

THE HAGUE, July 25 (UP)-It has been officially announced that "several hundred” Dutch men and women, dropped inland on the cliffs by mostly colonial civil servants on leave in Holland, have the raiders, which were driven been interned as a German reprisal for the internment of off by gunfire from the ground Germans in and fighters,

Little damage was caused and ng ships were hit,

Day's Biggest Battle

cclonics.

the Dutch

The announcerven, stated that AIR RAID

those interned will be accorded the sume treatment as the The day's biggest battle was fought Germans interned and that their

later when 50 dive-bombers altached

a convoy of

over 20 small

Cargo

ON HAIFA?!

Civilian Casualties Amount To 100

confinement will continue until vessels. It is believed that two the Germans are released and the sea in the bitter combat which unhindered. German blancs were shot down over allowed to pursue their business followed the ralds,

CAIRO, July 25 (Reuter).— It added that the number of Dulch The first warning of the dive- bombers' approach was given by the people interned will be doubled soon There were about 100 civilian roar of AA guns. The bombers the Dutch Government in London and hour air raid on Haifa, accord- the and the reprisals intensified unless casualties in yesterday's half- were seen flying on a straight course the colonial authorities change their from the direction of the French coast policies. in a high altitude, stepped up in tler upon tler with fighters above them.

British Challenge

Nazi Revenge

ing lo to-day's war communique. The communique says that in LONDON, July 25 (Reuter) A Palestine yesterday enemy aircraft German news agency despatch from raided Haifa in the curly morning The Hague states that several hun-end several thousand tins of kero- Scores of British fighters streaked dred Dutch colonial officials on leave, sene and lubricating oll were set across the sky to ward them off and both men and women, have been sent adre, but the fire was brought under was prevented from were instantly engaged by the Ger- to concentration camps because of control and man fightore, while the dive-bombers alleged ill-treatment of German sub-spreadbag by the afternoon.

Civilian casunities numbered about circled low, seeking a position from Jects in Dutch colonies.

100, which to hurtle down in an attack on

but there were no military the convoy.

Nazi Accusations

casualties. The Hague despatch accuses

the As they dived, watchers

On other fronts there is nothing shore could see the bombs fall from with ill-treating Germans interned

on the Netherland East Indies authorities to report. the racks.

Hongkong Telegraph, Sir-With reference to the report

1 made at the Finance Committee yesterday, in four or five minutes.

made that I had been informed that Continuing, Mr. Alexander said: the women were weeded out by "I have just heard the German High Dean Wilson and Mr. Houston on the Command admit responsibility for advice of two ladies from Hongkong, this sinking, for their communique Dean Wilson was kind enough to see lo-day says that on an attack of me this morning. - The Lancastrla was sunk at an- south-cast England, 'one of our

Strict Alphabetical Order chor, having just completed embark-sptedbants sank a large merchant

He informed me that boih Ing personnel for u evacuation. ship of 18,000 tons by torpedo." After half an hour's ineffectual al-{

on receiving

LONDON, July 25 (Reuter). the Houston and he were responsible for:

There were 27. attackers in the first on the island of Onrust in a quaran-

Line camp used for Meçen pligrims. tacks by aircraft, she was hit by ship's distress signal, orders were putting in strict alphabetical order-The five German aircraft wave and this was followed by

another attack a second wave of The despatch alleges that the Ger salve of bombs and Immediately took given to proceed at once to the setne the lists of names supplied to her brought down around: Britain 27, which swept down in an almost mans medical needs were provided A heavy list.

and I am happy to say that so far by the Director of Evacuation, and

by three Jewish doctors who are also This severely hampered the launch- 1,000 survivors nie reported to have tabulating the information supplied to-day mudo the day's bag perpendicular dive.

on those lists.

Further, that this roughly an

for average one, ing of the ship's life-bonta. She been rescued.

Shells burst all around the Ger- interned.

The despatch declares that the capsized and finally sank within half "It is too early as yet to tell for information was demanded by the since June 18 a total of 188 have mans as they attacked.

Dutch interned by the Germans will an hour of being struck.

coutain how many French lives have Consul General in Manila and was

been brought down.

be frouted in the same way as the The majority of the survivors were been lost in this deliberate and cal-supplied by the Director of Evacua-

A German squadron leader, show- German Internees, and wil remain picked up by small craft which were lous attack on the ship, whose non- tion from registration forms,

ing greater daring than any other interned until the Germans are re- engaged in ferrying other personnel belligerent character was so obvious. No alterations or additions were Wednesday,

|attackers, soared fown over one of leased and allowed to pursue their from docks to troop-ships. Some. "I fear, however, that the number|made after leaving Hongkong, except A fresh count has now been taken the ships in the convoy and flattened ordinary occupations without inter- however, managed to swim and wade, of death may be as many as 300. the occasional spelling of a name by the British Press. The result is out until his machine appeared to alt ference.

"I am sure the House will wish me inaccurately spelt.

un unofficial one but is based on suc-astride_the_masts when he released The survivors all paid tribute to to

Dean Wilson accordingly made it the magnificent courage displayed by express deep sympathy to the de-

of any who may have fal-absolutely clear to me that the state-cesses claimed in official communi- his bombs.

ques, the ship's crews and all ranks Djen victims to the latest

260 Planes Lost war been responsible for the weeding out

ashore in the shallow water.

the time the ship was struck.

"Roll Out The Barrel"

As the ship went down, tommies

ion methods of condample of ment that he and Mr. Houston 'had

German

Twelve were brought down or

Daring Manoeuvra,

*

LATEST

EVACUATION PETITION

We were informed this afternoon Allegation Dohled LONDON, July 25 (Reuter) that, with the approval and support Dutch circles in London describe a Legislative Council, a public petition nn Unofficial member of the baseless the German allegations of

treatment of German internees.is to be presented to the Government requesting the repatriation of all the evacuees from Manila,

Trawlers Lost In

The raiders climbed steeply back and quickly repeated the attack.

Then "flaming onlons" dotted the at sea." (Sympathetic Cheers). was absolutely untrue, and further The count shows that singe the

sky around them and they fled. Mr. Davison (Labour) asked Mr. that the implication that they were war began, raids on Britain and

Fighters closed in on them while Clement Attlee: Will every step be responsible Lurough this discrimina- (shipping routes around the cout have they tried to reach the cover of the. sang "Roll Out the Barrel and taken by the War Cabinet to see that to tor sending people to places cost the Germans over 200 planes clouds and after a crackle of There will always be an 'England." the French people are fully informed which were not fit places to send against the loss of $5. of our fighters machine-gun fire, two fell in Domes

Women and children refugees of this outrage?

janyone,' was completely false. jumped overboard only to be me- Mr. Attico: Certainly,"

In addition of course the Germans into the sea.. Knowing both. Dean Wilson and

An hour later the bombers made a chine gunned By the raiders. ·

Mr. Houston very well, I was not in have lost a much higher number in Sinking Described

the least surprised to get their version the fighting in Holland, Belgium and third attempt on a convoy but the

attack was quickly broken up. ANKARA, July 25 (Reuter) —The

| France, e LONDON, July 25 (Reuter) of the facts. National Assembly to-day voted new Admiralty communique describing. Mr. Lo's. Pusition:

Five Naxi Planos Down The loss of planes is less serious to extraordinary, credits of nearly £13,- the sinking of the Meknes says that I had hoped that my position in Germany" than the loss of Imined LONDON, July 26 (Reuter)The 000,000 for land, air and naval forces she was repatriating Frenchmen to the matter was quite plain. In view crews. There are indications that Air Ministry announces: "In the Land; other, natiozial defence_peeds, Turn to Page 2, Fourth Column Turn to Pago 2, Fifth Column Turn to Page 2. Fourth Column | TURN TO Pago 2, Fourth Column have been informed,

Air Attacks LONDON, July 25 (Router)—A Admiralty communique announces that His Majesty's frawlers, Kingston, Galena and Rodino," are lost as the result of enemy air attacks,

Tho next-of-kin of the casunities

Firms inviting signatures of the public are to be, distributed - to- morrow,

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