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FRIDAY, JULY 26, 1940.

BATTLES

No. 10213

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GREAT OVER

AIR THE

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

******* Įamong the passengers.

4 Meatless Days A Week For Italians

July

25

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

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

Bread in restaurants 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 may have wnded ashore.

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

mass of flames from in- cendiary bombs after a high ex plosive bomb trad dropped down a funnel.

Some survivors suid Italian as wel. as German bombers participated in the attack.

The stricken vessel look on a heavy list which hampered, the launching of lifeboats.

Meknes Sinking

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LONDON, July 25 (UP)-To-day's Admiralty comminunique said Meknes was sunk by i torpedo from a German M.T.B.

"There are about 1,000 survivor: and 120 officers and 41 ratings have

the been sent to hospital",

♦♦ munique said.

DUNKIRK TRAGEDY

2,477 Survivors From Lost Lancastria

com~

Undefended 18,000-Ton Liner

LONDON, July 25 (Reuter) ----Mr. A. V. Alexander, First Lord of the Admiralty. announced that the French ship, Meknes, which was one of a number used in the repatriation For French naval officers and men, Was sunk last night by an enemy torpedo.

There were 1,300 officers and men aboard and

the boat was flying the the French LONDON, July 26 (Reuter).French flag and had

colours

her painted on

deck and -Altogether 2,477 survivors sides. She was fully illuminated.

the French from the liner Lancastria, lost

oli Alexander

representative hud at.St. Nazaire during the final Government's

been informed is advance ol the evacuation from France, are latention to repatriate these men and known to have been picked up. the vessel left for Marseilles.

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ENGLISH CHANNEL

POLISH GOVERNMENT IN LONDON

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

BRITAIN EXTENDS

NAVAL BLOCKADE

SPECIAL TO THE

"TELEGRAPH"

80 NAZI PLANES ATTACK IN BIGGEST RAID OF DAY

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 were 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

NAZI REPRISALS

The biggest day of raids IN NETHERLANDS

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.

Several bombs were also

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

and fighters.

Little damage was caused and no

jships were hit,

colonies.

in the Dutch

The announcement stated that AIR RAID

treatment as ON HAIFA

the

those interned will be accorded Day's Biggest Battle The day's biggest battle was fought the taler when 50 dive-bombers attacked Germans interned and that their

CATEG

same

a convoy of over 20 am

confinement will continue until vessels. It belleved that German planes were shot down over the Germans are released and the sea in the bitter combat which allowed to pursue their business followed the raids.

unhindered. The arst

It added that the number of Dutch

Civilian Casualties Amount To 100

CAIRO, July 25 (Reuter).— warning of the dive- bombers' approach was given by the people interned will be doubled soon There were about 100 civilian- roar of A.A. Kuns. The bombers and the reprisals intensified unless casualties in yesterday's half- were scelf flying on a straight course the Dutch Government in London and hour air raid on Haifa, accord- ̈ from the direction of the French coast the colonial authorities change their ing to to-day's war communique. In a high altitude, stepped up tier upon tier with fighters above

them.

were set

policies.

that in Nazi Revenge

The communique says LONDON, July 25 (Reuter) Palestine yesterday enemy aircraft British Challenge

German news agency despatch from raided Halfa in the early morning Scores of British fighters streaked The Hague states that several hun- and several thousand tins of kero- across the sky to ward them off and dred Dutch colonial officials on leave, sene and lubricating oil were instantly engaged by the Ger-both men and women, have been sent fire, but the fire was brought under control and was prevented from man fighters, while the dive-bombers to concentration camps because of circled low, seeking a position from alleged ill-treatment of German sub-spreading by the afternoon, which to hurtle down in an attack on jects in Dutch colonies. the convoy.

the

the

dived, watchers

Asd see the bombs full from {

on

Wove

NEW YORK, July 25 (UP).-Great Britain which is Aboard at the time she sank were ceived, she was stopped by a motor under almost constant German air attacks, appeared to shore it is estimated, 6,300 people, includ-torpedo boul which fired upon her

racks, day to be extending her naval blockade against Germany about 0.30 pm. warning ing a number of women and children without

last night.

and Italy to all of Western Europe and north-western another attock by a second wave of tine camp used for Mecca pilgrims. refugees.

Apparently the passengers and

to Africa. tale to the boats, but during the crew were given five minutes

boat fred interval the torpedo

Meknes made in London with regard to fresh burst every time the tried to signal her name,

{the authoritative indications

This was revealed in London this evening when the circumstances of the sinking came to light.

actual

It is possible that the number of those picked up may have been larger and that others may have made their way ashore and have fallen into enemy hands.

view of the difficult circumstances

No official statement has been U.S. MOVE

APPROVED

Control Of Scrap Metal Export

She was then torpedoed and sank that the blockade must be made| in four or five minutes.

Continulog, Mr. Alexander said: to apply to Spain, conquered There is great difficulty in estimate have just heard the Gernion High France, Portugal and certain ing what are the exnet figures in Command admit responsibility for African ports in order to achieve under which the evacuation was tak-is sinking, for their communique the objective cutting off sup to-day says that on an attack eplies from the Nazi and Fascist south-east England, one of our

war machines. large re speedboats sank

WASHINGTON, July 25 merchant cf 18,000 tons by torpedo.. However, political circles reported!

the that Mr. Dalton was prepared to (Reuter)The placing of petro- BM receiving signal.

of orders

the were announce

extension

leum and scrap metal on the list

ing place.

Sunk At Anchor

The Lancastris was sunk at chor, having just completed embark-ship's distress

210-

sedintely

Civilian casualties numbered about 100, but there were no military casualties.

Nazi Accusations

the The Hague despatch accuses

On other fronts there is nothing Netherland East Indies authorilles to report, There were 27 attackers in the first with 1-trenting Germans interned

and this

was followed by on the island of Onrust in a quaran-

27, which swept down in an almost

The despatch alleges that the Ger perpendicular dive.

medical needs were provided Shells burst all around the Ger- by three Jewish ductors who are also mans as they attacked.

Daring Manoeuvro

mans

Interned.

The despatch declares that the Dulch interned by the Germans will A German squadron leader, show-be treated in the same way as the ing greater daring than any other German Internees, and will renulu attackers, soared down over one of interned until the Germans are re the ships in the convoy and flattened teased and allowed to pursue their out until his machine appeared to sit

ordinary occupations without Inter- astride the masty when he release‹l his bombs.

ference.

Allegation Denied The raiders climbed steeply back

(Router) — and quickly repeated the attack.

LONDON, July 25 Then "flaming onlons" dotted the Dutch circles in London describe sa baseless the German allegations of sky around them and they fled.

Fighters closed in on them while, ill treatment of German Internees.

Д crackle of

ing personnel for the evacuation.į given to proceed at once to the serne blockade until the postponement of of goods for which export they tried to reach the cover of the After half an hour's ineffectual at- and I am happy to say that so far his scheduled statement in the House icences are required 'has caused clouds and after tacks by aircraft, she was hit by a 1,000 survivors are reported to have of Commons this afternoon.

Whether, in view of the British considerable satisfaction in cir-machine-gun fire, two fell in flames salve of bombs and Immediately took been rescued. a heavy list,

"It is too early as yet to tell for efforts to maintain normal relations eles Interested in Far Eastern into the sea.

extension will be

An hour later the bombers made a This severely hampered the launch-certain

how ma

many French lives have with Spain, the

affairs.

third attempt on a convoy but the ing of the ship's life-boats. She been lost in this deliberate and cul- formally announced later, is un-

These circles are i surprised that attock was quickly broken up. capsized and finally Bank within half lous attack on the ship, whose nor certain but there are strong indice-

were not included in the an hour of being struck.

belligerent character was so obvious. tions that in any event, determined they

Five Noxi Planes Down from being re-shipped to Germany. efforts will be made to prevent goods earlier ist.

LONDON, July 25 (Reuter)~~The Whatever the motivating factor, It Air Ministry announces: "In the at- is felt that the Administration's course of a series of attempted

tacks on shipping off the south-east action, plus the stoppage of tankers and south-west coasts to-day, four going to Spain, strikes 2 blow, enemy aircraft have been shot down whether intentionally or otherwise, by R.A.F. fighters and anti-aircraft

democracies and

against guns. A Bf enemy aircraft

shot down by R.A.F. fighters off the north-east const of Scotland this 'morning.'

The majority of the survivors were picked up by small craft which were engaged in ferrying other personnel from docks to treap-ships. Some, however, managed to swim and wade ashore in the shallow water.

The survivors all paid tribute to the magnificent courage displayed the ship's crews and all ranks

the time the ship was struck..

"Roll Out The Barroi"

by

At

As the ship.went down, temmies sang "Boll Out the Barrel" and "There will always be an England." Women and children refugees Jumped overboard only to be ma chine-gunned by the raiders...

"I fear, however, that the number of deaths may be us many as 300,

"I am sure the House will wish me to express diep sympathy to the de- pendents of any who may have fal- len victims to

to the latest example of German methods of conducting war ut sen." (Sympathetic Cheers).

NAZI-TURKISH TRADE PACT Mr. Davison (Labour) asked Mr. ANKARA, July 25 (Reuter).A for the Clement Attlee: Will every step trade agreement signed to-day... be- nggressors. taken by the War Cabinet to see that tween Turkey and Germany pro-

the French people are fully informed vides for, an exchange of goods to of this outrage?

Mr. Attice: Certainly.

Sinking Described

the value of 21,000,000 Turtesh! pounds.

In Ordor

4

Roosevelt's. Interests

It is felt also by some observers to

be an indication that the President,

Nine Raiders Down

Was

SEVERE NAZI AIR LOSSES:

Expensive Attacks

On Britain

Twelve were brought down en

LONDON, July 25 (Reuter).. The five German aircraft brought down around Britain to-day made the day's bag roughly an average one, for LONDON, July 25. (Reuter)An since June 18 a total of 188 have now that more urgent domestic mat-Air, Ministry communique says that it been brought down. LONDON, July 28 (Reuter)-An LONDON, July 25 (Reuter)-It is ters culminating in the Parly Conven- is now confirmed that four more Admiralty communique describing pointed out here that the Ankaration are past, is again devoting more enemy aircraft, in addition to those Wednesday. the sinking of the Meknes says that agreement is in complete. harmony attention to foreign affairs in line plready announced, making a total she was repatriating Frenchmes to with the political undertakings of the with his known feelings as expressed of nine in all, have been shot down by the British Press. The result is France and was sunit, by a German Turkish Government, which do not at Charlottesville and in his accep-to-day by RAF. fighters, LONDON, July 25 (Reuter)-The motor torpedo boat

cessca claimed, in offlelal communi- exclude.trade relations with Ger tance speech. many.

Washington has been reading with "Trengury · announced that an agree The Meknes had French colours

Interest the statement of Prince LONDON, July 25 (Reuter).The ques

~260 Planos Lost: ment has been signed between the | pininted on both sides and was fully

Копоус

which is taken here to in- English newspaper, "Palestine Poat"

the Government, fixing the exchange rate illuminated with a searchlight train ANKARA, July 25 (Reuter)--The late that Japan will play sate and of Jerusalem, has opened a fund for The count shows that ince between Couracao and. Surinam ed on the French sensign..

National Assembly to-day voted new

International the purchase of fighter planes. At war bogan, ralds on Britain and (Dutch West Indies) guider and 10.30 p.m. the Officer of the extraordinary credits of nearly £13,- act cautiously in

day, £2,000 had been shipping routes around the coast havel pound sterling at 7.00 uilders to the watch on the bridge of the Mekner 000.000 for land, air and naval forces affairs, and that the recent strong the first

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