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NANCY

HELLO, NANCY!-- IS MRS. SPUTTER

OUT?

9)

NO, SIR-- SHE HAS TWO LADIES VISITING HER--- THEY'RE IN HER SEWING ROOM,

TALKING!

Monday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

AND I SUPPOSE, AS USUAL, YOU'VE BEEN LISTENING AT THE DOOR ALL DAY, TO HEAR WHAT THEY

WERE SAYING ---

THAT'S

AN INSULT!

BIG AIR BATTLES CASUALTY

OVER CHANNEL

LONDON, July 28 (Reuter).—A series of air battles stated to have involved at least 70 aeroplanes occurred over the Channel and south-east England this afternoon,

German planes crossed the; ******* Channel behind elouds, apparently hoping to take

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cover

of

the defences by surprise, but

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found several squadrons To Purchase

R.A.E. fighters awaiting them.

A

series

followed.

of aerial combate

Nazi Fighter Crashes

One German fighter soon crushed

in flames Info the sea Two para- į chules were seen floating down and mulor torpedo boala dashed out le rescue the alrmen.

Two other German planea brought down on land.

were

Anti-alecraft guns were only twire in action before the Germans dis- appeared, leaving the fighters to resume the Channel patrol.

Nazis Loco Three Planes SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH'* LONDON, July 28 (UP)-More than seventy planes were engaged in a series of air billes over south- eastern England this afternoon. Spit- fires and Hurricanes clashed with a strong force of German fighting planes and dogfights ensued over several miles of countryside, during

German plones which three brought down.

were

The German raiders crossed the Chanel under cover of clouds. The were believed to be carrying bombs although none were dropped.

The Bitlish ground defences held fire as the British fighters took to the air and the sky suddenly PP pared to be filled with battling planes dorting

the In and out of clouds.

One raider crashed into the sea after a brief chase, and another was seen spiralling in a mass of flames several miles inland. A third crash ed in the country but the pilot baled oul.

A TOMMY TELLS

HIS STORY

Aeroplanes

July

28

LONDON, (Reuter). Lord Beaver- brook, Minister' for Air- craft Production, an- that he har received from the public £2,000,000 to buy various types of aircraft.

nounces

Most of the money, at the request of the donors, has been applied to the purchase of fighters.

Can't Scare Britain

(Continued from Page 4) invndon we are more stro;ly equip»| ped with military defence than ever In our anals,

LIST

King's Cousin Among

The Killed

LONDON, July 28 (Reuter), -Several peers are mentioned in

the War Office casualty list No.

34 of 303 officers and 927 other ranks,

Lieutenan the Duke of Northum- berland, of the Grenadier Guards, who is offically reported among: 23 oMeers killed, died while leading his platoon German machine-gun post nguinst near Louvain,

Captain Lord Frederick Cambridge (the King's cousin), whose death is now officially reported, was killed in action in France.

Lord Harewood's Nephew Among five ofleers who died from wounds was Lieutenant Hamilton Russel (Grenadiers), nephew of Lord Harewood.

Second

Lieutennut Sir Henry Lindore-Lestic, who is among 280 | missing officers, is now known to be

a prisoner.

Aylesford

Captain the Earl of (Royal Artillery is also missing.

Four thapalus also appear in the

1 of missing.

Six-Round Bouts Fail

To Materialise

LONDON, July (Reuter) ----When

We have the new B.E.F. at home, the Marques of Queensbury recently Its withdrawal with mest of its stores decided to try the experiment of pul- was not a miracle like Dunisk butting on all six-round fights because was a consummate fent of efficiency of the inability of boxers to get suf- by the combined stuff-work of the folent time to train for contests of perlence and temper navy and the army. Full of the ex-ten rounds or more, there was much

of battle the BEF. on its birtholl is an instinking of heads, and considerable doubt about the outcome was ex- ble asset. With them to live or

die pressed. with us here are the Canadian and

it would Some critics thought Anzac divisions, Are not these

make no difference, but others were things enough to stir the blood of of the opinion that the scheme would jevery man and woman?

only end in failure. Apparently the Marques has been advised to change his mind, for he has reverted to len- round fights for his charity tourna

REPUTATIONS CONCERNED

July 29, 1940. By Ernie Bushmiller

O.K. --- I APOLOGIZE!

Exchange At A Glance

SELLING

1.T. London Demand London T.T. Shanghai

TT. Singapore

T.T. Japan

m

TT India

T.T. U.S.A,

T:T. Batavia

T.T. Switzerland

1/2%

1/2

370

.5254

.98 14

.48%

T.T. Manila

4334

T.T. Bangkok

.149

T.T. Saigon

108

T.T. France

Nom.

TT. Australia

.100 .1/01/2

BUYING

4 m/s L/C London

...1/3%

4 m/s D/P London'

4 m/s L/C USA.

4

m/ Franco

30 d India

.1/3

.24%

Nom

0.8. Cross rate in London 4.02 U.S. Cross rate in N.Y.....3.85

Australian

League Football Results

scorera

MERCHANT SHIP HIT Italian Air Raid

On Aden

ADEN, July 28 (Reuter) One merchant ship received

| superficial damage during an

Italian air raid this afternoon.

One Indian member of the crew was killed.

There were no other casualties or damage.

Italian Claims

ROME, July 20 (UP),—The follow- ing is the text of the 48th Italian Wor Communique:

"The British naval base of Alexan- dvia hus been bombed. In northern Africa Italian forays beyond the Cyrennica frontler have been success- ful, inflicting severe losses on British Lumoured car formations..

Four enemy armoured cars were} +kai taken and six more badly damaged. Several prisoners were captured. Including one offleet,

Italian planes in the eastern Medi- Bombed Yo- terranean yesterday péntedly and very effectively some large units of the British fleet.

At Bumbade, where the Blue Nile flows out of Ethiopia into the Sudon, an Italian commanded native band broke up and pursued a strong forma- tion of the esca

the enemy, on which they julieted severe losses.

Italians Lose Four Planes

MALTA, July 28 (Reuter). It is oflelally announced that four Italian aircraft were destroyed during various engagements off Malta to-day.

There were no British air losses.

RADIO

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

With a grand total of 165 points,

MELBOURNE, July 38 (UP)-

North Adelaide topped the high

In the Australian Rules ZBW, 355 metres (845 k.c.) and League Football matches this week- end. In their game against South 31.49 metres (9,520 kilo-cycles)

than 282 points Adelaide, no less were scored in all, the losers claim Haydn "Military" Symphony ing 117, which was second highest

In G Major in the League,

took the "wooden spoon" with ZOW

At the other end, North Melbourne

Radio Programme Broadcast by: humble, total of 47, losing to Stand on Short Wave from 1-2.15 p.m. on a Frequency of 845 k.c's. Kilda by 47-84. Closely followingį North Melbourne were Glenelg (52), West Adelaide (53) and the Swan Districts (54).

Complete scores were

VICTORIA

and

8-1 p..

on 0.32 m.c's. per

second.

H. K. T. 12.15 p.. Shori Servite of Inter- cession.

12.30 Dance Music..

1.0 Local Time Signal and Weather

1.03

1:09

Behind them is a vision of gather ing hosts the New Armies. When Mr. Churchil spoke, their number ments. under us was a million and a ~~[Continued fromTMPage-4;)-- quarter Over twice-that-number

will be in training by the end of thisHE Idea was bound to lead to he could see German tanks parked summer,

many difficulties, the main one America and Canada AN just inside the wood. The troop well as the night and day drive of being concerned with the reputations leader went forward to investigate our own war-production will speed normally regarded

of boxers. Six-round

Melbourne 15-20 (110), Footscray Report, fights are

12-19 (91). as preliminary

"Our Gracle" In Varlety. and a wonderful sight met his eyes up their equipment.

Carlton

14-1B (102). Collingwood 1.30 Reuter and affairs to leading boxers and 1 is

Rugby Press, Behind them again are the Local doubtful whether they would have 13-9 (87)

Weather Foreens} and Announce- There in the wood was a troup of Volunteers already over a million reconciled themselves to appearing bourne 0-11 (47).

St. Kilda 13-0 (04), Nth. Mel-ments. German medium tanks with their While our airmen wage the fight of the

1.45 Two Songs by Dennis Noble crews on top of their vehicles doing nghts to hold the enemy overhead, them,

Hawlhom 12-15 (87), Richmond (Barltone). a course of early morning physical Britain by the end of the summer that the public will regard them us Again, there is always the danger

11-13 (78).

1.55 The Aldershot Command training.

will be impregnable to military inva-exhibition matches, no matter who

Fitzroy 10-27 (87), Geelong 8-12] Searchlight Tattoo, 1935. The German, very seldom caught

Massed Bands of the Aldershot] out like this, was quite unsuspecting stun.

contestants may be. It was also (60). unfair to those boxers who rely S. Melbourne 9-0 (60),, Essendon Command. and the gym party proceeded. The But why? Because the navy is in-upon stamina and punching power(7-18 (50),

2.15, Close down. get the artillery on to these tanks separable from all the rest. Sen- rather than ring skill alone. but they were busy elsewhere and so power prevents the Germans from the trop came back once more and bringing their full military strength in the words of the troop leader "the to bear against any part of our land. slication พกร satisfactorily dealt The question to the navy is whether

it can exceed all the legends of its! There was one incident in my own past, is a question that goes loo regiment which shows the value of deep for verbal answer. The "Aye. camouflage. One tank was sitting Aye" of deeds is sure. near a cross roads covering the main

troop lender went back to try and

With

atr.

•

sometimes

the

SOUTH AUSTRALIA

SEMI-FINALS OF SUMMER FOURSOMES

Sturt 9-12 (75), Norwood 7-10

(50).

Port Adelalde 10-15 (75), W. Adelaide 8-5 (53),

Terrens 13-10 (96). Glenelg 6-16

(52).

N.

Adelalde 25-15 (165), S. Adelaide 17-15 (117).

WEST AUSTRALIA

road. The crew had isken great Ag, may

Imppen, we 11. F. Phillips and L. A Lloyd care in cutting down branches and wrote more than we knew when we qualilled to meet A. J. Dennis and hiding the vehicle from ground and said at the outbreak of war that em-W. 8. Iller in the final of the Happy battled Britain would have to be the Valley Sumner Foursomes competi-

E. Fremantle 11-18 (84), E. Perth They had just Anished when round; elladet of the world.

ilon recently. Phillips and Lloyd 10-11 (71). beat G. M. Park and M. Pollock on a W. Perth 7-22 (04), Swan Dis- the corner appeared a small tractor

She is the mother of nations. She walk-over, and Dennis and Iller triets 7-12 (54). towing a small anti-tank gun. The crew in the tank walted to see if they has been the mother of Parliaments. beat Major Harvey and Major Bowie Subiaco 13-11 (89), S. Fremantle had been spotted. But no, the Ger- More and more through her modern 4 and 3.

6-20 (62). mans came on, stopped, and un-generations she has staked her all

The Perth-Claremont match was

orders to cover the cross

fire.

B

roads. liberty and the rights of man. Now,

hitched their gun, evidently having upon widening Ideals of how Second Summer Singles Still the tank crew did not move or our country is an island-fortress in a Results of the first round of the state of siege. We are all part of Happy Valley Second Summer Singles The Kun unhitched, the crew the garrison vowed to fight and work was as follow: started to dig their gun in and one and hold until widening forces of the mon actually took his coat off. This the New World and the Old World) was too much for the tank gunner. alike recognise, as they will, that the and once more the situation was dictate of their preservation is the dealt with satisfactorily.

support of our existence.

One other incident from the same

squadron as the last. In the movej In Pitt's words, Britain has to save up to Belgium we were bombed by herself by her exertions and the Heinkels and Dorniers, one of the world by her example. To-dny the latter a úft more daring came swoop-thought is far more fateful than then.j ing down low over the tanks. A There is that in this people which sergeant Immediately opened up will excel is heritage and cope with

his machine-gun. He must the need.

with

have

hit the pilot for the plane

were killed.

W. S. Hilller beat Hugh Smith. N. D. Booker best A. L. Landsbert 5 and 4.

A. J. Dennis beat H, N. Williamson

*

Wo

W. A. Stewart beat Lt. Carter w.0.

C. Stark beat G. Davies 7 and 8. GP. Stone beat R. G. Parker w.o. C. F. J. Simpson beat F. C: Barry 5 and 4.

D. Humphreys beat G. E. Willerton 2 and 1.

L. Jackson beat W. Stoker 1 up.. T. B. Low beat W. V. Ahern 5 und

crashed close by and all the crew EARL OF PERTH'SN. J. Booker beat E. Greenwood 3 CONFERENCE AT RESIGNATION

[and 2

not played.

VICHY PROTEST

DENIED

LONDON, July 28 (Router).—

0.0

An hour of Dance Music. 7.0 Closing local Stock · Quola- tons,

Humorous Variety.

7.02 7.30

London Relay--The News. 8.0 Local Time Signal, Weather

ло

Report and Amtuuncements.

4.03 This week's programmes. 8.07 Haydn Symphony Major ("Military"},"

In G

Vienna Pithormonic Orchestra conducted by Bruno Walter,

8.30

Compositions of Schubert.

9.0 London Relay The News and Topical Talks.

9.45 Excerpts from Gilbert and Sullivan.

“Trial by Jury" and "The Yeamen of the Guard."

10.15 A Variety Programme. 11.0 Close down,

NISHIHARA IS RECALLED

SHANGHAI, July 28 (Reuter),-) Reports that the vichy Government Major-General Nishihara, head of has protested against the RAF the Japanese Inspectorate sent to dropping of leaflets over Vichy are Indo-China to supervise the French | untrue," "Reuter's" diplomatic cor-undertaking to stop supplies to respondent learns from authoritative General Chiang Kai-shek, has been quarters in London.

reculled to Japan because his attitude However, the Meru it report somnillatory," according to London has raised the matter and it a report from is understood that the British This report adds that the Japanese Government le considering the sub-Government will send some one else ject.

in General Nishihara's place.

3. W. Macdonald beat H. H. Mundy $1

LONDON, July 28 (Router).Tho2 and 1.

BERCHTESGADEN Ministry of Information announces

that the Earl of Perth, formerly Sir Brummond, and Secretary-

J. Bowman beat M. A. Calms.

•

.G. T. May beat W. R. Hillyer,

K. S. Robertson brat N. J. Bebbing-

Pairs Result

LONDON, July 28 (Reuter) Pric Hitler and Ribbentrop redelved at General of the League of Nations for 2 und 1. Berchtesgaden this afternoon M. Tiso from 1910 to 1933, has resigned from and M. Tuka, President and Prime the Ministry. Minister respectively of the Slovak| The Earl of Perth, who has been Republic.

chief adviser on foreign publicity to Their conversation lasted an hour the Ministry of Information since the In the third round of the and a half, and according to the carllest month of the war, resigns Palts Tournament, G. W. Deacon and official news agency it was conducted consequent upon certain changes in J. G. Meyer defeated R. Morrison in a "spirit of friendship and cordial the organisation of the higher stuff and J. M. McKelvie, 21-16, at Kow- understanding."

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