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ANTI-AIRCRAFT DEFENCES AT THE ALERT

U-Boat Torpedoes Ship In Atlantic

120 LOST ABOARD SUNK TRANSPORT

LONDON, Aug. 11 (Reuter).-An official statement says that the Admiralty and the War Office regret to announce that the steamer, Mohamed All El-Kebir, while acting as transport, has been torpedoed and sunk.

Some 740 survivors have been landed out of a total number

of BG0 aboard.

The Mohamed Ali El-Kebir was a 7,299-ton shop. She was built at Greenock in 1922, buti her port of registry was Alexan- drla. Before being requisitioned for war purposes she was owned by the Pharaonic Mull Line.

The transport was torpedoed and sunk In the Atlantly.

The 700 -survivors who were rescued by a ship in the vicinity were Janded nt & Scottish port.

The vessel was carrying troops and naval ratings.

EVACUEES

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REACH SYDNEY

And Are Awed By "Our 'Arbour Bridge'

BY THE TELEGRAPH REPORTER WITH THE EVACUEES

-SYDNEY,—Aug.12.—Amid

festive. atmosphere

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The attack was made by a U-bost the lantern-festooned decks of

two hours.

at night. The liner sank in about the big Dutch liner which had One hundred and twenty men are brought them to Australia, 571į missing--most of then soldiers who Hongkong evacuees, were in their bunks at the time of whom

the explosion.

Heavy

250 of

in

disembarking #re avy seas were running at the Sydney, partook of their last time, making the work of lowering meal together aboard the ship: and getting away the life-boats afon Friday night. matter of great difficulty.

At dawn on Saturday, the stately A vessel was engaged in picking vessel which had borne them speedily up men clinging to rafts and wreck and safely to Australia age, and in the lite-bouls until the famous Sydney Heads and berthed, morning was well advanced.

entered

THIS PHOTOGRAPH was taken on the const "somewhere In England, and shows a battery of anti-aircraft guns ready for invading German bombers.

Nazis Shoot Down Own Machine

LONDON, Aug. 11 (Reuter). Over Flushing, the crew of a British bomber, which had Just dropped a number of bombs zcress an aerodrome, ruddlaniy Baw an enemy machlie, believed" to be a Henschel' 126, receive a direct hit from shell from a German anti-aircraft battery which blew it to pieces.

This type of plane resembles in design the British Army Co- operation Westland Lysander, of which is an imitation, and it is thought that the German

ners, lustered by the bombing, fired on their own airersfi,

believing it to be British.

BOMB FOR

BOMB

R.A.F. Reply With

Raids On Reich

By EDWARD BEATTIE "UNITED PRESS" CORRESPONDENT

BPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LONDON, Aug. 11 (UP)-!

in the harbour above which towers Britain is replying bomb for

A number of soldiers who jumped the equally, famous Sydney Harbour bomb to the Nazi air raids on overboard when the transport begon Bridge.

to list were drowned in the rough sez.

Jolly Last Meal

The last meal aboard was a jolly There were songs of Empire and

William Olley, canteen manager on affair. the liner, who gave valuable assist-

unce to the wounded aboard, sald the specches of thanks to the genial Dutch ship's doctor and a military doctor captain and the ship's crew. showed magnificent devotion to duty Almost all the mothers and many

England.

Waves of Royal Air Force bombers have maintained a constant series of alds un Germany during the past twenty-four hours. hundreds of machines participating in the attacks. The German naval base at Wil- helmshaven, first aerial target of the

in attending the injured regardless of the children eagerly crowded the war on September 3 last year, was of their own safety.

Everyone was extited and in

decks in order to catch their first the objective in one of to-day's glimpse of Sydney harbour and the heaviest raids, hundreds of high ex- "Owing to the heavy seas, we hadefty which is sheltering them until plosive and incendiary bombs being A hard and anxious time getting the they are able to return to Hongkong. dropped by the British machines. stretcher cases on to the life-boats but somehow this was accomplished.

"Before I got away with the in- Jured in the last boat, Captain Thom son handed me the ship's papers. He remained aboard but I caught a slimpse of him later on a small raft. The Cuptain was an inspiration to all by his calmness, courage and ex- ample. He is missing as well as they until the second evacuee ship

In other raids direct hits were rood spirits, although the 321acored on the great chemical factories women and children who are going at Cologne, through to Melbourne were dis- appointed at the news that the

Hamburg Ruina

Barg, aiready lying partly in

ship on which they travelled to ruins, was attacked by wave after Australia was to take them no Turn to Page 2, Sixth Column further on their voyage. Instead, they will remain in Syd-

arrives in Sydney, probably

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two doctors, and I fear that they Wednesday, when they will tranship *are lost.

and all travel together. They are in Melbourne.on Fri- "The Chief Omeer and the Chieri due to

to arrive Wireless Operator are also missing day.

Unanimous Praise Olley added that the liner was the ship' in which King Farouk of Egypt Every person aboard has been and his bride spent part of their unanimous in their praise of the Com- honeymoon.

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Repatriating Chinese Refugees from H.K.

LATEST Biggest Raids Yet Made

SPECIAL TO' THE "TELEGRAPH"

GILMAN'S the car people

Intensified Nazi Attacks Concentrated on South

50 NAZI PLANES DOWN IN RAID ON PORTLAND Greatest air duel in history still being fought over

SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPH"

LARGE-SCALE AIR ATTACKS ON BRITAIN CONTINUE.

coast

Following attacks on convoys in the Straits of Dover the Germans have concentrated their attention on Weymouth and Portland.

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At least fifty German machines were brought down during the raids on these centres. Nineteen British fighters are missing. Some of the pilots are believed safe.

NAZI RAIDERS OVER ENGLAND

A CRATER caused by a German bomb which fell on Sussex

during a recent rald.

War Taxation Must Be

Paid in Lump Sum Paid

The Germans apparently dropped a consider- able number of bombs on both centres. OIL TANK FIRED

A number of buildings have been damaged, some seriously.

An oil tank was set afire, although the flames were soon extinguished. Communications were damaged.

Although there were a number of casualties ir both Portland and Weymouth, only one fatality occurred:

Minor damage was caused to two British warships in Portland by bomb splinters. No other vessels, either naval or mercantile, sustained damage. HOSPITAL BOMBED

But naval buildings in Portland were damaged by bombs. They included a naval hospital.

The German version of the raids is given in a High Command-communique, issued-in-Berlin,-which-states- that the attack is still in progress.

* The Nazis admit stiff opposition from British fighters, but claims that 73 of the R.A.F. machines were shot down.

BATTLE STILL RAGING

The German High Command admits the loss of 17 attacking machines.

The battle, which started at Portland, quickly spread to the entire Channel area to Dover and has, the Germans admit, become the greatest air duel in history. JOINT. COMMUNIQUE

LONDON, Aug. 11 (Reuter).—A joint communique issued by the Admiralty, Air Ministry and Ministry of Home Security states:

"Following this morning's action over the Straits of Dover, enemy aircraft attacked Weymouth and Portland. They were engaged by our fighters.

"The final figures are not yet available but 50 enemy aircraft in all are known to have been destroyed to-day.

houses

were

"Nine of our fighters are į missing, but it is hoped that some of the pilota may be safe.

"A number of damaged, somo teriously: Some damage was also done to communica- tlons and an oil tank was set afre, but the fire was soon extinguished..

"There were a number of casualties but few of these were serious and only one fatal casualty is reported.

"During the attack on Portland, minor damage was caused to two or His Majesty's ships by splinters. No other ships or vessels sustained any Bombs falling on shore caused some damage to naval buildings, In- cinding a hospital.

damago.

NAZIS SAY RAID IS

A “BLITZ"

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPHU BERLIN, Aug. 11 ́ (UP), Germany to-day unleased a mas sive aerial blitzkrieg against LONDON, Aug. 11 (UP)—The Air | Mr. T. Black, Commissioner of War Taxation was asked this Ministry announcement of the attacks morning whether payment of taxes by Instalments would be

Britain and, according to Nazi of Germany said that the British allowed. He replied in the negative adding that the demand"

reports, brought down nearly 100 machines in blazing battles. planes participating in the raids had practically blanketed Germany and notice of tax, speaking of salary taxation, was served three

which are still continuing. German-occupied territory in the months before the payment, fell due and thus gave the tax

The Germans claim to have vir greatest attacks, yot aimed at the payer that period in which to save up the amount due.

Seven Others Down

tually destroyed, the naval base at Nazis.

German-occupied

Asked whether co

against It because it would have The

Channel

consideration would

LONDON, Aug. 11 (Reuter)A Portland and to have blasted war- ships and ammunition plants, 4 isling of Guernsey, declared an open be given to cases of individual hard-; meant either that the employers

To-day's raids were by far zone by Britain but militarised ship, Mr. Black said there would would have had to make themselves further seven German planes Ave. soon as it was occupied by the enemy, probably be people on whom evacua- responsible for collecting the tax-fighters and two bombers are re-biggest and most destructive ever was peppered with high explosive ilon or other circumstanton had fallen deducting something monthly from ported to have been shot down into launched.

Hess Gives Hint bombs for the second time in 24 hardly and who would require an the payroll or else the taxation de the sea by British fighters in the air

They were given grim significance hours.

extra week or two to pay. The Department would have had to battle off the south-east coast.

consider such crease. Its staff enormously to cope. These seven planes were part of Other Nazi bases along the French partment would

payments formation of about 50 enemy by a radio speech on Saturday-by The Telegraph" understand that During his visit to Chungking Mr.

a statement would probably be made Many demand notices had gone out raiders, comprising bombers escorted Rudolf Hess the Deputy Fuchrer, the measures decided upon have not Chen conferred with Dr. II. H. Kung, and Netherlands consts were attack Instances tolerantly Mr Black and with instalment been the result of any representations Dr.. Sun Fo and other Government ed

on that particular, position shortly.already and it was hoped to have by Bighters which tried to cross the who asserted that Germany had de- by the Hongkong Government. and Party leaders.

Instalment Plan Difficulties delivered by the end of September, coast at a great height. Praecided that the thement has come to

They encountered a strong force wipe the slate clean Tho instalment proposal was origin all salary taxation demands except

Concrete measures for the repatriation of refugees from Hongkong to China have been decided on by the Chiness authorities, according to information received in Hongkong this morning."

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The detalls were discussed in As a result of Sino-Japanese Chungking by Mr. Peray Chen and hostilities, Hongkong's population General Li-Hon-wen; Governor of His increased by over half a million, Kwangtung Province,

according to oficial estimates.

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