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OFFICER DETAINED IN TOWER

Alleged Breaches

Of Discipline

LONDON, Aug, 14 (Reuter). -A question concerning the detention of a British officer in the Tower of London was addressed to the Secretary of State for War in the House of Commons to-day.

The Minister was asked why Major A. D. Wintle, M.C., of the Royal Dragoons, was confined to the Tower of London on June 22 but no chargo was preferred against him until August 7.

Civil Offence Replying, the Under-Secretary for War, Sir Edward Origg, said that Instructions were sent from the War Onice to the Western Command on June 20 that Major Winile must be placed under close arrest and charged under Section 41 of the Army Act

etvil offence committing a assault.

with

1le was arrested on June 21 and was informed that he was charged Ec with committing a civil offence. was brought to London and was in- formed on June 23 that the civil charge would bo

of assaults.

Now Charges

As the result of Investigations, the

Judge Advocate General Department

advised that certain new charges

should be added. This involved the

collection of statements from other officers which took little tline.

Thursday,

AIR RAIDS SLACKEN

Desert Warfare

FROM PAGE ONE

enery at several points and inflict- ed casualties.

Scattored Attacks

number of people were several fatally,

In action.

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

Livelihood

Half-Hearted For "Free"

Attacks By Italians

Latest Communique

Frenchmen

Mr. Butler Reveals Condition

August 15, 1940.

Situation In Syria Is Satisfactory

LONDON, Aug. 14 (Router).--The alluation in Syrfn on the whole is satisfactory.

This afternoon senttered nitucks

It is understood in London that political troubles in Palestine have were made on several districts' in

SPECIAL TO THE “TELEGRAPH" LONDON, Aug. 14 (Reuter). almost disappeared and that proce the rouh-east and south-west. At Souhampton high explosive bomba

LONDON, Aug. 14 (UP)—Mr. R. A. Butler, Under-reigns among the Palestinian troops

who have arrived in Britain. caused slight damage to a stationary General headquarters at Cairo Secretary for Foreign Affairs, IL " hoped in Palestine that other train and injured several people,

composed At Hastings a house was demolish-in a communique issued to-day was asked in the House of troops from Palestine, ed by high explosive bombs and said that the Italians last Tuca-Commons' to-day what steps equally of Jews and Arabs, will be

Injured, day made "half-hearted" aftacks were being taken to enable avaliable for service overgeas.

It is pointed out that remark- Air Force fighters were constantly at Jurargan on the Somaliland French refugee sailors of the able feature of the present conflict is

frontier with "very

little Mercantile Marine and fisher- that for the first time in history the nien, who were now in this whole hinn world is ranged on one According to reports so far received, success."

Regarding operations in 15 enemy aircraft have been destroy

the country, to secure a livelihoodle and that all the attempts of Italian propaganda to break down ed by Air Force fighters during the western desert, the communique sald; and to assist in the Allled cause, this

this position have proved futile. day.

"A patrol encounter 35 miles inside

Mr. Butter said that arrangements

Frontier Quiet Four of our fighters are misslog.

Italian territory resulted in the with-were made for those French sailors CAIRO, drawal of the enemy patrols.". Probable Nazi Lossos

Nairobi Report

who were willing to continue to serve IRO, Aug, 14 (Reuter)-Despite in their own ships to do so, sailing the imminent situation on the Libyan large-scale clash in Somaliland, LONDON, Aug 14 (Reuter).-It

NAIROBI, Aug. 14 (Reuter), under the British and French flags, frontier remains remarkably

quiet. was emphashed In London 10-day that the Air Ministry return of enemy communique issued to-day states that receiving the same pay and working altcraft Josses in raids is made on during the last three days our air the same conditions as British sea-setback in Italy's plans for on in-

a very conservative basis.

If the number probably destroyed or damaged is taken into account, says "Reuter's correspondent, the German losses on Monday and Tues- day

would exceed double the 140 officially claimed Ա definitely destroyed.

destroyed" "Probably

aircraft mean those which, it is condently thought, could not possibly have struggled back across the Channel.

CROSS ALPS TO BOMB FACTORIES

FROM PAGE ONE

Sir Edw

Edward Grigg aid Major Wintle was furnished with the com- plete charge sheet and an abstract of the evidence on August 7, and a ing the works and on slipways of a Court Martial was provisionally sum-seaplane station.

Many res quickly broke out all inned for August 12.

over the target area. The defences were apparently taken completely by surprize and A.A. fire was reanty and ineffective.

On August it was postponed to August 10 and Inter to August 20 on Major Wintle's request.

The new charges were conducive to the prejudice of good order and mill- tary discipline.

Sir Edward Grigg continued: "I

Raids On Germany

LONDON, Aug 14 (Router).—An

craft have been enrrying out a normal reconnaissance. There has been no report of any ground activity.

Conserving Supplies

Consultation With Empire Urged

men.

Repatriation

Many had accepted those conditions though others had wanted to re turn to France and were now nwalt ing repatriation.

It appears that there has been a

vasion of Egypt which ten days ago appeared imminent. This may be due to the destruction wrought by the R.A.F. on the Nazi and Itallar alr forces.

The dendliness of the R.A.F. in the Channel combats has caused natonish-

Every effort had been made to enable the French fishermen now in this country to go to sen and fish fromment here and praise for the British their own vessels, thus contributing to the nation's supplies of food,

Nazis And

Danes Clash

Civilians Attack Soldiers

strmen's prowess.

The RAF destruction wreaked on the Italian air force has created on enormous impression and it is re- ported that there is a feeling of mis- giving among the Italians in Libya who listen to the Cairo brondensts.

Italian Panic

The normal effect of muny piluis not returning from the encounters with the R.A.F. is considerable. The knowledge that companions, regarded as fine pilota, are shot down so rapidly that ive were descending by para-

recent chute at one time in counter, is stated to be causing

bordering on panic.

en-

LONDON, Aug 14 (Reuter} .—In the House of Commons to-day. the Government were asked whether titey would consult with the governments LONDON, Aug. 14 (Reuter), of the Domiolons and other parts of| the British Commonwealth with a-According to the Copenhagen view to converting measures similar radio, there was a clash between to those recently adopted by the German soldiers and Danish

Already British pilots have noticed | Government of the United States for civilians at Frederikshaven on that the Italians

are fighting in a the purpose of conserving all supplies vital to war requirements and for the August 3 as the result of which spirit of defeatism and appear to be

eight men were arrested and #ghting to save their lives needs of the Commonwealth telf.

sentenced in Copenhagen to-day It is thought that Marshal Rudolfa Mr. G. H. Shakespeare. Under- to terms of imprisonment. Graziana, the Italian Commander-in- Secretary for the Dominions, sait

It is stated that "irresponsible | Chief, may be

Government Reply

than defeat their enemies,

rather

may add that Major Wintle's personal Air Ministry communique sags that that measures for the control of ex-elements committed an assault on chances of pig to consider his

ports had been enforced in all parts saldiers of the Germun forces of light of the new furtor. of the British Commo

Commonweally since occupation."

courage has never been in question, The charges are related entirely to discipline."

Nazis Hurting Italian Trade Undercutting Methods

In The Balkans

last night in addition to raids on Italy, bombers strong forces of R.A.F. attacked Junkers aircraft factories Dessau

of and Bernburg (north Leinzig)

munition factories at Lunen and Grevenbroich, various military objectives in the Ruhr and 14 neru gium and France,

of th

the war.

Minister's Warning

into Egypt in the

Quiet In Desert the early days

LONDON, Aug. 14 (Reuter)--A The British Government were in

The Danish Minister of Justice communique Issued at British Hend- thuous touch with the govern issued a continuous ments of the Dominions and

warning describing the quarters in Cairo states that in the the incident as "highly deplorable and western desert on August 13 n patrol veror dromes in Germany, lolland, Bel.overnments of other parts of the saying that repetitions may "result" encounter 35 miles instle

Empire as to the operation of those in a serious disturbance of relations territory resulted in the withdrawal measures in such a manner as might between the German Army and the of the enemy patrol. Otherwise all be best calculated to assist. their

people of our country,"

was quiet, | commun war effort,

One of our aircraft is missing.

HEADACHE FOR GOERING

FROM PAGE ONE

LONDON, AUR. 14 (Reuter).- Italiass in Yugo-Slavia ore express- ing concern at the way Germany Is cutting them out of the trade markets.

Yaro-Slavia had agreed to supply fighters definitely drove off the Ger- with 1,500 tons of copper aman planes, which he estimated to be

but has now been forced to about 150.

- Use

this to Germany.

Slovakia under Nazi guidance is undercutting Italy in the Yugo-Slay .markets Ly

Support For Viceroy

Probable Reaction To His Invitation

I is added that held telephones aid by German troops, have been damaged and that five men so far have been sentenced to imprisonment fo such offences.

|FATEFUL BATTLE

FROM PAGE ONE

Ballan

In the Sudan, after a short engage ment in the Gallabut area, the enemy made a hasty withdrawal behind his defences, losing one offleer and 32 others ranks.

Our casualties were six..

In Somaliland, August 13 was i quieter day. Enemy attacks on the position at Jugargan, were renewed but were on the whole half-hearted and met with very little stucess.

A column, Including armoured

fighting veh

vehicles which advanced along the coast road from Zella, were engaged by our aircraft and gunfire from His Majesty's ships.

In Palestine and Kenya there

pendy not only the fate of the British The sky was filled with whirling

LONDON, Aug. 14 (Reuter).-Dur-Empire but the fate of all free planes which looked like flies.

While the fighting was going on in a debate on India in the House ples.

of Lords to-day, the Duke of Devon- He deplores the fact that while the certain bomus sent into the water splashed stire said that indications showed last two months have giyen Britain offering merchandise at 47 dinars as against high from the sea as the Nazis jetti-that there would be a widespread an opportunity to improve her de-nothing to report, Dnars,which-is-Italy's-west-soned their loaths...

Other German planes destroyed sponse-to-the-recent-statement by fences, they have also been of value

to Germany in the United States, STOCK MARKET the Viceroy.

where those who once spoke of a "The statement affords an opport- some barrage balloons,

unity so long waited and will make "phoney" war now talk of "phoney" possible immediate full co-operation fears.

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Germany, the stune Italien circles complain, never consults Italy on my economie measures she takes in the Balkans, although she is bound to de so under the 1935 agréement.

Some Italian circles openly state. that if Germany wins this war she will turn Italy into an agricultural country just as she is planning to do with France.

Commenting on the night as a whole the American commentator said that there were no questions about it that the attack was defented.

NO MORE CREAM!

TO BE SOLD LONDON, Aug. 14 (Reuter). The Ministry of Food announces that the of sale of all kinds of cream will be

prohibited from October 1.

LONDON, Aug. 14 (Reuter)--It is ; authoritatively states that during July Britain seized 45,300 tons contraband, of which 34,000 tons were taken from neutral ships and 10,700 from Italian ships.

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