1940-08-17 — Page 9

THURSDAY'S Continued From Page One

RAIDS Final Figures Show How

Nazis Suffered

" LONDON, Aug. 16 (Reuter). It is now possible to give a clearer picture of the extent of Thursday's raids on Britain and the extent of the losses austained by the Germans.

The outstanding feature is that one-sixth of the 1,000 Nazi planer sent over were shot down while. although 17 British pilota were lost, the Germans themselves lost over 000 airmen, and the total of 3GP planes

shot down is an all-time record for any air battle.

Vivid Air

Saturday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPHE

August 17, 1940.

GREECE ON

First

Details Raid

on

of

VERGE OF WARFARE?

London Two Destroyers As

Although the R.A.F. have frequently flown over the centre of Berlin, the Luftwaffe has nover flown over the centre of London as far as is known.

War In The

Desert

NEW YORK HEARS SIRENS

For the first time, listeners in the United States heard the air raid sirens shrieking in England, yesterday.

According to the N.B.C., Daventry's GSV transmitter went off the air at 1.21 p.m. after the air raid sirens had been heard In the background of the programme then being broadcast.

DNB, quoted, by "United Press", claimed at 9.15 p.m. that the R.A.F. aerodromes around London showed "bomb hits, Faur of the enemy were killed and fires, craters and houses destroyed." Ave captured.

NAIROBI, Aug. 16 (Reuter-A communique Issued to-day states thpt patrol of our forward troops sur- in the brised an enemy patrol northern frontier district.

The final deures show the extent to which all departments of Britain's co-operated In this magnifcent feat One hundred and fifty-three Nazi pinnes were shot down by the RAF fighters, two by the Copstat Com- Our troops suffered no casualties. mand, 11 by anti-aircraft units, que

During an air recommaissance in by a Lewis un attached to a search-southern | Abyssinia.

aircraft light and two by fire from Infantry, secured direct hits on a motor trans.

port and a camel convoy.

Britain's Lossca

Britain lost 34 planes altogether, but 1 of the pilots are sate.

The results of Thursday's ralds are surprisingly small from the German point of view when compared with ihe Germon losses,

A number of people were killed

aerodrome, which itself sustained no merlous damage, although the number of bulldings hit included 1 scent factory.

in the raid on the Croydon elvillan

Jonio fires started, but were quickly brought under control.

A neys uneney report states fint two men were killed when a row of houses was demolished by bombs

falling in front and behind.

One bomb made a crater 25 feel deep and 35 feet in diameter.

Our

Positions Hald.

"Domei's" Berlin bureau quoted further DNB announce. ments stating that Nazi aircraft had bombed Hull, Chatham and Birmingham during the day, causing fires.

Italians Deny

London was apparently raided twice during the day, "Associated Press" (quoted by "Domei) reported that the air raid alarm was sounded at noon (7 p.m. H.K.T.). CAIRO, Aug. 16 (Réuter),--A communique states that British forces Despite the raids, uninterrup-

Somaliland

continue to haldted communication was main- reserve positions despite constantly tained between London and New renewed enemy pressure.

York, but Associated Press in New York was unable to receive answers to enquirios, presum- ably because of the censorship.

TURKISH ENVOY IN MOSCOW

(Reuter).—-

ISTANBUL, Aug. 10 Me, Haydar Aktay, the Turkish Ain- bassadar in Moscow, arrived here to- day en route to Ankara.

Political observers attach great im-

portance to the conferences which he

will have with Turkish lenders. It

Torrific Air Battles Over The Thames & London

They Sunk The Helle

Bomb Targets

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" ATHENS, Aug. 16′ (Domel)-. Greece has,, been driven to the verge of undeclared war, diplomatic circles believe, follow- Ing the attack by unidentified warplanes on Greek destroyers Yasiley Georgios and Vasilisa Olga...

The vessels were heading for Tinos faland. the scene of the sinking of the cruiser Helle when they were attacked.

Ofelnis deny that defencez mensures were being taken from the fear that such a move would be utilised as a pruvoention by the Power which was secretly attacking.

It is reported that the destroyera escaped damage and did not return the fire.

It is further reported that the Greek merchantship Friton wa bombed by unidentified warplanes while lying in an unspecified harbour.

U.S. CONFIDENCE IN OUR CLAIMS

በሮ

'REUTER' REPORT, LONDON, Aug 10 (Reuter) No Italian submarine has reported that It has torpedoed n Greek warship and no Italian submarine has been

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 (Reuter). cruising these days in the areas where the torpedoing of the Greek cruiser-From the way British claims Helle took place," says the "Stefani splashed and the German figures agency.

hidden in the inner pages of news- can Press feels about the conflicting papers, it is obvious how the Ameri- claims of the recent air losses.

is believed that they will contribute LONDON, Aug. 18 (Reuter),

to a better mutual understanding and London was raided for the first time!

One man was killed while taking improvement in Turen-Russian rela-to-night when heavy enemy planes his family to an Anderson helter. tions.

His wife and four children reached shelter safely, but just no he was

about to enter a high explosive bomb U.S. OBSERVERS

fell in the back

killed outright,

gurden. He was

IN LONDON

An empty car into the alr, twisted #1

16 LONDON, Aug, Rear-Admiral

Ghormley

The force of another Bomb Hied

(Reuter),-- of the

dropped bombs on the south-western suburbs.

Several people were killed when houses, a club, two stores and are age were either demolished or badly damaged.

Angry and bitter anti-British com- ment is made in Rome. "Responsible circles" there, quoted by the agency, states that "from the insinuations in in some American newspapers, it is the. British Press and also published easy to reconstruct the manoeuvre directed once again by those whose interest it is to make a supreme effort

the n Ore In

There were terrifle air battles overį to kindle-

around and crashed it down on to United States Navy. Major-General the Thames. Estuary when other magazine.” ila roof leaving the wheels spinning Delos Eramoss and Brigadier General bombers attacked that region.

The Chief of the Croydon Police George Strong of the United States

In the air.

Some of the fatal casunities in the

The "Baltimore Sun" says that it is possible to say that the British, in gallantry, are giving an extraordinary their methodical way streaked with account of themselves in the air.

It becomes clearer and clearer that those who reported on the unity and Balkan determination of the islanders In this

crisis were speaking cold facts.

has paid a warm tribute to the Army have arrived in London. They south-western suburbs mentioned in IMPORTANT ANGLO-U.S.-

rescue squnds which searched debris are taking up duties immediately us the Air Ministry communique ve-

for hours looking for any

trapped vicilms.

possible observers.

Official Communique

An officia) communique says that

damage was done to a Midlands town

where buildings, including soni-

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Streets Machine-Gunned

Planes machine-gunned the streets, breaking windows and dis-

CANADIAN PARLEYS

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 (Reuter). — President Roosevelt

lodging roof tiles, but as nearly said the United States was "carrying on conversations with the everybody had taken shelter, no- body was hurt.

|

Canadian Government with a view towards a better defence of the American hemisphere."

and hospital were hit. AUCKLAND, Aug. 16 (Reuler), Agency reports state that two nurses The Government have agreed to pro-

A hospital and a school were were seriously injured in the vide sterling to

Leases For Air Bases slightly damaged in another south Sanitarium but that the 330 patients Zeulanders to subscribe £100,000

western suburbs, where about 15 He also said the United States was LONDON, Aug. 18(Reuter).— were all taken to shelters and were (New Zealand), which is equivalent houses were also damaged and one holding conversations with Britnin on Referring to reporta that Great not injured.

to about £80,000 (English) for the

contemplating the sale of Slight damage was done to a purchase of acroplanes as a gift to was killed and another seriously the acquisition of naval and air bases Britain factory in the south-west, while at Britain in acknowledgment

by the United States "with special certain islands in the Caribbean, it is of theintured.

Many city workers returning to reference to the Panama Canal." stated in authoritative quarters in Rochester, Industrial premises were prowess of the R.A.F

their homes found them seriously Making the latter announcement at London, says "Reuter'a" diplomatic hi and some houses were destroyed, Mr. W. Nash, Minister of Finance,damaged. In many streets, houses his Press conference, President correspondent, that it is quite untrue but there were no fatal casualties, in making the announcement, su had their windows blown and their Roosevelt repeatedly warned reporters to suggest this, nor is it likely that

On the north-east coast several gests

any umount

furniture badly damaged,

not to link it with any speculation there will be a deal over these persons were killed and others In-£100,000 should be devoted to the

Scores of bombs were dropped in about the release of American Islands, ja raid on a south-east coast town,

fatal royers warning, one American leases for air bases, if they were On the other hand, proposals for to Britain, but despite the splinters.

but there were only a fow Bombs also

fell in n residential few casualties and none fatal,

was damaged political writer remarked to "Reuter" made by the United States Govern- areo in Hastings where one person The raids continued during the casualties. A works

us he left the conference: "Britain ment, would be received with was killed and several injured." night over a wide area, but not on a land one man was killed.

Three other men were killed when can have those destroyers.”

sympathy by His Majesty's Govern- One death was reported from large scale.

He was undoubtedly expressing a ment, but I would be quite wrong to Yorkshire where some private pro-į

Incendiary bombs were dropped in a bomb hit a stationary lorry, under

general belief that this is the obvious associate such proposals with the perty was damaged..

the eastern Counties in open country. which they were sheltering. There was another ineflective at-There were no casualties at no-ap-It-Is-believed that two, possibly quid pro quo for granting the desired question of purchase of United States

three, bombers were shot into the bases,

jdestroyers. tack on Portland, although there were preciative damage.

sen In this raid,

jured, while a train was hit by Empire Air Scheme.

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Possible Reaction WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 (Router). Congressional reaction remains to

be seen but recognition of the desir- ability of an American naval base in the West Indies has long been so widespread in the capital that much will be given for it.

Protests from the minority of bitter Isolationists are, of course, bound to be heard,

A notable feature of the Pre- aiderit's conference was the positive attitude adopted by President Roosevelt ufler Somc weeks of |"trending_water." Without waiting for questions, he waded into his theme before any of those present, numbering over 100. could say

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