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No. 10232
一拜禮 號九十月八英港香
MONDAY, AUGUST 19, 1940.
日六十月七
PLANES FLY 30,000 FEET
HIGH TO
Dutch Aid Eire May Be R.A.F.Crew Included In To Escape
And The Nazis Are
Infuriated
LONDON, Aug. 18 (Reuter).-German dissatis- faction with the behaviour of the Dutch people is re- flected in a proclamation issued at The Hague by General Christiansen, com- manding the occupying forces, a few hours after a British plane had landed in Holland and all 12 occupants had got away without leav. ing a trace behind them.
The proclamation, which re- minds the Dutch people of the previous warning of July 5, notwithstanding which "acts of sabotage have been committed."
Stem Warning s
RAID LONDON
RAID
WAVES OF NAZI BOMBERS TURN TAIL IN FACE OF
Nazi Blockade DEVASTATING DEFENCES
18
LONDON, Aug. (Reuter). "The German Foreign Office is consider ing whether Eire is to be included in the blockade of Britain," stated a Ger- man broadcast to America.
The broadcast added: "The latest information is that frish ships flying the flag will be permitted to pass through certain lanes at certain times."
Circle The Pacific By Air
U.S. Party Already
In Sydney at
APECIAL TO. THE "TELEGRAPH"
AN AIR MINISTRY COM. LONDON, AUG. 18. (REUTER). MUNIQUE JUST ISSUED STATES THAT SHORTLY AFTER MID-DAY TO-DAY A ́ LARGE NUMBER OF ENEMY AIRCRAFT IN THREE SUCCESSIVE WAVES CROSSED THE SOUTH-EAST COAST AND ATTEMPTED TO PENETRATE THE DEFENCES IN THE LONDON AREA.
They were at onco engaged by our fighters and A.A. guns. After a little over an hour's fighting, the enemy had been driven off and in retreat across the North Sea and English Channel.
140 GERMAN RAIDERS DOWN
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" "UNITED PRESS" reports that 140 German raiders. had been brought down up to 2 am. B.S.T. (9am. H.KT.) this morning.
Large scale raids continued
throughout Sunday and well into INTENSIVE
attacked again RAIDS ON
After stating that not only In- dividuals but the whole local com-
SYDNEY, Aug. 18 (UP).—the night. punished for The party of American journa-| London was munity would be sabotage, the, proclamation orders the people to report the landing of lists who made the initial pas- during the afternoon and there enemy planes and the dropping of senger flight by Pan American were further raids over objects from planes.
Clipper from San Francisco to and Hampshire,
It threatens penalties for sheltering Auckland (N.Z.), arrived in enemy soldiers.
Kent
Reports from scattered points still
It disclosed that a German milltary Sydney to-day by a flying boat continue to flow in to the Ministry court lately sentenced several of the Tasman Line.
saboteurs,
BRITISH
NAVAL
ACTION
Shell Bardia And Fort Capuzzo
CHUNGKING
INTENSIVE AIR RAIDS ON for Home Security. They tell of CHUNG KING CONTINUED bombs dropping and house being DURING THE WEEK-END. rocked by the resultant blasts.
Japanese planes took advan- tage of a brilliant moon to make thu war-time night raids on capital of China.
Fiorcast Of War
The party, which includes Mr. Roy Howard, Managing Director of the Scripps-Howard chain of news
The attacks on London were, says papers, will leave Sydney by Qantas "United Press," the fiercest of the Imperial Airways service to Singa- war. Dog-fights over the city, con- pore, will fly to Hongkong by Im-tinued well into the moonlit night, perial Airways and will return from It was impossible to eseipate the the British Colony to Sun Francisco up to midnight. by trans-Pacific Clipper,
the
The message says that 100 bombers participated in the attack on metropolls.
Gernian communiques claim the R.A.F. fighters destruction of 25 during the day in the London area alone.
German planes, a Nazi report adds, also attacked Kenley and Biggin Hill, south of London.
Preceding the attack on Chung king, Wahsien was twice attacked.
The rald on Chungking yesterday morning was the 28th since April 22.
Japanese reports claim huge fires were started in both Wahlen and Chunghting,
Other raids were carried out during the week-end on Packi and Chung- yant,
Although it is known that some bombs were dropped in Kent and the neighbourhood of south London, detalls are not yet available.
Other raids have been made in the Hampshire area. Our fighters engaged the enemy and are atill in action.
42 Planes Beaton Back LONDON, Aug. 18 (Reuter)-It is unofficially stated that during on evening rald on England, 42 German bombera - travelling towards, the, London area were beaten back bo fore they reached their objective.
Chased by R.AF, fighters: after being horassed by anti-aircraft' dre. they fled back to sea.
At least two are hitherto reported to have crashed.
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MYSTERY FLEET
OFF INDO-CHINA?
CONCURRENTLY WITH A SUDDEN STIFFENING OF THE INDO-CHINA TOWARDS THE FRENCH AUTHORITIES IN JAPANESE, TWO DEVELOPMENTS OF INTEREST HAVE BEEN REPORTED. OVER THE WEEK-END. THEY ARE:
1-French military experts have gone to Kunming by air in order (according to Chinese sources) to confer with the Chinese military authorities on plans for joint defence in the event of o Japanese invasion of Indo-China.
2.-Between thirty and forty warships flying the Tricolour haya suddenly arrived off Tourane. They include heavy cruisers. One source claims that they have arrived from West Africa, via Madagascar.
It was stated yesterday that Vice-Admiral Decoux, the Governor General of Indo China, has categorically rejected the major Japanese demands which were for aerial, naval and mili- fary-bases on French territory and utilisation of French railways for the transport of Japanese troops and materials.
to
Simultaneously, according to an- other report from Chinese sources, the French authorities have refused
to
Raids Vividly Described LONDON, Anr. 18 (Reuter),--A reporter who watched the raid on the London area from close quarters telephoned that the first raider passed overhead flying about 25,000 to 30,000 Only an occasional reflection of sunshine on their wings drone of engines revealed their pre-
It is reported that Vice-,
agreed People
in the neighbourhood Admiral Découx quickly realised that a raid was afoot further discussion only on the and look shelter.
of subject
closer economic Fighters were already going into collaboration between Japan and action. For a time they were eng aged in battle. Then # drone or Indo China. engines, and it was obvious that the raiders had turned tall, having failed
to reach their objectives.
About 15 minutes later, bombers were seen again. As bombs exploded, houses
shaken were
by their and the vibration detonation answering A.A. guns.
As the Nazi planes made off, isolated raiders chased by British Aghters became visible.
Three Waves Another reporter In the eastern area said that the (came over in three waves, cach wuve consisting of 12 aircraft flying in a V-formation, all very high. He saw one formation swoop down
on an 'New Situation, objective. The other two made oft In other directions, shortly followed CHUNGKING, Aug. 19 (Reu- by Spitfires which engaged them.
A resident in one of the areas ter).-Chinesa circles here are:
heavy A.A. fire and were hotly following with the greatest in-affected sald the raiders met very terest developments in Shanghai pursued by British fighters, as the result of withdrawal of
Private houses three miles away from one objective were hit. British troops.
Chinese planes were also activity and during Sunday carried out a raid jon Ichang,
Boon To Businessmen They will thus be the first people to circle the Pacific by air.
A message from Steve Richards, "United Press" Staff Correspondent who is accompanying the parly, says: LONDON, Aug. 18 (Reuter).
"We arrived in Sydney by the The second raid on London com- "Reuter's" special correspon-trans-Tasman service, which provides menced at 9.30 p.m. (12.89 m. H.K. dent with the British Navy the link between the new Clipper T).
In the course of the raid, which EYES ON somewhere at sea in the Mediter-service and the Imperial Airways
lasted until 7.50 p.m., Croydon and ranean gives an eye-witness routes.
"This new fast
Ink across the Sutton were attacked. of Saturday's naval Pacifle is a boon to American busi- account action against Bardia and Fortness, which has increased its interests Capuzzo,
in this part of the world by millions
He says that naval forces, acting of dollars in the past decade." on information from British Iand) forces on the Libyan border, steamed! throughout Friday afternoon
and
Clipper Delayed
11-WORLD WAR COMMUNIQUE
NAIROBI, Aug. 18 (Reuter)-A The Honolulu Clipper has been communique dated Saturday says night, and at dawn took up positions!
now that there was no activity by ground further delayed and will not a few miles from the Libyan coast.
Hatches were battened down and arrive in Hongkong until Wednesday, troops.
Normal air reconnaissances were no light showed throughout the She will depart for Manlie on Thurs-
day morning.
Tuyage
"Reuter's" correspondent climbed a steel ladder to perch beside a funnel abaft the bridge on which the Com- mander and staff stood. Gun crows clad in overalls and tin hats clus- tered around pom-poms immediately below the correspondent.
Bombardment Starts
A man strains his eyes towards the coust and then comes an ear-splitting crash and a cloud of acrid smoke.
"We are thrown off our balance by: the terrine explosion. A few seconds later, flashes followed by great clouds
carried out.
Hot Retaliation By The R.A.F.
BOULOGNE
BLOWN TO
PORT BITS
LONDON, Aug. 18 (Reuter)-----An Air Ministry communique
of sand and smoke on the escarpment says that seaplanes and shipping in Boulogne harbour were
indicate the shell's arrival,
heavily and successfully attacked by battle aircraft of the
and railway in a rald at dusk on Saturday,
These aircraft dived effectively on
tervals.
•
SHANGHAI
Intense Interest In
4
Sang As Bombs Foll
of
:
south- raiders
The decision of the United States Marines to take over the important
The people in one shelter sang section of the British defence sector Pack Up Your Troubles and Is generally welcomed.
The Chinese are watching develop-perry both favourite songs in ments in Shanghai not only because the last war as the noise of bombs and A.A. Are shattered the Sunday, there is large Chinese population in
lunch-time calm, the International Settlement but also due to the belief that the decision will largely reflect the future policy of the United States in the Far East.
Chinese Anxiety
Sirens went when enemy bombers attacked the south-eastern section of the home counties. Bombs are re- ported to have been dropped over a wide area.
Machine-gun bullets fell into the Turn to Page: 2. Second Column
THE
ODIN'S CASUALTIES
CREW OF ELVIRA ALIVE?
RUMOURS regarding an Australian
American and an
permit any further Japanese" "Inspectors" to land in Indo China. These inspectors" have been enter- ing the French colony in connection with the recent agreement regarding who comprised the crew of the trame across the border into China Hongkong-built yacht Elvira, It is stated that some 500, most of which has been missing on á
whom wear military uniforms, are already in Indo China.
Japanese Told To Leave
|
voyage to Manila since January
16, have crystallised into
diplomatic enquiries, the "Tele- graph" learns to-day..
Two mysterious Japanese vessels,
For some time it has been re- which have been in Haiphong bar bour for over a week have, it sported that the two-man crew stated, been requested to leave of the Elvira, James Petersen Although no-one has been permitted and Norman Torrey, did not, in to board the vessel, it WES stated
Manila. yesterday that they were Japanese fact, perish on the voyage to Recently these rumours appear to mine-layers.
Concurrently with a stiffening of! the French Indo Chinese attitude to have become more definite,
that the They are to the effect wards Japan, talks are to begin on Elvira was blown off her courte by Wednesday between
heavy monsoons which existed at the Thailand offelails. A Thailand dele-time of the voyage and was forced gation headed by the Minister for De-
to enter Japanese naval zone, fence and including representatives of
year in southern Hainan. the Thai army and navy, is arriving stated to have been established last in Hanoi to-morrow by air.
French
and
Secret Confinement Demands On Thailand
The two men, according to those Further confirmation of reported
were arrested by the Japanese demands on Thalland was reports, contained in a "Reuter" message from Turn to Page 2, Second Column Chungking yesterday, which stated that Japan has presented four de- mands on Thailand.
These demands soyé "Reuter", arg sold to bo:
1-The Right to establish military, air and naval bases in Thailand;
2Permission to use the Thal State Railways; .
3. Conclusion of a Mutual Assis- tance Pact;
4-Closer
of
co-operation between the military and naval forces Thailand and Japan.
The Chinese naturally are anxious that there should be no change in the present status of the Shanghai. "Crash follows crash as the fleet Coastal Command last night. fires six-inch and 15-inch guns on
cendiaries were dropped on Boulognel International Settlement or of the Oil plants, munitions factories, harbour by Fairey batile aircraft French Concession. It le felt here Bardia. The balteship reola with
that any decision or indication.of n concussion as the 16-inch turrets go aircraft stores
strong attitude on the part of the into action. Our knees almost give targets in Germany were bomb-
in United States towards taking OVE way under the sudden displacement ed and attacks were made on their objectives at two-minute.
the British defence sector would!.. of air: and the back blust almost 20 aerodromies in north-west
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" The harbour was bombed on all incan a closer understanding be- wrenches the hats from our heads,
tween Bellain and the United States
LONDON, Aug. 18 (UP)-The "Bardia could be seen gleaming in France, Holland and Belgium. sides and from a low altitude.
as well as the United States taking a Admiralty announces that the fol the dawn sunlight and perched at the All our aircraft returned.
Ships, Seaplanos Hit edge of a precipitous escarpment, Reports received up to 6 pm. show The main pler was hit several more positive role in the Far East,lowing Omicers are missing, and must Ton after ton of metal and explosive that 30 enemy aircraft were destroyed times but most of the bombs feli
On the other hand; it is felt that from the
rent the enemy by our fighters during raids on south-among the
this morning ships and Coplanos. If the United States should permit the presumed dead, following the loss
A Japanese report cast England at mid-day to-day.
One seaplane came above the anoke Japanese to take over the British H.M. submarine Odin, which was
Lieut. Cmdr. Kenneth Woods; stated that Chinese troops; entered Every Shell Hits Target
territory last | Bombs were ; dropped on several of the explosions In a thousand defence sector, it would mean that reported overdue last week:
French Indo-China Amorien is resigning to the Belilah
Lieut. Richard R. Simpson; “A Ficel Air Arm spolting plano R.A.F. nerodromes where some per- pleces,
Lieut. Ian Mack Anderson;
week, but returned to Chinbao ter- hovering over the bombarding area sonnel were killed and others injured. On plane dived and machine- withdrawal and avoiding a conflict an agreed
Sub. Lieut. Peter EC. Melville-ritory when they were brought face reparted that every single 15-inch)
Shooterer til to face with French forces. At time, J - 3 Tons Of Bombs Dropped sunned anti-aircraft batteries. It with Japan. Japan shell azided in the target area.
allenced battery.
Warrant Engineer George H. Crooke. The report claims that Admiral On Coured direct hit on Fort LONDON Aug 16 (Reuter), The Benholm fables, who escorted the to the United States taking over the Capas eight miles inland, caus- Alr Ministry news service says that bombers, reported that when the at British defence sector, it would Prior to the outbras of war, Decoux has protested to Chungking. that Japan is not yet prepared HMS. Odin was attached to the China is reported to have five overe dariaga, Another three tons of, high explosive bombs tack ended the Boulogne boste was on to Page 21 Third Column China Squadron.
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