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No. 18213

二拜楼 號十二月八英港香

TUESDAY, AUGUST 20, 1940. 日七十 月七

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BRITISH FORCES COMPLETE DIRECT HIT ON NAZI OIL TANKER EVACUATION OF SOMALILAND

“DIRECT HITS WERE SCORED ON GROUNDED PLANES"

CREW OF ELVIRA

STILL ALIVE

we

TROOPS FACED THREE DRAMATIC ALTERNATIVES

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

LONDON, AUG. 19 (UP).—BRITISH MILITARY FORCES HAVE EVACUAT- ED SOMALILAND SAYS AN OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUE ISSUED BY THE WAR OFFICE TO-DAY.

This grave step, it is explained, was forced upon the British authorities through the defection of the French forces. The British troops were left in a seriously jeopardised position and there were but three alternatives. open to the authorities; either to reinforce which meant weakening our forces elsewhere, withdraw without making any effort to fight, or withdraw by fighting a rearguard action and inflicting as severe losses as possible upon the enemy. The last-named method has been adopted, says the War Office.

Here is the text of the ********* official communique which tells the story of the loss of British Somaliland to the Italians;

French Defection

How often since the start of the war have we read of direct hits on enemy grounded planes and wondered what i really

"The original Allied disposition In meant. Here

have the Somaliland was based on a scheme the answer in an official R.A.F. of close co-operation between

Under this photograph which shows the French and British. effect of British bombs on an scheme, the French forces at Djibout! were to hold the right funk-the Italian aerodrome in Italian East pivot of the whole position. With

Government from

participation in further hostiles a new and grave situation was created. More than **** half the available Allied force had been neutralized and it became im- mediately necessary to decide upon the most effective measures for deal- ind with

-In Japanese Custody Africa. Note that at least three the sudden accession of the French

grounded machines have been

Confirmation of the exclusive "Telegraph" reports hit. published yesterday that the Hongkong-built yacht Elvira had been detained at Hainan Island by the Japanese

authorities was received in the Colony by private advices Duke And

this morning.

It is revealed that the owner of the Elvira, Senor Alfredo Carmela, who is also Mexican Consul in Manila has discovered that the yacht, together with the two-man crew of Jame Petersen, an Australian, and Norman Ter- rey, an American, have been ⚫ located in Hainan Island.

GERMANY'S NEW BOMBER

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH**

ROME, Aug. 10 (Domel).-The

"Messugero" newspaper

to-day published a Berlin despatch dis- closing that a newly-completed type of German bomber, the DO-125, Presumably the men and the yacht capable of simultaneously carrying have been detained there by the out bombing, fighting and recon- Japanese for the last seven months, naissance operations, took part for as the last heard of the Elvira before the first time in the big yesterday's report was on January 18. London on August 17.

According to private advices re- celved from Maniln this' morning, Senor Carmelo is making representa tions to the. Japanese Consul in Mantia for the release of Petersen, Torrey and the yacht.

Earlier reports, which now appear to have been fairly well founded! stated that the Elvira had been blown off her course between Hongkong und | Manila by monsoon winds and was forced to enter a Japanese naval zone, reported to have been established last year in southern Hainan. There, apparently, the yacht was confiscated and Petersen and Torrey lucarcerated,

U.S. WILL

rald

The new plane, according to the Italian report, features acronautic dynamics and is twin-motored. De- Ing slender, It has been nicknamed by airmen as the "flying pencil".

Duchess To Visit U.S.

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

NASSAU, Aug. 19 (UF).—The Duke and Duchess of Windsor plan to visit the United States this winter.

They will first ro lo Florida and then on lo the Duke's ranch near Calgary, Canada.

The Duke, in reply to a press inquiry as to whether or not he Intends to spread goodwill in the western hemisphere declared:

"While Britain has employed in this role in the past, I me doubt that Britain has in mind my official duties here should extend beyond the Bahamas,”

COLONY EVACUEES

OWN OWN STORY

TELL

By HELEN DUNCAN "TELEGRAPHH" STAFF REPORTER SYDNEY, Aug. 10 (By Air Mail)-Early yesterday, little

ENTER WAR groups of women stood outside the gates of one of the city's

Japanese

wharves.

They were waiting for the arrival of their friends and rela- tions who were recently evacuated from Hongkong. SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" It was a bleak morning and TOKYO, Aug, 20, (Domel) the women shivered in the cold The "Yomiuri Shimbun" pre-breeze. They huddled round the dicts that the United States will gates, anxiously waiting for a actively participate in the Euro- glimpse of their loved ones. pean War in the near future.. Choored Themselves. Hoarse

The paper adds that if such

A group of boys placed themseivas

an event did occur, unrest would on a nearby hillside and theered

mount in the Pacific, and it pon-themselves hoarse in an effort to ders whether the Japanese brighten proceedings......

Finally, shortly after 10 am., Mrs.

to meet her sister,

Australian

the

emergency. Various alternatives were open-to British us. Walte

could reinforce Somaliland in sumelent strength to Somali

ensure its safely but to do so would have involved employing Important! thereby weakening the reserves and reserves in other theatres of war which were more important to our! Immediate war efforts than Somall-

was also land. The time factor serious consideration. This plan was, therefore, reluctantly abandoned,

Other Alternatives "Another alternative was the im- mediate and unresisting evacuation. This meant giving up British terr- tory without fighting and thereby losing the opportunity of inflicting and losses on the enemy in men material which will be difficult for him to replace.

FACTS ABOUT ·

BRITISH SOMALILAND

"The British, Somaliland Pro- tectorate, declared, in 1884, con- tains about 65,000 square miles, Its boundaries being defined by treaties with Ethlopla, France And

and Italy,

The population mainly consists of Somalls, Mohammedan people, and climated 344,000,

The Protectorate garrison be fore the outbreak of war was

confined to a Camel Corps 400 strong

and a police force of 550, Chief products are cattle. sheep, goats, hides, skins and gum. Revenus in 1038 WOO £230,074 with expenditure £227,340. Total Imports were valued at £128,050 and exports at £207,548,

Battalions'

"Mystery" Destination

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Special to the "Telegraph” "The third course was to remain

SHANGHAI, with

Aug. our small force using it to inflict maximum losses on the enemy unl (Domei)The Ist. Battalion of withdrawal was decided. This third the East Surrey Regiment and Soulland has now been successfuly the 2nd. Battalion of the Sea has been forth Highlanders left Shanghai completed, Our force withdrawn. All guns except two this morning for an undisclosed which were lost in the earlier stages destination.

course was chosen and evacuation of

A particularly vivid photograph taken during an R.A.F. raid on a German oil tanker, showing a British machine watching the end of the enemy ship as she blazes from end to end in the English Channel after an R.A.F. attack.

R.A.F. Continue Devastating Raids

NAZI ARMAMENT PLANTS WRECKED

SPECIAL TO THE “TELEGRAPH”

BASLE, Aug. 19 (Domel)-British raiders, who, it is stated, flew over Swiss territory and caused the air raid alarms to be sounded throughout the country, are reported to have scored numerous hits on one of Germany's largest aluminium factories just across the Rhine from Rheinfelden, ten miles east of Basle.

Reports from Romanshorn on the Swiss side of Lake Constance state that the bombers tut Nazi armament -plants-along-Lake-Constance-inclad- ing the Zeppelin works at Friedrich- shafen.

Italian Factories Bombed LONDON, Aug. 10 (Router)-An Air Ministry communique states that bombers again bombed Italian aircraft factories at Milan and Turin,!

at Badrheinfelden,

our

Works

chemical works at Waldshut near the German-Swiss frontier.

Buildings were wrecked by direct hits and left fames.

Aeroúromes at Frelburg and

heavily damaged.

Italians

Feel

Scourge

Of R.A.F.

Habshtim, near Mulhouse, were LONDON, Aug. 19 (Reuter). -R.A.F. action has udded greally to the difficulties of Italian preparations for a large- scale offensive in the Near and Middle East, "Reuter's" air war correspondent learns,

Coastal Command aircraft made unother successful attack on Boulogne harbour in the face of Intense search- light activity, and heavy anti-aircraft

All our aircraft returned.

fire.

Boulogne Again Raided LONDON, Aug. 19

(Reuter).

sky over the French coast in the

This and British naval action undoubtedly explains the delay in the

treatened invasion of Egypt, it was

-stated

in London to-day.

R.A.F. offensive has been on a scale 50 per cent, bigger than the Italian force and with far fewer losses

It is calculated that already the

Vivid dushes and fames lit up the direction of Boulogne early to-day when, it is believed, a big R.A.F. raid on the port was in progress.

Explosions were heard and search-air "ghts and anti-aircraft guns were active more than an hour,

than the enemy's.

Are

of the pellon have been embarked. The troops began embarking

Low Opinion Of Enomy. Bolated Forecast late last night after a farewell

Notwithstanding that they parade at the Bubbling Well

Feeling The Draught generally outnumbered and equipped ROME, Aug. 19' (UP)-Signor

LONDON, Aug. (10) (Reuter).- with aircraft not of the latest British Gayda, wriling in the "Clornale racecourse which was attended

One effect of the RAF rolda on types, R.A.F. personnel have formed. d'lialla to-day, forecasts the capture by foreign Consular and other Germany is that the industrial output a low opinion of the enemy's air of Berbera by the Italians shortly. prominent personalities.

At the same time, the British re- The departure of the two battalions of the Rhine and Ruhr districts has Turn to Page 2, Fourth Colum

dropped by over 30 per cent, saya a sistance which has been stiff in marks the end of a 13-year-old occu- message from Zurich. Somaliland, will be followed by guns pation by the "Shanghai British The Nazi Ministry of Labour has Turn to Page 2. Fourth Column Force."

to Evacuees

Greeting remier's

BY THE TELEGRAPH REPORTER

WITH THE EVACUEES.,

Government would continue its Walter Murray ran from the whart ́SYDNEY, Aug. 10 (By Air Mall)-Every woman aboard policy of non-involvement,

The "Hochi Shimbun" criticises She was followed to the gates by the Dutch liner which brought over 580 Hongkong evacuees to the U.S.-Canada defence plan, and Mrs. Stewart Adam, who was greet- Sydney to-day received 'a personal letter from the Prime Minister. urged the Japanese Government to od by her sister, Mrs. Harold Broken- of Australia, Mr. Menzies, and a small posy. give a clear-cut reply to this shire, audicious4

issued an order which states that in

*The "Telegraph" understands cases of necessity, workers may be that the information contained in allowed up to half an hour recreation the "Domel" report is inaccurate. after the all-clear signal following Although one transport may have an air raid. left Shanghai to-day there is reason

to believe that the withdrawal of British troops from China will be: spread over a fairly lengthy period.

Expansion Of The Indian Army LONDON, Aug. 19 (Reuter) The rapid expansion of the Indian Army has necessitated an additional 20,000 American move instead By this time most of the women This was one of the personal there were no more than half a dozen to 80,000 military vehicles.

Two American motor companies, verbally castigating it. werd weeping with joy, and excite touches infused into the proceed-disgruntled souls the type of woman ford and General, Motors, possessing The paper proclaims that this ment as they lean over the barriers ings by the Australian autho- no one can please,

extensive body building plants in could most effectively be done by to greet their friends rities.

The passengers were almost un-India, are actively assisting the out constructing with grim determination Mrs. Hemley, wife of Horgeant the great East : Asutle› sphere pof Hemsler of the Hongkong Police, Of all the women aboard the ship animous in their praise of the com- put and have considerably extended their plants to deal with urgent common prosperity

Turn to Page 2, Third Column in which I travelled to Australia, Turn to: Page 2, Third Column orders.

of

Mr. Churchill Will

Make Statement

LATEST

VOLUNTEERS TAKE OVER

SHANGHAI, Aug, 20. (UP)—It is understood that the Shanghal Volun- teer Corps will occupy Section, B, of LONDON, Aug. 19 (Reuter)-Mr. the International Settlement at 8

ment at the end of question time in the House of Commons to-morrow,

The statement is expected to be in will cover all theatres of war. It the nature of a general review and

will be publicly debated afterwards,

Winston Churchill will make a state-p.m. to-night.

...

GIBRALTAR, Aug. 10. (Router). General Grande, the new Governor of Algeciras, is to pay an official visit the governor of Gibraltar on Wednesday, and will arrivo in a Spanlali warship.

Three hundred British soldiers are. sailing to-morrow.

The British troops are leaving in mali groups

The Brush have already discon- tinued the western rector patrols, which the Japanese and the Nanking- controlled police are gradually tak Ing over

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