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GERMAN GUNS IN FRENCH PORTS

ARE SHELLING COAST OF BRITAIN

R.A.F. BOMBERS BLAST NAZI GUN POSITIONS

By EDWARD BEATTIE

"UNITED PRESS" CORRESPONDENT

AT A SOUTHEAST ENGLISH PORT, Aug. 22 (UP).-German long-range guns from France renewed their bombardment of the British coast to-night,

They dropped 40 shells on this side of the Channel in a bombardment which started at dusk.

Apparently most of the shells were shrapnel which burst in the air and many of them appeared to fall in the sea.

FOR FIRST TIME IN HISTORY

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

FOR the first time la history England has been bombarded by land artillery,

Following yesterday's bombard- ment of a convoy passing through the

As far as can be ascertained there was no damage caused and no casual-

ties have been reported.

Late Wils afternoon the Royal Air Force retaliated against Boulogue and Calnis for the shelling of the Brilish convoy at mid day.

The German guns betrayed their positions clearly when they shelled the convoy and R.A.F. bombers went over to plaster the gun positions,

Combing Nazi Cuns SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPH"' LONDON, Aug. 22 (UP)—~—The

English Channel, German long-range RAF, to-night are blasting of the guns at Calats and other French ports German gun positions on the French; opened a bombardment against the coast to stop the German shelling of British south-east const parts at the British coast p.m. (4 am, H.K.T.),

The shells exploded on land with terrific explosions, shaking buildings in the vicinity.

The raid was still in progress af 10.15 p.m., and numerous flares and tracer shells could be seen piercing the sky. Watchers also raw a great;

The gun flashes were easily visiblejted glow in the sky and low down or. across the Channel as they stabbed the water line illuminating the French

const ine. the sky in France.

British coastal batteries took up

Eyewitnesses on the southeast coast the challenge and begun bombarding aver that they could see British the German gun positions shortly after the German bombardment Le-planes bombing Calais "for all they

are worth", in

in an effort to locate the Nazi batteries.

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London's Anti-Aircraft Guns. Go Into Action This Morning

ITALY DELIVERS ULTIMATUM TO GREECE, REPORT

(SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH") LONDON, AUG. 23 (UP).—ACCORDING TO THE BELGRADE CORRESPONDENT OF THE LONDON "DAILY TELEGRAPH," ITALY HAS GIVEN GREECE 24 HOURS' IN WHICH TO RE- NOUNCE THE BRITISH GUARANTEE OF HELP

IN THE EVENT OF ATTACK,

He states that Italy has warned Greece that hostilities will follow if Athens refuses to Rome's

demand.

An Athens report says that

BRITISH King George of Greece, the

AID IS PROMISED

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

Prime Minister. the Under- Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and the Ministers of the Army, Navy and Air Force de- partments, together with the chiefs of the Greek General Staff, were summoned to an ex- traordinary session at the For- ATHENS, Aug. 22 (Domel):eign Office yesterday afternoon. |--If Greece decides to resist any i The meeting lasted for more than attempted attack Britain is an hour and n half and informed determined to go to that coun- quarters declare that the Ministers try's aid with all her naval and discussed the new concentrations of Albanian troops on the Albanian air forces available.

frontler,

Thus declared Sir Michael Rival Warships Nearby Palairet the British Minister to It is stated that both Italian and

Casualties But WOMEN FIGHT INCENDIARY BOMBS Athena in an official statement British warships are cruising off

No Bombs

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH LONDON, Aug. 23 (UP)—An |

Explosions Heard in London One eyewitness remarked: The German bombardment was seems that our bombing planes have still in progress at 11 pan, (0 am.been successful for the German guns HKT), Arthur Mennen, "United on the other side are now silenced." ~~*~.Press" correspondent at a south-casi However, some. time afterwards air raid, alarm was sounded in

port, reported by telephone.

As he spoke to the London office of "United Prem" the explosions were clearly audible over the telephone.

The Initial report from "Reuters' stated that over a dozen shells fell on the south-east coast.

Watchers on the const saw the gun} nashes

ashes and heard the shells shrieking through the air towards their ob- Jectives.

The subsequent explosions were described as "great."

"Untied Press" quoica German sources In Berlin as stating that the bombardment was not aimed a

minutes..

the Nazis reopened their shelling and continued for half an hour, sending the London area early this over five shells in half as many morning and anti-aircraft fire

which

minutes started a few before the alarm was sounded, lasted about ten minutes.

German bombers

over the London area and searchlights which raider in were active caught one

NANKING

PEACE TREATY the beams.

Said Ready

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

came

Soon afterwards the all-clear was sounded,

The engines of planes were heard SHANGHAI, Aug. 23 (UP),jover the city for at last half an hour before the warnings was given when

specific targets but was merely for The Japanese army's "Sin Shun searchlights probed the sky. the purpose of "spotting objectives' Pao" to-day carries the headline

and giving the gunners target prac"Conclusion of Peace Treaty

Convoy Bombarded

tice.

Some Casualties

With Nanking Now Only a According to the Press Association "as far as is known at present there Further reports continue to be re-Matter of Official Signatures." celved regarding the earlier bom-. However, Wang Ching-wel's "Cen-¡were one or two casualties which bardment of Ц convey passing tral China Daily News" is completely were fatal", but the report does not silent regarding the reported comple-specify whether they were caused by

through the Channel.

bombs.

German planes had been circling

its usual over London for some time and were

The fire from the German batteries on of the drafted treaty. was at the rate of ten rounds a The pro-Wang newspaper has also minute. Between 80 and 100 aheils avoided editorialising on were fired at the convoy, but no ship topic the treaty and this morning fleeing when the anti-aircraft guns was hit or damaged.

features on editorial on Britain's opened up. No bombs were dropped. The official communique on the problems in meeting the Nazi blitz- shelling, jointly issued by the Ad- krieg. miralty and the Air Ministry, States

Smoke Screens Laid

"Shortly before noon to-day, one

Report To Emperor'

TOKYO, Aug. 23 (UP)/The

af our convoys in the vicinity of the Director of the

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Harassing Japanese

Chinese Attack

SOVIET DEMANDS

Political Affairs Wants Passage Through The

Dardanelles Bureau of the Asia Development Board, Major-General Telichi Suzuki

La calling on the Emperor this after-

BUCHAREST, Aug. 22 (Domel)

noon when he will report in detail information from Athens says that

the progress tions.

of the Nanking negotia- M. Terentieft, the Soviet Ambassador

to Turkey, who recently, returned to It is stated that Major-General Ankara from Moscow, on Wednesday

Turkish Pre Suzuki is reporting that the negotia was received by the tions will be completed after a few sident, M. Ismet Ineunu, and other leaders of the Turkish Government. more meetings,

Informed quarters sald these meet-He is said to have submitted the de- Ings are merely for the purpose of mands of the Soviet Government re- formal reading and acceptance of the garding the free passage of Soviet through the straits of far a Bosphorus and Dardanelles in both

peace and war times.

PEIPING, Aug. 23 (Reuter), draft of the treaty since the actual vessels Regarding the offensive pre drafting is completed ゆう dicted by Chungking a local Japan is concerned. Japanese spokesman stated that since August 20, considerable Chinese forces had been attack- ing the three railways at Kinhan, Tungpu and Hental, damaging the lines and destroying the telegraph wires.

Two Dead In Shanghai Cafe Shooting Affray

-- Be: edmitted “ that the offensive

showed signs of being more carefully' organised than usual, re

- SHANGHAI Aug. 23 (UP)-Two Chinese gunmen entered Traffic on the Kinhar line had been the King Kong Cafe at 12.20 p.m. to-day and opened fire on two He stopped for several days, and other Chinese men and one woman sliting at a table.

reports, confirm that considerable aghting has taking on

and one o

The two men at the table were fing two Chinese schoolboys.

vector between Chochoy and shunts killed while the wuran disappeared. They threw away their gue nest Fu whore several trains have been. The two victims have so far not the French park into which they -wrecked and a bridge over the Tsao been identifed. The gunmen fred disappeared and have so far not been "River damagedő

several shots as they escapad, wound-found.

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to-day following an important Crete.

Another report says that the Minis-" conversation with the Greek ter of the Interior last night was Premier and Foreign Minister, notided by the chief of police on the General J. Metaxas.

island of Covergoalte, 20 miles north- west of Crele, of an engagement be- tween what was thought to be an Itailan plane and British warships.

The same report described a heavy bombardment lasting two hours.

The statement has caused a sensa- tion here, coming as it does at a moment when tension is mounting in the Eastern Mediterranean between Italy and Greece over the Albanian minority issue.

Crate Uproar

Greck Guerillas SPECIAL TO THE "TELEDRAPH' TIRANA.____Aug. 22 (UP).--The newspaper "Tomori" reports that the

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH LONDON, Aug. 23 (UP)-The Greek authorities are forming large Athens correspondent of the "Dally bands of guerilla fighters. Mali" reports that an erowd has wrecked the Italian Con- sulate at Crete.

infuriated!

The crowd gathered in front of the consulate when the findings of the Greek Board of. Naval Experts dis closed that an Italian submarine had torpedoed the Greek cruiser Helle.

Greeks Face New Charge

--by Albanians

Special to the "Telegraph" THEANA Aug. 22 (UP).– The Albanian newspapers renew. ed their charges of Greek maltreatment of Albanians in Clamuria and Janina regions to- day.

It adds that the distribution of arms among the Greeks in the re- has glons of Clamuria and Pindus been intensified during the last two days.

Throughout the

report the Tomori" refers to Clamuria and Pindus as being "Albanian territory."

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LATEST

SINGLE-PLANE

NAZI RAIDS

LONDON, Aug. 22 (Reuter)—-A The latest example, says the joint Home Security-Air Ministry "Tomori," is the kidnapping of communique to-day reports" some activity over this country during the Selim Sklakn, an outstanding night by enemy, aircraft operating Albanian intellectual who is singly or in small numbers."

Bombs were dropped in several supposed to have been trans areas in England and: South Wales Iported to Greece by Greek areas

town north-eastern Scot- gendarmes.

land.

A number of fatal injuries The "Tamari" adds that Greek have been reported.

Several bombs fell on the outskirts prisons in Janina and, along the HOW housewives can help to protect their homes in the event of Albanian-Greek frontier are full of of London, damaging houses and a Clamurla and that cinema and causing a number of enemy air raiders using Incendiary bambe was shown at à demonstration | Albanians of of Bre-fighting in London recently. The photograph shows housewives numerous others have been kidnapped casualties. practising getting from a first floor window without hurting themselves by the Greeks inside Albania.

Lost 1,000 BULGARIA GETS

Nazis Have

Planes Over England

- LONDON, Aug 22 (British Wireless) The total of Ger- man planes destroyed around the British coasts since the large scalo raids began on June 18 reached 1,000 with the aeroplane brought down in the German attack on a British convoy and the four more shot down during the raids over the British coast to-day, according to the Air Ministry.

POUND OF FLESH

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" .“ BUCHAREST, Aug. 22 (UPY Despite the official dental that an agreement had been reached between Bulgaria and Rumania, oficial circles reported to-day that Rumania

of Cadila ha ceded

Bulgaria must repatriate all Bul- gorians from upper Dobruja and elsewhere in Rumanian territory:

to Bul

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