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GERMANS SUFFER HEAVIEST AIR

CASUALTIES

ROYAL AIR FORCE BRINGS DOWN 25 PER CENT. OF NAZI PLANES OVER U.K.

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

OF WAR

OF

LONDON, AUG. 26 (UP).—ROYAL AIR FORCE AND GROUND DEFENCES CLAIM TO-DAY TO HAVE BROUGHT DOWN 25 PER CENT OF THE Cerman raIDERS WHO ATTACKED BRITAIN YESTERDAY. This is the highest percentage of losses the Germans have sustained since mass attacks on Britain bogan.

sion.

The raiders bombed the London area for the third night in succes-

Air raid alarms first sounded at 10.30 p.m., and shortly afterwards

Royal Air Force

Raid on

Berlin

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BERLIN, Aug. 26 (UP).—Royal Air Force bombers attacked Berlin carly this morning.

Ten heavy detonations shook the heart of the

German capital.

tbombs were dropped in

several areas.

raid

London residents playing cards in their air shelters heard the gunfire and the noise of planes.

The All Clear was sounded at 11.20 p.m.

The fifth attack within 48 the

hours came at 12.30 nm..

raiders sweeping into the city' from "Hell's Corner" on the Dover coast,

This attack lasted only 20 minutes but before it was over the weird noise of the Nazi "screeching"

Anti-aircraft guns of all calibres were brought into bombs was heard throughout the action in the northern and western outskirts.

The British planes came over in relays. Could Have Hit Chancellery

The first British machines appeared

Guvem-

at 1.10 n.m. (7.19 .. .X.T.)

They Now directly over ment buildings in the Wilhelmstrasse,

Her's Chancellery was, if British pilots had cured, un larget.

A.A. batteries

rr obvious:

stepped up their tempo and soon the dm of explosions came from all rider.

Guns above the Chancellery went into action.

Tremendous Air Bottle

Tracer bullets Omed across the sky

In the north-western suburle, indtrat.

Ing an air battle.

The dashes from the A.A.

were

Kuns

e continuous and so brilliant; that the Under den Linden and the entire central part of the capital was illuminated, d'espite rigid blackout.

The second ale rod turm Berliners surryhug to their shelters again at 1.25 0.m.

sen!

Explosions occurred in the northern

and

western suburbs

minutes of the alarm.

within

ten:

Dramatic Messages Bere, in subsequent urgent flash messages from United Press in Berlin, are latest stories of the air raids;

2.03 a.m. (0.05 am, ILK.T.).—-AIR- planes are droning with increasing luudness over the very centre Berlin. The A.A. barrage has in- creared in Intensity.

of

2.15 am. (0.15 a.m. HKT.).—A.A. | batteries have resumed firing in north Berlin.

Planes are audible.

2.40 am. (8.40 am. H.K.T.).—The A.A. fire is easily the most intense since the raids commenced. Planes are again-droning over the Wilhel- mstrasse.

All-Clear Sounded

3.21 a.m. (0.31 a.m. II.K.T.).—The All Clear has just been sounded.

A.A, are broke out directly opposite| the United Press office at 1.15 agn. "and within a feiv minutes had spread!

to the entire

city.

TO AID BRITAIN

The A.A. Are was punctuated by FOLISH TROOPS arriving at a ocensional violent detonations which British port from France shortly undoubtedly came from bombs.

after the Armistice. Two shipa came The German authorities refuse to into port carrying troops and refugee issue any statement regarding civilians. The photo shows some, of, damage.

the troops disembarking.

city by most of its 8,000,000 inhabi- tants.

39 Shot Down

At 11 p.m., the Air Ministry issued it communique claiming that 39 lenemy Laiders had been shot down. Twenty-four German planes crash- led when they attempted to force

why neross the Dover coast in what la described as one u! the moz! trifle battles since the war started and in what turned out to be the most costly for the Germans

Screaming Bombs

When they were met with so in- tense an A.A. barrage and ottacks on unprecedented seales from Spitfires and Burretanes, the raiders attempt- ed to change their tarties. They swerved deep into the south-west of England In an attempt to batter their way into Britain's vital air- fields in south-west England and 20uth Wales.

Two raiders dropped five scream ing bombs On south-west town,

killing two and injuring severni

civilians.

Three bombs exploded in a thickly-populated

Bouth-west

trict, demolishing two houses

<it- and

IN

RAIDS

Flying Boat Directs Rescue Of Twenty Men In Lifeboat

WHILE FLYING 150 miles from land the Captain of an R.A.F. Sunderland flying boat saw a white speck on the water. He found it was a small lifeboat with a white jib hoisted. Twenty men were in the boat, which the Sunderland circled while a man in the stern stood up and tried to signal a message. The Sunderland sent out wire less messages, at first with no result. Finally, the aircraft succeeded in calling up a merchantman and the twenty men were rescued.

THE LIFEBOAT (circled) drawing alongside the rescuing merchantman. Rescue was made more difficult by the heavy sens.

HITLER'S

BIG BERTHA BOMBED

Special to the "Telegraph" ̧

DOVER, Aug. 26 (UP).—

trapping several people in the debris.The German "big Berthas"

The raiders returned wh

while thei

rescue work was in progress, but the on the French coast continu-

rescue operations continued.

At least three bombs were dropped

on the outskirts of London.

A high-explosive bomb dropped within 300 yards of the home of the US. Ambassador. Mr. Kennedy and

ed firing across the Channel

at Dover to-day.

Their aim was most erratic.

his family were present in the Three shells intended for

building at the time.

Another bomb destroyed

A tree

Dover landed several miles planted by Queen Mary in 1931 to north of the city.

30

commemorate a victory in the st No damages or casualties are war. The bomb made a crater feet deep and 27 feet wide.

Frenchmen Escape From Devil's Is.

Arrive In Miami

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH”

Nazis attack in waves Frenchmen who claim to have

hundred machines

of

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH” LONDON, Aug. 25 (Domei)-Nazi raiders flying in groups of 100 planes each to-night tore through the heart of the British Isles as R.A.F. fighters hurled back, broke up and crippled the threatening Nazi aerial blitzkrieg.

The German raiders sweeping air battle since the aerial siege over the Dorset const were de- of Britain began. ga feated in what was semi-officially Flying at a tremendous height and described as the biggest single TURN to Page 2, Column Three

reported.

Shortly after dusk, R.A.F. planes again plastered German positions along the French coast. They were greeted by heavy A. A. fire and German searchlights were most active.

Bomb flashes were visible the Channel.

across

Lord Halifax Inspected the Dover: defences yesterday,

The BIG BERTHAS----

Son Page Throo

THE LIFEBOAT photographed from the Sunderland when it was first sighted 150 miles at sen.

Concealed Land Mine

Kills Heir to Earldom

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NEW WAR CAPITAL IN INTERIOR

-Chinese Report

Rumours are current in unofficial Chinese circles that Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek has made the necessary arrangements to set up

China's war-time capital at Tachuenshi, if the necessity ever arises.

Tachuenshi is about ten miles from Tibet, at the function of the Tibet-Burma and Szochuan borders.

It is considered impregnable to attack by land or by air. The sur- rounding regions are far tog moun- tainous for successful ́air attack.

Chungking's Future

It is emphasised that the choosing of this place as a potential war-time

does not capital

' that ' imply Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek has LONDON, Aug. 26 (UP)—As the result of an ex-king, which is still over 250 miles any intention of abandoning Chung-

from

front-lines. the Japanese These Japanese, Uries, have not ad- INTERCESSION BY plosion of a concealed land mine two well-known British society leaders are dead and a third is seriously injured.

Chungking during the past year. The dead are:

Lord Francia George North,

Tachuenshi is 600 miles further eldest son and heir of the Earl of Inland from Chungking... · Guilford;

POPE DENIED

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LATEST

54 NAZIS DOWN

MIAMI. Florida, Aug. 25 (UP). Eight bedraggled

escaped from the notorious penal WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 colony on Devil's Island arrived | (UP)—The State Department at Miami to-day in a 30ft. sailing has no information on reports boat.

that the Holy See may intercede They are now endeavouring to with President Roosevelt in an proceed to England in order to join effort to bring peace to Europe. the Free French forces who are con

Mr. Myron Taylor, President tinuing the war against Hitler.

LONDON, Aug. 20 (Reuter)-t The escaped men claim that thesevelt's personal enver to the is now known that 64 enemy aircraft

Vatican, is now on route to

were shot down in yesterday's raids penal settlement on Devil's Island has United States, on leave. been virtually abandoned by France

There appears to be no sentiment on Britain. since the Armistice.

among US Goverment circles in brought down by fighter received no pay for several weeks.

Food is scarce and the guards have favour of terminating the war and alx by A.A guns.

Thirteen RAF long as Hitler has the upper, hand. In addition to the eight men who have reached: Miami several other is definitely becoming increasingly safely.

On the contrary, American policy missing. Three parties have succeeded in escaping. anti-Nazi

ter.

vanced more than 50 miles towards

It is being made accessible to both Lady Cynthia Williams, his sta-Soviet Russia and Burma by road und railway, according to Chinese reports.

Lady North was severely injured. The land mine had been planted in Shanghal this morning quotes semi- AUnited, Press, mesuga from

a concealed position in Lord North's official sources as reporting that, a estate on the south-west coast. The result of the extensive, bombings, the Supreme National Defence Coun- area was a prohibited one.

One of the party exploded, the rif in Chungking, has orderedi, all offices to evacuate the capital during the bomb- wemon which

ends in October. Only relief officials, communica

Of these 48 were mine when they unwittingly walked to BEST

machines

machines pllots baled

over it; he was donebankove ko18,

Lord North's estate is at Walder- ing season, share Park, Dover. He is survived aze

out by two younger brothers. Lady tion and local administrative oficials Cynthia was the only daughter of the will be permitted to remain: fa Earl of Guilford.

Chungking.