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Monday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
August 26, 1940.
GERMANS RESUME · WIDE-SCALE OPERATIONS
HEAVY TOLL OF NAZI QUEEN'S & ALHAMBRA PLANES IN ENGLAND
BOMBS FELL
ON
BRITAIN: London, Do- ver. Ramsgate.
GERMAN TERRITORY: German gun positions in France: Stuttgart, Frankfort, Ludwigshaven; Aerodromes in France, Belgium, Ger- many.
ITALY: Milan, Sesto Calendo.
SPECIÁL TO THE “TELEGRAPH”
GERMAN BOMBERS RESUMED WIDE- SCALE RAIDS ON BRITISH OBJECTIVES AT THE WEEK-END, ATTACKING LONDON, | PORTSMOUTH, DOVER, RAMSGATE, SOUTH WALES, THE SCILLY ISLES, TOWNS IN THE NORTH AND MIDLANDS.
The raiders attacked for the first time in weeks in groups up to 40 strong. In a series of fierce air battlos all over Britain, the R.A,F. in two Idays downed 89 of Cooring's raiders.
One German squadron of
QUEEN VISITS ST. JOHN AMBULANCE 40 machines turned tail
after an
encounter with Hurricanes and Spitfires when the raiders attempted to cross the Dorset coast.
At Portsmouth German bomb fell directly on a cinema during a film causing a number of fatalities.
London had its fourth rald in two days. Bomba struck a hospital, a factory and other buildings.
The alarm was in force from 11.30 pm. Saturday until 1,20 p.m. Sunday, Goering's raiders dropped approxi- mately 100 Incendiary and explosive bombs.
At Ramsgate whole rows of reas alde villos w
demolished.
damage here and at Ramsgate is de- Acribed
"rubstantial, but not
RA
catastrophic."
Widespread Nazi Attacks
that
LONDON, Aug. 25 (UP).—Reports now received in London chow last night's raida in the London area resulted in some casualties but the Inumber killed was <math.
Elsewhere in England sporadie at- tacks were made over a widr orea. In three towns in the north of Eng- land and a fourth in the Midlands some damage was done, mainly to residential property. There were few ensualties, some of them fatal. In other districts, however, the dam- nge was reported to be slight and casuallies few.
London's Night Raid
LONDON, Aug. 25 (Reuter),—It is now nmetally revealed that 31 Nazi planes were destroyed 'in 10- day's air battles over England, whille eleven of our planes are missing, though three pilots are known to be
HER MAJESTY the Queen pletored vialilag the Rt. John Ambulance Driade headquarters in Belgrave Square, where records of war casuallies | gate. are kent. Her Majesty is shown inspecting the records of Britons wound-
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London had its fourth air rold Warning in two days when sirens walled again to-night, The hum of planes could be heard in the out-
Searchlights swept the skies. people in the streets heard sound of gunfire.
and
the
Spitfires engaged a Germon raider Inbove the clouds over
n southeast Įcoast town and within a few minutes
Meserschmitt in Blames came Gown hrough the clouds. The pilot was picked up dead. A minute later on
imiles away,
WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 (UP). The approval by other rider crashed about twelve Bermuda of the leases for United States air and naval Five more enemy planes arrr shot down by R.A.F. and Anti- bases is considered the first step towards the acquisition
atreraft batteries on Saturday mak- of several similar areas in connection with the develop-'
ing the total 50. Nineteen of our altcraft were lost but the crews of ment of President Roosevelt's hemispheric defence
twelve are safe. Three
German
fighters were programme.
Wachligion, Philadelphia, New York,
b. The Bermuda base is con- Boston and the intervening huge rought down and others
lieved to have crashed into the sea sidered the most important dustrial areas,
12 generally expected that during an air battle over the south- strategic area inasmuch as it additional bases will be reccured in west coast this afternoon. Later un- consists of approximately 300 Newfoundland or Nova Scotia, there-other raider crashed in flames.
Cross Channel Bombardment small islands 580 miles from by further safeguarding the coast
I Canada and the United Coastal Command aircraft curried Cape Hatterns, 677 miles from nes
States.
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H.M.S. Sea Lion Reaches Home Port
Submarine's amazing
escape from ramming
AHANTERA IN
LONDON, Aug. 25 (Reuter)-Travelling blind
out spotting for British artillery, through the loss of both periscopes which were damaged New York and 715 miles from The Bermuda position closes the firing against enemy positions beby a German ship, the British submarine Sea Lion has
Halifax.
up in the present Panama Canal This would enable serial and naval deteners, bringing the United States patrols to effectively command the patrols closer to the Pan American approaches to the eastern seaboard defences in the Caribbean.
tween Boulogne and Calais to-day.
night.
German long-range gun positions returned to her base after a patrol in which she sank one were also attacked by RAF. bombers for the think successive enemy store-carrying ship, chased a U-boat, attacked a of the United States and also link The total Bermuda area is only 19,
convoy and finally was forced to lie low for two days sunken the square miles with
roots with the proposed bases
Making this announcement, the Caribbean-compared with Hawail's surrounding Sie entire island through Air Ministry news service states that
ncar a German base. harbour was one of the objectives attacked
In
make
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vital strategic position guarding the which channels have been dredged the Daimler Denz plant at Stuttgart
10 Pace coast and as being highly and blasted Important for the defence of entrance.
Japanese To
Evacuate
Hongkong, Says Report
↓
Shortly after starting on her
last night. A nitrogen plant was hit patrol, she torpedoed a 3.000-ton and synthetic oil plant at Frank-store-carrier near the shore.
furt was attacked.
The first bomber which attacked Dinard gerodrome set fire to the woods. The fury of the flames in- dicated that a large petrol store in the woods was hit. The Ares spread aerodrome rapidly and floodlit the for the following Blenheims.
A heavy attack was reserved for
land when the last raider departed
The Hongkong "China Evening News," quoting the the Daimler Benz plant at Stuttgart Japanese Consulate-General, states that number of after over an hour of methodical Japanese women and children will be evacuated from bombing, beavy explosions had been |Hongkong shortly.
According to the newspaper, LATE NEWS
the first batch will leave by
Japanese ship on August 30. The
second. batch
September 29.
will leave on
is
The Japanese Consul Generat reported to have said that the evacua» tion is being carried out unofficially and not on instructions from the Japanese Government.
It la cinimed, that'the women and children are leaving in response to
their requests from
familles Japan,
In
voluntary evacuation is not the local situation but to due to developments in Europe, the Consul General is quoted as saying, "
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Personally I do not believe that it is necessary for Japanese subjects to evacuate," the newspaper quoted the Consul Gentral as saying "I am not mirking day preparations to evacuate my wife and children at present."
caused and the main group of build- ings was blazing.
Hospital Struck
LONDON, Aug. 25 (UP).—In- cendiory and high explosive bombs fell in the London area to-day strik- ing a hospital, a factory and other buildings
At least one person was killed and four, others Injured,
CHINESE
The crew of the carrier reached WARNING TO
land in boats,
Later she sighted a U-boat and engaged her with gunfire, but the enemy dived..
PETAIN CABINET
The Sea Lion afterwards spotted a German convoy strongly protected by an anti-submarine escort.
The Sea Lion moved into a favour- Special to the "Telegraph” able position in the middle of the
CHUNGKING, Aug. 25 convoy und was preparing to Bref a torpedo when one of the German (UP)-The official "Central ships happened to change course, Daily News,” in an editorial taking her right over the submarine., Crashing Shock
to-day warns France against the surrender of Indo-China
There was a crashing shock and a issues to Japan. few moments later depth charges were dropped but all went wide.
"If France surrenders to
The Sea Lion was forced to remain submerged until darkness fell. She Japan, then France should The alarm was in force from 11.30 Then came to the surface and found shoulder all the responsibi-
both periscopes badly damaged and lities for all the other superficial damage done.
p.n. on Saturday".until 1.20 p. on Sunday.
con-
Damage In London
despite great, dificulties and the risk LONDON, AUE. 2 (Reuter)of being swept overboard, managed Damage done in the Londori area
to clear the damaged gear, but owing tolerate a Japanese invasion Therefore
In a fairly heavy sea, the crew, sequences," it says.
"China will decidedly not
and the city in the week-end raids to the shortness of the night, were
unable to finish the work. The Sea of Indo-China. was very small Indeed.
Lion had to lle submerged through-
This was what an official of the Ministry of Home Security told
“Reuter” ofter a tour of inspection.
In the city certain areas may, be roped off to-morrow because CL widespread breaking of glass which has left the contents of many shops, lying open.
out the next day near an enemy base even if France surrenders while anti-submarine vessels hunted Indo,China cannot escape derajat
She returned home, sailing blind. the disasters of war."
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