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SHE WAS THE FIRST OOMPH GIRL

Flying-Boat's Exploits

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ANN Sheridan, the Warner Bros. star pictured on left, gained much of her movie fame from "oomph" which is shown rather alluringly here. But we bet you can't describe what "oomph" means!

Daring Raid On Nazi Planes, Fuel Dumps

LONDON, Aug. 27 (Reuter).-Detail of a recent expinkt by a Sunderland flying-boat off Tromsoe, Norway, were released to-day.

The crew saw eight Heinkel 115 seaplanes in the water.

The crew an eight Heinkel

115tacked Ave Germen supply ships in seaplanes in the water

Tromsoe Sound, raking their Jecka with machnr-tuna

They dropped Duer heavy bnt from 800 feet and saw one

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Nexi three [10] Mumpr were direct hit, while the other two were sputted and the planes d ved down.

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Two Nazi seaplanes sank and an other was set on Br The other five were severely damaged and may be regarded na unirtviceable

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August 28, 1940.

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R.A.F. RAIN DOWN BOMBS DAY & NIGHT

CONTINUOUS ATTACKS ON NAZI AERODROMES

LONDON, Aug. 27 (Reuler). { -An Air Ministry communique states that yesterday R.A.F. bombers made daylight attacks on enemy aerodromes.

The scope of these attacks was greatly extended last night. Twenty-seven nerodromes in Germany, Holland. Belgium and enemy-occupied France исто bombed.

Over Nivelles aerodrome, one of eur bombers, returning from Ger- many, shot down an enemy bomber returning from England.

Oil Plante Bombed

Apart from attacks on Italian ob- jectives, the main strength of our bomber force last night was directed against synthetic oil plant at Leunn, west of Leprig, and an oll depot at Frankfurt,

At Frankfurt, an aircraft factory was also attacked and at Grieshom, on the outskirts of the city, an ex- plosives factory was heavily bombed. At Hoechst, Cologne and Leipzig, various objectives were attacked and supply depels al Hamm and Schwerle were also bombed,

From there widespread opera- tions which continued throughout the night, all but one at our streraft to turnet safely

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Further Details

Further details of these caida Isturd by the Air Ministry news service show that one of the main objectives in Germany was the Dye Trust at Luna, which suffered heavy damage duting an IAF Fraid on August 10.

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bombing the works.

One aircraft dropped temba right acrom the target and at least two of them were seen to fall on the main building.

Pou minates after this attack, the pilot of another machine observed vaste green dant

after bumin bad talen

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Fire Started

Firet broke out in various paris of the target oren and in the middle of The raid, one of the attockers scored further hits on the main building.

tack on

INDIAN PLANES DEFEND ENGLAND

FROM THE PROCEEDS of an appeal launched from Calcutta

"to all loyal citizens of every race and creed" it has been possibly

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Here in one of the Spitfires

London Danced & Sang

During The Air Raids

LONDON, Aug. 27 (Reuter)—Well, what did you do last night?" was the question everyone was asking in London this morning, and there was quite a variety of answern.

NAZI AIR

LOSSES

150 In Three Days

Theatres and cinemas were crowded when the raids started and although the warning sirens were announced from the stage, only mere handfuls left. Those who stayed got full value for their money.

In many places the entertainment continued for the full period of the raid which lasted six hours.

LONDON, Aug. 27 (Reuter). -Since Saturday last the Nazis Other explodons were also record- have lost over 160 planes in raids ed but the full results of the raid, spread over nearly two hours, were

on England. unobserved owing to Intense anti- aircraft Dre as well as low cloud.

Similar

success attended the at- all refinery at Frankfurt, Nearly be explosive and over 400 Incendiary bents were dropped and mes of all sizes. were seen to break One aquadron which went InfoChu Chin Chow" a favourite of the action against the raiders was piloted last war is being revived, the audience Besides the all reßnery at Frank-by Czechs on their first fight aines stayed on after the show was over and in another there was dancing on leaving France.

the stage and in the foyer. Another squadron was manned by Canadians flying in Canadian-built Hurricanes.

length aims and when this had One einema showed four full-

exhausted the manager's supply, There were three main attacks on members of the audience, some of Monday; the first at about noon on them in uniform, went up

on the

a Kentish town and aerodrome, the stage and gave impromptu perform- second two hours inter up the Thames ances. estuary, and the third much Inter around Portsmouth,

out.

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attack was also made on o und large out-frame factory there WiLin a short spaper of time Aix buildings were on Oze.

Special Mission to Near East

SPECIAL TO THE “TELEGRAPH” LONDON, Aug. 27 (UP)-Colonel de la Minat, formerly Chief of Staff of the French Army in the Middle East left London to-day on a special mission.

He has received instructions from General Caulle, leader

of the French Free forces.

At one West End theatre wherD

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At Victoria Palace where "Me and My Girl" is having a successful run, the audience joined the cast on the stage in dancing the Lambeth Walk. Other theatres gave several hours

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When the all-clear came the streets "STADIUM" ALL-BRITISH SETS IN STOCK.

were crowded with buses and trams which had been waiting at the road- side and then resumed their service, while trains left for the outer suburbs, Some Londoners were somewhat sleepy-ryed this morning, but no one was the worse for the experience.

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VICHY, Aug. 27 (UP).----Marshal Petain to-day signed an important diplomatic shake-up, chiefly of Ministers, Counsellers and other diplomatic

agents but no prominent ambassadors!

The details will be published

to-night.

The shake-up promotes numer- ous young diplomats and is in line with the Foreign Minister's announcement of the intention to rejuvenate the French Foreign | Office, the first step in which was taken a week ago when numerous ambassadors were shifted and others returned.

Cabinet Shake-Up SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" NEW YORK, Aug. 27 (UP)—An intercepted German wireless report says French political quarters at Vichy believe the French Cabinet

Shiegemitsu Explains

Shake-Up

Diplomatic

LONDON, Aug. 27 (Reuter).—"Reuter's" diplomatic cor- respondent writes:

"The recall of 40 Japanese diplomatists to Tokyo has been vigorously interpreted in both the foreign and the Japan Press, but the following statement by the Japanese ambassador, Mr. Shigemitsu, may be regarded as authoritative comment on this striking decision of the Japanese Foreign Minister.

"Mr. Shigemitsu said: 'I think and say that the recall of these heads of

will be reconstructed when M. Laval STOCK MARKET missions in no way play as recently

returns from Paris.

The report said M. Baudoin and General Weygand will be dropped from the Cabinet.

REPORT

Hongkong Stock Exchange Official SIR ARCHIBALD'S TRIP Summary issued yesterday says:

Shanghai, Aug. 27.

Sir Archibald Clark Kerr, the British Ambassador to China, early this morning sailed from here for Hongkong aboard the Empress of It is understood that the Ambassador, after staying a few days at Hongkong, will proceed to Chungking-Domei.

Asia.

United Press adds that Sir Archi- bald expects to remain in Chungking indefinitely. It is understood, he is taking his favourite cocker spaniel, which will accompany him to the Chinese capital

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