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August 29, 1940.

FIERCEST FIGHT

IN 14 DAYS

Raiders Meet Match

LONDON, Aug. 28 (Router)This afternoon's

OTTAWA, Aug. 28 (Reuter). raid on the south-east coast was the fourth of the day and -A Canadian Army Corps will.

be formed in England under the fiercest for nearly a Lleut. General Andrew Mc- fortnight. Naughton, Commander-in-Chief of the Canadian Active Service Force. as soon as the second Canadian division has completed ita English training, Colonel J. Ralston, Defence Minister, de clared at a Press conference to- day,

Col. Ralston added: "And that wilt not be very long."

Channel Is Front Lino

Seven planes were shot down five on land and two in the sca-in less than an hour during a series of whirlwind battles be-- and German tween British fighters.

The pilots of two German planes downed several miles inland saved their lives by balling out.

Six Machines Crash

At another point on the south-east Col. Ralston also revealed that a

coast, 21 German bombers, escorted third Canadian division is being con by fighters, flew over a town at 10,- centrated on the Atlantic seaboard 000 feet. They met speedy British the first fortnight of October. opposition and six enemy machines Our front line is on the English were seen to crash, Channel and our drive is to put everything there even if it meana going short over here. The present is just a phase which is to be follow ed by a British offensive.

"We cannot tell when or where but Conadians will play their part as well then as they are doing now in active defence."

To Protect Atlantic Area LONDON, Aust. 28 (British Wire-

separate

for command Canada" defence, forves in the A1- lantic area and along the approaches of the St Lawrence River has been established

י!

One Messerschmitt burst into flames a few miles outside the town. The

pilot bailed out but the parachute broke and he was killed.

A bomber pilot released his bombs on the water before crashing. Four of the crew were rescued by fishing boots.

Fighters Take Count

Later a "Reuter" correspondent on the cliffa now two other fighters Ansh from the sky. One fell in flames in the wayes soveroj miles bff and the | other screamed down in a shallow dive and plunged down Into the water with a mighty splash without

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Major-Genera W J| whene charge wh include #LAD Another dogfight storted Almost Canada's troops now on duty in inmediately at nisul 15,000 text Newfoundland. has been appointed it the port

Ellains, | leaving a trace on the surface. Funniest Yarn

Thus development represents majo step in the defence of what

Colonel J 1 Ralston, Carathon Minates of National Delence, an desertbed "D

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After several rapid bursts of machine-gun dre Bghter toppled out of the sky trailing smoke ATK! burst into darurs. It fell several

alles inland.

Of The War

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The following Editorial is The ream of its engines and mud rep the August 12 Issue of the as it hit the ground were heard Ave Japan Chronicle." three days before miles away, while the pilot, who hid Intier promised to march through baled out high up, slowly

finated Lamdon:

Gibraltar Governor down out of the blue sky

Returns Visit

A solute of 17 guns was fired both on his arrival and on his departure und toasts to the King and Ġeneral Franco were exchanged.

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"Mastery of The Air" LONDON, Aug. 28 (Reuteri.—It in The British navy was driven oft confrined in official

that the seas long ago. sources

And now LONDON, Aug 28 (Reuter).--The | there hna been very considerable | R.A.F. has been shot down to earth. Governor of Gibraltar, General Sir enemy activity over the Kent coal. German mastery of the air is com- tlive Liddell, to-day returned the and Thames Estuary this afternoon. plete. assert yesterday's messages visit of the Governor of Algeciras. The enemy hos been etireeling from Berlin. German planes fly un- He was accompanied by the Flag heavy attacks, full details of which molested, except for the fire of anti- Offeer Commanding the North At-

are not yet available. But I

to uircraft batteries.

there la But lantic.

much point in even unmolested raid- ing because the whole of the south of England has already been bombed to bits. All the big factories have been destroyed, and the two great naval buses at Portsmouth and Ply- tnouth have been so badly damaged st be useless. They would be ureless in any ense beenuse there sn't any navy any more.

Everything, then, is ready for in- The Government announces that in yamon. And Invasion ought now to the event of a French Indo-China, it would at the land had a few aeroplanes and com- Japanese landng in be a fairly simple matter. It would have been difficult as long as Eng- take measures of self-defence by sending armed forces to Indo-Chinamand of the sea; it will be easy nuw to deal with the situation."

that the RAF. has been disposed

STOCK EXCHANGE Chungking &

LONDON, Aug. 28 (Reuter)-On the Stuck Exchange to-day, early Interest in Kuflirs was maintained by details of the supplementary South African budget, which is considered less burdensome than was expected. Gilt-edzed securities made a good showing.

Despite talk of a demand for wage Increase, iron and steel holdings were well held,

Elsewhere price movements were mostly narrowly irregular.

Wall Street was steady.

General Ugaki's Son Is Called To The Colours

SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPM" TOKYO, Aug. 29 (UP)--Mr. Kazuo Ugaki, son of General Ugaki, the former Foreign Minister and

Indo-China

CHUNGKING, Aug. 28 (Reuter)...

ably

The statement said that it has been of, The British army is still small, learned that Japan is planning to perhaps a million and a half trained land troops in the French colony and men. plus дя many half trained "to take other kinds of milltary a-militia and almost as many locul de-

to attacking

They Lion with the view

Iack equip fence volunteers. ment; they have few guns, probably Chinese territory."

not enough rifies, certainly not enough lanks or ammunition. Once the German army can Becure Д

will not be hard-these raw British divisions will be rolled back, Inta the Midlands where the German air arm can bomb them into submission.

BUTTER RATION bridgehead on the coast and that

Reduction Announced LONDON, Aug. 26 (Reuter)The Premier-designate, has been called to amount of butter obtainable under the Colours.

LATE NEWS

the present combined butter and This, at least, is the programme, General Ugali has strongly sup-margarine ration will not exceed four It is flawless, 11 cannot go wrong. ported his son joining up as a recruit. ounces from September 2, announces Britain's smashing acrtal defeat must

the Ministry of Food.

fbe a 100

be a fact because "well informed The only change from the present quarters" have sald so three days position is that consumers, who have running. What I say three times is taken all or most their six ounces true, said the Red Queen. It 19 of butter and margarine ration in claimed that five hundred

plancs butter, will be unable to obtain over have been shot down in less than a four ounces of butler a week. They week, and the R.A.F, could not have will be able to obtain the balance in had many more than that.

The margarine,

akles, at all events, have been swept clear of British planes, and the stas ef British ships. How queer to think that this time next week there won't be a British Empire.

British Raid On

Italian Post CAIRO, Aug. 28 (Reuter)

More N. Zealanders In England

communique states that on Monday a mechanised British patrol Sudanese troops successfully raided

LONDON, Aug. 28 (Reuter)—A the Italian frontier post of Adardeb, large contingent of New Zealanders, which was left in flames and many consisting of pilots, air gunners and ensualties were indicted.

naval airmen, have arrived in the Yesterday afternoon - Haifa was United Kingdom for service in the again bombed with negligible damage. Royal Navy and Fleet Air Arm.

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