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No. 5242

五拜禮 號十三月八英港香

FRIDAY, AUGUST 30, 1940. ̇日七廿月七

BERLIN

SUFFERS

OF WAR IN R.A.F.

NAZIS OVER ENGLAND TURN BACK WHEN MET BY BRITISH FIGHTERS

Waves of R.A.F. bombers swept over Berlin at dawn this morning in the heaviest raids the Nazi capital has suffered since the war began, says a Reuter message.

German planes raided Britain at the same time but flew at a great height and turned away without dropping bombs when engaged by British fighters.

Communiques

ITALIAN RAID ON CANAL

The following official

com- muniques were issued yesterday: ITALIAN: First Raid

Explosive and incendiary bombs were both dropped by the R.A.F. over Berlin, firing the great Goerlitzer goods yard and other areas in north Berlin.

The number of attackers has not been relenged but soon after the warning, anti-aircraft guns began firing in several districts as the British planes scattered over the whole Berlin area.

Red flames were seen following the, a great height. Some penetrated in- bomb detonations and people in the land but turned away without drop- shelters beard ambulances and fire- ping bombs when they were engaged engines speeding past. It is offelally by Brillah fighters. reported that 10 people were killed Fund 28 wounded. They were all

outside the shelters.

About 7.30 a dozen Nazl planes were scen flying high towards

at- Lendon but disappeared when 13

tucked by fighteri and A.-A. guns.

The German high Command claiming that the FLA.F, bombed the residential quarters of the city but His stated in London Bant the bombers attacked only selected mul- |tory objectives, in the Berlin, aren..........

Raided Other Centres

The RAF made extensive raids |

On Suoz Canal Italian planes made the first attack on Suez Canal to-day and bombed the northern half of the waterway between Port Said and Ismailta as Germany, well as the Alcantra railway ferry of the Egyptian Palestine railroad.

Other Fascist air units again raided

the

the same night on other abjectives in Holland and occupied Among them were on Bir- France. trume factory at Leipzig. Junkers works at Dessau, oil plants the British naval base al Alexandrina Reisholz, Dortmund at Norden-

ham, besides a aerodromes

In East Africa, Italian native troops British fortress uf occupied the Polignuo near Lake Rudolf in Kenya. R.A.F.: Extensive

Raids On Germany R.A.F. bombers made exten- sive raids on military objectives | in Germany, Holland and enemy- occupied France last night.

the

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Several important targets in Berlin area were heavily bombed. Other aircraft attacked in frame factory at Leipzig, the Junkers

plants works at Dersau, Reisholz, Dortmund and Nordenham, north of Bremen und several enemy aerodromes.

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A large vessel iying its a canal near Rathenow, 25 miles west of Berlin, sustained a direct kit and exploded.

All our wircraft returned, Two made forced landings but their crews are ifc.

EGYPT: Five Words

Say All Quiet

"Quiet day on all fronts." GERMAN: Raids

On South Coast

Nazi planes carried out an effective attack on the aerodrome at Church and Southend on the Thames estuary as well as the port of Bognor Regis on the south coast of England,

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number

of (nemy.

A large vessel lying in a canal near athenow, 28 miles west of Berlin! sustained a direct hit and exploded.

Nazis Came But Didn't Stay

Nearly 200 German player came over the south-east coast of England yesterday evening, flying in waves a Į

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HEAVIEST RAID

DAWN ATTACKS

R.A.F. Pilot Receives D.S.O.

For Gallantry In The Air

LONDON. Aug 29 (Reuter Pilot Officer James Eric Storrar, whose squadron destroyed 21 enemy alrcraft in one day, has, with five other officers, been awarded the Dis- tinguished Flying Cross for gallantry in 'flying operations.

Pilat Officer Storrar himself shot down two and has altogether a personal bag of cight enemy planes.

Sergeant Eric Knowles is awarded the Distinguished Flying Medal. He has carried out over 500. hours of opera- tional flying since the war began and has been engaged with the enemy on numerous occasions.

Free Frenchmen In Africa Throw

Off Shackles Imposed By Petain

LONDON, Aug. 29 (UP).-In a radio broadcast here to-day. General De Gaulle, leader of the Free France movement, said:

Italians In Abyssinia Cut off by Air

by Air Force

LONDON, Aug. 29 (Reuter).—British interference with the Libya-Abyssinin air service renders Abyssinia still further cut off from the outside world, says "Reuter's" military corres- pondent.

The position of Italians in Abyssinia, amounting to оле

New African Route whole division and about 12

May Be Started

native brigades, is an unenviable one, for internal troubles have Application for permission to been frequent enough to require inaugurate a twice-weekly ser-active suppression.

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HELD IN KALGAN

Japanese Arrest Lancashire Man

RPEGIAL TO. THE "TELEGRAPH",

"On August 26, the Lake Chad territory rallied to the Free France forces upon the initiative of its Governor and the Military Commander.

MUSSOLINI must meet these men from the Dominion if he altempts to invade Egypt. New Zealand troops training in desert warfare with Bren, guns.

Bucharest Receives New Assurances

CAN'T SMOKE

Axis Agrees On Advice CIGARS HERE To Rumania, Hungary

THE PRELIMINARY meeting between Count Ciano and Herr von Ribbentrop yesterday. suggests that the Axis has agreed upon the “advice” Hungary and Rumania will be expected to follow in the dispute over Transylvania, writes “Reuter's" diplomatic correspondent.

In general it may be assumed that Germany has been more favourable to the claims of Rumania and Italy to those of Hungary.

The fact that Hitler has per Britain Orders 600

gonally taken a hand in the preliminary talks at Salzburg with Count Ciano makes it pretty certain that the balance fing been titled in favour of Rumanía.

Hungary Can't Have All The Hungarians will probably have to forego a good deal of their claims: while Rumania will be let off more lightly than would have been the case if Germany had not sponsored her

"On August 27, the Cameroons, cause.

in an immense movement of faith, or- ! Germany is obviously very con- der and discipline, spontaneously put cerned about her supplies of petrol itself under the direction of my re-and raw materials from Rumunis. presentatives.

Any conflict that would hold up deliveries, therefore, would be very "Yesterday at Brazzaville, Copital undesirable and will be avoided at all of French Equatorial Africa, my re-costs:

the There entire population and was obeyed by Hungary nor Rumanin would prove military powers,

presentative was acclaimed by

-Churchill Warried SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LONDON. Aug. 29 (UP), The Prime Biinister was caught in a rald at Ramsgate yesterday

was

whilet he inspecting re- staurants and ilions damaged

Sti

raid.

As he

previous

was

about to onter an ait rald shelter he lit bio customary cigar.

"No smoking down here, sir,”

Canadian Planes remarked the Mayer, who was

OTTAWA, Aug. 29 (Router)It is

learned that the British Government has ordered 600. Hurricano, fighters from the Canadian Company at Fort

William.

accompanying him

"All right,” said Mr. Churchill, and he stamped out his cigar.

"There goes a good one," he gald ruefully,

"To Hell With Them, Let's

Get On With The Job'

London's Reactions To Raids LONDON, Aug. 29 (Reuter)."To hell with them.

is little doubt that neither Let us get on with the job.” all troops and he assumed civil and refractory – Frontier Incidents

This seems to be the general slogan of British factory workers engaged in war work in their reaction to the air raids.

Enquiries in many quarters

reports from factories

"Thus, menaced by the covetcous- BUCHAREST, Aug. 29 (Reuter). ness of the Germian and Italian M. Gatencu, the Rumanian Minister and enomies and pinced by an abominable in Moscow, it is reliably reported, throughout the country show armistice in economic situations from

the

which there was no outlet, all Colon was received by M. Melatov,

Soviet les of our Equatorial Atries have re- certain assurances concerning Soviet- Foreign Commissar, and given sumed the war.

Rumanian relations. “This vast and valiant -- part of Meanwhile further incidents French lands have deelded to de- reported to have occurred fend themselves and will be ds-Rumanian-Soviet frontier..

·

on

how strong the feeling is.

Factory inspectors and other Ministry of Labour officials report finding this to be the general senti-. the ment among workers, notably among | those engaged in night shifts whoy

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fended Undoubtedly other parts A Rumanian plane is alleged to though specially concerned with the vice over the five-thousand-mile In a strategical; sense, the Italians

KALGAN, Aug. 30 (Domel).

of the Empire will seek the same have been brought down by three night galds, show a special keenness route from New York to Bolama, have not strengthened their hold on Alan Benson, 34-year-old Lan road. The French Empire is rising Soviet machines off Barlad, 20 miles to carry on after the alarm has

to ware wer."

on the Rumanian side of the border. In many cases, the workers them

sounded, Portuguese Guinen, on the west Abyssinia by the occupation of Bri-cashire born Briton, was arrest»

No Further Trouble selves inade formal representations to coast of Africa, was filed with tish Somaliland. Indeed, they have ed on August 27 by Japanese

Crucial Stronghold the Civil Aeronautics Board in weakened it because communications gendarmerie for questioning on

The general feeling, however, is be allowed to continue to work during Simultaneous with the broadcast, that there will be no further trouble raids, Bri Washington, DC. on August 15 with Harar, from where the tailan charges of having organized a General De Gaulle's headquarters on this frontier for the time being The feeling is widely shared by by Pan American Airways. invasion of British Somaliland was society of Chinese youths engage issued a statement saying: Theft is confirmed that all Rumanian women workers.

inunched, are · now? lengthy and ed in spying and anti-Japanese huge expanses; of African sall which officers and troops on leave are re A typical case occurred on Monday Tite application states "The applicant plana at a future date to vulnerable while the occupation of propaganda in Kalgan.

Joined Britain and Free France re called and that reservists are called night when a large number of giris [had been sent to the shelfers. They extend this servicć from: Bolama to the coast between Zélia and Berbera Benson who has been in Kal-present a crucial stronghold in the up that the Rumanian town clamoured to be allowed to come back Capetown, Union

A report South Afrlen." is valueless without seapower.

gan since 1988, is accused of struggle against Germany and Italy,

These territories constitute a link of Jassy is occupied by Soviet troops Bad, get on with the job. Pan American would operate either

having organized a group of between the Atlantic and the Medi-a categorically denied here, a vla San Juan, Porto Rico, in the West In Abyssinia there are only sut- Indies and thence to Bolamu, or ficient mupplies of petrol, ammunition youths who gathered at his terranean and the Red Sea and their would go from San Juan down the and bombs for a limited period, and home under the pretext of learn- all attect deeply, the Italian, Big Gold Shipment

will or Natal, Brazil, before crossing, the Somaliland Invasion. NAGRADA Two scores of Chinese' have also movements."ste de vitamin E LO SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPH": cast coast of South America to Belem. these are greatly deplated by the ing English.

of naval and alr

Arrives In New York until February 1039, was sentenced De Gaulle's headquarters The arrest followed the examina-also announced that Golonel Delar NEW YORK AUZ 20 (UP)The be made available at Bolama, the new bad of supplementing their supplies tion of Pan Cheng-shan, 37, and other minit has been raised to the rank of Dutch steamer Zaandam docked her service would provide an alternate by air via Kuara, In Libys, is now Chinese who were regarded as the General and becomes Commander of to-day from Singapore with $4,000 air route between the United States effectively countered by the Royal ringleaders of a subversive move the Arm Navy and Airforce of all coo, worth of British gold consigned and Europe, Pan American suter. Air Force.

French Equatorial Colonies MMANDANTE

-South Allantie to Bolama,

By connections which are or em

Any hope the Italians might have

been arrested with Benson,

ment

German freedam

General

and

BURMA

POLITICIAN

Rangoon, Aug. 29. Dr. B. A. Maw Prime Minister

to-day to a year's; rigorous : impri- Hons Maw was arrested this month donment under the Defence. Roguúd- after realgning from Parliament on bouncer hir intendon to act a dantor of the Burma Freedom blac

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