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FRIDAY: " AUGUST 30, 1940. 日七廿月七

BERLIN SUFFERS

WAR IN R.A.F.

OF

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 officia! 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.

Some penetrated in- Red flames were seen following the a great holzhi. bomb detonations and people In the land bat turned away without drop- shelters heard ambulances and fire- ping bombs when they were engaged engines speeding post. It is officially by British fighters, reported that 10 people were killed and 28 wounded. They were outside the shelters.

that

لله

The German high Command is com-claiming that the RAF, bombed the

it is stated in London residential quarters of the city but

the bombers attacked only selected milli- tary objectives in the Berlin area. |- Ralded "Other Centres

On Suez Canal Itellen planes made the first attack on Suez Canal to-day and bombed the northern half of the waterway between Port Sald and Ismailia as well as the

The RAF. made extensive raida the same night an other objectives in Germany, Holland and occupied France. Among them were an air- factory at Leipzig, the Junkers works at Dessau, of plants at Helsholz, Dortmund and Norden- ham, besides a

uf nemy aerodromes.

frame Alcantra railway ferry of the Egyptian Palestine railroad.

Other Fascist air units again raided the British naval base al Alexandrin. In East Africa, Italian native troops British

of forttens occupied the

number

A large vessel lying in a canal near Polignao neur Lake Rudolf in Kenya.Rathenow, 25 miles west of Berlin! sustained a direct hit and exploded.

R.A.F.: Extensive

Raids On Germany

R.A.F. bombers made exten-

Nazis Came But

Didn't Stay

planes Nearly 200 German

Сате

give raids on milltary objectives over the south-east coast of England

in Germany, Holland und enemy-yesterday evening, flying in waves a occupied France last night.

Several important targets in the Berlin area were heavily bombed.

Other aircraft attacked Da al- frame factory at Leipzig, the Junkers works at Dessau, vil plants at Reisholz, Dortmund and Nordenhamn, north of Bremen and severni enemy perodromes.

A large vessel lying in a canal near Rathenow, 25 miles west of Berlin, sustained direct hit and exploded.

were

About 730 a dozen Nazi planes towards flying high seen London but disappeared when at tucked by fighters and A.-A. guns.

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HEAVIEST RAID DAWN ATTACKS

R.A.F. Pilot Receives D.S.O. For Gallantry In The Air

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

Pilot Officor Storrar himself shot down two and has altogether a personal bag of eight 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

ד'

Off Shackles Imposed By Petain

LONDON, Aug. 29 (UP).—In a radio broadcast here to-day: Two made forced landings but their General De Gaulle, leader of the Free France movement, said:

All our aircraft returned.

crews are spic.

EGYPT: Five Words

Say "All Quiet" Italians In Abyssinia

Cut off

"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 TURN to Pago 2, Column Six

CLIPPER SERVICE

off by Air Force

LONDON, Aug. 29 (Reuter).-British interference with the Libya-Abyssinia 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 one

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.

vice over the five-thousand-mile

HELD IN

KALGAN Japanese Arrest Lancashire Man

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH” KALGAN, Aug. 80 (Domel).

"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 it: he attempts to invade Egypt. New Zealand troops training in desert warfare with Bren guns.

-Bucharest Receives New Assurances:

Axis Agrees On Advice

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 follow will be expected to

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

Eonally taken a hand in the preliminary talks at Salzburg with Count Ciano makes it

pretty certain that the balance has been titled in favour of Rumania.

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 it Germany had not sponsored her cause.

Canadian Planes

OTTAWA, Aug. 29 (Reuter).—It is

learned that the British Government has ordered 000 Hurricane fighters from the Canadian Company at Fort

William.

CAN'T SMOKE CIGARS HERE

Churchill Warned

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH{" -- LONDON, ・ Aug. 20 / (UP),—— The Prime Minister was caught In a rald at Bamagata yesterday

whilst he was inspecting staurants

and

saloons damaged --In -- a --- previous

Puld

As he about to enter

an air raid shelter he 11t customary

cigar.

"No smoklar down here, sir," remarked the Mayor, who was accompanying him

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

"There goes a good one," he said ruefully.

'To Hell With Them, Let's

Get On With The Job'

"On August 27, the Cameroone, In an immense movement of faith, or Germany is obviously very con- der and discipline, spontaneously put cerned about her supplies of petrol from Rumania. itself under the direction of my re- and raw materials

London's Reactions To Raids Any confilet that would hold up presentatives

deliveries, therefore, would be very "Yesterday," at Brazzaville, Capitol undesirable and will be avoided at all} LONDON, Aug. 29 (Reuter)."To hell with them. of French Equatorial Africa, my re-

costs. presentative was acclaimed by the

There is little doubt that neither Let us get on with the job.” ~ cailre population and was obeyed by Hungary nor Rumania would prove all troops and he assumed civil and

refractory. military powers,

Further Frontier Incidents ·

LATEST

This seems to be the general slogan of British factory workers engaged in war work in their reaction to the air raids. **Thus, maced by the coveścous- BUCHAREST,, Aug. 29 (Reuter)...--- Enquiries in many quarters factories ness of the German and Italian M. Gafencu, the Rumanian Minister and reports from enemies and placed by an abominable in Moscow, it is reliably reported. armistice in economic situations from was received by M. Molotov, the throughout the country show which there was no outlet, all Colon Soviet Foreign Commissar, and given how strong the feeling is. and inspectors

other les of our Equatorial Africa have re- certain assurances concerning Soviet- sumed the was.

¡Ruinunion relations.

Ministry of Labour oficials report Meanwhile further incidents are fading this to be the general senti- This vast and valiant pari of reported to have occurred French lands have decided to de-ranian-Soviet frontier,

on the ment among workers, notably among those engaged in night shifts who, fend themselven und' will 'bë ̈ Ar- fended. Undoubtedly other parts A Rumanian plane is alleged to though specially concerned with the of the Empire will seek them have been brought down by three night raids, show a special keenness route from New York to Bolams have not strengthened their hold on cashire born Briton, was arrest In a strategical sense, the Italians.Alan Benson, 34-year-old Lan-

road. The French Empire is rising Soviet machines off Barlad, 20 miles to carry on after the alarm bas

on the Rumanian side of the border: sounded,

-No Further Trouble " In many cases, the workers them- Portuguese Guines, on the west Abyssinin by the occupation of Bri coast of Africa, was filed with a Somaliland. Indeed, they haveed on August 27 by Japanese Crucial Stronghold⠀⠀

Themeral feeling, however, salves made formal representations to the Civil Aeronautics Board in weakened it because communications gendarmerie for questioning on

fraida, 2, 3 Simultaneous with the broadcast, that there will be no further trouble be allowed to continue to work during The feeling is widely shared by Washington, DC. on August 15 with Hatar, from where the Italian charges of having organized a General De Gaulle's headquarters of this frontior for the time being.

women-workers. “mj by Pan American Airways.davasion of British Somaliland, was society of Chinese youths engag-issued a statement saying: The It is confirmed that all Rumanian

The application states The launched, are now lengthy and ed in spying and anti-Japanese huge expanses of African soil which officers and troops on leave are re-typical case occurred on Monday joined Britain and Free France Free called and that reservists are called night when a large number of girls had been sent, to the shelters. They, applicant plans at a future date to vulnerable while the occupation of propaganda in Kalgan.

present a crucial stronghold in the UPPSPRE extend this service from Bolama to the coast between Zeila and Berbera Benson who has been in Kal- struggle against Germany and Italy. A report that the Rumanian town clamoured to be allowed to come back

gan since 1988, is accused of These, territories constitute in ink of Jase is occupied by Soviet troops and get on with the job. having organized a group of between the Atlantic and the Medes categorically dealed here, ficlent supplies of petrol, ammunition home under the pretext of learn will aneet deeply the Shality, and, In Abyssiala there are only sut-youths who gathered at his terranean and the Red Sea and their

Big Gold Shipment POWDER new status as belligerent countries

EXPLOSION and bombs, for a limited period," and these are greatly depleted by the ing English,

German freedom of naval a Arrives In New York HUNDRED INJURED IN NEW Somaliland invasion. 1

Two scores of Chinese have also movements"! Man Italians might have arrest followed- the examins- also announced the

been arrested with Benson, Ceneral De Gaulles headquarters PECIAL TO TVE STELEGRAPH ITALIAN DISASTER

NEW YORK.Aurs 28 (UP)-The LONDON Aug. 29 (Reuter)The Dutch steamer Zaandata docked here Berlin oflein, news, agency, reports, bad of supplementing their supplies tion of Pan Changshan, 27, and other minit has been

to-day from Bingapore with $4,000,- an explosion in a powder, Laptowy/ski by air via Kuara, in Libya, know Chinese who were regarded as the General DNI

000 worth of British gold consigned miles from Boulogna injuring (CORE. effectively countered by the Royal ringleaders of a mibversive moy

. 100 persons, and killing, kužky Air Force.

Capetown, Union of South Africa."

Pan American would operate either via San Juan, Forto Rico, in the West Indies, and thence to Bolama, or would go from Ban Juan down the

east coast of South America to Belem or Natal, Brazil, before crossing the South Attamic to Bolama,

By connections which are or cari be made available at Bolams, the new service would provide an alternate air route batwem da Uplied States and Europe, Pan, American mater

is valueless without seapower.