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HERE is a "Don R."-1940 style. Hongkong would have these young girl motor- cyclists had the W.R.E.N. scheme not been knocked on the head by Evacuation.

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cently, shows a D.R. about to set out with a despatch.

Prospects In Second Year Heightened

Japanese Reviews War In Favour Of Britain

By KAITO KOZO

Domei Staff Correspondent LONDON, Sept. 2 (Domei). With the air blitzkrieg increasing in intensity daily as the European war passes into the second year, the mighty Totalitarian Axis on the one hand and the powerful Island Empire on the other are continuing in a life and death struggle, the outcome of which will decide not only the fate of Europe but also the destiny of the world for generations.

Making the balance sheet for the first year of the war highly in its favour, Germany within a little more than nine months has conquered Poland, Denmark, Norway, Holland, Belgium, and

4 P.M. REPORTS

RAIDS

OF

BRITISH PLANES ATTACK WIDE AREA IN ITALY, REICH, HOLLAND, FRANCE

Special to the “TELEGRAPH”

THE WAR

SYNCHRONISING WITH what may prove the greatest air raids yet made on Germany, Italy and Axis-occupied territory, a terrific aerial battle is in progress over the eastern Mediterranean Sea as this edition of the "Telegraph" goes to press.

No details of this battle are yet forthcoming.

But reports from Germany and Italy tell of large-scale raids by the Royal

Air Force.

In the course of these raids British bomba were in- advertently dropped on Swiss For Vithout, however;-|| causing any casualties.

The British raids were over the widest area yet bombod,: ranging from central Germany to Austria, Italy, France and Holland.

Great Firea

Great fires were caused at oil. refinerlos In Hanover, Cologne, i Bremen, Hamburg, Nordenliam, Ostermoor and other centres.

German aerodromes in France, Belgium, Holland and Germany suf Lained direct hits, and the gan. emplacement at Boulogne and Calais were heavily bombed.

Naval bases and docks In Calais, Emden, the Lorient, Kiel, Hamburg and Cuxhaven were bombed by both Fleet Air Arm and R.A.F., while the Mediterranean patrol launched heavy raid on Astab.

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Railway and Marshalling Yards, ams and chemileal works and other inctories were bombed in Italy, Ger- many and France.

Submarine Base Raided

Particular attention was paid to: in the submarine and E-Boat bases near Lorient, on the French coast. -

An Air Ministry communique tells of heavy attacks. on aircraft factories at Munich and Stuttgart, oil plants at Hanover, Ludwigshaven and Nordenham, munition factories

at Leipzig and Bitterfeld, shipping at

THIS WAS ONCE A NAZI DUMP-

Emden, a power station at Kaszel, BUT the RA.F. got busy. The photograph-strangely enough goods yards at Soest and Mannheim released by the Germans shows on oil dump going up in smoke and many enemy aerodromes, at after British Incendiary and high explosive bombs had set it alight.

various centres.

Raids on Italy

In the raids on Italy, the famous Fiat works at Turin were heavily bombed, as were the magneto works at Marelli, Easto and Sangiovanni.

In all these night operations only] one of our bombers falled to return to its base. It crashed in England.

"up" (Reports from "Reuter" Domei.)

Assab Blasted CAIRO, Sept. 2 (Reuter).-A suc- cession of raids were earried out on Assab (Eritron) harbour, buildings;

Dissidence Movement In Transylvania

Hungary occupies two cities in Rumania

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH” CLUJ, Sept. 2 (UP).—It is reliably reported that and warehouses by Air Force.com-Hungarian troops have occupied the Transylvanian cities

Our aircraft attacked in series of of Oradeamare and Saltulmare.

throughout the day. Two

munique.

Waves

in

Occupation of the Rumanian cities followed a Hungarian direct hits were registered on a warning that troops would cross the frontier unless the was immediately TURN to Paga 2, Column Two dissidence movement in Transylvania

jauppressed.

Nine Rumanian gendarmes are reported to have been killed in a clash with Hungarian troops near Salchet.

Eye-witnesses of Torpedoed

France, while Italy took the Raids On England

British Somaliland although the British term them empty con- quests..

pass.

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Children

Raids On England Want To Sail Again

By H. HICKINBOTHAM

SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPH"

AT A SOUTHEAST EN-

Forced Out With Bayonets SPECIAL TO THE "YCLEGRAPH" CLUJ, Bept2 (UP)The Rumanian forces have regained con trol of the city of, Arudeumuara, forced out of control at the point of the bayonet, ng/me

Hungarian: fifth columnists were

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THE FIRST 365 DAYS

England declared war on Germany a year ago to- day. Here, in brief, is the diary of 365 days of war- warfare:

SEPT. 1.GermaİY Invades Poland.

SEPT. Britain and France declare war on Germany.

SEFT. 11D.E.F. arrives in France.

SEPT.

Poland.

17.-Russia invades

SEPT. 18~~H.M.B. Courageous sunk by U-boat.

SEPT, 28.—Warsaw anrrenders. OCT. 18.-H.MLS. Royal Oak Bunk.

FRENCH PLANES DESERT

PETAIN COLOURS

-Morocco, Revolt

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" ·

TANGIER, Sept. 2 (UP). -The Spanish Cifra news agency reports that agita- 8. repeals Em-tion in favour of General De. "NOV, 8-miller escaper delu I in mystery explosion at Munich. NOV, 23,--Nazis start magnetie mine warfare.

OCTUB

NOV. 2Rawalpindi sunk by Deutschland.

NOV. 30-Russia invades Fin- Jand.

DEC. 14.-Batllo Plate.

ol

Liver

MAR, 13-Peace in Finland. MAR. 20.—M, Daladter resigns. M. Reynzud forms new Cabinet.

APR

8---Germany Ervades Norway, and occupies Denmark.

MAY 10-Germany invades Holland and Belgium. Mr. Neyllile Chamberlain resigns, Mr. Wins- ton Churchill becomes Premier. MAY 28-King Leopold capi- tulates.

MAY 30.—Evacuation from Dunkirk.

JUNE 10Italy declares war. JUNE 17-Marshal Petain wants peace, and agrees to sur- render.

JUNE 22-French armistice with Germany signed.

JUNE 24-French armistice with Italy signed.

JUNE 25French troops lay down arms,

JULY 3.-Battle of Ora JULY 25.Aerial warfare over England flares)

SAIGON REVOLT?

Appeal From Vichy,

Say Japanese

TOKYO, Sept. 3 (UP)—The

Morocco.

There are strong indica- tions that French West Africa will shortly join the rovolt against the Vichy re- gime.

A Cifra report from Al- giers says that six planes, believed to be French, have landed at Gibraltar, making. a total of 30 which have landed there in recent days.

Indo China Unrest..... SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH”

VICHY, Sept. 2. (UP) ~~Con- firmation of reports that General Catroux wits removed from the gubernatorial post in French Indo-China because he led the dissidenco movement there was:- forthcoming from the Petain Government..to-day,

It was ometally anddunced in Vichy that General Catroux, was removed TURN to Pago. 2, Column Firg

LATEST

SHARP INCREASE IN CHOLERA

This is the heaviest Theldence ro corded in a three-day period since

the outbreak began.

Cholera figures swept up sharply Asahi Shimbun's reports that over the last three days, - during the Vichy Government is de which, 23 cases were reported; var sperately attempting to maintain French Indo-China: intact and hus telegraphically requested the garrison and the Far Eastern flect's loyalty in their efforts to quell any uprisings.

requested the Italo-German Armistice The newspaper said that Vichy also

Commission to deliberate onim- mediate measures for the main- tenance of peace in Indo-China.

In an editorial yesterday the Asahi Shimbun said: Autom

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The now list includes, the Arst.case reported from the New Territories and raises the total number of cases this summer to '84.

Only two of the new :enses :, were

trera Kowloon and, one from the recorded in the Talund, but 18 came

harbour,

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COLUMBUS CREW MUST

DISCOVER A NEW AMERICA!

Special to the

to the "Telegraph"

-members of the SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 2 (UF) The ABI crew of Germany's second largest liner, the scuttled Columbus, are Looking for a new home,

de madu, ka Stranded in the United States, they must leave" the Immirra, of the U.3. NEW YORK, Sept. 2 (Domel) Lion Station ab Angel Island. They haver Bear The Associated Press reports from Goverment thote since they scuttled their shi year-old boy ami-official Nazl sources In Buchar Few Captain William

to blm and cat that Nazi troops will occupy, all

Every one cannot but admit Hitler's

LONDON, Sept. 2 (Reuter),Most of the children who dossing military successos which few GLISH TOWN, Sept. 3, (UP) were brought back all safe and sound from the torpedoed ship military geniuses in history can sure Three, formations of German still want to continue their voyage to Canada,"

***But Killer is just beginning his raiders, numbering at least $70 As one 18-year-old said, "I'm not able to find two out of 320 who are main task of attempting to over-planes, attempting to cross the afraid. Please let me sall to Canada fed up. throw England, without which his coast, word hurled back by before my mother knows. She'll Describing success so far will be incomplete.

British fighters in furious battles only try and stop me and did Ho never

It is, of course, up to the parents chil Britain's Mistakes, which lasted all yesterday after to decide. The children are being ser Germany has actually been on the war basis for seven years since Hitler noon ESP sent home while the parents make up. took office, Ma

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