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No. 1263

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“We Must Regard the Next Week or So Important Weeks in Our History”—Churchill

GERMAN

ATTEMPT

TO

INVADE BRITISH ISLES THOUGHT NEAR

NAZI BARGES ON MOVE ALONG COASTS OF FRANCE, BELGIUM AND HOLLAND

Special to the "Telegraph"

THE GERMAN ATTEMPT TO INVADE BRITAIN IS NOW OFFICIALLY BELIEVED TO BE IMMINENT.

The Premier, Mr. Winston Churchill, revealed in his broadcast at 4 o'clock (H.K.T.) this morning that German preparations for the invasion are proceeding on a very great scale.

German barges are moving along the coasts of the Low countries and France.

Many of these barges are protected by German batteries on the French coast.

CANNOT LONG BE DELAYED

A considerable concentration extends from Hamburg to Brest. Others have been concentrated in Norway.

"It now appears,” said Mr. Churchill, “that an invasion cannot long be delayed. “WE MUST REGARD THE NEXT WEEK OR SO IMPORTANT WEEKS IN OUR HISTORY.” Mr. Churchill predicted that the attack might be launched at any time on England, Scotland or Ireland-perhaps all three.

Coincident with this warning, Eire has promulgated new Emergency Regula-

Communiques

INCENDIARY BOMBS START MANY FIRES

The following official communiques yesterday:

AIR MINISTRY: The

Raids On London Fuller reports are now avail-) able of last night's enemy activity over the London area.

Although much damage was done to private property, 11 was less thani on the previous night and casualties!

Jess much were fortunately very severe, adds the communique.

Incendiary bombs started many fres but only one major fire wor caused and nit are under control.

Lions.

It was officially announced in Dublin yesterday that Eire is prepared for any attempt toj land en her shares.

Thousands

117 reetwal will called up to-day for Jie tae security forces

The Fleet in Action Reference was also made yesterday

were issued by Mr AV Alexander, First Lord

ATTACK FAILED?

New York Reports Invasion Atempt

AMERICAN SOURCES report that the Germans have already The work the fire services has again been beyond praise and their made one attempt to invade Eng- arrangements for piutual assistance land across the Channel. are working smoothly.

Injured.

Mirr

stales that One source

the Full reports of casualties are not attempt was made on August 28. yet avaliable but 18 persons

The New York "Sun" reports that known to have been killed and 280 the altempted invasion commenced from the French port of St. Malo. To the localilles attacked last night The newspaper states that it proved must now be added a town on the nothing short of suicide and failed south bank of the Thames estuary: disastrously.

of house were where a number

Oficial sources in London state they demolished and several.

perrons have no information regarding the killed.

reports that the Germans had already The total casualties on Monday attempted an invasion. night are now reported to be in the The Press Association, commenting

the Joint artillery and neighbourhood of 400 killed and on 1,400 injured--the majority of the bombing attack on Dover yesterday fatalities occurring when an elemen states that it was apparently intended tary school in the East End of London, to cover the movement of a German which W03 affording temporary convoy.

("United Press" Cables,) shelter to families whose homes werej

destroyed, was hit and collapsed.

dive-

of the Admiralty, to the possibility: of impending myomon.

"We can promise that if the enemy conses across in surbice raft, he is Ring tes said Mr. Alexander

BRITISH DESTROYER RESCUES U-BOAT CREW

TERRIFIC FIGHT OVER LONDON

Factory Staff Wiped Out by Bomb

Special to the "Telegraph"

WHAT APPEARS to be one of the biggest ged something to go on wah air battles of the war has developed over England. Fleet. Besides resisting any invasion The Germans are launching terrific onslaughts

The British

of Britain. La playing a tremendous

part in forging men and weapon for against the capital. Victory

"I regret it is impossibile for me fo reveal detailed information on work of the Navy," he sald

"One thing, however, is certain. We are stronger in the Mediterranean then we were ten days ago.”

They were met by thousands of A.A. shells and Lon- doners have heard the greatest barrage since the war began.

"Reuter's" correspondent, describ

GERMAN BARGES BOMBED BY R.A.F. RAIDERS

LONDON, Sept. 11 (Reuter)German concen- trations of barges and ship- ping in basins along the Belgian, Dutch and French coast were heavily pounded by the British Air Force.

One aircraft dropped bombs right along the barges massed in the basin of Carnot. As the high explosives dropped on the packed vessels, which lined the whole east side of the basin and extended three quarters of the way across It, chunks of debris were flung into the air,

A fire began and explosions were going on as the aircraft left..

All Score Hits THE SCENE at ses just after the guns of a 'British destroyer have ended the career of a U-Boat bombs, except

Another pilot's report said that all three, fell in the Rescue boata from the warstup middle of the barges. f which did the sinking are seen

Another observer WW 2 large rowing around picking up survivors merchant ship, about one mile north of the U-Boat's crew, three of of a channel leading to the locks, whom are seen on the right swim-studdenly burst Into flames and burn-

ming direct to the destroyer,

GERMANS DON'T

LIKE IDEA

SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPH"

NEW YORK, Sept. 11 (UP). The New York "Sun" publishes extracts from a letter from Ger man-occupied France. reads:

It

"Paris is full of German officers having a wonder- ful time.

Thus far, cables Wallace Car-init the scene over the heart of the city, said the planes could be seen roll, "United Press" War Corres- twisting and turning at a great height pondent in London, the R.A.F.. in their efforts to escape the barrage. Amid the red splashes of exploding un plus London's strengthened de- the Admiralty has fences have hurled back each glimpsed for brief moments.

cipate in shells, the raiders could only be issued a communique, stating that successive attack by the German TURN to Page 5, Column Five|

luftwaffe.

Barges Attacked Simultanevus BOURcement.

with Целе

British naval forces are strongly attacking German shipping move- and ports from Brest to

ments Norway.

Concentrations of German barges

The Nazi attacks are being launched from many different directions.

"The main Naii squadron came up are also being vigorously attacked the Thames, where they were seat- "Ships and poris vital to the tered by British fighters and A.A Germans in the event of an batteries," Carroll cables. attempted invasion

been "Simultaneously, smaller German damaged," the communique adds. aquadrons struck as the outskirts of (United Press Messages) the city, 25 raiders being sighted ever

une suburb alone

have

thickly

many

"They hope they will not be selected to parti- another dir- astrous attempt to disem- bark troops in England.”

Blitzkrieg Tempo May Increase Violently

-American Opinion

Special to the "Tolograph" YORK,

Sept. 11 (Domei).-Twenty-five

Mr. Churchill's Speech

Many Casualties LONDON, Sept. 11 (UP)-In the course of his reference to the pro- "During the first rald this after- bability that Hitler would launch his noon, bombs fell in 1 attempt to invade Britain shortly. populated district in the Thames Mr. Churchill said:

NEW Estuary areo, causing "Large numbers of German troops casualifes. lare ready to start a very uncertain

hundred Nazi planes will make four trips daily between "William Clarke," our teleprinter the French coast and London starting voyage, and the attack might be

operator in that ares, has told me

to-day or Englund, Scotland or Ireland-perhaps

that all the men working in one all

to-morrow, exceptionally well-informed sources disclosed, plant have been trapped in an air SIMLA, Sept. 11. (Router)--The three. Viceroy, has cabled £35,500 from his "But our shores are well fortifed Fald shelter. It is doubtful whether according to an “Associated Press” despatch from Berlin. The enemy was driven off but re- War Purposes Fund to the Lord and strongly manned.

any of them can be saved.” ports so for received show that some Mayor of London for the relief of

The report says that these deringe was done, mainly in three London air raid victims. districta south of the river.

There was utte enemy

activity

over this country to-day (Wednesday) Fund For Raid Victims launched at any time on until about 2 pm. G.M.T. when a large number of, enemy aircraft ap- proached the London area.

Particulars of casualties are not yet avallable.

Bombe were also dropped in an- other attack on a town on the south coast, where

unsunities ore Bome reported, a number of, which wore fotol,

Reports up to 8.30 p.m. G.M.T. show that 73 enemy. aircraft were destroyed to-day by our Oghters.

fighters Seventeen of our

were lost but the plots of three are safe.

"With devout and sure confidence,

TURN to Page 5, Column Four

Crew of R.A.F. Bomber

Are Skilfully Rescued

the

A later UP message reported that

ed fiercely.

Soon the ribs of the ships were visible against the glowing mass,

Ostend harbour was bombed from 8 p.m. on Tuesday until nearly a.m. on Wednesday,

Repeatedly sticks of heavy bombs straddled barges lying in Avant port. Ships were directly hit by a strong section of the raiders which attacked the harbour just before midnight.

German ships in Boulogne harbour were also bombed,

Docks In Flames

(Reuter) In LONDON, Sept. 11 another report of the raids on Calals and Dieppe, the Air Ministry news service says that salvocs and sticks of bombs were dropped in patterns over Carnot Basin at Calls and a large part of the dock area was left in Dames-one fire alone enveloping at least 200 yards of the water-front. Guns were silenced and search- lights extinguished around the har-.

bour.

Merchant vessels and "E" boats at Dleppo were also attacked. After bomb explosions, two of boats had vanished,

six

LATEST

Tremendous

A. A. Barrage

LONDON, Sept. 11 (Reuter)-The

most intense barrage Londoners have, ever heard was flung up to-night. when German raiders appeared over. the capital.

Anti-aircraft guns crashed into life with a shattering rear but not a

dear sky, lit

fourth air raid alarm of the day bombers, with their bases in £160 Worth Of by a strong moon and

was sounded in London at 0.36 p.m. on the Fronch (4.36 am, H.K.T.)

coast, will carry out the aeria!

spangled with new and deadly stars hundreds of bursting shells.

It was the heaviest fighting

"Reu- Prior to this raid, 73 German blitzkrieg from there on London. Jewels Stolen raiders had been destroyed, the One informant, when nsked

lor's correspondent had heard from RA.F. losing 17 planes in the day's whether the air force was stilcient A woman passenger aboard a Bri- his post on an 80-feet high rooftop. operations. Three of the British to effect the British collapse, sald tish liner which arrived in port this Some shells burst overhead with a pilots

parachuted to safely. Between dawn and 7.30 p.m. 18 When I talked with Marshal Goering week from Singapore was robbed of tremendous crash.

Jewels and other valuables worth Incendiary bombs whizzed down civilians had been killed and 280 in last he left the question open"

£100, according to a report made to but in the early stages of the raid, It jured. These casualties are incorn-

the Hongkong Police.

did not appear that big high explow {plete.

Mrs, N. D. Wingfield, the, victim; sive bombs were being used. says that at 5 p.m. on September É she had her luggage removed from the Raffles Holel to the ship. Amongst the luggage was 2, jewellery case containing 17 articles worth alto-

ether: £100.

The following, afternoon she in- spected her luggage aboard the shlo and round, the,jewellery case with Di contenta mlising.

It was also officially announced that the total casualties from Satur day to Tuesday, both inclusive, were

1,010 killed and 4,400 wounded.

HEAVY TELAVIV

CASUALTIES

LONDON, Sept. 11 (Reuter)After spending 12 hours in a sex so rough that a rescue launch missed them at 50 yards, THE ADMIRALTY: the crew of an R.A.F. heavy bomber, which had taken part in Actions By The Navy the rald on Berlin, were finally spotted by a flying boat which

by repented diving guided the launch to the rescue. "Strong and repeated offensive The bomber

per had been damaged. The tre

damaged The crew of four took to their actions are being taken by our, naval when diving through heavy anti- lightforces against German shipping aircraft Ore and ran out of petrol be- rubbor dinghy. They were all un-yesterday and terrific. dogights 145 Jews and two Arabs TURN to Page 5, Column Five fore I could reach its home base. hurt.

A. A. Fire Deafening

"

LONDON, Sept. 11 (Router) The Casualty list fer Monday's raid on Wave after wave of German bom-Telaviv in killed, 104, Jews, and bors thrust of: London, throughout seven Arabs; injured, four British,

ensued while bombs were dropped. In Kenya all is quiet,

For