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Thursday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

September 12, 1940. By Ernie Bushmiller

NANCY

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SHE'S OUT IN THE WATER- BUT SHE'S OUT BEYOND

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OUT OF LUCK!

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TRANS-CHANNEL DUEL RESUMED

Special to the "Telegraph"

THE TRANS-CHANNEL long-range gun duel con- tinued yesterday, according to "Reuter," "UP" and “Domei" messages.

Dover arca

RAID ON Communiques

GERMANY INCENDIARY BOMBS Wide Operations In START MANY FIRES

Bad Weather

It is feared that a number of persons in the were killed when the shelling from the German-occupied const raids on Germany last night, the of France re-commenced at 4 p.m.

Simultaneous with the long- range bombardment, German bombers attacked Dover.

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The following official communiques were issued yesterday:

Special to the "Telegraph"

LONDON, Sept. 11 (UP)—AİR MINISTRY: The The enemy was driven off but re- ports so far received show that some Describing how the Royal Air

Raids On London damage was done, mainly in three Force bombers carried out theft

Fuller reports are now avail- districts south of the river.

Particulars of casualties are not yet Air Ministry revealed that air-able of last night's enemy available.

Bombs were niso dropped in an- craft which attacked Potsdam activity over the London area.

Although much damage was done other attack on a town on the south station in Berlin had to fly

same ensuntlies are to private property, it was less than fronst. where across the North Sen in dense on the previous night and casualties reported, a number of which were clouds, which were as high as were fortunately very much less talal.

G.M.T severe, mida the communique,

Reports up to 8.30 p.m 10,000 feet.

Incendiary bombs started many show that 73 enemy atreraft were A "Reuter" message refers to the Air Ministry reports on tires but wuly one major fire was destroyed to-day by our lighters.

Seventeen of our fighters caused and all are under control.

The work of the fire services has, lust but the pilota of three are safe The de e-boghbing flack sai Deves raids and says that fires follow- and the shelting of the by Get- ed direct hits which the R.A.F. wir oftained when they bombed the Potsdam station in Berlin.

Nazi Convoy in Channel LONDON, Sept. 11 (Reuter),

wighted convoy of enemy ship from the English coast This allermon There were at least 12 ships, furr- sized vessels, trai Cop Gits Nez.

the

The "Press Association" reports: The dive bombing attack on Exover and the shelling of the area by the midting

Germans from the French coast wan Boulogne

to Cuver The apparently intended movement of Convoy.

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<tusk to-night

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Actions By The Navy

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krown to have been killed and 289ctions are being taken by our neval light forces against Gennun shipping it injured

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have mkled These operations. wean blight and anti-aircraft oppost-|south bank of the Thames estuary, ses upon the enemy as well

operations wudes pavost

wrgi! where a number of houses were

damage to puri facilities which would aped out successfully against barge demolished

several persone vital to hift." jernevinirations and harbours on

the killed.

The total curuatics on Monday CERMAN: Claims night are now reported to be in the Heavy R.A.F. Losses (Reuter HEAVY TELAVIV talities occurring when an elemen- down to-day.

flew in from the sen to a wet town Australia To Build Ups and Helium costs

flying aroul 10,000 Epel

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the Supply in to build sip security stocks of raw materials to the value of bombers.

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CASUALTIES

killed neighbourhood of 400

and 3,400 injured-the majority of the

were Fifty-four planee

shot

tary school in the East End of London,

Eighteen German planes are miss- which W45 affording temporary shelter to families whose homes were ing after the fierce air battles over

south-east England. LONDON, Sept. 11 (Reuter). The destroyed, was hit and collapsed. Sydney

There was little enemy activity CAIRO: Italians vasoudty hist for Monday's raid on This will be sufficient to keep In-Telaviv -hulled, 104 Jews, and over this country to-day (Wednesday) fout British, uni about 2 p.m. GMT. when a When the bombera flew over the dustry going for nearly 12 months in | seven Arab; injured,

large number of enemy aircraft np. down, they loosed a shower of bombs.; the event of interroplim of nea-145 Jews and two Arabs.

pronched the London aren: Ons wrecked a mine.

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Raid Khartoum CAIRO, Sept. 11 (Reuter) .----- Yesterday Mersa Matruh, In Egypt, was raided by enemy aircraft, causing one casualty and no damage,

In the Sudan, Khartoum Was bombed with no damage or casual- ljes.

ITALIAN: British

Attacks On Bases

Strong formnations of Italian aircraft yesterday conducted repeated assaults on the British defence zones thrown around the Egyptian ports of Sollum, Sidibarruni. and Matruh, bombing and strafing various establishments, motorized uniis and troops.

Two British fighters were shot down while two others were believed to have been downed. Two Italian planes are missing.

Thirteen persons were killed and 21 injured yesterday when British bombers attacked the Libyan ports of Burda, Tobruk and Derna, causing demage to non-military objective. One British plane fell into the sea after being hit by anti-aircraft fire.

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