1940-09-12 — Page 8

Thursday,

HONGKONG, TELEGRAPH

RAID ON

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SHOWING TO-DAY

At 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.30 P.M.

She Had to Fear

The Man She Loved!

METTE

ERROL

DAVIS FLYNN

"The Private Lives of ELIZABETH ESSEX

NEXT CHANGE

A New Universal ■

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AND

Douglas FAIRBANKS jr.

GREEN

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Donald Crisp • Alan Hale Vincent Pries Henry StephenMONS

A WARNER BROS. Picture Directed by MICHAEL CURTIZ

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MILLION LAFFSI

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SYDNEY HOWARD

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TO-MORROW ONE DAY ONLY RETURN OF AN “OLD FAVOURITE” ! The Best Gangster Picture Ever Mada ! JAMES CAGNEY in “G-MEN”

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September 12, 1940.

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.

Special to the "Telegraph" LONDON, Sept. 11 (UP). Describing how the Royal® Air Force bombers carried out their It is feared that a number of persons in the Dover arca ralds on Germany last night, the were killed when the shelling from the German-occupied coast Air Ministry revealed that air of France re-commenced at 4 p.m. craft which attacked Potsdam

station in Berlin had to fly across the North Sea in dense clouds, which were as high as 10,000 feet.

A "Reuter" message refers to the Air Ministry reports on the raids and says that fires follow ed direct hits which the R.A.F. obtained when they bombed the Potsdam station in Berlin.

Rech

Simultaneous with the long-the raiders and one was range bombardment, German explode the be

When the bombers dew over the bombers attacked Dover.

town, they looked shower of bombs.

house. One wrecked

The "Press Association reports: The dive bombing attack on Dover and the shelling of the aren by the Germans from the French coast was

cover the apparently intended to

movement af

cover the

Nazi Convoy in Channel LONDON, Sept. 11 (Reuter) -A convey of enemy ship was sighted from the English const this afternoon. There were at least 12 ships, fair- convoy." Six Gun Salvoer

sized vessels, near Cap Gris Nez,

the harbour German long-range gine mounted making towards on the French coast opened fire after Boulogne. Dock and the Focke-Wulf air-bombs were dropped, sending six gun The dive-bombing attack on Dover and the shelling of the area by Ger- at-salvors across the sunlit Channel. frame factory at Bremen were

nt Shelling continued at intervals at man guns on the French coast were naval barracks tacked and the

apparently Intended to dusk to-night. Wilhelmshaven were hit.

Dover arens movement of the convoy. The attack on the bad

strong Despite

visibility,

British guns replied, Later large forces of R.A.F. bum- searchlight and anti-aircraft opposi- began a few minutes after the air

bad begun alung widespread

were raid tru,

operations

bers passed over the south-east coast, carried out successfully against barge const

benbers heading towards the French and heavy Twelve German the concentrations and harbours on

flew in from the sen to a west town, Belgian coast lines.

E is believed that number of Anti- French and Belgian consis,

feet. fying at about 15,000

the bombs were dropped east of Cainis, Are an aircraft guns opened LONDON, Sept. 11 (Heutes).The bombers flew aver the town's balloon

the of

Interior, barrage. Spanish Minister

shortly

The escorting Messerschmitt fight- visit Germany at the invitation of ers circled above and beneath the German Government, recording | bombers. to the German official news agency.

Senot Serrano Suner, will

the

Кепі

the

Shell puffs dutied the sky around!

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Japanese Ship STAR THEATRE

Robs Junk

A Japanese schooner held up a Chinese trading Junk near Hongkong on Monday list and robbed the master of the cargo, valued at over $3,000 and $2,000 In Chinese currency,

This is revealed in a Police report! issued this morning, which states that according to Wong Chan-cheung, master of the trading junk, the vessel left Shek Po Market on Monday murning with cargo of poultry, medicines arvi sen products He was on his way to Hongkong, and when near Lin Tu Istand was attacked by La diperse sebouner and deprived of

all him possessions.

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The outrage occurred in Chinese waters.

H.K.F.A. MEETING|

The monthly meeting of the Coun- cil of the Hongkong Football Associa- tion took place yesterday, when Mr. Wong Kn-tean presided. The itounia, showing a balance of $5,184, were approved.

Ar-

hand

The meeting approved a letter com- mending on fridian siltary team for their far record of sportsmönship due- ing their Kay b the Colony, The team had never had a man sent off or enutioned, it was stated,

A question rated on the number of absentec-perhaps through militar} training needs--which would justify a team calling off a Lengue match, was ruled by the Chairman to be a matter for the League.

SATURDAY'S MATCHES

Hongkong Football Club will field a sentur and junior eleven against the Slag Ton Sports Club in friendly soccer encounters on the Club ground Saturday. The following have aelpeted to represent the Hongkong Football Club:

on

been

11.

fat. X (9.30 p.m.) -C. Cole: 8. Strange and I Eardley; J. Skinner, Forrow (Copty and E. L. Strange: E Kennard, E. Hopkinson, F. Fowler, B. L Bickford and Rferten.

and. XI. 14.15 pan... Odell: J. K. Sloan and B. Pecorint: M. E. Purvis, Coleman and D. Gow; A. D. Gratton, A Odell, Foultard, R. Atwell und

Luige.

LATE NEWS

Battle Still

In Progress

LONDON, Sept. 11 (Reuter).-The battle over London was still in pro-

gress as midnight approached.

There were times when an many planes were over the city that their drone rose above the crash of gunfire. New gun reports sent echoes sing- ing across London. The high reson- ant note of one explosion was followed by the deep "woof" of olhers.

Guns answered one another in swelling the thunderous chorus group after group of planes came in.

The heavy explosion from a bomb' In one district was answered by Tel. 21270 Trantle flashes of gundre.

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