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SAO WATA WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1940. ĦA

Wavell Orders Scots, Anzacs And Indians

To Dig In As Desert Blitzkrieg Begins

500,000 ITALIAN TROOPS INTO

MARCH

EGYPT

Special to the "Telegraph"

OVER 100,000 Scots, Australian, New Zealand and Indian troops were reported last night to be entrenching around Mersa Matruh, where, apparently, General Wavell plans to begin the real fighting against Graziani's invading Italian forces.

Streaming over the desert tableland along the southern caravan highways, Italian forces totalling over half a million men are converging on "United Alexandria, 250 miles away, from at least three directions, says

| Pross."

Japanese Want 100,000 Men Sent Overland To The Yunnan Border

The first columb in the desert blitzkrieg is marching along the coast from Sollum to Bugbug, where it hopes to join an overland column

INDO-CHINA: NEW which, according to Italian

DEMANDS REPORT

Two new demands have been presented by the Japanese to the French Indo-China Government, accord- ing to a "Ta Kung Pao" dispatch from Chungking.

These are the passage of 100,000 Japanese to the French Indo-China-Yunnan border and the use of the Hanoi-Dongdang route.

The French, however, are said ESCAPE IS

to permit only 12,000 Japanese "

troops to land and pass through

Haiphong, Hanoi and Lukay,,

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Admiral Decoux,

Nazi Shipping LONDON, Sept. 17 (Reuter). News," insists that French Indo-China-From dawn to-day reconnais- should adopt "independent action" in

sance aircraft of the Coastal the present crisis whether it be re-

were combing the alstance, submission

semi-sub-Command or mission, Competent observers be enemy coastline over the entire lieve that the French authorities will Channel area, states the Air most probably adopt the last measure. Ministry news service.

The overlund column is re-

tableland at least 60 miles from the coast out of range of the British warships which have

en shelling the roast.

The third column is operating about 200 miles from the coast, along the caravan route which begins at Gagab, on the Libyan Searches on a turge scale had been border, and winds into the heart organised overnight to ascertain the of Egypt at the desert junction sudden changes in disposition of of Bir Moghara. German sex forces, These changes were imposed on the enemy after a day day of harassing and bombing vettor consequence of the strong westerly wind which Channel throughout the night. swept Japanese military operations may It blew with gale force in exprised have to be postponed to the beginning!

Chinese Will Retaliate Chinese official circles indicate that t Japanese troops are sent into French Indo-China, Chinese troops will cross the Yunnan border for self-defence

previously announced

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Hanol report says that owing to and the present rainy season, large-scale

of October. Most of the highways in places and where German

French Indo-Chhza are now muddy.

craft had been last sighted.

the

surface

Old Demands Repeated

New Positions Located

Most of the Channel Wis very CHUNGKING, Sept. 18 (Reuter).-) The Japanese are demanding joint rough and, as expected, enemy ships Franco-Japanese control In Indo- and smull craft had scattered and China, according to the official "Cen- scurried to seck shelter.

tral Daily News," which states that Their new positions were quickly the Janonese want partitioning of located to-day by the Coastal Com-

Indo-China into three zones:

mand.

(1) The northern part of the These operations Werr supple- French colony to be placed under Japanese control;

(2) The central part to be con- verted into a buffer zone;

(3) The southern part to be under French control,

to mentary

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Enemy Transports Bombed CAIRO, Sept. (Retter)-A series of bombing raids were inade inst night on enemy motor transport feumventrations eust of Bugbug.

Many direct hits were observed resulting in numerous fires and ex- plustons.

against Eritrea In air operationa there was a successful attack against the Asmara aerodrome, and a direct

hit scored on a hungar.

A formation of enemy bombers |approached Malts yesterday but were turned away without dropping any bombs when our fighters appeared

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AUSTRALIANS ARE READY FOR GRAZIANI

Australian, New Zealand, Scottish and Indian troops are reported entrenched at Mersa Matruh, awaiting the Italian advance. Here are some of the Australian troops arriving in the Middle East. With them are Australian nursing sisters who have now established base hospitals in Egypt.

CONFIDENT WE MOROCCO

SHALL WIN

U.S. Secretary, for Navy

LONDON, Sept. 17 (Heuter). -Colonel Frank Knox, the US. Secretary for the Navy. rald yesterday that he now feels quite confident aboul Britain's 'chances of defeating Germany.

He believes that the chances of a successful Invasion of Britain day. are getting weaker every The Gekts must destroy Bri- tish air power before they Tan invade Britain.

They have not done so, he pointed out

The German 3-1 advantage is decreasing. The Nazt losses of whereas men are intal losses

ге many English pilots have turned to fight again.

REVOLT

AGAINST VICHY

SINGLE RAIDERS ATTACK LONDON'S

WEST END

LONDON, Sept. 17 (Reuter).—The first hours of the raid this evening up- peared to be far less lively than in the last three days.

Planes came over singly or in small groups. Bursting shells followed them through the clouds.

Raiders in the London area were greeted not only by the usual barrage but by a number. of searchlights. These had been markedly few during the past six days,

Very soon after the alarm was laounded, several planes drove to- wards Central London, but they swiftly moved out again when met by salvo after salvo from many guns.

Fighters Driven Back

LONDON, Sept. 17 (UP)—Filty German planes, the majority of them nighters, crossed the southeast coast during the afternoon,

The formations were broken up by anti-aircraft fire and shortly there- ¡after number were seen returning to their bases over the Channel All the planes were flying at great height,

Damage in West End

On Monday night, a four-storey business house on Savile Row, West End, was flattened by a direct hit by A bomb after which it caught fire,

Alg blocks in the West

Rioting Throughout Casa Blanca End, accommodating about 1.00 per

A REVOLT against the Petain Government is reported to have brøken out in French Morocco, the great protectorate of 162,120 square miles on the Atlantic coast Spanish troops are massing on the of Africa.

secording northern frontier, Only the most meagre details another message. are available.

"United Press", quoting des- patches from Tangiera, received through Gibraltar, states that there is rioting throughout Casa Blanca, the big seaport.

R.A.F. & Nazis Fight In 70 m.p.h. Gale

Fighters In Combat |

LONDON, Sept. 17 (Reuter)-Air battles were fought in Sussex, Surrey and the a 100-mile an hour gale over Kent, Thames Estuary this afternoon between British and German fighters.

the routine anti- From all of yesterday's operationstroyed four machines while anti- submarine and convoy escort patrols | our aircraft returned safely. on which 15,000 miles were flown in

a few hours notwithstanding the general bad weather.

To-day the Coastal Command gave convoys of

Japan is also demanding the use escort to many large

of Hanoi as a Japanese air base with merchant vessels and there was not coastal harbours and ports as Japan-

ese naval bases.

a single enemy attempt at molestation

The paper points out, however, by air or sea.

that it has no definito information whether the above demands are in- corporated in the agreement

under discussion.

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were compulsorily evacuated this afternoon,

Piccadilly, Park Lane, Berkeley Square, Bond Street, Oxford Street, Sloane Square, Mayfair and Bruton Street were also bombd.

In many places in the west end, the scenes are reminiscent of the to East End which was bombed and

suffered largely in earlier ralds,

of A few days ago a squadron French warships, including three cruisers, left Toulon in France for Morocco.

Casablanca Riots

TANGIER, Sept. 17 (Reuter) According to reports received here and at Algeciras and Ceuta, many riots have occurred at CasaBlaricu and other Moroccan towns as the result| of clashes between supporters of General de Gaulic and those of the Petain Government.

It is stated that many persons were arrested over the week-end.

The reports add that Spanish troops! are being concentrated on the fron- tlers of French Morocco us a precau- tionary measure.

Indo-China

Envoy Leaves Ends H.K. Negotiations

Wing-Commander Louis Castex. representative of the French Indo- China Government, left Hongkong, for Hanol by Imperial Airways Dardanus from Kal Tak airport 7 nm. this morning.

M. Custex was sent from Hanoi

Relentless R.A.F. to negotiate for the release of seven aeroplanes destined for the Flying.

to leave on Sunday; ;

A number of very well known stores in the West End with world- wide clients were either wholly or partly closed, the plate glass windows shuttered and the fashionable shop-

lng streets carpeted with glass.

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According to the Air Ministry news service the Germons sent

the over Channel-after having their bomber squadrons "cut to rags and tatters" in Sunday's fights over London-more than 200 Messerschmitt and Heinkel fighters.

pilots were Although the Britis handicapped by heavy clouds when searching for the enemy, they des- aircraft gunners on the southeast coast also shot down two.

LONDON, Sept. 17 (Reuter), School in Hanel, which had been de- of The first formation

tained by the authorities in Hong- 2-Daylight raids on invasion kong since July. Release of the chmitts approached the coast p.m., and continued to come over in bases are announced by the Air aircraft was obtained last week. waves of 20 and 30 for the next half Ministry, which says that day. The plane was in charge of Captain an hour.

over Maidstona light raids on Calais, Ostend, W. C. Cash and First Officer J. A. At 25,000 feet

Dunkirk and Veere were carried Samuels, and carried 92.5 kilos twelve Spitfires, says the news ser- Take Heavy Toll vice, routed ù. formation of out on Monday afternoon by freight and 95.814 kilos of mail.

The next outward service is due Messerschmitts. Although these R.A.F. medium bombers.

da LONDON, Sept. 17 (Reuter), famous former auxiliary plots -Evidence of the growing not claim to have definitely destroy- At Veere on the Dutch island they of Walcheren, a concentration of efficiency of Britain's nighted any of the German pilots,

said on landing that "one was sway- defences is shown by the facting in a dive with white Emoke barges in the canal lock was said to be making ronde and high- LONDON, Sept. 17 (Beuter)-in ways impassable.

the House of Commons to-day, Mr. that all the four enemy bombers pouring from its fuselage; a second bombed from a low level. The rainy season however, is Geoffrey Mander asked whether a which an Air Ministry. com-was flying very slowly at 1,000 feet stated to be coming to an end at the reply had been received from the munique reveals to-day were and a third was spinning out

of Dunkirk and Ostend were attack- 'close' of this month, after which Japanese Government concerning the brought down on Monday night

ed under cover of low clouds and ot "conditions in Indo-China cannot re- suggestion by the Ambassador in were shot down by anti-aircraft Air Activity Decreases

Tokyo, that importation of all for the transport of medical supplies to China fire, says "Reuter's" air corres- LONDON, Sept. 17 (Router)-It Calais a salvo' of bombs was seen to 18 officially revealed that enemy air burst on the quayside of the outer should be made available for the pondent. Maharajah Of Nepal's Chinese Red Cross.

is evincing considerable interest in Senor Suner's visit to Berlin. activity was on a smail scale to-day harbour. It is understood that none fell, in until the early afternoon;

Convoy Attacked

The announcements that he is dis- Swift Changes Likely Mr. R. A. Butler, the Under-Secre- the London area but along "lanes" £25,000 Gift

cemente le Lasues These Although bombs were dropped in

cussing more

possibilities, added to privaté tary for Foreign Affairs, replied that

A convoy of 12 barges and threo have convinced many observers that LONDON, Sept, 17 (Reuter)The the Japanese Government had asked followed by the enemy to the capital. widely scattered districts of the south and southeast of England, little

cacort vessels was intercepted and General Franco's neutrality is rapidly reports from France that Vichy is Maharajah of Nepal has instructed for certain further details before. It is disclosed that yesterday two damage was done, but a small num- bombed off Zeebrugge and an attack coming to an end and that the Axis strongly resisting the German peace the Nepaleso Minister In London to giving a defnito reply."

uther enemy bombers were victims ber of people were killed or injured was also made on three self-propelled has managed to bring sufficient pres- terms and may natly reject them, lead present£25,000 for the relief, of He added that it is hoped to com-" # R.A.F. night fighter patrols, in southwest London barges patrolling off Ostend harbour: sure to force his entry into the war many here to believe that witt cast of London.

municate them detalls to them shortly.

changes in the Western European church and These barges opened fire on sighting on the side of the Axis, part

7 His Majesty's Government have!'

These six are believed to be a

Cline-up are more than possible-even- record "bag" for the defences in several houses were hit and a small our aircraft expressed their grateful thanks.

It is realised in Washington that probable, enj of people Injured. which; wherever conditions are number

Colour "Is given to these beliefs, by, has been presented with nine all- LONDON, Sept. 17 (Reuter) favourable anti-aircraft think, At 245 pm. several large waves Huamitado, on the Dutch land of this should make possible & Igral-b steel ambulances by the Australian board of American

experts has barrage balloons and fighters will of enemy aircraft crossed the coast Schouven, was raided in the early dable stack upon Gibraltar, as it is

Inspect be used more and more effectively at Kent in the direction of London afternoon and bombs were dropped widely believed that very large Ger- reports here that the French Valt Red Cross. They will be built reached Newfoundland to

together. naval base site::

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The paper farther. alleges that Japanese Fifth Columnists are very nctive in Indo-China, where raina are

main unchanged.”

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U.S. Sees Threat To

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WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 (Reuter).The American capital

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