1940-09-25 — Page 15

Wednesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

September 25, 1940.

By Ernie Bushmiller

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AGAIN ?

NANCY

HELLO MISS RITZ

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R.A.F. ATTACK ON Chungking Urges British

NAZI M.T.B.S

M.T.B.S To Open

Spectacular Dive-Bombing

LONDON, Sept. 24 (Reuter).-Five German E-boats-fast motor torpedo boats-cruising off Cap

To Open The Burma Road

Special to the "Telegraph"

CHUNGKING, Sept. 24 (UP).—Britain is being urged by Chungking to open

Gris Nez were bombed by six British bombers this after the Burma Road.

noon.

Columns of water a hundred feet

high leapt into the mu along the hee

The official “Central Daily News" to-day declared that opening of the Burma The boats were strung out in of motor boats, hiding the latter from Road by Britain was essential if the Japanese were to be prevented from invading line several miles from the view.

French const and were clearly visible from the Kent const.

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Burma through Indo-China.

**The invasion of French Indo- China, under the pretext of a prissage for Japanese troops to march in China, is really a move to attack Far Eastern passes- stons of the British Empire such 14 Hongkong. Singapore and Burm declared the editorial. The bed and the few thin self-

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Will Resist Japanese" WASHINEYDON, Sept 24. (UP)

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The question of the United States |fening cevaptanes.

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CHANNEL OPERATIONS

Brest Bombed

LONDON, Sept. 24 (Reuter). --Further British bombing operations on the French and Belgian coast is announced by

are here

R.A.F. Raids Italian

Bases In Abyssinia

Raids by the Royal Air Force on the Italian bases in Eritrea, Líbya and Abyssinia are described in official communiques.

LONDON: German

Formations Broken Up

Two German formations, consist-

ing of bombers escorted by a large number of fighters, made attacks across the coast and in the area of the Thames Estuary this morning. Neither force penetrated to London. Some bombs were dropped i

Damage WIL Thaines-side towns. caused to houses and buildings but

the number of ensualties was smail.

The communique stutes "During the evening of September 22, wifllery

jenced some enemy batteries,

"Mersa Matruh was raided four

times during the night of September

There were no casualties. 22-23,

**There is nothing to report on other fronts." CHANNEL: Attacks On Nazi Minesweepers

A formation of British borbers escorted by fighters attacked enemy

Channel this ofternoon.

the Air Ministry news service. Early this afternoon, an enemy air | mine-sweepers 11 the English

At the naval station of Brest attack was made in the Southampton this morning long lines of bombs are. Some buildings were damaged and a number of casualties were were dropped on the torpedo

cmused. ,bout station, oil tunks and stores, Heavy explosions were followed by for Ares.

Hills were obtained on two vessels and another was damaged by bomba which burst close to it.

During the afternoon, enemy air During this operation, វរ។ uttark activity was not on a large scale but was made by enemy fighters in in attacks by single alecraft bombs which one of four bombers was shot A pillar of dense black

smoke were dropped in a number of dis- down and one enemy destroyed, enveloped the harbour and flamestricte, including Brighton. were visible more than 30 miles from Damage WOS caused to houses,

the French coast,

business premises and a number of Other aircraft of the Coastal Com3 = casualties were reported. mand laid sticks of bombs across the Eight enemy aircraft were destroy. canal mouth al Zeebrugge Un-ed to-day. Four of our fighters have usually large flashes followed the ex- been lost but the pilot of one is safe. plosions of their salvos,

AXIS PARLEYS

Collaboration Boast

It is now established that two enemy bombers were shot down by anti- aircraft guns during the night .of: Monday-Tuesday,

Story Of "Reuters"

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HOLLYWOOD, Sept. 24 (Reuter).

R.A.F.: More Raids On-The first public exhibition of the ilm, "A Dispatch from Reuters" in

Italian Bases which Edward G. Robinson lays the LONDON, Sept. 24 (Reuter).—A Our bombers attacked aircraft on part of Baron Julius de Reuter has hint of the part Africa may have the Menastir landing ground on Sun- been followed by its exhibition to a played in the recent Ribbentrop- day. All bombs fell on the target specially Invited group of American Mussulini talks was given to-day by area.

editors, newspaper proprietors and

Future collaboration between Ger many and Italy is completely settled, he said.

The film deals with the foundation

the Italian Colonial Minister, who Yesterday a second attack was leader-writers. has been engaged in discussions in delivered. Three explosions, among | Germany.

the aircraft were followed by n fire, and early years of the Reuters nows Two ralds were made on Tobruk ugency, culminating with the occas- harbour yesterday. In the first, on when Reuters' news of the bombs burst among the buildings assassination of Abraham Lincoln Ribbentrop has now reported to and rear the jetty. In the second in 1885 reached England, far in ad- Hitler about his talks.. No statement attack, bombs fell on buildings and Vance of the omcial reports, has yet been issued as to what was very neur ships beside the jetty. achieved but it is believed that the

Zula in Eritrea was attacked on Germans demanded a hand in Syria September 21. Fires were started in

camp by addtion of German advisere in the the centre of the

and were Italian Armistice Commission.

visible 20 miles away.

Yesterday a successful attack was made on the aerodrome at Man

More Aussies To Serve Overseas

British Submarine Adga, Two fighters were definitely Another division if the Australian

destroyed.

Feared Lost ed Sciasciamanna, in central

LONDON, Sept. 24, (Reuter)---The

The South African Air Force rald-

Abyssinia, on September 22.

Admiralty announces that H.M. sub- CAIRO: Our Artillery

marine Thames (Lleut. Commdr. W. D. Dunkerly, RN.) is overdue and must be considered lost,

The next of kin have been inform~

Silences Enemy

No change has occurred in the situation in the western' desert, ac cording to a GHQ.communique,

LONDON. 'Sept. 24 (Reuter);

Expeditionary Force will be formed, Mr. R. G. Menzies, the premier, un- nounced to-day.

The nucleus of this division, the 9th division, will be certain units already. gversens. The rest will leave soon. Major-General Henry Gordon Ben- nett has been made Commanding Officer of the 8th division, which is still in Australia,

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