1940-09-25 — Page 21

Wednesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH September 25, 1940.

BRITISH

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GUNS POUNDING DAKAR It's cool inside

WHILE DE GAULLE TRIES TO LAND

Special to the "Telegraph”

The British Naval action at Dakar is still in progress according to latest advices, carefully worded communiques indicating that after General de Gaulle's unsuccessful attempt last Monday to take the colony wi.hout bloodshed, the British forces swung

into action.

One London announcement says that General de Gaulle withdrew his forces some distance, and it is believed that while the British are now fighting, General de Gaulle is working through his sympathisers inside Dakar to overthrow the Vichy authorities.

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General de Gaulle himself yesterday issued a statement that the operations at Dakar were continuing and there was every reason to believe they would end successfully.

He explained: "The operations were decided upon to prevent French West Africa from falling into German hands."

colours and a white flog: they were fired upon by the Dakar mavy and

severni men were killed,

General de Gaulle then withdrew his troops becaure he said he did not want fighting to break out among Frenchmen,

The report

ihat

Was

He added that there had been infiltrations

German of

ain

Gibraltar Raided Italian officers at Dakar during¦

Gibraltar July and August.

attacked by French planes in retalla The Vichy Government yesterday for the action at Dakar appears announced that the French sub-to be substantiated by a memage from marine Persee had been sunk while Lalinea which says that 30 French moving forward to attack a British planes, apparently win be in cruiser at Dakar.

French Morocco, bombed Gibraltar at It is claimed that the cruiser was intervals of ten minuten for an hour hit and that most of the submarine's, and a half, crew were saved.

It is believed that gasoline depots Six Attempte To Land were among the objectives and dense Vichy declared that the British Amoke was seen sising from Clbra)- forces mode dx attmepin to land tar

Anti-aircraft guns were in action under the command of Gauite; four were made at Rufferque continuously from 1240 pm to 295 and two further to the south-east of [m. Dakor.

General

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The French raiders are reporter la Shelling of Dakar by British war- have dropped bombs at Punhæeuropa According to witnesses this was the ships continued throughout the day heaviest rald yet made on Gibraltar after the Dakar authorities had re-and surpassed the Intensity of the jected in ultimatum delivered

Italian attacks,

Messages

1.20 am, and due to expire at 9 am "United Press" and "Domei"

"The Battle Continues" According to the Vichy statement Fighting in Progress at 4 p.m. the ultimatum warded Dakar that

A later United Press" message unless it surrexlered the British! Commander felt it his obligation to 's that argording to

ly withi

attack and occupy

the

troops.

The Governor of Dakur

sidence in Dakar and ine tend Dakar to the end

General de

Gaulle's headquarters the operations

jat Daka were still in progress af de is reported 'clock yesterday aftestem, but that no delalts were available

It appears that when General che Algeciras, reports that a preonnais- Gaulle first attempted to land be susce plane WILM nagtated used unarmest men flying the French Gabratat in the evening

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DISEASE IN SHELTERS

some

LONDON, Sept. 24 (Reuter). -Owing partly to the danger of bombing and partly to the danger of infectious discase if much time is spent in deep shelters, the underground cvacuation of mothers with children of any age is being hard- organised from pressed areas in London.

Those wishing to go can register and Government will take make

to arrangementa them to the country.

Some 428,000 children of school age remain in the Lon- don County Council, Greater London, Thames-side and Med- way towns, and 464,000 have been evacuated.

OFFICIAL VERSION

Why Attack Was Launched

They Wait For The Invader

Jeracy men who fled from their homes when the Germans occupied the Channel Islands will

y no longer. They have joined up in Britain, are here seen train- ing with Lewis gut.

Claim Consular Office Was Searched

Japanese Protest On Singapore Arrests

-Safe Unsealed

TOKYO, Sept. 24 (Reuter).—Inviting the British Ambassador to the Foreign Office, the Foreign Vice- Minister, Mr. Ohashi, filed a vigorous protest against the LONDON, Sept. 24 (Reuter), Singapore case in which six Japanese, including Mamoru General Charles de Gaulle Shinozaki, an employee of the Japanese Consulate- decided to invade Dakar follow-1 ing German and Italian infiltra. General, were arrested on September 22.

metton

Searched By Mistake

to have replied: "France has ten- "Reuter” says that a despatch from lion and assumption of control He stressed the untoward Singapure on September 22 and Ried

I will de-Algeetris

the German offein there, stules ม communique action of searching Shinozaki's a strong protest against the British news gemy slates that there is ther The communique then laconically confirmation of reports that French tesued at the General Head office and

scaling the safe, concludes: "The battle continues." pareraft bombed Gibraltai

quarters of the Free French according to a Japanese report. forces.

Requesting reconsideration, Mr. To this the administrator is maki Altacking forces were composed of Chashi demanded an immediate im to have explained that the search of inilitary, Haval and serial units. Theprovement in the situation arising Shinozaki's office was carried out by French trips were rscorted by trom the arrest of Japanese residents mistake. The offre wns thought Juttleships of the Free French Navy Singapore

10 be a private roon.

The protest resuits in the removal | only to assure supplementary pros, esa Consul-General reveals that he of the seal from Shinozaki's safe, the terion ngadest any attack carried out enllest on the civil administrator at Japanese report adda. with Germs participation.

Shipping Company Fined $100

Failure To Submit Passenger List

-French Arrivals

A fine of $100 was imposed on the manager of the Messageries Maritimes Steamship Co., Queen's Building, by Mr. H. G. Sheldon, K.C., at the Central Magistracy this morning for failing to return a passenger list of non- Chinese passengers of the Laos, which arrived here September 12.

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Mr. P. Wynter-Blyth, appear- | duties, and on Jig estura he dat unt ing for the defendant pleaded het anything about the list now dui, guilty, and said that his clients be know that Europeans bart an

by that shop

was fully aware of the impor- Mr. Wynter-Byth said he was tance of the Ordinance understructed by his clients the uffer then

Only ones in 20. which the summons was taken profound regrets

years

hard they failed to forward a what out.

Borry for

passenger fist to the Pellers

{ the Spreial Branch, said the ship arrived on September 12 but his Department did not receive the ship's Itst

He was had happened and pleaded an Sergeant unfortunate combination of cir- cumstances.

Mr. Wynter-Blyth said he clents Were the agents for the owners of the ship. The ship employed

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ese whose duties were to prepare a list of the passengers and to tender 31 to the Water Police when They board the vessel,

Once In 20 Years

On the date of the arrival of the ship, the man in charge of the Pos- Renger Department was on Volunteer

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French Arrivals

Two days later a Frenchman - ported his arrival to the Department. and through hum, it was learned that three other Frenchmen had arrived. by the same ship

British naval forces were present

Dakar Responsible

Dakar authorities were the first to assunte the responsibility of opening hostilities against the French.

Several members of the crew were killed and large number wounded,

Desiting to avoid a light between Fren: hunen, Gener af de Quille re mel hus Hoven to a distance

The Batur authorities have not The French furres

eased fiting on

Je boles

No Invasion Attempt Yet

An official report from the Japan-

Terrific Night

By R.A.F. on

others

Raids Berlin

LONDON, Sept, 24 (Reuter)—British bombing on Berlin jant Benesh ships since the start last night continued on an average of about 41⁄2 minute intervals

for several hours.

were making their fourth This is revealed by the Air Journey.

Everything went like clock-work, Ministry news service, which the commanding villeer of one British states that the heaviest attacks air base reports. fell upon pre-determined targets, American and Swedish correspon- which included railway yards dents say that an alarm was sounded near Potsdam and the Klingen-in Berlin shortly before midnight and

four hours. lasted just under berg power stations.

The German press and radio, ux Severe fires were started al all usual, came out with statements to- day saying that the British bombers One alteraft reported eight ex-had mode" a barbarou onslaught on hit no plosions in railway sidings followed the civilian population und by very large fire in cuilway butid-military objectives. mgs,

Doubts on Reported German Losses

patris

aircraft started

Another Dre at a power slution,

SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPH' London custa doubts on the report that between fifty and sixty thousand Germans were) lost during embarkation exer. eises in the English Channel re- craft arrived and lighted up the tar-at the damage done by cently.

However, Kay's "United Press"!

there is no doubt that a considerable |

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Berlin offletally puts the cusunities large at killed and 14 injured.

Sight-seeing is not encouraged. At Klingenberg a considerable fire The Berlin pollee have issued a new was already burning when one air warning, saying that people who look to RAF. will be punished because this shows get for further missiles,

mistrust of the official German re- ports that no military objectives were touched.

Aerodrome Attacked

Returning from this area, one pilot

number of fully-urmed Nazi troups were lost at sea when the Royal Air New low over Schlpol nerodrome and Force carried out surprise bombingmachine-gunned the searchlights. attacks on embarkation barges.

Five big Bres at Moabit enabled the The masses of barges concentrated target to be Identified by the succeed.

French ports provided too good an target to miss.

A representative of the Company was sent for and asked why the list had not been sent in. In the after-in noon the list was forwarded to the Police.

Pilots

British Out Raids on

Carry Reich

Gale Plays Havoc

bombers. Explosive materia! blew up in a series of vivid flushes.

The Moabit dres were visible 60 miles away.

The Germans were also embarrassm Four

big Brea were started

ef because they had to anchor off-Charlottenburg power station and the shore where a heavy westerly gale Wilmsdorf power station was left i played havoc with the craft, which ablaze.

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The foreign press too is not allowed to see what damage ta dune. The correspondents did nut Goebbels conducted tour.

Pilot's Story One pilot suld: "There WeTe hundreds of flares over Berlin. The sky was like a Chinese garden party and there Wits a raging fire ut Spandau, where other culders directly hit the B.M.W. nero-engine works. Yellow Bashes and numerous explo- siune could be seen."

Blohm and Voss shipbuilding yards

at Hamburg received a salvo of heavy

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Informed London quarters also Gas Works Explosion I strongly deny that any attempt at in-

vasion has yet been made.

At Danzigerstrasse gas works, the bombs and in an attack on the Klel

Canal

at Brunsbuttel a stick They explained that the bodies of bombing caused a vivient explosion, bombs burst across the canal en- fully-equipped German soldiers, followed by sheets of flame. The been explosions were seen 23 miles away LONDON. Sept. 21 (Reuter)~RA.F. bombers were again which are reported to have

At Boulogne, the inner harbour, active over Germany and German-occupied territory last night. washed up along the British coast, and wrecked parts of the Neuklin wet docks and the main, basin, was

probably come from the wreeks of gas works.

bombed and a fire started in the har- Another large gas works at Charbour, where 20 or 30 ships were as- In addition to strong forces of the

sunken transports which recently fel B.A.F. detailed to bomb objectives in

victims to a British submarine.

lottenburg was quickly gutted by fire,

sembled. Railway yards at Charlottenburg and elsewhere were seen to be hit,

B.M.W

aero-engine works Spannau were bombed as well as the Templhof aerodrome.

the Berlin area and enemy-occupled STOCK EXCHANGE

Channel ports, other forces of our

bombers attacked the aircraft works

at Hamburg, Cuxhaven, Bremer-

Yesterday ́an- aircraft of the Colistal Command shot down enemy bomber' into the sea.

a

Firmer Tone. Follows Keynes Broadcast

were general.

TWO FOR ONE

Madras Makes Promise Of Aeroplanes

The Slanens works received direct hit.

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A direct hit was obtained on ship and fires arid explosions resulted. Bombs were also dropped on barges

and shipping at Calais, where one pilot saw his bombs explode in several basins.

haven, Bremen and Wismar, goods LONDON. Sept. 24 (Reuter)-The yards at Munster and Hanöver, rail- Stock Exchange to-day responded to way communications in north Ger- Mr. J. M. Keynes' broadcast last night many and severni enemy aerodromes. on the United Kingdom's finances

Early A.M. Raid On Berlin One pilot who attacked a large · gas works in the north-east area of Ber-

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" · üfter one year of war by firm tone, particularly among the glit-edged

LONDON, Sept. 24 (Reuter)--The in reported on his return that it BERLIN, Sept. 25 (UP)The air: securities, andong which smell gains Governor of Madras has given an was plain sailing all the way there ruld alarm was in force in Berlin for assurance to Lord Beaverbrook that and back-a Journey of some 1,200 two hours, and 48 minutes this morn- Industrials were supported from every aeroplane of the squadron pre-miles,

Ing. German Claime the provinces whilo. Kaffir dividend sented to Britain by Madras which is The following aircraft, however, payers benefited by the late local shot down will be replaced with two met strong opposition and the pilots buying. Other groups were irregular. planes, the Madras radio announced. [described how "hings started to hum

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