1940-09-25 — Page 23

Wednesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

September 25, 1940.

By Ernie Bushmiller

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R.A.F. ATTACK ON Chungking Urges British

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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.

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high leapt into the air along the ra

The official "Central Daily News" to-day declared that opening of the Burma The boata were strung out in of motor bonds, hiding the latter from Road by Britain was essential if the Japanese were to be prevented from invading Hno several miles from the French coast and were clearly vlalble from the Kent coast.

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Burma through Indo-China.

"The invasion of French Indo- China, under the pretext of a passage for Japanese troops to dum veď but, march on China, is really a nove No direct his were all the boats turned and dashed for to attack Far Eastern posses- the shore.

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Chinese Protest Rejected A Vicby melange from "Domel" Any that 31. Baudotu Chr French Foreign Minister has rejected th Chliese protest against the Decoux- Nishihara agreement for the landing of Japanese troops, and has unified Chungking that France cannot permit pescitation of Chinese

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"Will Resist Japanese" WASHINGTON Sept 24, (UP)

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Britain's Tank Army Is Growing Fast

The Northern Command R.A.0.C. Motor Transport Work- shops are averaging eighteen hours a day, overhauling and

They repairing motor transport of all descriptions. photographed at work re-erecting a light tank.

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American Interest WASHINGTON, Seat 24 (Heules) The Vated States to closely watch- ing the situation between That and i frado-China, Mr Code Hall, the Secretary of State, derlared today

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R.A.F.

Raids Italian Bases In Abyssinia

Raids by the Royal Air Force on the Italian bases în Than may be investigated, be added. | Eritrea, Libya and Abyssinia are described in official

CHANNEL OPERATIONS

Brest Bombed LONDON, Sept. 24 (Reuter). -Further British bombing operations on the French and Belgian coast is announced by The Air Ministry news s rvice.

communiques. LONDON: German

Formations Broken Up Two German formations, consist- ing of bombers escorted by a large

"During

The communique slates the evening of September 22, utilery

silenced some enemy batteries.

"Merse Matrub was raided four

times during the night of September

There were no easumities, "There is nothing to report

number of

fighters, made attacks 22-23. arross the coast and in the area of

on

A formatun of British bombers escorted by fighters nitacked enemy mine-sweepers 103 the English Channel this afternoon.

the Thames Estuary this morning, other fronts." Neither force penetrated to London. CHANNEL: Attacks On

Some bombs were dropped in

Nazi Minesweepers towns. Damage WON Thames-side caused to houses and buildings but the number of casualties was smail.

Early this afternoon, an enemy alr At the naval station of Brest attack was made in the Southampton Some buildings were damaged this morning long lines of bombs area. were dropped on the torpedo and a number of casualties were

caused. boat station, oil tanks and stores. During the afternoon, enemy nir ficavy explosions were followed by activity was not on a large scale but four fres.

in attacles by single aircraft bombs A pillar of dense black smoke were dropped in a number of dis- enveloped the harbour and flames tricts, including Brighton. were visible more than 30 miles from

the French coast.

Damage was roused to houses, business premises and a number of Other aircraft of the Coastal Com-casualties were reported. mand land sticks of bumbs across the Eight enemy aircraft were destroy- conal mouth ut Zeebrugge. Uned 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.

R.A.F.: More Raids On Italian Bases LONDON, Sept. 24 (Reuter)—A Our bombers attacked aircraft on hint of the part Africa may have the Menastir landing ground on Sun- ployed in the recent Ribbentrop day. All bombs fell on the target Mussolini talks was given to-day by area.

the Italian Colonial Minister, who Yesterday

れ second attack was

tils were obtained un two vessels

which burat close to it.

atlock

and another was damaged by bombs

During this operation, an was made by enemy fighters in

which one of four bombers was shot down and one enemy destroyed.

Story Of "Reuters”

Is Filmed

Screened Before U.S. Newspapermen

in

HOLLYWOOD, Sept. 24 (Reuter). The first public exhibition of the fim, "A Dispatch from Reuters" which Edward G. Robinson plays the part of Baron Jullus de Reuter has been followed by its exhibition to a specially invited group of American editors, newspaper proprietors and Leader-writers.

The film deals with the foundation has been engaged in discussions in delivered. Three explosions among

the aircraft were followed by a fire, and early years of the Reuters, news Germany.

Two raids were made on Tobruk agency, culminating with the occas Future collaboration between Ger-

when Reuters' news of the first, ton many and Italy is completely settled, harbour yesterday. In the he said.

bombs burst among the buildings assassination of Abraham Lincoln Ribbentrop has now reported to and near the jetty. In the second in 1865 reached England far in ad-

vance of the official reports. Her about his talks. No statement attack, bombs fell on buildings and has yet been issued as to what was very near ships beside the jetty. Jachieved but it is belloved that the Zula in Eritrea was attacked on Germans demanded a hand in Syria September 21. Fires were started in by addtion of German advisere in the the centre of the camp Italian Armistice Commission.

visible 20 miles away.

Yesterday a successful attack was made on the aerodrome at Man. Adaga. Two fighters were definitely

British Submarine destroyed.

Feared Lost

LONDON, Sept. 24, (Reuter) Tho

and were

The South African Air Force raid cd Sclasciamanna, In central Abyssinia, on September 22.

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

marine Thaines (Llout, Commdr. W.j

D. Dunkerly, RN) is overdue and must be considered lost.

ed.

More Aussies To

Serve Overseas

LONDON, Sept. 24 (Reuter). Another division of the Austrailan Expeditionary Force will be formed, Mr. K. G. Menzies, the premier, an- nounced to-day,

The nucleus of this division, the oth division, will be certain units already. overseas. The rest will leave soon. Major-General Henry Gordon Ben- No change has occurred in the i nett has been made Commanding

Silences Enemy

The next of kin have been inform-situation in the western. desert, ac- Oficer of the 8th division, which l

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