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No. 18276.

三拜禮“號九月十英港香 WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1940. BAL

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Mr. Churchill Repeats His Invasion Warning To The House Of Commons

1,200,000 NAZIS ARE READY IN N. FRANCE TO ATTACK

TO ATTACK BRITAIN

Burma Rd. Decision Officially Revealed

Special to the “Telegraph”

LONDON, OCT. 8, (UP).—Estimating THÁT 80 FULL DIVI- SIONS OF GERMAN TROOPS, TOTALLING 1,200,000 MEN ARE MASSED IN NORTH FRANCE, AND THAT THE NAZIS HAD SUFFI- CIENT BARGES TO PUT HALF A MILLION MEN "ONTO SALT WATER, OR INTO IT”, MR. WINSTON CHURCHILL TO-DAY SOUNDED AN- OTHER WARNING THAT THE POSSIBILITY OF AN ATTEMPTED IN- VASION MUST NOT BE DISCOUNTED.

The Promier, who in the course of a comprehensive speech, dealt with the war situation in Europe, casualty figures resulting from German air raids, and the British decision about the Burma Road, also declared;

"If it were not for the resources of the New World,

it would be a long time before we could have been able to do much more than hold our own. However, with aid, we are now striking back more powerful than ever..

BOMB IN LONDON BURMA ROAD TO REOPEN

TRAFFIC

Buses Hit: Cause

Casualties

LONDON, Oct. 8 (Reuter),---- A bomb which fell on 超 main London thoroughfare seriously damaged two, omnibuses and killed and seriously injurest number of persons during to day's activity over London.

Dealing with the Burma Road issues, Mr. Churchill said that Britain had agreed to the closing of the, Road, hoping this would lead to peace between Japan and China.

However, the result had been opposlte, and “In view of the circumstances, His Majesty's Government propose to allow the agreement to run its course, but does not see its way clear to

renew it thereafter."

HEAVY AIR raid caSUALTIES

Referring to air raid casualties in Britain, the Premier anid that up to last Saturday 8,500 persons had been killed and 13,000 wounded in the German aerial blitzkrieg against Britain.

Later he revealed that one British battleship and a large cruiser were damaged in the Dakar engagement. The This is revealed in an official French losses there were two communique, which states that submarines sunk, two dez. during the morning enemy air-troyers set afire, a "cruiser craft, which flew over London at heavily hit and the battleship a great height, were engaged by Richelieu further damaged. British fighters and several were Making reference to the shot down.

tripartite allinnee, Mr. Churchill

Some bombs were dropped but inanid it was primarily aimed at spite of the fact that traffle was at the United States, but also its height, casualties

against Russia.

numerous,

were nut

There were, however, some Intel The Premier speculated injuries among railway passengers, whether or not there were some when o train was hit by debris.

A shelter and some industrial secret clauses inasmuch as the buildings were damaged later in the pact, as announced, is strikingly day when an attack was made by unfavourable to Japan. low-flying aircraft Particulars

casualties are not yet available.

Dakar "Errors"

A few bombs are also reported to) LONDON. Oct. B (Reuter) have been dropped in other parts of Spanking of the Dakar incident in the TURN to Page 5, Column Four House of Commons to-day. Mr. Winston Churchill said that by a series of accidents and some errors which have been made the subject of disciplinary action or are now subject. to formal enquiries, neither the First, Sea Lord nor the Inner Cabinet were TURN to Page 5, Column Thres

BERLIN HEAVILY BOMBED

Gestapo Chief For Spain

Close Secrecy,

SHANGHAI UNDER

Washington And Far East Situation

FLOOD WATERS Withdrawal of U.S.

The two spectacular scenes pictured below were, caught by the camera dur- ing last week's, flooding of Shanghai which was a pre- lude to a fièrce typhoon. Im- mediato picture shows Bub- bling Well Road inundated and below trapped residents escape on an improvised raft.-M. Nemichew.

Marines Is Possible

Special to the "Telegraph"

WASHINGTON, OCT. 8 (UP).~AT THE PRESS CON- FERENCE TO-DAY MR. CORDELL HULL, SECRETARY OF STATE, WAS ASKED WHETHER THE ADVICE TO AMERICANS TO WITHDRAW FROM THE ORIENT WAS A PRELUDE TO THE WITH- DRAWAL OF THE AMERICAN MARINES IN SHANGHAI.

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Mr. Hull said he might have something to say on the subject a little later. Immediately afterwards the State Department spokesman announced that the matter had not officially been discussed as yet, but might soon be considered by the State Department.

The spokesman said there were 7,064 Americans in China, 128 in Indo-China, 1,547 in Hongkong and 8,145 in Japan;

To-day President Roosevelt |. conferred with Admiral James Richardson and Admiral William Hoaby for two hours, after which Admiral Richardson said

LOTHIAN

that he had informed the Presi FEARS NEAR

dent regarding the readiness of the fleet.

Reinforcements

He said that the portion of the fleet now in California is taking back to Hawail "several thousand men who are badly needed."

Answering a query as to whether

or not the fleet is ready for action, Admiral Hichardson said: "It-is-not as ready as it will be."

CRISIS Cancels Holiday Plans

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 (Reu-"

He added that he hoped to be able ter).-Lord Lothian, the British to provide west coast shore leave Ambassador, has cancelled hig

for portions of the fleet now In plans to return home on leave

Hawaiian waters.

In New York to-day the United because Whitehall feels that. States Lines said there was absolute- there may be a crisis in the Far ly no truth to the report that the East as a result of the British steamers Washington and Manhattan decision to re-open the Burma would be diverted to the Far East,

No Diversion of Ships

Road.

The company declared that the The Ambassador made a state- Manhattan was due in New York on ment to this effect upon leaving. October 10 from San Francisco which

she left on October 2. The Washing-the White House after a con- lon is undergoing repairs in Newference with President Roose- York.

A Tokyo report says that Ameri-velt, arranged at Lord Lothian's cans in Japan have not yet been' in- request.

While declining to give detalls to formed of the action which Washing-

ton is taking with regard to the with reporters, Lord Lothian Indicated drawal of nationals in the Ear East. clearly that For Eastern matters were

The next few sailings, however, discussed at the conference. are heavily booked, while packing British Government thought a Far

companies are working overtime,

able to fulfil all orders."

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Questioned as to how soon the

un-East crisis might develop, he said Ii

Serge At-Djibuti|

might come through the re-opening of, the Burma Road." He explained thất he had arranged to fly to Eng- land this Sunday. but "The trip did not look so good" on Monday and was cancelled to-day laur

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as a result of Bontbing in the last

few days. The cut is at Aisha, an important station on the Djibuti Addis

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Britain's War Effort

local shipping

The RAF dropped bombe on their Enquiries made at line, on the station--and, militar companies this morning 5 revealed, bulldings and on a long train...that there have been no exceptional Beveral other important points bookings for outward passuges as n along the railway were attacked and result of the US State Department's damaged recently one being. Adagolla virmouncement regarding evacuation station, another the long; Awash of American nationals. Bridge (halfway to +Addis Ababa) The American President Lines have eying e Hongkong industrial and, a third, the Culdehar point of accepted bookings for Soco

the line, angular am Kanche pe Amongst the hundreds of local gather damilles, but apart from this have

received no

The ChKLAN enough are least 100 large,

LONDON, Oct. 8 (UP).The British Air Ministry announced that over 100 heavy bombs were dropped on the three main power stations in Berlin last night. MADRID, Oct. 9 (Router)

The communique declared that a Close secerecy is being observed large fire was caused at the Tem- here regarding the forthcoming plehot aerodrome, while goodsyards and Industrial plants were attacked. Visit of Herr Himmler, the Nazi

The Fokker works were bonibed. Aerodromes af Amsterdam; Wil-General de Bono, which is an helmshaven, Hamm, Soest, Manner nounced inconspicuously in the There is now a prospect that the Colony will be able to make a substantial contribution heim und Grenberg were also Press

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military needs Hongkong's not allowed to give more than tho According to an Amerstand are bare facts published by newspapers are comparatively small, but na sage, eight people were killed and gro

a centre of growing manufac several wounded in air raids at The reports of German troops turing Importance it will be able movements into Rumania are also o'clock last night, and again at 4 cm. given very little prominence. Spanish to make a considerable contri to-day Authorised: circles state that correspondents in Berlin speak with tion to the pool British raids on the Netherlands are one voice of close, collaboration bei Alky its increasing tween Germany and Rumania bit. Athe armies in Indio,

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