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MONDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1940. 一拜雞 號一廿月十英港香

Spectacular Show By British Airmen

TERRIFIC ATTACK ON FRENCH PORTS

LONDON, Oct. 20 (Reuter). The Royal Air Force staged a terrific and spectacular attack on the French coast shortly after dusk to-day. The bombing was so violent that the ground on the English side of the Channel quivered as salvoes of

bombs were dropped.

The bombing appeared to be concentrated on the German long range gun emplacements near Cap Gris Nez. Although a low mist hung over the sea, flashes of exploding bombs, es- timated by watchers at the rate of 100 per minute equld be seen on the Kent coast.

Searchlights played confusedly as they tried to pick out the British bombers and flaming onions and streams of anti-aircraft shells poured into the air from German ground defences until the air appeared to be sprinkled with tinsel.

Burma Rd. Bombing Resumed

Latest Japanese Claims

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

For the second time in the past three days Japanese naval planes yesterday subjected the Chinese section of the Burnin Road to an intense bombardment says, an official Japanese com- munique quoted by "Domei”.

The Japanese raiders met heavy banks of clouds, but, it is claimed, they succeeded in damaging vital bridges spanning the Lantsang River in west Yunnan.

It is declared that motor, convoys consisting of scores of trucks were] sighted during the attack and were een scattering in order to avoid the

scen

Japanese ralders.

Another report

Issued by the Japanese says that a formation of! bombers attacked munition factories} at Kochlu, west of Mengtze in southern Yunnan, inflicting serious dumage.

CHANNEL GUN DUEL The War's Biggest Bombardment

SPECIAL TO`THE "TELEGRAPH"

Windows were shattered aver a wide area but on the whole the damage was remarkably Ught in relation to the ferocity of the German reply to the British bombardment ncross the Strails of Dover.

Early estimates put casualties only ut one killed and two wounded. The

duel lasted two hours.

Seaplane Base Attacked SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LONDON, Oct. 20 (UP).-The Admiralty apnounced to-day that Skua and Swordfish planes, utinęxed the seaplane base at Tromsoe scoring| many direct hits. One Skua made a forced landing In neutral territory and the crew is known to be safe.

The announcement did not specify. the date of the action.

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North Holland Raids SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LONDON, Oct. 20 (UP).—The Air] Ministry announced that the RAF., attacked the railway yards at Osna- bruck and also an aerodrome in north Holland despite unfavourable wea- ther conditions; however, the scale. of operations on the continent were somewhat reduced. All planes returned safely.

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PREMIER SAW IT Air Action In Mediterranean Intensifies

SHOT DOWN

When Mr. Winston Chur- chill paid a visit_recently to Britain's Froht, line on the -southeast coast, he walked straight into a fierce air raid during which he saw Nazi planer sent, hurtling to 'the ground. Amongst them was the planes pictured here which, as can be seen, was CAIRO, Oct. 20 (Reuter).-The R.A.F. hammered away this week-end with still smouldering when the increased strength at Italian bases and shipping in Libya. photograph Scenes like this have been

R.A.F. HAMMER AT ITALIAN BASES

· was

taken.

A communique to-night reports that yesterday R.A.F. bombers straddled a line common around the coasts of of ships at the outer harbour mole of Ben Ghazi and caused a large fire at the Berka

England.

barracks.

GERMAN PLANES THWARTED

Fail To Reach London

last night's

LONDON, Oct. 20 (Reuter).—Following up raids,-the-Germans were-again-busy-to-day,-but-few-machines. succeeded in, getting through to London which, however, had

Turkey, Bulgaria experienced five alert periods by late afternoon.

And Greece

LONDON, Oct. 20 (Reuter) The limelight moved this week-end from Rumania which is now de facto If not de jure under the German heel, further south to Turkey, Bulgaria and Greece.

A formation of enemy fighters and bombers crossed the Kent coast at a number of points' but each time found both A.A. defences and interceptor planes ready for them.

Most turned tall but among those which got through were two single machines. These dropped five bombs on the outskirts of London, fortunate- ly on roads and flelds.

AA guns on the Thames Estuary were twice in action during the after-

Bomber In City Street

Mr. G. W. Rendall, the British Minister in Sofia, has gone to Istanbul noon.

bis colleague, Sir Hughe to see Knatchbull Hugessen and, Бауд ^ yellow-nosed Messerschmitt FOLKESTONE, Oct. 20 (UP), Reuter's diplomalle correspondent, bomber was shot down in a London British long range guns to before leaving he had a long talk street this afternoon. The pilot was

with King Boris so that he is able to killed. day started the biggest bon acquaint his colleague with the bardment of the war shortly be- King's attitude to the new moves fore noon, firing salvo after in the Balkans some idea of which salvo across the Straits of Dover is possible to deduce from the

that the German in the direction of Cape Gris

press has launched a fierce campalga against; Nez.

King Boris.

In reply the German guns shelled nearby waters for over an hour, shells arriving in twos and threes every few minutes.

fnet

What Axis Hope

Sir Hughe has seen Mr. Sarajogiu, the Turkish Foreign Minister, and he

Another is belleved to have been brought down off the coast. It was seen streaking off to France with a fighter plane in pursuit and smoke was pouring from the German.

The ighter returned inter and did a "Victory" roll.

Seven Nazis Downed

LONDON, Oct. 20 (Reuter).—It is The Straits of Dover was brightly may be able to throw some light on now officially stated that seven der- but a shroud of mist made it the reaction of Turkey towards a man aircraft were destroyed to-day. Berlin claimed that nine British possible to see exactly what was possible Axis. push further into the happening.

Balkans which will no doubt be in-planes were shot down in the Sunday und that three German It seems as though the Germans fuenced by the attitude of Sovelt raids

machines had not retumed to their attempted blindly to shell British Russia. ships moving through the Channel. No doubt the Axis Powers are bases. Hils were claimed on Im- installations in hoping that Greece will submit tame portant military

Pres. Taft As An Evacuee Ship

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 20 (UP). -The S. S. President Talt left here to-day for the Orlent to evacuate a thousand American refugees. She is equipped with extra lifeboats.

CHEERFUL MR. CHURCHILL

LONDON, Oct. 20. (Router).—Mr. Winston Churchill is astounding his Cabinet colleagues by his inexhaustible energy and freshness of mind.

Speaking to a ̃ ̄North of England audience оп Saturday, Lord Lloyd, Secretary for the Colonies, added that he had never seen the Prime Minister in better heart than he is these days.

"We all feel better about the war than we did. We have been through great calamities and catastrophes, yet here are to-day with the Army and Navy in the greatest fettle."

we

Britain May Accept Russia's Conquests

Latest London Theories

By FREDERICK KUH

· UNITED PRESS STAFF CORRISPONDENT

LONDON, Oct. 20 (UP)—Acting on. Sir Stafford

VICHY, Oct. 20 (Reuter)-Armsly too, as did Rumania, but with London and on a troop encampment Cripp's advice; the British Government is considering recog and a printing press are stated to

an object lesson before her eyes, in south-west England. have been discovered in the homes of Athens is unlikely to fall into the

auch

11 persons arrested at Lyons follow-same trap. In this she has the sup-

Southeast Attacked

The barracks": telephone exchange and military headquarters

at Ben Ghazi had been hit in raids on the previous night, of which details are now available.

West of Bardia, bombs fell on barracks and a large concen- tration of motor transport.

At Hallaya (Hillfire Pass), near Sollum, bombs fell among anti-aircraft guns at the military camp and at Bug Bug, on anti-aircraft emplacements.

Another attack

on

was made Moritza in the Dodecanese Islands on the same night but the damage was not observed.

Diredawa was visited and attacks on hangars there caused explosions followed by fres.

Bahrein Jaland, in the Persian Gulf. was bombed by four 1tailan aircraft shortly after midnight but very little damage was caused and there were no casualties,

Communique

Political

Alignment Axis

With

Is Denied

Yugo-Slavid's Position BELGRADE, Oct.

SPECIAL TO THE "TÈLEGRAPH"

All R.A.F. machines returned safe- ly, it is announced in a communique which states "Aircroft of the South African Air Force operating from the Sudan, raided Barentu (Abyssinia) aerodrome yesterday with consider- able success. Three Italian fighters and on the runway were shot up burned out, while six other aircraft dispersed over the aerodrome, wore (UP).The Foreign Office severely damaged by gunfire but did

in Belgrade to-day denied not catch fire.

"R.A.F. bombers carried out several overseas reports quoting the raids on Gura which resulted in

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explosions and fires among buildings Foreign Minister as saying which could be seen 15 minutes after that Yugo-Slavia was col- the aircraft left the target on their laborating with › Germany, under a new political as well

way home.

Night Raids

"Night raids were carried out nt

Diredawa, bombs falling across rail-as an economic Treaty.

The official announcement way buildings arid hangors.

"In North Africa, raids carried out on Sollum, the Dode-emphasised that what the canese Islands and Benghazi. Foreign Minister actually "At Sollum bombs fell on military said was that there had concentrations and a camp. At

Rhode's Island, direct hits were been a certain amount of scored un administrative buildings near the aerodrome; also on

the economic and political col- hongar.

laboration with Germany

"Bombs fell among vessels moored

on the south side of the Mole d'Italia prior to the new economic at Benghazi while Incendiary bombs treaty being signed, but that

also tell on the quay adjoining.

One merchant ship is believed to no actual political pact had

been concluded.

have been hit."

Italian Retaliate

CAIRO, Oct 20 (Reuter)-Itallan, alreraft have bombed two indepen-

Bulgarian Denial SOFIA, Oct. 20 (UP).-

dent Moslem states-Saudi Arabia According to informed British and the little island of Bahrein in the sources there is no truth in the Persian Gulf.

The raiders few over the Holy tion is burning its papers and reports that the British Lega-

Land near the city of Mecen

It is learned here that there were that the staff is preparing to TURN to Paga 5, Column Thrao leave.

Peace Commission

Plane Crashes

Sunk In Mediterranean

..

The report was described as "absolute" rot,”

A

- Planes Over Bucharest BUCHAREST, Oct. 20 (Reuter) — German bombers, wenring; cross markings, flew over Bucharest to-day- only 100 feet above the rooftops. LONDON, Oct. 20 (Router)-Vichy The flights were apparently intended announced to-day that three French as an intimidating hint to civilians. and four German members of the Three machines circled and dived Armistice Control Commission were steeply exactly above the British killed in an air disaster on October |Legation.

The Rumanian authorities are pre- The plane in which they were paring the public for general air travelling crashed in the Mediter-TURN to Page 5, Column Two

ranean.

Six German non-commissioned officers and men also perished. ·

Some bodies have been washed ashore.

Plano

The announcement says that the "was undoubtedly caught In a

A Burch by German and French planes failed to locate any wreckage.

nising Russia's absorption of the three Baltic States, the final

storm." decision on which awaits the current consultations in Washing- ing the distribution of Communist port of a British guarantee backed Up Operating at a great height, Germanton, according to unconfirmed reports here,

leaflets, says

the "Havns" agency, by the British Navy.

Jews Want To Battle

Alongside Britons

LONDON, Oct. 20 (Reuter)-We have reason and hope to expect that at long last the war services of Jews in Palestino will

LONDON, Oct. 20 (Reuter)

southeast England.

planes to-day were mainly over One version termed the recog- The damage they did, says an Air nition as being likely, It was Ministry.communique, was not heavy explained that the proposed.com nor were casualties numerous. Five!

of the Nazi planes were destroyed. cession to Moscow is being The raiders were mostly fighters or weighed in order to facilitate fighter-bombers which crossed Kent coast in formation on several four-Power talks concerning the TURN to Page 5, Column One Far East.. ་ ་ ་

the

be used, declared Paul Goodman, presiding at the annual confer-NAZIS. DENY NEW the Baltic States to make possible

ence in London of the Zionist Federation of Britain and Ireland. The speaker added that Jews in Palestine could be relied on to do their utmost to defend all those British interests of which the country was the nerve centre.

PENETRATIONS

United States, Russia

Germans Surprised At England's Resistance

Special to the "Telegraph"

It is suggested that Britain might meet the Soviet's wishes regarding concerted policy between Britain, the

and Chinn ROME, Oct. 20 (UP)—The Berlin correspondent of Count against Japanese expansion.

Clano's newspaper "Telegrafo” to-day declares that the Germans Inquiries among official quarters

are surprised at England's resistance to the daily Nazł bombings. BUCHAREST, Oct. 20 (Reuter) drew a negative answer, Two more official dentals were given

No Change in Attitude

"After reading the official German communiques one Criticuing the Petain Government, goats for the milliary defence of a here concerning Gorman penetration

"There is no change in Britain's question is always asked-How Is England able to resist? For for their treatment of the Jews, France in whose defence 00,000 Jews into Rumania.

The reports published abroad that attitude towards the merger of the how long and at the cost of what sacrifices will England be able.

States and Russia. Mr. Goodman said it was the over of various nationalltles had fought,

The Conference, pledged fulla German division has arrived in the Battle

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whelming tragedy of France; there support of the war and called on the oil region of Ploestl aro denied, Churchill's declaration in the House to hold her ground? Can England, we ask ourselves, prolong was nothing." that stood more; to British Government to raise a Jewish It in similarly denied that 30 of Commons recently that Britain her resistance? Is it really true that 47,000,000 Englishmen. rance discredit or would manifest army under the British ang and to German merchant vessels, loaded will refuse to recognise territorial are 47,000,000 Churchills, all determind to die under the ruins sos pathetically her debasement, Asmobiliad all the resources of Palestine with armaments, have reached changes made under: duress during the polley of making Jews the scope- i for the war effort, pa

Rumania; ·

| TURN to Page 5. Column One of the British Empire rather than give in?”

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