1940-11-18 — Page 21

RANGITIKI

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Monday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

November 18, 1940.

SAFE

AFTER AFTER ALL:

NEW FACTS ON CONVOY'S ESCAPE

LONDON, NOV. 17 (REUTER)—FURTHER STORIES OF BRITISH

HEROISM WHEN A GERMAN RAIDER ATTACKED THE JERVIS BAY HAMBURG BADLY

CONVOY WERE TOLD WHEN THE 17,000-TON STEAMER RANGITIKI, THE BIGGEST SHIP OF THE CONVOY AND ONE OF THE RAIDER'S MAIN TARGETS, DOCKED AT A WEST COAST PORT TO-DAY WITH OUT A CASUALTY AND WITH HARDLY A SCRATCH.

The Captain of this ship said that the raider, which may have been the Deutschland, was first sighted some 20 miles away well down on the port bow at about 4 p.m. She was not identified until 4.45 when she was seen to be a heavy warship,

The convoy continued at a speed of niñe knots, which was the most some of the ships could do, but turned away. The enemy also turned, on a course parallel to the convoy, and opened fire on the Jervis Bay which steamed towards her and opened fire, her salvoes apparently falling short,

The enemy's second salvo hit a smokescreen which, coupled with the Jervis Bay amidships and the gallant action of the Jervis Bay, evidently put her engines out of despite the enemy's use of star shells enabled so many ships to escape action for she lost way, im-in attempts to locate them and the mediately. A third salvo struck fact that two or three ships were her just before the bridge and apparently on fire.

belts.

fourth hit aft, actting her afire. The Captain paid tribute to the The enemy, then concentrated her coatness of the passengers, both men fire on the Rangitiki. The first salvo and women, who sang Scolush songs fell on her starboard quarter, the in the alleyways during the firing and second straddled her amidships and later enjoyed a meal while they were the third straddled her forward of wearing life the bridge. One shell fell within 30 yards of the bridge smothering the bridge with spray and shell fragments but doing no appreciable damage.

Star Shells Used Meanwhile the convoy ships made

The chief radio officer sald he was playing deck tennis when the raider attacked. He dashed to the wireless cabin and sent out the message which startled the world that they were being shelled by a raider,

Arab States Turn Towards Britain

(BY "REUTER'S" MILITARY CORRESPONDENT)

Nazi Air Losses Yesterday

Nine Downed In Abortive Raids

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH”

LONDON, Nov. 17 (UP)-At least nine German planes were destroyed over England.

BATTERED

Sustained R.A. F. Attack

LONDON, Nov. 17 (Reuter).—The Royal Air Force's battering of Hamburg last night lasted several hours and a concentrated attack was made on all its great and various industries.

*** At Intervals throughout, the night, "a", powerful force – of bombers flew over the city and suburbs. Success varied with changing weather but many pilots found perloda when, in the words of one, conditions for bombing were perfect.

Squadrons attacking the dromes and oil tanks near the city Blohm and Voss shipbuilding were bombed.

Several fires were started in the yards saw bursts in many parts target area but the full extent of the of the area and explosions damage could not be observed owing followed, accompanied by graat to low clouds. billowing red flames.

Factory Hit

Benghazi was raided successfully and shipping in the harbour was damaged,

The foreshore of Tobruk was bombed but it was not possible to sco the extent of the damage.

East Africa, was attacked and a direct A fuel depot near Gura, Italian

A direct hit was scored on This morning several waves

neighbouring aircraft factory.

In addition to dropping many high crossed the coast of Kent and explosive bombs, another forco · of headed towards London. How heavy bombers dropped over 1,000 ever, anti-aircraft batteries and incendiaries on the great riverside

target area caused much damage. fighting planes broke up the goods yards in the Billwarder district alt on the largest building in the

Gags in the clouds closed as the Zula was raided formations and sent the

and buildings were Ger-attacks ended, says, the Air Ministry, bombed and ignited, mans acurrying out to sea again, and made it impossible to observe the The Djibouti Addis Ababa rallway with one or two units missing, full results but enough was seen to line south of Adogulla was bombed Nine raiders dropped 18 high ex- make it certain that considerable and it is believed that direct its plosive bombs on an East Anglian damage was done

Raids On Italy town and dive bombed on Aldeburgh.

Massawa was raided, the main quay Four of the crew of a stricken raider Cairo, Nov. 17 (Router)-Royal and the destroyer base being the balled out with parachutes and were Air Force bombers again attacked principal objectives. captured.

Brindisi on the night of November All but one of our planes returned 15, and the railway station and aero-|safely.

64 Lost In A Week LONDON, Nov. 17 (Reuter) Sixty-four German and 13 Italian planes were shot down over Britain during the week ending midnight on November 10.

In the same period, six British fighters were lost but the pilots of

three are ante.

nit.

Detailed figures were:

LONDON, Nov. 17.—As the war develops in the Mediter- ranean and the Middle East, attention is becoming increasingly focussed on the great central inass of countries usually called the Arab States. "

ure being trained by a British military November 10, German, nil; British, Nearly all these countries be- mission.

Saudi Arabia and Yemen

November 11.— German, 12: longed to the old Turkish Empire. and they now have not only pro-Ally Saudi Arabla is bound to th, all

Saudi Arabia may be regarded asiallans, 13: British, 2.

November 12-German, one; Dri- many different forms of govern-Iraq by the Treaty of Arab Brother-

November 13-German, six; Bri- ment but also different degrees hood anth Alliance. of independence.

Yemen also subscribed to this sh, nil.

November 14.-German, 21; British, Treaty. The truly Independent states are Iraq, Saudi Arabia and Yemen. Next The dimculties over the past few two (both pilots safe).

November 15-German, 23; British, come Syria, Lebanon and Trans-cars in Palestine have been great but twd (one pilot safe).

there are many indications now that Jordan which have their own govern-

the Arabs are giving the famous November 16-German, one; ments but are under the guidance of Imandatory. Powers.

Then come Palestine which is directly governed by mandate and the smaller protectorate of Aden.

The attitude of all these states is vastly important at the present time. Iraq, like Egypt, is allied to Britain but she has not declared war though all her relations with Britain's entries have been broken off. Her army consists of three divisions, which

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British troops must remain there on protective duties at least for the time being.

Chinese Advance In Hupeh

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..were scored,

Army Co-operational Command In R. A.F. Changes and Appointments

1

LONDON, Nov. 17 (Reuter)Announcing the establish- ment of a new Command in the R.A.F., the Air Ministry sajs that the Air Ministry and War Office have considered how best to secure the most effective basis of co-operation between the Army and the Air Force and a detailed scheme Is, now being drawn up covering all aspects of Army and air requirements and

Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Bri-associated training units.

The principal feature of the Dowding, at the special request of the Minister for Aircraft Production, is new arrangements is the decision being seconded to the latter's depart- to set up a Command of the ment for special duty in the United R.A.F. to be called the Army States. Co-operation Command; it will comprise all, squadrons allotted to Army formations in the United Kingdom together with associated training units.

· London, Nov. 17 (Reuter).—Eleven enemy aircraft were shot down in raids on Britain 'to-day.

Four British fighters were lost but the pilots of three are safe.

CHOPPER ASSAULT

17 (Central PUNISHED

Surprise Gains Yaowan

CHANGTEH, Nov. News)-Chinese troops operating in western-Hupeh-have scored-further

successes.

[prise

The primary function of this

Deputy Chief Air Staff · Air Vice-Marchal A. T. Harris' is appointed Deputy Chief of Air Staff in place of Air Vice-Marshal Douglas. Air Vice-Marshal O. T. Boyd is promoted Air Marshal (Acting) and appointed 'Deputy to the Air Onicer East

Command will be to organise, experl. Com Chief of the Middle |

ment and train in all, forms of co-. operator between the two services.

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Air Marshal E. L. Gossage is.ap- Tai Kent-ping, 23, was charged The operational employment of pointed Air Officer Commanding the before Mr. T, J. Gould at Central squadrons will rest as hitherto with Balloon-Command-in-place of Air Yaowan was recaptured by a sur-Magistracy this morning with assault the Commanders of Army Formations Vice-Marshal Boyd.

Air Vice-Marshal P. Badington is attack: The occupation of ing Wo Kun-lam, 20, apprentice of to which they are allotted,

Under Air Officer

promoted Air Marshal (Acting) and Yaowan enables the Chinese to open 168, Tung Lo Wan Road, on June 21. Immediate attacks on the western leading guilty ho claimed that The Army Co-operation Command becomes Air Member of Personnel in

of Air Marshal Gossage, *** complainant picked up the chopper will be under an Air Hupeh port.

Commander-in-Chief, and a senior Barratt first came into the news in Air Marshal Sir Arthur Sheridan Under cover of an artillery bom- first and tried to attack him.

Describing the defendant as a very Army Omeer is being appointed the present war when he was ap bardment, a Japanese column launch-|

d an attack on Yuanchiayaan from bad character in the district, Sergeant head of his Air Staff. The Air Stails pointed Commander-in-Chief of the D. A, Pockson said that the com- of the Command and its subordinate British Air Force in France. This Ichang

Chennankwan Fighting

platnent visited the defendant's hut formations will consist of Army and NANNING, Nov. 17 (Central neur the Tin Hau Temple to see his R.A.F. officers in roughly equal pro- was a new appointment to ensure the most effective support by the R.A.F. brother. News).-Continuing their relentless

Defendant was away and portions.

bed. The formation of this Command, for the BEF. and the French armies attacks on Chenpankwan, the last complainant sat on defendant's per says the Air Ministry, is the outcome on the Western Front.

It is noteworthy that all but one of remaining Japanese stronghold inf Defendant returned In

Kwangsi, Chinese troops are and abused complainant for sitting of a system of co-operation which has the new men are under 50% pushing ropidly toward the strategic his bed Words were exchanged been steadily built between the two pass near the French Indo-China and complainant was slashed in the services over a long period and the new organisation is designed to accord arm with a chopper. He was treated with the lessons of recent operational The Japanese are putting up a stir in hospital for 10 days. Defendant experience.

The Army Co-operation Command, resistance and sanguinary fighting ran away after the amault and was has been in progress.

arrested on his return a few days ago. with its joint staff, will work In Defendant was sentenced to three constant association. with the Army The main Chinese assault is now directed

and Air Force Commands concerned. against Lonpancha and months' hard labour, Yikow, two points in the vicinity of

It will ensure repid development of formed circles, said eight Yugo-Slav the pass.

Mine Sweeper Downs army co-operation technique and pursuit planes and anti-aircraft guns foster a common understanding of all went into action when one or two Plane

aspects of inter-service co-operation. foreign planes dropped bombs on vil Rescue Of Italians

The new Command will be lages in southern Jugo-Slavin,

planes less)-Seeing the crew of an Italian the paddle mine-sweeper. Sou afgeh

LONDON, Nov. 17 (British Wireless)The Admiralty announces that established on December 1, 1940,

over Bitolj (Monastir) but no bombs were

to have been dropped in the. in France prior to and during the vicinity of Kivo and thres Battle of France, has been appointed There were no casualties.

dropped on two nearby villages. Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of this new. Command, A

Simultaneously wide changes are nnounced in the RAF Higher Com- mand.

border.

LONDON, Nov. 17 (British Wire-

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Air Marshal Barratt

Yugo-Slav Planes In Action

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" BELGRADE, Nov. 17 (UP)-In-

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Byling boat which had been shot shot down one enemy uircraft which who was 'id' command' of the R.Adronned. Eluhteen bombs were re-.

down, tossing in their collapsible and attacked her this morning. leaky dinghy on the Mediterranean, There were no survivors from the

Sunderland flying boat on patrol aircraft. landed near them and took the men

HMS Southsea Busthined on board,

damage or casualles."

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Whole of Gabon Part

Of Free French Empire

LONDON, Nov. 17, (Reuter)The whole of Gabon, a province adjoining the coast in French Equatorial Afrien, is tow part of the Free French Empire, states a communique from the London H. of, Free France, |He verified that no inhabitants of The communique says that Libreville were killed or wounded during the "police, operations which the town of the port of Gentil resulted in Gabon rallying to the GOLDEN CITY the second part of Gabon, Bur-Free French Emp

rendered without fighting two in Port Gentil:St days after the surrender of FECIAL TO THE

LONDON, Nov 17 Libreville, the capital of the Colony Cap

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A large proportion of the troops Part who opposed the advance

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Air Marshal Sir Arthur Barratt,

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SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPH Air Vice-Marshal W. S. Douglas is

LONDON, Nov. 17-((UP)—The appointed: Alf: Officer Commanding Admiralty had announced that officers In-Chief of the Fighter Command in mising from the submarine H49 are place of Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh as follows::: Dowding from a date, in the near Lieutenant-in-Command R. Coltart, future. Alr Vice-Marshal Douglas Is Sub-Lieut. Ar... Carew-Hunt, Proba- promoted to Alf Marshal (Tempor- tionary Sub-Leut. 1. H.-X. Dearden, ary) on his appointmente

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