Telegram despatched from London late on the evening of August 
      27th.
 
      
 
 
Naval.
 
      
 
 
Early this morning a British tanker reported she was being 
      shelled by a disguised merchantman south of Madagascar.
 
      
 
 
Four officers and eight ratings from E. H. Sloop "Penzance" 
      have been rescued, and 5 others are believed rescued.
 
      
 
 
2. 
Royal Air Force.
 
      
 
 
Bad weather hampered operations over Germany during the night 
      of August 25th - 26th. Thirty-two aircraft attacked targets in 
      Berlin and its immediate neighbourhood. Largest attack was on 
      power station where a large fire was started. The airport and 
      aircraft factory and electrical factory were attacked and direct 
      hits seen on the last tyro targets. Observation was very difficult. 
      Elsewhere railway targets, docks and aerodromes were also attacked 
      and severe fires were caused at oil depot at Cherbourg and in 
      docks at Houlogne. Eight machines are missing, and not five as 
      reported yesterday. One crew is safe. Niineteen Blenheims were 
      despatched yesterday, two of which bombed two aerodromes; remainder 
      were obliged to abandon the tasks owing to the weather, one machine 
      was lost.