Telegram despatched from London on the evening of August 16th.
 
      
 
 
Naval.
 
      
 
 
A motor torpedo boat while picking up survivors from enemy 
      aircraft in the Channel, was machine gunned by enemy aeroplane 
      and three of the crew wounded.
 
      
 
 
Greek mine laying cruiser torpedoed and sunk yesterday morning 
      by Italian U-boat whilst at anchor in Aegean Sea. It is believed 
      there were ninny casualties.
 
      
 
 
A convoy of sixty seven ships has arrived at United Kingdom 
      ports. These included twelve tankers twelve cargoes of iron and 
      steel, six iron ore and one bauxite.
 
      
 
 
2. 
Royal Air Force.
 
      
 
 
Very successful attacks by heavy bombers on oil targets in 
      occupied western Prance during night 14th/15th August. Of three 
      important refining and storage plants on Gironde Estuary, two 
      were left a mass of flames extending over wide area and other 
      is probably completely destroyed. Hits were registered on three 
      aerodromes and four more were attacked. Fires were seen at marshalling 
      yards at Cologne.
 
      
 
 
Yesterday eight medium bombers were despatched against oil 
      targets, aerdromes, etc.