TELEGRAM FROM LONDON 
 
      DATED JULY 25TH
 
      
 
 
Strongly escorted convoy of six merchant ships carrying stores 
      and reinforcements arrived safely at Malta after continuous high-level 
      and dive-bombing and torpedo bombing but only one ship (already 
      reported) of over 12,000 tons hit by E boat torpedo in early 
      morning. Her speed reduced to 10 knots but her cargo suffered 
      little damage.
 
      
 
 
2. A.M. July 23rd explosion in number 1 bay of Alexandra Dock, 
      Hull, damage to merchant ship, sank three lighters and was attributed 
      to mine reported on night May 3rd, May 4th.
 
      
 
 
3. 
Royal Air Force.
 Daylight June 24th. Heavy air attack 
      on Brest, medium attack on Cherbourg, light attack on La Pallice: 
      except for latter fighters provided escort. Claims made that 
      Gneisenau, Prince Eugen and Scharnhorst were straddled by sticks 
      of bombs. Smoke screen made observation difficult therefore no 
      hit could be ascertained. Merchant ship 10,000 tons may also 
      have been hit. Heavy air fighting resulted in destruction by 
      our bombers of 22 enemy fighters certain, four probably, eight 
      damaged. Our fighters destroyed 12 enemy fighters certain, 5 
      probably, six damaged. We lost 16 bombers, 7 fighters. Off Norwegian 
      coast A.M. July 24th small merchant ship hit by coastal command 
      aircraft left beached and burning. Another small ship was attacked; 
      crew abandoned the ship though bombs not seen to explode.