TELEGRAM FROM LONDON 
 
      DATED JULY 27TH
 
      
 
 
1. Achates mined July 25th 40 miles south east Iceland
 
      (c) arrived in harbour.
 
      
 
 
2. British cruiser on July 25th intercepted German Erlangen 
      6000 tons 480 miles south east Montevideo. She was set on fire 
      and flooded while endeavour was being made to save her.
 
      
 
 
3. Grisnez batteries unsuccessfully attempted to shell channel 
      convoy night of July 25th/July 26th.
 
      
 
 
4. Attempt to locate Scharnhorst on July 25th failed. Fifty 
      reconnaissance Brest and La Pallice also unsuccessful.
 
      
 
 
5. 0500/26 Grand harbour Malta heavily attacked by E-boats 
      and one-man T/Bs. St. Elmo mobile viaduct damaged by torpedo. 
      About 10 E-boats and one-man T/Bs sunk by shore batteries and 
      Royal Air Force fighters. Twenty prisoners captured and various 
      bodies recovered. /July 25th attacks on Kiel and Emden satisfactory 
      especially in Deutsch and Krupp's shipyar
 
      
 
 
6. ROYAL AIR FORCE Night of July 24th ds. Night of July 25th/26th 
      medium attack Hanover and Hamburg and light attack on Berlin. 
      Nine bombers missing.
 
      An E-boat east of Pantelleria left sinking by Beaufighters, which 
      also destroyed two dive-bombers. One Beaufighter missing. Four 
      Ble
 
      
 
 
7. MEDITERRANEAN July 23rd.
 
      Blenheims attacked shipping at Trapani Sicily. One merchant vessel 
      about 7000 tons last seen heavily on fire; another merchant vessel 
      about 3000 tons received two direct hits, set on fire, believed 
      sunk. On July 25th at Malta Hurricanes shot down 5 enemy aircraft;