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Although violent wind gusts were experienced for
hours after- wards, the typhoon pass- ed the Colony, between 20 and 30 miles to the
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SOVIET KEEPS NAZIS WAITING
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Helsinki, To-day.
German-Russian technical co- operation apparently is not going smoothly, it is reported from Moscow.
Thirty German technicians, sent to modernise Russian fac. tories, have been in Moscow over month awaiting authorisation to enter factories. Havas.
west, at about eleven FIRST NAZI o'clock this morning, and
is now believed to be fill- NIGHT RAID ing up to the north-west ON ENGLAND
of Hong Kong.
Torrential downpour ac- companied the gale, and the
London, To-day. Anti-aircraft guns opened whole of the lowlying coun-fire on the Essex coast late try in the New Territories last night, and at one point was flooded, in places to a intensive machine-gun fire, depth of two and three feet. Volunteers in camp at Fanling were washed out.
After several tents had been blown down by terrific gusts, heavier than were experienced in town, the order was given to strike camp at about 11 a.m. and a special train brought the men into Kowloon.
In the march from the camp to the station, in full kit, the Volunteers were at all times in six or more inches of water; several were blown over by the wind, and others strayed off the path, into paddy fields.
The
Investiture at Government this House, which was postponed morning, owing to the typhoon condi- tions, will now take place on Satur- day at the same hour.
TRIFLING DAMAGE Damage in the city was of a trifling nature. A few windows were broken, signboards crashed, here and there shutters' were left hanging precariously by their hinges.
During the morning the maximum gust velocity recorded was 74 miles an hour, from the East. The average velocity between 10 and 11 am, when the typhoon was probably nearest to the Colony was between 30 and 48
miles an hour.
At Waglan and Gap Rock, average velocities were lower, being no more. than from 32 to 38 m.p.h.
above the clouds was heard.
The Air Ministry state that the air raid warning was sounded in a dis- trict in Essex shortly before 10 p.m., and the all clear went half an hour later.
A later Air Ministry announce- ment stated that last night enemy south- alrcraft approached the east coast. Anti-aircraft guns opened fire, and R.A.F. fighters were sent to intercept the Nazi planes,
One enemy aircraft was shot down in the sea by anti-aircraft fire, and a second enemy aircraft was engaged Reuter. and driven off by fighters.
FATAL BLOW TO GERMANY, SAYS ITALY
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Rome, To-day. The complete Allied block- ade. of German trade will prove a fatal blow for the Reich, writes the "Gazetta del Mezzogiorno.”
The newspaper says it is evident Over four inches of rain were re- gistered at the Royal Observatory, that Germany will be unable to carry
though it was heavier in other parts.
Observatory figures were
lows:-
Nov. 22
.9 p.m.
10 p.m.
11 p.m..
on the war without foreign - currency 28 fol- and raw materials from abroad.
In the last war Germany at-. tempted such desperate, measures as trying to export by submarines, thus showing the vital importance of her overseas-trade, but failed. "The "Journal" concludes: "Every day that passes strengthens the Allies."—— Hovas.
.255 inches
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Nov. 23
9 a.m.
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1.495
300
610
.480
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11 a.m. Noon "
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1 p.m. p.m. The total is half the maximum rez porded in any previous November for
the whole month, which was 8,815 in 1914.
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Washington, To-day. THE STATEMENT BY MR. Sumner Welles, Assis- tant Secretary of State, that negotiations are not taking place between the U.S.A. and Japan, is considered as indication that the Administra- tion is maintaining a firm stand towards Ja- pan.
When, on July 20, the U.S.A. gave notice denoun- cing the U.S.-Japan commercial treaty, which expires on January 21, 1940, politicians here considered this six-months period would serve for readjusting relations between the two coun- tries.
seen
Further prospects of an understanding were
when the Russo-German agreement provided an occasion for revising the whole Japanese for- eign policy.
However, no progress was achiev- new incidents, such as ed; in fact, discrimination against. American traders in Tientsin, occurred.
NINE NAZI LOSSES IN AIR CLASHES
London, To-day. . It is
nine revealed that German planes have been shot down
now
The air activity is a mark of the return of clear weather.-Reuter.
The latest scientific discoveries, too, may play a part in the situation.
The Important commercial links with no British and two French losses. between Japan and the U.3.A. have | in the last 48 hours, constantly smoothed down political difficulties, but the discovery of nylon, a cheap and excellent arti ficial slik manufactured by Dupont cut de Nemours, will eventually
to the Imports down Japanese U.S.A. and will Influence political relations.
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