THE CHINA MAIL, NOVEMBER 5, 1940
AMERICA AND MARTINIQUE No Immediate Action Expected By M. Haye
Petain's Reply To Roosevelt
TWO MORE ITALIAN
SUBMARINES SUNK
The destruction of two more Italian sub- marines by British light forces was an- nounced in a brief Ad- miralty communique last night.
The hunt in one case was carried out in cooperation with the R.A.F., it was add-' ed.-Reuter.
Naples And Kiel Raided
Successful attacks upon objectives at Kiel and Naples were carried out
""There won't be an immediate American move to take over French possessions in the Western Hemisphere," was the belief expressed by the French Ambassador, M. Henri Haye, after delivering Mar- shał Petain's reply to President Roosevelt in Wash- ington yesterday.
M. Haye told the press that Mr. Cordell Hull and Mr. Sumner Welles, who both read the reply, seem-
ed favourably impressedion ACTION
He said he had no objection
to publication of the reply but this was a matter for the State Department.
He scoffed at the idea that the Martinique population would prefer transfer to the American flag.
AFTER THE
ELECTION?
There
AMERICAN ACTION IN THE was no change in Frenca policy in recent
CARIBBEAN SEA AFTER THE days
UNITED STATES ELECTIONS regarding their western pos- sessions nor in the negotiations IS EXPECTED IN SOME QUAR- with Germany and Italy, M.TERS IN MARTINIQUE, WHERE Haye added.
AMERICAN NAVAL OFFICERS ARE REPORTED TO BE MAK- REPEATED INQUIRIES
American-built warplanes ori-
Reports that peace proposals ING rom Hitler had been transmitted ABOUT HOUSING POSSIBILI-
Washing on via the French TIES. Embassy find no confirmation pi.her in the State Department ginally destined for France, which were held up at Martinique, are or the Embassy.-Reuter.
still at the flying-field, and it is reported they are so rusty that they are unserviceable.-Reuter.
Delivered Yesterday Marshal Petain's reply to Pre- sident Roosevelt's message con-
rela-
on Sunday night by the cerning Franco-American Bomber Command de-tions was delivered yesterday to the Secretary of State, Mr. Cor- spite extremely difficult dell Hull, by the French Am- weather conditions,
Fassador in Washington, M. Henri ac-
Haye.
•
cording to an Air Minis- M. Hay declined to reveal the
try
announcement in
London last evening.
The attack on Kiel fasted
nearly 70 minutes
and was
con ́ents to newspapermen questioned him.-Reuter.
who
PATROCLUS
TORPEDOED
AND SUNK
carried out by waves of Bri-ing aircraft dropped flares and Two British armed mer- tish aircraft. Other
aircraft then came down low to plant a chant cruisers, one of
bombed the main railway sta-stick of bombs between the main
tion at Naples and all tanks railway station and the junction. them well-known on the The naval dockyards at Kiel Far Eastern run, have at Poggioreale, on the southern outskirts of the city.
were heavily bombed for nearly Bombers which attacked Naples seventy minutes by relays of air-been sunk by the enemy, reported that Italian anti-air- | craft. craft guns provided more effec- The first raider reached the according to an Admiral- tive opposition than an The target area shortly after four ty announcement in Lon- previous raid.
o'clock in the morning and start- don last night. The city was well blacked ed fres in the dockyard which out and as our aircraft ap. were burning strongly when the proached they were met by a second wave of the attack arrived heavy and fairly accurate fire. later.
The attacks on the naval dock- Bombing through gaps in the yards at Kiel were delayed until clouds the new arrivals scored early yesterday morning, when repeated hits with heavy calibre weather conditions shed some bombs in improvement, and it was not un til 4 a.m. that the first British raider reached the target area.-- Reuter.
They are the Laurentic (18,721 tons), 2 former Cunard-White Star liner, and the Patroclus the Blue Funnel (11,314 tons), liner formerly on the Liverpool- Far East service,
Both vessels, says the Admiral- ty communique, were torpedoed.
Reuter.
and the dock area started two large fires which gave off great clouds of black smoke.
The pilot of one heavy bomber Reports so far received indicate planted a stick of heavy calibre that the following number of bombs accurately across the dock- survivors have been rescued by yard..
British ships-Laurentic, officers Heavy fire. from powerful 52, ratings 316; Patroclus, officers British Wire- ground batteries greeted each at-33, ratings 230.
- British Wireless.
less
Clouds Of Smoke Though the attack on Naples was hampered by cloud the lead- tack,
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