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ITALIANS IN DOG-FIGHT OVER THAMES ESTUARY CHINESE Pie For Hurricane ITALIANS
Squadron: Axis Has FLEE IN Day In Air
HERO IN EMPRESS OF JAPAN
The "Empress of Japan” was brought safely to port owing to the coolness and heroism of · Captain Thomas and her Chinese -quartermaster.
This is disclosed now. that the ship, so well known in the Far East, has arrived safely at her destination.
The only sign of the attack-by. the German bomber is a slightly: damaged rail, suffered when one- bomb struck the rail a glancing blow, and a few lifeboats; which were hit by machine-gun bullets:
One of the crew, describing the captain's coolness, said: "The skilful way in which he zigzagged the ship out of -dan- ger and avoided a direct 'hit, saved us all..
"The Chinese quartermaster at the wheel was, a hero,
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"Lying prone on his stomach to, dodge machine-gun fire, carried out perfectly every der from the skipper."
After one shell had, burst un- der one of the raider's wings,
the plane was seen to be rock'ng, and the gunners of the "Empress of Japan are certain the raider did not get away unscathed. Reuter
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"ARK ROYAL" IN ACTION
AT SARDINIA
ARMISTICE DAY was celebrated with de- cisive victories over the air forces of the Axis. Up to four o'clock yesterday afternoon, R.A.F. had destroyed thirteen Italian 'planes and 13 German "planes, all over the British Isles.
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Italian troops in the western Ionian coastal area are reported - in Athens to be fleeing in a2 disorderly retreat.
They were hurled back in confusion after Greek troops de fending the Janina..region crush-
In the course of these combats, the Royalingly defeated two Fascist units. Air Force last only two planes. It is official
announced that some of the Italian air- men, brought down in the Thames Estuary, the Kalomas River were taken prisoner.
Aircraft from the “Ark Royal" deliveredly а bombing attack yesterday on the har- bour and aerodrome. of Cagliari in Sardi- nig..
It is officially re corded only that bombs were dropped in the target area; that explosions and fires were observed, and that the Italians retaliated by attack- ing the Ark Royal but made no hit, caused no casualties and no damage. S
Two Italian aircraft. were destroyed by Bri- tish fighters which suffered no losses: Reuter.
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The thirteen Italian machines shot down consisted of seven bombers and six fighters
Many enemy formations were over South-east England during the day and were heading for London but they were all routed and only a few planes succeeded in. reaching the capital.
London observed the Two Min- utes Silence with bowed heads during one of the mary: alerts."
Further afield, fierce air battles were being waged over men and women everywhere standing at attention..
Attack On Shipping
It is not clear, writes Reuter's air correspondent, what part, if any, the Italians took in the raids on London. itself The Alr Min- istry communique deals only with German attempts to reach Lon-" don, in the morning, end, during German attacks or South-East Coast towns... in the afternoon, with arr Italian attempt to attack shipping in the Thames Estuary. Eight Shot Down
Eight Italian aircraft were shot down in this combat by a single squadron of Hurricanes→→ nearly all fell into the sea:
One, which ended its career on
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U-BOATS BOMBED
AT BASE
The Air Ministry announces that
tory at Molkinia last even- Hopes of saving-thirty (SPECIAL TO "CHINA MẠI ing, accompanied by the people who were trapped the Royal Air Force has again German Ambassador to olive beneath the ruins violently bombed Lorient, which Moscow, Baron von Schu- of the Carlton Building base for attacks on shipping in the lenburg, according to
skyscraper appear to have Atlantic. DNB
been abandoned.zdr
He was received by the People's Protocol. Doernberg, and the «Chief of Staff of the Fuehrer's Deputy, SS Leader Stengur, ra M Molotov will be motsatthe stallon in Berlin" to-day by Rib- bentrop, says the report. A
According to the Berlin corres „pondent of the "Basler Nachrich- ton, Ribbentrop has gone to Koenigsberg to meet Molotov, "Reuter
is the main German submarine
Several U-boats are reported to have received-direct hits: The lart valdo:URS~Donged to the rald. International reply on the telephone time Service. which had "ønabled", then traps
ped-to ommunicato- with ro÷have been evacuated; coup" workers vaince the disaa- Traveller's, recount that, the oil tortion-Sunday,
It is feared that they now been asphyxiated. "
fields are a spectacle of desola- have tión, Hundreds of villages, are '-' 'Bald, to have béen razed to the Latest estimates show that at ground. Tens of thousands of least 207 people were killed in peasants are homeless, de 2 the Carlton, Building alone, News from the provinces adds More than a thousand badly hourly to the total death roll-on `damaged hounds in Bucharest Reuterz
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HIGH AXIS OFFICERS KILLED
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MANY HIGH GERMAN - AND ITALIAN MILITARY OFFICERS ARE REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN KILLED IN THE RUMANIAN, EARTH-
— QUAKE, THE PLOETSI
Two mechanised battalions are reported to have been complete- Ty routed in "d" - bloody battre, which took place just south of ation- Fal News Service.
FIRE NEAR PEAK TRAM!
A SMALL 01L DUMP CAUGHT FIRE THIS MORNING IN MURRAY BARRACKS, BE- HIND THE DETENTION SPRIN SON, AND MEMBERS OF THE ROYAL SCOTS, WITH` 'FIXED' BAYONETS, THREW A COR- DON AROUND THE ENTIRE AREA, 99
Four or five fire engines arrived soon after the alarm was given and the fire was under control within a short period, este pré- – Some nearby trees caught fires:
OIL-FIELDS, THE MOST-and the firemen experienced some
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difficulty in concentrating hoses on the outbreak owing to the distance from the spot of water hydrants.
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