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Tendency To Complacency And Over-Confidence
Shake-Up All Round GERMAN
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WINTER LISTLESSNESS IS BEGINNING EARLY IN ENGLAND AND ONE CAN AL- A communique issued READY SEE THE SAME TRACES OF OVER- in Athens yesterday de- clared the Greeks are ad- COMPLACENCY AND OVER - CONFIDENCE vancing in a general of- OBSERVED IN FRANCE LAST WINTER. fensive in all sectors of
the front and are making
But in England it is the civilian front
considerable gains which which is showing signs of reaction from the have routed the Italians keyed-up spirit, though the army is partly in- near Podgradetz.
The offensive also threatens to enguli Fascist positions in the centre of the line.
fected.
Informed sources disclosed yesterday that the Government is studying strong me-
The Greeks are pursuing the Italians towards Elbasan and are thods of dealing with a number of small fighting fiercely in a new layer of
issues, none of which represents a major
mountain snow.
It is reported, that highly im
portant. positions have been crisis, but an accumulation of which could
captured in the Premeti region, north-east of Argyrokastron.
It is claimed Greek forces are now on a line from which they are able to develop operations of immense strategic value. - Inter- national News Service.
cripple England.
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Mr. Joseph Kennedy, United States Ambassa- dor to Britain, revealed in Washington yesterday THE
ED BY 8QUADRONS OPERA-
BRITISH SUBMARINE FEARED LOST
The British sub- marine Triad (Lt- Comm. G. S. Salt) is overdue and may be considered. lost, cording to an Admir- alty announcement in London yesterday. -Reuter
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A German High Com- mand communique on the bombing of Southampton, issued in. Borlin yesterday, claimed the whole city resembles a "fiery caul- dron."
The communique said the raid was carried out in an effort to totally destroy Southampton's commercial facilities, MEAN
Germany also claimed a series of heavy blows at Britain's ocean
00000000000 trame, including the damaging of five destroyers and the sink- ing of 79,000 tons of merchant- men by a single Nazi surface raider in a short period in mid- Atlantic. Alt
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RATIO OF LOSSES
These sources say Eng-IN AIR
land will win because en-
The Nazis claim that a
on the Dutch coast by British
two. speed-boats was repulsed, British vessels being sunk. International News Service,
The facts of these incidents are
ough people are imbued A total of 229 enemy given elsewhere in this issue. with the real English aircraft were destroyed fighters were lost over Britain spirit to counteract slack-over Britain and British but 28 pilots were saved.
Forty-eight British aircraft waters and over German
were lost over enemy territory: and German-occupied ter- In addition to the above, 60 New and sterner measures ritory and German waters
Italian aircraft were destroyed in the Mediterranean- and
ers.
will be almed against the slack-
er element, particularly among by the R.A.F. and ground African theatres of war against the higher and middle classes. defences during Novem-18 British 'planes.
It is believed the Government ber.
The above figures do not in- clude enemy: aircraft shot down
is considering · emergency" powers | This includes 20-Italian air- by naval or merchant vessels or which, though it hates to use them, 'craft.
the Fleet Air Arm, növ Itália'a '
appear increasingly necessary to During the month 53 British losses in Greece, Reuter. an effort to avert listlessness.
SIX HUNDREDTH
There is no question of a die- that he gave President ENEMY AIRCRAFT DESTROY
tatorship, or collapsing morále Roosevelt his resignation TING FROM A SINGLE FIGHT- or internal strife or starvation ER COMMAND STATION WAS but only the question of getting on November 6. ́ ̈
England SHOT DOWN ON SATURDAY
into her fullest Mr. Kennedy agreed to retain MORNING FOLLOWING THE
stride by the Spring. his position technically until 3 JOINT EFFORTS OF TWO SPIT. successor is appointed, though he FIRE PILOTS BELONGING TO will not return to London while
ONE SQUADRON. : still Ambassador.
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war
Pep Talks
Mr. Kennedy, said he will de-
Government officials are giving] There had been keen competi- vote himself to aiding the English tion to achieve this score amongst many pep talks in all regions in cause, “which means. the preser-all squadrons on the station and a/an effort to avert listlessness.. vation of the American form of prize fund has been subscribed for Democracy."International News an award to the pilot who brought down the six hundredth enemy machine.
Service.
CHUNGLING WARNS
This prize, proceeds of which are being devoted to a "celebra- tion party," has been shared by both pilots, one whom, a 22-year- old fight commander, had 11 de- THE CHINESE FOREIGNstroyed enemy to his credit, and MINISTER DR. WA N. G the other, a 20-year-old pilot of- CHUNG HUI, YESTERDAY IS-ficer, had 19 to his, Both these SUED A WARNING TO OTHER pilots have already received the POWERS THAT "RECOGNI- D.F.C.British Wireless. TION OF THE ARCH=TRAITOR
WANG GHING-WEL" WILL BE CONSIDERED AN UNFRIEND- ALY ACT BY GENERAL CHIANG
KAI-SHER'S GOVERNMENT
This is the Chinese Govern menta. Graf official "response" 10: the sig are of
caty "be- tween Japan and the Nanking puppet regitne
WEATHER FORECAST
cast winds, frosh; fino.
North.
EIGHT PLANES
SHOT DOWN
New measures being considered include:
Further taxation, especially in the higher brackets, in answer to Labour's appeal for the full con- scription of wealth;
Moana of evacuating cities systematically and re-housing bombed refugees. Bombed cities are now over-crowded and re- fugees are living hand-to-mouth amid bith;
Army Expansion. Expansion of the army, includ- ing the conscription of foreign- Lera
Holding down inflation tenden- cies and controlling the rising cost of living;
Checking the spreading profit- cering evil; and
An Air Ministry unnounce ment at 8.30 last night" stated: Reports up to 8 pm: show that eight enemy aircraft have been destroyed to-day Five of
Conscripting the idle white- fighters have been lost but the collar men for work in repairing lots of all these aircraft are bomb damage. International safe."-British Wireless,
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