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SECURES
FIRST
CHEAP
TRIUMPH IN NEAR
Change Of Tactics Adopted
Adopted By The GERMANY German Air Force Discussed: Raids By Smaller Planes Reduces Weight
EAST: YUGOSLAVIA
SIGNS PROTOCOL TO THE EXISTING Of Bombs Dropped In London Attacks TRADE AGREEMENT WITH REICH
"Air supremacy will be ours when for every single German machine that comes over England, we can send two over to attack Germany and her occupied territories," sald MR. OLIVER STEWART, commentator on aerial warfare, when he broadcast from Daventry last night, in the Overseas Service of the B.B.C.
Mr. Stewart was emphasing the need for increased output of planes and trained pilots as one of the first steps necessary to meet the change of tactics adopted by the. German Air Force in the attacks on Britain.
"Our aerial counter-offen-
LUFTWAFFE TRYING NEW sives are being continued with
DAYLIGHT TECHNIQUE
Luftwaffe
determination,".. sald Mr.
Stewart, "but output is every-
thing.
trying new With the supplies of planes now
LONDON, Oct. 20 (Reuter)-The
coming to us from the United daylight technique of hawk-like, attacks and swift retreat.
Diving out of the clouds over a midland town this afternoon a States and our own production we lone ralder dropped several bombs, then swept low and machine-must try to secure a crushing gunned the factory workers in a few seconds the raider was back numerical superiority over In the clouds. No casualties were reported.
Dodecanese Bombed
the
Axis
Attempts To Intimidate Greece
Into Surrender Continue
A MESSAGE FROM BELGRADE STATES THAT BY EXERTING THE USUAL PRESSURE AND POLITICAL INTRIGUE, GERMANY HAS SECURED HER FIRST CHEAP TRIUMPH IN THE NEAR EAST BY THE SIGNING OF A PROTOCOL TO THE TRADE AGREEMENT BETWEEN YUGOSLAVIA - AND THE REICH, ACCORDING TO A NEWS BULLETIN FROM DAVENTRY,
The agreement is stated to make Yugoslavia economically and politically dependent on Germany and will compel Yugoslavia to provide the Axis Powers with food and other resources of the country in return for vague Ger- man promises for consideration in the matter of price fixing, though preferential treatment for Yugoslavia by the Reich is abolished. The Yugoslav Frime Minis- Germians. That númerical $12- The same tactics were adopted periority is the one thing theter, M. Markovitch, Issued a by single raiders over two south Nazis still have. Take it away statement saying that noth east coast towns. In one place from them and they will not have fing now stands in the way of political collaboration be- people darted to shelter and into much left."..
Discussing the change of tactics tween Germany and Yugo- doorways as planes sent machine.
slavia. gun fire spurting and ricocheting by the German Air Force. Mr. Stewart said: "The new method of about the empty streets.
The Axis moves to subject Yugo- Workers are still digging for attack could be seen coming a fort further possible surviors after the fight get has made lisoit dear slavia and. Bulgaris" are clearly bombing of a public house on the during the past few days. Its ob-seen as a prelude to undermining outskirts of London last night,ject is to attack Britain without any resistance which might be ex-
"Club Night" had filed the hotel sustaining heavy losses for the pected from. Greece and Turkey SPECIOUS REPORTS FROM AXIS SOURCES regarding impending
and a darts match was in progress. when two direct hits demolished
Germans.
*
SMALLER PLANES,
POSITION OF GREECE AND TURKEY IS NOT DESPERATE: MUST STAND TOGETHER
CAIRO, OCT. 24 (REUTER)—WHILE INTEREST HAS NATUR- NEAR EAST" BY ALLY BEEN AROUSED THROUGHOUT THE DIRECT HIT ON
both of whom st the way of HANGAR
the Axis drive to East German moves there is a general disposition to take the German
with increasing scepticism.. reaffirmed Turkey's decision to LONDON Oct 20 (Router) the building killing many people. They have not conned their The official Train radio has hints of the possibility of a drive to the South-East through Anatolia Support is tent to this view by all reports reaching here from When the moon rose yesterday attacks to raids by smaller planes resist aggression. It is stated that
Turkey: Mediterranean the Dodecanese evening the air raid upon London, and to night flying. These forma- Rusala may feel completely differ- Islands was on Friday one of which had begun earlier, was in- tions are composed entirely of ent to the fate of the Balkans but Two outstanding impressions are
Italy's vital base in
Eastern
Promotions In Police Force: New A.S.P.'s
The following promotions in the Hongkong Police Force have been notined win effect from Oct 1941
To be Acting Assistant Superin- tendant of Police:
Chief. Inspector Archibald Henry
·Elston; he
Chier Inspector William Richard Chester-Woods
To be Acting Chief. Inspector:- Inspector John Caldwell Shaw Fender
the daily growing list of places ensified and showed signs of be- fighters, which carry small bombs this will not prevent those States retained by Reuter's special cor- LEON BLUM or Charles Robert Roze-
bombed by the British Air Force coming heavier than those of the in the Middle East.
In the island of Rhodes direct! hits were scored on administra- tive buildings and on a hangar, Other operations on. Friday in- cluded Barents aerodrome (Sudan Gural. several times. (Diredawa), Abyssinia Solium), North Egypt (Ben Chazi), the already much
last two nights.
Some houses were demolished
on racks under the wings.
"The Germans have secured their first result, which is to. reduce their losses, but this method also reduces the weight of the bombs used against us.
from taking the stand that they respondent who has just made a 1,300-mile journey from Istanbul have determined upon.".
Greece will stand firm and across Syria and Palestine to determined.
|Cairo:~~
The first is Turkey's absolute NO SECRET
ON TRIAL
AT RIOM
skwy.
TRANSFERS Mr. L. C. Calthrop, D. 8. P. (Kowloon) has been transferred to Hongkong.
Mr. W. Thompson, Supt. of Police (Hongkong) has been transferred
VICHY. Oct. 20 (Reuter)-The Social Leader and ex-Premier of France, M. Leon Blum, is the latest to be charged in the so-called to Kowloon. war gullt trials at Riom.
The formal indictment against
A hospital received a direct hit which considerably dam- aged one block. Later in the night the raiders came with
"In the first place it suffers from It is no secret that Bulgaria has determination to resist any viola- longer intervals and seemed
the usual limitations or night been made certain promises andtion of her security, and to have reverted to lone opera-
bombing in that it can only be from Sofla comes a report that a
Secondly, the impassable nature tions.
ALL JOINED. IN 1919 and hint has been, given that by help-of Anatolia, especially in winter. The Midlands were also attack-maintained against large
Both Mr. Elaton ang Mr. Ches- Kemal Ataturk realised that his battered Italian port in Libya. ed. the main attack centering on vilnerable targets, while other tar- lng the Axis Powers, Bulgaria may
Considerable success is claimed two towns, Fires were caused but gets of military importance are be given a part of Yugoslav terri Republic's army was liable to be hire is the duties of his office ter Woods joined the Police Force
in. weaker
mechanised units
in 1919. The former is with the while as Prime Minister. for the Barentu rald which was these were quickly got under con- left alone. This shows that the tory in Macedonia.
Germans cannot have it both ways. Meanwhile Axis attempts to in- than those of the great Wes-
The judicial procedure in his Special Branch while Mr. Chester- carried out by the South African trol.
There is an answer to night timidate Greece continue. Berlin tern Powers and, therefore, not
as that Woods is Principal of the Police Air Force.
raiders and we must and it as and Rome hope to frighten Greece only planned his strategic roads case will be the same quickly as possible. It will, how into surrender, but there is no in- accordingly but also deliberately already taken against M. Pierre Training School Insps. Fender
Police in 1915. ever, only be a partial answer, be dication from Greece that her omitted to construct certain roads Cot, Mr. Guy La Chambre, Mand Rozeskwy also joined the cause I cannot see how night! Government or her people are be- where they might prove advan- Daladier and Gen Gamelin.
An application has also been bombing can be permanently ing diverted from their determina- tageous to an advancing enemy.
made to the Court with the view stopped.
tion to oppose such designs. An
The EGYPTIAN GAZETTE em- to charging. Reynaud with attack on Greece would be follow- ed by effective counter-measures phasises that in any drive through diversion of public funds and two Little enemy activity occurred "The day bombing by the Ger" and the British Commander-in-Turkey the Germans would find no members of his secretariat with over Britain yesterday when a few mans is now done by fighters by Chief of the Mediterranean Fleet oil and little food and ammunition complicity. isolated aircraft dropped a small the Messerschmitt 9, single-engine is keeping a close watch on while the transport of these neces- number of bombs in Kent during fighter, which can only carry about the developments. Resistance by sities from Germany would be a
400 to 500 pounds of bombs.
Greece will make Greek bases superhuman task with the Danube
the
BURST INTO FLAMES Three Italian fighters on runway were 'shot up and burst Into flames and six other aircraft were severely damaged by gunfire, visitation Wis The Diredawa
Sticks made at night time. bombs fell across the railway buildings and hangars,
of
At Benghazi heavy bombs fell amung naval vessels. moored the south side of the Mole "and
10
by explosives and some casualties are reported from both towns, in-
cluding five fatalities.
Liverpool had its longest-raid for some time but only a few ca- sualtles were reported.
LITTLE ACTIVITY.
on
the morning.
an adjoining quay where, a merchant ship appeared to bal
hit.
-One bomber was shot down,
Early in the afternicon a single. enemy aircraft dropped several
An official statement declares bombs in the Midlands but little that all British aircraft returned damage and no casualities were safely from these operations.
-On Other- Pages
PAGE 2 Race meeting results; Week-end football; Long dis- tance race in Colony. PAGE 3-Radio programmes;
Coming events.
PAGE 4 Germany in search of
new fields for conquest; Flood" hapoc in Spain; Nazi experts in Rumania; Raid victimis in Britain.
PAE: 5-Celebration of Hospital week; Pleasure park in Kow. loon sought; Round the Police
article: America Clears her Decke, PAGE 8-Golf meeting at valley: Week-end cricket; Yachting resulta
PAGE 6 Leading
PAGE 9-Scientific bombing of Retch by RAFD EI takes steps to meet lightning attackNG
PAGE 11 Meetings to hear Prot Cullis, Amendment to trafic regulations.
SINGLE-ENGINE
If a formation of these .Aghiers come over and bomb something, they will thus, only be able to drop one-tenth weight of bombs that a Heinkel could drop..
frozen over for many months
The Journal adds. The position
LINERS FOR US.
EVACUEES
WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 (Reuter) The steamer Monterey (18,017 MILITARY UNITS tona), of the Oceania S. 8. Come pany, which left Los Angeles on available to the British Navy....
FROM EMPIRE LONDON, Oct. 20 CReuter)-Em-Oct. 16 will call at Yokohama and Turkey is concentrating troops on the European frontier so resist of Greece and Turkey is not despire military units continue to ar- Shanghai to evacuate United States the Axis drive to the Dardanelles. perate and if they stand together, rive safely in England, the latest citizens, according to the State De Germany is reported to have tried they can, with the aid of Britain, arrival being a further Newfound partment. reported.
"A single-engine fighter is not to influence the Turkish, Govern wreck any plans Hitler may have land Artillery contingent which
landed at a north-western port A second enemy bomber was shot down in South-West England adopted to bombing, so that bomb-ment by the offer of Scilla to the in this part of the world." during the afternoon: No bombs ing by formations of these small Turks as a reward, but the Turks
of Axis promises. are reported to have fallen on this fighters would not only be less are under no illusions of the value part of the country.
Cont'd on Page 7. Col. 1 Reporta from Rome state that Signor Müssolini has left to inspeçt Italian troops on the Yugoslav frontier
TODAY'S WAR SUMMARY
YUGOSLAVIA HAS BOUND HERSELF ECONOMICALLY, and po Ittically to the Axis Powers by concluding what is described as a trade agreement with Germany, the terms of which make her completely dependent on the Nazis, to whom she will have to send all her pro- ducts on the promise of German consideration in price fixing, be SIGNOR MUSSOLINI HAS LEFT FOR THE YUGOSLAV TRON- TIER on inspection and meanwhile Elgnor Gayada. Il Duce's mouth- piece, utters, dire warnings against any nations who stand in the Axis path.
CHIEF,... has HERR HIMMLER, THE NAZI GESTAPO arrived in Spain on a visit and Sir Samuel Hoare, British Minister, had an interview with General Franco. A d
IN CAIRO, MR, ANTHONY. EDEN HAS CONVERSED, with Egyp- tian Ministers and the British Commander-in-Chier on measures of defence against Axis moves in the Near East.
IN RUSSIA M STALIN HAS RECEIVED THE newly-appointed Turkish Ambassador to Moscow."
THE BURMA ROAD HAS BEEN OPENED AND FROM CHUNG- KING comes the news that General Chiang Kai-shek is determined to keep it open at all costs,
ACCORD BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND BRITAIN con- tinued to inmease. The Earl of Athlone, Governor-General of Cana- da, and Princess Alice, are visiting President and Mry, Roosevelt at their Hyde Park residence, while Lord Lothian, British Ambassador to the United States, and Mr. Joseph Kennedy US Ambassador to Britain are about to return to their native countries to report.
* CIANO FOR BERLIN Another message states that Count Clano has also left Bome for Berlin, where talks Care expected to take place which, it is stated will see Rus- sia enter the Axis Alliance S
Cont'd on Page 7, Col. 4
CANAL DUES TO INCREASE
German Dockyards Again Successfully Attacked
The Mariposa (18,017 tons), of the same company, will leave Hon- olulu on Oct. 30 for Shanghai
SCHOOL REMAINS OPEN SHANGHAI, Oct. 20 (Reuter)—— While co-operating with the au thorities in connexion with the proposed evacuation of American children, the Shanghai American
LONDON, Oct. 21 (Reuter)-German dockyards and shipyards School, where approximately 500 were again successfully attacked by British bombers ou Friday night. children are enrolled, will remain At Hamburg the attacks were directed against the Blohm and open pending further develop Voss shipyards where German warships are known to be under con-menta according to a resolution adopted at the annual meeting on struction.
Friday
Despite the handicaps of an in the moonlight and in spite of overcast sky the shipyards were the intense, and accurate anti-air- heavily bombed in a series of in- craft fire several tons of high ex- dividual sorties which continued plosives and a large number of fre at intervals for nearly three-and-bombs were dropped on this target. The crews who saw the result of a-half hours.
The naval base at Kiel was also the attack reported violent explo- sions in the factory area and fres CAIRO, Oct 20 (Reuter) The successfully raided. Suez Canal Company has inform- Ground mist and low clouds which one observer described": 28 ed the Egyptian Finance Minister prevented accurate observation of like a giant Chinese cracker. that it proposes to increase the results of the attacks made on Canal dues to eight shillings docks at Hamburg, Emden and (sterling) per ton loaded, and tour Lübeck but I believed that shillings on ballast.
The Egyptian Ministry of Fin- ance has replied that it reserves it rights regarding the propos
French until the attitude of Government has been made com, pletely clear
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