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No. 16274
日七初月九
MONDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1940. 一拜禮 號七月十英港香
What Empire May Face This Winter THE WOMEN GO
AXIS PLANS FOR FRESH CAMPAIGN
Special to the "Telegraph"
ROME, OCT. 6, (UP),—PLANS FOR THE AXIS WINTER CAM« PAIGN, WHICH INCLUDE A GENERAL SPEEDING-UP OF THE GERMAN ATTACK AGAINST THE BRITISH ISLES AND AN ITALIAN PUSH AGAINST BRITISH EGYPT, WERE DRAFTED DURING THE MEETING BETWEEN HITLER AND MUSSOLINI IN THE BRENNER PASS, ACCORDING TO AUTHORITATIVE REPORTS.
Well-informed sources in Rome expect that General Graziani's offen- sive in Egypt will be resumed shortly and also that a Nazi invasion of England may be attempted.
TURKEY MAY BE
KEY POINT
Axis Expected To Turn East
Special to the "Telegraph"
to
WASHINGTON, Oet, 6 (UP)-With Hitler's plans crush Britain by airpower apparently at a stalemate, milltary observers here now forecast that the Axis will concentrate on the East during the winter, and possibly also attack Gibraltar and Suez, thereby enabling the totalitarian war machines to continue action arid simultaneously seek vitally needed oil and food supplies.
Informed quarters here regard Turkey as the key to the entire Near Eastern #ituation because it stands directly in the path of
the new German move towards the Near East and Aisia.
Resistance Expected
The Turks Arc friendly with
RUMANIA
INVOLVED
Axis Seek Military Co-Operation
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH'
Dritain and could be expected to BUCHAREST, Oct. 6 (UP),—|
resist.
Serde
elreles here
Aay
the Most reliable diplomatic circles Soviet's fear of an Axts thrust have heard that Germany and against their friend Turkey led them to show friendship for Britain Italy are preparing immediately for the first time. Also it is said to strengthen their military co- that the Turkish army, well train operation with Rumania after ed and with good equipment, would completion of the first phase of a actious obstacle to any in the reconstruction of Rumania The Axis has the alternate route on totalitarian lines,
be vader.
progress in their drive
The Dictators apparently envisage a general striking at the British Empire throughout the world, with special attention being paid! to Aden and Gibraltar. At- tacks on these two centres, if made, will probably occur simultaneously.
The presence at the Brenner Pass conference of General 'von Keitel, German High Command Chief of Staff, is interpreted to mean that military and technical questions were discussed, pos- İ sibly involving Italian participa- tion in the contemplated German attack against England.
Predictions
BERNE, Oct. 0 (Domel)--Neutral, as well as British sources, place TURN to Page 2, Column Four
Duce Inspects Army, Safe In North Italy
LONDON, Oct. 6 (Reuter).-*** Troops of Italy's northern army massed in the vast plain of Parma were inspected-to-day-by Mussolini, who flew to Piacenza for the purpose.
which runs through African Egypt These quarters understand at and Transjordan, but the naturni Within the next three or four days,
Infantry, artillery, engineer corps Germany and Italy will signify their and auxiliary services of the Littorio obstacles here are formidable.
of Premier Antonescu's Military quarters here point out approval
WCB Division, which had its baptism of! that the Italians are making smalt Government by placing the Vienna are in the Spanish campaign, were
Across the pledge for military assistance on a drawn up in seried array. desert to Suez and that it is extreme- more definite basis than heretofore. Standing on a platform, Il Duce ty dimeult for Germany to provide It is I strongly
by informed watched the famous "rapid march" any substantial reinforcements for quarters thui substantial numbers of of the Bersaglierl, followed by a pro- Italy
SS men (Black Guards) and possibly cession in this region.
of armoured cars and They also point out that any Axls even German army officers may soon motorised batteries.
Enst expansion in the Near
will be established
Rumania on n Il Duce, who earlier in the day had further encircle the Soviets, who al- residence basis to help train and re-inspected at Trieste 色 motorised ready have potentially hostile Powers organize the Rumanian army, and division which participated in the on their castorn and western bordera, police force na well a perfect the fighting in the Alpa In June, took off Hence Russia's reactions are being protection of the oll fields against Maler in his private plane for an un- closely watched here.
sabotage.
known destination.
CHANCE TO
EVACUATE
France Not To Fight
U.S. Firm In Hongkong With Axis Against Us
Receiver Advice
Wives and families of em-
ployees
of the
American
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By RALPH HEINZEN
United Press Staff Correspondent.
have been advised to evacuate all VICHY, Oct. 6 (UP) Officials here Insist that there is no Far Eastern areas except the intention of warring with the Axis Powers against Britain. It Philippines.
Is generally believed here that Spain, also, will remain on the This was admitted to-day by an sidelines. officer of the firm's Hongkong branch.
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"There is nothing compulsory about. It is formally denied that it but the head office has sent out aFrance had been "invited" to general suggestion to all castern branches that it would be wiser to conclude a formal peace and join send the women away," the officer the Axis Powers against Britain.
The
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TO WORK
The women of Britain, in their thousands, have now taken up várious forms of war work, là many InstanceS replacing men who are needed for the army or essential services. As In the Inst war, women bus conductors are - NOW common sight. The first batches have now completed their trainißig and are start- ing work on the country routes of the London Trans- port. Here we smiling bus conductor at a London transport depot. Cool white, coals are part of the summer uniform.
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NAZIS
LOSE 104
PLANES IN WEEK
LONDON, OCT. 6 (REUTER).—DURING THE WEEK ENDING MID- NIGHT OCTOBER 5, IT IS CONFIRMED THAT GERMAN PLANES LOST IN BATTLES OVER BRITAIN AMOUNTED TO 104, NOT INCLUDING MACHINES DAMAGED OR PROBABLY LOST. see a
HAKONE MARU RELEASED
SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPH”
TOKYO, Oct. 7 (Domei).The N. Y. K. liner Hakone Mara, well known in Hongkong, has been released by the Bri- tish authorities at Ber- muda after receiving a close inspection.
The ship left Lisbon on September., 21' for Japan via Baltimore and Panama. However, on September 30 it was ordered by the the Bermudd authorities to remain in port where an inspection"" of goods: con- signed for Liverpool · was made. The Hakone Maru, wan unable to reach Liverpool owing to the blockade.".
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7
ON THE BASIS OF CONFIRMED PLANE LOSSES ALONE, GERMAN PILOT LOSSES ARE ESTIMATED TO EXCEED 250.
In the same period, the R.A.F. lost 40 machines in or around Britain, but from these 21, or more than half of the pilots, were saved,
Sunday's Raids
LONDON, Oct. 6 (Reuter) Tip and run German raiders be- gan their activity early to-day. Taking advantage of low clouds, several German planes crossed the coast and flew towards London. They were met by Intense AA, feo and were turned back before they could rench the centre of the city.
PREMIER AND THE BURMA RD.
Expected To Annoance, Reopening This Week SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH", LONDON, Oct. 6 (Domel).
In the north-west district of the capital. lone German bomber swooped out of the clouds und It is reliably learned that the dropped a number of bombs. A Spltare got on to its tail and the Prime Minister, Mr. Winston German crashed.
Churchill, will announce
this Later, during the second alert in week in the House of CommONUS the London area, enemy planes flying the reopening of the Burma singly in relays, passed up the
Thames Estuary in the direction of road on October 18, when the London, while enemy planes were Anglo-Japanese accord, tem- again seen over the north-west dis-porarily closing the route for a period of three months, expires.
trict of London,
During the morning's air battles over south-east Englanda German fighter was shot down,
Argus To Be Towed To Indo-China
500-ton
It is understood that the Prime Minister, when he received the Chinese Ambassador, Mr. [Quo Tal-chi;... on October 8, in: formed him of the decision.
Seeking Measures Meanwhile, Informed quarters polni out that as the result of a The
French
the inter- destroyer series of conferences on Marne arrived in Hongkong on national altuation arising from the Saturday to low the French gum boat conclusion of the tripartite alliance. Argus to Indo-China, The Marne the British Government is likely to has been stationed in Indo-China for maintain its past policy for adjusting believed this is Anglo-Japanese relations, while came time but it the first time she has visited Hong- negotiations will be continued with kong. The Argua is well known here Russia, the United States and China she has been for years on the for finding counter-measures against Canton River flotilla. Since the out-the changed international conditions. break of war she has been at buoy in the harbour,
NAZI FACTORIES
PUNISHED
Tons Of Bombs On Krupps
LONDON, Oct. 6 (Reuter),--Two tons of high explosive bombs were dropped on the Krupps armament factory at Essen In a lightning RA.F. attack made from a high level, says the Air Ministry news service.
In addition to the objectives mentioned in the official com- munique, targets included the docks at Amsterdam and Flushing,. aerodromes at Schipol, Texel, Allebroek and Buseum..
The weather was extremely bad over the entire operations area ond the bomber crews had to contend with severe leeing conditions, violent electrical storms and widespread low clouds which necessitated blind flying over a great part of the route.
Quays were smashed and a a dry dock damaged by salvoes of heavy bombs during the attack on Brest. One pilot reported that his bombs, which struck a road by one of the quays caused a series of explosions x if ammuni- tion sheds had been hit.
Oil Plant Smashed raking forces, which
reaching
CHANNEL PORTS BOMBED
Accurate Marksmanship SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LONDON, Oct. 6. (UP), Coastal command aircraft con- centrated their operations Inst
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plant at Gelsenkirchen and for Brest and Gravelines, nearly half an hour the target was The raiders arrived at Brest hombed. A series of minor explo just as night was falling. sions: followed the bursting of heavy
bombs and Incendiary bombs, sent Despite the haze they were able tered across the factory area, started to see the outlines of the dock. several dres, one of which quickly TURN to Page 2, Column Three
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