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England to-day is. Colonel Charles Lindbergh, once the hero
November 2, 1940:
Another Mild Day Of
Raids Over Britain
LONDON, Nov. 1 .(Reuter)-A German single seater fighter-bomber, flying nearly five miles high over Dover to-day, was shot down in flames by British anti-aircraft gunners,
The German raider was only a
white speck in the clear blue sky AIRCRAFT
when the gunners, after firing aj few rounds, scored a direct hit.
This was one of the Ineldents of today's raids 'on Britain which again
anti-aircraft saw lightera and fences constantly in acilon.
de-
In addition to isolated raiders, the deal anti-aircraft defences had to with several formations of fighters raging from a score to 50, some of which entered the Portsmouth region while others tried their luck in the direction of London.
The offeint cominunique states that the formations were quickly dispersed und repelled. Dumage and casualties were small and one German Aghter was shot down.
FOR THE WINTER
American Plan
Middle
ITALIANS
East Front BEATEN
Quiet
British Patrol's Success
CAIRO, Nov. 1 (Reuter).-A| British patrol in the western desert during the night of Octo- ber 30-31 encountered and in |flicted casualtics on an enemy party without loss to themselves, Active patrolling work also con- tinues in the Suden, according to the latest Headquarters.
31
communiquic
from
IN AIR BATTLE
By The R.A.F.
CAIRO, Nov. 1 (Reuter).- The defeat of a large force of Italian planes by R.A.F. fighters la. chronicled in an R.A.F. com- munique.
·
The communique says that a large
allack force of enemy bombers, escorted by British 12 Aghters, attempted to
tutget in the Mersa Matruh area on Im-
In the Kassala sector on Tuesday a October 31. R.A.F. fighters British patrol destroyed the contents mediately engaged the enemy.
In the ensuing battle, four Italian LONDON, Nov. 1 (Reuter).—of anali canel convoy, capturing planes were shot down and four
one prisoner. A new American aeroplane pro- duction programme aimed at in-
were so damaged that it is unlikely Enemy reconnaissance parties who others destroyed, while four more
Brst successfully were
engaged in that they returned to their base. creasing production capacity to the Blue Nile sector at the beginning
Plancs Collide week are continuing their 50,000 planes yearly may be of the
During the battle two British fighters collided but the pilots landed launched as soon as Congress re-withdrawal.
There is nothing to report in Kenya safely by parachute. assembles after the Presidential
And Palestino. elections.
Eight Nazis, Down LONDON, Nov. 1 (Reuter)-Eight enemy aircraft were destroyed to-day and six of our fighters were lost, but the pilots of two are safe, says un
President Roosevelt made this Air Ministry communique.
Bombs Dropped
announcement at his presa con- SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" ference to-day when
Nov. 1 (UP)in the was asked whether therion LONDON. fourth alarm at 7.40 some high explo be a new programme based on sive bombs were dropped in the Britain continuing her fight
London area.
At 7 p.m., there was a fierce inter-through the winter. mittent barrage within a few minutes of the night alarm. The stepping-up of the burrage indicated there were many raiders over London.
Italians Fight Shy LONDON, Nov. (Reuter) Hallan fighters took part in to-day's raid on Tiritain but seemed unwilling to face even antl-alrcraft fire.
A number of machines, which up
be Albas-small-wing peared
10
biplanca-were over the southeast Gast during the afternoon but were driven out, to sea by the anti-aircraft defences.
Two, which appeared over one coast town at a height of about 10,000 feet, made off over the Channel as gunners got in some accurate bursts near them.
Athens Gets Its First Raid
FROM PAGE ONE
south-west But
Cover
the
147 Evacuees Send
One British fighter was shot down ann une, which was last seen engaging returned to the base.
three tallin planes, has hitherto not
bombers raided Cambut,
Petition to H.K. Govt.yn, who becny urcraft mat
FROM PAGE ONE
Elsic
Asked whether reports that the Perry Gyroscope Company was mak-Fryer, J. Cooms, A. Calvert, A. Kidman, M. Maisey, E. Lumily, D. ing the United States; secret bon-Foreman, A. Coleworthy, L. Yagg, F. sight, for Britain and would soon be Lumby. C. Summer, R. Brannon.
Couli, zending shipinents across the Atlantic, Isabella McKie, Jean President Roosevelt repiled that he Dryburgh, Jean S. Gibson, Nora Hill, had not the faintest idea whether the Catherine Paton, G. I. Oakenfull, J. story was correct adding "If it is like Nicholson, C. Nalaber, W. S. P
Haynes, Irene D.
Eisic the other stories, it is not.”
Fowler, Violet Fowler, Mrs. A. Clark, Mrs. Brett, Mrs. C. E. Kaufmann, Margaret Kaufman, Elsa Kaufmann,
ΤΟ TURKEY
STAY OUT
FROM PAGE ONE
ever, the use of our lerritory, our
dispersed on the ground. Two Italian aircraft were destroyed, probably destroyed,
another and several others severely damaged by bomb splinters..
Traffic Regulations
Cairns, Altered
Under Amendments to the Vehicle
3. C. Main, M. E. Hunter, Mrs. F. M. and Traffic Regulations Ordinance Lewis, Mrs. Hunter, Mrs. Smith, Mrs. published in the Government Gazette chairs. Penney, Miss Penney, Mrs. F. C. to-day, the fees for drivers licences Brown, Mrs. E. Young, Mrs. A. E. for private rickshaws and
pubile rickshaws and pubile chales, Daniel, Mrs. A. H. Lock. Mrs, M. E. publ Lee,
Mrs. M. Lee, Marjorie W tricycles, trucks, enrts and vans, Elston, Jeanette M. Walsh, Mrs. W. horse or bullock-drawn vehicles are Robertson, Mrs. J. Ovans, Mrs. H. increased to 50 cents.
seas and our skies by belligerents, K. Higgins, Nancy Kempton, Mrs. F. A fee of 25 cents in required for a Kempton, Himee Shaftain, Ethel duplicate of any lleence fasued under and will continue to make such use Summers, R. Summers, J. Summers, this regulation, and a fee of $1 for a categorically and absolutely impossi-Claire Sykes, Helene Brooks, F. M. duplicate of other licences enumerat ble so long as we take no part in Webb, E. Forknall, Mrs. L. Bromley,
the war.
General Invenu emphasised in no change had taken place in policy, which he had explained after the opening of the previous session.
War's New Phase
the
C.
ed.
police station."
(The rescinded regulation required driver to report only when his vehicle was actually in collision).
Drivers and conductors of public vehicles are brought into line with
Grace M. Sayers, Myfanwy Ient. Regulation 44 now reads: "I in Freda Pearson, Kate Ruston, Florence any case, owing to the presence of a M. Luws, E. M. Mason, I. Wilson, A. vehicle on a road, an accident occurs Spradbery, Miss W. S. Campbell, whereby damage or injury is caused M. Reed, I. Iggleden. Mrs, P. R. to any person, vehicle, animal or Conway, A. M. Stone, Mrs. W. R. thing, the driver of the vehlele chall Dedear, Ivy Fuller, Nancy Gowans, stop and, if required so to do by under the provisions of the Telecommuni- towards Larissa in
having person
reasonable eations Ordinance, 1936, Buch news and Kozame in the southeast.
Cecilia D. Williams, M. H. Kennard, any bears, the indication "U" is received in the Greeke apparently have been General Incunu sald that the United Frese Assocfallons, who res firmly holding the Bigle Heights attacks against Britain, following the Stewart, N. Hudge, Constanco grounds for so requiring, produce his servo all rights and forbid repubication, which
the Pisober Garge, defeat of France met with obstinate luglis, Kathleen Fisher, Marjorie driver's licence, and give his name either wholly or in part without previous which is the key position on the only resistance and this fact led the war Pearson, Ivy Horwool, Anne Woods, and address and also the name und address of the owner and the Identi Arrangement.
road through Die mountains usable into a new phase. It seemed likely Nina Frost, Doris Woodcraft, Irene
Taylor, Ethel Egan, J. Nash, Mrs. W ication marks of the vehicle and by motorised units.
that this phase would be of lasts, Lorna Wood, Anne Barker, Pat shall as soon as reasonably practic Heavy gunfire in the neighbourhood duration and the suffering and misery Barker Katherine LINDBERGH SLUMPS
McFerran, cable, make or cause to be made of Koritza to-day indicates that the of mankind would continue for
Edith J. K. Mories. Mary Byron, either, personally or in writing, a re-
Dudley, Anne Teresa Mottram, PROBABLY one of the most Italians have been bombarding the lung time to come.
most important Greek positions on the It is impossible not to be deeply unpopular men in America, and tanks of the gigantic Bigle Mountain.moved by this dark prospect and not Muriel Wheeler, Gertrude Dudley, Öport of the accident to the nearest
Heavy Casualties
la note with great sorrow and pain Brown, J. M. Mair, E. S. P. Munro, Margaret R. Munro, Mrs. E. I. Pro- At Salonike air raids killed 40 and this retrogression of civilisation," sakivan. Winifred C. Smith, E. Berry, Elsie May Lindsay, Dorothy, Russell. of both countries and now carn- lafured 80 civilians. Twenty two General Ineunu
He emphasised that Turkish policy ing a reputation as an effective Bres were caused. The raiders came
was based on the maintenance of of the Axis in three waves.
political independence propagandist
At Corfu live were killed and 20 their Powers. Maybe Lindbergh did wounded, many casualties occurring territorial integrity and had nothing not set out deliberately to for- in a pubile square in the centre of to do with "the ambitious aims that the develop -ward-the-new-European order the town far away f from military hold sway according to
ment-of-vents." Turkey did not advocated by Germany but his objectives.
Daruisa, an important communica- covet an inch of territory beyond her inten- spectacular denouncement of the tions centre, was bombed at noon by own frontiers and she had no President's desire to give all nid une pinnes which dropped 32 bombs, tion of trespassing on anyone's rights. "Foreign countries can have no short of war to Britain was re- killing one soldier and four civilians
nor blame us for our endeavours to ceived with such shocked sur- and injuring" two soldiers and one reason to take offence at our policy
gendarme.
the rights," said safeguard prise that he has, in adhering to his views, been placed in speech as reported yesterday shows General.
"Our Friend Greece" remarkable cynicism. Jie says category that even the most a self-saving isolationist would that through blundering diplomacy Referring to Greece, he salti "Our on America's part, Japan has been neighbour and friend Greece, whose forced Into Germany's arms the same. Lindbergh is probably a manas, through sanctions, Italy turned to territory lies in that zone the security fof the most earnest intentions; Germany and, later, Russia joined and tranquillity of which is of im- portance to Turkey, unfortunately finds herself dragged into war. Tu- he has travelled in Europe and the
is that America gether with our ally, Great Britain, has been given special facilities!
sitould condone the war against to see the power and capacity China; Britain should have stood are studying and envisaging the
not envy.
Axis
The inference
Dover Straits Convoy Escape Nazi Shells
> FROM PAGE ONE
vessels appeared damaged.
the
10
have
been
this regulation in a new Section (e)
to Regulation 48.
to Regulation to 36 and a new Section
and each dropped three bombs. They then came over again and made a second attack, but anti-aircraft guns drove then off and they fled towards the French coast.
German long-range guns also fred several shells at the vessels,
Dive Bombers Swoop
A squadron of Spitores arrived and were patrolled the Channel coast while the vessels An hour later attacked by 13 dive-bombers about vessels continued on their way.
German long-range guns continued three miles from the shore,
The bombera swooped out of a shelling spasmodically until after clear sky, circled low over the ships (nightfall,
Yugo-Slavia Cringes Before Axis Powers
Declares Neutrality Again
BELGRADE, Nov. 1 (Reuter).-"Hope" that her interests will not "he threatened from any side" is expressed to-night in a formal re-affirmation of neutrality by the Yugo-Slav Govern-
¡frontiers."
situation. by while Italy gassed the "We hope that the politicut of the aggressive machines now sweetly operating in Europe. It would Ethiopians, and then should have principle which I stated cáriter and appear that his respect for mili- bought off the Russian agreement by which has sent our country out of the of the horrors of war, will in the Eame Baltic tary efficiency has warped his approving the confiscation Slates by the Soviet. judgment.
Admitting that a little less subtlety manner maintain our security in the
future," more is Because America
nol and
forward acting straight
General Incunu referred to Russo- would have given a new direction to directly menaced, Lindbergh
foreign policy of the United Turkish friendly relations us a factor would cry appeasement to the States and Britain, both countries, of Intrinsic value amidst the vicissitu- forces of evil and would be pre- and particularly the former, depend des of the world and added "Our twe pared to let them wreak their on the moral justice of their views countries mean to perpetuate this fact We are convinced that this policy will others. The United for the support of the people. To dependent of all other influences. ment,
on States must abstain from action think otherwise is to go over in the will be as fruitful for both parties to
detatur's way.
morrow as yesterday and will serve which would anger the Axis und) Fortunately Lindbergh does not re-; must be concillatory enough to present the true American on this the interests of both countries with be taken in as overseas trader point. The Americans wants to put out harming anyone. It is possible with the new order when Bri- his own house in order and does not and even probable that there lies be for summe issue of which he is ignorant humanity. During this period while and blameless, But at least he has remaining sensitive to all that affects Looking at such reasoning coldly, the courage to stigmatise aggression our vital interests, we shall continue
aggression,
and to give that to be faithful to our friendships and
alliances. it must revolt a true democrats, us
Bonds With Britain though these do not want America material and moral aid sanctioned by more international law which will yet turn to fight. Her weapons are
Than powerfal
guns. Lindbergh's the seales in favour of freedom.
Appreciation of Policy
lain is conquered, says Lind. I want to send his sons overscan to die fore us a long period of suffering for Powers, Germany and Italy," the Italy and Greece. because Yugo-
bergh.
New Delhi Conference
Pledge To
Premier
Hongkong Among Signatories
LONDON, Nov, 1, (Router).—Admiration of the fortitude with which the people of the British Isles are facing "a violent and inhuman attack," and pride and confidence in the leader- ship of Mr. Churchill, are sentiments expressed, in a telegram from the Viceroy of India to the Premier.
At a time when Britain is carrying on under difficult conditions a heroe struggle for Its very existence, it is my duly to proclaim that the bonds and alllance which unite us to her are solid and unbreakable."
After referring to the strengthening of the Turkish Army and the praise- worthy self-sacrifice of the people. General Incunu gave, an assurance that the honour of the Turkish Re- public is fully capable of carrying out those tasks which it may be called upon to perform."
(Reuter)-
LONDON, Nov. 1 Mussolini was described as a "thrice- of the Muslim Association in London cursed Italian humbug" at a meeting
"tó-day.
The Italian action in bombing The telegrain was sent on behalf)mination to do all they can to formu of representatives of India, Australia, late a co-ordinated plan for the most Cairo and other holy Moslem places New Zealand South Africa, Rhodesia, eficient utilisation of the sources of during the sacred month of Ramadan
and potentia! productive was described as "dastardly Burma, Ceylon, East African Colonies; supply.
and
Malaya, Palestine and Hongkang now capacity of the Empire east of Suez cowardly" and the meeting called on meeting at New Delhi In the Eastern with the sole object of strengthening followers of the Prophet all over the Group Conference, dat phuong the Empire's effort so as to bring the world to condemn the action and give The message adds: "The repre-war to an early and successful, son-full support to Britain "in her herole
defence of religious Jiberty." sentatives assure you of their deter-clusion."
Recalling that long before the war Yugo-Slavia had pursued a The loyal pursuit of this policy has policy of establishing friendly "more than once been the subject of
Regretting the confitet between relations with all neighbours, open and emphatic appreciation by "above all with the two greater Berlin and Rome."
Sinvia has friendly relations with "When the condlet between the both countries," the statement statement continues:
her declared
strict maintained, Yugo-Slavin hopes that great Powers broke out, Yugo-Slavia cludes: "Given the attitude hitherto Immediately
no other her Interests will not be threatened neutrality, dependent on condition than respect of her indepen- from any side by further develop of her ments." uncl the security dence
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