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Hongkong Telegraph
FOUNDED 1981 #++ TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1940.
ITALIANS
1303
AND
NAZIS
ROUTED IN AIR BATTLE OVER S.E. ENGLAND
Special to the "Telegraph"
LONDON, NOV. 11, (UP) —NOTHING WAS HEARD DURING THE FIRST HOUR OF THE NIGHT-BLITZ UP TO 7 P.M., AFTER AN EARLIER ALL-CLEAR SIGNAL HAD BEEN GIVEN IN THE LONDON AREA. ÁT 5.30 P.M., THE AIR MINISTRY ANNOUNCED THAT 26 RAIDERS. HAD BEEN DESTROYED UP TO 5.P.M., INCLUDING 13 GERMANS AND 13 ITALIANS. THE ITALIANS LOST SEVEN BOMBERS AND SIX FIGHTERS AND SOME ITALIAN CREWS WERE TAKEN PRISONER. TWO BRITISH PLANES WERE LOST.
R.A.F. BOMB FROM
The all clear signal was sounded in London as carly as 9.30 p.m.
This was undoubtedly due to the weather, which is described as providing one of the most
BALTIC TO BISCAY difficult flying nights since the blitz began.
Twenty Areas Attacked
Special to the “Telegraph”
LONDON, Nov. 11 (UP).-The Air Ministry, in to-day's communique, said that British bombers made extensive attacks. last night which included the railroad junctions at Danzig..
The attacks extended from the Baltic to the Bay of Biscay and
CALL TO included the oil tanks at Gelsen-
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kirchen, the Rhurland and Bremen; factoriès at Essen,! Mannheim, Amsterdam and Dresden; docks and shipping at Kiel, Lorint, Cherbourg, Lef Havoc, Dunkirk and Flushing: railway junctions at Danzig, Dessau, Muenster, Mannheim
There were only few raiders and light anti- aircraft fire during the raid and the German planes were apparently scouts investigating conditions.
Italians
Again Repulsed
Stubborn Greeks
SPECIAL TO THE “TELEGRAPH"
-By Roosevelt and Dresden, and 14 aerodromes OHRID, Nov. 11 (UP).—
WASHINGTON, Nov.
(Reuter)The people under the Iron heels of the dictators
11 territory...
Factory targets included the Krupp
tory at Amsterdam.
Official Statement
The Air Ministry and Ministry of Home Security in a joint com- munique to-day said that soveral German formations crossed the southeast coast this morning. British fighter planes intercept- ed them, but a few reached London.
Other raidera attempted to attack a convoy off the north Kent coast but British, fighters Agaya them off. "In. tiidge engagement(210: Chapman, niz- craft were destroyed and two of our Aghters were Jost
were
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The provision of armour for the soldier of to-day is-n step nearer. The Ministry of Home Security is experimenting with a special armour jacket, the invention of Mr. W. L. Distilltor of the. U.S. Armoury Corporation. It is already in use by the New York Police and G-Men, and is capable of stopping bullets from Tommy Guns and small arms. It is hoped that a tougher armour will yet be made to stop machine-gun bullets and rifle fre. The armour weighs 14 pounds, and here we see the Inventor fixing one of the jackets on to a man.
1,000 Dead And 4,000 Injured
In 'Quake Which Shook Balkans
Special to the “Telegraph"
BUCHAREST, Nov. 11 (UP),Two new earthquake shocks rocked Bucharest The authorities have estimated Sunday's toll at 1,000 dead and upwards of
Bombs were dropped on several places in southeast England and a
at 8.36 this morning. in Germany and, in occupied Frontier reports say that the few points in the London area. Greeks, early this morning, re-Houses damaged and there pulsed the Italians on the left were a few casualties. This after- the latter attempted to advance towns on the southeast coast."
It is understood that over 100 raiders tried to reach the London velt, in his Armistice Day speech The attacks were "hampered by in the direction of Paranthia. at the tomb of the Unknown severe electrical storms ieing condl-
area in the first daylight attack, Scores of Pritoners
alarm had It was added that last Sun-
shortly after the second Soldier in Arlington Cemetery. tions."
Was altacked. at day, shipping
SALONIKA, Nov. 11 (UP)-been sounded. The raiders were be Hic expressed faith that democracy. Bolougne and Calais. Five British Five air raid alarms were sound-lieved to have been high above the In spite of all, would survive, plines are missing
ed to-day. Scores of vehicles of clouds which were blanketing the every description are continually Capital at the moment of the usual
Armistice Day sßence, which bringing in Italian prisoners not observed to-day. from various fronts.
will rebel, said President Roose-works at Essen and the Fokker facs bank of the Kalamas river when inoon, German raiders attacked some 4,000 injured. So far this morning there have been no casualties, although the
"I, for one, will not belleve that the world will revert to a modern form of unclent slavery or to controls vested in modern feudali
or
modern emperors or modern dictators or modern aligarchs in these days. People under their iron heels will themselves rebel."
French Ready
For Anything
Along Mekong River In what was his first public speech
President HANOI, Nov. 11 (UP).--A since
re-election, his Roosevelt denounced the "unpatriotic traveller from Laos, northern made by some Americans since the
nation were wholly in vain."
Great War Gains
Reports from Jannina last Sunday say the town is rejoicing as several thousand prisoners arrived from the south and central fronts.
had
(Reuter), 11
capital is still unable to contact some of the isolated areas.
After sixty bodies had been recovered all rescue work at the Carlton ceased owing to the gigantic explosion of a crude, oll reserve in the basement used for supplying fuel to the central heating system.
BIG BLAZE AT MURRAY BARRACKS
Thousands of people have been given 24 hours to quit their homes-following-surveys-by-offelal-architects-This-number- includes three families in one, Wing of the building occupied by "United Press.”
Mr. P. Lambright, director of
UNREST IN HUNGARY
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPHI
BUDAPEST, Nov. 11 (UP).--
Decisive R.A.F. Victories
A thick column of black smokea Standard Oil subsidiary cont London, Nov. Armistice Day was celebrated by the rising nearly 200 feet high attracted pany told the "United"
"Press" Royal Air force with decisive victor-the attention of passers-by in the city that he would be obliged to close ies over the air, forces of the Axis. to the fire which broke out near the the company's big refinery for British In Crete
Up to 4 pm. they had destroyed 13 squash courts in Murray Barracks ten days for repairs, and that the cost of the damage would run London, Nov. 11 (Reuter)-British Italian and 13 German aircraft for
air the loss of only two planes. It is shortly after 10.15 a.m. to-duy, planes operating from Greek
Three engines from the Central into important figures. efforts" which, he said, had been Thailand frontier, told the fields have again bombed embarkation officially announced that some Italian
A high Government spokesman tendent J. C. FitzHenry in charge also told "United Press" that the only Great War "to make us believe that "United Press" that the French points in Italy and Albania and have men were taken prisoner. The Fire Brigade Station with Superin-
oll fire in
the petroleum regions the sacrifices made by our own, are in readiness to meet any joined Greck planes in attacking sup-Italians lost seven bombers and six
Many enemy formallens come over had the fire under control by 11 am. ply trains and troops behind the fighters.
yesterday was quickly extinguished attack along the Mekong river my front line, says a message south-east England heading for Lon-
the military by expert Bremen, working along- The areas which are quiet at the from Athens.
Are started, don but they were all routed and only
in a contractors' side the Ploest! fire department. He Police and riot squads with rifles present.
Greece has had respite from air
shed close to the courts. It spread said the damage inflicted was
significant, and that the entire oll to-day patrolled Parliament Native canoes from Laos are no raids for two days but a small village few succeeded in reaching their spokesman sold,
although slight longer stopping in Thailand, across on the Island of Crete was bombed objective.
Londoners observed the two minutes to the courts wherveloped the build-Industry is intnet.
to the pinnts will be neces- Square in Budapest, to prevent the Mekong, as all river trofe has on Sunday. No material damage silence with bowed heads and further stored and soon enveloped the build-
sary. The greatest damage was afleld Berce battles were waged overing. The roof has caved in.. was done.
to incidents through the assembly. ceased.
was official buildings of the oil companies, of Green Shirts whose lender The traveller said that the natives In the few days since the British men and women everywhere standing
A company of Royal Scots- of Thailand are stationed in large forces arrived in Crete it has become to attend clear what part the Italians called out
with fixed bayonets to few of which escaped. numbers facing the French border.
a strongly fortified Island and British
the guard the approaches to the area. guns manned by veteran troops are took in raiding London since
communique deals, only with the Ger- guarding the steep hills.
man attempts to reach London In the morning and, during the German attacks on south-east coast towns In TURN to Back Pago, Column 3
In 1914 a definite effort was mado in part of the world to destroy democracy. That effort was designed to substitute the doctrine that makes might right.
"The attempt failed 22 years ago to-day," he said. A hundred years from now, Itistorians "will sny rightly that the Great War pre- served "the new order of the ages" for at least a whole generation. They would say that "it the Axis of 1918 had been successful in a mil- tary victory over the associated nations, resistance on behalf of de- mocracy in.1040 would have been wholly impossibic."
Era of Democracy
Indo-China Air Mail Service
the
Yesterday morning an Italian bomber was shot down near Kahdin, Crete's main city. This is the first enemy machine to be brought down in Crete.
HANOI, Nov. 11 (UP)-The Post
Planes Described · Omce Administration unnounces that
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" because of the suspension
LONDON, Nov. 11 (UP).--The Hongkong-Indo-China air mail ser- vice, letters may be sent by ship Italian bombing planes brought down from Salgon to Manila and thence were all Caproni 135's-two engined to Hong-bombers designed for a maximum of
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America was, therefore, proud of via Clipper from Manila its share in maintaining the era of kong. democracy in that war in which they took part.To-day, we recognise facts of 1940 which did not exist in 1010 the need for the elimination of aggressive armaments, the need for the breaking down of barriers in a more closely-knit world, the need for restoring honour in the written and spoken word. We recognised that the: processes of the demperacles must be greatly improved in order that we may attain those purposes.".
Antonescu
Rome
Empress Of Japan's Ordeal By Bombs
It is
SITE FOR U.S. BASE SELECTED
In Newfoundland
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 |(UP).—The Navy Department announced that Placentia Bay on the southern coast of New foundland has been chosen as
ARK ROYAL BOMBERS IN ACTION
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH“ LONDON, Nov. 11 (UP) — The Admiralty issued a com- munique to-day saying that
naval planes from the aircraft-
carrier Ark Royal bombed the harbour and aerodromo at Cagliari in Sardinia.
Explosions And Fires LONDON, Nov. 11 (Router). --Aircraft from the aircraft
of
Rushing Relief
in
Food and clothing is being rushed
Wirth Kovarch was arrested at.
to the areas stricken by the earth-the doors of Parliament. quakes in the provinces where there are legions rendered destitute and homeless.
Building material and
being rushed to
To-day's session in the House. was stormy, and two Nazi the of deputies, charged with
tents ure 'the province
Moldavia where the damage is re-organisation of a plot against ported to be very great,
Trapped In Skyscraper
Admiral Horthy and the Hung-
BUCHAREST, Nov, 11 (Router)arian Minister of the Interior, Hopes of saving 30 people trapped had their immunity suspended..
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U.S. Ignorant of Any
Visit By Matsuoka
Special to the "Telegraph"
WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 (UP),An official spokesman to- LONDON, Nov. 11 (Router).The Empress of Japan was
an alr and naval base site under carrier Ark Royal, have deliver-day said the State Department has not been informed of any brought safely to port owing to the coolness and heroism of Caps the "destroyers for bases dealed a bombing-attack on the plans or Japanese agitation for a visit of the Japanese Foreign Minister to the United States in an effort to promote better re- Intain Thomas and a Chinese quartermaster, (both in the capacities with Britain,
lations. Cagliari in Sardinia.
What Japan Must Do in which they frequently visited Hongkong), according to news It is understood that about 20 harbour and aerodrome received since the vessel's safe arrival.
Unofficial sources here, however, The only sign of the attack direct list saved us all. The charm and civilian engineers are emically recorded that bomba
were partment could not comment on believe that if Japan is seeking to Improve relations with the United press speculation or indicate States, the success of such a move was a slightly-damaged rail, quartermaster at the wheel was sings and dropping test holes to were dropped only in the target area The spokesman said the De-
obscrved. SPECIAL TO THE
auffered when one bomb struck dodge machine-gun are from the the area,
hero. Lying prone on his stomach to ascertain the characteristics of and explosions and fres
Italian bombers retaliated by what the official attitude hdro ment would, depend upon evidence BUCHAREST, Nov. 11 (UP)The the rall a glancing blow and a plane, he carried out perfectly every The spokesman said that construc attacking the Ark Royal but made no would be towards such a visit, if that Japan is relinquishing her bg- official Rumanian radio to-nights an- few life-boats which were hit by order from the skipperton Kahould be along, pretty well hills. There were no casualties or it was intended. Megressive attitude and sedulously re nounced that General Antonescu, nr=
After one whell had burst under one within three months. The aren
Also he declined to comment on specting the United States rights. used as a base now if nee damage.. Terwill Murolth! and Count Clano. One of the brew describing the of the raider' wines, the plane was will be spokesman mid that Two fallan aircraft were destroy the conversations between Mr Observers estimate that a mladon
lved in Rome lut Thursday to con machine-gun bullets, algos pendie
TURN to Back Para, Column ä It bellaved that he will leave Captain's coolness, sakeThe skil seen to bei rocking and the gunners co
beon selected. for "Bucharesty to marrow, although ful way in which he zig-zagged the were certain that the raides, did not the den for other bases have not yet ed by British fightors, who had no Matsuoka and the United Stalos Am-to the United States by the Foreign the radio-ald not reveal thir, sahip out of danger, and avoided diget away, unscathed
“TELEGRAPH“.
losser
bassador in Tokyo.
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