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UNIFIED FAR EASTERN COMMAND SCHEME IS ANNOUNCED IN LONDON
Special to the "Telegraph"
LONDON, NOV. 14 (UP).—THE CREATION OF A UNIFIED FAR EASTERN COMMAND WAS ANNOUNCED LAST night.
AIR CHIEF MARSHAL SIR ROBERT BROOKE POPHAM WILL BE IN SUPREME COMMAND.
IT WAS ALSO DISCLOSED IN LONDON THAT “FURTHER REINFORCEMENTS” HAVE REACHED AN AREA WHERE FAR EASTERN SOURCES HAVE REPORTED THAT JAPAN IS THREATENING A SOUTHWARD DRIVE.
Smashing Up The U-Boat Bases
Deadly Work By R. A. F.
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH”
LONDON, Nov. 13 (UP)- Coincidental. with the Fleet Air Arm's crippling of the main units of the Italian fleet, the R.A.F. continues to batter the "E" and U-boat base at Lorient
from where, according to naval
Hongkong Statement
The appointment of the Alr Vice Marshal envisages à Gen- eral Command which will give attention to the wider aspect
of Far Eastern defences, comment- ed military spokesman of the China Command this morning.
ife agreed that the appoint- ment was an entirely new one, but sald that no addition to the
local air force, nor any clango
in the relationship between the
Army and the Government, or in
the actual command of troops, was contemplated.
the
The Vice Marshal's command will, of course, inc
include Hong- kong and Singapore. It is not known when Air Marshal Pop- ham is taking over.
* Air Chief Marshal Sir Robert Brooke Popham, G.C.V.O., K.C.B., D.S.O., has had a distinguished career. He was Commandant of the Royal Air Force Staff College from 1921 to 1926. Then he was appointed Air Officer Commanding Fighting Area Air Defences of Great Britain for the next
two years.
He was Air Officer Commanding the Iraq Command from 1928 to 1930; he was Com- mandant, Imperial Defence College from 1931 to 1933, after which he was Air Commander-in-Chief of Britain's Air Defence. He was Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Kenya from 1937 to 1939.
French Fleet On Way To Orient?
ZURICH, Nov. 13 (Reuter).-Reports that the French Fleet has left
officials, U-boats set out for the Mediterranean come from Vichy.
attacks on British convoys in
the Atlantic.
The "Gazette de Lausanne's" correspondent believes that the Fleet is
It is noteworthy that during bound for French Indo-China, to which, he says, Thailand has delivered a the last few days the R.A.F, has fresh ultimatum. continuously raided Lorient.
Since September 1, eighteen raids
In a message describing the Vichy Government's concern over the defence of
have been made on that based the colonics, the Vichy correspondent of “La Suisse" also mentions an__unconfirmed severe damage has been inflicted. ground defences yet encountered by report that the Fleet has left for “an unknown destination.
despite the strongest concentrations of
the British raiders,
Planes Over Germany
SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPH
LONDON, Nov. 13 (UP).—Planes from Air Force bomber command last night attacked oil plants at Gelsen- kirchen, Cologne and the Inland port of Duisburg, as well
as well as railway centres and factories
brics in Ruhr and near Cologne, secording to the Air Ministry communique to-day,
the
In addition a submarine base ai Lorient was heavily bombed together with the docks at Flushing and Dunkirk, Several enemy nerodromES | were attacked and one British plane is missing, the communique said.
CONGRESSMEN'S
6 MORE CONVOY
SHIPS SAFE
Only Three Remain Missing
Special to the “Telegraph” LONDON, Nov. 13 (UP),—Six more ships of the convoy which was attacked by a surface raider on November 5 have reached port safely.
Thus only three ships of the convoy are still missing. The ships saved are the St. Goycin, Sturcholm, Cetus, Trefusis, Puck and Sovac. Gallant Jervis Bay
HITLER & MOLOTOV
of over 1,500 members of the Con-trained language, of the action in IN PARLEY
discloses that the Jervis was hit very early and although she was Chancellery Luncheon
Government Asked To
The stirring news that units of the Fleet Air Arm had destroyed or disabled half of the Italian battle fleet was revealed officially in London yesterday. It is claimed that photographic records reveal the complete disablement of three of Italy's biggest battleships, one of the Littorio class and two of the Cavour class, This picture shows one of the Cavour class of battle- ships-the Cesare, which is almost certainly one of the warships destroyed by the British bombers. These battleships have a standard tonnage of 23,622 tons and are armed with ten 126 in guns, twelve. 4.7 in. guns, eight 3.9 in. A‚Â. guns, and carry four aircraft.
War Costs Britain
£9,652 A Minute
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
LONDON, Nov. 13 (Do. mei). - The war which Britain is waging is a costly business. It is computed that Britain now is expend- ing nearly £11,000,000 daily on the war effort. During the last fortnight the ex- penditure reached £192,094,- 419 which means an annual expenditure of nearly five billion pounds, almost equal to the nation's total pre-war · income.
Ban On
1.
OFFICIAL STORY OF ITALIAN ROUT Weeping, Wounded Prisoners
Special to the "Telegraph"
SOFIA, Nov. 13 (UP)-The Greek Legation here to-day issued an official resume of "the first phase of the Italo-Greek conflict until the time the new. Italian com- mander was appointed."
The
resume was received telegraphically from Athens, and it stated that the Italians have been driven
Allied Ships
To Kwangchowwan
The ban on Allied shipping calling at Indo China ports was extended on Tuesday to Kwangchowwan.
LATEST
The ban has applied to Kwangchuwwan twice before but this port was left open on the last occasion, some three weeks ago, Chungking Appeal to France when the authorities considered it undesirable in view of the CHUNGKING, Nov. 13 (Reu-Japanese occupation of Indo-China, for British ships to continue ter).In a strong article, the calling at Indo-China ports. official "Central China Daily Saigon was, of course, in- -News" urges France to ccase cluded in the Indo-China ban making concessions to Japan. which was applied about the The newspaper says that same time that the Imperial unless France is willing com- Airways suspended their service pletely to abandon her interests over that route. in the Far East, sho must realise that any mistaken move now will result in irreparable damage to her rights and interests in the Far East when the time comes for a fundamental settlement of Pacific problems.
Lack of Guarantees
It is understood that lack of
guarantees of the immunity of Allled ships and planes from interference prompted the action of the Allied authorities.
The Japanese stand to lose finan- clally over the refusal to grant clear- The paper alleges that Japan is ances for Indo-China ports though now demanding the "loan" of $500,- | they gain a certain amount of secrecy 000 a month from Indo-China and in their operations. There are more the right to circalate Japanese mill- than 50 Allled ships under charter tary yen notes In Indo-China.
to the in the Far East. in- cluding
and Norweglans, but
Indo-China on the pretext of pre- building programme would have to
Sod Back Pago For Further Lato News
from all the territory oc- cupied during the first few days of the conflict, despite the Italians numerical superiority.
The Greeks charged that the Italians "pilinged and burned. Samarina, Kerassovo and Dis traton."
Further, the resume states, the October 28, reached Samarina, oc- Italians,-attacking lat 5,30a.m.-on
cupied Distruton and came within 14 miles
of Metzovo, but terrifying Greek counter' attack resulted in n "catastrophic dispersal and Isolation of the enemy."
God
It was a general rout with the enemy abandoning their asma [munitions and with weeping and wounded prisoners giving themselves up," the communication added.
Further It said that it was obvious the Italians had plained the occupa- tion of Greece in detail.
Invaders Forced Back LONDON, Nov. 13, (Reuter).—Ac- cording to the latest reports from Greece, the Italians are retreating in two sectors in the face of de- termined Greck attacks in the Pindus sector.
Italian advance patrols had pene- trated between the Kalamas and Acheron Rivers some 25 miles in from the coast. The latest newa from Greece says that the Italians have bren pushed back towards the Kalamas River and that Greek troops advancing from the Acheron River (the "styx" of mythology) have cer- tainly reached Mesaraki, eight miles from the Kalamas River..
British Freighter Bombed, Sunk
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH” LONDON, Nov. 13 (UP)The British freighter Empire Wind (4,900 tons) has beer bombed and sunk in the Atlantic. All the crow are safe, according to an Admirally announce. ment;
DISOBEDIENCE BOMBAY, Nov. 13 (Reuter).-A move to extend Gandhi's civil dis-
Arrogant Thailand
ail these vessels are covered by the obedience campaign is indicated by n
Continuing, the paper says that ban since Masters must have their report that he has Informed the London, Nov. 13 (Reuter).--An
Thailand's arrogant attitude towards owners approval of a route de Viceroy that he has drawn up a list official communique re-tella, in res-
French Indo-China is entirely the re-signated by the charterers. sult of Japanese Intrigues Japan will report that they were woefully short The Japanese recently published a gress Party who will invite imprison-which the Jervis Bay was sunk.
Once & clash sccurred ment by indulging In onli-war
occupy the southern part of French of bottoms and an extensive ship- activities.
The list Includes all
servation of well-known partly out of control and seriously on
peúre and order, and be undertaken. This is further con- LONDON, Nov. 13 (Reuter). Serva Congressmen, including
Bre, she continued to take the pound- former
will use southern ministers
the provinces
ing of enemy guns for an hour in-Hitler had a second talk with base for mount Indo-China as a firmed by the number of charterings on Singapore, that have taken place in recent members of the Central Legislature.
ture. TURN to Back Pago, Column 5 M. Molotov, the Soviet Foreign The Chinese Government and its nonths.
The Indo-China and Kwongchow- Commissar, after the luncheon People have always treasured the
principles of justice and friendship, wan ban will therefore further res- which the Fuehrer, to-day gave we have never alighted France as a trict their activities or will cause the In his honour.
result of
the French defeat in the divergence of vessels from other. Herr von Ribbentrop and M. European war. In fact we have al- routes to carry the brisk trado be
expressed Dekanozov, the Soviet Deputy for France's pilgas, deepest sympathy tween Indo-China and Canton and "After the signature of the Franco- Foreign Commissar, were again
Japanese present.
rallway
bridges, we blew up meraly for Belf-de- fence, Yet the French repeatedly The luncheon to M. Molotov, officially described as "a small spread rumours of alleged Chinese * LONDON, Nov. 13 (Reuter)-As Italians are now partici- luncheon party" was held in the old violations of French Indo-China bor
ders. pating in the bombing of London, Capt. H. H. Balfour, Under-Reich Chancellery. The guests In- ΤΟ Secretary for Air, was pressed in the House of Commons to-day cluded some of M. Molotov's sulic, "To be frank, in the face of such on the question of bombing Rome."
Herr von Ribbentrop, General Keitel, actions by France the Chinese Govern Dr. Goebbels, Dr. Robert Loy (Chlotment should take retaliatory actions. has her own dinculties. Capt. Balfour referred to his have become aware that endeavours of the Labour Frent), Dr. Dietrich Under foreign pressure and to fre MONTREAL, Nov. 13 (UP) SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 13 (Domei). —A complete tic-up previous statement in which he to approach the British, consts were mander of Hitler's Bodyguard, and serve its own existence, it is under The President of the Cabinet of the loading of Soviet ships in various Pacific ports looms as declared that the Governinont to their air force, fed
likely to cause very heavy casupitles others."
cinndable that a country has to make of Luxembourg, M. Pierre Du- anti-Soviet feeling was fanned to a new intensity by the reports certain concessions; but there ought pont, announced to-day the that the crew of the Pacific-American freighter North King, 5,- had taken note of the Italian Capt. Balfour was asked not to be At Chancellery to be a limit to such concessions. admission that their aircraft had gewandthe orbughly went to that Herr von Doerkort, Chief of pro- iudice to quench's titrat wfun Capital of Luxembourg. Soviet ships are now loading ship's return from Vladivostok participated in the London bomb would be wrous for the tocal, enlied for M Molotov at Bel- poisonous drinks and provisional Government gasoline, machine tools and on Monday
There an old Chinese saying, designation of Montreal as the 064 tons, has been mistreated by Soviet ellicials at Vladivostok.
Let R.A.F. Visit Rome
|squeamish, to which he replied,
Ing and must, therefore, reserve in their strategic plans in regard to to the Chancellery where they guard full liberty of action in regard to any objective, Rome Route Losser of Italians
imes. Capt. Balferite added the Itallan:Glövernment must
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&
Japan.
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U.S. Tie-Up of Soviet
New Capital Shipping
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