DEPENDABLE USED CARS
1985 Chevrolet Master De Luxe Sedan New, paint (Black), Mileage 31,000, Licenced up to 1941.
PRICE $1,700
FAR EAST MOTORS
kong!
The FIRST EDITION Knitting Wools
Hongkong Telegraph.
FOUNDED 1881 $-+-+X# THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1940. B#A+
No. 10313
Phone 59101
26 Nathan Road,
KOWLOON..
AIR
NAZI AIR
FURY
DIRECTED AT MIDLAND CITIES
Special to the “Telegraph”
LONDON, Nov. 20 (UP), The German Luftwaffe continued to concentrate their fury on the Midlands and night raiders launched a terrific attack on a Midlands town where explosions at the rate of one per second lasted for half an hour. The attacks were still going on at 9 o'clock to-night.
One west Midlands town suffered Its most concentrated air raid of the war last night, but it was not "Concentrated,” mean- . ing that the intensity of the raid did not reach that directed against Coventry last week.
This town to-day, was like London after a bad night.
There is now the familiar tinkle of glass being swept up and traffic getting into tighter and tighter jams as it detoured around the areas which, have) been cordoned off.
But the buses and trems are full of workers and more of them thronged the sidewalks.
Spirit
Of
N. Zealand
LONDON, Nov. 20 (Router) New Zealand is not in the war merely to help the British Empire." declared Mr. W. J. Jordan, New Zealand High Commissioner, broad- casting from London to-night.
In the shopping, streets, scarcely one plate-glass window remains, even those with protection devices beinga
"The young men of New Zealand smashed. The sidewalks and gutters
have seccpted the challenge to the ure filed with glass.
From this town the "United Press" Empire. The spirit of our men is
the in-one of enthusiasm."
correspondent dre
drove acrOBS dustrial -section towards
The cleli population of Britain who another are facing up to-night to bombing town. From the hilltop he looked and carrying on their everyday duties across miles of countryside and is an inspiration even to Service- counted hundreds of smokestacks. Plumes of smoke were rising Into the en," concluded Mr. Jordan,
grey sky. There was a steady hum of machinery in the air.
London Night Warning LONDON, Nov. 20 (ÚP).~~~A night| warning was given in the London area at 7p.m. after a day without alarms.
Raiders were over suuthwest Eng- land at 7.10 p.m., and at 0.10 p.m.. were over Wales, enemy planes
Gunfire was heard in London.
And We Raid Berlin
LONDON, Nov. 20 (UP).The Air
R.A.F. ATTACK SKODA WORKS
Many Parts of Reich Raided
LONDON,-Nov.-20-(Reuter).-The_famous_Skoda
Ministry announced that last night armament works at Pilsen, Bohemia, were again success- the R.A.F. raided the arms works fit;
Pilsen, Bohemia and also the muni- fully attacked last night in the course of widespread tions stores and railway yards at operations by R.A.F. bombers.
Berlin.
The Air Ministry, announcing the attack, adds that muni. Berlin Names Birmingham
tion stores and other objectives in Berlin, shipyards and docks BERLIN, Nov. 20 (UP)-in dat Kiel, Hamburg and Bremerhaven were bombed and that fires dition to more than half a
and explosions were observed. kilogrammes of explosive bombs,
million
German, planes dropped thousands Good results were obtained in attacks on synthetic oil of incendiary bombs" on Birmingham plants at Gelsenkirchen, Hamburg and the important electric 10-day, accor
according
to D.N.B., the
power station at Hamborn.
official German news agency,
Authorised quarters revealed that considerably more than 500 German planes mainly Junkers 88's and the newest and speedlest of German dive bombers participated in the raids.
The reports said that the British From all these ope searchlights and anti-aircraft bat-cur aircraft are missing. terles were extremely active-con- siderably more so then at Coventry- but the anti-aircraft aiming was "not very good."
Other objectives attacked included the inland port of Dulsberg-Ruhrport, railway junctions at Breinen and Berlin, the naval base of Lorient and
the harbour of Barficht.ns three of
The Germans lost only ave planes, the reports claimed.
British Warship Bombed, Report
Industrial Targets SPECIAL TO
TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
LONDON, Nov. 20 (UP), The Air Ministry, in the course of their com- munique to-day declared:
"Munitions stores and other objec-
SINGLE COPY 19 CENT $30.00 PER ANNUM
ALL IS SAFELY GREEKS
GATHERED IN
Despite the day and night aerial attacks by Georing's Luftwaffe on the English countryside, they have failed to stop England from gathering in one of the best" harvests for many years. Inciden tally the photographs
shows the first Australian binder to be used at Home.
ULTIMATUM TO ATHENS, REPORT
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" SOFIA, Nov. 20 (UP). Best informed circles here say they are without knowledge regarding the rumours that Germany and Bulgaria-have sent an. ultimatum to Athens, al- though they considered ther was a possibility of it being true.
A careful check of best neutral military quarters failed to confirm the that German rumours troops have already enter- -- 'ed Bulgaria.
Huge Potential Army Of India Takes Shape.
LONDON, Nov.20 (Reuter)-Speaking in the House of Commons, Mr. L. S. Amery, Secretary of State for Iridia and Burma, recalled India's great part in the last war when she put lves in Berlin, shipyards and docks over 1,500,000 trained men into the field to fight on
Kiel,
Hamburg and Bremerhaven fronts. were bombed and fires and explo- sions occ
Lat
trial red.
India could do that again Among the indus provided that equipment was attacked with good sulls were syntholic
there. There was no scarcity of oil plants at Gelsenkirchen and Hamburg and the recruits, he added. Indeed, some Important electric power station of 25,000 of those who had offered ALGECIRAS, Nov. 20 (UP). Two Hamborn. Railway yards and junc- themselves had had to bo tem-
Lions at and
ut Bremen,,
Berlin, Aurich and unidentified planes bombed struck a British warship in the Straits the inland ports of Duisburgh and porarily put off while the an
Ruhroft were
bombed and nouncement of 300 vacancies in
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH
of Gibraltar to-day according to re- ports.
also
many
Former H. K. Taipan Dies In England
damaged, "the Ale Ministry com-the Indian Air Force Reserve Mr. A. C. Hynes, Hongkong The warship was temporarily munique stated..
attracted 18,000 applications, Inter proceeded to Coastal halied and
command
also planes
all of which came from volun Gibraltar with great dimeulty.
TURN to Back Pago, Column 3
teers.
Bank Manager LONDON, Nov. 20 (Reuter). The expansion of India's warMr. A. C. Hynes, former Chief. effort, however, depended; would continue to depend, on equip Hongkong & Shanghai Banking quip Manager in Hongkong, of the Quillning what India had already Corporation, has died. achieved and intended to achieve in
BOUCLET:
In twelve colours, Inclu
pastels and dark shades
80c. per oz,
NEW DELIVERY OF
2, 3 & 4-PLY BEEHIVE WHITE WOOL BONE KNITTING NEEDLES from 60c.. CIRCULAR NEEDLES, 24′′ and 34" from $1.75 pair
WHITEAWAY'S
SHELL
KORITZA AGAIN:
CITY IN FLAMES
Special to the "Telegraph"
OHRID, Nov. 20 (UP).—It is reported that Greek artillery, operating from their positions in the Morova mountains, along the Cangon Road and on Mount Ivan, have resumed their bombardment of Koritza.
The shelling started at 3 a.m., and by dawn 37 Italians were reported to have been killed and 70 wounded.
Koritza is reported to be in wounding seven, and wrecking two
houses. flames, a red glow reflected on the clouds being visible at a great distance.
4
Greek Advance Continues OHRID, Nov. 20 (UP),-Frontler reports say Greek artillery, from positions near Fillates, are bombard- ing the retreating Italians who are being pursued by Greek troops from Parainythia.
After advancing yesterday morn ing, the Greeks are reported to have driven the Italians back across the Kalamas river and continued their strong attacks.
The Greeks continue to predict the early fall of Koritzo, around which their semi-circle continues to shrink.. After an advance of another mile in the
Morova mountains region, the Greeks at one point are reported. be only three miles from Koritza.
Frontier reports say that 10 kleep- ing Italian soldiers were killed and about 40 injured when two time bombs exploded in the Italian milit- ary barracks at El Basson at 4 a.m. to-day."
Italians Halted
SOFIA, Nov. 20 (UF)-Radio Athens to-night said: "It is officially Italian confirmed, that the Italians, attempted
Yesterday afternoon, the forces were in. disorderly retreat un attack on the Greek positions from northward as far as the Zalongo the rear by crossing Yugo Slavia, but river.
The Italians abandoned three were halted by the Yugo Slavians. field
ave muchine who. Interned the unit and took over guns, two tanks guns and large quantities of ammuni- 130 Italian tanks, 1,400 light and tion. The Greeks took six Italian 400 heavy machine guns." officers and 180 soldiers prisoner.
Greek artillery bombarded the village of Herseka carly to-day from the Gramos mountains killing. 12,
WHAT HUNGARY
HAS SIGNED
Text Of Protocol With Axis
·
Special to the “Telegraph” ———-VIENNA,-Nov. 20-(UP).--Hungary has signed the protocol binding itself to the tri-Power pact between Germany, Italy and Japan.
The text of the protocol reads, "The Governments of Ger- many, Italy and Japan on one side and the Government of Hung- ary on the other side establish by their undersigned Plenipo- tentiaries the following:
Article 1,-Hungary joins the tri- Power pact signed by Germany, Italy and Japan on September 27, 1940 at Berlin.
Australians
Article 2-In so far as the propos Win First
ed joint technical commission pro vided in article four of the
Power pact touches on questions Air Battle
which concern Hungary's Interests, a
mission.
representative of Hungary will also. LONDON, Nov. 20 (Reuter). be added to the councils of the com--Fighter aircraft of the Royal Article 3 The text of the tri-Australian Air Force have Fower pact is attached to this pro-fought their first aerial battle in tocol as a supplement. The foregoing the Western Desert of Africa protocol is drafted in the German, with marked success.
Italian,
Japanese and Hungarion languages, whereby each text is valid
Returning from patrol yesterday,
as an original. It is effective the day four Gladiators of an Australian of signature."
aquadron encountered a large fores of enemy fighters. Five Italian Flats, states the Air Ministry, are reported to have been shot down..
Turkey Sceptical ISTANBUL, Nov, 20 (Reuter). The Axis attempt to get small nations of Europe into a hurried agreement for the "Now Order" is
One Gladiator was lost and another
saved.
sceptically in the Turkish pregarded made a forced landing, the plot being
picas # se
A
writes:
Channel Shelling
SPECIAL TO THE "YELEGRAPH" BERLIN, Nov. 20 (UP)-German long range artillery to-day bombard- ed the southeast coast of England with "good success," according to in- formed quarters in Berlin.
Albanian In Action LONDON, Nov. 20 (UP)-Radio Ankara claimed that Albanian troops, attired in the uniform.of King Zog's: army, appeared at the Italian rear und some penetrated as far na. Gradet, and blow up some Italian fuel tanks. New Offensive. Athena, Nov. 20 (Reuter)-Greek troops launched a now offensive on a wide front: to-day,
Reports reaching Athens to-night stato that the Greeks, unshaken by the savage bombing, from the air which they underwent, early this week, have reached General Soddu's "lines of resistance" in Albania, at several points the Italians are
while
in disorder.
stated to be retreats maintained.
The Greek advance, f threatens to split the Italian forces
In two, Isolating the defenders of Koritzu and troops based
on
Argyrocastro in the coastal sector.
An Important factor in the Greek attacks has been the co-operation of aircraft.
*
Six hundred more Italian prisoners arrived in Athens from the front to-day.
LATEST
Soe Back Page For Farther Lato. News
Rumania's Submission
The
newspaper, "Republique." marks: "Even Spain, although friend
of the Axis, hesitating." .. Real Franco-German collaboration regarded as impossible. The same paper writes: The future of France will shine forth in the colonies where a now front of resistance la progress ing slowly but steadily,
With the outcome of the war swinging to the advantage of Britain, France will only have to make fur-
The movements which are beginning The newspaper, flakatw
be evident in France, will soon burst forth in full measure and will. Mr. Hynes had been 86 years certainly be profitable to France."
Two-Hour Vienn
Vienna Talk said that the army in India in the servico of the Bank when consisted in peace-time of 180,000 he sailed from Hongkong in LONDON. Nov, 20 (Reutor) men of the Indian Army and 80,000, British troops, b
Count Telek! (Hungarian Premier) ing March of 1980, to retire with his or had a two-hour talk with -... , but it was now. being expanded as a Arst step to a force wife in North Devon and Count Canky (Hungarian Forelan of, something like. 500,000
mon, trained at Bod. Minister) at the Hotel Imperial In LONDON, Nov. 20 (Reuter)-Defining the position in re- WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 (UP)—The Sperry bombsighted, equipped and mechanised on a
Mr. Hynes was educated at Bod-Vienna: this afternoon following the gard to Rumania in the House of Commons to-day, Mr. R. A. ford School He came East in 1807 used in some United States Army planes has been released to the
Hthe last few months the Rumanian Görernment have on their British, but the "secret bombalght, which is technically known sante, p, over 100,000 recruits au juries, auctant to the Banie's Hungarion adhesion to the Axis- Butler Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs, declared, "Within
Penang branch then being trange Japan Fact whom
In 1804 Mees Hynes came Clano, the Italian Foreign Minister.
New U.S.
For British
U.S. Bombsights
Planes
Special to the “Telegraph”
Merig the fighting forces, Mr.
n first step, over
had already been taken on,
of
Bangkok
To German Pressure
as the Norden Sight, has not been released.
†ù large proportion by now were fully ferred, tos Bingsport and later to Later the Fuehrer received Coun own admission invited German troops to enter Rumanim.. Hon was made by "We have also sent some officers trained This revelation
have been arriving in ever in Germans had "stolen" all the materiaf of Staff of the United States Hope; but so far it is not known Indian and British cadets had been Amby and then to Ipoh return LONDON, Nov 29 (Reuter)The creasing numbors. These con- which the British had supplied fo Ganioral George Marshall, Chlef to Egypt around the Cape of Good New omeer endel units for both to the Hongkong offer remained here War Risk Rate Up "During that period troops Asked whether it was trus, that
whether they have arrived, he established and there had been cons
established and there be sent or ing to thin Colony as Chief Account rate of premium for Government was centrations of enemy troops in Rumania, Mr. Butter resued amide Army, at to-day's press, confer-added.
advanced training in all branches of when dis was patioN GEREA Fachdine has been, advanced-from'75%, nominally noutral country laughter, “i think they have dinkhea
ili 1915 rikat insurance of commodities hillitary knowledges and use uG OF
6dijper": cent per month, oblige the British Government as much as they cann Talon ubora waliper 625 the Singapore The Brezent, lacrosse renects the mont an being no longer in Tun M ROMS
Devadeguatko suba Canager hand in 3910 Was The rate revised quarter 15 to regard the Rumanian Governa mon Blithe Indian branet
HEAT PALA BONISTange the imenteisestion of air bombing but it
of the Hongkong Bank Tanity, odirbelow the rate fixed control of their own country or warders to STURN TO BACK Pare, Column 3 Eat the beginning of the war, its foreign policy,
ent Welching all phases of the He said that officers of the
ted States Army" observers tra
Doing Observation Work
the Brling tide, and relays States, all-sire can ameera bav been going corps are
2ta talle things some say
ant/He held