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FINAL EDITION
Hongkong Telegraph.
FOUNDED 18 A£TA-T MONDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1940.
No. 10018
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SMASHING RAIDS BY R.A.F. SET
NAZI & ITALIAN CITIES ABLAZE
H.K. Helps To Make Raids Possible
A cheque for $48,100.21, being the equivalent of £3,000, was handed to the Hongkong Government this morning for telegraphic
transfer to the Imperial Gov- ernment, for the purchase of bomber planes.
This makes the fourteenth
instalment from the War Fund inaugurated_by_the "South China Morning Past” and "The Honghong Tele- graph," and brings the total
remitted to London to
£91,389-19-6.
The dollar total now. stands at $1,469,561.82.
It is hoped that the Fund will reach the one-and-half million mark, before Christ
Inda.
Special to the "Telegraph"
LONDON, NOV. 24 (UP).—THE ROYAL AIR FORCE IS REPORT- ED TO HAVE CARRIED OUT ONE OF ITS MOST SWEEPING OFFEN- SIVES AGAINST THE AXIS POWERS TO-DAY WHEN THEY SPREAD FLAMING DEStruction frOM NORWAY AND THROUGH THE HEART OF BERLIN TO ITALY.
The Air Ministry said among the great number of military objectives raided on Saturday were the railway station of Potsdam and other com- munications, the Royal Arsenal at Berlin, the Fiat. motor works at Turin, the Krupp works at Essen, harbour fixtures along the coast and widely scattered factories and aerodromes as well as the wireless station at Vikero on the Norwegian coast.
One British pilot counted 23 explosions at Turin and "there is no doubt that severe damage was caused," déclared the Air Ministry communique.
Another pilot saw fires burning many miles behind while another bomber claimed a bulls-eye hit on the Potsdamer railway station in Berlin, where he saw fires break out and heard three great explosions.
POPE'S APPEAL FOR PEACE
Emotional Plea Broadcast
Special to the "Telegraph"
The Air Ministry further reported scores of blazes in Pulitzer Strasse and the freight yards in Berlin.
"A pilot counted ten tires, all very large, which lit up the inside of his plane," the announcement Bald.
PILOT COUNTS 28 BLAZES
The same British pilot said he counted 28 blazes in the same area soon afterwards..
The British planes reached Berlin curly in the evening and other forces simultaneously attacked Kring work On the way to the raids one British bomber
was attacked over the North
VATICAN CITY, Nov. 24 (UP).--In a radio broad-Sea by three Junkers, and in a
cast to the world to-day His Holiness the Pope delivered the strongest appeal for peace he has made since the war started, but apparently he renounced any hope of a peace settlement in the near future,
He implored Christians throughout the whole world to pray to God for peace and hinted that he feels the solution henceforth
is in the hands of God while man can only pray.
At 0 pm. to-day the Pope began a week of spiritual-exercises, fasting, acclusion and meditation which will continue until 9 p.m. next Saturday,;
Tears In His Eyes
Re delivered his homily to-day before the altar of St. Peters and deplored, in a broken volce, the Increasing destruction and violence of war. Whenever he mentioned the word "war" his voice quivered and tears welled up into his eyes. He pleaded that when this war is ended a lasting peace based on justice may be found,
It seems the world is not big enough to contain the contentious aspirations of men.
"Instead of ending, destruction continues to increase," he said in a sad voice.
"We cry out in pain. I invite all bellevers in Christ to pray to God for peace. May Christian Justice balance the scales
between the victor and vanquished",
BRITISH SHIP SHELLED
U.S. May "Freeze" British Credits
But We Can Still Get Supplies
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" WASHINGTON, Nov.
24
fight which lasted for 20 minutes' one German plane was brought down. After the main force of pilot reported the raid on Berlin was spent, a an "uncanny silence" over the city.
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The Air Ministry said that British planes launched another heavy at- tock on Germany's great inland ports of Duisburg-Ruhrort on
thine, and targets at Cologne,. -well-as-railway sidings at Dortmund:
Big Brea were seen after attacks on oil targets at Wanne-Eickel and Dortmund, while railway objectives were attacked at Leipzig.
·Coastal command planes, in cont juction with the Fleet Air Arm, at- tacked German torpedo-boat stations at Lorient, dry docks at Brest, and harbour works and rallway -ap- proaches at Boulogne.
France Demanda Reparations
· VICHY,
Nov.
24 (UP)-The French Government has demanded a formal apology and full reparations from Britain for the bombing of Mar. seilles last night.
The Government said that Royal Air Force planes circled the city for more than an hour between 10.30 p.m. and midnight when they dropped at least ten bombs despile anti-air- (UP)—The United States is craft fire, while four people were considering "freezing" credits to killed, five wounded and twenty fres
started. Britain as she has done with Germany and Italy.
The report added that several) This was revealed officially to-and others in the suburbs near the bombs tell near the heart of the city, day. It was explained that the famed church, Notre Dame de la move will be done "In fairness Gardo, on the heights dominating the to everybody."
port.
However, it was declared, the re- strictions are not calculated to im-
Over Toulon
pede British purchases of arms, since The British planes also flew over
BRITISH NAVY BOMBARDS CHERBOURG
During last month light and heavy forces of the Royal Navy carried out a bombardment of the Nazi-occupied port of Cherbourg, where a concentration of enemy shipping had been do tected. The outcome was the total destruction of the major part of the Nazi concentration. In these two pictures we see some of the ships taking part in the bombardment. The photo- graphs were taken at the height of the attack.
Greeks Occupy Outskirts Of Argyrocastro, Says Report
Special to the "Telegraph”.
NEW YORK, Nov. 24 (UP).—Greek forces have occupied the outskirts of Argyrocastro, according to unconfirmed reports broadcast by the British Broadcast-
ng Corporation intercepted here.
Athens.
SHANGHAI HUNT INCIDENT
Riders Threatened
SPECIAL TO THE “TELEGRAPHY SHANGHAI, Nov. 25 (UP) ~~~ Angry Chinese farmers bran-. dishing clubs. and bamboo poles threatened foreign, morubers of the Shanghai Paper Hunt Club yesterday.
They beat up a hired Chinese"fox”. while members of the Club rode through fields during the annual (équestrian paper chase in the Hung- Jao areas near the International
Settlement.
Two formers, according
to pick
unicon- firmed reports, pulled revolvers from their gowns but did not use them, | they also "barricaded 'the hunt route
at several places.
One horseman galloped through n farmer's
house through the front door and out of the back door when. he was unable to get around one barrier any other way.
Shanghai polico prevented threats of injury to Club members, who have promised to pay for any damage. they enused..
LATEST
Enemy Ships To Dash For It?
the Treasury licensing machinery the naval base of Toulon cast of could clear a British request without Marseilles at 11 p.m. enusing the air Aerodrome Threatened Chinorra in order to give the main Reports reaching London this even- delay.
raid alarm to be in operation for One official declared that the freez-Marseilles and
an hour. The defence batteries at Italian nerodroms at Argyrocastro
LONDON, Nov. 24 (UP)—The force time to establish new positions. ing sald that the Greeks had taken Additional British reinforcements the small town of Konispolis. This ing so far is applied only to those batteries and Toulon and the coastal "Is threatened with capture accord and supplies have arrived at a Greek town is near the coast opposite. Corfu S.O.S. Picked Up
occupied by Russia and the Axis heavily, but
two ports fired ing to Exchange Telegraph
- SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"' from mainland port where they were greet and is one of the ronds leading to Powers. The freezing, would have
Ineffectively
ed with wild enthusiasm by the Greek
TAMPICO, Nov, 24. (UP),—Three Argyrokastro. NEW YORK, Nov. 24 (Reu the effect of
the credits of Brst air raid alarm in Marseilles since Valona were heavily bombed to-day,
It is noteworthy that this is the The Italian bases at Tirana and populace..
the centre the Italians are re-German ships including the Orinoco ter) An 8.0.8. from the the major benents, folalling over
ported to trying reform their Italian, up the flerce Italian
Heavy Guns Taken British steamer Port Hobart $400,000,000 under the strict super-before the armistice was signed...!
rald-a few hours the report adds.
Line of battle some distance within steam to-day, starting rumours that ATHENS, Nov. 20 (Reuter) —A of the Treasury Department, saying that" she
The discovery was being which would control the movement tracts dropped throughout the city patches from the front state that the taken in the Koritza region with 12
of anti-Italian Advance Into Albania Greek GII.Q. communique states that Albania while their rear-guards they are planning to departin
make a stand in some of the valleys. ATHENS, ANDVA (74 K (UP) —Dis-a further 1,500 Italian prisoners were "shelled by a raider" off the through the licensing system.
and the examination of unexploded
The right Greek wing is still West Indies was picked up by the to Britain as well as to Gormany nationality of the planes." 'continued and is now threatening the bases material.
Greeks Advance These restrictions would be applied bombs leaves, no doubt as the Greek advance into Albania continues heavy guns, several mortars and other advancing. The Italians are boing
pushed back from Koritza, SOVATHENS, Nov. 24 (UP) --The TURN to Back Pago, Column 4 the report..
where the retreating Invaders planned The occupation of Moscopolis 30 There is no news as to exactly how queued to-day, stated that the
Pogradetz on the Yugo-Slav, border! Greek War Ministry, in a communi to make a stand.g
miles
Into Albania is celally claim- far back the Italians have been push Creeks continued their advance along Armed Annamese
British Denial
Reliable reports here state that ued and Greek troops are stated to be ed but it is thought too much to the entire front occupyingoscopole Greek force entered Pogradco near on the main road-leading to El expect the capture of Pogradet yet NEW YORK, Nov. 24 (UP)The the Yugo-Slavian frontier this morn- Bassan
and taking Demonstration story that British planes bombed ing and also that Goele cavalry Three retreating Italian columns cause between this town and Korit mopping up the Kor
Marseilles is not true.
za 18:25 miles of difficult country.kg
HANOI, Nov; 24 (Domai) —Armed to Britain ngainst tha supposed bounlu towards the; junction of the Devoli. Large fires sate søpòrfod to have booty the Italians ara, u by Brumade on the interior of Greece)?
o practice and miles west of were bombed by Greek planes with the Greek garo advancini, warly ed three retreatin known of the repeated Vichy protest, Korliza and continued up the valley great success. Annamese who attempted to riot, and ing of Marseilles by Britisblanes River
Mackay Radio this afternoon.
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH” **
Twenty-five minutes carlier the Port Hobart, had flashed a warning that she had "sighted a suspicious vessel" and her post- tion was given as about 500 miles north-east of Porto Rico.
Port Hobart, is a vessel of 7,448 tons, owned by the Port Lines Limit who, surrounded Indo-Chinese gar No protest has yet been received. In the southern sector the Cire
Per raons in Saigon on the night of Marseilles is in unoccupied France are reported to have occu November 22, have been captured by and to not on the British bombing Albanian town of Contipo Indo-Chinese
appear to be trying to
ed.
A distress signal from the British
steamer, Trehata, of 4,871 tona, state
communique
the In-This wani
baddasting.
ing that she had. Alghted a sus cident faded by the Government picicur vermi, about 800 miles west
of Ireland, was also picked up by the riots have, bend caused
been seen at: Banli Quaranta 'on' the coast, 20. miles to the north of the frontierze
1,000
pr
are not stopping to collect the three retreating? Tälla
behind. The Ministry of Publle Baletken cla This push is being helped by Britshald that no Italian raida has been bombers, which harassing the retreating Faci
Fascists and disrupting Greaks Continue Advance Greek advanco goes the more difficult communications Me The Mfurtheri the LONDONA NOV, 24. (Heutor) he comes the tank of the Italian" air
of the Grieks; troops alotta broa
bfcs, for the three Italian 'aerodromes. crunt king now, carijad thair at Koritza are in Greek hands while
into me! Mirfeld at Argyrokastro(n=
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