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Nazi Air Attacks On Big British Cities
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH**
LONDON, Nov. 26 (UP)—IL
legraph" ning Post; Lid, Street. Hongkong.
The
FINAL EDITION
Gilman's
for
Hongkong Telegraph.
FOUNDED 1 HA- WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1940 BA#A+
No. 16118
HEAVY ITALO-GREEK BATTLE
DEVELOPING:
ALBANIANS IN ACTION
Special to the "Telegraph"
ATHENS, NOV. 26 (UP).—A BATTLE IS DEVELOPING AT THREE MAIN POINTS, has been revealed that Birming AT DELVINOMON THE ROAD from argYROCASTRO TO PORT OEDDA, THE ITALIANS ham, Southampton and Bristol COUNTER-ATTACKING THE ROAD ITSELF, BUT THE GREEKS WAITING IN THE HEIGHTS have been the main objectives of night raiders since the attack on
ARE ATTACKING THE ALPINI REGIMENTS WITH HEAVY TOLL. Coventry,
Prisoners here related that the Carbinieri had shot one soldier in ten for deserting in the Argyrocastro sector.
Arcades and shops in Birming- ham have been wrecked and very fow shops are remaining open because of the debris,
Southampton is recovering from the blows of thousands of incendiary bombs which started big fires, but most services are now nearly normal. Several firemen were killed and in- jured battling firea and a number of people have evacuated because their homes have been rendered uninhabit| able.
Serious
Shipping Losses
The Art Gallery and the Empire Britain Seeks U.S.
Music Hall in Birmingham were damaged while churches, art galleries and the ball of the University of
Bristol, were also damaged.
Lall Last Night
Replacements
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH”.
LONDON, Nov. 26 (UP),
LONDON, Nov. 26 (UP) The lull In a broadcast this evening, Mr.
FOUR DIVISIONS GONE
SOFIA, Nov. 20, (UP).-Radio Athens announced to-night that four out of the twelve Italian divisions in Albania have been destroyed. ALBANIAN REBELS
STRUGA, Nov. 26 (UP),~Frontier reports state that Albanian rebels from the Kur-Veeles district to-day descended from the Griba mountains on the Valona-
Telepeni road, to the village of Dorza, where they attacked an Italian column of five auto trucks, killing 40 and wounding 100: The remainder escaped by abandoning their trucks which the rebels wrecked.
Heavy Fighting
To-day's heaviest fighting occur- ATHENS, Nov. 26 (UP),
In the German air ruld continued this Ronald Cross, Minister of Ship red around the little white- Regulating American
evening and the all-clear signal was
everything was quiet.
shipping was unable to keep up
given prior to midnight after whichping, said that British merchant housed town of Delvino on the Some incendiary bombs were drop-with losses, owing to the Ger- road Joining Santo Quaranti and ped in the London ares, but there man blockade, and the Govern Argyrocastro where the Italians. were no casualties. About 100 in- ment is looking to the United making a stand, according to cendiary bombs were dropped on a
the west of a golf coutpe
town with Slates for extra new bottoms reports from the Greek General
Headquarters to-day, Legligible damage...
Raids Quer. West of England
ammunition.
Non-Defence
Spending
Special to the "Telegraph"
suggested that although con- which are needed to keep the busur hero report that WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 (UP)-President Roosevelt ditions are favourable here, and also is'adds fed and supplied with three thousand peasants have been to-day announced that all non-defence public expenditure detalled to collect abandoned Italian will be reduced to a minimum in the new budget in order that the weather over France is not Ho said that orders, have al- war materials around Moscople, necessarily bad, many aerodromes may be waterlogged and undt for ready been placed in the United where the Greek troops, after a few to provide more funds for rearmament. several days.
States for tramp steamers to be hours rest, are pushing on through
the valley west of Moscople.
He hopes that the rearmament | Meanwhile, he said he is planning Earlier, night raiders were reported
Hundreds of Italian stragglers were programme will absorb many of to continue general publle projects; over the cast Midlands and northwest delivered in '1941, but that was
Insufficient.
brought to Greece to-day under a the 1,900,000 who are now on which will be held in reserve under England.
guard of creen uniformed Greek relief and also the 750,000 to actual development should the de Average Lossca
gendarmes armed with sub-machine 1,000,000 who are on relief wait- fence programme slow down as he guns, He said that merchantman losses In the Delvio River
sector the ing lists.
hopes it will averaged 20,000 tons a week during Greeks are reported to be fighting LUNDON, Nov. 20 (8 p.m.) (UP). the inactive war period prior to Jun fost by foot with the Italians light -Enemy planes are reported near and 60,000 tons per week since then and medium Flat tanks, the town in the West of England "The average losses through.ul which was bombed on Sunday, last this year have been about the sam ATHENS, Nov. 27 (UP) The
Greek Communique ватс -night-and-again-to-day,
hs during the four years from 1914 Several raiders flew over the Lon- to 1910. On the other hand, as new Greek war communique "No. 31" "Movements of our don area at one minute intervale and warships are commissioned, including to-day stated: the thud of bombs and anti-aircraft American destroyers, and as fresh troops continue successfully in Al- guns lasted a short time after which aircraft are available, we expect to bania although enemy aviation has At 7.50 pm, the guns were boom-reduce the rate of loss," Mr. Cross been extremely active on all fronts."
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
there was full.
ing and lie first alarm was sounded. The night is very dork but the sky is starry.
Daylight Raids
LONDON, Nov, 26 (UP)-The Air Ministry and the Ministry of Home Security in a joint communique said: "during daylight to-day. G Icw
enemy altcraft crossed the south and
declared,
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Greek Advance BUDAPEST, Nov. 28 (UP)---In the west of Koritza sector Greek troops without have penetrated 10 miles
Planes Over contacting the enemy, according to
Fanling
southeast consts and most of them Asked to comment on the reporti
the Greek Radio reports to-day.
The air raid alarm war sounded. in Janina twelve Umer to-day but no darnage is reported.
Soddu's Successor
were promptly shot down. The that six Japanese planes flew aver STRUGA, Nov. 28 (UP)—It is bombers and two fighter-bombers the British side of the Hongkong bor-reported here that General. Guzzoni were destroyed in these combats. We der yesterday the military spokesman may replace General Soddu as Corn- Auffered no losses.
aald to-day that the planes had pro- TURN to Pago 2, Column Four "One bomb was dropped on a court bably down over by mistake, town in Sussex which caused some
of their] · He said that in view damage to buildings and a few slight altitude and the poor visibility casualties At one coast town in through 'mist it Was extremely Kent, an alreraft delivered a short difficult to Identify the planes DE burst of machine-gun are. There Japanese. He gave
no indication were no casualties and very to that any protest is being made. damage.
German Claim
BERLIN, Nov. 26 (UP)--German reconnaissance planes to-day sighted thirty enemy merchant ships, pro- fected by a strong convoy near Southend proceeding to the mouth of the Thames to-day, according to the official German newa agency.
They immediately radio tele graphed to German bombing planes
Officer Shot
And Killed
SAN DIEGO, Nov. 20 (UP),
R.A.F. Focus On Enemy Shipyards
Kiel Heavily Attacked
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LONDON, Nov. 20 (British Sergeant Clayton R. Fore, 35, who Wireless). Intense darkmess which attacked several chips succourt martial to-day on ineficiency the work of our heavy bombers. was scheduled to appear before aand persistent clouds hampered cessfully, ackled the report.
charges which wou reduce him when they raided Kiel and Wil- Raiders Turned Back from the rank of Sergeant, fatally helmshaven last night. Lendon, Nov. 28 (Reuter).—Once shot his Commanding Officer, Captain again Britain's COASTAL
Corson [delcntus; George
and wounded TURN to Back Pago, Column 5 |Bergeant-major Gilbert Owen,
Germans Deny Peace Compromise Plans
the
At Kiel, states the Air Ministry, the principal objectives were ship- yards and, at Wilhelmshaven, naval works and dockyarda.
The raids began before 7 pm, and all aircraft of the first force arrived
at Kiel and spent an average of hall
bombers.
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PICTURES FROM THE HOME FRONT
The Home Front has now become England's Front Line, with threats of invasion not completely eliminated, and daily alr raids to threaten life and property. But tho "Home Front" remains the popular conception of England in war time, and here are two vivid illustrations of what is going on there. Im-. mediately below a characteristic study, of King George and Queen Elizabeth chatting with a woman whose home has been. lald in ruins by Nazt bombers. The other picture shows that air raids or no air raids, Britain does her best to carry on as normally as possible. One of the famous ABC restaurants has had its windows blown in by a bomb, but waitresses continus to hand out the cups of nectar while repair gange clear away.
the debris.
U. S. Millions In Indo-China
Tied Up By Japanese Action
Special to the "Telegraph"
Approximately. US$3,000,000 worth of American property at present in Hai.
an hour cruising over the locks and phong is being seriously jeopardised through Japanese pressure upon the authorities floating docks before dropping their in Indo-China who are attempting to take over virtual control of the bonded godown property of the North American Syndicate, according to Mr. Gordon Torrey, the Through a gap in the cloud the Syndicate's Director in Haiphong, Interviewed here.
Six Explosiona
pilot of one aircraft saw and bombed LONDON, Nov. 26 (Reuter)The Germans, without any
a group of dockside buildings by the particular reason that can be oberved outside Berlin, to-day, water's edge a short distuves from the protested rather loudly that Der Fachrer is not planning any boabers later were able to report se original target. The pilots of other peace offensive.
towards the possibility of calling off explosions, followed by fires.AMA The German news agency was Britato, Mr. Winston Churchill made Ares to the west of Kiel Bay
War, there la nó euch thought in Later, another pilot saw very large brought in to deny reports, said this clear when he told the House dropped, bombs into the fires and saw to be current in the United of Commons today that the British à glow light up the clouds g States, of German plans for a Government will not coppant even to Glasworks at Fial was also atte
compromise peace. -**
the possiblity of my Christmas truce. Some plistala ought others
"Ankets 10: Lie, Claverietankowound One mentioned how ha The Orrisan news agency says that approach the VatČATIONS E these, reports are entirely without male to tall-ad;
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such propo
Mr. Torrey emphatically refuted the Japanese reports that 2000 JULT ALL the North American Syndicate only recently changed its name Dover Is Again from the China Syndicate, are similarly being threatened by
Bombarded
Ho asserted that the transfor Japanese claims to "self-protection" the stationing of of the property was legally car- which means ried out under French Jurisdic-Japanese entries actually upon
American property. LONDON, Nov. 26 (UP) Derman tion on August 19 this year from › Mr: "Torrey - said that the bonded] range gunay shelled the Dover which dato six months is allowed gedown property comprises an area area for two hours this morning, and for registration of the transfer, of roughly 30,000 square yards on briedy, this грооп
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Texaco and Royal Dutch which is stored consignments of mixed petróleuma, machinery," piece ralurther he said that the moperty mod automobile parte tyres etc.
per ouDS,
goods stored also involves subtlemen to the Teknoo and Royal Dutch oil companies which TURN to Back Fags, Column 33
Madrid's Accord With Axis
Expected To Be Signed Soon
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" ROME, Nov. 26 (UP).The "Giornale d'Italia" in a report from Madrid to-day says the signing of formal accords be tween Spain and the Axis is Imminent.
The report hints that Spain will take a more direct intercat in Latin American affairs on the basis of these accords.
"One thing is certain - Senor Suner's second trip is a direct result of the first trip to Rome and Berlin: In other words, there are no new aatliku en hgʻpaminna hit fretend of ratification, the accords will bo
Te declared.
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