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MORE RAIDS BY
THAI PLANES
ON INDO-CHINA
Special to the "Telegraph"
HANOI, Dec. 1 (UP).-For the second time in three] days, Thailand planes yesterday dropped ten bombs on Thakek, when they carried out a low-flying attack, killing two people and wounding two others.
This is officially reported in Hanol, the communique adding, that as a result of the bombings of Thakek and Savannuket on November 28, cleven nutives were killed, eight seriously wound.
|ed and 15 slightly wounded.
Attack By
M.T.B's
On Nazi Ship
LONDON, Dec. 1 (Reuter).......... An offensive patrol of British motor torpedo-boat damaged a large German supply ship off the coast of Holland this morning, says an Admiralty communique,
On Friday night Thai troops machine gunned a French motor- boat on the Mekong River near Thakek. One of the crew was İkilled.
Serious Situation
Oiclats in Hanoi describe the altuation as serious und It is believed that's major battle is imminent in the int country in southwestern Cam- |bodia. Thul troops are stated to be concentrated on barges in numerous places jong the Mekong River, but they are confronted by French forti- fications in the Jungle country, and mountains AS well as ambuscades in the
Marshes.
Jine between Saigon and cable Bangkok was cut on Friday, but munications are still effective be-
ween Bangkok and Singapore.
The
com:
Sporadie native uprisings in the in Hanal believe that the movement southern areas continue, but officinis
la dying out. However, the Govern- ment is using light planes against-the The German ship Santos, natives in an effort to display mill- 5,943 tons, sent out an S.0.S.tury strength at Saigon. saying that she had been tor- pedood in the mouth of the Schelde.
Thai Communique SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" BANGKOK, Dec. 1' (Dome}},—Thai All the British M.T.B's returned tricts around Aranprate, according to forces have already occupied the dis- safety. One received superficial the Thai High Command. damage from the gunfire of uni The communique disclosed that escorting German warship but the Thai warplanes bombed Savannaket only casualties were two-wounded. and Themt, while there have been In another part of the North Sea, skirmishes bteween Indo-Chinese and British light forces last night chased That border patrols, off a German escort patrol which escaped in the darkness owing to superior spend.
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Unceasing wis kept by the anti-girerfift gun crews aboard British war- ships as they "raverse the ocean lanes. an enemy: plane is spotted these vici-; ous guns which enn be seën in this picture goʻinto im- médiate and Invariably effective action. When this photograph wijk; taken the: crew of one of the guns was. maintaining a strict outlook: in the face of a dazzling sum
SUBJECTED TO
ITS WORST RAID
General Italian Retreat:
Enormous Losses Suffered
Special to the "Telegraph"
BELGRADE, Dec. 1 (UP).-A general Italian retreat into central Albania KOBE, Dec. 1 (Domel). The belief through knee-deep mountain snow and under a murderous aerial bombardment is Thailand and French Indo-China will reported from the frontier, as Greek cavalry to-day pushed north from the captured: be solved peacefully without develop- Fascist base of Pogradetz.. ing into a full-fledged war, was ex- TURN to Back Pago, Column 3
Neutrality
STORY OF RUMANIAN
Rome Report About Impugned MURDERS
U. S. Request
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH!*
ROME, Dec. 1 (UP). The
"kupoio di Roma" to-day publish-
12
Along the coast just inland from the island of Corfu it is reported that the Albanian border town of Konispolis was cap- tured by the Greeks to-day after fierce fighting.
The Greek Rudio to-day said that the Italians retreated from Pogrudetz in the Lake Ohrida sector under a hammering by British and. Greek bombing} planes. The roport also stated that Greek forces have reached the coast opposite Corfu.
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Clean-Up In India
SOUTHAMPTON, Dec. 1 (Reuter)Southampton experienced its worst raid of the war on Saturday night when a rain of incendiary bombs was followed by high explosives which did much damage to churches, houses and shops in the centre of the city.
Many fires were started and more were from the high explosive bombs.
The raid began in the early
evening with the dropping of
flares some of which were quick- GERMANS'
ly extinguished by tracer bullets
from the ground defences which
ected
also put up a heavy barrage HEAVY AIR
causing the raiders to circle
round at a great height which LOSSES
prevented other than indiscri-
minate bombing.
Several casualties are reported 229 Planes During
principally among civilians and some!
of them were fatul,
As in Coventry the brunt of
rald was borne by civilian and
military objectives.
Fires Under Control
thel
not
November
LONDON, Dec. 1 (Reuter) — Two hundred and twenty-nine enemy aircraft were destroyed
LONDON, Dec. 1 (Reuter).-over Britain and British waters Southampton was rulded by con- and over Germany' and German- iderable forces of enemy aircraft on occupied territory and German Saturday night, states the Air Minis-waters by the Royal Air Force
"The latest reports suggest that the and ground defences during
casualties are not unduly heavy, All Novembers
services concerned were used to the This figure includes twentye full and the excellent, ed-opcration Italian aircraft between them proved adivitiate to the During the same month heavy cully made on them. All feest
are now under
control and alter- British fighters were lost native accommodation and food have Britain but 28 piloty were saved. been assured for persons whose homes Forty-eight British aircraft were have been destroyed.
lost over enemy territory.
Sunday's Raids
In addition to the above, 39 itallan alreraft were destroyed In Mediter- LONDON, Dec. 1 (Reuter).-Arranean and African theatres of war uctivity over Dritaln_was_small_10-|against 10 British planes lost, day states the Air Ministry. Two The above figures do not include enemy aircraft were shot down, enemy aircraft shot down by naval or -
The attackers consisted of small merchant vessels or the Fleet Air formutions of fighters and fighter-Arm, nor Italian losses in Greece.
bombers none of which penetrated deeper than the southern outskirts of
London.
AXIS THWARTED
IN BALKANS
LONDON, Dec. 1 (Reuter),—Axis} attempts to invade the Balkarts on] two flanks have failed utterly owing to the Italian defeats by Greece, commented the Ankara radlo yester day.
There
Air Attack On Triplo
Special Description- Of British Raid
(WITH THE BRITISH MEDITERRANEAN FLEET)
Dec..1 (Reutor).-On Novem- are people, the Turkish her 26 1 witnessed the fleet Air radio continued, who prefer not to Arm's attack on Triplo harbour shed their blood for the schemes of
in Transylvania,
Another British Submarine Lost
A great burst of fire suggested that The pilots, all of whom returned safely, reported that one ship was hit Convoys have been escorted by British warships in alt directions in the Mediterranean while the first has been searching for the Italian navy,
More than twenty Italian: suð- marines have been sunk while enemy air formotions, have been repeatedly hit and broken up.
Nazi Press Rages Nazi Revelations
others but who will die for their own when quays, warehouses and LONDON, Dec. 1 (Reuter) Independence.
shipping were heavily bombed At Switzerland
Dispatches from Struga state that
The official ed a despatch-from Berlin claim-
LONDON, Dec. 1 (Reuter), the Greeks have obtained domina-One hundred Congressmen have
Hungarlun paper and many fires were caused.. "Pester Lloyd" yesterday delivered ing that the United States
The Rumanian Foreign Office tien of the strategie heights, over- been arrested under the Defence violent öttnek against Hungary's petrol dump had been hit. preparing to ask. England for a BERLIN, Dec. 1 (Reuter).- has warned the pubile not to looking the Cafasane Pass, north of of India Regulations during the Axis partner Rumania speaking of corridor through Canada when Bitter attacks on the Swiss press listen to a secret radio station Pogradetz near the shore of Lake first fortnight of the extended Rumania's blind hatred for Hungary
Ohrida, following a terrific would connect the United Statesfare launched to-day by several which has started to broadcast. hour battle in which the snowy civil disobedience campaign con- and threatening action to liberate by three bombs. with Alaska, in exchange for war German newspapers.
This station has given details of heights of the Mokra Mountains were ducted under Mahatma Gandhi's Hungarians still under Rumanian rule supplies.
The "Boersen Zeitung“ says that proof it holds that the mass murdersi ilitered with 8,000 dead and wounded.
guidance. the describing of the bombing of of political prisoners were planned
Between Two Fires
The arrested persons include four "It is learned that the Coventry as temporary damage to the and ordered by Berlin. It ia not
(FROM YUGOSLAVIAN FRONTIER) ex-Premiers, eleven ex-Ministers, Washington Government intends armaments shows that the correspon-known where the station in operating.
dent
Dec. 1 (Router)—Italian troops five Speakers or Presidents of Pro- is in British pay.
According to Moscow Radio, Ger The "Deutsche Allgemeine Zel-man circles in Rumania have revealed retreating along the El Bassan rond vinciel Legislatures and seven mem- of the All-India Congress military supplies the creation of lung complains that nobody In detalis of the shooting of the 64 in the eastern sector of the Albanian bers
Switzerland makes
LONDON, Dec. 1 (Reuter)—The to political prisoners. The day before front are now reported. to be caught Committee. Lu correct this untruthful reporting, the murder the military guard was between two dres.
Sentences of Imprisonment have British submarine Trind (Lieutenant facilitate communications with while at the same time the National removed and 50 Iron Guardists were They are being energetically pur-been imposed ringing up to 18 months Commander G. S. Salt) is overdue Alaska.
(Totalitarian) Party has been banned left in charge Armed with automatic sued by the Greeks who do not allow for men and up to three months for and may be considered lost, states Jas dangerous.
weapons they entered the cells and them time to take up now defensive women.
an Admiralty announcement. It is understood the problem is
The Volkischer Beobachter" com- shot and killed the prisoners some of positions while facing well-armed and already being examined by competent plains that "such reports appear in whom had 40 bullets in them. Berlin organised bands. of Albanians waiting officials in London and Canada. the press of a country which describes comment is that, nothing out of the
e vicinity of El Bassan. These Albanians`are headed by a This report is partly confirmed by itselt as neutral and which at the ordinary has happened in Rúmanier them in the a telegram from New York stating same time forbids a national move-Rome comments that the shooting well-known supporter of ex-King that Government of Canada has al- ment. Forbidding people of the same were understandable. The Fortu- Zog, whose name I am unable 10 readly approved the measure in ex-blood to show a German spirit while guere press says, "We protest because reveal at the moment." change for a number of United at the same time accepting British we are Christians, and because we
destroyers," declared the bribes, is a sorry spectacle."
to ask England in exchange for!
a corridor-through Canada
States
paper.
The Balkans'
any move
Mexican
belong to the human species.”
President
Back Door Takes Oath of Office
})\mountainous":
Japanese Murdered
Officer Is in Peiping
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Action behind the Italian lines is developing rapidly and is believed to be assuming serious proportions from the Itailan point of view. Albanian bands are greatly helping the Greeks PEIPING, Nov. 30 (Renter)—A Japanese military spokes In their penetrationggevende *** man admitted this morning that a Japanese officer was shot So long the Italian column re- yesterday but he refused detalls. The Japanese telegraph service treating hastily! towards Bassan that it can be seen from great die would not allow outgoing messages on the subject. tance showing v clearly against the From information gather from Tension in the efly continues and
abounds in now fallen
WINDOW Make That the a number of sources it appears all gates are still closed, Chinese not} LONDON, Dec. 1 (Reuter)-In a
retreat was prepared by the Italians that at about noon on Friday a beag allowed to go out without a
special permit. speech yesterday, Mr. L. S. Amory, MEXICO City, Dec. 1 (Reuter).—General Avila, Camacho:| in
In advance is shown by their previous Japanese Lieutenant Colonel on
It is a notable fact that this is the Secretary for India, said he thought took oath to-day as the 51st President of Mexico in the Chamber withdrawal of inilliats, material from horseback, accompanied by a first case of assassination of a Japan- that the Grecian Misadventure might of Deputies.
un encouraging sign for future deal- Pogradets (now in Greek hands) as mounted escort of two, was ese in Felping since the occupation of riding in the main street of the the city though many puppet" chance to get at Germany by the back
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north city not far from military Chinese have been murdered, headquarters when a Chinese Strong, rumours. In 'Chinese circles Jumped off his bicycle, drew a of a mutiny of the Chinese militia. revolver and fired four shots, training, in the "Helyuan : barracks killing the officer and wounding north of the city near the civit aerodrome on Thursday, are ap one of his escort.
parently) confirmed by the fact that the usual daily plate from Bhanghai The victim was stated to be an stopped at filentine for/ nosi, lyen aordinary regimental offear not on reason and did not continue to Phi-
special duty and not long in Peipla pine that? day%
give Britain and her growing allies a In the course of his speech / ing between the State and the oll]tarens:Mon
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