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YOU WETA-X WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15, 1941. BATЯST SINGLE CORY 10 CENTS
AGAIN:
Hitler Said To Be
After New Coup
OPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
·BUDAPEST,- Jan.-14 (UP) -- Non-Axis diplomatie circles heard # rumour to-day that Ilter, fussolini, General Hunt- tiger and Admiral' Darlan are meeting to-night. Some reports declared that they were meeting at Berchtesgaden,,
If the rumour is true, i is believed it would indicate that the Western Mediterranean might be die scene of a big push the French receiving da- manda - for Bizeria in North Africa, ́and Toulon, as well as the French fleek.
R.A.F.
STRIKE
DESTRUCTIVE RAID ON CATANIA, IN
SICILY
CAIRO, JAN. 14 (REUTER).—AT LEAST NINE AIRCRAFT, BELIEVED TO BE GERMAN JUNKER 87'S (DIVE-BOMBERS), WERE DESTROYED WHEN THE R.A.F. MADE A HEAVY RAID ON CATANIA (SICILY), ACCórding to a middLE EAST R.A.F. COMMUNIQUE.
THE RAID Occurred on THE NIGHT OF JANUARY 12-13. A SERIES OF AT- TACKS WERE MADE AND VERY HEAVY DAMAGE WAS CAUSED, THe communiQUE STATES. TWO HANGARS ON THE WESTERN SIDE OF THE AERODROME WERE SET ON FIRE,
(ONE BEING DEMOLISHED.
Another hangar on the east side was also set
WARSHIPS HIT IN ablaze. Heavy explosions occurred and a number
AIR ATTACK
Southampton and Illustrious
LONDON, Jan. 11 (Reuter).—An Admiralty com- munique announces that an Italian destroyer was sunk in the Sicilian Channel in the central Mediterranean on January 10.
The British destroyer Gallant was damaged by a mine or torpedo but has arrived in harbour.
Successful Night Raid
German and Italian planes attacked British warships and the aircraft-carrier Illustrious was hit and received some damage and casualties.
The cruiser Southampton was also hit and suffered casualties
At least 12 enemy aircraft were shot down and a number damaged.
Italians Surprised The Communique
The Admiralty communique (which
of fires wore started among the administrative
buildings.
Bombs hit the main runways and the railway line along the west side of the aerodrome.
On the same night, raids were made on aerodromes at Berka and Denina. Many planes are believed to have been put out of action by bomb splinters and subsequent machine-gun attack.
On the previous night, raids were made on barracks and de-
fences at Derma and fires were started among the barracks.
Albanian Activities Military concentrations at. Barti and it is believed that direct hits were (Albania) were bombed on Monday registered. Smoke was seen rising from the bridgehead in the south, end of the town when British aircraft left the target.
Raids were made on the night of January 12-13 on aerodromes ) at Asmara, Brantu und Agordat ́ ́ in Italian East Africa while at Mai Caproni workshops where a large fire was caused among the buildings,
At Tesserei on Monday a dive attack was made on motor transport concentrations and fires were started. From the operations in East Afrien,
-KHARTOUM, Jan, 14 (Reu- has been delayed by the censors) Adaga a further attacks was made on ter)-Taking advantage of continues: "Our naval forces had brilliant .moonlight, British been operating in the Central Medit- troops, supported by artillery, erranoun during the period January to January 13, covering the passage carried out a strong night rald of convoys through the Mediter on prepared Italian positions in rancan. On the morning of January the Gallabat sector of the Sudan-10, when in the Sielifun Channel, all our aircraft returned safely. Abyssinia front.
two Italian destroyers were encoum- tered.
Affer flerce hand-to-hand
"One of these, of the Spita clans, fighting the British gained their was sunk but the other eucoped. -objectives.——
"Later HMS. Gallant_was_damag
It is estimated that the Italians losted by a mine or torpedo but has or-
60 killed. British casualties were rived in harbour. very slight.
Brilial patrols are also continuling strong pressure ngainst Italian posi- tions in the Kassain sector and further north.
Lorces,
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MEDALS FOR THE BOMBER FUND
Medallions and. “Society Orders" have been donated by Mr A. E. Manwaring for the Bomber Fund. The medals will be melted down and their values placed to the credit of the Fund.
Smuggling
Into Free China
Japanese Planes Said
Ready To Act
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
SHANGHAI, Jan. 15 (UP)— Well informed quarters to-day denied rumours that the Japan-
NEW YORK STREET
Greeks Repulse Italians
Valona Raid
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" ATHENS, Jan. 14 (UP) — The official spokesman to day stated that Greek troops had re- pulsed two Italian "local counter-
GUN DUEL attacks" on an unspecified front,
Bandits Killed Police Officer & Civilian
| Inflicting heavy losses and cap-
turing four light tanks.
The official radio reports that non-combatants are evacuating Valona and Berat.
The War Ministry announced: "only limited action to-day. Some prisoners were taken."
Valona Bombed
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH“ NEW YORK, Jan. 14 (UP).- Lower Fifth Avenue, one of the world's busiest shipping dis. tricis, way terrorized to-day by a gun fight in which a policeman and a civilian were shot and STRUGA, Jan. 14 (UP), -Reports killed, and another civilian and from the frontier state that six Greek in bandit were wounded. Ajand British planes bombed Valona second bandit was so badly to the northern part of the town it- this morning causing heavy damage beaten he had to be removed to self, and killing six people and hospital,
wounding 38,
and wounding about 50.
The bandits, known as the
They also bombed an Italian mili Distofano-Brothers-obtained tary camp_at_Kanina_ near Valong $649 which was the payroll of killing two officers and 23 soldiers, an importing firm. In taking the money they killed Alfred Klausman, 56, the Manager. They dashed outside where shot and probably fatally wounded a taxi driver, Leonard Weisberg.
they
A policeman chased one bandit und wounded him, after which the bandit shot and killed the police officer as he
knelt beside him.
Police clubbed the second bandit into unconsciousness after a fight in Woolworth's five and ten cent store which was crowded with customers.
ese had transferred several hun- MILITARY CHIEF dred planes northward from South China and Hainan during
the past fortnight.
Object Of Menzie's London Visit
No Imperial Conference
LONDON, Jan. 15 (Reuter).
-- "Reuter "learns, in South
IN CONFERENCE African and Australian circles SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH", in London to-night that the ISTANBUL Jan 14 (UP)-forthcoming visit to London by It is stated that over 250 General Sir James Marshall-Corn- Mr R. G. Menzies the first Japanese planes are at present wall, Air Vice Marshal Elmhurst,
to concentrated at Canton prepara Command and Admiral Sir William visit Britain since the war-does
representatives of the Middle East Dominion Prime Minister tory, it is believed, to widespread Kelly conferred to-day at Ankara not in any way indicate that raids .on Chinese amuggling with the Turkish General Staff in there will be an Imperial con- ference of Dominion Prime Ministers.
routes in South China,
It is estimated that ten times more: goods are reaching Free China by hese smuggling routes than by the mora publicised Burma Road,
Well informed quarters declare that the major Japanese
striking
forces, including
naval untis are still pre- dominantly concentrated in South China and are in a position to move! southward in the event of a favour. able opportunity presenting itself, pending which It is believed an effori will be ninde to tighten the South China 'coust blockade.
Protest Against Blockade
Tightening of the blockmile will in. evitably bring new complaints from Japanese businessmen who have been participating in the South China smuggling business on a a substantial Japanese businessmen have. already protested against
inst the existing round that the
AC
blockade on the China Campaign
is
tened to foster sedly de-
China,
wherens
trade In fighting forces are apparently making every effort to curtail trade by the blockade. Rumours that the Japanese were transferring planes to the north-be- fore the rumours were dispelled--led to speculation whether the Japanese
taking precautions
ngalan! possible large-scale shipments of American planes to China.
ware
Among woll inforined circles there), has been increasing speculation' re-
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BERLIN TOO IS BOMBED
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Nazis Will Invade. Bulgaria If British Land At Salonika
Special to the "Telegraph"
TOKYO, Jan. 15 (Domel)—Mr Momotaro Enomoto, special correspondent of the "Nich Nichi", in the course of a radio tele- phonic conversation from Solla yesterday, declared that he fore- saw large-scale movements of German troops across Bulgaria if and when British forces land at Salonika, when the Royal Air Force begins bombing the Rumanian oil fields, and when the port of Valonn in Albania is threatened by the Greeks.
Plymouth's Worst Raid
He said that German troops, consisting of specialists, techni- [cians and aviation ground crews "appear already to be stationed in Bulgaria", although large German forces apparently had
Civilians Work Heroically not yet entered the country.
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
Bulgarla's attitudo is that the pas- Gage of German troops through its PLYMOUTH, Jan. 14 (UP), territory cannot be helped, and the Sofa authorities are prepared to co- operate with the Germans If the size of the Nazi forces is "reasonable".
The three hour German raid which began just before dark- ness last night was the worst at tack on the town during the war. Rumania Concentrations A wave of 30 raiders dropped in- cendiary bombs. For
According to Mr Enomoto, 15 Ger- a few
man divisions are now massed in minutes there were thousands of Rumania and concentrated mostly in lights from blazing bombs, and the Barind area but are gradually then darkness.
moving southward. Ponton bridges are being built across the Danube
ube as Men, women and even young the river is not yet frozen; the work It is emphasised by Australian children pounced on the bombs from the Bulgarian shore to already
thus saving the town from real going on on the Itumanian side.
completed, but construction 18
that Mr Menzles is particularly an- xious to study for himself the pro- gress of the war from the front line and that while he will have talks with Mr. Winston Churchill and other members of the British Government, these conversations will
rela- tion only to matters - fecting Australia's growing contribu- tlon to the general war effort.
South African circles point out that with Parliament opening soon in Cape Town there is little ilkelihood of General Smuts or any other pro- minent Cabinet member London in the near future.
visiting
NAZIS THREATEN
REPRISALS
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH'S THE ILAGUE, Jan. 14 (UT)—It was announced to-day that German authorities will take reprisal action for actions against the German army or the nation.
disaster.
Mr Enomoto estimated that It
In one district, however, several would require five days for Nazi la fires were started and the next wave fantry to cross Bulgaria from the of raidera concentrated on that area north to the south. He opined that the Tialo-Greck and dropped tons of high explosive Germany regards bombs. Houses and business premises conflict as "a aideshow" to the Axis were demolished and one church was struggle against Britain, but Berlin gutted.
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Hongkong Man Injured
In Desert War
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A former Hongkong resident, Mr John Greaves, who enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force at the outbreak of war, was among the Empire troops that took part in the recent fighting
Shanghal Public School, and played football regularly for Erin Villa and the Shanghal Recreation Club,
in the Western Desert.
Newa has just been received Reprisals will be taken against in- in the Colony that he was injured dividuals, institutions or whole com- in action on Christmas Eve.
Coming to Hongkong in 1937, he munities where any anti-German Born in Shanghal, young John Joined the "Hongkong Daily Pross" Incidents occurred. The repringis Greaves is the eldest son of the late and later M. Bernha and Co., and left
whs for Australia In 1930. may be personal, financial or directed Me Ceell K, Greaves, who against business, Fallure to pay member of the firm of A. S. Watson Mr Greaves has a brother, two fines will result in arrest by German and Co. In the northern port for more sisters and other relations Police,
than 30 years. He studied at the Colony,
In the