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German Warships Bombed
FROM PAGE ONE
attacked an Italian convoy, but it did not specify *where. Anti-aircraft batteries on Italian ships shot down Iour British planes.
Italian planes attacked à British Convoy in the Western Mediterranean sinking
of one 'freighter sali tonnage.
Attack Described
(Reuter)~~A CAIRO, Sept. 14 highly successful attack of the Fleet Air Arm and Royal Air Force on an enemy convoy in the Central. Mediterranean Was mentioned In yesterday's RAF communique.
It stated that during the night of September 12-13, when aircraft of the Fleet Air.. Arm located merchant- men and a destroyer escort approach-
.... ing Tripoli, one medium-sized mer- chantman was hit, brought to
B stand- still and was set on fire.
was
Another vessel of the same size also stopped and clouds of black smoke were observed issuing from it.
A third ship was possibly hit.
Later during the same night, the attack was continued by heavy R.A.F. bombers. Two aliips were left on fire!
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and three others were hit. None of Major Baseball the ships in the convoy
domage
Aerodromes Raided
escaped
Cardinals
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NEW YORK, Grpt, 14 (UP),— St Louis Cardinals and Brooklyn Dodgers, leaders in the National Baseball League, and rivals for the pennant, continue in winning veln, lo-day beating the New York Glanta and Cincinnati Reds respectively.
Scores were:
NATIONAL LEAGUE
September 15 1941.
Ship's Cook's Midnight Taxi Ride
Compensation of Driver,
F. J. Williams, chief cook-on- board a Blue Funnel Line ship, was charged before Mr D. J. N. Abder- son, at Central Magistracy, this morn- ing with assaulting Pub Hong licensed driver, at Talkoo East Gate, this morning.
Inspector A. Kirby who prosecuted, said that about 12.16 a.m. to-day, De fendant hired a car at the Fet lang Garage, Hennessy Road, and instructed
the driver la proceed to Talkoo Docics. While on the way Defendant changed his mind and or- dered the driver to drive to China Fleet Club. On arrival there, De fendant again wanted to go back to and on reaching the refused to pay the
Talkoo Docks
Defendant place
to the driver
$3 fare lo the
whereupon
but tendered only 50 cents. Complainant retused to accept the money Defendant struck him.
Inspector Kirby stated that he was not pressing the case as Defendant was under the influence of liquor at the time and now apologised for what occurred.
Defendant was fined $10 and or- dered to pay $10 compensation to the driver.
A counter-charge of assault against the driver was withdrawn.
Britain's Newest Fighters For Soviet
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munications and concentrations, and they also operate from Britain.
Mission En Route LONDON, Sept. 14 (UP),—It was
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Bian Ambassador to Washington, Oumansky, and the junior members
In Crete, landing grounds nt Heraklion and Maleme were ralded by heavy RAF, bombers during the night of
12-13. September
AL Heraklion many bombs fell on the targets. Firea and
explosions were observed. Similar effective, resuits) of bombing were seen at Malcme,
In Cirennica, aircraft of the South African Air Force attacked landing grounds at Gambut and Gaza during Friday. During the night of Sep- tember 12-13, Firet Air Arm bombers | raided Bardia and Gambut landing Rrounds. At-Bordis Ries broke out among dumps and stores. At Gam- but a direct hit, was scored on one, aircraft. Others were damaged Brooklyn
A large fre was started on the Batteryligbe, Casey; Franks, landing ground where petrol Con- Cincinnati
Battery-Wallers; Lombardi, tniners were set ablaze.
New York
Battery-Hubbell; Danning. St Louis
Battery-Warneke; Mancuso. New York
Bery-Melton, Bowman; Hartnett. St Louis
The arrivals flew.in 1wo glant Baltery, Gumbert Lanier, Krist; W. bumbers and were greeted by the Cooper. Iiladelphia
United States Ambassador, Mr John Battery-Hocrat, Ped Livingston. Winant and General Sir
Pearson;
Walter Pittburgh
Layton. They included Colonai Philadelphia
Battery Butcher;
Phillip R. Faymonville, former Mil- tary Attache at Moscow who plans to stay there, Colonel C. P. Gruss, Second Lieutenant Disen, Secondi gecond Lieutenant Cooks and Dr Brown Meiklejohn Petty, Government petro- curried leum expert. The second bomber M. Oumansky, Colonel Charles Bundy, Captain Clinton Braine and Mr Edward Pace,
Most of the party carried boxes of chocolate.
Over Sicily
In Sicily the aerodromes of Ger- bina and Catania were again attacked, during the night of September 12-13 when aircraft of the Fleet Air Arm muchiine-gunned dispersed nireraft and aerodrome buildings at both objectives.
in Abyssinia, R.A.F. aircraft bomb ed enemy positions south of Gondar during Saturday.
From all these operations none of Pittsburgh.... our aircraft is, missing.
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BATAVIA, Sept. 15 (UP)--Air 13t Louts" Chief Marshal Sir Robert Brooke-Philadelphia Popham, Commander-in-Chief of the Nattery Vaughan, Hayes, British Forces in the Far East, flew Battery-Feller, Elsensint; Desculteis from Dandoong to Singapore yester-New York day, saying that he did not want to see newspaper men-at present as he was strictly on a pleasure trip for a rest. However, Sir Robert indicated that he would return shortly on an oficial visit.
Cleveland
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of the Harriman Misulon to Moscow arrived here after a trans-Allantic fight. Mr Harriman and the re- malader of the Mission are expected early next week.
The spokesman of the party said that the duration of their stay in London depended upon Mr Harri- {man's instructions.
Tacit "Standstill" Arrangement
FROM PAGE ONE
view of the reports that the Emperor him has
openly supported the Government's polley in one of his ex- tremely rare roles of polley making. Since the Emperor commands the reverence of the masses, almost.equal to the Delty from which he is tradi- tionally descended, then he is likely control-all-sections-of-the-public
to
Called at the end of the Bus owing to unless some advisers with other views darkness.
are able to influence him to the con- trary.
WHITE RUSSIAN Badminton Assn Meanwhile, it is expected that the
SHOT IN S'HAI Annual Meeting
SHANGHAI, Sept. 15 (Reuter),---
two nations will discuss Informally such problems as the China war; shipping; the freezing of credits and embargoes, and attempt to find a Mr N. A. Ivanoff, chairman of the kong Badminton Association will be ing which in itself may only boa The annual meeting of the Hong route towards a general understand- local White Russian Committee was held on Friday, September 28, at temporary expedient until the world shot by unknown gunmen this after-15.15 p.m. in the Board Room of the war tukes a more definite course, and noon while driving his car in the S. C. M. Post, by kind permission. International Settlement. Ivanoff is reported to have been hit four times but his condition cannot yet be as- certained.
Accompanying him in the car was his wife and son. The son, who was driving, escaped 'unhurt as did the other occupants, but Ivanoff was rushed off to the hospital bleeding profusely from a wound in the chest.
A. Kirby To Lead Police Cricket XI
a general settlement is possible.
Domestic Reforms Demanded
FROM PAGE ONE
Members of the Cricket section of meeting at the Club on Friday, when the Police Recreation Club held a officials were elected and the program- me for the season was discussed. Mr these jewels which formed part of B. C. Fay was in the Chair.
The following were
the cover for the note issue remained elected: Copin the Treasury throughout the tain, Mr A. Kirby: Vice-Captain, Mr J. Shepherd; Hon. Secretary, Mr Billingham.
Referees' Classes
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returned. tion with the Free Kleks and Penalty
At yesterday's meeting of Parlia Kick of Association Football, will beed to approach the Shah regarding ment n depulation of 12 was appoint- delivered by R.S.M. E. C. Ford, Hon, Secretary of the Army Referees Sub-reforms. It is understood that the Committee, at the Scandal Point Hall main demand at present is that De-. to-day at 7 pm.
All interested are puties should have a more powerful
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