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No. 91,972

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1940

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The Truth About Battle Reported By Rome H.M.S. Ajax Again KUNMING

Takes Bulk Of The Honours

ANGLO-

CHINESE TALKS

The

Chinese Ambas- sador in London, Mr. Quo Tai-chi called at the For- eign Office last evening.

It is understood that questions arising from the re-opening of the Eurma Road were discussed.

Mr. Quo Tai-chi first saw Lord Halifax, with whom; he had a conversation lasting three-quar- ters of an hour. Afterwards he had a long talk with Mr. R. A. Butler.

The talks are described

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HAVOC

Effect of Raids Exaggerated

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ALTHOUGH SOME DAMAGE DONE DURING THE BOMBING OF, KUNMING BY 27.

WAS

JAPANESE PLANES ON OCTO FROM THE BOMBED

BER 10/13, PRESS REPORTS CITY GREATLY EXAGGERATED THE A. T LOSSES BUFFERED, STEELE, FAR EASTERN COR-

GO TRIBUNE" DECLARED ON HIS ARRIVAL. IN CHUNGKING FROM KUNMING.

H.M.S. AJAX, WHICH COVERED ITSELF WITH GLORY IN THE BATTLE OF THE PLATE, TOOK THE LEADING PART IN A FURTHER NAVAL ACTION IN THE MEDITERRANEAN, THE FULL STORY OF WHICH WAS RELEASED LAST NIGHT BY THE

ADMIRALTY,

H.M.S. Ajax, which is a light cruiser of RESPONDENT OF THE "CHIGA 7,000-tons, equipped with eight 6-inch guns, sank two Italian destroyers during the action, crippled a third and put the remainder of the Italian forces, including a heavy cruiser, toing, while the remainder behaved flight.

KONOYE'S STRONG ARM SQUAD

SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL"

Known as the Konove Elite youths took over their duties of jects discussed was the possibil-guarding Premier Prince Konoye's ity of Anglo-Chinese cooperation, villa at Karuizawa yesterday." including practical assistance. They will be assigned to Reuter.

villa all the year round.-Havas.

dial atmosphere.. It is stated in Chinese quarters Guard," 50 stalwart Japanese

in London that among the sub-

HUGE RUSSIAN CONCENTRATION ON FRONTIER

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the

Describing the battle, which occurred last Saturday off Sicily, the Admiralty states:—

"During operations in the Eastern and Central

was broadcast on the commercial

ton left, the city during the boinb-

Ninety per cent of the popula→

admirably, he added.

Aerial torpedoes struck.sever- al large buildings. but the damage done was probably less. than the value of the bombs -dropped:~~~--

H's railway trip from Hanoi to

the impression that any Japanese attempt to invade Yunnan would be fraught with huge obstacles for the invaders, Havas.

FORMAL DENIAL·

Mediterranean, His Majesty's Ajax made contact Kunming, he said, left him with with three Italian destroyers of the 679-ton “Airione” class about 80 miles south-east of Sicily.

"Ajax immediately en- destroyer and a wireless message gaged and two Italian wavelength of Italian stations destroyers sank outright," giving. the positions of the sur- states the Admiralty com-

This was, done in spite of munique, quoting the re- the fact that such a signal com port from the Comman- promised, the position of the Bri- tish forces. Also the.. weather der-in-Chief, Mediterran-was fine and Sicily was no great

ean.

"Shortly after this encounter, Ajax sighted an enemy force com- and four destroyers.

REPORTS IN BUDAPEST of huge Soviet posed of one heavy cruiser concentrations on the Rumanian frontier have caused considerable excitement... in Balkan quarters, despite the assurances of

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of

"Ajax again engaged and tucceeded in crippling one the enemy's destroyers. The remainder of the force escap. ed in the darkness. "Belleving Ajax to be in touch

the Soviet Legation in Bucharest that the with considerable enemy forces, moves are “merely manoeuvres."

(According to a Reuter despatch from Bucharest, Soviet troops have penetrated in- to Rumania to the mouth of the Danube, ad- vancing as far as Sulina).

move...

H.M.S. York came up in sup- port, but no further contact was made with the enemy that night.

Big Craft

"With the assistance of aircraft

at

of the Fleet Air Arm, the crip- pled destroyer was located dawn in tow of another Italian destroyer which had galiantly come to her assistance.

"Upon the arrival of Ajax, the

in

The Soviet Minister in Buch- provided by Tass, the official arest admits that 20 Soviet. Divi-Sov et news agency, which denies slons have been massed, but he that any negotiations are being declares that this is a routine conducted between Russia,: Bri- towing destroyer slipped her tow

tain, Turkey, Yugoslavia and and made off at fast speed The concentrations' are re- Greece over the German expan- the direction of Sicily ported to include motorised and son, and at the same time cover of a smoke screen. avlätion unită, as well as in-denies that Russia was informed. in advance of the German plans.

International News Service;

Britons Leaving

under

It was thon, ascertained that the damaged destroyer was the $1,620-ton "Artagliera" of the latest class of large | Italian destroyers.

H.M.S, Yoric soon came on

the east Bessarabian' coast pro four monitors of the Danubian Flect..

Heavy artillery, emplacements The Foreign Under-Secretary, the scene and the crew of the have been installed at Reni, 20 told the Commons yesterday that "Artagliere" at once began to miles below Galatz (the chief a large number of British sub- abandon ship. Our forces allow- umanian port joccuped by the jects and some members of the ed half an hour for the aban ermans)

staff of the British Legation at doning of the ship and then sank Bucharest have already left Ruher by gunfire. Russia's Displeasure: mania. British Wireless,

The first authentic, semi-official Indication of Soviet Russia's dis- WEATHER FORECAST:: pleasure at the Germán move is winds, moderato) fairy

*Enot

Rafts Dropped

"H.M.S. York dropped rafts the supplement the boats of

vivors.

distance.

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(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") The official Soviet news agency, Tass, formally denies reports from foreign sources that negotia- tions are being conducted between Turkey, Russia, Greece, Yugo slavia and Britain with regard to German expansion to the Near East: Havas.

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