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SECRET OF CRIPPLING RAID ON ITALY'S NAVY

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DEFENCE NEEDS STARTLING

Torpedo Attack From ABOVE AN MPS KENNEDY

Massed Machines

By Ralph Walling, Reuter's Air Correspondent,

I AM ABLE TO GIVE THE FIRST AUTHORITATIVE RECON- STRUCTION OF THE BRILLIANT ACTION AT TARANTO, FROM TALKS WITH THE BEST INFORMED NAVAL CIRCLES.

It is possible to say for instance that the raid produced a startlingly successful con- summation of 'plans which had been pre- pared for several weeks before.

From the information so far available, the air- craft-carriers "Eagle" and "Illustrious" (the latter mentioned for the first time as having been brought into commission) are believed to have stopped, under cover of darkness, almost in the mouth of the Gulf of Taranto.

DETECTIVE OPENS FIRE

IN TAI HANG

Here torpedo-carrying WELFARE

OF SEAMEN Se

PRIVILEGES

Members of Parlia- ment are not exempt- ed by privilege of par- liament from deten- tion under the De- fence Regulations.

This principle was upheld by the Com- mittee of Privileges in their report published in London yesterday, which stated that the detention of Captain Ramsay does not con- stitute.

а breach of privilege of the House of Commons.--Reu- ter.

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An attempt to rob a taxi driver last night was aircraft were hauled up

frustrated by Detective

THEFT OF CAT

to the flight deck and

Sergeant Lam Hon, who Charged with the theft of a cat, made ready for a daring,

arrested two men who Ku Kuen, 30, was sentenced to six weeks' hard labour at Kowloon surrendered themselves this morning. unprecedented adven- Voluntary societies concern-after he had emptied his

ture.

INTERVIEW

President Roosevelt has declined to accept the re- signation of Mr. William Bullitt. as United States Ambassador to France.

In an announcement yesterday. Me Rollitt says he submitted his resignation on November 7, but the President intimated that he wished him to remain in office.

Earlier in the day it had been reported in Washington that Mr. Bullitt might be offered the post of Ambassador in London in succscalon to Mr. Joseph Kennedy, whose Interview In Boston, in which he is reported to have said that democracy in -Britain 18-dead and which has been strongly condemned, is considered to have destroyed his official usefulness. Mr. Kennedy himself is obvious ly not anxious to return to Lon- don.-Reuter.

LULL IN JAPANESE TERROR RAIDS

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")",

ed with the welfare of seamen

A number of Japanese aero- are assisting the Minister of revolver.

planes circled over Chungking Labour and the Seamans' Wel-

Two cases of cholera (from yesterday without dropping any The Italians had to be surprised fare Board, which has and to gain the maximum possible up

In answer to a call the driver Victoria), 43 (one imported) cases; bombs. been set to advise him on problems Johnston Road at about 10 p.m. four of diptheria, two each of "bombing

of a Star taxi went to No. 294, of tuberculosis, 10 of dysentery, The continued lull in Japanese effect the attack had to be de-affecting the welfare of seamen.

niftacks on Chinese' Evered by as many planes as

The societies have appointed a boarded and crdered him to pro-small-pox, were notified yester- who cannot understand the re- .

last night. There wa Chinese measles and typhoid and one of cities is puzzling the population, could possibly concentrate on the target at one time.

ceed to Wang Fung Terrace in day. Tai Hang.

This entailed takes-off in ra- pid succession and probably formation flying In groups of at least half a dozen 'planes. Afterwards the 'planes were re- quired to enter formation again toi find their floating base and land on the aircraft-carriers,

Greatest Skill

representative central consulta- tive council to consider the pro- blems involved and to provide a channel of communication be- tween voluntary organisations and the Ministry of Labour. British Wireless.

U.S. FACTORY EXPLOSIONS

one of

In Wang Fung Térrace, the men pulled out a "revolver" (which later turned out to be a toy) and demanded the driver's cash. The driver replied by rais ing an alarm and the detective. who was on patrol in the vicinity, rushed up. The two men then ran towards the hill with the de tective in pursuit.

He fired six rounds from his For all this to be accomplished Commenting on the factory ex-revolver and caused them to sur- in darkness, without giving away plosions in the United States

on render. the presence of the aircraft-car-Thursday, Henry Stimson, the

They will probably be charged at riers required the greatest sicill of US Secretary for War, said yes- the Central Magistracy to-morrow well-trained pilots.

terday that "they might have morning. suggested Teutonic efficiency."

He added that beyond this sug-

The character of the damage Inflicted on the Italian battle-gestion there was no indication, of ships indicates that torpedoes sabotage. Reuter. chiefly were used, hitting the warships below water at their most thinly protected points as they released their torpedoes to- wards the darkened sides battleships and cruisers, looming through the moonlight.

PATROLS ACTIVE IN

THE SUDAN

of

A Cairo communique 'states:

FRENCH WOMEN'S CORPS

French women in Britain are. "Egypt, Kenya and Palestine: No-to form a special corps to help thing to report.

the Free French cause.

All but two of the attacking.

"Sudan: In the Kassala and 'Gal- It will be equivalent to the 'planes made a happy landing on labat areas the situation remains British Women's Auxiliary Ser- the deck of their mother ships unchanged although our fighting vices and member will principally and their crews were delighted trols continue actively to engage act as cooks, clerks, typists and beyond measure at the success of the enemy who are also suffering chaffeurs, relieving men the first major aerial torpedo at-casualties from our artillery ti. Free French Forces for tack of this war.-Reuter.

Italian Communique

The Italians admitted the nt- tack in a communique yesterday and also mentioned ralds on Bolo- gne and Durazzo, Cagliari, and the island of Pantellaria, half-way

· between Mälta and North Africa

The Italians have not yet said anything about the attack on a

British Wireless.

BRITISH

service. Reuter.

of the

active

BOMBING

RAID ON BERLIN

BRITISH BOMBERS reached Berlin soon after convoy in the Straits of Otranto, 8 p.m. B.S.T. on Wednesday night and, for some in which one Italian supply ship wns sunk, two set on fire, a fourth twenty minutes, subjected objectives in the centre damaged and the two escorting of the city, as well as Schlesischer station and a junc- destroyers sent flying home, one of tion in the Potsdam area, to swift them damaged.-Rcutor.

A Great Success The British raid on Taranto must be admitted a great suc-

declared a Captain in

cess,

the

Soviet Navy In an interview quot ed by the Moscow Radio,

He added that the catablish-

assault.

Grunewald sorting yards were also attacked and six large fires started.

Bad weather hindered thej delivered on the I. G. Farben oil bomb-almers as well as handicap- plant at Leuna which was sub- ping the defence and both relled jected to a series of attacks at on occasional clear patches in a intervals for over two hours, ́ heavily overcast sky.

Great fires, burning with a red. flame and emitting clouds of black moke, were storied. Four other oil refineries, one at Cologne, one at Hanover and two at Gelsenkir- elien, were tacked,

also successfully at-

spite. - Havas.

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No raiding aircraft were hit ment in Corfu of bases about 100 and they managed to reach their miles from the Italian basés placed

targets as fires and explosions testified. the British in a much better post- tion to strike at the Italian army. Elsewhere over Germany, wea- He also said that the aerial tor-ther conditions were even worse, pedo was a much more effective attacking forces having encoun- such as docks, munition works, QUEEN'S BUILDING weapon against warships than tered fog, rain, snow and violent railways,

£ bomb, as it can hit the vulnerable electrical storms. · under-water parts.-Reuter.

Many other secondary targets

were niso bombed by other British aircraft-British

A heavy attnelt was, however.. Wireless.

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