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THE WHOLE DOCKYARD at Taranto was plastered with bombs and fires were visible over 50 miles away when a formation of RA.F. long-range bombers attacked the base on the night of Wednes day/Thursday.

The raid, said the Air Ministry in London yes- terday, met with considerable success: Seven fres were started; one of which was followed by a violent explosion.

Another explosion lit up Taranto. 15 minutes. after the bombers had left.

NEW BRITISH TANK

In Albanla, enemy troops" and motor transport concentrations were bombed at Koritza. : 'Direct" hits were obtained on buildings | and a-motor transport convoy. A

BURMA

SQUADRON IN ACTION

A Burma air squa- dron took part in the operations against German and Italian machines over, the Thames Estuary and the south-east coast last Monday,

bridge four miles south of Lake cording to Madras

Okrida was destroyed.

Two of our aircraft failed to return.

A jetty, was destroyed and a barge sunk when the harbour of Valona whe attacked on Wednesday.

In Libya an enemy camp was a warship bombed at Tummer, was bombed at Tobruk, the town and harbour bombed and

building set on fire.

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A new British tank, now in use, combines with speed the maximum amount of armour and armament capable of piercing the protective shields of any ve hicle which the enemy has yet put into the field.

The successful combination of these qualities is the result of Although years of experiment. recent experience in France and

A fuel depot at Gura, Italian Belgium has dictated 2 change East Africa, was attacked on the in the composition and handling night of Tuesday/Wednesday and a fire started which burnt out four. buildings.

of armoured formations, our de- signs for the cruiser tank and the more heavily armoured tank to support infantry, have stood up to the acid test of modern war to a highly satisfactory degree.

Speed has not been sacrificed to armour, since it is held that speed is, in effect; kind of arm- Nor has fire-power been

our.

neglected. The authorities realise, however, that the old race, be- tween the gun and armour is not at an end, and a close watch is being kept on any advance in .either direction.

German Mistake The British light tank, which originally carried two men, now carries a crew of three. The Ger- mans had made thousands of two- men tanks before they learned of our change. They employed these small tanks in Poland, and there discovered their mistake.

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The Nazis have also copied our dress for 'tank crews, blue overalls and a beret. Taking advantage of this similarity, a British officer in France halted a German tank formation by waving a map and shouting the Gorman equivalent for "Stop". One man, however, raised. the cry, "Englander," and the Bri- tish officer fied.

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With the expulsion from the Rumanian Le- Guard) gionary (Iron

Party of members - some of them important who demonstrated against the Government, an oper

Abyssinia Bombing

At Keren the railway station was bombed and a viaduct dam- aged.

The railway station at Agordat | was also attacked and objectives

were hit at Diredawa.

With the exception of the raidj on Koritza all our aircraft return- ed undamaged.--Reuter.

Aerodrome Attacked

radio yesterday.

This was the day. when 13 Italian, and 13 German 'planes were shot down. There were no casualties in- the Burma squadron, -Reuter.

MANCHESTER NOVEMBER HANDICAP

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The following

probable runners in the Manchester Novem- ber Handicap:—

Blacks Peak (D. Smith), Bell- Several fires, two of which man (Harry Wragg), Owenstown could be seen 35 miles away, were (Taylor), Pappageno II (Richard- started at Chinele aerodrome, son), Tutor (E. Smith), Rodeo II near Diredawa; on the

Addis (Brennan), Hamac (Littlewood), Ababa-Djibouti railway, in three Longriggan (Beasley), Planchado raids on Thursday night by (Gordon Richards), Beinndearg R.A.F. 'planes from Aden, it was (Nevett), Queen of Shiraz (Ma- imer), Harthill (Beary), Wayward announced in Aden yesterday..

Since the RAF, destroyed Miss (Bezant), Czadas (Sammy Assaḥ aerodrome on the coast Wrage); Roderick Dhu · (Cliff of the Richards), Sir Roger (Dick), Lis- Chinele has become one principal Italian bases for air at tor. (Mullins). tacks on Aden and shipping in the Red Sea.

The R.A.F., bombers met with

The following ponies have not resistance by fighters and anti-been given jockeys:-Cheerful aircraft guns but returned safely. Star, Brangore, Cinque Cento and

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Those expelled under a deer signed by Horia Sima, V Premier, and Iron Guard lend include three, opposition lead Dimitrescu Borca, Dimitr Zando and Gaorg Cloragara.

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