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"If you vote on the question of the United States going to war or staying out, how would you vote?"

This, which is the latest ques- tion put by the Gallop Survey, re- vealed that 17 per cent of those asked favoured going to war, and 83 per cent favoured staying out.

The figures show a two per cent Increase of those favouring going to war compared with the last similar Poll.

The South, with 20 per cent, showed the largest percentage favouring war, while the West, central and agricultural d'strie » were the lowest with 14 per cent. -Reuter.

BATTLE WITH

FIRE RAIDS

Thousands of lives and millions of pounds worth of national assets vital to the war effort have been

Torpedo 'Planes Raid Valona And Durazzo

An Italian cruiser or large destroyer was among ships sunk or damaged in a series of attacks which the Fleet Air Arm made against enemy shipping in Valɔna and Durazzo last Saturday and Monday nights, states O com- munique issued in Cairo yesterday.

Six or seven hits were obtained with tor- pedoes, says the communique, which adds the attacks were extremely successful and caused severd damage.--Reuter.

ITALIAN TANK ATTACK BROKEN UP

THE FAILURE OF ANOTHER ITALIAN ATTEMPT TO BREAK THE GREEK LINE IN THE CENTRAL ALBANIAN FRONT WAS RE- LATED. IN A GREEK PRESS MINISTRY STATEMENT BROADCAST BY ATHENS RADIO LAST NIGHT.

The assault, which took the form of a tank attack, is described as of as great an in- tensity as those of last week, though it was local and of limited scope.

saved by the fire watch-SHADOWS

ers' scheme.

This is stated by Mr. Herbert Morrison, the Home Secretary, in a foreword to a new memorandum on the fire prevention order Issu- ed by the Ministry of Hume Security yesterday.

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IS

Grim Losses Inflicted

On Italians

A FURTHER SUCCESS has been reported by British submarines operating against Italy's sea communications with the Italian army overseas, says an Admiralty communi- que issued in London yesterday.

The submarine Utmost (Lt.-Comdr. R. D. Cayley) carried out a successful attack on an escorted convoy of two deeply faden Italian transports of about 6,000 and 4,000 tons crowded with troops.

The explosions of the torpedues were followed by a very violent: explosion and it is considered cer- tain that at least one transport | was completely destroyed,

The submarine Triumph (Lt..) Comdr. W. J. Woods) has sunk two deeply laden Italian supply ships, each of about 2,500 tons.

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COASTAL COMMAND AIR. CRAFT ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT ATTACKED THE SUBMARINE RABE AT IOPIENT. STATES AN The submarine Unique (Lt.- AIR MINISTRY COMMUNIQUE, Comdr. A. F. Collett) torpedoed a Many heavy bombs were seen fully-laden Italian supply ship of to burst on the locks and one very about 3,000 tons, which was pro-large fire was started. No British ceeding in an escorted convoy.

these aircraft are missing from operations but one British fighter almost is missing from patrol on Wed-

Inesday. Reuter.

This supply ship was

Reuter.

The tanks were intend- certainly sunk. ed to open a way for the Italian infantry but the Greek forces stood up to this mechanised assault

with the same cool deter- PHILCO-DOMESTIC REFRIGERATORS

mination as that which

CLEAR INDICATION OF THE

their vic- PRESENT STATE OF GERMAN-characterised The memorandum followed cun- AMERICAN RELATIONS

torious resistance to the sultations with the British Em- CONSIDERED IN WASHINGTON ployers' Federation and

BY THE FACT, violent attacks last week, the TO BE GIVEN Trades Union Congress, which are LEARNED YESTERDAY,

says the statement, stated to have cleared up certain THE GERMAN EMBASSY

Greek anti-tank batteries open- misunderstandings which inter- WASHINGTON RECENTLY fered with the effectiveness of the SENT A CIRCULAR TO ALL ed an intense rapid fire. order. Reuter.

OTHER OFFI CONSULS AND

U.S. ARMS FACTORY EXPLOSION

THAT IN

CIALS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY ASKING FOR IN- FORMATION THAT WILL BE. NEEDED IN THE EVENT OF .SEVERANCE OF DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS WITH THE UNIT

·ED STATES.

It is believed. that the circular emphasised there was no present intention of breaking off relations,

After the first few rounds one tank received a direct hit which broke Its chain and caused it to overturn.

A few seconds later

a second

tank was shattered by another direct hit and a third tank soon shared the same fate.

Infantry Exposed

but the information was required Thereupon the remaining tanks

An explosion yesterday so that shipping space and other turned, and retreated at full speed, at a dynamite factory at formalities could be arranged leaving a mass of Italian infantry Kenvil (New Jersey) or should a break occur. Reuter.exposed to a sea of concentrated the Hercules Powder Fac-

tory rocked the country A.B. FOUND

for miles around.

Despite the violence of the ox.

plosion, which occurred in a re-

fugo dump; "nobody was injured |

and no damage done.

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A British Able Seaman, Dou

About 50 were killed and 200 glas Thomas Thorburn, aged 27-

fire from Greek artillery and the crossfire of Greek machine-guns... The Italian, troops bravely ad vanced in waves but were mown down in masses and the field was strewn with..dead, the enemy's losses being terrific.-Reuter, would.

Deceased was originally, attach=' Injured by a series of explosions years, was found dead on H.M.S. ed to a British river gun-boat, and that wrecked part of this factory Cornflower last night, death being it is understood that he left a let- or September 18 last-Reuters ==lapparently due to a gun shot i ter behind. We

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