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H.M.S. AJAX WINS FURTHER LAURELS IN

IN NAVAL ACTION OFF-SICILY MESSERSCHMITT Two Destroyers Sunk: Heavy Cruiser Put To Flight: Aerial Attack

LONDON, Oct, 16 (Renter)-The British light cruiser Ajax, of 7,000 tons, with eight 6-inch guns, sank twü Italian destroyers, crippled a third destroyer, and put the remainder of the Italian forces, including a heavy cruiser, to flight.

The Ajax was one of two light cruisers which, with the heavy cruiser Exeter, drove the German battleship Graf Spee Into Montevideo.

Describing the battle, which occurred last Saturday off Si- elly, the Admiralty states that during operatings in eastern and central Mediterranean, H.MS. Ajax made contact with three Italian destroyers of the 679-ton Airone Class about 80 miles south-east of Siefly on October 12.

BROUGHT DOWN

GENERAL

GANDHI SEES HIMSELF AS

PEACE INSTRUMENT

WARDHA, Oct 16 (Reuter)-"Who knows that I shall not be the Instrument for bringing about peace not only between Britain. and India but between the warring nations of the world,” said Ma- hatma Gandhi in a statement on his plan for "individual civil 'dis-` obedience"

Explaining why he was not offer- ing himself for arrest, Gandhi said this would be the last civil would

Large Confectionery disobedience movement he

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LONDON, Oct. 16 (Renter) When yellow nosed Messersch- mitt 109 was shot down in the Isle of Wight yesterday afternoon, the Nart pilot stopped a merchant's lorry and told the driver in road English to drive him to the nearest military centre.

The driver promptly obliged. The Air Ministry states that in yesterday's.. activities Over this country nine enemy aircraft have Been shot down by our fighters up to 4.30 p.m. Ten of our fighters jare reported missiri..

The Ajax immediately engaged! The experience at the sinking of

Six enemy raiders are reported and two of the Italian destroyers the Italian cruiser, Bartolomed to have been destroyed in a suc- sank outright, "states the Admiral- Colleoni, on July 19 when our cession of attacks attempted yes ty communique, quoting a report rescuing destroyers were bombed, terday over the Kent coast, the from the Commander-in-Chief of by Italian aircraft, made it im-Thames Estuary and various places the Mediterranean:"

possible for our ships to take any in-the-home counties.--- further ineasures for the safety

Shortly after this encounter, the Ajax sighted' an enemy force composed of one heavy cruiser and four destroyers. The Ajax again engaged and succeeded in crippling one of the

enemy destroyers. The

of the survivors. It was known, moreover, that an Italian air con- centration and one Italian sub- (marine was in the vicinity..

SUPERFICIAL DAMAGE During these spirited and suc remainder of the force escaped...cessful actions, the Ajax had only in the darknem

NO CONTACT MADE

LONDON DAMAGE Strong A.A. bezrage and R.AF. fighters caused the formations to break up and retreat back over the coast. A lɛw machines got through to London and some damage. was reported mostly to houses although some casualties

a few casualties and the only were reported when bombs were damage suffered by the Ajax was dropped on a large confectionery superficial and above the water- tactory.

lead and he must stay out of pri- son in order to meet any con tingency that might arise.

In his statement Gandhi sald that Congress caprot wish i to Britain nor can it help her through arms because of its creed of non- violence.

"I know that India is not one- minded. There is a part of India that la war-minded and will learn the art of war through hëlping the British, Congress · therefore, does not..desire to surround ammuni tion factories or barracks and pre- vent people from doing what they like"

DISCIPLINE OF RED ARMY

NEW MEASURES

ENFORCED

MOSGOW, Oct. 16 (Reuter) -"The discipling of the Red Army must be stranger, high- er and more exacting than in other armies where It is based on class subordination,” de- clares the Red Star, comment- ing on Marshal Timoschenko's" new disciplinary code for the Red Army,

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CONGRESS UNDER FIRE

The newspaper continues, "The plete authority. Officers will notness and do not take necessary NAGPUR. Oct. 16 (Reuter) --

tense international situation com- be held responsible for the con-measures, will be tried by court "Britain is fighting India's battle pels us to be in a state of constant sequences when they have to use martial." in the west as well as in the east and complete military prepared-force in order to restore dia The code also provides severe where the Mediterranean has re-ness,

cipline,"

penalties for officers who are held "Officers who do not show firm-to be inefficient.

come India's first line of defence," The code gives officers com.. declared the Rajah of Khallikote presiding at the All-India Con- ference of Non-Congress political Ioaders.

The Rajah of Khallikote de- plored Gandhi's attempt "to launch an anti-war campaign at this critical time and de- clared Congress were holding up India's progress.

Of

It was the foremost duty every Indian who understood the présent position in India, he add-

ART TREASURES

Believing that the Ajax was in tine, and nas in no way impaired, Last night's rald opened quieter ed, to concentrate all efforts in touch with considerable

enemy her fighting efficiency.

than in "recent days but enemy, helping Britain to achieve victory forces,, HMA, York came up m These are actions in which an aircraft arrived in small groups support but no further contact Italian High Command communi- roughly every four minutes. was made with the enemy that que. white admitting the loss of Anti-aircraft barrage

opened night

two small and one large destroy vigorous fire, With the assistance of aircraft ers, claimed that a British cruiser. of the Fleet Air Arm, a destroyer probably or the Neptune Class, was located at dawn in the tow had been sunk: of another Italian which had gallantly come to ker assistance.

destroyer.

On the arrival of the Ajax, the towing destroyer slipped the tow and made off at high speed to- wards Blefly under cover of smoke screen.

VESSEL ABANDONED

it was then ascertained that the damaged destroyer Wat the 1,620-ton Artagilere, of the latest class of large Italian destroyer... HMS. York soon cance un the scene and the crew of the Arts- gliere at once began to abandon

snip

·Our forces allowed half an hour

MIDLANDS RAIDS LONDON. Oct 16 (Reuter) -

SEIZED

over

LONDON.Oct. 14 (Reuter) During the three months ending The Minister of Economic War- September 30, there were 55 enemy fare confirms reports that air raids on the Midlands, The 300 pfetares

trom. Vichy were total casualties were 170 killed, 180 seized at Bermuda a few days ago seriously injured and 380 alightly, while they were et route to New injured.

York

During the same period, 183 per

the Midlands sons were killed in road accidents

Afterwards British warships were attacked by enemy air- craft for four hours. Despite the Italian High Command communique claim that one. British aircraft carrier and one heavy cruiser were · bit, none of the British ships suf-in fered either damage of Eksual- ty, while four enemy aircrafi were certainly shot down by 'fighters of the Fleet Air Arm and anti-aircraft fire, besides twy others probably destroyed. All British aircraft returned Balely.

During the night of October 13, aircraft of the Fleet attacked the port of Lago in the Dodecanese, achieving # complete surprise.

for abandoning of the ship and Barracks, workshops, hangars and then sank her by gunnre.

petrul dumps were hit and set

The York "dropped rafts to suD- ablaze. All British Burcraft plement the boats and a wireless turned safely..

message

SAVONA SHELLED

re-

broadcast op the commercial wavelength of the Italian stations, giving the post- British submarines likewise

tions of the survivors,

achieved successes in the Medi- This was done in spite of the terranean. One submarine suc- fact that such a signal compro- cessfully bombarded military ob- mised the position of the British Jectives in the port of Savona and forces.

"

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CATRO, Oct. 18 (Reuter)-A The question is now being con- Government Readquraters com sidered as to how beat to store manique states that all fronts are them so that they will not be quiet and nothing of importance damaged and at the same time be No report.

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War Aims

Official Declaration Inopportune

LONDON, Oct. 16 (Reuter) Mr. Winston Churchill's confidence In the outcome of the war and Germany's eventual defeat was

Sir Kingsley pointed out that China had already received asals- tance from Britain' under the ex-. ports credits scheme. and 33 stering "available under. this scheme had not been exhausted and only a small part of the ex port guaranteea had been taken up, the question of further sterling assistance did not arise at present,

sank a 5.000-ton armed merchant again manifested yesterday when US. NATIONALS

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he was questioned in the House of Commons on Britain's war aims.

CHINA

The Prime Minister declared IN FREE. AWE

that the time had not yet come!

be made beyond very carefully NO INSTRUCTIONS considered statements which had

ship, escorted by E-boats "off Genos and also sank an armed merchant ship of 3,000 tons in the Vado Roads.

Another submarine sank an when any official declaration could enemy supply ship of about 3,000 tons off Naples and a third sub marine sank an enemy supply already appeared,

TO EVACUATE ship of about 800 tons of Ben

Asked to indicate that Britain'

CHUNGKING, Oct. 16 (Renter) was not fighting a war to main. In connexion with the prepara- During the night of

retorted that he did not thing any enthoat to evacuate American October 12-tain the status quo, Mr. Churchill tions by the United States "Gor-

one Rad 1e opinion that Britain nationals from the Far East, it is

13, aircraft co-operated with war memy troop concentrations at

Ships and successfully bombed

Sidi Barrani:

NEW COMPLEMENT LONDON, Oct 16 (Reuter)-I was announced a few months ago

was fighting in order to survive--learned that, hitherto, no fastrac-

BRITISH CAPÁČITÝ Mr. Churchill added: "Our Capa

na-

a atatement which was received tions have been received regarding with cheers, "

the evacuation of American tionals in Free, China.

Chungking has not been m The American Embassy office

tormed of any plan to

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that the Ajax returned to service city to do that is more generally with a new complement of officer's recognised throughout the world. and men and that in addition to, and when the conviction we have Americans in Free. China. remedying the scars she received about It becomes more general, There are in the battle in the South Atlantic then we shall be fra good post-nationals at present residing in about 160 American against the Graf Spes, naval.con- tion to take a further view of Chungking of whom very few have structora had merided such minor what we shall do with that victory expressed any intention to EVA defects of construction as were when it is won. revealed in the action to the ad-

enate if instructions are received "I think our great danger in for evacuation. vantage of her fighting efficiency, making statements which are not

Few of her former officers were of a very general character on this can Consul-General In Chungking.

There is at present no Ameri with her on her return to ser subject-take, for instance, the vice, bat about half of the men attitude to

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BURMA ROAD CHUNGKING, Oct. 18 (Renter) News of the possibility of China obtaining fighters and bombers ordered by Sweden but now held by the United States, is generally

LOAN TO CHINA

No fresh loan by the British Government to China is un-

·der consideration at the pre- 'sent' time, ́declared Sír Kings-

·ley: Wood, Chancellor of the "Exchequer, la' the House," of Commons yesterday. He was asked whether Govern

welcomed in Chungking airce, mene would consider such a loan

PEKING EVACUATION TOKYO, Oct. 16 (Reuter)---The first batch of American evacuees mumbering 100, is leaving Peking for the United States at the end of the month, according to : the Domet news agency cz

The group consist at families of the Embassy and employees of American firms

China urgently needs aircraft to to China under an exports credits Approximately another 280 urotect thathe on the vital Burma scheme similar to that recently American women and children aro

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