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GENERAL

BERLIN DISTRICT A BLAZING JAPANESE SUFFER SEVERE INFERNO FOLLOWING MOUNTAIN OF GOD

BIG R.A.F. RAIDS

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Midnight Attacks Also Launched On Italian Works At Milan, Turin

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STOCKHOLM, Oct 22 (Reuter)----Displaying great daring in the face of heavy gunfire. British R.A.F. pilots turned a Berlin district into a blazing Inferno during a big rald on the capital on Sunday night.

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Many incendiary bombs and high explosive bombs of the highest calibre fell in the area, states the Berlin correspondent of the Afton Bladet, who, visiting the district immediately after- wards, found a scene of great destruction.

there

on

About 20 people were killed and Between these extremes wounded, bomb splinters, broken was the customary activity glass and stones were flying about. parts and on industrial targets la Other reports declare that Brt-the Ruhr. Including Krupps and tish planes approached the city in on the naval docks at Hamburg

• waves from several directions. and Wilhelmshaven which, in the The city was illuminated by a words of the official communique waning moon tut small clouds were heavily bombed and a large provided the-raiders with cover.warship is belleyed-hit.

VOLCANO ERUPTS

DAR-ES-SALAAM, Oct. 23 (Reuter)-The sudden erup- tion of the volcano, Oldonyo Lengai. or *Mountain of God," in the northern pro- vince af Tanganyika bas covered the countryside for 30 miles round with molten lava and ashes. Many cattle have been killed but so far no less of human life is reparted.

BRITAIN WELL PLACED FOR PLANES

CASUALTIES IN CHINESE AMBUSH: FENGSIN RETAKEN

KAOAN, (Klangst), Oct. 22 (Central)--After re-occupying Feng- sin, strategic city west of Nanchang, on Oct. 18, Chinese' troops are. continuing their advance east of the city in hot pursuit of the Japanese fleeing towards Anyi. With the fall of Fengsin, the Jap- anese In Anyl and Nanchang are now exposed to immediate Chinese attacks.

The recent Japanese drive pa Fensin was launched on Oct. 13 when a large force of scżnę" 9,000 men started a two columin attack on Fengsin and Hisishan respec- tively. he column attacking Hslashan Wis quickly driven back, while the one driving on Fengsin was able to reach its bojective

First Lord's Fighting Speech

Unaware cf a large Chinese WARNING AGAINST forcé lying in ambush west of Fengsin, the Japanese pushed for- ward recklessly after their cap-

Lord Beaverbrook'sture of the city. They penetrated

Statement

as far as the southern bank of the Liao River where they were surprised by the Chinese suffered severe casualties

and

JAPANESE RETREAT Following this reverse, the Jap- anese hastily retreated to Feng

STALEMATE

LONDON, Oct. 22 (Reuter) -“We have to carry this war into the enemy's fields until we win It, declared Mr. A. V Alexander, First Lord of the Admiralty," in speech at Westminster yesterday...

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LONDON Oct. 22 (Reuter) There are more planes in Great Britain of every operational type ready for inmediate service today

He added that having by the than there were two, menths ago.

courage and endurance of the civil This statement. Lord Beaver- sin. The Chinese Immediately population as well as of the fight. brook told pressmen yesterday. launched a counter-attack. After ing services, warded off the A German official communique

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before he could was made after allowance has a pattle lasting three days and enemy's attack declares that only incendiary LONDON, Oct. 22 Reuter been made for losses In the air nights. the Japanese were finally achieve victory, we must not find bombs were dropped. This con-Railway track in Western Ger- and tranfers to other. scenes of dislodged from thely positions in ourselves against a position of

with reports by the official many was hit by British bombs on action:

Fengsin and the city was entered stalemat news agency that high explosives Sunday night." This admission He admitted one Or two fac by the Chinese on Oct. 18.

was contained in a German High torles had been hit by bombs, but' Command communique.. which, declared that construction has in claims that no communications no way been seriously impeded. were broken.

Import of American is growing and duction is excellent.

ficts.

were unloaded as well

TWO-WAY OPERATIONS

The RAF alsq operated at both ends and In the middle of the Berlin-Rome Axis.

Simultaneously with two raids on Berlin, extending over six hours. British bombers were launching high explosive bombs upon Italian mator car and aeroplane regions and steel works.

The communique also claim: that a submarine sank a British auxiliary cruiser of over '10,000 tons gross and that on October 20 torpedo-carrying aeroplanes sank three British merchant ships ag- gregating 20.000 tons off the east coast.

Heavy ground mist kept the In connexion with R.A.F. at- first raiders to Zerlin circling for tacks on Berlin, the communique half an hour. trying to and their claims that some houses were targets. Then the haze cleared į demplished" and several person's and a big rallway yard was seen killed. unmistakably glinting in the i The communique further claims 'moonlight.

"TIVE FIICES

Congress

"We are daily convoying our

In addition to having inflicted ships, dur troops and our supplies which some 1.000 casualties on the Jap- to the theatres of war in anese, the Chinese are reportea victories will be driven home,"

2 machines to have also captured large said. Mr. Alexander.

Sir booty of war horses, and arms.

Robert Kindersley, Presi pir

Savings dent of the National

sala that careless

Canadian

Campaign Condemned

BOMBAY, Oct. 22 (Reuter)'In ; the interests of India herself it would be suicidal to do anything that the enemy fest 18 planes likely to prejudice Britain's effort Banday while four donnay planes fin the life and debtr struggle." Direct hits were made on sid-were missing.

states the Council of Western ings with high explosives and five

India Liberal Association. In fires were counted as the result of

statement strongly. condemning Incendiaries.

the Congress campaign of dis- obedience.

NEW LONDON SYSTEM

The following raiders directed attention to an objective near the centre of the city and to industrial targets

LONDON, Oct. 22 (Reuter) in the north-western.

An attempt is to be made by Mr.|| suburb,

Herbert Morrison, Minister for The official account states that here also the bomb-aimers saw Home Security, to abolish the the bombs bursting round the peculiarly English system of queve

targets.

CLEAR VISIBILITY

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as applied to air raid shelters used for sleeping in

ENEMY ALIENS

IN BRITAIN LONDON, Oct. 22 (Reuter)

LANGKI RECAPTURED

Langki, important. town about Movement,

to hurt people's feelings.

25 miles northwest of Kwangteh spending postponed victory. It was in southeast Annwel near the time for perfectly plain speaking Kiangsu border, was captured by on this subject. We could not!

to be the Chinese last night following allow the financial front

weakened because we did not want: a vigorous attack

Battering their way into Langki in spite of stubborn Japanese te sistance, the Chinese. penetrated the city at midnight last night. After having engaged the Japanese in severe street nighting, they LONDON, Oct. 22 (Heuter) completed the occupation of the The United States imbassy was | damaged during the recent ar A delayed ac- The Japanese are reported to raids on London. have suffered heavy losess,

tion bomb fell near the Embassy und exploded later.

city.

LANG LO THAI RELATIONS

WARM WELCOME

FOR MISSION

LONDON, Oct. 22 (Reuter)--" The Diplomatic correspondent of the Sunday Times states that Anglo-Thailand relations are steadily improving. The special Goodwill Mission British Malaya, Burma, India, and Australia. headed by the Thai

of Justice, was land Minister

Persons of eminence in art, science and letters. University or techni- Mr. Morrison announced that cal college students and those After two-hour respite, the second attack began. Clear vist he has authorised an experiment, who have lived since childhood or Eility now favoured the operations in the issue of tickets. In the for 20 years in the United King and one pilot. disregarding hot London area and thus avoid "that dom and are friendly towards anti-aircraft fire. dived to within abomination, the queue,"

Britain, are. eligible for release: 2,000 feet of a roof-top to strad- Ble added that the people have from the camps of interned" Ger- dle the heart of the city with a quite enough hardship to put up' mans and Austrians, stick of bombs.

with without the waste of time (This was announced in a revised He, like another colleague, saw involved in queueing up or ar" "edition of the White Paper deal- biz fires start.

riving at á ahelter hours before ing with civil internees of enemy warmly welcomed by the Govern

I nationalities.

The pilots recorded hits on hand to reserve places. ----- Pullitzerstrasse and the Ehrter rallway yards and goods sidings Charlottenburg,

ITALIAN RAIDS

The raids to Italy involved

a 1,600 miles non-stop fight with a double crossing of the Alps. Here active operations began soon after midnight when bombs fell on industrial plants in Milan and Flat Works at Tutin as well as the Pirelly accessory factory at Sesto Sangloganni and blast furnaces at Aosta.

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GEN: SIKORSKI PAYS TRIBUTE TO BRITONS

LONDON, Oct. 22 (Reuter)-A high tribute to the marvel- bis stand against aerial invaders in the great Battle for 'Bri- un was paid by General Sikorski, Polish Prime Minister and Commander-in-Chief, in a special broadcast to the English peo-

plè

He said: "For over two months great battle has been raging lover London. It was deliberately ordered by Hitler in order to break the resistance of the Eng- lish people at lightnight speed

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Y.M.C.A. HIT DESTROYED BY

and force them into capitulation HIGH EXPLOSIVE

"This effort has failed to bring Britain to her knees and has

forced Hitler to change his tacties ATTACKS MADE. BY

and turn his attention elsewhere. This means that he is now forced'. to conduct a protracted war- which thought fills the Germans with horror" {

LONE RAIDERS

LONDON, Oct. 22 (Reater)~ The headquarters of the Young Men's Christian A680- clation were severely damaged by a high explosive bomb dur ing an air raid yesterday. There were some casualties, in

ment and--people

to

In early October they were entertained at Delhi by the Vice- of roy and had the opportunity making friendly contact with Government officials.

The Mission, writes the Sunday

Times. has amply fulfilled its purpose of prompting friendly? re... latinals between, Thailand and the British Commonwealth in the spirit of the recently concluded Anglo Thailand Nen Aggression Fact

ANKARA CENSUS

FIGURES.::: ISTANBUL, Oct. 22 (Redter)

The first returns of Bunday's census shows the population.. of the Turkish capital, Ankara, has

increased. by 26 per cent, since

1935 when the first census Way taken...

It is now 156,000 of which 65,400 are-women-

CAIRO, Oct. 22 (Reuter)---The situation continues." "Quiet on al Fronts," in the words of vester- day's communique.

General Sikorski expressed his pride at the fact that Folish squadrons were defending London and participating in the British expéditions to the Continent, that the land forces, already organised, cluding ten killed, but 400 or 500|**** were taking over

considerable members sheltering in the gymna operational sections while another slum escaped.

part of Poland's armed forces was'

A greater part of the building. were carried out in the morning

small number also penetrates the

taking its stand in Egypt at the including the hostel, where there by single enemy planes while a side of her Allies, and the Felishare over 300 residents, has been Navy was fighting stubbornly at rendered uninhabitable,,

the side of British naval forces. The casualties were mostly in General Sikorski concluded by the reading and billiards rooms. saying that we are fighting for a

new Europe with a different polt-

BOMBER DESTROYED

Guns and fighter defences have

tical order which will be more just been in action throughout the to all nations, communities, and day. One enemy bomber is known Bocial classes and for lasting to have peace.

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He expressed the ardent destre that the present hour might so deepen Polish-British friendship that it would stand not only the Solé Aponte:

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There was simillar enemy action on a small scale during the after- hoon.

FLATS DAMAGED Bombs dropped on London fell the outskirts. One mustly In block of flats was damaged and some houses were hit. A factory in Lancashire was damaged and there was damage at some points along the Channel coast.

The total esmalties were not large. There

were some fata-

An Afr. Ministry communi- que issued last night says that In addition, four enemy planes sre known to have been des- troyed during the night. Attacks over the British capital lities.

U.S. EMBASSY DAMAGED

Several windows were broken, but all the members of the night": -staff-on-duty escaped injuries. -

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