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ITALIAN WAR VESSEL NEMESIS IN ATTACK ON BRITISH CONVOY

WELL-PLACED TORPEDO CLIMAX SPIRITED RED SEA NAVAL SKIRMISH

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LONDON: Uct, 23 (Reuter)—The Italian destroyer. Fran-' cesco Nullo was forced aground, and was blown up by a torpedo fired from His Majesty's destroyer Kimberley in a spirited ac tion in the Red Sea, states an Admiralty communique last night, giving an entirely different complexion to the action as reported by Rome.

During the night of October 20, relates, the Admiralty, one of our convoys in the Red Sea was attacked by two Italian destroyers which fired torpedoes at the escorting vessels and shelled the convoy.

Oi escorting vesseis immediate, which the Germans escaped at full ly opened fire on the enemy and speed tu. Brest, British pursuers gave chase, Contact was temffering neither damage nor loss, porarily lost but HMS. Kimber- ley, commanded by Lieut.-C'omur. J. S. M. Richardson, R.N., regained touch at daylight and engaged onc enemy destroyer identified as the Francesco Nullo.

After an action lasting 40 minutes, the Italian destroyer. having been heavily damaged, ran ashore and was blown up by a torpedo fired by the Kimberley.

TWO GUNS SILENCED. The Kimberley came under the fire of a shore battery or, three guns and received one hit, spun- ters of whlen darnaged a steam pipe and«reduced ner speed. Ta Kimberley, however, succeeded in

An

MEETS

Small Scale

Air Attacks

Houses Demolished In S.-E. Raids

LONDON. Oct. 23 (Router) Enemy air attacks on Britain yes-

GENERAL

GEN. DE GAULLE ENDS TOUR OF CAMEROONS

DUALA, Cameroons, Oct. 23 (Räuter) — General Charles da Gaulle has just, concluded a tour of French Equatorial Africa, in- cluding the interior of the Cameroons and the Chad region At Yaounde, the capital of the Cameroons, and at Fort Lamy, the capital of Chad. and numerous places which the party

other

visited by plane, General de Gaulle was enthusiastically wel- comed by the European and na- tive population, local chiefs often

POLISH PATRIOT KILLED

terday were on a very small scale, coming from afar to affirm their Death Occasioned By

says an Air Ministry communique Issued last evening.

A few sporadic raids" were made in the morning by single enemy aircraft on several towns on the south-east coast and some damage was done...

In two towns houses were de- molished and a few people were killed or injured,

RAIDERS INTERCEPTED

A force of enemy aircraft cross- ed the coast in the afternoon near Dungeness. They were promptly intercepted by strong forces of our fighters and were unable to penetrate to the London area.

HIT ON STERN LONDON, Oct. 23 (Reuter)

Italian destroyer in the Red Sea was attacked on Mon- day by Röyal Air Force bom- hers and a 'direct hit on the vessel's stern was scored. This was only part of the wide spread operations by the British Air Force in the Middle East yes- terday, says the Air Ministry com-east town.

unique.

Between Sollum and Buy, low level attacks or enemy "working parties were carried out. A nux- ber of military vehicles were des- troyed by fire and others Were severely damaged.

ASMARA RAIDS

loyalty.

Perhaps the most moving movement" of the whole tour. was the meeting at the Gor- ernor's Headquarters at Fort Lamy between General de „Gaulle and General Georges Catronx, former Governor of Indo-China who came specially from London to assure General de Gaulle of his full support and to bring new evidence of Britain's will and growing power to carry the war to a victorious conclusion.

General Catroux Bas left for England again and General de faulle is back at Duala..

Reports so far received show

SOCIALIST DECLARATION that in this attack very little damage was done though a

few

LONDON, Oct. 23 (Reuter) bombs were dropped on a south-The Socialists of France are coa- vinced that England fights alone to defend the freedom of the en-

BRITISH AIR DEFENCE

MOSCOW, Oct.

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Gestapo Grilling

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LONDON, Oct. 23 (Reuter) The distinguished Polish leader and patriot, M. Maciej Rata), has (been killed by the Gestapo, ac- cording to Polish circles in Lon- don.

:)

He is stated to have been mur- dered five months ago but the news only just become known...

The German version is death from heart failure but according fo London Polish circles he died. after a third degree torture.

For many years Rataj was the speaker in the Polish Parliament and the leader of the biggest political party the Radical Pea. sants Party.

tire world against the monstrous "Mystery" Moves Off

attempt to enslave it made by Hitler and Mussolini. They salute with admiration the resistance of the British people and ате соп-

Ribbentrop

NEW YORK, Oct. 23 (Reuter)— Dispatches from Berlin yesterday agree that von Ribbentrop has left the German capital

29 Central)vinced that in this they are at The latest issue of the magazine one with almost the entire French Krasnaya Zvezde contains an ar-population." silencing two u the three guns. ... Further bombing raids were ticle by Major Vedenichey on

This declaration is made in a

He is generally belleved to be England's air defence in which he manifesto recently drawn up. In

on his way to Vichy or Madrid, or shows that the real weight of the unoccupied French territory by

in

In this spirited action the Kim- made on Asmarn' and Gura berley sustained three wounded Eritrea when tanks near work-

and the next of kin will formed immediately.

be in shops were hit and bulldings, were struggle against the German air members of the French Socialist both, and it is hinted that the final

No other snip. elther escorting or in convey, received any dam- age.

ITALIAN CLAIMS Although no statement from the

set on fire.

Two raids were made on Bahar- dar (Lake Tara), aerodrome causing three explosions. At Tessenel direct hits were register 'ed on buildings.

Admiralty in regard to the Italian An Italian plane intercepted

claim to have sunk six vessels ny over the Red Sea by R.A.F. aircraft

damaged a cruiser in was chased for 30 miles. The Ita convey alld the Red Sea is yet available, un bomber was last

seen losing Reuter's Navu! correspondent height rapidly and emitting black points out that there have been smoke from ita fuselage. many instantes recently of · Ans claims to naval victories. being completely reversed by facts when the latter become known.

upon

falls which are endowed with unusual here.

British destroyers Party, which has just "reached

speed and manoeuvering skill.

air raid defence is fully centralis- England's system of directing its

This system, which helps reflect ed and perfected like a machine.

taken by the enemy, has had its Immediately every step nder-

effect.

The article notes that the Brig Push have paid little heed to small

callbre anti-aircraf

come.

U.S. ENVOY LEAVES

LONDON, Oct. 23 (Reuter)-MI.

Ambassador in London, left for Joseph P. Kennedy, United States Lisbon yesterday. From there he CAPRONT DOWNED in a recent engagement

artillery, will take the Clipper for America. over which is of enormous significance the Kenya-Abyssinia frontier. In air rald defence, but this de- he was leaving the Embassy, he In a farewell message just as fighter plane of the South African, fect is now being rapidly over-said: "I would like to tell them Thus several alleged Italian Air Force shot down an Italian *uccesses in the Mediterranean Caproni bomber the crew of which The major said that after Aug been through it all and have the over there how it is here. I have have proved to be disastrous were taken prisoner, episodes for the Italian Navy There were a number of enemy dally growing activity of German ers"

ust 10 the air war was marked by greatest-admiration for London-- More recently the German claim planes over Malta on Monday but aviation. However. 'this has not to have routed a British flotilla they fied without attempting to given decisive results. In conclu-

One of the Ambassador's last near Bristol Channel was shown to attack when they were intercepted sion, the author said that the

acts before leaving was the in- have been a fleeting encounter in by British fighters,

result of the latest air battles spection of a parade of the local testifles to the greater efficacy of Guard in the grounds of his coun- mounted branch of the Home

· England's air raid defence,

try house, where he was heartily cheered.

GERMAN CONVOY USUAL NAZI

FANTASY

ATTACKED

Ships Almost Lifted AIR RAID DAMAGE

Out Of Water

LONDON, Oct. 23 Reuter) -

convoy in

How a German

Channel waY thrown into Fusion by a British bomber

IN BRITAIN

LONDON, Oct. 23 -(Reuter)—Tile the cialm

that numerous. new

fires

AUSTRALIAN POLITICS

Another evidence that his aa- miration for the British is reci- procated is revealed in an article by the well-known political writer, Mr. Beverley Baxter,

Party Managers Hold Kennedy's work on behalf of

Secret Session

Mr. Baxter, commenting on Mr.

Anglo-American friendship. says that when the Ambassador arriv- CANBERRA, Oct. 2 (Reuter)- led with his charming wife and were started in London on Monday he complete overhaul of the large family, he captured the night was made in yesterday's German High Command communi- Australian War and Home Detence imagination of the British public.

administrations and an increase Everything he said and d'd

con-

on

que.

Monday is told by the Air Minis- try new service.

ед-

It says that the bomber sighted, four miles off Dunkirk, & convoy Liverpool und other armaments Labour Party.

in soldiers pay are among the hanced the affection of those of It states that bombers attacked

demands made by the official us who knew him and the esteem of 12 to 15 armed cargo vessels, plants were destroyed: Hangars and

of the whole nation. escorted by E-boats and travelling plants on the ground were said to handed to Mr. R. G. Menzies by They are contained in a letter

POPULARITY SZUMPED in line astern in two ranka

have been destroyed by bomb at The ships opened fire on the tacks on aerodromes and troops"

Mr. Curtin at the conference of

the war began and Mr.

After

in making good a steady run and port installations were also claim. proposal for a National Covern- Play the role we had perhaps"į aircraft, but the pilot succeeded camps, Damage to oil depots and Party managers discussing the Kennedy went home, he did not

dropped his bombs well in among ca -the convoJE.

HEELED OVER

ment.

The conference held a secret session in the morning. There was another meeting later to hear

The communique alleges that convoy off the east coast, were Mr. Menzies reply to Labour's de- 3,000 tons of merchant ships in a badly damaged.

Two versels in each rank were almost lifted out of the water by the bursting bomba and when the plot turned to observe the result bours continued as well as the The minelaying of British har- cf his bombing, une vessel had shelling of Dover, heeled right over on its beam

The communique adds that several bombs were dropped in

end.

As the bomber came away, the British raids on Germany on Mon pilot strated and disorganised the convoy with machine-gun fire.

CANADIAN NAVY STRENGTHENED

Six

mands.

LORD LOTHIAN

SEES KING LONDON, Oct. 23 (Reuter)-Lord

day night without military damage, Lothian, the British Ambassador t

It claims that two British and the United States, was received by two German planes are missing. the King yesterday.

Hitler Reported To Be In France OTTAWA, Oct. 23 (Reuter-

more large steam-driver

BERLIN, Oct. 23 (Reuter)-Hitler minesweepera costing $129,000. each, "have been ordered for the received M. Laval, the French Vice Royal Canadian Navy. says the Premier yesterday, according to Canadian Minister of Munitions, the German Wireless. Herr von

Ribbentrop was present at the in

Mr. C. D. Howe..

His Majesty also received Mrj Churchill who remained to lunci,

NO VICE-REGAL STATEMENT

OTTAWA, Oct. 23 (Reuter)- (The Prime Minister of Canada, Mr.

rather foolishly expected. He steadfastly remained an American Ambassador instead of becoming

but to his eternal credit he did a British one. The result was that his popularity underwent a slump,

not become embittered.

Now, for no other reason than true recognition of his character, his popularity has come back. It has nothing to do with his family, his golf or his smile. It is more sold and enduring. He has earned the respect due to a great Ameri- can Ambassador who never for a moment mistook the coun- by to which he was accredited for the country of his birth.

ENEMY VESSEL BOMBED

Mackenzie King and the Earl of LONDON, Oct, 23 (Reuter) This brings the number of terviews

Athlone were engaged in animated An enemy merchant vessel of vessels in Canada's major ship- Hitler is at present somewhere conversation as they walked down nearly 2,000 tons was successfully building programme to 98, involvin France where he received M. the platform from the train on bombed three miles off Hook of ing more than £12,000,000 and Laval, the German Wireless an-which the Governor General re-Holland by a "R.A.F. plane this constating of 34 minesweepers for nounted Inter but the actual meet turned from his week-end visit to afternoon, the Canadian Navy, ten corvettes ing place was not revealed.

for the Royal Navy and 54. COF-

vettes for the Canadian NaTY.

President and Mrs. Roosevelt at Arter dighting the enemy veaset; Hyde Park, New York.

the British bomber dived through It is not the custom, that any the cloud and dropped a. stick of VICHY, Oct. 23 (Renter)-Gen vice-regal statement should be high explosive bombs from a these ships will have been eral Weygand new to Fex on Mon-made but it is understood that the height of 900 feet, scoring. n. launched before the end of this day to review troops of the local visit was most satisfactory and direct hit on the bow of the vessel, year.

garrison, states the Vichy Radio, pleasant in every way,

announces the Air Ministry,

A very substantial proportion of

Peace settlement with the Petain Government may be in the wind,

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