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FIGHTING PATROLS ARE ACTIVE IN SUDAN

CAIRO. Nov. 1 (Reuter)---British, Öghting patrols were again active in the Kassala region of the Sudan on October 27 and 28, according to a British communique.

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This communique adds: "On the latter day, a party of the unchy was ambushed leaving 15 dead and six prisoners in. our hands. The mechanical transport vehicles were also wrecked. Our casualties were n

There is nothing to report from

Appeasement Policy Egypt, Kenya and Palestine.""

Out, Says Willkie

AIR ACTIVITY Attacks by the R.A.F. and the South African Air Force in the Middle East on six Itailan bases and camps in Libya and East Africa are also recorded.

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Nov. 1 (Reuter) -- Aǹ allegation that "President Roosevelt has been try- ing to "appease" the Totalitarian

A stores dump was destroyed. a Powers was made by Mr Wendell military building was damaged or set on are, and warehouses were heavily bombed at Bardia and Tobruk In Libya, at Teclezan. Keren and Lughterandi in Italian Somaliland and at Maisawa.

safely

Wilkie in his campaign speech

here yesterday,

Mr. Wikle promised to work for the "maintenance of peace in the Western Hemisphere" but said that he would not stand for &

Our aircraft returned from all these operations, con-

policy of appeasement. He concludes the communique. tended that the Roosevelt ad- ministration had been "helping

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South African aircraft attacked

those very nations which the third a military camp at Lughtertandi term candidate says should

be

quarantined," citing the recent release of a shipment of machine tools to Russ the "ally of Ger many."

Mr. Wilkie added: "This is na Way to protect ourselves. As President I will not help to me- chanise the Red Army so that it cari carry out its purposes. We shall feel well

content to me--

chanise the army of the United 'States."

Mr. Wilkie said appeasement was the surest way to war."

ONE-HOUR RAID

ON FLUSHING

RAILWAY JUNCTION SET ON FIRE

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GENERAL

REPORTS OF Berlin And SOVIET AID Italo-Greek FOR TURKEY RIDICULED

ATHENS ΝΟΥ.

(Reuter) me

Hostilities

BASLE, Nov. 1 (Router)The Wilhelmstrasse's view of the Ita lian conflict with Greece has

pondent of the Baster Nachrich changed, states the Berlin corres-

Reports that the Soviet Union nas event of a German attack on the promised to assist Turkey in the Dardanelles are ridiculed here. ten.

The Turkish view apparently is

It is suggested that the Italo- that, if the Soviet Union had felt Greek war will soon have conse strong enough to challenge user-quences for Germany's relations many she would. have prevented with Hungary. her establishing herself on the Black Sea COAST

According to reports reaching Ankara from Moscow, Bovies off-

JAPANESE 'OCTOBER OFFENSIVE" FAILS

SHANGYAO, NOV. 1 (Central)- The Japanese "October offensive" in complete failure. During the on the Eastern Front has ended

month, there каз considerable military activity In southern

Anhwei, eastern Klangri, castern and western Cheklang, but in all those areas, the Japanese suffered

Official circles in Berit com-defeat and losses. pare Italy's action in Greece with

Employing the tacties of mobile Germany's action in Norway.

The political solidarity of Ber-vigorous attacks since the begin- warfare, the Japanese launched cials are already hinting that then and Rome is emphasised, see- Straits are of no great interest tong that the action against Greece ning of October, their object ap- parently being the destruction of is part of the common warfare Chinese military bases and the against Britain.

seizure of foodstuffs, and military Neutral observers are

seriously

supplies." concerned at the danger of exten- sion of the Italo-Greek confilet. adds the correspondent.

the Soviet Union anyway.

POLISH-CZECH CO-OPERATION

Ministerial Rebuke For M. Laval

in Italian Somaliland on October) LONDON, Nov. 1 (Reuter)- 29. Bambs were dropped among Close buildings in the target area, says Polish and Czechoslovak peoples co-operation between the

"who are in the same areria fight- a communique,

Other units of the South Afring for God against the devil." can Air Force carried out recon- was urged by M. Jan Masaryk. naissance flights.

returned Czechoslovak Minister in London. safely.

In a speech to the New Europe Circle yesterday.

All

WORLD WAR EPISODE RECALLED

ATTEMPT TO "SINK GIB. SHIPPING

LONDON, Nov. 1 (Reuter) No further light las been shed by the "British author- lies as to the actual nature

of the attempt made by Ita- lan officers to "torpedo ships in Gibrantar harbour with "special device."

1:

M. Masaryk said: "We are not doing any. sabotage for the simple reason that we would be mas- sacred but the wheels of Skoda do not revolve quite as quickly as they did two years ago and things do not come "out as beautifully finished as they did."

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London Raid Hsuancheng Thwarted in

Shelters

ACCOMMODATION

The Japanese opened their cam- paign in southern Anhwet on Oct. 4. Their main force was met and attacked by Chinese troops north- east of Chinghsien, "northwest of their advance in southern Anhwel, the Japanese turned. toward the Anhwel-Klangsu border where they raided Kwangteh and Liyang. But their attacks again-proves abortive due to strong Chinese re sistance.

STOLE A MARCH

TO BE INCREASED LONDON.Nov. 1 Further steps are being taken to

(Reuter)

increase

Under the cover of darkness on air raid shelter" accom- the night of Oct 12, the Japanese modation in London tubes and to stole a march across the Fuchun make it easier for people to go to River in eastern Cheklang where and from work.

they immediately started ал attack on Chuki. At about the same time the Japanese at Sino- shan commenced a push eastward toward Shaching.

On Monday next express buses, stopping at only two intermediate points, will be run to the suburbs on ten extra routes.

Buses lent by the Provinces and

M. Masaryk added they were Scotland to the LP.TB. already deeper, the

that the soul of France was go- ing to be chained to Hitler's ap- plecart.

to.

Lured to penetrate deeper and two Japanese co- fighting Laval just as much as

number over 400 and more are lumns advanced recklessly. Hitler and it was a terrible idea going to help the Green Line points favourable to Chinese de- Country Coaches routes and other fence, where they were subjected auxiliary service.

to severe, frontal and flank. at- KEFRESHMENT CANTEENS tacks. As the result, Chuki and Bunks in three tiers are being! Shashing were recovered in rapid put in tube stations thereby in- succession by the Chinese, and creasing accommodation and also the Japanese were forced to beat ARRESTED

leaving more space for the people a hasty retreat toward Staoshan. LONDON, Nov. 1. (Reuter) taking temporary shelter while where they are now maintaining women chosen by Gandhi Jawaharlal Nehru," one of the passing-the-stations

e-precarious hold.~~

ANTI-WAR ORATOR

LONDON, NUY 1 (Reuter) - Many tong of high explosive bumbs and hundreds of incendi arles were dropped on Wednes One torpedo exploded-harm day night on the German-oc. lessly in the harbour while the cupied ports of Flushing, Ant.. uther. which Tan ashore 10 wery and Emden, states the Air Spanish territory. has now been night, according to Ministry news service.

taken to Cadiz

",

The attack on Flushing began early in the evening and lasted

Naval observers in London re.. call that in the last war the

"just over an hour. Several sticks Italians used a sort of "sea-tank”

of bombs were dropped on Wal- cheren Canal and the inner and

or miniature motor torpedo-boat which could climb over ab-

outer harbours, and though cloud structions at the entrance to har and baze made it difficult to

bours and also a sort of raft

men could swim

see the full results of the bomb with which

ing. one huge fre started bento harbour and fix mines to tween two docks was visible from ships,

35 miles away.

At

EMDEN HAVOC

explosions

Antwerp,

fires were reported in the bour area.

1.

and har

At Enden. bursts were observ. ea on a quay and in the har. bour: one very bright fire started while other fres

seen to spread rapidly.

Un 1918 a sea-tank was das.. covered and had to be sunk but two Italian officers used a raft to get into an Important har- bour and blew up Austrian warship,

En

SPECIAL MEETING

was

were

OF REICHSTAG

ZURICH

(Reuter) i

One aircraft attacked a nearby rallway junction where fre occurred.

large a

make anti war speeches in India have refreshment canteens

to Some of the shelters already. The Chinese in southern Anbwei

and have, recovered all was arrested at Allahabad last these will be expanded. A

the points total which they held prior to October the Delhi staff of 1,000 will be needed to rup. In eastern. Kiangsi, thé Chinese

these canteens-

scored a signal victory in the re- strategic capture of Matang. Yangtze fortress, 47 mfles below Kiukiang.

Radio

GERMAN AIRMAN HELD PRISONER IN BATHROOM

Here are some of the things that happened during recent raids on London; things heroic, and tragic, and purely comic, jostling "one another in a fantasy of life and death

A Dornier, riddled with a Spitfire's bullets, fed south over the Thames estuary. Suddenly its tail snapped off and the bomber crashed-in a field near some houses.

BIG BRITISH ORDER FOR AMERICAN- FREIGHTERS

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 (Reuter) The fact that the British Gov- ernment ordered a large number of freighters

United from the States was disclosed by Mr. Mor- genthan, Secretary for the Trea- sury, yesterday.

When Householders hurried over! They went on walking during

He said he did not know, whe- they found two of the crew badly the raid because they were expect-ther the orders involved the con- Injured, the other two unhurt.

ed-by Smuts, their cat.

struction of a new shipyard in the Nov.

They took the uninjured men to Although Mr. and Mrs. Smith United States for exclusive British Decisions of capital importance a house and decided that they have a new home, Schuts refusesise and declined to give detalls concerning France were taken at had better be separated,

to leave the bricks and wood beyond saying that the British the Florence meeting between So one of the Germans was in-where he always lived, They have has ordered a large number of one. ISOLATED RAIDS Hitler and Mussolini. These deci-vited to take a bath. He accepted tried everything to get him away. standard type of freighter ship

ON BRITAIN

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sions, the agency adds, are likely and was locked in the bathroom Now they are resigned to taking to be the subject of a speech until soldiers arrived. which Herr Hitler will shortly !

BULLET? NO, TEA

the cat his food every day among the ruins of their own home. AS ONE WAS BURIED Smithson-were-first-to-reach the Overhead on the south east young pilot of a Messerschmitt coast raged a terrific air battle.

LONDON. Nov. 1 (Reuter) make at a specially convened Mrs. Betty Tylee and Miss Jean Isolated enemy. aircraft made a meating at the Reichstaz.

number of attacks on various parts

of the country, since midday yes-

terday, states an communique.

Air Ministry Navy Chief Favours when it was shot down by an Below a funeral procession wound

Bombs were dropped on two towns in the Eastern Counties and

a point in South Wales, and the

Midlands, according to reports. hitherto received.

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There was a small number casualties but the resulting dani- age was slight

After an earlier alert, Londoners

Immediate Action Against Italy

RAF. fighters

He was lying some 'distance from his machine and he wore the Iron Cross.

His first question in very good English was: "Are you going to shoot me now?"

"No," said Mrs. Tylee "We don't

its slow way to the cemetery,

Men in RA.F. uniform carried the coffin An RAF chaplain conducted the service,

Above, one of the Nazi planes fell in black smoke..

Below, the mourners lower into its grave the body of a young Ger-

do that in England. Would you man airman, brought down - four- like a cup of tea?”

"Yes, please," he said eagerly.

days earlier,

BOY SAVES BABY

So they made the Nazi airman a When bombs fell in another

MOVE SECONDED

boy flung himself pyer his baby

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LONDON," Nov. 1 (Reuter) Admiral of the Fleet: Lord Chatfield, who was "formerly Minister for Co-ordination of Defence, thinks that Britain should strike violent blows heard the earliest "Raiders Pass- Against Italy now, ed" signal last night since the ex- Britain had Raval forces

in cup of tea... Then the ambulance south-east town a Arteen-year-old tensive night raids began in early the Mediterranead 'able to con-called "to take him to hospital."- September. Byses, KAITLA and tain the Italian Fleet; to hold

| brother as glass splintered over tubes ran to normal schedule.

the Straits of Gibraltar and to A meeting of the rural council protect the Buez Canal

was being held in a south-eastern them. The boy was slightly cut,

the baby was unhurt. in Invading Greece through district when raiders were report Albania, Italy can maintain her ed in the area, armies by the short

A Messerchmitt * crashed in a sea route Solemnly the chairman rose and across the Adriatic which is not proposed: "That this meeting do cornfield in which the farmer-was [reaping. The farmer dismounted an easy sea for the British Navy, adjourn to an air-raid shelter." but there are always possibilities solemnly a councillor rose and went over to the Nazi pilot, "HI" he said. "What do you Mrs. Ra'ssa Berkman Browder, of night action, and if Italy, beg to second the motion." wife of Earl Browder, the Com- plans to extend her operations Bolemnly the councillors raised mean by it? You nearly crashed munist leader, on the ground that to the Greek islands the Bri their hands. The chairman de- atop of me and my reaper." she entered the United States tish Fleet may be given anclared the motion carried. And Ilegally.

opportunity that it has waited solemnly they walked to an air The Browders were married in for. .Moscow in 1929

DEPORTATION OF

MRS. BROWDER WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 (Reuter)

The Department of Justice has

ordered deportation to Russia of

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rald shelter, where the business of BRITISH TROOPS IN Laws of strategy dictate that the meeting was continued:

ICELAND one must strike the enemy's

CAT STAYS ON |

LONDON, Noy.1 (Renter) Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Smith were VICEROY OF INDIA weak spot with the utmost force.

Italy is the Axis weak spot and walking through the streets of a General Viscount Gort, Inspec LONDON: Nov, 1 (Reuter). those sex and air forces that south-eastern town recently when tor General of the Forces 101 Lord Linlithgow's term of office can be spared from the defence a raid began. They carried a jug Training, has returned to England as Viceroy of India is extended of Britain against Germany and a saucer, and they were going after a fortnight's visit to the for a further, period of a year should enable us to strike vio-to their old home, destroyed by troops In Iceland accordin to from April 1941.

́ ́lent blows - against Italy now. bombs a month ago.

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