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STRIKING BROADCAST STATEMENT BY WENDELL WILLKIE RA. BUTLER AND

"VOTE SHOWS THE VITALITY OF

OUR DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLES”

NEW YORK, Nov. 7 (Reuter) -The 'sizable character of Pre- sident Roosevelt's majority became apparent by the time New Yorkers reached their offices at 9 o'clock yesterday morning. when the President's third term was 'ratifled by 37 States with 437 electoral votes,

Mr. Wendell Wilkie was credited with 11 States and 4 elec- toral votes. The popular vote at that hour was Roosevelt 21,255,- 000: Willkle 77:740,000,

"I know we are both gratified that many American citizens par- ticipated in the election. I wish you all personal health and hap- pfness.**"

In a striking statement broad-|sident Roosevelt: "Congratula- cast from New York yesterday," Mr. tions on your re-election as Presl- Willkie, after finally admitting dedent of the United States. feat. said: "I accept the result of the election with complete good will. The vote shows the vitality of cur Democratic principles." Sports Coats in "Harris "

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SEVERAL PERSONS DIE IN SOUTHAMPTON RAID

Public House Demolished:

Six Raiders Destroyed

...LONDON, Nov. 7 (Reuter-A number of persons sheltering in a public house in a town in east Scotland were killed when The public house was demolished, during an air raid on Tuesday night. said an Air Ministry communique yesterday giving a later account of the raids on Brita n

Damage in London was more 'RAF, were therefore five aircraft widespread than first thought but and two pilots. st:ll not heavy and cascualties,

were not large.

$

ENEMY LOSSES Later reports show that foun

DEMOCRAT GAINS

will continue as I shall, to work

The Democrats had won, 239 for the unity of our people in

sents in the House of Representa- completion of our defences, in sending aid to Britain and in in-12.30 (New York Time). Net De- tives and the Republicans 121 at sisting on the removal of anta- gonisms in America-all to the end that governments of free men shall continue and may again spread throughout Europe."

RESOUNDING VICTORY

mocrat gains totalled nine.

in the Senate and the Republicans The Democrats had won 20 seats

nine. Net Republican gains were two.

Of our States which hitherto President Roosevelt, unique; have completed their returns. third-term President, faced the three have been carried by Roose" most critical period in American velt. These are' New Jersey, with history, not only with a resound- 16 electoral votes, Connecticut, ing victory behind him, and an with eight votes and Rhode Island, overwhelmingly favourable Con-with four votes. gress to old him, but with the assured support, of the defeated wilkie, was Vermont, with three, Pepublican Party In all matters of electoral votes.

vital national interest,

Following his admission of de- feat Mr. Willkie telegraphed Pre-

WIDESPREAD RAIDS ON REICH

The fourth, which went to

ROOSEVELT REPLY

President Roosevelt has accept- ed Mr. Willkie's congratulations with sincere thanks. The Presi dent wired Mr. Willkle:

"I greatly appreciate the, as- surance of your good wishes for my health and happiness which I greatly reciprocate."

His Republican opponents con- cede re-election to Key Pittman. chairman of the foreign affairs committee of the Senate, at Neva- da, by a majority of about 6,000. HUGE MAJORITY

Roosevelt's majority on the popular vote had climbed to over four million by 4.30p.m. (New York Time), There was no change

HEAVY ATTACK ON BREMERHAVEN A relatively quiet day of air enemy aircraft were destroyed in

LONDON,. Nov. 7 (Reater) fighting followed London's longest attacks JTI Britain yesterday. Explosions of such violence that night alert.

states a fater Air Ministry com-they could be

heard above the Enemy aircraft approached the ¦ munique. It adds four of our roar of the engines by a bomber in the prospective electoral votes. "Southampton area yesterday after.fighters were lost, the pilot of one crew several thousand feet up,

noon but were intercepted by being saved,

far inland.

SOUTHAMPTON RAID

during

resulted from a heavy attack on enems shipbuilding yards on Tuesday night at Bremerhaven by the | RAF, which started three fires.

s'multaneously naval dockyards at Emden, were subjected to 50 minutes of incessant. aerial bom- bardment with tons of high ex- plosive and thousands of incen- diary bombs dropped,

RAF. fighter, and as a result the It is known that ap majority did not penetrate very | bomber Was destroyed Tuesday-Wednesday night

The Dornier tying-boat des An Air Ministry cominunique troyed by Coastal Command air &tates bombs were dropped in craft yesterday morning is Southampton, damaging -some | addition to the above. houses and public buildings, and; As the enemy bomber was a number of persons were injured troyed after midnight the and a few killed..

number o enemy aircraft Three enemy aircraft were destroyed was six.

וי

in

des

total

den.

troyed yesterday, adds the com- MERSEYSIDE DEFENCES munique. Two R.AF. fighters are Merseyside unti-aircraft but- missing but, the pilot of one later.e. und R.A.F. defences Have brought down 17 German raiders

sale.

it is now known" that oue air-since the intensive atracks last craft reported missing on Tuesday August, it was revealed: yesterday. ¦ la safe Losses on Tuesday by the

Merseyside A.A batteries actu alty managed to bring down two ralders while firing blind!

Unly crack Naal pilots are sent

remarkable that the amount of

REORGANISATION over on the dusk raids and it is OF HOME GUARD damage they have been able to de to Merseyside had been practi-

Announcement Made

In Commons

LONDON, Nov. 1 Reuter) Britain's effective army has sud- denly increased by the gigante total of 1.700.000 men by the fundamental reorganisation of the

Home Guard.

'cally negligible

SIDI BARRANI ENGAGEMENT ·

Bremen and Vegesack naval dockyards were also visited while Hamburg had one of its earliest raids when a heavy attack was opened at 7.50 p.m. on one of the city's principal power stations at Neuhof.

By 4.45 pm, 254 Democrats had been elected to the House of Re- presentatives and 146 Republicans. The Democrats have now picked up 22 seats.

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The state of the Senate was 21 Democrats elected, 10 Republicans and one Progressive. This is a net turnover of two for the Re- publicans.

. LABOUR'S PLEDGE Reeturns for Governors show 16 Democrats elected and 10 Republi- cans, giving a net gain of two for the Democrats.

Mr. William Green, President of the Americari Federation 01 Labour, has telegraphed President Other targets mentioned by the Roosevelt pledging the co-opera- Ar Ministry news service include tion of his section of American, aerodromes to Germany and occu- Labour in the execution of the pied territory while potential in-nation's defence programme, In vasion bases along the Channel the promotion of national unity

had more attention than of late. and the preservation of peace. ITALIAN BAN ON

SWISS PAPERS

FALSE WAR NEWS ALLEGATION

MONTREAUX, Now: 7 (Reiter) The Italian ban on sale of all

CAIRO, Nov. 7 (Reuter)Enemy patrols south-east of Bid! Barran were successfully engaged by our artillery on Tuesday and forced to 18wlas newspapers except the withdraw; Bays $ Government Basler Nachrichten and the Neue Zuercher Zeitung cause a regret-

Salient points in the reorganisa-Headquarters communique. tion. as announced in Parliament yesterday, are that. the Home Guard win have a Director-

General with a fully equipped directorate of its own on the ad-

'ministrative alde.

Its new Inspector-General will be Lord Gort, who will combine that office with his other duties

LOCAL FLAVOUR” The Home Guard is to be given

a more," permanent

character. without, however, losing its local

or friendly "flavour."

Commanders are to be given commissions and there will be a

Britian mechanised patrol has table impression in Switzerland again been active in the Kassalo On Monday and Tuesday, edi- sector of the Sudan where casual-tions of Swiss newspapers which ties were inflicted on a party of were widely read in Italy were the enemy who hastily withdrew confiscated at the frontier. without returning our fire,

The Roma correspondent of the The communique adds: "In Basler Nachrichten says that "the Kenya and Palestine there le reason given for the ban is the nothing to report."

publication by the Swiss press of agency reports of the lack of success of Italian forces "against.

Lamberene Returns Greece.

To Free French Fold

The Gwles" authorities denied f that any false war news had. been published in the Swiss press.

JAPANESE EVACUEE LINER LEAVES LONDON, Nov. 7 (Reuter)

sultable complement of warrant ELIZABETHVILLE, Nov. 7 (Heu- officers and N.C.O.6.

ter) The inhabitants of Lam Commissions will primarily be berene, in French Equatorial given only for the exercise of Africa,have offered to surrender command over Home. Guard to General de Ganile, lander or troops, but in specific emerzen-Free France, It was announced in The Japanese liner Fushimi Maru, cles, commissioned officers can be Elizabethville yesterday.

FULL ARMAMENT.

{sent to Galway tu take Japanese

placed in command of all troops ) They had previously declared from Britain, aslled yesterday with in their given locality.

themselves supporters of the 400 persons on board. including: Vichy Government and offered passengers and crew,.. "The Hoine "Guard will soon strong resistance to General de Reason given by many of the have rifles, automatic rifles, ma-Gaulle.

Be pasengers for leaving was the chine-gung and grenades "on": a It is understood General de bad state of business Passengers scale equal to full armament for Gaulle has granted the garrison Included the Japanese emsul- 1,000,000 men.

general in London.

honourable teritia

H.K. EVACUATION

LONDON, Nov. 7 (BWS)- Replying to a Parliamentary question the Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Mr. H.A. Butler, said that while there was no question of the return to Hongkong of British WO- men and children whọ haya been evacuated, it is under- stood that H.M. Government does not at present contem- plate the need.....of further compulsory evacuation.

SULTAN OF JOHORE

MARRIED

LONDON, Nov. 7 (Reuter) The Sultan of Johore was married yesterday at the Caxton Bali Registry Office to Marcella Mend) a Rumanian girl seed 25

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