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GENERAL

RUMANIA HIT BY WORST EARTHQUAKE EDEN HAD SINCE 1802: SHOCK WRECKS WARFARE IN

SEISMOGRAPH IN BELGRADE

·

on

Heavy Loss Of Lives: MR. BEVIN SOUNDS

Bucharest In Danger Of Total Destruction

BELGRADE, NOV. 11 (REUTER) — CASUALTIES IN THE BU- VANTAN EARTHQUAKE ARE ESTINIATED AT 2,000, ACCORDING TO THE LATEST, REPORTS RECEIVED HERE EROM BUCHAREST. A slightly stronger shock would have wrecked the whole capital and Rumanian seismologists are expecting a further shock. If this 'shock is a strong one it may mean the total destruction of the

citv

Last night rescuers were still working on the Carlton build- ing which was destroyed in a few seconds. No trains are entering or leaving Bucharest station,

efore

It is reported that the shock Laust de 1xamined before it is at Ploesti was preceded by a flash | pronounced habitable,

A WARNING

Speaking in London" Saturday, Mr. Ernest Bevin, Minister of Labour and Na- tional Service, said:

"There has been lot of wishful thinking... about Her Hitler and Signor Mussolini

DESERT

ITALIANS SUFFER

SERIOUS

LOSSES

TALK WITH SELASSIE

Was Received

By Farouk

CAIRO, Nov. 11. (Reuter)--About | 250 prisoners have been taken”in, the Kassala sector, and also al large quantity of arms and stores! LONDON, Nov. 11 (Reuter)---Mir, have been captured or destroyed, Anthony Eden, British Secretary states » GHQ communique yes- tor War, during his tour of Egypt terday, which adds that opera and the Middle East, 'saw and had tions are still proceeding. H

talks with Halle Selassie, former

having fallen out and about Operations are also continuing Emperor of Abyssinia, and Emir ̈ Italy having déclared war on In the patagit area where serious Abdullah of Trans-Jordan in ad- Greece without the sanction of casualties "were suffered by the dition to conversations with Gen- Germany. I wish this wishful Italian battalions which held eral Smuts, it was officially dis- thinking would stop, We must Gallagat and the two which con- closed in London last night.” not base our policy on "the hope that there is the slight- est division between them."

Engineers POLISH ORDER

OF DAY

of lightning and all telephones're examining the railway tun were Immediately cut off. Many neb in which bad cracks have public buildings and houses were appeared and дге holding up destroyed.

At Galatz, the Cathedral and St Helen's Church were ruined

In the oil region of Buzau and Romnelcul the workmen's camp suffered severely Although the

trafic.

TURKEY SHOCKS

ISTANBUL. Nov. 11 (Reater)

felt here during the night, parti Violent earthquake shocks wer

cularly in the area of Sinope and

dustea the immediate counter attack un November

This, says the "communique, now confirmed from prisoners' re

ports.

SAVOIA CAPTUREN

g

Savola 82

Mr. Eden was, also received by King Farouk and it is stated that

his conversation with the Turkish Mission had been conducted in "d most friendly atmosphere." A three-engined

On his return to Landon, Mr. landed undamaged on the island Eden said: "Wherever I went I of Cyprus and the crew of four found the troops in good heart and

with was captured.

a spirit of cheerful The Conv reference which the fidence."

makes to Egypt 13 that Putiny reconnaissance alr- craft have been active over RM... tish forward tronus.

Gen. Sikorski Sees communique Defeat Of Germany

LONDON. Nov. II (Reuter- two new tactors in victory are

Regarding Kenya and Palestine

refineries and petrol dumps were: nebolu on the shore of the Black the resistance of Greece and the there is nothing to report. not damaged severely the number Sea No casualties or damage are of casualties is stated to be very

hiph

BURIED IN RUINS The eight-storey . Carlton building crashed and it is feared that 200. people are buried in its rains-The-new- Foreign Ministry building has ú crack running from top to bottom and the 14-storey tele. phone exchange building is budly cracked. Not a single celling is intact in the whole capital.

The streets are Impassable. uwing to debris and the broad Calea Vitoriel-Bucharest's most fashionable shopping street-is blocked in three places.

A large area in the centre of the city has been roped of. Tele phone communication has been!

reported to date.."

re-election of President Roosevelt. says General Sikorski. the Polish Officials of Bucharest Obser

Frime Minister in his order of the vtory say the quake was the day to Polish tarces to mark the worst since 1802. It occurred at re-birth of the independence of 345 am and the total extent Poland in November. 1819. o loss of life and damage is stil

· not known.

One of the largest buildings

in Bucharest a new 16 storey block of flats in the centre of 100 elty-crashed in ruins, while other -buildings damaged include the

badly Royal

"Palace, Army Headquarters

and the U.S. Erabassy.

General Sikorski added that the Germans cannot any more exptet

Germany Has Lost Chance

con-

15,000 MILES Mr. Eden's tour covered be- tween 12,000 and 15,000 miles. His

aeroplane flew over vast distances of desert and his points of call ex- tended from the Western Desert in the West, Khartoum in the South and Trans-Jordan in the East.

Beveral days were spent in the Western Desert, at Mersa Matrun LONDON, Nov. 11 (Reuter)-Sir and at Siwa' which, afforded Mr. Neville Henderson. former British Eden an opportunity of living with to obtain a compromise in a nero-Ambassador to Berlin, speaking at the troops in the field.

Lincoln, expressed tiated peace. They will have to

opinion accept a long war which will end that Germany has now lost the

in German detent as in 1918.

The Polish Brigade in Egypt would very soon have to fight against the troops of the Italan Dictator and Polish soldiers would

• Carry out TOWNS HALF-DESTROYED

their duties. aware of Reports from other capitais say the fact that, in fighting against that some Rumanian towns are the common cause of humanity,

the Italians they were defending half-destroyed.

A municipal officer in the ten tre of the oil field reports that

interrupted for hours and a speed hundreds of buildings there have ROME CASUALTY®

limit is imposed on all traffic. At. dawn the majority of the trame eonsisted of ambulances the injured to hospital,

taking

OIL CENTRE HAVOC At Galatz on the Danube. 30 people were killed and 100 were jured while oil plants at Ploesti, the centre of Rumania's off in dustry, were damaged..

The shock was also felt in Bul- garla where there are some vic tima, und in the Marseilles recton

of unoccupied France.

The Rumanian radio broadcast

buen destroyed

An official Bucharest Broadcast calls on all doctors, chemists and engineers to report at

once for rellef work.

The 'quake was so bad that It wrecked the seismograph at Bel- grade Observatory.

In London, Mr. Shaw, the noted seismographist. says that "the first shock put his seismograph out of action but be was able to get it working again."

i

one

LIST

ROME, "Nov. 1 Reuter) E

thousand Italfan casualties are mentioned in the list for Octo- ber published yesterday.

the

At Cairo calls were made on King Farouk, the Egyptian Prime Minister, Hassan Sabry Pasha, and other prominent politicians in- cluding the Minister of Defence.

last chance of winning the war.

He said that he had not altered the opinion, uttered in September last year, that if Germany had not won by June of this year she

WENT TO HAIFA would have lost the last chance Mr. Eden's Journey to Palestine' by this month (November).

took him to Jerusalem and Haifa Sir Neville added that Germany where he met General Heame. very nearly did win the war in General Officer Commanding, and June but the amazing skill of our saw troops at their stations. afrimen, the valour of our army and navy saved Britain.

3 GERMAN AIRCRAFT.

انه

He also paid a call upon Emir Abdullah at Amman the Trans Jordan frontier.

Throughout the tour Mr. Eden kept in the closest possible touch with the" naval, military and alr force commanders and their staffs, Admiral Sir Andrew Gunning- ham, General Str Archibald LONDON, Nov. 11 (Reuter) Wavell and Air Chief Marshal Sir

Arthur

DOWNED

The list as issued follows. *North

Africa: 58 killed. 13 Three German aircraft were de- stroyed during Saturday night's wounded, one missing.

East Africa. 13 killed, 27 wound-raids. ed;

Navy: 128, killed: 250 wounded, 312 missing.

Air Force: 57 killed, by wounded,

It was one of the most severe 54 missing.

recorded. he

an appeal to every architect to earthquakes report for service as every house say.

Jap. Empire

Anniversary Celebration

TOKYO IS BEDECKED

FOR OCCASION

ever

#

"

Native troops in North Africa 20 killed, 53 wounded:

JAPANESE ATTACKS ON ICHANG

ARE REPULSED

MANY VILLAGES

BURNED

CHUNGKING, NOV. 11 (Central) The Japanese drive from Ichang! to Nantsinkwan, north of Tchang

TOKYO, ~Nov: 11 (Keater). The on the Yangtze River, with about celebration of the 2,600th anni- 2,000 troops and 30 planes has been versary of the founding of the repulsed, Beld dispatches from the Japanese Empire began today. Hupeh ront state,

Tokyo was a city of flags, lan Japanese attacks at Paochlatow, terns and banners when. before Erhtalpo and Tsaowenchung, otaer dawn, over 50,000 representatives points around Ichang, have glen of all classes in the best formal been repelled,

CHUNGKING

THRIFT CAMPAIGN

POPULACE URGED TO BUY SAVINGS

CERTIFICATES.

CHUNGKING, Nov. 11 (Heute)

-Chinese all over nation yester-

flew

Though enemy, aircraft ever various parts in England and Wales, no serious attacks develop-

Longmore accompanied him on many visits.

STUDY DEFENCE MEASURES CAIRO, Nov. 10 (Reuter)-Emir Abdullah of Trans-Jordan 15

ed on any targets, according to an visiting Egypt to study British de- Air Ministry communique and fence measures.

where Lorabs were dropped. casualties were slight and damage small.

in

Yesterday, accompanied by General Str Archibald Wavell, Aircraft operating singly or in

Commander-in-Chief of the Erl- small formations and making use Zealanders took part.

tish land forces in which New

of cloud cover penetrated inland

yesterday afternoon, and dropped On Friday, Air chief Marshal tombs at several points in the Sir Arthur Longmore, -Air Officer Midlands and south-east and Commander-in-Chiet in

the Middle East, conducted the Emir on a tour of inspection of the R.A.F.

south-west England.

American Missionaries Murdered

SON ALSO KILLED: ROBBERY MOTIVE day launched a thrift and savings KUNMÍNU, Nov. 11 (Reuter)- campaign in which the populate Two American missionaries and dress proceeded to the ceremonial Chinese troope in

dré urged to purchase savings one of their six children were hall which had been created on klang are increasing their pres- redeemable after six months at an near Kutsing village, on the Yun- enstern One-prtificates from banks which are murdered on Nov. 5 at Chanyi, the plaza confronting the Imperial gure upon the sapanese troobi ät Palace,

on the south bank of interest of eight per cent.

Sigoshan,

annum

Der nan-Kwelchow border.

The Emperor entered the hall, the Chientang River, opposite ▲ 101338 meeting is being heiu Bernheim, an independent mis

of the Imperial family.

DECORATIONS CONFEREEN Prince Konove read a congratu- latory message in which he said

We swear to observe the Imperial instructions and enhance the essence of hational polley."

Througlast the Empire, the

The victims are Alfred · Max preceded by Prince Konaye, the Hanzchow. The Japanese hate Premier, and tollowed by membe burned down many villages in the ship of Pang Kung-chang, Vice-adelphia Missionary

here today under the chairmansionary attached with the Phil

Association cutskirts to prevent the Chinese Minister of Publicity. from using them as cover.

of Spokane, Washington, his wife all theatres and amusement Emily and one son David, while Japanese garrisons in various places will present a special pro- one other of the remaining chil

stations on the Hlaotsgramme. while a party of mall

the dren was wounded and is now 11 Raliway in Shantung have suffer-Government, military, women, hospital.

bears casualties as a result of business mini, labour, police and There is no information of the dally harassing attacks by Chinese gATTISON bodies will send out perpetrators of the crime and the guerillas. They have now been hundreds of unlts to start a house manner in which it was carried withdrawn” to Tsingtao to avold to house canvassing for the pur- out but the Chinese authorities further losses

chase of savings certificates by the state that their information he The Japanese at Wenteng and populäet,

dicates that the motive was rob- Changchiafow on the Shantung · KUNG TO BROADCAST bery. Peninsula have been routed, The Central Broadcasting Ma- CONSULATE INVESTIGATION- Wangtung, northwest of Wenteng, tion is stranging a special pro- Responding to the State De- has been recovered by the Chinese gramme including a broadcast by partment advice to Americans” to ROMÉ, Nov. 11 (Reuter)-It The remnant Japanese fled to Dr. H. H. Kung Minister of evacuate, Mr. Bernheim and his understood that General Boddu ol" Welhafwel.

||munance, Mr. Ong Wen-ho family had decided to return to Saturday took over the supreme In north Hunan Chinese mobile Minister of Economic Affairs, Mr. the United States and had already command of the troops operating bands are active around Yoyang Yen Chu-taang, Secretary-General applied for their passports a few on the Greek tront Gen. Boddo Tochow). 88 miles north of of the Central Kuomintang, and days before the murder. " has been Vice-Chief of Staff under ¡Changzhs. In an engagement at others.

The United States Consulate

occasion:

celebrated with was

special dances. Two hundred and fifty-seven people were decorated for distinguished services, includ ing three American women.

General Graziani since last June, Chenglingkt, five miles north of "All provincial and local Goven Kutiming is 'send'ng a member of and was previously the Italian Yoyang, the Japanese were badly ments have been instructed to their staff to Changyi to investi- Under-Becretary for War.

vigorously push the campaign.

beaten.

gate

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