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VICTORIES OVER AXIS

Hurricane Squadron Routs

All-Italian Formation

LONDON, Nov, 12 (Reuter)-Armistice Day was celebrated by the Royal Air force with decisive victories over the air forces of the Axis.

an-

Up to 4 p.m. they bad destroyed 13 Italian and 13" German aircraft for the loss of only two planes. It is officially nounced that some Italian airmen were taken prisoner. The Italians lost seven bombers and six fighters, `

RAF. Hurricanes have destroy EMPRESS LINER Thames Estuary yesterday. It is RUNS GAUNTLET

OF NAZI BOMBS

Sino Quartermaster Hero Of Episode

were

ARK ROYAL

AIRCRAFT

IN ACTION

ITALIAN 'DROME IN SARDINIA BOMBED

ed eight Italian aircruft ́off the

authoritatively stated that Aiva were "bombers and,

Itallat bombers retaliated. three

by nighters and they were destroyed attacking the Ark Royal but made no hits. There were no casualties pl when "attempting to attack ship-

or damage.

Ten other enemy aircraft have been brought down up to 2 p.m.

NO RRITISH LOSSES It is learned that the Italian aircraft. were victims of Д

Two Itulan arcraft were des- troyed by British fighters, who had no losses.

Th

MIDDLE EAST

TROOPS

WAR SECRETARY ON RECENT TOUR

LONDON... Nov, 12 (Reuter) "We shall strike home for victory

of

when the four comes," declared Mr. Anthony Eden, Secretary State for War, in a broadcast to British and Allied troops in the Middle East, made known in Jan- don veteroa?.

the

LONDON, Nov. 12

(Reater) Alrcraft from the aircraft carrier Ark Royal, have delivered a bomb- ing attack on the harbour and Mr. Eden to'd them that aerodrome of Cagliari in Sardinia, future was sale in their hands. bombs were dropped only in the mands success" he declared.

It is africlally recorded that "Yours is the quality that com"

target areu and explosions and. The War Minister: comi'nued tres were observed,

"This Journey I have just co- plated to the Middle East Com- mand has been for me a most vivid and encouraging experience. T should..ike to congratulate each one of you-from General Wavel to the most recently-arrived pri- vate soldier upon the splend'd RAIDS ON ITALY

efficiency and keenness dl played British planes operating from by all ranks. No discomfort can single R.A.F. fighter squadron. Greek air fields have again bomu- subdue your spirits, no hardship LUNDON, Nov 12 (Heuter)

There were no British losses in ed embarkation Ine Empress

points in Italy can weaken your resolution. of Japan WAN

the combat...

and Albania and brought safely to. port owing to

have joined FURTHER KEINFORCEMENTS Many of the enemy formations Greek planes in attacking sup- the coolness and' hervisni of which

over the south-ply trans and troops behind the material have been and are being crossed

"Reinforcements th men and Captain, Thomas,and a Chinese east coast of England during the enemy tront Ene, says A message sent to strengthen you still fut- quartermaster, (both in the cap day were heading for London but from Athens.". acities in which they frequently they were all routed and only a

ther." rited Hongkung. according

Greece has had respite from few planes succeeded in reaching air raids for two days but a small Mr. Eden told the news received since the vessel's the capital. sate arrival.

village on the island of Crete was their relations and friends in two bombed on Sunday. No material London were enduring nightly air attack minutes' silence with bowed heads damage was done. was 1 slightly-damaged rall.during one of the many alerts. suffered when one bomb struck Further

afield ferce, air battles the rat a glancing blow and

were waged, over men and women few lic-boats which were hit by everywhere standing to attention It is not yet clear, writes Reu- One of the crew, describing the ter's air correspondent, what part, Captain's coolness, said; "The if any, the Italians took in raid elf way in which he zig-zag-ing London Itself. For the ship out of danger, and

On Sunday morning an Italian avoidea a direct hit saved us all. muniqte deals only with the Gerbomber was shot down near Kan- The Chinese quartermaster

at man attempts to reach London india. Crete's main city. This is the the wheel Was hero.

Ľ

Lying the morning. the German attacks first enemy machine to be brought prone on bis stomach or

dodge on south-east coast towns in the down in Crete. machine-gun are from the plane afternoon and with the Italian he carriert out "perfectly every attempt to attack shipping off the order from the skipper.

Themes Estuary.

The OMAV sign of

„machine-gun bullets.

the

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JAPANESE RAID

HAVOC

Million Dollar Damage To Yunnan University

London observed the

The latest Air Ministry

com-

The eight Italian aircraft shot down in this combat-by

1 single squadron of Hurri- canes nearly all fell into the

CRETE RAIDER DOWNED In the few days since the Bri-

forces that

attacks with a calm courage which had won the admiration of the world. The Same spirit inspired ish forces arrived in Crete it has the forces in the Middle East and together they shared an unbroken become a strongly fortified island faith in the final triumph. and British guns manned by veteran troops are guarding the steep hills.

Gen. Chiang Sends Condolences

- CHUNGKING, Nov. 12 (Central/ Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shel yesterday cabled Dr. Hu ̈ Shih, Chinese Ambassador at Washing-

JAP. WARSHIPS ton, delegating him to convey his

SUNK

condolences to the family of Benator Key Pittman, late chair- man of the US. Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

sea. One, which ended its Successful Action By of Foren Affairs, has also dis-

carcer on land, crashed on a rifle range many miles away. at Woodbridge, Suffolk.

Five of the crew were taken prisoner, two of them with serious injuries. The sixth member the crew was dead,

ALL-ITALIAN FORMATION

of

This formation belleved to be the first exclusively Italian forma- tion to raid Britain is understood CHUNGKING, Nov. 12 (Central) adds the correspondent, to have More than $1,700,000 losses were consisted of twin-engined Caproni Eustained by the National Yunnan 135 bombers and Flat CR42 bl- University as result of an airplane. fighters,

►

Shore Batteries

TUNKI, Nov-12 (Central) - 'wo Japanese war vessels were sunk by Chinese shore batteries Ja south Anhwel last week-end.

One of them, a warship, wAN hit and foundered east of Siangkow, about 15 miles above Tungliu, on November 7 while proceeding downriver. The other, transport

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heavily loaded with supplies, was sunk west of Kweichik, above Tung- ling, on November 9,

rald over Kunming by 30 Japanese The Aghter escört was just ab1. planes on October 13, a

final to keep up with the bombers they A Japanese push toward Bannu, investigatiour of the damages re. are accompanying for the maxi-southeast f Hotel, in central ¡veals,

mum speed of the CR42-about 272 Anhwel, has been repulsed with Of the amount. $1,500.000, dân miles per hour-does not exceed heavy casua't'es. ages were caused to the bul'dings, that of the Caproni 135. It is

LOSHAN DRIVE, |$100,000 to hooks and apparatusē. | small. wonder that the entire Heavy losses have been sustain-

and $500 to furniture.

formation was easy meat for the ed by the Japanese in. their About 30 bombs landed on the much faster Hurricanes.

cent unsuccessful drive toward university compound, wrecking Even before noon the Germans; Loshan, east of Binyang in south most of the buildings. The as-sent over some three formations Honan. In one hospital in Sin- sembly hall and the newly-com- jof fighter-bombers and they were yang alone. It is reported, more pleted medical school building met and dispersed by the R.AF's than 400 wounded soldiers were completely demolished, while reinforced fighter patrols.

brought from the fight'ng areas.

the science hall was rendered use- ess by bomb shrapnels...

DORMITORIES DEVASTATED"

| RUMANIAN QUAKE:

were

serat 60 dormitories for the HOPES FOR ENTOMBED PERSONS

[faculty and students were levelled

to the round by concussion."

There were however, no casal

ties.

S'HAI COURTSTM DESERTED

IN CARLTON DEBRIS ABANDONED

RUCHAREST, Nov. 12 (Reuter)-Hopes of saving 20 people. trapped alive beneath the ruins of the Carlton' building skyscra- per appear to have been abandoned. The last volcè has esased io. reply on the telephone line which enabled the trapped to communi- cate with the rescuers since Sunday. They are feared to been asphyxiated.

The latest report estimates that at least 207 people, were killed in

Work At Tribunals the Carlton building alone. More

At Standstill

CHUNGKING, Nov. 12. (Central,

than 1,000 people from badly damaged houses in the Rumanian capital have been evacuated.

Travellers recount the oil fields

-The Second Special District Court are a spectacle of desolation. and the Third Branch of the Hundreds of villages are said

Kiangsu Court in the French Con to have ocen razed to the ground cession in Shanghal, once scenes and tens of thousands of peasants

of unusual activity, now appear are homeless.News from the to be deserted due to the refusal provinces add hourly to the York Ballding, Hong Kong.

of loyal Chinese Judges and law-death-roЛ Distilled and bottled in Scotland by vers to participate in the court

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LONDON, Nov. 12 (Reuter)

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Adml. Decoux Resigns

Increasing Pressure By Free Frenchmen

HANDI, Nov; 12 (Reuter)-Vice- Admiral Jean Decoux, Governor- General of French Indo-China: resigned yesterday according to a Japanese report,

Admiral Decoux, was appointed

'Alt work at the two tribunals has been at a standstill since their illegal transfer, to the Nanking regime. Three cases come up for trial at the Grim'nál | While rescue workers were busy The reason for the resignation Section of the Second Special Dis- |ún the debris of a new block of of Admi ̧ Decoux is reported to be trict Court yesterday morning, flats, of tanks in the basement due to the increasing difficulties but there were no judges on the exploded and fires broke out, A created by a strong group of pro- benches. Both the plaintiffs and number of the workers were killed de Gaulle followers in Saigon. defendants also failed to put in and work had to be stopped

The Vichy Government is ex- their appearance, nor-were they represented by the'r lawyers,

| Further, earthquake tremors were felt in Rumania. yesterday but only slight damage as a result of the fresh tremors is reported in Governor-General on June 26 by, were scheduled to Bucharest itself the Vichy Government. -

It is still not possible to form pected to appoint a new: Ouver. any clear ides of the total num-nor-General scor

ber of casualties or damage i

Dr. Wang Chung-hul, Minister

cutebed a message of condolence to the Pittman family.

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