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GENERAL

U.S.-Germany MOLOTOV BACK

Diplomatic Break?

500 NAZI BOMBERS CARRY OUT INTENSIVE ATTACK ON LONDON & OUTSKIRTS

Indiscriminate Bombing: Seven Hospitals Damaged, Twenty Raiders Destroyed

LONDON, NOV. 17 (REUTER)—AFTER ITS VICIOUS IN- DISCRIMINATE BOMBARDMENT OF COVENTRY ON THURS- DAY NIGHT THE LUFTWAFFE ON FRIDAY NIGHT. TURNED ITS ATTENTION BACK FROM THE PROVINCES TO LONDON, SUBJECTING THE CAPITAL TO THE HEAVIEST BOMBARD- MENT SINCE THE INTENSIVE AIR WARFARE BEGAN

Despite the weight of the raid, however, and the fact that' considerable damage was done, the number of casualties was not as great as might have been expected.

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Among buildings damaged were three hotels, two of which suffered direct hits though nobody was injured, while a third had some windows broken

Over 500 bombers participated bombs, which just missed In the raid on the capital and children's ward.' outskirts. As well as hotels, seven

The south coast and the hospitals, two convents, two restlands also came in centres, two cinemas, a block of tention.. fiats,

a school and a furniture depository were hit.

ITALIAN COLUMN

ATTACKED

SUCCESSFUL R.A.F. OPERATION

on the move in the area north of

IN MOSCOW

German Ambassador Another Arrival

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DIES COMMITTEE

MOSCOW, Nov. 18(Reuter)-M

Soviet Foreign Com-! GIVEN FREE HAND Molotor.

finissär, arrived back in Moscow at WASHINGTON, Nov. 16. (Router) midnight from his talks in Berlin. The United States is moving The Ambassaders Of China, LONDON, Nov, 16 (Reuter)-An Italian motor transport column slowly but surely to the point of Japan and Italy, the Ministers of breaking off diplomatic "relations Slovakia, Rumani, and Bulgaria, Koritza was successfully bombed with Germany, according to well and the Danish, Hungarian and

the qualified spokesmen in Washing-German Counsellors, as well by and machine-gunned RAF, and great damage inflicted, ton yesterday,

prominent Soviet officials, were at Reuter's Washington correspon- the station to greet him. It was announced trom head- quarters of the British Air Force dent says that the belief has been

M. Molotov, who was in cheer- sharply bolstered by the fact that ful mood, inspected the guard. of in Greece yesterday.

-An important bridge over which Mr. Cordell Eull has now given a honour while the band played the Italian reinforcements were mov- completely free hand to the Dies Internationale. ing was completely destroyed. A Committee which is investigating Jarge number of troops were taken un-American activities." by surprise and casualties almost certainly were heavy.

This is regarded as highly signi- acant, since hitherto the official A farmhouse used by the Ita-tendency has been to restrain the lans as field headquarters. was scope of the investigations of the demolished.

Dies Committee lest the disclosures made should" "result in publie clamour for the severance of re- fations with Germany.

PILOT'S STORY

A pilot who took part in the the

rald said: "We dived, down from Mid-20,000 feet right over the column

at-which was tightly packed.

for some

SERVICES NOT AFFECTED Despite the intensity of the The Air Ministry describes the fralds none of London's vital ser- attack as heavy and sustained vices were affected and there was and says the attacking aircraft ittle or no damage to military were continually harassed by the objectives.

defences and forced to operate at such a height as to make accurate bombing impossible.

MANY FIRES STARTED fligh explosive and Incen- diary bombs were dropped in- discriminately in many parts

the capital. Many tires were started but" were brought under control with remarkable

were

The raiders

met by heavy barrage from which cloud patches afforded them ittle pro- tection as they dodged from one: area to another,..

the

I saw one bomb burst la centre of a large torry, and the Italians were running like hares. "Altogether it was a most suc cessful day,"

Another Air Attack On Monastir

WORK OBSTRUCTED

Some officials in Washington are

The German Ambassador, Count) von der Schulenburg, returned on the same train.

JAPANESE SHOT IN HONGKEW

Victim Of Chinese Gunman

the

reported to be saying privately that United States representatives in German territory recently have

SHANGHAI, Nov. 18 (Router)- encountered endless difficulty in The wave 01 terrorism in collecting information, and they Japanese-controlled area of Hong- argue that there is therefore, no kew continued unabated yesterday

lonė reason to allow German diplomats when a Chinese gunman full freedom to obtain what in-shot and seriously wounded Ser- formation' they want in the United geant-Major Mitsugu Tominaga. States.

The gunman fired two shots at It is understood that the Dies Tominaga, both bullets lodging in proposes immediately the Japanese, soldier's abdomen. Committee

proTM to investigate the activities in the The victim's conditionis. United States of the German Con-nounced extremely critical

The Japanese authorities threw time Yugoslav aulates and the German Trans-

a cordon "round the district and anti-aircraft guns opened fire on Ocean New Agency.

at present foreigners as well as the raiders Damage was slight | '

Chinese are being prevented from and there were no casualties,

BELGRADE_Nov. 16 (Reuter). The Yugoslavian town of Monas- tir has been bombed by "unidenti- filed planes" for the third time, it was announced here yesterday.

For the first

AIRMAN CAPTURED Two enemy bombers brought down before midnight on Friday both crashed in Essex, one near Harlow and the other at Hornden, speed in difficult conditions. Later in the night another raid- A number of people were killeder was brought down in Shrop- and others injured, but prelimin-shire.

A dead airman was found near ary reports Indicated that the number is not so great as" might the machine, a second was cap-Italian planes, bombed Monastir. have been expected in view of the tured and the police are search- weight of the attack..

Elsewhere there was compara- tively file enemy activity and little damage. and "few casualties were reported.

GROUPS OF RAIDERS

A derence worker described the raid on London as the worst night he had ever experienced and sald the raiders came in groupa.

The noise of engines was loud and continuous Indleating that the raiders must have been in formations and not flying singly.

A heavy death roll "is feared as the result of the destruction of a boarding house and some flats.

Elve bombs hit a hospital" dis- pensary, starting fires which were brought under control.

NO RESPITE

2%

ing for the rest of the crew.

A communique Issued by the Herr Von Ribbentrop entering and leaving the area.

Greek General Staff

states that

.To Visit Rome

LONDON, Nov. 1S

von Joachim

(Reuter)- Ribbentrop, Nazi

Bombs And Leaflets Foreign Minister, is expected in

For Danzig

* WEEK'S BAG OF 68 The Air Ministry

political and diplomatic circles news service

here to visit the Italian capital announced yesterday that during

LONDON, Nov. 16 (Reuter) → shortly, the Swiss newspaper the past seven days,

68 German

The Ministry of Information re- Basler Nachrichten said yester- bombers and fighters were shot down. We lost eight nighters but vealed yesterday that during the day.

only three pilots.

One more enemy fighter was shot down "over England on Friday and two enemy bomb- ers were destroyed during the night attacks on London, mak- ing a totál of 20 aircraft des- troyed on Friday.

Two British fighters were lust, but the pilots are safe.

Enemy air activity over Britain; yesterday was only slight, with raiders reported near Liverpool and on the west, east and north-

There was no respite from the east coasts. raid which went on for hour after One raider appeared, out of the hour and in the outskirts of the clouds and dropped two bombs on capital three wards in a hospital a south-east coast town, causing were destroyed.

some deaths... The plane was last hundred fire bombs felliseen pursued by Spitfires.

Two

in the grounds but no-one was In East Anglia, bombs were hurt. The patients walked or dropped and people Elled. and were carried to safety.

there were deaths in a south the coast town where four bombs des- two troyed houses and a school.

An isolation hospital in Home Counties was hit by

Empire Gifts

P.A.A. SERVICE

For Purchase EXTENDED TO

Of Aircraft

LONDON, Nov. 16 (Beuter)— Gifts for Aeroplanes continue to from ali ber the Empire, it was stated yester: day, when it was announced that India's contribution now totals £1,500,000, as well as £150,000 for air raid relief..

Dour into London

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recent R.A.F. raid on Danzig not It is held in Rome that M. only were military objectives Molotov's Berlin-visit has render- bombed but leaflets" dropped con-ed a further exchange of views taining a message of encourage between Germany and Italy ne- ment to our Polish allies...

cessary:

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WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 (Reuter) -British permits have been granted to Pan-American Airways 19 to extend their service to Hong-. kong to Singapore, stated a Pan- American official, yesterday.

The company has petitioned the Civil Aeronautics Board for unthority to extend is west of Mantia and to use Binga- its service

pore as an additional terminal en route to the Far East.

Latest gift for air raid relief £1,000 from the Maharajah of Mysore.

The East India Spitfire Fund

· The company official indicated now totals £280,000 with a fur- the new service might have "de- ther contribution yesterday offence implications”

£30,000

BENGAL WAR FUND ···

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The Bengal War Fund totals LONDON, Nov. 18 (Reuter) £754,000, a gift of £15,000 being It is announced in Cafro that received yesterday from Central Hussein Sirry Pasha has been. 2 Entangle Provinces and Bihar to purchase Raced to form a new Cabinet, 29 In what three fighters,

"The Ceylon Fund has reached 812,000 rupees, while acknowledɛ- ment is made of Malta's gift of: two fighters.

Northern Ireland has contribut- ed £85,000 which will purchase 17 fighter aircraft.

NEL GIFTS

In the Netherlands Fast-Indies; N.C.O.'s of the Dutch Army have contributed 35,000 guilders to buy a Spitfire.”

The Netherlands Trading Com- pany has sent £6,000 to London while the Netherlands East Indfes Fund will soon be able to pay for ́a second squadron of Spitfires.

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