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AIR FORCE RESHUFFLE FORESHADOWS

BRITISH AIR OFFENSIVE OPINES AMERICAN PRESS

Interest Evinced In New Post

Of Sir Hugh Dowding

LONDON, Nov. 19 (Reuter)-Reports from London published- in the American press yesterday morning about the new RA.E.. appointments' are interpreted by them as evidence "that "Britain is preparing to take the offensive.

The appointment for special duty in the United States of Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding, who has been Chief of the Fighter Command since July, 1936, has attracted particular attention

It is regarded by the New York Times as an attempt to achieve GERLSENKIRCHEN "standardisation of American and

HARASSED BY

British fighter aircraft

It is not a secret in Britain, R.A.F.

says the paper's London corres- pondent, that" American planes lack adequate armament.

Synthetic Oil Plant Chief Objective

the

HITLER MISSED THE BOAT AT MUNICH

Defences Of London In 1938

ré.

LONDON, Nov. 19 (Reuter) "I think the one person who gretted Munich mure than any- one else was Herr Hier," deçler ed Sir Nevile Henderson, former British Ambassador in Berlin. speaking at Ipswich yesterday. "He thought he had missed boat and 1 may say, so I he did"

GENERAL

Italian Counter-Drives In Koritza Region Greek Artillery Destroy

Motorised Division

ATHENS, Nov. 18 (Reuter)-Greek forces advanced "again yesterday on all fronts and are reported to have destroyed an Italian motorised division which apparently is attempting to ex- cape into Yugoslavia

Greek torces resumed their advance to the north-west of Koritza vesterday afternoon after a morning spent in prepara- tions. In the Korttas ares the Italians are counter-attacking with plans, nine of which are reported to have been brougnu down

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PETAIN VISITS LYONS

In a village near Korliza mater- his 'la's captured included 10,000 think, blankets and large fond supDIES. In-this-advance-10-guns-33-anti- Continuing, Sir Nevile Hender-tank guns and 16 mcriars west son said: "I do not know whe also captured ther the critics of Mr. Neville It is learned that the Yugoslav Chamberlain realised that on Jan. authorities have interned a num- 23, 1938, we did not have's Spit-per of Itakan armoured cars which fire.

entered their country near Kaleo- SEVEN A. A. GUNS

Thred to avoid capture by the "We bad one or two experi-Greeks who are mopping up in the

VICHY. Nov. 19 (Renter) mental Hurricanes and seven mo- Koritza region.

Marshal Petain, President of dern A.A. guns for the defence of These may be part of the Ita- Vlohy Government, was given an London out of the 400 estimated Man division described as destroy-enthusiastic reception by a large. as the minimum necessary.

ed by (feek artillery and air-gathering when he arrived in. Lyons yesterday on 1 two-day visit.

WARM RECEPTION FROM POPULACE

་

the

PRESSING PROBLEMS Reuter's Air correspondent states that the creation of the new Army LONDON, Nov. 19 (Reuter) Co-operation Command of The might of the R.AF. on Sun. R.AF. announced yesterday fore- day night was again mainly con. shadows energetic attention centrated on a single German two most pressing problems of town-this time Gerlsenkirchen. aerial co-operation with the Br"Germany could have dropped craft

The attacks began at an except tish Army

2,000 bomba dally on London and

RASES EVACUATED ionally early hour. The mah ob- Finally, crose study will be given

we could have given no reply.

LONDON, Nov. 19 (Reuter)- A big crowd also gathered out- jective was the Schalven synthetic to aeria artillery

"Goering told him if you in- The Italian air force a believed side the Prefecture and respond- observation oil plant at Buer, in the neigh- problems and the suitable aircraft sist on making war, before the in London to have evacuated two, Ing to their repeated demands, bourhood of Gerlsenkirchen. This for it, and, secondly, the extent to end there would be very little left of its most modern Albanian Marshal Petain appeared on the is one of Germany's most Im which British dive-bombers of London and absolutely nothing bases

Both are at Koritza and balcony and acknowledged cheers. pertant hydrogenation plants for replace artillery in harassing of Czechoslovakia." **

the withdrawal is attributed to the the manufacture

Grek advance, writes Reuter's Air stated semi officially, is to become The object of his visit, it is aviation petrol from ecal,

correspondent

This means that the Italian alfaculties of the region,

personally acquainted with the It was designed to produce 300.- 000 metric tons annually.

force in

ht

synthetic enemy infantry.

1.000 INCENDIARIES

The first squadrons

THE RIGHT MAN

The new command is essentia and the new commander is the right man to probe these pro-

remained blema.

Rome Claims Torpedoing Of Warship

nearly an hour and dropped many! He went through Woolwich änu ! high explosive bombs and nearly served with the Artillery, joining. 1.000 incendiaries on the target. the old Royal Flying Corps in Plots reported fires including 1914. Ne went to FTAJICH Ta one conflagration which quickly January, 1940, to assume supreme ROYAL NAVY SHELL spread until It square mile,

covered half a

at-"

the young mẽn in

"mands.

1

Albania is driven back to the coastine because the only

While Fetain' was witnessing the other azzodromes are at Durad, altëstation of members of the Le- Valona and Tirana, some 20 miles son of ex Soldiers at Lyons,. inland from Durazzo.

M. Xavier Vallat, former extreme]

at

The Italians are known to have rightist" deputy, broadcast from paid considerable attention to the Vichy an explanation of the aims

the bases

of the Legion. He said that development of

the Koritza before the bostilities Marshal's aim is to found a

Just against Greece began. Their France in peace at home And labour and foresight may be or for this purpose he needed brave substantial benefit to allen air and patriotic men in every corner

make good use of France.

well laid nat

winter

cam-

command of the Army co-opera- MOGADISCO Hon squadron attached to the A second raid 'lasted nearly two B.E.F. and the R.A.P's advanced ROME, Nov. 19 (Reuter) -- A hours. Many fires and explosions air striking force and to evolve communique issued here yester- were seen and direct hits were watertight en-operation between day claims that a British cruiser forces who could noted on various large buildings, the R.A.F and the British and of the Leander type was torpedoed of the large and

airfield in their by an Italian aircraft at Alexan Another synthetic oil plant at French armies, Gerlsenkirchen was raided at in- The reshuffle mother RAF

paign. darla. tervals. Six fires resulted and ex- Appointments is destined to give Concerning the

FEATHER IN GREEK CAP British bom- their late for bardment of Mogadisco, the comether feather in the Greek cap: While the Italian retreat is an- plosions were caused.

ties their chance in high communique asserts that the cruise it does not follow, that the present which attempted to bombard the -NEW FIGHTER CHIEF. harbour was hit and withdrew Italian air operations on the de-

fenders' The new Chief of the Fighter behind a smokescreen.

forward positions and Command. Air Marshal Shelte On the Italo-Greek

communications Will necessarily slacken. The distances from the The bombers also

Douglas, who is $7, will carry uncommunique says that there 2 the vigorous defence of Britain very little activity on Sunday but

Albanian coast to Heront are railway station to the north-east established by his predecessor, Air claims that of Gerlsenkirchen, railway yards Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding, peatedly bombed

Italian airmen" re

Greek troops, and aerodrome at Esmer,

who held the Command for tous, destroyed bridges, dislocated com Meanwhile other aircraft were years. operating far and wide over West-Sir Sholto Douglas.

jmunications, caused fires and ex- during the plosions and bombed Corfu, ern Germany,

last war.

was one of the finest fighter plots and commanded GREEKS GIVE UP two fighter squadrons.

REFINERY ATTACKED Yet another refinery was tacked towards midnight. Two major explosions and many occurred

fres

attacked

war, the

was

ADMIRALTY COMMUNIQUE LONDON, Nov. 19 (Reuter) The bombardment of Dante, u Italian Somaliland, by light forces was announced by the British 'Ad- He miralty yesterday.

PASSPORTS

Ar Marshal Boyd's appointments takes to the Middle East a man LONDON, Nov. 19 (Reuter) who knows the region well. A message from Cairo says that has held the Commands 800 Greeks from the Dodecanese Mesapotamia and Aden and island have given up their "pass-been an able deputy to Chief Air Lurts in repudiation of their Ita- Marshal Sir Arthur Longmore who lan nationality.

commands the R.A.F. in the Mid- Idle East Command.

LORD LOTHIAN SEES

har

The targets were the oll tanks coastal and anti-aircraft batteries

:

still within range of Italian dive-

bombers and the Italian air force Is known to be operating against Greece from Italy.

At the start of the campaign. the Italian air force was also operating from the Dodecanese Islanda, which region. has been

heavily pressed by the RAF. and the British Navy.

REMARKABLE TRIUMPH

A senior RAF. officer, outlining the present position in the Medi- terranean and the Greex war.

and the landing pier, all of which observed: "By holding off the in- appeared to be badly damaged.

No damage or casualties suffere by the British forces,

were

DR. SALAZAR CREATION OF FIVE-POWER BLOC RUMOURS IN BERLIN

LONDON, Nov. 19 (Reuter- Lord Lothian. British Ambassador to America, had a conference with the Portuguese Premier, Dr. Salazar, on his way through Lisbon to return to his post.

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BASLE. Nov. 19 (Reuter) The possibility of a statement de- Aning Spain's attitude towards Germany's New Order" in Europe emerging from the present talks at Berchtesgaden is stressed by

the Berlin correspondent of the Basler Nachrichten who says that the statement will concern both the political and economie ar. rangements.

Fifth Column Activity In America

FURTHER RAIDS CARRIED OUT

vader for three weeks and in some places arving him off, the Greeks have scored a remarkable triumph. The Greek Air Force, however, is small and there is a definite limit to the amount of support with our pre-occupations in Britain and

to

Egypt that can be given

"By concentrating the. Full

the Greek forward positions, the weight of its air offensive against

Italians are using their air force and long-range aerial artillery on the German model in contrast to their tactics at the start of the Berlin diplomatic circles are offensive when their attacks were convinced that a programme is widespread in the evident bellef about to be mooted for co-opera- 'that they could crush the Greeks tion between Germany, Italy, by breaking their mòrale." Russia, Japan and Spain in a new j Five-Power Bloc, says the Perlin correspondent of the National Zei- tung.

Russia, he says, has how. der finitely taken her place in this bloc and closer contact between | Rumania, Hungary and Slovakia

is also expected,

KING BORIS IN GERMANY

TALK WITH HITLER

3

ROME. Nov, 19 (Reuter) SUNER ENTERTAINED CHICAGO, Nov. 19 (Reuter)~~~~

King Boris of Bulgaria had Some members of the Committee Hitler yesterday entertained Senor Berchtesgaden Bunday, acgord LONDON; Nov. 19 (Reuter]

conversation with Herr Hiller at investigating un-American-activi- Serrano Saner, the Spanish Foring to the Stefant News "Agency. tes are afraid that the publica eign Minister, to tea. ton of the White Paper contain Count Clano, the Italian Forcign was contained in an official com- The Agency-toys that the news ing their findings would cause re- Minister, Herr von prisals against the United States the German Foreign Minister, and in Bulgarian newspapers today.

Ribbentrop,

munique which will be published

In the Axia countries and "even Field Marshal Willielm von Keitel.

King Boris stated to have

involve the United States.. in Chlet of the German Army Staf, been on a private visit to Ger

var."-

were also present, with Clano in

Later Hitler had

Ribbentron

a conterence

presence

of

Mr. Martin Dies, Chairman of the Committee, made this state ¡ment at a press conference at which he said that the White Papér, giving evidence of Cer many, Russia, Italy and Japan mittes to decids,

many and left for Sofia immedi ately after the conversation

COVENTRY RAID CASUALTIES

working to stop supplies for Bri Mr Dies announced that his. LONDON

Nov 15 CReutér›

tain, would be given to the ax agents carried out raids in various It is now enimated that the members of the Committee but the parts of the country yesterday deathroll in Thursday's rald on question of whether it would be seizing documents of the "Italian Coventry is now over 250 dead,

More bodies may yet be found.

W. B. LOXLET & CO., (CHINA) LTD. made public was for the Com and German grzan

:

M. Vallat exhorted his hearers te form groups in factories and offices as centres of Legionary thought and strength, rendering all sabotage impossible..

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