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GENERAL
NIGHT AIR WAR Heavy R.A.F. Attacks On
LULL BROKEN
Fire Bombs Showered On Metropolis
LONDON, Jan, 30 (Reuter)--The 10 days full in the night air war over London was broken by an early alert last night shortly after which heavy gunfire was heard in the central districts,
The raid was over before mid- night
Incendiaries were showered on several parts but everywhere fire watchers were ready to deal with them.
DOVER SHELLED
Italian Air Bases
NEW ENEMY BOMBERS ENGAGED
BY BRITISH FIGHTERS
f
CAIRO, Jan. 30 (Reuter) Heavy bombing by the R.A.F.
of Naples and Catanla aerodromes as well as a railway junction and marshalling yards on Monday night were the high-spots lu the R.A.F. Middle East Headquarters comwnique.
of
It states that "during the night of January 27. bombers the RAF carried out a raid on the Capodichino (Naples) aero- drome. Bombs feil on a large building, setting it on Are, and
other fires were started in the aerodrome,
he central railway station [countered a
between the station Bad
number of enemy
Elsewhere in the country activity and a marshalling yard at Naples aircraft and several were damaged, was again slight..
were also attacked: fires and 2 An important railway bridge and Violeat explosion being caused railway junction west of Keren. the Eritrea, was successfully, attacked.
SUPPORT FOR OFFENSIVE "General air support was given our troops in their offensive An
The night, was also marked by shell-fire from German long range guns across the Channel. A num. ber of shells fell on Dover at irregular Intervals but no casualties
were so far reported,
LONDON, Jan.
30
(Reuter) Hitler and Petain may meet again shortly, according to the Ankara radio, which declared last night that there were "certain persistent reports" suggesting such a move,
TRIBUTE TO METAXAS
ATHENS, "Jan. 30 (Reuter)-A tribute to General Metaxas as one of the "llustrious figures of Greek history is paid by King George in a message to the Greek nation.
"with the aid of God," King George sald. "Greece will live and triumph--worthy of our great an- cestors, worthy of our heroes and martyrs."
“VICTORY FIRST" "Victory First" is the watchword of the new Greek Government set forth in a Proclamation issued last night.
Junction. The same night, the Catania. aerodromes were raided,! boris bursting on the mairy run way and among the buildings on the Agardat area
the south side of the aerodrome.
"Comiso was also visited and bombing there
fires started among the buildings, which were followed by six violent explosions which were seen by our raiding Catania.
aircraft
ITALIANS STRAFED "In Libya. air activity mainly confined
"Aircraft of the South African carried air force on January 27, out raids in the Moyale area and diary bombs were dropped. The many high explosive and incen
result was not
observed owing to the weather conditions.
"Reconnaissance fights were was inade on all fronts. protective "From all operauons our 317 fighter patrols for our advancing wraft returned safely. In thel troops and ground strafing of communique on January 27 t
to
the retreating enemy between was stated that one of our fighters uperating in Libya was missing.
Derria and Burre
was
only
"On the Martuba landing field, it is now known that the pilot eleven Savola bombers were found or this machine made a success- abandoned in an unserviceable tul parachute descent and condition. Three enemy fighters subsequently found with discovered nearby were also unor injuries.
and damaged by our earlier bombing| machine-gunning ol
aeroaromeS
"In Albania, fighter aircraft on patrol in the Kelcyle area en-
LIMITED
The Proclamation affirms the POWERS FOR
certainty that the night with be
carried to a victorious end and de- | ROOSEVELT
clares the Government, at the de- sire of the King, "takes up the heritage of continuing the magnt ficent work of the man who has gone."
Willkie At T.U.C. Confab On NAZI ARMY OF
Mobilisation Of Labour
LONDON, Jan. 30 (Reuter)-After dining with the entire British Cabinet at a reception given by the Minister för Air- craft Production (Lord Beaverbrook), Mr," Wendell Willkle. start- ed the third day of his whirlwind inspection of London at war with undiminished energy.
DERNA GARRISON.
#
OCCUPATION
DUTCH TO PAY FOR COST. OF UPKEEP LONDON: Jan. 30 (Reuters
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30(Reuter)
DOWNED IN FLAMES. ATHENS, Jan. 30 (Reuter) --- A Brish fighter patrol, has Just fought an engagement with a formation of Italy's latest bomb ers over the southern Albanian rout, cge enemy bomber being show down in flames,
The British patrol suffered nu
1089.
The headquarters of the RAR. in Greece states. "A formation of our fighter aircraft on an of fensive patrol in southern Albania' yesterday encountered a number The House of Representatives of enemy bombers---Cantas 107 Foreign Affairs Committee, In A and Breda 20 types. Our aircraft secret. session yesterday, fixed aat once attacked and shot down time limit expiring June 30, 1943, оде enemy bomber 1 flames for the President's Lease and Lend while several others were damag-
B
the
use
ed
The amendment, as approved, "The enemy formation Was specifically forbids
of broken up successfully and de United States warships on convoy flected from its target. All
aircraft returned safely.”
CANTAZ BOMBER
lutles
The Committee Inserted in the BIL provisions prohibiting the President from dispatching war
1.
our
The Cantaz 107 is one of Italy's
material to Britain without con- latest bombers. Its range is re [sulting the Service chiefs.
puted to be 3,000 miles. A three-
The threat of a forced loan to Periodical reports must be sub-engined machine, It has 2 top The first morning meeting was meet the cost of thr Derman mitted to. Congress on the working speed of 230 miles per hour, with Sir Andrew Duncan, Minister Army of Occupation in the Nether-nt the measures.. of Supply. who is responsible for lands is made in the prospectus Britain's war production. After of 500,000,000 gulder four per
SURROUNDED this he dashed back to his hotel sent ten year loan to which the
BRITISH ARTILLERY -POUNDING SEAPORT
LONDON, Jan. 30 (Reuter)
Junction nt Mekelle south of Derna.
·
The Breda 20 is not listed here but it very likely is the new Breda "Picchiatelli" dive bomber U.S. NAVY BILL with which the Italian air force to deal with a mass of correspon- Dutch are being asked "to sub- dence
hoped to emulate the, deeds of the also squeezing in a
PASSED long scribe in order to finance the ip-
German Junkers 87. dive bomber. talk with Professor Laski, one of creased state expenditure, due to WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 (Renter). Its speed is 250 miles per hour the Labour Party's leading brains the fact that the Army of Occupa--A Bill authorising the allocation and its bomb-carrying capacity "behind the scenes."
tion costs the Dutch people mil-or $909,000,000 for expanding navalis 2.200 pounds, similar to the The high spot of the day was l'ons of guilders a week. Mr. Wilkie's arrival at a meeting According to news received
construction facilities and building Nazi aircraft,
in 400 small navy craft was passed by the Senate yesterday and sent to
It is learned in authoritative circles of the Trades Union Congress Dutch circles in London, the pros that the Army of the Nile has now General Council, who were discuss- pectus threatens that in case of the White House. surrounded the important road ing the Government's manpower (non-subscription a compulsory 40 Minesweepers. and submarine !mobilisation scheme. Sitting by year annuity-levy at 2 per cent.jchasers are included among the
the side of the T.U.C. Chairman wil be enforced
feraft to be built. There is reason to believe that (Mr. Gibson), Mr. Wilkie listened Italian troops cut off here com- in to the discussion. prise the remnants of the two ľ "They divisions which retired from Sidi fellows very intelligent and alert. are a grand bunch of
Barrani as well as certain num-
I found myself in complete agree-
cles.
ber of tanks and armoured vehl- ment with their aspirations and
The British advance is being purposes," he said afterwards.
Luncheon vas at the Bayoy. facilitated by our possession of Hotel with Sir Robert Kindersley Tobruk as an advance base. There Britain's war-saving propaganda is a good supply of water at
chiet, and a party of big business- Tobruk and there are also large quantities of petrul that the Ita- lians had not the time to destroy. With the air resounding to the thunder
of artillery, the British Imperial troops drawn up round
Derna are sending out extensive patrols to probe the position of the Italians defending this small Libyan scaport.
FRENCH COMMUNIQUE
"
щеп
WOMEN DEMONSTRÅTE
Ji
COMMONS QUESTION ON PEARL RIVER SHIPPING
LONDON, Jan 30 (Reuter,-A laconic "Yes" was Mr. B. A. Butler's answer to the question whether the situation of the British concession in Tientsin was now satisfactory and whether Britons, were able to pass unhindered between the Concession and the adjacent occupied territory.
Sir John Wardlaw-Milne asked,tlon as it affected "British ship- A party of fur-coated and smart-whether British shipping was now ping facilities in North China, dressed women who attempted allowed access on the Pearl River A report was also called for on the to stage a Communist interruption to Canton
subject of British shipping in iñ-! were rapidly evicted almost before. Mr. Batier sald that there was and waterwavs other than the Mr. Wilkie arrived..
Later Mr. Wilikle visited Polish arisen in connexion with charan-
ja weekly service Difficulties hao Yangtse Headquarters. meeting Generaline regulations and pilotage fees Sikorski, the Polish Prime Minister but they were under negotiation. "My sympathies are 100 per cent.
Capt. Alan Graham asked what
Mr.
hotel mus
GENERAL HERTZOG TO RECEIVE PENSION
CAPETOWN. Jan. 30 (Reuter) Mr. Butler outlined the restrie-The former Prime Minister
ta
The recent raid Into Italian with the Polish people," he said on Japanese restrictions were placed Libya by the Free French forces leaving to return to is the subject of a communique where he had
on exports and imports of the an interview with occupied parts of China and Issued by General. de Gaulle's the Chinese Ambassador. headquarters.
what extent Buch restrictions The communique states: "In the cards and pollee permits which Willkie is using all ration
affected British trade course of January, elements of our foreign vialtors to this country are tions in north, central and south who recently resigned from Far troops in Chad, acting under the obliged to have. They have been China, and added that British and command of General de Larminat, given him at his own request carried out a deep rald into Libya he is anxious not to in the region of Fezzan, Our warranted privileges,
troops reached and destroyed. the base at Murzak and carried the post at Gatrun, inflicting on the enemy serious losses in men and material. Beveral Italian plaries
anther foreign merchants were receive h.-
being severely affected, by all these
The proposed visit to Erte is not yet definitely fixu
measures
of
South Africa, General Bertzog.
lament. will receive 2n annual
pension of £2.000 under a special
Bill introduced into Parilament amid cheers from all parts of the House,
Mr. Robert Morgan asked whe- ther there was any improvement to report in the facilities allowed
General Hertzog, who, was the British shipping at coastal ports, first Union Prime Minister to re- were destroyed on the ground.”: tion posthumously upon Lieut.- especially Tsingtao' and Chefon. ceive a pension, had an unbroken The communique. adds that Col. Dornano, commander of the Mr. Butler said that Mr. Eden, spell of over 30 years of Parlia General de Gaulle has conferred detachment, who wRI killed at the Foreign Minister, was calling mentary life beginning with the Crosa de l'Ordre de la Libera- ¡Mursak,
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