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British Patrol Drubs Enemy In Sudan

CAIRO, Oct. 24 (Reuter);—A remarkable action in the Sudun fu which very heavy casualties were inflicted on the enemy with no casualtia on the British side, was announced in a G.H.Q. communique to-day.

The communique states that one of our motorised patrols in the Kassala sector of the Sudan, surprised and attucked at close range from the rear a party of approximately 1,000 of the

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On the night of October 22, an enemy camp east of Sidi Barranl was successfully raided; one prisoner was transport taken und eight motor vehicles were destroyed.

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SMIGLY-RYDZ

ARRESTED

LONDON, Oct. 24 (Reuter).-Mar- mint Smigly-Itydr, the Polish Com- mander-in-Chief when war began, has been arrested In Rumania, se carding to the Rome radio.

The Marshal was interned in Rumania on hla arrival there on Sep- tember 10, 1939.

Friday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

Wendell Willkie Has

October 25, 1940.

Volunteer

Answer For Roosevelt Competition

HARBOUR CREEK, Pa., Oct. 24 (Reuler)—Mr. Wendell

The following the week-end SPECIAL Willkle made his reply to President Roosevelt's re-clcction cam-programme of matches In the "China paign train broadcast to-day,

Mr. Wilkie declared that if R.A.F. Give Berliners]

Mr. Roosevelt didn't remember his promises of to-day longer than he did those of 1932, he feared that "our boys", would soon be placed on war transports bound for some foreign shore.

Scaring Night ·

FROM PAGE ONE

Replying to Mr. Roosevelt's claims Rollund, and several ucrodromes.

One Royal Air Force plane in miss- concerning the achievements of the New Deal, he asserted that the ing from these operations, mitional Income under Mr. Roose-

Evacuees At Poznan velt's administration hud declined by

LONDON, Oct. 24 (Reuter):~~~~It 11 per cent,, Industrial production by five per cent, farm Incomes by 20 per reported that the first batch of 700 be evacunted imiustrial wages by German children to

has arrived at Poznan.

Mail" Cup Competition.

SATURDAY, OCT. 26

K.F.C. as 3.30 p.m.

3rd Ballery v. No. 2 Coy, “E"

Kowloon C.C. at 3.30 p.m.

Pay Section y. Field Engineer "B"

SUNDAY, OCT. 27

C.8.C.C. at 10 am.

5th Battery v. Stanley "A" This match will not be played un- less both England and Scotland lose Satur- day.

STOCK EXCHANGE 20 ter cunt, and dividends, by e por from Berlin in arcessant of nie raids, their International games on

LONDON, Out. 24 (Reuter)--On ceni. the Stock Exchange to-day, home

rails were stiil in the forefront but WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 (Reuter).profi-taking reduced earlier gains. Reorganisation of the United States Industrials displayed several good Army Air Corps to inereuse its num-spots but generally prices tended to ber of combat groups from 25 to 34

case. Gilt-edged and Kamra were is announced by the War Depart better supported towards the close.

Wall Street was firm.

ment.

It is stated that this will create a "highly mobile fighting force" capable of operating anywhere in the Western Hemisphere,

Chinese Keep Eye

On Evacuation

CHUNGKING, Oct. 25 (Heuter) The Chinese are watching the stun- tion in Shanghat in connection with the evacuation of American nationals.

Polish Prisoners Work For Reich

(Reuter)-News London, Oct. 24 has now reached Polish circles in London that Polish prisoners of wor are being employed by the Germans In the reconstruction uf German Baltle ports destroyed in raids by the Royal Air Force.

Attack By Spain On Gibraltar Said

FROM PAGE ONE

with n demand to lift the blockade or with a pence proposal.

Power Stations Hit LONDON, Oct. 24 (Reuter).— Berlin, bombed again last Wednesday Inight for the 22nd time, was visited by H.AF. heavy bombers for nearly two hours.

K.B.G.C, at 10 a.m.

No. 3 Coy, "B" v. ist Battery "A"

K.C.C. at 10 am.

No. 5 B. v. Ist Baltery "B"

Governor Entertains

r

Two of the capital's principal power stations were among the targets selected by the RAF: They were the

His Excellency the Acting Governor. Berliner Electricity Works In the Lt General E. F. Norton, entertained Charlottenberg area and the Kiingen-twe lawn bowls teams, the Bowlsters Works on the opposite side of and the Kowloon Dowling Green Club, in friendly bowls game at Government House on Wednesday. The result was win for the Bowlstera by 52 shots to 50. Scores were:

The fact that Hitler is personally the city

It is noteworthy that Chinese GovNO PEACE LIKELY tore than either the Dawes or

ernment banks live suspended alt remittances to Shanghal. Remittances at present are only possible to Hong kong.

Kennedy Delayed

LISBON, Oct. 25 (Router).-Mr. Joseph P. Kennedy, the United States Ambassador to Britain, was unable

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Bowls Closing Day

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conducting the negotiations is stress-

"The great railway yards ed na proof of their importance.

Putlitz Strasse According to a London report M. Tempelhof,

Walker, N. L. Smith, Dr. Newton and Laval is pressing Hiller to reduce the Lebieter were also attacked.

Reaching Berlin well after midnight. Deakin (Bowlsters) lost to A. Morton. German occupation of France in order to avert the growing danger of by dend reckoning navigation be. 6. Atkins, J. S. Dinnen and A. 3. ltali

met by 15-20.

J. A, Fraser, Sir A. Macgregor, J. Smith currency inflation in the country. cause of cloud, they were France, it is understood, is paying intense and concentrated tire from and 8, 11. Dodwell (Bowlsters) beat R. P. 400,000,000 francs daily in meeting the batteries on the outskirts of the Philips, R. C. Walker, 2. Levelt and R costs of the occupation-a higher elty and in the city itself.

W. A. Comell, F. Filppance, But neither guns nor searchlights Searle and I. 1. Pegg (Dowisters) lost to Young Plans imposed on the Reich, could stop the attack. The crew of C. Spong, G. Elphick. 3. E. ilenson 24 Washington, Oct. (Reuter) —

and 11. Lockhart 15-21. spent half Jane bomber, which Communique on Meeting Chinese authorities here declare thai

BERLIN, Oct.

24 (Reuter)-A hour over the capital, suld they went the reports of Sino-Japanese pence

straight through the outer barrage. negotiations may be dismissed as un-communique Issued after the meeting nicited up position in the target area

Pelnin глуя: "The of Hitler and

The annual Lawn Bowls closing day ady to bomb.

of Craigengower Cricket Club will be Fuehrer to-day received the Chief of and got ready

Locating Targets

held on Sunday, October 27, com- the French State and the President of

of Ministers, Sume anti-aircraft shells burst very mencing at 2.30 p.m. A bowls compett. the French Council Marshal Petsin.

etose sud a member of the crew who on and an American Tennis Tourna put his head nut of the side windowsament will be held. At the conclusion, said he heard them go off with a prizes for Lawn Bowls, Tennis and Cricket will be distributed by Mra, C. Their bombs S. Rasselet, wife of the Vice-President started a large fire.

of the Club, Refreshments will, be Transfer To Paris

Other aircraft Ibented their ob-[served at 4 p.m.

the aid of parachute) LONDON, Oct. 24 (Reuter).-The Jectives by first tangible result of the Hiller- fares. A squadron leader attacking aval meeting will be the transfer one railway yard said that somebody of the Petais Government to Paris, else put down a flare very nicely for according to the Berlin correspondent them as it was at the crucial moment of the Yugo-Slavian newspaper when "we carried out attacks straight "Bolitika" as quoted by the Belgrade and level, ignoring the fire from the

and radio.

foundedi.

Increasing Ainertean uld and the re-opening of the. Burma Road and new determination to given China continue the fight.

Foreign Minister von Ribbentrop and the Vice-President of the French

to leave Lisbon for America to-day Canada May Train Council of Ministers, M. Laval, were crisp sharp explosion."

as the Clipper departure was post- poned owing to bad atmospheres.

Weather permitting., the Clipper is expected to leave lo-morrow (Pri day},

Parachute Troops

(Reuter)-

OTTAWA, Oct. 2-1 Parachute trups may shortly begin training in Canada "guinst the time offensive." When we may take the said the Air Minister, Mr. Power to day.

TEA QUOTA

present.

A Rune dispatch to the same paper states that the situation in Syriit was given special attention,

Power Resources Of St. Lawrence River Ottawa, Oct. 24 (Reuter},--The appointment of a temporary four-men commission to work with the United States committee on the early deve London. Oct. 24 (Reuter). The of International Tea Committee has de- lopment of the power resources the international rapids sections of cided to increase the quota by 24 the St. Lawrence, was made to-day per cent, to 02% per cent. for Rumours that France may launch a by the office of the Premier, Mr. W. Egurrent control year which ends on Mackenzie King.

March 31, 1941.

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New Peace Move NEW YORK. Oct. 24

ground. It was right in the centre of the city. About ten to 15 seconds after the bombs burst, four Ares sprang up,"

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Another pllet made six separate (Reuter) fights over the Charlottenberg power station to make certain that the bombs dropped dead over the tar get. Fires broke out here too.

new peace move on behalf of the Axis are circulating in diplomatic circles in Vichy, according to Vichy advices, received here.

These rumours are linked with the reported impending meeting between M. Pierre Laval and Hitler in Parls. Recall From Hungary MADRID, Oct. 24 (Reuter) Senor de Muguiro, Spanish Minister to Ilungary, has returned to Spain.

H. M. Trawlers

Lost

Passengers For Far Eastern Ports

Aboard Japanese Ship

Mr. W. R. Forsyth, of the Hongkong and Whampac Dock Company, was a passenger for Hongkong on the N.Y.K. Iner Suwa Maru which left Liverpool recently for Far Eastern ports.

Other passengers for Hongkong were Mr. and Mrs. T. T. Lazatin and Mias C. Lazatin,

Railways and Factories Tons of high explosive bombs and For Shanghini.-Mr. and Mrs. F. Dol hundreds of incendiaries were un-ten and two children, Mr. Burten, Mr. loaded on the dock area and the ad- and Mrs. W. Forrester, Miss J. E. For Jacent railway sidings in two separate Mrs. J. Goldschmidt, Mr. Kiesler, rester, Miss A. R. Forrester, Mr. and raids, the first lasting half an hour Mr. and Mrs. L. Kramer, Mr. and Mrs. and the second an hour, on Emban. Poljacenkoy, Miss L. B. Schiff, Me, and A large factory with its own rail- Mrs. O, G. Schmied, Miss P. E. way siding 50 miles east of Bertin, Schmied. was attacked and other objectives in- cluding railway cars at Frankfurt- en-Order, a factory 40 miles east of

Bremen where night work was in STOCK MARKET

progress, the Dornier alreraft fac- LONDON, Oct. 24 (Reuter).—Two | incies at Wiesmar on the Baltic Coust, trawlers, Celia and Lord. Stomp, have land oil refineries at Hanover and been sunk by enemy mines, according Madgburg which had both been) to an Admiralty announcement. damaged in previous raids.

NEW DEADLY BRITISH PLANES WILL AVENGE LONDON

LONDON, Oet. 24 (Reuter)-A swift udvance in the dead- liness of Britain's fighter planes as well as the early introduction of new types of planes, was foretold by Air Marshal Sir Philip Joubert in a broadcast to-night.

Spitfires and Hurrleanes were be- bombing offensive,

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Ing made to ity faster, climb higher; Joubert said "We can hope from now and carry heavier arms. Deflants onwards to increase steadily our were being restored to their proper pressure on Germany and her ally role of night Aghter and, with de- and, by next spring when the flow of velopments, should be very effective. American aircraft becomes. a flood. Several types of fighters which, we shall return to Germany with an improvement ou sevenfold interest what we have had were as big Splißres and Hurricanes as these to endure." were 011 their predecessors, Werd being made,

The new R.A.F. bombers would be Dealing with the Royal Air Force as good as the new fighters,

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