1940-10-28 — Page 24

Monday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

October 28, 1940.

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ITALY MOVING NEARER CONFLICT WITH GREECE

Titanic Air Battles

FROM PAGE ONE

Over South England peace mistions" to the Albanion

FROM PAGE ONE

frontier.

BERLIN BLASTED:

FROM PAGE ONE

An official communique said Greck and Italian ofcers met at 4 pm. but no immediate settlement of the dis- pute was achieved. Greek ofleers able to engage them before they have. asked for another conference, capital, and attacked with high ex- could reach London, although com-

This request was made because the plosive and incendiary bombs, leav bats on two occasions were so near Italians were represented only by ang large fire burning fiercely. London that suburban residents were Second Lieutenant instead of the Aircruft. during the 1,300-mile abic 10 watch the spectacular Italian commander. of the border round-trip to Politz

manoeuvres.

During the second of five daylight alarms to-day in the London area, hundreds of people watched the R.A.F. and German plants wheeling in combats over the suburbs,

One ralder crashed near a group of houses on the fringe of London. The pilot jettisoned his bombs in an open Fpace La alds chances of recaps when one of his wings broke off and before he balled

out by parachute his craft crashed.

Late to-day several enemy planes were seen in the western sky with British planes diving, to the attack. The raiders broke formation and scattered for cover in the rotten clouds.

Few Raiders Get By LONDON. Ost. 27 (Reuter)- Italds have been made at intervals: lo-day by formations enemy fighters and bombers

the

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crossing

troops where the clash occurred.

A Greek Mission headed by a high military official left Athens after an oflent Government communique had fatly denied the alleged Greek attacks and implied that the fighting occurred between Italian forces and rebellious Albanians.

Critical Situation

near Stettin, dropped several tons of explosives and incendiaries on the Norddeutsche oil refineries -and Hydrierwerke started fires and explosions within the target area.

Leung Oil Installation At Cologne, the Union Rhinesehe Braunkohled pinni was attacked and big fires were started inside the large factory building.

The Leuna off refinery was strad- describes (The Italian radio

the dled with

sticks of heavy, calibre: situation as self critical and that the bombs falling scross the centre and Greek als force is in a "high state north end of the plant, causing heavy of alarm).

The Athens Government is work-explosions and outbreaks of fire.

Docks and shipping at Hamburg ing against time seeking a peaceful were hombed three times while on seittement as reports reach here of the decks at Cuxhaven and the har- heavy concentrations of Italian troops our installations and shipping cun- on the border and Impending "Fascist centrations at Antwerp, numerous reprisal acilan.

hits were scored.

General Metaxas this morning re-| colved

an urgent call by telephone Rome and for seven hours after-

will be

Details of Damage LONDON, Oct. 27 (Reuter).-Re-

const of Kent and flying towards wards telephone communications be-ports of widespread damage in Berlin London, Bays an Air Ministry com-tween Rome and Athens were dis- due to R.A.F. raids have been re- celved in authoritative quarters here puted or "out of order."

from reliable neutral sources, An officlul communique raiders were engaged by our Issued after a long session of the

Outstanding examples of effective ighters and anti-aircraft defences and few of them succeeded in reach-Government ministers beginning att damage of military importance are: The Slemens works which supplies midnight. ing London.

a great part of the German Army's electrical equipment, severely dem- aged,

Some bombs were dropped in the London area and also in a number of places in south-east England.

Houses and other buildings were damaged at a few places but reports

Indicated that the number of casuni ties was small though it is stated that several persons were killed.

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An attack was also made

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It is confirmed that enemy aircraft was destroyed yester Siege Slackens

one

more

(BY "REUTER'S" AN CORRESPONDENT) · LONDON, Oct. 27.-The acrtal "slege" of London, which entered the eighth week to-day, was noticently alnckened in severity.

The regularity of raids is far from an accurate guide to the intensity of Germany's effort. It is recognised that the present pause may only be temporary and that Germany may be preparing a fresh onslaught with redoubled energy, but unless this is the outcome of the Hitler-Petain agreement, evidence of the past week justifies the bellet held by qualified ubservers that the Luftwaffe's energy

I will be aspersed over a wider fleld.

Raiding

This has not been the case by day for hitherto Goering has had to rely, since his smashing defeat on Septem- ber 15, on the use of bomb-carrying fighter, whose ellective range is strictly limited, but at night the Luft- waffe is now winging its way over more of

of England and Wales, and even to some parts of Scotland, seeking new targets.

Leaflets Dropped

ROME, Oci, 27 (Reuter).-Leaflets | One third of the Loewe electrical containing exhortations in the hanlun lunguage inelting the people the

Al-factory completely destroyed; half chemical machinery factory

revell have been dropped in dis-burned down. triets of southern Albania to-day by: an unidentified aeroplane states a de spatch from Tirana to the Stefani agency.

Turkish Delegation LONDON, Oct. 27 (Reuter).—A Turkish military delegation left for Greece to-day, according to the

Moscow radio.

Nazi Aeroplanes Chased Across City

>> FROM PAGE ONE !

striking across the lown machine Running and a British fighter, in not pursuit.

Apelly

Defence planes intercepted a strong furce of German planes over an Eant Anglian town precipitating a big scale One above the clouds. dogght

was

hit and raider

In the open jettisoned reven country.

Three twin-engined German plunes swooped so low over the town that they had to swerve to avoid the flag- staff on a church spire.

Light London Raid

Last night's raid was unaccount- ably light up to inidnight, considering the weather conditions. Bombings were reported from a couple of dozen very scattered districts

Sonic counties and the London area but between 10 p.m. and midnight every= |

was very quiet with only! occasional gunfire being heard and

u dre to be seen.

Midland towns in particular have become

"Little Londons." The great sprawling capital still attracts the majority of the night A policeman was killed and several bombing fleet as with the day raiders, people were injured when time primarily because it

it ter so convenient-bo

bombs exploded in a town in the east ly close to the European

bases, but of England following a raid earlier this does

not alter the fact that night in the evening when buses were raids are becoming more widespread, strafed by a low-flying raider. The Worsening of the weather and raider also attacked houses, the thickening of the night defences) vccupants of which included an 80- fine detracts year old woman who had two re- when the weather is from the wisdem of making London markable escapes as machine the sole or even the innin target.

Defiant Aircraft

Dellant aircraft which, It Is an nounced, will revert to the role of night fighter, is yet another type to harry the Nazi planes after dark,; The Blenheim has been used for) some time

me and there is evidence that new American type is suitable for night use.

rattlin over an over-widening feld,

cially at night time, the is following closely the RAF. enemy plan campaign which seeks to cripple Germany's war effort with attacks of growing intensity over the widest possible area.

Losses of aircraft and men on either side are fast losing their past significance and unless the present course of the air war is dramatically changed here or in another theatre! of war, the key to air mastery may well resolve itself into a question of how quickly the R.AF, with the

supplies, help of American

сал

match Germany's strength in bomber planes as Britain is now rapidly] overhauling the enemy's total fighter

| aircraft strength.

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> FROM PAGE ONE

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At another town in the cast of England train was strafed but no

salties were reported.

The A.E.G. turbine works and the Maig motor depot, badly damaged.

Two, of the city's principal power further dis- stations have been

by repeated attacks.

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