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IL DUCE RUSHES

REINFORCEMENTS

Special to the "Telegraph”

THE NATIONAL BROADCASTING CORPORATION HAS INTER- CEPTED A NAZI RADIO MESSAGE DECLARING THAT ITALY HAS DECIDED TO SEND REINFORCEMENTS TO ALBANIA AS A RESULT OF THE CLAsh with grEEK SOLDIERS ON THE FRONTIER, SAYS A "DOMEI" REPORT FROM NEW YORK.

British Bombers Take Full Revenge

BERLIN BLASTED: LIFE AND INDUSTRY DISRUPTED

Special to the "Telegraph"

LONDON, Oct. 27 (UP).-Life in Berlin has been seriously disrupted and portions of the city's vital industries are charred ruins as a result of the Royal Air Force's blasting counter-attacks-carly this morning they unloaded cargoes of super bombs on the German capital-according to the Air Ministry communique this evening.

The announcement claimed

the German authorities have concealed the full extent of the bombardment by clamping down a rigid censorship on re- ports of the night R.A.F. bomb- ing raids.

The new assault on Berlin curly this morning occurred during wide extending from runging fornys

Holland on the North Sea to Stettin on the Baltic, and from France to the coast of Norway.

Blazing Destruction

Titanic Air Battles Over South England

Enemy Raiders Repulsed

Special to the "Telegraph"

LONDON, Oct. 27 (UP)-Titanic air battles have been Itelays of British plones spread raging all day from the south of England up to the outskirts of blazing destruction on utility plants London, shattering stubborn German drives against the capital and raliwny yards in Berlin. Four-where to-night, the inky blackness is being broken by the dis.. teen Nazi nerodromes in Germany, Holland, Belgium and France, a whole tant flashes of defence guns. chain of "inyuzion parts" and two British Spitfires and Hurri- canes have been in the air from The Air Ministry also announced dawn to dusk intercepting re- that reliable neutral sources" have peated waves of the German provided proof that "Berlin has "luftwaffe" striking across the suffered severely from the many R.

the beginning coast at a great height.

-Geroan-navới-bases-were-also-ut-

Ineked.

A. F. visits since

been done."

} Few Raiders Get By

LONDON, Oct. 27 (Reuter) -- Raids have been made at Intervals by formations of to-day

enemy Crossing the ghters, and bombers London, says an Air Ministry com- of Kent and flying towards

munique. fighters and

coast

anti-aircraft defences

of September" and also that it is Not a single enemy plane The raiders were engaged by our known "that widespread damage has reached central London, official and few of them succeeded in reach-

sources said, although a few ing London. 90 Minutes Bombing bombs have been dropped in the Some bombs were dropped in the LONDON, Oct. 27 (Reuter) outer metropolitan area.

London area and also In a number of Berlin was for 90 minutes one of the

Eight German pienes have been

places in south-east England. main targes of R.A.F. Retivity over destroyed to-day and six R.A.F.dumaged at a few places but reports: Ilouses and other buildings were Germany, extending from the Baltic planes are missing, the plot of one indicated that the number of casual- coast to Leipzig and Cologne,

Berlin hd a taste of bombs of the being safe, the offletal cummunique ties was small though it is stated that

status heaviest calibre yet carried. A large Bre

caused

in an acro-engine factory the north-west suburb

in and in the which 15 one

main sources litzstrasse and Lehrter railway yards able to

was

alutude.

Repeated Raids Repeatedly the "luftwave" surged'

several persons were killed.

Hampshire Visited

attack

An wer station, over the coast of Kent to fan out in

able

The same agency reports from Athens that a meeting between Italian and Greek officers took place on the Greete-Albanian frontier at 4 o'clock yesterday morning, The meeting was held at the request of the Greek officer commanding the sector where firing took place early Saturday morning.

The Greek Government has issued two lengthy communiques | denying the Italian charges that Greek soldiers were responsible

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dent. The communiques claimed without foundation. that the Italian reports were

Tension Growing Mounwhile tension in the relations between Greece and Italy is growing, "Reuter" says that the mystery of the shooting on the Albian side of the frontier, in which it is said, two Albanian soldiers were killed and 35 wounded, while seven Greek soldiers were captured, is deepened by semi-official statement issued in

Athens.

READY TO DEFEND

New Security Force

DUBLIN, Oct. 27 (Reuler). The Eire Government is doing everything in its power to secure the necessary urms” for The Italian account of the incident a local security force of 100,000 | is emphatically dented. It is stated men, said Mr. Eamon De Valera that no incident occurred on frontier itself, but that Greek border to-day. posts on Saturday night heard firing which apparently came from the Albanian village of Vernin two miles from the border.

the

The Greek commander of the

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Italy Is Expected To Act

Dramatic Censored "UP" Message

By Reynolds Packard

·UNITED PRESS STAFF CORRESPONDENT

Their desire to remain, nt] pence was not a sufficient guaran- į tee, he said. Warring groups might think it to their advantage to take possession of the whole or part of the country.

The local security force had been established to give the country one possible guarantee, namely, if at, -locked,-they-will-defend-themselves:-

They were not yet arimed but he knew the country would gladly bear the cost of providing arms.

THAILAND WAITING

For French To Move

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

BANGKOK, Oct. 27 (UP).

last Since the

rejection of Thailand's demands for a read- ROME, Oct. 27 (UP).—justment of the Indo-China The threat of Italian “inter-border, the Government · of

siders it the duty of

e of Berlin's Wat stallers brond attacks on Southeast England, Hampshire in the late afternoon and vention" against Greece is Thailand has not communicated of electele supply, while the Put- but British patrols were invariably a few bombs were dropped in one mounting rapidly-Mussolini again with the French Govern-

engage them before they district.

ment, according to an official were attacked with salvacs of high could reach London, although com- Reports so far received show that together with high Fascists communique issued to-night. explosive bombs dropped from a low bats on two occasions were so near several houses were destroyed and a is reported to be en route "The Thailand Government con-

London that suburban residents were number of people were injured.

the French Aero-Engine Factory

It is confirmed that one to watch

more for an important diplomatic the spectacular

themselves to examine Thailand's re- enemy aircraft was destroyed yester- conference abroad..... manoeuvres. Another British ralding force local-

quest in a sympathetle spirit and to During the second of five daylight day and another on Friday, the Brandenburg aero-engine alarms factory at the Spandau suburb, ten hundreds of people watched the alarms to-day in the London area,

Germana Lose 8

There are reports that Illve Thailand justice in this respect,"

the communique stated, north-west of the German R.A.F. and German planes wheeling oficially stated that eight enemy nie- to-morrow.... (here several Puppet Troops Turn

LONDON, Oct. 27 (Reuter).-It is Duce and Hitler will confer

craft were destroyed to-day, Six One raider crashed near a group of British fighters were lost or missing, words have been censored) Against Japanese

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miles

escape

before

Siege Slackens

(DY "REUTER'S" AIN

CORRESPONDENT)

in the beginning of a series of vital diplomatic manoeuvrings.

Mussolini To Meet Petain

i

- SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH” News)Large units of Japanese (Domei)-According to the NEW YORK, Oct. 27

CHUNGKING, Oct. 28 (Central}

organised Chinese troops, stationed

capital, and attacked with high ex-in combats over the suburbs. plosive and incendiary bombs, leny ing a large fire burning fiercely.

Aircraft, during the

houses on the fringe of London. The but the pilot of ene is safe. 1,300-mile pliat Jettisoned his trombs in an open round-trip to Politz near Stellin, space to aid his chances of dropped saveral tons of explosives when one of his wings broke off and and incendiarles on the Norddeutsche ho bailed Hydrierwerke oli reâneries

out by parachute and started fires and explosions within

his craft erashed.

LONDON, Oct. 27 The aerial So urgent is the situation re-between Nanking and Changchow on "Associated Press" Musso- the target aren,

Late to-day several enemy plants "siege of Londen, which entered the garded in Rome-there are new the Nanking-Shanghai Railway have lini left Rome this evening Leuna Oil Installation were seen in the western sky with eighth week to-day, was noticeably allegations of the massing of muting in the past week, acords for Florence. At Cologne, the Union Rhinesche The raiders broke formation and

British planes diving to the attack. 'slackened in severity.

to a Shonghal message quoting Braunkohled plant was attacked and scattered for cover in the broken an accurate guide to the intensity of the

The regularity of raids is far from armed Greeks at six points along foreigner who has just arrived in It is declared that he is to

Albanian frontier that Shanghai from Nanking, TURN to Paga 2, Column Threa clouds.

The foreigner ADW TURN to Page 2, Column Four Mussolini pushed the clock ahend

a wrecked meet Marshal Petain there. 24 hours to-day and celebrated beside the railway track as a result Franco will also take part in the Other reports say that General locomotive and several wagona lying] to-morrow's 18th anniversary of a derailment caused by the meeting, which may possibly be of the Fascist march on Rome,

attended by Hitler., Censors At Work"...

French Congo Revolt: Victory For Gen. De Gaulle's Forces

Special to the “Telegraph"

mutineers.

Attention Centres

On

Threat To Gibraltar

**** ZURICH, Oct. 27 (Reuter)-Political observers here expect fresh German military action to follow very closely on the Petain-Hitler agreement.

the Vichy Government regarding Indications to this effect are proposals to Marshal Petala is signi-

ficent. It In felt, that the Viely!

· It is understood the celebra- tion was speeded up to enable, Mussolini to leave to-night fòr his important diplomatló journey to (here the consor temporarily VICHY, Oct. 27 (UP).-Dissident French troops who have rallied to General de Gaulle

cut off Packard's 'phone call to and who are commanded by Colonel de la Minat, advancing through forests from the Congo

Zurich); Valley have virtually surrounded Lambarene village and fortress, deep in the brush of the

Count Clano and Signor Muti are hinterland of Gabon which is remaining loyal to the Vichy Government. Other points assalled

said to be accompanying: Il Duce. are Libreville, the colonial capital and the port of the Vichy Government on the consti

Further reports to-night state, that the conference will be held at (again The dissident forces wore French planes operating under vidents” altacks since the report was the censor cut of the phone call) supported. by Italian Press fore Government is reluctant to reveal the obliged to cross 800 miles

miles of Colonel de la Minnt's orders from brought out by a runner. This report

Reported to be in lino with Hitler's forest and brush to surround the bases near Branizaville on the told of the air raid which cost heavy negotiations with France and pain chatt of moment action in the terms to the French people before

casualties of both blacks and white, and the strong possibility of an Axis Eastern Mediterranean,

can beacou wit Toyalists and native blacks. The Congo, mily

2 In - Swiss comment, Gibraltar (is accompag With the village encircled Im zone, Mussolini and Hitler, are report openly mentioned as the next push on the Balkans Mediterranean encirclement coincided with a

Heavy Casualties

Reports possible to evacuate aither, the black ed to be meeting again, possibly with probable objective for an Axis attack. were held at Vichy before Fetain

two Cabinet bombardment of Lambarene by no further news regarding the dis-TURN to Fage 2, Column: Fiveling the talks.

The Ministry for the Colonies has or willte population trapped in the M. Laval and General France attend. Meanwhile diplomatie observers accepted the German bermus: indicate

here consider that the silence of TURN to Pare: 22 Column K

falt

meeting

Two dramatic' pictures show. ing the sinking of the Italian cruiser Bartolomeo Colleoni by the 'Australian warship Sydney [during an engagement in the Mediterranean. Top picture shows the Bartolomeo Colleoni with_smoke_pouring from her just before she sank, and below | survivors from the Italian_war^ ship being rescued by the Sydney.

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