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MALTA AND ABYSSINIA AIR ATTACKS REPORTED

CAIRO, Nev. 3-(Reuter).—Two formations of enemy bombers, escorted by fighter planes. which raided Malta on Saturday were engaged by R.A.F. fighters with the result that one enemy fighter was shot down, another was destroyed by anti-aircraft fire and two other enemy fighters were damaged by R.A.F. fighters.

The raiders caused Httle damage and no casualties. It is believed that a third aircraft was shot down but this is unconfirmed.

An attack was made by R.A.F. | aircraft on enemy transport moving along the Metemima- Gondar (Abyssinia) road and four direct hits were registered on the transport.

In the same area, an enemy alr craft was forced down and crashed. A further reconnaissance fight was carried out over Greek and italian coustai waters and on the

reluru

FREE FRENCH NAVY SALUTES ADMIRAL MUSELIER

LONDON, Nov. 3 (Reuter).-In conformity with French naval traditions, Admiral Muselier, leader of the Free French Navy, took the salute of officers and men of the new French units recently put into service. tour of

This was during a

journey from me of these flights, one of our aircraft was attacked by inspection, at a British southern Italian fighters, but it succeeded in port, of a group of French war- shaking them off. Subsequently the same adreraft attacked an enemy ships which regularly take part flying boat and is believed to have in the operations of the British damaged it..

Fleet.

Petain's Letter To Roosevelt

Text Undisclosed

LONDON, Nov. 3 (Reuter). -Marshal Petain has sent a President personal letter to Roosevelt In

the to answer latter's message to him some ten

The communique issued by the Free French Force's Headquarters | containing this news adds that the fighting spirit displayed by the crews of these ships has frequently earned them the omelu praise of the British naval authorities, who gave Admiral Museller and his officers, who accom- panied him, a warin welcome in the spirit of mutual confidence existing between the British and the Free French Fleets.

B.B.C. Banned

In France

New Vichy Notice

days ago, according to the VICHY, Nov. 3 (Reuter)-Tuning official German news agency, in to British stations on the radio which adds that the text of the henceforth will entail the risk of im- letter will not be published.

prisonment in Unoccupied France,

Reception in public places of wire- Envoy To See Hull

less transmission from British radio NEW YORK, Nov. 3 (Reuter).stations and from all stations putting -M. Henri Haye, the Vichy out unti-natical propaganda" is Government's Ambassador to prohibited under a new regulation:

Offenders will be punished by im-) the United States, has arranged prisonment from six days to six to see Mr. Cordell Hull, the months and a fine of 10 francs to 180 Secretary of State, to-morrow, | francs. according to a Washington telegram..

Protecting Petain LONDON, Nov. 3 (Reuter)--Per- The visit presumably is in order toj pulis lnsulting the head of the French present Marshal Pelain's reply to States will be punished in future by President Roosevelt's recent message, three months to two years Imprison which la belleved to be concerned with ment or a Sne of 1,000 to 3,000 francs, the question of French collaboration says a Geneva message to the Ger

man news agency. with Germany.

Red Army Changes

N.C.O. System'

Exchange At A Glance

SELLING

T.T. London

Demand Landon T.T. Shanghai 7.T. Singapore T.T. Japan TT. indlin T.T. U.S.A

U.S.A. TT Manila 1.1. Manna

T.T. Batavia TT. Bangkok if Saigon TT. France TT Switzerland T.T. Australla

BUYING

4 m/s L/C London:

4 m/s D/P London

4 m/s L/C U.S.A

4 m/s France

30 d/s Indiu

1/2%

1/27%

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.5291

105

8214

454

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14016

.001

Nom.

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1/6/2

1/3 1/35%

23T Nom.

84

U.S. Cross rate in London 4.02

U.S. Cross rate in N.Y...4.03%

HARBOUR

ERNIE BLAMES MARZ

Sept-19

The K.C.C. presents

Someone at the Door

a play of

MIRTH!

MYSTERY!!

MURDER!!!

on FRIDAY, SATURDAY and SUNDAY,

Martinique Would Vote 15th, 16th and 17th November at 9.15 p.m.

To Abandon Vichy

WASHINGTTN, Nov. 3 (Reuter). The French West Indies island of Martinique wants to exchange the tricolour for the stars and stripes, according to a special correspondent of the "Washington Star," who is visiting the island.

This correspondent declares that the islanders pray for a British victory and desire the American flag as protection from Nazi Germany and for economic

from salvation

the British blockade which has reduced it to a dismal economic plight.

The correspondent quotes residents as saying that a referendum would show that 75 per cent, of the people favour the United States taking over the island.

INDIA'S GESTURE

Gift To Victims Of Italian Bombs

LONDON, Nov. 3 (Reuter) ‚--- It is suggested in Washington that As a token of India's sympathy there is the possibility of an age with the people of Greece and in ment whereby French rule

of the

island could be retired in such a way admiration of their gallant re- as not to mean handing over naval, Aistance to Italian aggression. air or military equipment to the the Viceroy has arranged for British or to violate Armistice terms with Germany.

£1,000 to be sent from his War Purposes Fund to the British

Slight Raids Ambassador in Athens as the

On England

By Single Machines

(Reuter).——— LONDON, Nov. 3 "Flights by a few single aircraft over some districts in the southern half of the country" Is the Air Ministry's description of enemy air activity this morning and afternoon.

The communique adds that reports received up to 4 pan. Indicate that low bombs were dropped. The damage was not serious.

first contribution from India for the relief of air raid victims in Greece, according to the Delhi radio.

Refugees Attacked SALONIKĀ, Nov. 3 (Reuter).--- Despite gallant defence by Greek fighters, 20 Italian bombers attacked the refugee quarter here to-day.

The full death roll is still not known.

In the first official recognition of heroism, the King visited the bedside of Captain Couzuyana, who was In some cases enemy aireraft dived severely wounded while machine- from his from the clouds and delivered short Kunning Italian troops bursts of machine-gun fhre, causing, plane, and promoted him to. Major.

Salonika Raid a small number of casualties,

(Reuter).-Two Salonika, Nov. 3 One enemy bomber was shot down. One British ghter Is missing. hundred civilians, many of them chil- dren, were killed in two big Italian

Raffles In Aid Ofair raids on Salonia,

Co-operatives

The Wah Yan War Relief Associa-TRIAL OF NEHRU

COLLISIONtion, which has been devoting its

Destroyer Rams

PROCEEDS

No Reply To Charges

India, CORAKHPURI,

3

in turning out medical re- quisites to be distributed among the Launch: war stricken areas in China In the

Nov. No Lives Are Lost Inst three years, is extending its

activities to another phase of relief (Reuter)-Pandit Nehru, who was Further light has been thrown work by holding & Raffle Compulen in arrested for making an anti-war ald of the Chinese Industrial Co-speech in furtherance of Mahatma on the report last night of operatives. The aim of this campaign Gandhi's anti-war campalim refused to establish some to plead when his trial opened to-day mishap in the harbour in is to raise funds 1

charges under the Defence of India which it was stated that eight special co-operative units in China. on

The students of Wah Yan College Rules,

the members of persons on board a small Chinese and

the Past Proceedings were adjourned until drowned when the vessel sank dispose the bulk of the tickets. All the prizes have been donated and the after a collision with a naval gross proceed will go to the co-

operatives,

Eden's Middle ship were believed to have been Students Association are expected to to-morrow.

East Tour

Good Use Made Of Lull

(Reuter),—Very CAIRO, Nov. 3 good use has been made of the reln- MOSCOW, Nov. 3 (Reuter).forcements and equipment sent -The non-commissioned officer the Middle Eastern theatre of war, 11 Is evident that these have

and 11 system is to be introduced into greatly strengthened the positions. the Soviet Army immediately. Mr. Anthony Eden, the Secretary The object is to strengthen dis- for War, who has just returned to

'craft.

The vessel involved was the steam taunch Iko which was on the way cruss the harbour to West Point ut

that while the

Monterey Leaves

Chinese 'Sympathy CHUNGKING, Nov. 3 (Reuter) The earnest hope that the Indian leader, Pandit Nehru, will coon be released was expressed in a leading The launch sank Immediately

article in the "sin. Hua Jih Pao," and nine people on board were

the official organ of the Chinese thrown into the water. They were

SHANGHAI, Nov. 4 (Reuter)- Communist Party. all saved by the crew of the war The first United States evacuation to

Meanwhile several leaders of the ship and a motor boat in the

liner, Monterey, left at midnight with Party-Mao Tse-tung. Chu Teh, vicinity.

about 350

aboard evacuces

for Chow En-lai, Chen Shao-yu, Ching America via Australlu and was seen Pang-hsien and Ylch Chien-ying- off by a large crowd.

cabled Nebrų expressing| yesterday Noel Coward is travelling to Aus sympathy and hope of his early re-

lease. Junior officers.

The Communist dolly described Houston For Manila The ranks to be introduced are confidence among the commanders launch was in the southern fairway HONOLULU, Nov. 4 (UP) The Nehru as a great friend of China and Corporal, Lance-Sergeant, Sergeant, und troops alike, their main anxiety it was rammed aft near the engine cruiser Houston is scheduled to leave recalls his visit to Chungking last Senior Sergeant and Warrant Ofcers, being to get to grips with the enemy.

room by destroyer which was pro- for Manila to-day to replace the autumn as well as his speeches and The new system is part of the re-

Eden ME

alrently visited

cruiser Augusta.

articles in India urging assistance to favouring China and fave

boycott form policy of Marshal Timoshenko, Palestine, Trans-Jordan, the Western ceeding in a westerly direction. the Commissar for Defence. After Desert, Khartoum, Port Sudan and The rescued people were given'

goods. three years of service, non-Gedaree, and has discussed plans Immediate nid and it was not neces commissioned officers may be with the military commanders and sury to detain them after they were promoted to the commissioned ranic conferred with the chiefs of the three taken ashore, but Ho Yee, 32, a fire- of Junior liculenants.

fighting services.

man, was sent to hospital suffering from the effects of shock and immer- sion in the water.

elpline and increase the authority of Cairo in found a marked feeling of Kain-shing, stated

of his tour of c.50 p.m. The coxswain, Wong tralla on the same liner.

inspection,

has

After

Moslem Resolution gainst Jarung Britain of "deliber- CALCUTTA, Nov. 3' (Reuter),—A ately fomenting friction between resolution extending unqualified sup-Hindus and Moslems, thereby delay- port of the Indian masses to Great Ing Indian freedom," the paper ex- Britain in the successful prosecution preases confidence in the ultimate: of the war was adopted at the success of the Indian peoples' move-: 22nd annual general meeting of the ment for "complete freedom and in-

dependence."

Metaxas And De Gaulle Typhoon At Guam Indian Mosiems Union to-day.

Exchange Messages

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 4 (UP) -- United States Naval Headquarters revealed that typhoon has been re- ported to-day which raked the island

The

of Guam carly this morning. wind reached a velocity of 160 m.p.h.,

and caused extensive damage,

The Pan Américan Airways hotel:

Japanese Harassed By

Chinese in the South

LONDON, Nov. 3 (Reuter),-"Together with the Allies, we shall beat our common enemy," is the confident note on which General de Gaulle concludes a telegram to General John Metaxas, Premier of Greece.

noble example of our ancestors and at Guam was wrecked; the Navy; KWEILIN, Nov. 3 (Central News)-Following the Chinese The telegram reads: "On behalf of who gallantly supported us at the hangar was damaged and communi- recapture of Nanning, Lungchow, Sullu, Szelo, all French people, of those still fight-time of our independente, could not cations disrupted the P.A.A. radio Ningming, Penghalang and Shangchin, south Kwangsi is prac- ing the war and those who are tem- but be with us once more."

station has apparently been wrecked. Widespread Sympathy The storm started at 5 p.m. on tically cleared of Japanese troops. porarily held in servitude by the enemy, I express to Your Excellency

LONDON, Nov. 3

(Reuter) The Saturday and reached peak velocity and to the Government and people of Director of the French Institute at at 12.50 a.m. on Sunday. Greece our admiration and our con- Athens has sent a letter to General fidence that in safeguarding once Metaxas expressing sympathy and more their independence, the Grecks offering Greece money to help in ita give to the world an example worthy war effort.

of their ancient traditions."

Money and lowellery are pouringt In warmly thanking General de in from all classes of people in Gaulle for the telegram, General Cyprus.

Mingkinng,

New Air Vice-Chief October 31 have advanced south Kwang have been sent to Canton

LONDON, Nov. 3

،

Chinese troops have pushed to laland while 1,000 have been des- the north of Yamchow in south-patched to Po On.

Hundreds

Roldiers of Japanese west Kwangtung; other units which recaptured Penghsinng. on wounded in operations in south

for medical treatment. to Chonnankwan, strategic puss

The Kwangsi Provincial Govern- (Reuter) on the Kwangsi-French Indo Metaxas replied: "All Greece is con- The Duchess of Kent and the Greek Following the recent appointment of China border. Fighting Is in ment has decided to increase the ap propriation for the rellet of 650,000 vinced that in the present trave Minister to London attended a service Air Marshal Sir Richard Perse to progress in the suburbs of war refugees in the recovered dis- moment in our history, the hearts of of intercession held to-day by the command

tricts in south Kwangal from $3,000,- Ministry now announces the appoint- Chennankwan. all French people without exception Greek colony in London.

Some Japanese troops withdrawn 000 to $5,000,000. In addition, there aro beating for the success of our Ex-King Zog of Albania and "Free just cause. The great French nation, France" were represented at the Freeman to be Vice-Chiet of Air from Nanning passed through. Yam will be on appropriation of $2,000,000 chow and boarded 'boate for Hainan for the restoration of communications. who has many Ümes followed the service.

the bombers, the Air

ment of Air Chief Marshal Sir Wilfeld

Staff in place of Sir Richard.

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