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The FIRST EDITION

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Hongkong Telegraph.

FOUNDED 1881

No. 18301

AHA THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1940.

GREEKS CONSOLIDATE AND RESUME ADVANCE: BIG BATTLE REPORTED

Special to the "Telegraph"

OHRID, NOV. 6 (UP)—AFTER THEY HAD CONSOLIDATED THEIR POSITIONS BEYOND BIKLISTA, THE GREEKS ARE REPORTED TO HAVE ATTACKED THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT AND RESUMED THEIR ADVANCE ON THE BAKLISTA-KORCA" ROAD, CAP- TURING THE BRIDGE ACROSS THE DOVOLI RIVER.

British Bombers Invade Germany

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

LONDON, Nov. 6 (UP).—The Air Ministry communiqué to-day stated that the R.A.F. last night:

attacked Bremerhaven, Emden, Hamburg and Vegesack, near Bremen. They also heavily bombed the ports at Boulogne, Calais, Dunkirk, Antwerp, Flush ing and a number of aerodromes in enemy occupied areas.

German Admission BERLIN, Nov. 6 (UP).—The' High Command announced to- day that British planes flew

Big Battle Raging

ROME, Nov. 6 (UP).—The Italian radio broadcast said to-day, “A furious battle is raging in Greece. The advance of our infantry, cavalry and mechanized units continue in both northerly and southerly directions. We have taken many Greek prisoners.”

BRITISH AID FOR GREECE LONDON, Nov. 6 (UP).—The Foreign Office to-day announced that the British Government has extended financial aid to Greece including a £5,000,000 advance.

Italian Regiments Trapped By Greeks

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH? BITOLJ, Nov. 6 (UP),- The Foreign Office said: "In response to a request Frontier reports say the have surrounded from Greece for financial assistance, His Majesty's Greeks Government assured the Greek Government of its from three to five Italian which broke readiness to provide such assistance as may be required regiments

through the Greek lines on to meet their needs in the sterling area.

the Janina front during the first few days of the war and are not attempting to force them to surrender,

LAMBERENE BOWS TO

over Holland last night and DE GAULLE

ux-

dropped incendiary and plosive bombs hitting and set- ting fire to a spinning factory. Other bombs fell in open fields and on residences killing two people and wounding several others.

Surrender Offer

"Meanwhile, His Majesty's Government at once placed the sum of £5,000,000 at the dis- posal of the Greek Government by way of an advance for this purpose.

Florina Bombed BITOLJ, Nov. 6 (UP). The news.

"Serbnier"

that paper

reports Italian numerous

planes bambed Florina between 4 a.m., and 8 am, in ELIZABETHVILLE, Nov. 6 successive waves, and with heavy (Reuter).-The inhabitants of damage.

amberene in French Equatorial

Greeks Claim Further Successes

Africa have offered to surrender ATHENS, Nov. 6 (Domel)-Greek

Twenty-six-British-planes-were to General-de-Gaulle,- shut down and six German planes

They had previously declared are missing. ...

The Gerinan navy and air force themselves supporters of the and had during the months of September and Vichy Government October sank 1,308,690 tons of enemy offered strong resistance shipping and shipping useful to the General de Gaulle." enemy making a total since the bo-

It is understood that he has grant- ginning of the war of 7,162,200 tons,jed the garrison honourable terms, claimed the report.

Germany Heavily Raided

LONDON, Nov. 0 (Reuter)-Ex-

Japanese Consul

plosions of such violence that they General Evacuates

Boatload From Britain

to

persons

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AMERICANS PAY TRIBUTE TO PILOT W. C. KENT

In a unique ceremony at the Kai Tak airport on Monday members of the American com- munity in Hongkong gathered to pay tribute to the memory of Pilot W. C. Kent who was shot down in his C.N.A.C. plane and killed by Japanese war machines last week. The remains, in a coffin draped in the Stars and

Stripes, were brought to Hong- this picture we see the mourners kong by plane on Monday. In around the wreath-covered coffin over which orations to the memory of Pilot Kent made. Mee Cheung.

CANTON

were

RIVER OPENING

WILLKIE SENDS TELEGRAM OF CONGRATULATION Gracefully Admits Defeat

Special to the “Telegraph”.

NEW YORK, Nov. 6 (UP).-Mr. Wilkie has conceded Presl- dent Roosevelt's victory and has sent the following telegram to him:

Congratulations on your-re-clection. as. President of the United States. I know we are both gratifled that so many American citizens participated in the election. I wish you all personal health and happiness. Cordially.Wendell Willkie.”

Roosevelt's Plurality

NEW YORK, Nov. 6 (UP).—— Up to 3 p.m., to-day the popular vote for President Roosevelt was

Expected Shortly 22,055,662 and Wilkie 19,248,-

There is reason to think that

875.

Unification Of Labour SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH”

Willkie is Sorry NEW YORK, Nov. 6 (UP)-Mr. HYDE PARK. Nov. 6 (UP). Heading the United States Japanese export of raw silk from Wendel? Wilkle to-day sent a tele- Canton to India has suffered ran to his erstwhile running-mate, forces operating in Albanin occupied a series of new heights after a success-into four more years of New since the closing of the Canton Senator Charles L. McNazy al Salein, ful offensive, the Greek High Com- Deal, President Roosevelt to- River and may be one reason for Oregon, saying: "It has been great mand announced in a communique, day indicated that unification

The Italian troops are falling back of organised labour may be the its re-opening as soon as Hong-loy to be associated with you in this In the face of the Greek onslaught first objective of his third term.kong can declare itself free of result." and nre "attacked by their OWNI

The President acknowledged Mr. During this operation. Greek troops Wendell Wilde's telegram of Iwo

guna mortars and took prisoners.

tonks,"

con-

seized a number of fortified positions, gratulation..

"Please accept my sincere thanks

in the afternoon Monastir in Yugo-

cholera.

The branding of Hongkong as

Democrats Win In Congress

Gain 9 In House

am crusade, 1

sorry about the

New York, Nov. 6 (Reuter). Mr. Hull's Appeal WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 (UP)--In The Democrats had won 239

statement

issued

to-day, Mr.

an infected port is not a trumped Cordell Hull, Secretary of State, sald seats in the House of Represon- Along other sections of the front, for your message of congratulation up excuse on the part of the the electorate had given the nation tatives and the Republicans 121 The net Democratie gains to all kinds of discase is well the Administration's foreign polley.

He said: "Our nation can now go totalled nlne. artillery duels tools pince, while the I greatly appreciate the assurance of Japanese as their sensitiveness wide approval of the continuance of at 12.30 p.m. local time, Greck Air Force successfully bombed your good wishes for my health and

happiness which I heartily re-known and would be manifested forward with the fullest measure of

The Democrats had won 20 the Korytsa and Argyrocastro air-ciprocate," the President said.

The Chief Executive is now pre-most strongly in Canton now in proctient team work by the Govern- fields destroying grounded machines, hangers and comps.

tinuance

The net Re- of those foreign policles." publicans nine. In fact it is Italian aircraft twice bombed early paring to proceed to Washington to view of the large numbers of ment and the people in the firm con- seats in the Senate and the Re-.

resume his duties.

soldiery there.

Mr. Hull appealed for a "spirit of reliably stated that, there have non-partisanship," adding that the publican gains are two.

of four states which have hitherto which responsibility been many deaths from malaria, tremendous

the present completed their returns, three have These cholera, etc., despite all precau- rests upon all of us in

crisis should overshadow any sense been carried by Roosevelt. tions.

of personal elation disappoint-are New Jersey, with 16 electoral voles; Connecticut with eight voles; mcnt." The Silk Question

and Rhode Island with four votes. German Reaction

The fourth, which went to Willkie,. The silk question as narrated by a

BERLIN, Nov, 0 (UP). The local merchant is na follows. The

considerable Hamburger Fremedenblatt," in the was Vermont, with three electoral Japanese export quantity to Indian merchants in first editorial comment in the German votes.

could be heard above the roar of the engines by an R.A.F. bomber crew several thousand feet up. resulted LONDON, Nov. 0 (Reuter).The from a heavy attack on shipbuilding Japanese liner, Fushima Maru, sent yards on Tuesday night at Bremer-to Galway to evacuate Japanese,

400 sailed to-day with haven.

and slavia, the communique stated while aboard, including passengers The raid storted 30 fires.

in Greece attack took place against Simultaneously navel dockyards at crew.

The reason given by many passen-Piraeus, Junina, and other towns. Enden were subjected to 50 minutes of incessant uerloi boribardment with gets for leaving was the bad state tons of high explosives and thousands of business,

included

of incendiaries.

The

passengers

the

Bremen and Vegesack naval dock-Japanese Consul-General in London.

yards were also visited while Ham- burg had one of its earllest raids when

a heavy attack opened at 7.50 p.m.

011

the city's principal power at Neuhof,

stationer

OIL FOR JAPAN

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LONDON, Nov, D (UP). In the Other targets mentioned by the House of Commons to-day, Mr. Air Ministry news service include Butler. Under Secretary of State for aerodromes in Germany and occupied Foreign Affairs announced that Dan territory while potential Invasiongress is being; mode in the negotiations buses along the Channel, had more for the sale of oil to Japan by British, attention than of lute.

Dutch and American companies.

East Scotland Hotel Struck By Nazi Bomb

on

Dr

Italians Not To Read All ROOSEVELT

Swiss Papers ENDORSEMENT

Foreign Policy MONTREAUX, Nov. 6 (Reu- tentions who pay for the milk in press declares that the elections in WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 (Reu-ter)--The Italian ban on the the currency of the port of exportAmerica proved that a vast majority

Roosevelt's "Thanks"" President Roosevelt has accepted' whitch Is National Currency at the of the people in the United States. more forward sale of all Swiss newspapers moment.

the oppose intervention in the Europenti Mr. Willkle's congratulations with This doesn't sult

alncere thunks. The President wired Ater).An even

Mtn Wilkle: "I greatly appreciate foreign policy for the United except the "Basler Nachrichten"

It was a Walk-Over Japanese at all since they would war States is being forecast here fol- and the "Neue Zuercher Zei- prefer to sell in Hongkong and thus

NEW YORK, Nov. 6 (Reuter).the assurance of your good wishes for lowing the rapid closing of all tung" has caused a regrettable get Hongkong currency. ranks behind President Roose Impression in Switzerland.

A certain amount of illicit trading The sizable character of President my health and happiness, which I

Roosevelt's majority became apparent greatly reciprocate.

His Republican opponents concedo overcomes a part of this difficulty by the time New Yorkers reached

re-election of Senator Key veit.

The Monday and Tuesday editions

but the

merchants Japanese

their offees at 0 in, when the Pre The general feeling is that the real of Swiss newspapers which are widely

Canton will not be able to take full sident's third term was ratifled by 37. Pittman, Chateman of the Foreign

Affairs Committee of the Senate, at- contest has been over the third term read in Italy were confiscated at the advantage of the trade until the states with 437 electoral votes. Issue and President Roosevelt's spend- frontier.

river is re-opened.

Mr. Wendell Willkie was credited Nevada by a majority of about 0,000. with 11 states and 94 votes,

The popular vote at that hour was President Roosevelt, 21,255,000; "Mr. Willkie, 17,740,000.

LONDON, Nov. 6 (Router).—A number of persons shelter- ing in a public house in a town in East Scotland were killed when the public house was demolished during an air raid

·Tuesday night, says an Air Ministry communique, giving a later account of raids on Britain. ・ jand public buildings and a number of persons were injured and a few were Damage in London was more killed.

been widespread than was at firat Three enemy aircraft have thought but still it was not destroyed to-day, adds the com heavy and the casualties not Inrgo

munique.

Two BAF. 8ghters are missing but the pilot of one is safe.

Ing policies, and the country having The Rome correspondent of the Alven such a clear vole to President "Basier Nachrichten says that the Roosevelt, he can now go full speed reason given for the ban is publica- ahead.

lion by the Swiss press of agency Mr. Cordell Hull, Secretory of reports of lack of success of the State, plainly interprets the vote as a fullan forces against Greece. mandate for his policy, which remains Swiss authorities denied that any firm against Japanese aggression, in- false war nows has been published in creasing materini aki for Britain and the Swiss press. by implication and on the basis of past action, diplomatie support for Britain against any totalitarian netion in any part of the world.,

Loss To Portuguese Community

in

Gifts To Services

Princesser Are Donora

LONDON Nov, 0 (Heuter)A

2

Neutral Russia

in

SPECIAL TO THE “TELEGRAPHI” MOSCOW, Nov. 0 (UP)-in a speech at the 23rd anniversary of the revolution exercises, M. Kalinin re ormed the Soviet neutrality.

U.K.

Oil

In Conference HYDE PARK, N.Y., Nov. 6 (Reu- ter) President Roosevelt conferred TURN to Back Pago. Columa 5

Satisfies Spain's

Requirements

the

LATEST

Shooting Affair

At North Point

A Chinese boatman attached to the Chinese Bathing Club at North Point was found in the club's offices yester- day dead from gunshot wounds. A revolver was found by his side,

Police later discovered that the revolver, belonged to a Chinese revenue officer who had left. It in his Jackor before going for a swim." Police state that "deceased must have seen

weapon.

waly Quiet

It is now known that one aircraft,

The Portuguese community Relatively Quiet Day

reported missing yesterday, is safe. Hongkong lost one of its most respect-dollar plece and a dime piece, both LONDON, Nov. 6 (Reuter)~~An agreement has been reach. ed with the Spanish Government on the programme' of Imports LONDON, Nov. 8 (Router)A Losses on Tuesday, therefore, are five led members this morning when Mrs. from Princess Margaret, who received Maria Hyndman Gonsalves, aged 59, them; frum: Une United States, are relatively quiet day, of air fighting aircraft and two pilots. followed London's longest night alert, Sad Effective A. A. Guns 44 passed away after an illness lasting among the latest gifts sent to the of oil to Spain for the last four months of the year.

Sollers, Sailors and Altmen's This was announced in the of consumption and subject to open the revolver and add a key to folx months, vig ́A number of enemy aircraft ap-

proached; the Southampton area this LONDON. Nov. 8 (Reuter),

An old resident of the Colony, she Famille Also been received House of Commons by Mr. the strictest guarantees against afternoon but were intercepted by Merseyside unti-aircraft batteries and leaves ave children, one of whern 3. Cheques (have also been

Parliamentary | re-export.. RADghter, and as a result the RAF defences have brought down JD. Gonsalves, the Interport: hockey from the Queen and from Queen Dingle Foot majority did not penetrate very far 17 German raiders since the Intensive player. The sympathy of the com- Mary while Princess Elizabeth has Secretary to the Ministry of The restrictions are imposed by the

aryaflacks of last

Jt. was re

revealed munity is extended to them in their sent £85 11s and the American Am Economic Warfare. He stated Spanish Government themselves for #comulatinique

Ce bereavement ENERGOTTE Bassador 1,000, ainsihat) Bombe "were "dropped (in Merseyside: 4.A batteries actually The nutcral will savie Monus cont to him to be spent on soldiers that the agreement was based financial reasons Navicerts accordingly Being fried for on the presont restricted rate amounts only.. hampton" damaging some- houses TURN to Back Page, Column 5. Imment at 8:30 pmMojo-da

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