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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

November 18, 1940.

HAMBURG BADLY BATTERED

Sustained R.A.F. Attack

LONDON, Nov. 17 (Reuter).—The Royal Air Force's battering of Hamburg last night lasted several hours and a concentrated attack was made on all its great and various industries.

At Intervals throughout the night a powerful force of bombers flew over the city and suburbs. Success varied with changing weather but many pilots found porlods when, in the words of one, conditions for bombing were perfect.

Squadrons attacking. the dromes and oll tanks near the city Blohm and Vosa. shipbuilding were bombed. yards saw bursts in many parts of the area and explosions followed, accompanied by great billowing red flames.

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· Factory Hit

A direct hit was scored an neighbouring aircraft factory.

In addition to dropping many high explosiva bombs, another force of heavy bombers dropped over 1,000 Incendiaries on the great riverside goods yards in the Billwarder district Gaps in the clouds closed as the attacks ended,

the Air Ministry, says and made it Impossible to observe the full results but enough was seen to make it certain that considerable damage was done.

Raids On Italy

Several fires were started in the target area but the full extent of the damage could not be observed owing to low clouds.

Benghazi was raided successfully and chipping in the harbour was damaged.

Was

The foreshore of Tobruk bombed but it was not possible to see the extent of the damage.

A fuel depot near Gurn, Italian East Africa, was attacked and a direct hit on the largest building in the target ares caused much damage.

Zula was raided and buildings were bombed and. Ignited,

The Djibouti Addis Ababa rallway line south' of Adagella was bombed and It is believed that direct hits were scored,

Magsawa was raided, the main quay Calro, Nov. 17 (Reuter)-Royal and the destroyer base being the Air Force bombers again, attacked | principal objectives.

Brindist on the night of November All but one of our planes returned 18, and the railway station and aero-" safely.

China Takes From Recent

JUFS

AUSSIES VICTORIOUS—Sailors of the Australian cruiser, Sydney, as they arrive at an unnamed Australian port.. They sank the Italian cruiser, Bartolomeo Colleoni, in the Mediterranean. Thoir only damage was a holà in the tunnel.

Bomb Gave Deaf London

Heart Man His Hearing Back Events

CHUNGKING, Nov. 17 (Reuter).The appointment of a British Commander-in-Chief for the Far East, the Soviet denial of an agreement with Japan, and Colonel Knox's speech pro- mising greater assistance to China, are hailed by the official "Central Daily News" in a leading article this morning as "guaranteeing a Chinese victory".

These international develop- ments are taken to indicate the

A London district which had its first bomb in a recent night raid is to-day cheerful, vigorous and determined not to allow "that man" to get anyone down.

Listen to Mr. Knights, an infantryman in the last war, who lives in one of the bombed streets.

"I slept through it all. What Hitler wants is to make us lose our sleep, and he is not going to

determination of Britain, the SUGAR INVOICED do that to me."

United States and Russia to re- sist further aggression on the part of Japan in the Pacific.

The Chinese paper conciuues, “A new dawn is breaking for in- dependent and free new China. We must seize this great opportunity to make the greatest effort for victory."

Gen. Catroux

In Chungking

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AS SWEETENED

COCOA

Greens (Aldgate), Limited, wholesale grocers, of Com- mercial Street, E., were fined

the anti-German General Charles de Gaulle in London

Charles Frederick Bean, a director after resigning the post of Governor and sales manager of the ffm, was General of Indo-China, was in Aned £10 and £6 respectively for Chungking on November 18 to confer the same offences. with Chiang Kai-shek, it was re- llably reported here.

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Seven bombs dropped on litle houses, wrecking them com- pletely, and everyone was out to sce the damage. They brought dogs and children and perambulators. they stood gossiping.

Windows Intact

And

Crowds were continually moved on to allow rescue parties, demolition squads and firemen to examine the areas affected.

around with

Arab States Turn Towards Britain

(ÉY "REUTER'S MILITINY CORRESPONDENT) LONDON, Nov. 17.—As une war develops in the Mediter- ranean and the Middle East, attention is becoming increasingly focussed on the great central mEs ei countries usually called the Arab States.

are

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5TH. A. A. BATTERY BEAT A. S. C. “A”

Nearly all these countries be- £40 with 25 guineas coats at One house had been demolished, Old Street Police Court for en- but the windows on either side were longed to the old Turkish Empire Wastering into a fictitious transac- intact. This was a great source of and they now have not only amazement to the passers-by until many different forms of govern- tion by invoicing bcwt. of one man explained that it was bemen but also different degrees granulated sugar as sweetened cause these windows had been left

of independence.. cocoa and a further £20 for sell open.

independent states SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH” ing it at 47s. 6d. a hundred-

Iraq, Saudi Arabia and Yemen. Next HANOI, Nov. 17 (Demel)-weight, the maximum price

come Syria, Lebanon and Trans- General Georges Catroux, who joined being 378. 11d..

Jordan which have their own govern- forces under

ments but are under the guidance of

The 6th AA. Battery (L/Bdr. W. neory Powers.

Melrose, Gr. R. Main, Gr. R. M. Keown, Housewives stood

Then come Palestine which is Gr. V. C. Chalmers) beat the A.S.C. bulging baskets, for shopping had to directly governed by mandate and the Company "A" (Cpl. F. Cullen, Sgt. W be done first. Down in a local shop-smaller protectorate of Aden. Hyde, Sgt. J. G. Meyer, Ple: E. Kern) ping street women exchanged the

The altitude of all these states is 19-15 in the final_of_the_Volunteer Mali latest news of hospital casualties as vastly important at the present time. bowls competition for the Chine they bought a pound of haddock or araq, like Egypt, is allied to Britain Challenge Cup at the Kowloon Bowling nice fresh cabbage.

sut she has not declared war though Green Club yesterday.

11 her relations with Britain's

The A.S.C. Company had a slight ad- nemles have been broken off. Her vantage after 14 hends when the score my consists of three divisions, which was 12-9. A three for the other side are being trained by a British military made the scores level and a five in the misalon.

19th, head helped the Battery to lead Saudi Arabia and Yemen 18-14 and finally win 15-15. The last Saudi Arabla may be regarded as head was played in darkness and the pro-Ally. Saudi Arabia is bound to winners added a single to their tally. Iraq by the Treaty of Arab Brother- hood and Alliance.

Yemen also subscribed to

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Mr. Vernon Gatti, for the Ministry of Food, said that-the-menu director of a well-known chocolate manufacturing firm learned through

a third party that it was possible to "No appointments cancelled," re- obtain sugar without permit in a ported Tony, the local hairdresser certain vray. He reported this to the "One woman come in for a 'perm,' Confectioners' Association, who gave saying she felt she had to posh her him certain instructions.

self up for the shelter."

As a result he got into touch with Greens and was told to supply them with Ave barrels about one-third full

returned with the available

Alled up

Invoiced as sweetened cocoa,

Presentation of Trophy

Lost His Collar Everyone was swopping stories of of cocoa in Unen bags. These were the raid. Mr. J. Cooper, who is 10,

Capt. A. W. Brown, welcoming the this Commandant, Colonel 11. B. Rose, and space had been dozing on his sitting-room Treaty. with granulated sugar sofa when a bomb blew him off it

The difficulties over the past few Sir Atholl MacGregor, sald there were and buried him in debris:

years in Palestine have been great but 152 players and 38 rinks in the com- [potition and they were able to contri- Accepted Responsibility

**_lost_my_callar," he said, “but there are many indications now that bute $100 to the Bomber Fund and

the famous It is a funny thing, I got back my the Arabs are giving

ous there was a sum of $31. still to bo When an inspector of the Ministry hearing. Deaf as a post I was be-White Paper a trial. Those who fled sent. called, Bean accepted responsibility

the country have now returned and Col. Rose presented the trophy to Gr. fore this raid." and said that a quantity of cocoa had

many arms have been surrendered. fallen into the open mouths of sugar

At a neighbouring school, where British troops must remain there bags and he looked upon the buyer

families in the bombed streets are on protective duties at least for the as a fairy godfather when he was being housed. 100 people were in time being. offered 478. 6d. for it.

varying stages of undress,

The

Mr. Edward Fall, solicitor for the spirit of these troops was excellent.

defendants, sald he had advised his

Dozens of families had brought

their

One, a

a handsome Alsation

clients to plead "Guilty."" Mr. called Prince, carried out his air raid

Bean accepted full responsibility drill perfectly when the bombs fell.

Italian-Born Wife Kicked Husband

Chalmers.

Widowed Day After Wedding

£850 For Young Bride

He produced the letter from the He belongs to a serving soldier, and Also Threw Chinese Vase year' git), widowed the day

"Mr. Bean fell for it.”

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chocolate firm suggesting that the his master's mother, Mr Abbott, When a decree nini was grant redale Thara why los pars take hale goods be invoiced as sweetened cocoa. tald- how he went promptly to hled in England recently to Major after her marriage, received £850 for That's Sing blir this was a trap" Mr. Fail said, accustomed place a bed when the Morgan Paget Evans, of the the loss of her husband under a set off and keep it off with X-Bain, the seấn, elicițist, and reliable hair remover.

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We went down to our shelter," Royal Artillery, on the ground tlement mentioned to Mr. Justice Spevod mild, creamy X-Bazin over your The Magistrate, Mr. Langley,' said,

Division, limbs and sader arms. With beautiful cee he must regard the dam as the main she said, "where there is no room of the cruelty of his Italian-born Humphreys in the King's Benth sainty is destroys the hair swiftly, com culprit. Documents had been pro- for such a big dog: When we came wife, it was alleged that she plesely, avoiding the bine look and the duced signed by other people in the irritationTM chit comes from shaving. | firm than Mr. Bean. X-Bazin Leaves your skia virginally white, smooth and hair-free — and definitely dia- CONTRESS AÐ STOWN

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gut after seven hours Prince was struck him in the face with her fist She Mr Norah Catherine there to meet us, none the worse for and kicked him; rretNCIAL A Mancini of Hyde Valeroad, Balham, the shock of the bombs which drop- Hit him on the bead with some SW, whose husband, George Patrick

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