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No. 10310

BRITAIN'S

A YEA-TAUT MONDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1940. At

WEEK-END

OF AERIAL CONFLICT: DOVER SHELLED AGAIN

By EDWARD W, BEATTIE

UNITED PRESS STAFF CORRESPONDENT

LONDON, NOV. 24 (UP).—AXIS RAIDERS ROARED OVER THE SOUTH OF ENGLAND TO-DAY WHERE THE PREVIOUS NIGHT'S ASSAULTS WERE CONCENTRATED ON A COASTAL TOWN. EXTENSIVE DAMAGE WAS INFLICTED AND IT IS FEARED THE CASUALTIES ARE HEAVY (BERLIN REPORTS STATE THAT SOUTHAMPTON WAS SUBJECT. ED TO VERY HEAVY BOMBING RAIDS ON SATURDAY NIGHT).

POPE'S APPEAL FOR PEACE

Emotional Plea Broadcast

Special to the "Telegraph"

VATICAN CITY, Nov. 24 (UP).—In a radio broad- cast to the world to-day His Holiness the Pope delivered the strongest appeal for peace he has made since the war started, but apparently he renounced any hope of a peace settlement in the near future.

He implored Christians throughout the whole world to pray. to God for peace and hinted that he feels the solution henceforth is in the hands of God while man can only pray.

Turkey Calm And Unafraid

Awaits Nazi Move

ANKARA, Nov. 24 (Reuter). Turkey remains unimpressed

+

At 6 pm, to-day the Pope began a week of spiritunt exercises, fasting, seclusion and meditatlan, which will continte hill. Saturday

Infrequent bursts of anti-aircraft fire punctuated two early evening raids over the London area. The lightness of activity in the metropolitan zone indicated that must of the raiders were again trying to focus picked objectives elsewhere.

A bomb fell in the Home Counties near London damaging a police station and a club, and causing some injuries.

The first brief alarm in London was without incident, and the second came just after the all clear for the first. Two enemy bombers are reported to have been destroyed planes over the Channel and by fighting

near Cheltenham respectively.

Several formations of fighters and fighter bombers crossed the southeast coast during the day en route to London. Official re- ports say they were all dispersed by fighting planos A faw bombs fell in Kent, but the authorities have reported few] casualties.

Tears In His Eyes He delivered his homily to-day before the altar of St. Peters and

Dover Shelled deplored, in a broken voice, the German Big Berthas on the French increasing destruction and violence of coast shelled "Hell's Corner" around] war. Whenever he mentioned the Dover for more than an hour this word "war" his voice quivered and afternoon. No damage or casualties tears welled up into his eyes. He have been reported. pleaded that when this war is ended

In the course of the bombardment

a lasting pesce based on justice may British Spitfire streaked across the

be found.

In

big

It seems the world is not TURN to Back Page, Column 3

Channel, circled the German guns at Cup Gris Nez and, on her way home, met four German Messerschmidts, one of which she brought down. while the other three scattered.

Following-their-policy-of-con-

by Hitler's latest diplomatic DEATH OF D.G.S. centrating on one district, the Ger-

moves which have secured the

recognition of

German and ART MISTRESS

Italian overlordship of Europe

man raiders Saturday night pounded the south const with incendiary and high explosive bombs, causing exten-

ber of casualties.

by countries which have not Miss Irma Last, Austrian ve damage and a considerable num- been able to make their own Refugee Dies Suddenly

decision.

The death

was reported

this

Town's Worst Raid. The attack was centred on one town t but bombs were dropped

on

coust for a distance of 20 miles. It

Bulgaria's attitude is not yet morning of Miss Irmu Last, urt mis-other towns and villages along the clear, but reports reaching An-tress of the Diocesan Girls' School, kara suggest that King Boris The late Miss Last had been in the was the town's heaviest rald since the did not commit himself at last Colony about two years. She was week-end's conversation with an Austrian refugee. Hitler at Berchtesgaden.

R

She

war commenced. The bombers pass-

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BRITISH NAVY BOMBARDS CHERBOURG

During last month light and heavy forces of the Royal Navy carried out a bombardment of the Nazi-occupied port of Cherbourg, where a concentration of enemy shipping had been de tected. The outcome was the total destruction of the major part of the Nazi concentration. In these two pletures we see some of the ships taking part in the bombardment. The photo graphs were taken at the height of the attack.

Greeks Continue Advance On

Entire Front Into

Albania

Reports reaching London this evening said that the Greeks had taken the small town of Konispolis. This town is near the const opposite Corfu and is one of the roads lending to Argy- rokastro.

ed over in continuoua waves and

LONDON, Nov. 24 (Reuter). The advance of the Greek troops along the had been in hospital for over dropped flares by hundreds month suffering from acute ton-with incendiary bombs as a prelimin whole front has now carried their left wing over the border into Albania, It is said that Hitler pointed out siltis und was discharged about Hary to what oficials called an, in-. the value of an alliance with Ger-week ago apparently well recovered discriminate shower of high explo- many in the present situation which' However, a sharp relapse caused her sives gave Bulgaria an opportunity of death at 7 o'clock this morning, realising her territorial claims on Miss Last was a former Professor in the Faculty of Arts in a Viennese Greece.

King Boris is understood to have University. Ske replied that a country as small as victims of the Nazi pogrom which Bulgaria could not afford to take sent thousands of Jews abroad in part in struggles between great search of new

they places where Powers.

lean find peage and friendship.

When

Miss Lost left Austria she

was

one of the

Hardly a district in the town ex- caped unisexthed. Hundreds of peo- ple have been rendered homeless) and scores of business and commer-' cial establishments have been de- ! nlroyed-one whole block of bulld- ings being ruited.

The best opinion in Ankara is that

experienced the longest raid of the Yugo-Slavia will hold out against was bereft of all her possessions and TURN to Back Page, Column 5 Axis pressure. But as it is difficult was allowed to take only ten marks

to forcsoe probable developments in out of the country. the international situation, Turkey is

An artist of no te ability, the taking no risks. Apart from martial late. Miss Last completed a number law in the Straits zone, other military of portraits of Hongkong residents in measures are in. prospect with the addtion to her duties na urt mistress

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Nazi Girls Plumb New Depths Of Blasphemy

LONDON, Nov. 24 (Reuter)-"Hitler, is no accident. He is a natural continuous product of a breed, which from the dawn of history, has been predatory and bellicose."

So declared Sir Robert Vansittart, Chief Diplomatic Ad- visor to the Government, broadcasting to-day.

Another town on the south coasti

BRITISH SHIP

SHELLED

Evacuee Ship Trouble

Marines To Travel On The Washington

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

In the centre the Ialians are reported to be trying to reform their line of battle some distance within Albania while their rear- guards make a stand in some of the valleys.

The right Greek wing is still advancing. The Italians are being pushed back from. Koritza MANILA, Nov. 24 (UP).—Pogradeiz on the Yugo-Slav border. The "Manila Bulletin" to-day There is no news as to exactly how far back the Italians have been push- reports that United States Nav-ed but it is thought too much to al authorities have revealed that expect the capture of Pogrndetz yet approximately 70 United States TURN to Back Page, Column 4. Marines are going aboard the s.s. Washington to-morrow to ne- company the American evacuees Ito the United States.

This measure. is reported to be due to labour dimeulties aboard the ship between east and west coast labour

£3,000 For

Recognition Of Nanking

SHANGHAI, Nov. 25 (Reu- ter)-Japan is expected form- ally to recognise the Wang:

For Ching-wei regime on

S.O.S. Picked Up Naval sources told the "United BOMBERS

A cheque for $48,100.21, being

handed to the Hongkong Govern- ment this morning for tele- grahle transfer to the Imperial Government, for the purchase of bomber planes.

Press that they understood the NEW YORK. Nov. 24 (Reu- measure is being taken for these |ter)-An S.0.9. from the reasons, but they were unable to the equivalent of £3,000, was

British steamer Port Hobart, confirm the reports officially.

was being saying that she "shelled by a raider" of the West Indies was picked up by the He continued: "We must drop the were famed for inciting their men to Mackay Radio this afternoon. habit of making allowances for the (ferocity.

Official League Song

Twenty-five minutes earlier Germans. It not fair to our- selves."

"Nazi girls have gone further. the Port Hobart had flashed a They

raucously warning that she had "sighted

Omciala suspicious vessel" and her posi

have become

Inoculation Certificates Protest

November

30 when, according to an official announcement; a "new Sino- Japanese treaty" will be signed. in Nanking.

British Troops In Greece

First Contingent

(FROM "REUTER'S"!

* CORRESPONDENT IN GREECE)

*ATHENS, Nov. 24—A num- her of famous British warships In brilliant sunshine slipped [quietly into a Greck harbour`a few days ago, their decks pack- ed with British and New Zea land troops and airmen waving back to the frenzied thousands of Greeks whose clapping and cheering echoed from hill to hill, The first warship to berth showed signs of a famous en- gagement. Within two minutes of the hawsers being flung the dockside the first British army lorry was landed grace- fully from this warship.. .....

Meanwhile British and New Zea- land troops competed to be the first lo set foot on Greek soil A typical Cockney won the contest by a narrow margin.

*A.A. Guns Ready

While anti-aircraft crews in all | ships stood ready to repel any Italian gate-creshers at this party, dis- TURN to Back Page, Column 3

LATEST

See Back Pago. For · Further Late - Nows

Premier Of N. Ireland

Dies Working To Last

This makes the fourteenth instalment from the War Fund LONDON, Nov. 24 (Reuter), Viscount Craigavon, Prime Sir Robert likened Germany to a blasphemous To-day the butcher bird, which looks harmless League of German Maidens la sing- tion was given as about 500

inaugurated by the "South, Minister of Northern Ireland, is dend, China Morning Post" and "The enough but springs on neighbours Ing.

Following the Government's refusal

and when they least expect it.”.......

"We've given up the Christian tine miles north east of Porto Rico to recognise inoculatiori ceruncatos Hongkong Telegraph," For Christ was Just a Jewish swine, Port Hobart fi: As for Hills mother what a shame tons, owned by a vessel of 7,448 sued by Chinese doctors, protest brings the total remitted to

Port Lines Limit-is being made by the Hongkong London to £91,389-19-6. "If Germany, after her long, un- Coden war the lady's real name. ed.

Chinese Medical Associations

The President of the Association, The dollar total now stands at A distress signal from the British to steamer, Trehata; of 4,871 tons, stal- Dr. E. W. Sun declined to say any-1 $1,469,561.82. You will and in the Polish Black broken career of evil-doing, is Bock" German girls gloating over the coase being in curse to herself and ing that she had sighted us thing for publiert today, but it It is hoped that the Fund will sufferings of their victims. That is everyone else, she will have to under-picious vessel" about 300 miles west is understood that the question has

surprising when one remembers go a thorough spiritual cure, Sir af Ireland, was also picked up by the been taken up any determined reach the one-and-half million

“It is a hallucination to believe that there is in Germany an effective

element of kindly learned old gentle men and sweet pig-tailed maidens.

ahut in early Umes German women Robert concluded.

Mackay Radio,

mark before Christmas."

He was 69 years of age and heid ́a record for tenure of office:

Ireland Government for over 18 years, being first appointed in among modern statesmen. He had been leader of the Northern

[Juno, 1921,

He had been working right up to During his long political career, he the end and had addressed a sitting was a stern opponent of Home Hule of the Northern Ireland Parliament

Lord Craigavon collapsed to-night

and any leg of United Islight last Tuesday. H He had been workin at his home at Generals, near Bel-inder a severe strain, ind in

| fast, and died soon afterwards.

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