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The FINAL EDITION

GILMAN'S

Hongkong Telegraph. USED

FOUNDED II 五拜禮 號九廿月一十英港香 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1940.

No. 18330

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DESTROYERS HIT IN Another British Victory In The Mediterranean; Berwick Damaged

TAM' de 10 me to al

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH”

LONDON, NOV. 28 (UP).—A VIVID DESCRIPTION OF THE SEA AND AIR BATTLE BETWEEN BRITISH AND ITALIAN FORCES ON WEDNESDAY - HAS BEEN RELEASED BY ADMIRALTY, AND IT REVEALS THAT AIR- CRAFT FROM THE ARK ROYAL CARRIED OUT À TORPEDO ATTACK ON ITALIAN BATTLESHIPS AND THAT ONE TORPEDO WAS SEEN TO HIT A BATTLESHIP OF THE NEW, POWERFUL LITTORIO CLASS.

Another force of Swordfish planes attacked an enemy unit consisting of three 8-in. gun cruisors. One torpedo hit was almost certainly obtained on the rear of the ship, which was a 10,000-tonner of the Belzane class. She was observed to reduce speed immediately after the attack. Another force dive-bombed the six-in. gun cruiser Condottieri.

British reconnaissance flights showed that one Italian cruiser, believed to be of the 8-in. gun type, was seriously afire aft following a clash with British warships. One destroyer of the Grogale class was seen to be down by the stern and listing heavily, while a second destroyer listing slightly and losing way.

The Admiralty revealed that the battleship Renown,

H.M.S. BERWICK, WHICH WAS HIT manded by Captain C. E. B. Simeen, flying the flag of Vice-

ENEMY RAIDERS

AT SEA

Winter Rationing In U.K.

́By REUEL MOORE

United Press Staff Correspondent LONDON, Nov. 28.—Attacks by Nazł U-boats and surface raiders on Britain's overseas supply Înes have reached such in-' tensity that the authorities are reported to be preparing plans to extend the rationing and communal feeding systems, and to ban certain frults and, possibly, to curtiul imports of meat,

The Ministry of Food to-day announced the reduction of milk supplies to householders during the winter shortago al- though full supplies will be maintained in hospitals, for mothers with children and invalids.

Lord Woolton indicated that drastic steps have been made necessary by a shortage of refrigeration capacity, presumably due to the sinking of re- frigeration tonnage./

· It will be recalled that Mr. Arthur Greenwood revealed that British shipping losses have reached the peak of the dark daya in April 1017.

Luxuries Must Go

CREDITS FOR CHINA

BPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

WASHINGTON, Nov. 28

It his speech Lord Woolton warned (UP) T. V. Soong and pro-

Admiral Sir James Somerville, and the aircraft-carrier Ark Royal took part in the engagement, but the Renown was unable to catch up with the fleeing Italian battleships, who successfully sought refuge within their, own

waterstandenysé

Here is how the Admiralty. announcement reads:

"A few minutes after noon four enemy, cruisers were 'sighted. At 12.12 p.m. our light unlis opened fire, The enemy replied but turned away,

"At 12.50 p.m. two enemy battle- ships accompanied by cruisers open- ed fire on our cruisers which were forced to make a slight turn away,

but within a few minutes the enemy

leships turned away

of the Italian cruisers.

and our

Pursued By Renown

5 Nazi

Planes

Downed

pursuit Raids On London

were

SPECIAL TO THE, "TELEGRAPH" LONDON, Nov. 28 (UP)- "HALS. Renown, commanded by Five German bombers Captain O. E. B. Simeon, flying the brought down to-day and six fing of Vice-Admiral Sir James Somerville, did her uimast to bring British fighting planes were lost. the enemy battleships to action but according to the joint communi- she was unable to do so owing to que by the Air Ministry, and the the speed with which the enemy re- Ministry for Home Security.. tired.

the enemy's coast was abandoned.

of 15

Several German formations

flow over the the south coast,

SEA FIGHT

THE ARK ROYAL WITH HER WARPLANES

ARGYRO-CASTRON FALLS: ITALIANS DRIVEN OUT

Special to the "Telegraph"

STRUGA, Nov. 28 (UP).—The Greeks claim to have captured the important Italian war base of Argyro-Castron. Frontier reports state that Greek troops captured the city at 4 o'clock this afternoon after an hour of hand-to-hand fighting' in the streets.

The Italians are retreating northward in the direction of the Tepelini River.

"In the course of the fighting the Greeks lost seven officers- and about 150 men killed, while 300 were wounded. The Italian losses were eleven officers, about 300 men killed and another 500 wounded.

COLOGNE BOMBED

R.A.F. Activity

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

LONDON, Nov. 28 (UP)

The Greeks are reported to have captured four Italian officers, 340 soldiers, many guns and a large quantity of am- munition.

Official Greck Claims

It is reported that in the course of ATHENS, Nov. 28 (UP)--During an air bottle over the town, in which the first month of the Greco-Italian Greeks claimed to have five British Blenheims and three war, the Greek Lisander bombers were pitted driven the Italians off Greek soil against ten Italian bombers, three of on, the Epirus front. the Italian machines were shot down.

The Italian mechanized unfts are

At noon to-day the Greeks brought on the mountains and in the narrow

for two hours,

"By 1.10 p.m. the chase, having crossed the southeast coast The Alr Ministry announced that been carried within a few miles of where they met with very fierce last night the R.A.F. heavily and one Blenheim made a forced fand completely useless on the goat tracks

anti-aircraft fire and squadrons successfully bombed various tur- "At 2.30 pm. ten 'Italian bombing of British fighting planes. planes escorted by fighting planes

up artillery and heavily shelled rocky golges. Anti-aircraft batteries this after-gets in and around Cologne, tried to attack but owing to our Flect

It is unofficially reported that there noon turned back' two enemy forma- Other aircraft bombed the Argyro-Castron Air Arm fighters sustained by any of our ships.

inge was tions totalling a dozen planes, which invasion ports at Antwerp, Le destroying a large part of the town. is fierce fighting for control of Ostro It is believed that there are from vista heights on the road to the main "At 4.40 p.m. three waves.

Havre and Bolougrie and several 300

Italiani base a, El Bassan, which is to 400 dead in the ruins.

General Soddu's headquarters on the Italian bombers attacked.

London Raids

enemy aerodromes.

At 2 p.m. Greek motorised forces

resistance is LONDON, Nov. 28 (UP) —The "Some were able to carry out an

One British aircraft la missing. started an advance on the town where north front. Italian

remained.

stiffer on the 2,000 Italians attack on the Ark Royal which dis-night gir rald warning was sounded Railways Smashed

By 3 reported to be sharply sti o'clock the Greeks had forced their north and south fronts. appeared behind the splashes of followed by sharp gunfire lasting Cologne which is the German rail- of fierce street fighting the Italians

In the London area at 7 pm, and was LONDON, Nov. 28 (Reuter) way into the city and after an hour Whether or not the Greeks remain about 30 bombs. She emerged with

lat

is Pogradec uncertain; however, all her guns firing and sustained nei- several minutes, after which there way nerve-centre between the north

confirmation of the fighting at ther damage nor casualties."

was a full ill 8. p.m. when heavy and the provinces and the highway

Ostrovista Italians Isolated

that some Mean would gunfire was heard.

Grecks have gone beyond Pogradetz across the Rhine between Germany "The It was added that two Italian planes

drone of raiders was clearly and occupied West Europe, has been ATHENS, Nov. 28 (UP),It is re- were brought down and that one audible, the plich suggesting heavy the subject of a heavy, British turported from the north-western front Some sources say the Greeks are ad- British fighting plane had not rebombers again being used. At 8 p.m. attack on two successive nights. that a considerable Italian force has vancing from Pogradetz along the turned.

raiders were also reported over East British bombers concentrated

ated for been cut off by Greek cavalry, closely west shore of Lake Chrida.

El Barsan Bombed TURN to Page 2, Column Seven several hours on the network of followed by larger forces, and it i

STRUGA, Nov. 28 (UP)—Frontier Ants goodsyards and railway believed impossible for, the Italians

say that six ́ ́ Gröck and to be able to fight their way out, on both sides of the Great will be forced across the Yugo British planes bombed and damaged Hohenzollern Bridge-a triple bridge carrying two double railway tracks Siny frontier or will have to sur- the aerodrome at El Baston this

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14. and

**** | render: a highway. The bombing has succeeded in

Berwich Damaged'.

was

The Admiralty said that the Battle- ship Renown and the aircraft-carrier Ark Royal participated in the action. The cruiser Berwick received two hits and was slightly damaged. The same skip suffered 16 casualties, and the the only British ship damaged.

ment further sluted The announcement. that British reconnaissance

cflights showed one enemy cruiser-belleved to be of the 8-inch gun type-was seriously afre aft. One destroyer of the Grogalo class was seen to be down by the stern and lining heavily. A second Italian destroyer was listing alightly hd losing way, the oficial report said.

LATEST

Nanking Train Is

Derailed, Report

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH":

Our Aircraft Score Hitaniating and unconfirmed Chinese Hi SHANGHAI, Nov. 29 (UE) Con-

"Aircraft of the Fleet Air Arm reports from Nanking declare that a

scheduled for Saturday.

networ

hindering the flow of essential trame at this vital point.

To add to the dialocation of traffic, goodayards in other quarters of the city were also raided.........

West and east of the bridge, firea were observed after the rald, one

being a mille long and very broad.

GERMAN ARMED MERCHANTMAN

was an armed merchantmani

withdrew.

reports

Liverpool Attacked By Waves Of Bombers

Special to the "Telegraph"

LONDON, Nov. 29 (UP) --German raiders singled out a

the nation that many luxuries must bably-Ambassador Ho Shlh are disappear temporarily from British-

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" town in the northwest of England last night for a fairly heavy ers tables, she scheduled to confer with Mr. from the Ark Royal attacked re-train was either derailed or blown up LONDON, Nov 28 (UP)---A des- attack. (German reports declare that the town was Liverpool,

Apricots, grapes and bananas are Warren Leo Pierson, Chairman peatedly during the pursuit and this morning near Hobchew, patch from if Melbourne save the which, they say, was left "allatie"). not essential to the life of n warring of the Export and Import Bank afterwards. One force of Swordih The train is reported to have been Second Engineer of the British It is officially stated that continued early, this morning! nation, You

goodbye, the sold.

can wish them a tem- on Friday to discuss the renewal planes carried out a torpedo attack on carrying in numerous prominent freighter, Port of Brisbane, a Briton

At 10.20 last night, after un fafiial The British Press Association to of credits to China, an enemy battleships, and one terpedo Chinese and Japanese from Shanghai samad W. Dingle, asserted that waves of bombers came over for period of spasmodic inflatecraft the day reported that the Goverment is Ofileials, however, indicate that was seen to hit a battleship of the for the Nanking Treaty ceremony the raider which runk the freighter several hours: The anti-aircraft in the London red, seacraft Are barrage was the heaviest yet put long lull. Many searchlights, and the drafing Disa to oxtond rationing it will be some time before any-new, powerful Litterlo cinse

Another force of: Bwordinh attack-

up in this district. Incendiary absence of any barrage appeared to small scale cont thing specific is negotiated, ed an enemy unit consisting of three soal teedios plans. One step was one official source said that present 8-inch gun cruisers Che torpedo 31

Duchess Of Windsor bombs caused small dres, but no night fighters were being used In indicates that a number of British to-day toward marshalling the discussions involve the possibility of was almost certainly Cotained on the

keeping of the raiders. NASSAU, Nov, 28. (Reuter)The casualties are reported. Itwas an- tie United States diranging to our rear of the zip whits wirk 10,000

Duchess of Windsor will; enter, ■ Raiders were also nétive over north that, Greece had empowered large amounts of Chinese goods over tonner of the Belsang diresh Was

Several waves of enemy bombers, Toommmitten in London to requisition a

nursing home at Miami, Florida, Wales, where they dropped flares flying from the north, circled an about: December 10 for a "major followed by incendiary borbe, which Midland town and then handed 1 med pa loal to youtuido Whey East & Period of one or two years and observed to reduce speed Immeditály payment largely in advances in the after the attack? Another&tores dive

operation,”, according to an official burnt out a földre kan

pakej wards (where; ther ETURN ATENCARIAN: 5

announcement.

The lengthy full in the London area barrage.

mimal feeding