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Paris Fraud R.A.F. STRIKE

Sensation

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

VICITY, - Jan. 14 (UP)—The Paris Criminal Court has indicted a.charge of fraud and compilelty. against Courless. Loubelsa-Ciary, and an American, Bambel M. Livingstone. President and Secretary respectively of the Commitee of Päckages for Pri- noners of War, alleging · that accused had taken for their own Use money, provisions and packages sent them for distṛlbu- tton to prison camps.

Despatches from Parls to-day reported that they had made full confessions.

They were arrested on Decem- ber 3, the Countess at her luxuri» apartment псат Champa Elysees, and he at the Paris suburb of Boulogne-sur-Seine.

AGAIN:

DESTRUCTIVE RAID ON CATANIA, IN SICILY

CAIRO, JAN. 14 (REUTER).—AT LEAST NINE AIRCRAFT, BELIEVED TO BE GERMAN JUNKER 87'S (DIVE-BOMBERS), WERE DESTROYED WHEN THE R.A.F. MADE A HEAVY RAID ON CATANIA (SICILY), ACCORDING TO A MIDDLE EAST R.A.F. COMMUNIQUE,

THE RAID OCCURRED ON THE NIGHT OF JANUARY 12-13. A SERIES OF AT- TACKS WERE MADE AND VERY HEAVY DAMAGE. was causED, THE COMMUNIQUE STATES. TWO HANGARS ON THE WESTERN SIDE OF THE AERODROME WERE SET ON FIRE,

¡ONE BEING DEMOLISHED.

Another hangar on the east side was also set

WARSHIPS HIT IN ablaze. Heavy explosions occurred and a number

AIR ATTACK

Southampton and Illustrious

of fires were started among the administrative buildings.

Bombs hit the main runways and the railway line along the west side of the aerodrome.

On the same night, raids were made on aerodromes at Many planes are believed to have

LONDON, Jan. 14 (Reuter).-An Admiralty com- Berka and Denina.

NO NAZIS

IN BULGARIA Sofia Statement

SOFIA, Jan. 14 (Reuter).-

munique announces that an Italian destroyer was sunk been put out of action by bomb splinters and subsequent The presence of German troops; in the Sicilian Channel in the central Mediterranean on machine-gun attack. January 10.

The British destroyer Gallant was damaged by mine or torpedo but has arrived in harbour.

Successful Night Raid

a

German and Italian planea attacked British warships and, the aircraft-carrier Illustrious was hit and received some damage and casualties.

The cruiser Southampton was also hit and suffered, casudīties

At least 12 enemy aircraft were }shot down and a number damaged,

Italians Surprised The Communique

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On the previous night, raids

were made on barracks and de- fences at Derna and fires were started among the barracks.

Albanian. Activities

Military concentrations at Barti (Albania) were bombed on Monday and it is believed that direct hits were registered. Smoke was seen rising from the bridgehead in the south end of the town when British alreraft left the target.

Ralds were made on the night of January

12-13. on aerodromes at Asmara, Brantu and Agordat in Italian

at Mai

in Bulgaria or any diplomatic steps in this connection is official.

NEW YORK dented in a statement issued

STREET

GUN DUEL

Bandits Killed Police Officer & Civilian BPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" NEW YORK, 'Jan. 14 (UP).—

here to-night.

The Bulgarian telegraph agency says that it is authorised. to declare that no foreign troops have passed into Bulgaria and that the Bulgarian Government, foreign governments since no has made no approach to any

reason for such stops exists.

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BERLIN TOO IS BOMBED

Thanks to the work of the R.A.F., Goering has had his bqast, that no bombe would ever be allowed to fall on German soil, thrown back in his teeth. Here is pictorial evidence that not only German soil, but Germany's capital, Berlin, has received visits from the R.A.F. This a part of Berlin East hit by British bombs ̄in"a"recent

raid.

The Admiralty communque (which fullan East, Africa, while middel Lower Fifth Avembe, one of the ROOSEVELT Antonescu Summoned

the

KHARTOUM, Jan. 14 (Reu- has been delayed by

Adaga a further attack was on world's busiest shipping dis- ter)--Taking advantage of continues:

"Our naval forces had Caproni workshops where a large fire tricts, was terrorized to-day by brilliant moonlight, British been operating In the Central Medit- was caused among the buildings. troops, supported by artillery, 7 to January 13, covering the passage erranean during the period January carried out a strong night raid of convoys, through the Mediter on prepared Italian positions in ranean, On the morning of January the Gallabat sector of the Sudan- 10. when in the Stellian Channel, two Italian destroyers were encoun- Abyssinia front.

tered. After florce · · hand-to-hand "One of these, of the Spita class, fighting the British gained their was sunk but the other escaped. ITALIANS

"Later H.M.S. Gallant was damage

At Tessenet on Monday, a dive a gun fight in which a policeman OUTBURST

objectives.

It is estimated that the Italians losted by a mine or torpedo but has ar- 60 killed, British casualties were frived in harbour, very alight.

"German and Italian air forces, British patrols are also continuing working from Italian bases and in-

attack was made on motor transport and a civillan were shot and Front teens and fires were started, killed, and another civilian and From the operations in East Africa, a bandit all our aircraft returned safely.

were wounded. A second bandit was so badly beaten he had to be removed to hospital.

IN BAD

strong pressure against Italian pos- cluding a number of dive-bombers, POSITION

tions in the Kassala sector and made great efforts against our ships further north,"

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MEDALS FOR THE BOMBER. FUND

Medallions and "Society Orders" have been donated by Mr A. E. Manwaring for the Bomber Fund. The medals will be melted down and their values placed to the credit of the Fund.

Rome Admission LONDON, Jan. 14 (Reuter). Signs are growing that the Italians are beginning to sec that their position in Libya and East Africa is getting worse all the time.

The Cairo communique said

The bandits, known as the

Opposition Gibe

"A Rotten Lie"

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 (Reu- ter)President Roosevelt made

To Berlin, Report

Rumanian Waters Closed BELGRADE, Jan. 14 (Reuter)-Rumanian officials

Antonescu, the Rumanian Premier, has been summoned to Berlin.

Distofano Brothers obtained an impassioned-outburst-at-a-refuse to confirm or deny the report that General Ton $649 which was the payroll of press conference to-day against Jan importing firm. In taking an opponent, whom he did not

the money

they killed Alfred name, of the legislation au. Klausman, 55, the Manager. thorising him to carry out his

They dashed outside where

they polley of total aid shot and probably fatally wounded a mocracies, task driver, Leonard Weisberg.

A policeman chased one bandit and

wounded him, after which the bandit shot and killed the police officer as he knelt beside him.

Police clubbied the second

bandit

into unconsciousness after a fight in Woolworth's dive and ten cent store which was crowded with customers.

that in the Sudan in the neigh Would Like

bourhood of Kassala

activity is continuing.

The fact that there is nothing fresh

to report from Libya may be taken

to mean that British guns are stil

Japan To Try

pounding away while the Imperial An Invasion

army musters for the Anal assault on Tobruk.

Empire Cut Off· Broadcasting to the Italian Empire, Home radio yesterday said "The Em- pice is virtually cut off from the Mother country."

N.E.I. Confident

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

Jan.

to

to the de-

The President said that he had

read in a paper that "every fourth American child would be ploughed under". This he that has been said in public life described it as the "rottencat lie

in my generation."

Untruthful and Dastardly

President Roosevelt declined to say who made the statement originally,

but declared that it had been repeat ed by several people and added that "It was a good time to kill a poor slogan at birth."

"I regard the statement as the most untruthful and most dastardly and unpatriotic thing that has ever been sald. Quote me on that."

(in a wireless speech on Sunday night, Senator Wheeler sald that the leader of the opposition to the Administration's Lease and Lend Hill had termed the measure the "New Deal's triple foreign policy-to plough under every fourth American boy.")

WASHINGTON,

14 (UP).The Netherlands Consul General, Herr J. A. Schuurman, Italian East Africa in particular is in a speech last night, asserted almost completely cut off. Its only that the Dutch East Indies would communication ts by air but the RAF. is now so completely master be "delighted to have Japan tryp of the air in Africa that it is highly an Invasion, because Japan would unlikely that the odd Italian plane suffer an unprecedented defent." or two which have been keeping

He said it was › erroneous communications between Libya and Eritrea by night will now venture suppose that the Netherlands on the dangerous journey. Writing had capitulated because of the from the Italian frontier, a special 60,000,000 Colonial Dutch, correspondent of the newspaper "Le He added: "We are lùn this war to the Tempa" says that for Italy the Anish. The major part of the home battle for North Africa is no longer fleet, as well as armed units and air- for Imperial aims but is a fight to forces have, joined the British forces. preserve a part of Italy's national Our entire merchant feet of about territory,

2,500,000 tons is operating in the common cause."

R.A.F. Takes Prisoners LONDON, Jan. 14 (Reuter).- Italian prisoners in Libya are stil being rounded up and RAF. fighter planes are giving a hand in this work.

Flying low over the desert; kim- ming the cliffs on the seashore time's where they spot Italians taking

nt

MAGINOT LINE TO GO

OPECIAL TO the “teleGRAPH" BERLIN, Jan. 14 (UP)-Political

refuge in caves, they have on several quarters report that the Germans are occasions enabled quite large bands tearing down the Maginot Line pré- to ba captured. Two days ago aparatory to using the fands in Alsace Hurricane pilot anw a small party of Lormine for agricultural purposes. Italian offeers at the water's edgo cost a half billion dollars,

The Maginot Hins le estimated to have The Navy was informed and a motor. beat took them on board, the party 4uding the commander of the Sidi their dusty green uniforms." He let

Barrani garrison.

|loose a burst from. his göhs, at them Another British fighter e

captured and then flew around and, around 174 Italiens The pliot at first keeping them together. A truck load thought that the men were British of British soldiers arrived to relieve but he came down low and spotted him,

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Plymouth's Worst Raid

Civilians Work Heroically

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

M. Horia Sima, the Deputy Premior and head of the Iron

Guard, has called meetings of his followers in all towns on Speakers will meetings on "the struggle of Nazi Germany

January address

19. the

The three hour. German

and Fascist Italy for the es- PLYMOUTH, Jan. 14 (UP).-tablishment of a now European · raid order." which began just before dark- Meanwhile, the Rumanian newB ness last night was the worst at-paper,, "Curentul," sounds a note of tack on the town during the war. defiance over the German plans to A wave of 30 raiders dropped in reservoir at the expense of her in- turn Rumania into a granary and oll cendiary bombs. For a few dustrial development. It says that

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minutes there were thousands of the legionary regime does not dream lights from blazing bombs, and of giving up Rumanian Industry-but then darkness.

on the contrary it must be expanded. Men, women and even young

Ban on Shipping children pounced on the bombs LONDON, Jan. 14 (Reuter)-Ru- thus saving the town from realmonion territorial waters have been

declared a danger zone for shipping. disaster.

In one district, however, several the Rumanian Navy Minister quoted in on official communique issued by fires were started and the next wave by the Ankara radio. of raiders concentrated on that area and dropped tons of high explosive bombs. Houses and business premises were demolished and one church was gutted.

waters of the Black Sea must obtain Ships desiring to navigate in the Permission and notify the port auth- orities, it is stated...

No reason for this measure is given.

New Envoy Chosen South African Navy

WASHINGTON, Jan, 14 (Reuter).

-A successor to Mr Joseph P. LONDON, Jan. 14 (Reuter).-For Kennedy as United States Ambassa- the first time African warships are dor to Britain has been chosen, co-operating with the Royal Navy

President Roosevelt announced this outside South African waters, at a press conference to-day but he A flotilla

of mine-sweepers left declined to reveal the name of tho some weeks ago to join the mine- envoy he had selected.

sweepers of the Royal Navy.

Hongkong Man Injured

In Desert War

A former Hongkong resident; Mr John Greaves, who enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force at the outbreak of war, was among the Empire troops that took part in the recent fighting, in the Western Desert...

Shanghai Public School, and played News has just been received football regularly for Erin Villa and In the Colony that ho was injured the Shanghal Recreation Club. In action on Christmas, Eve. Coming to Hongkong In 1937, he

Born

In Singhal, young John Joined the "Hongkong Daily Press” Grenves is the eldest son of the tale and inter M. Beraba and Co, and left Mr Ceell K, Greaves, who was a for Australia in 1939.

member of the firm of A. S. Watson Mr Greaves has a brother, two and Co, in the northern port for more sisters and other relations in the than 30 years. He studied at the Colony.