A SUMMARY OF THE SITUATION

Dominion, Volume 34, Issue 43, 14 November 1940, Page 10

A SUMMARY OF THE SITUATION

Aircraft of the Fleet Air Arm have, in a raid on the Italian naval base of Taranto, struck a crushing blow at Mussolini’s navy, as the result of which its strength in capital ships has probably been halved. \ storv of gallantrv at sea ranking with the Rawalpindi s heroic battle with'thc Deutschland has been released by the Admiralty now that most of the ships of the convoy’attacked m mid-Atlantic by a German warship have reached port. , . , Though the struggle was hopeless from the beginning, the armed merchant cruiser Jervis Bay. which was escorting the convoy fought the enemy craft for more than two hours before she finally blew up and sank.' Her action gained time for the ships of the convoy to make off. with the result that, out of 38 vessels. 29 are known to have escaped and others may be safe. In the war between Italy and Greece . the Italians have now launched a heavy attack on the Greek positions on the heights overlooking Koritza” in Albania. Their aircraft are said to have been heavily bombing Italian positions in this sector It is claimed that the Greeks have smashed an Italian attack in this sector but it is perhaps hardlv dear vet whether it is the one referred to in the latest messages. In the Pindiis mountains area the Greeks are still pursuing the remnants of the routed Italian division and adding to their booty. Nothing very concrete has as yet emerged from M. Molotovs visit to Berlin. British observers are inclined to believe that the results, though they may sound well for the Axis, will not lie latreaching in their effect. . . German raids on England, particularly on London, v.ete latth heavy on Tuesday night. Five mysterious occurrences in the United States, tlnee ot them explosions in powder plants, must, taken with previous similai explosions, have suggested strongly that sabotage is being extensiwh carried on.