TELEGRAM FROM LONDON 
                     DATED OCTOBER 24th, 1941               
                                                            
                                                            
 
                                                            
 
 
                                                            
H.M.S. GNAT has arrived 
                        in harbur in tow.                   
                                                            
 
                                                            
 
 
                                                            
H.M.S. MAORI was torpedoed 
      night 22nd/23rd 10 miles South Southwest Cape St. Vincent while 
      escorting homeward bound convoy. Forward part completely wrecked 
      and, though possibility of towing was expected, later report 
                 states H.M.S. MAORI was sinking.           
                                                            
 
                                                            
 
 
                                                            
H.M. So URGE reports hits 
          on two ships off KURIAT Island Tunisian Coast.    
                                                            
 
                                                            
 
 
                                                            
H.M.S. UNIQUE torpedoed 
      Italian A.M.C. CITTA DI GENOVA Class 54 IS tons P.M./14 off Naples. 
                Later ship appeared to have sunk.           
                                                            
 
                                                            
 
 
                                                            
R.F.A. DARKDALE tanker 
      8,145 tons sank after explosion in St. Helena Harbor night of 
         21st/22nd. Believed she was torpedoed by U-Boat.   
                                                            
 
                                                            
 
 
                                                            
Night of 21st/22nd 111 
      tons of H.E. including 6 of 4000 lbs. and 6000 incendiaries were 
      dropped on Bremen. 38 tons of H.E. including 4 of 4000 lbs. were 
      dropped on Naples; reports claim large fire, many buildings destroyed 
                 and railway station well alight.           
                                                            
 
                                                            
 
 
                                                            
Day of 22nd Blenheims attacked 
 barracks at Hems, Libya, many bursts being seen among build
                                                            
 
                                                            
 
 
                                                            
Night of 22nd/23rd approximately 
      130 aircraft attacked Mannheim, 20 attacked Havre and Brest where 
     bombs were seen to burst in vicinity of battle cruisers
                                                            
 
                                                            
 
 
                                                            
Day of 23rd 4 Blenheims 
      attacked small merchant-vessel 50 miles W.N.W. of Marittimo Island 
          scoring hits near funnel and two near misses.     
                                                            
 
                                                            
 
 
                                                            
Night of 23rd/24th 140 
      aircraft were dispatched from the United Kingdom. Over 100 attacked 
l, 9 Sterlings atta %cked Brest, light attack also made on C