Telegram from London dated October 25th.          
                                                            
 
                                                            
 
 
Correction to telegram dated October 24th: in second paragraph 
      for H.M.S. "Maori" read H.M.S. "Cossack" 
      and for "10 miles" read "ll0 miles." (Latest 
      reports state that H.M.S. Oossack is proceeding to harbor in 
                              tow).                         
 
                                                            
 
 
Night 20th/21st a cruiser force bombarded enemy battery east 
        of Tobruk and destroyers bombarded Bardia Harbor.   
 
                                                            
 
 
On October 24th a medium size German merchant vessel off the 
       south coast of Norway was set on fire by a Beaufort. 
 
                                                            
 
 
Two minesweeping trawlers were mined and sunk in the Thames 
                     estuary on 0ctober 24th.               
 
      Partly due to 8 ships sunk in homeward-bound Canadian convoy 
      shipping losses were heavier during last week, U-boats being 
                       mainly responsible.                  
 
                                                            
 
 
vy weather in the Atlantic caused damage to several destroye
 
                                                            
 
 
Casualties during last week in air operations over and from 
      this country: Royal Air Force 24 bombers 14 fighters, German 
      Air Force 4 bombers destroyed, 1 probable, 3 damaged, 21 fighters 
      destroyed, 8 probable, 6 damaged; Middle East: Royal Air Force 
      4 bombers destroyed, 5 damaged, 2 fighters destroyed, German 
      Air Force 3 fighters, 1 probable, 1 damaged, Italian Air Force 
                       1 bomber destroyed.                  
 
                                                            
 
 
On the night of 20th/21st and the following day a total of 
      over 25 aircraft dropped 26 tons of H.E. on Benghazi harbor, 
         hits being scored on moles and railway sidings.    
 
                                                            
 
 
On the night of 22nd/23rd 61 tons of H.E. and 3600 incendiaries 
      were dropped on Mannheim, 27 tons of H.E. on the docks at Havre, 
      20 tons an Brest.