TELEGRAM RECEIVED FROM LONDON DATED NOVEMBER 8th, 1941
NAVAL
On the 7th British ship of 6,448 tons damaged by bomb off
Farne Isle proceeding to harbor. British ship of 8,532 tons outward
bound torpedoed 800 miles west of Ireland.
On October 28th Polish submarine scored one hit Italian ship
of 5,413 tons (Citta Di Palermo class) off Naples. November 2nd,
25 miles East by North of Trapani she attacked 3,000 ton laden
merchant ship; torpedoes missed but crew-abandoned ships and
submarines sank ship by gunfire.
October 23rd in Petali Gulf British submarine sank 2 small caiques,
one flying Nazi flag. On 15th she hit with 3 torpedoes 6,000
tons merchant ship by 2 destroyers in Gulf of Athens. Results
unobserved.
Night of 31st/1st. Another British submarine shelled Merchant
ship scoring 50 hits probably same ship torpedoed on October
22nd as salvage activities were observed.
Of French convoy intercepted on 2nd South of Durban 3 ships
have arrived at East London and 2 Port Elizabeth.
MILITARY. RUSSIA. KALININ.
Germans have not yet consolidated their position. Moscow, Russian
continues, thus preventing German progress. Tula, heavy
fighting continues