Telegram from London dated October 15th.
 
      Naval.
 
      
 
 
On October 14th four British destroyers intercepted and sank 
      in the North Sea an enemy convoy of three merchant vessels escorted 
      by a trawler and a motor boat. The enemy merchant vessels comprised 
      two ships of 7000 and 2500 tons respectively, and a third small 
      ship, which blew up with great violence. One British destroyer 
      was slightly damaged, one rating wounded.
 
      British submarine reports that on October 8th she engaged with 
      gunfire and presumably sank a small enemy submarine off the west 
      coast Of France.
 
      H.M.A.S. "Paramatta" was unsuccessfully bombed by Italian 
      aircraft in the Red Sea on October 14th whilst on escort duties.
 
      During the night of October 12th-13th a British gunboat successfully 
      bombarded Sidi Barrani.
 
      On October 14th French destroyer escorted two French merchant 
      vessels through the Straits of Gibraltar from west to east and 
      then returned westward.
 
      
 
 
2. Royal Air Force.
 
      Weather conditions were very bad over Germany on the night of 
      October 13th-14th making location of primary targets very difficult. 
      Principal targets located and attacked were docks
 
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