Telegram from London dated October 23rd
 
      
 
 
1. Naval.
 
      At 2.30 a.m. on October 22nd His Majesty's Canadian destroyer 
      "Margaree" (ex H.M.S. "Diana") on passage 
      to Halifax was in collision with 10,000 ton merchant vessel about 
      450 miles west of Ireland. Thirty-two survivors are on board 
      the merchant vessel and it is feared that "Margaree" 
      is a total loss. 
 
      Three naval trawlers were sunk by mines in home waters during 
      the night of October 21st-22nd.
 
      The Italian destroyer sunk in the recent Red Sea action was the 
      "Findcesco Nullo" (1058 tons) completed in 1925.
 
      
 
 
2. Royal Air Force.
 
      During the day of October 22nd on Blenheim, sent to attack military 
      objectives in Dutch ports, reported having obtained a direct 
      hit on the bows of a cargo vessel of about 1500 tons off The 
      Hague.
 
      All projected night operations were canceled on the night of 
      October 22nd-23rd owing to weather conditions.
 
      
 
 
3. German Air Force.
 
      Night of October 21st-22nd (further reports).
 
      In the London area casualties so far reported amount to 56 killed 
      and 181 wounded. Two serious fires were reported but both were 
      under control the following day.
 
      At Coventry some storage sheds were gutted at the Armstrong Siddeley 
      works (the aero engine factory reported damaged in yesterday's 
      summary); the water tower collapsed and water mains burst.
 
      Daylight/