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BAD DAY FOR NAZI RAIDERS
Eleven enemy aircraft were shot down over Bri- tain yesterday, states an Air Ministry communi- que. Two of our fighters were lost but one pilot is safe.
A second enemy bomber destroyed during the night,
was
The enemy attempted four at- tacks on London yesterday using fighters or fighter-bombers.
A large number of our fight. er squadrons engaged the enemy and few of the latter succeeded in penetrating to the London
area.
Only a small number of bombs| ...was dropped; mostly in the out- skirts of the capital, and little damage and few casualties rc- ported.
At the same time an unsuccess- ful attack was made in the Ports- mouth area-Reuter.
GREEKS RALLYING TO FIGHT
GREEKS ALL OVER THE WORLD
TO
ARE RALLYING THE COLOURS OR. WHERE THIS IS NOT POSSIBLE, TRY- ING TO JOIN THE BRITISH ARMY.
"Greeks in London are clamou:- ing to be allowed to fight.
Ernest Finch, a South Lon- don boy, is the pride of the district in which he ilvos. During recent ralds he *x- tinguished four Incendiary bombe and on another occa- sion awam a canal of rescue a woman and two babies who were buried beneath an An- derson shelter. His own home was also bombed, Ernest made a shy figure when posing for his picture. (Copyright, Fox)»
DIPLOMATS SCURRY
IN MOSCOW
.
Speeding cars through the foreign colony in Mos- Cow yesterday bore wit. ness to the intense diplo. matic activity in the So |
ALTHOUGH NEWS from the northern | DEFINED
battle front is still very scanty it was known in Athens early yesterday that the Greek High Command was satisfied with the progress of the operations.
Inquiries in well-in- formed quarters in An- kara yesterday tended to confirm that Turkish po- licy in the Italo-Greek Responsible quarters in Athens conflict will be non-belli- state that the position adopt- gerence though not dis- ed by Turkey is that she is pre-interestedness in the out- pared to "neutralise" the Bulgar-
The efforts of Greece to mobilise Balkan support have been successful up to a point.
British Raid On
Air Base
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ians in order that the Greek come of the conflict. army can be used almost exclu- sively against Italy,
Turkish sympathy is solidly
Bul- It is learned that assurances behind Greece and should have been received in Athens garia make a hostile move it is that Bulgaria does not intend to firmly believed Turkey would depart from, neutrality but if also move.
later, under external pressure, Generally, Turkey's policy will Bulgaria should abandon her, be influenced by the attitude of neutrality, it is understood. Tur Russia and Yugoslavia and the key would give Greece -active extent of British assistance to support.
Greece. Meanwhile the Turks are be
Diplomatic Talks in Ankara
Naval aircraft from Bri- tish ships of the Mediter-lieved to be prepared to supply ranean Fleet have carried Greece with whatever material
aid they can. out an attack on Malte-
Messages indicating that the zana, capital of the island Greece are displayed in the Athens Minister, yesterday morning re- Yugoslav public fully support M. Sarajoglu, Turkish Foreign of Stampalia, in the Dode- press and have helped to increase ceived Sir Hughe Knatchbull-Hu- canese, the nearest Italian the confidence of the Greeks in gessen, the British air base to Athens, said Reuter.
their ability to resist successfully. who-introduced-Major-General. Arthur Smith, Chief of Staff of an Admiralty communi-
the G.O.C: Middle East.
Sir Hughe had a second con- versation with M. Sarajoglu in the afternoon.-Reuter..
que issued in London yes! AN HONEST ERROR ?
terday.
A hangar was hit and set
on
FOR REASONS BEST KNOWN fire and anaeroplane slipway MANS YESTERDAY SAID THAT TO THEMSELVES, THE GER. was damaged by a direct hit.
EIGHT OF THEIR
MACHINES
NIGHT RAIDS OVER BRITAIN.
TO RETURN. "FROM-|
The Air. Miflstry, only élaim- ed one!
A considerable number of FAILED bombs was dropped on barracks and in an ammunition dump area, causing heavy explosions which continued for some time after the aircraft had left
the area.
also
area.
scattered over the target
Incendiary bombs were All our aircraft returned safely.
-Reuter.
In Istanbul, crowds of Greek viet capital due to the HITLER'S
youths are besicging the Greek
Legation demanding to be sent Balkan developments.
home to fight.
An army of 20,000 Greeks is being raised in Egypt. Reuter,
GREECE RESOLUTE
WITH ALL CONFIDENCE IN OUR GREAT HEROIC ALLY WE FARE GOING TO BASE ··OUR 'COMMON CERTAIN VICTORY ON THE ETERNAL PRINCIPLES OF JUSTICE AND LIBERTY ESTABLISHED 3,000 YEARS
The Greek Minister, M. Dia- ARMIES IN
mantopoulos, called early in the day on the British Ambassador, Sir Stafford Cripps.
The Italian Ambassador, Signor Raseo, is understood to have seen the German envy
Count von, dar, 'Schulenberg.
The Soviet press publishes long accounts of the Italo-Greek de velopment without comment.- Reuter.
GREEK SHIPS
STANDSTILLED
SOUTHEAST
than 70 divisions of troops Germany has no fewer
in south-eastern Europe.
A military expert in London said yesterday that the employ-. ment of this force must depend on itsusing suitable country and the extent of petrol supplies avail- able.
Only a small number of Geri man troops are at present in -Rumania,
"It is suggested that extensive. military action towards Turkey may hat be imminent but there la
AGO ON THE SACRED SOIL WE MEDIATE STEPS ARE BE- FARE NOW DEFENDING," SAYS IMMEDIATE STEPS ARE BE-
·CIENERAL METAXAS, THE ING TAKEN TO SEE THAT THE GREEK PREMIER, IN REPLY GREEK MERCHANT UNAVY possibility of reinforcement of TO MR. CHURCHILL'S MES DOES NOT FALL INTO AX18 SAGE SENT TO HIM ON MON-HANDS. DAY
General Metaxas added: "with the same serenity and resolution: which led us to oppose aggression by a porfidious adversaïy wy nre going to march on to... final.] triumph." Reuter.
Five ships at Lisbon have been ordered to remain' there until fur- ther notice.
these troops. by the Danube through Hungary, and. Yugoslavia.
Reuter.
Among them, is a former An:]. Fourteen other Greck ships nt chor Lino steamer, the Tuscania, Funchal have been ordered to re- of 16,99), toris; whose brew have main' there until further notice.--- naked to be repatriated,
Reuter:
Unofficial reports say that an other blew up over the Firth Forth-Reuter.
Ambassador,
SOUTH AFRICANS REINFORCED
The
advance guard of South African troops which arrived in East Africa a few months ago has been strongly. reinforced by an-
Reuter. other contingent.
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