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THE CHINA MAIL, NOVEMBER 28, 1940.
GREEKSRESUME ADVANCE
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Harassed Italians Falling Back Everywhere
R.A.F. Inflicts Heavy Casualties
ITALIANS HAVE ALL
THE TROPHIES!
The "Goeteborg Pos- ten" of Stockholm, in. a leader entitled "New. Adowa, yesterday: wrote that no army; of a great power has been exposed to such a defeat at the hands of a weaker adversary since the Italians at Adowa were surround- ed and annihilated by Emperor Menelik's spear-bearing Abyssi- nian hordes. Reuter.
Official news from Greece about the oper- ations-in Albania were meagre yesterday evening, and the Greek authorities are con- tinuing their policy of reserve and not giving the enemy any information. :
The latest communique received in Lon- don yesterday evening merely reported "con- tinued successes by Greece.'
"
Behind this lies a story of lians are trying to make a stand in harassed Italians falling back the mountains just south of the
city. everywherc.
The Greek radio, which is a Here, the R.A.F. has been most little more expansive; said yester-active, bombing and machine- day morning that at least two gunning transport and infantry.
been Casualties have
heavy Italian Divisions about 30,000
been completely among the Italian infantry and ***********0 men have
smashed and five others about whole columns have been scatter- 75.000 men in al have been ed. disorganised.
U.S. LOANS FOR CHINA PROBABLE
The exact extent of the Grock penetration into Albania is not clear, but there is no doubt that the Greeks are north of Podgra- beyond Moshkapalis ; csizi through Frasher! in the centre; and only 30 miles from Berat, Italian the pivot-point of the
second line of defence. Only near the coast are the Italians putting up any determined United States loans for Cpposition. The Greeks are still feeling their way cautiously to
This harassing from the air. together with the advance of the Greeks, their skilful placing of artillery and their accurate fire, are giving the Italians. no chance to get up a line of defence, and as they fall back. they leave all sorts of things behind even aeroplanes,
Large It-lian reinforcements have been set, but the failure of these troops to achieve anything. of these troops is also not very great.
China, Argentina, Cuba wards Argyrokastron and the Ital-is taken as a sign that the morale
and Chile are in prospect,
it was revealed in Wash- S'ates purchase. of ington yesterday.
Chinese
Advance Resumed metais ursful for defence, Replying to a question, Mr.
GREEK TROOPS: RESUMED. Jones said he knew nothing about a loan being considered for Indo-THEIR ADVANCE: YESTERDAY
· TO China but negotiations were pro- MORNING, ACCORDING pressing with a number of Latin LATEST REPORTS FROM THE
ALBANIAN 'FRONT QUOTED: American countries, notably Ar-
BY ATHENS RADIO-REUTER: He added the loan would gentina, Cuba and Chile. probably be based on United ter
As for China, Mr. Jesse Jones, Federal Loan Administrator, told the press yesterday; "as long as the Chinese are introuble we want to be friendly and help them."
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U.S. CALLS MORE NAVY MEN UP
President Roosevelt has allotted $50,000,000 for the immediate develop- ment of a chain of naval bases on sites recently ac- quired from Britain in ex- change for destroyers, an- nounced Colonel Frank Knox, United States Se- cretary of Navy, in Wash- ington yesterday.
The mobilisation f increased numbers of reserve forces was also announced by Col. Knox, who stated he had notified an addi- tional class of naval and marine reserves, numbering ncarly 32,000, that they should prepare for a call to active duty at any moment,
Additional divisions of the organiced Naval Reserve from New York and New Jersey were also being mobiilsed for active duty with destroyers' operating In the vicinity. of the Panama Canal V
Col. Knox added that an agree ment on the site of the Trinidad base had been reached with the local authorities 'but as far as he knew formalities in connection with -- obtaining, approval from London were not completed. Reuter.
BRITAIN'S WAR ___SAVINGS
YEAR
DURING THE FIRST OF-WAR SAVINGS, THE PEO- PLE
.OF BRITAIN. SAVED £470,800,000,
This is £600,000 more than the figure aimed at by the National Savings Commitice when the cam paign was launched a year ago. Router...
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