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No. 92,014
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1940
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LATE
NIGHT FINAL
INSIST ON
Daisy Brand
Australia's Choices
BUTTER
GREEKS THREATENING TIRANA
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Surprise Detour Brings Troops To Striking Distance
War Costing Nearly
Italian Lines
Thirteen Millions A Day Everywhere Breaking
Britain is now spending
day on the war-a record figure, it was re- vealed in London yesterday with the publica- tion of Exchequer returns for the last week.
The returns show. that during that period the supply services cost £90,1.34,000 compar ed with £72,350,000 the previous week, a daily increase of over £2,500,000.-Reuter.
AMERICANS HOLD SHIPPING WAR COUNCIL
(SPECIAL TO “CHINA MAIL") CRITICAL BRITISH shipping losses re- sulted yesterday in exploration by United States defence chiefs of means by which to check or remedy. U-bo it havoc among British trans-Atlantic commerce.
(SPECIAL TO " CHINA-MAIL") MAKING A SURPRISE "DETOUR, TO AVOID THE MOUNTAINS OF CENTRAL AL- BANIA, GREEKS TROO PS WERE REPORTED IN BUDAPEST LAST NIGHT TO BE WITHIN 30 MILES OF TIRANA, CAPITAL OF ALBANIA. VICTORIOUS IN a six-day fight, one of the war's most furious, the Greeks yesterday battled on, driving a wedge into the Italian lines between Argyrokastron and Santi Quar- enta, unofficial messages received in Athens state.
Half-Finished Meals
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It is indicated that with another Greek column pushing northward
along.... the coastline to Santi
Quaranta, the important southern Italian base is virtually cut off.
Greek advances are also res ported on: the two centrai fronts and the extreme north wing, ali though five feet of snow hindera progress.
In Stockinged Feet One of the war's most daring exploits is reported from the Pindus sector, where killed Greek
troops, taking off their boots in order to gain a better footing, climbed the almost vertical 7,500- feet Mount Politia and stormed
bayonet fight.
up
BRISTOL
RAIDED AGAIN
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For the seventh succes-. The Greeks are also following sive night, Bristol was their successes in the Pod-heavily raided by Nazi
gradetz-sector.
Despite the deep snow they bombers last nightma are so hard.upon the heels of The attack began soon after... the Italians that Italian camps dusk and was
are often found abandoned Light es va continuing at mid-. with half finished meals on orale in the city is rema- the tables.
ably high, despite the fact that Italian prisoners report sick-It has received the attention ness among their ranks. Their of the Nazi-Air-Command-more- misery has been heightened by oiten than any town in Britain the snow, to which they often unaccustomed.
are outside London.
During the daytime yesterday, The Italians leave, the roads attacks were confined to “small” mines but
the Greeks are groups of raiders and little dam- equally at home in tak ng age was done or casualties caus- mountain paths; thus skirting Fed.—International News Service. the danger.
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Italian dead are reaching con
Mr. Henry Morgenthau (Secretary of Treasury), Mr. Henry Stimson (Secretary of the enemy positions in a violent siderable figures, requiring speci-
As a result the Greeks now donfinate the Premeti region,
International News
Service.
War), Col. Frank Knox (Secretary of Navy), Mr. Jesse Jones (Federal Loan Administra- whence they intend to strike at tor), Mr. William Knudsen (Defence Com-Tepetini missioner), Mr. Sumner Welles (Under-Se- cretary of State), Mr. Forrestal (Under-Se- cretary of Navy), Mr.. Patterson (Assistant Secretary of Navy), General Marshall (Chief of Staff) and Mr. Herbert Feis (Mr. Cordellway further into Albania despite Hull's economic adviser) were closeted to-snowstorms and snowdrifts. gether for over an hour yesterday.
All refused to comment, saying they were pledged not to reveal details of the talks, but usually reliable sources say the conference canvassed the whole range of British proposals for American aid against the German submarine : blockade....
These proposals include: --
The transfer of more destroyers; The convoying of British mer- chantmen by United States war- ships, and
The release of additional idle American: merchant: tonnage,
War Strategy
BULGARIA
TO KEEP
OUT OF WAR
Mt. Politzani Taken
Mussolni is likely shortly to
following the Greek advance
The Greeks are. smashing their.
lose the base of Santi Quaranta
al Greek squads for, burlai Reuter.
WEATHER FORECAST:North.
cast winds, fresh to strong.
Heavy Attack
A fairly heavy attack was made by German "planes on a town in the west of England last night.
firea A number of
were started and considerable dam-
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northward and eastward. HAVE AN H.B.-
The Greeks on the central front have captured the 7,000- foot Mount Politzant where the Italians had been strongly 'for- ∙tified.
The Italians have retired from villages on the heights north-east of. Premeti;
WARNED IN TIME!
PAMERICANS RETURNING FROM FRANCE REPORT THAT FRENCH TROOPS STATIONED
The need of keeping AT A TOWN NEAR THE ITAT.-
Bulgaria out of the war TAN, RORDER HAVE HOISTED
It is reported the conference was emphasised in the A PLACARD WHICH SAYS: --
also furveyed the potential effect Bulgarian Parliament by
of Brillah war strategy on the the Foreign Minister, M. American shipment of food and medicines to German-occupied Popoff, yesterday, accord-
countries.
Notice to the Grook Army, Router,
Thie de the French frontier!"
In this connection the Spanish ing to a Sofla despatch key, and said the recent conver- Ambassador, Senor de Cardenas, published by the Italian sations between Hitler and King yesterday conferred with Mr.news agency.
Boris proved the growing, im- Sumner Welles on a projected. Some
portance of Bulgaria, and em- American lóan for food and me- M. Popoff referred to friendly phasised the friendly relations dicine for Spain. International relations with Rumanis, the So- between the two countries. News Service."
viet Union, Yugoslavia and Tur- Reuter,"
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AND THEN TRY!