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THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 4, 1940.
COLLAPSE OF DEFENCE OF ARGYROKASTRON Air Force Harasses BRITISH REPLY
Italian Retreat
WHILE THE GREEK THREAT TO THE IONIAN PORT OF SANTI QUARANTA HAS BEEN INCREASING IN THE LAST 24 HOURS AND THE ITALIANS IN THE ARGYROKASTRON SECTOR OF THE FRO IT ARE REPORTED TO BE RETREATING EVEN MORE QUICKLY THAN THEY DID AT KORITZA, BRI- TISH BOMBER PLANES HAVE BEEN HARASSING THE ENEMY IN THE REAR.
Valona, the port whither the Italians (re-
EMPIRE
treating from the Argyrokastron sector would SPITFIRE naturally withdraw, was on Monday heavily FUNDS bombed by the R.A.F.
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In spite of bad weather and large Italian fighter patrols the attack was pressed home...
A fire was started in a large, formation said: "It was one of building near the harbour and
our best raids. was followed by a series of loud explosions.
A stick of bomba fell on the main jetty and a ship received a direct hit.
One Italian fighter was also
shot down.
In the Argyrokastron area one British
fighter shot down an Italian reconnaissance 'plane.
Big Warehouse Blaze 'On returning from the Valona raid the
leader of the R.A.F.
"We had to come rather low because of cloud, and fighters were waiting for us, but while they chased one flight of our bombers another went in and -dropped its bombs.
"We saw a big blaze among.] warehouses, with a tall column of black smoke above. It looked as if we had hit something of vital importance.-
"Practically all our “bombs" re- We all got gistered direct hits. back O.K." Reuter..
TO MARSEILLES
ITALIANS
BOMBING PROTEST AGAIN IN
RETREAT
The British Govern- ment's reply to the French protest against the alleged bombing of Marseil- les by the R.A.F., was reported yesterday to have been handed by the British Ambassa- dor to the French Am- bassador in Madrid.
-Reuter..
Credit for an "£8,000,000 Italian
idea" goes to the editor of the West Indies news- the "Jamaica paper, Gleaner."
Hooligan Riots
As a mark of gratitude to the R.A.F. fighters' prowess in sweep- ing the skies of German raiders: and squashing the projected in- Italian hooliganism has vasion of Britain, the newspaper led to the wrecking of Bri- opened a Fund to present new Spitfires to the R.A.F.
tish property in Tangier.
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The idea spread throughout Twenty. Italians entered the Britain and the Empire with British Post Office in Tangier, such rapidity that the Govern-wrecking the office after tearing ment spokesman yesterday was down an official news able to Inform the Commons and photographs. that over £8,000,000 had al- ready been contributed or pro- mised.
Amid cheers he expressed ap-| preciation.--Reuter.
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They "afterwards did con: siderable damage to a British
·business house,
No arrests are reported. This is the first reported inter- ference with British interests in Tangier since the local command- er of the Spanish troops announc ed he was taking over control of the region.
Reuter.
(By Reuter's Special Correspon- dont on the Yugosláv Albanian frontier)
It was reported in Mont- astir last evening that the Italian army is again re- treating after making a stand north of Pod- gradetz, on the shores of Lake Okhrida,
Further west a vigorous Ita- llan counter-attack was. smash- ed with great loss.
Some of the 'italians retreat. ing from the "Podgradotz arca are retiring towards Elbasan, 40 miles north-west of Pod- gradetz, on the road to Tirana, While others are skirting: Lake Okhrida to, the east, Between villages south-west of Podgradétz the vigorous Ita-... -lian counter-attack has
been smashed with considérable loss in' men and material,
A heavy snowfall; which is now more than six feet deep on Mount Kamis, is holding up the Greek pursuit, but strenuous efforts are being made to over- come difficulties of supply. Reuter
WEATHER REPORT
The Royal Observatory reports that pressure has increased over Manchuria and Mongolia, the covering the anticyclone now whole of China, Japan and the neighbouring seas.
The typhoon is situated about 100 miles south of Manila'moving westward.
GREEKS PUSHING ON DESPITE
GALES AND SNOW
THE GREEK ARMY is continuing to ad- vance despite the snow and ice, which is not holding it up any more than the Italians have been able to.
While snow-storms may impede the Greek advance, they also make it difficult for the Italians to launch their promised counter- attack and assume a dangerous offensive.
NAPLES OIL REFINERY BOMBED
The snow and ice also makes the task of the Italian mechanised units difficult, as well as increas- ing the difficulties of Italian sup- plies, across the Adriatic, already hampered by the R.A.F. and units" of the Royal Navy..
One Italian ship was reported nground in a snow-storm yea terday.
The Greeks are still pushing the Italians from Podgradeiz to- wards Elbasan, despite the deep. snow. Some Greek, mountain troops are even striking across A well-placed stick of the lofty ranges west of Moshko-
polis. bombs straddled oil re- In the south, it is reported that fineries and started a Italian communications between strongly fortified Argyrokastron large fire visible 20 miles and the supply-port of Sant away, when the R.A.F. Quaranta are under Greek shell raided Naples on Monday night, says an R.A.F. com- munique issued in Cairo yesterday,
seon,"
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Augustă, in' Sleily, was also
successfully attacked.
At Augusta large flashes and loud explosions, followed the
* Aħnohr miss was registered on dropping of bombs.
the railway, resulting in hits on [the main line, se
Other fires and explosions were
roturned
The communique states that all the British aircraft safely-Reuter..