THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 10, 1940,
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STIFFER ITALIAN RESISTANCE
Greeks Advancing Cautiously Against The Flanks
Bayonet Charges In Battle For Argyrokastron
(By Reuter's Special Correspondent in Greece)
THE GREEKS, ARE · ADVANCING CAUTIOUSLY- TOWARDS CHIMARRA, 22 MILES WEST OF ARGYROKASTRON, ON THE COAST. BETWEEN SANTI QUARANTA AND VALONA, IT WAS STATED" IN ATHENS LAST EVENING.
GREEK LOSSES SMALL
Argyrokastron,
The movement threatens the flank of the Italians who are withdrawing northward from Santi Quaranta.
Reports received in Athens indicate that the Italian rearguards are stubbornly resist- ing the Greek push and are employing tactics designed to draw on small detachments of Greeks which would be vulnerable to counter- whose attack.
capture by the Greeks was A cavalry screen has officially announced on been thrown out by the Sunday, has only been Greeks in order to counter slightly damaged and the this plan. Greeks have taken large quantities of Italian equipment there.
A correspondent who entered the town on the heels of the Greek infantry troops says that earlier reports describing the town as almost completely devastated by fire are greatly exaggerated.
Greek losses in the operations
Bitter fighting le raging. in the centre of the present 80- mile long front where Italian resistance is reported as being very fierce.
Indication of the actual situa-
tion, however, is seen in orders
ound in the possession of an
falian officer captured at Pre- meti, instructing him to shoot
re'ired."
EXECUTION IN BORDEAUX
Lieutenant. R. B. Wood, R.N.V.R., and his bride, Miss Isa- bella Joan. Seath, daughter of Mr. W. P. Seath of the Taikoo Sugar Refinery,, photographed, after their wedding at St. John's Cathedral yesterday. (King's Studio).
COLONIAL BEINDED OFFICE M.O. HERO
The Secretary for Colentes har DECORATED
appointed Dг. Ă, G! Hr Smart his medical advisor succeeding Sir Wilson Jameson, who relinquish ed: post upon his appointment as chief medical adviser in the Min
The German-controlled istry of Health in November. Dr Smart served in the Malayan Me
Jan -- Lasowski;!· a2 Pole:- who fought at Narvik, where he was wounded in both eyes and totally blinded, was decorated yesterday by General Sikorski with the "Virtue. Military," highest Pollsh
leading up to the fall of Argyro any Italian who "unnecessarily | Paris Radio yesterday an"dical Service from 1012 and was order for military valdur
kastron have been small, hơ re- poris.
One expedient forced on the Pällans was the use. of tanks to
protect their retreating troops, but even this was unsuccesul against the courage and tenacity
of the Greeks.
The Greeks are not resting on ther laurels and: the latest: re- ports state that they are main- taining contact with the retreat- ing Italians and continually haras sing them: Reûter:
"AUSTRIANS ARE NOT ENEMIES!
"Pinpricks" because she is an enemy subject although "Aus- trians are not your enemies" were referred to in two long mess- ages written by Felicy Anny Will- hem, a twenty-seven-year old Austrian woman, accused at Mai-
In
at
to
denhead, Berks, of trying to com- mit suicide by gassing herself.
опе passage Willheim wrote: "My nerves are breaking point. If I were
·walt perhaps. I would sec Aua, tria again free.. I wish you. via. tory. I am not your enemy.”: It was stated that Willhelm, a Journalist in her own country and now working as a domestic ser- vans, came to Britain in February, 1939.
she was put on probation for tweive inonins and allowed to re- sume her cmpicyinent at Cook- hani, Berks.
PUT FLEX IN MOUTH, KILLED
Hard Fighting
Details only just; available of
nounced that a French senior medical adviser in St. Vin wine-merchant had been cent from 1935 to 1938 since when
he has been assistant medical of executed at Bordeaux for ficer in the Colonial Office-Bri- the Greek capture of Argyrokas-committing an act of tishwireless/ tron show that the success was violence against a member achieved only after hard fighting of the German armed in the suburbs of the town during the night,
Finally a bayonet charge by
forces?
the Greeks in the early houra This is the latest of many in- of the morning...... dislodged' thờ"{dications” from Fiénith.... wireless Italians from their positions and stations of the extent of the re bedraggled, weary and trium-sistance to the Germans in occu- phant, the Greeks staged a vlo- pied France, ⠀
tory march through the town Lyons Radlo yesterday again. during a heavy downpour of spoke of the secret-printing places rain and sleet! -
in Paris and of the wide distribu- Many advance: detachments oftion of patriotic pamphlets Greeks are not well supplied with food and in Argyrokastron it was found that the Italians had des- troyed food and ammunition..
Much wor ma'erial, however, was left intact.
Meanwhile all Greece has been celebrating this latest victory.
Resurrection Kiss
been
In Epirus, people, have giving each other the "Resurrec- lion Kiss" usually reserved for Easter Sunday morning.h
In bomb-scarred Salonika. peo- ple gathered in the blacked-out streets singing patriotic songs.
There
of were shouts
"The Dodecanese”.
women crita 'Into the sea with the Macaron- .des." Reuter,
and
PORTER AS "MIDWIFE' ON PLATFORM
The German press and radio spoke of the "foolishness, of re e stance" and again. went for the students of Paris (who; it will be recalled, staged a riot on Annis- tile.Day.)
These students 'form a useful scapegoat for the Nazis who can abuse them without admitting the wide-spread nature of the anti-German and anti-Vichy sentiment in France. - Reuter.
PRINTING PRESS FOR RUMANIA
GERMANY CAN SEND UN- LIMITED EFFECTIVES INTO RUMANIA SINCE THE NUMBER OF SUCH EFFECTIVES IN RU- MANIA IS NOT LIMITED. BY ANY CHAUSE IN THE GER- MAN-RUMANIAN PACT SIGN- THE
A baby pushed a steakpimurto A young porten and a station ED IN BERLIN. DURING theflex of an electric kettle; inspecione acted as "midwives" VISIT. OF GENERAL ANTON- inon put the flex into her mouth when a baby was born to Mrs ESCU, ACCORDING TO THE and was electrocutadi:
Constance Bitco, of Albert Roud, ISTANBUL : CORRESPONDENT That was the theory at the inefabdy Essex on the platform at OF THE FREE... FRENCH quest: at Biggleswado, Bedson: Ilford Stallonen.
AGENCY YESTERDAY,"
Barbara-Frances: Tucker, aged || Mrs. Bruce had just boarderlin twenty-one months daughter of train for Shemalt when she pull-
, denturaya
The correspondent adds that the las
an East End ? whart superinten. ed the communication cord. A National Bank of Rumania
| fkvi; minutusrelatory Hon: baby?n | ordered a new printing press from * | Germany.to increase the coun- After she had received atten-try's technical capacity for print tion she was taken to hospital ing notes as the present capacity In an ambulance, and the pore of 90 milion, let dally. Ja insuf tor carrying the baby wrapped ficient to meet new extraordinary in: a téacloth, followody herau expenses due to the territorial Mother and baby are doing well, amputations, the recent earth- The porter was ton bashful to quakes and the Gorman occupa speale of his experience.
Lon-Reutor.
The chilla bad- been evacuated girl was bornito to Biggleswade with her mother.
It was stated that the steel pin was found near the child. Fróm tha marks on her hands and lips it was Desumed that she placed the pin into the end of the lend and put it to her mouth, thus completing the circuit,
Lasowski..member of the Polish regiment "Chasseurs de Montagn has; since he was wounded, been a patient at St. Dunstan's. - British-Wireless. »
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