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DIFFICULTIES OF CAMPAIGNING IN GREECE: WHAT ITALIANS
ARE UP AGAINST
+
Deliberate Strafing Of Scilly Isles
ป
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1940.
FOREIGN MAILS
HONGKONU, TUESDAY, 18th-NOVEMBER, 1940, 9.30 À.M.
Greeting Cards (Christmas, New Year, etc.) must contain no INO AIR ALERT" IN written matter, except the name and address of the sender, and
LONDON AREA
LONDON, Nov, 11-(BWS)—No air
"alert"" was sounded in London
during the day yesterday and only limited action by enemy Bero- planes is reported from other parts of the country.
to
must be posted in UNSEALED COVERS, which must be clearly marked "greeting card." The rate of postage is 5 cents per a is 3 cents per 2 ounces. ounces for all countries, except Hongkong, China and Madaq which
Parcel post service to Canton is temporarily suspended.
The Imperial Airways Service. between Hongkong and Bangkok- The Joint Air Ministry and Minis temporarily suspended. Air mail correspondence will be accepted at stry of Home Security communi-the existing rates of postage and will be forwarded by the first que states: "Enemy activity Yes-opportunity by steamer to Singapore to connect with the east and terday morning was limited west bound air services. raids on a number of towns on An air mail service providing a connection with British Over- ne Kent and Sussex ccasts by seas Airways at Rangoon will be available during the period of aircraft which attacked singly or suspension of the Hongkong-Bankok Service. The postage rates in formations of not more than for all destinations will be $1.50 per pa for letters ·and' ́$0.75. three.
each for postcards. Mall for this service should be superscribed ·
“Although a number of high ex.Via Rangoon" and bear the usual blue air mail label.
plosive bombs hit houses in a-few-
towns, wrecking some and damag、
ng others, reports received up to
4 pm. show that there were no casualties.
FORMATION DISPERSED
Small Packet Post to all countries is suspended. INWARD MAILS
From
U. 8. A., Japan and Shanghai (Seattle date
October).
Sandakan.
Java and Manila. ............
"A deliberate machine-gun attack was made on the Scilly Isles during the course of the morning. This attack was in- effective and no damage or casualties have been reported. "In the afternoon a force of Air Mall by "Pan American Airways Direct Seri enemy aircraft-crossed the Dorset
vice." San Francisco date 3th November" coast but they were intercepted by London and Straits strong forces of our fighters and Calcutta and Straits dispersed. No reports have been Swatc received up to 4 pm, of any bombs London and Straits.
aving been dropped."
Due
0th
12th Nov... 12th Nov.
12th Nov.
12th Mov.
14th Nov.
14th Nov.
17th Nov.
19th Nov.
20th Nov.
(Vancou
£1st Nov.
24th Nor.
'96th Nov.
28th Nov.
£8th Nov,
U S. A.. Honolulu, Japan and Manila (San Fran-
cisco date, 25th October),
DEMONSTRATION Canada, USA, Japan, and Shanghai
FLIGHT OVER DANZIG
ver. B. C., date, 2nd November), London and Straits ... London and Streltä, muuremme nivumilivuti Australia and Manila..........ALLELïavé, UB.A., Honolulu, Japan and Shanghai. (San Fran
cisco date 8th November)."
OUTWARD MAILS
· LONDON, Nov, 11 (Reuter)---än R.A.F. raid on Danzig inst night was carried out, Reuter's Air cor- respondent understands, ltgely us Registered and Parcel Mail are closed 15 minutes earlier than a demonstration flight. S the time given below unless otherwise stated, and where. maila are Leaflets were dropped and some advertised to close at or before 9 am. registered and parcel mails are When mails are advertised to bombs were aimed at railway com-losed at 5 p.m. on the previous day munications, The raid should im dose after 5 pm. Registered and Parcel matly are closed at 5 pm: press one distinguished neutral.
M. Molotov of the great striking. range of the RAF. when he ever- tually arrives in Danzig.
The Russian Foreign Commissar
For
WEDNESDAY
"MOST OF WESTERN GREECE IS NOT COUNTRY WHERE MILITARY OPERATIONS CAN BE CARRIED OUT ON A LARGE SCALE," sald L-Gen. Sir Ronald Charles. KCB CM.G., D.S.O., when he spoke in London last night on the geographical aspect of the Italian invasion of Greece. It is Interesting to note that the speaker served on, the North-West frontier of India and he compared conditions for campaigning before the Italians in Greece with conditions in the North-West frontier regions.
MUSSOLINI'S HOPES the Albanian irontier. The diffi- there on his way to Berlin "IT IS NOT CLEAR," said Siz culties of transport were Charles, "whether Signor Musso- greater when the movement of left Moscow yesterday afternoon. lini realised that the Greek Army troops was involved. meant business. His troop in Al- "The deeper, the invader banta were living under great" discomfort and that they could not continue so indefinitely.
ta expected to meet von Ribbentrop straits, Rangoon and Calcutta,
WALR
obvious
DUCE
penetrates,' the Teater his difficulties will become,” said Sir Charles, and I am won- dering how the Italian soldiers will enjoy campaigning in the winter rain and snow.
According to Berlin, M. Molotov
The journey to Danzig (via War- saw) normally takes 38 hours.
LEAFLETS DROPPED ·
Date and Time
Wed. 13th
·3.3M
KPO.
Parcels
Reg
*4.00 PM ** *6,00 M
Urd
5.30 PM
O.P.O.
Parcole
4.00 M
5.00 PM:
Ord..
.7.00 PM
K.PO,
Reg
5.00 PM
Ord. 6.30 PM.
6.00 PM
7.00 PM
RAF bombers visited Danzig Manila, Australia and New Zealand via Thurs-Reg.
day Island during last night's raids on Cen- tral Germany," Reala. à Air Corres- pondent is authoritauvery interim-
ed.
"I suppose Signor Mussolini
Leaflets were dropped while rall Air Mau for Manlia, Guam, Honolula, U.S.A., and G.P.O. looking out for some small success ways were raided.
Europe via "Pan-American Airways and Trans- Reg. which he can show in this cam-
Atlantic Services." "The chief purpose of the call,
THURSDAY
Ord.
Thu, 14th KPO.
"So Signor Mussolini delivered his ultimatum, hoping that the Greeks would accede to his de- mands and allow a military in- vasion of the country.
"The fighting of the last two 'paign. He is doubtless hoping I understand," adds the corres weeks shows us that the Italians that we may send to Greece some pondent. "was to remind the Ger- have not had things their own of our troops stationed in the man and Russian Foreign Miniş- way. They not only had to meet Mediterraneun region. thus mac ters, who are expected to meet a determined enemy, but difficult ing General Graziani's task less there either last night or today, of country and thus their advance on unattractive, but he will find that the great striking range of the Air Mail by Sea to Singapore to connect with the R-g. Korliza has been held up. In the he is trying to push through a RAF." 'Ipe!
“British Overseas Airways”" centre their advance сл the country
Which is eminently an M. Molotov was reported from Straits and Rangoon, Eprus sector should have taken suitable to the deployment of Berlin to have left. Moscow for the the Greeks by surprise, but it looks large armies."
German capital yesterday after- į
as if the Italians might be cut off from their supplies
"On the extreme west, their aff- vance has met with 'sórae success,
|_ but this advance has been helbed
by sea-borne supplies."-
LIKE N.W. FRONTIKE
MARIPOSA AT SHANGHAI
SHANGHAL Nov. 11 (Reuter)
noon.
Full reports of the R.A raids last night, which were extensive, are not available.
1 It is now outcially stated that among the numerous places visited The Mariposa, the second American were Mannheim, Essen, Gelsenkir evacuee ship to reach Shanghai, chen and Danzig. the geography of the country arrived here today at 11:30 am
་
Bir Charles proceed to describe
Its relation to military operations, and immediately, prepared to sall At present 89 Americans will sai The first thing to realise, he said, in the early morning for North from Shanghai on the ship while was that Greece was essentially a China and Korea.
less than 500 are expected to be mountainous country and troops American Pres dent Line officials picked up at Ch'nwangtao and could only be moved through well intimated that the vessel probably Jinserf which are the next ports of defined passes.
would not be overcrowded.
The Greek mountains were very like the mountains in the North- West Frontier of India, while the rivers were able to heavy. spate in winter and dried up in summer. Bupply problems thus dictated the scope of military operations and any advance could be held up by a smart force of riflemen firmly entrenched in the mountains
The
Icall
CHINESE ADVANCING
RAPIDLY ON SLAOSHAN
Chinese troops driving on Blaoshan, last remaining
FRIDAY
Manila, Macasser and Sourabaya.
Reg. 9.00 AM Ord.. 9.30 AM G.P.3.
Ord.
9,00 AM 9:30 AM 10.30AM
Fri. 15th
8.30 AM
IPO.
Iteg.
LGO PK
Ord.
4.30 PM
G.P.O.
Air Mail by Air to Bangoon to connect with
"British Overseas Airways"
the Keg
4:00
izni.
4 30 PM
SATURDAY
Sandakan:
Shanghai, Japan and Honolulu...
7.30 AM
Bat. 18th
G.P.O.& K.P.O
Parcels 4.00 L
Reg.
5.00 PM
Urd
5.30 PM
G.P.O.&K.P.O.
1.8.A, Canada, Central and South America and Parcels 400 pie
United Kingdom Via Bin Francisco, (No Far Heg. cels for Canada and United-Kingdom).
Note: All Mails for United Kingdom will be
forwarded with or without superscription
1:00 PM
Ord.
5.30 PM
TUESDAY
Tuo, 19:5
Straits and Calcutta.
THURSDAY
climate of Greece was Japanese stronghold on the southern bank of the Chien- Straits, Ceylon Indis. East and South Africa essentially Mediterranean. In the tang River, are advancing rapidly toward their objective. extreme north there was now and The Japanese garrison of the city is reported to be in a ice and spring did not begin until desperate situation.
April. The mumer was hot and dry, but it was cooler in the mountainous regions.
The rivers were not navigable, but folent, he and figure in the operations that might start ground Salonika, while none of the rail- ways were of any use to the in vaders at present":
GGYOUR BOADS
In 1927, (continued the spesker, the Greeks started a progKAZNUTIM of road construction, but through lout Greece wiera was no auch
thing as a first clean road. were two so-called, first class in North-West
TUESDAY
In order to deprive the advancing Chinese of cover,
the Japanese have set fire to numerous villages in the Mantis, Austrans and New Zea neighbourhood of Siaoshan, says Central News.
Pinglochiao, strategic point north was / "captured by Chinese troops on Nov. 8.- Bevere.
ting has been progress - be-
the Chinese
ent Japanese troops in the
outskirts of the city dur the last few days.
„have been withdrawn from various points on the Namuluy- Kamehow highway toward the
and the In an attempt to hold the city. a. Chinete alege, Japanese recently elected – de Works south of Tamch cumulated stocks supplies
ng the pas week, Jap.
the cit
said to be increasing);
Island
and ac- straits,
the
Sin on
THURSDAY
United
dom.
Par. 18th 6,00 K Let. 18th 8.30 AM
The 21st.
$7.00 m
KPO
Bet
Oft
Thursday Beg.
5,00 PM
Ord.
EPO Par. 97th 5.00 30.
Beg, 27th 8.00
074, 98th 8.30 AM
Par, 17th 5.00 PM Reg. 17th 5.00 PAC Ord. 28th 8.20