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HUGE QUANTITY OF WAR MATERIAL ABANDONED BY ITALIANS
Four Divisions Reported Destroyed: Occupation Of Podgradetz Also Claimed
ATHENS," Nov, 26 (Reuter)--Four Italian divisions, at 15: estimated, have so far been cut up and destroyed on the Alba- nian front since the outbreak of war,' writes one of Renter's Special correspondents in Greees. It was added that one single armoured division, consisting of ́wo columns. with which italy began the war, has been thoroughly dislocated and is tempora- sily practically useless.
Muitary experts confirmed that a general advance was con- tinuing and that several new strategic operations were develop. ing but at the same time they sounded a note of caution. "Don't expect the Greek Command to stata in its communiques every- thing it achieves."
zt is officially announced that the Greeks have taken 8,000 mure
SPEEDY SOVIET Ita lan prisoners in Albania
DENIAL
Hungary's Adherence To Tripartite Paci
MUSCOW. Nov. 28
(Reuter)
Further reparts received to London yesterday evening from Athens state that Greek troops havé now occupisi Podgradeta, 20 miles north of Koritzs, on the southern shores of Lake Okhrida
EPIRUS SECTOR
AXIS AID COLLABORATION BREAKDOWN
Nazi Comrades Left
In The Lurch . LONDON, NOT. 20 (Heuter) The breakdown of Axis "collabo riton" in the ale war over Bri tah bad one curious seque, writes Reuter's Alr correspondent
An escort of Italian fighters sent over the Channel recent- ly to protect German bombers was so badly Bandled by Bri- tah fighters that they fel and left their Nazi comrades to fend for themselves. It has
now been ascertified that when the scattered: German formation returned home their pilots ferreted Dut the Italian pilots. Arguments led to blows and blows to shots,
It 23 reported that, some DX the combatants were killed, YESTERDAY'S RAIS Several enemy bombers operat small forma ing singly or in tians crossed the south or sout east coasts of England since dawn vesterday morning. but only one small formation reached the cut skirts of the London area.
Sught
damage
done at
in the south, on the Epirus The speedy denial given by the sector. the Greeks have made official Soviet news agency to the further advances Festerday. "In „German newspaper report regard. this sector the Greeks are on the ing Hungary's adherence to the point of entering the important Tripartite Pact is, interpreted by town of Argyrokastro which other things. is the site diplomatic circles here as
the Soviet Union's of one of the major Italian a three points in "South-east Eng statement of
land, One neutrality and
enemy "bomber was affirmation that bases in Albania.
The Italian withdrawal is taking shot down into the sea off Dover, fre Soviet stands outside the Axia
tion of the Soviet Union.
a-re- amon
was
place su fast that the Grit IMPROVED HEALTH
OF CHIEF SCOUT LONDON, Nov. 26 (Heuter) --- The improvement in of the Chief Scout, Lord Baden- the health
Powell, who has been seriously Il at his home in Kenya, is 50 marked that no further Milletin will be issued, it is bounced from Kenya yesterday.
The report concerned appeared in keeping up with the Fascists. in the Hamburger Fremdenblatt Some reports state that the Italian which declared that Hungary's second Hoe of defence, prepared: adherence to the Pact was made by General, sodda, the new Fascist with the approval and co-opera Commander, wizbot prove ten
able so swiftly is the position Apart from the Tass agency changing. denial-of-this-report, no-reaction ITALIAN COUNTER-ATTACKS has yet appeared to Slovakia's An Italian communique issued adherence to the Pact or similar yesterday sald that counter action on the part of Rumania attacks were being made but d'o and Hungary.
not say where or with what re sult. The contumunique also ao-
NO BERLIN VISIT
LONDON, Nov. 28 (Reater)}} mits that the important Albanian The Bulgarian Prime Minister, Port of Durazzo was bombed again
M. Filoff, and the Foreign Minis-on Saturday night,
Vichy Protest To Britain
MADRID, Nov. 26 (Reuter)
GENERAL
An artist's impressions of the defences of London.
Will Bulgaria Back The Wrong Horse Again?
Times Discusses Koritza & Possible Consequences
LONDON, Nov. 26 (EWS)-Discussing the causes and porsi- hle "consequences of the defeat inflicted by the Greek forces which culminated in the capture of Koritza The Times says: "The Italian soldier is in general emotional and easily becomes a orey of despondency.
*If all had gone well he would "doubtless have overrun Greece and been pleased by the picture of the
nimeitas conqueror but Successor
snock of unexpected resistance was too much for him because he
nag
bad not the necessary store of himself to meet it.
"That is why it will pay well to hammer at Italy and the Italian forces with all the means in our, power before the ́lessons of thn. battlefields of Macedonia _and_Evirus, of Taranto and of the Thames Estuary are given a chance to face the top
To Craigavon Appointed
LONDON, Nov. 28 (Reuter)
The new Prime Minister of Nor- thern Ireland will be Mr. John Miller Andrews, who has bee Minister of Finance in the North- ern Ireland Cabinet since 1937.
Mr. Andrews will contmue to hold the office of Minister of LESSON TO IL DUCE
Finance, according to a statement While Herr Hitler may not be issued officially after a meeting sorry ⠀ to ree Bignor Mussolini of the Northern Ireland Gabiniet, taught his place and made tu today, realise how helpless he is without Mr. Andrewɛ has accepted the German “A de la imprehumicë of Prime Minister unta the
·
tet, M. Popoff, are not after all Reports reaching London speak A note from the Vichy Gover table that he road allow his part. Ulster Unionist Council has thosện |
of the huge quantity of waiment protesting against the alleg going to Berlin, according to a, denial issued by the Italian material captured by the Greeks. ed bombing of Marselles by Brier in the As be too serioust a new Party leader. Mr. Andrewa humiliated without Intervention has been closely associated with Blefani agency, which thus can- In Moshkopoils alone. 200 unitish aircraft is being forwarded
"But intervention by means of the. Jate Lord Craigavon and cels the statement broadcast by damaged cars
ground durces can only be carried has been known as Lord Cral- the Rome radio on Saturday.
ont either by violating the tert-gavon's right-hand man, sory of Yugoslavia or by fiducing
"
"Enemy propaganda" is blamed for the report.
Were
IL DUCK REPUDIATED
and
to London by Sir Samuel Hoare. British Ambassador in Madrid.
seized tanks, lorries,
cam and motor- cycles have cluttered up the roads Stafant yesterday quoted au in this sector se nuch that in LONDON, Nov. 26 (Reuter) Bulgaria to admit his forces and thorised circles as saying that no some places the Greek advance¡A message of congratulation has perhaps to attack either Greece or vielt by Bulgarian politicians 1s has been alowed up trying to get been sent to the Greek Comman- Yugoslavi for the present expected in the past the barriers.
der-in-Chief by General Wavel Reich capital
YUGOSLAV CAMPAIGN Commander-in-Chief of the Bri-The campaign against Yugo- wow. An "Atheus message last night tish Forces in the Middle East. slavia is never one to be lightly said that many of the Italian "Alf troops in the Middle East undertaken. There is no certainty AUDIENCE OF KING BORIS
soldiers taken prisoner state that send their Warmest congratula that Bulgaria will end herself u no one in Italy really wants the tions on the capture of Horitza," such ignominy, and back. SOFIA, Nov. 2 (Reuter) King war. It is
the significant that Barla received M. Bobolov leader moment
the aaya the message, "and on the wrong horse for the third time the Greek's entered brilliant exploits of of the Bovlet Delegation to
the Greek in succession," but we have seen the Koritza the Italians there at nee Army which we are Danube Conference, yesterday.
all watching elsewhere whet: an unscrupulous "repudiated Bignor Mussolini
with deep admiration ”.
minority, backed by Nasi influence from outside, is capable..
"The season is unpropitious ana Herr Hitler would doubtless preter to swalt spring if the Italian need
since his recent arrival at Sofia,
M Sobolov has also had interviews
with the Ba'garian Prime Minis DIRECT HIT
ter, M. Filoff, and the Foreign Minister, M. Papott.
TRIHINOPOLY, Nov. 26 (Hẹu ter)-DË.. A, 8. Rajan, the former Congress minister of Madras, the
BIG VESSEL
SCORED ON
Jetties and barbour buildings were
Shipping in the harbour, quay, is not too pressing.
BRITISH PREPAREDNESS attacked. A direct hit was regis
"Our own difficulties are still tered on a 10,000-ton ship and very "great but as the positiun WIDESPREAD R.A.F. another on a smaller ship which stands, and unwever it may deve
RAIDS IN AFRICA
immediately burst into flamen lop, we have already derived bene-
· first ... ex-minister to be arrested
1. A heavy salvo fell 50 yards on fit from the courage of our ally CAIRO, Nov. 26 (Reuter) In the land side of ror practising / civil
disobedience. the Western Desert, Derna.. Ap- jetty.
the harbour and our own preparedness to take WEB yesterday sentenced to a polonia, Tobruk and Bardia were"
advantage of the opportunity year's imprisonment and a fine raided at dawn by the RAF. Bar- fire, the attack was.pressed home.
Despite an intense anti-aircraft afforded us
We must not rest on these racks at Derna and Appolonia One of our aircraft falled to laurels because there is much to were heavily bombed. A direct hit return,
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was observed on a barracks build- HARASSING OPERATIONS ing at Appolonia.
Tobruk
Military building at were bombed and damaged, 'while at Bardia bombs fell well in the target area, ·· ·
Enemy Bghters Intervened at Appolonia. One of them Was damaged. All our aircraft return- ef safely.
PAST AFRICAS in Italian East Africa, Assa wag ngam "attacked." Bombs were j dropped very near ship in the harbour and others caused a big blaze in the transport yard which was visible 50 miles away. A sub- sequent raider dropped all. Ita bombs Into the fre, extending the blaze considerably..
LONDON, Nov. 26 (Reuter) Nu respite is being allowed to the Italian forces in the area east of Gallabat, says a com munique Issued yesterday · from HQ in Cairo. "Our farag sing operations continue."
On all other fronts, the com-
be done and there may not be more time to do it in equad favourable circumstances"
NAZI PURGE OF CATHOLICISM
muntane adds, there is no change Many Polish Priests
In the situation
Thai, French Troops Clash
Says Report
4:
Executed
LONDON, NOV (Reuter)- Four hundred Polish Catholic ortefta have been deported to Germany, many executed and the remainder placed in concentration
blaced in c campa
Roman Cathoué charches G being gradually closed dowEL CORS
"The position" of Pollah: ProteK- tants numbering about 400,000 18 stated to be even worze, Bil Polish Protestant priests in the provinces have been imprisoned
ASOSA BOMBED Barracks at Asosa were heavily ralded and fires were caused,
HAVOL, Nov. 26. (Reuter-Ac Bomba fell on the centre of acording to information from off. military camp at dalelys and cals In Indo-China. Thai troops duba was also raided successfully on Saturday night crossed the bor
South African aircraft made ex- der Into Cambodia, says a semi- tensive reconnaissances of enemy official Japanese report. territory and secured valuable in- The report said that, an enroun. In the district of Kalisz, JL formation. All our altcraft re- ter ensued with the result that the turned aately, PL
SHIPPING ATTACKED | the border, have been arrested and deported A further raid was carried out, Thai troops are concentrated 100 to Geroun labour camps admitting
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