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FOUNDED 1881 二拜禮 九廿月十英港香:
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ITALIANS REPULSED EVERYWHERE ACCORDING TO FRONTIER REPORTS
Graphic Stories Of First Italo-Greek Armed Clashes
By LEON KAY
"United Press" Correspondent
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
PEC, OCT. 28 (UP),-REPORTS FROM THE ALBANIAN FRONTIER STATE THAT THE ITALIAN TROOPS WERE REPULSED TO-DAY WITH LOSSES IN ALMOST ALL THEIR FIRST ATTACKS ACROSS THE GREEK FRONTIER.
UNCONFIRMED REPORTS FROM THE BORDER STATE THAT ITALIAN TROOPS OCCUPIED THE TOWNS OF BOBIHO AND RADOTI BUT WITH HEAVY LOSSES, WHILE THE SAME REPORTS STATE THAT THESE TWO DEPOTS ARE THE ONLY TWO THE ITALIANS HAVE BEEN ABLE TO RETAIN.
Messages declare that 20 Greek troops were killed in a battle at the village of Labaniste near the Greek town of Kostur, where the Italians advanced for some distance into Greece, but were later forced to retire as far as the village of Kpoestica.
cross the Greek When hostilities started at 6 a.m. Italian troops first attempted to frontier in the district of Camurin, near, the city of Kachipoli and to advance towards the toyns of Sajal and Fatirl, but they were stopped by Greck troops after losing 15 killed and 70 wound-
ed.
Additional frontier reports
state that about 100 Italian troops were wounded in a Grock
counter-attack, which forced the
invaders to retire whon ap- proaching the town of Melis Opetrn, after crossing the bor- der to the northwest of Perati.
The Italians are said to have con- Centruted about 180,000 troops in in the southern Albania, mostly Camuria district near the town of -Kanispu~~-
During: the occupation of Bobine and Radot! 70 Italana were killed and 180 wounded. The Itallons were also repulsed trying to occupy Kursuka.
Athens' Five Raid Alarms By Ben Ames
"UNITIO PREGS" .CORRESPONDENT ATHENS, Oct. 28 (UP).—Three- motored bombing planes swooped over Patras to-day killing four and in- Juring 17 people who had gathered in the market place.
Shipping in the harbour escaped. The fifth air raid alarm was sounded to-day as newly-appointed A.R.P.
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Official
Greek Despatch
Vigorous Defence
BRITAIN'S KING SENDS MESSAGE
arc
doubtless
LONDON, Oct. 28 (Reuter). A. message From King George VI to the "Greek nation and my cousin George, King of Helenes," says:
"There hard trials to be borne but we shall both meet them in firm faith of ultimate victory. We may hope, indeed, that we
are al- ready near the turn of the tide when the power of the aggressor will begin to ebb and our Own growing .might will prevail." s❤❤........................*
BRITISH LAND IN SALONIKA?
TALY
SKIL
JUGOSLAVIA
RUMANIA
BLAVA SE
BULGARIA
TURKEY
PHODES
SYRIA
MEDITERRANEAN SEA
LIBVA
LGYPT.
SUEZ
ALL ALBANIA IN OPEN REVOLT
Naval Action Off Corfu, Reported
BRITISH TROOPS LAND ON GREEK ISLAND, REPORT
Special to the "Telegraph”
It is authoritatively stated, says a "United Press" report from Belgrade, that British troops have landed on the Greek island of Cephalonia, which is situated off the west coast of Grecce, dominating the entrance to the Gulf of Corinth.
According to an carlier London report, says "United Press", His Majesty King George VI and Mr. Churchill both sent mes sages to King George of Greece and General Metaxas the Greek Premier, promising "all the assistance in our power."
General Metaxas, says an Athens report; has appealed to Italy to treat Athens as un open city. The evacuation of 2,500 British subjects is being held up pending Italy's reply.
Italy's first gesture
against
Greece, however, was to bomb
Athens early yesterday after- noon from more than 10,000 northern environs
feet. The
Special to the "Telegraph" BELGRADE, OCT. 28 (UP).—ACCORDING TO REPORTS, AS YET-UNCONFIRMED, A NAVAL were attacked, and the city pro- ACTION BETWEEN ITALIAN AND GREEK UNITS per has not yet been bombed. OCCURRED OFF CORFU TO-DAY.
SKODA PLANT IS
ATTACKED
At 3.30 p.m. 15 Greek fighter planes and anti-aircraft guns drove off the ten bombers which were attacking the Tatoi aero- drome.
of
Italian Drive In Egypt Expected
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" ROME, Oct. 28 (UP).—Italy's
The ruid on Patras was directed African war machine under the principally against the harbour, the leadership of General Graziani Polacc Justice and the telegraph is expected 'here to-night to un- drive full-powered office. The population showed no jieash" "a" signs of panic.
against the British forces in Egypt, following reports that Greek General Star an England is rushing ships and nounced that-Italian-planes-flow over
The
Yelling Crowds
the aerodrome at Tatol and dropped reinforcements to the Eastern a number of bombs. They also Mediterranean to the aldof bibed Eleusis where the burst of Greece,
R.A.F. Score Hits
unli-aircraft fire was heard at 10
morning. Tho Although all eyes are yesterday LONDON, Oct. 28 (Reuter).nes were not visible, but crowds tred on developments in Greece,
cen-
the first day's fighting the Italionstate that all Albania is in revolt, andThe first R.A.F. bombing raid in the street stood yelling and waving Italy and Albania, these quarters
to have
and
IT IS ALSO REPORTED THAT THE BRITISH FLEET HAS LANDED TROOPS AT CRETE. SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
Italian planes bombed the BELGRADE, Oct. 28. (UP). -British troops are reported to town of Kastoria in northern have landed at Salonika, while Greece and the two Italian plancu Greek troops have crossed the were brought down over Athens
to-day. Albanian-frontier and occupied
Italian troops, aided by a big air 28 miles of countryside.
force, opened their assault in the Reliable reports state that Italia district of Camurjia and on the Greek
and planes have bombed Corinth
town
of Konispoli, according to Kessele, while military observers Indespatches from Pec to-day. Belgrade have officially confirmed
Further reports reaching Pec which "United Press" reports from the Al- near the Yugo-Slavian frontler banian frontier that at the end of
Greece that the Italian demands on
English. American
hold the view that the British been precipitat on the Skoda Works at Pilsen, Greek, had made practically no advance into are supposed to t
Czecho-Slovakia, ended in the Turkish flags.
All
aro likely to send naval rein- schools are closed. ed by this Greece.
According to an Istanbul report it! The trouble started when Italian early morning to-day, which is The King's proclamation was read forcements to Greece from the
occupied the 22nd anniversary of the throughout the town over has been offcially announced that troops a few days ago.
loud-naval units formerly in the Red ori the Greek- wardens attempted to clear the streets Greece has not yet asked for Turkish mountain
aid. It has also been officially denied Albanium frontier in connection with founding of the Czecho-Slovakian speakers of slege has been declared Sea, thus facilitating Italian
A state of curious sightseers.
The distant rumble of a score of that Turkey has declared
The Works are one of the through Greece and the mobilisation action in Egypt. heavy bombs could be heard from the Italy.
ordered,
days indicate preparations have been direction of the naval base at Salarni
It is stated that about 7 o'clock last three biggest armament fac-of the civilian population has been Dispatches from Benghazi In recent Greek Penetration
A black-out has also been ordered intensified for on offensive in Egypt From the roof of my hotel the A London message says that it has night one group of rebels near Korea
the Athens district,
by Italian troops, which received Acropolis was silhouetted against been announced in Athens that Greek attacked a detachment of about 100 tories in the world, covering 400 columns of sinoke.
jiroops on the northwest Trontier have Italian soldiers with grenades and acres and employment 50,000 in Governor of Athena has issued reinforcements of men and material
killing
three Italians and workers. It fell into German
Instructions to meet any possible during the all in the north African Kotur Captured, Says Report broken through the Italian lines at
hands at the time of the suspension of food and water supplies operations. NEW YORK, Oct. 28 (Realer)-Itjone point and have penotrated clght/s wounding eight.
of Simultaneously another group
as well as A.R.P.
With General Graziani's troops ad- When the raiders were near the Before receiving various Ministers vanced to within 20 miles of Marsa Reports persist that a naval action rebels attacked the Albanian frontier occupation in March, 1939.
Metaxis General
con-Matrub, the moment is believed here occurred between Greek and Italian post of Vidson where they killed
the English const, visibility was so versed with General Inonu, President to be most favourable. It is reported from Sofia that an units off Corfu, but they remain un-two Italians and burned the frontier. target after a 760-miles flight from yesterday.
bad that they spent an hour search of Turkey, by telephone. TURN to Back Pago, Column 3
ing for it before the great plant was
SPECIAL TO. THE "TELEGRAPH" 'LONDON, Oct. 28 (UP)-The second officiat Greek.communique quoted by Exchange Telegraph" other news agencies reads: and
is reported from Belgrade that the miles into Albania. Italians have captured Kotur, 'six miles within-Greeco.
confirmed.
Bulgarian-Turkish Crisis Imminent
Special to the "Telegraph"
war on an alleged Albanian rebellion move-
ment.
state.
ROME, Oct. 28 (Domei).-Coincident with the Italo-Greek crisis, the Bulgo-Greek frontier shows signs of increasing ten- on the 150,000 men sion as Bulgaria has concentrated some border of Thrace, while Greece is reported to have moved more than 100,000 troops towards the same area.
Other reports reaching Rome the Anatolla strategy and who served disclose that Turkey is preparing In the last war. for a crisis by concentrating 300,000 troops and constructing rands and bridges.
Turkey's Likely Aims SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LONDON, Oct. 28- (UP)~~Accord-
Turkish Troops Said In Action
The
Second Raid Alarm
scen silhouetted against, the snow- ATHENS, Oct. 28. (Router),~~~A
covered
ground.
Fire Breaks Out Fierce fres and explosions followed the attacks, says the Air Ministry, and a pllet, who made three separate runs, bombing by the light of flares dropped by other aircraft, reported that all his heavy bombs These were -SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH found their mark. NEW YORK, Oct, 28 (Domel), quickly followed by incendiary bombs.
sot fire to the damaged build- According to well-informed
ings quarters and neutral sources, this is one of the most ambitious which are quoted by "Associated bombing raids carried out by the Press," Turkish troops have en- RAF, who prepared for. auch long tered Thrace and castern Greece distance fights with leaflet raids-in- to Czecho-Slovakin and Austria in in order to give assistance to the early days of the war. Greece.
The report, however, could Turkey has also reappointed several ing to the best available information not gain confirmation' from the retired' generals who are experts on TURN to Back Page, Column 3 Turkish Legation in New York.
Yugo-Slavia Fears Germany May
Demand Free Passage for Troops
Special to the Telegraph'
M
LATEST
British Landings Confirmed
second air raid alarin was sounded in | Athens at 2.15 p.m. lasting 50 minutes.
A.A. guns went into action,
STUBBS RD. "BLOCK
The temporary bridge on Stubbs Road, erected following the landslido there some weeks ago, will be blocked Attack on Florina
to trame from between 2 p.m. and 3 LONDON, Oct. 28 (Reuter)The p.m. to-day following an accident this main weight of the Italian attacke op-morning in which a large lorry
TURN to Back Page, Column 5. crashed through the bridge.
Washington Fears Of Balkan War Spread
“Special to the “Telegraph'
NEWARK, Oct. 28 (UP)—There is fear on the part of somo official quarters, that the Italian move against Greece may not be the complete action but is merely a preliminary to more serious action,
"By a more serious situation we mean the whole Balkan picture," asserted Mr. Stephen Early, Secretary to the White House today.
work as soon as ho receives news President Roosevelt who ar- from Greece...
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" ATHENS, Oct. 28 (Domel)-Grçok
New York Welcome · official sources disclosed to-day that rived here to-day for a campaign
SPECIAL TO THE “TELEGRAPH” with the support of warships, British tour of New York City, will soon troops this afternoon landed on invoke the neutrality law and
NEW YORK, Oct. 28 (UP),— Cephalonia Island, the largest of the freeze. Greek credits in the Thousands gave President Roosevelt Ionlart Islands, south of: Corfu,
the "day Hallin forces,] of various effective unile continued to attack our forces which defended themselves vigorously in s battle which localised itself on the
It is stated that the intention of United States, it is believed. It the greatest reception he has en the British move da to bottle up the has been learned that the President countered ained bin 1936 campaign frontier linensed
BELGRADE, Oct., 28, (UP)-Yugo-Slavin fears. Germany and Italy may demand free
Italian flect in the Adriatic, Ben and hox Instructed the Secretary to the when he arrived to-day. Pnomy:
aircraft bombed military passage for troops and, arms across Yugo-Slavia to Grenco as a countermeasure to British
CHUNGKING, Od 19 (Central to forestall flailan attacks against the Treasury to prepare the necessary Crowds in-lower-Manhattan trako objectives without loss. Bombs were
police lines while showers through! documents to freeze Greek credits. News) The Chinese Mohammedans' flanks of the Greek Peninsula. dropped on the town of Patras and troops, landing in Greece.eight Infantry division o
{fall-from-the-sky- report
has been of-lickm.ippe. According to a New York
special telephone Multery leave in Yugo Slavia har mechanised and one Alpine division. enrualtion among the civilian
been cancelled, a measure declared They total about 100,000 troop 20 Sational Salvation Association ▶ent a
Lots of Luck" and we, by multiry bbservers be purely to Bolleved ing, bly, remenre of relieffeflook to Gearh British troops have landed at four installed in the President's car and scrapers,
planhin to insploy seven al IKURAN, TANYA, Cadey of Alarcón strategičany Empretant places in he is constantly retouch with omdinis
Washington. He has ordered Robsevait were, the themes cafunities in Athens precautionary.
them.
Ineutrality machinery to be set at welcome. to-day. and Patran now total to killed and Military experts say that Italy. has against Greece and to keep three in Turkey's National Independence Day chiding Salonika, and have occupied in 300-fnhurad.
ten divisions in Albania, comprising, reserve,
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