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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
October 30, 1940.
BRITAIN PLANS TO ATTACK
FROM SEA AND AIR TO DEFEND GREECE
Special to the
'IS EXPECTED TO TAKE THE FORM OF A DIRECT ATTACK BY SEA ON ITALIAN BASES, ACCORD- ING TO LONDON DECLARATIONS MADE YESTERDAY AND QUOTED BY "DOMEI.”
BRITISH ASSISTANCE TO T
AIR DEFENCES AT STRATEGIC POINTS IN GREECE WILL ALSO BE SET UP, WHILE THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT IS CONSIDERING THE QUESTION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO GREECE.
The British War Cabinet went into a lengthy session yesterday after- noon and considered reports by the chiefs of staff. Another moeting was held last night....
It was officially reported that before the evening the first units of rapidly moving British forces had already taken up their stations at points in the Ionian Sea......
According to other reports Britain plans to establish an air base at Corfu from where British planes will be able to help guard Greek cities from air attack, and simultaneously carry out counter-attacks within striking distance against impor- tant Italian bases across the Ionian Sea.
Grecks Hold Positions LONDON, Oct. 29 (Reuter). -Reports reaching London this evening showed that the Greeks are still holding their positions against the Italians in the moun- tain passes along the frontier,
Greece's famous "killed troops" are now in action. They are recruited from the mountain districts and are now face to face with Italy's "Alpine" Pistons.
The Itallons claim have advanced into Greece is denied in Athens.
Greek soldiers are now using the slogan they used during the Balkan wats, "We Drive Them Into the Sen." No Big Push
tion of Algeria, together with the| Department Alpes-Maritimes;
(7) Frenchi placed under a triple mandate in which Germany and Italy wilt participate with France but the regime will be subject to review on the termination of hostilities:
Zurich Message
colonica to be NAZI HAVE BAD
DAY IN AIR
>> FROM PAGE ONE.
The Zurich message states that
area at 6 p.m., after the fourth alarm Recording to reliable information Hier hus proposed the following const. Anti-aircraft guns sent up » which
in which aine Dorniers escorted by has reuched Switzerland, 60 Messerschnitts crossed the Kent peace terms to France
burrage but the formation continued inland where British fighters inter- cepted and chased many Messers-
chits back over the seal.
(1) Morocco to go to Spain: (2) Indo-Chlua go to
Japan: Italy to receive Tunis, Dart of Algeria and
Alpes-Maritimes;
Two waves, totalling 30 ralders, (4) Germany to have Alsace Lor-
were battered by anti-aircraft guns, editiens have not yet been defined and the first raid but a few slipped over
raine and a free zone, of which_con-}
Spitfires and Hurricanes during which would extend from Swlizer at great height and bombed the
Sea;
Up to this evening, there are signs at the big push, which the Ralians had announced for dawn, had met with any greater success than on the day before.
Tor Ition High Command in Rome claimed that Italian troops had penetrated at various points and that
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CONFESSIONS OF NAZI SPY"
KWARNER BROS, SENSATIONAL DRAMA:
A suggestion that things are not ing as well as expected is contain ed in reference
to "adverse weather."
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The main Italian drive seems to be concentrated at the north-west corner of Greece, where the frontier ains the frontiers of Yugo-Slavia and Albanin. The main objective here seems to be the city of Florina; An important railway connection be- tween Yugo-Slavie and Salonika,
Both Florina and Kastoria ore soká to have been bombed while there were heavy artillery duels along the whole frontier,
High Command Satisfied ATHENS, Oct. 20 (Reuter)-Al- though news from the north is still very scanty, it was known early to day that the Greek High Command was satisfied with the progress, of operations.
Rallying To Colours LONDON, Oct. 20 (Reuter).
Greeks all over the world are rally
land to the North
(5) Air and naval bases will be Capital. at the disposal of the Axis for the
war.
Berlin Disappointed
na
70
of
In the first afternoon rald, duration of hostilities and similarly ghters crossed the Kent coast and tried to penetrate the London aren's the Frinch Fleet will be at the distric posal of the Germans and Italians;
eastern defences, but swarms (0) French colonies to be under Spitfires and Hurricanes headed them triple mandate until the end of the off and drove most of them toward the Channel, although a few bombs were again dropped on the capital.
Later, 50 ruiders, again at a very LONDON, Oct. 29 (Reuter)-The high altitude and hidden, in the Berlin correspondent of the Swiss hazes swept over the same spot paper, "Basler Nachrichten," says but switched their course and hended that the French ofleiel communique for London from the soutit. Only a on the Hitler-Petain talks caused few were successful. great disappointment in official Berl- in circles because its phrasing was
vague.
Churches Damaged
LONDON,- Oct. 29 <Domel)-
The German press has been order-Thirty-two London churches have ed not to print it or comment on it.
been destroyed or made unusable as Rome May Be Bombed
a result of air raids, it was disclosed SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
by the London Dlodenn Conference,
ATHENS, Oct. 2D (UP)-It has been suggested in unofficial quarters that & British threat to bomb Rome as a reprisal for further attacks on Athens would constitute the most effective assistance to Greece.
Battleship Strength SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LONDON, Oct, 29 (UP).-British
ing to the colours, or where this is that the Italian attack
mpossible they are trying to join the British Army.
navni authorities to-day indicated on Greece probably means that the new 35,000 ton Italian-battleships-Littorie and
Veneta will
be commissioned
Thirty-seven others have been seri-. Dualy damaged guld Bishop Geoffrey Fisher of London. He added that vicarages, halls and schools damaged and destroyed are estimated at be- tween 150 and 500.
Scots' Success SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGNAPH"
(UP). The LONDON, Oct. 20
German raiders turned their fury on!
the provinces last night and Is reported that they were over Scot- East end, Wales, Liverpool and Anglia. High explosives and in- Liverpool area. The authorities said that casualties and damage were minor,
Greeks in London ure clumouring Vitove service mountmy nine 15. tendlary bombs were dropped on the '
to be allowed to fight.
inch guns.
was
In Istanbul, crowds of Greek youths are besieging the Greek Legn- Mr. Winston Churchili recently tion, demanding to be sent home to stated that the British Mediterranean fight.
The carly London attack feel has been reinforced by new An army of 20,000 Greeks in being units which might include the new punishing but between 10 p.m. and ruised in Egypt.
midnight gunfire was desullory. The 35,000 ton battleships of the George rolders seemed to be dumping their Greck Ships Safe
V class which mount ten 14-inch bombs on the east coast when LONDON, Oct. 29 (Reuter)-Im-gons giving them greater firing anti-aircraft barrages forced them mediate steps are being taken to sec power than the Italians have. that the Greek merchant navy does not full into Axis hands.'
Five ships at Lisbon have been ordered to remain there until further notice. Among them is the former Anchor liner, Tuscania, of 16,901 tons, whose crew have asked to be patriated.
ro
Fourteen other Greek ships ut Funchal have been ordered to remain there until further notice.
Ambassadors Remain LONDON, Oct. 29 (Reuler)-The Italian Ambassador, Signor Grazzi, continues at his post in Athens while M, Politis, the Greek Ambassador to Italy, is still in Rome, according to. the official German news agency,
Legation Lights Cut off LONDON,
Oct
20 (Reuter) Agency reports from Rome show how the Italians have been true to type in their treatment of Greck diplomāts. Electricity in the Greek Legation in Rome has been cut off so as to prevent the Greek Minister and his staff from listening to foreign broad- custs
The Minister und staff are leaving for home either to-day or to-morrow. Hitler's Terms
LONDON, Oct. 29 (Reuter). Hitler's terms to Laval included placing the French Fleet at the dis- posal of the Axis, according to in- formation received by "Reuter" from Stockholm and Zurich. The simli- arity of news coming from such dif- ferent sources seems to confirm its authenticity.
The Stockholm message states that In the course of the recent conver- irations between Laval and Hitler, the Intter submitted the following terms to the French Government:
(1) Cession of Alsace, Lorraine
fiermany!
' (2) '・ Air · and naval banes In Unoccupied France to be at Axis 'disposal for the duration of tios
ties;
(3)The French Fleet to be placed at the disposal of the Axis
(4)France to redo Indo-China to Japan;
(5) France to code a greater part of Maroces to Spain;: 3+1(629/Html fankethisen sins the “booty to be Tunle and a’substantial por-,"
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The Air Ministry, announced that a Scottish auxillary squadron brought down eight Messerschmitt 109s in THE ten-minute batile off the Kent const where they Intercepted about 50 ralders bound for London.
US. FAR EAST EVACUEES
FROM PAGE ONE
tla help is so small, but it is under- stood that perhaps a very few persona will be given.aid after they affix ther signatures to promissory notes to assure-repayment.
One informed source said that in view of the absence of funds, it was fortunate that most Americans in the Far East had some connection with no organization in the United States, or friends or relatives there. It is understood that some sort of an- nouncement may be made shortly clarifying the extent of official help.
Burma Road
Bombing
KUNMING, Oct. 30 (Central News), - Twenty-seven. Japanese plancs made another attack on the Burma Road, yesterday · murning. Damage was negligible.
The air raid alarm was sounded in Kunming at 7.20 a.m. and the "all
| clear" given af. 4.10 p.m.
Japanese Canard On China & Dictators WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 (Reuter). -OMelals of the State Department aald to-day that they knew nothing of any diplomatie 'conversations being in progress with the Chinese Govern- ment at present for a possible al- teration of Chinese policy. In favour of the Dictator countries as reported by the semi-omelal Japanese news agency
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