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Hongkong Telegraph.
FOUNDED 1881
No. 10295
但拜望 號一十月十英港香
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1940. 日一初月十
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WHITEAWAY'S
HEAVY FIGHTING ON THE GREEK
FRONTIER: SLOW PENETRATION
CONCRETE
AID FOR Costly Gains for Italians:
GREECE
NEEDED Badly Beaten in One Clash
By SCOTT WATSON
UNITED PRESS STAFF
CORRESPONDENT
ATHENS, Oct. 30 (UP)— The most important question in Athens to-day is the where- abouts of the British fleet be- cause foreign radio reports are very vague in this respect.
Morale here is hardening but public expressions clearly indi- cate that concrete British uid is
very essential in order to check the inevitable fifth column rumour-carriers.
It is reported from Corfu that all foodstuffs are under military control, The islanders are constantly remind- ed of danger by seeing tallan war- ships convoy supplies into
Sante Quaranti which is only five inlles distant.
An Emergency Committee of art experts has been ordered to insure the safety of the Greek priceless! treasure in the museums.
Special to the "Telegraph"
REPORTS RECEIVED FROM “UNITED PRESS” CORRESPONDENTS INDICATE THAT SERIOUS FIGHTING IS TAKING PLACE IN THE DISTRICT OF KORCA ON THE ALBANIAN-GREEK frontier, WHILE THE ITALIANS ARE SAID TO HAVE OCCUPIED THE GREEK TOWNS OF BREZNICA AND JANARI.
ARTILLERY COULD BE HEARD'ALL DAY YESTERDAY AND LAST NIGHT IN THE DIRECTION OF KORCA.
The Italians are reported to have captured janari after a heavy battle lasting two hours. The town fell late on Tuesday afternoon.
Seven Greeks were killed and 20 wounded, while Italian,, losses are claimed to have been much heavier.
FRONTIER PORT FALLS, REPORT :
Italian troops are reported to have occupied the frontier port of Smernes at dawn on Wednesday. The advance from Janari has been hampered by strong Greek resistance and the absence of any good roads in Greek territory.
According to reports from the Yugo-Slavian frontier an Italian detachment from the Albanian frontier town of Nikolica yesterday morning succeeded in cross- ing the border, but lost 60 killed and 89 wounded and were badly. defeated by Greek. troops from Pilkal, Slimnica and Fusima. Three Greeks were wounded in this engagement.
ARTILLERY DUEL AT SAIADI
Greece Will Add Page
To History 30%. LONDON, Oct. 30 (Reuter). -"Greece will bear the ordeals that lie before it with patience and dignity, and with God's help the Greeks will add a new page
Italian troops on the Greek-Albanian border near the Albanian town of to their history," declared the Konispoli on Tuesday night opened fire with mountain artillery against the small Greck Minister, M. Simopoulos Greek port of Saiadi where Greek artillery immediately replied and a four-hour duel speaking at a luncheon in Lon- don to-day.
M. Simopoulos said: "The tine has!
independence and life, We know
are deals for which Greece has
ensued,
A Greek gunboat at Saiadi also took part in the fight,
came when we must fight for ourį It is reported that approximately 3,500 well-armed Albanian rebels are per- what these ideals are because they sistently attacking Italian-posts-and-detachments-in-Albania-near the Greek frontier.
Twenty Italian planes took part in the bombing of the Athens airport at Tatoi on Tues- be proud in fighting side by day evening. The damage was not serious. side with the British Empire for ultimate victory."
fought throughout the centuries, and
we will
M. Simopoulos added that Greece has been the victim of a dastardly attnek and premeditated aggression without any provocation whatsoever, and the attempt to find on exeuse endered the aggression more dis- graceful.
The main Italian attack is apparently directed against Lerina. Gunfire was audible there
ATTACK ON GIB.
Expert On War SHIPPING
Outlines
Japan To Play Part
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEORAPH**
Official Version
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" GIBRALTAR. Oct.
all day on Tuesday.
There are unconfirmed reporta
CHILDREN ESCAPE FROM TORPEDOING.
U. S. FLEET NEAR
MARTINIQUE
Knox Declines To Explain
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 (Reuter).-The mysterious de- ¡parture"under sealed orders of five United States destroyers, 17 bombers and one seaplane tender from Key West led to much speculation which was heightened when Colonel Frank Knox, Secretary of the Navy, smilingly refused to state their destina. tion.
Rumour is busy suggesting that the ships are bound for
that the Greeks are concentrat British Rain Bombs On Night Targets French Martinique, where dif-
ing in the Propan Lake region in the mountains between the vil Inges of Nivica and Saint Peter. Further reports state that the Greeks are pushing the Italians towards Korea to which the Italians are rushing reinforce- ments.
Yugo-Stav Frontier Closed
Bad weather for the past 48 hours. | throughout Albania has limited acriul
FLY OVER REICH
IN SNOWSTORMS
LONDON, Oct. 30 (Reuter).—For over 100 miles before 30 operations. The Yugo-Slavin frontier reaching Germany, British bomber airmen had to fly blind distribution of British In Asia and the (UP)-Italians to-day at- is now closed to railway trafic, pre- through a raging snowstorm as well as intense anti-aircraft
BUCHAREST, Oct; 30 (UP)-The
aç-
for the
sumably because Greece needs loco- fire. Colonies "necessitates two
vast tempted to sink British ships motives and rolling stock manoeuvres against England,"
Using numerous parachute fares the airmen found their tar- of
troops. cording to Director P. Scicaru in on in Gibraltar harbour with a transport
According to message from gets in the city's centre, including large electrical works and editorial in the "Currentul," written special device.
Djakobico on the Yugo-Slavian bor-bombed them despite the thick snow. in Rome where he is visiting.
One manoeuvre will be in the. The following announce-der, the Italians have occupied the
town Greck
of Breznica
One plot said that a great quantity Pacific and the other on the rond to ment was
on the made by local frontier between Grecce and Albanin of snow penetrated the cockpit and India he says, adding that the former
-an Important strategical road junc-) covered his instruments us well as "explains the role of the. Berlin-British naval authorities:
tion. Tokyo-Rome agreement."
himself til he looked like a flying "This morning an abortive ni-
Twenty-three Greeks are said The editorial which carries the tempt was made by Italian naval have been killed and 40 wounded. title "New Phase of War" states "the officers to torpedo ships in military problem of the Axis Powers
the while Italian losses were 42 the occupation
and 60 wounded. of all harbour with a special device. petroleum regions in Iraq, Iran and "One torpedo exploded harm-
ΠΟΥ
the Suez Canal which would be ruchlessly at the harbour entrance
a blow to England that it would
Hmit America's Intervention Pacific."
Hitler's
Guilt
in the and anothor ran Spanish territory."
ushore
Greek Communique
killed
snowman.
Oil Supply Centres
The atrocious weather had, the
alated: diversity of RAF. attacks.
issued at Athens yesterday
An official Greek communique paradoxical effect of increasing the
saw
in "The night of Gctober 20
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Revenge: Imposes War Clause Upon France
Special to the "Telegraph"
BERLIN, Oct. 30 (UP)—Authoritative circles declared that Hitler's conversations with Marshal Petain and M. Layni résulted in no formal agreements but they discussed the funda- mental questions of France's future.
▾
Love Tragedy
ferences between pro-Vichy and anti-Vichy partisans is reported to be nearing a climax.
While the Ave destroyers are in- adequate to seize the island if the French Navy offers resistance, it is known that other American units, including new cruisers, are. In the Porto Rico region.
Papen To Report To Berlin
ISTANBUL, Oct. 30 (Reuter) --- Herr Franz von Papen, the German Ambassador to Turkey, has left An- kara for Istanbul where he is stated to be proceeding Inimedlately to Berlin,
Of C. N. A. C. CLIPPER DUE
Shooting
The delayed Honolulu• Clipper which has been held up on the way across the Pacific by adverse weather conditions left Manila this morning| CHUNGKING, Oct. 31 (Reu- and is expected to arrive at Hong-
Oll supply centres were the chief ter).-Miss Lu Mei-ying, airline | kong this afternoon. objectives, but the planes, which en-hostess was among the nine countered excessively bad weather, killed when the C.N.A.C. airliner were deflected elsewhere. Thus in was shot down by Japancie on addition to objectives mentioned Tuesday. Four were injured.. earlier, oil refineries at Leuna and Gelsenkirchen were boinbed,
Krupps Visited
Industrial plants at Leipzig and the Krupps Works at Essen received a further visitation while a direct hit was scored on a river beklge at Stral- sund.
When a mercy ship, carrying 321 British children to Canada was some miles off the English coast recently, the vessel was attacked by a U-boat and tor- pedoed. But not a single child was harmed, and the youngsters, singing popular and patriotic songs, were later landed at a British port. Here we see some of the rescued evacuees an they landed after their orden) af a west coast port."
LATEST
Seo Back Page For Further. Lato Naws
AMERICA ACQUIRES
Miss Lu was making her last trip. NEW AUXILIARY FLEET
She had resigned to marry in Ilong- kong and was due to finish work to-
morrow.
The death of the Pilot, Mr. W. C. Kent, an American, la confirmed.
Marines To Stay In Shanghai
Special to the "Telegraph"
.
WASHINGTON, Oct., 30 (UP). Colonel. Frank Knox, Secretary of the Navy announced to-day that the Navy Depart- ment had acquired 31 fleet auxillary vessels to supplement the flect based at Ilawali for service anywhere in the Pacific..
He said these vensets would be based at Hawaii, but will ply between They said that three points were mutually recognized: "Arstly, that France declared war; Other aircraft, unuble to locate their
used in connection with the operations there and the mainland for some secondly, that France lost the war; and, thirdly, that France must pay her share of the costs
of the fleet including any manoeuvres time. primary objectives, dropped heavy
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 (UP)-in Philippine waters. The majority of war.”
bombs on Ruhr railway Junctions Colonel Frank Knox, Secretary of of the ships are oil tankers and
New Fleet Details The motif of the conversations policy of collaboration, although the of the war prisoners would be im-and others farther north and aust, the Navy, denied to-day that the supply chips, eleven of which are
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 (UP) with the French were "responsibility detalla remain to be worked out.
communications United States Marines at Shanghai rated as principal ships raising the The acquisition of auxiliary vessels to the future of Europe." They added He said he went freely to meet armistice is not peace."
proved soon, but he warned that "the thus, complicating
between the highly industrialised will be removed to either. Manila or tolul of principal auxillaries to 22, since October 18: totals: 39 chips that Spain is also "spiritually joined Hiler who imposed no conditions and
Honolulu.
the majority of which are large, fast including two 0,085 ton general store to the team for the reorganization of no specific dates.
Petain's Story
western regions and the remainder of
tankora.
ships; one: 0,200. refrigerator ship: Europe in community with the Axis)
Germany,
Colonej 40x sald the fleet train nine 11,500, ton oll tankers; three In a radio speech to the nation at Marshal Petain gave a personal ne- Within ten ininutes of the attack Pierre Laval is again in Paris, where an "emergency but will be increased transports; fourteen minesweepers/
Oct. 30 (Reuter).- Powers."
VICHY, Oct. 30 (Reuter) Mis already sumtient to serve well in 8,378 ton transports; three 9,350 ton 5.45pm, the Marshal announced that he hoped that the inter-zone count over the Lyons Hadio to-night on a canal and goodsynrd at Munster, he is remaining until the week-end, to serve at any of the United States each about 1,500 tons; five district VICHY, Oct. 30 (UP)Marshal boundary line would he rendered of his meeting with Hitler. The a great blaze broke out in aerodromes, according to the newspaper, "Petli territories in an emergency. He sald craft of unspecified tonnage and two Pelain said he had already begun the more nóxible and that the condition TURN to Back Pago, Column 3 of which 20 were bombed.
| Parisien,"
Ithe newly acquired ships would be submarine chasers.
Only An Armistice
LONDON,