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Concerted British And Greek Offensive: We From The Air; Allies On Ground
GREEKS
CLAIM "INITIATIVE IS
OURS": ITALIAN
Special to the "Telegraph"
IT IS NOW OFFICIALLY ADMITTED IN ROME THAT GREEK FORCES, AIDED BY BRITISH AIRrcraft, YESTERDAY UNLEASHED A CONCERTED ATTACK ON ALBANIA WHICH IS THE STRONGEST YET ATTEMPTED, SAY "UNITED PRESS", MESSAGES.
THE ITALIANS CONFESSED THAT BRITISH AND GREEK PLANES WERE ACTIVE OVER THE ITALIAN MAINLAND.
Reports from Sofia from "UP" correspondents state that during the past 48 hours Greek troops have broken through the Italian defences along the sea coast and are still advancing. The report quoted the Greek Radio from Athens.
Everywhere the initiative is in our and the British hands" claimed the Greek
announcement.
It was further declared that British and Greek attacks on the Italian bases of Taranto, Valona and other important places is rendering difficult the Italian efforts to send fresh troops and munitions to Albania "to fill the gap caused by their terrific losses."
British and Greek bombing planes are reported to have bombed and machine- gunned an Italian caravan of 400 motor lorries, thus smashing General Sodu's efforts to reinforce the Kalibaki sector,
teries,
Heavy Greek mountain howitzers are pounding the Italian rearguard bat-
Relays of British long-range bombers, cscorted by Greek fighting planes are repeatedly dumping heavy calibre bombs on Italian bases and supply lines, declare official Greek reports.
RUMANIAN OIL FOR ITALY? Believed Result Of
Rome Parleys
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
ROME, Nov. 14 (UP).—An] agreement in principle regarding Rumanian oil for Italy's war machine in Greece is believed to have been reached during the!
The Italians also admit that new types of planes have been flying over Albania and it is believed that the Greeks are now enjoying extensive assistance of British pilots.
́ ́ ́ GREEK ADVANCE
BUDAPEST, Nov. 15 (UP)—Greek forces on the indus front have advanced on to Albanian soil and captured Important positions, according to the official Greek Radlo report to-day.
ITALIAN PLANES DESTROYED
ATHENS, Nov. 14 (UP).—Information from the frontier to-day states that squadrons of British and Greek fighting planes shot down ten Italian planes as heavy Italian air forces attacked the advancing Greeks.
Britain To Start
conferences between General Offensive In 1942
Antonescu and Mussolini.
It is stated that other econo- mic accords were also drafted, which are expected to result in increased Rumanian agricultural and mineral production, especial- Ly copper and iron.
The development of an oil bloc under the guidance of the Axis Powers is seen here, and is definitely envi- saged as a result of tho
Antonescu and Malotov.
trips of
In this connection, it is understood that Italy's oil deals would mainly bel with Rumania,
Japanese Raise
Freight Charges
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
OTTAWA, Nou. 14 (UP).—Britain will take the offensive, against Ger many in 1942, Mr. J. G. Gardiner, War Service Minister, told the House of Commons to-day.
He said the Canadian Army will share in the fight with every soldier well equipped and well armed.
Greeks Continue Success —BUDAPEST;-Nov-14-(UP)The Greek army to-day continued its aes- truction of two allan infantry and one Alpinist divisions, according to the official Greek radio report.
The Greeks have gained the ad- vantage in the Pindus, Kalanus and Korca fronts and are now assuming the initiative along the entire line.
All Important strategle points are now in Greeks hands and the Italians | ure in full retreat, the report clalined. Italian Left Wing In Retreat SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" ATHENS, Nov. 14 (UP) - 18 authoritatively learned that at dawn
Greeks to-day, the
launched heavy offensive along the entire front from the Ionlan sea to the Jugo- Slavion border. The extreme left wing of the Italian troops is reported to have been thrown back across the Kulamas River at zaveral points.
PRISON FOR U.S. Retreating Italians Harassed
CONCHIES
a
OHRID, Nov. 14 (UP)-Reports from the frontier say the Greeks, SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" yesterday, continued their pursuit of OSAKA, Nov. 15 (Dome!),~ NEW YORK, Nov. 14 (UP).the third Italian Alpine division in Japanese shipping companies Eight Divinity students were to-day the central sector where this division have decided to raise by about 30 sentenced to prison for a year and launched an unsuccessful offensive per cent, the freight charges for day for refusing to register for mill-last Monday.
tary conscription.
1.
Rome Conference
There are reporia of artillery duels
holding all their positions and
ADMISSION
UNENVIABLE JOB OF WORK
Tricky, dangerous and ип- enviable is the work carried out by bomb removal squads. But it is work which cannot be shirked, for time bombs have become one of the favourite weapons of the Nazis in their raids on Britain, and unless they are removed and, demolished properly and ilfe in the neighbourhood remains in constant jeopardy. In this pic ture we see squad of Royal Engineers digging out a one-ton time bomb (a replies of the bomb that menaced 81. Paul's), from z London höll,
4
British Plan To
Threat To British North Borneo
Japanese Admit To
Plan
Seize
Saigon, Camranh
SHANGHAI, Nov. 15 (Reuter).—Japanese naval` men in Shanghai, interviewed by "Reuter," do not deny the possibility of Japan establishing herself in Southern Indo-China.
Some of them even declare that the Japanese will! move in "very shortly."
Indo-China
Attacked
Apparently the minin object of such a move would be to obtain the use of Saigon and Camrank as advance bases from which to threaten Singapore or at least British North Borneo,... andi", endeavour to dominate the com- |paratively narrow stretch of sea between Southern Indo-China
Chinese And French and North Borneo.
Troops In Clash
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
Three Aima According to one naval man, the Japanese plan is firstly to HANOI, Nov. 14 (Domei).-establish themselves in Saigon Chinese troops are reported to and Camranh, and then establish domination of the sea to North have invaded Indo-China.
[Borneo; and finally, if there is According to an official com-any sign of hostilities with Bri- munique issued here to-day, well-tain, to seize North Borneo, Lequipped Chinese forces were using theflect from Southern. driven off by French troops TURN to Back Pago, Column 5 when they invaded the third military zone of Tonkin on
November 11.
It Is declared that the Chinese at- tocked villages 40 miles northwest of Hajiang.
com- According to the French munique, the defenders suffered no losses..
LATEST
Australia's "No" To Amahs
It is notified for generul information
More than 22,000 people returned that a communication has been re to Nanning between November 8 and ceived by the Hongkong Government 13. About two-thirds of the people from Australia to the effect that the who returned are in dire need of belp question of the admission into Aus-
tralia of Chinese amnhs who wish to. enter the services.of evacuates from Hongkong has been given very care- ful consideration by the Minister of the Interior, but that it has beca decided by the Australian. Govern- ment that servants of Chinese race cannot be admitted to Australia for this purpose,
Strengthen
Whole Of Far East Defences
Special to the "Telegraph”
LONDON, Nov. 14 (UP)—The appointment of Air Chief Marshal Sir Robert shipments to Hongkong and Their mothers and sweethearts throughout the night with the Greeks Brooke Popham as Supreme Commander of the Far Eastern Command, is regarded Singapore, effective on December wept.
They were immediately taken to simultaneously shelling the town of here as another step in the strengthenng of the whole defence system in that region.
The announcement of the appointment was made from No. prison where they are awaiting trans-Koren.
Greeks Break Through fer to an undesignated penitentiary.
After sentence had been passed SOFIA, Nov. 14 (UP)-During the 10 Downing Street and it was explained that the appointment they were given one further op-past 48 hours Greek troops have bro- had been created "in view of the stage which has been reached SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" portunity to register, but they all de-ken through the Italian defences along in the disposition of defences in Far Eastern Territories, for the ROME, Nov. 14 (UP)—Mussolini's) clined.
the sea coast and are still advancing. protection of which, His Majesty's Government in the United conference with the Rumanian Pre-
Frontier Reports Kingdom is responsible, and in order to secure co-ordinated
fer to OHRID, Nov. 14 (UP)-Fronter control."
sent further reinforcements to [reports state there have been artillery duels all through the day and night. Air Marshal Popham will be the Far East, and had created a with the Greeks holding all their backed up by a combined staff now unified command. positions and simultaneously shelling including all services, the Chief The town of Koren.
mler, M. Antonescu, ended at 0.25 LONDON, Nov. 14 (Reuter).- p.m. to-day, having lasted one hour Britain is maintaining summer time and 25 minutes.
throughout the winter.
Enlarging N.E.I. Base
For Capital Ships
Special to the “Telegraph”.
BATAVIA, Nov. 14 (Domel).Vico-Admiral H. Ferwerda, Commander-in-Chief of the East Indies Navy, to-day announced that enlargement of the Sorrabnya Naval Base is progressing.
And
However, the State Department
Seo Back Pago For Further Lato. Nawa
Fierce Nazi Raids On West Midlands
Special to the "Telegraph" LONDON, Nov. 15 (UP).—West Midlands fast night ex-
Italian artillery on the northwest of Staff being Major General maintains a watchful attitude on perienced the heaviest raid for several weeks. The attack was developments in the Far East, mainly directed against one town, where forty raiders scattered slope of the Morova mountains neor R. H. Dewing.
the village of Mborya, about a malle Mr. Anthony Eden, Becretary for particularly since Japan's accord high explosive and incendiary bombs, causing damage to t
and half from Korea, hos continued
彩
to bombard the Greckt fortifed post-War, has announced that the new with Italy,
London Raide
heard in che district. Guns flashed from all directions as soon" "ns" thei
tions along the Biklista-Korca Road scheme for closer collaboration be. There have been recurrent rumours number of districts. Casualties are feared to be fairly heavy.
There has also been cannonading tween the Army and Air-Force-will that the United States and Britain all night between the Greek positions become effective..on December 1 are working out a joint naval policy along Mount Ivan and Italian artillery to the north of Korea,
Italians Pursued Yesterday the Greeks continue their pursuit of units
omplete, the base will be large enough, to accommo, Italian Alpine Division
ships. Ours | Navy does not posscasahips larger sector: where Ferwerda, said that than cridsers, interpreted the late- an
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for British
capital chips at 80
ready begun build-mough a prez
Dutch in the Orien
The plan has been devised, on the in the Pacific, although only last Anti-aircraft gung blazed for high explosive bombs and Bares -
were dropped."- bests of Germany spectacular sweep week President Roosevelt sold the a brief period carly this
A large high explosive bomb crash- through the Low Countries which London story to homeist sources, morning, but the raiders are apparently concentrating on the most observera attributed to a close originate from high official sources.
ground | Arrives In Singapore Midlands because the Londoned in the driveway of a nursing home |llalson); between ” afrekANY
aren was bombed up to midnight, out windows and doors, but none of on the outskirts of London, blowing. SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH". SINGAPORE, Nov. 14 (Domel) A West Midlands town was sub-the nursing staff, mothers or babies Ake14 Alr Chief Marshal Sir Robert Brooke jected to a severo attack; soon after was hurt. The Matron of the Home Popham, newly-appointed Comman- dusk which continued ill a late hour, said there were 18 mothers with:14 babies, in a specially, profecback again use to in-Chief of the ariush Forces in
Earlier raiders over the Midlands on the ground for a hen par the Far East, arrived here, by plane! Had Pto-day
met with the greatest barrage yet them fronditha blast