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DISASTROUS ITALIAN In London All Is Quiet On
DEFEAT ON ALBANIAN FRONT: HEAVY LOSSES
ATHENS, Feb. 6 (Router). The violent Italian counter-attack launched yesterday on the contral front has ended in a disastrous Italian defeat, according to the Athens radio to-night.
The enemy threw many troops and a considorable number of tanks and armoured cars into the battle in an attempt to break through the Greek lines. The Italians were pushed back behind their base lines' and their losses in men and material were heavy.
BRITISH WINGS OVER AFRICA Five-Front Operations
CAIRO, Feb. 6 (Reuter).—A heavy air attack on Maritza aerodrome in Rhodes, the chief island of the Italian Dodecanese group, marked the extension of the R.A.F. Middle East Command activity on Tuesday night.
WINANT
The aerodrome was bombed, and machine-gunned and fires were started.
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The British advances on five fronts in Africa were again fully }·
AMBASSADOR supported by air activity.
TO U. K.
Renewed Bombing
Several tanks and four armoured cars were destroyed.
The Greeks have established themselves firmly in new positions.
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The announcer added that operations on the Albanian front yesterday were satisfactory in all areas. On the mountain ranges beyond Klisura, Greek, forces ure now consolidating their recent gains and are or- the extensive operations which ganising new positions in view of
may be expected when the wenther improves.
Greek artillery is active in the northern sector but bad weather is hampering the Greek advance, while in the coastal area some headway has been made,
Day Free of Raids ATHENS, Feb. G (Reuter)--Ą GILQ. communique states that there has been limited activity of patrols and artillery.
An enemy tank attack has been re- pulsed,
To-doy's RAF: communique re- cords the renewed bombing of ind- vanced Italian aerodromes in Libya during Tuesday night, including Greece had another day free of
Berks as well as the railway station |.Security communique, at Barce
Nominated To Beninn aerodrome near Benghazi und raids, adds a. Ministry
Senate
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 (Reuter)-Mr John Winant has been nominated United States Ambassador to London. The President sent his nomination to the Senate this morning.
Mr Winant, who came into-pro- minence in 1934 when he was Chair- man of a committer to inquire into
In Italian East Africa, the army was supported by the R.A.F. on various fronts. At Barentu two more Italian fighters were captured and one
was shot down.
At Keren,
dive attacks were made on gun positions in the hills and un the road east of the town
At Negasli bombs were dropped on motor transport, with considerable effect.
At Dessie, several fires were caused among the buildings and motor
a strike in the textile. Industry, has transport vehicles. specialised in labour problems for many years.
HAYASHI
UNDER BOND
of Pubile
Dump Blown Up LONDON. Feb. 6 (Reuter).--- "Reuter's special correspondent on the Albanian frontier Blates that Greek long-range guna hear Pogradeiz have blown up an Italian munition dump north-west of Lin, on the shores of Lake Ocbrld.
SOUTH EXPANSION
SCHEME
To-day
This has now become a typical Beeno in London, where women are more and more taking over jobs.which in pre-war days were filled by the men. Here we see a woman bus conductor being initiated into her work under the tolerant eye of a male: colleague.
H.K. Border:
No Influx Of Chinese Refugees
Army Of Coolies To Test
Local Air Raid Shelters
The ventilating system of the air-raid tunnel shelters will be subjected to a test by Government within the next ten days when between 2,000 and 3,000 coolies will be accommodated in the shelter opposite the Hongkong and Shanghai-Bank, Queen's Road, and will remain there for three hours under actual air-raid conditions.
Invaders Lose Heavily
Awaits Trial Repeated in Diet In Honan Hostilities
Committee
He was appointed Assistant Direc- tor of the 1.L.O. in 1935 but a few months later he returned to America to become one of President Roose- velt's close collaborators in the ad- ministration of the New Deal as Chairman to the Board to administer the Social Security programme. Ile SHANGHAI, Feb. 6 (Reuter), becrime Director of the ILO. inayashi, 70-year-old President | 1038.
of the Japanese Ratepayers' After the collapse of France, he Association, who has been held
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" iransferred the ILO. headquarters under investigation by
TOKYO, Feb. 6 (Domel).—— to MacGill Universliy, Montreal.
Japanese Consular Police for the to the South, Mr Naoki Hoshino, Japan's economic "life-line" lies Gauss Nominated alleged wounding of Mr W. J. Governor of the WASHINGTON, Feb. 0, (Reuter). Keswick,
Board of Chairman of the National Planning, told the Clarence Gauss, Minister to Autra-Shanghal Municipal Council, and Lower House Committee this lla, lo be Ambassador to China in two Japanese officials at the morning expounding the objec- succession to Mr Nelson Johnson, ratepayers' meeting on January tive of the new national economic
23, was released to-night understructure: bond.
-The President hus nominated. Mr
Petain Receives Leahy
the
Hayashi will be confined to his home until his departure for Nagasaki in the near future where he will be brought. to trial on a charge of attempted murder.
Mr Hoshino held that the proposed co-prosperity sphere embracing Jupan, China and Manchoukuo could
Nomura In U.S. A.blog
CHUNGKING, Fch. 6 (Central News)-Heavy assaulta were made against the Japanese falling back from Blping to Sui- ping on the Pelping-Hankow Railway in south Honan. Up till yesterday morning approximately 2,000 Japanese were killed.
The Japanese to the south cast of Wuyang, about 30 miles
Indians Excel west of Siping on the Peiping-
In Eritrea
This was revealed by Mr B. H. Puckle, Deputy Director of Air Raid Precautions, at a Press in- terview this morning.
Wing-Comdr A. H. Steele- Perkins, Director of A.R.P., was unable to preside as he is indis posed,
-Air Raid "Wardens will be on duty
during the test, seeing that the people are properly accommodated, and doe- tors will be posted by the Medical Department to examine the physical reaction and condition of the coolies during their stay in the shelter.
The construction of tunnel and Hankow Railway were prac-pen-shelters is progressing steadily tically all cut off as a result of and an inspection of some tunnels | Chinese encircling attacks and will be made on Monday afternoon by
those driving south-westward members of the Legislative
Executive Councils. from Wuyang to Nanyang and Shechichen were hotly pursued and attacked.
and
Mobile Exhibitions
Since it began its tour of the Co- January 21, the A.R.P.
of the
public
Familiar War Terrain NEW DELHI, Feb. 6 (Reuter) not succeed unless the eastern por--Details of the line work of LONDON, Feb. 0 (Reuter).-Mar-
tion of the South Seas" was included. Indian troops in Eritrea now Up to noon yesterday most of the shol Petain to-day received Admiral
Pointing out that world Powers are William Leahy, the United States
entering into a new period of tola-available here show that Punjab, been annihilated and those invading mobile exhibition has attracted large
Japanese reaching Shechtchen had lony on tionism through the development of Garhwal, Baluch and Frontier Nanyang had suffered about Ambassador, according to a Vichy
general 4,000 crowds economy, Mr Hoshino asserted
wherever message to the official German news
it has been, and the A. R. casualties. that
establishment of A
Force regiments fought througli- COMMON agency.
A Japanese unit invading Tung-P. Department have overy reason to believe that the public have benefited Join Army & Navy
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 6 (Reu- China and Manchoukuo was "es-occupation of Barentu.
economic system
through Japan, out in the battle resulting in the yipu, a town between Nanyang and ter)-Adiniral Nomura, the new sential to the
Tangho, has been surrounded while by the exhibition, which demonstrates LONDON, Feb; 6 (Reuter).—Radio Japanese Ambassador to the United national prestige."
maintenance of our
about half of the 2,000 Japanese in a house may be blacked-out.
the proper method by which a room stations in unoccupied France to-day Slates, arrived here to-day. He told urged young Frenchmen to join the reporters' that there were no
He declared that this blue could The occupation followed a ave-day reaching Tangho have been forced to
retreat cantward.
A private showing of this exhibi- Army. This followed the recent ap- tions between Japan and the United
not operate without the inclusion of battle fought by an Indion brigado
A thousand Japanese at Shangho-tion will be given before the Acting peal to young men to join the Frenchi States that
Eastern South Seas in it and deplored through could not be settled
narrow gorge and a ten-kwan, about 25 miles north of Governor, Lieut-General E, F, Navy.
that amicably.
some countries "do not under-day battle fought along the Alcota Miyang west of the Pelping-Hankow Norton, in the grounds of Govern sphere signifles."
With their experience of mountain In cast Honan Chinese troops Asserting thint:
that appropriate measures warfare, the Indian
outpost south-weat deuls country Japanese tries in order to achieve the creation around Barent resembling the Pohsien, and Sankuanmiao, south of of this sphere, Mr Hoshino declined, North-West Frontier, forcing the Pohsien. The Japanese lost 420 men to elaborate this saying that he was enemy to retreat from their moun- and 200 rifies. "not at liberty to state here as it is tain
tain-poultions at the point of the closely related with diplomacy, mill-bayonet and repulsing, numerically tury and other matters,”.
superior attacks.
Indian troops are among those now advancing from Agordat to Keren.
1
ques-
Britain To Win Air War As Prelude To Victory
LONDON, Feb. G' (Reuter).-Britain must win the air war as a prelude to victory," declared Air Commodore Goddard In a broadenst to-night.
Iman dive-bomber-had been shot
· He added that the recent lull down near Malta in the last two ∙meant that the German air force months with only two British losses.
had been having dimeuities. We was a grand beginning.
stand what creation of a co-prosperity Barentu road by another brigade. | ftallway, are being engaged there. TURN to Back Page, Column 3
havo
would be taken against these coun- themselves in the rim excelled recaptured Shihtscho, an important
Free French Chief In Hongkong
NEW CRUISERS NAMED
of
Fighting around Talho in north- wite punt where the Jones, are attempting to push into Honan, has Increased in severity. A Japanese unit moving south-west of Talho was intercepted on Tuesday, Another unit pushing toward Chichshou, a town on the Anhwel-Honan border, north-west of Talho, is being sub jected to heavy attacks.
Reports from
the
Sheung
Shui to Shataukok border.posts this morning revealed that the recent sorties by Japanese naval and Innd forces have been carried out with no effect on the land border position.
The Japanese have been in occupation of the Chinese half of Shataukok for months.
No. fresh activity has been discerned along the border.
Manoeuvres Not Visible
The result of the Japanese move- ments has been to pinch the routes covered by Chinese entering free China along the aca const several miles east of Shataukok and the manoeuvres are taking place beyond the hills at Shataukok and out of sight of that post,
It is likely that the busy traffic that has passed this post of recent if the Japanese
months wih
cease
remain in possession of the points occupied, but it is recalled that they have previously entered the area, "mopped-up" and retired leaving the Chinese to return and live there.
No influx of refugees is reported. Japanese Claims
CANTON, Feb. 7 (Domel).-The Japanese surprise actions in south- eastern Kwangtung have already yielded tangible results following occupation of Tamshul in Blos Bay and Shayuchung in Mira Bay.
The taken by which has so far been by the Japanese includes 7,200 drums of gasoline, 1,300 drums of petroleum, 3,000. drums of train-oil, 900 drums of mobile-oil, 1,000 tons of wood oll, 1,500 motor-car tyres, 500
tons of salt, two tons of
if tungsten,
Ka
2.600
of antimony, 6,000,000 cigarettes, 360 tons of cotton cloth, 10,200 pairs of canvas shoes, 10,200 pairs of rubber boots, 1,000
enses of tea, 1,000 kilo- Krammes of gun-powder, 15,000 pieces of timber and many quantities. of arms, ammunition, clothing, pro-
visions and transport materials,
On K.-C. Railway CHUNGKING, Feb, 0 (Central
News)A Japanese column pushing
northward from Shumchun to Pingwu Kowloon Railway has been deflected on the Chinese section of the Canton- eastward following Chinese intercep- tion, according to a military report.
LATEST
Sea Back Page For Further Lato' Nows
Thousands Of Americans Now Serving In Britain
LONDON, Feb. 6. (Reuter)Thousands of Americans have come here in Canadian uniform, declared Mr Robert Hutchison, President of the American Eagle Club, speaking at an American Chamber of Commerce luncheon in London tỉ
turday,
M. de Chompre, head of Free
Ho thought that there were told, American Journalists that he had got through the winter Middle East had destroyed over 350 in the Colony yesterday to organise Since June, RAF, squadrona in the Frenchmen in the For East, arrived
Trans-Canada 7,000 or 8,000 Americans In had cast a covetous eye on the enemy SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" protty well. Ovor 480 enemy Italian aeroplanes in the air and the local movement en route to ether
Line Air Crash
service in Britain, and ships tied up in the ports of America. WASHINGTON, Feb. 0 (UP)-
He added, aircraft were destroyed in the probably na many on the ground.
The song and dance Mr Ronald Cross, Minister of which then emanated from Berlin ports in the Far East where he will The Navy Department to-day an-
WINNIPEG, Feb. 8 (Reuter). Shipping, speaking at the same ind for me high entertainment last two monthe.
carry
out similar functions.
nounced that President Roosevelt has-All ning passengers and three luncheon, said: "I feel that may because of Its bogus qualitesse 1) He disclosed that since June Bel-
valud The ratio of Britisti successes to tain had collected" over 140 night General de Gaulle, was eenery need a new cruisers the Phillip of the craw were killed when a look forward with confidence to the would only my now that the chips,
The "hew official designated by losses in December and January was bombers apart from those brought Vice-Consul in Tientain, but he ro-Guam and Ainaks, thus honouring
pines,. Howall, Puerto Rico, Samoa, Trans-Canada Airlines plane day when I shall know of the speed are sull there and that I still have aigned his port to throw in his lot American territories and usar crashed near Armstrong, and and scale of American shipping as an errand that and still capable most of them the much yaunted Ger- nere had shot down most of them. with the allies.
possessions,
toba, to-day.
2.
three to one. Forty enemy plane down in the sea. British night gun
sistance.aving of that little spiritual delinquency to
Mr Cross recalled that recently hei which I have already confessed,
t