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FRENCH NAVAL BARTER?

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The conference between Hitler and Mussolini at Florence yesterday lasted ¿several hours and, accord- ing to the official com- munique, "took place in a spirit of collaboration and in a most cordial atmos- phere."

The conference, the communi- que added, revealed."a complete identity of, views on all pending questions."

Count Ciano and Ribbentrop, the Italian and German Foreign

RUMANIAN TROOP TRAIN DISASTER

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Five were killed and 35 wounded when O military train collided with a passenger train near Broli, between Brasov and Ploesti, in Rumania, yesterday. Six carriages of the military train which were packed with troops were crushed. Scene of the accident was a few miles north ó f Bucharest.

Havas.

Heavy Italian Raid On Athens Airport

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WITHIN A FEW HOURS OF ITALY'S UNPROVOKED ATTACK ON GREECE, BRITISH NAVAL AND LAND FORCES, UNDER THE GUAR- ANTEE GIVEN TO ATHENS LAST YEAR AND OBVIOUSLY ACTING ON A PREPARED PLAN OF CAMPAIGN, WERE FIGHTING BY THE SIDE OF THE GREEKS AT SEVERAL POINTS AROUND THE GREEK COASTS AND ON GREEK ISLANDS..

BRITAIN AND ITALY HAVE BOTH MADE LANDINGS ON GREEK IS- LANDS, BRITISH TROOPS OCCUPYING CRETE AND ITALIAN FORCES DISEMBARKING AT CORFU, THOUGH A COMMUNIQUE LATER ISSUED IN ATHENS ASSERTED: “THERE ARE NO ITALIAN SOLDIERS ON GREEK SOIL TO-NIGHT.”

It is known that Italian warships shelled YUGOSLAVIA

Corfu after an engagement with Greek naval

Ministers, took part in the talks.................... units off the island, while the British Medi-CABINET

Following the meeting Hitler

left for Germany at 6.p.m. and

Mussolini proceeded to Rome, -LAVAL AGAIN OFF

Havas.

TO PARIS

terranean Fleet is already in action against

the Italians at several places, including Cor- SUMMONED

fu and Crete.

Premier, has Informed Italy that

A MEETING OF THE YUGO-

ACCORDING ΤΟ REPORTS FROM FLORENCE RECEIVED; (SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") IN, NEW YORK, THE HITLER. MUSSOLINI MEETING

British troops are already fight-Athens is an "open city" and un-(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") Following the AT

French Council FLORENCE. DEALT WITH AN of Ministers yesterday M. Pierre ing on behalf of Greece, says the der international law. cannot be Greek radio, and though no de-bombed. International News BY WHICH Laval left for Paris in the even-tails were given, it is presumed Service. MITALY. WILL, REDUCE HER ing. Havas.

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the clash occurred on Crete.

(Continued from Next Col.) Yugoslavia's attitude.

The Italians have thrown 200,- 000 troops into the battle, mainly FORECAST: North in the advance Into Greece from not in Belgrade when the meet- Most of the Ministers were mo- | Albania.

and north-east winds, derate to fresh; cloudy.

Turkish Aid Query?

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Italian forces pouring across ing was summoner and they the border were reported to rushed back to the capital ·. to have captured Kotur, six miles attend the momentous session.- Inside Greek territory in their | Havas.)

first forward rush, but. Greek troops have penetrated into

Albania as far as ten miles at one point.

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Italian heavy artillery has shell- ed Florina, Kastoria and Piraeus.

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Air Battles

The Italian air force has al- ready gone into action. Tatoi air- port, near Athens, was raided several times, 15 being killed and

in

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Unofficially it is stated Athens that 17 Italian 'planea have been downed but the foss of some Greek-planes la ad- .mitted.

THERE IS MUCH speculation in London 63 injured. as to whether Turkey will honour her treaty with Greece; it is not known in London whe- ther recent events have caused the alliance to lapse.

attack.

ary of the Turkish Republic throws a different light on Tur kish reactions to the Italo-Greek war.

Before nightfall Athens anti- aircraft guns went into action twice and drove off sky raiders.

Italian machines have also raid-

Florina, Kastoria, Piraeus,

Dog-Fight Over Bridge

to

There was a fierce air battle when, Italian plands tied reach the bridge over the Corinth Canal connecting Peloponnessus, with the mainland.

Latest official. Turkish statement, madeed in April, promised "all resources" to aid Patras and Aleusis. Greece in the event of London considers it like ly that Greece spurned the Italian ultimatum with the full knowledge and consent of Turkey in view the numerous Gréco- turk diplomatic ex- changes over the week end:

Dr. Saydam gave a strong

intimation that Turkey Would

General Metaxas, the Greek

remain" neutral," and did even mention Greece in his holding a series of conferences spooch.

-with the Yugoslavian, Turkish, In the course of his speech the Bulgarian, and British Ministers; Turkish Premier emphasised the Ho telephoned the Turkish "blessings of: peace,"

President, Dr. Ineunu, for fifteen | minutes, following which an" un- confirmed report was issued that further Turkish forces wore. be-

ing concentrated in Thaace.

Turks In Thrace? Meanwhile the Greek Pro-

• However, a significant specch by Dr. Saydam, the Turkish Premier, made in Ankara, on the eve of the seventeenth annivers-mler, General Metaxas, has been International News Service.

SLAV COUNCIL OF MINISTERS WAS HURRIEDLY SUMMON- 'ED IN BELGRADE, LAST EVEN- "ING TO EXAMINE THE SITUA- TION GREATED FOLLOWING TIES BETWEEN ITALY THE OUTBREAKS OF HOSTILI- AND GREECE.

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