1940-10-30 — Page 2

THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 30, 1940

CONFIDENCE IN GREECE

Operations Going

Satisfactorily

Ernest Finch, a South Lon- don boy, is the pride of the district in which he lives. During recent raids he ex- tinguished four incendiary bombs and on another occa- sion swam a cana) of rescue a woman and two babies who were buried beneath an An- derson shelter. His own home was also bombed, Ernest made a shy figure when posing for his picture. (Copyright, Fox).

DIPLOMATS SCURRY IN MOSCOW

ALTHOUGH NEWS from the northern battle front is still very scanty it was known in- Athens early yesterday that the Greek High Command was satisfied with the progress of the operations.

The efforts of Greece to mobilise Balkan support have been successful up to a point.

British Raid On Air Base

Responsible quarters in Athens state that the position adopt- ed by Turkey is that she is pre- pared to "neutralise" the Bulgar- ions in order that the

Greek army can be used almost exclu- sively against Italy.

it is learned that assurances have been received in Athens that Bulgaria does not intend to depart from neutrality but if later, under external pressure, Bulgaria should abandon her -neutrality, it is understood Tur. key would give. Greece active support,

Meanwhile the Turks are be- lieved to be prepared, to supply Greece with whatever material

the

Naval aircraft from Bri- tish ships of the Mediter- ranean Fleet have carried out an attack on Malte-aid they can.

Messages indicating that zana, capital of the island

Yugoslav public fully support of Stampalia, in the Dode-Greece are displayed in the Athens canese, the nearest Italian press and have helped to increase the confidence of the Greeks in air base to Athens, said their ability to resist successfully. an Admiralty communi--Reuter. que issued in London yes- terday.

on

A hangar was hit and set fire and an acroplane slipway was damaged by a direct hit.

A considerable number of bombs was. dropped on barracks and In an ammunition dump area, causing heavy explosions which continued for some time the after the aircraft had left area.

Incendiary bombs were · also

the target scattered over

area.

Speeding cars through All our aircraft returned safely. the foreign colony in Mos-

cow yesterday bore wit

ness to the intense diplo

-Reuter.

HITLER'S

matic activity in the So ARMIES IN

viet capital due to the Balkan developments.

The Greek Minister, M. Dia- mantopoulos, called early in the day on the British Ambassador, Sir Stafford Cripps.

The Italian Ambassador,

SOUTHEAST

ITALIAN

OUTPOST

SURPRISED

Lt. Gen. Bir Ronald-F. Adam, Bart, C.B., D.8.0., OB.E., General Officer Commanding in Chief, Northern Command, on a tour of inspection of comb of the defences on the Northum- brian Coast. The G.O.C. is taking the Guard's salute. (Copy- right, Fox).

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DIPLOMATS

STILL IN

ROME AND ATHENS

The Italian Ambas- sador, Signor Grazzi, continues at his post in 'Athens while M. Politis, Greek Ambas- sador to Italy, is still in Rome, according to the official German news agency yester- doy.-Reuter.

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Advance Of Pay

How British artillery, assisted by infantry, cleaned

up an Italian motorised outpost total- ling about 300 vehicles at Alamniveiwa, 16 miles (SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")

south of Sidi Barrani, was It is learned in Shang- told by a gun captain to hai that members of the Reuter's special corres- Fourth U.S. Marines will pondent somewhere in be allowed three months the Western Desert yes- advance pay in order to terday.

send their dependents

Germany has no fewer Signor Rosso, is understood to than 70 divisions of troops have seen the German envoy, in south-eastern Europe. Establishment of the Italian home.

Count von der Schulenberg.

A

military expert in London The Soviet press publishes long said yesterday that the employ- accounts of the Italo-Greek dement of this force must depend on its using suitable country and the extent of, petrol supplies avail- able.

velopment without comment. Reuter.

TURKISH POLICY DEFINED

Inquiries in well-in- formed quarters in An- kara yesterday tended to confirm that Turkish po- licy in the Italo-Greek conflict will be non-belli, gerence though not dis- interestedness in the out- come of the conflict.

Turkish sympathy is solidly Bul behind Greece and should garia make a hostile move it is would firmly believed Turkey also move.

Generally, Turkey's policy wil be influenced by the attitude of Russia and Yugoslavia and the extent of British assistance to Greece.

Diplomatic Talks In Ankara

M. Sarajoglu, Turkish Foreign Minister, yesterday morning re ceived. Sir Hughe Knatchbull-Hu- gessen, the British Ambassador who introduced Major-Genera Arthur Smith, Chief of Staff of the G.O.C. Middle East.

a second con outpost was reported to advanced

These dependents will probably Sir Hughe had British headquarters by a desert

evacuated from versation with M. Sarajoglu in the patrol and the following night a be completely British column moved up under, Shanghai at the end of next afternoon.-Reuter.

within 8,000 month. cover of darkness yards of the Italians.

First group will leave in the The column camouflaged it. Monterey on Nov. 3.while the.re- self and lay down all next day mainder will travel in the Mari- on the desert sand in a blazingposa in the middle of November.. sun undiscovered by the ita- The liner Washington is arriv- ing on Nov. 17 to evacuate other Then, at dusk, all the British local American residents.--Havas: been strongly reinforced by an-ja possibility of reinforcement of guins let By together while aircraft round dropping bombs. these troops by the Danube circled other contingent.

through Hungary and Yugoslavia. The British fired over 200 rounds. The Italians appeared complete- --Reuter.

ly su prised, and the last thing the British saw before withdraw-- ing was a huge column of smoke rising from the Italian camp.-- Reuter.

SOUTH AFRICANS

REINFORCED..

The advance guard of South

African troops which arrived in

Only a small number of Ger- man troops are at present in Rumania.

that extensive towards Turkey !

It is suggested military action

East Africa a few months ago has may not be imminent but there is

Rouler.

CAN'T SLEEP NIGHTS?

A hot cup of Cocomalt be- fore retiring induces sound and restful sleep. ·

Cocomalt

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GREEK SHIPS

liars.

STANDSTILLED GREEKS

LIMMEDIATE STEPS ARE BE- ING TAKEN TO SEE THAT THE GREEK: MERCHANT NAVY DOES NOT FALL, INTO AXIS HANDS,

Five ships at Lisbor have been ordered to remain there until fur- ther notice.

RALLYING

TO FIGHT

RESTRICTIONS

ON TRAVEL

GREECE RESOLUTE

"WITH "ALL CONFIDENCE IN OUR GREAT HEROIC ALLY WI ARE

OU GOING TO BASE COMMON CERTAIN VICTORY ON THE ETERNAL PRINCIPLES OF JUSTICE AND LIBERTY ESTABLISHED 3,000 YEARS AGO ON THE SACRED SOIL WI ARE NOW DEFENDING,” SAYS GENERAL METAXÁS, THE {SPECIAL 10 "CHINA MAIL") GREEK PREMIER, IN REPLY

TO MR. CHURCHILL'S MES NEWLY REVISED REGULA, SAGE SENT TO HIM ON MON |TIONS RESTRICTING TRAVEL DAY.

IN JAPAN

IN JAPAN WILL BE ENFORCED General Metaxas added: "With ON DECEMBER 1, ACCORDING the same serenity and resolution TO THE TOKYO “ASAHI" YES which led us to oppose aggression TERDAY.

by a perfidious adversary woor going to march on to fina triumph."--Reuter,

GREEKS ALL OVER THE Railways will be allowed to re Among them is a former An- WORLD ARE RALLYING TO fuse tickets to those not on urgent chor Line-steamer, the Tuscania, THE COLOURS ́OR. WHERE business: while, the transportof of 10,991 tons, whose crew have THIS IS NOT POSSIBLE, TRY-personal-gifts and other non-os- asked to be repatriated.

ING TO JOIN THE BRITISH | sential freight will be restricted. Fourteen other Greek ships at ARMY.

Sale of passenger tickets will Funchal have been ordered to re- Greeks in London are clamour- be stopped when rail traffic is ex- main there until further notice.-Ing to be allowed to fight.

ceptionally heavy, for instance, Reuter.

In Istanbul, crowds of Greek | during the New Year holidays.— youths are besieging the Greek | Havas. Legation-demanding-to-be sent home to fight.******

An army of 20,000 Grooks is being raised in Egypt. Reuter.

WEATHER-REPORT-

The Royal Observatory reports that the anticyclone over Jupan has moved castward into the Pact- flc, and another of moderato in tensity has developed over Chipul Pressure is relatively low from the southern China Sea, castward to the Marianas and the Caro lines.

DROWNED IN POOL: Alsoven-year-old boy, Chẩu Kam-ling, was drowned in a pool in Kowloon City yesterday after

noon.

AN HONEST ERROR

~FOR-REASONS BEST KNOW! „TO THEMBELVES, THE "GER MANS YESTERDAY SAID THAT EIGHT OF THEIR MACHINES FAILED TO RETURN. „PRON NIGHT RAIDB OVER BRITAIN

SHANGHAI WAR FUND' COLLECTIONS (SPECIAL" TO "CHINA-MAIL")'|

During its first year of operation The Air Ministry only claim the Contral British War Fund in red onet visst dajalle, Shanghal collected over £44,000, Unofficial reports say that an it was revealed at the general other blow up over the Firth meeting of the committee. Havas, Forth-Reuter.