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BRITISH UNIT REPORTED

IN BATTLE FOR

FOR CORFU

Slow Italian Advance

In North Greece

(SPECIAL TO “CHINA MAIL”)

THE FIRST GREEK LINE OF DEFENCE IS REPORTED TO HAVE FÄLLEN BACK ALONG THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE ALBAN- TAN FRONTIER IN THE FACE OF HAMMER BLOWS FROM ITA- LIAN MECHANISED FORCES WHICH, DIVIDED INTO THREE ARMIES, ARE PRESSING FORWARD IN A SERIES OF SAVAGE ENCOUNTERS WITH THE GREEKS UNDER EXTREME DIFFICUL

FRANCE

TIES DUE TO A HEAVY SNOWSTORM WHICH IS SWEEPING THE MOUNTAINS.

While the British air attack on Malte- zana, first officially announced British action

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American Pilot And. Eight Passengers Killed

Pilot W. C. Kent, at the controls of the C.N.A.C.. air liner which was shot down by Japanese pur- suit 'planes near the Yunnan-Kweichow bor- der yesterday, was killed in the attack, the "China Mail" learns from reliable sources.

In addition to Kent, who was an American, eight of the nine passengers on

board the air liner were killed, either by Japanese bul- lets or when the 'plane crashed.

The rest of the crew, believed to number two, and the other passenger were injured, though there is no indication if their con- dition is serious. 000000000000

SOLDOUT on behalf of Greece, caused a surge of confi- Marines

BY LAVAL

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It was learned from an unimpeachable source in Budapest yesterday that Hitler and Mussolini have agreed on the terms of a separate peace with

France.

The Dictators reached this de- cision at their Florence- meeting, And it is stated that further

direct Franco - German Franco-Italian conferences fake place before final steps are taken.

and

will

It is believed that M. Pierre Laval, French Vice-Premier

dence among the populace of Athens, on the Albanian front 200,000 advancing Italians

have driven into Greece on an average depth Take No

of six miles, penetrating ten miles at one point

where the Italian spearhead is driving to Chances

wards Malsio, Petra and Yanina.

(SPECIAL TO “CHINA MAIL") THE AMERICAN AUTHORI- TIES IN SHANGHAI HAVE

ORDERED OFFICERS OF THE 4TH US. MAENCES FROM THE FRENCH

THEIR RESIDENCES

ANOTHER OF THOSE

FUNNY STORIES

Officials of the State De- partment said in Washington last night they know nothing of any diplomatic conversa- tions being in progress with the Chinese Government at present for the possible altera- tion of Chinese policy in favour of the Dictator coun→ tries, as reported by a semi- official Japanese news agency.

Reuter.

Desperate fighting has been reported be- tween Italian Alpine troops and the famous kilted Greek "Evzones" in the Italian drive against Florina, an important railway junc- tion apparently the immediate Italian objec-TLEMENT TO A ZONE INCLUD. that officers

tive.

and Foreign Minister, will go

CONCESSION AND ergency calls, OTHER PARTS OF THE SET- }- At the same time it is learned and men stationed ED IN ''THE AMERICAN DE-inside the new zone will not be FENCE SECTOR IN THE WEBT- permitted outside the area after to Italy coon to sign "certain Florina had been subjected to ERN PART OF THE SETTLE- midnight-Havas, most important documents," artillery and aerial bombardment

The measure is explained by WEATHER FORECASTS—North-

eart winds, modérate armistice terms to permit the Lendon newspapers

а publish

fresh; fine to cloudy. Italians to use French war despatch from Tirana stating that ficers in a position to answer em- chips and bases.-International the Italians have broken' the News Service.

MENT.

Including modification of the since early on Monday, and the the necessity of placing these of-

JAPAN TO STICK TO SIDELINE?

THE WAR BETWEEN Italy and Greece is nothing other than a fresh struggle between Italy and Britain for supremacy in Greece and the surrounding seas, according to the Tokyo

Asahi Shimbun.”

Under the heading "Outbreak of Italo- Greek hostilities and Axis powers," the paper expects the new war will probably develop in the whole eastern Mediterranean and Egypt.

The Italian war against Greece tainment of their objectives in 6-fresh offensive, for the con- their respective spheres of activi- ruction of a new urdor. intles in close cooperation." Europe, for which Japan as a

Iner, in the construction-ot a world order, is under obliga="

Danger For Greece!

Greek defence lines opposite the. town.

Despite the cracking of the first line the Greek High Command is reported to be satisfied with the progress of operations in the north. It is officially stated that the Bri- tish "have taken every disposition to help. Greece."

Corfu Battle

British and Italian troops who.

simultaneously are reported from Budapest to be

landed at Corfu locked in battle for the possession

of the island..

Reports of an Anglo-Italian nayal clash are still being re- calved but no confirmation can be obtained from official sources. First official word in Rome on the war is given in a communique

which states: "At dawn on Mon- Albania crossed the Greek Iron-

day our troops' concentrated in

tler, penetrating into enemy coun- (Continued on Page 16)

are

that Rumania and Bulgaria in complete German control,

Though reiterating 'Japan's ob- ligation to give Italy military, po- | Utical and. ́ ́ economic assistance, the paper advises the Govern

through the new tripartite Commenting on the same sub freaty to give wholehearted asals-Ject, the "Chugal Shogyo" warns ment to await further develop tunco, to Italy. Grecce under the heading "Ilaments of the situation and to take Elisis further recalled in this | to-Greele war and the Ballona" into account geographical rela- onnection that the Axis powers that it is dangerous for her to tiöns as well as the "objectives navo so for simultaneously-made challenge Italy under the assump- looming behind British diplomacy untiring efforts for the construc- tion that Britain and Turkey will concerning the Italo-Greelt war”! toni oL. u.new, order and the at- instantly, come to her nid • now=Reuter.

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