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THE CHINA MAIL, NOVEMBER 1, 1940

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GREEK NAVY SHELLS ITALIAN ADVANCE UNITS

Greatest Depth Of Advance Six Miles SUPPLY OF

THE GREATEST DEPTH OF THE ITALIAN ADVANCE AT ANY POINT IS ONLY SIX MILES, ACCORDING TO AUTHORITATIVE SOURCES IN ATHENS YESTERDAY. IT WAS STATED THAT THE ITALIAN ARTILLERY ARE POUNDING THE GREEK ADVANCED POSTS BUT NOWHERE HAS CONTACT BEEN

SOVIET DENIES

'PLANES TO GREECE

A report that over 100 warplanes have been supplied by the Soviet (to Greece in the last few days is emphatically denied by the official Soviet agency, according to Moscow radio yester- day, Reuter.

MADE WITH THE MAIN LINES OF GREEK BRITAIN'S emphatically denied

DEFENCE.

The Italians are using a large number of mobile field guns in which they are greatly superior to the Greeks.

The mountainous nature of the country on

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the Greek-Albanian frontier dictates only in this island and makes ITALIAN

three practical lines of advance for the Italian us hold up our hands. forces.

"No terror, no murdering of civilians, 'or destruction of In the north-east, the gap in Further north, the Greeks are churches and hospitals, will ever the high ridges which affords an reported to have capturedan drive our people to surrender," approach to Florina, on the road Italian outpost, while there are

said Lord Croft, Under-Secretary to Salonika, is exceptionally well other outpost clashes in the Florina

for

Canadian guarded by the Greeks,

War, addressing area near the border and west of

soldiers yesterday. The Italians had concentrated | Salonika. heavily at Knolca, in Albania, for: A dusk-to-dawn curfew has the drive against Florina but been imposed on all foreigners in hitherto they have failed to make Athens, and they may no longer any significant progress.

travel between towns without a Another gap is found in the permit. ― Reuter. centre of the front. This leads only into difficult country where few if any strategic advantages are to be won by an attacking force.

Near the coast is a third between the mountains and

sea.

Brilliant Feats

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Stories of brilliant feats arms by Greek soldiers are begin- ning to reach Athens.

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An entire division of Italian Alpine troops is reported have been held up for many hours In the mountains by only "three Greek, companies."

Elsewhere, a Greek platoon, making clever use of the ground, routed two Italian companies; Reuter.

BOMBING ATTACKS

R.A.F. IN ACTION IN GREEK ZONE

Reconnaissance flights over Greek and Italian coastal waters were made by the R.A.F. on Wednes- day and during one flight an Italian "plane was en- countered and shot down in flames.

A communique announcing this records attacks by the R.A.F, and the South African Air Force in the Middle

Italian East on six- bases and camps in Libya and East Africa,

A stores dump was destroyed," a military building damaged or set on fire and warehouses heav- lly bombed at Bardia and To- bruk (Libya), Teclezan, Keren, Lugh and Ferandi (Italian: Somaliland) and Massawa. Our aircraft returned, safely

Lepanto, in the Gulf of from all these operations, the com- Corinth, Agrinion and munique concludes.-Reuter. Egina, were bombed by foreigners has been imposed in Italian aircraft.

The raid on the latter place led to an afternoon alarm in Athens. Minor damage was done in all three places:

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Athens and this is believed be connected with a police comb- out.:

It is hoped that British sub- jects, as allies, will receive per- mits permitting freedom of move- A 9 o'clock curfew for allment shortly-Reuter.

"But we want more than that. If the Germans. do not come, we In which field, will go to them. no man can yet say, but some- where east, west or north there is a flank to turn or a front to be Italian Excuses

pierced and since the armies of Italian apologists are finding an the Empire are of the same stuff excuse for the slowness of their as our seamen and airmen, when J.---------▬▬▬EDALONDRAISOGO-NA

the opportunity arises it will be advance on the Greek frontier.

of mind over Italian correspondents there the same triumph

the same vindication are stressing the exceptionally mass, bad weather in Albania, said freedom over slaves."

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the Stefani agency yesterday. They say incessant rain has transformed the country into a horses and mechanised units are strug- swamp in which troops,

gling to advance. Reuter.

K.C.R. TRAIN

Naval Bombardment DERAILED

GREEK WARSHIPS JOINED IN

BATTLE AGAINST

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THE WEATHER IN OCTOBER

During the earlier part of the month the weather was warm, and rather less sunny than is usual at this time of year; there were oc- casional slight falls of rain; *. A sudden onset of the N. E. monsoon on the afternoon of the 24th re- sulted in a fall, of temperature of the LAND TROOPS WHEN THEY The alertness of the engine crew 30 deg. F. In 24 hours, and

temperature on the SHELLED ITALIAN ADVANCED of the through train from Kow-minimum

GRECO-loon to Lowu yesterday morning following day was the lowest ever POSITIONS ON THE ALBANIAN

The onset BORDER EARLY Prevented a disaster in a derail-recorded in October. YESTERDAY:

ment,

of this cold air was accompanied The accident occurred at the by overcast weather and occasion- THE BOMBARDMENT, WHICH "fork" near Fanling Station. No al light rain: The temperature : BEGAN AT 7 A.M. AND LAST- one was injured,

soon rose again, and the last few ED AN HOUR, WAS WATCHED BY A LARGE GROWD GATHER- The 11-carriage train left Kow-days of the month were fair and warm. No typhoons affected the loon for Lowu at 6.20 a.m. ED ON CORFU,

Colony during the month. OF At about 7 ám, as it was pass- ITALIAN WARSHIPS ORing over the "fork." just before 'PLANES WHILE THE SHELL Fanling Station, the five rear car- ING PROCEEDED AND THERE riages suddenly switched off to 19 NO NEWS OF ANY ANGLO- wards the side track and left the ITALIAN NAVAL BATTLE. rails, giving the passengers, most- REUTER.

ly first and second class; a severe shaking.

THERE WAS NO SIGN

200 Bombs On Patras

The Greek port of Patras, where more than 100 were killed Monday, has again been heavily attacked from the air.

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A communiqué issued by the Ministry of Public Safety in Athens, states that in two raids on Wednesday damage was. caused by eight planes to a number of houses but only one person' was injured, e

It is reported that" the 110 bodies" hitherto recovered after Monday's bombing Include those of a priest, a police official; 30 women and 48 children. ---- More than 200..bombs are said

Coastal Attack

The mean temperature for Oc- tober was 77.9 deg. F., which is 1.7 deg. above normal. A maximum of 88.5 deg. was record- 57.3 deg, on the 25th; the latter is ed on the 1st, and a minimum of

a record for October. The mean Owing to the alertness of the relative humidity was 75% against engine crew the train was brought normal of 72% to a halt and, fortunately, none of the carriages overturned.

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Sunshine amounted • to: 186 Traffic was held up but before hours, which is 31 hours less nightfall it was resumed, the line than normal. The total rálnfall having been cleared.

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was 1:29 inches, which is less than one third of the normal,

The maximum wind velocity in a guest was 34 m.ph. at 4.15 a.m. on the 17th,'

RALLY ROUND SPANIARDS

HONOURED

OFFERS OF AID FROM to have been dropped on Patras,WEALTHY GREEKS

ARE destroying a large number of FOURING INTO GOVERNMENT buildings, none of which could be OFFICES IN ATHENS, ONE described as a military objective WOMAN SHIP-OWNER HAS Medals for gallantry and human- The King has awarded Silver Router.

WRITTEN TO GENERAL MET-ity to Jose Otero Caamano and AXAS, THE PREMIER, PLAC-Juan Mascato Padin, members ING THREE VESSELS AT THE of the crew of the Spanish fish- DISPOSAL OF THE NATION... Ing vessel Meco who showed the The strongest point of the A Greek family living in Lon- greatest disregard for personal Italian attack is coming from don has cabled £5,000 as a con- safety in rescuing survivors from Konispolis, on the coast opposite tribution to the air force, and theoll tanker Telena after it Corfu, but the Fascists do not ap-many-public and private bodies had been attacked and, set ⠀⠀ on pear as yet to have come into in Greece have remitted- large fire by an enemy submarine near contact with the main Greek de- sums for the same purpose. the Spanish coast last May, fence lines.

British Wireless: “

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