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THE CHINA MAIL, NOVEMBER 16, 1940

CLOSING IN

IN ON KORITZA Heights To North-East Carried In Bayonet Charge

COMMITTEE

ITALY'S HUSBANDS LOSSES IN THE WAR

Including those lost in the Fleet Air Arm attack on Taranto, the Italians have had three of their most powerful battle- ships put out of action,! one cruiser sunk for cer- tain, two others badly damaged, 10 destroyers sent to the bottom, 24 sub- marines destroyed, one

MEETING

The Evacuation Re- presentation Commit- tee held a further meeting last night. after which the, fol- lowing statement was issued by the Hon. Secretary: "The main points of the petition were approved and the final drafting is now in hand."

Dawn Attack STOP PRESS

By Greeks

AS A RESULT of two fierce bayonet at- tacks Greek infantry yesterday captured part| of the Rosrky Heights, north-east of Koritza, key port in southern Albania..........

This was the most determined assault on the Italian positions which the Italo-Greek conflict hos possibly seen so far and was made at down following a night of careful prepara-

tion.

feet high, the slopes of which

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Chlef objective of the Greeks the Greeks are still on the was the mountain of Ivan, 6,000

offensive and steadily ad- vancing in the Kalamos River area and in the Pin- dus mountains.

✪✪e overlook Koritza.

submarine depot ship and TWO MORE

one store ship sunk and two fleet auxiliaries dam- aged.

British naval losses in action against the Italians total one light- cruiser, one destroyer and one. submarine.

The R.A.F. record is proportion- ately us good.

In the fighting over Britain, in the Mediterranean and in East Africa, the R.A.F. has lost 41 'planes.

They have brought down

nearly nine times as many of the enemy!

In all three theatres of war, the Italians have lost 384 planes through air force action. Reu- ter.

Senor Ansaldo, the Spanish Air Attache, arrived in Lisbon from

London yesterday on his way back

to Spain following a visit to Bri- taín.- Reuter.

SHIPS OF

The dawn attack was followed by a further bayonet assault in the afternoon and during the day's operations ten Italian large-calibre guns fell into Greek hands.

The Ivan Mountain commands an important road out of Koritza and its complete occupation by the Greeks would make it more dif-

Réuter. ficult for the Italians.

The reports suggested that yes- terday's fighting consisted chiefly of local actions on a small scale, On the north-east front, where in Albania, the the Greeks are picture is not so clear, but it seems that the Italians have been Advancing In Kalamas receiving reinforcements to enable them to regain and strengthen their hold on Koritza, one of their Reuter. main operation bases.

JERVIS BAY Advancing In Kalamas

BROOD SAFE

Two more ships of the convoy which was attack- ed by the German raider in the Atlantic have now arrived safely.

River Sector

Reports from Athens received in London yester- day afternoon said that

doned when she caught fire caused by an air attack after she had escaped from the raider;

Qne ship, of nearly 8,000 tons, A total of 32 ships is now de of which there is no hews. finitely known to be safe out of

So far as is known, only four of the 38 which the men of the mer-the convoy were sunk by the chant cruiser Jervis Bay sacrificed raider, bringing the total tonnage lost through this action to just hemselves to save,

over 25,000 tons. It will be re-

With 32 known safe, the other

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GERMANY'S

LORRAINE

POLICY

"The removal of the

six are accounted for as follows: called that the Germans repeated French population from

Four ships known to be sunk; One ship, of 2,300 tons, aban-

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DAMAGE TO BUCKINGHAM PALACE

DURING RECENT RAIDS ON LONDON, BOMBS DAMAGED BUCKINGHAM PALACE AGAIN AND ALSO DRURY LANE THEATRE, THE OLDEST THEA - TRE IN THE WORLD STILL BE- ING USED FOR THAT PUR- POSE,

The bomb which damaged Buckingham Palace exploded in the grounds, but the blast des- troyed most of the windows, in- cluding the figured glass windows of the picture gallery;

At. Drury Lane, the bomb went right through the body of the theatre, but the historic parts of the building are not damaged, Reuter,

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No permit is required when preparations or admixtures containing such articles are imported or exported in a ferm fit or intended for use as a medicine.