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GREEK PUSH INTO ALBANIA Town Of Koritza Encircled

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Mystery Submarine Now Reported In Pacific

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The United States Navy is carrying out a wide hunt for a mystery submarine which has been spotted off Cape Mala, near the Pacific entrance to the Panama Canal, says a Balboa message this morning.

All available ships and 'planes are scouring the region.

Merchant seamen last night reported sus- picious movements by the submarine which tallied with reports constantly received in the past fortnight.

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Last reports came from the Atlantic side of the Canal.-International News Service.

FIRST RESPITE FOR 58 NIGHTS

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Germans Are So Decent!

ITALIANS MEET HEAVY REVERSES

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THE GREEK SPEARHEAD WHICH HAS DRIVEN LIKE A THORN INTO THE SIDE OF ITALIAN TROOPS ON ALBAN- IAN SOIL, HOLDS FAST UNDER SEVERE HAMMERING BY FASCIST MOUNTAIN GUNS AND DIVEBOMBERS, IT WAS LEARNED IN ATHENS YESTERDAY.

While Florina has thus been relieved from danger the rugged Greeks defending Janina are also reported to have repulsed repeat- ed Italian thrusts.

The civilian populace, though suffering violent BIG WORKS troops, naval and air units have been installed in PLANS

air raids, are jubilant over the news that British

Crete.

It is reported that British bombers have joined FOR PARIS

Greek aircraft in heavy raids on Italian bases in Al-(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") bania.

Military commanders in Athens express "complete satisfaction"

on

Units Surrounded

The sum of 4,500,000,000 francs has been put at the disposal of the new Commissioner for Public works in the Paris area.

regarding operations in all sectors.

The sum will be used for the Reports from Bitolj,

the Large bodies of Italian troops development of the Underground Yugoslavian border, state that are reported to be surrounded near railway and central heating sys- the Italian invasion has been Koritza and are expected to sur-tem. grayely endangered by the surrender. prising Greek advance further into

It is also reported that Fascist troops trying to reach Jähina were defeated in a bloody en- gagement,

A forecast of the Ger-Albania, threatening the city of Koritza with momentary capture. man "new European or der" as it affects non-Ger- mans is sometimes given in the speeches of less im- portant party officials.

While Nazi leaders are en-

are the officials who carry out

MILITARY ADVICES FROM THE FRONT SAY THAT MORE, THAN 2,200 ITALIAN OFFICERS AND MEN WERE CAPTURED, THOUSANDS WOUNDED, HUN-

IN

For the first time in 58 deavouring by vague phrases to DREDS KILLED AND SCORES

lull the apprehensions of the

OF TANKS CAPTURED nights German

raiders peoples whom they hope to do- BOTH ACTIONS. failed to appear last minate, subalterns-who, after all, night, thus affording policy-let it be seen what a Ger- Londoners their first man controlled continent really untroubled nocturnal sleep in weeks.

entails.

Thus Propaganda Leader Maul, expressing views on the proper Raids were suspended at dusk relations which should exist be-

after a few German

tween Germans and Poles, sald, 'planes according to a report in the Litz-

50 MORE

raided scattered sections of Eng-mannstraedter Zeitung on Oct.PANESE

land during yesterday.

28, while addressing a large Hit-

at Lodz:

Dense fog blankets the con- ler Youth gathering in the park tinental lowlands.

London's night life has been "We must have proper rela- revived, with guy parties Intions with other peoples here,

cafes..

LEAVE H.K.

first the Poles. They have be- Over 50 Japanese resi- too insolent not because dents boarded the 17,200- Up to 11 o'clock night the en-come tire British Isles lacked reports they are courageous but because

ton N.Y.K. liner, the m.s. of a single night bomber for the the Germans are so decent..

Yawata Maru, at 6 a.m. They Interpret silliness and therefore we must to-day for Shanghai and

Japan.

first time since last Spring.

Fearing the lull might possibly be the signal for invasion, the RAF heavily bombed the for- bound coasts of France and Hol Hand-International News Service,

decency.

as

p restore .order.

Masters of this land, masters of these streets are we Germans and The majority, were the wives the staffs of nobody else, The German here and children of must maintain a special attitude. the Majima-Hospital, several Ja- and The German in this country is panese business concerns, never a private man, every Ger-the Japanese Consulate-General. The Royal Observatory: reports man striding through this coun- that the anticyclone over China try, is one of Adolf Hitler's mes- Among the Japanese passengers has moved eastword" and is now sengers and must behave accord- centred 'over Manchurin and the ingly."British - Wireless. Sea of Japan,

WEATHER REPORT

was. Mr. Kumamoto, chier cor- respondent in Hong Kong. for the "Asahi Shimbun," whose re-

The typhoon la: situated about WEATHER FORECAST! —Eastsidence was searched By: mem- 200 miles of Guam moving west-

north-west,

winds, mod showery

to] berg "of the Special Branch last

Fmonth.

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over

The works programme will

for provide employment The Greeks are holding their 50.000 at present out of work. own in air battles on these two Havas. fronts as well as on land. Greek and British bombing squadrona

heavily damaged - "Tirana, in- minating a sensational push of 15 cluding the palace, as well as miles into Albania, now encircle at Santi Koritza after a daylong battle on harbour facilities Quaranti.

Greek mountain troops, cul-

Sunday,

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