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Naples And Kiel Raided

Successful attacks upon objectives at Kiel and Naples were carried out on Sunday night by the Bomber Command de- spite extremely difficult weather conditions, cording to an Air Minis- try announcement in London last evening.

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The attack on Kiel lasted nearly 70 minutes and was carried out by waves of Bri- tish aircraft. Other aircraft bombed the main railway sta- tion at Naples and oil "tanks at Poggioreale, on the southern outskirts of the city.

Bombers which attacked Naples reported that Italian anti-air- craft guns provided more effec- tive opposition than on the previous raid.

The city was woll blacked out and as our aircraft ap- proached they were met by a heavy and fairly accurate fire. The attacks on the naval dock- yards at Kiel were delayed unlil carly yesterday morning, when weather conditions showed some improvement, and it was not un til 4. a.m. that the first British raider reached the target area.- Reuter.

ITALIAN NAVAL LOSS AT CORFU

ITALIAN VERSION OF OPERATIONS

that

Italian reports from the Greek-Albanian frontier state Italian aircraft were actively engaged yes- terday in bombing and machine-gunning Greek positions and troop concentrations, batteries and villages.

The official Italian news agency claims that "Italian troops continued to advance

Greeks Bombarding Koritza: Fascists

Cut Off In South

GREEK FORCES HAVE CAPTURED BIGLISHTE AND ARE BOMBARDING KORITZA, COMMANDING THE HEIGHTS, ACCORD- ING TO REPORTS FROM THE FRONTIER RECEIVED IN BELGRADE, THE YUGOSLAVIAN CAPITAL, LAST NIGHT.

A Greek guerilla band commanded by

Vardea, the famous guerilla leader, is report- PATROCLUS

ed to have cut the communications of the Ita- lian army threatening Janina which is said to on all fronts."Reu-number 30,000 men.

ter.

GREEK TROOPS ARE UNOFFICIALLY RE- 00000000 | PORTED TO HAVE TAKEN THE OFFENSIVE IN THE SOUTHERN SECTOR OF THE FRONT IN THE PAST 48 HOURS, ADVANCING AT SOME POINTS INTO ALBANIA.

London

Raidfree For 24

Hours

TORPEDOED AND SUNK

Meanwhile a week of fierce fighting has chant cruisers, one of clearly established that the Ita ian High Com- mand hopelessly under-rated the magnitude of the task which Italy set herself when she attacked Greece.

Two British armed mer-

them-well-known on the Far Eastern run, have been sunk by the enemy, according to an Admiral- ty announcement in Lon... don last night.

They are the Laurentic (18,721 Dr. Manuel Azana, former tons), EL former Cunard-White in President of the Spanish Repub-Star liner, and the Patroclus I'c, died on Sunday night at (11,354 tons), the Blue FunnelTM was 1ontauban, in France, it was liner formerly on the Liverpool-

Far East service, t

ten-reported in Vichy yesterday.

Dr. Azana, who was.. over- been ill for some

60, had. months.

This view was under-DEATH OF DR. AZANA lined yesterday in Greek military quarters The London area has Athens, where been without an air raid stated, without any

towards alert or 24 hours-the dency longest period of calm confidence, that the "posi-Reuter. since the mass German tion is far better than air attacks began nearly for seven days ago."

anyone could have hoped two months ago.

It was feared in the first 48 The Air Ministry, announcing hours that the Italians might suc- this last evening, added that very ceed in breaking through the few enemy aircraft had crossed mountain passes. west of Florina the coast during the day.

before the Greeks could rally, Bombs were dropped In the thus paving the way for a drive London area and widely-through much easier terrain to- parated points in the Midlands wards the south. and East Anglia.

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THE ITALIANS LOST AN- OTHER WARSHIP IN THE BAT- TLE NEAR CORFU, ACCORD- This caused damage to a few *ING TO-REPORTS FROM YUGO. houses: A small number of peo-

SLAVIA.

ple were killed and injured,

These, reports yesterday after-Reuter. noon said that the battle took

place between Greek warships and

Italian naval units which were ACTION

attempting to enter the channel between Corfu and the Greek mainland.

The Greeks are said to have prevented this and an Italian warship was sunk after An -hour's "Battio...

Earlier reports spoke ofan Italian wärship on fire and steam- ing_northwards from the island: - Reuter...

FALSE-MARKED PLANE BOMBS ATHENS

AFTER THE ELECTION?

Greeks Shell Koritza

But violent Greck counter- attacks not only foiled the enemy's plans but swept their own troops forward into Albania. Positions have been, captured "north of the Italian base of"} Koritza, which is now heavily shelled by Greek artillery. During the past 48 hours the. Greeks are unofficially reported to have been on the offensive also in the southern sector, advancing Finto Albania at several points.

Fresh troops are arriving hour ly in support.

Centre Static

AMERICAN ACTION IN THE CARIBBEAN SEA AFTER THE UNITED STATES ELECTIONS IS EXPECTED IN SOME QUAR- TERS IN MARTINIQUE, WHERE AMERICAN NAVAL OFFICERS ... In the centre sector, where both ARE: REPORTED TO BE MAK- sides have massed large forces, ING - REPEATED INQUIRIES | thu-situation is more statie, "ABOUT HOUSING" POSSIBILI- ...It was here" that Can Italian An Italian, 'plans bearing Greek | TIES. colours épüïssed: over" "Athens `at American-bullt warplanes, ori- 12.10 yesterday afternoon, and ginally destined for France, which dropped a single bomb which in- were held up at Martinique, are jured, three people. The enemy still at the flying-fleld, and it is cmachine disappeared when It | reported they are so rusty that

ighted a British fighter--Reuter, they are unserviceable. Reuter.

attack was repulsed with the

: loại to the onemy of nine tanke out of 20 which supported the attack.

Unofficial reports say that-when- the, Italians attempted to rush, the \(Continuedˆön"Page"10)"

Both vessels, says the Admiral- ty communique, were torpedoed. -Reuter,

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