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SOVIET MAY PATCH UP DISPUTES WITH JAPAN

Italian Retreat In Two Sectors

According to the latest reports from Greece, the Italians are retreating in

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AIR FORCE ATTACK ON BOLOGNA

An attack by Royal Air Force 'planes upon Bologna in Italy is announced in Berlin by the Bologna cor- respondent of D.N.B. -Reuter.

Probable Result Of

Berlin

Talks

(By Reuter's Diplomatic Correspondent)

AMID A WELTER OF SPECULATION AND PROPAGANDA, THE GERMAN FOREIGN OFFICE HAS ITSELF BETRAYED ITS PRINCIPAL OBJECTIVE IN INVITING M. MOLOTOV, THE SOVIET COMMISSAR FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS, TO BERLIN.

The Wilhelmstrasse statement refers to

two sectors in the face of 000000000000000000|the primary need of fixing a basis for Soviet

determined. Greek at- tacks.

In the Pindus sceter. remnants of the Almini division are report- ed to be struggling back from Konitsa, 15 miles north of the place where they received their first set-back.

This will take them back over the frontier into Albania, and they are leaving hehind equip- nient and prisoners to swell the numbers already taken by the Greeks,

The other area is on the Adria-

Auic. Here, Italian advance patrols penetrated between the Kalamas

Land Acheron rivers, some 25 miles

in from the coast.

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The latest news from

Greece

says that the Italians have been

pushed back towards the Kalamas River, and that Greek troops ad- vancing from the Acheron (the "Styx" of mythology) have cer- tainly reached Masaraki, eight miles froin the Kalamas River., Reuter.

OIL FOR THE PLANES OF NIPPON

OIL

COMMONS WANT.

BOMBING OF ROME

collaboration, not merely with the Axis but with Japan.

In other words, having secured Japan's participation in the tri-partite agreement de-

DON'T BE signed to counter any move by the United SQUEAMISH

States, Germany is now trying to associate the Soviet with the pact.

NORWAY GROWING RESTLESS

According to the Stock- holm correspondents of

It is unlikely, however, that the Therefore, it seems unlikely Soviets will fall in with Hitler's that Stalin would now be tempt Swiss plans so far as to commit herself ed to a policy of adventure. As the Italians are now to any specific course as the war As for economic talks, it participating in the develops.

eniy necessary to recall the ex- That the talks may result in aggerated hopes Germany bombing of London, Cap- Improved relations between the upon last year's agreement with tain "Balfour, Under- Soviets and Japan is by no Secretary for Air, was pressed in the Commons yesterday on the question of bombing Rome.

newspapers, a move- sment is growing among bail officials in Norway to de- the Soviet to realise the gulf bemonstrate their disrespect tween promise and performance in the supply of Russian mas for their new masters. terials.

means improbable.

Neither country wishes to be drawn into the war and there are interests run parallel.

abundant questions on which their

Although it is not easy to see any common ground regarding the Captain Balfour referred to his situation in China, some form..of previous statement in which he compromise on that subject is declared that Government had easier to envisage than any.com- taken note of the Italian admis-mitments by the Soviet in Europe, sion that their aircraft had par-fother than economiċ. ticipated in the London bombings | and must, therefore, reserve full liberty of action in regard to Rome.

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Polish Frontier

new

It may be recalled that Ger-

• Since that time, Captain Bat- many tried to trace the four added, the Italian Govern- Polish frontier further westward ment must have become aware 50 as to give Russia a bigger slice that endeavours to

of Poland, but Moscow was satis- approach British coasta were likely

fed with the territories in which cause, very heavy casualties to

the inhabitants were mostly Rus- their air force.

sian,

to

Captain Balfour was asked not to be squeamish, to which he re- plied that it would be thoroughly

Government to wrong for OF OIL

give away to the enemy their strategic

THE NETHERLANDS COMPANY WILL HENCEFORTH BE SUPPLYING JAPAN WITH OVER 1,800,000 TONS

AND OIL PRODUCTS ANNUAL-plans in regard to any objective. LYMIT WAS LEARNED INReuter.·

BATAVIA YESTERDAY,

The recently initialled agree-

ment provides that Japanese Im- FOUR NAZI

porters will be able to purchase vrude oil at the rate of 760,000 tons annually, and oil products of $40,000 tons.

This will be in addition to about 494,000 tons of various cil products regularly shipped by oil companies in Batavia; —— Reuter.

ST. MARTIN'S WRECKED

BOMBERS

HUNT FOR RAIDER

It is now certain that a German raider laid the mines which sank a Bri- tish and an American ship last Friday, stated

DESTROYED Mr. C. E. Hughes, Minis-

FOUR GERMAN BOMBERS ter of the Navy, in Mel- WERE DESTROYED IN YES bourne yesterday.

TERDAY'S ENEMY RAIDS ON BRITAIN, WHICH WERE AT TEMPTED OVER SEVERAL PARTS OF THE COUNTRY.N

The Minister added that the mines were laid "quite recently." The raider must be within a cer- afr

In none of these raids, says antoin radius and naval and Air Ministry communique, were patrols are searching diligently many bombs dropped and scarcely touter. THE CHURCH OF ST. MAR- úny damage or castulties were TINGIN THE FIELDS WA&chused anywhere. Reuter. AMONG THE PLACES DAME

AGED IN A RECENT LONDON Most of the 600 people in the crypt. AIR RAID, IT WAS REVEALED YESTERDAY OFFICIALLY., South Africa House was also

escaped..

BLUE PETER BAN The hoisting of "departure" leave Hong Kong within two signal, flags on ships about, 'to'

harbour, authorities.

All the windows and one side damaged by the same bomb, hours is now prohibited by the

they building were blown in | Reuter..

It is probable, however, that The "National Zeitung" reports M. Molotov will agree to the that all officials of the entire ad- admission of German experts insualive uistrict of Brandu to help overcome the

for delays have been dismissed

"Go inherent in the Russian econo- Slow", conduct and the adminis- mic system.

tration of the district has been The smashing British victory completely disclosed: over the Italian fleet at Taranto will doubtless weigh heavily in Similar disobedience is report- the scales of the Axis delibcra- | cd from many other parts of Nor- tions.-Reuter.

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