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ITALIANS FLEE IN CONFUSION
Driven Across Border Into Yugo-Slavia; Interned VICHY TRIAL Greeks Take Over HURRICANE Hundred Tanks
FARCE GOES ON
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M. Leon Blum, M. Edou- ard Daladier and General -Gamelin have been trans-. ferred to the Bourrasol prison, near Vichy, where the former Air Minister, -M. Guy LaChambre, is al- ready interned, it was re- vealed in Vichy yesterday.
Main charges against the form- er leaders are the inadequate car- rying out of their duties and be- traying the interests of the coun- try.
The public prosecutor is also trying to establish whether France's entry into the war was a violation of the constitutional laws!
These four leaders are liable-to be brought before the Supreme Court.
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M. Georges Mandel is accused! of the irregular management public funds while Minister of Co- Ionies-Havas.
LORRAINE EXODUS CONTINUES
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The Lyons railway sta- tion is still buzzing with activity as five trains ar- rive daily filled with French-speaking Lorrain- ers expelled from their homes by the German au- thorities.
The trains remain in the station several hours before proceeding to other unoccupied areas in France evacuees where it is hoped the ev will find new homes.
Monsignor Heintz, Bishop' of Meiz; expelled at short notice two months ago, la taking part In relief work.
ELEVEN NAZI 'PLANES SHOT DOWN
Eleven enemy air- craft were shot down
in raids on Britain yes- terday, according to an Air Ministry com- munique.
Four British fighters were lost but the pilots of three are safe. Reuter.
HAVOC ON CONTINENT
(SPECIAL TO “CHINA MAIL")- MILITARY DESPATCHES RECEIVED IN SPECIAL TO "CHINA- MAIL") A hurricane which cous- ATHENS LAST NIGHT REPORTED THE ed terrific damage in ANNIHILATION OF AN ENTIRE ITALIAN northern France .on MECHANISED" · "DIVISION · BY GREEK Thursday evening also TROOPS ATTACKING⋅ KORITZA, THE wreaked havoc in Belgium GREEKS CLAIM TO HAVE CAPTURED 120 and Holland, states a message: from Brussels TANKS.
this morning.
It is indicated in Athens that the fall of Koritza, Italy's main supply base in Albania, is expected hourly.
Earlier reports of the the Italian commander, had rush- ed a crack division from northern fall of Koritza were ap- Albania to counter-attack the parently caused by a con- Greeks besleging the city. fusion in names when Karintsa, further west, fell into Greek hands.
It is reported that remnants of the Italian division fled over the border to Yugoslavia where they ♦♦ were interned.--
It is said that General Soddu,
R.A.F. SEA RESCUE OF ENEMY AIRMEN
EVEN IN MODERN WAR with all its hor- rors chivalry is not yet dead. Perhaps it is most evident amongst British “knights of the air" and the following story may be taken as a typical illustration.
An Italian flying boat was shot down in recent operations and as the aircraft struck the water two members of the crew of five were unable to extricate themselves and were drowned.
to
The other three, a naval sub- lowed to interfere with the normal ́aircraft' lieutenant, sergeant major and reconnaissance of the wireless operator, managed
which was then carried out but into the collapsible scramble dinghy. Their chance of survival the British crew saw that their was exceedingly remote, as the prisoners were provided with hot dinghy quickly developed a leuk. food and dry clothes.
on
A Sunderland flying boat patrol spotted the tiny boat and as it was so far from land decid de to investigate.
nasty
It is reported from Toulouse
Although there was That large groups of Lorrainers have arrived in south-west swell at the time the Sunderland Fronte. Nine hundred left the alighted on the sea but efforts to train ut Montauban, and another come alongside the dinghy were
unsuccess.ul. Eventually a 1250 stopped at Auch, a provins
was thrown to the Italians and clal town west of Toulouse, Havás,
ons by one they were hauled on board the flying boat.
WEATHER FORECAST:—North east winde, fresh; fine.
Enter on, when the Sunderland finished the patrol, the prisoners were landed and expressed grati- tude for the chivalrous manner. in which they had been trented..
The officer said. they had ofter been told that the British treat cd prisoners well.
"Now we have seen for our selves that it is perfectly true," he said, "We thought that our end had, come. It was all so sudden. The British machinë gun fire was Wire- overwhelming."-British
Officers Thanks - This incident could not be al Lless.
The Greeks
repulsed "the counter-attack- and drove the Italians into Yugoslavia în còn“,
fusion.
Throughout Belgium the roofs
of houses were blown away, trees
and telegraph poles uprooted and lamp posts and kiosks scnt crush- ing to the ground....
Traffic and telephone.com- munications were disrupted in several parts of the country.
The blowing down of rail- "way signat posts caused a ceri- ous railway accident, which killed 21 and injured 80. Brussels and Antwerp bore the The Italians continue their gen-brunt of the tempest, terrible both eral retreat north of the Kalames damage being caused – în River and Epirus, while a large cities. Italian force is reported to be en- circled in the. Hersega district..........
Soddu's Heavy Task Remainder of the fighting is all on Albanian territory.
In Holland several were killed during-the-storm-Havas.
PETAIN MAY GET TO PARIS
The Greek successes threaten completely to stop the Italian campaign, especially the ex- tremely important drive down A hint that the. French Govern- the old Roman route vit Koritza ment might soon be allowed to re- and Florina to Salonika,
Paris
turn to Paris was given by M. It is believed it will take Gen-Peyrouton, the Home Minister, in eral Soddu considerable time to a speech. to policemen in
corganise the army in Albania yesterday. M. Peyrouton said that. under the strafing of British and M. Laval's parleys with the Ger- Greek 'planes. International rhn authorities might result in
such a development, News Service.
Havas.
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