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THE CHINA MALL, NOVEMBER 26, 1940.

GREEK GAIN FOR ALLIED CAUSE

Sir Hubert Gough On Heavy Defeat Of Italians Brings Final Triumph Nearer

(Specially Written for Reuter by General Sir Hubert Gough; the famous cavalry leader and com- mander of Britain's Fifth Army in France during.1916/1918).

BY GENERAL SIR HUBERT GOUGH

THE WAR IN GREECE, or rather the war against Greece for the Greeks have already carried the war into the enemy's country, has very materially altered the outlook of the whole war.

We in Britain have never doubted our vic- tory but we are prepared for the war to last a long time. The heavy defeat of the Italians, even though it may, yet prove only temporary, has gone a long way to bring victory much

nearer.

Putting aside the great moral results which must always ensue from any important military success, though I would be the last to underestimate. such effects, the material gains are already as great as they were unexpected.

GOT OUT IN TIME

The Italians are not in posses sion of ports in Salonika and Pre- veza, nor have they established: air bases in northern Greece.

On the contrary their army has. lost many guns and much -war! material and has suffered heavy casualties.

The British Navy should dis- play the greatest activity- threaten if not actually. salze many of the Dodecanese Islands. and closely patral: the Adriatic Sea.

Nazis May Move:

The courage and re- source of the men of the R.A.F. was exemplified yesterday by the pilot of a

The Nazis may be moving down ""Spitfire" who flew his

on the Greek flank and rear; quite damaged machine over shortly through Yugoslavia and the Channel at sea-level belated effort to support their. Ita

perhaps Bulgaria, in a somewhat and baled out over Sus-lian ally and restore Axis, pre- sex just before his 'plane stige, already, heavily damaged. blew up.

He was fighting over the Chan- nel when his 'plane was hit by a carnon-shell,

Five Messerschmidts then came. out of the clouds at him.

But it must be some time.ba:| fore they can arrive. Even if unopposed, it is, a march of 550 miles from the, frontiers of the Reich; though half that distance:] from the Rumanian frontier. It is therefore of great strategic. importance for the Greeks

to

To use his own words to des-throw back the Italian forces as cribe what happened next:

far to the north, as possible before

"I shook them off by cutting they are called to meet the new down to sea-level and made for threat; my home base."

over

When the 'plane was Suspex, he managed to climb to 2,000 feet, although the con.. trola of his machine had been

shot away.

He parachuted down to safety just a moment or two before the "Spitfire" blew up. Reuter

GENERAL WAVELL'S TRIBUTE

A MESSAGE OF CONGRATU.

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WHY DIDN'T I JOIN THE TANK CORPSI-A Remount Squadron in training in rural sur- roundings. "Black Boss," the, friskiest horse, in the camp, throws hér rider. (Copyright, Fox).

SENDS QUT S.O.S

"TEMPLETON STEADY ADVANCE

OF THE GREEKS CONTINUES

Mackay Radio in New York yesterday picked up an. S.O:S. the message from British steamer Tem- pleton saying she was being attacked by a submarine.Reuter.

00000.

UNUSUAL

VALLEY

INCIDENT

(By "Rapier"). Confusion Bay, Mr. T. K. Li's champion China central was the

Warning Gries pony,

REPORTS RECEIVED in London yesterday evening from Athens stated that Greek troops have now occupied Podgradetz, 20 miles north of Koritza on the southern shores of Lake Okhrida.

In the south the Epirus sector on the coast the Greeks made further advances yesterday.

It is reported that in this sector; the Greeks are on the point of cntering the important town of

which, Argyrokastron, other things, is the site of one of the major Italian air bases in Al- bania

among

S.P.C.A.

FLAG DAY

The following is the result of The Italian withdrawal is the S.P.C.A. Flag Day held on taking place so fast that the Saturday: Greek troops. are having, some Street Collections: difficulty keeping up with the, Hong Kong

Kowloon, Fascistel

the Some roports state: that, Italian second line of defence -

will.

prepared by General Soddu, the new Fascist commander, not prove, tenable, so swiftly is. the position, changing.

calling on the Greeks to remein- cident scene this morning Warning cries are already heard figure in an unusual in-

ber the lessons of their last Tur-

ish war when, after a brilliant at the Valley. victory at Rousoyrha in 1922, they pushed into the heart of Turkey Chinese riding boy and on reach

The pony was taken out by a over 350 miles, only to meet a

the ing

distance post it An Italian communique yester- disastrous defeat near Ankara at threw its rider, and then started day sald that counter-attacks But the situation is not the galloping back towards the six were being made, but did not say feast dangerous. In this case the furlong post, where it suddenly where or with what result. Greek left wing in the Epirus keen interest in a new Austra that the important Albanian- port stopped. It then began to show The communique also admits sector la only 50 miles from Valian, pony ridden by Mr HS of Durazzo lona and the right wing only Chang, who had difficulty in Sunday night.

was bombed again

the hands of Kemel Pasha.

100 miles from - Durazzo, A

keeping

Confusion Bay

away

The prize to be gained if these from his pony. two ports are quickly seized would'

Other ponies returning to the be decisive, as far as the Italian. army is concerned.

paddock were getting scared, and Moreover it should not La riders had to dismount, overlooked that the moral, enë Confusion Bay, was however,

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The Society desires to express. its most grateful thanks to Mrs. Lieper (Hong Kong) and Mrs. Smalley (Kowloon) the St. JAB. ladies and helpers who so kindly the Boy Scouts, and all those

assisted in making the effort suc

War Booty Reports reaching London speak of the huge quantity of war ma terial coptured by the Greeks. cessful couragement of a decisive Greek eventually recaptured and taken BRI-

success with their capture of back to the stable, where. the In Moshkopolis, alone, 200 un- the ports would be Immense In Chinese riding boy again mount- damaged cars were seized, and Yugoslavia and Turkey, and ed it and completed the morn-tanits, lorries, cars and motor: even In Bulgaria.

ing exercise.

·LATION HAS BEEN. SENT TO THE GREEK COMMANDER-IN- CHIEF BY, GENERAL WAVELL,. COMMANDÉR-IN-CHIEF. TISH TROOPS, MIDDLE EAST. All troops in the Middle East send their warmest congratulations on the capture of Koritza (says the message) and on the brilliant exploits of the Greck Army, which we are all watching with deep admiration."; Reuter.

SHA-YU-CHUNG

BOMBED YESTERDAY

Winter Campaign

It would then be very reason- able if a Nazi advance from the north would meet with stern re- sistance.

CHUNGKIÊNG AI

RAID ALARM.

The prospect of a winter cam- The red ball, signifying the paign amidet; the snow of the preliminary alarm, went up. I Balkan mountains. Is one which Chungking yesterday when fivo might well make Hitler hesi Japanese aircraft were sighted Sha-yu-chung was bombad and, a tate,sta

crossing the Szechuen border. in machine-gunned by four Ja He has always spught, easy, and the vicinity, of. Eengtsleh. Early panese airpratt Yesterday. There cheap victories using treachery, reports gave no information. of

las bija principal weapon-Reuter.local räld. — Reuter,

eyeles have cluttered up the rouds- in this sector so much that in some places the: Greek advance: hnai- been slowed up trying to:get(past. || the barriers."

NO RESPITE IN THE SUDAN REGION

"NO RESPITE IS BEING, ADS An Athens, messago last nightLOWED TO THE ITALIAN said that many of the tallah FORCES, IN THE AREA" EAST, coldiers taken-prisoner state that OF GALLABAT, SAYS A COM- ¿no one in Italy, really wants the MUNIQUE" – ISSUED YESTER

DAY FROM GHQ. IN. CAIRO. war.

V4Our harassing operations can2 It is significant that the moment tinue,” the communique, reports. the Greeks: entered Karitza the On all other fronts,, ndds, the Italians there at once repulliated, communique, there is no change Mussolini! -- Reuter.

In the situation.-Reuter;