1940-12-03 — Page 1

BOMB INCIDENT AT ZAGREB

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GREEKS BREAK INTO ITALIAN "VERDUN" LINE

LONDON HAS A

Speed Of Advance U.S. Slowed Up: Violent

NIGHT OFF Gales and Snowstorm

Ne sirens sounded in the Londca area last evening but raiders were reported over other parts of Britain,

CHINA

AID TO

Mr. Henry Morgenthau, Secretary of Treasury, yesterday explained to the Senate and House Com-

posed China loan agree-

THE SPEED OF THE GREEK ADVANCE HAS BEEN SLOWEDmittees details of the pro- DOWN BY HEAVY SNOW, WHICH IN SOME PLACES IS THREE FEET DEEP, AND BY VIOLENT GALES, SAYS A REUTER DES- PATCH FROM MOSHKOPOLIS (ALBANIA), THIS MORNING.

Bombs have been drop- ped in a south-west town, which had other heavy| The Greeks nevertheless retain the initia- raids recently, and the tive and a new line has been established in blitz appeared to be dever the extreme north. loping.

Railors wers a'co again over]

a couth coast area recently a tacked and were greeted with! heavy an aircraft fits.

The Italians had prepared a new defence line secretly on three consecutive ridges in Raiders were also reported in the high mountains which the Italians have South Wales town find an East Christened "Verdun" in the neighbourhood of were dropped early last night- Lake Okhrida and Podgradetz..

the vicinity of Liverpool, а

Anglian town, where bombs

Reuter.

GLIMPSE OF

TRUE FEELINGS IN RUMANIA

Fresh troops have been taken there by air and modern weapons. and equipment have been brought

up.

Forestalling the deferica ef- forts, the Greek commander or- dered an immediate attack along the whole fine and encountered recistance of a violence hitherto unexperienced in the current campaign. H

picked men, making a desper

The Italian troops were obvious-

ate effort to restore the Italians' lost prestige-Reuter..

BITTER RESENTMENT at the loss of Transyl-ly vania (ceded to Hungary at Axis dictation) was ex- pressed by the Rumanian State leader, General Antonescu, speaking on Sunday in commemoration of the 22nd anniversary of the Rumanian acquisi- tion of Transylvania after the Great War.

General Antonescu appealed to "Rumanians across the frontier" not to despair.

Italian Silence On Setbacks

Meanwhile, the Italian press and radio. were silent about the set-

backs in Albania and were try-.

ing to divert public attention by suggesting that the Greek war was Ct cising his predecessors. for enly a m nor matter and that one. the surrender he added: "But we of the decisive theatres is the Suez are all to blame. The frontiers | Cabal.

e. without an attempt to de-i

SYRIA RESTIVE

Government ches

Anxiety

Exit permits for about 3,000 Greeks of military age in Syria, It is reported, are being withheld on the representation of the Ita-- lian armistice: sion.

mis-

nn them because we had As yet, the Italian troops in weakened curselves at home by North Africa are about 400 miles iratricidal strife."

Dway from the canal, and their Commander-in-Chief, Marshal Graziani, is even further away,

H2 concluded: "Immortal Ru. mania will rise again from her

The Vice-Premier M. Horla -Sima, spoke of "the right of our people to deelde the fate of territory where they had always" İlved.”~

Alba Julia, where the union of The ceremony took place at Transylvania and Rumania was proclaimed on December. 1, 1918,

Reuter

pression. - S

Noch High Commissioner

The German rad o said yester- any that he is now in Tripoll on a tour of inspection. Reuter.

FIFTH COLUMN IN U.S.

Further revelations of Fifth

In Syria has issued on appeal to Column activities by Germans in Th's, together with other res, the populace for loyalty to the the United States, will, it is be ports from Beirut, indicates the Petain Government, embarrassment caused to the The appeal says:We all pre-ved be made to the press in French authorities in Syria by the serve in our hearts the memory of

the coming week. Greek and British success againg, the aggression, which caused The Administration, It was the Italans.

French blood to flaw but to-day, understood in Washington yester BkTurkay'd, detones mensured as. yesterday, we shall not take up day, is most concerned over "Nazl and realotante to Axle pressure arms excant to defend lives. propaganda" which is widespread. have alco made a profound im Reuter

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DESTROYER RUNS ASHORE IN SCOTLAND

An Admiralty com- munique in London. yesterday stated that H.M. destroyer-Sturdy (Lt-Comdr GT. Co- oper) ran ashore, on the Scottish coast in thick weather and has since become a total loss.

ment.

He cald later: "I got what I came for — a vote of confid- ence, and added he would preceed immediately to close the deal with China. "Now we are going to do. busi- ness as fast as the lawyers will let: us."

THE SECRETARY OF STATE, MR. CORDELL HULL. WHO OUTLINED A GENERAL PO- LICY OF AID FOR GENERAL. CHIANG KAI-SHER'S GOV- ERNMENT; STATED HE CON- SIDERED THE CHINA AGREE- MENTAR “VITAL MATTER. UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES: IT: IS THE LEAST WE CAN DO [_FOR THE JOB CHINA IS:DO-:

ING. REUTER

THAI CAPTURES FRENCH GUNBOAT

: A French gunboat has been seized by Thailand troops on the Mc-Kong River, between Thai- land and French Indo-China, ac- Five ratings were cording to a Geneva dispatch to lost. Reuter.

the German news agency yester- day, A

It is believed a number of Ives were lost in the incident, Reuter

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