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GREEKS IRON OUT POCKETS IN FRONT LINE

RICE PRICES FIXED

Government is to-day fixing the retail prices of rice in the Colony, under a Food Controller's Order,

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The detailed figures showing the levels fixed for various grades are not yet available the printing of the "Government; Gazette Extraordinary" contain- ing them is not yet completed.

Temporary Measure

With reference to the Govern- ment Gazette Extraordinary to 'be published to-day, it is off- clally announced that it is hoped that the measures for the limita- tion of retail prices of rice

are

purely temporary, in view of the attempted raising of the whole- sale price to an unwarrantable level by suppliers abroad,

Export Prohibited

With a view to

conservation

of adequate stocks here the export of rice from the Colony is being prohibited meanwhile.

RICE PETITION TO GOVERNMENT ADVOCATED

At a meeting yes- terday of the Hong Kong Chinese Gener- al Chamber of Com- merce, it was decided to approach the Chin ese Representatives on the Legislative Council, to petition Government to re- lease some of the stocks of rice, "stored" under Gov- ernment regulations, for sale in the open market.

It was suggested that Government. should adopt this. method to temporari-

Chinese press reports thisly remedy the present-

morning state that over 60,000 bags of rice are expected, to arrive in the Colony in

four

ships from Bangkok to-day,

acute situation,

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JAPAN'S HAND SEEN BEHIND THAI FIGHTING.

THE OUTBREAK of fighting between Indo-China and Thailand shows that Japan is determined to proceed with her southward expansion programme, declares the Chinese official "Central Daily News" in Chungking. "It is particularly noteworthy that Thai- land is resorting to armed force after the sus- pension of negotiations in Batavia between Japan and the N.E.I.

Relentless Advance On Santi Quaranta

THE ADVANCE of the Greeks to within

11⁄2 miles of the Albanian supply port of San- PARALLEL

ti Quaranta is one of their most notable. achievements, for it was from here that the

Italians first drove them back till the fighting POLICY IN

raged 15 miles inside Greece.

The Greeks then rallied and in the last three weeks have steadily driven the Fascists back to where they started. Greek guns now command the port and Greek_infantry units are on its fringes.

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Further inland, but still neår the const, the Italian grip Argyrokastron is being steadily loosened. The Greeks have taken two more heights dominating the city, and the Italian position is said to be desperate.

Greek advance units are report- ed to have cut the transport route between Argyrokastron and the

coast.

Heavy Snow

Heavy snow is falling In the north, but even here the Greeks are still advancing.

FAR EAST

can "The questioner rest assured that His Ma- ́ jesty's, Government maintain close contact with the United States

ENEMY AIR Government in all mat

ACTIVITY

SLIGHT

over

Was

Enemy air activity Britain yesterday The Greek High Command an- nounces that new heights have very slight, been taken around Podgradetz, following intense fighting, and Shortly after midday, according some of the Italians' are with- to an Air Ministry, communique, drawing westwards to Elbasan, bombs were dropped on Dover, which is only some 30 miles from doing some damage and causing the coast.

a few casualties.

Án Athens message says that and Italian counter-attack near Lake Okhrida has been repulsed, the Greeks taking a large num- ber of prisoners..

The Greeks are now twice as far into Albañia as the Italians

ever got into Greece.

Even Rome cannot claim "vic-' tories," and speaks of renewed counter-attacks by numerous

Greek formations supported by

considerable artillery

Closing In Relentlessly

NET RESULT OF THE GREEK OPERATIONS. IN THE LAST

30 HOURS HAS BEEN TO IRON "POCKETS" AND BRING THE EGG-SHAPED CURVE ACROSS

OUT A.. NUMBER OF

GREEK LINE INTO A BROAD

SOUTHERN ALBANIA,PORAN

The Greeks all day yester- day closed In relentlessly on Santi Quaranta, while north of Argyrokastron the Italian troops fall back from Premati to- “Japan is making use of tween Indo-China and Thailand, wards Klisura and Tepelini. Thailand to pave the way to and the situation in thé NE.I. They were being harried by complete occupation of Indo-In other words Japan is now on aircraft while the Greek - land China as a base for her south the eve of her southward : ex-forces-already very near Pre- ward, expansion.""".

pansion.

meti yesterday morning continu Meanwhile, If NEL re- “At the same time we believe ed to move- forward: fuse to come to terms, Japan that if the United States has a will take armed action against him determination to check Ja

pan she can do so before, the

ther

Bigger Battle Ahead

it ja reported that as a ro- situation, goes out of handening round Moshkopolis, youth

:sult of „, odgotiatione. between | Reuter,

Vipby and Tokyo, Japan häs

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Government's agroome

the establishment of an Zair

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ITALY CALLS UP YOUTHS OF 19.

ITALY YESTERDAY START ED TO CALL UP TO THE COLOURS HER YOUTHS OF 19. The newspaper - is convinced Only priests and men already

« Japan On Eve

Italian resistance is also, weak-

west of Podgradetz, following severe fighting there a few days ago

North of Podgradetz the Greeks have occupied 'n village on Lake Okhrida

Responsible newspapers Athens, however, warn against over-optimism: "A" bigger battlo

Reuter

that there is an: "Intimate con- | In the Fascist militia and police | still lies ahead," they declare. — nection between the clash be- will be exempt, Router;

fers of common interest.“

This was the reply of Mr. R. A Butler, Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, in the House of Commons yesterday to a query by Mr. Robert Morgan (Cons.) inviting a joint Anglo- American declaration in op. position to the so-called nèw order Japan is trying to troduce in China and the whole Pacific..

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Replying to Sir Robert Gower (Cons.), who invited a statement on Britain's policy towards the Nanking puppet regime, Mr. Butler said the Government had' repeatedly made known their at titude, which is to continue to by recognise the National Govern- to ment in Chungking as the Gov-

ernment of Ching-Reuter.

One enemy bomber was shot down over the Dutch coast British fighters, without -loss themselves-Reuter.

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