1940-12-07 — Page 16

THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 7, 1940

FALL OF ARGYROKASTRON

Whole Of Italian Right Wing Now Weakened

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* SWISS PROTEST

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The Swiss Govern- 'ment is to send a

vigorous protest the British. Govern- ment regarding "violation of Swiss air space" by British aeroplanes on the night of Dec. 4, oc- cording > a state- ment by the President of the Swiss Con- federation to the Federal Council yes- terday. Reuter:

VICHY-OUS SENTENCE

CAPTAIN PIERRE VIENNOT. FORMERLY

FRENCH UNDER-

Line Giving

Way Rapidly In Centre

THE OCCUPATION of Argyrokastron by the Greeks weakens the whole Italian right wing, as the Greeks are already in possession not only of Santi Quaranta but are very close to the town of Delvino, between Argyrokas- tron and the coast.

On the centre front, beyond Premeti, the Greeks are relentlessly pressing the retreating Italians, driving them back through Klessura towards Tepelini.

The Greeks entered Argyro- kastion at noon yesterday, accord- ing to reports reaching the Yugo- slav-Albanian frontier.

About a battalion of Italian troops and much war material are stated to have been captured, in- cluding four heavy guns, may moun.ain guns and machine-guns.

Latest reports indicate tho Italians are retiring on the whole northern front while the

PETAIN AND

LEOPOLD

TO MEET

Greek forces are advancing The possibility of an along the valleys of the Skum.

bi. Devoli and Osun rivers early meeting

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towards Elbasan and Berat. Marshal Petain and King both important positions.

Leopold of Belgium, fol- lowing the latter's talks with Hitler, was mooted yesterday by the Paris

, SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS, WAS SEN- TENCED BY THE MILITARY During the past two days 300 COURT AT VICHY YESTERDAY Italian and Albanian soldiers have TO EIGHT YEARS' IMPRISON currendered to the Yugoslav au 'MENT, WITH A STAY OF-thorities. They talk of ever- EXECUTION, LOSS OF RANK increasing disorganization in the AND 20 YEARS' LOSS OF CIVIL | Italian army and the imminent RIGHTS, FOR ABANDONING collapse of Italian authority in correspondent of the Ma-

HIS POST IN WAR.

Albania.

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Reuter.

drid newspaper "Ya.”

Since April, Capt. Viennot had been attached to the French Min-

The correspondent also sug- istry of Information and, accord-

may ing to the indictment, went to Foreign Affairs seeking instruc-gests that Marshal Petain

the also meet Goering at an early Tours with his staff on June 10, tions hut left France on and to Bordeaux on June 15. steamer Massiglia without wait- date for conversations in which the French Admiral Darlan may He wrote to the Ministry ofling for a reply." Reuter.

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He adds that Versailles being evacuated by most of the German troops, and Marshal Petain may be installed there about the middle of this month,

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Supporters of the Vichy Gov- ernment say, he will be delight- ed with the change. but ac- cording to the "Ya" correspon- dent his old friends whisper the contrary, while the people of Paris believe Marshal Petain "will shut himself up in a sort of Vatican full of spiritual forms and temporal limitations." Reuter.

GERMAN TACTICS IN HOLLAND

Between the German invasion of Holland and October 15 about 500 Hol- landers, whose names are known, were flung into German prisons,

Omcial Dutch circles in London stated yesterday it is believed the total number exceeds 2,000.

Seven generals, 19 university professors, 73.school teachers, 10 members of parliament, seven journalists, six police, commission. ers and a large number of civil servants and administrators, are | officially admitted by the Germans.

to have been arrested.

German excuse for the'arroste | was that they were reprissis"for the inhuman treatment of Gor:- man nationals interned-in- tha Netherlands East Indies."!

Dutch circles emphatically deny." ill-treatment and state the real motive for the arrests was to blackmail the Indies authorities and at the same time to remove persons in Holland who might be troublesomo to the invaders. Router.

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