THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 24, 1940.
CAROL UNDER "ARREST" Detained In Seville Hotel At Suner's Orders
GREEK
Dramatic ARMY PART STOP PRESS
CHIMARRA Revelations IN FINAL
TRIUMPH
Flags will be flown for three days in Greece in celebration of the capture of Cimarre (Chimarra), the fall of which has been officially announced Athens.
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Amongst the latest prisoners to be taken by the Greeks are 30 officers and 800 men composing the 153rd
Black- Battalion of shirts; these troups arrived in Al- bania a fortnight ago.
The capture of Cimarre Was achieved despite very bad weather, which slowed up the Greck ad- vance, and lus taken the Greeks along the coastal road to Valona,
In London
RECKONING
In the final reckoning "I HAVE GOOD reason for believing that with Hitler the Army will have a decisive part to ex-King Carol's life is actually endangered; play, Mr. Anthony Eden he is detained in the Andalusian Hotel at declared yesterday in a Seville by the order of Serrano Suner, Spanish message to General Sir Minister of Interior, acting under pressure John Dill, Chief of the he cannot move or make any leaving the War Office to Imperial General Staff, on from Berlin plans."
assume the Foreign Se-
To all ranks, Mr. Eden express-
cheerful and unfailing help during
This dramatic statement was made to cretaryship. Reuter last night by the former Rumanian ed deep gratitude for their loyal, Minister in London, M. V. V. Tilea, now lead-a period which hud no paralel in er of the Free Rumania movement.
"There is no just reason for not allowing Carol to go.
history.
Referring to the Egyptian cam. the paign, Mr. Eden declared Army of the Nile's brilliant vic- of tory was the first reward
no less much patient effort, than of dash and daring, He has given his word not to The quality of the Army of the mix in politics for the duration of Middle East to command success the war but the Spanish Govern-had been proved in Africa, as one ment refuses to let him move.” --- day it would be proved in Europe. Reuter.
--Reuter.
"I want to make it clear," de- death then.
Free Those Italians who escaped from 'clared M. Tilea. "that the the city will have to repeat what Rumania movement does not pro- happened when Santi Quaranta pose to have anything to do with tell they will have to light alex-King Carol, and I am not in direct touch with him, but my in- desperate rear-guard action in an
formation comes from a reliab'e attempt to hold up the Greeks.
source and 1 feel a protest against Heavy fighting is continuing in
unjustified treatment the Tepelini sector, where the Al- this totally pini divisions have suffered an- of a private individual is urgently other defeat and enabled the called for. Greeks to take more villages, and strategic heights. Reuter.
ARTILLERYMEN
FROM N'F'LAND
ANOTHER CONTINGENT OF NEWFOUNDLAND ARTILLERY REACHED A BRITISH WEST COAST PORT YESTERDAY,
The contingent was welcomed by the Trade Commissioner for Newfoundland. Reuter.
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Carol tc "Senor Suner has thank for his life in the Span- ish Civil War, because he given refuge in the Rumanian Legation in Madrid, and Caro refused to give him up despite tremendous pressure from Bar. celona.
No Just Reason
"I Carol had given way Suner would certainly have
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THE DEFEAT OF THE VAUNTED ITALIAN COLETTANJA | LEGIONS IN THE WESTERN DESERT IS HAILED BY THE MOSLEM WORLD AS A TRI- UMPH FOR DEMOCRATIC FREEDOM.
Two of the greatest Moslems in the Orien- tal world, recognised by all the Faithful as ac- credited leaders in politics as well as religion, wholly or yesterday set forth their views in Cairo.
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Premier Hussein Sirri Pashu, leader of the Egyptian Govern- ment, who identified himself as "speaking as a Moslem," said: *The Moslem religion is a religion of acts not words. Moslems can easily see who are acting as their friends and who as foe.
"1 and all Egyptians are over. joyed that the Italian Boldlers have been driven out of Egypt. This satisfaction. İs clearly shown by messages which my King has charged me to deliver to the British commanders and to the British Government."
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Mustafa Nahas Pasha, former Premier and chieftain of the Waf- dist Party.. said: "Moslem sym- pathies are entirely with the De- mocrats in this fight between the Dictators and the Democracies.
"The British victory is con- sidered by all Moslems in the East as a triumph for Democra tic freedom.
"But Western Democracy must realise that its victory will mean everything to us only if coupled with the triumph of Democracy in the East. Only then will the triumph of Democracy becom plete.
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"For I-regret to say that De- mocracy is temporarily eclipsed in our Oriental countries.
No form of dictatorship other Fascist or Communist rule can ever take root in modern Egypt or any other Moslem or International.
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