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ITALIANS SUFFER DISASTROUS DEFEAT

Violent Attack In SAFETY Central Zone Fails With Heavy Loss

COLONIES' WAR RISK INSURANCE

Schemes similar to those provided for under the War Risks Insurance Act, which impose compulsory insurance of stocks against damage by enemy action, are under con- sideration in relation to those parts of the Co-¦ lonial Empire which are more, of less liable to en- emy attacks.

This was

by announced

the Colonial Under-Secretary, reply- ing to a Commone question, and hel adds that such schemes would be administered by the Dependenews themselves. It is apprecated that! most Dependencies are unable to meet unlimited liability and it is proposed to introduce legislation

to

in!

empower the treasury to! guarantee any such schemes the Colonial Empire.

If this legislation is passed the Kenya and Uganda scheme will be guaranteed under it. British Wireless.

H.K. Position

The "China Mail" understands that while the question of com- pulsory insurance agrinst

war

damage has been preliminarily ex- plored in Hing Kong, no immedi- ale steps towards adoption of any scheme in the Colony are, at pre- sent, contemplated.

Enquiries in oficial quarters

MUNITIONS DUMP BLOWN UP

Reuter's Special Correspondent on the Albanian Frontier states that Greek long-range guns near Pogradetz blew up the Italian munition

dump north-west of Lin on the shores of Lake Okhrida.-Reu-

ter.

A VIOLENT ITALIAN counter-attack which was launched yesterday on the Central front in Albania, ended in a disastrous Italian defeat, according to Athens radio last night.

The enemy threw many troops and a con- siderable number of tanks and armoured cars into the battle in an attempt to break through the Greek lines.

in all areas.

On the mountain range be.

CITIES

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A project for centralis- ing in Portugal all inter- national efforts to protect children from the conse- quences of aerial warfare is to be made officially by

ment to all the belliger-

The Italians were push-1 front yesterday were satisfactory the Portuguese Govern- ed back behind their base lines and their losses in men and material were heavy.

Several tanks and four armour- ed cars were destroyed,

The Greek forces have estab lished themselves firmly in new positions.

The radio announcer added that operations on the Albanian

I SPY WITH MY LITTLE CROSS EYE

THOUSANDS OF AMERICANS have come here

indicated that the question is not in Canadian uniform, declared Mr. Robert Hutchi-

under active consideration.

Test Of

A.R.P. Tunnels

son, President of the American Eagle Club speaking at an American Chamber of Commerce luncheon în London yesterday.

Mr. Hutchison thought that there were seven or eight thousand Americans in service in Britain.

Mr. Ronald Cross, Minister for Shipping, speak ng at the sam? luncheon said: "i feel I may look forward with confidence to the day when I shall know of the speed and scale of American ship- ping assistance."

THE DAMAGE TO "ILLUSTRIOUS"

Col. Knox, the U.S. Secretary of

Mr. Cross recalled that recent- ly he told American journalists Navy, revealed yesterday that

Some 3,000 coolies are that he cast to be engaged in an ex-enemy. ships tied up in ports in hit by a 1,000-lb, bomb. during the

a covetous eye on H.M.S. Illustrious, after a d'reci.

periment to test thè ven-i tilation of the A.R.P. Tunnel opposite the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, in Queen's Road East..

America..

He added: "The song. and dance which then emanated from Berlin had for me a high entertainment value because of Its bonus: qualities.

"I would only say now that the ships are still there and that I The experiment is to corricd.still have an eye, and I am still out within the next ten days. | capable of that little spiritual de- Equipped with medical supplies, | linquency to wh'ch I had already several government; doctors will. accompany the coolies in case of an emergency.

This will he the first experiment of its kind to be carried out by the Air Raid Precautions, Depart-" ment

The coolies will remain in the tunnel for three hours beginning

fess

euter.

attack by dive-bombers in the Straits of Sicily, proceeded first to Malta and later to Alexandria un- der her own power."

The bomb that struck Ilustrious killed about 80 men and destroyed 20 bombers, but it failed to affect the vessel's navigability.

DR. GURRIE FLIES TO CHUNGKING Dr. Lauchlin Currie, Adminis trative Assistant* of President Roosevelt, boarded a 'plane, for Chungking at. 3.30 a.m. to-day.

Dr. Currie was accompanied by The Chief Air Roid Wärden and Dr. Ho:lington Tong. Generalis- Deputy Chief Air Raid Warden simo Chiang Kai-shek's personal for Hong Kong will be present, representative, and Mr. Emile Des during the experiment.

pros, Research Economist,

from 9 a.m.

yond, Klicsoura, Greek forces are ent powers, according to

ow consolidating their recent gains and organising new posi tions in view of the extensive operations which may be +x- perted when the weather im- proves.

Greek artillery is active in the Northern sector but bad weather! is hampering the Greck advance. In the coastal areas, some head-i way has been made. — Reuter.

H.Q. Communique

A G.HQ. communique issued in Athens yesterday stated that ther: was limited activity of patrols and

artillery.

a message from Lisbon. ward recently in the Lisbon news- A plan was unofficially put for-

paper "D'ario de Noticias" urging the es ablishment of "safety cl- ties" in all countries at war, where children would be guaranteed freedom from aerial bombard- ment.

"Let us centralise in Portugal and co-ordinate the magnificent work of the international Red Cross units," wrote the news- paper.

the Europe of to-morrow, cannot "This generation, representing be held responsible for the bloody conflict which is now proceeding

in Europe.

It is a question of saving from An enemy tank attack was re- dread and fear and the inevitable pulsed. Greece had another day' physical debility, thousands., of free of raids, adds the Ministry children English. German, for Public Security communique. French, Italian, Belgian, Dutch, Norwegian and Greek without

distinction.-Reuter.

-Reuter.

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