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SHARP AIR CLASHES ALONG THE CHANNEL

NAZIS READYTO MARCH

Although the Germans are believed to have made | preparations down to the, most minute detail to at- tack Greece through Bul- garia, observers in Sofia think they may hold their hand for a few days in the hope of news of Ita- lian successes in Albania. THE WEATHER. HOWEVER, IS UNFAVOURABLE FOR A GERMAN MOVE. FREQUENT RAINSTORMS HAVE LEFT ROADS UNSUITABLE FOR HEAVY TRAFFIC. REUTER

Italian Losses In Albania

Italian lasses in Albania

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Big Offensive Sweep By R.A.F. By R.A.F.

JAPANESE

NAVAL MISSION

IN GERMANY

A Japanese naval delegation, under

in

Vice-Admiral Nomura, arrived Berlin yesterday, says the official German news agency.

The delegation is to stay several months in Germany-Reuter.

TWO ENEMY AIRCRAFT WERE DES- TROYED AND SEVERAL OTHERS DAMAGED DURING AN OFFENSIVE SWEEP OVER THE ENGLISH CHANNEL YESTERDAY AFTER- NOON BY COASTAL COMMAND AIRCRAFT ESCORTED BY FIGHTERS.

JAPAN'S

EFFORT TO BREAK DEADLOCK

Japan has submitted a

One British fighter is missing, according compromise proposal in on

to the official announcement.

Shipping off the French coast was attacked.

While carrying out an offensive between Calais and Dunkirk, one squadron of Spitfires shot down three

Messerschmidt 109's and damaged another.

of

They saw it formation Messerschmidts at about 6,000 feet and immediately attacked. One of the pilots reported that the enemy dispersed immediately and a general dog-fight broke out

Reuter at various heights.

MR. CHURCHILL'S REPLY TO "OFFER" OF MEDIATION

MR. R. A. BUTLER, Under-Secretary for since the outbreak of hos- Foreign Affairs, was asked in the House of Commons yesterday to state the precise terms of the Japanese offer of mediation.

tilities total 122,000.

An Italian lieutenant-colonel

recently captured gave this figure 10 the newspaper "Hellenikon Mellon," reports the London "Daily Telegraph" special corres. pondent at Athens.

The total was made

UD,

said

the colonel, of 27,000 killed, 66,000

wounded and 29,000 Reuter,

missing.-

20,000 Prisoners

Italian prisoners in Greek hands: total 20,000, including 551 officers, Athens radio announced last

night.

Only 28 officers and 497 other ranks were sick or wounded when captured and were being cared

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"SURPLUS"

RATIONS

Britain's Food Control-

for in Greek hospitals-Reuter. ler, Lord Woolton, has

R.A.F. GIVES hotels and NO PEACE

Italian camps and motor tran- sport in Albania were heavily bombed by the RAF on Mon- day, states an announcement from British Headquarters in Greece

come down with a heavy hand on people eating, in and restaurants where the food they get is additional to that allowed them under national ra- tioning.

From March, a restaurant meal broadcast over Athens radio last may only contain one of the fol- lowing dishes-fish, meat, poultry. night

game, eggs and cheese. No mix- Camps along the Tepelin-ture of poultry and meat or poul- Valona road were attacked while try and bacon will be permissable. transport on the road from Klis-

soura and troop transports at Duka) were heavily bombed.

The R.A.F. carried out those operations without suffering any

quter,

Mr. Butler declared: "In his re- cent communication to Mr. Eden, the Japanese Minister for Foreign Affairs after referring generally to the European war, observed that Japan was fully prepared to act as mediator or to take what- ever action was calculated to re- store peace and normal conditions, not only in Greater East Asia but anywhere in the world.

"Tho Japanese Minister for Foreign Affairs in subacquent public statements (made, he has cald, after consulting Germany) has indicated that his worda Were not to be regarded as an offer of mediation in the Europ- can war.

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No Question

Minister for Foreign Affairs has "In any case, the Japanese been informed by the Prime Minister that in a cause of the

kind for which we are fighting

a cause in no way concerned with territory, trade, or material gains but affecting the whole future of humanity there can be no ques- tion of a compromise or parley."

(Cheers) -Reuter.

The celebrated English "ogge liable to a fine or imprisonment and bacon" may still go together for breach of the new order. The but only one egg per meal. will order may be varied for patients be permitted.alan

in hospitals and nursing homes,

Both caterer and customer pre Reuter,

JAPAN'S

attempt to break the deadlock in the negotia- tions between Thailand and French Indo-China,

NEW POLICY according to well-inform

FOR THAI

THE JAPANESE GOVERN- MENT HAS DECIDED ON A NEW POLICY FOR DEALING WITH FUTURE ECONOMIC NE- GOTIATIONS BETWEEN JA- PAN AND THAILAND.

The Overseas Minister, Kiyoshi |Skita, announced this yesterday i but declined to disclose the nature of the measures 'envisaged under the new policy-Reuter.

FOUR ITALIAN 'PLANES SHOT DOWN

FOUR ITALIAN AIRCRAFT

jed Japanese quarters in

Tokyo.

These quarters indicate that the "proposal will be Japan's final uffer in the current negotiations."

LAND TO BE CEDED TO THAILAND SHOULD, "HIS. TORICALLY SPEAKING, BE- LONG TO THAILAND," STATE

THE JAPANESE.

Domei, the Japanese official news agency, issues a warning against "interference by third powers who wish to 600 the Tokyo peace conference end in failure."

It adds: "The Japanese Govern ment is keeping a close watch on the situation."-Router.

WERE BROUGHT DOWN BY FROM ATHENS LAST NIGHT., AND A.A. GUNS ON MONDAY, badly hit and it is thought SAYS A GREEK PRESS MINIS-likely they regained their bases.

GREEK FIGHTER 'PLANES Three other Italian 'planes were

TRY STATEMENT BROADCAST |--Reuter.

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