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THE CHINA MAIL,`MARCH 14, 1941.
ITALIAN OFFENSIVE ON COASTAL SECTOR
THE ITALIANS HAVE ADOPTED MASS INFANTRY ATTACKS WITH TREMENDOUS FORCES, IN A FUTILE ATTEMPT TO RE- PULSE THE GREEKS ON THE COASTAL FRONT IN ALBANIA, ACCORDING TO A GREEK PRESS MINISTRY BULLETIN QUOT- ED BY ATHENS RADIO LAST NIGHT.
The mass attacks were supported by a'
BELGRADE
WON'T
heavy artillery bombardment, but despite JOIN AXIS
frantic efforts no ground was regained.
Finally the Italians were forced to desist and retired, leaving the field strewn with dead and wounded.
Mussolini's presence in Al- bania is now confirmed by so many prisoners' statements that
it cannot be doubted, the on- nouncer said.
The Duce has not succeded in heartening the troops, TOR 111 changing the tortune of war,
The Announcer added: The Duce is returning to Italy on Sunday,
One More Defeat
"His plan was to take back a victory with which to console his disconsolate people.
Instead he will take back one more defeat the heaviest of all
tugether with the maledictions of the battered Italian army." Reuter.
Greek Communique
The failure of heavy tallan at-
least 2,000 dead and 3,500 pri-
soners, Including 60 officers. While the Germans Filly officers have been killed have been pressing Yugo-
and over 250 wounded.
Prisoners continue to assert that Slavia to sign the tripart- Mussolini has been at the frontlite pact, well-informed and probably is still somewhere in [ Albania trying to rally his army. quarters in Belgrade, Two days ago he was reported as though emphasising being in the Tepeimi area where he bunched with General Rossi, a
Yugoslavia's desire divisional commander.
British good relations with all Wireless
CANADA'S MAGNIFICENT
WAR EFFORT
for
her neighbours, including Germany, insist that any "concessions" made to the Nazis must be "conson- ant with the nation's real interests."
It is thought Yugoslavia may be prepared to accept-
Firstly, an expression of friend- ship and non-aggression, and
Secondly, some instrument giv-
lars in the cost of
An increase of four million dol-ing formal shape to existing eco- the British nomic relations between the two Commonwealth air training countries. scheme was disclosed yesterday Meanwhile, calm prevailed in with the announcement that the Belgrade yesterday as the Yugo- revised estimate is place at slav-German conversations were .one billion dollars, 01 which continued through normal diplo-
tacks in Albania is announced in Canada is providing $583,000,000, matic channels. Reuter, a Greek communique.
Some details of the big ship- building programme to be under- The communique says: "The taken by the Dominion were also enemy continued his offensive
disclosed and show that the pro- throughout the day, launching re-gramme included the building of peated violent attacks along a70 corvettes, 50 minesweepers and wide front all day.
20 merchant vessels as well as а large number of small craft.
"Large forces of infantry were used, supported by strong artil- lery and many aircraft.
"Our troops repulsed all enemy attacks, inflicting heavy less. losses.
"Our
aircraft successfully bon.bed military targets, and our anti-aircraft guns brought down two enemy aircraft."-Reuter.
Three Divisions
Decimated
A press report states that the
Canadian shipyards have already launched 45 corvettes and 13 minesweepers. British Wire-
HUNGARIAN FUNDS FROZEN
DANGER TO EIRE
AS THE CRISIS OF THE WAR GREW MORE ACUTE THE DANGER TO IRELAND COR- RESPONDINGLY INCREASED, SAID THE EIRE PREMIER, MR. EAMONN DE VALERA, SPEAK. ING IN THE DAIL YESTERDAY ON THE VOTE OF ACCOUNTS.
Mr. de Valera said that from the moment war broke out Eire had been in danger, not because the belligerents wanted directly or indirectly to injure them, but because the country happened to
Italian offensive against the PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT HAS. be placed in such a position that Greeks has ended in complete "FROZEN" ALL HUNGARIAN there was a temptation
FUNDS
IN THE
on ohe
UNITED side or the other to seize the ter- STATES, ACCORDING TO AN ritory for military advantage.- ANNOUNCEMENT MADE BV Reuter.
HENRY has MR.
failure. Three Italian divisions have been decimated.
Since Wednesday afternoon the enemy on the central front attempted no further assaults.
During six days fighting,
Italian losses are estimated ar more than 10,000, including at
BITTER
TASTE
E
COATED
MORGENTHAU, SECRETARY OF TREASURY, IN WASHINGTON YESTERDAY.
Mr. Morgenthau added that the the Treasury had President and arted ut the request of the State Department but he declined to discuss reasons for the action. Reuter.
WAR DAMAGE BILL
The committee stage of the War Damage Bill was completed in the Lords yesterday, says a British Wireless message.
TONGUE JAPAN
Are you one of the people..who wake up in the morning with these unpleasant symptoms? They are a sign that the liver is not, functioning properly and that the digestive system is out of order too.
CELEBRATIONS
BANNED
(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") Public demonstrations in Bang- kok planned for celebrating the conclusion of the Agreement be- tween Thailand and French lado- China were prohibited by the Police yesterday.
Only a few Japanese flags were seen in the city. - International News Service.
WANTS NAZI AID IN THE AIR
(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")
ONE OF THE OBJECTS of the mission to Ber lin of Mr. Matsuoka is to request the establishment To put this trouble right is usually a simple matter, treated in of a German air force in the Orient, it was rumour- the right way--the Pinkettes way, ed in diplomatie circles in Berlin. For Pinkettes gently yet speedily
stimulate the liver, activate the Mr. Matsuoka is expected to urge the despatch intestinal tract, accelerate diges of some 1,500 German aircraft and an equal num- tion, thus setting the digestive
processes into healthy motion ber of German pilots, the 'planes to be flown across
again. If feeling constipated, blli-
ous, Liverish, gloomy to-day, try Russia and Siberia to Japanese air bases.
a little dose of Pinkettes to-night,
It is however, pointed out that that the German Ambassador to
and see how much better and it is extremely doubtful whether Japan, Gèneral Oit, on his way
brighter you will feel to-morrow morning. Of all chemists..
PINKETTES
PUT LIVER WRONG RIGHT.
to Berlin has already informed Stalin would allow these 'planes his government of Japan's re to fly over Sovlet territory.
quests which are regarded as pre- Mr. Matsuoka is also credited | sented by Japan as the only basis with carrying personal messages on which they can be expected from the Japanese Emperor to to uphold the Tripartite Fact.-
Hitler and Mussolini. .... It is stated International News Service.
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