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MEN DIED

SPIRIT THAT IL CRAZED

DUCE WILL NOT CONQUER

(From A Correspondent With The Greek Forces)

AFTER A FIFTY-MILE trip over mountain passes from Albania to Greece in a convoy of am- bulances carrying Greek wounded, I cannot praise highly enough their courage nor the amazing skill of the drivers.

The last stars shone coldly over the white Morava mountains in the Northern sector, when, in the dawn darkness, the wounded were carried froni the forward base to the waiting ambulances.

As they entered the ambulances, each was given bread and cheese and packets of cigarettes.

A typical change here is that the brothel quarter, previously the haunt of the Italians, is at present deserted.

IN HELL AT SEA

Sixteen men in an open boat drifted in an Atlan- tic hell. Man after man died. Two friends, as death came on them, rose and clasped each other. Five men went mad.

On the eighteenth day of tor

four ment,

still lived. They were rescued by a British ship.

Starving, frost-bitten, they were landed at a Canadian port. They

are

survivors of the 5.162-ton Italian submarine of Ireland, freighter Carlton, torpedoed by an

Chief- And their names are: Officer George Robinson, of New- terson, Able-Seaman John Morris, Ordinary- Birmingham, and

John Seaman

Amos Pearson, former London cab-driver.

Then after final checking,

the ambulance convoy rumbled slow- The focal point every night is ly along narrow mountain roads, at 8.25, when every cafe is packed castle; Able-Seaman James Pat- each bump causing agony to the to capacity with people standing of more severe cases, but their groans for a final coffee and radio newsį were drowned by the indomitable from London in Greck. There are singing of the others.

cheers for each item from Bardia and the Mediterranean,

My ambulance was full of Ev- suffering from frostbite

zones

and machine gun wounds. Their

courage during the journey con- N.Z. SHARE

firmed my conviction that Mus- solini will never conquer the spirit of Greece.

When Italian machines bombed the road, the thud of bombs

in

IN WAR

the valley was mingled with the EFORT

famous furious Evzone war cry. "Aera, Aera," from even the most severely wounded in my ambu-

AS A RESULT OF THE DE- lance. and unprintable epithets LEGATION OF NEW ZEALAND against the Fascist leaders.

Personal Battle

I continuously noted that the Greek soldier seldom expresses hatred of the ordinary Italian soldier, whom he regards merely with contempt, The war is much more a purely personal affair be- tween every Greek soldier and Mussolini.

REPRESENTATIVES

ΤΟ THE EASTERN GROUP CONFER- ENCE IN NEW DELHI, A SPE- CIALLY SELECTED GROUP OF BRITISH TECHNICIANS HAS EXAMINED THE INDUSTRIAL POSSIBILITIES OF NEW ZEA- LAND. WITH A VIEW TO AB- SISTING THE EMPIRE WAR EFFORT REQUIREMENTS OVERSEA AS WELL AS THE DEFENCE OF THE DOMINION.

eleven-hour trip,

These experts are reporting when we reached the Greek hos. their findings to the British Gov- of them ernment who, it is expected, will pital, the men, many terribly mangled, were still jok- | in due course establish a pro- ing, and thein one anxiety was gramme suitable for fulfillment by to return as quickly as possible New Zealand.

After

an

to the wild. Albanian mountains to fight on.

Well-Behaved

There is no question that the

Meanwhile every week sees..a greater development of New Zea- land's war effort.

arms

From the hospital bed, Pearson told this story to a Canadian cor- respondent:-

with

ght the U-boat

"We tried to

a machine-gun. Then they sank us in six minutes, Sixteen of - the crew of thirty-four got into one boat, eighteen in another. That was December 20."

Eve two kids, "On Christmas cubin-boy Arthur Clark and mess- boy Tony George, aged only six- teen, started crying for water.

Hymns Of Death

"Then the cook started cursing the set. Suddenly he pummelled the boat with his fists and then made a dive at bilge plugs and pulled them out. We grabbed the plugs and replaced them just in time.

"The cook gave a mad roar and jumped overboard. We pulled him back-dead.

to

"Next day was Christmas.

We sald Merry Christmas, each other. "Clark and

George were too young for such terrors-they died later, Four Lascar firemen drank sea water which sent them crazy. "They lay all night chanting native hymns--Weird and creepy -

became hymns. Their voices ellant. They were dead. "Another boy, aged sixteen, died while sleeping.

"Sitting at opposite ends of the boat were Third-Officer Arthur- Bedger and a young apprentice. They were inseparable friends.

A number of engineering Arms Italians spent immense fortunes in are producing war material of Albania. I was recently in a ty-| various kinds. pleal captured Albanian town. It Government workshops are busy has an American bar and ornate making Bren gun carriers and new bank buildings, which con- 3-inch mortars, The output of "They both rose at the samo trast with the shabby* Ottoman | small

ammunition will time, tottered towards (Omah quarters.

shortly be doubled to meet the other and died in each other's

of New Zealand's arma. In the smart Cafe Roma, re- requirements

"Death followed death. Last to christened Cafe London, I spoke armed forces. freely with many Albanians.

War material for the Navy is go was Seaman Jerry Murphy, of They agree that, while the also in an advanced stage of pro! | filverpool.

became quiet, Greek occupation is causing tem-duction. Minesweepers are being porary severe unemployment, the constructed in Auckland to meet then expired, Robinson, would re- behaviour of the Greek troops is the immediata requirements of cite a little prayer every time a

Pman-went:" excellent.

the Navy Reuter.'

"The men just

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