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FIGHTING AT CLOSE QUARTERS IN LIBYA

Yesterday's Cairo com- munique declared that in Libya, British patrols have been active in the vicin- ity of Tobruk and also at Sollum.

Many casualties m

Ben and material have been meted un the enemy, who is experiencing the dash and determined fighting 'qualities of our Imperial troops in hand-to-hand encounters.

A further live officers and 72 other ranks have been captured. In Abyssinia, after negotiating extensive demolition and other physical difficulties CHUY troops are now in touch with the enemy 14 miles south of Dessie, one the Italian East Africa.

remaining

strongholds

of

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IS

NEW

GREEK PREMIER

DEAD

Athens radio last night announced the death of the Greek Prime Minister, Dr. Koritsis

Dr. Koritsis is the second Greek Premier to die since Greece en- tered the wor His predecessor, General Metaxas, died at the height of the AL banian campaign. Reuter

Bombing

ASSAULTS

Brilliant Defence

Follows Strategic

Allied Withdrawal

AFTER WITHDRAWING TO A SHORTER LINE OF DE- FENCE THE GREEK AND BRITISH FORCES IN NORTHERN GREECE HAVE CHECKED A NEW GERMAN EFFORT TO SMASH THROUGH TO THE PLAIN OF THESSALY. THE WITHDRAW- AL, SAYS A BRITISH GENERAL HEADquarters COMMUNI- QUE, WAS MADE IN THE FACE OF "INCREASING GERMAN PRESSURE.”

The German Command is pouring re- inforcements into Greece from Yugoslavia and is battering at three strategic passes, two of which are held by British troops.

The battle, according to a Greek Press

From 50 Ministry bulletin last night, continues with

Feet

great violence all round the 150-mile front.

Fighting has been particularly heavy on the right of the Allied line, where British A SUPPLY SHIP OF 7.000 troops holding Sarondoperon Pass have TONS WAS BURNING FIERCE-thrown back vicious attacks by tanks and in-

South and south-east of Addis Ababa and north from Neghelli the advance of

troops OLIT also making satisfactory

LY pro. gress. Many more prisoners have been captured. ---Reuter

KWANGSI AND H.K. ORDINANCE

The Kwangsi branch of the In- ternational Peace Campaign has;

AND LEFT SINKING BY

THE STERN AND ANOTHER OF fantry.

3,000 TONS WAS LEFT SINK- ING RAPIDLY AFTER AT- TACKS BY BRITISH BOMBERS

OFF THE NORWEGIAN COAST

YESTERDAY.

One ship was attacked from a height of only 50 feet and four heavy bombs hit it amidships. Rruter,

R.A.F. IN

sent a telegram to the Min stry o ACTION IN

Foreign Affairs asking that further negotiation be conducted with the British Government for the abru- gation of the Immigration Ordin- ance in Hong Kong.

GREECE

BRITISH FIGHTER

A Hard Year In Germany

"A hard year of strug- gle is ahead of us," says Hitler in an appeal to the German people in con- nection with Red Cross relief work.

German

Viulent but unsuccessful as through to his main objective, thus This struggle of the saults were also made in a pass Plain of Thessaly, hus so far foil-peop'e for their political freedom, south of Mount Olympus which is ed despite his use of tremendous economic future and assurance of defended by Australians. Here forces, but the situation is des-existence will go down to history in ten divisions. the Germans are said to have fung cribed as "serious."

as an event as great us it is' mem- Lurable.

"All historic decision of the

Router.

The Germans are ceaseless V On the left flank of the Imper-sending reinforcements through greatest importance will be made." ial forces north of Ka'abaka. Yugoslavia. Reuter. which lies in the centre of the Al- lied me. the Greeks are being hard pressed.

In the face of increasing prese hure by the German forces, which daily are

the being reinforced, Greek ant Imperial forces on the Greek northern front are gradual- ANDly withdrawing to a shorter line

Costly Advance

This was announced in a Mid. dle East communique Issued in Ca'ro yesterday. It was added

Telegrams have a' been ad- dressed by the Kwangsi branch to! BOMBER AIRCRAFT WERE of defence. the IP.C branches in other places ACTIVE YESTERDAY IN SUP- in China and the Chinese prop.es, PORT OF THE GROUND Foreign Relations Association in FORCES. STATED A COM- Chungking that they submit sim- MUNIQUE ISSUED FROM ilar petitions to the Ministry or HEADQUARTERS OF THE BRI- Foreign Affairs and also wire to TISH FORCES IN GREECT. Sir Archibald Kerr Clark Kerr, Enemy communications wele British Ambassador to China, and bombed continuously and a the Hong Kong Government to number of rec hunts,unces were abolishi immigration in Hong

carried out Ly British fighter.. Kong and resume free entry and

All our 'plates returned safe!”. exit by Chinese-Central News.

-Reuter,

SERIOUS EIRE FOOD

SHORTAGE

3 DOWNED IN NIGHT ATTACK

that so far the German advance In this arca has been a costly

one.

Athens radio said last night that the British forces defending Sar- ondoperon Pass have thrown back powerful German infantry and tank attacks.

The battle here is described as particularly fierce and bloody.

All attacks by ten German di- visions against the Australians at another

pass south of Mount; Olympus failed,

Fighting continues with great,

PREBENT STOCKS OF WHEAT IT IS LEARNED IN LONDON violence on the whole front in AND FLOUR 'IN EIRE ARE THAT THREE ENEMY BOMB-northern Greece, the announcer ONLY SUFFICIENT TO LAST, ERS WERE DESTROYED LAST | continued.

A FEW MONTHS.

THURSDAY NIGHT OVER BRI-

This was officially announced in¦TAIN. Dublin yesterday withan 10 Two were shot down by AA. struction that the police will gunfire in the attack on Ports- rigldly enforce the prohibition of mouth.

the use of such food for livestock, There was very little enemy ac which is described as 4 crime tivity in daylight over Britain against the community punishable yesterday and no reports of bombs with-heavy, penalties Reuter dropped anywhere.Reuter.

Break Through Fails- |--

Further west, strong Garman mechanised forces are battering against the Graok lines north of Kalainbatta but "the oncoming tide has been stemmed." The enemy's effort to break

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