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RUMANIA CIVIL WAR RUMOURS For A

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Civil war has broken out

in Rumania, it has report-

ed in Budapest yesterday, "SUNDAY EXPRESS"

as General Antonescu, the

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Premier, and loyal regular DEMANDS GREEK

army troops strive to quell

a rebellion of Iron Guar: EVACUATION

dists, Communists peasants.

and

Heavy machine-gunfire WAN heard from the frontier all night. and refugees say fighting begatt in some towns on Saturday and flared into a nationwide rebellio

- on Sunday

They say General Antonescu formally declared all tron Guard- ists envinies of the state and rusti

ed his best troops into action, huiding tank units i readiness.

The issue seems to be a de. mand for the return of terri tory ceded to Hungary and Bul. garia under the Vienna Arbi tration last year.

It is understood that further precautions

General following Antonescu's refusal to accept the offer of Horia Sima of Iron Guard collaboration with the Government. provoked the crisis.

International News Service.

SPAIN

FLIRTING

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The London "Sun- day Express," in оп editorial signed by the editor, John Gordon, calls on the Govern- ment to evacuate the Imperial Expedition- ary Force from Greece as quickly as possible.

"We should get our army out of Greece as swiftly as we can," he asserts. "It should have been

never

there." Inter- national News Service.

Army's

WITH AXIS? Novel

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It is persistently report- -ed in Madrid that the Spanish Cabinet is on the verge of a decision of the utmost importance.

Air Mail

A novel method of cor- respondence from the Im- Neutral sources are speculating perial Forces in the Mid- on the possibility of Spain an- dle East will shortly be nouncing cooperation with the Axis and possibly aid in an as- introduced. sault on Gibraltar or an invasion

seizure of Portugal

of the

It is called the "airgraph" sys- Azores for use as a U-boat base. tem, under which servicemen's It is not believed Spain would letters will be photographed onto actively aid the war but would

n- miniature film which will be assume a role of passive acquie- sent to Britain by air for enlarged scence, not blocking Axis moves. copies to be taken and delivered

International News Service,

within a fortnight from the time of writing.

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́IL DUCE-HITLER MEETING SCOUTED -

Without giving a direct de- nlal, a statement made in poli- tical circles In Berlin yesterday implies that the rumour concern- ing an imminent meeting between Hitler and Mussolini is quite un- rounded-Reutor.

The system will permit more frequent and largar maila since 4,500 letter negatives" "weigh only one lb. Charge for each Jetter will be 3d.

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A similar mall from Britain to the Middle East will be introduced as soon as technical arrangements are completed:+Reuter:

VICHY CABINET

Day Or Two SHUFFLE?

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IT IS OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED IN ATHENS THAT THE ANGLO-GREEK FORCES ARE HOLDING THE ENTIRE "MODIFIED " LINE INTACT AND ARE REPULSING REPEAT- ED REINFORCED ITALO-GERMAN ATTACKS SUPPORTED BY HUNDREDS OF GERMAN 'PLANES.

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The possibility of a re- shuffle of Marshal Pe- tain's Cabinet is being discussed in Vichy, cording to information from the French frontier received in London yes- terday.

The German successes in North Africa and the Balkans, it says, appear to have strengthened the

collaboration with Germany but it is unlikely

Laval that Pierre will be recalled to the Cabinet as he is still very unpopular.

It is reported that Hitler is "sacrificing position of those favouring closer the lives of thousands” of German soldiers in a ceaseless hammering with the aim of at- tempting a quick victory.

Despite desperate German mechanised efforts to achieve victory on Hitler's birth- day, the enemy failed to break through the new Allied lines at any point.

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ONE POSSIBILITY IS LA- VAL'S APPOINTMENT AS AM- BASSADOR IN PARIS IN RE- PLACEMENT OF THE COMTE DE BRINON.

He would then be the head of the French delegation with the task of speeding up collaboration with the Armistice Commission, which would be transferred to Paris from Wiesbaden. Reuter. DEATH OF FRITZ THYSSEN REPORTED Enemy activity over Britain (SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") during yesterday was on a small The London "Times," in a des- scale and was mainly confined to patch from Vichy, reports that south-east England. No bombs are Fritz Thyssen. the German indus- reported to have been dropped, trialist, has died in concentration says an Air Ministry communique. camp-International News Ser- --Reuter.

It is further stated that the re- treating Greek troops in Albania NO BOMBS DROPPED completely reprited Italian assaults despite support by German Stuka dive-bombers, -In- ternational News Service.

Larissa And Trikkala Evacuated

Contiming their systematic withdrawal in Greece the Im- perial forces have now evacuated the Larissa

Trikkala but and Germans have failed to break through the Allied line al any point, according to latest informa-}

in tion reaching headquarters Cairo.

THE SITUATION IS DES- CRIBED AS STILL SERIOUS AND LIKELY TO REMAIN 30 THE FOR A DAY OR TWO. GERMAN ADVANCE HAS BEEN EFFECTED AT THE COST OF HEAVY LOSSES

ad. A "cautious" German Vanco Is recorded In a com. munique Isaued by headquar-

forces the British ters of Greece yesterday.

Our Casualties Light

In

It says: "Despite continuous bombing the ordered withdrawal of our forces to new positions continues and is nearing comple- tion.

"The enemy is advancing very cautiously, partly owing to bad roads and largely because of the received rough handling he has

in contact with our whenever men. Our casualties are light."

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