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SO LONG AS BRITAIN CONTROLS ITALIAN ADVANCE INTO GREECE

ENEMY VICTORY POOR: MASTERY

MEDITERRANEAN CHANCES OF AN IN TWO DIRECTIONS: INVADERS WHICH DICTATORS STRIVING TO BREAK REACH KALIBAKI ROAD JUNCTION

British Bomber Command Aircraft Attack Naples Oil Tanks In Successful Raids

“THE OUTCOME OF THE STRUGGLE WHICH HAS STARTED IN AROUND THE MEDITERRANEAN MAY DEPEND ON SEA-POWER AND AS LONG AS BRITAIN CONTROLS THIS THE CHANCES OF ENEMY VICTORY ARE "POOR,” said MR, WICK- HAM STEED, the eminent B Itish journalist, in a talk from London last night on world affairs

"THE BIG NOISE THS WEEK,” HE SAID, “IS THE ITALIAN INVASION OF GREECE. At" 3 o'clock last · Monday morning Italy delivered an ultimatum to the Greek Prime Minister demanding free passage for Italian troopsTM to occupy certain strategic points.

“The ultimatum was rejected and before it expired Italian troops crossed the frontier at 5.30 a.m."

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Mr. Steed mentioned here the messages sent by H.M.

WU TE-CHEN the King and Mr. Churchill

to King George of Greece and

STRIKING

CORDIALLY the Greek Prime Minister TRIBUTE TO

WELCOMED

IN N.E.I.

CHUNGKING, Nov. 1 (Central) -General Wu Te-chen Minister of Overseas Affairs and China's goodwill envoy to the South Sea Islands, has left Batavia for Suma- tra and other parts of the Nether- hands East Indies, according to a mes.age from the Chinese Con- sulate-General in Batavia, 49

Since his arrival in Batavia an Oct. 18. Gen. Wu 'had been cor- dially welcomed and feted by the Governor-General and other high of etala of the Netherlands East Indies Government as well as the overseas Chinese community.""

On Oct. 23 the Chinese Consu- Jaie-General gave a tea reception in his honour. Over 700 Nether- tands officials, foreign diplomatic

CHARACTER

OF FRANCO

ROME, NOV. 1 (REUTER)—THE ITALIAN ADVANCE INTO GREECE IS IN TWO DIRECTIONS FROM THE ARGIROCASTRO ZONE TOWARDS JANINA, 32 MILES FROM THE ALBANIAN FRONTIER, AND FROM MORCHA, TOWARDS FLORINA, STATES THE OFFICIAL ITALIAN NEWS "AGENCY WHICH BASES ITS INFORMATION ON ITALIAN HIGH COMMAND COMMUNIQUES AND DISPATCHES FROM WAR CORRESPONDENTS.

The newspaper Messagero states that in spite of bad weather and obstructions on roads caused by the re- treating Greeks, who have blown up bridges, the Italian advance continues without slackening.

OPERATIONS OF THE GREEK ARMY HITHERTO APPEARS TO BE OF A DEFENSIVE CHARACTER AND THERE IS ONLY SOME RESISTANCE, MORE OR LESS SEVERE, FROM THE REARGUARDS.....

Operations at Epirus are proceeding according to plán. states an Italian communique, and Italian troops have

BRITISH

FOR

PRESS CALLS IMMEDIATE

reached the road function at Kalibaki Work of repairing ACTION AGAINST ITALY

the damage done by the enemy in his retreat is proceeding.

LONDON, Nov. 1 (Reuter)—A The communique adds thatį Third, an exort was made to use striking tribute to the character | British planes ·-raided the Albanian irregular troops. led by of General Franco was contained aerodrome at

Italian. officers and these Marmarica, In THE TIMES' leading article Eastern Libya, causing slight driven back in ke fashion.

which states that the apparently

negative result of Herr Hitler's re- damage and the raid on Adi- cent visit to him at Hendaye con- galla, East Africa, also caused firms the impression that he will slight damage. never be led astray from his cho sent course by either intimidatin or cajolery.

wer

Numbers of prisoners were taken

LONDON, Nov. 1 (Reuter)-The Dally Herald, the Daily Express and the News-Chronicle all call for early action against the Italians.

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The former outspokenly declares: "We have got to hit Signor Mussolini so hard that we leave our mark on him and the imprint of our blows must be plainly visible to his people and all the

·world.-

Roosevelt's Severe Note To Petain

during these operations an en couraging development of which was the movement forward of

"Many nations. will draw "vital f

- ENTIRELY SATO FACTORY

strong reserves to positions behind conclusions from this, the first THENS NOW enter the main Greek defences and the direct clash between Britain and

réner of troops which had been Operations on the Greek-Albanian holding the advance ports. "The Caudillo, no doubt, shares frontier yesterday can be regarded

Ther

EXPRESS Bays”- certain ambitions for his country as entirely satisfactory from the

"There is an idea afteld thâi lĩ NAZI TROOP MOVEMENTS which are the minds of all Greek point of view for every at-

the Italians refrain from any fur- German troop movements in ther bombing of Athens we should Spaniards and he would not heat-tack by the Italians was repulsed Rumana and the arrival of Gernot bomb Rome but Herr Hitler, tate to alter his course in his own time if he believed it to be in the and nowhere did they gato a man air units at the Black Sea apparently, would be free to con-

s.ngle kilometre.

port of Constanza are metioned in tinue his indiscriminate bombing

- NEW YORK, Nov. 1 (Reuter)-- interests of Spain:

In their unsuccessful efforts the repuris which-reached London yesor London and other British President Roosevelt's recent mes- "He has repeatedly stated that Italian employed three types of terday, according to a message re- cities....

sage to Marshal Petain ‘was severe assuring them of Britain's the country's present need

15. forces.

ceived last night,

In tone, says "a Washington dis- above all, to repair the ruin of

"If the bombing of Rome means patch to the New York Herald- First, Light tanks came into ac-.

These reports state that Generai

ter, made a mistake in interpret ing the Italian note to Greece as declaration of war.

WICKHAM STEED.

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and consular officers and overseas determination to help Greece, the civil war, to finite the Parties tion on the western, or coastal Metaxas, the Greek Prime Minisan earlier victory for the Greeks Tribune which was quoting a "re-

Chinese leaders were present.

As a result of Gen, Wu's visit. there is a fresh demonstration of patriotism among the overseas Chinese in the Netherlands East indies who have contributed $1,- 000,000 (National currency to the Chinese Government,

Gen. Wu is expected to complete his goodwill tour in the Nether- land Fast Indies within a week.

to the utmost of her power.

"While these things were going on," said Mr. Steed, "Hitler and

ence.

so lately divided, to restore the sector, but as their intended route integrity of Hatiorial life and lay was narrow, and the nature of the the foundations for prosperity."

ground prevented them, from de Mussolini were meeting in Flor- The Times concludes by assert-p'oying they did no good.

This followed after Hiting that a British victory will re- Second, their cavalry attempted ler's hurled visit to Paris to meet store to Spain that freedom to to cross the river. also in the M. Laval and then to the Spanish regulate her own life in her own coastal sector in order to reach frontier to meet General Franco

way which association with the the start of the Greek main line Cont'd Page 6, Col. 5. Axis would ultimately destroy of defences.

New Chaplin AMERICAN PEOPLE MUST BE

Film Is Big Success

GOEBBELS ASKED TO

TELL TRUTH......

NEW YORK, Nov. 1 (Reuter) *** The United Artists Corporation, well-known. flm producers and distributors, has serit a personal cable to Dr. Joseph Goebbels tell- ing him" that. the German broad- cast in which Charlie Chaplin's new film "The Great Dictator was described as playing to "half empty houses" was a "gross dis tortion of truth."

TOLD THIS IS THEIR WAR

candidates for pulling

The report also stated that officials in Germany stated yesterday that Germany has no quarrel with Greece and that Italy will have to get on with the Job by herself.

the

and ourselves we should begin to- morrow and continue until Ealians see serise."

INSTANT ACTION

The NEWS - CHRONICLE'S. call is for instant action, "Italy" must "be attacked and attacked at once. We have, at last, an opportunity of bat- tering it from adjacent terri-

tory and that opportunity

There has been no official news of the fighting in Greece, except for the Greek communique issued must not be lost, "

yesterday morning which states "Italy cannot too often be said that Italian infantry and tank to be the weakest link in the Axis.. operations were repulsed every Smash it and more than half the where,

battle is won."

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Hable French source.”....... "

The message adds that it is learned that President Roosevelt intimated that measures would "have to be taken to obvlate any threat of a change of sovereignty of French possessions in the West- ern Hemisphere.

Mr. Roosevelt also suggested, the message continued, that it would. be, regrettable if Franco-American friendship should be disrupted after 180 years.

the war can disagree that. Italy," The Italians were reported to

SYDNEY SUPPORT *

with her bent for stabbing in the have sustained fosses and thố

SYDNEY, Nov. 1 (Reuter)-Sup-back smaller peoples, particularly Greeks took a number of prisoner porting the demands of London when down, must be hit where it

Greek planes were also said to newspapers that Britain should hutte most-and hit now.

"A-Washington-paper-yesterday blames both Presidential their punches and demands that the people of the United States be told that this is their war. I can imagine no more dismal reading for Herr Hitler and Signor Musso-have bombed the Italians from a strike hard against Italy while "Italy's ports and shipping must iini than this. Here, indeed, is full sympathy in the cause of human freedom," said

low altitude and one Italian plane Italy is hesitating, the SYDNEY be bombed and wrecked and MR. CYRIL LAKIN, commentator on international developments, when he spoke in

was brought down.

TELEGRAPH writes: "Nobody burned and her industrial centres London last night.

with a realistic attitude towards land munition works pulverised.”

"The most significant thing in the news today is the fact that the two can- didates in the United States presidential election are outpitting each other in regard to the amount of ald they want to give to Britain," said Mr. Lakin.

-"Nothing can be more

that the film was playing to capa-heartening to us in Britain city houses and that tickets were and nothing more disheart- selling eight weeks in advance. ening to the dictators. It The broadcast is regarded here looks as if Herr Hitler, having The cable asks Dr. Goebbels to as a classic example of the kind correct the broadcast and tell the of false news which is being fed lost the Battle of Britain, "Is going to lose the Battle of Germans the true facts, namely, to the German people.

America..

TODAY'S WAR SUMMARY

AN ITALIAN COMMUNIQUE CLAIMS that operations at Epirus are proceeding according to plan and Italian troops have reached the road junction at Kalibaki. A message from Athens states that the Italians in their unsuccessful efforts are employing three types of forces, light tanks, cavalry and the use of Albanian Irregulars. Naples was successfully raided by British aircraft and oil tanks were hit..

THE TIMES, IN AN EDITORIAL, pays, striking tribute to the character of General Franco and asserts that a British victory would restore to Spain that freedom which will regulate her to re- gulate her own life in her own way which association with the Axis would ultimately destroy,

..

CHARLIE CHAPLIN'S LATEST FILM "The Great Dictator playing to capacity houses in America and Dr. Goebbels has been informed by cable that the German broadcast in which the nim was. described as playing to half empty houses is a distortion of the truth.

"Mr. Roosevelt's revelation that Britain has 26,000 planes on order in America" did not tell "the full story. The Secretary of State: to the Treasury now adds that the United States is to build a large number of cargo ships for Britain on mass production lines, 28 at a time, methods which proved most successful in the last war.

More important than the ["figures" themselves was Mr. Rouse- velt's assurance that the influence of White House is being used with the Priorities Board to see that these orders are given preferential consideration.

***** Mr. Wendell Wilkie not only endorses "this view, but goes fur- ther that Mr. Roosevelt's order for 12,000 planes, for Britain would be Cont'd Page 1 Col 5

-On Other Pages

PAGE 2 - Valley training

times; Fanling golf; Soccer "derby."

PAGE 3-Coming events; Ra

dio programmes.

PAGE 4 Presidential cam- paign: World war episode recalled; London raid shel-

ters,

PAGE 5 Garden party; Need for sanatoria: Police Court cases PAGE 6 Leading article: Far-

cical Now Orders." PAGE 8 Church announce- ments Former HK girl married.

„PAGES 9 and 10. Finance and

Commerce

PAGE 114 Record drop of

mercury

Another report from Greece claims that two 'Italian columns were ambushed at the northern end of the Albanian frontier.

ELF, RAID NAPLES

The Royal Air Force" raided Naples yesterday, according to an announcement by the Air Ministry and several oil tanks were destroy- ed. The attack was successful and all British planes returned" safely.

This is the third time, that Naples has been bombed and the raid was admitted by the Italian Air Ministry which stated, how-| ever, that the damage was slight,

GENUATIRANA BOMBED-

NEW YORK, No7, 1 (Reuter) Reports that British bombers, operating from Greek bases, have heavily bombed (Tirana, capital of Italian-occupied Albania and several Albanian forts are contain ed in messages from Salonika to the New York Times.

It is added that later Greek bombers showered high explovė |bombe on Tirana, do

G BLOWNESS, OF ADVANCE

LONDON, Nov. 1 (Renter)-Suli another explanation for the slow- ness of the Italian advance is sup- pled by the Rome Radio which states that Italy still hoped that Cont'd Page Col. 4

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TENTH EXTRA MEETING

(BY "LAST QUARTER"),

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BACE 7 (5 P.M.)

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