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GREEKS ADVANCE ALONG ENTIRE FRONT

Thousands Of Prisoners Taken In Koritza Area

LONDON, Nov. 25 (Reuter)-The advance of the Greck left wing troops along the whole front has now carried their over the border inte Albania.

Reports reaching London yesterday evening said that the Grecks have taken the small town of Konispolis. This town is near the coast opposita Corfu and is one of the roads leading to Argyrokastre

centre the Italians In the

are troops and reported to be trying to reform to

within Albania while

airmen

waving back the frenzied thousands of

their rear- ing echoed

from

to hill,

the valleys.

Greece. The right Greek wing is still The first warship to barta

famous Advancing The Italians are being showed signa of a pushed back from Koritz to gazement. Within two minutes

en-

GENERAL

ADVANCED WARM RECEPTION PREPARED FOR

ITALIANS IN WESTERN DESERT

TRAINING COMPLETED

:

AUSTRALIAN PILOTS

LONDON, Nov 25 (Reuter)-The November moon has coms and waned without the anticipated Italian nitach materialising, welter Reuter's Special correspondent in the Western Desert, Afclep

Indeed, there has even been a : decrease In Italian alf activity apart from desultory bombings in CANBERRA, “Ngr. 24 (Beater this part of the arid and stony Australia's nrst pilots under the desert. Even these have been Empire Air Training Scheme gomingularly unfruitful now that the pleted their advanced training re- British Army is below ground. cently and will soon be on active service overseas.

This announcement was made yesterday by Mr. McEwen, Austra- Han Alt Minister, who added that

Some officers here predict that

it is unlikely that there will be any attack from Italian quarters this side of Christmas

Next month rain and sandstorms

British Aid To Greece

ENDLESS STREAM OF ARMS ARRIVING LONDON, NOT, 25 (Reuter)—Hy their line of battle some distance Greeks whose clapping and cheer. Within the next few months Aus- re expected to begin in full force land. Ma and air Britain is send- cralia will be well represented in and it seems possible that the man apparently endless stream guards make a stand in some of writes Reuter's correspondent in the ranks of the RAF-men wie italians may concentrate on col- of guns, ammunition and aircraft are striking telling blows from lecting the rain in order to to Greeco, writes Reuter's Special British plane-high abous. British arease their scant water supplies Corragendent in Cairo, " and enemy territory.

and on extending the water pipe- From now on there will be an une running towards Sid! Barrant.

Australian pilats to man R.A.F. nad R.A.F.-observers have watch- Laden with anti-tank guns, bombs bombers and fighters," he coned large gangs of Libyans at work and cases of ammunition they cluded.

or the pipeline and roads.

flanded la re-fuel then in a few The" outstanding Impression minutes they were in the air BRITISH VESSEL given to a visitor to the British again.

lines in the intelligence and ima On arrival their cargoes art gination with which all prepara-swiftly unloaded and hurried up tions have been made and there to the front and handed over to is a warm welcome in store for the the Greeks.

Somewhere in the Mediterrä- nean area I saw troop-carrying

Pogradeta.on the Yugoslav border. of the hawsers being Bung to the creasing fow of frilly-trained This work is progressing rapidly type of planes en route, to Greece.

Meanwhile

British There is no news as to exactly dockside "the first

arroy how far back tho Italians have lorry was-länrted gracefully from been pushed but it is thought too this warship

New much to expect the capture of

British and Pogradet yet because between Zealand troops competed to เพ this town and Koritza is 25 miles the first to set loot en Greek sol!

A typical Cockney won the cou- Lext by a narrow margin.

of difficult country.

WARY ADVANCE

The Greeks are advancing warliy and are not stopping to collect the booty the Italians. are leaving behind

the

RAPID DISEMBARKATION While anti-aircraft crews in all ships stood ready to repel any Italian gate-crashers at this party.

minutes the

firew

ATTACKED BY RAIDER

SEA EPISODE OFF WEST INDIES

NEW YORK, Nov. 25."(Reater

tack.

Etallers should they venture to at- I saw a real convoy of freighters. escorted by flying-boats on its way Some British prepared positions to Greece. So heavily guarded is are similar to those now establish this lane into Greece that not a ea to certato parts of the British single piece of war material has countryside and in the course of yet been lost en route. my tour. I visited one of the

KORITZA EPIC

troops entered,

This push is being helped by disembarkation went through with British bombers, which are haras-patonishing ravidity and smooth-

ing the retreating Fascists and ness. disrupting communications. The Within five Inrther the Greek advance yoes lorries were already on their way An S.0.5. from the British steam-world's safest anti-air raid bos British guns were the first to

er Uort Hobart, saying that shepitals burrowed in the rock. The enter Koritza and the more difficult becomes the through the cheering crowds

British planes, was being shelled-by-o-raider bospital is equipped with its own mingled with Greek-machines: task cf the Italian air force, for, the town. the three Itakan aerodromes

was picked refrigerating and electric Eghting were circling over the city as the at All tommies wert anxious to off the West Indies Koritza are in Greek hands while know how Greece was faring and up by the Mackay Radio yester plant.

airfield at Argykastro is were full of admiration for the day afternoon. threatened.

Greek troops on all fronts, MOSCOPOLIS OCCUPIED

Men and material were pouted ATHENS, Nov. 25" (Reuter) In a continuous stream from the The Greek G.HQ. communique warships with a minimum of fuss. states that a further 1,500 Italian Troops represented the full com- prisoners were taken in the plement necessary for defence and Koritza region with 12 heavy guns, maintenance of British air bases

13.

The occupation of Moscopolts is officially claimed and Greek troops are stated to be on the main road leading to El Bas

SAIL.

Three retreating Italian columas were

hombed by Greek planes

with great success.

Large tires are reported to have been seen at Banti Quaranta on the coast 20 miles to the north of the frontier

BRITISH REINFORCEMENTS ATHENS, Nov. 25.

(Reuter) -

;

Twenty-five minutes earler the Port Hobart had flashed a warn ing that she had "sighted a sus- plclous vessel" and her position given as about 500 miles north east of Porto Rico.

Port Hobart - is vessel of

WAS

Sen. George Succeeds a vest P Pittman

Corps mingled with engineers and Lines Limited mechanics. hundreds of the Air A distress signal from the Bri- Force ground staff and New Zea- tish steamer, Trehats, of 4,871 land sappers.

tons, stating that she had sight- ed a "suspicious vessel about 500 miles west of Ireland.

riso picked up by the Mackay Radio.

SPONTANEOUS WELCOME The men were in high fettle after their trip. During the whole voyage they never saw a single noștile plane of vessel.

Great crowds: assembled in the harbour and threw their hats into the air as lorry after lorry raced through the town and a similar welcome was given the troops all

WES

Greek troops are quickly accus- | tuning themselves to the me- chanism of their new British guns which occasionally arrive at the. front bearing small Union Jacks attached by the local, inhabitants as they pass through the mountain villages.

TARANTO RAID.

LESSON

WASHINGTON, Nov. 24 (Reuter) The veteran Democrat Senator For Georgia, Senator Walter F. George, a been selected sa chairman of the Senate: Foreign LONDON, No. 25. (Reuter- Relations Committesche succession The crushing R:AB: attack on the to the late Senator: Key Pitteren. Italian Fleet do Taranto has In a statement made, on Satur not been without its lessons for

der his leadership the policy of Sweden, had decided to spend full aid for the Democracies be$5,500.00 on the ballding of continued

warships but the Swedish. Parha-

Commander-In-Chief day Senator Georgeysaid that un- other Fowers.

Of Plymouth

has

It must be noted that Britain's ment, is now considering spanding

LONDON, Nov. 25 (Reuter) Admiral of the Fleet St. Charles need for assistance does not in the money on seroplanes instead along the route.

Forbes, E.C.B., CB. DS.0..

clude a request for man-power. A number of famous British war- The sight of British khaki had been appointed Commander-in-- ships in brilliant sunsine slippen been eagerly awaited in Greece Oblef of Plymouth quietly into a Greek harbour a and the arrival of the troups is to Admiral Sir Martin Dunbar- few days ago, their decks packed bound to have a great effect on Nagmith, V.C., KCB. CR, BS with British and New Zealand Greek morale.

from May 1, next:

succession

ANGLO MISSION BARBAROUS AIR ATTACK

:

IN BRAZIL

FRANK AND CORDIAL CONVERSATIONS

ON SOUTH COAST TOWN

FRENCH CANADIANS IN SYMPATHY WITH MOTHER COUNTRY

QUEBEC. Nov. 2 (Reuter). "France, our unhappy yet beloved mother, is not dead.” declared the 'Prime Minister of Quebes, Mỵ, A. Godbout, in a broadcast to France

FROM A SOUTH COAST TOWN, Nox. 25. (Renter)--Waves--and Britain yesterday.

of German bombers weeping in from the sea and drovning fire- bombs: subjected this town to its heaviest attack of the war on Saturday night

As they wheeled: back for their

RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov. 25 (Reu

Extreme gratification at bases high explosive bombs crash-

tery

"To France, we French Cung- dians would say that we know that the hordes of Hitler and Mussolini have been unable to tear our your soul and that you

the reception given to the Bri-ed down and churches, cinemas. JAPAN CALLING UP await our victory to again take

tish Economie Mission by mem-'clinics, banks. public buildings, bers of the Government, as well as noteis shops and flats were the very influential private citi damaged.

zens, was expressed by Lord WII- Several fires were caused and tingdon in a statement to Reu- the planes tried to concentrate on ter's correspondent before the these but the accurate anti-air- Mission left here for Santos, ¡craft fire drove many back "The atmosphere of complete, - SOUTHAMPTON RAID frankness, cordiality and co The German radio daimed that operation from all makes me feel 250 planes heavily attacked the that at least the first week of the harbours, docks and warehouses "Mission's work has not been a of Southampton' with high explő-

failure. I am most

conadant sive Bombs and thousands of in. thas great and lasting goodwill endhafies. will come from our interchange of A London massage stated that conversations and information." an enemy bomber was shot down The Brazilian press. which in- over the Channel yesterday. It variably reflects public opinion, was one of several formations has devoted hundreds of columns which tried to reach London but to the activities of the Mission were dispersed by the defending. which all sections of opinion agree has been successful.

craft Ara,..

perty and there

were several

casualties, Pos

FOUR KILLED

tighters.

The Air Ministry states that a rew bomba were dropped at several Dots in Kent but casualties and

dimage were small.

|from 7,000 to 2,000, fest,

NAVAL RESERVES

truk

CHUNGKING, Nov. 25 (Cen- -Unconfirmed reports received from Shanghai stats Govern- that, the Japanese ment has ordered the mohtli- sation of naval reserves, Jap- Shanghai anese residents in

who have received the mobili- sation order are returning in Japan shortly..

your place. among nations who are the bearers of light

DEATH OF SIR

· H. DENISON MELBOURNE, Nov. 24. (Renter) The death occurred of air Hasb Robert Denison, K.BE He was Commissioner for Australlain, the United States 1926-28, and was 15 years of age.

Well-known Peers Pass

LORD CRAIGAVON

LONDON, Nev, 25 (Reuter)-via- count Craigavon, Prime Minister of Northern Ireland, is dead.

He was 69 years of age and held

LORD TYRON

1914-1917.

LONDON, Nov. 25 (Reuter)-Lord Tyrol, who as Major Tyron was Postmaster-General for five years, ALEXANDRIA RAID

died suddenly yesterday at the age ALEXANDRIA, Nov. 25 (Router),

JUNKERS DOWNED

a record for tenure of office among of 69. He was given a peerage on Low-flying Italian bomber

LONDON, Nov, 25 (Reuter-modern statesmen. He had been his retirement from office last raided Alexandria in the Barly on the way to Germany, an leader of the Northern Ireland May, hours yesterday and were dis RAF. bomber was attacked over Government for over 18 years, be He was educated at Elon and persed by a withering anti-air

the North Sea by three Junkers, ing Arst appointed in June. 1921 Bandhurst and served in the South but it kept up a running fight for

African war in 1899-1900. He also During his long political career. Damage was done to house pro 20 minutes by which time the he was a stern opponent of Home Saw active service in the last war, bomber had been forced down Rule and any idea of United Irish. Serving with the Grenadiers from “Just when things were looking Lord Craigavon collapsed last In 1919 he became Under- A later message states, that four bad," said the plot, "we saw one night at his home at Glencraig, Secretary for Air but was trans- were killed and 28 injured in the enemy plane falling in a headlong near Belfast, and died soon after ferred a year later to the Ministry Italian raid on Alexandria, ac dive towards the sea with awards

of Pensions where he served as cording to an official communique.

cockpit ablaze. (This was enough He had been working right up Parliament Secretary until 1922 for the other two, who sheered to the end and had addressed a when he was appointed Minister H.M TRAWLER SUNK

sitting of the Northern Ireland and was made a member of the LONDON, Nov. 25 (Reuter) German fighters were also ac Farliament last Tuesday. He had Privy Council The Admiralty announced that tive during the raft on Berlin been working under a severe strain In 1935 he was appointed Post- HM, trawler Kingston Alalite and when two Messerschmitta attack and the increased anxiety caused master-General which post he the drifter, Reed, have beer sup ed in RAF hamber but they by was conditions told severely on held until his retirement on May

„bike off the fight after a brlet his health.

last: by enemy action

entounter

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