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HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

ITALIAN COLOURS TAKEN

AT MOSHKOPOLIS

Villages Wantonly Fired By Retreating Forces

LONDON, Nov. 27 (Reuter) Strong Italian attempts to send reinforcements to Podgradets, north of Koritza, have been. broken up by the R.AF enabling the Greeks to capture the town and to pash" on towards the const.

Other Greek forces in Northern Albania have been thrusting to the west of Koritsa, a reconnaissance party travelling for over 30 miles westwards without finding any Italian troops

Casualties 'At Moshkopolis, the colours of

among the infantry

three

Itallin battalions were are believed to be heavy. Whole ¦

columns were thrown into pane Laken

Thr Greek advance towards and confusion.

Argyrocastron has met with some"

opposition from Italian reinforce-poms falling on motor transports

menta

Other convoys were attacked,

and pack mules.

Stores at Argyrocastron Greek forces on the coast have

were advanced further and others have combed and damaged. Reconnais- been carried out over been landed, probably from shins sance has off Corfu. They are behind the Stelly. Taranto and Bari. Italian front Unes in this sector And have cut the lines of num munication

ITALIAN CEINFORCEMENTS The Italians

are

many reinforcements

have probably

fighting began.

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OPEN CRITICISM

LONDON, Nov. 27 (Reuter)

The work of the Italian Genera

-open

CABLE

FUNERAL OF MR. MR. CYRIL LAKIN URGES

W. J. ALLEN CONTINUED BLOCKADE

OF GERMANY

Large Attendance

At Graveside

There was a large attendance at

the funeral of Mr. William Julius Allen which took place at the Pro- testant Cemetery, Happy Valley. yesterday evening. The Rev. Cyrt: Brown officiated.

Mr. Allen, who passed away "at the French Hospital at the age of 68, retired on penston in 1930, from the service of the Eastern Extension and Australasian Tele- graph Company, now, merged with Cable and Wireless, Ltd.

Chief mourners at the funeral yesterday were his wife, daughter (Mary), Messrs. C. A. Allen and N.

B. White (nephews). Mrs. LE Basto and Mrs. L. C. R. Souza {nteces) and Messrs. Eric and George Souza (grand-nephews).

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1940. --PAGE 7

UNLIMITED POWER

OF BRITAIN

Continued from Page 1

I liked to see these engaging mon- last war the use of the phrase sters swing their nozzles about at Business As Usual, Then # #- the touch of a wheel, Barbed wire ferred to proateering. Business and tank emplacements and in- As Usual now means something genious dodges of all sorts are very different It means the ready."

slogatis of the gallant little-shop- keepers,

still the island

"WE ARE CONFIDENT - THAT THIS WEAPON OF ECONOMIC PRESSURE ON GERMANY IS ONE THAT WILL CONTRIBUTE TO HER ULTIMATE DEFEAT. There is reason for believing that our blockade and air attacks bave had a marked effect on the Axis oll positiez. It is known that Germany is using more oil than she can replace from all her available of sources and it is obvious that Italy's oll position must be worse than Germany's”

NO SLACKENING up for this purpose to make plans) for the accumulation of thes "Britain

"This war continued, Major 東京 stocks and the scheme would be stronghold," went on Major Hast vidious distinction between sol- Hastings, "has wiped out any in- worked in co-operation with the Ings: "Yes-but there must be no diors and civilians. We are all in stupid belief in security. Our de- BLOCKADE MUST CONTINUE fences are strong, but only a few it this time that is a good augury

for the future.

·FOOD POSITION

"We must continue with our miles away, is 监 War machine He was commenting on the sub blockade." went on Mr. Lakin, In which has unasbed. Its

"As we go along we wili. ject of the Axis food position and the first place we cannot allow through Europe.

learn as never before the un-> the trouble that Germany was food supplies to go to the occupi- "There is no trick, no treachery,

limited power of great territories, because Germany, to murderous invention which people to solve" s problem facing in the coming winter with

get hold of them,

they will not use. We cannot

War accomplishes, miracles- afford to slacken for a moment.

why not peace?" /

MR. CYBİL LAKIN, com- mentator on current political events, made this statement yesterday in Landon In the " course of his commentary on the news.

a shortage of food in the occupied territories of Europe.

How is Herr Hitler going to feed these people?" asked Mr. Lakin. "You know what he has done so far. His method at pre- sent is to pay high prices in money that is worthless for food in the occupied countries. The occupied countries have

now tumbled

countries

to

United States --

ed

win

way

"I talked to a sergeant at a | post down here. He had been in Dunkirk and had had intensive training. He said, "The show in France has taught us to be well trained or nothing.”. That is the true word.

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Szechwan Has New Governor

SHANGHAI, Nov, 18. The Shanghai Evening Post editorially asserted today that General Chang Chun's assumption of the gover norship of Szechwan province re- placing Generalissimo Chiang Kai- shek demonstrated that the prn- vince was now fully behind the Chungking government.

There is an important point which has been overlooked by those people who are asking that food should be sent to the THOSE PRESENT

occupied areas. It must not Among those present were Mr.

be forgotten that food and raw materials are interchangeable. and Mrs. J. J. Maxwell, Mr. and

Let me tell you what Germany Staff in the Greek campaign is Mrs. M. C. M. Silva, Miss C. Max-

can do with this food. now openly criticised in the Ita-well, Messrs, LE, Basto, R. Basa,

"Any slackening now might sending Itan Dress, says the

"Ten shiploads of wheat would; A. H. Rumjahin, A. A. Suflad, A. G. this scheme and dissatisfaction is!

mean a sudden breach in our Daily Tele- as possible,

Sufflad, A. E. Coates, R. Pestonjee, | growing day by day.

replace in food value “190,000 tons .defences. We must have, the graph.

The and

U M. Omar, R. K. Modi, R. F. da despatched

occupied

now of potatoes, which would replace

most efficient, the most ma- Signer Hoherto Farinacci มา about twa divisions since

D. the been directed to launch the first Luz, Rozario, C. Barros, P. know what to expect from Ger- 17.000 tens of alcohol,,, which in

dern and the most trained army there is,” criticis. He is evidently Dixon, H. L Decker, G. Lindblom many and they also know what we turn could realise enough petrol t In one place the Greeks cap- under order to shift the blam. Maxwell, R. M. Omar. M. A. R. are doing. You will remember that send 500 acroplanes on raids over

Major Hastings declared that tured a Commanding Officer and for the failure from Signor Musso-Souza, L. C. R. Souza. C. M. Alves. Mr. Churchill said some time ago London for two months. It is note, there were no movements other we are going to, worthy that Germany is securing than of the usual sort during the his staff, two company comman lini's shoulders to someone else's E. Souza, J. Minhinnett J. Rut that although ders and the whole of the equip anyone else's.

The Evening Post said that while torjee, F. Rodrigues, A. J. M. maintain a strict blockade of Ger- all the potato crops she can and time he was in Dover. There were there were sold politicar reason's ment of the Italians, which rather

Rodrigues. L. M. Özorto, F. Xmany, we should do our best to only recently she confiscated the BURDEN OF LAMENT

be- for Chiang Kai-shek taking the quggests that the morale of this

Soares, L. E. Basto, A. H. Basto, A build up supplies of reserves of, potato reserves of Norway and the usual noise which had Unpreparedness and lack of unit was not very high

post at a time when the formerly B. Hamson. A C. Botelho, Montal. food all over the world and that Jutland. Again. ten shiploads of come familiar to them all,

"I inquired whether the noise turbulent province was still rather Confirmation has been received foresight In general are the bur-

to E. Zimmern, R. Basa, G. Souza, we should arrange to ship these milk would replace 2.000 tons of uf Greek reports that the Italiaris den of his lament. As these fall-A. A. Rumiahn, R. F. Luz, Miss L supplies to those people who are margarine, which would supply of an approaching shell or bomb uncertain as to how it felt about

ings are written large over the Gardner, Mrs. P. J. Rodrigues, Mis; now have wantonly burned

Na fats to provide lubricating oils for could be heard," he continued, having the national government villages

whole story of the four weeks of V. Rodrigues, Mr. and Mrs. C. S. creed.

and was told that It all depends move to Chungking, at the present behind them and hage shot-some-

on the velocity. In the case of time there were good reasons for the

which Italian urople have made

guns

Gred across freeing Chiang from this respon their minds on the matter some

the Channel the sheel reached asibility. CIVILIAN SLAUGHTER

time ago.

height of 40,000 feet at its greatest Although the Italian air bases it. has, at the same time, seem.

speed and travelled at 1,600 feet have been rendered ineffective by ed good tu the Fascist' authorities

per second. Consequently the first the RAF, the Italians have lost to issue an order that when Ita-

thing you hear is the Explosionary to Japanese expectations, the none of their skill in the slaughter-an WAT news is broadcast in

and not the passage of the shell,Nippon bombings had proved to be a vital factor in cementing ing of civilians. Several Greek public places, the audience must

BLOODY MURDER

Szechwan behind the *natidmad towns and villages have suffered listen standing.

Major Hastings spoke on the cause, and as a result there was no from Fascist air attacks. Al.

methods which the Germans were longer a question of internal poli- though a number of civilian cas-

continuing to use and the added tical dissension or a tendency to ualties are reported, there is little

terrors with which they hoped to play a double game against the material domeft.

accomplish their plana

civilians and taken others off as/War, it may be assumed that the Rosselet, Mr. C. L. Becker, Mr.

hostages.

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BROADCAST GEMS

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and Mrs. A. Marcal, Dr. V. M. Atienza and Dr. Lam Chiu-chun, Mr. and Mrs. W. K. Way and many

others.

THE WREATHS Flowers fron the wife and daughter were interred with the casket.

Wreaths were

under the

idolatrous A committee has been set submarines."

Affects

Greek Victory

Politics, Diplomacy

"Almost every day now comes fresh evidence of the sent by loving tremendous effect the successes of the Greeks is having wife, Mary and Shui Chun Marsh, and repercussions are taking place throughout the world," This, according to one account, is because of the

Kathleen and son, Rese, Luigi, said MR. CYRIL LAKIN, political commentator on inter- disrespectful attitude shown by listeners when Luiz, Elaine and Valerie, Aurea national events, when he spoke in London last night

and Charlie, Maude and Eduardo, these gems of attempted face-

Anthony and Margaret, Lena, Bill

"This effect is not purely gaving are given out by the radio.

The situation is already disas- and family, Mary, Mr. and Mrs. J. military. The Greek victory plomacy, especially Axis di- plomacy, very vitally.

improved

"Their objective now" he de- clared,

plain, bloody murder."

!

VITAL FACTOR

The Evening Post said that ena-

government. Since the administra: RETREAT HARASSED

tion, as a result. had become a CAIRO, Nov. 27' (Reuter)--R.AF.

routine matter other hands could take over, thus leaving the Gen- aircraft have continued to assist the Greek 10vance in Albania by trous for, the Fascist regime.. It J. Maxwell and family, Mr. and is affecting politics and di- CHINESE ENVOY

The speaker went on to pay a eralissimo freer to devote himself harassing the retreating Italians: vital for Massolint that its. W. E. Hollands and family

SEES HULL

tribute to the work done by the to larger issues states an RA.F, communique. should be retrieved and if this Mr. and Mrs. Paul E. Elms; Mr.

The Post 'lauded Chang Chim's patrol boats and trawlers. They Three large motor transport should be attempted with German and Mrs. M. A. da Silva and fami

NEUTRALS ENCOURAGED

WASHINGTON, Nov. 27 (Reuter) were standing up to their work ability, pointing out that he will vehicles were set on fire, many help. of which there a stiil y C. 5. Rosselet and family, Mr. uthers wert

"Neutrals and occupied coun--Following one of his infrequent magnificently, he said, under most and himself with many problems damaged and

|but not that of disloyalty. As a res oversigh, the moral staation would and Mrs. C. A. de C. Rodrigues

| difficult 'eönditions, turned by the roadside and many for Mussolini be little. If at alt and family,, Mr. and Mrs. G. E tries are all feeling encouraged by interviews with. Mr. Cordell Hull,

"These men are enduring every-sult General Chang will be able mules were killed.

Lee, B. L. Grigor, Henry Wong, Mr the gallant manner in which this State Secretary, the Chinese Am-

Theirs is to apply himself to the task of and Mrs. S. M. Bander and family. small nation has fought against bassador, Dr. Hu Shih, told news-thing." he declared

cold five o'clock-in-the capitalizing on Szechwan's vant Rev. Cyril Brown, Mr. and Mrs E such a bally as Signor Mussolini, papermen that he hoped for fur-plain,

morning" courage.

natural resources, the Post added. Zimmern, Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Bec. You may be sure that this feeling ther United States aid to China.

Accompanying Dr. Hu Shih was The speaker went on to refer to ker and family. "Pat" White, Mr of encouragement will grow in and Mrs. H. L. Fox. F. K. Modi, R volume.

Mr. T. V. Boong who has been here conditions in the residential areas Pestoni, H. Cherrington, Mrs. G.

"The success of the Greeks has for several months on financial of Dover, where there was some R. Lindblom and Mr. G. L. Lind exceeded an expectations. Italian negotiations. They declined to dis- damage caused by blom, Dr. and Mrs, V. N. Atienza prestige has been shattered and cuss the possibility of an addition shells. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Leonard, Mr will make the world forget that except to say that they constantly |not even an attempt to restore this al United States Government loan C. Leonard and family, Mr. and Inte war production were discussed question of legislation and ma- yesterday by President Roosevelt chinery to keep American industry Cricket Club. Old. Friends Cable ed in the world after the collapse

Italy has been beaten by a smaller hoped for increasing aid. Ted Castro. Mrs.

Craizengower

nation The impression that exist- and Mr. H. L. Stimson, Secretary going at full blast. The chief Company, In Hung. Chan Yee of France that the Axis Powers are for War, according to a London thing was to prevent sabotage and in, Misses Lum and Leung Bung. invincible no longer exists.

BRITAIN'S PURCHASES IN AMERICA

message.

Continued From Page 1

Mr. Roosevelt said that the Gov- ernment was dally considering the

legislation Imposing heavy sen- tences for sabotage were passed by the State yesterday.

Mr. Roosevelt also referred to

the national effort zor defence

WAR BONUS FOR aircraft must go before the con-

works and the building of military

straction of commercial planes.

Mr. Stimsorbalso referred to cer- tain companies which were build

commercial planes.

SINO SEAMEN LONDON, Nov. 27 (Reutering In the House of Commons yester day. Mr. Vernon Hartlett asked

DEATH OF MR.

News

C. SARA

has been -received

in

NAZI AIRMEN REACHED FOR

THE SKY

airmen. their Three German Junkers 88 bomber forced down in a South-West England rural area, begar machine-gunning civilian workers in a field.

Buddenly they gasped and stop-

ped.

"Britain resisted them - and their invasion has failed and now Italy, has been receiving blow after blow The new * world order” which the ADİS

• has been proclaiming has been made to look rather silly. "There is no longer any talk of Hongkong of the death of a former Bulgaria Joining the Axis Berlin resident. Mr. Colin Sara, at Wes-admits it and tries to make out tonsuper-Mare, in September last, that Bulgaria was never expected ENORMOUS CALL-UP ""

The late Mr. Sara lived in the to do so. Turkey continues her The announcement that between Colony for 19 years and was with policy of preparing to resist any

Out of the quiet countryside, the Minister of Shipping whether now and next June there will be the PW.D. He retired in 1930.

from all directions," rumbled attack SMA -a-danger-bonus-was now granted an enormous call-up for produce

́RUSSIAN HINT 4

British Army tanks. Quickly What is interesting is that they surrounded the plane. Russia is said to have dropped a The arrogance of the Nazis hint to Bulgaria asking her not to changed to surprised dismay. Join the Axis, The hint was taken They put up their hands, tha note of in Bulgaria, CA Earlier, in their Junkers, they **Yugoslavia feels less fear now had swooped about machine-gun- and has been encouraged by these ring villagers and a Poor Law in- signs. Italy thought when there stitution, t were certain cabinet changes in Then Hurricanes got on the Yugoslavia that the country would | bomber's" tall. ^ be prepared to eat out of her hands. A

"Nobody is going to eat out of Italy's hands now nor out of Ger- many's either.

The deceased was 64 years of age widow and four

to Chinese seamen and it so, how tion and output for the Navy, Army and leaves a the amount compared with the and Air Force was made in thej

children bonus granted to British seamen. House of Commons, yesterday, ac-

Mr. Ronald Cross replied that cording to a Londen message." while a bonus in that name was

The main point of the state-

not, usually paid tu Chinese, the ment, which was made by Mr. - percentage increase of Chinese Arthur Greenwood, Minister with- -seamen's wages since the outbreak out Portfolio, showed that pro- of war was a good deal higher duction for the first 15 months of than the percentage" bierense the war had exceeded what it was British seamen's wages

in the corresponding period during the last war.

THE HAT TRICK- NEW STYLE

THE WEATHER Maximum temperature yesterday was 73 and the minimuini 31. '

Total rainfall since January 1 is 117.59 inches against an average of 83.82

Mr. Greenwood stated that the

The Royal Observatory report RAF. and the British blockade states were undermining the Germans The anticyclone continues to fighting power in spite of Ger- One North Londou policeman many's years of preparation move eastwards; pressure is now performed a new kind of hat trick we can say with certainty that highest over Eotes. when called to deal with an inwe are out-growing the industrial miles north-east of Manila, pro- The typhoon is situated about 300 cendiary bomb.

capacity of Germany." he added.bably recurving north-eastward The bomb was burning ercels

DRASTIC PENALTIES B and there was no appliance to

WASHINGTON, Nov. 27 (Reuter)

extinguish It. The policemen ran Drastic penalties for sabotage of

in it

sale

Peuple at a Red Cross cheered as they watched the Bri- tish fighters pump bullets into the bomber, causing it to dive steeply and come down at a lonely spot some miles away.

BAN TO SAFETY

But there is no guarantee... that Germany will not feel that she must rush to the ald of Italy by forcing her way through Yugoslavia, Yugosla viain by no means a blité. "country, but it is more certain now that Tugoslavia will fight. "Perhaps Italy will try to re- They directed their fire at a web store, her lost prestige by launch-party of workmen loading a lorry,

A farmer who saw it crash told me he had to take cover as the Germans restarted their machine- gung when the plane was on the ground,

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bombs and

SPIRIT OF EVIL "The unspeakable nature of this crime against man is born of the very spirit of evil itself," he.. said. "It has only "generated a feeling of utter

disgust. "

The Duke of Buccleuch is lend E the main part of his London house in Grosvenor-place, SM, for the use nt Scottish troops as o social centre.

Mary Pickford, the film star, ansi her husband, Buddy Rogers, will. give a home for the duration of the war to two English orphans, Langley Taylor, 13, and Burton "Yet there is some consolation Wells, 13. Mr. and Mrs. Rogers met here. You will remember in the the boys just before the war,

Fireside

Comfort

Das fires give out healthy warmth like that of the sun.

A gas-warmed room is always well ventilated, never stuffy.

The ga

fire is always at your service.

With gas you only use fuel when' Jou need it,

Gas fires create no dirt, no work.

See the new gas fires at the Showrooms to-day ....... There is one to suit every Toom at your house and its price will snit your pocket.

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to a near-by pond, filled his hel-national defence industries or ma- HEALTH RETURNS met with water and put the bomb terials connected with national de The following is the Return of ing an attack on Egypt. Herr Hilt The men ran to safety.

fence are provided in a Bill un- animously approved today by the notinable diseases notified as hav- ler cannot afford, for the sake of "Suddenly there was a thunder- The body of a British airman, United States Senate which was ing occurred in the Colony during his own prestige, to let Italy being rumble added the farmer HONG KONG & CHINA GAS COMPANY LTD. apparently between 20 and 30, previously approved by the House the 24 hours ended at midnight on beaten again and he might be ""Tanks, which had been invisible, has been washed up on the of Represen mauves now goes to the Nov, 28. Choler one case; Di-compelled to make some super- appeared from all directiona Swedish, coast. The body bore an White House

phtheria, three cates Enteric human effort to prevent it. All One of the bomber's crew of Identity card with the name " It imposes a the of $10,000 for Fever two cases; Measles, one this is enough to show that the tour.

dead and another Cyril Rupert Cox and a ring Jury to or the destruction of war case; ntery, seven cares; Qu- Axia Powers have plenty of troubles wound but the other two were

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