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SANGUINARY FIGHTING IN ALBANIAN FRONT

ITALIAN "ATTACK THROWN BACK WITH HEAVY CASUALTIES

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ATHENS, Feb. 7 (Reuter)--The violent Italian counter-at- tack launched on Wednesday on the central front has ended in disastrous Italian defeat, according to the Athens radio last night. The enemy threw many troops and a considerable number of tänks and armoured cars into the battle in an attempt to break ben through the Greek tes. The Italians were pushed back hind their base Hnes and their losses in men and material were heavy,

AMERICANS "SERVING IN BRITAIN

Several tanks and four armour- ed cars were destroyed The Greeks have

establisheri themselves firmly in the

"

new

that

positions,

The announcer added operations on the Albanian front on Wednesday were satisfactory in all areas.

On the mountain range beyond are now Klisura, Greek forees

LONDON, Feb. 7 (Reuter} Thousands of Americans have come bere in Canadian uniform. de clared " Mr. Robert Hutchison, consolidating their recent gals President of the American Engle and organising new positions in Club, speaktig at an American view of the extensive operations Chamber of Commerce luncheon in which may be expected when the London yesterday.

weather improves.

He thought that there were 7,000 or 8,000 Americans in service in Britain.

of

to

ARTILLERY ACTIVE Greek artillery is active in the northern sector but bad weather

is hampering the Greek advance while in the coastal area

souse

states

Mr. Ronald Cross, Minister Shipping, speaking at the same luncheon, säld: "I feel that I may headway has been inade. look forward with confidence

A GHQ. communique the day when I shall know of the that there has been limited acti- speed and scale of American ship-vity of patrols and artillery.. ping assistance"

An enemy tank attack has been repulsed.

Mr. Cross recalled that recently he told American Journalists that be had cast a covetous eye on the enemy ships tied up in the ports of America." He added, "The song and dance which then emanated

from Berlin had for me high en- tertainment value because of fls bogus qualities. I would only say now that the ships are still there and that I still have an eye, and that I am still capable of that little spiritual delinquency 10 which I have already confessed "

Major-General I. G. Mackay, who led the Australian forces at the occupation of Bard.a and hauled down the Italian flag.

GENERAL

FORMER DUTCH PREMIER RETURNS TO HOLLAND

Broke Pledged Word To Go To Wife Dangerously Ill

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LONDON, Feb. 7 (Reuter)-The Royal Netherlands Govern- ment announces that it has learni yesterday with a profound assurances sease of indignation that, notwithstanding · solemn given to the contrary, Jonkheer Doctor D. J. de Geer, ex-Prime Minister of the Netherlands, has left Lisbon for the enemy- occupied part of the kingdom In Europe.

De Geer, who is 78, was Frime | Holland throughout the war, was Minister from June. 1839 to Sep-dangerously 11.

tember, 1940. He was head of the A prominent Hollander in Lon- Government at the moment of the don said, De Geer has been feeling German invasion on May 10 last advancing age "for long time and year and he had an important has been pining for his family. share in the responsibility for the He has grown feeble and frail. In unanimous decision of the Cabinet | peace-time he was an admirable to leave the Hague for London Prime Minister but he was not the (with the Queen.

man for such a vigorous task as prosecuting the war.

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Soon after the resignation of de Geer. froma the Premiership in September last year, the Govern- ment decided to entrust him with a mission to the Netherlands East Indies which would have enabled him to join some members of his family living in that part of the

U.S. ENVOY kingdom.

TO LONDON

PRESIDENT NAMES. LABOUR EXPERT FOR POST

De Geer left England in Novem- ber last on the express condition that the offcial facilities granted to him were to serve exclusively for the purpose just mentioned and he himself gave a formal un- dertaking to that effect.

"

PLEDGE RROKEN

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 (Reuter Having learned with deep regret -Mr. John Winant has been that the former Prime Minister Greece and another day tree of nominated United States Ambas- has broken this solemn pledge by raids, adds a Ministry of Publi Security communique,

DUMP BLOWN UP LONDON, Fab. 7 (Reuter)- Reuter's special correspondent on the Albanian frontier states that Greek fong-range guns near Po- gradetz have blown up an Italian munitior. dump north-west of Lin, on the shores of Lake Ochrla.

sador to London and President returning to occupied territory, Roosevelt has sent the nomination the Royal Netherlands Government to the Senate yesterday morning. have the painful duty to make Mr. Winant, who came into pro- known that they consider de minence in 1934 when he was Geer's conduct a breach of loyalty { chairman of the committee to in-and an act detrimental to the quire into the strike in the textile national interests. Industry, nas specialised in labour This unfortunate incident, con- cludes the announcement; can in He was appointed Assistant no way be accepted as an indica- Director of the International La-tion of any change in the firm de- CAIRO, Feb. 7 (Reuter) Altour Office in 1935 but a few termination of the Royal Nether- heavy Bir attack On Marita months later returned to America lands Government to continue the aerodrome in Rhodes, the chief HAYASHI FREED island of the Italian Dodecanesevelt's close collaborators in

to become one of President Roose-war against "Germany on the side the of her British ally until ultimate group, marked the extension of administration of the New Deal as victory. UNDER BOND the RAF Middle East Com Chairman of the Board to Ad-.

RHODES BOMBED

problems for many years.

mand activity on Tuesday night minister the Social Security Pro-

The aerodrome was bombed.gramme.

WIFE ILL

COURT TRIAL TO BE and machine-gunned" and dres He became Director of the ILO. London that de Geer decided to go

HELD IN JAPAN SHANGHAI, Feb. 7 Reuter) Mr. Hayashi, the 70-year old President of the Japanese Rate- payers Association, who had been held under investigation by

were started

in 1938

It is learned in Dutch circles in

to Holland bedarse he was anxious The British advances on Ave

After the collapse of France he about his wife's health.". It is re- fronts in Africa were again fully transferred the LLO. Headquarters ported bere last night that on ar- supported by air activity.

to the Macgill University. Mon-rival in Lisbon, de Geer learned treal

that his wife who has been in

LIBYAN OPERATIONS. Yesterday's RAF. communique records the renewed bombing

of

the Japanese Consular Folice for advanced Italian aerodromes in CHINA WAR: the alleged wounding of Mr. W Libya during Tuesday night, in- -J. Keswick, Chairman of the cluding Benina aerodrome near Shanghai Municipal Council, and Benghazi and Berka as wel} 28

at

the

two Japanese omcials Ratepayers' meeting on Jan. 23.1 was released last night under bond.

Hayashi will be confined to his home until his departure for Na- gasaki in the near future where he will be brought to trial CA the charge of attempted murder.

COMMONS QUERY

LONDON, Feb. 7 (Reuter)

the railway station at Barce.

In Italian East Africa, the army was supported by the R. A. F. Dh various fronts At Ba- rentu two more Italian Aghters were captured and one Was shot down.

At Keren. dive attacks were made on gun positions in the hills and on the road east of the town.

HEAVY ASSAULTS IN S. HONAN

CHINESE LAUNCH

CHUNGKING, Feb. 7 (Central)-Heavy. assaults were made against the Japanese falling back from Siping to Sniping on the Peiping-Hankow Railway in south Honan. Up till yesterday' morning approximately 2,000 Japanese were killed. The rest continue to Hee southward.

The Japanese to the southeast jattempt to push into Honan has of Wuyang, about 30 miles west of increased in severity. A Japanese Siping the Pelping-Hankow unit moving southwest of Taihe

An-

Invited to make a statement on At Negasit bombs were dropped Railway were practically all anni-was intercepted on Tuesday. the "outbreak of ruff anism in the on moter transport with consi-lated as a result of Chinese en other unit pushing toward Chich. International Settlement of Shang-derable effect.

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hal,” Mr. E. A. Butler, Under- At Dessie several fires were Secretary for Foreign Affairs, said caused among the buildings that "while Mr. Eden has some motor transport vehicles. preliminary information on the at- tempted arson at the Shanghai

Race Club and the bombing of the WILLKIE TRAVELS

BY NEW ROUTE

circling attacks, while the Japan- shen, a town on the Anhwel-Honan ese driving southwestward from border, northwest of Talho, is and Wuyang to Nanyang and Shechl being sublected to heavy attacks jchen were hotly pursued and at- SURPRISE ATTACKS

tacked. Up till noontime yester CHUNGKING, Feb. 7 (Central)— day most of the Japanese reach Chinese troops and local self- shechichen had been annihi defence units made surprise at- lated and those invading Nanyang tacks at Pingtam and Nanjih had suffered about 4.000 casual-Islands off the Fuller coast, last NEW YORK, Feb. 1 (Reuter) — [ties

Tuesday, annihilating large The Dixle Clipper with Mr. Wen- A Japanese unit invading Tung number of the Japanese sarrison dell Willkie aboard has alighted ripu, a town between Nanyang troops. The remnant Japanese at Bolama, West Africa, an- and Tangho, has been surrounded boarded their boats and fled, ADMIRAL NOMURA |nounced Pan-American Airways. while about half of the 2,000 J&D abandoning large quantities

The machine is inaugurating anese reaching Tangho have been milltary supplies. Both islands IN FRISCO

new homeward course for Amert-torced to retreat eastward

were subsequently, recaptured by SAN FRANCISCO: Feb. 7 (Reu can clippers from

A thousand Japanese at Shang the Chinese. Europe. This

Special District Court He was not yet in a position to give a de- tailed oficial account of "these incidents."

Japanese Ambassador

to

the

commercial can

of

ter)-Admiral, Nomura, the new is the first time that an Ameri- pokwan, about 25 miles north of A Japanese column pushing: aircraft has Miyang west of the Pelping-Han-northward from Shumchun to United States, arrived here, yes visited an African port and the tow Ballway are being engaged Pingwu on the Chinese section of terday.

first time that any part of Africa there

the Canton-Kowloon Railway has there has been linked with the United OUTPOST RECAPĂ URED been deflected eastward follow- were no questions between Japan States by ait,

In east Honan Chinese troops ing Chinese interception, accord and

the United States that

have recaptured Shintseho, aning to a military report, could not be settled amicably.

Important Japanese outpost south-

He told reporters

that

BOMBAY, Feb. 7 (Reuter) A further 900 Italian prisoners, in- erding 104 officers, have. ar rived.

REUTER'S HEAD LONDON, Feb. 7 (Reuter) The Board of Reuter's have ap- puinted Mr. Samuel Storey, M.P., Chairman of the Company.

west of Pohalen, and Bantuanmino. S'HAI MUNICIPAL

south of Rohsien. The Japanese lost 420 men and 260 rifles.

Fighting around Talha in north-

ELECTION

CHUNGKING, Feb. 7 (Central west Anhwel where the JapaneseThe Shanghai Municipal Coun

clf has recommended to the Con- sular Body to hold the next municipal election on April 2 and a and the Shanghai Mimic!- pai ratepayers annual meeting on April 16, "Approval ex- pected within a few days.

German born ahot down somewhere in England.

CLARENCE GAUSS FOR CHUNGKING WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 (Reuter) -President Roosevelt has nomin- ated Mr. Clarence Causs, Minister of Australia, to be Ambassador to China in succession to Mr. Nelson

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