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GENERAL

Italian Unit | CHINESE ENVOY WARNS

OF NIPPON SCHEMES

Decimated

Drastic Greek Reply

To Local Attacks

LONDON, Mar. 20 (Reuter)- The Greek reply to local attacks by Italian troops on the Albanian front on Tuesday was quick and drastic. The attacking detach ments were all driven back and sustained heavy losses.

This claim was made in a Greek Press Ministry statement broad cast from the Athens radio fast night.

It was stated that the attacks were preceded in each case by a fairly heavy artillery barrage.

IN EAST ASIA.

LONDON, Mar. 29 (Reuter) "Let no-one make the mistake that Japan's programme has been in any way shandoned? declared Dr. quo Tal-chil, the Chinese Ambassador in London, speaking at the Fabian Society luncheon yesterday.

"Japan is only waiting for a favourable moment to take the plunge in the hope of sharing the spoils with her Nail partners, but I can assuten You that China will not listen to any specious perce proposals designed only to extricate Japan for farther aggressions."

The Chinese Ambassador also declared "China quered and more than ever uncon querable. We have been a bit tougher and even more resilient than the world expected. China is blessed with a brilliant leader. W have our Chiang Kai-shek as" you have your Winston Churchill and Americans have their Franklin Roosevelt

White House Conference

N:E.I. »SITUATION DISCUSSED

ATTACK REPULSED ATHENS, Mar. 20 (Reuter)--The Italian offensive action in the centrai sector of the Albantan "China has more than doubled front, supported by tanks. aud her military strength - since the another ›minar action in the war against Japan began. We are WASHINGTON, Mar. 20 (Reuter, northern sector have beer repuls-self-summclent in all arms except Dr Kettens, Dutch Föreign ed. Prisoners were taken

and planes and heavy guns which have Minister, conferred with Presi three tanks destroyed.

to be imported and are essential dent Roosevelt Just before the Pre- Last night's Greek High Com-to a general counter-offensive siden, left for a brief holiday and mand communique states that a which may come sooner than it is understood that the Nether company of attacking Italian might be expected.

lands East Indles was among the subjects discussed.

forces was cut off and, trapped in. the converging fire of Greek auto- matic weapons and artillery, was completely wiped out.

MECHANISED AGGRESSION *China has really borne the On leaving the White House, brunt.of mechanised agresssion Dr. Kleffens said that he had As a result of successful opera-She has led the van in armed re-talked with the President regard- tions, the Greeks captured a num-sistance to a noxious doctrine that ing the situation in the Nether- ber of prisoners in the Acos Valcould not be checked by reasoning lands,

From the beginning we felt that

ley.

All is quiet in the interior of We were fighting for others as well the country.

as for ourselves although for more than two years we fought a rather lonely fight

CHARACTER

OF GERMAN

AIR RAIDS

bers of the London

He praised highly the Prest- gent's efforts for the allies as well 5 als work in connexion with the Lease and Lend Act, as an ad-

"The world belatedly realises mirable instance of his now what we asserted a decade 18 capacity."

ago about Japan's programme of aggression."

The Ambassador did not geny that there was

triction between

govern-

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"Training Cruise" Of TWO-OCEAN NAVY

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VOTE PASSED WASHINGTON, Mar. 20 (Reuter, WASHINGTON, Mar. 20 (Reuter) The Senate Appropriations Com- -Commenting on the training mitter yesterday unanimously ap- cquise" of four United States cru proved the $3,447,000,000 BU to sers and nine destroyers to Aus help finance America'a two-ocean tralian and New Zealand ports, navy.

With

LONDON, Mar. 20 (British Wire- the Government and

LONDON, Mar. 20 (Reuter)

Colonel Knox said that the United The Bill, which provides for the the Com- King Boris of Bulgaria has been States was "very closely in touch construction of six new-type battle less) While only 72 of the mem-munists though he said that it participating in the military ex-with Australia and greatly in sym cruisers, has passed the House of

Passenger was greatly exaggerated by Jap-ercises of German armoured di-pathy with her aspirations. Transport Board serving with HM anese propaganda. Moreover, be visions, according to a Bulgarian

Representatives and the Senate be- Forces had been killed or died was confident that the Commu

the exception of those gin its consideration today. on active service up to last De-nists, realising the supreme in the operations of German air been publicised, there

news agency. He also took part, whose movements have already The House of Representatives cember. 118 had been killed by necessity for internal unity, would squadrons when he was

were no has passed the Bill appropriating eneiny action and 322 Injured continue to accord the Govern-panied by his brother. Prince in the South Pacific, he added.

acco-more United States naval vessels £1,750,000.000 for the purposes of

the Lease and Land Act. while engaged in performancement co-operation and support as Cyril, and the Bulgarian Minister Those in the Antipodes would of their ordinary duties.

The voting in favour of the ap- they had pledged themselves to for War, General Daskalof. These figures throw some light do when the war began,

propriation was 388 to 55.

MILITARY SUCCESSES

After surveying Chinese military

on the character of German bomb- ing attacks, since these regrettable casualties, incurred while on duty by the Board's 78,000 servants, successes of the past six months. would inevitably have been high the almost miraculous development Dr. Quo specially drew attention to

If the Luftwaffe had not been

content to drop their bombs hap-of the natural riches in south- hazard on residential areas rather west and north-west China since than presa home their attacks on the vital communications of the capital.

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MR. MATSUOKA" TO CALL AT MOSCOW

the Chinese Government had been the established in Chungking. consequences of which for China's future Influence in Asia may well out-weigh all other fruits of war.

The Ambassador, whose reputa

ton as an orator has been long

established in Ilondon, was in fine. Mr. Matsuoka, Japanese Foreign, form. The large audience general- Minister, who is spending two ly agreed that be bad never de- days in Moscow on his way to Ber-livered a better speech, and it was lin, will pay another call at Mos puntuated by frequent applause, cow on his way back to Tokyo, states a message from Sydney.

It was added that Mr: Matsuoka is seeking guarantees for Japan from Russia to safeguard her bor der interests.

(Special),

especially his references to Prési dent Roosevelt, Mr. Winston Chur- chill and the formidable growth of the Chinese forces which are now holding a million Japanese inextricably bogged in China.

Nazi Depredation In Europe Disclosed At Question Time In Commons

LONDON, "March 20. (Beuter) The enormity of the burden placed on occupied countries by Germany was disclosed by the Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Mr. B. A. Butler, feplying, to a-question in the House of Commons yesterday afternoon.

The total aunñal amount of German depredation is estimated at £1,150,000,000 apart from the indirect lossen to the occupied - territories and the burdens' on countries for which no estimates' are available. jan

The cash burden, sald Mr. But Germany "than they receive in re- i ler, was about £1,080,000,000 and turn and the surplus is paid for in In addition to were obliga-blocked marks" from which no Hong- in kind.

benefit la dèrived now por is Ulkaly Norway had to pay an annual to be derived in future. sum of £68,000,000, equal to 'about Even though 150 sctipled terra- 425 per head of population

tories have already been denuded The comparative figures for for most or the readily exportable. Denmark vere £28,000,000 and £8 surpluses. Mr. Butler added. the per head: Belgium £75,000,000 and total annual loss to the western. £8 per head: Holland £54,060,000 occupied territories may still be and £8 per head; France £827-estimated at about 2100.000.000 |000,000 and £20 per head

In addition, Mr Butler con- tinued, Germany received amounta

Japanese Transport

from Poland, Czechoslovakia, Ru- Sunk In Yangtze

mania and Bulgaria but no ext mates were available.

Norway's burden was the hea- viest, amounting to over one-third of her pre-war national incom

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SOUTH ANHWEL, Mar. 23 (Cen- tral) Another Japanese Kaval transport has gone down to the bottom of the Yangtze due to the action of Chinese mobile artillery

Mr.. Butler recalled that the Balling up the Yangtze the vessel maximum annual demand from was fully loaded with military sup- Germany ever contemplated under plies and provisions. When it was the Young Plan was £125,000,000 passing Hsinhckow southeast of or less than one third of the ore sent French payment.

A further burden, said Mr. But

Anking in March 13, it was spotted

and shelled by the Chinese, Beveral

direct hits were scored on the

ler, comprises exports trom occu- vessel and it was runk with all pled countries to Germany They its complement and cargo pre obilned to send more woods to board.

return shortly to Honolulu.

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