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GILMAN'S

BRITAIN PLANS TO ATTACK FROM

SEA AND AIR TO DEFEND

TO DEFEND GREECE

ITALIANS FAIL TO MAKE PROGRESS IN CAMPAIGN

Special to the "Telegraph"

BRITISH ASSISTANCE TO GREECE IS EXPECTED TO TAKE THE FORM OF A DIRECT ATTACK BY SEA ON ITALIAN BASES, ACCORD- ING TO LONDON DECLARATIONS MADE YESTERDAY AND QUOTED BY "DOMEI."

AIR DEFENCES AT Strategic POINTS IN Greece WILL ALSO BE SET UP, WHILE THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT IS CONSIDERING THE QUESTION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO GREECE.

The British War Cabinet went into a lengthy session yesterday aftor. noon and considered reports by the chiefs of staff. Another meeting was held last night.

It was officially reported that before the evening the first units of rapidly moving British forces had already taken up their stations at points in the lonian Sea.

According to other reports Britain plans to establish an air base. at Corfu from where British planes will be able to help guard Greek cities from air allack, and simultaneously carry out counter-attacks within striking distance against împor- tant Italian bases across the Ionian Sea.

REVOLT SPREADS

IN ALBANIA

State of War Declared

Special to the "Telegraph"

BELGRADE, Oct. 29 (UP).-Reports received in Belgrade from the town of Ohrid on the frontler between Yugo-Slavia and Albania state that the rebellion in Albania is rapidly spreading. It is apparently carefully organised and is developing accord- ing to schedule.

Reports declare that time! bombs exploded yesterday in the Prefecture buildings in both Valena and Sainte Quaranti, killing and injuring several people.

Authoritative reports also state; that demonstrators in Athens wreck- ed the offices of the Alalttoria, the Italian Flying Company, as well as the buildings of the Lloyd Triestino and the Trieste Insurance Company.

Adriatic Gales

Another Belgrade message says that heavy gales are reported in the south Adriatic

Cholera On Ship In Harbour

Eight Europeans In Quarantine

Eight Europeans, including

which have interrupted two Hongkong women, must re-| coastal shipping. They may possibly main aboard a British ship now interfere with the transport of Talian in harbour for some days owing troops to Albania.

Heavy snowfalls are reported into the discovery of a cholera

case aboard the vessel. Slovenia,

According to a

Rome cable the Italian

man-in-the-street learned for

The ship was due to sali to-day the first time at 1 p.m. to-day that for a southern port, but the discovery he was at war with Greece when an yesterday that one of the Chinese extra edition of the noon newspapers steerage passengers from Amoy had

with to-day's war com- uppeared

unique 31 hours after the attack contracted cholera led to the steamer

heing pineed under launched. Although tension has been mount restrictions. ing over since the assassination of the Albanian patriot Daut Hoggia, over

was

quarantine

The Europeans affected are Miss 40,000,000 Italians were surprised to- and Mrs. Reynolds, who are Hong-

day to find that hostilities had ne kong evacuees, and six travellers from Shanghai, Mr. and Mrs. T. tually started.

Vickers and their family of three.. and Captain J. R. Cole

Italians in the streets crowded around the news vendors in Rome, despite pouring rain, to seize the latert editions.

State of War

the Italian

Minister to

Grechs Hold Positions .. LONDON, Oct. 29 (Reuter). -Reports reaching London this, evening showed that the Greeks are still holding their positions fagainst the Italians in the moun- tain passes along the frontier.

Grevce's famous "kilted troops" are] now in selion. They are recruited

in the mountain districts and are) now face to face with Italy's "Alpine"!

Divisions.

The Italians claim to have advanced inte Greece is denied in Athens.

Greek smidlers are now using the Alegab

they used during the Balkan wars, "We Drive Tiem into the Sea." No Big Push

Up to this evening, there are no aigns-that-the-bit-push,-which-the Italians had announced for dawn, had met with any greater success than on the day before.

The Italian High Command in Rome claimed that Italian troops had penetrated at various points and that: the advance is continuing.

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No Soviet Guarantee To Turkey

Report Repudiated

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

LONDON, Oct. 29 (UP). Soviet and Turkish spokesmen to-day strongly discredited re- ports that Russia had guaran- teed Turkey with military aid in the event of a German thrust at Turkey.

Authoritative British circles also indiented that the report was counter to all reliable information."

It la recalled that Russo-Turkish negotiations for a military alliance a ago falled largely because

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When the chaleru victim reported From Tirana comes the report that sick yesterday he was used to Albania, hospital where tests proved positive, Signor Francesco Jncament has de- The ship, as a result, will be detained creed that a state of war exists in in the harbour for some days. the southern half of Albania.

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feat. Italian' protect Grocce's largest colony against the vengeance angry crowds. Mass demonstrations were held in Paras yesterday.

It is expected that military pre- cautions will be taken against In- eldents during the mass funeral of air raid victims 'to-inorTOW,

Well-informed diplomatic circles believe that now, as then, the Soviet policy is bent on avoiding any com- mitments which would involve the risk of a war with Germany;

U.S. Far East Evacuees:

No Financial Help

Special to the "Telegraph"

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ATHENS, Oct. 29 (Ñeu-) ter)."With all confidence in our great and heroic Ally we are going to base our common, certain victory on the eternal principles of mortality, justice and 3,000 liberty established years ago on the sacred soil we are now defending," General Metaxas, says Premier of Greece, in reply to the message Mr. Winston Churchill sent him on Mon. day.

General Metaxas added: "With the same serenity an resolution which led us to oppose aggression by a perfidious adversary we are going to march on to a final triumph."

DAY IN AIR

Special to the “Telegraph”

LONDON, Oct. 29 (UP).-It was officially stated at 9 o'clock to-night that 22 German planes had been shot down during the day, and that seven British planes were missing, though four of the pilots were safe.

The communique added: “Late this afternoon, enemy air- craft, flying at considerable altitudes made a second attack on the Portsmouth area, dropped a number of bombs and damag- ing several houses and shops, Some casualties were caused in-

cluding a small number killed.

The small-scale attacks on Ger BERLIN, Oct. 29 (UP)-The Ger- man fligh Command stated this even-many last night were ineffective. ing that during to-day's attack on Isolated points in residential sections Lowestoft, a British trawler was hit were attacked and

civilians

Bome

and began to list. During the night | Idiled and injured, added the com- bombing raids were intensified on munique. London and numerous fires caused.

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Birmingham Coventry, and the Liverpool harbour as well as several air bases were at- tacked, claim the Nazis.

Turkey Keeps Eye On Bulgars For Treachery

·ANKARA, Oct. 29 (Reuter)-Inquiries confirm that Tur- kish policy in the Italo-Greck conflict will be non-belligerenco though not disinterestedness in the outcome of the conflict.

Turkish sympathy is solidly is that she is prepared to "neutralise" behind, Greece and should Bul- the Bulgars in order that the Greek garia make a kostile move, it is Army can be used almost exclusively

against Italy

Assurances have been received in firmly believed that Turkey

Athens that Bulgaria does not intend would also move..

later, under external pressure, Bul- Generally, polley will be influenced to depart from her neutrality but 17 by the attitude of Russia and Yugo- surlu should abandon neutrality, Slavin and the extent of British Turkey would give. Grecco active assistance to Greeco.

support.

M. Sarnjoglu, the Turkish Foreign Mesanges indicating that the Yugo- Minister, le morning received Sir Stay public fully supports Greece are Hughe Knatchbull-Hugessen, the displayed in the press to-day and British Ambassador, who introduced have helped to increase the ronfi- Major to the G.0.0, in the Middle Major-General Arthur Smith, Chief

East.

noon.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 (UP).—The State Department to-day said that Americans in the Far East who lack funds for

S Hughe had a second conversa- assisted to leave Europe; namely, that the State Department

tion with M. Sarajoglu in the after- would help locate relatives or friends or employers who can con-

Neutralising Bulgars tribute to the removal cost. only had a tiny fund for use by SPECIAL TO

to the "teleGNAPH”.

Officials sald the State Dopart-a very few totally dentitate ATHENS Oct. 28 (Reuter) The tnte efforts of Greece to mobiline. Balkan MADRID. Oct. 29 (UP). The ment never had funds' aufficient persons.

support has been successful up to a Menchela nows agency has reported to pay for the removal of any that fourteen Brillah warships substantial number of citizens been made public because the potenResponsible quarters here learn tered-Clibraltar-Harbour from the Mediterranean last right.

from any region, and at present

to

north

Germany a boller plant was damaged.

German Warships And Docks Pulverised

In R..A. F. Attacks

LONDON. Oct. 29 (Reuter). -Warships under construction at Hamburg. Bremen and Kiel were heavily attacked by aircraft of the British Bomber Command last night.

Extensive damage was caused by high explosive bombs and fires were started by incendiaries.

Great fires visible for 40 miles were left burning in Blom and Voss yards at Hamburg and also at Kiel, where repented hits were scored in and around the Deutschewerke yards.

The heavily defended naval base at With-lmshaven, says the Air Minis- Bry huws service, was atacked by selays of heavy bombers for nearly o and saivoes of high explosive am were seen to burst on the duck

and on' barzucks

Bombs On Storage

Pies started by the first attacks jare still burning strongly when later Betles arrived on the scene.

The naval fort at Emden was also of card and bombs were seen to

xbirte in the petrol storage area.

A muwal oil refinery at Homburg i was alre the object ti second sirik- ng force which attacked Hamburg lu the early evening before the cald on shipyards developed. Firea were started here and also at Cologne, --where-oil-supplios_were_again the

French Coast Bombed FOLKESTONE, Oct. 29 (UF)~~At} 8.20 p.m. to-day British Hurricanes, cacorting bombing planes, flew across the English Channel after which heavy explosions, were audible from the French coast,

Reports from London at 4 p.m. stated it was estimated that 100 German raiders, mostly them

of bomb carrying fighting plones, at- tempted to reach London during to-- day's first three alarms.

However, they were intercepted by Delish fighting planes and only a proportion of the raiders small penetrated the capital.

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Radio Restrictions

LONDON, Oct. 29 - (Reuter).-- Because of new 'war circumstances, all German brontlcasting stations except Breslau will in future close down at 8.15 pm.,

curious kays a

announcement from the Berlin radio

to-day.

The announcer advised listeners to

listen to Breslau after 8.15 pm, and

as that will be the only station operating,

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Aircraft In

Dodecanese

. LONDON, Oct. 29 (Reuter),-Nával · aircraft from · His

sist successfully in their ability Majesty's ships of the Mediterranean Fleet have carried out an attack on Mallezana, capital of the island of St. Ampalla in the Dodecanese, the nearest air base to Athens, says an Admiralty

fammunition dump area, causing communique.

heavy explosiona which continued for A hangar was hit and set onome time after the aircraft had left fire, and an airplane slipway was the urea n damaged by a direct hit.

STOCK EXCHANGE LONDON, Oct. 20. (Router),—The Stock Exchange to-day was generally quiet but there was some renowed interest in industrinis in which bre weries and tobaccos were prominent. Among oils, Trinidad issues were Kupported. Giltedged stocks were traction lower while. Kaffire were

so far, no official instructions have point TURN to Back Page, Column 3 that the position adopted by-Turkey-heavy.

Incendiary bombs were also scat- A considerable number of bombs tered over the target area. were dropped on barracks and in the lie All our aircraft retumed, safely