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AXIS POWERS HOPING FOR VICTORY IN WAR AGAINST GREECE

REPORTS EMANATING from sofIA THAT GREECE AND ITALY HAD SIGNED AN ARMISTICE CANNOT GAIN CONFIRMATION IN ANY OFFICIAL QUARTERS EITHER IN ROME, BERLIN, ATHENS OR LONDON, BUT, 'ACCORDING TO "REUTER'S" DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENT, IT APPEARS THAT ITALY IS HOPING THAT GREECE WILL GIVE WAY TO MORAL PRESSURE, BACKED BY MILITARY THREAT.

The fact that the German Minister remains in Athens would seem to confirm that the Axis partners are still hoping to win a cheap victory.

On the other hand Greek reaction has hitherto been- exceptionally, strong and wholesome, and backed by the might of Britain, Greece will give the Italians plenty of trouble.

TROOPS RUSHING TO FRONT

Air Training Plan Ahead Of Schedule

GERMAN RAIDERS BEATEN BACK

LONDON, Oct. 30 (Reuter). -Enemy raider formations which attempted a surprise day- light attack under cover of banks

LONDON, Oct. 30 (Reuter).-The Empire Air Training of dense clouds over the south- Scheme, designed to produce 20,000 pilots and 30,000 aircrews east const area to-day, were annually when in full operation, is already months ahead of again folled by British fighters.

As they flew in from the sea, schedule, declared Viscount Cranborne, the Dominions Secretary,

R.A.F. machines closed with them and scattered them in Speaking in London to-day.

Athens reports that buses, loaded to capacity with soldiers on their way to the front, crowds waiting all day outside the headquarters of the General Staff for an opportunity to cheer the King or General Metaxas were typical scenes in the Greek each and 30,000 men trained or capital yesterday.

Canada and Australia, he said,

Training.

Canadian

destroyers were

WOJ

The population has accepted the strict bluck-out regulations cheerfully in spite of the fact that on Tuesday night the authori-operating with the British Navy, and ties took the drastic step of cutting off all electric current except me, Australian Navy in the Mediter

ranean and the Red Sea was doing that required for essential services.

magnificent work.

The completion of mobilisation, though it appears that Italy's best in Greece is rendered difficult for chance would be an immediate at- tack before the Greeks have com- geographic reasons, but staffpleted mobilisation. work done under General A real enigma is offered by the Metaxas guidance before the presence of 70 German divisions on hostilities began is bearing fruit, and plans are being smoothly carried out.

The police are continuing to comb out suspects.

British Mine Greek Waters A London message says that the mining of strategic Greek waters u announced by Die British Admiralty.

On the west all waters have been rendered dangerous east of tine drawn roughly round the west coasts of the islands of Levkas, Cephalonia and Zante (in the Ionlan Sea) and thence to Cape Katakola on the Greek mainland:

This incans that the Gulfs of Patras und Corinth and the ap- proaches to them are mined

the borders of Hungary and Yugo- slavin, and mechanised units in the border towns of German Carinthia What is the plan for which these vast forces (ut least 1,000,000 men) are intended?

Turkey is ruled out as the im mediale German objective, for the present at least, for there is only af

number of troops in Rumania.

Small Yugo-Slavlu, ad every German military move suggests pres- Yugo sure against that country, Slavia's army is in a very dificult position,

Hungary and Bulgorta both fit into the puzzle more easily.

Both will

na

own

"In the Mkdle East, forces from

Africa,

well

from BS South Southern Rhodesia and other parts of Africa, stand alongside our troops to defeat the Italian foe.

Thousands Rally "Elsewhere in the same area, Aus-

tralians and New Zealanders are mossing while thousands of Cone- diaus are in Britain cater to deal faithfully with Hitler's invasion."

Never had the British Common- wealth been more important than to- day, Lord Cranborne declared:

In the storm now shaking the foundations of the world, the British a rock against Empire stood like which winds and waves broke with out weakening its essential strength. BALKAN MINISTERS MEET IN CAIRO

the line" in whatever action BOON OF TURKISH POLICY Germany may suggest.

Turkey-And-Soviet-

Exchange At disorder and retreat.

A Glance

SELLING

T.T. London Deinand London T.T. Shanghai T.T. Singapore T.T. Japan T.T. Indla TT. USA.

F: Marilu

Batavia T.T. T.T. Bangkok TT. Salgon *T.T. France T.T. Switzerland T.T. Australia

BUYING 4 m/s L/C London m/s D/P London

4 m/s L/C U.S.A.

4 m/s France

30 d/s India

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.4.03%

MOREU.S. AID INDICATED

Reports received up to 4 pm. G.M.T. show that ive alreraft were

and that destroyed to-day British fighters are missing.

four

It was officially announced to-night' that two more enemy aircraft were destroyed yesterday, making a total of 30 shot down during the day.

German Communique

LONDON, Oct. 30 (Reuter),—A German High Command communique brondesst stated that bomber units have again dropped numerous bombs lon London and other military objec- tives in the south of England, such as the naval harbour of Portsmouth, and that the munition dump in Great Yarmouth was also bombed with success.

Two ships were hit off Ramsgate. Italium planes participated in these operations.

"The

enemy yesterday lost 47 plimes. Seventeen German planes are missing."

Bag Grows

LONDON, Ocl. 130 (Reuter)— Seven enemy aircraft have been destroyed so far to-day and four British plancs ere missing, according -CAIRO._Oct._30 (Reuter)-Minis-

to the latest officini-statement.- The Gulf of Corinth bites deeply There are signs of improving ters representing the Balkan states into the Greek mainland, and an Russo-Turkish relations and the met at the Egyptian Ministry for

-Now Coastal Barrage isthmus only a few miles wide question is asked whether Russin is Foreign Affairs on Tuesday in order

(UP)—There LONDON, Oct. 30 separates its head from the Gulf of nervous regarding: German intento discuss the situation arising from

NEW YORK, Oct. 30' (Reuter), Aegina,

tions.

light sporadic gunfire at the the Italian invasion of Greece.

The Tu

Turkish Minister, M. Sevki President Roosevelt will probably was The principal port in the Gulf of Geography may be an important Acgina is Piraeus, whieli serves factor in the Balkan development. Alhan, is undertsood to have declared announce a maior slep forward in commencement of the first night is in complete agreement the policy of increasing aid to Bri-alarm and planes were audible in the Athens,

"United

Hungary is flat and Yugo-Slavia that Turk regarding present and tain when he speaks at Boston to-distance above the clouds at 7.30 a.m. "Reuter" mountainous.

with The Italians could

Raiders were over a north-west night, according to a White House

p.m. The MCGSARCA.

only invade Grecce by marching future action.

He added that Turkey's non-offelal accompanying the President town and Liverpool at 7 custwards toward Salonika or south participation in the hostilities for the an his election campaign

raid started as on last night when wards towards the Gulf of Corinth.

Roosevelt Campaign the heavy new barrage on the south- east coast belt extending ten miles Salonika is bound to be the main resent might well be favourable to

Inland was credited with surprising LONDON, Oct. 30-The advance objective: it is one of the most im- the general situation rather than her

the tafders who were using their of a large Italian force on Salonika-portant outlets for Yugo-Slav trade participation.

usunt "anies" in their approach on might render long communication and may again become, un important;

London, driving back many lincs vulnerable to hostile Albanions war valve..

scattered their bombs in the fields before fight.

and Press" Strategic Points

(DY "REUTER'S" MILITARY CORRESPONDENT).

Italian Trepidation

Over New Nazi Pact

Helle Sinking By Italians Confirmed

TO THE TELEGRAPH" SPECIAL Aboard the Presidential Train to Boston, Oct. 30 (UP)-President Roosevelt opened his third term drive in New England to-day by condem ning the injection of fear into the campaign.

Midnight Lull

who

He told the rain-drenched crowd at New Haven, Connecticut, that "all this talk about sending American SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGNAPH" boys to Europe does not conform to LONDON, Oct. 31 (UP).-—There the facts of the past nor the facts of was a full in the raids on London nt midnight and for two hours not even ATHENS, Oct. 30 (Reuter)That the future."

Referring to Greck-Itailan hostilit- gunfire has been heard. an Italian submarine was responsible

So for about half a dozen places in ZURICH, Oct. 30 (Reuter). The one inescapable fact for the unprovoked peacetime sink-les, the President sald that despite the

have emerging from its news from both Berlin and Rome is thating of the Greek cruiser Helle off the extending theatre of war, the United and around the London arca

Island of Tinos last August was re-States had been able to keep clear," reported bombings. A number of recent events have compelled Hitler to adopt the unaccus

now started to muster her manpower at frequent intervals earlier last night tomed role of "appeaser," but whether with better effect than vealed by the Greek Navy High Com-and added that the United States had raders were over south-east England

mand to-day.

to show her determination to keep when oll bombs and high explosives the appeasers of yesterday is still conjectural.

Fragments of two torpidoes were clear.

were dropped on coastal villages. picked up after the attack and were found by experts to be of Italian

Having in the first place failed in, (3) France's bargaining position his attempt to persuade Italy to depends upon Britain's resistance. menufartisre, sacrifice her territorial claims against Hence discussion of n detalled

The announcement was not made!

France, Hitler is faced with further execution of a Franco-German agreceatur "ur reasons of policy, which: Italian recalcitrance in opposing any ment may proceed less smoothly than no longer exist," adds the communi-

active or passive assistance by France) first expected tv of Rome

in a war which Mussolini feared might entitle Petain to equal partner-

que.

Losses At Sea Announced

Nazi Warship Abroad?

AMERICA ACQUIRES

NEW AUXILIARY FLEET

Special to the "Telegraph" WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 (UP). Colonel Frank Knox, Secretary of the Navy announced to-day that the Navy Depart. ment had acquired 31 fleet auxillary vessels to supplement the feet based at Hawali for service anywhere in the Pacific.

30 LONDON, Oct.

(Reuter). ship with Italy in Germany's "now Italy's anxiety over the arrangement order."

which liitler has been trying to make Then came Hiller's hasty visit to with the Vichy Government is clearly Florence which was followed by reflected in a Berlin dispatch to the significantly soothing Gerinan news-onlcial Italian news agency to-day. paper paraphs like those in the The dispatch suggests that the "Zeitung" which asserted that while Italians have successfully objected to France had been offered participation any Franco-German settlement which In the A system if she broke with would deprive Italy of the fruits of Britain, Germany promised nothing victory in exchange for French aid regarding later peace.

Britain. against

German Thereafter the Italian press was Quoting Authoritative noticeably calmer.

quarters; it says that in the Her Probable Terms

talks with Laval and Petain, "not only Political observers deduce, there was no formal agreement reached fort, that though Italian claims may but no special problem was even dia- be put in the background while cussed."

sinking of three armed merchant Colonel Knex said the fleet train "rppeasement" is directed to France, Germany has assured Italy that her The talks, it adds, were solely con-chips with a total of 15,400 tons and is already sumcient to serve well in elnims will have due consideration corned with the "general plan of the adds that a U-boat has sunk a large an "emergency" but will be increased later.

wart which France wishes to play in armed merchant ship of 10,500 tonn. to serve at any of the United States Canadian Minesweeper territories in an emergency. He sald The conclusions drawn, therefore, the new European order following the

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH the newly acquired ships would be Axis victory,

OTTAWA. Ost, 30 (UP)-11 has based at Hawall, but will ply between (1) The Germans' new offer to The dispatch concluded: "A new France is more generous than the European dispensation cannot fall to been officially announced that the there and the mainland for some

Inice account of the fact that it was minesweeper Bras D'Or is missing time.

New Flést Details 1・・・ original offer;

(2) France is left uncertain France which desired, provoked and and feared lost with 30 officers and whether. temporary peace will be lost the war and that for this she crew aboard. She was en route to WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 (UP)

The acqulation of auxillary vessels modiBod later to satisfy Italy; Imust pay in full."

Sydney, Nova Scotia.

He said those vessels would be, since October 18 totals 30 ships LONDON, Oct. 30 (Reuter)~The Admfraily announces that two traw-used in connection with the operations including two 6,000 ton general store lers, Wave Flower and Joseph Bux-of the fleet Including any manoeuvres ships; one 0,200 refrigerator ship: tun, have been sunt by enemy mines. in Philippine waters. The majority nine 11,500 ton oll tankers; three of the ships are all tankers and 8,370 ton transports; three 9,359 ton Enemy Claim

supply ships, deven of which are transports; fourteen mine sweepers district LONDON, Oct. 30 (Reuter), rated as principal ships, raising the each about 1,800 tons; Ave German 11igh Command communique total of principal auxiliaries to 22, craft of unspecified lorinage, and two claims that a warship is operating in the majority of which are large, fast submarine chasers. overseas waters and announces the tankers.

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WASHINGTON. Oct. 30 (UP),-

the Navy, denied to-day that the Colonel Frank Knox, Secretary of United States Marines at Shanghai

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