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GILMAN'S

ITALIAN FORCES

FORCES AMBUSHED AND

WIPED OUT BY GREEK DEFENDERS

Albania Is Bombarded from Corfu: British Planes Active In Adriatic

Special to the "Telegraph"

From "United Press" Correspondents

ACCORDING TO A GREEK RADIO REPORT PICKED UP AT BUCHAREST, TWO ITALIAN COMPANIES FELL INTO A GREEK AMBUSH ON THE FLORINA FRONT ON WEDNESDAY WHEN MANY WERE KILLED BY THE ENFILADING GREEK MACHINE- GUNS, WHILE THE REMAINDER OF THE INVADERS FLED.

GREEK BOMBERS IN ACTION

Harass Italian Forces

Special to the “Telegraph”

Patras shore of the

ATHENS, Oct. 31 (UP),—Italian planes hombed again to-day and also Navpaktos on the north Gulf of Corinth where they killed a woman and eight men, and destroyed a schoolhouse.

It was also announced that Greek warships on Wednesday bombarded the foremost Italian posi- tions on the Albanian mainland opposite the city of Corfu.

It is stated that British planes carried out reconnaissance flights over the Greek and Italian coasts near Corfu, during which time they brought down an Italian plane.

ITALIAN ADvance verY SLOW

The Greek radio has announced that the first batch of Italian prisoners, numbering 50, arrived on Thursday at Salonika.

Reports reaching diplomatic quarters in Washington from Greece declare that the Italian advance is very slow and has not exceeded seven miles in any direction up to Thursday morning.

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Meanwhile informed military quarters believe that Janina is the chief objective of the Italians but they deny the Italian claims to a big push in the Florina sector, which they say is

"still comparatively quiet."

To-day, for the first time, Greek light bombers were reported In action. hammering Italian columns and supply pointe behind the lines beyond Mertzani

have also ben bombing Italian columns along the coast rond endeavouring to ham-

A spokesman of the Greek Foreign Office in Athens yes. per the Italians in attaining their terday told the "United Press" that the overseas reports of objective nt Geumenilzn DN the Jonian Sea, the terminus of the road peace talks between Greece and Italy are absurd because all of

Warlike Acts By America

Alleged

They

It is also averred that Britain has so far not landed, troops in large numbers in Greece proper, although Greece has been receiving abundant, supplies of British munitions.

leadite up

the Kalmas Valley to the Greek frontier lines are holding out, while Britain is giving Janina,

-Berlin-and-Athens.

communications

Telephonic tween Athens and Berlin have

cul..

all aid possible.

This statement is interpreted. be- as indicating that Greece will been continue the war despite reports in the Balkan capitals that peace is imminent unless British and Turkish aid is forthcoming.

Although relations between Gers many and Greece are not clear and not defined, the German Legation regards them as being "satisfactory"

Remarkable Despatch but uld.***

To Tokyo Paper

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

The Greek Government and police are doing their utmost to avoid In-j cidents leading to friction and a pokesman of the German Legation sald Germany has no quarrel with Greece.

A remarkable despatch from Shanghai to the "Nichi Nichi Shimbun" in Tokyo, quoted by Greek Warships In Action "Domei”· says that the United

COAFU. Oct. 31 (Reuter).-Greek States is preparing for war warships joined in battle against against Japan.

Italian und troops when they shelled The despatch contends that allan advanced position on the Graeco-Albanian border early to- the United States is walking | day. into the danger zone in the Far!

The engagement which began 7

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માં

Athens reports that low clouds and driving rain have quietened down fighting along the entire Italo-Grçek war front. Aviation is inactive.

Italian Plane Ambushed Two Greet fighter planes ambush- Italian seaplane between Peloponese and Attica.

According to the Greek radio one Italion army corps has penetrated Greek territory, but is meeting with strong resistance and was immed!- ately repulsed yesterday.

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British Pilots Batter Sea Ports

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

LONDON, Oct. 31 (UP).

R.A.F. DID THIS IN GERMANY

PICION: 10 is an

5

Proving that the Air Ministry's claims regarding R. A.F. attacks on German cities are not wild imaginings, this picture taken by an American agency, shows Nazi firemen try ing to fight the flames in a huge timber yard set ablaze. by.. British incendiary bombs in a recent raid on a north German town.

ICHANG TO BE EVACUATED?

a

· SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

- CHUNGKING, Oct. 31÷ (UP).-Banking circles have reported that large fires are raging in Ichang, indicating

possible Japanese evacuation.

The Chinese military spokesman, however, said that he had no information on the subject at the pre- sent.

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Missing

The Greeks also routed two Italian-To-day's Air Ministry From Sunk companies who abandoned their guns communique' says that yes- und equipment.

terday, bombs were dropped French Ship

East as a result of Washington's a.m. and lasted one hour was watch WILHELMSTRASSE on Cherbourg harbour, and

"policy of bluff."

ed by a large crowd gathered at Cor-

that fu.

The article boldly asseris American political, diplomatle, mill-i

There was no sign of Italian war- lary and economie measures adopted ships or pianes while the shelling In the Far East have passed the proceeded and there is no news of stage of intimidation, rushing straight|any Anglo-Italian naval bottle. towards war".

Complete Embargo Envisaged

The despatch supports this by quoting the evacuation of American

* residents from the Orient, wich can

Spaniards Decorated

For Saving Britons

CHANGES VIEWS

An Italo-Greek War BASLE, Oct. 31 (Reuter)—The Wilhelmstrasse's view of the Italian conflict with Greece has changed,|

last night on the docks at Hamburg, Flushing and the

naval base at Einden.

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

BIG U.S. GAINS IN TRADE WITH CHINA

Special to the "Telegraph"

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31, (UP)—The Department of.com. merce report to-day, revealed large gains In: United States trade with Chinn and a large favourable balance accruing to China for the first nine months of this year, despite the Sino-Japanese

war.

Trade in both directions was greater than during the nine months of the last normal year, namely 1930.

per

Imports from Chino this year, valued at $70,472,000, rose 74 cent over the same period last year ✦✦ and 18 per cent over 1936.

OTTAWA, Oct. 31 (UP).— The Admiralty has listed. 28

missing and, 16 rescued from French the commandeered Raids On Ostend

steamer St. Malo which was The Air Ministry also an-sunk by enemy action last Satur- states the Berlin correspondent of the nounced: "A small force of day on the high seas.

"Dasler Nachrichten."

Wal

soon

have

con-

suggested that the Italo- coastal command Blenheim

will sequences for Germany's relations planes last night struck at

targets in Ostend Harbour.

scored "Our bombers

It is Greck

be Interpreted as'a prelude to the im

LONDON, Oct. 31 (Renter) The with Hungary. position of

Oficial circles in Berlin compare a complete trade embargo King has awarded silver medals for

evacuation „Japan;. against

prepara-

gallantry and humanity to Jose Otero Italy's action in Greece with Cer- tion by the 4th Regiment of the Cuamano and Juan Mascalo Podin, many olitical, solidarity of Berlin direct hits freely on thei United States Marines stationed in members of the crew of the Spanish The poli

who are simultaneously fishing vessel, Meco, who showed the and Rome la emphasised, seeing that quays and shipping berths.

extensive training; the greatest disregard for personal safety the action against Greece is part of ent $25,000,000 loan to Chungking: in rescuing survivors from the oll the common warfare against Britain. The crews could see debris

observers are seriously thrown high in the air.".

recent

nction in Norway,

the creation of adyance base facilities toniker Telena after it had been Neutral

for an attack against Japan from attacked and act on fire by an enemy concerned at the danger of extension Manilla, where large quoniitics of cubmarine near the Spanish coast last the Italo-Greek confilet, ndus the armaments consigned to Chungking May

are held up.

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It. la alleged in the despatch that between

and 170 Boeing bombers) are now. in Mantia, and the craft are capable of carrying out ralds on Tokyo from the Philippines, while pursuit planes are being sent from the United States to the Philippines.

K. P. CHEN AT LASHIO

Cher Nov.1 (Central}

Nowa)Mr. K. P. Chen, Chairman)

correspondent.

GERMAN TROOPS ON MOVE IN BALKANS

Special to the "Telegraph”

SOFIA, Oct. 31 (UP).—Reliable sources have of the Foreign Trade Commission, firmed that there has been considerable German

arrived at Lashio on October 27. He

is expected to spend some time there movements in Rumania during the past few hours. before proceeding to an unrevealed slostination.

Mr.

Chan, a well-known Shanghai who: helitied the Chinese „Cotteslon" to the Unlled States, returned to China", recently

Incendiaries Do Damage LONDON, Oct. 31 (Reuter) Many tons of high explosive bombs and hundreds of incendiaries were dropp ed last night on the German-oc- cupied ports of Flushing, Antwerp and Eroden states the Air Ministry news service.

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The attack on Flushing began early In the evening and tasted Just over an, hour. Several sticks of bombs were dropped on Walcheren Canal! and the inner and outer harbours, and con- though cloud and haze made it dif Sficult to see the full results of the troop bombing, one huge Are started be

It is reported that additional Nazi forces have arrived at Giurgiu and nt other points on the Danube,

1

German aircraft have arrived atcapitulation. Constanza.

All telephone calls from Sofa, to from Ameries where he spent nearly be asociated with German diplomatic and Budapest are being refused to

These movements are belleved to Istanbul Athens, Salonika, Bacharest

pressure_on_Turkey to force a. Greek night..

tween miles away.

docks was visible from

Berlin Claim

BERLIN, Oct. 31(UP)-It is

reliably reported that the British merchant vessel Starstone, 3,700 tons heavy calibre bombs.

Exports to China, valued at $82,- 250,000, rose about 80 per cent over the same period last year and almost 80 per cent over 1936.

етелас.

imported

United

Black Sea Interests

At Stake

No Soviet Promise

+

To Turks

China's Favourable Balance Experts sald Chinese raw silk and tung ol shipments to the United ATHENS, Oct. 31 (Reuter).— States being larger, and prices being Reports that the Soviet Union higher, necounted for most of the Inhas promised to assist Turkey in

China

the event of a German attack States raw cotton and tobacco.

Meanwhile United States exports on the Dardanelles are ridiculed to Japan for the first nine months here.

The Turkish view apparently compared with Imports from Japan is that if the Soviet Union had totalling $104,000,000 giving Japan

of this ear totalled $105,000,000 as

an unfavourable trade balance of felt strong enough to challenge over $60,000,000. In the same Germany she would have pré- period last year exports to Japan vented her establishing herself totalled

on the Black Sea coast.*

According to reporis reaching Nine

$102,000,00000,000 and imports

to

the

monthis exports Philippines this year were valued at Ankara from Moscow, Soviet officials $73,703,000 against $88,735,000 for the are already, hinting that the Straits has been sunk west of Ireland by same period last year,

Inre of no great interest, to the Soviet Imports from

Philippines Union anyway, ginza maleɔ s totalled $68,430,000 against "$73,180,- 000 last year.

Nehru Arrested

by

the

LONDON, Oct. 31 (Reuter).— Another Mouth For Jawaharlal Nehru, tha Indian leader

Goebbels To Feed one, af: the two men. chosen Mahatma Gandhi to make anti-war STOCKHOLM, Oct. 31 (Router). pecchés in Indla, was arrested at Frau Goebbels presented her husband Allahabad to-night, according to the with their seventh child-a daughter Delhi radio,

[--to-day, suys a Berlin report.

Police

Serve

Notices

On H.K. Evacuees

an evacuce

As a follow-up to recent notification that steamer would leave in the second week of November, on which fifty berths had been reserved and which it is understood is bound for Australia, the Police Authorities have served orders on the women affected, notifying them that they must leave the Colony in the near future.

At Antwerp, explosions and fires were reported in the harbour area.

At Emden, burzia were observed on

A European Police officer went round. yesterday evening a quay and in the harbour; and very

with the notices, and served them personally. The notices in bright Are was started while other TURN to Back Pago, Column 4 fires were seen to spread rapidly.cach case contain a reminder that failure to coraply with the One aircraft attacked a nearby order will entall a penalty, which it is pointed ont can be a fine

not exceeding $1,000, or imprisonment.

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