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FOUNDED JEB1- 五拜禮,號一月一十英港 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1940

ITALIANS ADVANCE

FORCES

CONVERGE

Stubborn Resistance By Greeks Isl Admitted; Italy And An Armistice

By REYNOLDS PACKARD

United Press Staff Correspondent.

ROME, OCT. 31, (UP).—ITALIAN FORCES ARE Converging in a pincer MOVE- MENT TO-NIGHT UPON THE TOWN OF JANINA, THE FIRST IMPORTANT TOWN BEYOND THE GREEK-ALBANIAN FRONTIER, ACCORDING to dispatches from argYROCASTRE.

GREEK BOMBERS

IN ACTION

Harass Italian Forces.

Special to the "Telegraph"

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

One column composed of Alpini Bersaglieri and also Albanian regiments is circling southward towards Janina from the frontier town of Perta. The second column is heading direct for Janina from the region of the Albanian town of Konispoli.

The Perta column is reported to have pushed within ten miles of Janina and the Kenispoli column within five miles-at least one of them is expected to enter the objective before noon to-morrow. Another column is fighting forward towards Phorina in northern Greece aided by acroplanes strafing, mountain artillery.

WOULD DEMAND ABDICATION OF KING Meanwhile informed military quarters believe that Janina

Italian quarters have declined to discuss the reported is the chief objective of the Italians but they deny the Italian

It is claims to a big push in the Florina sector.., which they say isarmistice between Italy and Greece, declaring that the Italian-

occupation will continue whether or not it is resisted. "still comparatively quiet.”

Ta-day, for the first time, Greek emphasised among most quarters here that the Italians would light bombers were reported in only consider overtures envisaging the abdication of the present- action, hammering Italian columns King of Greece and the capitulation of General Metaxas and his and supply points behind, the lines followers. beyond Mertzani They have also been bombing italian columns along Reports from Ohrid state that the coast road endeavouring to hum-the Italians at dawn to-day per the Italians in attaining their occupied the small Greek village objective of Geumenitza Jonian Sea, the terminus of the road of Kastanani several metres to leading up the Kalmas Valley to the south of Konispoli and that they also attacked the Greek town of Melisopetra on the main road to Janina where they were repulsed by the Greeks Bad Weather

British Pilots Batter Sea Ports

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

* LONDON, Oct. 31 (UP).

-To-day's Air

Janka.

оп the

ከሮ

Berlin and Athens Telephonic communications tween-Athens-and-Berlin have been

eul.

Although relations between Ger-

Bad wenther along the whole many and Greece ure not clear and)

line Es reported to have no defined, the German Legation buttle regards them as being "satisfactory" hampered operations through the night. At dawn heavy cannonuding Ministry but fluid."

The Greek Government and police was audible on the Yugo-Slavian communique says that yes-

are doing their utmost to avoid in-border from the direction

and a Albanian village of Dilista terday, bombs were dropped eldents leading to friction on Cherbourg harbour, and spokesman of the German Legation Prespa.

sald Germany has no quarrel with last night on the docks at Greece. Hamburg, Flushing and the naval base at Emden.

Raids On Ostend

10-

of the near

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Soviet Planes Denial

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GILMAN'S

FIVE MILES:

ON

JANINA

R.A.F. DID THIS IN GERMANY

Proving that the Air Ministry's claims regarding R: A.F. attacks on German cities aro 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 abinze by British, incendiary bombs in a recent raid on a north German town.

ICHANG TO BE EVACUATED?

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" CHUNGKING, Oct. 31 ~(UP);~~~Banking----circles- have reported that large fires are raging in Ichang, indicating a possible Japanese evacuation.

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

after placing three vessels at the dis-28 Missing

ATHENS, Oct. 31 (Reuter).— Offers of aid from wealthy It was reported that at about & can. Greeks are pouring into Govern. Italian troops from the Albanianment offices. town of Mesarle crossed the frontier Greek Warships In Action

One woman ship-owner has Janina, to Jan CORFU, Oct. 31 (Reuter)-Grick and followed the main road

They attacked bridge

Q

General Metaxas across the written to warships Joined in battle against Te

inlted by Greek Italian land troops when they shelled River Vyosa but were

artillery and repulsed an Italian advanced position on the an hour's fighting. Seventeen Italians posal of the nation. The Air Ministry also an-Gracco-Albanian border carly

A Greek family living in were killed and forty wounded, while nounced: "A small force of day.

"The engagement which began at 7 four Greeks were seriously wounded. London has cooled £5,000 as a The main concentration of Italian -coastal command Blenheim a.m. and lasted one hour was watch-

Many public and private bodies in to be at Mesurit, according to the planes last night struck at ed by a large crowd gathered at Cor- troops on the Greek frontier are sold contribution to the air force.

Greece have remitted large sums for the same purpose There was no sign of Italian war-reports from Ohrid. targets in Ostend Harbour.

ships or planes while the shelling "Our

scored proceeded and there is no news of bombers

on the any Anglo-Italian naval battle. direct hits freely. quays and shipping berths. The crews could see debris thrown high in the air."

fu.

Another Mouth For Goebbels To Feed STOCKHOLM, Oct. 31 (Reuter). Frau Goebbels presented her husband Incendiaries Do Damage

with their seventh child-a daughter LONDON, Oct 31 (Reuter).Many-to-day, says a Berlin report. tons of high explosive bombs and hundreds of incendiarica were dropp- od last night on the German-oc- cupled ports of Flushing, Antwerp and Ende, states the Air Ministry nows service.

The attack on Flushing began carly In the evening and lasted just over an hour. Several sticks of bombs were dropped on Walcheren Canal and the inner and outer harbours, and though cloud and haze made it dif ficult to see the full results of the bombing, one huge fire started be tween two docks was visible from 53 miles away.

fires

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

At Emden, bursts were observed on a quay and in the harbour; one very bright fire was started while other fices were seen to spread rapidly.

occurred.

Willkie's

From Sunk French Ship

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

U.S. Planes To Speed

British Victory Producers' Great Efforts

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 (Reuter).—The United States-War Department is reported to have planned the production of 12,000 additional bombers, largely with the help of the motor car | industry.

This programme, estimated to cost $2,000,000,000, is stated by independent sources to cover the 12,000 planes asked for by Britain.

Black Sea Interests

At Stake

It is believed that the War Depart. ment proposes the erection of two farge factories to assemble the parts manufactured in motor car factories. Whether these will be operated by No Soviet Promise the Government or by the aircraft or

To Turks motor car industry is not yet decided. }

ATHENS, Oct. 31 (Reuter) 1,300 Plänes A Month

Reports that the Soviet Union WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 (Reuter) has promised to assist Turkey in

The United States is at present Stories of brilliant feats of arms OTTAWA, Oct. 31 (UP).sending Britain between 250 and 300, the event of a German atlack Five-Mile Advance SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" by Greek soldiers are beginning to The Admiralty has listed 28 planes. a month, it is estimated, and on the Dardanelles are ridiculed The Italians are reported to have reach Athens.

up production, this figure should be

The Turkish view apparently advanced five miles along the An entire division of Italian Alpine missing and 18 rescued from with every effort being made to speed here.

commandeered French steadily increased.

Is that if the Soviet Union had Delvino-Janina road despite strong troops are reported to have been held the

President Roosevelt's allusion in felt strong enough to challenge Greek resistance, says "United Up for many hours in the mountains steamer St. Malo which was

his speech at Boston last night to Press" message from Ohrid. The by only three Greek companies.

Elsewhere a Greek platoon, makir);

Eritain's request for additional planes Germany she would have pre- assert that the Rome newspapers

refers to the scheme broached by vented her establishing herself Italian companies. Italian advance is proceeding steadily, clever use of the ground, routed two

British purchasing officials to the

According to

reaching although they confess the Greeks are TURN to Back Pago, Column 4

Treasury some weeks ago when they on the Black Sea coast. enquired if it would be possible-for

are already hinting that the Strafts the United States to produce 3,000 Ankara from Moscow, Soviet officials. plunes a month for Britain.

are of no great interest to the Soviet Union anyway. Two Bottlenecks

s Boast Of

War Aid For Britain

Special to the "Telegraph"

WILMINGTON, Del., Oct. 31 (UP)-Mr. Wendell Willkie,

the Republican candidate for the Presidency, asserted this even- ing that he could gear up production in the United States for aeroplanes and other munitions to aid Britain, much better than could Mr. Roosevelt..

Western Hemisphere" but said that

sunk by enemy action last Satur-

Berlin Claim day on the high acna.

BERLIN, Oct. 31 (UP)-It 100 Warplanes Story

rellably reported that the British LONDON, Oct. 31 (Router)A merchant vessel Starstone, 5,700 tons report that over 100 warplanes have has been sunk west of Ireland by been suppiled by the Soviet to Greece heavy calibre bombs. in the last few days is emphatically denied by the official Soviet_agency, according to the Moscow radio,

POLISH-CZECH CO-OPERATION

Nehru Arrested Investigations have showed that

LONDON, Oct 31 (Router)this is hardly feasible and that it Jawaharlal Nehru, the Indian leader, would require the establishment of one of the two...men chosen by nearly 40 new factories. Estimates given for the production of Mahatma Gandhi to make anti-war ware speeches in India, was arrested at about 1,300 planes a month, and a Allahabad to-night, according to the new British order for 12,000 planes,

TURN to Back Pago, Column 5 Delhi radio.

Police

Serve Notices

On H.K. Evacuees

evacuee

Fear Of Massacre For Sabotage LONDON, Oct 31 (Router)Close co-operation and collaboration be tween the Polish and Czecho-Slovak "who were in the same arena people He addressed 10,000 people in the he would not stand for a policy of fighting for God against the devil centre of the city.

Referring Mr. Roosevelt's speech at ppeasement. He contended that the was urged by M. Jan Masaryk, the Boston last night, Mr. Wilikle said, Roosevelt, administration had been Czecho-Slovak Minister in Londen in

As a follow-up to recent notification that --án "If I um elected President, our helping those very nations which the a speech to the New Europe Circle production of planes will be so geared third term candidate says should be in London wald "We are not steamer would leave in the second week of November, on which

M. Masaryk said: up that a request for 12,000 planes quarantined," citing the recent re- by Britain would not even be news fense of a shipment of machine tools doing any sabotage for the simple fifty berths had been reserved and which it is understood is reason that we would be mastered, because it would be so-insignificant." to Russia, the "ally of Germany."

the wheels in Skoki do net.re-bound for Australia, the Police Authorities have served orders Willkie's Accusation

Mr. Wilkie added: "This is no volvo quite as quickly as they did on the women affected, notifying them that they must leave the

not Colony in the near future, BALTIMORE, Maryiond, Oct. 31 way to protect ourselves. As Proxi- two years ago, and things do

dent I will not help to mechanize the

come

out Minu were dropped in two towns (Reuter)An allegation that Preal-e Army, so that ill can carry out In the eastern counties and at points dent Roosevelt has been trying to its purposes. We shall feel well con- M. Masaryk added that they were with the notices, and served them personally. The notices In In South Wales and the Midlands, "appense" the Totalitarion Powers siccording to reports received; was made by Mr. Wendell Wilkie in tent to mechanise the army of the fighting Laval just as much as Hitler, each case contain A reminder that failure to comply with the and that it was a terrible idea that order will entail a penalty, which it la pointed out can be a fine There was a small number of his campaign speelt here to-day United States....

Mr. Wilkie promised to work-for Mr. Willkle sold appeasement was the soul of France was going to be not exceeding $1,000, or imprisonment. cansaltion but the resultant damega!

chained to Hitler's apple cart

One aircraft attacked a nearby railway junction,, where a large Are Britoin Raided LONDON, Oct. 31 (Reuter) Isolated enemy aircraft made a num- ber of attacks on various parts of the country since mid-dny, states an Air Ministry, communique.

was alight:

the maintenance of peace in the the surest way to wat

but

they

Pip

finished as A European Police officer went round yesterday evening

reports

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