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五拜禮 號八月一十英港香

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1940. ·日九初月十

GREEKS AND ITALIANS BATTLE TO CONTROL STRATEGIC HIGHWAY

Special to the "Telegraph”

OHRID, NOV. 7, (UP).—THE BATTLE FOR DOMINATION OF THE ROAD BETWEEN KORCA AND BIKLISHTA CONTINUED THIS MORNING WITH INCREASING VIOLENCE, ACCORDING TO REPORTS FROM THE FRONTIER. THE GREEK THRUST IS SAID TO BE

Hitler Refuses Safe Conduct

To U.S. Refugees

|DIMINISHING.

Fighting centres in the northeastern spurs of the Morova Mountains dominating one side of the pass, through which runs the road to Korca. The other side of the pass is dominated by the Sulia mountains.

The Greek Third Army Corps is reported to have forced this pass through to Cangan, 'and Greek artillery is concentrating on motorised Italian troops along the froad from Cangan to Korca.

The Italians, meanwhile, have fortified their positions in the WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 (Reu-Morova and Suha mountains ter)-Germany has refused from whence they are shelling safe conduct for an American the nearby Greek positions, ship to proceed to Ireland to heavy cannonading being audible bring back United States citizens continuously from this sector. although Italy has granted safe conduct, it is announced by the State. Department.

Defeat For Italians

Frontier reports claim that Greek troops, supported by malorised detachment, early, this morning In the. central sector defeated Italian troops attempting to attack in the between Argirocastro and Jaring and direction of Kalpakion on the road

battle in progress near

the

Berlin Is Bombed In Bad

Weather

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH”

The German Government is "Baid to have declared that the atpas around England" were "areas of military operations" and that "Berlin is not in a posi-i tion to furnish any sort of assur

LONDON, Nov. 7 (UP)—The ance of the nature requested.

R.A.F., flying blind through The Italian Government's prompt The Greeks took prisoner about 50 und favourable reply com-Italian soldiers, two oflcers and two heavy clouds and storms to municated to Germany, but Berlin Italian autotrucks in this battic, the ward Berlin last night, bombed declined to not likewise, the State reperts state. Department reveals.

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The United States is contemplating sending a liner, possibly the Manhat- Ireland port to tan, to n West evacuate about 1,200 Americans from Britain.

of Visami about 16 miles from

the important aero-engine works

There Greek planes this morning in Berlin's Spandau district, and the Italian bases which was bombed again bombed Argirocastro, one of also the railway freight yards by nine Greek planes at 4 p.m. northwest of the Capital. yesterday,

Italian Version The immediate, reuction by officials ROME, Nov. 7 (Domel)—Aided here was that Germany's answer will by the operations of Italian bonding probably intensify the already strain-squadrons, Italian troops crossed the et German-American relations,

Fate Of Poles

Is Mystery

Weather conditions made it impossible to record detalled observations of the results.

Tho-Air-Ministry- said that three.of

Germany's main inland harbour- Kalamas River 113 northeastern Duisberg, Mannhelm and Ludwigs.. Greece, the Italian High Command haven, all on the Rhine-were attack..

ed, as well as the oil refineries at disclosed in a communique.

Leunn and Homburg; railway June- Other units of the Italian Air tions at Pretzsch; railway yards

rds at Force struck the Greek defence post-Hamm, Mainz and Cologne; factory tions along the Janina-Kalibaki road, 20 milcs northenst of Cologne;

In the Phlorina sector and in the areas factories near Dusseldorf; the aero- near Lake Presba.

drome at Bolitz and the dock area at May Be Nazi Victims

Still other air formations bombed Dunkirk. LONDON, Nov. 7 (Reuter). Volo and Patross harbours, the Uncertainty surrounds the fate Larissa alrdrome and the railway objectives ut of Marshal Smigly-Rydz and station and military Polish soldiers interned in Zakynthos, sald, the communique.

The communique claimed that all Rumania since crossing the Italian planes returned, while onc frontier in September last year. Greek plane was shot down.

Owing to German penetration of Koritza Capture Denied Bucharest has been forced to leave, ATHENS, Nov. 7 (Reuter)—~The "Reuter" learns,

report that Greek troops had enter- Before

ore his departure the

Polished Koritza is authoritatively denied. Ambassador, Count Raczynski, pro- here. fested

the violation of inter-

Rnmania the Polish embassy in

regulations in relation

at the

ment who

to

to another neutral country.

that

Athen's Raid Alarms

the

GERMANS LEAVE TURKEY

-Espionage

ANKARA, Nov. 7 (Reuter).

A number of German nationals are understood to be unex-

the arrest

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London Trial Of

AMERICA'S NEW Soviet and U.S.

VICE-PRESIDENT

Mr. Henry Wallace, formerly Secretary for Agriculture in the Roosevelt Administration, now be- comes the new Vice-Presi- dent of the United States as a result of this week's elections. Here is a recent portrait of Mr. Wallace.

Fifth Columnists

Prison for Admiral's Daughter

LONDON, Nov. 7 (Reuter).Anna Wolkoff, the 37-year-old daughter of Admiral Wolkoff, once Russian Naval Attache in London, was sentenced in London to-day to ten.years' penal servitude.

She was found guilty of committing offences contrary to the Official Secrets and Defence regulations.

Tyler Kent, formerly a clerk) at the United States Embassy, who was convicted last week of communicating documents which might be useful to the enemy, was at the same time sentenced to seven years.

Hearing was in camera and took three weeks, extraordinary precau tions being taken throughout to ensure complete secrecy.

Documents From Embassy

The Judge, addressing the pri soners, referred to two documents which he said Kent had taken from the American Embassy.

7 NAZI PLANES DOWNED

And R.A.F. Did Not

Lose A Pilot

LONDON, Nov. 7. (Reuter).-- Not a single pilot of the five'. Wolkon, he said, was a Russlon R.A.F.' aircraft lost in to-day's who became a naturalised British and

at a time when Britain was fighting air lighting is missing, all having for ita existence, she sent a document safely balled out. to a traitor who broadcast in Ger- many for the purpose of weakening the British war efforts.

FRED PERRY DIVOR ED

Seven enemy machines have been destroyed, one of these, a Messerschmitt 110, erashing in the outskirts of London.

Four of the others-three 100s and an 87 dive-bomber-wers....broug pown off the south.

Jed for druidead

shot it down. Trk

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 7(FouLondon ter). Helen Vinson,. film star was first sighted us fle now wife of Fred Perry, well known alx miles, above the East And British lawn tennis player, was coust, says the Air Ministry, newa granted a divorce from him to-service. The R.A.F. Oghters were.

patrolling 10,000 feet below and they day.

chased the enemy over. London, climbing all the time.

Above Chiswick; they came into

Mrs. Perry told the judge that her husband was restless at nights and would argue and loudly slom the range. The German pliot tried to Jescape by climbing still higher, but 'doors and throw furniture around.

one RAF. fighter opened fire at a "He would keep this up until range of 200 yards, and as it went and 5 a.m. It went on until I lost into the attack it flashed past only my-appetilo-and-weight and became :en yards from the enemy.

very nervous," she said.

Perry was married to Miss Vinson six years ago at Harrison, New York.

Mr. Roosevelt's Third Term

Cabinet: Speculation Rife

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 (Reuter).--Washington is already humming with rumours ́con- cerning the new administration which will come into office in January.

PATROCLUS SURVIVORS

Total 263

SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPH"

It is expected that all members of the Cabinet will in due course

follow the example set by Mr.

Harold Ickes, Secretary of the

Interior, who announced his

resignation earlier.

Their Majesties At Mersey Side

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LIVERPOOL, Nov. 7 (UP)-Their Much interest is focussed on the Majesties the King and Queen to-day State Department. Mr. Cordell Hull, visited the badly bombed Mersey the present Secretary of State, was districts.

servicců.

said: "I shall not mind my loss s

During the viski, three air raid Jalarms were sounded.

Latest reports indicate to situation on the Macedonian front is former Polish stili static. found refuge in According

LONDON, Nov. 7 (UP)-Six execedingly cautious when questioned One woman weepingly told the ATHENS, Nov. (Reuter).Athens pectedly leaving Turkey. International co-

by 1 pan. gulations, refugee soldiers should be had had five air alarms

It is thought that this is con- hundred and thirty-one survi-this morning concerning his plans, Queen that her four song had been interned until the end of the war on to-day.

nected with be condition that they would not

at vors, by their atories, indicated but it is widely belleved that Presi-killed. The Queen took the woman's.

· First British Casualty handed over to the enemy, stated the

ATHENS, Nov. 7 (Reuter)-Gen-Istanbul of an unknown number that at least 160,men had died Rosevelt is eager to retain his hand in hors and the woman then Ambassador, and they should now be provided with facilities of transfer eral John Metaxas, the Greek pre-of people, all or mostly Turkish in the torpedoing of the auxiliary Mr. Cordell Hull, on the other hand, long as we win the war."

nationals, on suspicion of cruisers Laurentic and Patroclus, might plead old age, for it is known TURN to Back Page, Column 4

espionage.

including the Master of the Pac-that he is anxious to retire to private life. Some months ago, however, be The number arrested is re-troclus, Captain G. C. Wynter. said that he would make any sacrifice ported to be about 40.

The survivors included $2 omeera necessary in the interests of the State Twenty Classes Called Up and 310 men of the Laurentie, and It is, therefore, generally expected ANKARA, Nov. 7 (Reuter)-33 offfeers and 230 men of the Patro-that Mr. Cordell Hull will remain in Turks of milliary age who are not clus who landed at a Scottich port omce, thereby ensuring the continu called 10 the colours with their wednesday.

ance of the polley hitherto followed. respective classes

for military training are now being ordered. to report for training. Twenty classes are affected, This is presumed to be one of the measures foreshadowed by the Pre- jaident for strengthening the Turkish

armed forces,"

Sino-Japanese Peace Rumours Are Denied

CHUNGKING, Nov. 7 (Reuter)-Concerning the rumour that the Chinese Ambassador in Berlin, Mr. Chen Chich, cabled a German recommendation of a peaceful settlement with Jap an, and further, that there was a discussion of the recommen- dation by the Chinese Supreme National Defence Council, a catégorien!, denint is Issued to-day by the spokesman of the Chinese Foreign Office.

The spokesman describes the story as "absolutely without foundation."

Invaders 'Withdraw CHUNGKING, Nov, 7 (Reuter),

The retirement of the Japanese from

compulsory

Chinese Form New Seamen's Union

Agreement On Pacific Bases

at a time of crisis.

Ickes Explains

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 (Reuter),

LATEST

Seo Back Page. For Further Lato News:

Abyssinian District Taken From Italians

CAIRO, Nov. 7 (Reuter).A British column, supported by: Mr. Harold Jekes, Secretary of the R.A.F. units, surprised and captured: Gallabat, on tho Sudan- Interior, announced to-day that he Abyssinian frontier, according to a communique issued here. hes resigned in order to allow Pre- aldent Roosávelt a free hand i Cabinet changes are desired.

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number of They took

quarters of an hour, In addition to prisoners taken, the Mr, Icker.odded that that was the prisoners.

Italians suffered many casuallics and London Report sole reason for his action and he An enomy counter-attacked prisoners captured included 17 deser-

sisted that he was very pleased that was successfully repulsed, follow. ters SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPH President Roosevelt had been FC-

Little damage was caused by the ed by two heavy bombing first two air attacks which followed LONDON, Nov. 7 (UP)It elected."

attacks. LONDON, Nov. 7 (Reuter) is rellably reported that the new Chinese Seamen's Union is forme British American Australian Resigns According

To Custom

the counter-attack,

the Yangtse valley is resulting in ewed Chinese neilylties in the

A Britisis mobile force is continuing

Brindisi Bombed Shanghai and Nanking areas.

i Ito maintain pressure on an enemy The occupation of Matang below ed In London in association with talks have resulted in an agree

CAIRO, Nov. 77 - (Reuter).--Italy detachment in the Jebel Tencolol has again been effectively visited, by Klukiang

reported, Chinese International Transport Workers'

(aren, which is in the Kassola sector, bombers of the RF, Middle East Artillery is shelling Ichang city. Federation with the object of obtain- ment in principle on military Meanwhile half of the 400 Japanesting the standardisation of wages and bases in defensive co-operation

¡Command. Further Japanese withdrawals from planes which were concentrated at raising war risks bonus for men in the Pacific, so that an emerg

Indians Take Part SPECIAL TO THE “TELEGRAPH"

On Tuesday night, military, objec Chirm are predleted. In the near

Nov. WASHINGTON,

Later. tives at Brindisi were heavily bomb- future by observers.

* Hankow for the bombing of Chung-serving the Allies.

CAIRO, Noy, 7 (Reuter)-British. erving the Alles the Union's ency decision can be taken at The SecreGTON NOV. 1 (UP) Following the Chinese occupation king catly last suntmer are

Harold Ickes said to-day that In and Indian troops, supported by air- The base from which of Nanning and Lungchow and the to have been withdrawn to reported

Still Held, Secretary, announced that negot! short notĪCU. VI

accordance with custom, he has ten-craft, tanku,', armoured cars and operated is not disclosed, withdrawal of Japanese troops from

allons were taking place with shilpow Kwanget province, Chinese are now? TOKYO, Nov. 7 – (Reuter) Renew to secure Jarger, bonus.com The detalls have not been divulged dered his resignation to President artillery, participated in the surprise ometally stated that a attacking Yamchow on the sea coast ports that the Japanese are about to pentation, for injuries and loss of and officials are reticent regarding Noosevelt to allow the latter a free capture of Gallabat, which adjoins gard destroyersands Ohe Chinese detachment is reported evacuata, Ichong are denied here by effectavor life for the man and their the possible use of the Singapore hand in the formation of the new the Italian frontier town of Metama. well as a man fallway

base by, the United States navy. Cabinet,

The whole "//action, lasted i barely attackedzlatih to, have entered the town on Sunday: "Domai" dispatch from Ichau zadeb

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