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GREEK SHOCK TROOPS SMASH WAY THROUGH ITALIANS: BIG VICTORY

ALL IS SAFELY

Violent Luftwaffe GATHERED IN

Raids On Midlands

Tremendous Night Air Battle

Special to the "Telegraph"

LONDON, Nov. 20 (UP).-The German Luftwaffe continued to concentrate their fury on the Midlands and night raiders launched. a terrific attack on a Midlands town where explosions at the rate of one per second lasted for half an hour. The attacks were still going on at 9 o'clock to-night.

One west Midlands town suffered its most concentrated air raid of the war last night, but it was not "Coventrated," mean. ing that the intensity of the raid did not reach that directed against Coventry last week,

This town to-day, was like. London after a bad night.

There is now the familiar tinkle of glass being swept up and traffic getting into tighter)

Hungary Repudiates

and tighter jams as it detoured Foreign Debts

around the areas which havej been cordoned off.eolda But the buacs and trims are full of workers and more of them thronged

the sidewalks.

In the shopping, streets, scarcely one plate-glass window remains, even those with protection devices belak amashed. The sidewalks and gutters are filled with glass,

SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPH BUDAPEST, Nov. 20, (UP)-The suspension of foreign exchange pay- Government to-day announced the

ments of Hungary's foreign debts.

In the future both capital and interest payments will be deposited in pengoes in Budapest.

However, the yearly payment of $40,000 to the United States will continue.

of Nations loan of 1924.

From this town the "United Press" correspondent drove across the in-

The main item affected by the dustrial section towards another town. From the hilltop he looked suspension is the so-called League across miles of countryside and counted hundreds of smokestacks. Plumes of smoke were rising into the urey-sky-There-was-u-steady-hum of machinery in the air.

London Night Warning LONDON, Nov. 20 (UP)-A night; warning was given in the London area ut 7 pm. after a day without alarms.

Raldera were over southwest Eng- land at 7.10 p.m., and at 8.10 p.m.

over were enemy planes Gunfire was heard in London..

And We Raid Berlín

Wales.

R.A.F. ATTACK SKODA WORKS

Many Parts of Reich Raided

LONDON, Nov. 20 (Reuter).-The famous Skoda LONDON, Nov. 20 (UP)-The Air armament works at Pilsen, Bohemia, were again success- Ministry announced that last night fully attacked last night in the course of widespread Plisen, Bohemia and also the muni-operations by R.A.F. bombers. tions stores and railway yards nt. Berlin.

the R.A.F. raided the arms works at|

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The Air Ministry, announcing the attack, adds that muni- tion stores and other objectives in Berlin, shipyards and docks Berlin Names Birmingham

at Kiel, Hamburg and Bremerhaven were hombed and that fires BERLIN, Nov. 20 (UP)-In nd- dition to more than half a million and explosions were observed.

kilogrammes of explosive bombs, German planes dropped "thousanda

Good results were obtained in attacks on synthetic oll of incendiary bombs" on Birmingham plants at Gelsenkirchen, Hamburg and the important electric to-day, according to D.N.B.. the power station at Hamborn. official German news agency.

Other objectives attacked included

Authorised quarters revealed that the inland port of Dulsberg-Ruhrport, considerably more than 300 German railway junctions at Bremen and planes mainly Junkers 88's and the Berlin, the naval base of Lorient and newest and speediest of German dive the harbour of Barflehr. bombers participated in the raids,

From all these operations three of, The reports sald that the British our aircraft are missing. searchlights and anti-aircraft bat»,

Industrial Targets terles were extremely netive-con-

SPECIAL TO THE “TELEGRAPH" siderably more so than at Coventry- LONDON, Nov. 20 (UP)-The Air but the anti-aircraft aiming was "not Ministry, In the course of their rom- Very good." TURN to Page 2, Column Savon TURN to Pago 2, Column One

munique to-day declared:

New U.S. Bombsights For British Planes

Special to the "Telegraph” WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 (UP)The Sperry bombsight used in some United States Army planes has been released to the British, but the “secret bombsight,” which is technically knownI as the Norden Sight, has not been released.

R.A.F.

Despite the day, and night' aerial attacks by Goering's Luftwaffe on the English countryside, they have failed to stop England from gathering in one of the best harvests for many years. Inciden- tally thephotograph shows the first Australian binder to be uned at Home..

By BENAMES "United Pross" Correspondent

ATHENS, NOV, 20 (UP) —DESPITE THE DESPERATE ITALIAN EFFORTS TO STEM THE GREEK ADVANCES BY FLYING IN FRESH REINFORCEMENTS, GREEK SHOCK TROOPS HAVE SMASHED THROUGH THE ITALIAN LINES, MAKING ANOTHER WIDE HOLE NEAR MITYONI,

According to the best estimates, the new gains netted 2,000 Italian prisoners including high Staff Officers. The Italians are falling back in the wide valley on Argyrocastro leaving the advancing Greeks 200 sorries, ten heavy siege guns, four 3.7 anti-aircraft guns, hundreds of machine-guns, and large quantities of hand grenades, rifles, ammunition and motor cycles.

RETREAT BECOMES PANIC

Allied bombers, which this morning gave Tirana the heaviest bombing of the war, together with fighter planes. flew up and down the Argyrocastro valley, where they are alleged to have turned the Italian retreat into a panic.

Preliminary unofficial estimates state that the Greeks have captured a total of 6,000 Italian prisoners while it is also estimat- ed that over 2,000 Italian soldiers have been killed.

To-night Koritza is under Greek rifle fire from the former

Greek Communique

ATHENS, Nov. 20 (UP)--The Italian defences, one mile out-35th communique of the War Minia- side the city, which were try issued to-day states: "The Greeks Istormed shortly before dawn on crossed the heights in the Koritza regions and are advancing down the Wednesday,

west slopes where some-Italian tanks, motor lorries, wor materials and prisoners were captured,

"Our aviation bombed Argyrocastro sector around it, at least two have airport, bombing and machine-gun- been destroyed since the heavy ning the retreating enemy." fighting began,

Two Divisions Destroyed From the five Italian divisions de- fending Koritza and the mountain

Italian Front Smashed SPECIAL TO.THE. BUDAPEST

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Allied planes hava destroyed iTEC sections of Italian transports.

The Grecks have abandoned their entire section of the Italian army bas attempts to stom. Italian positions in been entirely surrounded, and cut off the mountains, but have surrounded on the northern front, where the them in order to cut off supplies., Grecks on Wednesday smashed the Simultaneously other Greck units Italians on Ave frontal points thus advancing down the Koritzo scaling the fate of Kuritza, according plain towards the city itself, and to the Greek Radlo. reports, Berce fighting continues in part of The announcement added that the the Marova helghts where the Italians Gaal phose of the five-day ballin on are holding positions on the western the northern front has been finished stopt.

in the last 24 hours.

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ANOTHER £1,000 RUMANIA & THE

FOR BOMBERS

A cheques for $16,- 033.40, being the equiva». lent of £1,000, was handed to the Hongkong Govern. ment to-day for tele- graphic transfer to the Imperial Government.

This represents the thirteenth instalment tele- graphed to London for the purchase of bombers from the War Fund inaugurat- ed by the "South China Morning Post!" and "The Hongkong Telegraph."

The total transferred to date

nош amounts to £98,389-19-6.

Successes In

East

The Middle

the

AXIS PACT

Expected To Sign Shortly

Special to the "Telegraph"

BUCHAREST, Nov. 20 (UP),~Diplomatic quarters here are convinced that Rumania will sign official adhesion to the Axis in the next day or two during the visit of the Rumania, Prime Minister either to Berlin or Vienna.

It has been officially confirmedĮ that the Premier and his suite: are leaving by special train_atf 7.45 p.m.

Although it has not been oficially announced that the Premier has changed his plans to go to Berlin, the semi-oficial press emphatically states, that he is going to Vienas.

Mission Leaves

U. S. Labour

Warns Hitler

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 20 (UP)- Mr. William Green, President of the American Federation of Labour, to- BUCHAREST, Nov. 20 (UP).-The day warned "dictatoru, despots and Rumanian Prime Minister and his to sacrifice their lives in the defence savager" that Americans are prepared suite left here for Germany at 740 of democracy in the New World. |p.m, to-day, when it was still not dis-

closed whether the party would pro- they can expect all assistance from Further, he assured Canada that ceed direct to Berlin or stop at America in repelling any aggressors' Vienna.

thrusts,

NEW U.S. ENVOY

TO FRANCE?

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH”. WASHINGTON, Nov, 20 (UP)---

The Greeks stormed the Italians and routed them in hand to hand fighting-with-bayonets, capturing

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It is learned that Norwegian shipping of which a large pro.

CAIRO, Nov. 20 (Reuter)~The stendily expanding activi- in to-night's communique, which incidentally shows that the ties of the British Air Force bared on the Middle East is revealed R.A.F. squadron which shot down nine Italian biplanes on Greek front on Tuesday had only arrived there on Monday, moving to the operation base only a few hours before its first serious success.

rocks at Tobruk were attacked and In addition to the Australian several hits were seen. Air Force action in the western East Africa was again raided. A fire It is believed that the appointment

On the same night, Gura in Italian desert and South African raide was started in a large warehouse. on Italian Somaliland, the com-

of a new United States Ambassador Merchant shipping was the obice- to Franee will be announced soon, munique records successful raids tive at Massawa and military stores as a result of the conference between North Africa. [on Italian East Africa and Kassaid. The Tallway line at the Under Secretary of State, Mr.

Agordat and Koran was-ralded and Sumner Welles, and the French portion is at present under charter to Japaneso at very profitable bombs fell plumb on the line, - S

In all these operations, one British Ambassador to Washington, M. Henri rates will go under British charter when their present contracts

expire.

French and Swedish ships are not alreraft was lost high

After the conference M. Hayo sald that Mr. Welles had asked him to An order not to resume, the chartering but are continuing · opern- call, and added that he anticipated charters was issued from the tons under their own flags,

There are no Danish chips in the some developments" in a few days. Norwegian control board in Lon. Far East available. Two which were

don recently after it was an in Hongkong when Denmark was In nounced that some half dozen vaded were solzed and "pre now Not Calling Here ships additional to previous operating in Europe. Another was forced into Dairen by a Japanese.des- The American liner Washington chartering, had been engaged troyer and is still held there.

Inquiries from Government this, made sent out to the Far East to evacuate, for Japanese, service,

Serta British Shipping w morning revealed that only prelimini light, available for oharter since the 1.TURNE to Page 24 Coluntu Osa

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During the raid on Bardera on the |night of November 18 by long range -- This ravelation was made by "We have also sent some officers bombers, direct hits were made on General Georgo Marshall, Chlef to Egypt aroyed the Cape of Good the main central jetty causing fires TIN CONTROL of Staff of the United States Hopo, but so far it is not known and explosions which

LONDON, Nov, 21 (Reuter),The whether they have arrived," he severely damaged ships Army, at to-day's press confer added.

meeting of the International, Tin alongside.

boen BRAVENNA Rastriċtion Commition has ⠀⠀ Doing Observation Work On the following night, highly sue postponed from Nembar 20, 2010 United States Army observers are He said that officers of the Unlied stul visits were made to Libyn, to date

will be announced at present watching all phases of the

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