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FOUNDED 1501 五拜禮號二十月一十英港香

• No. 10324

CHURCHILL

OF

DEFENCE MEDITERRANEAN

LONDON, Nov. 21 (Reuter),--Mr. Winston Churchill referred to the war situation in the Mediterranean when speaking in the House of Com- mons to-day.

"There are two wars going on there," he said. "There is the defence of Egypt and the Suez Canal-against greatly superior numbers of the onomy. This defence some months ago looked a rather difficult and doubtful affair but at the present time we have confidence that we shall be able to give a good account of ourselves when the invading forces fall upon us.

Greeks Start New Offensive

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

"Then there is the sudden and i violent striking of the Greek nation who although taken by surprise have already almost entirely purged their soil of the invaders who have been launched upon them in an enterprise which cannot be described as other than pure and unmitigated brigan- dage.

"We have both theatres to consider

EGYPT'S ANGER

Reckless Raids On Civilians.

CAIRO, Nov. 21 (Reuter);

on

and I can only say that we shall de Growing indignation is felt in OHRID, Nov. 21 (UP),our best. I feel that deeds, not words, Egyptian public opinion over the

are expected from us and I certainly recent Italian air raids Frontier reports say the hope that we shall be able to give Alexandria which resulted in a Grecks are making an offen- from our resources which are sure high death roll among the civi

heavily strained, a helpful measure sive in the direction of of assistance to the Grecks, and that lians...

Pogradec, aimed at cutting off Koritza from the north.

Another report

says the Grooks have advanced to within "three miles of Herescks.

Brilliant Movement

ATHENS,

Νον. 21 (Reuter).

we shall be able to discharge our

responsibility to Egypt in defending Its oil and in guarding the vital artery of the Suez Canal"

Restoring Homes

*

FRIDAY

strong editorial, says: "The atrocious

The newspaper, “Al- Halagh,”-in-of

onslaught on Alexandria proves that the continual German and Itollan radio cinims that they do not mean to harm Egyptians are completely false, Referring to legislation concerning We do not recommend Egypt's im- compensation for bombed homes to mediate declaration of war but we be passed in the new Parliamentary do recommend that the Government session, the Prime Minister sald, “1 should take decisive, measures

to

Latest reports from the front indiente/feel that all those whose homes are endeavour to end such indiscriminate!

not broken up should stand in, with action." the man whose home is smashed. Even if the whole of the homes in this country should be levelled, we TURN to Page 5, Column Five

that the Italians are not only three tened by encirclement at Koritza but alio at Argyrokastro.

The brilliant Greek flanking move- ment cast of the latter town may succeed in

in cutting off that important Italian base from communications with Eastern Albania and placing all Italian positions along the coast In the Epirus sector in jeopardy.

Under threat of this encirclement, the Italians are retreating to the north.

Greek- observation posla, over- looking Korilza have seen a Jong Italian column moving out of the town along the road leading north to Pogradets, which may possibly indicate a general Italian evacuation of Koritza..

and mist.

ridges, which are enveloped in rain

British Air Marshal Is Missing

Italians Claim Capture

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH!!

air raid precaution arrangements all The Government is tightening up

jover the country.

VEMBER 22, 1940. 日三廿月十

'OPPING ON THE

TREES

Kent's famous hop fields could not remain neglected this your simply because Ruler chose to send almost fights of bombers over then, bat the farmers saw to li that the pickers received all the gotection possi-

· bio against

Deep, un

covered trenche Ch Gero, mado,

available Androch these the pickers carried tunconcernedly while the RA engaged air invaders in piteled baities over- head. This picture gives an idles of how the hops were picked this year.

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UNITED STATES TO ROUND UP HER PRO-NAZIS

Viscount Halifax's Review Of Britain's Foreign Relations

Special to the "Telegraph”

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WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 (UP)—The Dies Committee has ordered the immediate seizure of the records of pro-Nazi, pro-Fascist, pro-Com- munist, and pro-Japanese organizations in eight |cities—Baltimore, Buffalo, Boston, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, New Orleans, Milwaukee and Denver.

The Committee issued a 500-page report based on documents seized in raids on German business firms in New York and the Trans-ocean News Service which is described as a propaganda medium.

The report claimed the Com- mittee had uncovered a German plan to gear American trade and commerce to German economy jaftor the war.

It said: "The German Embassy German Consulates and various throughout the country takes a lively Interest in sprending the work of

Trans-oceanLassy's 'Liaison

It also allges that Hans Thomasen, Charge d'Affaires at the German Em- bassy is closely linked with the pro- paganda efforts by correspondence between Manfred Zapp, director of Trans-ocean and himself.

the

Japanese Arrest American Woman

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" :

HONOLULU, Nov. 21 (UP). --American passengers arriving

Dies report reproduced a cablegram which, it was said, Zapp sent to Berlin advising them: "The only, and at the same time, strongest guarantee of American here to-day on the Japanese. neutrality appears to be a rumed steamer, Awáta Maru; said that United

States-Japanese relationship Miss Edna Lawrence, of Ontario, which, for the present, and for an

Indeanite period to come, will not Calif., a missionary and nurse at Hermit European involvement with the Severance Hospital at Seoul, the United States. There exists a Keren for 20 years, was arrested visible endeavour by the State

Department to clean up the Farby the Japanese police at Yoko- Eastern question in order, thereby, to hamu, two hours before the ship win a free hand in Europe.

salled for Honolulu on November- has 13.

"During recent weeks there [been a" noticeable, sharpening of

official as well as unofficial anti- They said the police professed German propaganda which, without

doubt will serve, if continued with to have no knowledge of the the same intensity, to create among reason for the arrest, merely the American pubile a psychological saying that they had a warrant prerequisite for abandonment of even from the Japanese authorities at formal neutrality.

to

on the

Violently Anti-American Saoul. They bundled up all her The Dies report said the Committee 'baggage and removed her from LONDON, Nov. 21 (Reuter)-The latest position affecting Britain's foreign had evidence to the effect that the ship. It is presumed they

Trans-Ocean is the "chief Nazi pro-took Miss Lawrence to Seoul, relations particularly with the Soviet Union, the Vichy Government and Greece, was paganda agent in Guatemala, Mexico,

Ecuador, Argentina andi. Ambassador Intervenes reviewed in Parliament to-day by Lord Halifax, Foreign Secretary, who also dealt

Brazil, and that material sent from Germany to South American coun

Ambassador The American' vigorously with Mussolini's recent allegation of British responsibility for the war.

tries is violently anti-American, Tokyo, Mr. Joseph Grew, who was Pressing Home Advantage ROME. Nov. 21 (UP).—A com~{

"According to the information munique Issued here to-day states

Ambition Of Dace people who have shown the world Trans-ocean gives free distribution of saying farewell to friends Everywhere the Greeks are press-that Italian chaser

planes

same ship, learned of the incident forced

con-that as in invasion of their ancient its material to newspapers." at our disposal there is little new cannot help feeling."

It said that the Trans-radio Press

und promised to do everything pos ing home their advantage. They are down a Wellington bomber on the can at present say to give antinued Lord Halifax, "that despite history, courage and love can be more

Never in Service appears to be not only asible to effect her release, the disorganised Sicilian coast and captured seven advancing upon

Mussolini's assurances to the Italian powerful than numbers. Holian columns along the Albanian persons, including the Air Marshal indication of what passed during people that everything is

Others among the 160 missionaries going to be the course of her long history has the receiving agency for Trans-ocean but Owen Boyd, Deputy Commandant of M. Molotov's recent visit to right, that there is growing name of Greece stood so high or the also a transmitting agency. For the aboard the vessel were many who period January 1, 1930 to August were personally acquainted with Miss the British air forces in the Near Berlin. We have made certain number of people in Italy, who are numo. of Italy so low.

"There were so many false allega-1940, Trans-ocean paid to Trans-radio Lawrence, but were unable, to offer happy as they hear about

the humiliation tions and distortions in Mussolini's $44,587.01. Taranto with the Soviet Government and to which they have been Posted As Missing

these

still are

before

y a word about then." the thin now war, forced upon them by must say. LONDON, Nov. 21 (UP). The Air Government and we are awaiting the ambition of their lender, regard Responsibility For War

posted Air Marshal

Minister The Foreign

referred with parrot-like monotony, to

the "extraordinary Owen Boyd as missing, so that it is their reply, to proposals which ing whom they have been taught,

particularly to assumed the above report is correct. we had some reason to believe peat that he is always right.

were likely to be acceptable to Petrol Shortage

"If ever there was a war of anked statement that responsibility for the plunder it is this one against a small TURN to Back Page, Column 4 {them. LONDON, Nov. 21 (Reuter)-The In used Wellington bomber carrying Air Mar- "Proposals have also been made the Western Desert is now

the Italians against

Iri Albania. ahal Boyd was forced to land in for compromise on various questions Drilish booty in Egypt, including Slelly owing to a shortage of petrol it arising out of the Soviet annexation munitions

ans and arms of all kinds, has was stated on the Rome Radio to- of territory. To all these we are still been rushed across to Greece where night.

Gibraltar, and eventually to Greece,

not too

The Greeks see nothing at present East, who was en route to Malta from proposals for a trade agreement wnd, they see the posed-in speech," said Lord Halifax, "that I TURN to Back Pago, Columna 3

to prevent the Italian retreat from turning into a rout,

The weather, together with the present patrolling by British and Greck aircraft and the intensive bombing of Italian aerodromes in Albania, seems to have robbed the Italians of air support, which hitherto has been checking a more 'rapid} Gréck

advance.

Italian war material' cupc

the Greeks have lost no time in using

it with poelle justice to charge their

gus against the Italians.

Koritsa Entered BELGRADE, Nov; 21 (Reuter). The first Greek patrol entered Koritza this morning after long and Alerce fighting, according to reports from Monastir, where the mala Greek forces were expected to occupy the town in the course of the afternoon.

LATEST

has Ministry

{awaiting a reply.

Greece Requires More

And More Aeroplanes

VBY "RKUTER'S" AIR CORRESPONDENT)

LONDON, Nov. 21. The brillant Greek successes according to latest reports, the Greek left wing has broken through the Italian lines on a wide sector west of Koritza and is pursuing the retreating Italianɛ-do not blind observers in Lon don to Greece's urgent need of planes, for which the Premier, M. Nicoloudis, recently appealed to America.

N. African Battles In

Air And On Land

CAIRO, Nov. 21 (Reuter)In an aerial battle in Eastern Libya yesterday, 15 British fighters shot down ten out of 60 Italian planes while the British sustained no loss or damage, says an R.A.FA communique.

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any possible reasons for her arrest.

Miss Lawrence is believed to be woman to be the first' American

Another Channel arrested by the Japanese for many

Gun Battle

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

LONDON, Nov. 21 (UP)-There

was a heavy cross Channel gun duel,

from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. through mist,

years.

The Awata Maru Arst sailed from Kobe, but stopped at Yokohama to pick up additional passengers.

fine rain, a half gale from the south- HUNGARY'S WAR

west, and a beavý sen. Visibility was barely one mile. No casualties, or damage have been reported.

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OBLIGATIONS

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPHI BERLIN, Nov. 21 (UP)Authoris

Rumanian Mission ed German quarters stated

that Hungary is under obligation automa- SPECIAL TO THE “TELEGRAPH". BERLIN, Nov. 21 (UP)General tically to enter the war on the Axis Antonescu, Foreign Minister Stur side if any outalde Power, "for daza, and others, accompanied by the example, the United States," attacked German Minister to Rumania, Herr Germany;

They said that in such a case, Fabrizius, arrived at Bruck near Geutleiter von Doernberg - at war against Britain.

R.A.F. Concentrate On

Reich River Port

Taranto and other Italian ports had fresh visits from British reconnaissance planes. and ten Italians and Libyans were Vienna to-day and were received by Hungary will also automatically be

During the night of Tesday- taken. Also, definite proof is available Wednesday, extensive Brition, ralds that 168 of the enemy were killed. were carried out in Albania, At The extent of the total camialties Tirana, aerodromes and hangars sustained by the enemy in killed and were eat on fire and much damage wounded will be appreciated from the communique. was caused; at mazko direct hit this evidence, any co were obtained on wharyer, and veri

16. Defeat 60- harbolirsini

and

receding LONDON, Nov. 21 (UP)The Air nights, the RA. Ailio kept up un- Ministry announced to-day that 60 Interrupted raka Aon, Aranty the Xtalion, and 15 British fighters engag-" ly alter overnight the situation for more fighters and here the United damage.

Greece's most immediate need is Italian port in Eritres, causing severe ad This dog fight over eastern Libya LONDON, Nov. 21 (Reuter). Duisburg-Ruhroat, which Iest Wednesday and that seven fallan was chosen for the main thruit of hat night's IL.A.F. offensive, CH-43 planes were destroyed, while is the largest river port in the world. which has every appearance of States can help by quickly, accoding

Patrol

especially heavy bombs being used. the beginning of a serious rout to Greece's request to buy American CAIRO,Nos of the Italian land forces. ! planes.

Buccessful Britisk acti In quality of types, if not in num Italians both British serial assistanco on which bers, the Allied air forces in the Westerd the whole character of the present Italo-Greek war would seem so far, Beltsk Greek offensive may turn is being to have proved superior to Italy Increased as rapidly as possible, sub-but the chief, danger: of "small- air

Given favourable weather, the action against Germany should her Italian air force cluld conceivab. army march to Italy's aid."

Drally

· the' necessarily,slow

Now forces, however well equip

For múditional units with all | faces of 7. bverwhelmingl

The necessary ground forgalsation;

mambers in avid secondly, to the R.A.FV" heavy come to the endüs mitments elsewhere in & the Middla crews and East and Britain); and thirdly, to "the enemy Ineed to maintditi cerlain reherves tot

| the British planes were not as of The port is a strategic: point ||

the othere were raids on the the November 10-201 in which military of critical importance and is the Pilots report: that there word great concentrations of anti-aircraft' guns," sigres were hit at Bardia; hangare betalte hand mich damage caused at main intermediary in the Ruhr so they kept low, belów, artillery View of their the Alyana aerodrome, and direct hits between rail and road waterways range and in better

objectivan Were registered on the

and and the bridgehead of the whol

Industrial area on the right bank the dardager and dred with ther

Ond gilat: concluded his report Elali Commenti:"T-hap

dded:

18-10, and

continuqully a raionji

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shine.