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THE news of further damage to the Italian fect, coming atop the eple of Taranto and the continued succèss

SURPRISE RAID BY GREEKS

FROM PAGE ONE

on the defensive, or from the left| wing around Argyro-Castron, the Greek capture of which is denied from Itomerian kanang

A

Vigorous British Aircraft ATHENS, Nov. 20 (Reuter)- |British aircraft have taken

in the last two days. (an vigorous' part in the Greck operations On Wednesday and Thursday the RAF brought down, ten Italian planes.

bombers, anys: up, British

oficial R.A.F. communique Issued here to day, have carried out raids on Santa Quaranta, the Italian, embarkation port on the Albanian coast, where Italian destroyers bombarding the island of Carly fled at the approach of a British air formation. **) were seen exploding on wharves.

Shipping was attacked and bombs Duruzzo, the northern Albanian port and El Bassan, which is the Italian Jaland base used for support ing the troops now trying to counter attack in the Fogrudelz area, north of Koritza, were also effectively attacked by British aircraft

November 30, 1940.

RUMANIA

A. R. P. CARNAGE IN Progress In Colony

Tunnel Construction

Well 'Ahead

FROM PAGE ONE

will represent Hitler at M, Codreanu's funeral

Diplomalle circics here regard the

COLONY'S AUGUST ASSETS

War Expenditure,

German mission to, M. Codreanu's in August according to the finan- Hongkong's assets increased funeral as being possibly connected cial statement for that month with Hitler's potential Intervention contained in to-day's "Govern-

Errist

Wing Comdr. A. H. E, Steele-Per- in the Rumanian situation, kina, Director of Air Raid Precau- It is learned that members of the llons, stated yesterday that it was mission also include Herr not intended to hold any further Bohle, head of the Nazis foreign black-buts this year, but that

several organisation.. would be held next year.

in

ment Gazette," nabyĄTKA

The outstanding item in revenue” lais * More Incidente co

$1,768,307 "war revento" but most. LONDON, Nov. 29 (Reuter)-A. items showed an increase over August dissident group of iron Guardista at last year. of the Iron Guard movement tempted to attack the headquarters amount spent in August compares

On

the expenditure side, the Bucharest to-day, pecording to the with $3,788,641 in Augut lust" year. Bucharest correspondent of the Free This year up to the end of August, French

jexpenditure totals $31,043,020 as za-machine-gun from against $24.487,607,last year and the motor cars. killing or

estimated expenditure of $31,802,178. or wounding

Funding several

Air raid precautions, the Medical Department: the Post Office ind Many incidents are also reported Public Works Extraordinary showed

Aney

agency, fired

an expenditure of $3,193,442, Increas

The revenue was $5,128,528°22ainst

Ing the excess of assets over liabilities Troops on The Move Commenting on the work on tun- nels, he said that they were well Omleials here admitted that there is

from $10,784,571 at the beginning of BUCHAREST, Nov. 20 (UP) the month to $18,419,6572911 ahead of their anticipated

The revenue gure pro a certain movement of Rumanian $2,914,712 in August of last year. compares with grume, although they had only started on the fringe, in this conoce troops in the provinces which are The actual revenue for this year lon... Several new borings had been said that German troops throughout compared with $27,000,122 in the carrying out instructiona,** They up to the end of August is $32,071,616, commenced in Hongkong and

In Rumania continue their assigned same period last year and compared Kowloon,

posts "for instruction, and that with an estimated He stated that a few of the rail-those in the Capital, inside barracks year, of $50,801,470 cue for the North Point, had been used in A.R.P.

sleepers, owned by the Chinese or in the field are for instruction. Government,

and recently stacked at tunnels, but most of them were not quite the right size, while much of the stock had been damaged by weather.

Construction of AR.P. pena is pro- ceeding

space and at the moment 10 sites in Hongkong and in Kowloon Ench pen is capable of accommodat ure in the process of construction. ng about 300 persons.. A pen is so Legionaries: constructed that it is splinter glass proof against a 500 lb. high from the provinces, involving not the greatest increases when compared explosive bomb bursting outside of only dissident Iron Guard groups but with expenditure in nity feet from a pen. The roof of also the population, de

August, 1939, while "war expenditure" was respons pen is machine-gun fre proo Conversations took pince between

The executive of the Iron Guard sible for an item of $264,915 making the Greek Minister and the United

At the moment there are 85 pens movement published a warning in the total under this heading for 1940, States Treasury and other officials.

in the course of construction, enp-the newspaper, Cuvantul to-day $4.371.132. Albania

able of giving about 10,500 people that "Legionaries will defend their Independence sheiter during an air raid. The cost power against, ut continged SUCCEEDS SODDU LONDON, Nov.

29 (Reuter).- per head is between $4 and $5. Albanian Independence Day was celebrated in Tirana yesterday, ac- Α special Sub-Committee has been cording to the Rome radio, in the set up to make inquiries into amen- presence of General Soddu, the itles for air raid shelters, etc., but Italian Commander-in-Chief Albania, and other Italian dignitaries; first task was the completion of the in the Director pointed out that their Corfu Shelled, Bombed tunnels. Ventilation was one of the LONDON, Nov. 29 (Reuter) Following the shelling of the north with tunneis, and this problem was most important points in connection coast of Corfu on Thursday morning being tackled at once. by six Italian warships, Italian bom bors flew over the town und dropped bombs indiscriminately, damage and casualties among the population.

U.S. Aid For Greece WASHINGTON, Nov. 29 (Reuter). -Negotiations between Greece and the United States in connection with the purchase of military suppiles have resulted in agreements

satis factory to the Greek Government, according to Mr. Sumner Welles, Under-Secretary of State.

.

VentBation Problem

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and

Protectorate

..

The agency's correspondent adds that the Germans

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPHICOT A with the economic administration and officially announced that

are dissatisfied ROME, Nov. 20 (UP)It has been envisage the establishment of a com- Alfredo Guzzoni has been appointed General

Rumania. plete German

protectorate chief of the General Staff, replacing in Under-Secretary for War under the The size of the German force in Major General Soddu, who has been now numbers some 60,000 men...... the country is increasing rapidly and promoted to the rank of General, and who will continue in command of the Legionary Enemica

Italian troops Albania

in LONDON, Nov. 20. (Reuter)

British Action In Mediterranean

A.R.P.

Of other news in connection with activities. Wing Comdr. causing Steele-Perkins sold that he had re- Enemies of the Legionary movement celved splendid responsa to his arrested are believed to include appon for the A.R.P. Despatch Rid-politicians, police agents and other Advance Continues ers Corps, and there were now 500 elements who have shown' themselves "Exchange Telegraph's" Athens cor- me

LONDON, Nov. 20 (UP). The used in case of

in training.

hostile to the Government, according These men would be

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH. respondent reports that the

breakdown of com- to a German news agency despatch LONDON, Nov. 20 (UP)—The Greek munications, such as telephones, etc. from Bucharest.

Admiralty announced that the Flest advance

Meanwhile, about 150 applications a

One centre of action is said to be Air continues on the southern week were being received for RP. Ploesti, the famous oil town, where bombarded Lake Laki in Lores and Arm in the Mediterranean front and is threatening Italian communications.

services, which was very gratifying, the

the number shot Men working on one of the Wat is reported to be by the Legionaries also Tripoll, starting fires and hitting ships. The date of the action was Security measures are announced, not specified. including posting military guards at the Post, Telegraph and Telephone affleer in Bucharest and other im were allowed to leave after a service portant towns and the institution of held over his grave and the authors, severe penalties for murder.

of other incidents are mainly un- Those responsible for the shooting identifed, being screened by their of Codreanu's "murderers," however, colleagues.

EGYPT LOSES

of the Greeks, must drive deeper into THIRD MINISTER

the minds of Mussolint and his people that retribution inevitably takes the aggressor.

over-

Not that the moral issue would have much standing with 11 Duce; he must be suffering agonies of contri- tion and perhaps a deadly fear for the future because of the unwise step from the point of view of practical values that he took in deelpring war on' France and Britain,

IN FORTNIGHT

chal tunnels recently came across a very

old relic of former days in the shape of a

a six-inch shell, which it is estimated is between 60 and 70 years old. It now rests on the roof of A.R.P. Headquarters.

Wing

In answer to a question, Comdr. Steele Perkins said that it Rome, Nov. 20,

was interesting to note that the Ger- Information from Beirut saya that

mans had not resorted to gas war- the new Egyptian Premier, Hassan in England and in Poland. Although fare in their Indiscriminate bombings November 15, suddenly died yester- masics, there had not yet been any Sirry Pasha, who assumed office ennil Britons were forced to carry gas- day morning, remaining in office for occasion for using them. He put it only 11 days.

Co

down to the fact that as there was Coming closely on the heels of the prchably a scarcity of rubber in Ger- successive sudden death of the for-many, respirators were also probably

er Premier, micr

Hassan Sabry Pasha, scarce. and the former Minister of Defence, The make-up of a Dictator is large-Jounis Pasha, the new

His Excellency the Acting Gov- Premier's ly psychological. He sweeps

ernor, Lt. General E. F. Norton, will the death has cau

caused considerable sus-carry out an inspection of Air Raid people with him on an artificial wave report indleates.--Domel,

picion In local political circles, the Wardens on December 22 of feeling backed up by complete

Sabry suppression of opposition. People

collapsed on November 14 will stund their liberties being taken during the reading of the King's from them, their ploughshares being speech from the Throne at the open- forged into swords to be used by their from the Chamber and the reading ing of Parliament. He was carried nons in some foreign land against of the speech was resumed by the which they bear no conscious grudge, President of the Senate.

On November 27 Younis Pesha

Pasha, the former

if they can be assured that the cpmaica. He held office for only eleven paign will be short and Victorious days, and it was his first Cabinet ap- The subjects of a Dictator liave nopointment after a life time in the mural fibre to withstand defeat; their Government, service. wills are officially Inspired and they d have no foundation of moral right-

ness to sustain than in adversity: SEARCH FOR OIL

bfnPhilippines

The President of the Philippines (Schur Quezon) reveals that he has authorised the expenditure of £77,- 000 to begin drilling for all on Cebu Island and Bondoc Peninsula.

at

on the Hongkong Football Club ground 10 nm.

It is expected that there will be approximately 3,000 wardens on-parade-

Middle East Commander Promoted

Sir Archibald Wavell, Commander. in-Chief 'of 'Britain's armles in the 'Middle East, has been promoted from Lt-Gen, to Generol.

Other promotions were:

Maj-Generals to be' Li-Generals I. Bond, G.B., Oct. 1 (seniority July 9. 1958).

EA, Osborne, CB, DS... October tseniority July 14, 1938).

He said he was willing alco to pH. I S. Masry C., D.3.0. to be tem mit private companies to drill, add porary Lt-Ceneral Oct. 201 ing:

|_ Me -Gmeral J. M. R. Harrison,

his appointment.

"Maj. General R. Le Fanu, Dao. Mc. relire on retured pay, Oct. 20,

Colonels to be Mai«Generals MD. Gambler-Parry, M.C., Oct. 1 (seniority July 13, 15 D80. M.C.,

Thus the prerequisite of Dictatorship Is success with or without justifien- tion, but success all the time,

Italy could be enjoying the ample fruits of neutrality with her large fert, army and air force, unimpaired if Mussolini had decided wisely. He weighed the generous terms offered by France-too generous most British "But in any event the Government, retires Oct, 1, and is retained in people thought against the fear that going ahead, because it's our im- Hitler would one day repudiate him pression there is oil in the Philip for standing aloof, and would bring

pines." down through the Brenner Poss Irori cind troops to sweep through Italy's, sunny vales in the same cold vengeance that he has visited on other Axis victims. The greatest inctor in his decision, however, mustparently driven by gales more than A British barrage balloon, op- have been his conviction that Britain 400 miles across north-west Frones, was tottering, on the brink of defeat the Bay of Biscay and northern and that he must do his part to Spain, landed, deflated, at Jubena, Justify a share of the polls. Il Duce, Spain. Sua egong Ke is reputed to be a great reader of

One of its fina' was found in the Pancorbo Mountains, near Burgos history. I so he failed to give enough credence to the doggedness

with which Britain has fought back all through her history, ugafhst her enemies. To-day he is leaming very bitter lesson and the worst is yet to come.

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