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800 ALBANIAN REBELS AMBUSH ITALIANS:

GREEKS PUSH FORWARD

Special to the "Telegraph"

STRUGA, DEC. 9 (UP).—FRONTIER REPORTS SAY THAT 800 ALBANIAN REBELS TO-DAY AMBUSHED THE ITALIANS WHO ARE RETREATING FROM SANTE QUARANTI, KILLING THREE OFFICERS AND 87 SOLDIERS AND WOUNDING 170, WHILE 75 REBELS WERE KILLED AND 190 WOUNDED.

Italy

It is reported the Greeks who are advancing northward from Argyro-Castron, last night broke

Must through the weak Italian resistance and occupied

and 70 soldiers.

Lose The

the village of Subasi, capturing one Italian officer

In the Moshcopolis sector the Greeks are advancing along the Devoli river and early this morning, occupied

Dodecanese the village of Bersnik. Islands

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

ANKARA, Dec. 9 (UP) Well informed Turkish circles predict that Italy will be forced to surrender the Dodecanese Islands within two or three months.

They said that neither Italian nor neutral ships are reaching the Italian garrison there, which

In the Premeti sector the Greeks from the Dangli mountains have now swung westward and are only six miles from the junction of the roads to Tepelini and Beret, and about 12 miles from Tepelini. The Greeks, who last Thursday occupied the village of Sopot, have continued their infiltration down the Gostina Valley.

GREEK'S CAUTIOUS ADVANCE

"REUTER'6" SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT

ATHENS, Dec. 9. The Greeks are advancing cautiously wards Chimarra, 22 miles west of Argyro-Castron on the const between Sante Quaranti and Valona,

The movement threatens the

are

flank of the Italians who is estimated to be over 20,000 withdrawing northward from men, plus many civilians.

Political circles welcomed reports Sante Quaranti. Reports indi- from Sofa that Bulgaria wishes tocate that the Italian rearguards remain out of the war and is more are stubbornly resisting the than willing to meet Turkey half way Greek push and are employing in order to improve relations.

BRAZIL'S GESTURE

tactics designed to draw on smali detachments of Greeks which would be vulnerable to counter- attack.

A cavalry screen has been thrown out by the Greeks in LONDON, Dec. 9 (Icuter)The order to counter-this-plan. Bitter Brazilian Government has decided to fighting is raging in the centre appoint Charges d'Affaires to of the present 80 mile long front Norway, Holland and Poland in Lon-where Italian resistance is don. The decision may be regarded ported to be very fierce. ns an extremely friendly gesture by

Brazil to Britain.

ro-

An indication of the actual position

This is the first visible outcome of however, is seen in orders found in the Willingdon mission's visit to the possession of an Italian ofcer Brazil, and shows.. the sympathy

which

one of the largest South captured at Premet! Instructing him American nations feels for Britain in to shoot any Italian who "unneces her struggle against the Dictators, urlly retired."

Canadian Airmen

Welcomed

Rome Admission SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

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ROAD WAY

THE

British Cruiser Said To Be Overhauling Nazi Raider Special to the "Telegraph" MONTEVIDEO, Dec. 9 (UP)-There appears to be every possibility that retribution is swiftly overtaking the Nazi raider which attacked and damaged the Carnarvon Castic.

It is uno@cially reported that the British cruiser Enterprise last night sent a radio message to the officers of the Carnarvon Castle that she was overtaking the German raider which had engaged the British auxiliary cruiser dur ing the week-end, and had then run away.

Dusseldorf Factories Left In Flames

LONDON, Dec. 9 (Reuter).—"We clouted Dusseldorf good and hard” sald one pilot of the British bomber planes which participated in the concentrated attack last night on the large industrial area of Dusseldorf.

The raid began shortly after 6 p.m. in bright moonlight. Visibility was excellent and the Rhine bridges were clearly dis- bombing tinguished, one crew from a height of several thousand feet was actually able

ROME, Dec. 9 (UP)-The Italians have withdrawn from Argyro-Castron to a line apparently aimed at the de- LONDON, Dec. 0 (Reuler). The fence of Valonu, one of the two main RA.F. to-day welcomed more Cona- Albanian ports. dian alemen, trained under the Em- According

to despatches from pire Air Training Scheme as fully Tirana, the withdrawal was carried qualified pilots and craftsmen. out in tlie snow-covered roads in the They will join R.A.F. units in var-mountains after the bloodiest hand to ous parts of the country. All said that hand fighting of the entire to see flames streaming from they were itching to get at Jerry. In Greek war. A rearguard action, is almost certain that they will find alded by hundreds of planes held whatever unit they may be sent to it back the repeated Greek attacks. The other Canadians and men from the communique emphasizes that there dominions who have already hit the were no losses in men

or materials enemy hand in bombers or fighters. TURN to Back Pago, Column 5

Danish Nazis

Jeered

By Demonstrators

windows of a factory in the area of the chief target, which was again blast furnaces of a steel. works manufacturing railway and shipping equipment and other war material.

Indo-China Warns Thailand

Will Meet Force With Force

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

ACTANGLE COPY 10 CENTS

NAZI IDEA OF "KULTUR"

Here is a particularly t luminating example of the Nazis' idea of Kultur. The picture shows St. Thomas's Hospital in London after it had been hit by bombs. The hospital was badly damaged and there were casualties. On Sunday night 'and Monday morning the Nazi raiders repeated, this sort of thing on nine other London hospitals,

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NINE HOSPITALS HIT IN RAID

Dastardly Work By Nazis

Special to the "Telegraph”

LONDON, Dec. 9 (UP)—Latest reports_show_that nine hospitals were bombed by the Nazi "Kultur" raiders last night.

In one instance many casualties were caused among both patients and staff, owing to a direct hit being scored.

Many of the injured have now been extricated from the debris. Another hospital was hit by three high explosive bombs and several incendiaries.

Yet another received the full Impact of high explosives which cut the building in half.

Churches And A Convent Hit

Four churches, a convent and three the vicarages suffered damage in London raids,

Two hundred and fifty persons were sheltering in the crypt of a church and escaped when a shower of Incendiary bombs and high ex- plosives dropped on the church and adjoining commercial buildings.

100 Raiders In Action LONDON, Dec.. 0 (UP)-It is estimated that 100 German bombers participated in last night's attacks on London with

calibre very heavy bombs. Three large fires and many small

German Boust ones followed the bursting of the first HANOI, Dec. 9 (Domei)- bombs, and British aircraft then "Now that things have come to German circles state the Luftwaffe BERLIN, Dec. 9' (UP),—Informed crowded in in quick succession, says this pass French Indo-China (dropped 700,000 kilograms of high the Air Ministry, dropping heavy will be obliged to answer the use explosives and between 80,000 and bombs accurately on the steel works, and pelting the hundreds of inpe with of force by Thailand with force," 100,000 incendiary bombs on London]

M. Sliventer de Sacy, chief of last night and this, morning. Great banks of smoke obscured the publicity of the French Indo- Quiet Last Night scene for some of the latecomers, but China Government, declared to-} LONDON, Dec. 0 (UP), London the pilots generally did not meet this day.

area was still without alarm at 9 trouble, and as they returned to their

Ip.m. No planes were reported any- base, one after another reported great "We have answered the That where over Britain so far, although destruction, and stated that from 30 bombardment of Vientiane with the sying conditions appear to be good. or 40 miles away it was plain that Fombardment of Lakhon," M. de Sacy | | many fires had taken firm hold.

bombs.

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"United Press" Staff Correspondent COPENHAGEN, Dec. 9 (UP)--Several thousand Haderslev citizens mussed outside the Haders'ov gaol until four am. this morning singing Danish national songs, cheering the police, and Jeering the Danish Nazis who were being questioned by Police Chief Nej Hartmann in connection with last night's battle, in

U-Boat Bases which six policemen and a number of Nazis were injured and 350 gooled.

es it mean abandónment of inten- LONDON, Dec. (Router).—The were present" including the

R.A.F. made a return visit to German tions to carry on negotiations. French The first clash between the Minister of Commerce, M. Moeller. U-boat bases at Brest and Lorient Indo-China is fully prepared to

who in a speech declared, "We do not

scid. This does not mean, however, out the diplomatie relations with Thailand have been broken off, nor

damonstrators and polico occurr-belleve that foreign methods suit us on Sunday nightwhich were attack ring about-peace."

INCIDENT

ed on Sunday when a handful of We believe in a popular Government, ed only 24 hours before-as well us gendarmes attempted to halt the 'n the right to think and speak freely,, to that at

at Bordeaux. march of several hundred Nazis and the right to promote what by buildings between two of the dock

A great Are was

started among the SOVIET BORDER nsider right. We are irrevocably from neighbouring towns into united in our destinies as Danes and basins at Bordeaux; and at Brest the Haderslov. The gendarmes bat- Scandinavians."

roof of one of the dogkalde buildings other tled with the demonstrators until

A different note was sounded by was soon to fall in while

bombs struck around the port military midnight.NE

M. Stauning at a Labour meeting and naval barracks and dry docks. Copenhagen on Sunday when he de Many Naxle Arrested

feared that Donmack was at present

Bordeaux Raid STOCKHOLM; Dòc, 9 (Reuter)-line of the most fortunate countries

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH” Many Nazia were taken into custody in the world since she preferred sub- Taffer a di-turbonce ́at Haderslev, · kad malam. 10, dinstruction. He c'aimed Danish Conservatives hold a meet-that Denmark had more ample food ing" en -Sunday," and $15,000, psopis supplies than most other countries, in

де

BADOGLIO

& BALBO

MORE L. S. D.

FOR BOMBERS

A further cheque for $16,- 033.40, being the equivalent of £1,000 was handed to the Hongkong

this Government morning for telegraphio transfer to the Brlilsh Government,

This makes the fifteenth in- stalment sent to London from the War Fund inaugurated by the South China Morning Post and The Hongkong Telegraph. for the purchase of bombers.

AL D. yesterday, the Fand had reached total of $1, 481,423.23, the Sterling total tow remitted to London amounting to £92,389-10-0. I is hoped to reach the one-and- a-half million mark by Christ-

mas,

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LONDON, Dec. 10 (UP).-. British troops have taken the offensive in the Western Desert, according to very reliable sources in London.

The operation is described as being on a "rather large scale."

600 Italians Captured CAIRO, Dec. 9 (Reuter).-A bag of 500 Italian prisoners was secured by the British in opera tions in the Western Desert. The prisoners were taken in an en- gagement south of Sidi Barrani,

A communique states that advance elements of the British forces are now in contact with the Italians on "a broad front."

In the Sudan, British patrola have continued extensive activities in the Gallabat area, and British artillery again successfully engaged enemy. targets.

Aerodrome Attacked

CAIRO. Dec. 9 (Reuter)-RAF. bombers attricked the Benina nero- arome in the Western Desert on the night of December 0. One hangar was completely burned out, and three other fires were started, announces the R.A.F. Egyptian headquarters.

Incendiary and high explosive honby also fell among aircraft, while one was set on fire,

The Rhodesian Squadron bombed Adardeb in Italian East Africa, achieving a direct hit on a maching gun post. Several fires were started, and bombs fell among stores, dumps and a second machine gun past was silenced by machine gun fire from the KAF. aircraft.

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Asmara was attacked on 'December causing & fire in the hangars while a petrol fire was started.

Enemy fighters were intercepted during the rald and one R.A.F. plane was shot down....

Operations Extending

CAIRO. Dec. 0 (Reuter).--Opera tions in the Western Desert are ex TURN to Back Pago, Column 5

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Typhoons Play With Clipper

Havoc Service

Typhoons in the Manila and Guam areas have temporarily dislocated the Pan-American Airways Clipper service, it was officially revealed in Hongkong this morning.

The local office of Pan- their radio stations loented on a ro- American Airwaya is anxiously moto island which was directly in the awaiting word from their Guampath of the typhoon, Island base as to the intensity scheduled to arrive in Hongkong on The California Clipper, which was ROME. Dec. 9 (Router) and possible damage caused by a Thursday, cannot possibly arrive be Marshal Badoglio paid Mussolini severe typhoon which was due to fore Friday, or even inter, depending a farewell visit to-day and they pass directly over the island upon the course of the cyclone in the had a cordial talk, according to during the early part of last Guam area,

night.

Jan Italian official nows agency.

This will be the second of a series Mussolini has posthumously hward-

· SPECIAL. TO THE TELEGRAPH

ed a gold medal of military valour to of severe typhoons to strike Guam, and is greatly hampering the opera« MOSCOW. Dec. (UP)The Air Marshal Balbo.

"Lenin's newspaper

ot

Marshalton of the trans-Pacific schedule, In the announcement, Banner Petrazavodsk reports an incident on Balbo I referred to as a faithful with the California Clipper delayed the northwestern frontler Involving soldier of the Duat" who made "the at Wake Island. the killing of one, and the capture supreme sacrifice of his herole life LONDON, Dec. 9 (UP), The Alr alive of two alleged armed spies, who while preparing to hurl gallant troops Ministry reported to-day that many tried to enter the Soviet Union from and museful air squadrons across

TURN to Back Pago, Columin 3 la, neighbouring foreign Statézyko the frontier,"

Il Duce May Go

To Albania

"SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPHI ROME. Dec. 9 (UP)—It is reliably In addition to this typhoon, the reported that. Signor Mussolini may recent cyclone in the Manila area has make an inspection tour of caused Pan-American Airways to be Albhnien front within the next few completely out of touch with one of | days,

the