STILL BEING PRESSED

Wairarapa Times-Age, 16 November 1940, Page 5

STILL BEING PRESSED

THE GREEK OFFENSIVE PROGRESS IN VITAL AREAS. ITALIANS REINFORCING AT KORITZA. Agency messages transmitted by the 8.8. C. state that the Greeks are still pressing tneir ortensive and are advancing in the Kalamas River and Pindus areas. Much of the fighting is in the nature of local actions. The Italians are reported to- be reinforcing their troops at Koritza, which is one of their main bases. INTENSE ACTIVITY ON ALL PARTS OF FRONT. ITALIANS SAID TO BE SHORT OF SUPPLIES. (By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright) LONDON. November 15. The latest Greek communique tells of intense activity on all sectors of the front. Reports from Athens say the Greeks have advanced in several places. In the -Epirus sector they are reported to have pushed the Italians back to the Kalamas River. Letters reaching Athens from Greek soldiers show that the Italians may now be short of supplies, soldiers having surrendered with cries for food.

General Sir Archibald Wavell, Com-mander-in-Chief of the forces in the Middle East has made a tour of inspector! of Crete, the 8.8. C. reports, has expressed satisfaction with the situation there since the landing of British forces. He made the trip in a Sunderland flying-boat.

ITALIAN PLANES FIFTEEN DESTROYED AT KORITZA. SOME RAIDS ON GREECE. (Received This Day, 9 a.m.) ATHENS, November 15. Italian planes destroyed on the aerodrome at Korea (Koritza) now total fifteen. The Italians raided a village ; in Crete but there was no damage or casualties. The military hospital at Larissa was hit. Wounded from the Pindus area were killed. A doctor was injured, houses damaged and shelters wrecked. There were some casualties. FURTHER PROGRESS BRITISH AIR FORCE ACTIVE. MANY DAMAGING BLOWS STRUCK. (British Official Wireless.) (Received This Day, 9.32 a.m.) RUGBY, November 15. Along the whole 120-mile front in Greece there was lively activity of infantry, artillery and aviation yesterday and, according to reports reaching London from Athens, the Greek forces on the Epirus and Macedonian fronts, notably in the centre'.sector, are advancing under favourable conditions. In the Kalamas River sector, the Greek troops are reported to have reached the frontier and in the centre sector

and in Macedonia, it is confirmed in Athens, they have moved up to

Albanian territory. It is officially announced from the headquarters of the British Air Force in Greece that on Wednesday our aircraft successfully raided Argyrokastron, where a large petrol fire was started on the aerodrome and where bombs burst among closely-parked aircraft on the ground. Valona was again attacked, bombs falling in the docks area, where the only landing jetty was destroyed. It is now confirmed that in the previous day's raid on Durrazzo, in addition to other important objectives destroyed, a power house was also hit. causing a fire and a dense column of smoke. From all these operations our aircraft returned safely.