WAR IN ALBANIA

Wairarapa Times-Age, 30 November 1940, Page 6

WAR IN ALBANIA

GREEKS REPORT FURTHER SUCCESS NUMBER OF ENEMY PLANES SHOT DOWN. EXTENDED ITALIAN AIR RAIDING. (By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright) (Received This Day. 11.10 a.m.) ATHENS, November 29. The Ministry of Security stated that six Italian destroyers participated in the bombardment of the coast of Corfu. There were no casualties and no damage. Italian planes carried out a series of raids on the town of Corfu yesterday and damaged buildings. A Greek communique reports that fighting in various sectors on November was successful for the Greek troops. Greek plans shot down an important number of enemy planes. The enemy bombed some places on the front and also towns and villages in Epirus, Corfu, Cephalonia, and the west coast of Morea. There were a few civilian victims and slight damage.

BOMBS ON CORFU MUSSOLINI’S ONLY TRIUMPH ATTACKS ON UNFORTIFIED CITY. (Received This Day. 9.45 a.m.) CHICAGO, November 29. Mr. Leyland Stowe, in a copyright articles in the “Daily News,” written from Corfu, says: “This completely unfortified city is the scene of the only triumph of Fascist arms against Greece. For 22 of the last 27 days, the Italians have carried out merciless air raids on Corfu. “It is impossible not to conclude that they are following a policy of unrestrained terrorism and that Corfu is the barest the blackest, and most unspeakable monument for Mussolini and for Fascism that Fascism has created in its 20 years of existence.”

ITALIAN REPORTS LOSS OF ARGYROKASTRON DENIED. HEAVY FIGHTING ADMITTED. (Received This Day, 11.20 a.m.) LONDON, November 29. An Italian communique states: “Three divisions of the Eleventh Army counter-attacked on the Greek front, crushing an enemy attempt at infiltra tion. About 300 Italian planes bombed enemy communications, especially in the Ersek-Sopiki zone. “Naval forces bombarded the base at Corfu, hitting shore batteries, fortications, barracks, a wireless station, and observation posts. “Our Air Force attacked an enemy naval squadron off Malta and hit a big enemy war vessel.” Official quarters in Rome deny the fall of Argyrokastton, but admit heavy fighting.