EARLY REPORT

Wairarapa Times-Age, 1 February 1941, Page 5

EARLY REPORT

OF ITALIAN RETREAT FROM TEPELENE CONFIRMATION AWAITED IN LONDON. ENEMY HARD PRESSED. There is no voiiliimialion in London, {lie 1J.8.1'. slates, of a report llial llie Italians are falling back from Tepclctie towards Valona. Il is pointed out that the Italians have been attacked heavily in this area and may find ii necessary io withdraw to avoid rapture, ATTACKS REPELLED MORE PRISONERS TAKEN BY GREEKS (British Oltici.il Wireless.> (Received Thin Day. 920 a.tn.i RUG B Y, .Jami; iry 31. Little success seems to be attending the efforts Of General Cavallero to stem the Greek pressure, and it is officially intimated in Alliens that during the couise of Wednesday and Thursday the Italians staged four attack;; on one part of the front— all being n-pulsed. Al another point the Italians mu-mpted to infiltrate the Greek lines, but they were thrown back by a barrage. A Greek mght communique stale;'Local operutieir have been cr.iwned With succes.-. Several enemy p.>sitinnWere occupied and abeiit 200 prremers of whom seven wi-r<- ..tlicers cup'wrd." FATE OF TEPELENE NO DIRECT INFORMATION IN LONDON. (Br.U'.h ((.-!....>: Wir<-I. ■ Received This Day. 9.20 a.mo RUGBY. January 31. R< ports received in London suggests tha the Greek nibiilm;; tactic; round Tcpvleiie may hiive been siii-ci-wful in forcin; 1 , tile Italian-; to evacuate the town, but no direct informa;ion eva< uni;--n ha< yet been received. HAUL OF PRISONERS OVER 7000 IN RECENT OPERATIONS. LONDON, .laaunry 3! Tile Att-iem. correspondent of the British United Pre*', Says tii.it. including the pritoncri as a result of General cavaiiero a scries of counter-atf.acKS, ’.he lt.ib.inr, taken by Greeks in the recent operation? are estimated to oxer er.