GREEK FORCES MOVE TO THE FRONTIER.

Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 236, 4 October 1940, Page 7

GREEK FORCES MOVE TO THE FRONTIER.

ALBANIAN TENSION.

Hitler And Mussolini To

Meet To-day.

United Tress Association.—<3o|»rritht. (Reed. 2 pjn.) LONDON, Oct. 3. The British United Press Athen* correspondent reports that GreeJtroops moved np to the Albanian fronl tier, after heavy Italian troop movements near the frontier were observed. The Berlin correspondent of the came agency saye it is reliably stated thai Hitler and Mussolini will meet at Brenner Pas* to-morrow. Bibbentrop has already gone to Brenner Paoa. War in Africa. It is authoritatively stated in London that Italian troops are concentrated ai point* in the region of the Sudan frontier. The most important concentration is at Kassala. *

The Italian* on the Kenya front are still in the neighbourhood of Buna. Enemy patrols are active there and aiiw» in the neighbourhood of Lake Rudolf.

There is no confirmation of reports of German troop movements to Sorth Africa acron* Italy, but they may wj] J«e true. Even if the Italian* ate eora inally in charjre of Xorth African oprratione. there. is little doubt that their German master* place email trust 3n Fascist military prowese. They may be expected to wsue Commands to Mussolini and also to. take de facto charge of operatione. Egyptian Sentiment. The Cairo correspondent of the "Dailv Telegraph" states that Britain's »ucce. ; ~ in repulsing the German air attack ha.« caused a striking change in Egyptian view* concerning the war. Wliw;*previously the Egyptians had a*krd"Will England be aWe to withstand Germany e great air attack I" they now ask: "Can Germany withstand the British onslaught?"

Opinion is growing in favour of a declaration of war by Egypt again*! An official communique issued at Cairo state*: "During an air raid on Haifa, on September 29 one Iftati— < bomber with a crew of five «u damp- "

by anti-aircraft fire and eutosequeuiiv made a forced landing in Syria. On other fronts a]] is quiet. ,, CAPTURE OF WESER. CANADA CONGRATULATED. BriJixh Official «"irr]r-«. (Reed. 2 p.m.l RlfißV. Ort. 3. The foilowinc <al'lo wa.« rpct-ivrd bjr the (anadian Uovprnment from the Lord of the Jiritich -Admirally. Mr. A. V. Alpv*Tulor:—"Plr convey ixtiigratulationn -.. ;i]l miw -i] on ihe rai'uro of thr (Icnuan >hip A\"rsor. This parly =«cct«* for Hi- Majcly i- Catisdian shijt I'riinT R«1»cr1 -in )icr maiilcn royase i :mi F-urc i» a l.m.i] e««rury for i!jc luturc."' JACK'F. COOGAN. APPLICATION REJECTED. in--.il. 1(1 a.m.i OTTAWA. Oct. 3. It >« >lfltod that the Canadian Air Vliniclry hn=. rejerted the application of he film star, ,la-kio C<> O pan.* to become i flying in«trurtor at an army .chool. He is an experienced pilot* d