ENEMY FORTRESS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXXII, Issue 69, 22 March 1941, Page 3 (Supplement)

ENEMY FORTRESS.

Tcpeleni Still Resisting Greeks. attackers conquer heights (Reed. 530 p.m.) ATHENS. Mar. 21. It is officially denied that Tepelcni. in ' central Albania, has fallen. The explaTiation is given that it is the Greek policy to conquer the heights around the ' towo, instead of making a direct assault, j thus rendering the cneruy's positions j more precarious. Tepelcni has been converted into a ■. veritable fortress. Every house is likely to be defended. U.s. DESTROYERS IN USE.! R.A.F. ATTACKS U-BOAT BASE. British Official Wireless. (Heed. 5.30 p.m.) RUGBY, Mar. 21. It is understood that all the 50 American destroyers transferred to Britain are now in service. Bad weather restricted Royal Air force operations last night, but a very , successful attack was carried out against the German U-boat base at Lorient. FREE FRENCH COLOURS. PRESENTATION IN BRITAIN. | i British Official Wireless. (Reed. 5 p.m.) RU'IBY, March 21. ] New colours given by the French | people living at Bristol were presented | to-day to the Free French forces in England. The colours were handed ov»r , by General. Petit, chief of General do | Gaulle's staff, who expressed confidence that 'they would again become free ( trench in a free France. _____ ( NEW AIR BASESNORTH AMERICAN DEFENCES. < 1 British Official Wireless. j (M. 5 p.m.) RUGBY, March 21. IM« announced that following recom- ' mendations of the United States and 1 »v * Joint Defence Board, Canada is I establishing air bases on the Grande t ra !Il e ' *t Fort St. John, at Fort Xelson, < " Wat«on Lake, at White Horee, at £ raCe Oeorge and at Smithers. 5 Theie fields will provide all the neces- 1 ~ r J Br°und8 r °und facilities for 'pianos travel- ' 'he United States or Canada v 'o Alaska. i - ( STRONG GIBRALTAR. i * , I CANADIAN TUNNELLERS' WORK. ( British Official Wireless. e 1 '«*• 5 p.m.) RUGBY, March 21. < ® ta<, , hmenk *' lc Royal Canadian { mtMrn-jl funnelling company has , *(irlt u. n £ ,a,lfl a her three months' h»vL k fortifications at Gibraltar, fl tanadlin 60 row?ntl J' relieved bv another c •»v°rv t ' nscnt - A " i,lc mcn 1 rock «, «» • chunk * of the famous 1 K 88 BUS STRIKE ENDS. JAOBEEMENT IN NEW YORK. P- 01 -) NFW YORK. Mar. 21. bw »'ettled Y Th k o bUS driVCrS '- StHke has •« a view , agreement is regarded or y for the union. Bremen burnt out. (Re "l- 12.30 p.m.) LOXDOX, Mar. 21. Air For«| W^ a P ers ave Polished Royal sur»r r HT aphs s,lowi »g the Ger(hipg Jv^"'' ner Bremen burnt out amid- ■■*«» her stem and bow s smoking. a NZac commemoration. (I JJL noon.) LOXDOX, Mar. 21.! itrviee n f tc ., r>a y commemoration | M.rti ni °?/ t P ril " wi " be held at St.! '1 th« K? p lds, London, instead : Dant » Church" " dam St. Clement J