LATE MESSAGES

Greymouth Evening Star, 6 November 1944, Page 5

LATE MESSAGES

GREEK DISSENSIONS

LONDON, Nov. 5. About eight hundred members of the E.A.M. carried the bodies of three comrades at the head of a procession through the main streets of Athens. In front of the Presidency, they shouted that their comrades were killed by Right Wing 7 organisations, and demanded Government action. Reporting this, “The Times’s Athens correspondent adds: There is an obvious increase in political tension in the past two days. Right Wing parties, who thus far have taken no part in the demonstrations, may emerge into the open. The Communist leader, Santos, called on M. Papandreou demanding the dissolution of the “Nationalist” organisation. M. Papandreou replied asking Santos to stop Left Wing demonstrations. Elas, outside Athens particularly Salonika, is believed to be assuming increasing control. They took similar action in Athens, but handed over control on arrival of the Greek Government. PROGRESTON LfcYTE. WASHINGTON, Nov. 5. The Americans have captured Pinamopoan, a key communication centre on Leyte’s north-west coast. General MacArthur’s communique says that the elements of the 24th Division captured Pinamopoan at the northern end of the Ormoc Road and are advancing southwards along the main road. Our long-range artillery moved forward and enemy positions throughout the Ormoc sector are now under its fire. Our forces on the west coast south of the 24th Corps sector advanced 14 miles northwards from Baybay towards Ormoc. Enemy air activity was light and ineffective. “HUMAN TORPEDO” FACTORY. RUGBY, November 5. After Dutch workers in the human torpedo factory at Utrecht had gone off for the ’afternoon, • yesterday. Typhoons carrying 5001 b bombs swepi out of clouded skies and blew the building to pieces. Twelve direc! hits were scored. The pilots knew a huge oil tank was concealed in the basement and that a hit on it would cause terrific destruction. A spurt of flame and smoke testified to the accuracy of the bombing. The oil tank had been hit and parts of the building, collapsed in ruins. A Belgian Spitfire squadron which recently began to operate from theii native soil for the first time for foui years' celebrated their return bj bombing and strafing German troop’s and material in Zevenbergen (Holland). A New Zealand squadron and ar English squadron went back to Klundert, north of Breda, where Germar troops, and transports' were re-form-ing for a counter-attack on the MsCanadian Army troops. The pilots saw the Germans lying on their faces in slit trenches, hoping to escape the strafing. They poured their 22 m.m cannon fire into the slit trenches killing many of the enemy.