GREECE LIBERATED

Greymouth Evening Star, 6 November 1944, Page 5

GREECE LIBERATED

FEW GERMANS LEFT

LONDON, November 4. A special communique from Allied Headquarters in the Mediterranean says that patrols report that except for small individual parties, no G ei “ man troops remain on the mainland of Greece. British troops have lanaed on the mainland in the vicinity of Salonika preparatory to entering the town Patrolling continues towards the Greek-Jugoslav frontier. “Greece has been entirely treed, reports the Exchange Telegraphs Rome correspondent. “The last Geiman rearguards are believed to have crossed the frontier into Jugoslavia on Thursday night. Royal Air Force reconnaissance aircraft based n Greece searched vainly for the ietreating German column. A Cretan priest. Abbot Lagovardos who fed arid sheltered between 500 and 600 New Zealand. Australian and British troops, saved them from falling into the hands ol the Germans after Crete was evacuated and saw them safely to Egypt, has died m Cairo as a result of privations suffered when hiding in the mountains alter the Germans put a price on his head. ECONOMIC CRISIS. LONDON, November 4. Speaking in Cairo on his recent visit to Greece, Lord Moyne said he found the situation there most ci itical. both from the. poLtica! and economic points ot view. The GieeK Government had succeeded, in spite of the E.A.M. demonstrations, m remaining in office and Mr. Papandreou was now consolidating his position before holding the elections. As the E.A.M. continued to support the present Cabinet, its‘ P£ sltl t YV vd a secure. It was expected that a plebiscite to decide of the King would be held m apour lOLir IXlOntHs. fvnm tho Lord Moyne said, that economic point ot view, the situation 52£sU The intat-on «as even worse than alter the defeat or Germany in the last war. B 1 Military Administration £1 notes were worth one billion drachma and a gold sovereign eight billions.

SALONIKA PLUNDERED

LONDON, November 5. The Germans completely Salonika during the 42 months ocSSat^ThTst S ole At g oTd Ld jewels valued at on 9 Mff ?n (WOJews The Germans carried off 50,000 Jews in “death wagons” between March and July, 1943.