NEW ZEALANDERS IN GREECE

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLVIII, Issue 21822, 27 November 1940, Page 5

NEW ZEALANDERS IN GREECE

Force To Maintain Air Bases By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright (Received November 26, 6.30 p.m.) LONDON, November 25. The Athens correspondent of the “Daily Telegraph’’ says that British and New Zealand troops have landed in Greece. It was at first reported that Australian troops had also landed, but this is incorrect. The “Telegraph” adds that famous British warships, with their decks packed with British and New Zealand troops, slipped quietly into a Greek harbour. The British and New Zealanders competed to be the first to set foot on Greek soil. A Cockney won by a narrow margin. The troops represent a complement necessary for the maintenance of the British air bases—men of the Royal Army Service Corps, Royal Air Force ground staff, and New Zealand sappers. Hours before the British ships sailed into harboui' the bay was filled with sailing craft, which put out to welcome them. The Prime Minister of Australia (Mr R. G. Menzies) said: “Quite positively no Australian force has been sent to Greece and that is definite.”