He said the Italians were eu off In this sector and were now dxhting their way through to Chimava, several miles northward The Greeks entered Porto Palermo Anat Wek, well-informed sources said, but were "driven out by an Taian counter-attack, They: Inter encircled the town, the spokesman said. Now they again Were foreing their way into the town white the Ttalian garrison was throwing its full weight {into the Talian garrison. was thro. inge Its. full weight into the section to prevent its recapture, Royal Air Force bombers were said to be bombing the harbour of Vatona, north of Porto Palermo, despite strong Hatian fighter opposition, Reports from Sirw said the Italians were concentra fresh troops in that the Greek left wing had advanced to within 13" miles. ax the crow Ales, from Blbasan, important central Albanian ity. These forees were he-ing held up' by snow, Int was added. "United Press. morning. Mist and heavy clouds Were believed to Ik re grounded most of the Nazi craft.
Raiders were active in some part of Britain for a while, mostly in tlh home counties and over Wales.
"Few Bombs Dropped" mere was little enemy activity night, "announced the Ministries of Air and Home Security, "but during the early hours of darkness few bombs were dropped, mainly southern and south-eastern England. Those congod Title damage and few When the alarm sounded in London Jost night, the first in 68 hours, it fended the longest period of quiet singe the start of the German air assault, The alarm sounded a 7 pam. and German raiders and anthalreraft fire was heard. Warplanes also. wi ral over Enst Anglia and west yale battle was reported over one London district, but no bombs were dropped, 'A British convoy off the south-east coast reported that three Messerschfutitely attacked it, the Ger-ibs falling into' the sea—
Cold Hits Halians Lull Before Nazi Storm Tome, Dee. talion troops in Albania were suffering Weayy losses because the country: was in the grip of ley wear ther, the "Nt said' today.
London, Dee. 20, There seems to have been a ult war effort for some fays past, but whether this is a lull before the storm oF not remains to With some Hallan troops in. poste tions. 2,000 metres above sew-level. the snow and the below-zero perature were hampering the Hall who were aided" by planes journal sud.
Planes were conve) ed to safe points up food supplies for the {the snow-bound mountain" roxie the Milan paper reported—United Press. there is an increase, it in' German pressure. German naval activity is confined Usboat operations with occasional sorties ey raiders and E-boat forma than Further Gains Claimea Politics Fade Out London, Dec, 20. bani ites the latest commute Frghing continue successfully
Bed ta Alone to.
"dri spite of tuboen resisanee, he name bean driven fom he pose tion' the paint of the base net
atone many nsehinesguns" iting ino hands ore tae Shor inter erty sirerat again made stacks on hospitals inspire of prominent Sed eross markings. Our air force sue-|. cessfully bombed military targets."—Reuter. the diplomatic field, the round of visite of Herr Joachim von Ribbentrop. German Foreign Minister, and of various statesmen who could be indueed to go to Germany, lias quietly faded out.
With regard to Italy, there haw: een more sympathetic references, in the German press to the remarkable powers of recuperation of the Italian armies, but beyond emphasizing the Unity. of the Axis partners papers thes do not allude to material ald.
But, az Mr, Winston Churchill, the Prime Atinister, said in the House of Commons yesterday, Hitler waited
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.