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NAZI DRIVE STALLED ON BALKAN FRONTS
HUNGARIAN FIGHTERS IN ACTION, REPORT
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British and Yugo- slav bombers clashed with Hungarian fighters over Szeged- pecs, says a claim by the Hungarian news agency, which alleges ten enemy aircraft were shot down.
There were two alarms in Budapest, one during the funer- al of Count Teleki. The capital remains calm and disciplined. -International News
Service.
KEYNES PLAN
ADOPTED
The famous economist, Mr. J. M. Keynes, cham-
Heavy
German
Losses In Thrace: Serbs Hold Firm
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BOTH THE YUGOSLAV AND THE GREEK TROOPS HAVE RE- PULSED THE INITIAL GERMAN ATTACKS, WITH CONSIDERABLE LOSSES IN MEN AND MATERIAL TO THE NAZI FORCES.
Two main German drives on Greek soil have been repelled and the Greeks are resisting firmly along the entire front.
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On the Yugoslav front, at least nine Ger- man tanks and many German prisoners were |captured and the defences are
throughout the sector.
YUGOSLAVS ATTACKING IN ALBANIA
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A Yugoslav broad- cast was picked up in Vichy yesterday stat- ing that heavy Yugo- slav artillery was carrying out a terrific barrage on the Al- banian frontier in pre- paration for an at- tack. International News Service.
holding FIUME The German forces, who are attacking REPORTED
persistently on a front almost 1,000 miles long from north-west Yugoslavia to the Stru-
claim that
British losses,
Several
The British capture of ma River, were still virtually stalled at night Debra Marcos, 100 miles fall. north of
Nazi Addis Ababa, |
sources in Berlin, who German troops have after a siege lasting se-
penetrated into South East Yugo- veral weeks, was aided by Flavia,
that difficulty of large bodies of patriots. It terrain has rendered "blitz" tactics impossible, bul state the slow was one of the last points movement is "according to plan." of Italian resistance.
There were over 1,000-Italian casualties. it was announced in Cairo yesterday.
It is revealed that British troops are opreading north, I south and west in pursuit of the fleeing Fascists.
Operations at Massawa are "de-
pion of compulsory sav-veloping and Free French and ing, left his office in the the Imperial Forces, with
the
Royal Navy out at sea, are closing port. International
Treasury last night within on the the knowledge that four News Service. 'million British taxpapers will participate in a form of his long advocated and hotly-opposed scheme of compulsory saving.
Last July Mr. Keynes was ap- pointed by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with other economists and. commercial and industrial chiefs, to the Treasury consulta- tive committee which has been described as the "Exchequer Brains Trust."
BRITAIN
BREAKS OFF
admit
The German moves are appar-
out of the Struma secure control of Salonika in or- der to immobilise Turkey and forts her to remain neutral.
ently designed to drive the Greeks Valley and
Thrace Thrust
The Germans, however, suf- fered heavy losses in Thrace where they were unable to gain headway, although led by tanks, armoured cars and motor cycles, of which at lease 10 tanks were demolished.
Service.
TAKEN
The Yugoslavs have damaged others. There were no occupied Fiume, in North- single enemy planes East Italy, Sara, the Ita- and Greek bumbers raided Berat, were downed over Athens. British lion port on the Dalma- in Albania, International News tian coast, and Scutari în Albania, according to re- ports from Ankara picked ried out the first raid on Belgrade up by the Columbia Broad- since German-Yugoslav hostilities casting Company in New began, the German radio announc- ed last night, says Reuter.
York.-Reuter.
German Statement German aircraft on Sunday car-
The NEW
A British communique states WESTON Master
that a small formation of Hurri- canes downed five Messerschmidts in the Rupel Pass and seriously
Germans
RELATIONS Crossing
The British Govern. Doubtless the proposal was de- ment has decided to with- vised there.:
Mr. Keynes had no comment to draw their mission from make on the Budget-Reuter, Budapest, Reuter's diplo-
ALGECIRAS EVACUATED?
Brenner
matic correspondent THREATENING TO
WITH ALLIED TROOPS
ATTACK learns,
'THE ITALIANS ÎN ALBANIA Instructions to the British Min-FROM THE REAR, IT › IS - RE- ister, Mr. Owen O'Malley, to with-PORTED THAT MORE GER- draw the mission are being given MAN TROOPS ARE CROSSING in consequence of the fact that THE BRENNER PASS INTO Hungary has now become a base ITALY. TSPECIAL TO "China 'MAJUN S
MUSSOLINI IS REPORTED TO for operations against the Allies. THE VICHY CORRESPON Reuter's diplomatic correspon- HAVE APPEALED TO HITLER -DENT OF THE "JOURNAL DE dent understands that M. Barcza, JUST BEFORE THE GERMAN GENEVE" REPORTS THAT THE 'the Hungarian Minister, called at ATTACK ON YUGOSLAVIA TO POPULATION OF ALGECIRAS, the Foreign Omce in London yes- ĮTAKE MEASURES TO PREVENT NEAR GIBRALTAR, 18 BEING terday afternoon and was inform- AN ITALIAN COLLAPSE IN INTERNATIONAL EVACUATED. — INTERNATION. ed of the decision taken by the| ALBANIA; IAL NEWS BERVICE DITELIZ1 Dritish Government Reuters NEWS SERVICE,
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