German Submarine
Now
Prisoners
Fifty
Officers ADMIRALTY HINT SHOCK FOR
OF LOSSES
AMONG U-BOATS
OVER 50 GERMAN U-BOAT officers, in- cluding one of Germany's ace commanders, and considerably more than 400 German pet- ty officers and men, are prisoners of war.
These figures are given in an Admiralty Communique issued yesterday which adds hat the number of U-boats operating has late- lý been large, and British counter-measures have recently met with correspondingly great.
er success.
MASTERY OF AIR IN LIBYA
Aircraft of the R.A.F.
the past
[1
One of the prisoners is fom- mander Kretschmer, captain ot
who is regarded U-boat 99. Clemany as one of the most not able and sureraditi of U-boat einanders.
In August. 1940.
he was co-
[corated with the Kuight's Cross,
Iron CroAS.
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Last Decembar Hitler bestow. ed on him the oak leaves de noting a higher class of this decoration. Ho recently also received special promotion.
It was Commander Kretschmer
Italians Also
The High Command in Decem-
BERLIN
THE "STOCKHOLM SVEN. SKA" REFERRED YESTERDAY TO GREECE'S EFFORTS ΤΟ FEEL CONVINCED OF ITALY'S PEACEFUL INTENTIONS LAST SUMMER AND GREECE'S PER. SISTENCE NOT TO PROVOKE ITALY, WHICH WAS INTER. PRETED BY MUSSOLINI AS A SIGN OF WEAKNESS.
But, instead of marching tu Athens, the Italian forces have been compelled to withdraw with heavy losses.
The Yugoslav coup aroused the same astonishment in Berlin as Greek re: Istence aroused in Rome AXIS sutvesses in diplomatic re- lations with small countries. Jed
The na to underestimate them tional wil
such politenes Bleuter.
GERMANY SENDS NEW
NOTE TO U.S.
Germany has sent a new Note to the Unit ed States reinforcing her protests against the seizure of Ger- man merchantmen, according to on On- nouncement by Mr. Cordell Hull, Secre- tary of State, Washington yester- day, says Reuter.
MR. MATSUOKA NOT EXACTLY LUCKY
in
THE "O JOURNAL” of Rio de Janeiro says Mr. Matsuoka was not particularly lucky. The very day he arrived in Berlin the adhesion of Yugoslavia to the Axis was one of the main features of the Nazi triumph to be presented the illustrious visitor, but was converted into a smashing defeat.
Mr. Matsuoka cannot have failed to notice the disconcerting effect of the turnabout on the whole political and strategic plans of the Axis in the Bal- kans.
and the Royal Australian who sank the two British auxi- Jiary cruisers, Laurentic and Air Force in Cyrenaica Patroclus, according to the Gri - have been operating conman High Command. tinuously for week, covering the con-
Alter This deception the Ja-f centration of Imperial ber claimed he was the
first panese diplomat set Course fu troops in their new posi- commander to exceed 250,000 tons tions and harassing the sinkings included
of sunk tonnage and that his latest: Haly and the same day he arrive,
the destruyer, jed among streamers and songs of enemy's lines
joy m Rome, the Fascist Beet puf- munication, says yester-
fered a tremendous defeat in the
Joan Sea.
of
com-
H.M.S. Daring.
The British Admiralty Com- day's Middle East com- munique ends by saying there are munique.
Our
The communique adds bombers raided aerodromes tn he neighbourhood of Benghazi and, assisted by lighters, attack- ed enemy motor transport and roop concentrations ceaselessly.
also a number of Italian U-boat prisoners in British hands,
No Guidance
As no guidance is given of the number of U-boats sunk without trace, and as many of the pri- Detailed reports are not avail.
soners may be only a proportion able but during one day alone
of the crews, the Admiralty our fighters shot down 14 enemy figures do not make it possible to aircraft, believed to be Ger. man, without loss to themselves. calculate how many U-boats have
On another day four enemy
been sunk.
MIR
MATSUOKA'S MISSION
RE. CAN HAVE A DEFINITE SULT FOR THE AXIS ALLE ANCE IN THE SENSE OF DE NUDING IT OF ANY PRACTI CAL EFFECT.
the
the
Ever keen and intelligent, Japanese will at the right muinent call the pacifist
group into Government, and Admiral Yonai, former President of the Council and known friend of the United
aircraft were destroyed, again The normal complement of States and England, will return, Without the loss of il British plane.-Reuter,
EFFECTIVE RAID ON KOMBULCHA
Yesterday's R.A.F. com- munique in Nairobi stated that further details of the
South African air raid on Kombulcha on Sunday show that our fighters destroyed ten enemy air- craft dispersed at the aerodrome and damaged others of all types.
In addition, our fighter escort shot down two CR42's at Kombul- air- cha, whore another enemy craft taking off was also damaged and another taxiing on the run- way destroyed.
German submarines varies from | perhaps as head of the Cabinet, 23 in the coastal type to 35 and which will rid itself of
com- 40 in the ocean-going type,
promises which no longer cor- Reuter.
respond to the interests of the Ju- panese Empire.-Reuter,
Vigour Of Offensive
The Admiralty communique states that our offensive against U-boats continues with ever-in- creasing vigour. As has been pointed out fluctuations in the suc- ress of our anti U-boat campaign and in merchant ship losses which
we sustain must be expected.
is
In Anti-U-boat warfare it frequently impossible to save life and we have record of
many U-boats that have been destroyed from which no prisoners were re- covered, - British Wireless.
ANGLO-AMERICAN NAVAL LIAISON
THE UNDER-SECRETARY of the United States
Navy, Mr. James Forrestal, is leaving for Britain on a visit in about a fortnight "to establish close liai- son' between the Navy Department and the British Admiralty on matters connected with the Lease and Lend Programme.
added Col. Knox, who explain.
of
In making this announcement in Washington yesterday, Col. od the object was to expedite
purchases and repairs. Other bombara secured direct Frank Knox, Secretary of Navy,
One of the chief purposes hits on aerodrome bulidings at said the Navy Department was Dessio and several heavy bombe handling purchases of material in Mr. Forrestal's trip to Britain, ac- were dropped on a motor tran- the United States for the British cording to naval circles, would be sport park north of the build Navy under the Lease and Lend to ee if some method could be Act, and was also undertaking re-found by which the British could *ings.
on the Dessiepairs to British warships.
use more... American naval wea- Motor transport bad was attacked by bombers "Efforts are being made very pons and other equipment
rapidly to estabijsh suitable uni-tandard in the Royal Navy- and fighters and several lorries
formity in naval equipment,” | Reuter. were also attacked. Reuter.
AMERICAN PROMISE TO YUGOSLAVIA
President Roosevelt has cabled King Peter of Yugoslavia, assuring him of all possible material aid for Yugoslavia.
The President's message says; "The people of the United States were profoundly shocked by the tinprovoked and ruthless aggres- sion of the people of Yugoslavia: "
The President expresses ad- miration of the "courageous self. defence of the Yugoslav people, constituting one more shining example of their traditional bravery."
He added "As I assured Your Majesty, the United States Gov- ernment will speedily furnish all material assistance possibile. accordance with its existing Statutes
SEND YOUR MAJESTY MY MOST EARNEST HOPES FOR | SUCCESSFUL RESISTANCE TO THIS CRIMINAL ASSAULT UPON THE
INDEPENDENCE AND INTEGRITY OF REUTER.
COUNTRY.”.
YOUR
TEN NORWEGIANS
ARRESTED
at
Ten Norwegians arrested Svolvaer after the Lofoten Islands raid are said to be among the Arst prisoners sent to the German con- centration camp at Oslo, according to the Norwegian telegraph agency in London yesterday quot- ed by Reuter.
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