THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 10, 1941.
BELGRADE LEFT A MASS OF RUINS Horror Of Sunday Morning Bombing Officially Told
Royal Palace Destroyed: Savage Nazi Attacks
THE ROYAL PALACE IN THE Suburb of BELGRADE WAS DESTROYED BY 30 BOMBS DURING THE MASS GERMAN AIR RAIDS ON THE CITY ON SUNDAY. THIS IS DISCLOSED IN A MESSAGE FROM THE YUGOSLAV GOVERNMENT ADDRESSED "TO ALL CIVILISED PEOPLES."
"
The city was left "a mass of ruins and BERLIN CLAIMS
the
The gutted homes,'
message says. PRISONERS IN LIBYA statement reads: "We inform all civilised peoples of the frightful crime committed by Berlin yesterday claimed that six British generals and two col- the German armed forces in the war imposed
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onels were among 2,000 British prisoners captured by the Axis on us. necupation of El Mechile, 50 mites inland from Derna, on Monday international News Service.
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MAN OF 74 GETS
SIX MONTHS
to six
Kwan Kan, 74, and Li Ah-fung, 31. married
each woman, were sentenced
months hard Tabour by Mr. H. G. Sheldon. I KC.. this morning, for possession of torged banknotes.
Detective
ruted.
V. Morrison
WOOL
prose-
"The capital of our country, which in good time was proclaimed an open and un- defended city, was bombed by German air- craft without declaration of war.
of this city, were such cruelties "On Sunday morning, committed, even by the most pri- while the sound of church mitive invaders. bells was calling the
that a reraft of
Palace Destroyed
"This to church for!
devastation of a defen- faithful divine service, a bombari- celess open city was executed by nation which for itself first place! ment eclipsing in horror claimed
was among cultured peoples. all imagination launched by German 'planes.
"A veritable deluge of in- bombs cendiary and explosive turned the city into а mass of ruins and gutted homes, while all streets of Belgrade were covered with the children, women or "Never, during the long history
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"All precepts of Interna. tional right and human siderations were set aside by the German 'planes, which destroyed most of the hospitals, cultural churches, schools and institutions in Belgrade in broad daylight,
of
The Royal Palace was stroyed by 30 bombs.
t
the
bomb- "German 'planes even ed isolated houses, kitting thus Dr. Koulovetz, Leader of the Slovene people and member of the Government.
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"Horrible scenes occurred when Gerinan 'planes machine-gunned women and children fleeing their burning houses."--Reuter,
STOP PRESS
An appeal has been issued hy the Traffic Inspector. Cen- tral Police Station, for infor- mation in connection with an accident which occurred at about 11 am, on April 7, involving a Chinese child in Shaukiwan Road, The child was hit and killed by a car, the driver of which it is al- leged, drive on without re- porting the incident.
Chinese
of
in
ratepayers Shanghai have been left vir- tually leaderless as a result of the reported departure of Mr.
Chi-chuan, lisu
Vice- Chairman
Chinese the Ratepayers Association, who has gone to Hong Kong, says the Chinese press. He is said to have left Shanghai to en- able him to negotiate on "affairs relating to the Chin- ese Chamber of Commerce
in Shanghai and banking cir- cles." Mr. Wang Siuolai, Chairman of the Association, is reported to have been go- ing to and fro between Hong Kong and Chungking in connection with the Associa- tion's affairs which he is directing from Hong Kong
Reuter.
GREEKS STILL HOLD OUT STUBBORNLY IN MACEDONIA
(Continued from Page 1) The German forces in south Serbia are endeavouring to con- solidate their positions with the aim of carrying out a pincer movement and forcing the Yugoslavs to retreat inland,
Premature Boast THE GERMANS ARE BOAST- ING PREMATURELY OF A YUGOSLAV ARMISTICE BE- FORE EASTER, ADDING THAT ONLY OUTRIGHT CAPITULA TION WILL BE ACCEPTABLE.
The full force of the German attack on the Yugoslavs will pro- bably come from the north. Ġer- man troops are advancing slowly below Marbury and have not yet launched a large-scale assault.
The Nazis clalm to have effected a junction with the Italian armies in Albania and say they captured 20,000 Yugo- slav soldiers and six generale, but there is no confirmation, Salonika actually fell before dawn, the occupation following the capture of Pallep, Tetovo and Maribor.
Troops Still Arriving
A GREAT NUMBER OF BRI- TISH AND IMPERIAL TROOPS ARE CONTINUALLY POURING. INTO GREECE, ACCORDING TOJA AN INTERNATIONAL, NEWS CORRESPONDENT WHO HAS JUST ARRIVED IN GREECE FROM LIBYA, WHERE HE HAD BEEN ATTACHED TO GENERAL WAVELL'S FORCES.
This correspondent, who landed with
a contingent of Imperial troops says: "I can state, as an eye-witness, that ยก army of great strength, fully equipped
Imple with the most modern ments of warfare is already in.. Batalled in this countryTM Greece)
and that more troops are arriv ing.
un-
Never a day passes without more British troops disembarking at several ports of Greece from heavily laden transports crossing the Eastern Mediterranean der the protec'ion of the British Navy and Air Force.
25 German Divisions IT WAS ESTABLISHED
YESTERDAY THAT LONDON
ARE NO BRITISH THERE TROOPS WITH THE GREEKS CUT OFF EAST OF THE VAR- DAR RIVER.
IN
GERMANY IS USING 25 DIVI- SIONS IN SOUTH YUGOSLAVIA AND GREECE, CONSISTING OF 15,000 TO 20.000 MEN EACH. INTERNATIONAL NEWS SER-
VICE.
The papers in Manila feature the tri-Power con- ference between High Commissioner Sayre, Air Chief Marshal Sir Robert Brooke-Popham and M. Kleffens yesterday as an indication of the common defence of the Far East beginning to take shape, but not a single word was mentioned officially.
There is no doubt. however, that an exchange of information has taken place.
After a ninety-minute confer- ence, the High Commissioner said that the talks centred round the "general situation," adding that it receive was natural for him to and talk with foreign authorities passing through Manila.
Admiral Hart, Commander- In-Chief of
the U.S. Fleet
Asiatic present at the оп being away
not was conference, manoeuvres.
Sir Robert Brooke Popham then left for Singapore while M. Kleffens will be leaving for Ba- tavia to-morrow. Further talks are expected. --Reuter.
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