-
4
THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 12, 1941.
POSITION IS NOT DESPERATE
London Summing Up Of Fighting In The Balkans
R.A.F. 'Planes BERLIN'S
Restoring
The Balance
(By Reuter's Diplomatic Correspondent)
ALTHOUGH GERMAN successes in Macedonia are very considerable they are neither as complete nor as extensive as Ger- mon claims make out.
BOASTERS AT WORK
(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")
German boastings have reached a new high, lat- est being a statement that "we give the Yugoslavs and Greeks, and the Bri- tish in North Africa, a maximum of two weeks' resistance."
German sources, however, admit the Nazi troops are faced with "a hard Give."
The situation of the Greek troops east of Vardar is doubtless very serious but by alleg- ing they have already surrendered (which the total, they add, may be 100,000 Greeks deny) the Germans obviously hope to restrain any attempt at rescue or reinforce-
ment.
Hitler Among Doomed
Raymond Clapper, writ-
Suntarly the German sugges- tion that the Yugoslays are al- ready cut off from the Greeks and are faced with a junction of Ita- liam and German forces in Al- banta. is for the moment still wishful thinking and is intended to inituence the plans of the Yugo- slay High Command.
According to reaching Yugoslav
Information quarters in London the position is not des- perate, although undoubtedly very menacing.
The Germans made their lateral thrust from Bulgaria with
their numbers were great
ing in the "New York very heavily armoured forces but
ww
Telegram,"
de-
a
World clares these are Hitler's crucial days, and this year in which it will be decided whether he will be victor or vanquished.
But he is already
anong the doomed. Not VIII
military victory can save him because__aff oppressor never wins an enduring victory.
+
It is important we keep this always in mind. Because the presence of the spirit of free- dom, silently waging war against Hitler night and day, never sleeping and never tiring, is one of the mighly elements of this
war.
It has kept England from de- feat, it will keep Hitler
from victory.-- Reuter.
COVENTRY AND BRUM ATTACKED
The German attacks on Britain on Thursday night were varied, many parts of the country being visited.
The main targets were Coven- try and Birmingham.
Ten enemy raiders were brougin down, nine by our fighters and one by anti-aircraft fre.
This brings the total of enemy aircraft destroyed during the last four nights to 38, which is more than the total brought down in the first three months of the year at night.
There was slight enemy activity over the south-east coast yester- day but no bombs were dropped. -Reuter.
PRINCE EDWARD RD. ACCIDENT
of
not
very
Superior Equipment
It was entirely due to their superiority in equipment that they were able to cut through the Ser- bia #nes.
Apparently they are using a new type of tank, which is not only mobile in bad terrain but le so heavily armoured that or- dinary rifle or Bren gun bullets make no more Impression than pellets from a pea-shooter, while the Yugoslavs were al- most without anti-tank guns and were exposed to a wither- Ing fire against which they were quite powerless,
Only thing that can restore the balance wi'l be adequate numbers of kombers, and R.A.F. reports from Athens indicate that British planes are already doing yeoman service in this respect.
Swift Advance
The momentum of the German attack led to an advance to a much greater depth and more quickly than seemed possible in the circumstances,
It is noteworthy that the Ger- mans are advancing much more slowly in the north, probably because they hope their suc- cesses in the south and the methods of frightfulness at Bel-
rade may foster a spirit of de- featism in the Yugoslav ranks. In the last war, however, with conditions even more unpromising, the Yugoslavs never lost heart or gave up the struggle.-Reuter.
INDIAN TROOPS PRAISED
The Viceroy of India, in a mes- sage to General Wavell, says: **Convey to the Indian troops in Eritrea my heartfelt congratula- tions on the capture of Massawa. as
BULGARIAN TROOPS LEAVE THE FRONTIER
Bulgarian troops have withdrawn from the Turkish frontier, according to
an
announcement on An- kara radio last night.
The announcement quoted "well-inform- ed Berlin circles." Reuter.
ANGLO-JAPANESE
TALKS
ANZAC TROOPS IN GREECE
"The people of Austra- lia watch with the warm- est admiration the strug- gle of the Greek people in the cause of freedom," de- clared the Australian Premier, Mr. R. G. Men- zies, broadcasting to the Greek people from Lon- don last night.
"History is full of evidence of the greatness of the Greek nation and the people of modern Greece are being true to their magnificent tradition.
The Germans are claiming that 80,000 Greeks trapped in Thrace have been capittred 'The final
Nu quarters declared a new
"Concrete evidenes of the close surprise is brewing.
friendship that exists between which will Sir Robert Craigie, the British Australia and Greece is the fact seal the fale of Yugoslavia before Ambassador, called on Me Ohashi, that to-day Australian soldiers are Easter, aki the Greeks and the Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs., fighting side by side with their British in North Africa will cul- yesterday and exchanged views Greek comrades against Nazi ag- lapse sooner than it took to sub-regarding the international situa-gression." jugate Poland ". InterBational | tion, particularly relating to News Service.
elo-Japanese relations. Reuter
HITLER'S BIGGEST DEFEAT THUS FAR IN THE WAR
An-
Reuter.
STOCK EXCHANGE DULLNESS
Attendance was thin and busi-
ness on a si don Stock Gilt-edged foreign issu
all scale on the Lon- Exchange yesterday. ere maintained and showed occasional losses. Price movements of indu- strials were narrow but on balance guins predominated. Wall Street was closed.
Reuter.
EXPLOSION IN SHANGHAI
WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMS, columnist of the "New York World-Telegram,” says that win, lose or draw the mere fact that Hitler has had to resort to armed intervention in Yugo- slavia and Greece, constituted the Fuehrer's a result of biggest defeat thus far in the war.
That seems to be the first of three out-| standing impressions in Washington.
The steund, perhaps equally im- portant. is that this new develop- ment may lead the United States into the convoy business.
The third impression is that the new treaty of friendship and non-aggression hurriedly signed between Yugoslavia and the Soviet Union is another major setback for the Nazi Na- poleon,
Convoys' Issue
The "New York Post" says now We must think about convoys again or about other methods of assuring that aid shall reach Eng- land, Yugoslavia and Greece.
We must not underestimate the Importance of that decision. We cannot know how much weight our convoys would throw into the balance but there are indications they might tip the scales for free- dom.
The New York "Daily News" declares that when and if Hit- ter gets to the Aegean arm of the Mediterranean and even if he slaughtera the Yugoslavs and Greeks and drives the British to the sea, what has he gained?
Major Mistake
climax to an arduous And brillant campaign in which they
This lunge for more of the Me- fought so well, maintaining thediterranean sea coast, when Hit- most glorious traditions of the ler already has Italy and Sicily, Indian Army. This is heartening news for their comrades-in-arms on all battlefronts, and we in India are proud of their splendid achievement."—Reuter.
NEW MINISTERS
APPOINTED
Falling, from the verandah No. 293, Prince Edward Road, first floor, at 12.30 p.m. on Thurs- day, six-year-old Oleg Tomes was taken to the Kowloon Hos- pital by his father.
An early announcemnt of an The boy was playing on the exchange of Ministers between verandaḥ alone when the accident | Ching and Australia, is expected occurred...
in Chungking.
puzzles us. What is the object? Where does he go from there if he ever gets thero?
From this distance, and bear. Ing in mind the fact that Hit- Jer long ago expressed the opin. ion that fighting on two fronts lost the war for Germany In 1918, It looks an if Hitler "Has finally made a major mistake,
It looks to us as if the Spring of 1941 is not going to be nearly so brilliant-for the Germans us the Spring of 1940--and as if the Allies" position is better to-day than af any previous moment the two Governments.-Router, since the, war began.—Reuter,
He sustained injuries to the - Ils reported that the Chineso head aid it is feared that he frac-and Australian Ministers have tured his okull. His condition already been decided and are at last night was described as quite present awaiting confirmation by serious.
The French Concession shook over a wide area on Thursday as the explosion of a landmine in Hungjao, which was set off by four Chinese labourers, all of whom were blown to pieces. It is believed the mine was a relic of the 1937 Shanghai war.— Router.
BARGAIN EDMS DAYS
SALE OF THE HOUR.
Commencing To-Day! For 10 Days Only.
Don't Miss This Buying Opportunity.
MODERN NAZARENE
NOVELS & MISCELLANEOUS
ETIOQUETTE
PRESIDENT INDICATIVE
CHINESE WOMEN YESTERDAY
THE BIG CON AND TO-DAY STORM BREAKS NEWS IS MY JOB
RAINS CAME·
TEST TUBEST DRAGON SCALES THE SAINT IN MIAMI
By Ames
$ 2.10
By Asch
3.50
.By Coward's
2.50
.By Ayscaugh
2.10
.By Maurer
2.00
Birchall
2.40
.By Booker
1.60
.By' Bromfield
2.20
By Basil
2.60
.By Charteris
2.10.
REFERENCE BOOKS
HALL-Analytical Chemistry
6.80
BEAUMONT-Recent Advances In Medicina
3.30
STITT-Practical Bacteriology, Haematology and Animate
Parasitology
5.00
MANSON--Tropical Diseases..
5.80
DORLAND-The American [flustrated Medical, Dlotionary. DORLAND—American Pocket Medical Dictionary .... RADIO AMATEURS HANDBOOK 1941
5.00
1.80
1.20
Obtainable at-
THE A.B.C. SECOND-HAND BOOK CO., LTD.
77, Queen's Road, Central..