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THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 12, 1941.
BATTLE-CRUISERS STRADDLED Armour-Piercing Bombs Used On Nazi Raiders Heavy R.A.F. JAPANESE TOKYO INTEREST
Attack SOUTHWARD
MOVES
On Brest
IN DEFENCE TALKS AT MANILA
THE PRESENCE OF Netherlands officials That a Japanese move at the Manila conference of British and NAVAL UNITS AT BREST, INCLUDING
to the south will probably American defence leaders is "very conspicu- within | ous," the official spokesman admitted to a THE 26,000-TON BATTLE-CRUISERS toke, place SCHARNHORST AND GNEISENAU, WERE month, is the opinion ex- German correspondent at yesterday's press
conference in Tokyo. AGAIN HEAVILY ATTACKED BY THE R.A.F.pressed in Chinese mili- tary circles in Chungking.
When questioned in regard to! ON THURSDAY NIGHT, ACCORDING TO AN AIR MINISTRY COMMUNIQUE.
Both these cruisers were seen to be strad. dled by bombs from several aircraft and dam age was also done in the docks.
I
The spokesman, however, refused to the walldrawal of Japanese forces
French Indo agree to the German correspondent's sugges- the Chinese military tion of "encirclement," and said Japan was
and aircraft from
Chu,
spokesman replied that whether
number of war- off Hainan
they had been transferred to itai- only watching with interest. man or Formosa as yet was not
The spokesman said n Japan- what our neighbours do."
will latest informa-Soviet trade
Asked if Mr. but
Matsuoka ascertained
treaty was almost from he had received indicated an ready for signature.
sign the trade treaty the spokes- man replied "I cannot say any- increase in the
that," He added "They appear ships and transports
verything about
but disclosed nervous when we have no terri-¡that the forthcoming agreement trial design in the South Seawould be mainly based upon the interest being barter system, with the amount region, our only
of trade and kinds of interchange- jable goods specified.
to believe they must have During Thursday night a num-vice, ber of targets in the Ruhr and been damaging.
BOTH THE BATTLE-CRUI- and Forinosa. Rhineland were bombed, in spite
No large reinforcements either AND WERE VISIBLE of pfor weather,
pricipal) SERS
STRAD of troops or aircraft had been sent WERE REPEATEDLY target beng Dusseldorf
recent weeks, DLED REUTER.
the
at- at Bir-
In the at et moon a small an
Blenhet ber of
bombers tacked the enemy base ku!.
ob-
Coming in at sea level, the Bri tish aueralt achieved a complete
were Direct hils surprise. served on buildings and troops itinning for Cover
machine-gunned
were
heavily
Repeatedly Straddled
From
1 these operations eight of our fighters are inesing.
Bombs specially designed to plerce armour were used in the
the Scharn further raids on
Gneisenau. horst and
CHINESE AWARD FOR J.C.J.L.
to China
MN added. Reuter.
FATSHAN
HELD UP
THE SAILING OF THE SS. FATSHAN HAS AGAIN BEEN
In recognition of its convement shipping services along the China POSTPONED. ACCORDING TO ADVICE RECEIVED IN HONG coast and between China and the
KONG FROM THE CANTON East Indies. the Dutch
Chinese National Government has awarded AGENTS OF THE SHIP. a wooden tablet to the China-Japan-Lijn.
Jave
Scheduled to leave for Canton to-morrow, the vessel will now not be able to do so, the Japan- The tablet, with an inscription ese authorities
having extended Chinese characters the closure gilded
of the Pearl praising the efforts of the Line | "until further notice."
facilitating communications,
recently
the presented w
"If
Two attacks were made one lasting about two hours before was
In Batavia, Central
midnight and the other about 4 Company by the Chinese Consul- am and there is every reason, General says the Air Ministry news ser. News.
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GERMAN FORCES REACH BRITISH DEFENCE LINES
(Continued from Page 1)
River
British G.O.C.
Lt.-Gen Sir Henry Maitland Willdone is in command of the British troops in Greece, under the direction of General Papagos, Commander-in-Chief of the Greek Army, it was officially stated London yesterday.
in
economic one."
Japan "Watchful”
with
"We hope for big trade the Soviet but must start with
He refused further commenta modest volume of trade," the
must be saying "We
watchful spokesman stated. -- Reuter.
STOP PRESS
to
Mr. Matsuoka returned Moscow yesterday after his visit: to Leningrad and resumed the conversations with M. Mulptov in the evening. ---Reuter.
[SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL"] Unconfirmed
reports reaching. Shanghai last night alleged that Sir Henry became G.O.C. Bri-a "revolution" broke out and was tish troops in Egypt in 1939. He subsequently quelled in Bangkok.
Instigator was responsible for the defence of Many pro-Japanese the Western Desert frontier dur- are alleged to have been arrested ing the difficult months after the Details are lacking and no con- collapse of France and the entry Armation of the reports was ob of Italy into the war.
tainable.-Reuter.
From the beginning of De- cember onwards he directed operations which carried the British front to Benghazi and beyond.
The Nazi advance on Belgrade After the capture of Benghazi. is proceeding from captured Nish, Sir Henry was appointed G.O.C.) in Central Yugoslavia, said Lyons: British troops Cyrenaica and radio last night. Military Governor of that pro- Other German troops are re-
vince.
British and Australian sapper and R.A.S.C. drivers have been assisting in the evacuation of Salonika up to the moment of the German entry.
Answering a Greek S.0.S., Bri- tish drivers went us far as Yevyella to bring back wounded, often under withering machine- gun fire.
One British heavy lorry de- liberately rammed a German light tank, leaving it
a total wreck. Sappers methodically blew up bridges, and destroyed oil dumps and stores, at last leaving the city only when the Germans were actually entering..
All British residents and Bri- tish stores were already evacuat- ed safely.
R.A.F. Busy
bad
Contending against very weather, R.A.F. bombers and fighters maintained their offensive action against the Germans in northern Greece and southern Yugoslavia,
Many casualties were caused when fighters machine-gunned troops and trucks at Bitolj. Two large vehicles in an armoured column on the road between Florina and Prilep were directly hit. Reuter.
ported to be inoving towards Lubljanka to link up with Italian) forces that have invaded north- western Yugoslavia Reuter,
A decomposed body, be- lieved to be of a European, was found floating yesterday afternoon near Lantau Island by a Water Police patrol.
With the exception of a cot- ton singlet the body was en- tirely nude.
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