THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 14, 1941.
SWIFTNAZIADVANCE
Capture Bardia And Fighting Around Sollum
WIDE NAZI DETOUR TO EFFECT COUP
SWIFT MOVEMENTS on the Libyan wor front, with fighting now proceeding in the neighbourhood of the Egyptian frontier at Port Sollum, were revealed in well-informed quarters in Cairo last night.
It was learned that an enemy mechanised column on Saturday occupied Port Bardia, just inside the Libyan frontier, after making a detour around Tobruk, about 75 miles to the west.
Badia
been had
previously, only in relatively
11 evacuated by the Bath and in perial forces
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Pacific War
Imperial Forces Still
Unlikely? Hold Tobruk
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(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL", "I found Ho bases either in China or Japan! for believing that Japan-American war is Tikely this year,” declared Mr. F. M. Marquardt, In- ternational News special correspondent, on arrival in San
Francisco from: Manila yesterday.
any new
maxy.
which
(By Reuter's Diplomatic Correspondent)
IT IS NOTEWORTHY THAT THE AXIS HAS NOT CLAIMED THAT ITS FORCES HAVE TAKEN ANY PRISONERS IN “SURROUNDING TOBRUK AND OCCUPYING BARDIA."
This factor is a determining quality in the success of desert warfare. How big a British garrison was
left in Tobruk is General Wavell's secret.
No commander could face with edly bombed and dispersed,
Many vehicles were damaged or the prospect of in-
Reuter. vesting this fortified town in the destroyed heat ol the encoming Libyan suminer.
The Japanest wald he loved to bear the braniti
Pacific confhet, 1st quanimity more conservative than the army and is unlike y to precipitale war. Sof vnurse the Tokyo militar- thedists might unset the apple cart but inter- I believe this is unlikely national News Service.
mall quant
ad The speed of the Gen
ere dered likely to inve Fighting is also going in the vapen it Tobruk area where it I stated caused cunsiderable wear and tear vehicles From all ave British forem are not warcouruledil to the :
sulated and
the for Leonts German casquite, u mechanised column to establish, dry fighting have been batiy confart across the desert
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It was learned that more Bri tish troops are becoming avail- able for the Western Desert front daily and that the ritua tion from that
point of considerably better than it
a week ago.
ان ها هم تو کیا
Attack Repulsed
was
Fheary v
Reuter
EVENTS AS SEEN
IN CAIRO
(Continued from Page 1)
Heavy Losses
claim to
have
HEAVY R.A.F. ATTACK
An R.A.F. communique Cairo says British
The relentless German pressure It was not revealed whether the both in the Balkans and Africa i "British are reupying the strong custing them fairly heavy losses.
delence works bult by the Ita- men and material hans at Tobruk, particularly
The Germans the h double perimeter defences, but ii occupied Belgrade but the posi- is presumed that it was certain it on generally in Yugoslavia is in was
as slightly 11 German attack against described in London
comforting, these defences which the British more
slavian commanders contesting the repulsed
thrusts
scoring a and Gernan
in the south. certain success
The two main British advances
night and would to clean up the East African cam- paign in Abyssinia are still being It is believed that the German held up by demolitions along the mechanised units
receiving Gondar and Dessie roads. - Reu- petrol supplies by air although ter.
The presence of a strong Be- tish force at Tobruk would con- stitute a dangerous threat to Germ man communcations immobilise their forces
are
and
During Friday
There is по water for miles around and the sand irradiates/ heat which must be experienced to be believed.
FATHER TISO OFF
TO BRATISLAVA
The
Slovak Minister 10 Mos. {4\} Father Tiso, left by train fe The garrison, 017 the other Bratislava last night to consult hand, is well supplied with water, with his Governmen!. -- Reuter.
has the shelter of cuttings made
by the Italians in the rock forma-1
tion and can always be relieved
or reinforced by sea, of Britain has the command.
which
Holding Of Tobruk
If the Axis ignores Tobruk and proceeds with an advance against Egypt it will be threatened with a serious menace to its communi- vations
General Wavell's plans as
revealed them- selves but after Lord Moyne's re-
with Yugo-fighters machine-gunned whole have not
damaged enemy marks in the House of Lords on motor transport in the Thursday, it can be assumed with rome confidence that the holding Gazala area.
them. enters into of Tobruk bomber Reuter.
Detour Round Tobruk German and Italian troops have occupied Bardia, claims the Ger-j An ammunition
man radio, which also announced dump near Msus landing ground,
where the Germans have entered Bel-
grade. fires and explosions were caus ed, and motor transport south of Gazala, on which direct hits were registered, were among other objectives bombed.
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aircraft made several attacks on targets in the same area, and heavily and successfully bombed Gazala aerodrome.
K.A.F. bombers raided Calato during Friday night and many direct hits were observed on the
large aerodrome, and one
fire was started.
been
quarters in Well-informed Calro declared that 201 enemy mechanised column ocoupled Bardia on Saturday after mak.1 ing 2 detour round Tobruk, Bardia
had previously evacuated by British troops.
now proceeding Fighting is near Sollum and fighting is also Malta a number
proceeding in the Tobruk area. of Junkers
In the position Regarding 87's raided Malta on Friday night.
or casualties Cyrenaica. it was pointed out in No serious damage
War London yesterday that the was caused and one raider was
to referred Office communique shot down by A.A. fire.
enemy mobile Abyssinia: the RAF attacked encounters with
Alomata the aerodrome at
and troops in the Tobruk-Bardia area. severely damaged motor transport! Not Always Correct and a number of aircraft on the ground.
South African fighters tacked enemy aircraft on ground
Sciasciamanna Lurned out two Savolag two Capronis.
at
at.
At the same time the War Office .confhim did not wish either to
STOP PRESS
[SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL"]
Senator Nye, on the Soviet - Japan Treaty, said last night: "It means
thing. only one It puts Uncle Sam out on a limb." International News
Service.
[SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL"
The Yugoslavs are putting up a good fight in the North and West, according to infor- mation reaching London, and
down driving
..the Kachanik Gorge in an effort to recapture Skoplje. There is no confirmation of the Nazl clain to capture of Belgrade. International News Service.
are
(SPECIAI
TO "CHINA MAIL?) Well-informed quarters in Istanbul state that following the German thrust on Eastern Greece, about 12.000 Greek troops and 20,000 civilians have taken refuge in Turkey. ---International News Service.
[SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL"]
Berlin halls the Soviet-Japan Treaty with undisguised satisfac- Lion. The Foreign Office spokes- a suund. com- "It is man said: tribution to further consolidation of Japan's Far East security, The Pact pulls the props fron under the Chiang Kai-shek regime and dashes any prospects America entertained of a hostile Soviet move against Ja- International News Ser- pan:" vice.
or deny German claims for very the obvious reasons that the Germany (SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")
and
might be issuing claims with the and object of eliciting information
།
from the British.
German It was stressed that
not but claims from this area were
always correcl.-Reuter.
From all these operations three of our aircraft are missing two of the pilots are safe. Reuter.
Turkish Demand Obeyed
--
(BPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL"
A formal and vigorous demand by Turkey result- ed in the withdrawal of over 400,000 German and Bulgar troops from the north-west Turkish fron- tier, it was learned in Is- tanbul yesterday.
While Britain has begun, evacu- ating her nationals from Turkey, now menaced with war as a result of the German conquest of Grecian that Thrace, it was ascertained some 27 divisions of the German and Bulgar armies have been re- moved to points averaging 20] miles back from the Turco-Bulgar bord International News Ser-
Harassing Attacks Royal Air Force fighters and bombers continued harassing at~ positions, aero- tacks on enemy dromes and motor-transport in and Saturday Cyrenalea throughout Friday, it was report- ed in Cairo yesterday.
A
on
number of enemy tanks and other vehicles formed up for an attack near Tobruk were repeat-
International News Service's Cor- respondent in Athens says the bat- tle which may decide the fate of Creece is raging with mounting in- tensity
After the introductory clash, when the British and Greek forces smashed the German spear- head the powerful defence wall' bullt by the British met the full weight of the invaders.
announcement.
"Generally speaking," sold an Oletal
"wherever the hitherto invincible German columns met the Anglo-Greck forces, they have been checked,"
The sinashing of a German masa attack on a twelve-miles front from Florina cast Is described as "terrific disaster for the Gernians. -International News Service.
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