CHINA MAIL
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No. 32,125
FRIDAY, APRIL 18, 1941
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NIGHT FINAL
INSIST ON
Daisy Brand
Australia's Choicest
BUTTER
NAZI INFANTRY
INFANTRY MOWN DOWN AT SIATISTA
Violent Assaults
BRITISH WOMEN AND CHILDREN WARNED IN TURKEY
The British Lego- tion has advised Bri- tish women and chil- dren in Istanbul to leave, says a report received London ---Reuter.
in
Reprisal Raid Demand
(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAILI
The battering of Lon- don in the vicious raid ́of Wednesday night has re- vived the demand for re- prisals.
Little encouragement is given in official quarters to the demand for "a retaliatory raid of murderous proportions on the teeming popu- lation of Berlin."
The demand is considered to be extremist by British Government spokesmen, who agreed with the attitude taken by the Royal Air Force and defence chiels, that it is better to reserve R.A.F. bombs. for military objectives, as a more effective method of winning the war.-International News Ser-
vice.
On Key Point Fail
(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")
BRITISH AND GREEK TROOPS, RESISTING WAVE AFTER WAVE OF AIR-SUPPORTED ONSLAUGHTS BY GERMAN PANZER DIVI- SIONS BACKED UP BY LARGE INFANTRY FORCES, CONTINUED TO HOLD GRIMLY TO THEIR POSITIONS LAST NIGHT, ACCORDING TO AUTHENTIC REPORTS FROM ATHENS.
The gigantic battle now raging may de- cide the outcome of the Balkan war, though there is another formidable barrier to the south which the Germans would have to over-
BLITZ RAID
come if they can continue to take the heavy BEGINS
casualties they are now suffering and ham- mer their way through the Allied defence line. At the moment, the Greek Army in West Macedonia and the Australian divisions round Mount Olympus are bearing the brunt of the terrific onslaught as the German Army seeks out for the slightest sign of a vulnerable point in the long line for a break-through.
in SAULT SEEKING TO CLEAR The most violent fighting,
GREEK POSITIONS the twelfth day of the Balkan con- THE flict, was just below the southern | COVERING THE PASS. outlet of the Siatista Pass, where the German invaders are attempt- ing to score a major success which would carry them south to the vital railhead at Kalamabaka,
It is noteworthy that every resource of the German High Command has been thrown at this sector for three days with- resis. out breaking down the
tance.
A GREEK COMMUNIQUE ON THE STATISTA FIGHTING STATES THAT THE GERMANS HAVE LOST SCORES OF TANKS AND THOUSANDS OF INFANTRY IN WAVES OF AS-
UNCEASING AIR POUNDING OF NAZI FORCES
`UNCEASING ATTACKS on enemy supply co- Iumns in Greece were carried out by the R.A.F. on
Unceasing Attacks
Despite their terrific losses, the Nazi hordes attacked unceasingly in increasing numbers, indicating the key point of that Siatista is the German strategy.
attack A 3 one sweeping breaks down, fresh troops are sent forward in desperate at- tempts to break the Alled line by attrition.
A BERLIN SPOKESMAN LAST NIGHT ADMITTED THAT THE BATTLE NOW IN FULL SWING IN GREECE WAS THE HEAVI EST YET FOUGHT IN THE PRE- SENT WAR
10 Albania. German troops | freed from action in Yugoslavia, jate reported to be pressing heavily n the Greek defences south of Keritza. International
Service,
News
Latest Communique
In Western Macedonia, no sub- stand changes in the situation stated the have taken place, Greck High Command in a com- (Continued on Page 16)
Wednesday and the previous night, states a Cairo SURRENDER
communique.
Much damage was caused. Kozani-Bitolj-Ptole- CLAIM
mais was the main area attacked. The railway near Korinos, motor transport near Kitros and a station south-east of Katarimi were successfully bombed.
-
(SPECIAL TO “CHINA MAIL") THE GERMAN HIGH' 'COM- MAND CLAIMED THE FORMAL CAPITULATION OF YUGOSLA- VIA'S WHOLE ARMY TO THE GERMAN FIELD COMMAND AT The R.A.F. lost four aircraft 9 P.M. LAST NIGHT, IN A
operations In widespread
In SPECIAL · MIDNIGHT · COM- Greece and Libya on Wednas- | MUNIQUE IN BERLIN.
If the A large formation of enemy air.. day and Tuesday night,
report fs accuraté, "the in the Balkans craft which attacked shipping in Enemy aircraft raided the aero-largest country
twelve days, Khalkla burbour on Wednesday drome at Heraklion on Tuesday has collapsed in were engaged by fighters which but negligible damage resulted and leaving Greece and her British International News shot down one Junkers twin-en-one aircraft was shot down, the ally alone. --
Service. gined diye-bomber while another pilot being captured.-Reuter.
Fires were started at a series of | was destroyed by AA, fire. aerodromes, and a convoy east of Salquika was heavily bombed.
German aeroplanes
TURCO-RUSSIAN MUTUAL AID PACT
SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL"} Coincident with the publication im the Turkish newspapers from of quotations the Greek Press say- ing that "Turkey and Russia cannot afford
to remain aloof to events in the Bal- kans," strong but un- confirmed Istanbul rumours stated that Russia and Turkey may negotiate
O
mutual assistance
pact.
International
News Service.
British Gold
were reported over o town Reaches U.S.
in North-East England last night.
RAIDERS WHICH CROSSED
TO "CHINA MAIL") (SPECIAL It was disclosed last night that the United States has purchased
THE WEST COAST SCATTERED U.S. $132,000,000 of raw gold pro-
BOMBS IN RURAL DISTRICTS duced in South Africa and con-
A PROCESSION OF GERMAN | veved to New York. PLANES RAIDED AN AREA IN The British Treasury will THE SOUTH OF ENGLAND.
use
the money to replenish its dollar THE WIDESPREAD ATTACKS exchange reserves in the United Į BEGAN SOON AFTER DARK
AND WERE STILL IN PRO- vice
GRESS SOME HOURS LATER - REUTER.
NO CENSORSHIP IN U.S.
President Roosevelt yesterday gave 2011 Assurance
that
States. - International News Ser-
ITALIANS CAN WIN THESE BATTLES
(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") Trying to play up the volun- there tary Greek withdrawal from Klis- would be no Government control sura, an Italian communique is- of news
Rome last night stated: sued in in the United States un-
"Greek resistance is collapsing in les: it covered vital military in-
International News format.
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