Hitler No Nearer Goal
FURTHER REINFORCEMENT OF MANILA
The United States
troop
transports "Mariposa" ord "Washington" are ex- pected
to arrive
Manila in May.
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The "Mariposa" is expected about May while the "Washing ton" will arrive later, both bringing large detachments of troops. Reuter.
HOLD FAST CALL BY PREMIER
"Hold Fast" is the key-| note of a message address- ed by the Greek Prime,
MEANING OF SUCCESS
IN GREECE
(By Reuter's Diplomatic Correspondent)
ANOTHER KING AND Government have been driven into exile - - another little coun- try has been overrun and almost submerged by the ruthless power of Germany's panzer divisions.
But despite this success, which it is not necessary to belittle, the Germans cannot be said to be much nearer their goal.
Britain i Hitler s mam enemy The subjugation of Yugordu,ja) and the web! of Greeve, which as by no means yet arhoved, cat. Dat werken Britain
trengthe
it is true that small forces of British troops have been involv ed in the Greek campaign. These forcey are still fighting with tray- demin-shed confidenes, although! how long they will be able to. hold out remains to be seen.
Weight Of Numbers
etafe
uht routs to my martaey that the Betud; forver ww
Minister, Tsouderos, to but limited strength When I DE
the Greek Nation.
tempt was made to hohl the pie
He and "We shall emerge vic.ruvering Salonika
tors, glorified and bugger men
Te mihlavy armistice signed. with the Germans without any author ation is a precipitate art which may be part down to fati- que ju tified by arx months of t ergud but victorious struggle and now the result of overwhelming pressure.
"In this tragie but great moment when I am leaving for 'rete with our hecole King worthy symbol of the great struggle that the nu- tion is pursuing I am truly proud
It 10 reckoned that the Ger
well as four fully motorised di VILIONS, while the Italians
NAZI SPIES
ARRESTED
IN CUBA
According to a re-
part reaching London,
ง
Nazi
dis-
spy organisa- tion has been covered in Cuba.
A number of people have been arrested, in- cluding a man said to be an officer in the German army. --Reu-
ter.
GREEK KING AND GOVERNMENT IN CRETE
**THE CRUEL DESTINY of war to-day compels
mans deposed of 25 divisions as us and the Heir to the Throne, as well as the lawful had Government, to leave Athens and transfer the capi- almost as many In Albania. The tal to Crete from where we will be able to continue total Greek forces were much smaller and sheer weight
Axis favour.
the struggle.
AIR BATTLE OVER TOBRUK
Royal Air Force fighters intercepted a large force
of
over
enemy aircraft Tobruk on Tuesday after- noon and although great-
outnumbered ly
shot
down two Messerschmidt fighters, a Fiat fighter and a Junkers bomber.
Other enemy aircraft were bad- ly damaged.
. Continued attacks on enemy me- chanised forces in Cyrenalen were made throughout Tuesday. Ma- chine-gun attacks on German mo. tor transport vehicles resulted in f heavy casualties and much confu-
sion to the enemy
In an early
morning raid on Benghazi, bombs were dropped on two moles atul il direct hit WIS registered on one ship. Other ship- ping was also damaged Renter.
QUISLING TRADE
AGREEMENT
A TRADE AGREEMENT HAS BEEN REACHED BETWEEN NORWAY AND RUSSIA, AC- CORDING TO THE QUISLING COMMISSAR OF COMMERCE, CHANESSEN, IT WAS STATED IN LONDON YESTERDAY.
The agreement, states the Norwegian Telegraph Agency, provides for the exchange of goods to the total value of 40,000,000
numbers was bound to tell in the It is the will of the entire nation and our duty It is learned on good authooty to defend the country's independence and territorial that both the British and Greek integrity, laid upon us after the unprovoked attack
kroner. Wwe have suffered from two empires," said King casualties have been comparative. ly small, The Germans claimed 80,000 prisoners George of the Hellenes, in his message to the Greek
people. Western Thrace, but authoritative
areni
of this political and national move water flere are that which illustrates in the fullest possible the unconquerable soul of of the Greek army in that Greece and proclaims the firm de- was safely evacuated by sea.
ONE GREEK FORCE termination of us all not to give DOUBTEDLY HAS in to the mnvader,
OFF IN THE EPIRUS MOUN- TAINS AND HAS CAPITULAT- ED.
BEEN
"Our will and that of the Greek Government and people as already UN-athened in manifold fashion calls! CUT| for resistance to the end of the Greek people, which despite the Struck In The Back
unequal nature of the struggle. particularly after the invasion, "We le defending durselves
upposed the enemy with the sup- port of the British forces that against unjust aggression of un-
The remantıder of the Greek came to our nid and fought so precedented baseness. To save a cowardly partner that we had van- Army is still fighting on the Bri-brilliantly and are still fighting
Morea Stand
tish Jeft Wing and there are quished, an empire of a hundred,
on Greek soil for a just cause.
milion struck us in the back."
grounds for hoping that they will j
"Though exhausted. that continue even should the Pass ni M. Tsouderos
after six prophesies Greece
months' victorious hard fighting wil
Thermopylae be overwhelmed. victorious. energe glorified and a greater nation from7
The isthmus leading to Morea against a much stronger enemy. suggests an these trials.
easily defensible sur troops, who have written the position where, if adequate air most glorious pages of our mid-
"Moreover, the moral strength of our country has never in the past reached the heights attained to-day."—Reuter,
Norway will receive supplies of corn, cake-meal, fuel-oil and colton in exchange for industrial products.-- Reuter,
CAIRO NEWS
GIVES LONDON SATISFACTION
THE OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT.in,ɑ
protection is available, the bat tary history, continue the strug Cairo communique that the forces of the
tle could continue with mounting costs to the
Router.
ever gle against the German offensive Axis. with unheard of heroism.
Yugoslav ABYSSINIA
PURSUIT
Decision CONTINUES
Epirus Mystery
the
"We still do not know the real reasons why the Army of Epirus signed an armistice with enemy without Our know ledge and without the cognisance of the Commander-in-Chier and the Government. This signature
A Cairo communique on operu-in nowise binds the free will of
King tions in Abyssinia states:-In the the nation, the
British Empire are consolidating their new defence positions in Greece has caused satis- faction in London where hazardous opera~ tions, carried out against overwhelming odds, have been followed with closest interest and some anxiety,
The Yugoslav King and
and the These forces comprise British, Australian Government have de- Ambaslagi sector, our northern | Government which is manifested finitely aligned them-column is making progress while in the continuation of the struggle and New Zealand troops, sent to Greece at selves with the other gov-press back the enemy holding with us to safeguard our national the request of the Greek Government after ernments who will con-strong positions covering Dessie. interests.
Germany had occupied Bulgaria. In the Asosa and Gambeila
our southern column continues to with all the
the enemy.
SHANGHAI
Britain, added Mr. Eden, Army TERRORISM
forces
remaining
"With this aim in view, We
The King's proclamation con cluded by urging the Greeks not to lose heart, to remain faithful to the idea of one country, united
Original Plan
tinue their struggle
arcas, our patrols have again gain. Continuing the Struggle
They were, in the words of King | It is indeed, true that in those against the Nazis from ed contact with and are harassing
George of the Hellenes, in
the few days of gallant struggle "the exile.
In southern areas, our pursuit are compelled to go to Crete. We cloquent message he has address honour of our flag has been saved" Mr. Eden told the House of of the retreating enemy
his Is con-are leaving in order to be able ed from Crete to the Greek people, Commons yesterday that
the tinuing, while patrol activities are to freely, from Free Greek terri- "rushed to our aid and fought and as King Peter declared in Yugoslav Government is now es- steadily increasing.--British Wire-tory, continue the struggle against are still fighting gloriously on our message to his people before.Jeav- ing to establish the seat of the tablished, having given formal as- less.
the invaders until the final vic-soil for a just cause."
country's Government beyond the surance to Britain to stand faith-
tory is achieved that shall repay
The course fully behind the British Govern-
of the subsequent | control of the German armies. nation's great us fully for the
fighting was adversely affected by ment as Allies and to continue
sacrifices."
the rapidity with which the Ger- thus until victory has been won.
mans succeeded in overwhelming the organised military resistance
The forces of the Empire were of the Yugoslavs which made it originally defending the northern possible for the Germans to direct provinces of Greece, disposed so their main effort through the as to support the southern flank passes of the central Balkaris of the Yugoslav army. against the tank of the Allied forces.
In the course of the withdrawal ***Nevertheless, ' ́thère-is-nothing which · afterwards' became netes- but admiration in London for the | sary, determined action by cover- Asked if he had any informa- different groups of desperadoes.
heroic resistance which the Yugo-ing forces inflicted heavy casual- tion on the whereabouts and safety One watchman was injured,. King George and the Greek slav forces made under the great ties on the enemy. The front of of Dr. Matchek, the Croat leader, | one terrorist was capturd,
Government · have arrived in difficulties which the betrayal of the Empire forces never broke Mr. Eden said: "I regret I have The judges are now living at Crete, Athens Radio announced the Serb, Croat and Slovene peo- despite the weight of the enemy's none at present."-British Wire- the Court. International News yesterday, states Router from ples by the Tsvetkovitch Govern- armoured forces and his superiori-
Service.
ty in numbers. British Wireless;
(SPECIAL TO "CHINA: MAIL")
intends to restore the indepen- dence of Yugoslavia, and in the meanwhile will give the fullest Terrorism flared again in and Indivisible, free.
: possible measure of help. — Reu-Shanghai yesterday as the homes "Have courage and better days of three pro-Chungking magis- will return. Long live the na- trates of the First Special Dis- tion."---Reuter.
ter.
less..
Dr. Matchek
trict Court and' the pro-Nanking Lien Yih Bank were bombed by
Arrival” Announced
London.
ment had-created.