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WITHDRAWAL OF THE ANZACS FROM GREECE
war Bituation in 2
The Prime Minister, who reviewed the broadcast early this morning (H.K. Time), shown with the Com. mander-in-Chief, Home
Forosa (General Sir Alan Brooke) watching a beach defence demonstration. Behind is the Secre- tary of State for War. (Copyright, Fox).
HAMBURG GETS "BEAUTIFUL" NEW BOMBS
BERLIN AND BREMEN HAVE ALREADY FELT THE FORCE OF BRITAIN'S LATEST AND MOST POWERFUL BOMBS.
Last night it was the turn of Hamburg Germany's second largest city and greatest seaport to experience the devastation they
can cause.
It was a dark moonless night when the bombers
Terrific
arrived over the target bomb was also seen by a Ser- The burst of this particular but there were clear geant-pilot in another plane who patches through the said: "We were ten miles off but even at that distance it was clouds from which the re- terrific." sults of the attack were Other reports spoke of fires raging in many parts of the city visible.
which was enveloped lo thick
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THE
Mystery Woman's Revelation
(SPECIAL TO “ CHINA MAIL "')
A MYSTERIOUS WOMAN, SPEAKNG ON WAVELENGTH OF ATHENS RADIO, URGED THE UNITED STATES TO MAKE GOOD ITS PROMISES OF HELP TO GREECE OR TELL GREECE AMERICA IS NOT PRE- PARED.
"Greece has given all her ships so that the Australian and New Zealand troops might not see another Dunkirk. The British left in a fleet of hundreds and thousands of little gasoline-mot red ships and mailboats which for long years have been the livelihood
of Greece."
The broadcaster, introduced as dead as soon as she had finished. Mildred Kirker, said she was with no explanation. an Athens newspaper war cor- respondent. The transmitter went
KEEPING THE AXIS GUESSING
(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")
As a major part of the aid Britain policy, the United States Adminis-
tration has extended to the Atlantic the policy of keeping the Axis guessing as to when and in what circumstances the U.S. Navy might start shoot- ing.
It is felt this policy was so successful in restraining Japan that it is worth trying elsewhere. The United States is now maintaining silence regarding the movements of warships in the At antic, and Germany is being would do if they sight raiders at- kept guessing what U.S. warships tucking a British convoy.
adult is also a secret exeatly how far out U.S. warships are operating "on their deliberately undefined duties, which.........are. merely termed "protective sur- veillance."
The effect of one explosion was smoke. described by R.A.F. plot as "a Similar results were seen at
· Huge heaving mass like a vol- Bremenhaven where obsorvers Officials in Washington periodi- canic eruption which rose and saw "buildings going up in the cally continue to announce that settled down into a great red air" after one of the R.A.F.U.S. warships “will defend them-- glow fully half a mile in dia "specials" had been dropped. selves" in the event of attack.— iameter":
Reuter
International News-Service;=j »ud
AMERICAS TO REQUISITION FOREIGN SHIPS
Hailed as of major significance in de- fence of the western hemisphere, 21 American Republics have formulated a common policy of requisitioning idle foreign shipping.
to
The move is aimed relieve the acute shortage of merchant- men in western hemi. sphere trade, as well as British shipping. Internationa! News Service.
NAZIS FINE DIEPPE
. A FINE OF 1,000,000 FRANCS HAS BEEN IMPOSED ON THE CHANNEL PORT OF DIEPPE BY GERMAN AUTHORITIES on! BECAUSE A CINEMA AU- Mounts Gerania and Kitheron, DIENCE CRIED "DOWN WITH north of Athens, to cover the HITLER, DOWN WITH MUSSO- final stages of the British with-LINI." drawal, which was carried out FORMATION REACHING THE mainly from the Piraeus, the INDEPENDENT FRENCH NEWS
The last stand of the Anglo- THE Greek rearguard took place
puri of Athens.
ACCORDING ΤΟ IN-
AGENCY YESTERDAY.
After the fall of Thermopylae, The shouts were caused by a which cost the Grmans enormous propaganda film showing the work losses, a body of British troops, of the German and Italian forces. believed to be mostly Anzacs, are
the In addition to the fine, reported to have been cut off. Dieppe Municipality is now The Germans claim several hun-quired to provide watchers to dred prisoners were taken. International News Service,
\LONDON
re-
guard telegraph lines in and about the port. Reuter.
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