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TUESDAY, MAY 8, 1941
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SECOND ED
INSIST SON
Daisy Brand
Australia's Choicest
BUTTER
LICKING WOUNDS AT TOBRUK
British Sortie Breaks Up Plans For New Attack
DIRECT HITS ON WARSHIPS
A great load of armour-
piercing
bombs was
carried to Brest on Sunday
Axis Forces Suffer Heavy Loss
THE MILITARY SPOKESMAN IN CAIRO night by the R.A.F. to YESTERDAY DESCRIBED THE POSITION AT drop on the two Nazi TOBRUK AS, “BOTH SIDES ARE STILL battle-cruisers Scharn LICKING THEIR WOUNDS."
horst and Gneisenau, stotes the Air Ministry news service.
WAITING FOR THE BIRDS TO COME HOME
In
one crowded hour on Sunday night enemy- occupied aerodrome
over
an
in occupied France, from which German bombers attack Britain, on R.A.F. fighter pilot attacked Nazi raiders returning to their base.
five On the first day of the latest attack, he added, the enemy made a breach of 2,000 The continued presence yards like a blister in the south-west part of of the battle-cruisers at the outer perimeter but new British defence Brest, after five weeks, lines had been built across this point, which suggests, adds the news
results was some miles from the inner défence line. service, that either they!
He said it was quite had been doing real mountaineer- have developed some grave defect while at seat probable that the enemy the due.
had lost a total of 50 tanks
or, what is more probable, that Brest has proved a very poor shelter.
ON SUNDAY NIGHT THEY SHOWED UP CLEARLY UNDER THE MOON AND PILOTS RE- PORT VERY ACCURATE BOMBING, WITH DIRECT HITS ON BOTH CRUISERS.
They made for the port late
in March to be refuelled and
hitherto.
in
ing, dragging guns and supplies up
The situation looked good. Pri- soners had been taken and counter-attack had been defeated.
Nazis Surprised
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Communications by sea remain- ed open and a number of prison- ers had already been shipped.
An official communique says Reviewing the poaltion Abyssinia, the spokesman said that on the night of May 3/4 our at Tobruk launched a the British threat to Amba Alagi troops
counter-attack, inflicting heavy continued to make progress.
the on
enemy and Indian troops, mostly Wahlis, casualties
breakin up preparations which were being made for a renewal of the attack!
to munition ship. These tasks also fell repeatedly across the can normally be completed in dry dock in which one vessel was 24 hours.
i berthed and about a jetty where Sticks of the heaviest bombs the other was tied up.-Reuter.
AMERICA FIGHTS NAZI INFLUENCE IN VICHY
(SPECIAL TO "CHINA. MAIL") THE UNITED STATES is attempting to influence France against accepting Nazi de- mands for full collaboration with Germany against Britain in Europe and Africa.
Although he was unable to see the of his attacks, says the Air Ministry news service, five enemy 'planes must be regarded as seriously damaged. Reuter.
IRAQ OUT OF THE STERLING AREA
Single Control
In Crete
The Allied forces in Crete are now under the command of the New Zealand Major - General Freyburg, V.C., Comman- der-in-Chief of the N.Z. | Expeditionary Force.
This was announced in Canea (Crete) yesterday in the following Order of the Day by the Greek M. Premiler and War Minister, Tsouderos:-
"In order better to conduct the
which struggle
we have undertaken with our poweriùl ally, Great Britain, His Majesty King George and his Government have decided that the Allied be troops on the island should placed under a single command.
"Major-General Freyburg. has appointed Commander-in-
оп of the forces island."-Reuter..
been Chlef
GLASGOW AGAIN?
the
GERMAN RAIDERS ATTACK- ED CENTRAL AND WEST.SCOT - LAND IN THE FACE OF HEAVY
In the Sollum area, our mechan- A British Treasury. Order issu- BARRAGES LAST NIGHT. were again active. ed yesterday in effect excludes | BOMBS WERE -ALSO; DROPPED ised forces Several enemy detachments were Iraq from the successfully engaged, with losses Reuter. in personnel and armoured fight- ing vehicles.
In the Debub area of Abyssinia. Indian troops occupied Emadani and Ulethert, on May 3.
More Prisoners
During the course of th's oper- ation, a heavy counter-attack by the enemy in greatly superior forces was driven back, leaving an officer and 250 other ranks prison- ers in our hands.
On Sunday, further important positions were occupied and the advance upon Amba Alagl is steadily progressing.
A large number of enemy troops have surrendered. The number
has not yet been counted.
In the southern districts-fur- ther progress is reported, by all our columns operating in pursuit.
The U.S: Government is seeking to con-of the enemy Reuter. vince Vichy that it is not wise to yield to Ger-
man demands for the passage of troops FANTASTIC
across unoccupied France fo Spain for an STORY
assault on Gibraltar.
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The Australian-authorities
lle London dismiss; the statement.as fantastic fortifled " by, the › know- Reich ledge that the Australians
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