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HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9, 1941.
YUGOSLAV ARMY WITHDRAW IN
SOUTH SERBIA UNDER PRESSURE:
GREEKS
CONTINUE
FIGHT MATSUOKA'S
GALLANTLY STEP BY STEP SCHEDULE
Astounding Bravery Told Of "Company Of Death"
A Greek Headquarters communique states: "THE YUGOSLAV ARMY, FIGHT- ING IN SOUTH SERBIA, IS WITHDRAWING UNDER PRESSURE WHICH HAS UN- COVERED THE LEFT WING OF OUR HEROIC ARMY ON OUR FRONTIER," states a Reuter message from Athens.
The communique adds: “ NEVERTHELESS, OUR ARMY IS FIGHTING WITH UN- IMAGINABLE PERSONAL SACRIFICE, CONTESTING STEP BY STEP THE SOIL OF. OUR FATHERS."
How 150 Greek soldiers led by a corporal held on against odds of 20 to one until all were killed, is now revealed, writes Reuter's Special correspondent with the British Imperial Forces in Greece.
This handful of Greeks held up the main German onslaught in one of the most important sectors on the Greco-Bulgarian front.
As soon as the German at- tack was launched, the Greek' Command called for volun- teers to stay in front and hold the line at all costs, while the main body of the forces took wps pre-arranged positions In the rear.
POWERFUL UNITS OF BRITISH IMPERIAL FORCES.
NOW ON GREEK-SOIL
'Powerful units of the British Imperial Forces, now encamped on Greek soll, have taken up strategic positions, and are ready to give Everybody volunteered, for this their ally full support, writes Renter's "special correspondent with "company of death" and from the British "forces in Greece. them a corporal selected 150 men.
These men all attended 'mass No day passes without more troops arriving and moving fan- held on the battlefield before pro-wise from ports to pre-arranged positions.
ceeding first to accomplish, one of "I have just arrived from а "We kept the enemy aircraft their most dangerous tasks-that North African port with the Bri
of blowing up bridges which re- sulted in the destruction of many enemy tanks.
Then grimly and with the utmost bravery, they held on to their advanced positions against terrific odds until all were finally wiped out. Rehable news of the ghimg in Yugoslavia is scanty but it is re- ported that the main German thrust against Yugoslavia is on the
UNCHANGED
the
TOKYO, Apr. 8$(Reuter)-There would be no change in schedule of the trip of the. Foreign Minister, Mr. Matsuoka, who arrived in Moscow, yesterday on his way
from visits to Berlin
and Rome, Mr. Koh Ishii, the deputy spokesman of the In- formation Board told newsmen
today.
He said that Mr.
Matsuoka
would leave Moscow on Apr. 10 for Tokyo where he is due to arrive on Apr. 2017-
KONOYE'S STATEMENT. Prince Konoye, Prime Minister, said in Tokyo: Japan means to strengthen her co-operation with her friendly Powers with a view to contribution to the restoration of peace throughout the world. Needless to say, Japan's diplomacy is based on her. Three-Power Pact with Germany and Italy."
Abyssinian Campaign
RACE AGAINST WEATHER
One of the most thrilling as- pects of the Abyssinian campaign has been the race against the weather, writes Reuter's Special correspondent with the British Army in Abyssinia.
hovering on the side' line, not dar- tish Imperial Expeditionary Force, ing to press home the attack. I made the voyage aboard a Royal Night fell and we "sailed or Navy escort craft, weaving her serenely to Greece, way around the ships and pro- "The reception of British forces According to the propheta, big tecting them against enemy at- at the Greek port, was very en-seasonal ralps were scheduled to tacks," he writes.
thusiastic. British, Australians, begin on Apr. 2 and clouds loomed "For two hours we fought Palestinians, Cypriots and New ominously almost to the hour pro- against a
futile attack by an Zealanders are all participating in phesied, but the rains held off
No sooner had Addis Ababa fal- enemy aircraft.
this expeditionary force."
len, however, when it started pouring.
It is understood the Italians
Bulgarian frontier through the SUCCESSFUL NIGHT FOR planned to fall
Vardar Valley.
STUBBORNLY RESISTED The German attack on the Greeks through the Struma Valley has been stubbornly resisted. A divi- sion of German troops were allow-
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BRITISH FIGHTERS: FIVE
GERMAN RAIDERS DOWNED
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Kiel Has Terrific Battering
The German Subinarine base of Kiel received a terrific battering from RAF bombers on Monday. night the raid lasting for Ave hours, says Reuter.
Tons of the most powerful bomba were unloaded on the shipbuilding yards and the whole of the north- ern end of Kiel Bay was covered by a heavy pall of smoke.
Naval bases in North-West Ger- many were heavily attacked by Bri- tish bombers on Monday night, it is learned in London,
DEATH OF MR. ALMER BAKER
The death occurred in Penang yesterday, at the age of 84, of Mr. C. Amer Baker who recently sent £30,000 to Lord Beaverbrook to purchase bombers and who arrang- ed that further donations be made from his estate after his death.
Mr. Almer Baker was born in New Zealand, says Renter.
`SHANGHAI, Apr. 8 (Reuter)-It is learned that five senior officials of the Bank of China, who were among 129 employees of Chung- king banks, abducted by Nanking's secret service. on Mar. 21 24 hostages against further terrorist
SHIPPING LOSSES IN 82ND WEEK OF WAR
WAR SUBSTANTIALLY LESS THAN IN 80TH WEEK
Total Convoy Figures Since Conflict Began
Shipping losses for the past three weeks, announced by back to Dessie the Admiralty in London yesterday, are as follows:-
80th week of war-146,098 tons; 81st-60,000 82nd-
the remnants
BRITISH BREAK WITH HUNGARY
MISSION TO LEAVE BUDAPEST
LONDON, April 8
(Reuter)
The British Government have de-
of the
cided to withdraw their mission Eritrean army were also retreat- 77,375.
from Budapest, Reuter's diplomatic ing.
For the week ending Mar, 31, ships lost due to enemy correspondent learns. DERNA OCCUPIED
action, totalled 20, of which 13 were British (55,870), five Minister, Mr. Owen O'Malley to The instruction to the British Rome Radio claims that the Allied (19,975) and two neutral (3,730) the aggregate ton-withdraw the mission is being Libyan port of. Derna has been nage being 17,000 more than the 81st week of the war but given in consequence of the fact occupied by Italian and Ger- well below the average and substantially less than in the that Hungary has now become
base for operations against the This has not been cocarmed in 80th week.
Allies.
man forces'
London.
N.Y.K. MANAGER FOUND DEAD
Renter's diplomatic correspon-
There has now to be added to the 80th week an increase SHANGRAL Apr. 9 (Retter)-cent understands that M. Barcza, making tonnage lost 146,098 The Chinese Government is very the Hungarian Minister, called at as some ships, which were much concerned over the safety the Foreign Office yesterday after- and protection of overseas Chinese poon and was informed of the de-
British night fighters on Monday night had their most success- ed to march into a ravine before ful night of the April moon, states the Air Ministry news service. the Greeks open a devasting are according to Beuter,
Or five enemy raiders brought down, two were destroyed by from surrounding forts and with artillery, rifle and automatic tires. Beaufort fighters, two by Hurricanes and one by a Deflant machine. The division was annihilated and young Beaufort fighter pilot, who had already destroyed a num no Cermana were left alive in the ber of night raiders, scored again. ravine..
It was learned later that two were killed in a South-West Scot-
BOMBAY, Apr. 8 (Reuter)-Mr. /overdue in that week, have in the South Seas, especially as cision taken by the British Gov- Reports reaching Ankara via New other Nazis planes were probably land town and a small number York say that Yugoslavs have or destroyed, one in Devon and one killed and many injured in Bouth troll Temura, Manager of the now to be regarded as lost, cupled the Dalmation coast town of in Norfolk, bring the probable East Scotland.
Bombay branch of the N.Y.K, was states Reuter. This is an in- Zara
total of the night's bag to seven.
Several hundred German bomb-found dead at his residence. crease from 26 to 36 ships in The Yugoslav Firth Army 18 London had two alerts, the ers are said to have taken part.
that week. pressing hard the Italian troops second lasting several hours, and in the raids on Britain, Glasgow, LONDON, Apr. 8 (Reuter)-The
The Admiralty points out that who are putting up a stiff resis- its first bombs for 18 nights, some Bristol, Liverpool, Ipswich and Turkish Government, like the Bri-although losses have been heavy tance in the hills north-east of the of which fell on the hospital for Harwich are stated to have been tish Government, is withholding last week they were about one- abandoned Scutari, says a Bérne the aged and infirm, killing one bombed, according to a German recognition of Rashid Alf's Gov half of the total alleged by the dispatch to the NEW YORK patient and seriously injuring communique. TIMES, giving what are described two.
as the "frat authentic reports In Scotland, many districts were
from Inside Yugoslavia." "
raided and é number of people
The Italians are waiting for the killed.*
German Tyrolean reinforcements,
For about two hours are bombs
it is stated. When the Italians were raided on, an East Anglian evacuated. Zara, much materi- town. In western and North-West-
al was abandoned.
-FEW LOSSES
The Yugoslav Air Force has sur-
ern England raiders met with heavy A. A. barrage,
BOMBS IN IRELAND. After bomba had fallen for the
fered surprisingly few losses, either first time in the Ulater area, the in pilota or planes, considering the
Northern Ireland Government extent of its offensive, and ceren-stated that some damage to in- sive operations, the dispatch adds.dustrial commercial and other The admission of "stubborn re-property had been caused to- sistance" on the Greek and Yu-gether with some casualties. goslav fronts, and "countless diffiOne ralder, attacked by a night culties of the terrain and destruc- nighter, blew up in mid-air.' tion of roads," was made by the
Enemy activity over Britain on Germans in their official com- Monday night, was on a consider munique.
able scale and lasted several They claim, nevertheless, that hours at widely separated places in their attack “was successfully con-England and Scotland, tinued."
An Air: Ministry communique Cont'd Page 7, Col. 3. states that a number of people
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Today's News Summary
enemy, namely 199,000 tons. WEEKLY AVERAGE Amended gures for March bring the average weekly losses to about 98,000 tons while the aver- age weekly losses. for February was 85,000. Heavy as these figures UNDER PRESSURE, the Yugoslav Army in South Serbia has are, Naval experts find no reason withdrawn but the Greeks are continuing to fight, gallantly step by to believe that the Battle of the step to defend the soil of their fatherland. The astounding bravery Atlantic will not be won. 22nd of a Greek * company or death is revealed. Strong units of the
The average weekly losses for British Imperial Forces are now encamped on Greek soil.· ́.
the whole war, excluding the SOME OF BRITAIN'S most powerful bombs were rained on Kiel, Dunkirk period, is 66,743 tons. German naval base, by British bombers on Monday night. Other. The total shipping loss for the German ports were also attacked
whole period of the war, exclud BRITISH NIGHT FIGHTERS were most successful on Mondaying Dunkirk, was 5,472,920 tons.
WAND CONVOY FIGURES night when they destroyed Ave Nazi raiders one of which was shot
British Wireless adds the total down by a Defant. Enemy raids on England and Scotland were on a large scale and Northern Ireland was also damaged by bombs, shipping convoyed, including coas- tal but excluding military convoys, THERE IS TO BE NO thangs in the schedule of the return trip since the beginning of the war is of Mr. Matsuoka to Tokyo, according to a Government spokesman 200,000,000 gross tons, representing The Japanese Foreign Minister is now in Moscow. Prince Konoye, carrying capacity of BD- Japanese Prime Minister, has made a statement on his country's proximately 300,000,000 cargo tons. polley.
A greater part of this vast ton- THE FIRST SHIPMENT of war materials for Yugoslavia is being nage arrived unmolested by the loaded in the United States and includes 75-mm guns.
enemy.
Japan is at this moment planning
ITALIAN SUPPORT
a southward advance, General Waernment. Te-chen, Secretary-General of the Kuomintang. It is reported, de-
The new Hungarian Prime Min- clared at & press interview inster, Dr. Lazlo de Bardosey: haz Chungking yesterday.
sent à telegram to Mussolini ask- ing for his "precious" support” in the task that he has undertaken. it is stated in Rome
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Paro
2 Rotary Club tiffin; Boccer fixtures for week-end; Army: rugby sevens Hongkong Lawn Bowls Association
meeting, fre
3 Cinema" notes. 4 Italian ports occupied.
Bloodless" surrender of Addis Ababa; Stout "Greek: resta=" tance, Japanese and puppet troops routed.· ́
5 Extreme poverty; Anniver
sary luncheon: HK, Women's
HUNGARY NOW IN BLOCKADE
LONDON,
Apr. 8 (Reuter Hungary is now regarded as enemy territory in connexion with the British blockade as a result of Britain breaking of diplomatie relations with Hungary yesterday.
WAR MATERIAL FOR YUGOSLAVS NEW YORK, Apr. 8 (Reuter)- The first shipment of war mater-
6 Leading articles Spend Tátial for Yugoslavia is already leav
tle, Lend Much,
8 Radio programmes, Coming
events; Salvation Home report
8-10
Finance and commerce.
Army
ing various ports in the United Otates ago,
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stood that 78-mm, gune are în→ cluded in the shipment;:
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