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THREE ITALIAN PORTS REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN OCCUPIED
Bloodless
BY YUGOSLAVIAN TROOPS Surrender Of Nazi Troop Concentrations Addis Ababa
GENERAL
JAPANESE AND PUPPET TROOPS
ROUTED IN SOUTH WANGTUNG
CHUNGKING, April 8 (Central)--Pingshan, Important coast-
al town southwest of Tamshai in southern Kwangtung, was re- ,captured by the Chinese on April 1 following a severe engagement. according to field reports received here. Suffering heavy losses. the remnant Japanese were beating a disorderly retreat toward Kwalchung on the coast.
The Japanese at Tammhul are reported to be in a precarious position, as Chinese forces are pressing toward it from different
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At Sofia Attacked: British Armoured Cars Lead directions, Indicative of their intention to abandon the town, Reply To Belgrade Attacks
Advance Column
the Japanese have moved nut of it and are feverishly building defence works in the outskirts They
have demolished many Samshul, moving in several steam.
CAIRO, Apr. 8 (Reuter)-Anhouses Inside the city and ure launches from Hohow. made An The R.A.F. quickly replied to the othicial communique tates: "using the materials for the pur- attack on Halukong on the west the evening of April 5, our leading pose of strengthening their outer bank of the North River opposite troops entered Addis Ababa. The Viceroy and Government had left the city:
CAIRO, AD. 8 (Reater) German air attack on Belgrade by bombing German military con- centrations at Sofia on Sunday night, saya a Middle East communi- que. A station and marshalling yards, railway junction, ware- houses, motor transports and a large factory were heavily bomb- ed. There were many explosions and
Jarge fire several smaller ones.
one very
and
In one case, trucks were seen to be hurled into the air. After carrying out their bombing attack, the aircraft dived and ma- roads the chine-gunned their objectives and motor transport on in the Struma Valley. Considerable damage was caused.
All the aircraft engaged in the the German offensive was hasten- raid returned safely to their base.ed by the uncertainty of Turkey's It is also officially announced attitude and British landings in that German motor-transport in Greece, the Struma Valley were heavily bombed on Sunday night.
defence
A Japanese unit from Tamshu penetrateu· Kapatsun. Cl "As & result of messages dropped which by us on April 1, an envoy from April 1 thoroughly plundered the the Viceroy of Italian East Africa town and burned down numerous flew to our lines on April 3 when douses On the following morn. conditions were presented to him ing, another Japanese party was to ensure the safety, of the civil despatched there on a similar mis- population of Addis Ababa in the slon but was beaten back with event of fighting round the city." numerous losses.
POLICE IN CHARGE NAIROBI, Apr 8 (Reuter) Armoured cars led the British column into Addis Ababa on Satur The correspondent expects that day. They found the city in charge
On April 4, a mixed detachment of Japanese and puppet troops at
the Germans will first exert all of the Italian poilce, who formally; ALLEGED RAIDS
efforts to prevent British, Greek surrendered it.
GOVERNMENT MOVES The Yugoslav Government with and Yugoslav forces from 10th-The "Union Jack new files over General Simovich has gone to mng up while engaging the Yugo-the Palace formerly occupied by Branic and Caták, sixty miles savs to prevent them from at-the Emperor, Haile Selassie, and south of Belgrade, claims the tacking the Itallans in Albania. the city seems to be very rapidly German radio, quoting as authori-
ty the Sofla correspondent of an
Italian newspaper, states a
ter message from London
I
FIUME OCCUPIED NEW YORK. Apr. 8 (Ren- ter)—According to the"
Co-
lombia Broadcasting Com- pany, quoting an Ankara re- port, the Yugoslavs are said to
occupled have
Fiume, which is northeast Italy, Zara, Italian port on the Dalma. tian coast, and Scutari In Al- banja.
FREE FRENCH FORCES ALEXANDRIA. Apr. 8. (Reuter) General De Gaulle, leader of the Free French forces, declared an interview that he might to the Balkans,
After lunching aboard the Bri-
ITALIAN LOSSES
IN ALBANIA
& AFRICA
LONDON, April 8 (Reuter) - Well over a quarter of a million Italians have been taken prisoner. killed or wounded in Africa and
Albanis, according to an estimate Issued here yesterday.
The total is 283,000, including 140,000 prisoners in Libya; 20,000 end in Eritrea and Abyssinia: 30,000 in Italian Somaliland.
The total for Albania is 92,000 and includes 20.000 prisoners, 20,- 1000 killed and 52.000 wounded,
resuming normal. life,"
ON RUMANIAN TOWNS
།དི་ བདའི་གངས་
Samahul.
They
encountered strong Chiness resistance and were routed at Muhrien with losses. In retaliation, the" JapanESA bombarded Halukong and Kob...... socha but without affect.
HUPEH OPERATIONS In western Hupeh, minor. opera- tions were reported but the Jari- anese were unsuccessful in their attacks. On April 4, the Japanese at Mochishan on the southern bank or the Yangtze opposite heavy arth. lery bombardment. on Chinese other
chang opened up a positions at utstyrri and
points
Meanwhile. supported by squadron of bombing Blanes, Jap anese Infantrymen attempted to
Santint, one of the leading Italian
It is now revealed that General Formal Protest Made Push westward and to occupy the
commanders, narrowly escaped for the second time being captured.
Meanwhile the Duke of Aosta, the Itallan Viceroy, and the mi- tary chiefs and forces accompany- ing him are reported to be making their way to the north
It
To Yugoslavia
BUCHAREST, April 8 (Reuter)
is confirmed here that Ru- inania nas protested to Yugoslavia against alleged attacks by Yugo- slav aircraft on three Rumanian towns.
AD
oficial
heights near Chaochlatten. Tos following morning, the Chinese counter-attacked and checked the Japanese advance. Fighting is continuing in the vicinity of Chao- chiatlen.
SWABUE RECAPTURED SHIUKWAN, April 8 (Central)—— TRANSPORT BOMBED
Swabue, important coastal town CAIRO, Apr. 8 (Reuter)-British
communique an in south-east Kwangtung, south of altcraft made heavy attacks on nouncing this step says: "Although Hoffung, was recaptured by the Italian and German transport in the Rumanian Government has not chinese on April 4 following a the region of Aghella in Cirenaica committed Rumania in any way vigorous concerted attack. on Saturday night,
in the hostilities with Yugoslavia, Japanese fed back to their war- Before Addis Ababa was captur- on whose territory Rumania as ships, abandoning quantities of ed, South African bombers made a Rumanian nationals to defend, the nearby aerodrome unserviceable to Yugoslav Air Force bombed Ru- ¡arms and supplies.
the erremy.
In an attack carried out on Saturday, says a Middle East com-
manian territory on April at Dorsova, Arad: and Timisoara,
The
JAPANESE. DEMORALISED". TUNGCHENG, April & (Central)
British casualties in all African munique flye Italian Savola mach, killing three people, injuring three-Indicative of the demoralisation |
tish battleship Warspite, he said: fights up to February 23 are esti
"I have reason to hope that Free mated at 604 killed and 2,362 France will participate in the other losses, battle in the Balkans and it lis
possible that I'may go there.
German effort in
the
"
"Frankly I believe that the ALBANIAN FRONT
Balkans LONDON, April 8 (Reuter) will be considerable and formald-quoting a Greek High Command able in every way, but I
remain communique, Athens radio stated convinced that the Balkan coun- last night that on the Albanian tries which have chosen
to re-front a
strong offensive by the Bist will not regret it,”
Greeks resulted in the capture of 500 prisoners.
SWEDISH COMMENT. STOCKHOLM, Apr 8 (Reuter) -A suggestion that the German offensive in the Balkans is niti- mately aimed at the Suez Canal is made by the Stockholm
Tide-
ines and three Capron's were burnt out and a number of others were badly damaged.
On Sunday enemy aircraft at Kombolcha near Dessie were des- troyed and a number of others severely damaged,
others and causing some damage.
He said that the disease is quite prevalent among the Japanese rank and file and most of the
of Japanese troops in China, many Japanese soldiers are suffering FORMAL PROTEST
from venereal diseases, according "The Kumanign Government nas addressed a formal protest to the to a Japanese medical officer who was taken captive by the Chinese Yugoslav Government.
"Tieneral Antonescu assures the on March 30 during a raid on population that all measures for Tenchiachuch, south-east of Ta- In Eritrea, Free French aircraft maintaining security and order shaping in south Hupeh. continued to give active support to 'have been taken, Such grave and advancing troops.
disloyal actions can in no way The serɩArome at Calato on the upset the conduct of the RumanIKI. Taland of Rhodes was raided or Government. That, however, does cases are serious. Many have died to the in- Saturday night,
not mean that anyone has the of it, he added, due berty to harm the honour and adequate supply of medicines. rights of Rumania.”
PETAIN APPEALS FOR NATIONAL UNITY
LONDON, April 8 (Reuter)
STOUT GREEK RESISTANCE
NO CONFIRMATION LONDON, April 8 (Reuter) -
ningen, whose military correspon- TO VIOLENT NAZI ATTACKS. The reports of bombing of towu
dent says that although the Ger-
In Bulgaria and Rumania by
mans were fully prepared for an ATHENS, Apr. 8 (Reuter)-Parachutists and propaganda leaflets Yugoslav planes emanate from Marshal Petäin, in a special appeal attack on Greece they had pro- were dropped in Macedonia on Sunday, stated an official spokesman bably not completed preparations last night. A number of parachutists had been captured. he said. for an attack on Yugoslavia,
The leaflets dropped by the German pilots professed German They are thus likely to seek to friendship for the Greek people "whom they wished to preserve from prevent the massing of troops by the horrors of 'war," Yugoslavia by violent air opera-
"The main German thrust," ad- in the back while our army was tion's while completing their own ded the Greek spokesman. is at confronting another aggressor troop concentrations.
Belles and along the Struma Val- Using every modern mechanical of ley, but all along the frontier from weapon of war, however, they did
The military correspondent the Dagens Nyheter believes that Belles their divisions stabbed us not effect a passage. Greek soldiers
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on the German front, continued
the spokesman, withstood heavy Are and destroyed oncoming tanks," and counter-attacked.
Azia or Axis-controlled countries, for national unity yesterday from it is pointed out, in London, and the Lyons radio, said: "It is in the absence of any confirma- matter of honour for us to dip
from the British press tion
of nothing aaginst our former ally. Yugoslav sources, they should be The necessary provisioning of the received with the utmost reserve.
country imposes a sacred daty on 104.
BELIEF IN AXIS STRENGTHENED
Admiral Darlan has my entire confidence.
"The "Government has no other cause to defend but that of France LONDON, April 8 (Reuter) -
and there is no other manner of Mr. Yosuke Matsuoka, the Japan-being faithful to France but by The Greeks "brought down six lese Foreign Minister, visited the standing by the Government." German planes without suffering Kremlin yesterday afternoon to any losses in planes themselves.
GREEK" COMMUNIQUE
with M
[resume conversations
Stalin and M. Molotov, says a
A Greek High Command com- Moscow dispatch to the official munique, according to the Athens German news agency.
radio last night, states: "The "Ger- "My visit has served to strength- man attack continues with the en my belief in the victory of the same violence and is being resisted Axis Powers and the successful with small Greek forces,
establishment of a new World Or- "The evacuation of Western der," says Mr. Yosuke. Matsuoka, Thrace is proceeding in the re- the Japanese Foreign Minister. in gulat manner."
c. farewell message to the German
man territory.
STRONG RESISTANCE MOSCOW, Apr. 8 (Reuter)-The and Italian people, on leaving Ger- strong resistance encountered by
The Japanese Foreign Minister the Germans, especially in the Struma Valley, was emphasised by expresses "sincere satisfaction" at the Moscow wireless in a broadcast his reception and cordial thanks for home consumption yesterday. to the Fuehrer and Il Duce, the Commenting upon the military Foreign Ministers and leading men altuation created by the German of both nations for their "friend- attacks on Yugoslavia and Greece, liness, amicability and thoughtful the Moscow announcer, in the hospitality." main, confined himself to giving briefly the Greek,-British-and Ger- man. communiques but he also emphasised. the strong resistance the Germans were encountering.
BROUGHTON TRIAL
NAIROBI, April 8 (Renter) — The Government Analyst, Mr. H. M. Fox, was the chief witness when
TWO NAZI RAIDERS the hearing of the charge against
DESTROYED
LONDON, April 8 (Reuter)
Bir Delves Broughton of murder-
ing the Part of Erroll was resum- ed here yesterday,
Two German aircraft were des. Mr. Fox said that he was satis- troyed by British fighters, one of fled that both bullets fired at Lord the Suffolk coast and the other Errol and the bullets found at the
near Cap Grianez yesterday, says farm where Broughton practised the "Air Ministry
with a revolver were fired from
There has been little activity the same weapon
over Britain, and no bombs were The hearing was adjourned till dropped on the land
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