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GERMAN · PLANES
IN LIBYA OPERATIONS
British Forces Ready To Meet Nazi Drive: Situation Is Now Well Established
CAIRO, April 16 (Reuter)—The situation in Libya is now CA- tablished although fighting is still golog on, say well-informed circles here. Strong British forces have taken up positions to give battle in the most favourable strategic area and
even shou ́d the German Command continue to flog its troops and vehicles to the limit in the Western Desert there is no cause for anxiety,
German prisoners state that they have been without food or water for two days and could no longer carry out Instructions to pash on as fast as possibic. With the British air force ho diur complete superiority and continually bombing the German sap- ply positions, the German forward units are becoming ragged. German dive-bombers are nel- The full results are difficult to ther a match for the British Hur- observé, but it is confirmed" that ricane nor for British ground much damage-was done, troops who hold their fire unt
Three more German planes were the low-flying Nazi planes become destroyed at Menaster. (a landing. targets that can hardly be missed. ground near Tobruk) where the
German casualties in vehicles Royal Australian Air Force des are increasing hourly with the in-troyed two Messerschmitt twin- cessant destruction caused by engined Aghters in combat, and R.A.F. bombing.
GENERAL
DESTROYED SOFIA AGAIN OBJECTIVE
OF HEAVY R.A.F. RAID
BRITISH CRUISER
-1
TORPEDOED
LONDON, Apr. 16 (Reuter) I officially announced that IIM.S. Bonaventure has been torpedoed and subse quently sank
A British submarine sans an enemy tanker bound for a port in Occupied France.
"
SURVIVORS RESCUED PERNAMBUCO (Brazil), Apr. 18 (Reuter) — Nineteen sur- vivors of the crew of a Bri tish steumer were landed here yesterday from 2o" Brazillar steamer which picked
them
up on Sunday, #
The Britin vessel is report-.. ed to have been torpedoed.
N
LIBYA CAMPAIGN CONTROVERSY
Argument Taken Up
one Junkers transport plane on the By Yorkshire Post
ground.
on Monday. Two British Aghter RAF. losses in these operations pondent says that the point whe squadrons were mainly responsible were three fighters and
announces an bomber
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of
Tripoll, the main base of Ger- man reinforcements in Libya, was again heavily raided on Monday
CAIRO, April 16 (Reuter)—Álming at the dislocation of German communication at Solla, the RAF. ralded the Bulgarian capital on Sunday night, Main roods stations, marshalling yards and warehouses were he chief targets Many fires were started in the goodsyards where two tracks sustained direct hits and blew up with a detonation that suggested that they contained explosives
"The RAF communique records that enemy convoys leading the German march into Greeve were again successfully attacked by bombers Thay were in the region of Yanitza. Ptolemais, Kozana and Gorna Djumaya, and much damage was caused to enemy personnel and material.
Yugoslavian
Army Claim Recapture Of Skolpje, Nish
Patrolling NAF. fighters shot. down two Junkers dive bombers ¦ In the Volos area, and a third
NEW YORK, Apr. 16 (Realer) near Ptolemails where a Messera Columbia Broadcasting Com- schmitt fighter was also destroyed. pany correspondent from some-
No RAF planes are missing where in Yugoslavia reports that trom these operations.
the Yugoslavs have retaken Skolp-
five
PIRAEUS RAID
Je and Nish and claim 20,000 pri- ATHENS, April 16 Reutersoners. 'They have isolated R.A.F. fighters shot down
German panzer (mechanised) divi- Junkers twin-engined bombers and slon and 400 German tanks. so severely damaged others that it! A report received in London is unlikely that they reached their states that Herr Hitler
bas ap- pointed Nazl civil administrators German planes attempted their
for German-occupied Yugoslav first recorded dive-bornbing attack territories of Lower Styria, Carin- thia and Carniola, former Aus- on the Piraeus harbour.
trian territory. Incorporated in Yu- Slight damage
goslavia atter the last war, RAF property. All fighters surned to their base
on Tuesday morning when
Was
causen
TA.
RAF. bombers operating rpin Greek bases, played havou will
One
AXIS AIR LOSSES
enemy. motor transport Another message states that 20. Many
LONDON, Apr. 16 (Reuter)-in a German and two Italian aircraft vehicles were destroyed or damag-special commentary in the York shire Post. their military corres were shot down in the Tobruk area ed in this area, too,
onether we should have completed the for this success,
conquest of Libya by going through B.A.F. communique.
to Tripoli will be ab argument even when the war is over When several formatio. 8 enemy planes attempted to rald a
Libya did not stand alone, now. British
outpost eight night, and as on Sunday, bombs Lever, as the Germans had decided Labynn Junkers dive bombers were shot straddled shipping in the harbour to aid Italy by entering the Balkar tions near Yanitza, described today down by one squadron and tour by One vessel was seen burning ferce campaign while large forces were a "truly remarkable" effect of A.A. fire. In the same area, any while others must have suffered still engrossed in East Africa
tracer machine-gun bullet attack "Our choice of action had to be on a long ecnvoy near Pella, when pne lorry burst into flames, another suddenly overturned and complete
other squadron sho down German Heinkel aircraft.
ers.
damage.
one
two
IN ABYSSINIA
Italian monoplane fighters and NAIROBI, Apr. 16 (Reuter)- seven twin-engined Junkers bomb- British forces en route to Gim- ma have reached the river Omo, The bombing and machine-gun- 106 miles south-west of Addis ning offensive against enemy aero- Ababa, states an ofetal communi- dromes, troop concentrations and que
motor transport in Cyrenelca con-¡ Having bridged the Awash river, tinued throughout Monday and the la column moving south from previous night. Heavy damage Adama has occupied Aselle with- and many casualties were inflcted ¡01t opposition.
as a result of these raids, particu- Large quantities of materia larly in the Tobruk área. .
taken at Addis Ababa include sur- verying equipment £10,000.
HEAVY EXPLOSIONS
valued
at
<
made from the following
(1) To accept German
rains
the challenge in the Balkans
(2) to race against the in Abyssinia to country and obtain the use of troops now there.
conquer the
German communications pilot officer, participating in an initial attack on troop concentra-
ly blocked the road. while a third crashed into a diten.
two
Two sergeant pilots took bombers over Sofia on Sunday night and reported large tires and. (3) to concentrate on two explosions in the marshalling African campaigns and give the Yards. A direct hit on a munitiona Germans # walk-over in the train fossed one plane about like a Balkans down to the Medite leaf and almost blinded the pilot. Tanean.
RIGHT THING "Had we decided on the third Military buildings were destroyed South African Air Force fighters, course, the Germans would now at el Adem, Derna and, Gambut.operating in Abyssinia, machine- have been in Athens. while heavy explosions occurred, gunned an aerodrome at Glmma did the right thing in deciding on We surely and direct hits were registered on where two Italian aircraft were the first, and taking a risk in dispersed aircraft.
burned out.
COMING SOON
„AUFELD ATTACCES
FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT
Die Factt Spritend of the front
JOEL MCCREA
WAR OFFICE BULLETIN
LONDON. Apr. 18 (Reuter) Libya and adjusting matters there A War Office communique deal SOUTH AFRICANS
by quickly releasing troops after ing with the situation in Greece PRETORIA, Apr. 16 (Reuter)the East African conquest,
announces that "on our right
•
in
"South African military forces are "Such adjustment was and 14 sector several attacks by enemy. now likely to have the opportunity possible, but had we let the Ger-mechanised troops were repulsed. of serving in Africa beyond Eastman Balkans challenge go by the Other areas are quiet. Africa and Abyssinia."
board, or have hesitated to liqu! This announcement was made by date the East Africa recovery. the Department of Defence in a there would have been hard work statement yesterday calling for for a year or more ahead." recruits for all branches of the defence forces,
WASHINGTON, Apr. 16 (Reuter
An early announcen ent ∙on American aid to China under the
Lease and Lend Bul was indicated by the Chinese Ambassador. Dr. Hu Shih after attending a ference at the White House.
The Ambassador was accom-
con-
Libya, the communique states that
Regarding the situation
in repulsing a German attack at Tobrak yesterday about 200 Ger- ran prisoners were taken and over 100 of the enemy were des-
AIR BATTLES OVER troyed. Our losses were eight.
THE CHANNEL
In the Sollum area we inflicted losses, on the enemy by patro) and artillery action.
areas
a
LONDON, Apr 15 (Reuter) -
In Abyssinia, our advance was A.F. Aghters carried out offen- resumed towards Dessie, while in sive patrols over the Channel and the southern Northern France during daylight pursuit of enemy detachments was vigorous yesterday and shot doWIL two being continued, German fighters.
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One British fighter is missing.
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NIGHT ALERT
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South China Operations
the CHINESE RECAPTURE IMPORTANT TOWNS SHIUKWAN, Apr. 16. (Central)-
Enemy aircraft were reported
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over areas in north-west, east and The Japanese have been knocked south-west England, North Mid-out of Hoifang and Kungying on lands and East Anglia,
the south-east Kwangtung coast as
GREEK RETREAT FROM KORITZA
a result of a sweeping Chinese counter-offensive.
"
Mitary dispatches reveal that
the Chinese made a daring attack.
st Kungping, north of Holfing, at
midnight on April 19. Braving heavy Japanese fire, they broke into the town and engaged in
ITALIANS UNAWARE street fighting with the enemy.
OF OPERATION!
WARSHIP SUNKTM
After suffering heavy casualties, the Japanese evacuated the town „ATHENS, Apr. 15. (Reuter) at 1 am, on April 13, and retired. Details of the Greek evacuation to Holfang. Following in hot pur. of the borthern sector of the Al-sult, the Chinese smashed into banian front, announced here. Holfung at 11 pm, the same day show that it was carried out with and "recaptured the important precision and pertect secrecy, the coastal town. Greeks taking away all material Japanese stragglers are being and artillery and destroyed mapped up bridges.
Process of the evacuation lasted SHIUKWAN, Apr. 16 (Central)— three days.
A Japanese warship of light Yesterday the Italians. became draught is reported to have bee aware of it and advanced to hit and sunk by Chinese shells in the Koritza region. Email Greer the Pearl River on April 10. covering forces were able to ret A Loyang message states that a treat, themselves without losing a steam launch with a cargo. of single man to the enemy, a ammunition sailing from Taikang The withdraway has unified, the to Hwalyang in east. Honan was Greco-British defence line which attacked at Wangted by Chinese for the most part, consists of ter troops, on April 13:
ritory regarded as very
for mechanised columns
dificult
The lamich was punk and all the Japanese aboard were killed.
The civil administrators will be directly responsible to Herr Hitler. The execution of milltary law remains in the hands of the Army
Commana
WASHINGTON, Apr. 16 (Router) -President Roosevelt bas placed Mr. Harry Hopkins., his special in charge envoy, to be officially of purchasing and acquisition war materials for all under the Lease and Lend-Act.
countries
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