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"HONGKONG, FRIDAY, APRIL 18, 1941.
GERMANS THROW FULL WEIGHT OF MILITARY MECHANISM AGAINST THE GREEKS AND ALLIES ALONG FRONT FROM MOUNT OLYMPUS TO KORITZA
LONDON, APR. 17 (BRITISH WIRELESS)-THE FORCE OF THE GERMAN ON- SLAUGHT IS MADE CLEAR BY THE FOLLOWING OFFICIAL GREEK COMMENT ON A COMMUNIQUE WHICH SAYS: "THE GERMANS YESTERDAY THREW THE WHOLE WEIGHT OF THE MILITARY MECHANISM AGAINST THE GREEKS AND THEIR ALLIES UPON WHOM THEY ARE EXERTING EXTREME PRESSURE..
"A battle has been launched along the whole front from Mount Olympus to. Koritza. German pressure is heaviest at three main points--the region of Grevena, In the south on the River Aliakmon and in the west at Koritza.
"A German column operating in the Grevena area is trying to push forward to wards Karabaka in Thesealy. Another force is pushing south of the Aliakmon, while the third, advancing by Vlacho and Klissura towards Castoria, is stated to have reach- ed the old Greek-Albanian frontier.
GENERAL WILSON
GIGANTIC POST-WAR ECONOMICS
LONDON, April 17 (Reuter)→→→ Gigantic post-war economic AI rangement, which would be felt all round the world, was advocated by Mr. T. L. Campbell, Agricultural Adviser to President Roosevelt, who is visiting Britain.
In an interview, he emphasised
that the British and United States Governments had a wonderful op-
He
* THE GERMANS WERE It had to be remembered that STUBBORNLY OPPOSED General Papagos and General Sir
.. ALL ALONG THE LINE,"
COMIC NOTE
Maitland Wilson had to perform a most difficult and delicate operation of the war and that was Ir. several of the German to reconstitute positions in new communiques about the Greek terrain and effect a head junction front during the last few days between tiro almost separated there has been a comic note of forces in the face of relentless and petulance," said MAJOR HAST-powerful enemy mechanised forces. INGS, BEC. military commenta- The full force of the enemy at- tor, when he broadcast last night tack had yet to be felt. from London on the situation in theless, between the German occu- the Balkans. "They have not been able to engage our forces on their own selected ground and give the impression that their panzer columns had established a kind of divine right of way."
There was cleat evidence that the German plans had been dis- turbed and Maj. Hastings drew the conclusion that skilful delay uc tion by our troops had already baffled the enemy's mechanised hordes.
Attacks On Tobruk Repulsed
LONDON, April 17 (Reuter)-A
portunity after the war for organis-communique issued by the British ing a distribution a raw materials Headquarters. in the Middle East and manufactured products.
today says that in Libva further thought that both countries might attacks on the defences e Tooruk appoint commissions representing were repulsed by artillery fire and every branch of Industry to explore the enemy again suffered heavy. the question.
casualties.
One British patrol successfully
Never-
General Papagos, head of the Greek Army,
He personally was prepared to recommend that the United States penetrated an enemy position out-pation of Monastir and the line should keep out of the wheat mar-side the defences of Tobruk cap-now held by the Allies the harass-
BOMBARDMENT OF FORT CAPUZZO
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"LONDON, Apr 17 (Reuter)- An Admiralty communique issued today states that extremely Successful naval bombardment of. FORT CA- PUZZO was carried out yester
day,
A large number of salvoes were fired and all were seen to burst among a concentra~ tion Of about 100 tanks and motor vehicles.
enemy transport
The aerodromes at ALGA- ZALA and its supply dumps were again successfully bom- barded from the sea.
the shot
· British naval units in Mediterranean recently down
at least two German dive-bombers and damaged others...
No damage way, sustained by British warships In these. operations,
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RAID ON LONDON WORST EVER EXPERIENCED: SHELTER WRECKED: WELL-KNOWN HOTEL IS DAMAGED
WITH DAWN YESTERDAY CAME THE REALISATION THAT WEDNESDAY NIGHT'S RAID ON LONDON WAS THE WORST EVER EXPERIENCED, says Reuter.
Among the buildings damaged was a well-known hotel. A shopping centre was also damaged. There was some destruction in commercial quarters.
THERE WERE A NUMBER OF CASUALTIES-MAINLY WOMEN AND CHIL- DREN-WHEN A SHELTER. WAS WRECKED.
The injured were dragged from the debris by rescue squads who worked by the light of falling, German flares.
SPIRIT OF LONDON SAME AS ALWAYS
1.
It is learned that at least two raiders were brought down-one by fighters and the other by gunfire.
In their description of the raid on London, the Germans state: "A" strong bomber formation attacked harbour works and important war! objectives on the Thames Estuary
"The spirit of London is the in waves." same as it always was and always
FAMOUS ECONOMIST KILLED
IN RAIDS
LORD STAMP, G.C.B., G.BR.
The statement, by the official Economic Adviser to the British will be,” said MR. BOB DOUGALL, German News Agency continued: Government and an outstanding B. B. C. observer, when he broad-"Bomber crews were able, to ob- economist, and LADY STAMP were cast from London last night atain excellent results in spite of killed in the heavy raids on Lon- vivid description of the heavy weather and visibility, Great des- don on Wednesday night, states a entary air ralds on Wednesday truction was caused in the har-Reuter message. night
bour area on both
Lord sides of the
(Josiah Charles) Stamp Mr. Dougall said that yesterday Thames and a number of large was 80 years of age and was Chair- morning London was licking her fires were started," concludes the man of the Executive of the Lon wounds and demolition squads official German News Agency.
were busy at work.
Speaking of the ralds, Mr. Dougal said that German planes
..
don, Midland and Scottish Rail- way. Co., a Director of the Bank of England and on the Board of other important companies,
GREAT GIFTS
A REPRISAL LONDON, Apr. 17. (enter)-A came over in swams dropping German High Command com fares followed by showers of in munique broadcast by the German His great gifts were appreciated cendiaries and high-explosive wireless states that last night's widely and he received many bombs. The fire watchers did a raid on London was a reprisal for academic honours not only in Bri- wonderful job especially in the the British raid on Berlin. and tain but from many parts of the residential area.
Potsdam on Apr. 8.
Hundreds of fremen and all the civil defence services were called out
· FLYING LOW
RECKLESS BRAVERY
world.
Lady Stamp, before her marriage to Lord' Stamp in 1803, was Olive, Wednesday night's raid is pro-daughter of the late Mr. Alfred ductive of countless stories
Marsh. of
Bomb crashes were heard almost heroism, reckless bravery, stoicism, Lord Stamp is survived by four continuously and the raiders were endurance and even humour, the acns.
Aberystwyth.
Free
and
flying lower than they ever did latter coming from a working man Lady Stamp was J.P. of Kent, before.. Anti-aircraft fire could who complained that he forget the President of the National NEW YORK, Apr. 17 (Reuter)-be heard barking and soon the keys of his home but that it did Church Women's Council According to a Washington des rattle of machine-gun fire - not matter because when he Governor of University College, patch to the NEW YORK TIMES, dicated that our night aghters reached it, he had no home to Mr. Mackenzie King, Canadian were going for them.
open with keys.. Prime Minister, is seeking a loan On his way to Broadcasting Buildings destroyed Include some forra of stabilisation House yesterday morning, Mr. churches, hospitals, cinemas, shops, agreement as Canada is expected Dougall said, a grimy face popped warehouses and countless dwelling to turn cut her Dollar exchange out of one of the remaining up-houses, casualties in which have in from four to six months. stairs windows of a badly damaged been very heavy."
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cham ?"
NEW ERA IN HISTORY OF INT'L SETTLEMENT
ket for a while and leave Canada turing seven Italian officers and ins taotles by the RAF had gain-P Proposal For Provisional
to supply the United States cott-139 other ranka. tribution to British markets.
!
During yesterday's operations, 25 officers and 767 other ranks were captured. In addition, over 200 NEW CROAT GOVT, enemy dead were left on the field. BERLIN, April 17 (Reuter)The In the Sollum area, British new Croat Government was formed patrols continued their activity. yesterday evening, says an official German News Agency message from Budapest.
.
Dr. Ante Pavelisch has been pro chimed President, Prime Minister and Foreign Minister.
In Abyssinia. further progress has been made by British columns con- verging on Dessie, Prisoners of war who have returned to Addis Ababa now number over 5,000 Italians and 4,000 native troops.
General Kvaternik is Deputy Pre-han colonial units bave voluntar sident, Commander-in-Chief of the ly formed themselves into irregular Army, Navy and Air Force and the bands to co-operate with the Bri- Police.
tish forces.
Today's News Summary
the
ed exceedingly good ground. The line now lay from Pindus through rugged country to Ionian Sea, near Corfu, over the
Council
Approved
SHANGHAL, Apr. 17 (Reuter)—INAUGURATING A NEW ERA
the Olympus. No one would want IN THE HISTORY OF THE INTERNATIONAL SETTLEMENT, A to choose this region for tank special meeting of the ratepayers this afternoon overwhelmingly manoeuvres, to say the least of it. approved the resolution that representatives of the Powers concern
HEAVY FIGHTING
ed be requested to consent to the establishment of a Provisional The Germans were in touch with Council of 18 members to carry on the administration of the Inter- of the 150-mile line and there was the Allied forces along the whole national Settlement.
There was only one dissenting vote. heavy fighting in several sectors. A large Japanese attendance The caemy plan was probably to loudly applauded Mr. I. Okamoto, force a way for the tanks to more Japanese Councillor," who in
UNABLE TO PIERCE
A number of deserters from Ita-fertile land at Lerissa, an impor-seconding the resolution, appealed tant railway function, south of the to the loyalty and help of "every mountain.
citizen in the Settlement" to solve Further consolidation may yet the problems of the city. He take place by the Allied forces on added that they had not overlook- a more defensible line than this ed the question of evolving a bet Is, to the south-east. .''
ter form of municipal government. As on the last occasion, the LONDON, Apr. 17 (Router)-The matshed where the meeting was Greek army which bore the brunt held, was strongly guarded by the of the fresh enemy attack in West Municipal police, White Russian ern Macedonia has inflicted heavy guards and Japanese gendarmes. losses on the Germans, according BROADEN BASIS. to the Athens radio.
In proposing the resolution. Mr. In spite of their tremendous ef- W. J. Keswick said that if it was forts, the Germans have been un-passed, a step would be taken to able to plerce the new Greek and broaden the basis of national re- British defence lines.
presentation on the Council. The Provisional Counsell, during-tenure NEW YORK Apr 17 (Renter) of office, will have powers not only The NEW YORK TIMES publishes of the Council, but also of the body a report from Athens that the of foreign ratepayers and one of British are evacuating Yugoslavite tasks will be t troops from the Daldan coast, that consideration to be taken to threesom
Cont'd Pare
THE GERMANS have thrown the full weight of their military mechanism against the Greek and Allied; forces along the whole front from Mount Olympus to Koritza
LORD STAMP, the prominent economist, and Lady Stamp were. among those killed in the raids on London on Wednesday night, the heaviest yet experienced in the war: Fire watchers did yeomen work and the women rendered ald wonderfully
WIDESPREAD raids were carried out by British bombers over Northern Germany on Wednesday night,
THE JAPANESE authorities have extended the naval blockade
of the South China cogat, it is sunounced.
THE RATEPAYERS- meeting in Shanghal marked a new era in the history of the International Bettlement and the proposal for Provisional Council of 14 members was unanimously adopted
BROIUGOSLAV TROOPA
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Part
Y's Men's tiffin meeting; Open Tennis result; Galen- to wants to meet Louts for title; Crossword puzzle:
3, Radio programmes; Coming
events,
4 Western Macedonia battle; German army in centre of Serbia, Heavy rald on Lon don, Italian convoy wiped
5 Junk's alleged aid in act of
piracy Baby abandoned; Round the Police Courts 8 Leading article: Vichy Fo medley
8 Central Hupeh operations NewChungking appoint ments, desdorang Pujit #Russo-Belgian agreement
were bombed, blasted and burned.
Political Limelight On Spain
MADRID, Apr. 17 (Reuter)-The
Restaurants, public houses and cafes were burned out. Their conpolitical limelight may again soon tents were caught by blast and hurled or spilled into the roads,
PROPRIETOR KILLED
centre on Spain,
The tone of the Spanish" Press with certain other Indications point to this possibility
In one street, a wrecked fight club proprietor, on fire-watching evident that
Messages from Berlin make duty, was killed and in other to make most apparent military Germany Intenda streets, early morning workers
made their way to work ploughing successes for a renewed diplomatic
offensive. through tiles, broken glass and water from firehoses over "which they scrambled, threading between playing hoses fire engines with firemen still
buildings.
On many blazing
VON PAPEN FOR BERLIN
ANKARA Apr. 17 (Reuter)— Many roads were obstructed, German circles here declare that countless thousands
the German Ambassador, Herr von baving to walk to work or to take bus jour for Berlin on Thursday or Friday.
Papen, is leaving by special piane. neys which took even longer than walking.
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It is also rumoured that Count Von Schulenberg, Ambassador in Moscow, is also going to Berlin,
Widespread Raids Over North Germany
LONDON, Apr. 17: (Router)-An Air Ministry communique today states that widespread raids by the R.A.F. were made over North Germany, particularly on Bremen, as well as on Brest and Heligo- landest
The weight of last night's attack by aircraft of the Bomber Com mand fell upon a number of North German towns.
to
TRILAND ATTACKED
though haze made it authent the course of widespread
observe the results of the bombing, fires were seen to be spreading operations in daylight yester over many parts of Bremen. a formation of Blenheim alrer Wilhelmshaven, Cuxhaven and attacked the island of Heligol Westermand were among other From all these operations objectives attacked. aircraft of the Bomber Command Atreraft of the Coastal Command and three of the Fighter Command bombed the docks at Brest during are missing r