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No. 18433
三拜雞號六十月四英港香
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16, 1941.
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LIBYA SITUATION STABILISED Important Mark For R.A.F. Bombers
BRITISH AWAIT VITAL BATTLE
German Forces Hungry And Weary
CAIRO, APR. 15 (REUTER).—THE SITUATION IN LIBYA IS NOW STABILISED AL- THOUGH Fighting is STILL GOING ON, SAY WELL-INFORMED CIRCLES HERE.
STRONG BRITISH forces HAVE TAKEN UP POSITIONS TO GIVE BATTLE IN THE MOST FAVOURABLE STRATEGIC AREA AND EVEN SHOULD THE GERMAN COMMAND CONTINUE TO FLOG ITS TROOPS AND VEHICLES TO THE LIMIT IN THE WESTERN DESERT
THERE IS NO CAUSE FOR ANXIETY.
U.S. BOMBERS FOR
German prisoners state that they have been without food or water for two days and could no longer carry out instructions to push on as fast
SINGAPORE as possible.
Another Reaches Manila
Special to the "Telegraph”.
MANILA, Apr. 16 (UP).—The second consolidated bomber arrived here apparently enroute to Singapore. It was disclosed that Clyde Pangborn and Bernt Balchen, noted trans-Atlantic. pilots, flew the camouflaged bombers to Manila, and it is ex- pected that British crews will take them over for the remainder of the trip, while the Americans return to the States by Clipper.
Cruiser Sunk
New British Loss
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LONDON, Apr. 15 (UP)—An Admiralty communique issued to-day states the British cruiser. Bonaventure was torpedoed and sunk while escorting a convoy.
The vessel was of 5,450 tops and was completed in 1940. She is the fourth cruiser to be sunk, the others being the Effingham, Southampton and Calypso.
The Bonaventure was armed with 10 5.25 inch gans; six torpedo tubes, one catapuli aeroplane and had a complement of 400 officers and men. * "Reuter" reports that a British submarine sanic an enemy tanker bound for a part in occupied France. AMERICAN AID
Famed Flyer
Clyde Pangborn was the first pilot to make a non-stop trans- Pacific flight with Hugh Hern-! don in 1930 and has recently been engaged in ferrying United States built bombers to Britain across the Atlantic.
Brot Balchen was chief pilet of the Byrd xpedition to the south pole in 1920.
The pilots are engaged in flying airerati, with civil status, for Canadian Pacife Air Service.
the
Position On All Fronts
London Communique....
LONDON, Apr. 15 (Reuter).
With the British air force holding complete superiority and continually bombing the German supply positions, the German forward units are becoming ragged.
German dive-bombers are neither a match for the British Hurricane nor for British ground troops who hold their fire until the low-flying Nazi planes become targets that can hardly be missed.
German casualties in vehicles are increasing hourly with the incessant destruction caused by R.A.F. bombing.
PANZERS DRIVE A WEDGE
British & Greeks
Fall Back
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Losses In Air CAIRO, Apr. 15 (Reuter),— Twenty German and two Italian aircraft were shot down in the Tobruk area on Monday. Two British fighter "squadrons were nuinly responsible for success, announces ап R.A.F. communique.
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Tripoli, it is revealed, has become the chief base for the Nazi and Italian supplies of men and materials in their drive against Egypt. Because of this Tripoli is bes ing constantly attacked by the R.A.F, and considerable damage is reported to the harbour. This picture shows the water front at Tripoli.
Royal Air Force Smash Sofia
And Attack German Columns
- CAIRO, Apr. 15 (Reuter).—Aiming at the dislocation of German communication at Sofia, the R.A.F. raided the Bulgarian capital on Sunday night. Main goods stations, marshalling yards and warehouses were the chief targets. Many fires were started in the goodsyards where two trucks sustained direct hits and blew up with a detonation that suggested that they contain-
{cd explosives.
ABYSSINIA
The R.A.F. communique re- cords that enemy convoys lead- ing the German march into Greece were again successfully
Daring Raid On Norway
-A'where there is fighting in the out Monday and the previous night.British-Chasing-attacked-by-bombers. They Former U. S. Warship
War Offee communique dealing with Plolmnis area. Slätista is threa- were inflicted as a result of these
the situation in Greece announces tened. that "on our right sector several
attacks by enemy mechanised trots are pushing towards the second It appears that the Germans were repulsed. Other areas are
Regarding the situation in Libya, defence line between Ionanina the communique states that in
and Larissa. a German attack at Tobrukt
yesterday about 200 German prison-
Lies Repudiated
area.
After Italians
were in the region of Yanitza, Ptolemais, Kozana and Gornú.
LONDON, Apr. 15 (Reuter). NAIROBI, Apr. 15 (Reuter)-caused to enemy personnel and ship led the raid on a north Djumaya, and much damage was former United States war- -British forces en
route 10 material.
Norwegian port early on Satur- Gimma have reached the river Patrolling R.AF. fighters shot down day morning. It was one of the Omo, 106 miles southwest of two Junkers dive bombers Addis Ababa, stales an
the American destroyers taken over officini Volos area, and a third near Ptolemais by the British last year, four of communique.
where a Messerschmitt fighter was which are now sailing under the
in
When several formations of enemy planes attempted to rald a British Libyan cutpost eight Junker dive bombers were shot down by one:
by A.A. fire. In squadron and four ATHENS, Apr. 15 (UP).—The the same area, another squadron chot Greek High Command to-day down ene German Heinkel aircraft, admitted that German panzer two Italian monoplane fighters arki units have driven a wedge in the seven twin-engined Junkers bembers. The bombing and machine-gunning northern defence line and clash offenstve
against enemy aerodromes, en with the British and Greek troop concentrations and
motor forces-50-miles-inside-Greece port in Cirenaica continued through
Heavy damage and many casualties
raids, particularly in the Tobruk
Buildings Destroyed Military buildings were destroyed t el Adem, Derna and Gambut, while heavy explosions occurred, and direct hits were registered on dispersed ale- ers were taken and over 100 of the Authoritative military circles in craft.
The full results are difficult to Having bridged the Awash falco destroyed. enemy were killed. At least 15 London said the Axis propaganda chemy tanks were destroyed. Our has already started talking about here, but it is conf.med that much river, a column moving south these operations,
the withdrawal of Imperial troops damage was done.
from Adama has occupied Aselle losses were eight.
but "obviously there. In the Sollum arch we inflicted from Grecce,
Large quantities of material losses on the enemy by patrol, and could be no truth to the fantastic destroyed at Menaster (a. landing without opposition. on artillery action. -An early
reports since it is already announced Royal Austral Tobruk where the announcement
Athens that fresh troops are Royal Australian Air Force destroyed ¦ taken at Addis Ababa include Junkers twin-engined bombers and In Abyssinia, our advance was being sent to reinforce those already fighters in combat, and one Junkers £10,000.
two Messerschmitt American aid to China under the
twin-engined surveying equipment valued at Lense and Lend Bill was Indicated resumed towards Dessic, while in there."
transport plane on the ground. by the Chinese Ambassador, Dr Hu the southern orcas a vigorous pur-
They asserted: "While the general
Many Shih after attending a conference at sult of enemy detachments was being situation in the Mediterranean is re-
In The Air motor enemy
transport continued..
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CAIRO, Apr. 15 (Reuter)-South sidered grave and there are several satisfactory aspects to it. There is
In Abyssinia, machine-gunned no cause for gloom over the position
aerodrome at Gimma where two at Tobruk where our forces could
Italian aircraft were burned out. fight their way out if they wanted to,
evacuated by could be Where they are, they represent a serious menace to the German lines of communication."
Pass Occupied NEW YORK, Apr. 15 (Router).—
TO CHINA Shih's Conference WASHINGTON, Apr. 15 (Reuter).
the White House.
The Ambassador was accompanied by Mr T. V. Soong, China's leading Bnancial
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Dr Quo Tai-chi's Farewell To London
Hophins In Charge WASHINGTON, Apr. 15 (Reuter). President Roosevelt has placed Mr
LONDON, Apr. 15 (Reuter).—Mr Harry Hopkins as his official envoy Ecen was among those who attended In charge of the purchasing and an "At Home" given by Dr Quo quiring of war materials for all countries under the Lense and Lend Tai-chi at the Chinese Embassy to- day. The American, Russian And Belgian
Ambassadors, Greek and
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Three more German planes were
Earthquake In Mexico Buildings Topple
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
Ministers, Mr Clement German forces are reported to have MEXICO CITY, Apr. 15 (UP). Attlee, Sir Jolm Anderson and Vis- broken through a section of theA severe earthquake shook Anglo-Greek front in northern the city at 1.30 p.m. to-day top- NAIROBI, Apr. 15 (Router). Chinese costumes worn by men. Greece and to liave occupied a spling building, interrupting Sir Delves Broughton has bers of the Embassy staff mingled in the Siatista arca, This pass been committed for trial on a with the British and foreign stated to command some easier-communications and causing at
murdering Lord uniforms.
charge of Erroll.
going and low-lying ground.
stated.
least one large fire. There was Mr Winston Churchill was present The source of this news is not panic amongst the residents. but no immediate reports of casualties have been received.
at luncheon earlier.
Skilful Greek Withdrawal From
Albania: No Loss Of Equipment
ATHENS, Apr. 15 (Reuter).—Details of the Greek evacuation of the north sector on the Albanian front announced here show that it was carried out with precision and in perfect secrecy, the Greeks taking away all material and artillery, and destroying bridges.
Not Evacuating SPECIAL TO THE “TELEGRAPH"
Cornices crashed from many bulld- ings in the centre of the city en- durgering the lives of hundreds who were dashing from the offices. A down-town_building' was set afire,
Drivers deserted their cars on the streets and ran for the open country to escape the falling debris.
Severe Shock
und
riced
As the "United Press" correspon- dent watched from his olico in the heart of the city. he anw cornice The process of evacuation į
¡vanced positions which, It is believed, diagonally across the Pinza Pasto de shaken from the 17-storey skyscraper lasted three days. Yesterday
they held previously in the Edessa.
In Reforma, Smoke and fires were the Italians became aware of it LONDON, Apr. 15 (UP)It Is Florina region.
observed in the distance. Firs and advanced into the Koritza authoritatively sinted that there is no
Clemons havo The
ambulancia ¡truth-in reports that the British region. Small Greek covering contemplating an ova cuarta bombed Kozone from the start of the through repeatedly engines
the strocla
with
alrens forces were able to retreat them- Greece.
Greek campaign, indicating that it la
shrieking.
The shocks were the most severo in aalvos without the loss of a
German Claima
probably an important advance base
the memory of the "United Press' LONDON, Apr. 10 (UF) The of the Anglo-Greek armies.
correspondent who has had 11 years Tod withdrawal" has unified the German claims that they have Korano is situated behind the service in Mexico City, The bulld- Anglo-Greek defence lines which for cupled Kozane indicated that the original Allled salient from Tepelin! | Ings were still shaking as
this dey the most part now consist of territory British and Greek troops may have through Florina to Katerial, covering paich was being trorindifled, regarded as
very almcult for straightened out the salient by with the Hellenie, mainland" from" the la. The Chief of Polles reported-eight mechanised columns.
Įdrawing about_38_miles from the ad-Adriatia to the Aegean Sea.
1 firem in_yvarious parts of_the_city.
single man to the enemy,
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No R.AF. planes are missing from Norwegian flag.
Defence of Piraeus ATHENS, Apr.
R.A.F.
The landing party were mostly hardened, Norwegian sailors and fishermen with a sprinkling of pilots
African Air Force fighters, operatingve-bombing attuck on the mans were rounded up,
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five the intricate Norwegian coast,
The destroyer crept in during the so severely damaged others that it is early hours of the morning, and unlikely that they reached their landed the party of volunteers, bases on Tuesday morning when Telephone and telegraph wires werd planes attempted their first cut, and local "qutelings and Ger-
harbour.
Factory Destroyed Slight damage was caused to RAF. Slocks from a fish óll füctory werd property. All fighters returned. la seized and the factory destroyed, their base.
after which other oil depots were RAF. bombers operating from disposed of and the harbour works Greek, bases played havoc with blown up. The Germans were taken German communications. One pilot completely by surprise and wak not officer, participating in an initial until 24 hours later that the Nazis in attack on troop concentrations near the outside arca got wind of the raid, Yanlizo, described to-day a "truly Having done its job well; the des- remarkable" effect of tracer troyer drew off in the early morning
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Brilliant Success
Success For Yugo-Slavs Reported.
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NEW YORK, Apr. 15 (Reuter)—A Columbia Broadcasting Company correspondent from somewhere in Yugo-Slavia reports that the Yugo-Slavs have retaken Skolpjc and Nish and claim 20,000 prisoners. They have solated a German panzer (mechanised) division and 400 German tanks.
Italian Boast
northern Greece, while the Joht ROME; Apr. 15 (UP)-The resistance, by the Yugo Alave ja beinle Stefani news agency reporting crushed in the mount in of Bomin The latest news from Yugo-to-day's High Command communi- and Herzegovina, it was revealed in 3lavin, states the Serbian army que, has been almost completely wip- ed out and their realstance is the Greek front sinne the capture of "eakening hourly, adding, "the Salonika,) and resulted in the arth otal and complate collapse of the clash between German and Britsh forces. It is indicated that contrai” Sorbian army is very near,"!.
to expectations, the Germans aié not- ** New Lightning "Thrust?" awaliing a dun college of Yuro ...BERLIN, Apt. 15 (UP)-Hitler's Slavia which confilopty expected Balkan' armies to-day launched a hure in the very near futuro-mfőr- new lightning thrust, at the heart of launching a delvä against: the main the Anglo-Greek_defence.positions in. Anglo-Greek positions
This is the first; German push on