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三拜禮 號六十月四英港香
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16, 1941.
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GILMAN'S
NAZI ATTEMPT TO ENCIRCLE Important Mark For R.A.F. Bombers
BRITISH & GREEK DEFENCES
Using Famed "Scythe" Movement
Special to the "Telegraph” ·
LONDON, APRIL 15 (UP).—THE_GERMANS APPEARED TO HAVE EMBARKED ON THE CLASSICAL SCHLEIFFEN (SCYTHE SWEEP) MANOEUVRE in greeCE, AS THE GREEK AND GERMAN COMMUNIQUES INDICATE THAT THE ENEMY IS TRYING TO DRIVE THROUgh the greEK LEFT FLANK. THE GREEKS WITHDREW FROM THE NORTH- ERN SECTOR OF ALBANIA AND ABANDONED Koritza with THE RESULT THAT THE GERMAN OCCUPATION OF SOUTHERN YUGO-SLAVIA is giving tHE ENEMY ACCESS TO THE PASSES TO THE GREEK FLANKS AND REAR.
SERBS RECOVER TERRITORY
Trap Mechanised Column
Special to the "Telegraph”
Somewhere in Yugo-Slavia. Apr. 15 (UP).-One week after the war started with the terrible bombing of Belgrade and an attack on southeastern Yugo-Slavia that reached Skolie, the situation appears to have improved according to available in
formation.
Killed
Leaving
Hospital
Terrorism In S'hai
Three days of rains, snow and cloudy weather have hampered enemy operations enabling the Yugo-Slavs, whose morale is of the highest, to rally to the re- newed defence of their country.
General Milan Nedie bided his time until a German column of 400 tanks and 1,000 trucks reached a deep canyon of the Nerodimia, river north of Skolpje. Near Kacanak the Yugo-Slavs made their counter attack: first, the destruction of gaso- line supplies; second, against the
Skolpje
The German claims of the capture of Ptolemais and Kozane indicate that they are driving south- west to cut off the Greek forces before they reach the rear and while they are retiring from Albania in a new continuous line of defence adjacent to the British.
The purpose of the German flank drive seems to be to move to the rear and then start a circular movement against the Anglo-Greek armies forcing them to retire in order to escape encirclement, thus re-enacting the race through Flanders and northern France to trap the Anglo- French armies.
PANZERS DRIVE A WEDGE
British & Greeks
Fall Back
R.A.F. attacks on German convoys in the Janitza, Kozane, Ptolemais, Gornu and Djumay regions indicate increased Ger- man pressure in the southwest flank drive,
Greek Admissidit SPECIAL TO THE "TEĽEGRAPH" LONDON, Apr. 15 (UP). The Columbia Broadcasting Company's correspondent at Ankara said that the Germans have cut in behind Mount Olympus which is defended by Graeco-British forces.
The Germans expect to capture the British troops which are henimed in between Mount Olympus and the sea." he declared.
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" SHANGHAI, Apr. 16 (Reu-infantry.
ATHENS, Apr, 15 (UP).-The ter). Mr Chang Yang-yì, ae- The result was that the German Greek High Command to-day countant of Wang Ching-wei's motorised and mechanised column admitted that German panzer Federal Reserve Bank, was shot was thrown back upon itself and the units have driven a wedge in the
"The Grecks admit that their front Yugo-Slavs centred on dead this morning in the French which, according to the latest
re northern defence line and clash-line, which stretches for 150 m'les from the Adriatic to the Aegean Sea, Concession while preparing to ports, they still hold.
ed with the British and Greek cannot be held for one day. The leave a Chinese hospital where. Bombing-Of-Belgrade- forces-50-miles-inside-Greece Grooks-are-now-rapidly-withdrawing- he had been an inmate for the
In the bombing of Belgrade it is where there is fighting in the their troops from Albania to positions past month recovering from estimated that
2,000 and Ptoimais area. Siatista is threa in Thessalonia." wound sustained at the hands of 3.00 people were killed and about terrorists.
Six armed Chinese invaded the hospital this morning and killed him on the spot.
Netherlands Gift Of Bombers
BATAVIA, Apr. 15 (Reuter).-The latest sten in the Netherlands East Indies plans to present the Nether- Innde forens in Great Britain with bombers as requested by Prince ught Bernard--of which seven have al- ready been contributed-will be un Issue of a special series of "Free Netherlands" stamps. which will be for a small surplus above the sold! postal value.
It is hoped that at least one bomber be bought from the total sum expected to be raised by the surplus. There is good reason to believe that the East Indies. will present even inore than the eight bombers To-
can
quested, an further donations con- tinue to pour in.
between
a fifth of the city was destroyed, tened.
The destruction was mostly of the It appears that the Germans
the
S'HAI STRIKE
centre and included the German are pushing towards the second SHOTS FIRED IN Legatlou and
home of the defence line between Ionanina American Minister, Mr Bliss Lane who, with his wife and staff, had a and Larissa, harrowing experience and a narow escape, from death.
Croatian Movement
ap-
Police Among Injured
SHANGHAI, Apr. 16 (Reuter)
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 be- ing constantly attacked by the R.A.F.,-and- considerable damage is reported to the harbour. This picture shows.
the water front at Tripoli.
WATERJEDNY..
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-
ed explosives.
Tokyo Press Exasperated By N.E. I.
The R.A.F. communique re- cords that enemy convoys lend- ing the German march into Greece were again successfully attacked by bombers. They were in the region of Yanitza, Ptolemais, Kozana and Gorna Djumaya, and much damuge was caused to enemy personnel and material.
WORKLESS
IN BRITAIN
-Latest Figures LONDON, Apr. 15 (British Wire-
less). The number of men and boys in Birtain as wholly unemployed on registered at employment exchanges
March 17 was 172,660, a decresto of 44,686 os compared with February 10, This total of 30,108 had been classi dustrial employment. fled as unsuitable for ordinary in-
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" TOKYO, Apr. 16 (UP)—The "Kokumin Shimbun" charging, that Herr van Kleffens and the
Patrolling R.A.F, fighters shot down Brlitsh and American representatives had Volos area, and a third near Ptolemais the discussed joint aggression against where a Messerschmitt fighter was Japan demanded in an editorial this
two Junkers dive bombers in
15
Corresponding figures for women
girls on
on March 17 were 101,648
and
wholly unemployed of whom 2,011 have been classified as unsuitable for ordinary industrial
employment,
Lies Repudiated Some of them stayed at Belgrade London said the axis propaganda Authoritative military circles in to bolster the morale of the people has already started talking about Police were reported compelled to morning that Japan terminate the also destroyed. which is, of the finest-infants not the withdrawal of Imperial, troops quella serlous riot in the
open fire this morning in order to Netherlands East Indies trade negeli- No R.A.F. planes are missing from excepted.
Ewo ations, adding, "and questions be these operations, The bombings started shortly after from Greece truth to the fantastle Cotton mill in the Yangtsepos area. tween the two countries should be
but "obviously there 7 a.m, on Sunday and continued in-reports since it is already announced
Twenty strikers are reported in-settled once and for all.”
Defence of Piraeus 34,015 temporarily stopped, and 0190 termittently two days and nights.
jured, and thirty arrested. Many
It asserted that the N.E.I. authorit. ATHENS, Apr.
unemployed casual workers. from Athens that fresh troops are police were also hurt. The injured
(Reuter), les' attitude is opportunistic and R.A.F.
compared with February 10 the fighters five
Bhot down
Sve numbers DWARE sent to reinforce those alrendy clude
foreigners. The Croatian moverment Is
of wholly some that American and British efforts to Junkers twin-engined bombers and showed a decrease of 30,781, those unemployed Japanese and a couple of Indians. block Japan's approach towards the so severely damaged others that it is temporarily stopped parently not widespread and attemp- ted putehes on its behalf in several situation in the Mediterranean is re- for a Briush sergeant Phins, who is
They asserted: "While the general They are only slightly hurt except NE.I. are delaying negotiations.
F decrease towns have been easily suppressed.
unlikely that they reached their 10,803, and unemployed casual bases on Tuesday morning when workers ʼn decrease 133. garded as being serious, it is not con said, to be in rather a serious con- ported to have been shot down over satisfactory aspects to it. There is
Seventeen German planes are re-sidered grave and there are several dition.
German planes attempted their first Belgrade and I'saw the wreckage of no cause for gloom over the position iron bars, were only subdued when two when I. visited the capital on nt Tobruk where our forces could the police opened fire. Tuesday.
Brilliant Success Reported
nght their way out if they wanted to, A Japanese military detachment is or could be evacuated by sea.now among the large force of police NEW YORK, Apr. 15 (Reuter).-A Where they are, they represent a guarding the mill, Columbia Broadcasting Company serious menace to the German lines Yugo-Slavlu reports that the Yugo- correspondent from somewhere in of communication."
Pass Occupied Slavs have retaken Skolple and Nish
a
In
and claim 20,000 prisoners. They NEW YORK, Apr. 15 (Reuter).- have isolated
German panzer German forces are reported to have (mechanised) division and 400 Gerbroken through a section of the northern Anglo-Greek
front Greece and to have occupied n pass in the Sintista area. This pass is ROME, Apr. 15. (UP)-The Stefani stated to command some easier- nows agency reporting the latest Lord news from Yugo-Slavin, states going and low-lying ground.
Kenya. Murder Trial
NAIROBI, Apr. 15 (Router).man tanks. -Sir Delves Broughton has been committed for trial on a charge of murdering Erroll,
Italian Boast
*The source of this news is not
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Skilful Greek Withdrawal From
Albania: No Loss Of Equipment
perfect
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 prec'sion and in secrecy, the Greeks taking away all material and artillery, and destroying bridges.
The process of evacuation
Not Evacuating
Ivanced positions which, it is believed, lasted three days. Yesterday SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGNAPH" they held previously in the Edessa- the Italians became aware of it LONDON, Apr. 15 (UP)—It is Florina region. and advanced into the Koritza authoritatively stated that there is no
The Germans have repeatedly
Greck campaign, indicating that I s German Claime
probably, an important advance base LONDON, Apr. 18
of the Anglo-Greek armies.. The withdrawal has unified the German claims that they have
Kozane is situated behind the Anglo-Gresk defence lines which for cupled Kozane indicated that · the original Allled anlient from Tepelini the most part now consist territory British and Greek troops may have through Florina to Katerini, covering regarded as
very difficult "mechanised columns,
"Áregion.' Small Greek covering truth in the reports that the British tombed Kozane from the start of the
are contemplating an evacuation forces were able to retreat them-Greece.
solves without the loss of a
single man to the enemy.
of
(UP),The
oc-
for straightened out the salient by with the Hellenic mainland from-the-
drawing about 35 miles from the ad-Adriatle to the Arrean Sea,
recorded dive-bombing attack on the the strikers, who attacked with NIGHT RAID ON
LATEST
Alarming T.B. Incidence
While there are encouraging signs that the cholera epidemie is on the wane (only eight cases reported dur- ing the past 24 hours), the incidence
of tuberculosia hins again become Seventy-seven casos were
BRITAIN IS
INEFFECTIVE
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
Piraeus harbour.
Slight damage was caused to R.A.F. property. All fighters returned to their base.
FOUR SLAIN IN MINE BRAWL
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
(UP)-Four men
MIDDLESEBORO, Ky. Apr. 15 were slain and
R.A.F. bombess operating from Greck bases played havoc with LONDON, Apr. 16 (UP)-The German communications. One pilot Arst bombing incidents to be re-officer, participating in an initial seven wounded in a clash between ported from throughout Britain up to attack on troop concentrations near 200 men and non-union miners at the an early hour, this morning was Yanliza, described to-day a "truly Fork Ridge Coal and Coke Cora- when heavy high explosive bombs remarkable" effect of
pany's mine bero to-day. crashed on a south coast town during machine-gun bullet attack on a long intermittent ralds.
convoy near Fella, when one lorry sident of the Company; E.. W. Silvers, The dead are C. W. Rhodes, Pre- burst into flames, another suddenly Vice-President and Treasurer; Bob overturned and completely blocked Robinson a Deputy Sheriff and Sam
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No serious damage was done.
After a long full, high fying planes were heard over the London aren and were hotly engage: by anti-aircraft guns,
Halders, were also reported over northern Ireland.
South African Troops
PRETORIA, Apr. 15 (Reuter),~-
regler in the last 24 hours; mak-The South African military force
ing the total for the year 2,012.
It 扭 also
that during the are now likely to have the op- revealed week ending April 12, there
nortunity of serving in Africa beyond were 183 new cases of tuberculosis reported East Africa and Abyssinia," said the in the Colony.
Department of Defence statement to- al Of the latent returns, 48 came from day, calling for recruits for Kowloon, 23 from Victoria, three branches of the defence forces. from the New Territories and one from Aberdeen.
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AUSTRALIAN LOAN
· CANBERRA, Apr. 18 (Router).- Australia lo to raise £35.000.000 (Australian) loan of which £27,000.. |000 will be for war purposes, and the remainder for nublic works including strategic railroads.":
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Another U.S. Bomber On Way To Singapore
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-Atlantie pllots, flow the camouflaged bombers to Manila, and it
d 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. States built bombers to Britain across the Atlantic.
Famed Flyer Clyde Pangborn was the first pilot to make a non-stop trans
Bernt Balchen was chlat pilot of the Byrd expedition to the south The loan will be issued in two Pacific flight with Hugh Hern- pols in 1940, ariyad kangidarye sections, one short term beering don in 1980 and has recently raft, with civil status, for the Interest at 24 per cent. the other been engaged in ferrying United Canadian Pacific Air Barvice,
long-term at 83⁄41⁄2 per cent.
The pulse are engaged in the