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FOUNDED 1881
No. 18434
四拜禮 號七十月四英港香
THURSDAY, APRIL 17, 1941. 日一廿月三
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Meet Nazi OUT IN MEDITERRANEAN Greece Imminent: Panzers EIGHT VESSELS SUNK Are Still Intact
Great Battle In Libya Due
SPECIAL TO THE “TELEGRAPH"
LONDON, Apr. 16 (UP).- The second Libyan campaign upon which the fate of Britain's whole Balkans and Mediter- ranean position depends is nboul to begin.
Thousands of Imperial troops, fresh from their conquests In Eust Africa, arc marching through blinding sandstorms in the Western Desert to the Libyan front in an attempt to stem the desert blitzkrieg which is threatening Alexandria and the Suez Canal.
English, Scois, Australians and Indlans, who swept the Duke of
Italia Aosta's armies from Brilleh Somaliland and the Eritren
and
Special to the "Telegraph"
LONDON, APR. 16 (UP).—IT IS OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED BY THE ADMIRALTY THAT FIVE ITALIAN SUPPLY SHIPS AND THREE DESTROYERS HAVE BEEN SUNK BETWEEN SICILY AND TRIPOLI.
THE ANNOUNCEMENT STATED THAT A SOUTHBOUND ENEMY CONVOY CON. SISTING OF FIVE SHIPS, ESCORTED BY THREE DESTROYERS WAS INTERCEPTED AND AN. NIHILATED BETWEEN SICILY AND TRIPOLI LAST NIGHT.
Strategic Bridge Destroyed
mountains, are enger to come to grips R.A.F.'s Feat At Veles
with the German Panzers.
Grotesque Picture
ATHENS, Apr, 16 (Reuter),----
Most of them are wearing wide,The German army is being held tight goggles covering their eyes, and in the centre as the result of the
handkerchiefs, scarves and muffers successful bombing by the Royal wound tightly over their mouths and
Boses to protect them from the worst the Western Desert hos ed for a
a long
time.
Air Force of the bridge across the, Vardar river at Veles.
The story of how hell-diving Others have downed gas masks, British bombers carried out this giving the straggling colu
colmans 2
hazardous task shows that the ex- grotesque appearance as they ploploit ranks with other epic attacks on steadily forward along the
track
BK strategic prints in this war such as dis that on the bridge at Maestright on
in many places have
n clunds of swirling dust, the Western Front.
These reinforcements, released as a
Irom
result of the virtual collapse of in one respect It differs Italian resistance in East Afrien, will, | similar feals of heroism as all the Join the covering forces which the British airmen returned safely. The Italians and Germans tool by sur- prise In Cirenalca and hurled barkott for this night's raid that the bridge 100 miles to the Egyptian frontier.
Italians Surrender SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH LONDON, Apr, 18 (UP),--Military I circles to-day report that the British in Libyn have successfully attacked the rear of an enviny position in the Capuzzo area where chemy vehicles were shelled.
The Italians
surrendered at Obbia. Italian Somaliland, 320 miles up the caust from Mogadiscio. British patrols, flying over the region of Gurdo, 300 miles north of Obbin, saw white flags displayed everywhere.
Observers warned that the German much in Libya is not yet exhausted or Inished, and while emphasising that there were communication diflculties, they suggested that the Germans have overcome them.
Situation In Abyssinia They added, "Italian forces are, now gradually concentrating in three i Abyssinian
Dessie, Gondar and Jimma. It is roughly estimated that there are 10,000 Italian
troops troops In the
and
areas,
12,000 native
Dessie district; 8,000 Italian and 9,000 nutives in the Gondar region and 23,000 Italions and 15,000 natives in the
Enemy pressure is
De in!
Jimma
British pilots knew when they took
at Veles was the communication key in the centre of southern Serbia and
would be strongly defended.
Searchlights stabbed the sky and German
anti-aircraft batteries hurled tons of explosives into the air when the British planes arrived over the target but not one attacking bomber was even scratched.
four
One pilet ran the gauntlet Umes before he was satisfied that his hombs could released with the struck the bridge and demolished it greatest effect. His stick of bombs
cent railway line while incendiary and a second stick fell on the adja- bombs set fire to surrounding build-
ings.
arrived found the bridge already cut Other British aircroft when they and promptly bombed Nazi amoured vehicles which had been brought to a standstill.
American
H.M.S. Mohawk was torpedood and sunk, but the majority of the crew were rescued.
The enemy's sunken ships were:
The Italian destroyer, Lucà Tarigo.
Two 5,000-ton ships heavily laden with motor transport Two 3,000-ton vessels, probably transports
up
Special to the "Telegraph" LONDON, Apr. 16 (UP).—A statement by the War Cffice te-day revealed that there is heavy fighting in Greece in more than one sector. "There is no confirma- |tion from the Greek and British commands of the rumour derived from German sources that the Allied line was broken in the Mount Olympus sector, and that the plains of Larissa had been laid open to a German advance."
Meanwhile, the battle of Greece is expected momentarily to go into the "all out" phase with the announcement that the Allied and Axis forces are con- incting along the entire front.
In view of the constantly in- creasing German pressure, a large scale flank or frontal at- tack appears imminent.
Enormous Armies According to reports from Ankara, the Germans are massing from 60
to 65 divisions, totalling; one million men on the Balkan fronts, of which 32 to 35 divisions are operating from Bulgaria.
The British claim that they have
repulsed attacks on the right and left
danks, but German pressure is UX- pected to be increased, as a result of the collapse of organised Yugo- Slavion resistance, although the muerilla phase is expected to con- tinue in the highlands.
SERBS RESIST STRONGLY Danube Sabotage
SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPH"
ATHENS, Apr. 10 (UP). Radio Athens, reporting fro Ankara, states that the Yugo- Slavs are heavily pressing the Germans at Skoplje where the invaders have urgently asked for
reinforcements.
Iron Gates Blown Up LONDON, Apr, 16 (UP),—Reliable Yugo-Slavian quarters slate, that the Yugo-Slav army has blown up thỏ iron gates h the Danube. It is re- Macedonian Fighting
ported, that the damage is so severo LONDON, Apr. 18 (UP)-Athens it will require at least two or three
This strikes Radio, announcing a Greek war com months to repair.
western hard blow to Germany, whose sup- munique, stated that in Macedonia, German forces which had plies of all, manganese, ore, cercals,
into going action near Grevena trying modities are expected to be seriously to break through to Calambaka. On affected. the Cozami heights, the Germans are pressing towards Aleakomon. south, Kuritz, Klaife, and Goritz have fallen into enemy hands.
One 4,000-ton ammunition ship which blew with a terrific explosion
The Italian destroyer Luca Tarigo of 1,628 tons and two smaller penetrated the River Aliakmon, are non-ferrous metals and other com- Italian destroyers, the names of which are as yet unknown.
Death & Destruction In Mexico 'Quake
Special to the "Telegraph"
In addition to this operation, the Admiralty announces that enemy operations on the Libyan coast are being constantly and successfully harassed with bom. bardments from our ships.
Enemy positions and transport columns on the escarpment road west of Sollum was bombarded. with particularly satisfactory result.
In the
that
German Claims
BERLIN, Apr. 16 (UP),—The High Command issued special com- munique to-day stating, "The Yugo- Slav army capitulated at Sarajeva and laid down their arms."
The official news agency reports the captured booty of the Ser. blun is increasing hourly. She Serbian divisions were annihilated by two German divisions. Eight Gen- erals and numerous other officers were captured including
50,000 men. One German, division is re- WASHINGTON. Apr. 16 (Reuler)ported to hove captured 18,000 Serbs,
Royal Navy Repairs In U. S. Yards
Knox,
army
30 guns and GS trench mortars. German division, is one Serbian Among the prisoners of the third General, numerous tanks and guns. Secretary for the Navy, to a A fourth German division was Press conference to-day. This would foreed to halt its advance" as, the inevitably affect the Navy's own
roads were packed with Serbian prl- shin-building programme, but Bonera.
would
MEXICO CITY, Apr. 16 (UP).—At least 140 have been kill ed and a number of persons injured in, the wide zone devastated The El Gazala aerodrome west
the by an earth-quake around Colima, in the State of Michoacan and of Tobruk was heavily bombard-British warships brought to
United States for repairs are given ed from the sea and at least five priority over everything else in the Jalisco.
One hundred were killed and enemy aircraft destroyed on the Navy yards, declared Colonel Frank 85 injured in the town of Tux-ground. pan; four were killed and 40 in- jured at Ciudad Guzman, both in the State of Jalisco. A number of houses collapsed in other near- by towns, especially at Coloo- man, State of Michoacan with a number of victims.
Chinese Envoy Sees
Exodus From Molotov
Philippines
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH”
Chungking Reassured
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH
Tidal Wave
The 'quake was Intense for about 200 kilometres around Colima and to
LATEST
Tobruk Assault Repulsed
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" TOBRUK, via Cairo, Apr. 16 (UF).
hoped
navy
that the two-ocean be delayed as a result,
not be
One German army corps reported Col Knox said that the British the capture of 75 planes, 45 guns, 30 battleship Malaya, which recently trench mortars, 50 machine-guns, arrived in New York, was only the 1,000 rifles during the final fight with first of a large number of vessels ex- the remnants of the Serbian army.
the United States
The report stated, "The German pected to enter harbours for repairs.
attack in northwestern Greece han: won additional ground despite the While saying that it would be Im-
Numerous resistance. cnemy proper to discuss the possibility of hard
convoying prisoners and a large quantity of war the United States Navy MOSCOW, Apr. 16 (UP)-It the north as far as Puerto Vallarta. Twelve German and Italing tanks forces to Greenland, Col Knox hinted material have been brought in."
Authorised quarters state that fa- Greeee with the Berce German i
MANILA, Apr. 17 (UP).It is reliably reported that the which is on the boundary between were destroyed, five German planes that the Navy had such plans in
A attacks, but there are no grounds for the statement issued from Ankara is understood that the United Chinese Ambassador, Mr Shao the States of Fallsea and Navarit.
Germans mane prisoners
this navy tries to have plans for every thorities have already offered local Dist the Germans had
and this is such a TURN to Back Page, Column 3 several coastal towns.
morning when the Nazis launched
Contingency." broken States Army has advanced the Li-tze, had a conversation with, tidal wave has been reported from definitely brought down and 200 mind by declaring "every well-run dividunt subordinate Yugo-Śiny a through. Reports that the British deadline for the evacuation of M. Molotov to-day.
Thirty six bodies and more than the bigg
biggest series of attacks on were evacuating Greece were alko
Moscow newspapers to-day gave 50 injured have so far been taken Tobruk since the slege of the fortress ridiculed. There is no confirmation army dependents from July 15 prominence to the exchange of tele from the debris of buildings and began four days ago.
THE CUPBOARD More Bombers that the Yugo-Slavs have captured to May 15 and is making special grans between M. Stalin
Mr
houses in Colima. The number of Durazzo, and re-captured Skoplje.
All the attacks were repulsed with arrangements to speed up the Matsuoka,
the Japanese Foreign victima la feared to be much higher heavy, the cover of darkness 30
heavy losses to the Germans.
WAS BARE! Minister, with the mutual expression as the Governor's estimates mention evacuation.
Under Libyan Campaign Halted
The Red Cross das completing & They gave front page space to the
of "confidence
and friendship."
that hundreds of houses collapsed.
tanks
anks penetrated the wire defences SHANGHAI, Apr. 18 (Reuter),- CAIRO, Apr. 18 (Reuter). The private survey of Americans to ns-dispatch from Ulan-Bator, the Outer
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" Relief By Air
Representatives of the Wang Ching-
MANILA, Apr, 17 (UP)-Inform→ wel regime, accompanied by Japan- capital, reporting
COLIMA, Mex. Apr. 10 (UP).—
ese omcials, visited the former pre-ed quarters anticipate further ar and the passing!
Chinese Ratepayera rivals of Consolidated long rango Association Offices
in the Inter-bombers, apparently consigned to national Settlement this morning Singapore. Americans are ploting with the object of taking over the them to Manila: control of the Association offices.
The first British crew has arrived The party, however, are said to und has taken over the bomber which have withdrawn when being told Clyde Pangborn plloted from Hono that the offices had been: removed. lulu.
for the last four days, according to Anancially able to
and
mon-
from the direction of Bladem last night and advanced for about three kilometres inside the perimeler de-
Libyan situation has been stationary | certain whether they are willing ang | Mongolian weeting atisfaction over! The first of six miltury planes arrived fences. Trucks carrying about 200 mists of the
evacuate dependents at an early date,
their
ster mass
of # resolution of
well-informed clteles kere.
While patrol activity continues in
The Red Cross is also doing its the Soviet-Japanese pact guarantee-į here at 4 pm. with medicines. Si infantrymen followed. the Sollum area on the Egyptian utmost to obtain funds to finance the border there has been
TURN to Back Page, Column 3 funds.
Offers
Outer Mongalin's Integrity.
bodles have been rescued so far from Slavlan Minister, 11. the debris of the Federal Palace whlehj
occasional evacuation of those who are without Me Yugo ore pubile an open was among the bulldings 'completely |
| Gabrilovich":
Indo-China's
Bases To Roosevelt
Special to the "Telegraph”
All
their
telegram to General Antonescu, Pre- destroyed. Otlier planes from Mexico mier of tumunt, which was dis- City are expected soon. patched last Saturday, urging Rumanians pot to abandon traditional friendship and to refrain from invading Yugo-Slavin, General Antonescu has not yet replied.
Chungking Assured CHUNGKING, Apr, 18 (UP) ----ItĮ la reliably reported that Moscow has; assured Chungking that the Soviet policy towards China has not chang-
ed, particularly regarding the con-
tinuance of suppiles.
EIREAN BASES
Boulogne Explosions
Severe Raids
On London
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LONDON, Apr. 17 (UP)-Waves of raiders continued to attack the capital this
seemingly morning, attacking in a heavier number por wave than before.
onlons mlxul with anti-aircraft shells were shot up seeking out the bombers.
Preliminary reports reveal that the Germans scattered incendiaries wide- ly and waiting for the fires before sending down their high explosives.
One downed bombir landed in the
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" SAN FRANCISCO, Apr. 16 (UP)-The French Vice
FOLKESTONE, Apr. 10 (UP), Consul, Mr Paul Bibily to-day said that he had sent a message to
Toud explosions from the vicinity of President Roosevelt, offering the United States the use of all
lougnn were heard by observers on the southeast coast carly this even- French naval and military bases in Africa and Indo China.
Ing. Two terrifically heavy pvp garden of a house in a residential district. The occupler said that tho Ho suld the offer was made on had diamlased him, but that he had WASHINGTON, Apr. 16 (Reuter), lons shook, the English side of the plane "come down with a terrible
refused to quit; hence, if the Danish-Mr Cordell full, Secretary of Channel,
noise; we thought it was coming on Minister, Dr de Kauffman could give Stato, indicated to-day that the
Dover Continued the United States access to Green- United States Government had no in
DOVER, Apr. 18 (UP) —German land, he could Ukowise grant the tention of asking Elro to grant naval guns from the French coast fired! French bases.
to Britain,
prost the Straits of Dover in the
the promise that he was only the spokesman in the United States for the Franch Republic and be cause the Vichy Government la not the legal Government of Ila added that the matter had been Ho said that contrary to the brilliant sunshine this afternoon for 'studied for six months with pro-various rumours, there had been na the first time in over a fortnight and Franco.
minent Frenchimen in the United discussion, much less negotiation, on continued firing for a half hour. So
the question with Eire offeinla hore, far, no, damage has been reported.
He asserted that Marshal Pelnin States,
us."
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New Benefits For Our Evacuees In Australia
According to an Australian newspaper report, Hongkong evacuees are to benefit under a new Child Endowment Scheme which has been introduced by the Federal Government In Aus
The schema has been extended to tralia.
cover the children of all Britlin The scheme provides for the subjects.
In the case of Hongkong evacuees, payment of five shillings a week to the mother of children for it will apply after July 1, providing
they are still in Australia, every child after the first. Thus, It has also been; ruled that wives the mother of three children will of Army and Navy personnel, in- recofvo ton shillings a week-five cluding the Hongkong garrison, are shillings each for the second and outled to the endowment, although
they) already receiv
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