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LONDON, APR. 20 (REUTER).—THE ALLIED LINE IN GREECE REMAINS UNBROKEN SAYS A PRESS MINISTRY: BROADCAST FROM ATHENS.
WHILE THE 'ALLIED LINE HAS BEEN MODIFIED AT SOME POINTS ON THE DEFENDERS OWN INI- TIATIVE THE LINE CONTINUES FIRM.
THE GERMANS ARE PERSISTENTLY ATTAcking fierceLY ALONG THE WHOLE GREEK AND BRITISH FRONTS BUT “ALL THEIR VIOLENT Efforts to foRCE A FINAL AND IMMEDIATE DECISION HAVE FAILED."
The Germans are bringing up more and more reinforcements of mechanised units, infantry and
BATTLE OF THE ATLANTIC
Germans Suffer Losses
· LONDON, Apr. 20 (Reuter).-Germany has now lost two of her three heat U-boat aces, said Mr A. V. Alexander, First Lord of the Admiralty, speaking of the successes in the "ups and downs" of the Battle of the Atlantic at Tottenham to-day,
Schepke, the ace captain of U100, said Mr Alexander, was dead. His submarine had gone to join U99, caplained by an- other ace, Otta Kretchmer, who was now a prisoner. Both cap- tains have been decorated by Hitler with the Oak Leaves, the highest decoration which Germany has bestowed on her under-
water pirates.
New Greek
Cabinet Meets
Ministers Named
LONDON, Apr. 20 (Reuter), -The composition of the new
Only three U-boat captains. held this decoration.
Both Schepke and Kretehmer had addressed meetings for recruits for U-boat service and Mr Alexander added: "I don't think that this sort of news will encourage them much." Kretchmer was known and Idolised in Germany as the "Wolf of the Atlantic." He had the highest record of destruction of any U-boat captain. Enemy Tonnage Lost
Mr Alexander stated that nearly 2,500,000 tons of enemy ships and been captured, destroyed or burden scuttle. The forced to
Allantle battle was
the
Greek Cabinet, presided over byth grievous and henvy, but never King George of Greece, was an for a moment in day and night was nounced to-night, states the there any slackening In the prosceu- Athens radio.
tion of the fight.
"This battle has its ups and downs
The Deputy Prime Minister is Vice-Admiral Alexander Sakel-but I assure you that neither U-boats
larious, Chief of Naval Staff who will also be Minister for the Navy.
Personnel
aircraft, but despite all these efforts the British Greek King
To Lead
and Greeks are fighting like lions and still hold their lines, says a Greek Press Ministry bulletin. Advancing in waves, the Germans attempted
to
secure at all costs the passes in the Kalabaks His People
area but they failed and paid dearly in casualties for their failure.
In the Olympus area the Germanis continued to sacrifice their soldiers in thousands without being able to break through.
The heroic exploits of the Australians and New Zealanders are weaving new legends about Mount Olympus.
SITUATION STILL SERIOUS
is
CAIRO, Apr. 20 (Reuter).—The situation in the Balkans still regarded here as serious."
Mount Olympus, on the right flank of the Allied line, was evacuated by the British troops before the Nazis took it, accord- ing to well-informed quarters in Cairo.
The operation was part of the British retirement to shorter line, which is proceeding to plan under a heavy air and mechanised action.
Despite terrific casualties, the Germans continue to hurl masses of troops into the battle.
ABYSSINIA SITUATION
Selassie Returning To His Capital- nor German long-range aircraft have it all their own way," he said. "We
LONDON, Apr. 20 (Reuter). continue to take toll of both and as Arrangements for the return the strength of the co-operation of the Navy with the Constal Command of the Emperor of Abyssinia to increases and the number of escort-his capital, Addis Ababa, are ing destroyers and corvettes expands, progressing with all speed, informed in
the toll of the enemy will increase until the Battle of the Allontic is
Other Ministers are: War-General Panagokos, Alr-General Nicolaides, Communications and Railways.-won." General Korzas.
derós.
Cros
and
Press-Mr
The First Lord said that we had got to continue fighting, labouring and struggling to get back to some thing like the escort position we had in the last war when we worked not only as a single fleet but had five powerful Allied fleets and five times the present number of destroyers.
"The amazing thing is that the E.Navy has kept the life-line open,"
Mr Alexander said.
Foreign Affairs, Finance and Na- tional Economy.-Mr Emanuel Un-
Public Welfare Nikolaudas.
Agriculture and Labour. Mr Demetratos.
Interior and Public Security.-Mr Manladakes.
Justice.--Mr
Under-Secretary of State for Ship- ping-Mr S. Theophanides.
And
The new government took the oath at 5.15 p.m. this afternoon and held- ils first meeting immediately after-
wards.
Communal Rioting In India Costs Lives
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Defence Line Intact SYDNEY, Apr. 20 (Reuter)The Acting Premier, Mr A. W. Fadden, declared that the defence line in Greece is intact.
Issues Proclamation ́LONDON, Apr. 20 (Reuter). "Remain united and steadfast and carry on the fight for the country's honour and independ- ence; we must defend the nation
to the very end."
This call to the Greek people was made to-day by King George of the Hellenes in a proclamation broadcast by the Athens radio to-night.
The proclamation reads: "Hellenes: After the untoward death of Alexar- der Kortzis, who gave nil his strength to the great struggle which has been imposed on the nailon by two power- ful empires, and in view of the critical moments through which the country is now passing, we decided ourselves personally to direct the business of the Cabinet for the time being.
have
The work of the British navy is not confined to fighting, hunting and conveying, but often its ships are engaged in errands of mercy. This remarkable picture illustrates the point. It shows survivors of a ship sunk by the Nazis, be ing rescued in the lifeboats by a British destroyer. This is: another phase of the Battle of the Atlantic, ...
BULGARS GUARD GERMAN GAINS
!
"A new government has been formed and sworn in, and we appen to the Greek people and to all who are fighting at the front as well as to all who are contributing to our war effort behind the lines to remain "Australian troops are in excellent united and steadfast and carry on the
LONDON, Apr. 20 (Reuter).-Bulgaria has been granted spirits and have been engaged in fight for the country's honour and temporary new frontiers in Macedonia, Thrace and the Moravia heavy fighting and have acquitted independence.
High Duty
region in Yugo-Slavia, according to the German radio. themselves with great distinction."
Mr Fadden expressed Australia's "We must defend the nation to the Bulgarian troops will continue sympathy-with-the-Greeks-in-the-very-end. This duly-is-imposed upon to advance-in-Western Thrace-so
loss of their Premier, Mr Alexander
Kortzis.
Great R.A.F. Activity CAIRO, Apr. 20 (Reuter)-In Grecce, there was considerable and successful activity by the R. A. F. "Reuter"
yesterday and the previous day. 1.ondon to-day.
German dive bombers, escorted by Emperor Haile Selassie was last re-fighters, attempting to attack our shipping at ported to be at the head of his army ground troops, and in the Debra Marcos arca some 100 Khallis, were intercepted by
our miles northwest of Addis Ababa.
fighter patrole.
R.A.F. Activity CAIRO. Apr. 20 (Reuter).In the Dessie-Alomata area, enemy positions and motor transport were bombed and machitic-gunned, direct hits be ing obtained on fortifications and military buildings.
R.A.F
fighters
During the day, without loss lo themselves, our fighters shot down three Junkers 87's, two Junkers 80's, four Messerschmitt 109's, one Heinkel 120 and severely damaged many others.
Yesterday several other Savoia 79's were seriously damaged by our machine-gunned fighters over Melos, motor transport north of Dessic, causing considerable damage setting oil tankers afire.
have
and
Conservative Estimates lle continued: "We published the other day that we had many hundred
Mopping Up U-boat prisoners, but many more of the U-boat personnel lie at the
CAIRO, Apr. 20 (Reuter).at bottom of the ocean. I can assure Imperial forces
practically you that reports to the Admiralty of reached the outskirts of Dessie, one our anti-submarine captains are of the
Halian last remaining nearly always on the conservative | strongholds in the country. side."
Operations in Abyssinia are bound AHMEDABAD, Apr. 20 (Reuter).
Speaking of the ten Coast Guard to slow down somewhat because of One person was killed and four
Italian columns, it is pointed were wounded when the police open cutlers Amerken had sent to Britain, the task of mopping up ed fire for the second time on a riot--the First Lord said: "Believe
here. Ing mob to-day.
they are some ships. Most of them More than 400 persons have been are a lille bit bigger than destroyers. taken into custody. The Intest They were built to stop the ships of casualties in communal.rloting which bootleggers and I think they will be broke out on Friday are 56 killed and even more usefully employed in pro- TURN to Back Page, Column 3
304 wounded.
R.A.F. Make North
inc,
Africa
Uncomfortable For Enemy
CAIRO, Apr. 20 (Reuter),—R.A.F. bombers and fighters Inflicted heavy casualties and damage on enemy personnel and material in Tripolitania as well as in Cironalca during yester- day and the previous night, according to an R.A:F, communique.
Enemy motor transport was bomber and damaged a number of destroyed in numerous localities, Fint Fighters on the ground. Including Acroma, El Adam, Bardia and Monnatir.
Two Messerschmitt fighters were
shot down over Gazali..
Junkers dive-bombers which rald- ed Tobruk were engaged by British fighters and one was shot down and others were damaged.
A number of enemy aircraft were bombed and damaged at Derna nero- drome and the Berks airport was also ralded.
During the nighi &f April.10,-R.A.F! Fighters carried out continuous bombers raided Donghazi, obtaining offensive patrols and inflicted heavy direct hits' on a ship and starting fres casualtios-on motorised troops they on the quays. On the same night, machine-gunned. Gazals aerodrome, Tripoll was heavily raided and about
they destroyed one Savola 15 tons of bombs were dropped.
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Convened
us not only by the high traditions of as to occupy the territory limited
our history and the reverence due to
our brave dead, but also by the fact in the cast by a line lending that in guarding the rights we have from the Bulgarian frontier acquired by our victories and sacri- town of Servengrade southward TURN to Back Pago, Column 5 to Edegach on the Aegean Sea.
SHAOSHING CAPTURED Ningpo Entered
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
CHUNGKING, Apr. 20 (UP). -The High Command admits that the Japanese have captured Shaoshing, the wine producing 'centre, but claims that the Chinese repulsed a Japanese landing at Haimen after very bitter fighting.
HITLER
HAS
A BIRTHDAY
Rome's Left-Handed Compliment
In Macedonia, the Bulgarlans will proceed, as far west as the River Vardar and south as far as the former Greek frontier: in the northwest, the advance will be to the River Moravia.
LONDON, Apr. 20 (Reuter). The Germans emphasise that these-Hitler spent his birthday lines are not to be regarded as definite frontiers,
INDIANS AT TOBRUK
(52nd) to-day at his headquar ters, presumably somewhere in south-eastern Europe..
After celebrations in the morning, he resumed his work at 1 p.m.," according to the German wireless.
Field Marshal Walter von Brau- chitsch, C-in-C of the German Army,
CAIRO, Apr. 20 (Reuter).---- Indian mechanised troops are in a Hitler birthday Order of the among the British forces defend-Day to the troops, decinred: "Trusting ing Tobruk, well-informed circles in the Fuehrer and confident of revealed to-day,
victory, we shall beat the Inst
German radio.
Japanese In Ningpo SHANGHAI, Apr. 20 (UP) --It is officially announced that the Japanese The Indians have been taking part enemy," are entering Ningpo one of the most in the fighting in the Western Desert This order was read over the important ports in Chekinng. Japanese and have been in action in the west reconnaissance planes saw 1,000 Junks around Gebel and Akhdar. londed with Chinese troops withdraw There was no indication to-day of from the town after it had (Router).- MADRID, Apr. 20
been any change in the situation of the
Axis forces in Libya. "Senor Suner made a statement on heavily bombed. the various aspects of the inter- national situation relating to the im- portant diplomatic happenings of the present momcht," declared an official statement after a two-day Cabinet meeting ending last night.
The Phalonglat nowspaper, "Arriba," follows this up with an article
somewhat reminiscent of others printed at the time when Spain was faced with political decisions.
"Arguments allen to the only foreign policy to which our destiny ties us cannot be considered, states "Arriba," adding that foreign affairs must be viewed in unily and those who think otherwise are traitors ond
cowards.
Magyars Release Croats
Admiral Raeder, C-in-C of the Nazi Navy, also issued an order express- ing himself confident of victory in the "final struggle against a powerful enemy."
Second To Duce
Nazis Lay Trail Of Death LONDON Apr. 20 (Reuters)
In
London & East
Anglia
(By "Reuter's" Air Correspondent) LONDON, Apr. 20.-Reports filtering through from the dazed villages and small towns in East Anglia and the home counties and from the Thames Estuary districts to-day confirmed that there was a wider path of the German air blitz on London and the neighbourhood on Saturday night even than on Wednes- day when many outer suburbs, including the southeast, ruffored as heavily as the metropolis.
The communique adds that, 'the
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Rome Radio, broadcasting birthday greetings to Hitler to-day, declared: Hitler is no doubt one of the greatest men In history, but fate has deelded that he should only reveal, himself after Mussolini has been acknow ledged everywhere as the greatest statesman in the world."
Koo And Quo To Meet At Lisbon
Tal-chl the new Chinese Foreign Minister, who is to return
CHUNGKING, “Apr. 20 (Router),— According to the German High Command, this was another reprisal bombs dropped outside London in the Dr Wellington Koo, the Chinese Am- rald for the RAF, attack on Berlin, the eastern and southern counties bassador to the Vichy Government, but from the communique in which did damage at several points but the is on his way to Lisbon to meet Dr. "the raid "was given pride of casualties on the whole were not Quo
heavy.. BUDAPEST, "Apr, 20 (Heuter)-
place, the large fires claimed In the
From Kent To Scotland Admiral - Horthy has ordered the Thames bend, the Millwall dock and release of Yugo-Blav war prisoners Greenwich appear to have given the LONDON, Apr. 20 (Reuter) of the United States. of Croat nationality, according to Nazis the most satisfaction.
There was some enemy atr activity red calign
Dr Quo, Tal-chl has been for the Budapest newspapers, anys, a Buda-
during daylight to-day over the consis past nine years Ambassador to Bri- pest dispatch to the official German The Air Ministry, stated to-day, that of Kent and northeast Scotland - tainay nalalagayle news agency,
the attacks on London were heavy Bombs were dropped by single air-
After conforting with Dr Quo Tal-
The prisoners will be allowed to return to their homes in Croatia im mediately, adde the message.
to Chungking from London by way
and caused much damage and that craft at two points in northeast Scot- the casualtica were expected to be land, cousing a few casualties, states chi, Dr Wellington Koo will probably. "fairly high."
Alan Air Ministry communique, mag di proceed to Tondon.