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No. 32,109

SATURDAY, MARCH 29, 1941

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Yugoslavs Going To Wedding

Rather Than To

To A

A War

BERLIN

RECALLS ENVOY

The ment

German Govern- is recalling its Minister in Belgrade, von Heeren, according to usually well-informed cir- cles in the Yugoslavian capital last night.

The former

Yugoslav Prime Minister. Tsetkovitch, and the former Foreign Minister, Cincar- Markovitch, are under house arrest, but other arrested Minis- ters have been released.

A NUMBER OF OTHER PER- SONS HAVE BEEN ARRESTED, INCLUDING THE CHIEF OF THE CITY POLICE, THE CHIEF CENSOR, THE COMMISSAR FOR RADIO AND THE DIREC- TOR OF THE OFFICIAL NEWS AGENCY-REUTER.

YUGOSLAVIA

First Full Story

CUT OFF FROM Of Coup: Nazi Travel

BULGARIA

Communications be- tween Bulgaria and Yugoslavia were cut yesterday, according to a Sofia message to the official German

news agency.

The message states that since the Bel-

grade coup there has been neither railway traffic nor telephone nor telegraphic com- munications between the two countries. —— Reuter.

Bureau Burned Down

(Delayed By The Censorship)

THE COUP D'ETAT WHICH PLACED YOUNG KING PETER ON THE THRONE OF YUGOSLAVIA WAS COMPLETED WITH- IN A SINGLE HOUR. PRECISE ORGANISATION AND SWIFT, QUIET EFFICIENCY WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS RESULT AND IT IS NOTEWORTHY THAT THIS REVOLUTION, UNLIKE MANY OTHERS, WAS ENTIRELY BLOODLESS.

King Peter assumed power at two o'clock

in the morning. Immediately after this pos- AIR RAID se of 20 private soldiers led by an officer

quietly "paraded" before the house of the DEATHS IN

Prime Minister, Tsvetkovitch, who was called from bed and politely informed by the officer that he was under arrest.

Other posses equally quietly and calm-

GERMAN CITIES y arrested Cincar Markovitch and other

SUFFER IN R.A-F. BOMBARDMENTS

REPORTS REACHING the Air Ministry show that far greater punishment has been inflicted by the R.A.F. on German cities than is commonly understood.

YUGOSLAV NAVY IS TOUGH

(By Reuter's Naval Correspondent)

members of the pro-Axis Government.

BRITAIN

THE IMPRESSIVE STRENGTH OF THE CIVILIAN FORCES IN BRITAIN AND THE EFFICACY OF THEIR WORK WAS STRESS- ED BY MISS ELLEN WILKIN- SON, JOINT PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY TO THE MINISTRY OF HOME SECURITY, SPEAK- ING AT NEWCASTLE, YESTER-

Meanwhile, General Simovitch, gree to which their cooperation DAY. the new Prime Minister, called will be efficacious probably de- from their beds those Ministers pends on the measures taken to The total number of persons who had resigned rather than be restrict possible "Frankoist" ac- employed in such services associated with the Axis Pact. tivity.

were

1,750,000, she said, and disclosed The Frankoists arc Croatian that latest figures of the number At seven o'clock in the morning

so much contri-of civilians killed in all air raids all Yugoslav radio stations broad-separatists who cast King Peter's

buted to German propaganda in on Britain since the outbreak gof proclamation

Croatia, and constantly supported war with its stirring call,

was only 28,859, while ser- the regime which fell on Thurs-iously wounded aggregated 140,- Within an hour crowds were de-day-Reuter.

166. Reuter. -

monstrating outside the legations [of foreign powers. In front of the British Legation crowds sang pa- Although bomber pilots are de-triotic songs and carried national

flags.

liberate and accurate in their of- fensive, preferring to wreck vital centres of production, it is inevit- able that other damage is inflict- ed because many of the important areas lie in thickly populated dis- tricts.

Berlin has suffered cumulative damage and many civilians have been killed.

IN THE SERIES OF RAIDS ON BREMEN, 1,000 ARE RE- PORTED TO HAVE BEEN KILL- ED AND 7,000 INJURED.

In Hanover a large aren has been laid waste as a result of high explosive bombs and Ares caused

by incendiaries,

Recently in one night 250 houses were destroyed, 500 seriously dam- aged and 250 people killed.--Reu-

Although the Yugoslav Navy is small it is tough, and if Yugoslavia decided to fight against the Axis, ter. it would give the remains of the Italian Navy a

torpedo-boats and several motor great deal of trouble. torpedo-boats, six minelayers, six

The personnel of the Yugoslav | minerweepers, other. small craft "Navy" is. 6,300 officers and men, and one old light cruiser,

with-1,140 on reserve. A numi- þer of officers, notably, those In the submarine branch, have been trained with the British Navy.

THE YUGOSLAV COAST HAS THREE GOOD BASES- — SPLIT, KOTOR AND SIBENIK.

The last-named. „is' particularly

• The Fleet consists of four good difficult to approach and only

destroyers with a fifth. nearing Yugoslays know the secrets of

"Going To A Wedding" HAVE AN

AN H. B.-

AL the Greek Legation' the Greek Minister was carried shoulder high by the enthusiastic people as a tribute to the Greek people and army.

The German and Italian Lega- tions were given a military guard undesirable in order to prevent Incidents.

Meanwhile, other streets of the capital were filled with people forming processions, marching about waving flags and cheering King Peter and the army and de- manding a pact with Russia,

Strain Vanishes

The strain which has been to some extent discernible on the faces of the people since the be ginning of the anti-Democratic re- gime: 12 years ago, and particu- farly in the past few weeks, has now entirely vanished.

Bome damage wan-austained. by the German Travel Bureau during the morning and smoke was still rising from the build- Ing during the afternoon...

The "Frankolsts"

completion, four submarines, two the channels between the small All Croats who have taken- of- of them being modified versions Islanda which lead to the erifica have agreed to cooperate with of the British "One" type, eight trance of the harbour. Reuter. the new Government but the de-

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