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THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 7, 1941.
FALL OF ADDIS ABABA Italian Garrison Believed To Have Withdrawn
MASSAWA SOON TO BE BESIEGED
An
official on. nouncement in Cairo states that patrols of Free French forces have reached a point only eight miles from Massawa
The
Italian Com- mander at Massawa has rejected the Alli- ed invitation to Sur.. render. Reuter.
GREEKS IN NEW POSITIONS
Greek troops are taking up new positions which had been fixed for them in advance, according to latest reports from the frontier received Athens.
in
They are marching to the front shouting "Long live the nation, long live the Army. God is with
Us.
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Hints Of Trouble With IN RUMANIA Native Troops REPORTED
IT WAS OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED IN CAIRO YESTERDAY THAT ADVANCE UNITS OF THE BRITISH AND IMPERIAL FORCES HAVE ENTERED ADDIS ABABA, CAPITAL OF ABYSSINIA.
The fall of the town, which has been the capital of Abyssinio since 1896, comes after nearly five years of Italian occupation.
The capital has had a chequered career. It has been said it was built to be burnt down.
In 1936 a jumbled heap of cor-
and huts supand Fron hovels 8.000 feet high
the
un
3
In the darkness there was mud general massacre and the centre the of the town was surrounded by the authern slopes of
Entote a ring of fire from the burning Mountape. if was set ablaze from native quarters.
by the Italians.
Selassie Atte Emperor Haile left and before the Italians en- tered the town, on May 5, 1936, there were wild scenes of kout and plage amid the flames,
Following the Italian occupa tion came the inevitable purge of suspects.
Bloodbath
Few Buildings Spared
mu-
The Italians constructed new mo'or-roads and planned a dein colonial city. A three-year plan was to have been started in October, 1939, at a cost of £33,- 000,000.
Only buildings pick-axe
were
YUGOSLAV RAIDS HITLER
FINDS A QUISLING
Yugoslav air raids
on Arad and other towns in Rumanian Banat yesterday morning are reported in an official German news agency despatch from Timisoara ceived in Berlin.
re-
The despatch says the raids were carried out by single 'planes
and "failed to cause any appreciable dam- age."-Reuter.
has
its
Yugoslavia “Quisling," namely, Dr. Pavelic, the Croat nation- alist leader, who in a broadcast yesterday from the so-called "freedom station" of the terrorist organisation Ustasha, de- clared:
"Croatia will fight at the side of the Axis for the new order in Europe."
PAVELIC SPOKE OF THE CROATS' "YEARS OF TYRANNY UNDER THE SERBS" AND AP- PEALED TO HIS HEARERS TO COOPERATE WITH THE AXIS, His appeal is being broadcast at frequent intervals from the Nazi Zeesen station.—Reuter,.
BRITISH TROOPS CLASH WITH NAZJS IN STRUMA VALLEY
the sparel the Imperint Later marauding bands 01 Palace and the Cathedral Church Abyssians collected among the of St. George. eucalytpus woods planted the capital by the Emperor Mene- lik and tried to enter the town.
round
There was another purge and many casualties.
| In February, 1937, there
another bloodbath following Matshal Graziani.
The nerve centre was to be a
"Square of Victory," where bells in the Fascist tower were rung when parades or
was sanIOS.
an
attempt on the life of the Italian
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tacked numerous milltary ob- Jectives in Yugoslavia yesterday.
The
THESE REPORTS WERE RE- LAYED BY THE ANKARA COR- RESPONDENT OF THE COLUM-- BIA BROADCASTING SYSTEM.
Everywhere Holding Greek advanced forces
fortress of Belgrade" wits raided three times during the strong bomber forces. Wording of the communique re-day by
it targets, garding the reaching of Addis Numerous military Ababa may seem curious, it was claims, were hit and many large on the eastern front are
railway
slation,
remarked in London last evening. fires caused and heavy damage everywhere holding their several own, it is officially an- and nouneed, states Athens
radio.-Reuter.
while
bombed
Interpretation may be that the done in the neighbourhood of the Italian garrison as withdrawn.
The fall of Addis Ababa, it aerodromes were is stated, does not mean the machine-gunned.
immediate end of the cam.
ITALIAN BOMBERS ATTACK-
as ED AERODROMES IN HERZE- it GOVINA "WITH GOOD EF- are FECT,"
THE ANNOUNCEMENT ADDS.
paign, for the Italians have had orders to hold on as long possible in Abyssinia, but may be aurmised that we near the end. Probably Italian native troops are giving trouble and are prov-| ing difficult to handle
Raids By R.A.F.
Partly In Bulgaria
German allegations about Bri. tish operations in Yugoslavia, the presence of British troops there and British possession of air . Heavy raids on Addis Ababa by the R.A.F. and South African airtive quarters in London as "just bases, are described in authorita- craft, before British troops enter-
ed the Abyss nian capital, are re-flying kites to make us confirm corded in an R.A.F. communique or deny these reports." in Cairo,
On Friday afternoon, it says direct hits were registered on hangars, aerodrome buildings- and barracks. Large fires were started and smoke from them was seen 40 miles away.
The German radła announce- ment that the Germans are meeting stiff resistance in the Struma Valley should not be Interpreted as a rapid advance. Into Greece, say the same quar- ters.
THE STRUMA VALLEY, THEY PARTLY IN AND WHERE IT
After completing the bombing attacking our 'planes machine- POINT OUT, IS gunned enemy aircraft on the BULGARIA, ground, destroying four enemy ENTERS GREECE' IS DOUBT- bombers and damaging several LESS
more.
Enemy fighters attempted to in- tercept our aircraft but quickly broke off the engagement.
WHERE STIFF RESIST ANCE IS BEING OFFERED.
Germans Thrown Back
THE GREEKS HAVE THROWN THE GERMANS BACK IN A COUNTER-ATTACK AT ONE Mechanical transport was at- POINT IN FIGHTING ON BUL- tacked west of Hadama, south-east GARIAN SOIL,
Enemy Casualties
STATE UN-
of Addis Ababa. Petrol lorries CONFIRMED REPORTS REACH- which were machine-gunned, blew ING ANKARA LAST NIGHT. up and the enemy suffered many casualties.
R.A.F. bombers made a heavy raid on Tripoli on Friday night. Heavy explosions were caused on the south-eastern mole and fires started among barracks and stores, and the power station was hit.
From all these operations our aircraft returned safely.
Empress's Thanks "The Empress of Ethiopia is exceedingly happy, that Ethiopia, first victim of totalitarian aggres- sion, has had its freedom restored;" declared the private secretary of the Empresa after she had been informed that British and Imper fal forces had reached Addis Ababa.
the
The secretary added that. Empress was grateful to God and the British Empire,
The Empress at present is resid. BunBET" Ting" in England.--Reuteri,
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