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No. 32.117

TUESDAY, APRIL 8, 1941

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GERMAN CONCENTRATIONS AT SOFIA BOMBED BY THE R.A.F.

GERMAN

Swift Response KEYNES

THRUST To Belgrade Raid

AT BELLES

Parachutists and pro- paganda leaflets were dropped in Macedonia on Sunday, stated the offi cial Greek spokesman in Athens last night.

A number of parachut- ists, he said, had been captured.

Leaflets dropped by Nazi pilots; professed German friendship for the Greek people, "whom

wished to

preserve

horrors of war."

from

they the

The Greek spokesman added: "The main German thrust is at Belles and along

the Struma Valley, but all along the fron. tier, from Belles, their divi- back sions, stabbed us in the while our army was confront. ing another aggressor. "Using every modern mechani- | cal weapon of war, however, they did not effect a passage.

Greeks Counter-Attack

"The Greek soldiers on the withstood heavy German front artillery fire, destroyed oncoming tanks and counter-attacked.

six

"The Greeks brought

German *planes suffering any losses In themselves.

down without *plance

"In Albania, the Duce's army

YUGOSLAVS ATTACKING IN ALBANIA

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A Yugoslav broad- cast was picked up in Vichy yesterday stat- ing that heavy Yugo- slav artillery

was

carrying out a terrific

IT WAS OFFICIALLY announced in Cairo last night that German military concen- trations at Sofia and motor transport in the Struma Valley were heavily bombed on Sun- day night.

The R.A.F. quickly replied to the German air attack on Belgrade by bombing the Ger- man military concentrations at Sofia, says the Middle East communique.

FIUME REPORTED TAKEN

barrage on the Al-R

an

banian frontier in pre- paration for

at- tock. News Service.

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International

Debra

Marcos

Captured

With the fall of Debra |

was inactive, evidently expect Marcos practically the

to gather the fruit of other peo-

ple's labours."

Violent Attacks

A Greck High Command com-

munique, quoted by Athens radio

whole of the province of Gojjam has been freed

have

The Yugoslavs occupied Fiume, in North-

East Italy, Sara, the Ita-

PLAN ADOPTED

The famous economist, Mr. J. M. Keynes, cham- pion of compulsory sav ing, left his office in the Treasury last night with the knowledge that four The station and marshalling yards, a railway junction, ware-million British taxpapers

and

will participate in a form of his long advocated and hotly-opposed scheme of compulsory saving.

houses, motor transport

a

large factory were heavily bomb

There were many explosions

ed.

and one very large fire

ones. Several smaller

In one

case trucks were to be hurled into the air.

ed.

and

seen

After carrying out their bomb.

aircraft ing attack the

dived and machine-gunned the ob jectives and motor transport on roads in the Struma Valley. Considerable damage was caus-

All aircraft engaged in

lian port on the Dalma-raid returned safely to base. tian coast, and Scutari in Albania, according to re-

Government Moves

the

The Yugoslav Government,

ports from Ankara picked with General Simovitch, has gone up by the Columbia Broad-to Branics casting Company in New York. Reuter.

STRUMA VALLEY

from Italian domination. FIGHTING

Italian defence of the town con-

for last night, states that the German tinued

seven days, during attack continues with the same which the Italians lost 250 dead violence and is being resisted by and 800 wounded. small Greek Torces.

manner.

Guns, machine-guns, automo-

ties.

The strong resistance

encountered by the Ger

·

The evacuation of western biles and ammunition stocks were mans, especially in the Thrace is proceeding in a regular captured in considerable quanti-Struma Valley, was em- phasised by Moscow radio On the Albanian front a strong The Italians, who are now re- offensive by the Greeks resulted treating towards the Blue Nile, in a broadcast for home in the capture of 500 prisoners.- are being closely pursued by the consumption yesterday.

Reuter.

MOSCOW

British. Reuter.

SIR TEJ SAPRU

Commenting upon the military situation created by the Germán attacks on Yugoslavia and Greece, the Moscow antiouncer in the main confined himself to giving briefly the Greek, British and German, Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru, spokes communiques, but also emphasia- “Encouraging, was the man for the recent Bombay coned the strong resistance the Ger- comment of Mr. Cordell ference, held to solve the poli-mans were encountering-Reuter, ficul deadlock, Interviewed the

ATTITUDE SEES VICEROY

Hull, US. Secretary of Viceroy for two hours yesterday State, on the Russo-Yugo- and placed before him a memor- andum drawn by the standing. Commitee of the conference.

slav Pact yesterday.

He also commented at his press Rcutor. conference on the Increasing number of nations becoming gcutely aware of the world na- ture of the movement for con- clal, the Assistant Secretary, Mr. quest of peoples by force.

Sumner Welles, having a few This is the secod recent, favour-days ago applauded. Russia's de- able comment on Russia's attitude claration of neutrality it Turkey

high State Departing off were attackod. -- Reuter, inter Ph.

Athugaibid. die.

..

TWO NAZE!PLANES

~ DESTROYED

Two German aircraft were des- troyed by British fighters, one off the Suffolk coast and the other near Cape Gris Nez, yesterday, says the Air. Ministry.

There was little activity over Britain and no bombs were drop- lped on land, -- Bu

and Catak. 60 miles south of Belgrade, claims the German radio, quoting as authori- ty the Solla correspondent of an Italian newspaper.-Reuter.

The NEW

Last July Mr. Keynes was ap- pointed by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with other economists commercial and industrial and chiefs. to the Treasury consulta- been which has tive committee described as the "Exchequer Brains Trust."

Doubtless the proposal was de- vised there.

Mr. Keynes had no comment to make on the Budget.-Reuter.

DR. BARDOSSY AND ITALY

The new Hungarian Prime Min- ister, Dr. Bardossy, has sent a tele- gram to Mussolini asking for his "precious support" in the task he has undertaken.-Reuter.

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