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FIRST NEWSPAPER IN THE FAR EAST. ESTABLISHED 1845.

No. 32.119

THURSDAY, APRIL 10. 1941

MILITARY IN BALKANS

HAVOC IN TURKEY TO RAIDS ON CONTINUE AS REICH

Details of the havoc wrought in Bremen and Wilhelmshaven raids in recent months have now reached London.

Several workshops at the Atlas: shipyard in Bremen were de- molished, and a few of the im- seed-crushing portant Hour and mills and cold stores were hit.

Factorica

damaged included

the Focke-Wulf aircraft assem bly plant,

The Deschimag shipyard, which produces every class of warship except battleships, has been re- peatedly bornbed.

In attacks on Wilhelmshaven several of the most important engineering shops were destroy.! ed or

work damaged and warships rendered difficult some time to come.

Naval Barracks Hit

оп for

Several public buildings were destroyed or gutted, including im- portant naval barrack buildings, where casualties among personnel were heavy.

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NON-BELLIGERENT

Dr.

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11 IS understood that the Turkish For eign Minister, Sarajoglu, told People's Party on Tuesday that the Gov ernment would in the meanwhile continue the policy of non- belligerency, continu- ing closely to watch developments offect- ing Turkish interests.

--Reuter.

POPE PEACE

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Germans Nearly Through Waist Of Yugoslavia

(By Reuter's Diplomatic Correspondent)

THE ENTRY OF GERMAN ADVANCE DETACHMENTS INTO SALONIKA NOT ONLY MEANS THE LOSS OF THE CAPITAL OF MACEDONIA BUT CUTS THE GREEK ARMIES IN THE FIELD IN TWO.

There may be several Greek divisions in Thrace and-eastern Macedonia and they are practically surrounded.

While the German armies are thus en- Igaged in the south, other forces have practi- cally cut through the Yugoslavian waistline and are now advancing northwards and west- wards so as to threaten with encirclement and main forces which are being hemmed in in old Serbia.

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German Statement

while the At the same time.

issued A special communique Yugoslavs are still opposing Ger-

Command from Rumania, by the German High pressure

Ger- Hungary and Austria, some of their yesterday says that strong

Albania

advancing man armoured units, forces have pepetrated

southwards from Yugoslavia, have taken Salonika.

German troops have also

100 excupied a town about

The Pope's plan to and should create a diversion in make a peace appeal in the Italian rear. The results will become appar-his Easter address is be-

which with the difficulties Germany will experience in keep-lieved ing her naval forces in full fight- Sing trim and in delays to new changed.

construction,

Reuter.

ADDIS ABABA CAPTURES

Order is being success- fully preserved in Addis Ababa, it was officially stated in Nairobi day.

to have been

The address precedes the bless- png "Urbi et Orbi" on Sunday.

the

Rruter

OC-

miles

coast.

It is obvious from this position of the military posi to the east of Salonika and have tion that the immediate out.

reached the Aegean be look in the Balkans must regarded

16 аз serious, but it significant that the Germans have not yet come up against the British forces.

A message received in Berne from Rome states that following

Not Yet Lost the extension of the war to

that Balkans, the Pope feel, it is im- This would suggest

Salonika was possible to make a pence move at defence of the present time Reuter.

part of Britain's plan.

yester JAPANESE

Important stocks of arms and material of all kinds have been

: captured.

The large number of prison. ers captured includes two Blackshirt battalions, complete with over 60 pilots and 1,000 air force ground' personnel. Indian troops participated in the capture of the Abyssinian capital.

Recter.

ENEMY TRANSPORTS TORPEDOED

ACCEPT

COMPROMISE

the- not

Britain's force is one not light-

ly to be disregarded,

The Battle of the Balkans has not yet been

won or lost.

It is learned in authoritative circles in London that no British or Imperial troops were in sector of the Vardar,

Heavy R.A.F. Attacks

the

The R.A.F. continued on Mon- day vigorous resistance to enemy troops in aiding Greece and Yu- MR. TATEKI HORIUCHI, JA-goslavia, says an R.A.F. communi- PANESE CONSUL - GENERAL que issued in Cairo yesterday.

NOTIFIED HAS OFFICIALLY

THE SHANGHAI MUNICIPAL Heavy attacks were delivered COUNCIL THAT THE NOMINA- against tanks and motor transport TION OF THREE JAPANESE convoys in the Lake Doiran area. COUNCILLORS TO THE S.M.C. Bombs were observed to burst WAS, DECIDED AT A MEETING among tanks and vehicles on roads OF THE JAPANESE RATEPAY- between Strumica and Doiran and ERS ASSOCIATION, IT WAS a bridge under a railway at Dev- The Admiralty announced lust | LEARNED.

derija was damaged by direct hits. night: "One of our submarinės in

of.

the Central Mediterrancan has The three Japanese nominated carried out a successful attack on include Mr. Yutaro Hanawa, man- a southbound convoy of heavily-ager of the Shanghai branch -laden transports and supply ships the M.B.K.. Mr. Issaku Okamoto, Japanese on a lawyer. and former A ship of about 12,000. was hit by two torpedoes. A shin consul-general at Singapore, of about 6,000 tons was also hit Mr. Yosuzo Yajima, manager by a torpedo." "British Wire- the Shanghai office of the N.Y.K.

--Ncuter: " less.

HUNGARY ENEMY

TERRITORY

A

and The Government of India yes- of terday declared Hungary enemy territory, says Reuter from New Delhi.

ITALY'S REPRISAL

Italy has demanded the recall of the United States assistant Military At- W. C. tache, Captain Bentley, who is also Mili- for Air, tary Attache from the Embassy in

the

Rome.

This was announced by State Department in Washington yesterday.

The United States recently de- manded the recall of the Italian Naval Attache, Admiral Lais, and in their demand Note, apparently a reprisal, the Italians say Ad- miral Lais has ceased to function and will leave the United States without delay. ― Reuter.

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