1941-04-16 — Page 25

THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 16, 1941

GERMANS ADOPT A DARING LINE IN MENDACITY

WITH NEWS CHANNELS

from Yugoslavia

almost entirely under German control there is little reliable information regarding the course of fight-

SEAPOWER

WILL WIN

ing in the mountainous areas of southern Yugo---Lord Halifax

are being

slavia, and the Nazis' wireless services employed almost continuously for propaganda pur- poses.

Currency is given to rumours and reports de- signed to sap the fighting spirit of the Yugoslavs and to convince the world that resistance has been crushed.

These reports are of particular ¦ interest when con adened in reke- hom to the erent tactie logiteed in the hope of alienating the loyal- ty of the Greeks.

The latter have been continu - ously told in recent broadcasts, that they are being betrayed by the Brite h, who have been arVIEN- ed of atrocities against the Greeks. particularly against theme whom the British assisted to e vape 1249477 Salonika, and they are urged to help the Germans to trap the B- tash in Greece

One such broadcast saud Cut off the British reti eat

ships Cat which

they intend to embark.

Daring Line In Mendacity

In yesterday's Nazi broadcasts even more daring line in men dacity was followed After as- serting as usual that resistance

was

in vain, Deutschlandsender and other station put out utterly baseless reports that transports were e sembled in 1'’'naeus for the withdrawal of the British

TURKEY

ON THE QUI VIVE

ISPLCIAL 10

CHINA MAIL

Commenting on the war

| situation yesterday, Lord Halifax, British Ambas- sador to the United

States, said "It has been

necessary to withdraw from Libya to new posi- tions, and although we have suffered loss in do- ing this we have made the enemy pay dearly for his advance."

Adding that a stream of rein. foreements in men and material is steadily flowing into that thea- tre, Lord Halifax said this pro- was "greatly helped" by President Roosevelt's action in opening the Red Sea to American shipping

Cess

The Turkish Govern- ment has begun large- scale recruiting among was an "uscomparably more for-

Pointing out that the R.A.F.

students at Istanbul Uni-midable instrument than even a few months agy." Lord Halifax versity for a special corps |

continued, of troops trained to com- bat parachutists.

This is the latest of a series of emergency measures to prepare for any eventuality which might transpire as a result of the Ger man invasion of Yugoslavia and the occupation of Bulgaria.

This story was improved upon by D.N.B., which in the evening announced that the British were already beginning to re embark. Simultaneously it was learned In a final flight of fancy this 10

that Germany in Istanbul

this

port Was transden med Into

week is to conduct big naval and speetal announcement in time trans-

air manoeuvres off the Black Sea mission Jor Aften trom the Zeesen coasts of Rumania and Bulgaria wireless stufion, which stated,¦ and near Russia's Black Sea coast.

The British Expeditionary Forer is leaving Greece Evacuation is taking place from various points along the Greek coast and at other points." British Wireless.

FEWER JOBLESS

Twenty Nazi submarines, as sembled at the Rumanian naval base of Constanza, will take part.

Meanwhile Turkish school- teachers have been ordered to ab- stam from travel in order to keep. them easily available to help or- gase and lend evacuation children in the event of wat ternational News Service

NAZIS TOLD TO BOMB LIGHTS

of

In-

"The history of the struggle al tea since war began gives every reason to believe that the strength of sea-power is un diminished and in the end wil! play the largest part in bring ing down the pillars of the Nazi temple." Reuter.