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No. 32.124

THURSDAY, APRIL 17, 1941

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FURIOUS BATTLE IN RUGGED

MOUNT OLYMPUS REGION

BIG BERTHAS SHELL

DOVER AREA

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R.A.F. planes are reported to have raid- ed enemy invasion bases France

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shelled the Dover area. --- International

News Service.

ENTIRE CONVOY

Momentum Of Nazi TRAPPED

Attack Weakened

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THERE IS AN EVIDENT FEELING OF OPTIMISM IN ATHENS THAT THE GERMAN SURGE INTO GREECE WILL BE HALTED AS THE ALLIES AND THE INVADERS CLASH IN FORCE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN WHAT IS DEVELOPING INTO ONE OF THE WAR'S MOST FURIOUS BATTLES IN THE RUGGED COUNTRY OF EASTERN

GREECE.

BIG RAID

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SHANGHAI LONDON ELECTION DILEMMA

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seats

on

The air

raid alarm, sounding at an early hour in London last night, in- troduced what shortly afterwards appeared to be one of the biggest raids on the British metropolis for some time.

The tussle over Chinese

the Shanghai| Enemy 'planes began Municipal Council is to drone their way over growing as the Chinese London in waves imme- Ratepayers Association diately after the sirens has virtually split into two had died away. bodies, which have issued conflicting statements.

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The initial German momentum has wea- kened considerably after vain attempts to open a gap in the Allied defence lines, and several German mechanised rushes were re- pulsed by intense artillery fire, which inflict- ed heavy losses.

Earlier a Greek spokesman had¦ conceded that German panzer trops were deep in north Greece, while mechanised torres based on Kozani had arrived at the western outlet of Sialista Pass. 50 miles within Greece and now relatively smooth terrain to the southward.! The enemy also took Klisura Pass, i

miles above Siatista.

Athens radio stated a

ANTI-CONVOY

BY NAVY See Page 3

BRITISH REQUEST TO U.S.

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The British-Australian- American conference in Washington yesterday dis- cussed a British request for the United States to take over

some British shipping routes in the Pa-

RESOLUTION cific and so release British

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") THE U.S. SENATE FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE HAS major | UNANIMOUSLY POSTPONED

vessels for carrying sup- plies across the Atlantic.

Mr. Nevile Butler, the British Minister, said the British Pacific

battle is progressing in western ACTION ON THE CONVOY RE shipping question was "urgent."

Macedonia between Greek and German forces. The announcer declared the Nazia

had failed

to pierce the main Greek lines at any point.

SOLUTION TO APRIL 30, AND HAS ASKED FOR A STATE DE- PARTMENT REPORT.

Questioned regarding a report that Japan had agreed to "loan" warships to Germany for Pacific "That The resolution would prohibit raiding. Mr. Butler said: the use of U.S. warships to con- the Japanese to take.

would be a pretty serious step for They are voy vessels with Lease and Lend material en route to combat zone

people and I do not j cautious

do that."-in- think they would International News Ser- ports.

ternational News Service,

Meanwhile, German propagan- da, which has been alleging that British troops in Greece were evacuating, has had to reverse this vice.

stand.

Tune Changed

The British troops, Goebbels now says, A.A. guns hurled shells into the

started to re-embark air over a wide aren with the but cancelled the operation and heaviest racket of this year.

are now beginning to return to Over one outer district a large the battle-line. number of flares lit up the streets| Berlin quarters continue to put old! councillors and many planes were heard fy-out the claim that the Nazis, after with the exception of Mr Yu Yag much lower than in previous fighting at close quarters,

hing.

The pro-Chungking camp In- formed the Council of the nomination

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raids.

One German bomber was blown out of the sky within a

pro-Nanking camp few minutes of the alert while

The

nominated Mr. Jabin high Central Reserve

Nanking regime official.

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flying at about 5,000 feet,

bombs fell

Bank High explosive

official, and Mr. T. C. Chang.one London district soon after.

R.A.F. Bghters soared to attack the Luftwaffe and machine-gun fire was heard as the enemy was

While Nanking circles declare pro-Chungking ratepayers will

soon be suppressed, the Council engaged. Reuter.

is on the horns of a dilemma, Two Nanking councillors would strengthen the Axis hand in the 9.M.C.-International News Ser-

vice.

Wang Move

REPRESENTATIVES OF THE WANG CHING-WEI REGIME. ACCOMPANIED BY JAPANESE OFFICIALS, ARE REPORTED TO HAVE VISITED THE FOR- MET PREMISES OF THE CHIN- ESE RATEPAYERS ASSOCIA

ION IN THE SHANGHAI IN- ERNATIONAL SETTTLEMENT HIS MORNING,

Object was the taking over of introl of the Association offices, The party, however, is sold to ave twithdrawn when told the fices had been moved. -- Reuter,

Crash In

Shanghai

Dollar

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") The Chinese dollar in Shanghai this morning fell to $19.50 as Chungking banks in the city cloa- ed for two days in a panic wave over the murder of a Central Re- serve Bank' accountant.

have

breached the defences north of Larissa, capturing the important pass and taking hundreds of pri-

goners.

British prisoners were Anzacs and men from the Midlands, it I was claimed.

Yugoslav Campaign Of Words

The Germans continue to put out propaganda rumours of Yugo- slav offers of capitaluation and of the destruction of the Yugoslav Army. One such story, for in- stance, says that the Yugoslav Second Army has capitulated at Sarajevo, while they also announce the Italian capture of Spalato.

The Germans also allege that "Local Serb delegates offered capi- tulation but this was unacceptable on the grounds that a Yugoslav governing body does not exist."

The Germans allege two Nazi divisions routed six Serb divisions, capturing eight generals and 50,000 men. International News Ser- vice,

rency business until the panic The Hong Kong and Shanghai | 'subsides. International News Bank bag suspended foreign cur-Service.

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