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THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 17, 1941

German Advance Through Libya Brought To A Halt

COVENTRY MOURNS

BLITZ VICTIMS

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA

MAIL"

Three thousand

• mourners followed a long line of coffins through the blitzed

of Coventry streets

as the town held on- other mass burial ser- vice for those killed in the

latest German

raid

It is reported that another

burial

the

mass

is pending, indication of

terrific toll taken 173 the latest German blitz

In-

ternational News Ser

VICO

HITLER'S BALKAN FOLLY

Anne McCormick, the New York columnist, says the Balkan campaign is costing Hitler more than it will be worth if he wins.

What will Germany gain the peninsula that she ha

She Bad before"

Britan asics. any lose her tor-holt CH1 the Continent, which will not affect

the war's outerme

HUNDREDS OF EXHAUSTED PRISONERS TAKEN

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")

BRITISH QUARTERS in Cairo reported that the swift German and Italian advance into Egypt from Libya has finally been stop- ped.

Suffering from lack of water and food and exhausted by the swift campaign in the Libyan desert inferno, the German mechanis ed troops have been halted by the stone wall tof British defences east of Sollum, according

to army circles.

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Hundreds of German prisoners, unea tomed to fighting under teent conditions. were tound to be my "the last lanes of a

at then when 1cken mbsucke Tobuk

the first important ibuted mounter-attack in the pre-

11 hase of th War

The Germans said they had Leen without food and water for days and lacked the strength to obry orders for another swift advance

Whattarkynąt Tobak ap frompt due the Briti h 24 boom there. Imperial tinaps have

Arong desfemase pr

belwery Sollura and Mersal

the a AMA KARRE

Servier

International News

Situation Stationary

tafionary for the last four days,

ELOQUENT

OF

ROOSEVELT

CONDEMNS

HUNGARY

President Roosevelt proclaimed yesterday that a state of war exists between Hung- ary and Yugoslavia, and added that Hung- ary attacked Yugo- slavia "without justi- fication."

Effect of the pro- clamation is to place these two nations un der the United States Neutrality regula-

tions.

-Reuter.

NAVY SHELLS NAZIS

Ships of the Royal Navy are constantly and suc-· cessfully harrasing enemy. operations on the Libyan coast by bombardment.

This is stated in a report by the Commander-in-Chief. Mediterran- ean, given in an Admiralty com- munique yesterday.

Enemy positions and transport columns on the escarpment road Weet of Sollum have been bombarded with particularly good resuite. El Gazala aerodrome.

Tobruk, has also been went of hexly bombarded from the and at least five aircraft destroy- ed on the ground.--Reuter.

to the

HUNGARIAN

STORY INVASION

SURRENDER BOMBAST

OF ADDIS ABABA

DESCRIBING THE entry into Addis Aba-

The

the

progress of Hungarian invasion of Yugoslavia is recorded in a High Command com- munique from Budapest. It states: "Our troops to- day occupied the south- western portion of trans- Danubia up to the Croat

frontier.

ba of the British and Imperial forces, an The Libyan situation has been event which virtually ended the Italian East according to well-informed circle. African "empire," a war correspondent says:

Cano yesterday.

"Italian soldiers and police left in Addis een tinues in the Sollum area, on Ababa to maintain order gave us the British prisoners and

While patrol activity con.

hard fighting salute, while Abyssinians flocked towards us,

'arms outstretched in the Fascist manner.

the Egyptian border, there has been occasional Enemy

run Inlo hun. dreds, it is stated. There is no indication that the mot

Nazis have mereased the strength

Reuter of their forward units.

00

The Yugoslavs and Greeks may suffer what they suffered yesterday and

back comc

stronger than ever.

But the Germans are paying

heavily for what they expreted

to be delivered gratis,

The most the Nazis can

is two more hostile populationa

to police, more sabotage

reduced supplies,

The labour that has been diverled

win

and

served them lighting, to

and damaged towns, railways and farmlands will take months

Reuter. to repair

IMPORTANT

EVENTS PREDICTED

Colonel Popoff, the So- viet military expert, re- viewing the situation in North Africa in the news-

FAR EAST

CONFERENCE

IN U.S.

The British and Aus- tralian Ministers in Washington held a con- ference at the State De- partment yesterday.

Conditions in the Far East were stated to be the main subject dis- cussed.

European men and women welcomed us with occasional smiles but for the most part

"Mopping up of the region be- and the Rivers Danube Tisza and the enumeration of wi

booty is proceed?

mg.

"According to

present indica- tions the number of prisoners to- tals 15,000 and is increasing. The booty includes about 100 guns and very valuable material."--Reuter.

stared goggle-eyed at this most unwarlike REPUDIATE

occupation.

My African servant, in a truck behind mine, exclaimed in aston- ishment Why, they're happy."

Small boys ran forward to sell us newspapers whenever one of our cars stopped. There was no trave of hostility anywhere though soldiers looked down on us from the windows of houses, puz- zled because there were no arm- loured cars to protect our proces-

sion

al-

When the Palace of the Duke of Aosta was reached, the cor- respondent saw an italian guard of honour drawn up and a crowd of notables assembled. "General Mombrini, military governor of Addis Ababa, stood with the mayor in the middle of the doorway to receive the British General,

Mr. Nevile Butler, the British Minister, who saw Mr. Sumnu A civilian secretary came for- Welles (U.S. Assistant Secretary ward from the Palace and helped of State) afterwards, told the press us spell the more difficult names that shipping in the Pacific was of Italian generals. We assisted among subjects dealt with.-Reu-him with probable details of

arrival of British vehicles.

ter.

FAMOUS BROKER

paper "Red Star," expects NOW A PRIVATE

"rather important" deve- lopments in the next few

days.

WITH HIS

Short Ceremony

the

The surrender ceremony, when the British leaders arrived, was the shortest possible.

High British officers carne up preceded by a squad of Italian motor-cycle police.

which had

he

full

an

THEIR OWN PROPAGANDA!

been hauled down. was flown again in order to

struck with ceremoniously honours after which it was

sight to

see the extraordinary Union

the Jack greeted with Fascist salute by the Italian off- cers und the

Was guard as it broken at the top of the mast.

None But British

The attitude of the Abyssinian showed they were delighted with the British occupation.

Rumours

abroad

current of negotiations

None but the British could so being conducted for a unostentatiously have occupied a cessation of hostilities in city which had been the object o

the Balkans, are not con- such arduous Aghting.

firmed by political circles in Berlin, said a Wilhelms trasse spokesman in the to mind losing the campaign in Nazi capital yesterday. the Nazi-Fascist war and they were relieved at having escaped a major rising of Abyssinians in Addis Ababa."

Even the Italians did not appear

No Reprisals

A semi-official slutement say "It is doubtful whether there an any quarters in Serbia which would be able to negotiate an au- thoritative agreement on this

score.

"Military events in Serbia have The correspondent says that later he found himself in

entered a stage where an armistice the

is

SO out of the question as," midst of an immense crowd of Abyssinians coming from a con- claimed the Nazi spokesman, "the

Serbian army, as such, is com ference with the British General, where problems had been discuss-pletely annihilated."--Reuter. ed and the General had asked the inhabitants to refrain from com- mitting reprisals against the Ital- ians in order to save the British forces from the necessity of spend

EIGHT FOR THE NIGHT

It was learned in London yes two more enem

destroyed ove

were

Their staffs accompanied them SALARY DROP- but they brought no troops oring too much energy on policing terday that PING FROM $48,000 A YEAR | arme, except one armoured dar Addis Ababa, so that the fullest bombers

flying a Union Jack home made He cites the "considerable in~] TO $21 A MONTH, MR. W. M.

use of as many troops as possible England on Tuesday night, mak by the daughter of a former the activity of the MARTIN, JR., PRESIDENT OF Grease" in

to break the Italians' final resting a total of eight for the night Acting Governor of Kenya. Gen- tance could be made.

- Reuter. R.A.F. in North Africa as indi- THE NEW YORK STOCK EX-

CHANGE cative of coming events.

FOR THE "LAST

oral Harrigan: "The British Command is THREE YEARS, YESTERDAY The British General, after 'be- doubtless preparing a counter- BECAME A PRIVATE IN THE ing greeted by the Italian repre- blow. Where the blow will come UNITED STATES ARMY.

sentatives and receiving a salute] from is difficult to say. It may be MARTIN EXPRESSED THE from the guard of honour, went from the Tobruk region, Siwa OPINION THAT THE UNITED quickly into the house, Oasis or Morsa Matruh," he adds. STATES WOULD ENTER THE The only pageantry was provid-Summing up his impressions of the person facation of Britain." -Reuter.

IWAR, - REUTER.

ed by flags. The Italian' 'dag, 'the' drive he says: "I have never | British Wireless,

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The correspondent later drové

wit through the streets where, when seen emotions to compare he was recognised as English, this demonstration. We drove o the was received with remark deeply moved, feeling that for on able demonstrations of thanks. moment we stood in their eyes: {