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THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 18, 1941.

Anglo-Greek Line Holds Intact At All Vital Points

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL”)

A FURIOUS GRAND SCALE BATTLE IS NOW RAGING FROM THE ADRIATIC SEA TO THE AEGEAN, WITH PARTICULARLY VIO- LENT FIGHTING ON THE SLOPES OF MOUNT OLYMPUS, WHERE AUSTRALIAN TROOPS HAVE REPEATEDLY SMASHED MASS GER-

MAN ASSAULTS.

The German forces are now bringing their HUGE U.S.

full weight to bear not only on the Mace- donian front, but also in Albania, where

TAX BOOST

troops swinging from Yugoslavia have join-TAX

ed the Italians, and it is expected that the Greeks will fall back on the Albanian front.

The British High Command admits the seriousness of the situation, but says that the Allied line, although compelled to give ground at several points, has inflicted severe losses on the Germans and prevented at break-through at any point.

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A1 some points Flank, however, the Greeks have

been compelled to make a scr ICS of strategic withdrawals.” according to the official spokes AI man, who added that, in banja. the Greeks are still in control of the situation, and “in local attacks. repulsed with heavy losses for the Italians."

Albania Situation

The Greek army may have

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actate Albana where to sha-

is described as "seriou cording to well-informed quarter- in Cairo yesterday.

Considerable German forces which have been freed from ac· tion in Yugoslavia have succeed. ed in pushing back the Greeks who were in a position to pro- tect the retreat of the Greek forces from the Albania sector. it is stated.

This may have repercussions on

IT' IS OFFICIALLY CLAIM- ED THAT THE WHOLE OF THE ALLIED LINES ARK STAND-| the British and Imperial troops in ING FIRM AT THE BASE OF| Greece THE KEY MOUNTAIN PASSES]

Well-informed quarters in Cairo

IN THE OLYMPIAN REGION do not pretend to mumise The INTERNATIONAL NEWS SER

VICE.

Line Intact

Latest reports from the Mare- donian front state that the Anglo Greek line, although under pres- Mire, remains intret

Hard fighting is taking place round Servia (Greece) where Australian troops are giving the Germans a hammering.

One British arinoured ut brought down five German planes with Bren guns.

Bitter Struggle

Beyond the fact that a bitter struggle is raging in the region just north of Kalabaka, there is no fresh news regarding the fight- ing in northern Greece

gravity of the Greek situation. Reuter.

THEFT FROM NAVAL OFFICER

PROPOSED

(SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL)

With an announcedi policy of taxing "the peo- ¡ple who haven't paid any - thing up to this time. the Administration is sub- mitting a new revenue programine to Congres - Isional leaders, calling for la $3,000,000,000 increase

in Federal taxes.

"

Congress is requested to bring the tutal estimated tax burden fot bext year up to US. $12,667,080, - 000.

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Mr. Morgenthau, Secretary of the Treasury, reiterated that it Administration. policy, ap- proved by Congressional leaders. to raise money for defence in the proportion of two-thirds by taxes. and one-third by borrowing.

The kind of taxes it is proposed to introduce to raise the large total has not been revealed, but Mr. Morgenthau said it was his objective to have everyone pay more in taxes next year than this. International News Service.

DOG WHICH BIT A COOLIE

Mr. C. Van Langenberg, of No

Collingwood, of No. 100.401. The Peak, was summoned b Waterloo Road, was complainant ore Mr. G. T. Lowry, at the Cen - when Chan Kau. 30 was charged trai Magistracy this morning, for with stealing before Mr. D. J. Anderson at Kowloon this morn-muzzle.

N. allowing his dog abroad without a

mg.

ering some articles.

It was stated that the anima! Accused stole two sports coats, bit a coolie of the Imports and two pairs of trousers, one jacket | Exports Denartment, while dei and one naval uniform. the pro- nerty of Lt. Collingwood from A fine of $5 was imposed. the roof of the house on Wednes- Mr. C. W. Tresie. of the same day.

address, was also fined $5 For a Accused was fined $40 or six similar offence. weeks hard labour.

Sgt. Willerton prosecuted.

BRITAIN'S LATEST AND GREATEST BATTLESHIP

(By Reuter's Special Correspondent with the Home Fleet on board H.M.S.

King George V)

Incidentally the fire Control instruments, last word in this branch of war science, are said to have accounted for mors than £200,000 of the battle- ship's total cost.

Should the bridge be put but

of action by a bomb or shell, the

"KG5" could still carry on,

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AS THE FIRST journalist to be allowed aboard Britain's latest and greatest battle ship, I am able to describe some special fea-there are at least four positions tures of what is probably the mightiest in- in various parts of the ship from trument of war yet created by man.

Nowhere is there concentrated such ef- fective steel protection against bombs, shells, torpedoes and mines, nor so many colossal guns.

Monster Guns

which control could continue.

Virtually Unsinkable

Internally the most striking the elaborate sub-

feature is divisioning by means of water-

tight bulkheads, making the ship virtually unsinkable.

The telephone exchange is linked with 1,200 telephones In all parts of the

ship,

while upwards of 60,000 electric lights make the Interior *3 bright and cheerful as possible in a warship.

It takes more than a day to gun turrets, outwardly as big as examine this floating fortress an ordinary bungalow, carrying every kind af hush- hush device, including one which might be called Mr. Churchill's "secret weapon," about which I

Altogether there are ten monster can say no more than that it was 14-inch guns, as well as rows of inspired by him when he was at 525 high angle guns along. both strike one during a tour of the Of hundreds of features which the Admiralty.

sidea of the ship-16 in all and on a higher level, multiple the least are those which contri- warship as worthy of remark not

First thing to be noticed on ascending the gangway is the astonishing thicknes of the armour plate, unofficially enti mated at 10 inches.

pom-poms.

bute to the comfort of the crew, AN AIR ATTACK AGAINST | for which every conceivable mo- THE "KGS," AS THE VESSEL IS dern dovice which can be fitted On setting foot on board the KNOWN IN THE NAVY, WOULD has been, introduced into both deck one is confronted with one DEFINITELY BE A JOB FOR A | the living and recreational quar— of the colossal quadruple 14-inch | SUICIDE SQUAD,

ters.-Reuter.