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WITHDRAWAL TO NEW DEFENCES COMPLETED U.S.PLAN Epic Stories Of

Rearguard Heroes GOING

OF AID TO CHINA

The

agreement under| which the United States will loan China US.$50,- 000,000 to support and stabilise China's currency is expected to be signed this morning in Washing- ton at the Treasury.

Mr Morgenthan wall sign for the United States and M: T V. Soong on behalf of Chow

The negotiations which have been proceeding for

Sone fin

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL "') DESPITE THE MOST VIOLENT AIR BLITZ UNLEASHED OVER ANY BALKAN BATTLE- FIELD, THE ALLIES HAVE COMPLETED A \BRILLIANT WITHDRAWAL TO NEW LINES, WHERE THEY ARE FIGHTING VALIANTLY TO STEM THE GENERAL GERMAN OFFENSIVE ON ATHENS.

The Greeks and British, according to a Budapest radio report picked up in New York, have completed the establishment of yet a third line of defence running from the Gulf of Lamia west to the Gulf of Anrakia, about 90 miles long,

Meanwhile, according

the

it is understood, were completed London "Daily Express," German

i1

toy cays P

What action

taken under the

Lease-Lend Aid

Bit |: is expected that this sum will not be utilised as China will probably be getting all the help winch can be sent to her under the terms of the Lend- Lease Act.

it

of

NAZI ARMS SHIP BLOWN UP

7

have

Naval aircraft torpedoed a tanker, a supply ship and

tropy have occupied the Greek Biely the island of Samothrace and attack- Touted States ed the island of Leninos Loan to China of another $50,- The Begin a respondem 000,000 for the purchase of war

The Columbia Broaticating Cor- material

Is at present unknown poration says State

siege has been proclamed in Athens,

Samother and Lemnos com - mand the approaches to Gallipoli and if the report of German de- cupation is accurate, it holds out auditional threat to Turkey

Thrilling Stories Meanwhile, thrilling stories of is likely to do for China are still the heroism of British and Au munition ship recently, unk there is reason to be- tralian troops covering the

main force lieve that the authorities in trement of the Washington are concentrating on four things; Arstly.

slowly getting into Ching aircraft both bombers and fighters, secondly, heavier artillery than China is now using thirdly raw materials to keep going the Chinese arsenals turning out small arms, shells, grenades, eg, at fourthly, supplying trucks to in- ervase the capacity of the Burma Road. Reuter.

While details on what America

U.S. MAY GET

TORNADOES

:

F

an am-

to all of which were intend-

their new lines are caning droughed for the enemy armies

A unit of Royal Engineers did in the Balkans, it was a magnificent job ор blowing up bridges under heavy roads, and materially delaying London yesterday.

work, officially announced in

land and alr attack. mining the onrush of the German pan. zer detachments.

In Larissa, there WIES deatily street fighting in which the Aux- tralians covered themselves with glory.

In addition a large tanker was hit by torpedoes and probably sunk off the Norwegian coast by the

Free French submarine

"Minerve,"

The tanker was of about 10.. 000 tons, the supply ship about 6.000 tons and the ammunition ship about 7.000 tons.

Before the grim battle in Larissa was over. the Germans had surrounded the town with tank units, but the Australians refused to

capitulate, smashed their way through the German

mounition ship blew cordon and rejoined their, with a tremendous explosion and division.

columns of smoke and fre ruse Zea - 3,000 feet into the air. Ger-

Two companies of New landers held up enormous

Britain was reported in man forces for three days Washington to be consid-vital pass-International

Service.

The

New

One of our aircraft is missing from these operations.--Reuter.

ering making the new The Stubborn Greeks Hawker Tornado fighter Greek resistance is described by 'planes available for man-Italian war correspondents as "ex-

ADULTS GIVE

ufacture in the United ceptionally stubborn" according to CHILDREN “NERVES”

1

a Milan telegram to the "Neus Zuercher" in Zurich yesterday

dents,

de-

States, both for the R.A.F.

Where children's nerves have and the U.S. Army and "The Greeks are clever in their been upset by the strain of war- Navy, if they wish to use use of terrain and well prepared time life, it is generally a rellec- tion of the condition of adults in defences," say these correspon- them.

the family. adding: "Systematic The Tornato may figure Instruction of all routes áailable for This view is expressed in re- the efforts how under way to attackers gives the Greek rear- ports from Board of Education standardise American and Bri- guards, comprising several divi-offlcers, said Mr. Chuter Ede, Par- tish aircraft production in the sions, advantages which the Italiamentary Secretary to the Board, United States as much as possi- lians can only overcome by tre- speaking at Carshalton, Surrey,

mendous efforts and sacrifices.”—-—-- Children's nerves and health Reuter.

had stood up astonishingly well.

blo.

There is no possibilly that the 'planes could be produced in time. to help Britain this spring, but American authorities are enthusi ustic about the machine and would be glad to produce it. — Associat- ed Press.

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PERSONAL REVENGE

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(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL"

Police in Shanghai state that the alleged assassin of the Chief Auditor of the Central Reserve Bank, now under arrest, has de- clared that personal revenge was the motive. He denied being a Chungking terrorist. Interna- tional News Service,

RAIDS ON MALTA

British fighter planes destroyed an enemy aircraft and probably destroyed another, during a raid over, Malta on Monday afternoon.

There were two more raids dur

WATCH-GLASS SAVED MR. WILLKIE FROM "DISASTER"

A WATCH GLASS

and a hall porter

saved

Mr. Wendell Willkie from “disaster." He was speak- ing at a lunch in London. But he finds it almost impossible to talk publicly unless he twiddles his watch, attached to a gold chain he wears.

a

Before the lunch job, he lost his He had another adventure, too.

Ride-on watch-glass and had to leave the He did a Lambeth watch behind.

"push bike" which somebody lent He was so uneasy that he fear¬ him.

ed he might not be able to talk And Lambeth turned out to without twiddling the watch. greet him in true. Lambeth. Walk

style.

er."

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BIRTHDAY

PRESENT

FOR HITLER

(SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL")

KEEPING ENGLAND

"The war can only be won by keeping the de- fence of the existing sys- tem of Democracy going —and that defence is England."

So President Roosevelt told a press conference at the White House yester-

"the day, adding:

war

cannot be won by one sea- "North America's an fight or by one retreat in swer to Hitler's birthday Greece or even in the celebration," was how whole of the Meditr- Mr. Mackenzie King, ranean. Canadian Premier, des- cribed the results of his conference with President Roosevelt.

He replied in the affirmative to questioner who asked whether he was confitient that the defence

ing.

England would be kept go-

"Certainly," he said, "there a will be no lessening of

ship. ments of war materials to England."

did not

Mr King also announeed that President and Mrs. Roosevelt bad promised to visit Ottawa early next month.

Asked whether the question of Mr. King referred to the state-'convoys now had to be cunsider- ment that Canada and the United ed. President Roosevelt remark- States will exchange war mater- ial and co-ordinate their defence efforts to speed hemisphere de fence and aid Britain.

He described the agreement as "mobilisation of the resources of the Continent to defeat Hitler."-- International News Service.

en cryptically that he live at Delphi (the place of the legendary Greek Oracle.)

He described as "too glitter- Ing" a further Inquiry as to whether any steps were

being undertaken to protect bridge of ships."-Reuter.

HOME GUARD BUILD SIT-DOWN OWN ARMOURED CAR STRIKE

"the

FOUR MEMBERS OF THE (SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL") HOME GUARD ARE ΤΟ AT.

Hundreds of workers employed TEND A PARADE AT BRISTOL WITH

Press AN ARMOURED CAR by the Commercial

in Shanghai, attempted a sit-down THEY HAVE BUILT.

They are presenting it to their hunger strike on the premises battalion.

yesterday but were later ejected theby the Police.

The four men worked on tank during their spare time.

Plans were drawn up, a 30-ewt chassis produced, and the armour- ing materials obtained.

It is understood that the work- ers presented demands and be- when gan the strike yesterday informed that no reply had yet the head The value of the car is put at been received from

Our £1200, Labour "costs" alone were, office in the region of £600.

So he phoned his hotel. The hall porter is an amateur "jewell- Everybody wanted his auto- graph, on anything from a packet He got the watch, Atted in a of tea to a picture of the young- ing the night and another raid glass in double-quick time, and est baby, yesterday afternoon, in which rushed it to Mr. Willkie-who The police wanted to "rescue" bombs were dropped but no ser-made his speech after all, twid- | him, but he wave them aside. lous damage or casualties are rè- [dling the famous watch vigorous- "I don't need the cops here," he}. []

said. ported.-Beuter.

ily.

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