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SEVERE

NAZI LOSSES

German losses in Greece are extremely heavy ac- cording to reports reach- ing Ankara.

Travellers from Bul- garia state that the Ger- man troops in Sofia can hardly believe their eyes as they sec masses of wounded arriving.

THE WILDEST ESTIMATES OF GERMAN LOSSES ARE CURRENT IN SOFIA, ONE PUT- TING GERMANS KILLED AT 80,000 AND WOUNDED AT A QUARTER OP A MILLION THESE MAY NOT BE CREDIT-

· ABLE BUT THEY DO SERVE TO] INDICATE THAT THE CASUALTIES HAVE BEEN SE- AND BEYOND ALL GERMAN ANTICIPATION.

VERE

Nothing is known 11} Ankara

thrace, but well-informed

will attempt to capture all the Greek Islands which,

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afford useful jumping-off for aircraft,

bases

RAJPUTANA TORPEDOED AND SUNK

It is officially an nounced by the Ad- miralty that the arm.

ed merchant

cruiser,

H.M.S. "Rajputana" has been torpedoed and sunk.

She is a sister ship of the Rawalpindi Reuter.

FAST

MTB'S FOR

BRITAIN

Still Inflicting Heavy Losses On The Germans

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ANCHORED TO MOUNTAIN POSITIONS IN THE PASS OF THERMOPYLAE, BRITISH AND GREEK TROOPS LAST NIGHT WERE WAGING A FURIOUS BATTLE TO KEEP THE GERMANS FROM SWEEPING OUT OF TH E PLAIN OF THESSALY

INTO ATHENS.

Immense losses continue to be inflicted upon the Germans, according to Anglo- Greek advices from the front, as the Germans continued to throw infantry recklessly into the battle.

All authoritative information indicates that the Allied withdrawal has been halted and that the Greek and British troops are at- tempting to make an effective stand in the same area where 2,421 years ago Leonidas held off the Persian hordes. News Service.

International

The main Greek army on the dive-bombed and machine-gunned British left flank is holding firm, from sunrise to sunset by the Ger-

man Air Force. it was stated in Cairo yesterday.

about the reported German About 20 fast torpedo cupation of Lemnos and Samboats are ready for de- consider it likely that the Nazis livery to Britain and are ron- possibly on the way now, junction with the Dodecanese, according to Colonel Knox, the Navy Secretary. Although the war

The boats are capable of going ¦ is now Hp- -prouching Turkey's sea coast as at over a mile a minute, he told well as the land frontiers, the Tura press conference in Washington kish public remains cool and its yesterday, adding that they will spirit is suminen up in the words be transported across the Atlantic, i of one leader of public opinion Colonel Knox also revealed that who said yesterday: "If attacked the United States is negotiating extent for the slight relaxation in we will fight to the last man: we for the construction in Canada of a have taken all precautions: Let, number of warships, probably cor- the aggresser remember he will vettes. not take us by surprise."-- Reuter,

NAZI MENACE IN IRAQ

was pointed out that the It

ex- Germans

now be must

in their periencing difficulties communications since their lines of supply across great distances and considerable is limited damage have been done to them by both sides.

This probably accounts to some

the Germans' tempestuous push which enabled the British forces to carry out the successful with- drawal to the new line.

Easing off may also have been heavy stated, to it was losses suffered by the Germans

ONE GERMAN DIVISION will be renched TAKEN BACK TO RUMANIA IN when the ships near completion. THE MIDDLE OF THE MONTH Questioned regarding American HAD LOST 65 PER CENT. OF aid for Britain in the Battle of the ITS PERSONNEL AND MATER Atlantir, Colonel Knox said that IAL ACCORDING TO REPORTS

He pointed out that any war- ships In bullt for the United States might be handed due, over to Britain under the Lease- Lend system.

The decision

he understood that farger and fas- ter freighters have been seeking independently, to run the gauntlet of U-boats and bombers for some

Replying to a Commons time.---Reuter. question, Mr. Eden de-

clared yesterday that he BULGARIAN

was well aware of the po- tential menace to British interests and to the in- dependence of Iraq of any

ASSURANCE

German infiltration into TO TURKEY

Iraq.

Mr. Morris Jones (Liberaj Na- The Bulgarian Minister at tionalist) asked whether Mr. Ankara has assured the Turkish Eden would see that no Foreign Government that the occupation Office sensitiveness was shown to of the Greek port of Dedegech by German agents in Iraq and that Bulgarian troops implied no hos- they would be cleared out bag tile intention towards. Turkey, and baggage immediately. Mr. Eden replied that épithets will have no

BY REFUGEES.

Full-Scale Attack

Reuter's special correspondent with the British Forces in Greece states that a full-scale attack by German hordes against the British Army in Greece in its new posi- tions is expected to be launched at any moment,

The spirit among the British forces is superb and they can. tinue to show great courage in dealing with the attacks of the advanced German elements. A British padre, who has just visited wounded being evacuated from the frontal regions, said: The men are all in good spirits though they realise they are against it."

Air Attacks

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according to un Istanbul despatch these to the Free French Agency, The place in Agency also reports that part of While the British troops stolid- full strength of thes take the British Colony in Alcin has ly face the may where she had power and author- arrived on the island of Chios off German Army now being mar- ty to take action,-Reuter, the coast of Asia Minor.-Router.shalled for attack, they are being1

dny, action Britain

Two British soldiers are back In the British lines after being taken prisoners. They escaped and on crossing to safety, they spoke of the amazing audacity

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Hospital Ship Attacked

A British hospital ship carrying wounded Ger- . man and Italian prisoners arrived at Haifa yester- day.

·

It is reported that the vessel was seen to be deliberately dive- bombed by live Nazi 'planes whilst embarking both enemy and British wounded at a Libyan harbour.

Captured German airmen said that they had been ordered to at-

and tack anything

everything All five dive-bom- they found. bers were shot down by the har- bour defences. Reuter.

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