1941-04-25 — Page 16

ITALIANS

THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 25, 1941

ROUTED IN

FIERCE DESSIE BATTLE South Africans Carry Mountain Barricades Duke of Aosta's Heavy Remnant Army In Bombing VICTORY'

Full

Of

Flight

(By Reuter's Special Correspondent on Dessie Road Yesterday)

In Greece

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")

ITALIAN 'NAVAL

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")

The Shanghai newspa- pers are referring to the "Tomislay" incident as Heavy German air at-"The First Italian Naval tacks on Greek ports and Victory of the War."

Radio.

the Athens

AFTER THE FIERCEST BATTLE OF THE ENTIRE ABYSSINIAN islands yesterday was re- CAMPAIGN, SOUTH AFRICAN TROOPS ROUTED ITALIAN ported by FORCES HOLDING MOUNTAIN BARRICADES BEFORE DESSIE, 140 MILES NORTH-EAST of Addis Ababa WHERE THE MA- "Numerous German aircraft in re JORITY OF THE DUKE OF AOSTA'S SCATTERED FORCES ARE peated

MAKING THEIR LAST STAND.

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MANILA ALIEN REGISTRATION

LAW

The Legislative As-

sembly in Manila yes

terday passed the Alien Registration

Bill,

rejecting

all

liberalising amend-

ments.

The

measure re-

quires the fingerprints of each alien resident ond а fee of

pesos.--Reuter.

The Radio

waves

states

bulletin

attacked Pareaus, Salamis, Megra and Atlida. Bombs were dropped on Corinth causing German

The Customs has lodged a firm protest with the Italian Consulate over the seizure of the Yugoslas vessel by Italian marines from the warship "Lepanto."

In answer to the Italian claim that the action was taken to "protect" the vessel, the Cus- toms declared that the River Police would do all the "protect- ing" that was necessary. The British authorities are tak- and another squadron attacked ng deep interest in the business Milos Island International New, as the

ship 5,000-ton merchant

Servare.

was under British charter to bring wheat from Australia. tional News Service.

South Africans have taken many prison-damage and casualties

also bombed Thebes ers and inflicted very heavy casualties on the

enemy.

Now the war 'planes of the South African Air Force are swarming like angry bees over frantically retreating Italians who are racing

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back through the mountain pass towards Des- OF ECONOMIC STOP PRESS

sie. Evidently they hope that roads blocked behind them.will afford them a respite.

It is not yet clear whe- ther the enemy will be able to rally his shattered forces for another stand before Dessie.

Should they turn north along! the road to Asmara, the Italians British will run

up against the

and Imperial forces under Gener- al Patt. who are pressing south after their victory at Keren

Head Of Gorge

Emperor Haile Selassic's Abys- sinian Patriotic Furces, operating i The battle before Dessie which with South African troops now. reached its climax on Wednesday have out the road to the Red Sea | afternoon was ten

fought near

port of Assab and are also pre- | head of a gorge running like

the west wal venting the enemy from retreat- knife out into ing into Danakil.

the valley.

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The South Africans found the enemy sitting 6.000 feet up mountain heights and grimly pouring a hall of machine gun bullets and mortar and artillery fire at the attacking force.

MEN FROM NATAL CLIMB ED THE MOUNTAINS ON THE) RIGHT FLANK TO DISLODGE THE BERSAGLIERI AND OTHER ITALIAN UNITS. LATER TROOPS FROM THE TRANS-i VAAL ON THE LEFT FLANK{ MOPPED UP ITALIAN ARTIL- LERY AND OBSERVATION POSTS

For two hours the fight raged bitterly. then the Italians broke! and fled.

Reinforcements arriving from Dessie found their comrades in a headlong flight and promy Joined in the scramble-Reuter.

WARFARE

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL"}

A new campaign in the United States to combat sabotage is indicated.

It was learned in Washington last night that since exposure of The existence of widespread Ger- man economic penetration in Unit- ed States war industries, the Ad-! ministration is hastening_plans to establish a Bureau of Economic! Warfare.

Independent plans are being drafted by at least three Federal Departments, the State Depart- ment. Department of Justice and Department of Commerce for submission to President

Roosevelt.

From these recommendations, the President is expected to create an agency parallel to the British Ministry of Economic Warfare. International News Service.

NAZIS RAIDING LAST NIGHT

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL"> German raiders were over East Ang.ia and Southern England during the night. The attack, which seemed to be developing, began soon after dusk and was continuing at midnight. No de- tails are yet available. Inter- national News Service.

OFF TO MCNEIL

Official Communique

Reporting that the British troops forced the enemy's forward defences in the Dessie sector, official communique irt Nairobi

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL"') Says: "Latest reports state

The U.S. Marine, Private Ger- the enemy is retreating and aald Casement, leaves Shanghai usual covering his withdrawal¦ to-night to serve a life term on with extensive demolitions,

McNeil Is and for the murder of "In the Neghelli sector the posi-his 15-months-old stepson, "Skip- Sebastian, in D drunken tion remains unchanged. Further per"

that

west, our troops occupied Maji, stupor. International News Ser- centre of the Merille tribes. wilo vice, welcomed them. In all sectors,

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Patriot Forces are carrying most successful operations by har- of rassing the rear of clements the enemy and cutting lines of communications.--Reuter,

ADMIRAL HORTHY

SEES HITLER

Herr Hiter yesterday received at his headquarters, the Hungar- ian Regent, Admiral Horthy, who later returned to Budapest, says the official German News Agency. -Reuter,

The prefix "special" to telegrams is

by the used

and "Sunday Herald" China Malt" to indicate, news which Is strictly copyright under the provi- alons of the Telecommunications. Or. dinance, 1930, and may not be reprint. ed under any circumstances, alther wholly or In part, without prior ar rangement,

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