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THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 26, 1941.

BIG NAZI SHIP SUNK Bombed In Nieuwe Waterway From 25 Feet

Daring Attacks By R.A.F. Pilots

GENERAL O'CONNOR IN ITALY

it is learned in Cairo that General Sir Richard O'Connor, and Lieutenant-Co- lonel John Combe,

who were taken pri- soner of Cyrenaica early this month, are in a prisoners-of-wor in Central comp Italy. Reuter.

OF LITTLE NEWS VALUE

A SUPPLY SHIP of 16,000 tons was sunk

a mile up the Nieuwe Waterway soon after dawn yesterday morning, states the Air Min- istry News Service.

Two bombs were dropped from 25 feet and hit the ship, debris being thrown into the air and block smoke being belched upwards.

The ship's crew dived into thei canal

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Some smaller ships were attacked with bombs and machine- gun fire and a military camp the Dutch coast was raked with

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Important iron and steel works

at muiden were attacked and a stick of bombs was seen to burst All- on the plants and furnices, other stick fell on a line of build-

Admiral Darian returned to Vichy on Friday after a twenty-ngs, another across a large stor- five hour stay in Paris where he

age tank for by-products. saw M. De Brinon and not the Ger- man Ambassador,

Abetz. Otto which is stated. was the reali purpose of his visit.

According

to German Foreign Office officials in Berlin, at Darlan's visit to Paris httle news value."

Admir- was "ot

These officials declined to say whether Otto Abetz IN

Paris. Reuter.

GREEK MINISTER LEAVES SOFIA

Hit Back

Just before attacking, one of our hit by anti-aircraft

aircraft was fire in both wings and the main oil pipe was damaged.

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One engine began to cut and oil flooded into the aircraft,

The pilot decided to give the gunners a chance to fire at the gun which had hit the aircraft. They flew low and silenced the ; enemy gun.

were

Advance

Upon Dessie

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South African troops,

from advancing Ababa, are now, says Bri- tish H.Q. in Cairo, within “a few miles of Dessie.

Dessie is the hub of the up-

what remains of its ply system of

and East Africa, Italian fall would mean that the Italians try and would either have to retreat to the east towards French they would

The Greek Minister in Softs, A stick of bombs was then drop-Somaliland, where with the Legation Staff. has leftiped on a line of laden barges. On be in danger of being cut off in alung the roud Bulgaria for Turkey, according to the return journey, enemy troops the rear, or else continue a pur-

DS they poseless flight machine-gunned the official Italian News Agency.

sand

leading northward from Dessic. Cover on the Greece formally broke off rela- were taking

If they took the latter course,

by tions with Bulgaria two or three dunes Our aircraft returned safe-

they would be squeezed ly to their bases. Reuter. days ago. Reuter,

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"ITALY ALONE WOULD NOT HAVE SUCCEEDED IN CON- QUERING LITTLE GREECE," DECLARES THE NEWSPAPER "DAGENS NYHETER" ADDING, "THE FINAL OUTCOME WAS CERTAIN WHEN THE GER- MANS STARTED. EVEN DUR- THE ING THE LAST PHASE GREEK NAME SHINES UNDIM- MED."

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D'scussing the North African si- tuation, the naval correspondent of Stockholm's "Tidningen" says that if the British navy success- fully hampers Italo-German communications in North Africa. this will not only actively help the defence of Egypt but will even- tually isolate Italian and Germanı land forces obliging them to re- treat instead of launching an at- tack on Suez-Reuter.

STOP PRESS

(SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL"}

A proclamation issued in Athens yesterday requests the population to maintain order and remain where they are, and to exercise patience until "matters are arranged" by the military. The Pro- clamation warned that intern- al disorders would be crushed ruthlessly.

This was the first word for hours from Athens. --Interna - tional News Service,

With two months to go, as far as the release of official Treasury figures are concèrn- that ed. it is patently clear the Colony will end the fin- anciul period of the last Bud- get, ended March 31, with a very substantial surplus.

At the end of January the of assets over liabili- ties had reached the record total of $23,668,855, having risen a further $800,000 dur- ing the month of January.

excess

In the thirteen months since January 1, 1940, revenue to- talled $59,257,070, of which special war taxation produced $6,691,829. ·

Ord.nary revenue In the same period was $6,300,000 over and above the revenue for the corresponding period of the preceding year. Every head of revenue was substan- tially up excent the K.C.R. for- and licences, Anes and feitures.

Expenditure for the 18 months was $52,679,383, leav- ing a surplus over the per- iod of $6,500,000, in spite of special war expenditure to- talling no less than $8,299,476.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENT

Mr. D. S. Edward returns thanks for the many kind mes- sager of sympathy and con- dolence received in his recent bereavement.

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