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No. 32,135

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30, 1941

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GEN. WAVELL CALMLY CONFIDENT IN EGYPT

Fighter BRITISH BATTLE Axis

Axis Force

Force TURKISH

'Planes In Action

During yesterday's operations by aircraft of the Fighter Command. four medium-sized ships encountered north of Dunkirk

were bombed

and machine gunned. despite thick cloud and rain, announces the Air Ministry news service,

As the bombers tukned for home a number of Messersch- midts tried to intercept them but were beaten off by the fighter escort.

Spi fires un patrol over the Straits of Dover encounter- ed il number of German 'fighters and a doglight ender: with the Germans quickly dis- appearing into cloud,

were

A British pilot said, when his aircraft landed, "Although we did not ace any of the Hunsl crash some

damaged and We were left 'cock of

the walk.'" One of two Nazi bombers shot down by A.A. fire during the ruid on Plymouth crashed Into sea only 220 yards from shore. When it hit the water it threw up

the

SQUADRON AT GIBRALTAR

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A powerful British naval force, composed of mighty battle-crui- sers, battleships, at least one aircraft-car- rier, seven destroyers and five torpedo- boats, has arrived at Gibraltar, according to a despatch from Algeciras to Vichy,

'Planes from the carrier, it is reported, immediately took off ostensibly in conjunc- tion with the practice black-out exercises which have plunged the entire Gibraltar area in darkness.

-International News

Service.

GIANT NEW 'PLANE

OFFICIAL PERMISSION του BUILD A NEW FOUR-ENGINED AT

1

DEFENCE

Spread In Long TOUR Straggling Line

PRESIDENT INEUNU OP TURKEY HAS NOT RETURNEO TO ANKARA FROM WESTER TURKEY, AS STATED BY CER- TAIN FOREIGN RADIO STA- TIONS, SAYS

ANKARA AN

THE VICHY THE ENEMY TROOPS ON THE EGYPTIAN DESPATCH TY

NEWS AGENCY YESTERDAY. FRONTIER, DECLARED THE BRITISH MILI- HE IS, INDEED, LIKELY TO TARY SPOKESMAN IN CAIRO LAST NIGHT, HIS TOUR OF INSPECTION OF WEEK ON SPEND ANOTHER HAVE REACHED A POINT ABOUT FIVE THE AEGEAN COAST BEFORE MILES EAST OF SOLLUM. AND HAVE HALT. LEAVING

FOR OTHER DIS- TRICTS OF TURKEY. THE ED THERE.

AGENCY ADDS. — REUTER.

It was difficult to determine whether the

halt was due to the harassing action of Bri-

tish patrols, R.A.F. bombing, supply problems or sand storms, he added. The halt was probably due to a combination of all our fac

tors.

The enemy troops are

now spread out in a long OPERATIONS

straggling line from Tri-

with minor poli to Sollum, groups round Bardia and Tobruk.

The head of their advance consists of three columns one on the coastal road, and two on the higher escarpment. All three have halted near Sollum.

IN GREECE

CONTINUING

TRIBUTE TO

MR. CHURCHILL

MRS. ROOSEVELT, WRITING IN THE NEW YORK NEWSPA. PER "WORLD-TELEGRAM" ON MR. CHURCHILL'S BROAD- CAST, SAYS: "ONE MUST AD- MIRE A MAN WHO CAN TRUST THE PEOPLE OF HIS COUNTRY 80

HE COMPLETELY.

CAN TELL THEM STARK NAKED CRUEL TRUTHS UNAFRAID.

"That quality of courage is a to kind of challenge which calls

human the very depth of other

**The British forces which souls. a terrific column of spray.

reached Greek ports apparently "Mr. Churchill can use the En- SEARCH WAS MADE

hud time to embark without hav-glish language so that it rings and DAYBREAK FOR WRECKAGE LANDPLANE, DESIGNED TO! The German troops particu-ing to organise fortified camps to pounds with emotion behind the BUT THE QUICKSANDS WHERE FLY TO EUROPE IN 10 HOURS larly, the spokesman continued, cover their embarkation?" writes words in your brain."--Reuter. IT CRASHED HAD SWALLOW CARRYING BETWEEN

the 50 AND are now experiencing the difficul- the Berlin correspondent of ED IT UP. REUTER.

Stockholm "Tidningen." 80 PASSENGERS, HAS BEEN ties of desert warfare, namely GIVEN TO THE LOCKHEED, water shortage, transport problems In Cairo, the British military can make no statement beyond AIRCRAFT CORPORATION, and that hot dusty wind which, spokesman declared: "Operations that contained in the communt-

The machine will be the world's according to an Arab proverb, in Greece are still continuing and ¡que."-Reuter. largest and most powerful land- justifies wife murder if it con- plane, except the B-19. bomber., tinues for five days. which is about to be tested in Cali-

It will weigh 43 tons.--

CORFU OCCUPIED The Italian

High Command claims that Black Shirt troops and units of the Italian air force have occupied Corfu. Internationalfornia. News Service.

Reuter.

U.S. WARSHIPS MAY ENTER COMBAT ZONES

UNITED STATES WARSHIPS MAY ENTER COMBAT ZONES IF NECESSARY IN THE IN- TERESTS OF WESTERN HEMISPHÈRE DE- FENCE, PRESIDENT RDOSEVELT ANNOUNC- ED AT HIS PRESS CONFERENCE YESTER- DAY.

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He added that the area of combat activities de- lineated by Germany round the British Isles had nothing to do with United States warships,

They would go into it if neces- sary for the defence at the west- ern hemisphere but that did not

1 mean they were going. in.

Tn Berlif yesterday, the “Deut- sche Allgemeine Zeitung," in an article dealing with American proposals to 'speed un supplies.to: Britain, threatens:

Calm Optimism

The situation in Libya gener- ally. the spokesman said, is view ed in Cairo with calm optimism. In Abyssinia the Italians have bolted in all directions following Dessic's capture.

Their difficulties have been further increased by opposition by Patriot forces now arlɛing in ail kinds of unexpected places.

An Italian retreat towards French Somaliland would in- volve crossing a depression be- low sea level in burning heat by one route and almost equal difficulties by any other available route.-Reuter.

SIMA TO GO ON TRIAL

The newspaper adds: "Amer- ans should cherish no illu THE IRON GUARD LEADER, sions. Whether; salling alone HORIA SIMA, HAS BEEN SUM- or escorted by warships, #1. MONED. TO APPEAR BEFORE consignments traversing the At- A "MILITARY COUNT / IN lantic, are good for sinking.!!

BUCHAREST:: WITHIN- THREE DAYS, ACCORDING TO LYUNS RADIO LAST-NIGHT.

It is claimed that the weapons "akor "German blockade lurk on all Sina, who was Deputy Premier PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT'S routes between Britain and Amer- in General Antonescu's Govern- PLANS WILL HAVE BUT ONE ica, and "It is time Americans ment. tied the country when the RESULT QUICK AND CER realised what confronts shipping rebellion in which he was churg- TAIN SINKING OF AMERICAN when President Roosevelt's plans ed as playing a leading part col-

mature,”!. —— Reuter,****

lapsed last January --Reuter.

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