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THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 30, 1941

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SHARP REBUFF FOR GERMANS

Heavy Casualties In Incursion Into Egypt Canadian Pilot's Brilliant Exploit At Benina

(By Reuter's Special Correspondent with the British Forces somewhere in the Western

Desert: Delayed in Transmission)

THE FIRST GERMAN-ITALIAN ATTEMPT TO DASH ACROSS THE EGYPTIAN FRON- TIER RESULTED IN A SHARP REBUFF FOR THE ENEMY, WHEN A MOBILE COLUMN ON SUNDAY SWEPT DOWN THE ESCARPMENT WHICH RUNS CLOSE TO THE SEA AT SOL- LUM AND TRIED TO BREAK THROUGH ALONG THE COASTAL ROAD.

The enemy

thus exposed their right flank to one of the most famous regiments in the British Army, and when they came up against frontal opposition they had to retreat

GERMAN FREIGHTER

RUNS BLOCKADE

The German freigh- ter "Natal," from Hamburg, has eluded the British blockade and arrived at Santos (Brazil) with 260 tons of cargo,

soys Reuter from Rio de Janeiro.

hastily to their former positions. They re- EGYPT

tired under heavy fire and suffered very heavy casualties.

British armoured forces, meanwhile, are

sweeping ceaselessly British

across the great desert

plateau on top of the es- Minister

carpment to counter any attempt to circle round our left flank.

At the moment the Germans are apparently pausing to think where next to direct their own| and the Italians' efforts.

A feat which was desertbed by

a senior R A. F. offler as "the most

outstanding example of personal initiative and daring I have

ve

seen," was performed on Monday

by a Canadian pilot,

Benina Attack

Captured

(SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL")

Mystery surrounds the whereabout of Sir Ronald Campbell,

the British Minister to Belgrade who, it is stated in London, has not been heard of since the fall of Belgrade.

yes-

UNSHAKEN BY EVENTS

"Mr. Churchill's bold warning of dangers to come and his frank ad- mission of British reverses has not depressed Egyp- tians but has rather stimulated them by the fact that Britain is more determined than ever to defeat Germany."

in

So declared an Egyptian Gov- The pilut, who was flying on re-

[ernment spokesman to Reuter connaissance in a newly-arrived The British Government has Cairo yesterday. American plane, saw a large nun- requested the United States Gov- "There is no feeling among ber of Junkers 52's (troop-carry- "rnment to inquire into the mat- Egyptians that the Brith Ent- ing 'planes) lined up, wing to ter.

pire will split in twala if the wing. on Benina aerodrome, Bear Coinciding with the news of Sireneny should close the Mediter- Benghazi,

Ronald's disappearance, the Ita-men, since the explois et in-

dian

in troops lian newspaper "Messagero"

Africa have terday published a report stating brought home the knowledge that that Sir Ronald Campbell, the close at hand lies the Empire's British Minister to

bulwark-India, which Yugoslavia,eastern Colonel Clark, the British Military is able to produce men and ma- Attache at Belgrade and a British terial apart from the supplies

correspondent newspaper

have continualy arriving from been captured and taken aboard, land." -Reuter. an Italian destroyer in the Adria- tie while attempting to make their way to Greece. International News Service.

whether He asked his crew they were willing to attack, dos- pite the fact that the flight was purely A reconnaissance "Sure, let's have a crack them," was the reply.

one.

at

He thereupon dived down from 12,000 feet until he was only 50 feet above the ground, and flew straight across the line of German 'planes, out of which troops were just stepping.

Germans Shocked

His guns set fire to one plane! and several others were enveloped in smoke.

The troops, apparently flab-

p

AXIS "GET TOGETHER”

bergasted by the Budden attauk, The second of a series had no time to raise their Tom of Axis "get together"

'my-guns and crumpled up at! along the line.

This is the largest collection of aircraft seen at a Libyan nero- drome and indicates the extent to

which the Germans find it neces- sary to stiffen the Italiana,

Great Satisfaction

Eng-

TURKISH DEFENCE TOUR

PRESIDENT INEUNU OF

meetings was held in TURKEY HAS NOT RETURNED Rome, yesterday, states TO ANKARA FROM WESTERN the German news agency. AIN FOREIGN

TURKEY, AS STATED BY CER- RADIO STA-

The so-called "Constituent As-IONS. SAYS AN ANKARA sembly" of the Three-Power Pact DESPATCH TO THE VICHY met with Ciano presiding and the NEWS AGENCY YESTERDAY. German and Japanese Ambas- HE IS, INDEED, LIKELY TO sadors present. :.

SPEND ANOTHER WEEK ON HIS TOUR OF INSPECTION OF THE AEGEAN COAST BEFORE

TRICTS OF TURKEY, THE AGENCY ADDS. — REUTER,

another

Mr Churchill's Sunday broad- It is understood that cast, which is taken to mean womeeting on similar lines will

do not intend to accept a defens shortly be held in Tokyo, with LEAVING FOR OTHER DIS- sive attitude in the Western De Mr. Matsuoka in the chair. sert, has caused the greatest sa- Reuter. tisfaction among the troops, who are not in the least intimidated by the superior numbers against them and who are all as keen as ; pos- sible to get to grips with the "Jerties? Reuter.

: ARMS BAN ING

ADDIS ABABA

(SPECIALS TO “CHINA. MAÍU"")

M MACDONALD IN A Government decree publish-

HOSPITALSL

per-

ed at Addis-Ababa: states sana, other than the police or

CLOSED DOWN IN FRENCHTOWN

(SPECIAL"TO""CHINA÷MAIL")

Though the four Chungking

Abyssinian chiefs, found carrying banks in Shanghai have opened guns will be punished by death." In the Settlement their offices in

Mr. C. M. Macdonald, Far East- ern correspondent of "The Times," "The Duke of Harar, the Crown Frenchtown remain closed. The underwent a-minor throat opera- Prince of Abyssinia, has arrived olty's Chinese community still tion in the War Memorial Hospi-| at Addis-Ababa and was given a, shows no confidence in the Chin- tal yesterday, Mr. Macdonald ex- great reception by the native po-"ese dollar, with exchange rates pects to leave hospital in about, a¦ pulation: International News unchanged-International News fortnight

Service,,

Service.

Royal Engineers are helping to clear up the debris in the City of London. In this picture St. Paul's Cathedral forms a background to Royal Engineers using acotylene cutters as they work on girders among the debris. (Copyright, Fox).

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