CONSIDERABLE CAPTURES AT DESSIE Italian Collapse: Prepared For Strong Resistance White Flag FRANZ VON PAPEN SUSTAINED SPEED
At Last Moment
A COMMUNIQUE ISSUED IN NAIROBI YESTERDAY DESCRIBES THE CAPTURE OF DESSIE AS A “CONSIDERABLE VICTORY,” AS IT WAS EVIDENT FROM THE DEFENSIVE POSITIONS AND GUNS CAPTURED THAT THE ITALIANS WERE DETERMINED TO MAKE A STRONG RESISTANCE.
RETURNING TO TURKEY
Franz von Papen, Nazi Ambassador to Turkey, will arrive in Istanbul by air to- morrow, according to the German radio.
He is at present in Germany. Reuter.
The position at Komboltcha Pass, which SWEDEN
was well dug and heavily wired, was covered by 28 guns, all of which were captured.
The position at Dessie was suit- ed to all-round defence. It includ- ed 17 localities supported by seven forts and numerous strong points.
THE FINAL ATTACK TOOK PLACE WHEN MILITARY AND CIVIL OFFICERS APPROACH - ED FROM THE ENEMY LINES IN 4 WHITE-FLAGGED CAR AND AFTER SOME PARLEYING AGREED TO UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER.
After giving the total number tured the communique indicated
of prisoners taken and guns cap-
that all the war material has not yet been assessed.
The evacuation of some evilians
from Addis Ababy has begun, it was officially stated. Reuter.
KING HANDLES TOMMY- GUN
ANGER AT GREEK QUISLING
OF DRIVE IN ABYSSINIA
ONE OF THE MOST outstanding factors in the victorious Abyssinian campaign, states a Nairobi message, was the sustained speed with which units advanced 1,800 miles in less than 60 days in the face of European troops.
All branches of the military machine showed superiority over the enemy, including motorised
REPEATS units, road makers, water suppliers, Army Service POLICY
Corps and Engineers, who performed incredible feats across the Juba and Awash Rivers and over roads wrecked by demolitions, while gunners of the Sweden has no secret South African Air Force at Harrar and in Marda political agreement with Pass have left Italian aircraft lying all over the any country or govern-country.
British
ment," declared the Prime Peoples as well us units have the Juba country after which they Minister, M. Hansson, shared the glory. The
King's fought a brilliant engagement in News that a Quisling speaking at a Stockholm towards Laboi and led the coastal Wire css.
African Rifles started the advance inaccessible country. May Day demonstration sweep and took up the van after yesterday.
regime has been set up by the Germans in Athens is greeted with a storm of indignation in the Crete press.
Profound regret is expressed | that
Greeks have been teand willing to play the Nazis'
some
This fake government is quite out of touch with the feelings of the Greek people, who fought 60 heroically agains: heavy odds, the newspapers declare, By the wish of the entire nation | the Greek National Government. now gathered round King George of the Hellenes in Crete. will continue the struggle to the end, it is emphasised. Reuter,
TO CHUNGKING VIA IRAN
M. Hansson added Sweden had
no aggressive intentions and was
free from any treaty of alliance. The nation simply wished to muntain friendly" relations with other countries and peoples.
Swedish
2.000 miles progress over Awash.
AIR RAID VICTIMS TOTAL 69,000
South Africans amashed re. at sistance over the Juba and Diredawa and lately led the vic- torious entry into Dessie.
(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") Nigeriaus rushed
The Minister of Health reported Brawa and und without he Mogadishu foreign policy.
pause yesterday that air raid casualties added, was to safeguard swept over the blistering plains in Britain to the end of March Sweden's independence, internal and rugged mountains to take amounted to nearly 29,000 killed anti external liberty and to Jiga und Hurrar, while Gold and 49,000 injured. International keep the country out of the war Coasters broke italian morale News Service,
between the great powers.
This policy contains nothing equivocal," he stated. Reuter,
DEBATE ON THE WAR
THOUGH HE HAD NEVER BE- FORE HANDLED A TOMMY - GUN, THE KING, DURING A
The debate on the progress of VISIT TO THE SOUTHERN The Chinese consul-general in the war will occupy two days. COMMAND YESTERDAY. Vladivostok arrived at Quetta it was stated in the Commons FOUND THE "HEART" OF AN (India) yesterday by the over- yesterday.
WITH
ENEMY SOLDIER SILHOUETTE | land route through Iran, en route Mr. Attlee added it was the TARGET
FIRST to Chungking, where he will join desire of Government THE
to Rive FOUR SHOTS FIRED FROM THE | the Foreign Ofce.
M.Ps the fullest opportunity of SHOULDER POSITION
and taking part in the debate,
-- Bri- tish Wireless.
Lowering the gun to his waist the King again registered many hits on the target in a sequence of 17 shols.
The Queen applauded his good marksmanship.--Reuter.
NO PEACE SENTIMENT
"THERE IS NO SENTIMENT FOR PEACE AMONG THE EN- GLISH PEOPLE," SAID MAJOR- GENERAL HENRY ARNOLD. CHIEF OF THE U.S. ARMY AIR CORPS, ON RETURN TO NEW
YORK YESTERDAY BY CLIP- HE HAD BEEN ON A VISIT AS
PER FROM ENGLAND, WHERE
AN OBSERVER OF THE WAR.
"England is most fortunate in having a man of Mr. Churchill's
He proceeds to Calcutta
thence to Rangoon. —Reuter.
R.A.F. CARRY OUT BLITZ ATTACK IN THE DESERT
A PARTICULARLY severe attack was carried out in the Gambut area by a forma- tion of R.A.F. fighters on Wednesday, says an R.A.F. communique issued yesterday.
calibre available as Prime Minis- At least 100 vehicles, 30 of which con-
ter at this time," he added.- Reuter.
SLIGHT DAYLIGHT AIR ACTIVITY Enemy activity over Britain during daylight yesterday was on a very small scale, states an Alt Ministry communiqué,
Bombs were dropped at one point on the south coast/catising damage and a very smálf number of casualties, —-Reuter,
tained troops, were hit and damaged. Twen-
ty of them burst into flames.
One R.A.F. fighter intercepted down by R.A.F. fighters, another four Messerschmidts machine was shot down direct by A.A. fire gunning British troops near Sofaf, and a number of others damaged. and severely damaged two of the German fighters.
also
Abyssinia Operations
A Henschel aircraft was shot down near Gambut,
On Wednesday and Tuesday Numerous fights were car. R.A.F. and South African 'planes ried out by R.A.F. fighters pro-machine-gunned enemy motor <racting the thal convoys In the transport near Assab and in the evacuation of British troops Selagolamanna, area of Abyssinia. From Greets.
Considerable damage and casual- Wnemy aircraft raided Malta on ties were caused. Wednesday and Tuesday night An enemy camp north of Majl Leung Yue, boat mistress, was causing some damage to R.A.F. was also bombed and machine- this morning cautioned by Com-property and inflicting a few gunned. mander J. Jolly for loitering with=| casualties,
Three RA.F. 'planes are miss” In 100 yards of the seawall at the One Junkers bomber was daming from the above operations.-- Kowloon Naval Yard.
Laged by : A‚A‚ fire and brought Reuter.
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