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LICKING WOUNDS AT TOBRUK
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British Sortie Breaks Up Plans For New. Attack
DIRECT HITS ON WARSHIPS
A great load of armour- piercing bombs was carried to Brest on Sunday
Axis Forces Suffer Heavy Loss
THE MILITARY SPOKESMAN IN CAIRO night by the R.A.F. to YESTERDAY DESCRIBED THE POSITION AT drop on the two Nazi TOBRUK AS, “BOTH SIDES ARE STILL battle-cruisers Scharn- LICKING THEIR WOUNDS." horst and Gneisenau, states the Air Ministry news service.
On the first day of the latest attack, he added, the enemy made a breach of 2,000 The continued presence yards like a blister in the south-west part of of the battle-cruisers at the outer perimeter but new British defence Brest, after five weeks, lines had been built across this point, which suggests, adds the news
was some miles from the inner defence line. service, that either they
troops, mostly Wahlis. He said it was quite Indian have developed
had been doing real mountaineer-. grave defect whife at sea probable that the enemy ing, dragging guns and supplies up or, what is more probable, that Brest has proved a very poor shelter.
some
had lost a total of 50 tanks the mountainside, hitherto.
The situation looked good. Pri- soners had been taken and # Communications by sea remain-counter-attack had been defeated. ed open and a number of prison- SHOWED UP CLEARLY UNDER ers had already been shipped.
ON SUNDAY NIGHT THEY
THE MOON AND PILOTS RE- PORT VERY ACCURATE' BOMBING, WITH DIRECT HITS) ON BOTH CRUISERS.
They made for the port late
in March to be refuelled and
Reviewing the position In Abyssinia. the spokesman said the British threat to Amba Alagi continued to make progress.
to munition ship. These tasks also fell repeatedly across
the
can normally be completed in dry dock in which one vessel was berthed and about a jetty where 24 hours. Sticks of the heaviest bombs the other was tied up.-Reuter,
AMERICA FIGHTS NAZI INFLUENCE IN VICHY
(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL”) THE UNITED STATES is attempting to influence France against accepting Nazi de- mands for full collaboration with Germany against Britain in Europe and Africa.
The U.S. Government is seeking to con- vince Vichy that it is not wise to yield to Ger- man-demands for the passage of troops
Nazis Surprised
An official communique says that on the night of May 3/4 our troops at Tobruk Jaunched a counter-attack, inflicting heavy casualties {}}] the enemy and breakin up preparations which were being made for a renewal of the attack!
In the Sollum area, our mechan- ised forces were again active. Several enemy detachments were successfully engaged, with losses in personnel and armoured fight- ing vehicles.
In the Debub area of Abyssinia. Indian troops occupied Emadani and Ulethert, on May 3.
More Prisoners
During the course of th's oper- ation, a heavy counter-attack by the enemy in greatly superior forces was driven back, leaving an officer and 250 other ranks prison- ers in our hands.
On Sunday. further important positions were occupied and
the
BY CONVOY
IF
WAITING FOR THE BIRDS TO COME HOME
over
In one crowded hour on Sunday night on enemy- occupied aerodrome in occupied France, from which German bombers attack Britain, an R.A.F. fighter pilot attacked five Nazi raiders returning to their base.
Although he was unable to see the of his results attacks, says the Air Ministry news service, five enemy 'planes must be regarded as seriously damaged. Reuter.
is
advance upon Amba Alagi steadily progressing.
A large number of enemy troops
The numberį have surrendered. has nol yet been counted.
Single Control
In Crete
The Allied forces in Crete are now under the command of the New Zealand Major - General Freyburg, V.C., Comman- der-in-Chief of the N.Z. Expeditionary Force.
This was announced in Canea (Crete) yesterday in the following Order of the Day by the Greek Premier and War Minister, M. Tsouderos:
our
"In order better to conduct the struggle which we have undertaken with
powerful ally, Great Britain, His Majesty King George and his Government
that have decided
the Allied troops on the island should placed under a single command.
be
"Major-General Freyburg has been appointed Commander-in- Chief of the forces on the island."-Reuter,
IRAQ OUT OF THE STERLING AREA
In the southern districts fur- A British Treasury Order issu- ther progress is reported by alled yesterday in effect excludes" our columns operating in pursuit, Inq from the
Reuter. of the enemy.-Reuter.
sterling area.
across unoccupied. France to Spain for an NECESSARY TAKE MOVIES ON YOUR VACATION
assault on Gibraltar.
It is learned the Administra- tion-la-rendy to grant - French pleas for large food shipments if velve concrete assur- at France & will not further militarily with
bomber from Brazil.
(SPECIAL TO “CHINÁ MAIL") : SENATOR CLAUDE. PEPPER Meanwhile Admiral Darlant has DECLARED IN WASHINGTON returned to Vichy from his, talks YESTERDAY THAT "WE MUST with Abetz and other Nazi officials GET WAR MATERIALS, STO in Paris with it is reported, BRITAIN BY CONVOY. IF German proposal. that France re- store and maintain control of all her coloniesp
Darlan conferred with Marsbul Petain, and it is reported Ger- many has offered cooperation in imensures. throw the de Gaulle Morces out of French Africa:3.
U.B. It is also rumoured the Reich de is seeking permission to transit
troops.) across. Syria to: Iraq,1 vina linternational News, Servico, di kan
NECESSARYA KUPIKA
Meanwhile Admiral Land urged Congress to rush passage of the Bill authorising the acquisition of 500,000 tons of idle foreign khip- ping. In American ports, citing urgent shipping needs.f
He hoped it would pass in two days but Congress leaders predicted it would take a fort night; "International. News Service: CILVEN
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