1941-05-08 — Page 16

THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 8, 1941.

ANOTHER TOBRUK SALLY Night Attack On German Forward Positions

SERIOUS PRIVATION

IN GREECE

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")

Hundreds of thousands

Sandstorms

Hampering Operations

BRITISH TROOPS SUCCESSFULLY AT- of hungry and homeless TACKED FORWARD POSTS AROUND TO- Greek refugees and sol-

BRUK ON MONDAY NIGHT, SAYS A COM- diers and their families are asking "What next?" MUNIQUE ISSUED IN CAIRO LAST NIGHT. as the defeated and THEY INFLICTED CASUALTIES AND TOOK A bewildered kingdom fights| NUMBER OF PRISONERS. another foe privation.

The suffering in Greece thren- tens to become worse daily

The country's borders

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After failing last week to take Tobruk by assault enemy pressure appears to be easing, shrinking rapidly as s neigh it was learned, and dive bombing, which wheat supply reached a climax between May 1 and May 3, has been cut off and Yugoslavia, has now slackened.

bours take further slices.

The Overacas

source of vegetable supplies, has gone.

The enemy is trying to hold a and their journeys are becoming While refugees are trudging into shallow dent in the south-west | hazardous as reinforcements arrive! the interior from the border areas.

corner of Tobruk. They are in for the Royal Air Force in the Athens appears normal on the an uncomfortable position, fre- | Western Desert. surface International News Ser-quently counter-attacked by Bri-|

Vice.

JAPAN AND AXIS PACT

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL " REFERRING ΤΟ REPORTS THAT HITLER DEMANDED OF MR. MATSUOKA, JAPAN'S HELP IN THE PRESENT CON- FLICT. COLONEL NAGAI. OF THE JAPANESE FOREIGN OF- FICE, YESTERDAY DENIED THAT NAZI GERMANY ASKED JAPAN TO JOIN THE WAR.

Colonel Nagai however, stated that he would like to remind the United States that Japan has obli- gations to the Axis if the United

States enters the conflict, Inter- national News Service.

SHIRTS

tish forces and often shelled.

Both sides are suffering from stifling sand-storms which are blowing all along the coast and have made communication and observation difficult.

In the Soflum atra, British mechanised forces continue vigor-

us pa'rolling activities.

A British mobile unit which swept round behind Bardia and Capuzzo on May 3 and 4 caused the Germans to send out patrols into the desert far south of Soilum to prevent a repetition of exploit.

Junkers' Hazards

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The Germans are being sup- plied to some extent by Junkers 52

but

troop-carrying planes many of these have already been destroyed by the Royal Air Force

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The R.A.F. raided aerodromes. at Benina, Derna, Gazala, Bardia! and Berva during Monday picki causing fires and explosions, while the previous night Calatu drome, in Rhodes, was successful- ly

raided, causing considerable damage and large fires. — Reuter,

SHANGHAI FIRE DISASTER

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")

Seven Chinese were burned to death and 20 injured when fire gutted seven small weaving fac- tories in Shanghai.

A fireman was injured when he fell while trying to re-cue a child; whose corpse was later found un- der smouldering debris.

Nearly the entire French Con- cession fire brigade turned out to keep the roaring flames from spreading to consume a wide in dustrial and residential area. - International News Service.

HALF AMERICAN FLEET MAY MOVE

INTO ATLANTIC

(Continued from Page 7) transfer of the ships to Britain.- International News Service.

"Readier Than Ever”

The U.S. Navy was "readier now than ever" to undertake the job of assuring delivery of war sup- plies to Britain, "if and when such duly was assigned to it," stated Col. Frank Knox, Secretary Navy, speaking at his press con- ference yesterday.

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Col. knox also said the U.S Navy was taking over the "sea- going activities” of the Coast- guards.

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Commenting on Mr. Stimson's broadcast, Col. Knox said he thought it "a forthright, geous and Very enlightening talk, animated by a high spirit of patriotism." —Reuter,

THREATS TO COURT OFFICIALS

SPECIAL TO "CHINA, MAILS. Heralding a possible resumption of terrorist activities against the Chinese: courts in Shanghai, threa tening letters have been received | by court officials Warning them to quit within a week otherwise they will place their lives in danger- International News Services

ALLEGED FORGERY

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was charged be TLowry this morn- possession of forged

borting

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BRAZILIAN FLOOD DISASTER

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")

A brief report from Rio de Janeiro states that over 70,000 peo-

ple are homeless as a result of floods which have ravaged the city of Porto Alegre, Brazil.

No further details are available.--Inter- national News Service.

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DOVER HEAVILY SHELLED

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The Dover area was rocked last night by brief but vicious burst of shelling by German long- range guns mounted on the French coast.

The bombardment began in the bright light of the setting sun with salvocs at intervals of several minutes, The shell-fire warning sounded. Cinemas emptied and audiences ran for cover.

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One shell-burst overturned a car which caught fire. Two people were killed and 12 in jured altogether.

Anti-aircraft guns fred On Messerschmidts spotting for the German artillery, One Messersch- midt spiralled down out of con trel and is believed to have crash- ed in mid-Channel.-Reuter-

PRESS

The following answers were given by the Hon. Director of Public Works to questions by the Hon. Mr. M. K. Lo, in Còùncil this afternoon;-

(1).-Verbal warnings were giv~ en on several occasions by a Land Bailiff of the Crown Lands Office that huts would be demolished if the owners did not do so them- selves, and the 'elder of the squat- ters' was so informed.

(2) -The demolition was car- ried out by a Land Bailiff of the Public Works Department with the cooperation of a representa- tive of the Medical Department. Both these officers hold warrants under regulation 37 (1) of the re- gulations made under Ordinance No. 5 of 1922 (Emergency Regu- lations) to take possession of, de- molish and remove any structure erected without lawful authority on unleased Crown Land.

No huts were set on fire. The huts were dismantled and the poles and timber collected and taken away by lorries to a Gov- crnment dump at Wanchaf: the matting and palm leaves were destroyed by fre to prevent re- erection. This practice has been in force for many years, otherwise sheds are re-erected as soon the demolition party has left the

area.

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(3)-Only huts were destroyed and each Inhabitant was given ample warning to remove his or her personal belongings.

(4)-Squatters had previously been offered accommodation and food at Pat Heung Camp by Honourable Director of Medical Services who states however, that only 60 persons availed themselves of this offer. Persons who were sick and willing to go to hospital were removed there by ambulance. In other cases. where the occu- pants were sick but refused to go to hospital or were too old to evict the hut was not, demolished.

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