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HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

50 THOUSAND ITALIANS PUT OUT OF ACTION

New Offensive Repulsed By Greeks At All Points

The Italian offensive launched six days ago has east them 50,000 men put out of action, writes a British war correspondent, quoted in a London message.

It is added that 120,000 men took part in the general offensive, ordered by Signor Mussolini, and it was repulsed everywhere by the Greeks.~(Special)

General Ugo Cavellero, the Ita lian Commander-in-Chief in Al- bania, who has been reported to be in disgrace or to have resigned, has not signed the Italian High Command orders for the past 10 days, says Router.

Though there is no positive" con- Armation in Athens, of the eclipse of Gen. Cavellero, the fact that

Geloso, Commander of the 11th Army, appears "to support the re- ports to that effect.

Tepelini on the central sector of the front.

Thus Signor Mussolini leaves be- hind him a beaten army, which is estimated to have lost at least 15.- 000 men in dead, wounded prisoners."

WELL ORGANISED

and

CHINESE RECOVER KWONCHOI

CHUNGKING, Mar. 18 (Central) -After days of fighting, the Jap- anese were forced to withdraw from Kwonghol on the Tolshan coast in southwest Kwangtung yes- terday morning.

Chinese troops who smashed into

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GERMANY IS RAIDED FOR FOURTH SUCCESSIVE DAY

Dusseldorf And Lorient Main

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Targets Of Attack

For the fourth day in succession the Royal Air Force raided Ger- many and German-occupied territory, states a London message,

The industrial centre of Dusseldorf and the U-boat base at

the coastal town, killed more than Lorient were the main targets bat widespread for restricted opera- 300 of the enemy.

The remnant tions. Japanese boarded their warships off the coast.

Kwonghol was claimed to have been completely recovered

2.7.

bore every evidence of a last bidese hands. for victory.

at 5

Two forces of British bombers carried out the attacks and one plane failed to return.-(Special)

GREATEST STRUGGLE OF WAR

Larger and heavier attacks on Germany and German occupied RECAPTURE LINGCHWAN

territory took place during the week-end, and on Mar; 14 Berlin LOYANG Mar. 16 (Central)-A railway yards, junctions, barracks Chinese general counter-offensive and other targets were subjected In describing the air activity. The Italian attacks were well in southeast Shansi on March 12to an extremely heavy attack last over Britain and Germany as the

greatest struggle of the war in orders have been signed by Genorganised and carried out with a resulted in the recapture of Linging several hours, states Reuter.

ferocity and determination which ichwan which recently fell into Jap- Huge fires were reported and which the air forces have ever the glow in the sky was seen for been locked in, a Sydney message declared that it is believed in some Heavy losses are understood to 100 miles on the return journey.

One pilot machine-gunned ob-quarters that the German" raids driving have been inflicted upon the Jap-jectives from just above the roof over Britain are the preliminary The Greeks are reported to have

a powerful anese who retreated to Changchih tops. taken 350 prisoners in the three-armoured car vainly sanctioned and Hukwan, being chased by the day offensive launched by the Ita-the suicidal shock tactics of the Chinese. Large quantities of milli- lang on the northern battlefield ordered men who retreated and cary supplies were captured by the

Greek Chinese- of Albania, writes Reuter's Special offered rewards for every correspondent

A 15-mile line of taken prisoner. frontier.

rugged heights and deep ravines over which battles have raged day

350

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the

Albanian

Mussolini himself about the front

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The offensive waged in the Pand night, may well prove to be gradetz, Mokra and Skumbi River sectors collapsed on Friday night the graveyard of fascism. and heavy losses were sustained by tions supported by artillery. Sig- Against established Greek post- the Italians.

The

nor Mussolini hurled four divi-

Temains very high,

broken and demoralised.

was the only

A

SPECTACULAR RESULTS

the

German Rule In Denmark industrial district were raided on way through a curtain of fire

Intolerable

stage to an invasion being laun ched by the Nazis. several hours on the industrial however, the message added, must concentrated attack over The British raids over Germany.

area of Bremen-an important have ransad great anxiety to the plant for the manufacture of war Nants and must have been material-produced spectacular re-biggest setback they have receiv- sults. There were terrific fires ed in the war. and explosions.

The message described how the Hamburg naval yards and the British pilots had to fight their the same night as Berlin and flung up by the German ground Greeks have everywhere sions from Italy without thought

Hamburg, these three jointly mak- batteries, how they broke through held their positions in the north and it is stated that their morale Alpini, fast trotting Bersaglieri. Anding the Nazi rule intolerable.

ing up the heaviest blow yet struck it and how for seven hours. their tot cost. He picked highly trained

Many people in Denmark are at Germany.

bombs crashed in the heart of the The raid on Hamburg lasted for German capital, Following the intensive fighting ride of the army and the fanatle says a London message, quoting nearly seven hours, the fires seen of the past three days, desultorycal blackshirt battalions fell back frank disclosures by the Bremen 0 and 80 miles away. Following had so many big fires sprung up Never before, said the message,. machine-gun fre

Radio which states that several the night of the greatest raid yet in Berlin and similar conditions activity yesterday.

INEFFECTIVELY SPENT smell anti German cliques are made on Hamburg, there were prevailed in Hamburg and Bre- HOPES SHATTERED

The Italian artillery preparation working behind the scenes,

great fres everywhere and some men-(Special). Signor Mussolini who was ex-was phenomenal In the amount of The following extracts from rose to 5,000 feet. One fire was pected to return to Rome on ammunition Ineffectively spent. a

letter were quoted: "We, watched for 100 miles. Saturday, had had his hopes of When the Italians advanced, they the people of this country, hate appearing before his own people seemed literally moved away be- Hitler, I have only one desire as a conquering hero rudely shat-fore the Greek defence-only to be and that is that England wing the tered, writes Reuter's Special cor- succeeded by fresh waves of war. We want to live our lives respondent in Greece.

troops.

without interference from any The "decisive" spring offensive The precision of the Greek quarter. Long live England; long which the Fascist dictator promis- artillery fire and machine-gun-live the British victory." ed despondent party leaders on ring was admirable.

The Bremen Radio warned that Feb. 23; is failing dismally. Italy's It is now reported that Mt was a rather dangerous method great effort, it is now apparent, Starace, former Secretary of the of education to teach anti-German was forestalled by a Greek push Fascist Party accompanied Mus propaganda in high schools and last week-end, when. Gen. Papa-solini and Marshal Badoglio, the Danish Press has also been gos' army stormed and captured former Italian Chief of Staff. to warned against anti-Nazi vitality important heights about the front.

Ipaganda.-(Special)

DEMOCRACIES

STRENGTHENED

ON ALL FRONTS

pro-

STRIKING DENUNCIATION OF THE DICTATORS®

Continued from Page 1

The initiative has been taken taxes and longer hours, but this out of the hands of the Axis was necessary for their defence powers and the coming of spring, against ruthless brutality In his- Instead of Anding the Democra- tory.

clea grovelling at the feet of Hit-

ler" and

Mussolini, finds them

TOTAL VICTORY

President Roosevelt announced

strengthened on every frorit, stat-that the armed forces of the Uni-

"The will of the American people will not be frustrated either by threats of powerful enemies abroad or smali sel- fish groups of individuals at home", he said,

ENEMY RAIDERS MEET WITH

SUPPLY SHIPS SUNK Kiel, Bremerhaven, Cologne and Rotterdam twice. and Boulogne twice too, were attacked. Several attacks on shipping off the Nor- HEAVY A.A. FIRE wegian and Dutch coasts were, made, two supply ships sunk and LONDON, Mar. 16 (Reuter)— a German destroyer in the Skag-German raiders over Great Britain gerak torpedoed. Direct hits were last night were met by some of made on other supply ships. the heaviest opposition British Calaf's aerodrome, with aircraft anti aircraft gunners have yet put dispersed on the ground. was also up. bombed and many offensive day

It is now confrmed that two sweeps were carried out by fighters enemy aircraft were brought down over the Channel and Northern by anti-aircraft fire and other France.

claims are being

investigated. In all these operations, .16 Bri- states the War Office yesterday tish aircraft are missing and the afternoon. Germans suffered losses them- selves, of which four are con- to 17 enemy aircraft brought down This makes the total at least firmed.

by anti-aircraft batteries since the beginning of March,

Propaganda Against A.I.F. In Malaya

"There is not the slightest ques- CANBERRA, Mar. 16 (Reuter) ed a message from Sydney. in ted States today totalled nearly a tion to doubt that the American Mr. A. W. Fadden, acting Prime 'commenting on President Rosse-million-and-a-hali. He promised people recognise the

velt's broadcast speech.

announced extreme Minister,

yesterday

that aid for the democracies will seriousness of the present situa- that the Minister of the Interior, Describing the President's words be increased until total victory is tion."

won. He promised Britain

as the most powerful ever deliver-

ed and as the most outspoken the American leader has ever made, the message stated that it must be regarded as the first step in

and

Greece planes, ships, food, tanks,

guns, ammunition and supplies of

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CHINA EMPORIUM, THE WING

Japan Will Organise Herself On The Axis Pattern

Japan is about to take steps to organise herself on the Axis pat-

create one political party in Japan, tern, states a message from Sydney. A feature of the scheme is to

In the meantime, ME. KAWAI, the new Japanese Minister to Several planes suffered damage Australia, in a Press interview at Canberra said: "I see no sign of during last night's raid and pro-any war between Japan and Australia. Japan has no aggressive bably failed to get back to their intention in any direction." bases.

Asked by a newspaperman to The scattered nature of the clarify Mr. Matsuoka's recent re- | German attacks may be attributed ference to "Japan's sphere of in- to the accuracy and weight of fire fluence in what the Foreign Minis- from British anti-aircraft guns. ter described as "Oceania,” Mr. Kawat said that very few peo- ple seem tn understand what "Oceanla” meant, but he declined. to answer how long Japan, would

NEW RUSSIAN

Mr. Stewart Foll, is Investigating FIGHTER PLANE

reports of propaganda against the Australian

ALL-OUT AID This is why they have demand- Malaya which, it is officially re-rifteen experts in aviation

Imperial Forces in MOSCOW, Mar. 18 (Reuter)-

all kinds and also promised helped a Government polely of

and

adhere to the Axis Pact.

SPECTACULAR DEFEAT

Continued from Page 1

"Hitler's attempts "to break the English spirit of resistance by the

"His vast scheme for the invasión

He countered the question by devastation of London and other asking the pressman how long a cities only served to harden that unvealed, came from the Japanese selence are among the winners in white Australia would last and spirit into unbreakable steel. for China, whose "millions qualified. Immediate and all-out Broadcasting Corporation through the the spring offensive of democracy plain people" were resisting the aid to Britain. Greece and China, Tokyo.

inventions section of

added that, though some Japanese the One commentator said that Mr. "dismemberment of their nation," and for all Governments in exile,

Stalin Awards announced yesterday others who might not.

might appreciate It, there are of England by air, land and sea Roosevelt's speech has & new President Roosevelt declared whose homelands have temporarily SWEDEN LOOKS TO

(Saturday).

still appears to buld the 'feld. but Another "message from Sydney he must by now realise that is M.. Gurlevich who have perfected states that shipping circles there would be a mest desperate affair a new fighter plane which is now report that a number of Japanese fraught with the gravest peril for in mass production,

families in Australia who had himself and his regime. Referring to the new machine in made reservations to leave the M. country about a month ago, can- celled their booking after Mr. Kawai's arrival (Special).

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his work

(Special)

meaning for the people of Austra that there was a vast difference been occupied by aggressors.

The speech was an inspira- between the words loyalty and "In Mr. Winston Churchill, the

HER DEFENCES tion to everyone in the Empire to

obedience:" The latter could be British people had been blessed devote their entire energy to the obtained and enforced by dictator- with a brilliant and great leader", ter-Sweden, expecting an inten- STOCKHOLM, Mar. 16 (Reu- task of defeating Hitler and all ship but loyalty sprang from minds President Roosevelt declared, "but sification of the European war in that were given facts. That is the essence of their morale-the the spring and summer, is rein- true of England, Greece, China one essential fact is completely forcing certain defence measures and the United States, today." clear in the minds of the plain in order to have effective protec.

British people, and that is that tion of her neutrality.*** 'they would rather die as free men than Hve as slaves."""

AFRICA STAR SUNK

NEW YORK, Mar: 16 (Reuter)- The 11,900-ton British motorship. the Blue Star Line Africa Star, the world's second largest. re- frigerator ship, was sunk recently by enemy action. according to maritime circles here.

LED RAID WITH COURAGE

Warning that sacrifice and inconvenience lay ahead for all, President Roosevelt said: "Total victory over the dieta- tors. will be the objective of American total effort. flaggingly sustained to place implements of war in the hands of nations resisting nggression.

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"Our people must be prepared for lower profits, longer hours and their effort must not be obstruct- ed by unnecessary. strikes, war profiteering things,”

and -other such

They include M. Mik-Oyan and,

article in the Pravda, an Yakovlev, Soviet Vice-Commissar for Aircraft Industry, says: "Thou- sands of these speedy machines, menacing in combat, have already

dictators in Europe and Asia doubt entered the ranks of the Red Air

our unanimity now"..

The United States Army today Is almost a million-and-a-half strong and never composed better men... "Although

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Force."

Cheap Money

LONDON, Mar, 16 (Reuter)-In Prussian autocracy the Money Market overnight loans

FAILURE. OF PARTNER

"Another matter which upset Hitler's plans was the catastrophic collapse of France and the failure of his other partner in the Axis.

RIGHT WORKER Hitler must try to save him or right

IN THE RIGHT PLACE, BEVIN

and might will spread and worse might befall the Axis.

"In the end Hitler might find his new plans in the Balkans no less risky than old plans on which he was bad enough, Nazism was far have been readily obtainable at must have every available citizen his end."

are to beat Hitler we might yet have to fall back before cheap rates.

rendering efficient services in the

worse,

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"Il. we

with Speaking slowly and great emphasis, the President said: "The British people and their Grecian alles need ships. From America they will get those ships. They need planes from America and they will get planes, tanks, guns munition and supplies of all

"The light of Democracy must Sixty-five million pounds Trea-right place," said Mr. Ernest Be- Stating that Hitler Is faced with kinds, from America. China be kept burning. It is not enough sury Bills were offered and allotted vin, Minister of Labour and Na-a very different situation from last will likewise receive supplies,

for us merely to trim the wick at the lowest average rate since tional Service, when he broadcast spring. Gen. Gen. Smuts, the South African

Smuts concluded: Premier, has authorised the pro-

and polish the glass-The time the war began. The actual rate to the people of Britain yesterday, "Mussolini is "Our country is going to be

s ruined man and. motion of Lt. Duncan, son of Sir Lease and Lend Bill as the deci- what it must be the arsenal of to keep the dame alight"

He hailed the passage of the what our people have proclaimed has come when we must provide was 188, 11.794. per cent.

states a London message.

Hitler cannot recover the ground fuel in ever-increasing amounts Patrick Duncan, Governor-General

Total applications amounted to In order to have the right per- he has lost: Hitler himself has of South Africa, to be Captain, peasement. In our land, to end to play its full part.

sion to end all attempts at ap- demorcacy. Our country is going

153.8 million compared to 151.2 son doing the right work in the falled in the air attack on England APPROPRIATION APPROVED last says a London message...

week, Consequently the right place, registration of men where success is essential for his WASHINGTON, Mar. 16 (Reuter), market syndicate only received 24 between the ages of 41 and 45 will invasion sename." integrate, and pray God, that it asked for by President Roosevelt against 42 per cent. DEDICATED ANEW

will be sooner than any of us now on Wednesday was approved by

tween 20 and 21 will also be regis The address was one of the most dares to hope, then our country the House of Representatives Sub- and higher but very dull.

Wall Street opened narrowly tered. CAIRO, March 16 (Reuter)-vigorous utterances the President must continue to play its great Committee today,

SOUSTELLE BACK Thus the Government will be Operations by Abyssinian patriot has made. It was bristled with part in the period of world re- The appropriation is spent by BOMBAY WAR WEEK not on essential work

able to find out who is and who is

IN MEXICO the determination forces, co-operating with Imperial

to eliminate construction." Nazlism as a world force and de-.

the Budget Director into severalį troops. continue to develop suedicated the material and indus-

MEXICO CITY, Mar. 16 (Reuter) categories, chief of which is BOMBAY, Mar." 16 (Reuter)—v This was just a programme of Jacques Soustelle, Gen. De Gaul cessfully in the central, western trial

LAST WAR

$2,054,000,000 for aircraft and stimulate public interest in the democratic discipline and would les representative in Mexico, was resources of the and southern districts of the coun-states anew to that purpose.

United Early in his address, President aeronautical material.

war efforts to raise funds in the enable every individual to contri-welcomed by French sympathisers try, states yesterday's commnunique

Roosevelt said that in the last war The speech was later broadcast the German representatives.

Other categories include $1,343,- Bombay War Week, which has bute to the war effort in the best on his return here from London. from the British G.H.Q. adding in fourteen 'different languages, in-the United States told Germany nance

ta 900,000 for Ordnance and Ord- commenced and lasts until Mar. way he or she could.

M. Soustelle said that the sym that there was nothing to report cluding to the German-occupied that the United States was in a Agriculture, Industrial and other tary displays, revels and sports competent minders while mothers French and British could not be Stores, $1,350,000,000 for 23, a varied programme of mili- Children would be cared for by pathy and cooperation of Free from Libya and Eritrea.

countries throughout the world, state of disunity but "et, not the commodities and articles.

were at work.--(Special)

Lt. Duncan is reported to have any compromise with tyranny and **When the dictatorships dis--The $7,000,000,000 appropriation per cent, of their requirements begin next month and women, be

led a raid in Italian Somaliland the forces of oppression." with great courage.-(Special)

have been arranged.

more.