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GENERAL

ASMARA, CAPITAL OF ERITREA, BRITISH SEA POWER MAINTAINED

IN HANDS OF BRITISH

Anniversary

Way Now Open For Drive On Of R.A.F. Port Of Massawa: Hundreds MAGNIFICENT WORK Of Prisoners Are Captured

CAIRO, April 2 (Reuter) — It is officially announced that mara, the capital of Eritrea, has been captured. Following withdrawal from Diredawa the Italians in Eastern Abyssinia not expected to offer strong resistance until the British reach the Awash River, about 100 miles from Addis Ababa,

able of modern defences around Asmara. ·

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TRIBUTED

CAIRO, Apr. 3 (Reuter)-The important part played by the As-RAF. in British victories on land the and sea in North Africa and the

WITH TRADITIONAL COURAGE

AND BRILLIANCE

LONDON, April 2 (Reuter)—Congratulations from the British Government have been sent to the Commander-in-Chief of the Mediterranean Fleet on the recent brilliant victory over the Ita- lian Fleet."

1

The Leader of the House, Lord Moyne, said: "Today our rinds are filled with the gallantry of the forces engaged off Matapan and the brilliant skill of their leadership. This war has tanght us no new lessons to add to the courage and brilliancy with which we have maintained nur sea power. "These qualities are traditional.

"The battle of Cirenalca was a The skill of Admiral Cunning- are Mediterranean was emphasised by model combination between land bam's combined operations ha forces Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Long- air and sea forces and the battle completely defeated this method. stated more, Air Officer Commanding-la- of Matapan has offered a perfect Bombing from the air prevented a military spokesman last night. He added that nothing is notice Chief of the Middle East, broad- example of co-operation between the Italian ults from profiting casting from Here yesterday on the Fleet, the Air Arm and the from their additional speert. In A meeting of British and enemy, forces in Libya, entinued Bri- the occasion of the 23rd AnniverRAF. which was based on the flight and enabled. our ships to tish advance in Eritrea with the capture of more prisoners, and sary of the birth of the "R.A.F.

Island of Crete. At last the train finish their -work. rapid progress in Abyssinia are reported in a G.H.Q. communique, He referred to the fact that over ing and efficiency of the Fleet has "We have become accustomed tr It says that advanced elements was the feature of an RAF, com- 1,000 aircraft had been destroyed had its reward of our forces were on Monday in munique relating to the continued

mechanised units in Mersa Brega area. Libya.

Despite the extensive de- molition on the main road to Asmara, our advance In Eri- trea continues, During the last 48 hours, a further 800 prisoners were taken, in- elading another Brigade Com- mander.

Australian planes in and African theatres of war.

Royal Air Force bumbers, 11 says. during the night of Mar. 30 heavily attacked. enemy me chantships and docks in Tripol

IN

the Middle East and paid a

such

disproportionate casualties "Throughout the war, it has between victors and vanquished as contact with enemy infantry and activity of British, South Africar ETEat - tribute to the magnificent faced the methods of submarine has reminded us of the wars be- the defence of RAF. fighters in Malta warfare which the Germans have tween the Persians and the Greer and the splendid work of RAF applied in what was previously on the classic battle grounds of aircraft allotted for sea and port looked upon as a system of indis- the Near East. But not even the reconnaissances In Co-operation

cruminate murder. The Nazis bay Battle of Salamis, where the Per- with the Navy.

profited by the bitter experience stan losses were five times as great ENEMY LOCATED

of the Grat Spee which with its as those of the Greeks, can pro Immediately before last week's heavier armament was driven to vide a precedent for the naval victory, he added, R.A.F, sea destruction by the accurate gun-whelming disaster to the Italian over- reconnaissance aircraft located ners of the Achilles. Ajax and Fleet without cost to the vietors enemy forces and continued to re- Exeter and have since that experi-of a single man or ship." (Cheers)! port their movemerits.

ence taken care that Nazi and Acting, on this information, Italian surface ships shall never MESSERSCHMITT DOWNED R.A.F. bombers attacked, lt and meet their match in size or arms Enemy bombers which attempt- crippled one, possibly two, of the but shall rm away from smaller

Monday cruisers and one of the destroyers, units to avoid disaster. d to raid Ledabya were intercepted by Australian out of those finally disposed of by fighters. One Messerschmitts was Admiral Cunningham.

Although communications in this area have been extensively damaged by the retreating Ita- lian forces.

advance from Diredawa astride the railway and road to Addis Ababa is making

rapid progress,

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Eiemy aerodromes and concen- trations of transports in Tripo Itania were bombed and ma- chine-gunned and damage ficted on dispersed aircraft and vehicles,

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in-

In all other sectors. the peneshot down and a number of Breda tration into Southern Abyssinia

20's Italian dive bombers) la enlarging. particularly in

damaged.

area north of Lake Rudolf,

the

RAF. sombers

Many of the bomber crews who were participated in that operation were only a few weeks ago helping our Army in their Libyan victory.

Monday on

on enemy and

RESOUNDING VICTORY- made heavy attacks. LONDON, Apr. 2 (Reuter) -positions north of Teclesan Asmara, the capital of Eritrea on the railway station at Asmara has fallen. This success, which is causing several fires, likely to prove the beginning of the end of resistance in Eritrea. follows only five days after the capture of Keren

PETROL DUMP

"STORMS TO WEATHER"

The R.AF could lock back on these achievements with satisfac- tion, “but it is what Hes ahead that

Cor-

In the Dessie-Assab area large matters and in war. ships have numbers of motor transport vehi- many storms to weather yet."

Chief Marshal Longmore In that brief time. British and cles were damaged by bombs and

the cluded by wishing good luck to Indian forces, ably supported by machine-gun

depot at Tandelo and a petrol the RAF. in the Middle East and the R.A.F., have pursued and dis- pirited the Italians over 75 miles dump north-east of Dessie were at home.

to yesterday's new resounding victory.

also bombed, ·

attacks

and

W

ITALIANS PLASTERED South African aircraft bombed troops' quarters and started

LONDON, Apr. 2 (Reuter) fres

vil-"We found the among military buildings in

Italian ships lages In Southern Abyssinia.

steaming like Billy-ho for home and fairly, plastered them." IN ALBANIA

a Squadron Leader's In Albania. a the

description

successful

raid

was

TURKEY & HITLER'S

BATTLE OF ATLANTIC

The present scale of British shipping losses is not high enough for Hltler hi achieve victory in 1941 as he had promised and ne can only win by obtaining mastery of the Private Secretary to

tha First Lord of the Admiralty, speak ing in Landen yesterday.

Admiral Cunningham's

latest

NEW ORDER triumph was only a phase in the

great' naval battle. The deciding

LONDON, Apr; 2. (Reuter)-The phase would be fought in the Av basic principles, of Hitler's New lantic. It would be a hard and Order are totally alien to Turkish tough fight, but we would win conviction on the rights of nations,{" no matter how small, to live an independent life." vice-President of the Grand Na

stated

the tional Assembly of Turkey as a conference on Monday at Istanbul, says the Ankara Radio,

"The

peace we are seeking," added the Vice-President, "s not the peace meted out to submissive martyrs and serfs. It is a peace based on the equality of rights and freedom of a nation, In case of

The way is now open

for the drive against next

Massawa, Italy's last port on the Red Sea.

The speed of the advance takes additional credit from

01 one RAF attack on the "Itaan onslaught against Turkish in- fact that the fighting before was made on troops and motor

lians during Friday's naval battle.dependence and security of the Keren was of the most exhausting transports moving on the Buzi- kind, leading to a climax of a Glavo

road. Direct hits were This squadron was en route Motherland, we are ready to de- fortnight's sustained attacks un-observed on the road and enemy for a normal raid on Tripoll when tend ourselves in the most heroic der the inost difficult physical vehicles.

it received news of the

war

at manner"

conditions of climate and terrain. From all "the above operations sea and cheerfully altered direr- }

In their progress since Thurs the British aircraft returned safe- tion. - day, the British forces have hadly with one exception.

ng easy task, being faced by a

steep climb "mainly through a

defle.

THREAT TO MASSAWA

With the fall of Asmara, tne

problem confronting the Duke of

fcult.

The possession of the Eritrean

U.S. AIR FORGE

"We hit one big ship twice

Palazzo Venezia Conversation

| amidships," he said, "and she stopped with clouds of black and yellow smoke · shooting

200 up leet."

FOR EUROPE?

NEW YORK, April 2 (Reuter)- Approximately six Americans 'out

ROME. April 2 Heuter)----Mr News of the Italian panic comes of 10 now believe the chances are i Aosta respecting the safety of Matsuoka had what was described from the leader of another R.A.F. 50-50, or better. that the United Italians States will send an air force and Italians, including women and as a cordial conversation" with attack. "We found the children, dally becomes more dif-Count Clano at the Chigi Palace fleeing in great confusion, zig-navy to Europe, according to the

jat 5 p.m. Yesterday.

zagging violently and occasionally Fortune Magazine's latest poll getting in each other's way,” he Count Clano then accompanied

Answers to other questions in- capital is not only a direct threat the Japanese Foreign Minister to said, adding simply, "We bombed dicated that 80.9, per cent are in them and increased the confu favour of sending Britain more to Massawa, 15 miles away, but Palazzo Venezia where Mr. Mat-

slon,"

than half of United States arms also promises finally to sever ali suoka saw Signor Mussolini. communicationis between Aby's- They talked for about an hour sinia and Massawa, leaving then the presence of Count Ciano CHINA WAR: road to Assab the sole remaining and the Japanese Ambassador, Mr. link between Abyssinia and the Hori Kiri. Red Sea.

Asmara has 100,000 inhabitants. half of whom are Italians, It is, 7,600 feet above sea level ор 24 plateau.

RAT. COMMUNIQUE,

HIGH JAPANESE OFFICERS

ROYAL AUDIENCE SLAIN IN KIANGSI ACTION

ATHENS, April 2 (Reuter) -- Mr. Anthony Eden, the British Foreign Secretary, was received by

CAIRO, Apr. 2 (Reuter) An-King George of Greece yesterday. other heavy air raid on Tripon according to the Athens radio.

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CHUNGKING, April 2 (Central)-Among the high ranking, Japanese officers killed in action in the recent Klangsi campaign. the bodies of three more regimental commanders, namely Ha- mada, Tanaka and Itagaki, have been identified, according to field dispatches received here from the front.

As a result of vigorous mopping-up operations carried out by the Chinese, most of the remnant Japanese unita scattered in areas between "Kaoan and Fengsin have been liquidated. Only a few stragglers remain to be rounded up.

In the Anyi sector, the Chinese

SEVERE FIGHTING

are continuidg attacks. Besides Palyuman, another Important Inflicting numerous casualties on point south of Pengtsch, was re the Japanese there, the Chinese dated on March 26. Severe fight- have also severed the Japanese ing is proceeding there as the communication on the Changkung Japanese are counter-attacking. tu-Anyi.highway.

The Chinese column attacking

A message from Slushul states Hwangtupão, also south of Peng- that following the collapse of the tsen. is making progress. Despite Japanese offensive in the Kanan- Fenzen sector. Chinese forces are chinese

stubborn Japanese resistance, the are vigorously pressing launching & concerted attack on forward, Pengtseb, important city on the south bank of the Yangtze 38

miles below Kiukiang, in northeast PUPPET SUCCUMBS

Kiangsi,

JAPANESE DECIMATED Advancing in several columns,

TO WOUNDS CHUNGKING, Apr. 2 (Centrái)

the Chinese on March 28 captured sheng Chi-jen, formerly so-called the Japanese position at Weng-Chairman of the West Shanghai fushan, a strategic height south Chamber of Commerce, and now DI Fengtseh, following a furious Director of the Shanghai Stamp engagement in which the Japanese Tax Bureau under the Nanking re- were. heavily decimated before gume, who was seriously wounded being ejected from the point. on Sunday afternoon by an ur

On March 29, the Japanese dis- identifed person in an attempt on patched a large relles detachment his life in his residence in Avenue to the Wangfushan region but was Joffre in the French Concession in intercepted by the Chinese and Shanghal; succumbed the "follow- repulsed with losses.

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