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HONGKONG, THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 1941.

"WE MUST EXPECT HARDER FIGHT FOR DEFENCE OF CYRENEICA AND EGYPT"-WARNING BY CHURCHILL

“NOW THAT THE GERMANS ARE USING THEIR ARMOURED STRENGTH IN CYRENEICA WE MUST EX- PECT HARD AND SEVERE FIGHTING NOT ONLY FOR THE DEFENCE OF CYRENEICA. BUT FOR THE DEFENCE

· OF EGYPT,” warned MR. WINSTON CHURCHILL, PRIME MINISTER, when he reviewed the war situation in the House of Commons yesterday afternoon, states a Reuter message. "IT IS FORTUNATE THAT THE ITALIAN COL- LAPSE IN ERITREA, ETHIOPIA AND BRITISH AND ITALIAN SOMALILAND IS LIBERATING PROGRESSIVELY VERY SUBSTANTIAL FORCES AND MASSES OF TRANSPORT TO REINFORCE THE ARMY OF THE NILE."

Red Sea Virtually Cleared Of Enemy Warships: Italian Naval Power Broken At Matapan

The Premier said that the loss of BENGHAZI by the "German encroachment or Cyreneica was chiefly injurious because valuable airfields had passed into the enemy's hands. Apart from that aspect the British forces should have originally halted at TOBRUK because it was easy going after that and submarines and aircraft were tak- ing a steady toll of ships carrying troops and motor vehicles.

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.' THE GERMAN ATTACK, HOWEVER, HAD BEEN IN GREATER STRENGTH THAN THE BRITISH COMMANDERS EXPECTED AND THE IMPERIAL FORCES HAD NOW FALLEN BACK ON STRONGER POSITIONS AND MORE DEFENSIBLE COUN“ TRY, says Reuter.

Greece Was Ready To Fight Alone If Necessary: "Our Duty Was Clear"

MASSAWA IN

HANDS OF BRITISH

AFTER 18-HOUR TRUCE GRANTED

The Italian port of Massawa in i Eritrea has fallen to the British Imperial Forces, it is learned In London, says, Reuter.

After the fall of Asmars, the Itailans were called upon to sur- render Massawa but they resisted. The capture of Massawa leaves Assab as the only Italian port along the Red Sea.

MOST POWERFUL U.S. BATTLESHIP

NEW YORK; Apr. 9 (Reuter) --The most powerful battleship of the United States navy-the 35,000-ton North Carolina-is being commissioned at the Brooklyn navy yard today, says the NEW YORK DAILY NEWS. Naval experts compare her armament ( 'and' equipment with those of the British battleship King George V.

The North Carolina carries nine: 16-inch guns in the main battery.

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GERMAN TROOPS ENTER SALONIKA: R.A.F. DEFY BAD WEATHER IN DAYLONG RAIDS ON NAZI COLUMNS

GERMAN TROOPS HAVE ENTERED SALONIKA AND CUT OFF COMMUNICA- TIONS BETWEEN 'GREEK FORCES IN EASTERN MACEDONIA AND THE REST OF THE COUNTRY, IT IS LEARNED IN LONDON, STATES REUTER.

YUGOSLAV TROOPS ARE FALLING BACK TO SOUTHERN YUGOSLAVIA AND THE GERMANS, ADVANCING FROM RUMANIA, HAVE ALREADY CLAIMED TO HAVE REACHED THE IMPORTANT RAILWAY JUNCTION OF SKOPJE, IN THE NORTHERN SECTION OF THE VARDAR VALLEY.

The Germans have occupied ALEXANDROUPOLIS on the Aegean Sea, four miles west of the Turkish frontier, according to an unconfirmed report from Turkey.

DEFYING BAD WEATHER, R.A.F. MACHINES MADE DAYLONG RAIDS ON GER- MAN COLUMNS IN SOUTHERN YUGOSLAVIA YESTERDAY.

British Troops Have Not Yet Contacted Enemy

These attacks were in the lines of communication east of Strumitza area on motor Skoplje in Yugoslavia "accom- transport and tank columnsplished exactly nothing," accord- ing to reports received in Berne and they were successfuk

quoted by the NEW YORK TIMES, All were killed or captured." Material captured when Yugo-

LOCAL CHARACTER

A Yugoslav communique states:

"On the northern front, small bat-slavs occupied Zara is reported to tles cf local character have oc be considerable, curred in the frontier zones. Dur

war.

Pecs big industrial centre

Salonika Has Not

Got Same

Strategic Importance

ing Apr. 7 and Apr. 8, the enemyinside the Hungarian frontier was again bombed Belgrade from raided at noon by Yugoslav bom- | which military elements were bers

evacuated on the first day of the Bulgarian troops have partici-

"Salonika bad always been lust- pated in the German attack oned after by the Han's but it has.. "In addition to Belgrade, the Yugoslavia.

(not got the same strategie impor- enemy - bombed Kragiyevata,The Germans are seeking to es-

tance it used tg" have." sald Skoplje, Chanats and Lazarevac."tablish contact with the Italians

We have no indication that in Albania by the rain of parachu-cribed the Balkans battle

MAJOR HASTINGS when he des- front

In ERITREA, the main Ita- great measure in the hands of DISCOVERY British troops have yet established tists, says the Berlin correspondent rebroadcast front, London yea

the Germans were more generous

lian resistance had been over-Herr Hitler, come at KEREN but it was. The Prime Minister described hard fighting and the British Admiral Darlan's Statement that suffered 4,000 casualties. than the British "bras a strange MASSAWA was now in British thought and revealed that Britain hands and the Red Sea had had been ready to enter into nego been virtually cleared oftiations with France to mitigate enemy warships.

their hardships but the Germans The Battle

had ordered Vichy to break these

of Matapan had broken up Italian naval power up. and. Mr. Churchill added, "when we look back upon the forlorn position in which we were left in the Middle East by the French collapse we see the situation, has been marvellously transformed,"

IN HITLER'S HANDS Mr. Churchill welcomed 'Marshal Petain's declaration that FRANCE would never act against her former

“But we must maintain our rights even at the risk of coll- sions with French warships," declared Mr. Churchill, “and if this happens the consequences - would be understood and fair- ly judged by the French na- tion."

GREECE READY

In his opening remarks, the

ally but they had to realise that Prime Minister said, in referring the Vichy Government was in 息 Cont'd Page 7, Col. 1

Crisis May Develop In East Asia Declares Hiranuma

TOKYO. April 9 (Reuter)-"A FRESH BIG CRISIS may develop

The last battle for the important in East Asia any moment due to the serious situation brought about port of Massawa began at 1 pm. this part of the world by Britain and the United States, who on Wednesday after an 18-hour have vigorously tightened the economie blockade against Japan on truce which had been granted to

Italians to enable them to one hand and on the other extending increased assistance to the consider the British terms for sur Chiang Kai-shek regime," declared BABON HIRANUMA, the Home render of the town, writes Reu-Minister, in his address in the second day's session of the Provincial tér's Special correspondent with Governors' conference.

the

the British Imperial Forces. ▸ "However, it is observed with

DEFEND POET

gratification, the steady progress"} The truce ended when the Ita and the "construction of a new lian Admiral, commanding the East Asla" by the conclusion of an port, announced the decision, be agreement regulating basic rela- lieved to be dictated from Rome, tions between Japan. Manchoukur to defend the port to the last. and the settlement of the Thailand- An exchange of gunfire an- French Indo-China border dispute nounced the beginning of the bat- through Japan's mediation. tle and shortly after RAF. ma- Assuring the Provincial Gover- chines bombed Italian positions, nors, that the Government has The Italians' decision to fight on taken all necessary measures for was conveyed by a Staff afcer, coping efficiently all possible con- who was brought blindfolded to ungencies, the Home Minister urg- the British Headquarters. The

ed them to co-operate with the Italians made no efforts to defend

Government in maintaining ne- the road winding wildly through tional standard of living, fastering the` mountains from» Azmara" and therefore could not hope to hold or national resources, maintaining Massawa despite heavy shore guns peace and order by cautious opera

national détence which they turned towards hand ton of the

The French Foreign Legion security act and peace and main- formed the spearhead for the anal tenance act and the "training of the people for air raid precautions.

ALLEGED MURDER

contact with the enemy nor la of a Swiss paper, there any indication when that contact will be effected," declared |

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& British military spokesman In

Athens. OF TWO GIRLS

The Yugoslavs have, occupied

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terday.

that

Major" Hastings added MORE EFFORT IN Salonika was now very vulnerable to air attack from Bulgaria” and. STRUGGLE

according to the disposition of the SYDNEY, April 9 (Reuter)-The Allled troops, it was clear that

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The brutal murder of two girls, Leshe, 25 miles south of Sculart. the alleged motive of which was says the Ankara, correspondent of Australian Cabinet this morning the strategic importance of the a family squabble, was discover the Columbia Broadcasting Sys-considered reports from the Prime town was insignificant. ed. at No. 171 Tung Chol Street, tem.

Minister, Mr. R.G. Menzies, and

Major Hastings said that there Kowloon, ground floor, yesterday. He adds that a second Yugoslav the Australian military advisers.

were two routes to the Aegean The victims were CHIU MO- column is advancing from Prizen Mr. AW. Fadden, the Acting sea-one was through the Struma and is reported to have crossed Prime Minister, said: "The new Valley and the other through the TSAN, aged 8 years, and CHIU MO-YEE, aged 6.

was

the eastern Albanian frontier..

The Yugoslav capital has shift-

ed daily.

FLAME-THROWERS

German and Italian attacks in

the Balkan and Llbys have steeled arba Valley west of Salonika. The gruesome discovery

There was also the Valley of the us in our determination to put Strumitza a made by the father who found the

tributary of the additional effort in the struggle struma and it was along this line bodies of his daughters about 4 p.m.

German parachutists equipped The sternness of the fight shead that the Yugoslavia right wing Their hands and feet were bound and they were gagged. The elder with flame-throwera, who attacked cannot be underestimated."

appeared to have been forced back out of contact with the Greek left wing.

girl had a severe cut on her throat:]

An uncle of the girls, Chin Sin- sing, aged 19, has been detained by the Police. Chiu was alleged to. have openly spoken of killing the girls,

The bodies were removed to the Kowloon Mortuary at 8 p.m.

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Today's News Summary

Another Savage Raid

On Coventry: Hotel, Hospital Hit

COVENTRY was again attacked on Wednesday night with the utmost savagery by enemy bombers, says Reuter.

Severe damage was caused in the city whose ruined Cathedral and historic buildings still form masses of rubble from, the previous raid, and stand as a monument to Nazi vandalism.

It is feared that casualties were again -hëavy.

The raiders delivered a double the Germans were returning from attack, the first short and sharp raids on Britain.

in which thousands of fire bombs There they extinguished landing were followed by high explosives. lights and damaged ground ma the second a longer rald of con-terial and transport.. siderable intensity.

: KIEL ATTACKED

A hospital, school, hotel and On Wednesday night, a very

Police station were hit.

powerful force of British. bombers British night fighters roared up attacked Kiel, the second raid in to intercept the invaders and to two nights. The results were even revenge Coventry's fresh wounds, more impressive than on Monday

REVIEWING THE WAR situation, Mr. Churchill, the Prime Mix-shooting down six and damaging night, according to many crews, ister of Britain, in the House of Commons yesterday, warned that others Three raiders hurtled to who were able to see as the wea- we must expect harder fighting not only for the defence of destruction in Warwickshire, Lef- ther was ideal for observation. Cyreneica but also for the defence of Egypt. The Battle of Cestershire and Hertfordshire, res- Matapan had broken up the Italian naval power and the Red Sea pectively. had virtually been awept clean of enemy warships.

SIX DESTROYED GERMAN TROOPS ENTERED Salonika at 4 oʻlock yesterday In addition to "six enemy planes morning. Meanwhile the RAF defying bad weather, have success-destroyed by fighters, others were fully attacked German columns in southern Yugoslavia,

attacked carmen com mother wire me by German aircraft damaged, states, the Al Ministry

Bremerhaven, Emden and oll storage tanks at Rotterdam were also raided during the night while out offensive aghters carried patrols over aerodromes in North- ern France. He

Five bombers are missing from

on Wednesday night the attack lasting several hours and resulting be in trouble as they made for these operations. in considerable damage. The R.A.F. made another successful attack | home. on, Kiel for the second night in succession. Siz German bombers were shot down over Britain during the night.

During daylight yesterday, RAF One Hurricane pilot brought aircraft attacked shipping off the down two bombers while on aingle Frisian Islands, from which all! BRITISH TROOPS HAVE ocen pied Massawa the Red Sea port patrol lasting only one hour. Other affcraft returned safely. which the Italians refused to surrender. The only port left to IRAF. aircraft were busy visiting Two more enemy bombers were Duce is Assab, on the Eritrean coast, An 18-hour truce was given enemy occupied aerodromes in the brought down this morning off the

before: Massawa was entered,

early hours of the morning while Welsh coast.

DEPTH OF PENETRATION

The town of Strumitža itself has already been bombed by the RAF, and this gave a fair idea of the depth of the Hun penetration.

One could understand that the southern German forces will deve- lop one of the two-prong drive towards Balonika, "If this comes. off," said Major Hastings, "then the Greek advanice mits in thrace are in some danger."

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The German forces have. pene- trated as far as the sea and that meant that there WAS extreme. pressure on the right flank, It meant also that it exposed the German flank along the Turkish border.

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