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BRITISH FORCES TAKING UP STAND IN TOBRUK Enemy's Advance In Libya Held By Rearguard Action

LONDON, April 10" (Reuter)-British tanks and other re- inforcements in Libya are now establishing themselves in strong fortifications at Tobruk.

This was revealed by Lord Moyne, the Colonial Secretary, speaking in the House of Lords yesterday. Lord Moyne said that the abandonment of Benghazi was the direct consequence of re- inforcements sent to Greece together with the withdrawals of armoured vehicles for overhaul.

GENERAL

GREEK ARMIES IN MACEDONIA,

THRACE THREATENED WITH ENCIRCLEMENT

LONDON, Apr. 10 (Reuter) — The entry of German advance detachments into Salonika not only means the loss of the capital of Macedonia but cuts the Greek' armies in the field into two, writes Reuter's Diplomatic, correspondent,

There may be several Greek divisions in Thrace and eastern Macedonia, and they are practically surrounded.

INDIAN TROOPS IN AFRICA

While the German armies are: "chus engaged in the south, other forces have practically cut through Yugoslavia's waist-line and are now advancing northwards and westwards so as to threaten with encirclement the main forces

Achievements Praised which are being hemmed in

By Premier

Old Serbia

some of

BRITISH EMPIRE WOULD FIGHT ON

LONDON, Am 10 (Reuter)— ME. R. G. Menales, the Austra- ilan Prime Minister, speaking ig London Festerday, said that If ever a war could be desoriih- ed as a people's war, it -wäs this out.

·He added: "If every leader the people had was struck down tomorrow, the people of this country and of the British Empire would fight on. They would raise up for themselves new leaders because they had not been led Into this war. They had marched into it and had asked these leaders to take them into it”

"NAZI VICTORY UNTHINKABLE”

At the same time, while the Yugoslavs are still opposing the LONDON, Apr. 10 (Reuter)-Mr. German pressure from Rumania, Winston Churchill has sent a per-Hungary and. Austria sonal message to the Viceroy of their forces have penetrated into India praising the achievements of Albania and should create A the Indian forces in Africa.

diversion in the Italian rear. The message states: The It is obvious from this exposl- whole Empire has been stirred by tion of the military position that the achievements of the Indian the immediate outlook In the forces in Eritres. For me the Balkans must be regarded g$ NEW YORK, April 10 (Reuter)-- story of the

ardour and per-serious; but is significant that "Britain will win," Mr. Henry severance with which they scale the Germans have not yet come Wallace, and finally conquered the precipl-up against the British forces and United States, told the Foreign Vice-President of the tous heights of Keren recalls memories of the North-West Fron-fence of Jalonika was not a part

this would suggest that the de-Policy Association yesterday. tier of long years ago, and it is as

For Britain's plan. one who has had the honour to

"Only defeatism on the psycho- logical and economic. front of the

serve In the eld with Indian Britain's force is one not lightly United States can prevent it. A

soldiers from all parts of the Ein- dustan as well as in the name of His Majesty's Government that I ask Your Excellency to convey to them and to the whole. Indian Army the pride and admiration with which we have followed their heroic exploits."

VICEROY'S REPLY The Viceroy replied: "I have conveyed to the forces from Irdla now fighting in Eritrea and to the

to be disregarded.

Nazi victory and a Nazi peace are The Battle of the Balkans bas unthinkable. To avoid such not yet been won or lost,

calamity, we will help ourselves It is learned in authoritative through helping England with all circles In London that no British methods short of war. or Imperial troops were in the "Our help must be sector of the Vardar.

such that neither a madman nor a mad 'na- NAZIS --DOMBED

tion will ever again have the op- CAIRO, Apr 14(Reuter】 - portunity to kill millions of people The R.A.F. continued on Monday and destroy billions of dollars vigorous resistance to. enemy worth of property." roops in aiding Greece and Yu- goslavia, says an R.AF.'communi- que, issued yesterday.

Heavy attacks were

delivered POPE NOT TO MAKE against tanks and motor trans- port convoys in the Lake Doiran

PEACE APPEAL

area,

whole Indian Army your generous message, for which I. on their be- half, thank you very heartily,

"Coming as it does from one It was likely that the Germans. The defenders abandoned their who all his life has sought battle advance futile resistance against the cease- and found it in many various following their 600 miles

the British and fields in all parts of the world, and

BERNES, Apt... 10. (Reater) from Tripoli to Benghazi, were less pressure of

Bombs were observed to burst! now facing growing difficulties re- Imperial forces and the white tag is now the fighting leader of the

The Pope's plan to make a peace tanks and vehicles on among garding repairs. fuel, water and was again raised.

British Commonwealth of Nations, roads between Strumica and Dot appeal in the Easter address is Tacked British other supplies, and they

Imperial forces your message is an inpiration, ran und a bridge under a railway believed to have been changed. seapower which supported Bri- from Adowa and Adigrat are cen-us all

The address precedes the blessing tain's spectacular struc

tinuing their advance to the south

of "Urbi et Orbi" on Sunday.

GERMAN COMMUNIQUE

A message from Rome states that following the extension of A special communique issued by the war to the Balkans the Pope the German High Command yes feels it impossible to make peace terday says that strong German move at the present time, armoured units, advancing' south-

und

Aided by seapower, British tarks towards the remnants of the Ita

were now establishing themselves llan forces reported to be conceAPPEAL TO NORDS

trated on Dessle, 150 miles east of Addis Ababa,

in force round Tobruk.

Lord Mayne expressed the hope that President Roosevelt would ORDER IN ADDIS ABABA soon remove the Red Sea from the

NAIROBI. April 10

(Reuter) list of combat zones now that the Order is being successfully pre- Italian bases there had been qui served in Addis Ababa, it was off dated. This would enable Americially stated yesterday. can supplies to go direct via the

Important stocks of arms and Red Sea, saving shipping and the material of all kinds have been time involved by transhipment captured.

MASSAWA CAPITULATES

TO STAND FIRM

! LONDON, Apr. 10 (Reuter)

at Devderija was damaged by direct hits, Ti

King Haaken, broadcasting yes wards from Yugoslavia. have terday on the anniversary of 23-taken Salonika," sauit of Norway, appealed to Nor- German troops have also occu- wegians "to do no rash act which pied a town about 100 miles to may

have serious consequences the, east of Salonika and have both for individuals and for the reached the Aegean coast. whole of our people.

TURKISH POLICY LONDON, April 10 (Reuter)

is understood that the Turkish

The large number of prisoners The days to come may be hard CAIRO, April 10 Reuter captured includes two Blackshirt and you may have to endure even Massawa capitulated on Tuesday battalions. complete with over 80 greater privations than you have afternoon and has now been pilots and 1,000 air force ground yet known-but stand firm, doloreign Minister (M, Sarajoglu) occupied by Brash troops, states a personnel. G.HQ. communique,

Meanwhile British mobile units,| are continuing their advance sontn" and south-west along the Dessie Gondar Road.

In Libya, the British rearguard,

whose

4.

com

not lose courage and look Indian troops participated in fidently towards not a far distant

when the Abyssinian day

Norway will again"

the capture of capital

CHINA WAR:

role I was to delay the

-

enemy Advance while she main Chinese Planning General

concentrations are Deing

completed, was hea

all yesterd

Juta

engaged Counter-Attack On Canton

- by numerically supe-

KOUT. ÍGICAS,

IN ABYSSINIA

In Abyssinia, camps and other military objectives in the Gondar area were bombed on Sunday and Monday by the R.AF. and aircraft of the Free French Squadron.

Direct hits were made on acro drome buildings at Comdolcia, one of which caught fire.

South African aircraft success fully attacked motor transport in the Aselle area.

Enemy landing grounds in cire naica were bombed and troop con centrations were continuously at- tacked.

From all operations, British air craft returned safely.

rise

told the Peoples' Party on Tues- day that the Government would |

meanwhile maintain a policy of non-belligerency.

The Government, he said, is con- tinuing to watch closely the de- velopments affecting Turkish in- terests

Japanese Use Poison Gas In North Kiangsu

SHIUKWAN, Apr. 18 (CentraR-Reporting on the progress of Chinese military operations in the North River region at the Weekly Memorial Service meeting yesterday, General Yu Ha“- mou. Pacification Commissioner of Kwangtung, declared that in accordance with preconceived plans, the Chinese forces are per- fecting preparations for a general counter-offensive on Canton.

BHANGKAO, Apr. 10 (Central)- The Japanese at: Tsengcheng Since April 2 they have launch Continuing their advance un have been subjected to persistent ed repeated attacks on Halyer, checked, Chinese troops are clos- Chinese attacks. More than 30 Kanpu, Chapoo, Shentang anding in on Ang!, important Japan- engagements were fought recently other towns. Changchuenpa and ese stronghold in northern Klang. in the Japanese outer defence ring Hstallyen, south of Halyen, were si, 20 miles north-west of Nan- of the city. as a result of which regained on the night of April 2 chang the Chinese have inflicted over 200 casualties on the Japanese,, Ģeп- eral Yu said.

SEVERE FIGHTING

Lingpain und Lungtaokamy, Fighting has been particularly severe at Halyen. The Chinese strategic points southwest of Anyl, were reduced by the Chinese on

At the end of last month, the heavily pounded at the gates, de April 7 following a vigorous - Chinese, operating in the Chacan moralising the Japanese inside the

sault which resulted in the expul- city. area captured successively three

Chinese saboteurs meanwhile sion of the Japanese with severe strategic -points, Antow. Kumpo and Mulfa, and once broke into have destroyed the highway be- losses

--

the city of Chacan Itself. The tween Halyen and Kashing, and In a desperate attempt to Japanese suffered another loss of also Japanese telegraph and tele-

FREE FRENCH FORCES KHARTUM, April 10 (Reuter)—some 300 men. Massawa was occupied by Imperial and Free French forces at 2 pm. un Tuesday.

· PRISONERS TAKEN

phone lines' at várious 'placès.

ATTACKS REPULSED CHANGTEH, Apr 10 (Central)— Following the recapture of Luk- Two attacks by Japanese troops fung on March 31, the Chinese are on the west bank of the Yangtze vigorously pushing toward Kung- opposite Ithang in western Hupeh ping and Hoffung,

• "during the bast few days have In the Tamshut area, the Chl-'been repulsed with more than 200 nese are equally successful. Be- losses.

retard the Chinese advance, the Japanese on April 4 re- sorted to the use of polson gas against the Chinese attacking Sungfu south of Anyi. Dozens of Chinese soldiers were gassed but were wayed by prompt emergency, rellét menstres,

ARMS SEIZED

sides killing numerous Japanese Under the cover of a heavy "ar-Another Chiness unit which cap. including several officers, the tillery bombardment, a large Jap- tured Yepotan, west of Anyl, in- Chinese have also taken many anese detachment on April 4 made flicted numerous casualties on the oners and captured quantities a furious assault on Chinese Japanese and seized a considerably

of arms.

NO ALERT SOUNDED IN LONDON LONDON, Apr. 10 (Reuter) No alert was-sounded in the Lou don area up to a late hour last

positions. Following a severe en- amount of arma, night and during the day there

WEST CHEKIANG was no enemy activity, states an

gagement with the Chinese, the Bevere fighting is, how prugtern- Air Ministry communique.

SOMEWHERE IN WEST CHE attackers were routed and hurled ing in the vicinity of Bhihpikai, One enemy aircraft was des- KIANG, April 10 (Central)-Chi- back.

south of Any, where the Japaness troyed during nghter patrols nese troops are extremely active in On April 6, the Japanese renew are staring a vigorous counter- over the enemy-occupied coast the triangular area, between Hanged their attack on HungFantez attack Shinpikal was taken by yesterday Use British Aghter is chow, Bathing and Pinghu in and other Chinese positions but the Chinese on the morning............or

north-east Cheklang. missing.

met with a similar fate.

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