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British Troops Are In Touch With Nazis In Monastir Gap

* CAIRO. April 13 (Reuter)-WHILE BRITISH TROOPS ARE IN TOUCH WITH THE GERMANS IN THE MONASTIR GAF AREA and also south and south-west of Salonika no major battle. has yet begun, informed quarters here state.

The British inflicted losses on the Germans in the Monastir acea, It is now reported here, aut a number of Nazi tanks were destroyed

The Germans, caught a road slide halt beside their vehicles, were shot up with considerable success.

German troops arriving on the northwest Albanian front are re

BRITISH, NAZI TROOPS CLASH AT TOBRUK

Gen. Wiart Claimed A Prisoner

CAIRO, Apr. 13 (Reuter)- British and German troops are fighting west of

Tobruk,

it is announced in Calro. -

south

road

In Eritrea, our advance ward along the two malo roads has been slowed down by blocks, which are being removed. Total prisoners now taken is 41.- 080, of which 1.000 are, Italian of acers

In Abyssinia the advance south- ward from Italian Somaliland Is being pressed, and columns from Addis Ababa are pursuing the re- treating enemy.

GENERAL CAPTURED LONDON. Apr. 13 (Reuter)

ported to be hampering the Yugo slav drive into Albania across the Drin River..

CABLE

Prayers Must

CYRIL LAKIN GERMANS GETTING OWN Be For New

MEDICINE FROM R.A.F.

"The Germans are terribly indignant that, the Berlin opera house should have been destroyed but they do not think of the lovely build- Ings and Churches that have been destroyed over here.

"Of course,"

the Fuehrer likes masic but despises the Church, remarked MR. CYRIL LAKIN, the B.B.C. commentator when he broadcast from London yesterday,

{tivity in the Balkans and in Libya R

by these attacks.

•

LIBYA BATTLE Libya also the stage was set

Fraternal Solidarity

ROME, Apr. 13-

(Reuter)-HIS

MONDAY, APRIL 14, 1941" -PAGE

Of Hungary's War Soviet Disapproves

On Yugoslavia

in her turn to an attack of this Kind while in misfortune since in Hungary there are also substantiat national minorities," added M. Vyshinsky."

U.S. & Battle

Of Atlantic

MOSCOW, April 13 (Reuter) The SOVIET GOVERNMENT dis approves of HUNGARY'S "war on YUGOSLAVIA "four months after BOLINESS THE POPE in the signing of the Treaty of Eternal Friendship with that country.” After dealing with RAF. ac-

broadcast today, said:

'M. Výzhinsky, Soviet Deputy För- ! Mr. Lakin said that nearer home for a battle between British and Our prayers must be for a new eign Minister informed the Eun- the British planes had made a Germans and confact had already fraternal solidarity among the garian Minister in Moscow of this series of extraordinary heavy at bean made south and south-west nations of the earth with firm disapproval yesterday, the Moscow tack on a number of enemy ob- of Tobruk. Though there was no stable guarantees, with high radio announces Jectives notably Kiel, Berlin and Information it could be assumed moral consciousness and with Brest. Air reconnaissance flights that the German and Italian forces equal rights among large and what position Hungary might find "It could be easily understood had shown the devastation wrought were formidable. There was also small and among strong and weak. herself in should she be subjected

по information of the British "To, the Powers occupying For eight months the Nazis had forces holding this area in the

NEWS OF LATEST territories of others during been brutally rejoicing in, the Western Desert. It was no secret

war, we say with all due con-

ACTION TAKEN destruction of British cities and to say that forces which were re- sideration, let your conscience

IS HEARTENING the killing of women and children moved to other theatres of war

and honour guide you in which were more in aggregate than have been brought back.

dealing justly, humanely and

"America is aware of. the STATEMENT ON MOTIVES the men killed at the front. Now But the Germans, sald Mr. Lakin,

providently with the people of

cini, nature of this Battle of the the Germans were getting a taste would do well to remember that in

A communique issued by the So- sea," said MR BOB DOUGALL, S the occupied territory. of their own_medicine in fall desert gliting everything the

vict Foreign Office says, that the BB.C. commentator, when he "Do not impose upon them Hungarian Minister had called on M broadcast from London on Satur- army needs, including water, has

burdens which you in similar Vyshinsky to make a statement on day on the American to be carried hundreds of miles.

action In... Turning to the Balkan front, Mr. The enemy's task would be made circumstances have felt or would the motives which prompted the opening the Red Sex to American Lakin seld that at any hour-if it more difficult by the concentrated

feel to be unjust.

Hungarian Government to dis-shipping. had not already begun the battle efforts of the RAF. and the Royal! NAZI COLUMN SMASHED

patch its troops into Yugoslavia."

This action, he said, would at- will begin between the Germans Australian Air Force which, in the

He expressed the hope that the sist in supplying the Allied forces ATHENS, Apr. 13 (Reuter)-The and the Greeks supported by the past two days. had shot down, or

"A prudent and helpful humani Soviet Government Greeks have smashed a Sterman British army in the central front destroyed on the ground, 33 enemy tarianism is a commendation of cognise the justice of these mo-mean that British naval forces would "Te-a the Middle East and it would column of tanks, motor cyclists and which forms a powerful wall and machines for the loss of three.

wise generals and the treatment ves." infantry tri the famous Monastir to which the Germans will have Gap on Greece's northern frontier: to give battle. A Greet spokes- were This was announced by the Grees man had prophesied Press Ministry..

This follows fierce fighting near Skoplje in which Yugoslav troops strove to prevent the Germans' at- tempt to join up with the Italians on the Albanian frontier.

Meanwhile no heavy nghting is. reported in Libys where the Bri-measure. Mshare in contact with the Ger- mads south and southwest of To- bruk.

The Nazi column was moving along the road from Monastir to Florina when it was engaged by Greek detachments. The column was dispersed and sufferes casual- ties.

L

A claim that General Carton.de This was the first contact be-. Wiart has been captured in Cyre- tween Greek and German forces in nalca, was made by the, official the Monastir-Gap." Italian news agency yesterday.

war

BALKAN FRONT ...

SUREST INDICATION

150 Among the pilots in the RAF of prisoners and civilans

Czechs, Poles and other occupied areas is the surest that the allies, as well as American volun- Indication of the civilisation of

Individuals and nations. coming battle might be one of the teers. most ferocious in history and it might well be true.

On the Allied slãs were men 'fighting for what they held dearest, their freedom and liberty, and the essential. dig- nities of man. The BEF. had men from Great Britain, Aus- tralia and New Zealand who have shown on many battle fronts that they have no su- periors in the world.

JAPAN-SOVIET

In conclusion, Mr. Lakin said that interest now centred on, the. talks between Mr. Matsuoka and the Soviet leaders who had just denounced Hungary's action in go- ing to war against Yugoslavia.

The Japanese Foreign Min- ister was anxious to reach an agreement with Russia where- by Japan would be given a free band in the Far East.

SOUTHERN OPERATIONS Major-General de "Wiart 15 "It is the southern operations known as "the most wounded Bri-that are of greatest interest to the tish general. Years after the British forces," sald. Major Bast- achieve. they would have to buy Any success the Germans may ..last

he was still having ings, B.B.C. military commentator, dearly. The British had only just it had been remarked by Gen. Mr. Lakin ended by saying thất shrapnel taken out of his body: when he reviewed the Balkan situas made contact with the enemy's Smuts, the South African Premier.

He has lost his left eye and tion in a broadcast from London advance units." left hand and he has had many last night.

that 1941 would be a year of des- foreign decorations for bravery.

In Greece and Yugoslavia, the tiny but that victory would come, From the Vardar Valley, he said, R.A.F. had been continuously ac- in the end. This view was shared He was head of the British mill- the only reported German move- Live and the Nazis now knew what by Col. William Donovan., tary mission in Poland when the ment was west. Germans invaded

pot south, and it was like to have concentrations "We here have no reason for try and commanded the British of the probable zone of Allied de-,

coun-would bring them across the front of troops on the march bombed and feeling less confident than they trcops in central Norway during fence. Florina was Fight in the

machine-gunned.

are." Mr. Lakin 'concluded. that campaign.

A

that

FEAT OF COURAGE

centre of northern Greece. the Greek side of Monastir gal. The

New Zealand soldier, Trooper RAF had been heavily engaged Air War

Ronald Moore, has been awarded here,

for

Will Set Pace For Next Phase

Continued from Page 1

the D.C.M.. It was announced Major Hastings went on to say in London yesterday, an that signs pointed to strong Ger- amazing feat of courage and en-man forces in this region and a durance in the Western Desert swift movement might threaten fighting against the Italians, the Greek positions which they re- - Moore, with a shell-splinter in cently captured from the Italians. scanty but the Germans do not his foot, was isolated after a bat-Also, if successful, the Nazi move-seem to have anything approaching tle-together with three compan- ment might drive a deep wedge be- falt superiority in the regions over the situation ions. They had no food and only tween the Greeks and the Allies. a two-gallon tn of water.

Rather than surrendering

the

to

HUMOROUS TOUCH

"Above all, remember upon the manner in which you deal with prisoners whori the fortune of war place in your hands, may depend the bles- sing or the curse of God on your own fatherland."

Mysterious Shooting Of Aged Frenchman

cru-

FULL DETAILS conjunction with the other an-

OF ATTACK ON ATHERSTONE

in that area would be released, for duty elsewhere. Taken in

nouncements from Washington the last few days it was, indeed. a heartening piece of news.

U. S. INTERESTS - The agreement with Denmark LONDON, Apr, 13 (Reuter)-Defor the use of bases in Greenland talls of the attack by 50 German by the United States, and the planes on a convoy, during which taking over of foreign-owned" the British destroyer Atherstone shipping in American ports, all was damaged, are now disclosed. Indicated the manner An • whicḥ About half of the German-American Interests were being planes dived on the herstore re-safe-guarded, leasing about-30 bombs which ap "We can certainly make good peared to go straight for the ship. use of these 139 German, Italian but only three hit her,

and Danish ships" said Mr. Dou-

One signalman on the Bridge gall, “but, if they never reach, the had a lucky escape when one pass- service of the Allies, they will all ed through Another had his back obviously be turned to good use to a bomb which fell just clear of in the service of America. the ship.

"As you know, we are building Seeing the Atherstone apparent merchant ships in this country ly a smoking wreck, the planes be- as hard as we can and the whole gan to dive on the cnvoy. They issue of the battle depends on were evidently surprised when the the American effort in shipbuild... HANKOW. Apr. 13 (Reuter)-damaged destroyer re-opened fire ing. Time is the main factor M. A. РІССА, £ 61-year-old on them, and still more surprised here. We confidently expect, Frenchman, was seriously wound- to mest the fire of another escort however, that during

the next ed in the throat in a mysterions Ing.destroyer whose presence they year several million tons of ship shooting attack by anidentified failed to detect. They broke off ping will be made available" Chinese in the French Concession, the attack and within two and a Band on Friday, a Japanese half minutes all had disappeared. report disclosed today.

The convoy pass into safety This is the first time since the was towed safely to, port. Within undamaged and the Atherstone

SUPPLIES FOR BRITAIN

which they have advanced. While more favourable to us that agent. was walking on the Bund. MONEY MARKET fortain and the Balkan

we can keep that superiority of air any

barder

Japanese occupation in 1938, that

a few days, the crew took over a a foreigner was attacked by MUCH HARDER

new destroyer and shortly after- WASHINGTON, Apr. 13 (Reuter) Chinese, who are "So in the battle of the bombe terrorists, the report adds,

presumably wards the Atherstone was repair--Thirty. Danish ships recently

ed and again protecting convoys,

taken over has lately been

in United States M. Picca, who is a commission

ports will be used to start a previous period. We are A touch of humour in the misty warfare there, there will remain hitting the enemy much

when several Chinese alighted

plies nearest Italian post they Balkan situation was lent by the this chance of general improve- than before and there is promise are upon him. When he fell, the the Money Market the features say informed quarters.

from an automobile and opened elected to walk 290 miles across report that the Italians had made ment."

LONDON, April 13 (Reuter)-In countries through the Red Sea, the desert to safety.

that we should be hitting him assailants filed, A bullet was lodg had been two new financial records. contact with the Germans north of In the

The Danish crews of these shipe On the third day they ate Lake Ochrida after hard fighting. signs were favourable to Britain. to harass the enemy night 1ght- Channel ports region, harder stil. We are contriving tin of plum and apple jam they This, said Maj. Hastings, was the Both sides had made heavy at- ers at their

ed in his throat.

The first was the rise in the note are very willing to san to the Red" found in the desert. Two

Sea but wish to do so under their Japanese

co-oper-drculation to 618.7 and the second own flag rather than the Amert- authorities later one of the men

days jackal talking, because the Fascists tacks and the air war here was Maj, Stewart.

ating with the French Concession was the decision to increase next persuaded hardly stirred at all bat just wait- a battle of the others to leave him behind.

Police, threw a cordon around the week's offerings of Treasury bills to Fed to be saved.

INCREASING FLOW They ran into a sandstorm and

Some legat ruling from the At- concesstan. to prevent the gun- £75,000.000. LONDON, Apr. 13 (Reuter)-men from spent a night in a ruined hut in

torney Gener is believed to be came in single machines and went There will be an ever iccreasing launched an. Intensive "manhunt 000,000 alloted at an average rate can sail to the Red Sea but this escaping and also Yesterday's offerings were 70,- necessary before American shipe deserted village. They were

away as quickly as they could. By night the Germans sent over bombs from the United States to

of aeroplanes, engine and in areas under their control, Jarge formations and we were also Britain, said Maj.-Gen." Arnold, sending out large formations at Chief of the United States Army night.

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still without food.

SPOTTED BY AIRCRAFT

On the ninth day only two of them were left, when they

were

spotted by Free French aircraft,

Japan-Soviet Pact

[

tombs. If the Ger- mans attacked by day they simply

MORE POWERFUL

In two ways, therefore, aircraft

of

we were more

flow

home

base,"

said

can.

of £1 0s. 2.72d. per cent..

will not delay shipments which Overnight loans had been plenti-win be under way in expectation ful at easy rates.

of all legal formalities being set- Wall Street opened dull and tled while the ships are on the

high seas.

Air Corps, at a Press conference in PREMIER TOURS mostly unchanged.

London, today.

Maj-Gen. Arnold who arrived BOMBED BRISTOL

Honorary Degrees For Menzies Winant

Italians Retiring In All Directions

Continued from Page 1 which dropped food and a bottle that the present pact has epoch- He concludes, "It is my bellet of lemonade..

on Saturday added that the Unit They failed to see the food and between Japan and

making significance in relations and bomb carrying capacity the cork fell out of

ed States was doing everything "it the machines, the Soviet the bottle, Union and that it will greatly co: powerful than the Germans.

could to standardise all aeronauti- leaving about half ал inch of tribute towards the promotion of."

cal equipment so that it would be lemonade.

Speaking of Kiel, Maj. Stewart suitable for both the United States world peace. Un the tenth day Moore went ""I have no doubt that the pact' well defended and had many

said that the submarine base was and Britain anead, and when he arrived in will serve as the basis of a rapid fixed and mobile AA guns. Qur between the United States and Increase in air travel facilities the British lines was marching solution in a concrete mammer of recent bombing attack lasted five Britain was probable.

LONDON, April 13 (Renter)-THE ITALIAN FORCES, RETIR with arms swinging and was com various pending

LONDON, Apr. 13 (Reuter)ING IN ALL DIRECTIONS FROM ADDIS ABABA, HAVE WITH..... pletely normal. He had walked tween the two countries."

questions be-hours which was five times longer

Mr. Churchill," accompanied by DRAWN DOWN 200 MILES LONG OF BLIND ALLEYS" — roads. 210 miles.

than any previous raid on

Riel Asked about Japanese equip Mr. R. G. Menzies (Australian which radiate from the Abyssinian capital but which, like spokes His

TALK WITH STALIN companions had

and it seemed from the plots re-ment, MaJ.-Gen Arnold declared Premier) and Mr. John Winant from a wheel, all lead eventually to the British forces. already been found but one died later.

On the eve of his return to Ja- ports that a lot of damage: was that there is reasons to believe that E. Ambassador), visited Bristol pan after his three weeks tour of done. In the face of heavy fre and bomber planes made by her- Japan had some very good pursult Germany, Italy and Russia, the and thick smoke, aircraft crews Foreign Minister, Mr. Matsuoka Could not be expected to make conferred two hours on Saturday, very accurate observations, evening with M, Stalin, states a Reuter report from Moscow."

SUCCESSFUL DANCE

in air bombing, the following

up raid was like in land fighting-

This is the second interview with it sealed the success of the pre- M. Stalin, the first meeting was invious night's attack.

cess.

self.

YUGOSLAV, GREEK RESISTANCE IN ITSELF A

yesterday.

Some of the Italiane, says a The cavalrymen had to wait in cable from Addis Ababa received their lines for two days before the They toured the city white de in London yesterday, have gone British had time to attend to fence workers were still busy north-east towards Desste but the, them. clearing the damage caused by bulk have retired north-west, west Friday night's blitz Mr. Chur-and south towards Debra Marcos chill shook hands with workers (in patriotic hands), Gimma and and praised their spirits.

the Lake districts, respectively."

The main Italian forces are with.

Glasgow,TORY As Chancellor of the University the Duke of Aosta at Girma

April 18 (Reuter)

[of Bristol, Mr. Churchill later

ANZACS PRAISED

con-

BODYGUARD PRISONERS

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The Portuguese Comparies of Mar. 24, when Mr. Matsuoka was German plazes had been raid- the "H.K.V.D.C. held a most suc- en route to Berlin. cessful supper-dance at the Club Mr. Matsuoka thanked M. Stalining British cities in heavy forces Lusitano last night to the strains for the welcome and facilities ex and had done considerable dam The night being put up by Yugo-ferred honorary degrees on Mr.

}: About 200 members of the Duke of Art Carneiro's Band,

tended by Russia during the jour- age and inflicted heavy casual slavia and Greece is in itself vic- Menzies and Mr. Winant.

of Aosta's personal · bodyguard, | 39 In the course of the evening 32 ney and also avalled himself of the ties but our night fighters had tory, declared the Home Secre-

distinguished by the vice-regal in prizes were offered in a raffle in opportunity to discuss various pro- been bringing down nine and tentary, Mr. Herbert Morrison,

Mr. Churchill in a speech, re- afgnia and decorative silver-plated ald of the Bomber Fund and Sgt. blems of Soviet-Japanese relations enemy planes a night and' 'A. A. "The great thing is that these ferred to the valour of the Aus- firearms, have been taken prison

Mr. Matsuoka was scheduled to guns were also having their suc- countries are fighting. It demon tralian and New Zealand troops crs by the British and Imperial Mon. 14

71.0427 leave yesterday for Tokyo,

17 28 strates that Herr Hitler cannot now in contact with the enemy forces states Reuter's Special Tres. 13

550459 Major Stewart said that he get everything he wants by cun in the classic, famous land of correspondent with the Imperial

7.2181409 Forces from Addis Ababu, Wod 160104 0.00032 31 found it dificult the measure this ing and the undermining of Greece,' as a deterrent force. It would the morale with treachery and

They are among 4,000-megin Mr. Winant he described as

120770 1812 11 Major S, Jarvis, M.C., Officer Com

not stop the enemy from rald- Plots

the Interpreter of the Unitede prison camp here Prisoners Thu 1702 14 16 0007 4 manding the Portuguese Com- LONDON, Apr. 13 (Reuter)—The ing at night but if the number The stand made by those coun- States to us, and our interpreter die Ababa Twelve-thousand

are still steadily streaming Into 120 -6'8 - 2018. I Qus

03 34 panies, Capt. JB Rodrigues, M.B. Emperor of Japan has sent a could be brought up to 20 or 30 tries, he said, would in the long and friend." E... Capt. F. P. Sequeira, Capt, H. A message of "deep esteem to it could be a deterrent because run make an important contribu

Italians, including two battalions Bat. 107 06 07 44 0787 33 1867 83 2137-16 Casualties were high in Bristol, of Blackshirts and a regiment of

16 170-0224195 de Barros Botelho and many Marshal Fetain, according to the night bombers each carried a tion to the final triumph of her though miraculously few cons- cavalry, have been disarmed in the Sun. 300693 46 00 47 I SPE others.

Toulouse, Radio,

crew of no fewer than ve men: ty over tyranny and aggression, dering the intensity of the raid." part three days."

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J. C. Remedios had the unique ex- perience of wirining the same prize

which he had donated!

Among those present were Col

H. B Rose, M.C., Commandant.

MESSAGE FROM MIKADO

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