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GENERAL

GERMAN AND BRITISH FORCES Death Roll In Luftwaffe's

:

LOCKED IN FIERCE

DR. SUN FO

BATTLE IN GREECE & POLICY OF

Bloody Engagement Ragino

South-West Of Servia: Nazis Suffer Tremendous Losses

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ATHENS, Apr. 18 (Reuter} - Bitter Bghting is raging Northern Greece, where the German mechanised hordes are burling themselves furiously against the Anglo-Greek line, but the latest reports are to the effect that the line, although subjected to heavy pressure, still holds.

Australian troops are heavily engaged around the town of Ser- via," which is on the road from Kozani to Larissa, a few miles west of Mount Olympus, the right pivot of the Alled line. They are said to be giving the Germans a good hammering.

CHUNGKING

Raids On Belgrade May Reach 12,000

LONDON April 18 (Renter)-The death roll, resulting from the German air force's raids on Belgrade, may reach 12,000 ac2 cording to estimates of observers who saw the horrors, writes Reuter's special correspondent somewhere in Yugoslavia. Men who saw Rotterdam and Warsaw laid in ruins say that the on- 'slaught on Belgrade was even more severe,

After the raid I counted 200 dead alone"on the main boule- vard in the Terazije district in the centre of Belgrade. The elty was wholly unprepared for this attack. The few miserable shel- ter were the only, air raid precautions measures in being. Fires could not be fought be-

CHUNGKING, Apr...18. (Central) -Discussing China's policy of te- sistance and reconstruction in a special article, in a recent Issue of the Central Weekly, Dr. Sun Fo Fresident of the Legislative Yuan, emphasised that China's war of resistance will never cease CI be modified, that politically China cause of lack of water. Food and will never be anti-Democratic, and fuel soon became exhausted. Two that economically China will not shelters received direct hits from adopt Capitalism.

the first bombs. Three hundred Dr. Sun said that experience of were mown down in one barrack. more than ten years testifled that The War Office, the Prime Min- the Chinese Communist Party and ster's office and most of the other Communism were not suitable for ministries bad gone up in flames

by noon China.

of the first day. Bel- Dr. Sun revealed that the Soviet grade's leading hotel, Serbikrai, authorities had said to him that was razed. The German, American they hopet China would become and Greek legations were destroy Beyond the fact that bitter on Wednesday morning after hav-an independent nation and were fed.

she should "adopt struggle is raging in the region ing broken through the first Greek not anxious just north of Kalambaka, there is resistance in the past three days. Communism. The Chinese Com- no fresh news regarding nghting The whole enemy front is threa-munist Party in in Northern Greece.

The fiercest struggle, however, is in progress some 30 miles southwest of Servia, where the line bends towards Kalambaka, to which point last night a Berlin "communique said that the Germans were advancing.

A. Greck communique last night stated that the Germans were ad- vancing upon Kalambaka.

tened."

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RAF. OPERATIONS CAIRO. Apr. 18 (Reuter) Unceasing attacks од enemy Quoting news just received from supply columns in Greece were the front, the Athens radio last carried out by the RA.F. on Wed- night said: "The right fank of resday and the previous night, the Allied front from Katerini states a communiue. Much dam (On the Guif of Saloalks) to age was caused. Kozani, Bitolj Servia is withstanding violent at and Ptolemals were the tacks by the German forces and areas attacked.

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is continually repulsing them Raliway near Korinos, with heavy losses. In this area. transport near Kitros and One British armoured company tion southeast of Katarin alone brought down ve Ger- successfully bombed. man "aircraft this afternoon by machine-gun fire."

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Fires were started at an drome and a "convoy east of Sa- It also announced that on the tonika was heavily raided: left of the Allied armies, our! troops are resisting steadfastly and the enemy. has, at no point, gained any ground.

their

GEN. SIKORSKI IN NEW YORK

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Stirring Appeal For Greater Aid

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100 RAIDER'S Some 100 German planes attack-a number of functions on

first day of his official visit to New opinioned Belgrade in the first raids. should contribute their effort to Dive-bombers swooped down to 600

York. national solidarity and the exe-feet to drop bombs.

Speaking at a banquet given by cution of the Three Principles of of Belgrade standing in the streets for more aid to "our daunt The citizens Poles of New York,, he appealed the People laid down by the late seemed unable to grasp that, wared people and our firmly fight- Dr. Sun Yat-sen. Father of the was already upon them. Chinese Republie..

nothing less than massacre

After a further day and night of bombing: Belgrade presented a picture of one vast Inferno con- fined within an angle formed dr the intersection of the Save and Danube rivers.

Bodies Of Stamp Family Recovered

It was

Serbian fighter pilots shot down 18 German bombers over Belgrade

ing army know that your hearts are with them, but they are expecting more--they expect that you will act."

The statement was loudly cheered and the Polish National Anthem was sung.

A significant demonstration was the spontaneous greeting of Gen.

alone. In the absence of anti-Sikorski by Czechoslovak nationals

aircraft zuna, the soldiers fired at

AL BOWLLY ALSO the raiders with rides.

VICTIM OF RAID

A large formation of enemy air- "") LONDON, Apr. 18 (Reuter)-The eraft which attacked shipping in bodies of Lord Stamp and his Khalkis Harbour: on Wednesday heir, the Hon Wilfred Stamp, both were engaged by fighters which killed in last night's air raids, have Earlier the Gréck Fress Ministry shot down one Junkers twin-en been recovered from the wreckage had issued a statement that the gined dive-bomber while another of their home in Shortlands, Kent battle between the Germans and was destroyed by AA. fire.

The search is continuing for Lady Stamp.

the British forces had extended ali along the front and had entered on a most serious phase. The Ger- mans had thrown the whole of their weight against the Allied forces and were sudering tre mendous casualties,

THREE-POINT PRESSURE

FOUR LOST

The RA.F. lost four aircraft in widespread

man pressure was being concen- the pilot being captured. trated upon three-points-at Ge-

vera (north of Kalambaka, South Mechanics For Indian

of Kontzu

Air Force

Lord Stamp, whose career was

adviser to the Government, he

country.

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HEROIC BEHAVIOUR

As I left the city, I met Serb troops who had received the first

in New York.

Canadians

shock of the German advance Anxious To

The initial German armoured drive cost the German 200 tanks out of a force of 700.

Everywhere the behaviour of the civilian population was herole

CABLE NEWS IN BRIEF

Catch Up With Hitler

operations In an amazing "success" story, rose

OTTAWA, Apr. 18 (Reuter) the Canadians do not get the Greece and Libya on Wednesday from a 15 shillings-a-week boy to the highest business appointments

chance to beat up Hitler in Bri- and on Tuesday night.

Enemy aircraft raided the aero-vitles, President of the London in the land. As, among other nc-

tain, they will no doubt in due drome of Heraklion on Tuesday Midland and

course go and beat him somewhere Scottish Railway, but negligible damage resulted Director of the Bank of England

wow else," said Mr. Malcolm Macdonald, The statement added that her and one aircraft was shot down and the Imperial Chemical Indus- President Roosevelt's popularity in Canada, addressing the Canadian NEW YORK, Apr. 18 (Renter) the new High Commissioner to tries, and economic expert and the United States has reached its Club here yesterday. ...A

inggnert level, according to results Nothing, he said, so touched the was one of the bustest men in the shown by the latest nationwide people of Britain as the spontane

Other rald victims include Lord Gall-up poll. Seventy-three perous way in which the distant Dominions aprang Instantly to the and Al Bowlly, who was Auckland, who was an air pilot, cent of the voters expressed con+

a. well-fidence in the President while only side of the Mothertand The scheme, under which the known crooner, both being killed 27 per cent, disapproved."

Mr. Macdonald described the war

to in London.

as in sole truth "a combat fatefni for mankind between good and evil"

Referring to the Nati persecu tons of the Poles, he added, that not for centuries had such-afro- gant, degrading and evil cruelty, which the Germans inflicted upon the Poles, been practised by a powerful nation.

The aim of the German column attacking the first region is the capture of Kalambaka,

NEW DELHI, Apr. 18 (Reuter)

is Civil Aviation Directorate

for

BODY RECOVERED

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The fighting, the statement con- tinues, is equally violent in the train 2,000 mechanics yearly

GIBRALTAR, Apr 18 (Reuter) Kozani area and on the old Ai-the Indian Air Force, is now well

The body of Lady Stamp has Eye-witnesses report that three. banian fronttery where German under way with approximately 750 now been recovered together with French submarines and one des columns have appeared and have trainees distributed between cen- those of Lord Stamp and their son, troyer headed westward through appeared..and have succeeded in tres throughout India.

They were in a shelter when the the straits yesterday, presumably capturing Kafetkarik Ridge..

In order to accommodate the in-house received a direct hit and bound for Casablanca: creasing numbers and to provide collapsed on, the shelter, which The RAF. 15 continuing ita splendid work In bombing the training facilities for the total of was demolished

CAIRO, Apr. 18 (Reuter)--Enemy enemy columns indicting great 2,000, other centres are shortly Of the seven people taking re-aircraft raided the aerodrome at Heraklion on Tuesday. but negli- gible damage resulted and one

opening.

fuge, only one was rescued alive.

damage on troops and supplies.

In conclusion. the statement says that all enemy attacks on the Italian front have been re- pulsed by the Greeks with ' very heavy losses on the enemy, and at nn point have the Ttellans gained the slightest advantage. 2-MACEDONIAN FRONT Latest reports from the Mace-

LONDON, Apr. 18 (British Wireless)-Commenting on the military donian front state that the Anglo- situation, newspapers strike a balance of events from December to the Greek line, although under pre-present date and set out conclusions which must be drawn from the

facts as they stand."

Balance Of Events From December To Present

sure, remains intact,

Tound

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aircraft was shot down, the pilot BIRTHDAY

being captured:

WASHINGTON, Apr. 18 (Reuter)

ANNIVERSARY OF

President Roosevelt, through the GENGHIS KHAN

Private

Becretary. Mr. Stephen Early, characterised 'as di "deliber-

LANCHOWA Apifi 18 (Central).-

ate lie the reports that, United More than 100 high Kansu officials States naval vessels were helping headed by General Eu Cheng-lun, to convoy British ships across the Kansu Governor, "went to an un- Atlantic -

disclosed place to pay homage to Hard fighting is taking place THE TIMES after recalling the brief space of time, the whole of

the remains of Genghis Khan, the MALTA, April 18 (Reuter) world famous Mongol monarch and Servia (Greece), where great successes of the past few the province of Cyreneica.”

anniversary of Australian troops are giving the months, continues: "In exultation Taking a completely objective Enemy aircraft were thrice over the conqueror on the Germans a hammering.

created by our victories, we may view of the assets and abilities, island in the last 24 hours.

his birth yesterday, One British armoured unit not have kept in mind these com- The Times concludes: "We mat A Junkers making a reconnaisThe ceremony was filmed by Mr brought down ve German planes Paratively secondary significance, neither underestimate the heavy sance in the afternoon at a great Cheng Chun-I of the China Motion They were gained one and all over dangers of both theatres of war height was engaged by anti-als-

Picture Studio, with Bren guns.

a very minor confederate in annor go halfway to meet them. At craft defences,

It will be recalled that the re- GRAVE SITUATION

unholy alliance with which the their worst, they are not more The 15 nothing further, to re-

mains of the Great. Khan, and his CAIRO, Apr. 18 (Reuter) The British Empire is at war. La serious than those which we were DOFS.

[royal consort, were removed from Greek Army, may have to evacuate They hardly weakened a major called upon to face last summer.

Elsinhoro in, sulyuan to an undis- Albania where the situation is confederate directly, though they We have succeeded in overcoming WASHINGTON, Apr. 18

closed place in July, 1939 to pre- described as "serious," according caused him some embarrassment them then, and we shall succeed ter)-Four United States cargo vent them from being seized by the to well-informed quarters" here. and necessitated some reshuffling just as surely now"

vessels have been acquired by the Japanese - Considerable German forces of his plans and on the other hand

United States Maritime Commis According to a telegram trom sion for Immediate transfer toulin, a sacrificial ceremony the British Government under the ook place at Etsinhoro with Lease and Lend Act, it was Prince Sha, Chairman of the Sul

Juan Mongolian Political Council,

which have been free from the they represent a solid credit BELGIAN DIPLOMAT action in Yugoslavia have suc- balance which was not lost in ita | ceeded in pushing back the Greeks value."

who were in position to protect NEXT FOUR MONTHS

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months may be as adverse as the a dinner party yesterday evening tirely by Brittan crews. || CANADA-AMERICA This may have repercussions on last were successful, The Times the British and Imperial troops speaks of the battle of the Atlantis in honour of Dr. Wang Chung- which it describes, as an "astault

hul, Minister of Foreign Affairs, in Greece

Well-informed quarters in Calro Don the very heart of the Empire and other high Chinese officials,

The Belgian Envoy paid a cour- which will demand from the Bri do not pretend to minimise the tich peoples ever greater sacrifice tesy call on Generalissimo Chiang Of the North African-situation Kalshck on April 14, and donated ITALIAN COMMUNIQUE the Times says: "At the same and funds for the reller of Chinese LONDON, Apr. 18 (Reuter) the situation has been radically refugees,

gravity of the Greek situation, ya

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A special Italian High Command altered in Egypt by the fact that communique' issued on Wednes- the Germans have contrived to BOMBAY April 18 (Reuter)-A the Chinese Government to to, Boardr day night stated: jaunu

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