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HONGKONG, TUESDAY, APRIL 22, 1941.

EMPIRE FORCES IN GREECE Utilisation Of

NOW APPROACHING NEW DEFENSIVE POSITIONS

Brilliant Delaying Action By Australians, New Zealanders

EMPIRE FORCES IN GREECE, IN CONFORMITY WITH THE MOVEMENT OF THE GREEK ARMY FIGHTING ON THE LEFT, ARE APPROACHING THEIR NEW DEFENSIVE POSITIONS, states yesterday's Middle East communique, according to a Reuter message from Cairo.

This withdrawal has been covered by AUSTRALIAN and NEW ZEALAND troops whose delaying action has been brilliantly conducted, causing the enemy heavy casualties.

N. America's

Productive Facilities

21

HYDE PARK, NEW YORK, April (Reuter-President Roosevelt

and Mr. Mackenzie King, Canadian Premier, issued a joint statement on their conference on Sunday.

It declares to have discussed the promptest and most effective util- sation of North America's produc- tive facilities to aid Britain and assist the defence of the Western

Hemisphere.

·"It was agreed as a general prin- ciple" the statement continues, "that in mobilising the resources of this continent, cach country should

provide the other with a defence

article it is best able to produce and above all to produce quickly."

"A Fighting Retreat"-The Times COMMUNAL

LONDON, Apr. 21 (British Wireless)-In a leading article headed "A Fighting Re- treat," THE TIMES says that the withdrawal of the forces of the Empire which has just been carried out in Greece must have been extremely difficult and made possible only by sternest resolution-by Anzac tradition' reaffirmed at its highest.

AXIS LOSE OVER 800 · PRISONERS IN LATEST ATTACK ON TOBRUK

RIOTING

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COMPLETE ORDER RESTORED BOMBAY, "April. “21

(Reuter)-

Yet carried out it has been and apparently without ex-Complete order has been restored cess loss compared with those inflicted upon the enemy.

The Times proceeds: "It must be

admitted that there can be no hope of respite and no certainty of holds

following yesterday's disturbance, when seven people were injured in rioting between Hindus and Mos- assaults following the communal

lems at Ahmedabad.

The assemblies of more than đựơ

in the enemy upon a rearward persons in public streets and carry- ATTACK ON TOBRUK, THE AXIS LOST FOUR TANKS AND 847 position. His superiority in arming of lethal weapons has been for-

LONDON, APT. 21 (Router)-IN THE LATEST ITALO-GERMAN

PRISONERS.

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oured Aghting vehicles and The attack was made in a sandstorm, the tanks appearing sud-stil more in aircraft enables him denly out of the swirling darkness. Three were knocked out by anti-to keep up pressure however great tank rifles while an Australlan Soldier approached the fourth on his idsses in both, uz in men, its blind side and put it out of action, 2

The infantry following the tanks then attempted to withdraw, but LONDON. Apr. 21. (Reuter)—A

movement

This brings the total of tanks destroyed in the Tobruk area to

33, and the number of prisoners

to 1,500.

TANKER SUNK "

NOTHING TO REPORT" CAIRO,

Fighting about Dessie In Abys- sinia contirizes.

OUT FOR DECISION

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bidden and curfew instituted. be-

tween 10 p.m. and 5.a.m.

In Ahmedabad where the trouble originated on Friday and broke out again less severely on Sunday with a total of 56 killed and 304 wound- ed and more than 400 arrested.

though uneasiness and tension con- The city had a peaceful night,

tinue.

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VILLAGE ELDER KILLED

PING CHAU IS: SHOOTING

One person was killed and an- other wounded in a broad daylight shooting affray, in which four or five assaltants were believed to have been involved, at Chau Tau Village. Ping Chau Island, On Saturday.

According to a report made to the Police, Sin Chok-choi, 39-year- old merchant, of No. 318, Nathan Road, second floor, was, in the village about 11 am, when he heard four shots fred..

Going in the direction of the firing, he came upon the dead body of a village elder, Li Shui-shyun,

62.

Li Ying, 50, widow, lying not far away, was found to be wounded on the right side.

Later A relative of deceased

Nam 0: Chinese territories, while came and removed the body to

the woman was sent to Kowloon Hospital,

Although motive for the shoot- ing is not known, murder and

Police are investigating.

NAZI PRESSURE TO BRING wounding are suspected.

RUMANIA INTO ACTIVE COLLABORATION WITH REICH

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LONDON, Apr. 21 (Reuter)-Violent scenes between GENERAL ANTONESCU" and the GERMAN MINISTER, HERR VON KILLINGER, resulted from the increasing "Nazi pressure to bring Rumania into a more active "col-| laboration" with the Reich, according to information reaching the Istanbul correspondent of the Free French News Agency.

PRINCESS ELIZABETH

CONGRATULATIONS FROM AMERICA

"The bomber

and low-Lying fighter with it. machine-guns are constantly harassing our troeps 20 Australians, with three Bren-heavily laden enemy tanker on its then, the attack may be broken up and transport. Every," now and

LONDON, April 21 (Reuter)— gun carriers, made an encircling way to Tripoll, has been sunk by and severely punished by RAF.

Princess Elizabeth, who is today It is stated that the Ger- and came back with the British submarine Tetrarch.

celebrating her 15th birthday, re- 847 prisoners, including a German states an Admiralty communique. ghters bat the latter are not

mans have demanded com-DEFENCE AREAS INceived hundreds of messages of officer and "an "Italian colonel,

numerous enough to be on the

congratulations, The Governor of Bombay, sir plete control of the Rumanian spot on every decasion and there Roger Lumley, said that the situs-postal, telegraphic and rail÷

N. IRELAND

They came from all parts of the LONDON, April 21 (BWS)-The country. Empire and the United Apr. 21 (Reuter-Ais evidence that over and over tion is now well in hand after re-way services and the almost Northern Ireland Ministry of Pub-States. Many messages came from Middle East communique states: again our men have had to rely on turning from a tour of inspection total demobilisation of the lic Security have made an order schoolchildren. Libya: In the Tobruk sector, there the light machine-gun mounted on of all the areas of Ahmedabad Rumanian army under the under the Defence Regulations, de- Despite all the fighting, life still is nothing of importance to re- truck to oppose the swoop of hos

affected by communal riot.

There was no special form of goes on fairly normally in Tobruk port. At Sollum," British patrols tile aircraft.

firmed police have arrived at Ab threat of re-establishment of claring that nine areas covering celebration by the Royal Family and the Australian military band have again been active.

medabad and the Governor gave the Iron Guard if Gen. An- the whole of Northern Ireland to and the Princess, is spending the assurance that still has time to play.

be defence areas. they would take tonescu refused to comply.

day quietly with the King and arm action in the event of further The correspondent states that Belfast forms a defence area in Queen and her sister. Prinecas disturbances....

the Iron Guard leader, M. Horia itself. Sima, is being kept in reserve driving even the Austrian units NEW POST FOR GEN.against Gen. Antonescu.

Sanguinary street fighting in should be beginning to find the WU TE-CHEN' Bucharest last week is ascribed to| strain too great.

Mr. Liu Wel-tze, newly-appoint-German machinations....

Gen. Antonescu has conceded ed Minister of Overseas Affairs, unequal hattie, it seems certain and General Chen Ching-yun and control of the postal communica- that never yet slace he started his Mr. Tal Kwai-sheng, Vice-Minis- tions between Rumania and Tur- of aggression, has Herr ters, forbally assumed their duties key, but is holding out against the Hitler encountered, either physi- yesterday morning. cally or morally, resistance of the

Mr. Liu succeeds General Wu quality he now has to face.

Te-chen who has been transferred "And that resistance is being to be Secretary-General of the made by a small Imperial, expedi-Central Kuomintang Headquarters,

Cont'd Page-7, Col. 3 says Central News.

FIRED ON ITALIANS NEW YORK, Apr. 21 (Reuter)——

Further south, satisfactory pro- German tanks have fired on the gress has again been made in all Italians outside Tobruk, says the sectors. by British troops who con- war correspondent of the NEWtinue closely to pursue the enemy. YORK HERALD-TRIBUNE, in a despatch via Cairo,

Minesweeper Destroys 2 Nazi Planes

LONDON, Apr, 21 (Reuter)—— How a British minesweeper des- troyed two German aircraft with-'| but sustaining damage or casual- ties, is told in ari Admiralty.com- munique issued yesterday morn... -ing.

The minesweeper Bassett was attacked by four Messerchmitt- 110's,

One exploded in the air after receiving a direct hit.

The second Messerschmitt was heavily" hit and did a half-loop before the pilot succeeded in re- gaining partial control. The plane caught fire and large pieces fell off it.

The "aircraft endeavoured to reach the British canst, but fall- ed and crashed into the sé3,

LITTLE ENEMY

ACTIVITY LONDON,.. April 11

(Reuter)......

There was little" enemy activity

over Britain last night

Ons or two bombs were reported An East sind South-West England.

Over 1,000 Aircraft Destroyed By British

A.A. Guns

LONDON, April 21 (Reuter)- British Army 'anti-aircraft 'gung," HAVE NOW DESTROYED MORE THAN 1,000 AIRCRAFT. SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE WAR.

The recent successes in thé, Middle East, notably against German planes. at Tobruk. pushed the total over the flist 1,000 mark.

FIVE HUNDRED planes were destroyed over the British Isler and the balance in the Middle East and Malta.

Most of the gunnera respon- sible, received all or nearly all: their training since Sept. 1939, It is learned in London.

The total is made up of cer- tainties only and does not in- clude many more which were damaged and probably did not ret home.

"The German Command is out for a decision. It will hesitate at no sacrifice nor is there any reason to suppose the German troops in general will fall to respond to its

"Whatever the outcome of this

career

Severe Fighting On The Chekiang-Fukien Coast

other demands.

"

His trump card is his army, which still amounts to 750,000 men and remains concentrated mostly the Transylvanian frontier facing Hungary.

.on

HITLER'S. NOTE

TO PETAIN

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Margaret Rose.

Mr. Matsuoka Holds Key To The Future Of Japan

TOKYO, April 21. (Reuter)—Mr. Matsuoka's return to Tokyo has been postponed until tomorrow because bad weather delayed the For- eign Minister's, plane which departed from Dairen, it is stated here.

The Rightist newspaper, KOKU-sian view says that the Pact is MIN SEIMBUN, says that Mr. Mat-obviously an instrument of peace suoka holds the key to Japan's evidently not to taste of those who future, domestic as well, as diplo-are trying to expand the war and matic measures.

involve the Soviet Union in the

Among the problems to which orbit of war. Gra|Mr. Matsuoka is expected to bring! NEW YORK, April 21 (Reuter) an answer, according to the Koku- Herr Hitler has sent a message to min, are (---

Marshal Fetain, agreeing to resume Firstly, the role which will be collaboration with the Vichy Gov-[played by Japan in the new order

CHUNGKING, Apr. 21 (Heater) Severe fighting is going on in ernment, according to Vichy des in Europe: the Cheklang-Fukien coast, according to Chinese field dispatches patches to the New York Press yes- from the front.."

It is reported that at dawn' on Apr. 19, Japanese forces landed in Liengklang And Changlo on the north and south banks of the Min River, respectively, apparently for

terday morning.

Today's News Summary

Secondly, the strengthening of relationship between the new order in Europe and the future Interna- tional situation;

Thirdly, the manner whereby the Ohungking Government will be

Pact.

LATEST NEWS FROM GREECE states that the Empire forces, investroyed through the application the purpose of converging on Foo-conformity with the movement of the Greek Army. fighting of the of the Japanese-Soviet Neutrality chow, capital of Fukien province, right, are approaching their new defensive positions. The withdraw- and the last remaining Treaty al was covered by brilliant delaying action by Australian and New. port in Chinese hands.

Zealand troops

Meanwhile Japanese forces on the south bank of the Chientang river are continuing their advance to the south-west, danger, d

It is not yet known whether the Japanese intend to push - towards. Kinghts, the present capital of Cheklang province, which is on the main railway, shad leading from Chel the interior of China.

coast

IN THE LATEST ATTACK on Tobruk, the Axis lost four tanks and over eight hundred prisoners. Regarding the situation around Tobruk there is little of importance to report.

BRITISH ARMY ANTI-AIRCRAFT guns have accounted for over

a thousand enemy altcraft. 20 MGA

PRECISE PACT SCOPE LONDON, Apr, 21 (Reuter)---- There is still very considerable doubt, as regards the precise scope

of the meaning of the Soviet- Japanese Pact, it is learned,

The Japanese Press and

an

THE RAF WERE AGAIN. busy over Western Germany on Bun-official spokesman welcomed it as day night while there was little enemy air activity over Britain.a tremendous score for Mr. Mat- MR. MATSUOKA, THE JAPANESE Foreign Minister, has post-suoka (This is natural seeing that poned his return to Tokyo owing to bad weather. The Soviet paper, the Pact is only a tangible result Prayda, has commented on the Soviet Japan Neutrality Pact

of his visit to Europe, NINE DEFENCE AREAS have been named covering the whole of The Soviet newspaper, PRAVDA, Northern Ireland.

giving obviously the official Rus-

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2 Cricket and chess notes: H. K. Police Reserve orders: West Country Society; H. K. essential services,

3. Radio programmes: Coming

events.

-4" "Wolf

of

the Atlantic" prisoner in Brittain, New Greek Cabinet; Banguinary fighting in Mt. Olympus; Bulgaria given new fron- tiers; Spain and Inter- national attuation

3 Common law rights of

tenant and landlord: Mon Toy riot sequel Unusual "page" heard: ✨ Round, thà.

Police Courts Leading aridele: Food Blockade Justined.