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OCCUPATION OF DEFENSIVE Canada And MATSUOKA RETURNS TO TOKYO:

POSITIONS SOUTH OF LAMIA BY THE EMPIRE FORCES

EMPIRE FORCES HAVE OCCUPIED DEFENSIVE POSITIONS SOUTH OF LAMIA IN GREECE, ACCORDING TO A MIDDLE EAST COMMUNIQUE RECEIVED IN LON- DON, STATES A REUTER MESSAGE.

· Outnumbered during a series of heavy attacks on Greek and British aerodromes, ports and troops, R.A.F. Hurricanes are now known to have destroyed 20 German planes over the Athens area on Sunday, Herr Hitler's birthday.

Two more enemy aircraft fell to aerodrome ground defences.

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The Air Ministry News Service states that Hurricanes drove the Luftwaffe back time and time again and many dive-bombers and fighters preferred to machine-gun civilians in the streets and Greek villages than to face up to them.

TRIPOLI HEAVILY

BOMBARDED

LONDON, Apr. 2 (Reuter)-The British Navy dealt another severe blow to the German forces in North Africa, when they heavily bombarded the port of TRIPOLI yesterday morning.

ROME WELCOME Defence Of SAYS BERLIN, ROME Greenland NEUTRALITY PACT WITH SOVIET

MR. ROOSEVELT TO German Economic Mission Warning To

VISIT OTTAWA

LONDON, Apr. 22 (Reuter) Canada may participate in the de- fence of GREENLAND as she is already doing in the case of ICE- LAND.

This was revealed by Mr. Mac kenzie King, Canadian Premier, at a Press conference at which he announced the possibility of Pre- sident Roosevelt visiting Ottawa.

Canada, he said, has been fully

"

Due In Japan Soon

TOKYO, Apr. 22 (Reuter)-"ASK M. MOLOTOV OR

Foreign Ratepayers

M. STALIN " said the Japanese Foreign Minister, MR. MATSUOKA, when asked about the reported withdrawal S.M.C.'S POLICY OF

of Soviet troops from the Far East, following the con- clusion of "the Neutrality Pact with Japan.

wharf labour strikes.

APPEASEMENT

CHUNGKING, Apr. 22 (Reuter)— Mr. Matsuoka who arrived by air today, made a formal A warning to the foreign ratepay- A British sergeant, a cor-informed of the steps leading to statement, describing his talks with M. Stalin as frank ers in. Shanghal that they will

and friendly,

suffer the consequences of the poral and a leading aircraft- the decision to establish United

States bases in Greenland.

Shanghai Municipal Council's ap- man, armed only with rifles,

He said: "The Pact with Director-General of the German peasement policy towards the Jap- MORE OPTIMISTIC brought down one Messer-

the Soviet does not affect the Four-Year Plan, is expected to ar- anese, was made by the Chinese Referring to his visit schmitt when it ventured to.

rive in Tokyo on Apr. 26 and is ex-omcial. CENTRAL DAILY NEWS to Mr. Tripartite Pact, which re- Roosevelt, Mr

pected to stay in Japan fairly long. this morning. Mackenzie King dive Just a shade lower than said: "A talk with President mains the immutable basis of the spokesman of the Information The paper, after pointing out

Roosevelt always makes me more our policy. The Soviet-Jap- Board disclosed.

Japanese terroristic activities in ever.

anese Pact is in a sense, a re- optimistic." "I have just completed a tour of

He added, however, that the Shanghai. reported that

Wang The main purpose of the Hyde inforcement of the Tripartite mission's stay will not be per-Ching-wel elements are organising the new shortened British defence line in Greece, the withdrawal to this continent as far as it was in-

Park declaration was to "monuise Pact.

manent. The bombarding force consisted of both heavy and light craft..

Six enemy transports and one which has been successfully accom-.

"There has been no misappre- habited by Canada and the the harbour were plished over the week-end," writes United States," to give the quick- in

hension among the three Allied destroyer

Government's in Reuter's Special War correspondent est and most efficient aid towards

connexion with NEUTRALITY PACT in Shanghat, the Chinese daily with the British Imperial Forces winning the war. No one could the Neutrality Pact. Both Ger-

RATIFICATION many and Italy, sincerely welcome see the eagerness with which the the Pact which is an eloquent in-

OLD COUNCIL CONTINUES TOKYO, April 22 (Reufer)-A SICKENING SACRIFICE United States is co-operating with. dication of the improvement of unanimous

SHANGHAI, Apr. 22 (Reuter)- ratification *or the "British forces fell back intact the Allled war effort, without tak-our relations with the Soviet."

Pending the approval of the from the towns of Karkitsa, Triking a brighter view of the situa-

Soviet-Japanese Neutrality Pact 18 Treaty Powers of the Provisional Mr. Matsuoka arrived at the missiles were hurled at the har-kala and Larissa, and they are now tion.

Tachikawa military aerodrome and day, when the Privy Counet will by ratepayers, it is learned that expected to be completed on Thurs-Municipal Council voted last week MR. ROBERT FRABER, an Aus-bour and city.

holding the enemy from new com-

SEVERAL DAYS,

was welcomed by high Government

meet in the Plenary Session in the the old Council is continuing to OTTAWA, APE, 23 (Reater Mr. Tomicals.

the administrate the affairs of presence of the Emperor.

Settlement..''

However, Mr. G. E. Mitchell is acting as Chairman in place of Mr. W. J. Keswick, who left for Eag-

and yesterday.

COMMENTARIES

ON BALKANS

sunk. while the naval headquarters in the port and other military ob- jectives were damaged.

At 5 a.m. the bombardment Two commentaries on the situa- started and for 40 minutes shells tion in the Balkans were broad- of 15-inch calibre and smaller cast from London last night.

(somewhere in Greece.

tralian living in London, said that RAF, and naval aircraft assist-manding mountain positions: Ger- he was too proud to speak ofed in the attack. what the Cockney had said about

LARGE FIRE

Ashore,

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man progress, has so far been Mackenzie King said that Mr. Mr. Matsuoka immediately left brought at a sickening sacrifice, Roosevelt's visit would last for by car and went to his official re- The Cabinet is expected to hold the Anzacs fighting in Greece.

an extraordinary meeting tomorrow London had suffered severe raids Clouds of dust and smoke caused but not without protest, for many several days. He would stay with stdence.

A German economic mission, in order to hear Mr. Matsuoka's last week and was still counting by the bombardment made obser-Prussian, backs have Australian the Earl of Athlone, Governor-

General of Canada..

treaded by Herr Helmuth Wohlthat, report regarding the Pact, ex-bullet-holes here. vation dimcult. her dead.

and a large fire were "Reports given me by officers But, Mr. Fraser added, London-plosion ers were worrying more about the caused in the vicinity of the oil and men agreed that in the Ger- Anzacs and their country-depot and the railway station was man attack through Servia from

own

set on fire.

Katerni-two very vahiable points men in Greece than themselves,

Whatever the cost of the fight- The Spanish Quay, power station in the line the Germans were ing in the Balkans we had made and military stores were also seen mown down in waves as they ad- three great gains by this great to be hit. Some opposition was vanced first with scouting motor- fight.

the encountered" from

enemy's cyclists, then light tanks and then coastal batteries, but this was in-motorised infantry; effective.

"Near Larissa, the German in- fantry tried to ford the river, waist deep in water. They were shot down into the current by a wither- ing British Bren-gun fire in such numbers that the river was ter ally running 'red, before the Ger- mans abandoned their attempt..

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PLAYED THE GAME

We had done the right thing. We played the game and did not rat on our friends. If we had not been prepared to help them why should others, including the United States, help us?

We had knocked some of the stuffing, at any rate. out of the German drive on our main artery in the Suez and we had suffered

a few casualties compared to the enemy.

We had won time which was needed for reinforcements to reach Libya and for the United States. decision to use the Red Sea to become effective.

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Our resistance in Greecc" had gained us some of that time.

YUGOSLAVIA'S ACTION.

PROFESSOR LINDLEY FRASER said that some people may be asking what good dla it do Tugo- slavia to have stood up to the Nazl juggernaut? He would say it did good. It showed that Yugo- slavia was confident that the day will come when the aggressor will

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Tendency Among Colony People To Remain Disinterested

Disinterested In Problems Affecting Well-being Of Deplored By Dean Wilson

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If the British and United States authorities wish to preserve order

states that appeasement cannot do

it.

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It is stated that if the majority of the Treaty Powers give approval to the Provisional Council, opposi- tion raised by Chungking will have to be dealt with "as a separate. matter."

AUSTRALIAN

Populace PARLIAMENT

CHINESE CURRENCY

STABILISATION

SUMMONED

SYDNEY, Apr. 22 (Reuter)—In Speaking yesterday at the annual meeting of the SO-

response to the growing public de- CIAL SERVICE CENTRE OF THE CHURCHES at St. John's

mand, the Cabinet has decided to Cathedral Hall, the VERY REV. J. L. WILSON, Dean of the LONDON, April 22 (Reuter)-date to discuss the war position.

summon Parliament at an early Cathedral, deplored the tendency. evident among people in According to 器 report from Mr. A. W. Fadden, Acting Prime this Colony to remain disinterested in problems that affect Washington. Mr. Henry Morgen- Minister, in a statement, said that the well-being of the population.

thau. Secretary of the Treasury, the decision follows the considera- "THERE IS A GREAT TENDENCY IN A COLONY told a Press conference that ation of the latest cables from SUCH AS THIS WHERE IT HAS NOT YET BEEN POSSI-United States-Chinese agreement abroad.

It is intended to assist Australla will probably be signed this week BLE FOR THE MAIN BODY OF THE PEOPLE TO BE RE- to stabilise the Chinese currency to devote the whole of her re- PRESENTED," Dean Wilson said, “TO ACQUIESCE TO THE with $50,000,000 from the Treasury's sources to the task of equipping STATUS QUO.

|$2,000,000,000 Stabilisation Fund and supplying members of the

LONDON, Apr. 22 (Reuter)-

If we ask awkward ques- Two-hundred-and-fifty

prisoners were captured yesterday to the tions we are in danger of be- of. Dessle Abyssinia ing thought busy bodies, or Patrol activities continued around we shrink from the pain of Sollum and Tobruk.

mastering the subject in

south

in

In Addis Ababa, the capital is which we are interested, or it returning to normal and Ethio- plan police are superseding the may be we are denied the in- formation on which we could! Italians in keeping order.

Shops and cafes have reopened.base a reasoned judgment.

"For example we know that the price of rice is high and that the NAIROBI, Apr. 22: (Reuter)-The wazes of people are low, but as little we would be able to help who is in the United States from Duke of Harar has arrived in soon as we begin to ask why wagės them.

London to work out details of ald Harar to take up official residence are so low or why rice is so high

be driven back, Yogoslavia enter- en the fighting knowing well how

"Whatever news the next few days bring us there is no doubt, that the battle of the southern Balkane will play a great part whereby the Nazi war machine will be worn down to its final stage of exhaustion," concluded Prot." Frazer.

REINFORCEMENTS

FOR P.L.

MANILA, Apr. 22 (Reuter)- United States reinforcements ar- rived yesterday "aboard the U. 8 Army transport, Republic, to strengthen the Philippine Islands? defences, say Japanese reports,

Seventeen officers and 2,058 men of whom 1,400 are infantrymen will be stationed in variour parts of the land.

SIR ARTHUR SALTER

'DUKE OF HARAR"

to British merchant shipping. as Governor of that province.

Today's News Summary

EMPIRE FORCES have occupied defensive positions south of Lamia in Greece, it is officially stated in a communique from the Middle East. Hurricanes of the RAF. shot down 20 energy planes over the Athens area on Sunday.

UNITS OF THE Royal Navy heavily bombarded Tripoli harbour. Enemy coastal batteries opened fire but this proved ineffective.

DAMAGE WROUGHT IN Kiel, German naval base, raided by the R.A.F. last week, was revealed in London yesterday.

PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT is to visit Ottawa soon and will remain there for several days. He will stay with the Governor-General.

THE JAPANESE FOREIGN Minister has returned to Tokyo from his visit to the Axis capitals and has made a statement on the re- cent Neutrality Pact with the Soviet.

THE DUKE OF NEWCASTLE, former owner of the famous Hope diamond, has died in London, aged 75.

Tr of the th

we are fobbed off with partial un- swers and excuses, the war situa- tion involving the commandecring of ships, the scarcity of crops and the relterated fear of a wholesale influx into the Colony which it is alleged would make matters worse, These are just a few of the many influences which prevent us from finding out the truth on the situation.s

JUST AN VAGUE

"On the other hand it is just ea vague to speak of vested interests and profiteering without being sure of our facts, but in so far as we see individuals suffering and perishing, we cannot refrain from seeking answers to our questions nor are we exempt from the ne- cessity of taking courageous but unpopular action in seeking to right

wrong where it can be done,

"The poverty of this Colony

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Australian Force abroad. Mr. Morgenthau had an eariler It is felt that the situation conference with the Chinese Am should be faced Trankly and re- bassador, and Mr. T. V. Soong. solutely.

is not a moral field in which people can exercise their bene- volent and altruistic impulses. It is an evil against which we must struggle until the stand- ard of living is raised. Let us be careful in the choice of our weapons to continue this fight. "This is indeed an age of collec- tivelsm, that is large scale plan- ning. centralised control and the

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Page

2 Governor welcomed; Lon-

don boxing contest.

3 Radio programmes; Coming

-events; Cinema notes."

4 China War: Cautious Nazi advance; Abyssinian tua- tion.

5 Green Island Cement an- nual meeting; Immigration Office employee sent to prison; H.K. Engineering annual report.

6. "Leading article: Wage Rates

and Living Costs.

8 Round the Police Courts:

Constable imprisoned,

DAMAGE ON KIEL REVEALED

LONDON, Apr. 22 (Beuter)--Further detalls of the damage, in- flcted on the German naval base of KIEL were made known today. The devastation as a result of the British bombing raid car- ried out on Apr. 18 inclúde ‹ shipyards, constructional workshops, engine and turbiné works and shed, and iron stores,

"Locomotive sheds were destroyed daylight yesterday and one bomber and an area containing stores in was shot down during the night bulldings of 300, 200 and 150 feet in the course of British offensive long were completely burned out. patrols over enemy aerodromes in

Complete" roads and blockhouses France.

in this district were démolished. An enemy fighter was shot down Residential area between Indus- this morning over the English trial planta unavoidably suffered Channel, damage.

DOCKS" ATTACKED

PLYMOUTH RAID

The German attack on Plymouth The docks at Le Havre were last night did not last long, but attacked last night by British a number of fires were started, aircraft, states an Air Ministry some of which were large. communique this morning.

Bombs were seen to burst among buildings and quays,

No British aircraft was missing.

Although the rald was Revere, (neither damage nor casualties were serious as in previous attacks on this area.

Bombs were also dropped in one

One German fighter was des or two other districts, mainly in troyed near the French, coast in East Anglia.