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Axis Forces In Egypt Harassed By Patrols:

Wop

Garrison Captured

CAIRO, May 1 (Reuter)-Axis truops on Egyptian soil still halted around Sollum are wontinually harassed by British armed patrols, and concentrations along the coast road are shelled by the Navy.

The sun daily rises higher, the desert sands get hotter, "sandstorms make it difficult to keep the engines cool and in any case the air is too hot to evol the radiators. These factors are creating difficulties for the Germans, particularly unaccustomed to desert warfare,

During the past few months, de- Enemy aircraft attacks were re serters from the enemy in Abys-peatedly repulsed. ". sinia have been coming over in ever-increasing numbers

the Emperor's army.

CYRENAICA RAIDS

GENERAL

GERMAN TROOPS|H.M.S. PRINCE OF WALES

IN FINLAND

PUT THROUGH HER PACES

LONDON, May 1 (Reuter) I have just watched the guns of H.M.S. Frince of Wales, Britain's adwest battleship.

prove their power and accuracy in a practice shoot, writes Reuter's Special. correspondent with the British Home Fleet.

It was af over in a few minates of terrifying sound and fury. With its anti-submarine screen of destroyers, was pressing through the night at a good pace,

35,000-ton ship

the

came a

HELSINKI DENIES MOSCOW FIGURES LONDON, May 1 (Reuter) There is no confirmation in au- thoritative quarters in London of reports of the landing in Finland

I had stationed myself at one Almost simultaneously of 12,000 German troops with tanks and other equipment, says of the highest possible points on mighty overpowering woomph Reuter's Diplomatic correspondent. į a platform many feet above see woompu, as the great 14-inch

"The figures given by Moscow level Below, the gunnery | guns opened up.

My tiny platform WBS rocked beat all previous records in exag. platform, ghostly hooded figures geration was the unemetal com- were at work-officers and men in Shells from the 6.25's seemed to ment following the "semi-oficial" monk-like duffle coats, some peer-whistle past within a foot or two. ing at instruments, others at the Clouds of cordite, smoke and fumes black sea.

almost choked me, I rubbed my

013

TARGET STRADDLED In the bluish rays of a search.

statement made in Helsink! yes terday that a limited number 0% Concentrations of enemy planes | to join

From my position the dimly-lit | eyes, at Derna and aerodromes in Cyre-Germans bad passed through Fin-

land "in accordance with transit instrument dials resembled glow- Latest arrivals are 400 Itallarinaica were heavily raided by and colonial troops from Fort RAF on Monday night. Many arrangements made in the autumn worms. The hiss of wind through Mota which was captured a few bombs burst among the dispersed of 1940.

the rigging and the slight swish light white columns of water shut The Moscow newspaper Pravda of water as the battleship cut up as shells straddled the target. aircraft.

had said that 12.000 men with through it were the only sounds. tanks and guns landed at the of Abo. Reuter's Finnish part Moscow correspondent states, and the report was received there with no great surprise."

days ago.

Many native troops were forced into military service by the Ita lians after the occupation of Abyssinia. They seized the first opportunity to rejoin the Emperor and many brought with them their erms and ammunition supplied by

the Italians.

GARRISON CAPTURED The rounding up of the Italians continues. Another isolated gar- rison was captured at Socota on the Asmara-Dessie ruad, south of Amba Alagi.

The ccult country hereabouts rules out a rear attack on Amba Alagi.

Fi

Light rains are beginning to fall particularly in South Abyssinia, but heavy rains are not due the middle of May. The present rain is already having some effec on the roads and tracks in south- ern Abyssinia.

This action follows the strafing by daylight of concentrations of Junkers troop-carrying aircraft at Benina aerodrome, where 110 line up on Monday.

Benghazi harbour, was also raid- ed and there were many explo- sions..

According to neatrals, the Ger- mana in Moscow say that the introops are probably on the way to

R.A.3. fighters continued harass the enemy by low-level Narvik. machine-gun attacks.

JOINT MANOEUVRES? Three enemy aircraft were shot BERNE, May 1 (Reuter) - Re- down by anti-aircraft guns ove-ports of joint German and Fin- Tobruk during the last two day- nish manoeuvres in Finland arë omicially denied in Helsinkf, states a Swiss agency telegram from the Finnish capital.

IMPERIAL WAR

CABINET

HIGH-SPEED MOSQUITO BOATS

LONDON. May 1 (Reuter) The Daily Telegraph regards the Imperial War Cabinet idea as im- practical on the ground that such e body cannot remain long to RAF. ATTACKS

Ecther, and points out that Lloyd Enemy troop positions and am.

George assembled one In 1917 WASHINGTON, May 1 (Reuter) munition dumps were attacked In which sat for the first time on --Colonel Knox, Secretary for the Uadda area in Abyssinia by Mar. 20 and the last time on May | Navy, told a press conference yes- the South African Air Force. 2

Motor transports were destroyed and heavy casualties were caused

among

the

white and

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made

ROME, May 1 (Reuter) rative divisions of British and

Barely had the water fallen hack into place than the many barrels. of multiple pom-poms spat out

GUNS TRAINED- Next moment voices below rap- | môre shells.

Later, with my head ringing and ped out orders

The long slim barrels of. 14-inch my eyes amarting. I spoke to the

trained guns were.

and Gunnery Officer."

Ju

pointed to the right.

round

4!

For weeks under his direction A crack from a smaller gun and the gun crews had been training Light from 2 starshell burst hard to make the brand new over a small patch of sea. I could Prince of Wales one of the Navy's make out the "enemy."

crack gunnery ahips, and the prac- Then came vicious ear-splitting tice shoot had been most en- explosions from 5.25-inch guns.couraging.

Audacious Rescue Attempt

By British SubmarineTM

1 ||

*** LONDON, May 1 (Reuter)—An attempt by a British sub- marine do rescue the British Minister to Yugoslavia in Italian-occupied port on the Dalmatian coast is told in the following British Admiralty communique:

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"A report has been received from the Mediterranean of an exceedingly audacious attempt by one of our submarines, Regent (Lieut.-Commander F. J. H. Bartlett) to embark Mr. Bonald Campbell, British Minister to Yugoslavia, and his staff after the terday that the United States 15 collapse of organised Yugoslav resistance. expected to bulld substantial

"At dawn on April 26, the port "Though the Regent's mission Three numbers of high-speed mosquito was occupied by the Italian Army was successful in rescuing the Bri- Greek boats for Britain, troops.

Nevertheless the Rexent entered tish Minister, the fact that troops are still resisting in Pelo- He emphasised that Do larger the part and an officer from the British submarine could ite for nine Direct hits were

on oponnesus, according to the Turin warships are available for transfer. submarine was landed to call on hours in a harbour occupied by the building at Tandeso aerodrome. newspaper Stamps

say's Rear-Admiral Samuel Robinson the senior Italian naval Officer- enemy and subsequently be success- that they occupy a line running stated that a request for 24 more in-Charge. As a result an Italian fully extricated is a tribute to the all operations in the Middle East. across the centre of the peninsulaj motor torpedo-boats was expected Army Staff Officer was embarked coolness and determination of the

The RAE has carried out con- from Aguiliniaza the Ionian very soon from Britain. stant convoy patrols over certain Ses to Arcos north of Nauplie. The remaining inactive fleet d the British officer went in search the Regent."

in the Regent as hostage while Commanding Officer and crew areas of the Mediterranean, lt and possess as embarkation ports vision of the United States Navy's officially annouriced.

only Nauplie and Malamata. organised reserves would be .mo- bilised between May 1 and May 30, sala Colone] Knox.

About 230 officers and 4.000 men are involved.

Four planes are missing from

HEAVY AXIS AIR

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which

LOSSES

IN BALKANS AND AFRICA

LONDON, May 1 (Reuter)-Altogether 252 German and Italian aircraft have been destroyed in the Balkans and Africa, during April

In the Western Desert 81 were shot down by British fighters, 11 were destroyed by A.A. fire and 31 were destroyed on the ground.

MR. CAMPBELL IN DURAZZO?

Reported Captured On Way To Crete

of Mr. Ronald Campbell.

FARCICAL SITUATION "Meanwhile the Regent lay S harbour, wearing her largest White Ensign, and surrounded by large torces of the Italian Army. This tense but farcical situation con- tinued for nine hours while the submarine waited in the hope that TOKYO, May 1 (Reuter)-Whne the landed British officer would official information" has not yet find Mr. Campbell and bring him been received competent authori- down to the port.

TOKYO

UPSET BY

SOVIET DECREE

tles are mildly astonished by the "Nine hours after entering the In Greece and Albania, British Soviet decree banning the transit barbour, however, the Regent was fighters accounted for 55 enemy of war materials.

attacked by two Italian dive- planes while 10 more were shot It is said, however, that econo-bombers. These dropped several down by A.A. fire

mic negotiations with the Soviet bombs and attacked with machine- In East Africa, owing to the in- are continuing, although it is be-suris, slightly wounding the Com- creasing weakness of Italian re- leved they are not concerned with manding Officer, the First Lieuten- sistance, only eight of their planes war materials.

ant and one petty officer. The

were shot down during April, but It is pointed out the Soviet de- Commanding Officer of the Regent advancing British troops discover cree mentions certain exceptions then decided that he could wait ed 46 Italian aircraft destroyed on by special authorisation or trade no longer in face of the great risk LONDON, May I (Reuter their own aerodromes

agreement. Japan probably is not of further attacks. The Regent Sitting in the best hotel

The Air Ministry news, service, affected..

dived and left harbour submerged· Durazzo reading and playing giving these facts yesterday.. says

HOSTAGE HELD bridge are diplomats and familles a great part of the destruction in -some 50 persons altogether East Africa

WASHINGTON, May 1 (Reuter) "The Regent had to pass through was achieved by theThe US. Senate Foreign Rela- two minerieids in order to members of the Dutch, Belgian, South African Air Force, which tions Committee yesterday squash- the harbour of Entor. Polish and British Legations and was particularly active through-ed, by 13 votes to 10, a resolution successfully negotiated on leaving Consulates in Belgrade, according out the campaign in attacking that would have prohibited the use and then passed out of the Adria- to a special correspondent of the Italian aerodrone

of convoys without Congressional tic and returned to her base with German wireless service in Al- In addition to the RAF. and sanction.

the Italian hostage still on board. banja.

the South Africans, inits of the The message claims that Mr. Royal Australian, Rhodesian and

reach n'hese are

Ronald Campbell, the British Min-Free French air forces played their FURY OF NAZI NIGHT BOMBERS

ister in Belgrade, is among the part in all these operations

party.

British losses for the month to

The world has been seeking his talled 58, but in many Instances whereabouts since the German octne pilots returned sateis

cupation of Yugoslavia and on Tuesday the British Government. asked the United States to enquire from the Italian and German Gov-

Heavy Attack

ernments news of Mr. Campbell. On

A message from the official Ger-" man news agency said that Mr. Campbell was captured at sea on his way to Crate by the Italian Navy. Now they say that the

On Town In

S.W. England

AGAIN GENTRED ON PLYMOUTH

PLYMOUTH, May 1 (Reuter)-This front Une city on Eng- land's south-west shore is assuming the mantle that was Coven- try's, writes Renter's Staff reporter. On Tuesday night, the fifth night in nine, the city endured again the full fury of the Ger man night bombers.

No provincial city has suffered a more concentrated bombing. and yesterday Lady Astor, speaking as Lord Mayor of Plymouth, referred to her city as the "worst blitzed town in England.” Bhe was sending a message of,dles, and some push prams with LONDON, May 1 (Reuter) of Food, for the magnificent help

thanks to Lord Woolton, Minister what is left to them.

Streets of this already stricken A coast town in south-west Eng-of the Food. Ministry -in feeding city blazed again on Tuesday

bomba. Then the ground

crash of high explosives. Last night some of the city's the

Without even a momentary break streets are nothing more than 3 desert of dusty rubble. They are this went on for some hours.. the streets, which the citizens The clouds were low and targets the south-west and bombs fell in leave for the

could not be clearly seen, but this countryside when a widely scattered area.

night falls. Some have even slept was no deterrent to the Germans No bombs were dropped on Brieneath hedges rather than face who released their loads indis tain during daylight yesterday. the horror of night bombing.

criminately. The residential areas were shattered. CHUNGKING, May 1 (Central) says an Air Ministry communique. Many are homeless.

diplomatic party was surprised by land was the main target of a the towns-people from flying food night. Flames leapt de shook to Italian troops as it was about to strong formation of the Lafewaffe convoys, embark on a British submarine last night, and another town which got away.

the south-west and The message adds that the Ita- South Wales were also attacked. Han Government has not yet de-

Mares lit the sky for miles cided on their future.

SHANGHAI EDITOR

ASSASSINATED

----Chu Tse-tung. manager of the

Hua

Mei

a town

A small number

SINGLE RAIDERS

of

in

The Germans seem to be set on Others have, homes which are the destruction of the city. Wan Pao (Chinese-aircraft, flying singly, crossed the tramp to the country, and just be- work in feeding demolition squads,

German damaged. They all join in the American Daily News), was assas-coast at widely separated points fore dawn come back.

Food convoys, are doing great sinated in Peking Road in the but nowwhere did they fly far

dockers and a large number of workers in some of the worst hit. The communique says that it The homeless are

places of the town. Thousands of a pathetic plates of soup, stew and cups of now confirmed " that

eight sight. Some carry their remain- hot tea are being served dally as

International Settlement, Shang-

hal, yesterday afternoon. He was

inland.

hit in the head by two bullets 18

and succumbed instantly.

PATHETIC SIGHT"

fired by an unidentified gunman enemy aircraft were destroyed on ing possessions tled in small bun- well as sandwiches,

Tuesday night..

of

WAS IN H.K. Lieut.-Commander Bartlett. was at one time in command of the submarine Perseus on the China Station before the war.

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