1941-04-08 — Page 16

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R.A.F. Bomb Sofia

FROM PAGE ONE

bombers this morning made six bomb hits on the Kuenkirchen airfield, wounding several persons. Both planes were shot down by Hungarian anti-aircraft guns."

The "Magyar Orszag" reports that two Yugo-Slav planes were shot down at Pecs, making to-day's total ten. The paper said that two bombs hit a passenger train at Gothard, killing one woman and a five-year-old | boy.

State of Alarm

BERNE. Apr. 7 (UP)-The Mugyar Telegraph Agency's Budapest corres- pondent reports that the Hungarian Minister of Defence, General Charles de Bartha, has ordered a state 0: alum and a state of passive defence to be effective immediately through- out the country, with the establish- ment of a blackout. The population is urged to remain quiet.

Official Report

CAIRO, Apr. 7 (Retiter)-It is officially announced that Getman military concentrations in Sofa ond motor, transport in the Struma Valley were heavily bombed last night.

How Addis Ababa Fell To British

FROM PAGE ONE

road towards. Maji in the south- western corner of Abyssinia.

Debra Marcos Slaughter KHARTUM, Apr. 7 (Reuter). With the fall of Debra Marcos, prac- tically the whole province of Gojjam is freed from Italian domination."

The Italian defence of the town continued seven days, during which the Italians lost 250 dead and 800 wounded.

.....

Guns, machine-guns, automobiles and ammunition stocks were captured in considerable quantities,

-The-Italians who are how retreat ing towards the Blue Nile are closely pursued by the British.

WELL PLANNED

RETREAT

FROM PAGE ONE

is progressing most satisfactorily and might be over within a few days."!

Withdrawal Resumed

CAIRO, Apr. 7 (UP)-To-day's general headquarters communiqua atates that 'the British withdrawal in Libya has been resumed in the face of strong Italian and German forces. Debra Marcos has been occupied by Abyssinian patrol. forces.

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