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YUGO-SLAVIANS START OPERATIONS The Germans

AGAINST ITALIANS IN ALBANIA

Germans Fail To Break Through Greek Defences

Special to the "Telegraph”

LONDON, APR. 7 (UP).—THE ANKARA RADIO ANNOUNCED TO-DAY THAT YUGOSLAV TROOPS HAVE COMMENCED OPERATIONS ON THE YUGO-SLAV-ALBANIA BORDER.

IT IS REPORTED FROM THE GREECE-BULGARIAN FRONTIER THAT DESPITE HEAVY GERMAN ATTACKS, THE GERMANS HAVE NOT YET SUCCEEDED IN BREAKING THROUGH

THE GREEK DEFENCES.

WELL PLANNED

It is understood that the Yugo-Slavs are suc- cessfully resisting the German attacks and an unconfirmed report says they have captured a

RETREAT dozen German tanks.

British Tactics in Cirenaica

Special to the "Telegraph"

CAIRO, Apr. 7 (UP).-The military spokesman to-day stated that British troops are in contact with the enemy in the Gebel-Akhdar region, outside of Benghazi. The British are engaged in a "well planned and orderly withdrawal" and are not retiring under pressure.

ITALIAN LOSSES

Quarter Million

Men Out of War

LONDON, Apr. 7 (Reuter) — Well over a quarter of a million Italians have been prisoner, killed or wounded In according to

To-day's R.A.F. communique revealed that an enemy trans- port at El Agbeila, Cirenaica, was severely bombed last Satur- day night. "On the same night, the aerodrome at Calato, Rhodes, was raided but the full results could not be observed."

The spokesman announced that Free French forces have contacted the enemy outside Massawa. The Italians are believed to be sabotaging objects of military value at Massawa, He added, "The Abyssinian campaign TURN to Back Page, Column 3

taken R. A. F. Raids

Africa, and Albania, certo In Near East

The total is 283,000, including 140,000 prisoners in Libya; 20,-

000 in Eritrea and Abyssinia;

and 80,000 in Italian Somaliland.

Transport Punished CAIRO, Apr. 7 (Reuter).- The total for Albania is 92,000 and British aircraft made heavy at- Includes 20.000 prisoners, 20,000 tacks on Italian and German transport in the region of British casualties in all African Agheila in Cirenaica on Saturday fights up to February 23 are estimated night. at 604 killed and 2,362 other losses,

killed and 52,000 wounded.

Matsuoka Interviews Stalin

Military observers regarded the situation as very satisfactory.

BERLIN CLAIMS ADVANCÈS

BERLIN, Apr. 7 (UP).—The official news agency reports that the German troops on the Serbian-Greek frontier are continually advancing. Resistance of enemy fortified positions was overcome after a fierce battle.

Yugo-Slavs

Occupy Fiume,Zara

&

Scutari

NEW YORK, Apr. 7 (Reuter) -According to the Colombia

Croats to Break Away? ROME, Apr. 7 (UP)—M. Ante Pavelic, former Chairman of the Yugo-Slavian Senate and now head of the Croat National Movement, as wired to Mug- solini stating that curious Croa- tian Nationalists will fight with the Italian troops against Yugo- Slavin. He proclaimed an "in- dependent Croat state.'

New Military Measure ROME, Apr. 7 (UP)It is official-į ly announced that until further notice. Italy and Germany will close outside world between 8 p.m. and 7 down all communications with the

a.m. nightly as a military measure.

Government Moves an Ankara report, the Yugo-

LONDON, Apr. 7 (Reuter).The Slavs are said to have occupied yugo-Stav Government with General Fiume, which is in northeast Fimovich is gone to dranic end- Catak, sixty miles south of Belgrade, claims the German radio, quoting as authority the Sofla correspondent of an Italian newspaper.

Broadcasting Company, quoting

Italy, Zara, Italian port on the Dalmatian coast, and Scutari in Albania.

Thrace Evacuation LONDON, Apr. 7 (Reuter) The

Greek High Command communique, according to the Athens radio to- night, states: "The German attack continues with the same violence and

forces.

IRAQ COUP

is being resisted by small Greek Regent Broadcast Appeal To People

Before Addis Ababa was captured, South African bombers made

"The evacuation of Western Thrace nearby serodrome unserviceable to is proceeding in a regular manner. the enemy.

Albanian Front

CAIRO, Apr. 7 (Reuter),-A In an attack carried out on Satur-offensive by the Greeks resulted in the Prime Minister, Rashid el "On the Albanian front, a strong call to the Iraqi people to reject day, says a Middle East communique the capture of 500 prisoners."

five Italian Savola machties and three Capronis were burnt out and a number of others were damaged.

badly

On Sunday enemy aircraft at Kom- bolcha near Dessie were

destroyed

LONDON, Apr. 7 (Reuter).—and a number of others severely Mr Yosuke Matsuoka, the damaged.

MURDER TRIAL

Gailani, who seized power by a coup d'etat last week, has been

broadenst by the Regent of Iraq,

who has arrived in Basra.

The Regent, Emir Abdul 'Ilan, was obliged to leave the capital after his residence was surrounded by Rashid's troops.

IN KENYA

Japanese Foreign Minister, In Eritrea, Free French aircraft

Expert Evidence visited the Kremlin this after continued to give active support to noon to resume conversations advancing troops.

the The Government Analyst, Mr H.

NAIROBI, Apr. 7 (Router), The aerodrome at Calato on with M. Stalin and M. Molotov: Island of Rhodes was raided on M. Fox, was the chief witness Iraq Treaty,

says a Moscow dispatch to the Saturday night. official German news agency.

Believes In Axis

When British -mechanised material, and, troops arrived on Greek soil recently they received-- a very warm welcome from the

· inhabitants;` as this picture testi- fies, These men and machines

· may ; even · · now be in metion against the Nazis in the Biruma Valley, where the male German naumtilt .on Greece has been launched.

Britain's Budget; Compulsory

Lending To The Government

LONDON, Apr. 7 (Reuter). The following are a few budget snaps:

The British tar-payer is called on to pay an extra £205,000,000 in a full year. The income tax rate is increased by 18. 6d. to 10s. with a reduction of abatements lower incomes.

An income tax and surtax of 198. 6d, in the pound on the largest incomes. An estimated total expenditure during the year of £4,207,000,000,

R.A.F. Bomb Sofia: Belgrade Avenged

CAIRO, Apr. 7 (Router)The R.A.F. quickly replied to the German air attack on Belgrade by bombing German military con centrations at Sofia last night, says a Middle East communique.

WE BREAK

WITH HUNGARY

OR

Spend as little as possible. Lend as much as possible." This was the appeal made by Sir Kingley Wood, Chancellor of the Exchequer, when outlining before the House of Commons to- day his schemes for financing what he termed "the most ex- pensive war in history."

nomical but the House of Commons The figures he quoted were astro-

heard him calmly becausé the country A station and marshalling is by now insured to high levels of taxation and was "fully prepared to yards, railway junction, ware- hear much worse from the Chancel-

houses, motor transports and a lor's lips.

large factory were heavily bombed. There were many ex plosions and one very large fire and several smaller ones.

In one case, trucks were seen to be hurled into the air.

the

Object of Chancellor.

Sir Kingsley said quite frankly that the object of his taxation proposols was to make a considerable cut. In purchasing power during the war to avoid the ever-present dangers of in-, flation..

Taxes-on-income as announced by the Chancellor ranged over the whole social sphere. Basically the income tax is raised by ls. 6d. to 10s. In the pound with a lessening of abatements at the lower end of the scale and with | 2;

a tightening of taxation at the other. Thus a single mmari WECK who

LONDON, Apr. 7 (Reuter)-After-carrying out their bombing aircraft dived and It is recalled that yesterday Rashid The British Government have attack, declared that his Government would decided to withdraw their mis-machine-gunned their objectives and obligations, particularly to the Anglo-diplomatic correspondent learns was caused... adhere to the country's international sion from Budapest, Reuter's motor transport on the rands in the Struma Valley. Considerable damage

Arrests Made

All the aircraft engaged in the rald when the hearing of the charge

The instruction to the British

carning 458. 0 VICHY, Apr. 7 (Reuter)-Accord-Minister, Mr Owen O'Malley to with returned safely to their base, against Sir Delves Broughton of Ing to a message from Damascus, draw the mission is being given in South Africans...

paid no income tax last SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPHI

year will pay 2s, a week, LONDON, Apr. 7 (Reuter).MY SPECIAL TO THE “TELEGRAPH"

murdering the Earl of Erroll was Rashid has not yet succeeded in consequence of the fact that Hungary.

In his particular instance, thá BERLIN, Apr. 7 (UP)—A report] resumed here to-day.

forming a Ministry. visit has corved to strengthen my

has now become a base for operations from Budapest to the official news whole payment will be treated as NAIROBI, Apr, 7 (UP)--A. con-

Mr Fox said that he was satisfled Members of the former govern-against the Allies. belief in the victory of the Axismunique states that South African that both bullets fired at Lord Errollment, together with other politicians,

agency states that two Yugo-Slav credit to the individual in the Post Powers and the successful establish- ment of a new World Order," says fighters on April 6 attacked enemy air- and the bullets found at the form have leff Baghdad for an unknown "euters" diplomatic correspondent TURN to Back Page, Column 3 TURN to Page 2, Column Seven

understands that M. Barcza, the destination. craft at Kombolcha near Dessle and where Broughton practised with a Mr Yosuke Matsuoka, the Japanese destroyed three Cr-42s, three CR-828 revolver were fired from the same throughout the country,

Many arrests have been made Hungarian Minister, called at the Foreign Minister, in a farewell mess-

Foreign Office this.dfternoon and was ig and two Savoias as well as damoging weapon. age to the German and Italian peo-

Informed of the decision taken by German territory.

one reconnaissance aircraft, nix The hearing was adjourned til

the British Government. Foreign Minister ex-fighters and one bomber,"

satisfaction at his reception and thanks to the Fuchrer and Il Duce, the Forel

The

presses

..

Ministers and leading men of both nations for their "friendliness, amicability and thoughtful hospital- Ity,"

PETAIN FACES CLEAR ISSUES

April 15.

German Parachutists

Land in Macedonia

LONDON Apr. 7 (Reuter)--Mar- ahal, Petain, in a special appeal for natured, he said. Uionalumity: to-day; from: the "Lyons!

ATHENS, Apr. 7 (Reuter)-Parachutists and propaganda' leaflets were dropped in Macedon in yesterday, stated - an official spokesman to-night. A number of parachutists had been cap-

Using ev

every modern mechanical The leaflets dropped by the weapon of war, however, they did radio, sold it is s'matter of honour German pilots professed German not feet a passage, Greek, soldere

"to"do

Hothing against our friendship for the Greek people on the German front, continued the erally, The "necessary

spokesman, withstood theavy artillery Pro "whom they wished to preserve are and destroyed oncoming tanks, (vistoning<b ute country imposes a

from the horrors of wai

and, counter-attacked, of AAUVAL sive ❤ Admiral Darian has my unfire The main German thrsi

added 2/The Greole brought down alx Gern the Greek pokusniai

Beller man planci: without, suffering any Aik The Government has no other (and nibus742act cause to defend but that of France along, the front and there is no other manner of divisions stabbe bain" Staithful to France but by alanda outs

Atha Government,}

LATEST

Appeal To Duce

LONDON, Apr 7 (Router)The new Hungarian Prime Minister, Dr Lazlo do Bardosay, has sent a ́lelo- -gram --to-Mussolini --naking. for his #precious support" in the task that He has undertaken, it is sinted in Rome

How Addis Ababa Fell

To British Forces

CAIRO, Apr. 7 (Reuter),—An official communique staten; “On the evening of April 5, our leading troops entered Addis Ababa. The Viceroy and Government had left, the city..

"As a result of messages The Unlön Juck now Ales over the

German Ships dropped by us on April 1, an Palace formerly recupled the

Scuttled

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