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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

April 15, 1941.

British Defy Nazis New Bombers Fly Ocean

In N. Africa

FROM PAGE ONE To Aid Britain's Fight QUEEN'S & ALHAMBRA

from Tobruk by sen and that the British attempt to break the:German ring of steel had falled.

Tobruk Fighting' LONDON, Apr. 14 (UP)-To-day's War Office communique states that an enemy tank attack was repulsed

morning,

with been coma dhe "the altuation has

restored."

The communique said that

con- alderable casualties were inflicted on the enemy in the vicinity of Sollum. British forces in Greece were obliged to withdraw to new positions last Saturday night. "

(By “Reuters” Air Correspondent)

LONDON, Apr. 14.—A number of new-lype United States four-engined flying fortresses have reached Britain from ́the

the United States, beating all records in their fight. across

{ Atlantic.

Anglo-Greek Armies. They are known as Boeing

Wait Confidently

FROM PAGE ONE.

the Allied defences which are be coming stronger every day.

Informed circles in Athens are of

B17C and are the first deliveries of this advanced type to bo received by the Ministry of] Aircraft Production.

Shortly they will be flying along- side British and other types of United States four-engined bombers, to add German Announcement

further power to the growing weight lof tho It.A.F. bombing offensive. „ZURICH, Apr. 14 (UP)—The Ger-

The new Boeing is a development man radio announced at 7.30 p.m..the opinion that it may yet be several of that the "remnants of the B.EF. In days before the Germans feel strong Boeing's Seattle factory, and incor- the firat Gying fortress from North Africa have concentrated in enough to begin the battle of parates an important advancement. the harbour and town defending Greece" which is awaited with in- Though not the latest of the later their positions there until embarkncreasing confidence by the Allies.

models its four Wright Cyclone tion operations can be carried out."

give it a h.p.. and children are allowed to evacuate

of 300 Miles an hour at 25,000 feet while at 220 miles on hour, it raid signal this morning.

has

a range of 2,450 miles, which Scattered Reports

would enable it to By from Britain ATHENS, Apr. 14 (UP)--Scattered as far as Arctic Norway, the eastern reports are still being received of border of pre-war Poland or the heel skirmishes on the Anglo-Greck front of Italy and back. It can carry a with two major actions occurring. very heavy bomb lood,

Fifteen and a half feet high and 18 According to Informed circles, the Germans for the moment have infer-feet long and with a wing-span of

forces in the occupied territory over 100 feet, it carries Japanese

and are bringing up reinforcements seven to nine. They are concentrating an attacking

"In the meantime," "foreign" women engipes each of 1,200 Moscow Tokyo Pact Greece. Athens had a short alert air

Rebuff For Hitler

FROM PAGE ONE

ade, the consequences of which dopun can judge for herself.. public opinion, having forced a break in the triple alliance to escape giving all and getting nothing regarding Russia, may now begin to ponder a similar inck of reciprocily concern- Ing her trouble with America.

Will Continue Aid SHANGHAI, Apr. 15 (UP)—A dispatch from Chungking last even- ing stated that informed political quarters revealed that at the same time the Russo-Japanese pact was concluded, Moscow had assured the

Chinese Government that the funda- mental policy of aid to China was not affected. They pointed out that Wang Chung-wel did not comment on the pact, he merely criticised the joint declaration.

Since neither the pact nor the de-. claration are substantially detrimen- tal to the Chinese position, no pro- test is necessary.

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TORTURE SAID JUSTIFIABLE

A Southampton coroner recently expressed approval of a man's sul- clde.

"It was the soundest thing he could have done," he said.

The inquest was on Edward Leach, 37, ship steward, who was said to

lor

where

the RAF and Greek aviation are

tlons,

В

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army in the Monastir sector Italians Replace Nazi Garrisons

In France

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Meanwhile, there is

is a constant fow of British reinforcements towards the front, a "solid wall extending from the Aegean Sea to the Adriatic.

German Claim

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH".

has

LONDON, Apr. 14 (Reuter), Italian troops in large numbers are reported to be replacing: German

·ZURICH, Apr. 14 (UP). The troops in Occupied France. German Radio at 11 o'clock to-night stated that in a single thrust in south Serbia, ono German group of soldiers captured a general, 160 officers and 7,000 Serb soldiers.

Berlin Boast

An Important contingent already arrived at Angers in Western France It is planned to send 40,000

tallans to occupy Paris, declores the Independent French agency but no Italian troops will be entrusted with const protection.

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

It is also understood that the BERLIN, Apr. 15 (UP)-It was Armistice Commission has ended its stated in Berlin to-day that the session at Wiesbaden and will hence- German army is ready to unleash forth function in Paris, to which city "blow of destruction" against the many of its departments are already Greek and British forces during the transferred.

next 24 hours which will knack Britain out of the Balkan War.

"Junt 05 they did at Dunkirk" It was claimed that already the in strong air attacks by the Luft- B.E.F. are embarking in troopships waffe.

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mental agony. He was found gassed, "The evidence left no doubt that the man, because of his agony, want- ed to die," said Mr Emanuel, the

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""He did for himself what he could not get anybody else to do for him.

"I daresay that religious people' will look askance at me, but the question is, 'If a man is in severe torture is it right for him to kill himself?"

"I do not think that there should be any doubt about it."

Mr Emanuel has been coroner at Southampton for 25 yearя.

Boston's Battle Of The Angels

MIRIAM HOPKINS, stage and film star, thinks the City Council of Boston, Massachusetts, is run by n set of "dirty old men."

She would have them all fung into the harbour-like the tea over a 'hundred years ago.

The cause of her rage is "The Battle of the Angels," a

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The Police Commissioner, censor and several councillors went to see it.

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And they thought some of the angels, were a bit soiled.

They objected to certain lines in the play, and these have now been cut out.

Miriam's reply is: "Dirt is some- thing on the minds of Boston's ofefals: it reflects their suppressed feelings"

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