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三拜禮號六十月四英港香 WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16, 1941. 日十二月三

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GILMAN'S

LIBYA SITUATION

SITUATION STABILISED Important Mark For R.A.F. Bombers

BRITISH AWAIT VITAL BATTLE

German Forces Hungry And Weary

CAIRO, APR. 15 (REUTER).—THE SITUATION IN LIBYA· IS 'NOW STABILISED AL- THOUGH FIGhting is stilL GOING ON, SAY WELL-INFORMED CIRCLES HERE.

STRONG BRItish forceS HAVE TAKEN UP POSITions to giVE BATTLE IN THE MOST FAVOURABLE Strategic AREA AND EVEN SHOULD THE GERMAN COMMAND CONTINUE TO FLOG ITS TROOPS AND VEHICLES TO THE LIMIT IN THE WESTERN DESERT

THERE IS NO CAUSE FOR ANXIETY.

U.S. BOMBERS FOR

SINGAPORE

Another Reaches Manila

Special to the "Telegraph"

MANILA, Apr, 16 (UP).—The second consolidated bomber arrived here apparently enroute to Singapore. It was disclosed that Clyde Pangborn and Bernt Balchen, noted trans-Atlantic pilots, flow the camouflaged bombers to Manila, and it is ex- pected that British crews will take them over for the remainder of the trip, while the Americans return to the States by Clipper.

Cruiser Sunk

! New British Loss

Famed Flyer

Clyde Pangborn was the first pilot to make a non-stop trans- Pacific flight with Hugh Hern- don in 1930 and has recently

been engaged in ferrying United Strites built bombers to Britain) wrost'the Atlantic.

Berat Balchen was chief plot of the south pole in 1929.

the

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

The pilots are engaged in flying LONDON, Apr. 15 (UP),—Anadrerafi, with civil status, for Admiralty communique issued Canadian Pacifle Air Service. to-day states the British cruiser Bonaventure was torpedoed und sunk while escorting a convoy.

The vessel was of 5,450 tons and was completed in 1940. She is the fourth cruiser to be funk, the others being the Egham, Southampton and Calypso.

The Bonaventure was armed with

10 5.25 inch Hütis, she torpedo tuber

rong catapult acroplane and had a complement of 400 officers and men. ""Reuter" reports that British submarine sank an enemy tanker bound for a port in occupied France,

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AMERICAN AID

TO CHINA

German prisoners state that they have been without food or water for two days and could no longer carry out instructions to push on as fast as possible.

With the British air force holding complete superiority and continually bombing the German supply positions, the German forward units arc becoming ragged.

German dive bombers are neither a match for the British Hurricane nor for British ground troops who hold their fire until the low-flying Nazi planes become targets that can hardly be missed.

German casualties in vehicles are increasing hourly with the incessant destruction caused by R.A.F. bombing.

Losses In Air

Why Libyan Campaign Backfired

British Alternatives LONDON, Apr. 15 (Reuter).-

CAIRO, Apr. 15 (Reuter).— Twenty German and two Italian aircraft were shot down in the Tobruk area or Moriday. Two British fighter cuadrons wore mainly responsible for this success, announces an R.A.F. communique.

When several formations of enemy planes attempted to raid a British Libyan cutpost eight Junkter · dive bombers were shot down by

one squadron and four by A.A. fire. In

Position On In a special commentary in the the same area, another squadron thes

All Fronts

London Communique

"Yorkshire Post", their military corresponitent says that "the point whether we should have completed the conquest of Libya by going through to Tripoli will

be an argument-even-when-the.

LONDON, Apr. 15 (Reuter).—A; war is over. War Office communique dealing with

Libya did not stand alone, however, the situation in Greece announces as the Germans had decided to aid that "on our right sector several Italy by entering the Balkan · cam- attacks by enemy mechanised troops paign while large forces were still were repulsed. Other areas are quiet. engrossed in East Africa.

the altuation in Libya,; "Our choice of action had to be the communique states that in remade from the following? pulsing a German attack at Tobruk yesterday about 200 German prison- ers were taken und over 100 of the At least 15 enemy were killed. enemy tanks were destroyed. Our

Shih's Conference lossen were eight.

In the Sollium area we inflicted losses on the enemy by patrol and artillery action.

WASHINGTON, Apr. 15 (Reuter). carly announcement on

In Abyssinia, our advance was American aid to China under the Lease and Lead Bill was indicated resumed towards Dessle, while in by the Chinese Ambassador, Dr Ruthe southern areas a vigorous pur- Shih after attending a conference at suit of enemy detachments was being

the White House.

The Ambassador was accompanied by Mr T. V. Scong, China's leading diancial expert.

Hopkins In Charge WASHINGTON, Apr. 15 (Reuter). --President Roosevelt has placed Mr Harry Hopkins as his official envoy In charge of the purchasing and ne- quiring of war materials for all countries under the Lease and Lend Act

Kenya Murder Trial

NAIROBI, Apr. 15 (Reuter). -Sir Delves Broughton has been committed for trial on a charge' of murdering Lord Erroll.

continued.

Dr Quo Tai-chi's Farewell To London

LONDON, Apr. 15 (Reuter).--Mr

down

two Italian monoplane fighters and

one German Heinkel aircraft,

twin-engined Junkers bombers. The bombing and machine-gunning aerodromes, offensive against enemy port in Cirenalea continued through troop concentrations and motor trans

arch,

Tripoli, it is revealed, has become the chief base for

the Nazi and Italian supplies of men and materiale in *: their drive against Egypt. Because of this Tripoli is bes ing constantly attached by the R.A.F., and considerable damage is reported to the harbour. This picture showe the water front at Tripoli.

Royal Air Force Smash Sofia

And Attack German Columns

CAIRO, Apr. 15 (Reuter).-Aiming at the dislocation of German communication at Sofiat. the R.A.F. raided the Bulgarian capital on Sunday night. Main goods stations, marshalling. yards and warehouses were the chief targets. Many fires were started in the goodsyards where two trucks sustained direct hits and blew up with a detonation that suggested that they contain-

ABYSSINIA

British Chasing After Italians NAIROBI, Apr. 15 (Reuter)

"out-Merday and the previous night-

Heavy damage and many ensualties result of these were inflicted on a raids, particularly in the Tobruk Buildings Destroyed

-British forecs en route to Military buildings were destroyed Gimma have reached the river at el Adem, Derna und Gambut, while Omo, 106 miles southwest of

hilo were registered on dispersed air-

communique. craft.

"The full results are dificult to observe, but it is confirmed that much damage was dene.

Three more German planes were destroyed at Menaster (a larding

ed explosives.

The R.A.F. communique re- cords that enemy convoys lend- ing the German march into: Greece were again successfully attacked by bombers. They |were in the region of“Yanitzu, Ptolemais, Kozana and Gorna Djumaya, and much damage was caused to enemy personnel and

Daring Raid

On Norway Former U. S. Warship

LONDON, Apr. 16 (Reuter). A former United States war- ship led the raid on a north material.

Norwegian port early on Satur- Patrolling R.A.F. fighters shot down day morning. It was one of the two Junkers dive bombers in the American destroyers taken over where a Messerschmitt fighter was which are now sailing under the also destroyed.

No RAF. planes are missing from Norwegian flag. these operations.

(1) To accept the German chat heavy explosiorts occurred, and direct Addis Ababa, states an official | Volos area, and a third near Ptolemais by the British-last year, four of

in the Balkans,

(2) to race against the rains in

conquer Abyssinia to

the country and obtain the use of troops now there,

(3) to concentrate on two African

campaigns and give the Ger- mana walk-over in the Balkans down to the Mediter-

Tancan.

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Athens is Saved

and

Had we decided on the third course, the Germans would now have been in Athens. We surely did the right

the first, thing in deciding an taking a risk in Libya and adjusting matters there by quickly releasing troops after the East African quest.

"Such ljustment was

con-

and is

Been was among those who attended possible, but had we let the German, on "At Home" given by Dr Qua day. The American, Russlan Lai-chi at the Chinese Embassy to- Balkons challenge go by the board, and or havo/hesitated to liquidate the recovery, there would

Deiglan Ambassators, Greek and East Africa

I Komand Ministers, Mr Clement have been hard work for a year or Attice, Sir John Anderson and Vis more ahead."

count S.mon were also present.

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Having bridged the Awash river, a column moving south from. Adama has occupied. Aselle without opposition.

Large quantities of material tround near Tobruk) where Royal Australian Air Force destroyed taken at Addis Ababa include two Messerschmitt twin-engined surveying equipment valued at fighters in combat, and one Junkers £10,000. transport plane on, the ground,

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Earthquake In Mexico Buildings Topple

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

MEXICO CITY, Apr. 15 (UP). -A severe earthquake. shook the city at 1.80 p.m. to-day top-

Chinese costumes worn by mem- Canadian Premier pling building, interrupting bera of the Embassy staff mingled with the British and foreign OTTAWA, Apr. 15 (Reuter)-Mr communications and causing at uniforms.

Mackenzie King, Canadian Prime Mr Winston Churchill was present Minister, left Ottawa for Washington

af luncheon carlier.

to-day,

Skilful Greek Withdrawal From

Albania: No Loss Of Equipment

ATHENS, Apr. 15 (Reuter).—Details of the Greek evacuation of the north sector on the Albanian front announced here show that it was carried out with precision and in perfect secrecy, the Greeks taking away all material and artillery, and destroying bridges.

Not Evacuating

vanced positions which, it is believed, they held previously in the Edessa Florina region. ·

least one large fire. There was panic amongst the residents, but no immediate reports of casualties have been received.

Cornices crashed from many build- ings in the centre of the city.en- dangering, the lives of hundreds who were dashing from the offices. A down-town building was set are.

Drivers deserted their cars on the streets and ran for the open country to escape the falling debris.

Severe Shock

were

As the "United -Preis" correspon- dent watched from his office in the heart of the city, he saw. cornice" Tho process of evacuation

diagonally across the Plaza Pasco de shaken from the 17-storey skyscraper inated threo days. Yesterday SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH

to Reforma. Smoke and fires the Italiana became aware of it] LONDON, Apr. 15 (UP)-It in

observed In the distance.

Fire and advanced into the Koritza authoritatively stated that there is no

The Germanns have repeatedly through

ambulancia and

raced the streets with. zirenu region. Small Greek covering truth in the reports that the British

are contemplating an evacuation of bombed Kozane from the start of the shrieking. forces were able to retreat them-Greece.

|Greek campaign, Indicating that it is

The shocks were the most soverei

in selves without the loss of a

German Claims

probably an Important advanca base of the Anglo-Greck armies.

the

memory of the United Press" single man to the enemy:

LONDON, Apr. 18 (UP),~~~The

correspondent who had had 1 years

11 An Tho withdrawal · has: unified the German claims that they have

Kozanc is altuated behind the service in Mexico Cit. The build- 'Anglo-Greek defence lines which for cupled Kozano indicated that the original Allied salient from Tepelini | Ings were still, skokló”; se this des the most part now consist of territory British and Greek troops may have through Florine to Katerini covering patch was being transmited. „régarded "as very dimcult for straightened out the sallent by with the Hellenic mainland from 4 the The Chief of Police, reported eight "mechanised' columna.

drawing about 35 miles from the ad- | Adriatic lo-the Aegean Sea. Huure fires in various parts of the elty,

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In The Air

CAIRO, Apr. 15 (Reuter)-South African Air Force fighters, operating 'n Abyssinia, machine-gunned an aerodrome at Gimma where two (tallan plrcraft were burned out.

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The landing party were mostly hardened Norwegian sailors fishermen with a sprinkling of pilots

and

Defence of Piracus ATHENS, Apr. 15 (Reuter) who knew every lord and Inlet of fighters shot down five the intricate Norwegian coast, AF,

The destroyer crept in during the Junkers twin-engined bombers 30 severely damaged others that it is early hours of the morning, and unlikely that they reached their landed the party of volunteers. bascu

on Tuesday morning when Telephone and telegraph wires were German planes attempted their first cut, and local "quislings" and Ger- recorded dive-bombing attack on the mans were rounded up. Piraeus harbour.

Factory Destroyed Slight damage was caused to R.A.F. Stocks from a fish oil factory were property. All fighters returned to seized and the factory destroyed, their

after which other oil depots were RAF. bombers operating from disposed of and the harbour works Greek bases played havoc with blown up. The Germans were taken German communications. One pilot completely by surprise and it officer, participating in an initial until 24 hours later that the Nazis in not attack on troop concentrations near the outside area got wind of the raid. Yanitza, described to-day u "truly Having done its job well, the des- remarkable"

tracer troyer drow off in the early morning TURN to Back Pago, Column 3 without a single Allied loss,

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Brilliant Success For Yugo-Slavs Reported

NEW YORK, Apr. 15 (Reuter).-A Columbia Broadcasting Company correspondent from somewhere. in Yugo-Slavia reports that the Yugo-Slavs have retaken Skolpje-and Nish and claim 20,000 prisoners. They have isolated a German panzer (mechanised) division and 400 Gërman tanks.

Italian Boart---

northern Greece, whils the last ROME, Apr. 15 (UP).—The realstance by the Yugo-Slava fa being Stefani news agency reporting crushed in the mount ins of Bosnia the latest news from Yugo-to-day's High Command communi- and Herzegovina, it was_rovealed in, Slavia, states the Serbian army que has been almost completely wip-

ed out and their realstance is the Greek front since the capture of This is the first German push on cakening hourly, adding, "the Salonika, and resulted in the frat total and complete collapse of the clash between German and Britai Serbian army is very near."

forces. It is indicated that

Contrary to ' expectations, the: Clermans

not New Lightning Thrust? awalling thal collapse of Yugo BERLIN, Apr. 15 (UP) Hitler's Slavia which is confidently expected, Balkan armies today launched here in the very near future-for new lightning Uhrist at the heart of launching a driva digainst the ming the Anglo-Greek defence positions in: Anglo-Greek positions.