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No. 10433

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BITTER

FRIDAY, APRIL 18, 1941..

FIGHTING IN

BUT

GREECE, LINES REMAIN

Special to the “Telegraph”

ALLIED INTACT

ATHENS, Apr. 17 (UP).—It was authoritatively stated in British circles this evening that the Germans, "despite their furious onslaughts have not succeeded in breaking through the British Imperial line.' was declared that five German planes had been shot down.

It

The afternoon newspaper. "Ethonos" stated: "Fierce fighting is go- ing on along the whole front, especially in the Gevena and Kalambaka sectors. According to reliable information the battle for Greece has not yet been decided.'

Reports from the front state that very fierce fighting

is going on at the entrance to Sarandporon Pass in the

African vicinity of Servia, where the Australians have inflicted

Struggle

Torbruk Not Isolated Raids On Tripoli

CAIRO, Apr. 17 (Reuter).— The successful British operations in Tobruk on Wednesday, when an Italian position was penetrat-

heavy losses on the enemy..

The Germans are also putting very hard pressure on the coast road region at Katerini, but have not succeeded in breaking the defences despite repeated thrusts by tanks.

Recent arrivals here say the luftwaffe is extremely

active.

ed, cannot be taken as a major UNCEASING

engagement.

At the same time, it is pointed

oul that

the latest Italian

defeat, coming on the morrow of

the repulse of the German

ATTACKS

BY R.A.F.

Bitter Fighting

ATHENS, Apr. 17 (Reuter). -Bitter fighting is raging in Northern Greece, where the German mechanised hordes are hurling themselves furiously against the Anglo-Greek line.

But the latest reports are to the effect that the line, although subject-

attack, flatly disposes of the Play Notable Part Ined to heavy pressure, still holds.

Axis claim

isolated.

There is no

is that Tobruk

further information

of

ja

about the mission of the Duke to the British

Aosta's envoy

Abyssinia.

Tripoli Posted

(Reuter). The CAIRO, Apr. 17 R.A.F, and Fleet Air Arm carried out

Battle For Greece

Unceasing attacks on enemy Allied line.

are said to They are

2

on

Australian troops are heavily on ged around the town of Sorvin, which is

is on the road from Kozani to few miles west of Mount Larissa, a CAIRO, Apr. 17 (Reuter).-Olympus, the right pivot of the be giving the supply columns in Greece were Germans a good hammering, carried out by the R.A.F.

The fercest struggle, however, is

30 miles south- the previous in progress some Wednesday and

communique. west of Servia, where the line bends night, states

Berlin co advancis. last night

said a heavy raid on Wednesday night on Much damage was caused. Ko-awards Kalambaka, to which point Tripolit the main base of the Itato-zani, Bitelj_and_Ptolemais were that the Germans were German force in Libyil.

Quoting news just received from Shipping and harbour installations the main areas attacked.

Railway near Korinos, motor the front, the Athens radio to-night

said:

"The right flank of the Allled mectium-sized tanker was hit and the transport near Kitros and front from Katerini (On the Gulf vessel burned fiercely for over an station southeast of Katarini Salonika) to Servia is withstanding

violent attacks

German by the hour, There were many near misses

shipping. other

were successfully bombed.

forces and is continually

repulsing them with heavy losses in this area. Vessels anchored outside the har

One British armoured company alone bour were attacked.

brought down five Gerinin bireraft Several direct hits were scored on

A large formation of enemy this afternoon by machine-gun fire.” the Spanish mole and a big fire was

shipping in started at the town end. Search craft which attacked light positions were also machine-Khalkis Harbour on Wednesday were of the Allied armies, our troops are engaged by fighters which shot down resisting steadfastly and the enemy Junkers twin-engined dive has, at no point, gained any ground. bomber while another was destroyed by

Ore.

were

to

gunned.

the

objectives. chlef

One

Fires were started at an aerodrome und a convoy east of Salonika was heavily raided,

All British aircraft returned safely.one

%

Shot Down

Over U.K.

Raid-Free Day

LONDON, Apr. 17 (Reuter). -Six enemy raiders were shot

A.A. The R.A.F. lost four aircraft in widespread operations in Greece and on Wednesday and on Tuesday

down last night in the raid on U.S.-Canadian

London, it is now learned.

of

It also announced that on the left

Serious Phase

Earlier the Greek Press Ministry and issued a statement that the bottle between the Germans and the British

suffering tremend casualties.

(north

most

日二十月三

Camera Records

Famed Incident

the

When youths removed Swastika emblem from a German Consulate In San Francisco recently, Berlin furiously proiest- ed to Washington and two sailors were turned over to Navy offtotals by the police la conneo- Ilon

with the episode. This remarkable photograph was taken as the Swastika was being hauled down, It shows ong of the youths clinging precariously, to the lng pole as he pulls down the

Пад.

EV

Situation In Libya & Balkans Reviewed-

(By "Reuter's" Diplomatic Correspondent) LONDON, Apr. 17-The battle is now engaged on the Greek front and Italo-German and Greco-British forces are locked to- gether in a life and death struggle over a line which extends from Mount Olympus to the Albanian hilis on the Jonian Sea.

Death Of Old Resident

Miss M. J. Russell Miss Margaret Jane Russell

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Special

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Navy And Air Force Give Nazis A Rough Time

Cirenaica

In

Special to the "Telegraph"

LONDON, Apr. 17 (UP).—The Admiralty to-day, announced, "The Commander reports that an extremely successful naval bombardment of Fort Capuzzo at Bardia has been carried out. A large number of salvocs were fired and all were seen to have burst among 4. concen tration of about 100 enemy tanks and motor transport vehicles.

Quo's News From Moscow

The aerodrome at El Gazala and its supply dump were again successfully bombarded from the sca. Nayal units in the Medi terranean shot down at least two German dive bombers and damaged two others."

And The Air Force CAIRO, Apr. 17 (UP), RA‚F. bombers and fighters yesterday raid-

Attitude Toward China e enemy mechanised units, troops

and an aerodrome in Cirennica, 10- |cluding a motorised column' near

LONDON, Apr. 17 (Reuter). Capuzzo where a number of vehicles -Dr Quo Tai-chi, the Chinese were destroyed and casualties caused.

The conque, stated, Ambassador who is returning to bombers

the China as Foreign Minister, in-grounds at Gazala, El Adem, and landing forms "Reuter" that he has re-Dema: Convoys In the same ares ceived

bombed a telegram from the were

and altitu Chinese Ambassador in Moscow machine-gunned from a low

stating that Russia has no inten- tion of changing her policy to wards, China or of discontinuing her help.....

"RAF. bombers unceasingly bombed enemy supply columns in Gretce, particularly in the Kozani, Bitol and Ptolemais areas where

much damage, wàs ́enused. The

In fact, sald Dr Quo, "I understand railway line near Korinos, the motor that China was never mentioned in transport road near Kitros and the in railway station southeast of Katarini Mr

Matsuoka's conversations

were also Moscow."

He

successfully

"bombed.

and

cast of

Four

Instead of

of going to Sir Phillip Fires were started at several aero-

a convoy Cunliffe-Owen's house at Sunring-dromes, dale last night as he has usually done Salonika was heavily ralded. in recent month, Dr Que slept, or British planes are missing. tried to sleep, at the Embassy. described the blitz as by far the worst air raid he remembered.

1 few Fortunately, except for broken winduw-panes, the Embassy was unscathed.

·Goodwill-Messages-

Dr Quo received "Reuter's" repre- sentalive in a room strewn with good- will letters and telegrams, despatch cases and farewell presents, including signed portraits of the King and Queen in large sliver frames and of Mr Churchill and a great silver loving-cup from a group of Chinese

Most of these possessions will have

Much of this area is im- friends. penetrable for military opera-to remain in London till after the tions and it is a fact that an war. offensive has to follow certain roads and valleys that give the defence {1}} opportunity

of

making the best use of its limited resources.

The weight of the German attack

night.

Enemy aircraft raided the nero- forces had extended all niong the passed peacefully away at 3 in tanks and motorised equipment is drome of Heraklion on Tuesday but front and had entered on

one serious phase. The Germans had o'clock this morning at her practically unlimited, but they have negligible damage resulted and

"The Hermitage," soldiers who are already veterans of aircraft was shot down. the pilot thrown the whole of their weight | residence

the war against them, and the odds the Allied forces and were Kennedy Road. being captured.

are not so desperate as the figures Though she had not enjoyed good would seem to show. The statement added that German

As for actual fighting, there is no pressure was being concentrated upon health since 1935 Miss Russell had

of kept cheerful and had continued to official news on which to base any three points at Gevena Kalambaka), south of the Hallokmon carry on her business, religious and comment.

social activities. About two month

In Libya River, and west of Koritza.

The sim of the German column ago she took a turn for the worse. A

In Libys, the situation the native of Shanghat, she was born in

IG also attacking the first region is

1880 and had lived for 50 years in somewhat obscure although there are capture of Kalambaka,

Hongkong.

some bright features.. The presence MONTREAL, Apr. 17 (Reuter).- The Sghting, the statement con-

This elderly Indy was known of the British Navy is an important the Strails of Dover this morning by The completion of plans for the tinues, is equally violent in the

their military and naval defence of the Kozani area and on the old Albanian many societies in the Colony for her factor in all operations and

Kenerous contributions to charitable

gunnery at Sollum and Gazala seems castern and western coasts of Canada TURN to Back Page, Column 3

causes, the Benevolent Society being

to have been very effective. and the United States is announced

a particular beneficiary. A regular

The

complete obliteration of the attender at the First Church of Italian convoy suggests that the de-

Libyan Chrisi, Scientist, Hongkong, Mias

troops Russell was one of the pioneer mem-sperate need of the

An Air Ministry communique states that three were destroyed by fighters. and three by anti-aircraft fire. Two enemy alreraft were shot down into

fighters and it is now known that ono enemy fighter was destroyed over the French coast yesterday.

There was no enemy netivity over Britain to-day apart from the drop- ging of bombs on a town in northeast

Defence

by the Canada-United States Permanent Defence Board.

Joint

"The Board will from now on de-

Scotland by single aircraft. Damage vote itself to keeping the plans up to

was small but some killed.

persons were meet changing conditions," said the

announcement.

Blitz On

Wednesday's

London Described

Stabilising Currency

U. S. Aid For China

SPECIAL TO THE “TELEGRAPH"

WASHINGTON,

greut

Farewells

Dr Quo spent yesterday chiefly in forewell visiting, seeing Mr Clement Attice, the Lord Privy Scal, Mr Ernest Eevin, Mirlster of Labour and Social Services, Mr W. S. Morrison, the Postmaster General, and others. Dr Quo will leave for China to- morrow.

It Is

Is not yet known when Dr Wellington Koo who succeeds Dr Quo, will arrive. He is at present at Vichy and can only come via Spain and Portugal.

As China has not yet recognised Dr General Franco's Government, Wellington

cannot Koo

claim diplomatic privileges in crossing Spain but can only travel as a dis- tinguished foreigner.

Von Papen Going

To Berlin

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

(UP), The ISTANBUL, Apr. 17 Germon Ambassador, Herr von Papen, is leaving for Berlin within the next few days to report to Hitler, but authoritative quarters deny that German-Turkish nan-#ggression

pact is under consideration.

|bers.

they of the church if not the oldest for supplies has forced the Italians usually to take risks. which member

The Russell family left Shanghal avoid.

The fact that British troops some 50 years ago, Miss Russell's father being buried in the northern counter-attacking in the Sollum area aty. He was connected with the shows that more forces are available Green Island Cement Company, and that the British are beginning to Mrs Rusself died here in 1901 and the hit back.

their The Germans, after daughter will be buried in her grave,

to ac- the only relative naturally have to pause (UP)-A high Treasury source America who is to-day disclosed that the cur-apart from Miss May Clark, cousin, cumulate supplies and material be- who had for long assisted her in the fore they can attack with the same rency stabilisation agreement management of her leaseholds. vigour as at El Aghella. between China and America will Miss Russell was the first tenant of; British local superiority in the air te, signed not Inter than next Garden Terrace. At the time of her is making this task one that is in- death she held teasca on part of that creasingly dificult and costly. If the Wednesday.

property and on "Southcliffe," "The Tobruk garrison can hold out, it may It was asserted that Mr T. V. Soong Hermitage," "Courtland," and "Kings- be able to make the position of the

German spearhead. uncomfortable. and Mr Henry Morgenthau, Secretaryville,"

The funeral will take place at the of the Treasury, will algn the agree ment and that a formal announcement Colonial Cemetery to-morrow, the

Apr. 17 Miss Russell had a nephew in push from Benghazi to Bardia, will American

Berlin Claim

BERLIN, Apr. 17 (UP) —Informed German quarters to-day claimed that the situation of the British troops at Tobruk, Egypt, is "extraordinarily, critical."

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Tax-Payers Deeper

Must Dig

WASHINGTON, Apr. 17 (Reuter), United States tax payers are to be asked to pay $3,500,000,000 more dollars next.. year.

Expenditure for the fiscal year bo The Secretary to the Trea-ginning July 1 is estimated at $10,-

000,000,000. Passaury, Mr Henry Morgenthau, The existing taxes will bring us

(By "Reuter's" Air Correspondent) LONDON, Apr. 17-Wednesday night's rald on Greater London, described by the Nazi High Command as a reprisal for the R.A.F's hammering of Berlin on April 9, was of a character that might be expected to preceie a Nazi invasion.

Tons of high explosives were salvoos, gaghing the night with regarding it might be issued to cortege passing the Monument at B

French Subs

announced that the Administra Just over $9,000,000,000, leaving about dropped not only in the metro-blinding flashes and on cur-spitting morrow.

The agreement Was Tenched

By Gibraltar

abort tion are asking for this amount $3,500,000,000

of the polis itself but also in the outer

verbally last December, und provided PLANES DOWNED

amount of suburbs, particularly those to At the height of the attack before that

GIBRALTAR, Apr.. 17 (Reuter)~~ | of new taxes. That figure, he taxes that we ought to raise," he said the southeast where I was midnight, both sticks and salvoca nilocate $50,000,000 for the stabilisa... - BPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" -

LONDON, Apr;:"1? (UP)—It is Eye-witnesses report that three added, was reached or the basla Apart from these now taxes,che Treasury will have to borrow, $600,-- caught in the heaviest and most came tumbling down together for tion of the Chinese Yuan. Observers

fully an hour.

A stated that the decision to proceed officially announced that two enemy French submarines and one des that at least two-thirds of the 600,000 a month to meet the expendi prolonged blitz this area has In the event that an invasion was with the preement shows that the nighter-bomber planes were shot headed westward through the State expenditure ought to be raised tures on the Defence and Lease and

by taxation. suffered.

ordered for the morrow, it would be United States has revitalised her down over the Straits of Dover this yesterday,

morning...

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