1941-04-24 — Page 13

VIVID

STORY STORY

Thursday,

HONGKONG, TELEGRAPH

OF

AND AIR ACTION IN

(By "Reuter" With Mediterrancan Fleet)

April 24, 1941.

FLEET

BRITISH

NORTH AFRICA

ABOARD FLAGSHIP OF BATTLE FLEET, Apr. 23.-For 50 minutes, I watched battleships and light units of the Mediterranean Fleet plaster Italy's main North African port of Tripoli with 553 tons of shells.

war.

The bombardment which began shortly after dawn on Monday was the heaviest of the The results so far confirmed from nir observation include hits on destroyer berths with one destroyer badly damaged, five merchant ships burned out or sunk, and at least four others hit and set on fire.

We hardly seemed to move as we drifted past the target, firing on al- most the same bearing for 25 minutes. Throughout this period, no opposl-

The Spanish quay, which was one of the principal objects of

the bombardment, received twotion was encountered. All efforts of 16-inch salvos with two further the defendera appeared to be centred probable direct hits from 15-inch on shooting down the numerous flares guns.

which the British planes were drop-

This was followed by ten minute: uf continuous .... hits from lighter armainents, resulfing in the destruc- tion of warehouses and offices,

Further damage was done to, power station, railway station and army, storts depol while large building, thought to be the army headquarters, was sten to collapse.

Finally a large fire binzed fallowing hits on an oil fuel depot.

Fleet Air Arm

Apart from these successes, pilots of the Fleet Air Arm also scored heavily during the five days that we had been a sen. They shot down two shadowing planes und four large German troop transports and forced down into the sea and badly damaged

large Dornier

boat.

fying

werk

During the operations, we lost only one fighter. Otherwise there no damage or casualties,

The operation for which we want to sea ostensibly was lo cuver certain convoys which was successfully car- ried out. TE was not wath the third] day son that the Commander this ship announced his intention of bombard Tripoli early the following morning.

ping in batches of 12, lighting up the

town.

wi

An unceasing stream "of multi- coloured flaming onions rose from the smoke smothered town. They looked like broken necistaces, leaving strange patterns in the sky as they fcnted up ir. n gigantle firework display.

Soon not only the whole coastline but also the dim forms of ships astern were completely blotted out by a pall et smoke, but the British guncers had their range.

Shore Batteries Open After 25 minutes, we altered course and swung r Funs to starboard. Not till then did the enemy shore batteries

tre on us. All our ries open ships continued firing for a further 24 fnutes until 5.50.

an

Flashes were now visible from two shore buiteries and there was unpleasant sound of shells whistling overhead.

As the bombardment progressed, spotting became more difficult and we did not learn the full results until inte that afternoon. My last impres- sion of Tripoli as we drew away was

solid blanket of smoke and sand. Flames and dense columns of smoke were rising into the sky as an of Our first two days at sen were en-fuel depot blazed furiously, tirely uneventful. We were Jalnod

in the Central Mediterranean.

Seven-Mile Range

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MATSUOKA NOT ASKED TO LONDON

Main Greek Army

Remains Intact NEW

CAIRO, Apr. 23 (Reuter).—It is believed here that the sur

render of the Epirus Army does not affect the main Greek force.

Italian Statement

LONDON, Apr. 23 (Router). -The official Italian nows agency anys that the surrendered forces number between 16 and

CHINESE

18 divisions the greater part of NEW ENVOYS

the Greek army.

Albanian Frontier Forces

LONDON, Apr. 23 (Router)—Au- thentle figures of the extent of the

POSTED

Greck capitulation are not yet forth- CHUNGKING. coming.

Apr. 23 (Central News) It is officially stated that The military commentator of the Dr V. K. Wellington Kuo, Chinese offlefl Vichy French news service Ambassador to France, and Dr Wei says that 100,000 Greeks have sur-Tao-ming, Secretary-General of the rendered, including the crack troops Executive Yunn, have been

slated engaged on the Albanlan frontior Chinese Ambassadors to Britain and since December. He claims that Uils France respectively; accounts for the greater part of Коо was Minister of Foreign General Papagos's forces and leaves Affairs and Acting Premier 1922-4, only a few Greek units in the Ino Minister of Finance and then Minister co-operating with the British forces. of Foreign Affairs und Premier 1926-

The commentator thinks that the 7. Minister

Foreign Affairs, for surrender lays open an area bounded December, 1931,

Dr.

by the Pindus Mountains and the the Lytton Cessor to

Gulf of Patras on the Ionlan Sen.

Confidence

In Wavell

Remains

by other units of the Fleet which ai Our fring range was about seven few days previously had carried out; miles and one ship alone fired over a bombardment of the Cirenaican 150 tons of shells into the port. coast and sunk five merchantmen With less than two hours in which with their escort of there destroyer to withdraw from the Tripoll Coast

we prepared for a most unpleasant;

We did not expect to sit down cooks had been busy the previous for midday meal and the ships evening preparing Cornish for pienie luncheon, but the im- pastries medinte retaliation that we expected Anthony Eden, the Foreign whatever of his powers of direc-

New Type Shot Down

The of the must sui

On the morning of the third day, cess when one of Italy's newest types

day.

not materialise.

of Inquiry. January-September, 1032, and has

been Minister and then Ambassador to France since October, 1032.

ming was Minister of Dr Wei Tao-ming was Justice, 1928-9, and Mayor of Nan- April, 1930 to December, 1931. Dr Que Tat-chi, Foreign Minister- Designate, is expected to arrive in Chungking toward the latter part of May when he will assume his new post.

Bomb Expert

Blinded

LONDON, Apr. 23 (Reuter). A categorical assurance that, despite any rumours to the con- trary, General Sir Archibald Wavell, Commander-in-Chief, fidence of the Government and Middle East, enjoys the full con- Hopes To Resume Work has suffered

LONDON, Apr. 23 (Reuter),--One curtailment of Lord Beaverbrook's "Black Room:

Boys'-the trio who in virtual ob- scurity devise the RAF's imple- ments of aggression has been blind- cd, temporarily It is hoped.

no

LONDON, Apr. 23 (Reuter). Mr Yosuke Matsuoka, the Japanese Foreign Minister, did not receive an invitation from the United Kingdom during his the British Government to visit visit to Europe, declared Mr of planes was shot down. The same afternoon, a formation of three large slow-moving planes, presumably en

Secretary, at question time in route to Benghazi from Stelly, was which our fighters promptly destroy-

We sighted an

an enemy seaplane, the House of Commons to-day. sighted astern. British fighters imed and a large Dornier flying boat no doubt seen Mr Matsuoka's stat:- Mr Exien added that the House had more enemy planes were sighted and which was forced down on the sca; met to the press about the purpose! mediately gave chase, whereupon two

Aland took off again, only to be for

forced proved to be Junkers 52-large back into the sea badly damaged.

of his visit to Europe. triple-engined troop-carrying planes.

Ambassador's Job. Late on Tuesday afternoon, as we The combat was too distant for me

were hastening towards

Commander Bower: Is Mr Eden our base, to watch but I learned afterwards three Junkers 80' came over but satisfied that Mr Matsuoka is obtain recent visit to the Middle East. that the fighters shot down four of

100 The planes before running out

before they reached gun range, our is enough and not of

formation about Our wor ammunition. It was in Dus fightghters bad intercepted them. One was shot down and the port engine of a second was set on fire.

that one of our fighters was lost.

Submarine Reported Towards dusk' that day, sub-1 marine was reported in the neigh-I bourhood and British destroyers dropped depth charges for over an hour but no effects were observed.

İNAZI BARON

Meanwhile preparations had been Aviator Jumps Bail

made for the next day's bombard- ment.

Decks

were

unnecessary gear.

cleared of all Pictures, shelves,

In America

tion in the Middle East and the Balkans, was made by Lord Moyne in the House of Lords This disclosure was made in the to-day.

course of Lord Beaverbrook's' sinte-- The rumour in question was men- ment in the House of Lords to-day, tíured by Lord Elibank, who said that reviewing the R.A.F. expansion. He it arose from General Sir John Dill's is Air Commodore Huskinson, whom Lord Beaverbrook in a broadcast on Lord Moyne, In reply, pointed out March 23, described as the designer that General Dill's visit was in of "big bombs, fat bombs, thin effort accordance with normal practice, bombs and beautiful bombs." through the medium of the Japanese under which personal contact be- Ambassador?

Left Shelter tween the highest military authorities Mr Eden: I cannot an wer for the at home and in the field is consistent- exercise of the ambassattorial func-ly maintained. tions of other states. I feel sun the1 the Japanese Ambassador dogs task.

much in-

Red Cross Ship Attacked

his

London on April 16, Air Commodore During the fierce blitz against

Huskinson left his shelter and stood watching the effects of bomb ex-

verbrook, ca explosion resulted in the

STOCK EXCHANGE plosions. Unhappily, said Lord Ben- Caution Main Feature loss of his sight, but "I am glad to LONDON, Apr. 23 (Reuter). They that there is some prospect of SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

his sight being restored shortly, and Stock Exchange 10-day was very we are anxiously awaiting his return book-cases-and-doors-were-all-stripp

WASHINGTON_Apr.23 (UP),

cautious. Apart from_a_ilitie_lower-to-the-Ministry The State Department revealed to-

"HAIFA, Apr ed from the ward-room.

23 (Beuter)ing of gilt-edged prices, changes So far, we had been extremely day, following an investigation, that British hospital ship carrying wound- were few and business was idle. lucky and had not received any air Baron Franz von Werra has taken cd German and Italian prisoners Industrials ruled fairly siendy attacks. When darkness fell, the flight to Peru.

arrived here to-day. It is reported while oils and home rails also were that the vessel was seen to be dell-about unchanged. Among the Kaf- enemy was apparently still entirely

speculated on berately dive-bombed by five Nazi firs, non-producers were occasional- intentions. At whether or not this would result in planes while embarking both enemy unaware of our nightfall, we altered our course, go- request for the withdrawal of one and British wounded at a Libyan ing full speed ahead for Tripoli.

more German onkials in the harbour. United States who are involved in Captured German airmen said that von Werra's band jumping.

they had been ordered to attack Attorney General Robert Jackson anything and everything they found is ordered the border guards to All five dive-bombers were shot down turn back

ack any escaping war prisoners by the harbour defences, who may be attempting to enter the

Air Attack On Tripoli . While still two hours distance from Tripoll, we could see violent anti- aircraft fire and Darning onions as the R.A.F. und Fleet Air Arm had al-

ON

Unofficial circles

whatever force necessary" as a result

ly offered.

French Wheat Crops Increase

Spanish 4 per cent. bonds decilned Greek were also dull but Egyptian from 42 to 30%. Japanese and Cattle Feed Shortage holdings were higher. - Wall Street was dull.

SAVED FROM SEA acres in 1941, was announced in

VICHY, Ápr. 23 (Reuter).-An increase in wheat crops both in Oc- cupied and Unoccupied France, from 7,800,000 acres in 1940 to 10,000,000 ready begun their attack, engaging The port's defences while we took up | Uni

United States from Canada "with Nazis In Cuba position for the bombardment.

FUNCHAL MADEIRA, Apr. 23 speech at Limoges by the Vichy We also passed

LONDON, Apr. 23 of the "flagrant abuse of American

(Reuter)-A (Reuter). Twenty-one" survivors Secretary of Agriculture, M.. Caljot.

The organisation has been from the British

added that through Spy hospital ship about ten miles from neutral hospitality" by von Werra Nazi

Minister steamer Aurillac Tripoll, but it is very unlikely that who escaped from a Canadian prison discovered in Cuba and a number of sunk by enemy ection, landed here in the dearness of foodstuffs the rear- train but was placed in custody in people arrested, including a man said ja lifeboat which was towed to port ing of cattle had proved insufficient, the United States where he was to be officer in the German Army, ac-by Portuguese flahermen. Search for amounting to 40,000,000 quintals

tquivalent to the sustenance being held pending deportation pro-cording to a report renching here.

1,200,000 cattle.

Illuminated of fully

she saw the blacked-out battle fleet as the moon had not yet risen.

Although the raid curried out by the British planes had failed to start ceedings.

The German Consul General post-1 Ares, the large number of any big green, blue, yellow and white flaining ed a $10.000 bond. Von Werra fled unions sent up by the Tripali de- from the United States about April 4. tenders provided an ample guide as we approached. For hair an hotte 1 watched the intermittent barrage against our aircraft as we gradually crept, near the shore.

Solitary Searchlight

A solitary Italian scaredilight tried

to pick out the encircling aircraft)

Troops

For Manila

MANILA, Apr. 23 (Reuter).-The United States troop transports, Mari- rosa and Washington, are expected to rive in Manila, the first about May 5 and the second later.

which continuously dropped bombs Both are bringing large deinch-

and flares.

the

navalents,

Half an hour before bombardment was due to begin, i

The

only

Axis Forbids Reports

be

prohibited

го

glare from the slowly dropping seed or released in press con-:

through the narrow observation

Wearing white helmets and long white Enuntlets. zero hour,

or

6 second lifeboat is proceeding.

ITALIAN TERMS OF SURRENDER.

Greeks To Become Prisoners

uf

M. Caijot thanked @gricultural. workers for having made the spectrec of farine less threatening.

Dredging Coal From Sea Bed

Complaints received from the Kadoorie Estate coulyard resulted in

LONDON, Apr. 23 (Reater) —The agreement on the capi-the Police arresting a number of fulation of the Greek forces in the Epirus and Macedonia, issued -to-night by the Italian High Command, reads:

the

(5)

arms

and

all

$10.

GERMANS OVER EAST ENGLAND

LONDON, Apr. 23 (Reuter).-

people in the Yaumati Typhoon left the flight deck from which I was

Shelter yesterday, when they were watching the progress of the raid and

charged with dredging cool from the (1) The High Command of to remain under their officers and sen bed in the Typhoon Shelter with ellinbed into the after 15-inch control On Leaders Movements the Italian forces and armies in shall take carly measures to carry out

permission. tower which was my action station. SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" Albania and the Iligh Command their capitulation. Supplies and Defendants, Wong Sze, 34, boot

It was a most cerie watch in this

BERLIN. Apr. 23 (UP)-An om- of the German troops in Greece for the start be maintained by the before Cindr T. C. Stiff at the Marine services for Greek prisoners shall mistress, and four others, appeared small

control tower, situated cial German-Italian joint announce circular immediately above the 15-inch after

cement was rend to the foreign corres- accept the unconditional surren-Greek High Command.

Court this morning, and were fined gun turrets,

light carne pondents to-day stating that hence-der of the Greek forces,

Spoils of War from the instrument

panels

and the forth the foreign press in Berlin and (2) Troops belonging to

Rome would

from Greek Army of the Epirus antlerin and recurves of the Armies any reports, unless officially Macedonia are prisoners of war. of the Epirus and Macedonia, includ walted for theferences, regarding trips or meeting the Greek troops on the battlefield spoils of war. wo

In view of the valour displayed by ing aviation material, shall constitute The How was dead between 1litter and Mussolint calm. The slowly

sent moving Blaips out long ripples us

The High Command of the There was some enemy activity to- Ribbentrop and Clano or high mill-and the fact that they safeguarded their

tary officials of both countries, or their military honour, Greek Officers Greek troops shall employ all means day, mainly near the east coast, states positions, preceded by destroyers,

meetings betwear any of the fore-hill keep their swords and equip immediately to bring hostiles to an the Air Ministry. The last quarter moon appeared going with representatives of a thirdment.

end and prevent all damage and des- Just over the horizon dend nstern.

Return of Prisoners truction of war material and supplies The night WIN brightly starlit

All Italian prisoners of war in the and see that the roads in its territory Visibility ahead had been good as we

territory of the Greek Army of the are repaired without delny. ** approached within 11,000 yards of

Epirus and Macedonia inust im- Signed Near Salonika the shore, but owing to the preilinin-

mediately return to the Italian troops. LONDON, Apr. 23 (Reuter) ----The bombing, the raid had thrown up ary

Greek prisoners will meanwhile be armistice between Axb troops and BPEGIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPHI clouds of dust and smoke.

assembled In concentration camps. Greek forces, which surrendered, PLYMOUTH, Apr. 22 (UP),-- First Salvo

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH“ After

the coliclusion of military came into force at @ o'clock this after-Thousands of homeless streamed It was, nevertheless, possible to LONDON, Apr, 23 (UP)-The Air operations in continental Greece and pick out a large two-funnel ship lying Ministry announced that two attacks the Ionian Islands, the question willon, states the German nows agency. from blasted and burned Plymouth The armistice was signed near to-day after hundreds of German in the harbour before our first salvo were made on Irest last night where be considered of ruleasing all officers

Salonika.

bombers on the second consecutive crashed into the town. sending up the German battle cruisers Scharn- and men.

It is estimated, that between 10 night pounded, this port for hours large volumes of dust. That was the horst and Gneisenau are taking shel- (3) The Greek High Command and 12 Greek divisions have surren-with 100,000-Incendiary and over 500. signal for all ships to open fire, ter.

shall arrange for: Greck detachmentsdered in the Epirus and Macedonia, higli explosive bombs,

อน

they

took up

Power.

New Raid On Nazi Battleships

A few bombs were dropped, causing little damage and no casualties.

Enemy planes were reported over East Anglia and northwestern Eng- Hand to-night,

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