Daily Post - 23.04.1941, Blaðsíða 2

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DAILY POST
Empire forees have oeeupied
positions south of Lamia.
Ltinclon, April 22nd.
Empire forces in Grecce have síuccessfully
oonclLuded their withdmwal and are »no\d
ocdupying positions south of Lamia a hund,-
red míles nonth west of Athens. British
Losses are sia(id to be m'uch llghter than ex-
pected, biut enemy losses are extremely
heavy.
!The only reports foom Albania oome fixun
the ItaJCians who claim to hiave crossed the
fronttier. The Greek line of idefence is every
where tunbroken.
It has been oonfirmed that further 6 enemy
planes wiere destroyed in oombat on Sun-
day, making the total 22.
There have been wídespread German raids
on Greek villages and towns. Yesterday two
hospita’, ships were bombed and one sunk.
The R. A. F. fighters and bombers in Greece
are inoessantly in aotion. On Sunday night
numerous enemy aerodromes in Northem
Greece wiere raided. ,
* FREE FRENCH SUCCESS
London, April 22nd.
It was announced to-day that a Free
French submarine had made a successful
attack on a big enemy tanker off the Nor-
wegian ooast. The tanker was hit by a
torpedo and probably sunk, but this oould
not be asoertained as the submarine had to
take action to evade a aounter attaick by
the tanker’s esoort.
London, April 22nd.
Speaking of the situation iin Libya to-day
Mr. Ch'urohill told the Commons that he
did not think that a statement wiould be
appropriate at this time.
He said that Imperial operations in Greeoe
had been of most aomplioated nature and
oonducted w'ifh the greatest skill.
British Forces’Broadcasts
Wednesday. — Conoert Party provided
by the D—L—I’s.
iThUrsday. — 4th. Edition of Army Bro-
adioasting Servioe’s speciaily recorded pro-
gramme for the fotoes overseas. ,
Frfday. — John Berryman’s ENSA Oon-
cert Party.
Suniday. — Studio Orchestra with request
ntumbers.
ANNOUNCEMENT ,
A performanoe by the Royal tOorps of
Signals Conicert Pariy wáll be given at ,the
Y. M. C. A. Hut |on Sunday pftemoon, at
2.30 P. M.
Football. <
Navy beat R. A.
The Naval Base defeated the Royal Ar-
tillery in a football matoh at the Stadium
ground by 6 goals to 4. The game was a
good hard struggle, but it was marred by
the wind. Naval base soorers webe: Harri-
son (4), and Stafford (2).
Axis plotters.
On his arrival in Tokyo Mr. Matsuoka
Iost no time in cxplaining the neutraliity)
pact with Russia. He said that the paidt
did not at all affect the Axis Paot, but in
a sense it wlas a reinforcement of that
pact.
Count Ciano wtas received by Herr Hitler
at Vienna on Sunday. He has returned ,to
Rome.