Mr. Churchill replied that, unlike a lurid will of flames and smoke. the enemy holding strong. positions London, Apr. 23. the situation in Greece, "we are From various precarious shelters I Royal Air Force Wreaks covering Dessie, In the Asosa and The Prime Minister, Mr. Winston very accurately informed about what watched a. veritable hurricane of Gamblea areas. our patrols have Churchill, had little to say at the ig occurring in Libya." death. Bombs of all sizes fell into again made contact with and are.
Havoc in Libya present jiicture when he was invit-this point, a member interjected: {his flaming inferno, wrecking homes, harassing the enemy. In the southern ed in the House of Commons yester-"Greece {s much more important." business premises, churches, hospitals Cairo, Apr. 23. areas, our pursuit of the retreating day, afternoon, upon resumption of There were some eries of dissent, and cinemas. This was what the British bombers made heavy enemy is continuing, while patriot Parliament after the Easter recess. to and the Premier continued: "I do Germans have described as "ihe tacks on Demo and Gazzala "aero-activity Is steadily Increasing." of think we should embark on com time military harbour of Plymouth." dromes, in Libya on Monday, states 'Nazis Explain' Halt position. make a statement about the war Parisons among different classes While this "military" target was!
Air Ministry communique, He pointed out that operations of dangerous duties undertaken by His being attacked, I witnessed many acts which records undiminished activity In Cyrenalea, patrol activity con~ many kinds were going on "and. we Majesty's forces." (Cheers.) He did of heroism performed by firemen, against enemy position, in which tinues mainly around Fort Capuzzo have others to think of besides our= Rot however. think that any state-Gre-watchers and police. 'These men damage and a large' number of and Sollum, on the Egyptian border, selves." He deprecated any proposal ment about Libya would be appro-—and women—with no. thought. of casualties were inflicted.
No attack has been made by the for a debate at present and hoped priate now or for a little time to heir own personal safety, fought Bombs burst among planes aground, enemy against the stronghold of that the House would again show come. frenziedly with the fames and del-and fires revealed that a number was Tobruk for the past 24 hours, but [forbearance to those who were Mr, Emanuel Shinwell, Labour ved into the debris of wrecked destroyed. Motor-transport concentra-patrols have been constantly aéiive, charged with conduct of the war and member for the Seaham division of houses. tions at Bardia and Fort Capuzzo The check to the German advance Jwould display to the world those Durham. suggested a statement With high explosives crashing. were bombed and machine-gunned in North Africa now 9 being ex-Jqualities of poise and steadfastness secret "lo remove some uneasiness around them, and with the scene and a number of explosions observed plained by the Nazis as due more to During patrols, RAF. ghters natural dimeulties than to British xe~ encountered "a Messerschmitt, One sistance. Describing supply problems, rammed the enemy aircraft, which 'a writer in the "Berlin Nachtausgabe" crashed, The British plane sustained some damage but was safely Janded by the pilot.
Australian Second-in-'About ten tons of bombs were dropped from a low altitude on rie Command in East poll harbour in a raid on Sunday London, Apr. 23, Sir Thomas Blarney, Commander-in-Chief of Australian forees in the Middle East, has been appointed _second-in-command of the whole of the Imperial forces in the Middle East by General Sir Archibald Wavell, Commander-in-Chief of British forees in the Middle East.
This was announced here this morning by Mr. R, G. Menzies Australian Prime Minister, who {is at present visiting Britain—Reuter.
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