TELEGRAM FROM LONDON DATED April 13th, 1941. Naval. Dunottar Castle April 12th boarded French 9,000 ton ship Banfora bound Dakar to Casablanca. Captain and crew gave considerable opposition. Strong guard and navigating party taking her to Free Town escorted by Dunottar Castle. French cruiser with light cruisers and two destroyers reported 70 miles south southwest of Cape St. Vincent p.m. on April 12th course 300 degrees, speed slow. 2. Night of April 11th/April 12th. Enemy aircraft laid mines Phaleron Salamis Strait and Eleusis Bay, also shipping Piraeus was attacked. One tanker set on fire at dawn. 3. Swedish ship Kexholm, 3815 tons Buenos Aires Gothenburg bombed and sunk by enemy aircraft northwest of Hebrides April 12th. Crew saved. 4. MILITARY. GREECE . Northern Front. Morning of April llth: our patrols in touch with the enemy just south of Veve. Unconfirmed reports state that 14th Greek Division evacuated from Thrace to Thasos. 5. YUGOSLAVIA . Northern Front. Budapest radio reports Hungarian Troops entered Subotica without resistance and have continued to penetrate southward. Definite information scant but 5 Croatian Divisions ceased fighting and two Divisions mainly Slovenes, west of Oagreb, withdrawing southward. Reported that 3 Yugoslav Divisions forming the front along Sava between Brod and Oagreb. 6. RUMANIA FRONT. Yugoslav troops resisting the German advance from Nis towards Belgrade, while other forces have counter-attacked from both sides of Morava and some German armoured forces cut off. The Yugoslavs now hold the Krusevac-Krugujevac area and have retaken Prokuplje. |