STOP PRESS NEWS

Waikato Times, Volume 128, Issue 21409, 1 May 1941, Page 6

STOP PRESS NEWS

SKILL AND COURAGE . EVACUATION FROM GREECE TROOPS ENTIRELY UNPERTURBED _ LONDON. April 30 •’The evacuation from Greece has only been possible as a result of great skill and devotion by all the three arms of the services," says a Middle East communique. Rearguards, who covered the withdrawal, have imposed on the enemy a slow and cautious advance in spite of h.s great superiority in numbers. The Navy and mercantile serv.ee has shown of sustained air attacks, against the ports and beaches where embarkation has taken place. Although very heavily out-numbered cur aircraft played their part both in providing some measure of protection to the ships during their passage and in conveying the key personnel from Greece. “It is noteworthy that in spite of the heavy fighting they have boon through, and the trying experience of re-embarkation under such conditions the troops which have returned from Greece are entirely unperturbed by the struggle against suoTT odds and are convinced of their superiority over the Germans both as individuals and as units and formations. The successful withdrawal of so large a proportion of these invaluable troops is a noteworthy achievement. The troops have already, all their fighting equipment as well as their fighting spirit. Their heavy equipment and transport, which has been lost, will soon be replaced.” GFRMANS REMOVED FROM AIYiiTTHCAN SHIR HONOLULU, April 30 The American liner President Garfield has radioed that she was stopped at sea on' T6esßa-' 'by a Canadian warship and four German aviation expert, from South America were re moved. They were en route to daring exploit SUBMARINE IN ITALIAN PORT LONDON. April 30 The dering exploit cf Kis Majesty's submarine Regent in entering a port that was in the hands of the Italian Army and staying in the port for , om „ nine hours while an officer went ashore to locate and rescue the British Ambassador to Yugoslavia, .r Ronald Campbell, has been released .n The Regent entered the port and sent an officer ashore to locate Mr Campbell, an Italian officer coming on board as a hostage. With the White Ensign flying at the mast the submarine rsmained in port for nine hours but when attacked by two Italian dive-bombers it submerged. The commander arj two other mem-bers-^^li'S4 crew vere injured but the submarine found i«> way out through two mine-fields ant* has returned to its base. LONDON, April 30 It is stated that Mr Campbell and his staff are safe in tho fotel Durazzo and are awaiting a speciq plane from Rome to take them to Liston.