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THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 22, 1941.
IMPERIAL TROOPS
PRESSING DEEP INTO ERITREA
(By Reuter's Special Correspondent at
British General Headquarters, Cairo) THE IMPERIAL TROOPS, pushing deep- er into Italy's East African colony of Eritrea, were reported yesterday to have reached a point some 30 miles east of Kassala, the fron- tier post evacuated by the Italians on Sunday.
The retreating Italians, whose strength is now revealed to be no less than two divisions, are being hard pressed by British light. arm- oured units and motorised infantry.
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Brutal police threaten and physical violence if they don't forget what they have seen
Thilling Story Of Terrorism Against Dictatorship! BOMBED
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THREE MAGNIFICENT PICTURES OF THE PAST ALL HAVE MADE SCREEN HISTORY TO-MORROW. ONE DAY ONLY
LES MISERABLES
FREDRIC MARCH CHARLES LAUGHTON
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The pursuit continues day and night acros hilly and difficult country.
Every effort is being made to maintain contact, Lnd occasion - ally British Bren-gun carriers are able to
the Into send a bursi Italian tall
The Italians apparently are withdrawing as fast as they
can, having covered 20 miles en
the first day.
RICE IMPORTS
INTO BRITAIN
From. February 1, the Ministry of Food will be the sole pur- chaser of rice for im- portation into Britain, it was announced in London yesterday, ac- cording to Reuter.
AMERICAN EXECUTIVE ORDERS
President Roosevelt, at his press conference yes-
Indian. Sudanese and Brit shterday, said he "supposed" taking part in the that fifty executive orders of all kinds had been drawn up "to meet con- tingencies."
Valona was subjected to its heaviest aerial bombs are ing attacks of the war on the night of Sunday, says an R.A.F. communique issued in Athens.
R.A.. heavy bomuers raided the dockyard and large explosions occurred in the target area, whi! maller fires were also enust 1, out the weather was Lo bad fur we
ull resu.ts to be obscrved.
Er.ndisi rahway station was also attacked but the results could not be observed owing to low cloud.
In a daylight raid on Valona a number of high explosive bombs fall on buildings south of the jetty and on the foreshore and must have caused considerable damage.
Enemy fighters attacked, but Vere evaded after a 15-minute engagement,
On the return journey our for- mation attacked and damaged an enemy float 'plane. All our alr- craft returned safely. Reuter.
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JAPAN'S FOREIGN TRADE CONTINUED TO GROW IN 1940 DESPITE THE EUROPEAN WAR, AND THE VOLUME OF COM- MERCE WITH NATIONS OUT- SIDE THE YEN BLOC WAS AL- MOST AS LARGE AS IN 1939.
Mr. Kawada, Minister of Fin- ance, fold this to the House of Re- presentatives yesterday when he Introduced the record-breaking 6 663,000,000 yen ordinary Bud- get.
Exports were 3,972,000,000 yen, increasing by one per cent, wnie imports totalled 3,709.000.000 yen,
· gaining 19 per cent. The favour- able trade balance thus was 263,- 000,000 yen-Reuter,
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BEEN GIVEN THE WOOD," SAID MR. E. HIMSWORTH TO "TONG : TAT, MOTOR-DRIVER EMPLOYED AT THE. KAI TAK AERODROME WHO WAS CHARGED THIS MORNING WITH THE THEFT OF: 80 LÖGS OF WOOD, M
He was bound over to be of good behavour for 12 months,
Accused was about to drive out of the Aerodrome yesterday when he was stopped by a watchman and requested to produce a per- mit for taking out the wood which was on the lorry...
Accused went to the office and asked for a permit to take out With this
GINGER ROGERS in "FIFTH AVENUE GIRL six pieces of wood.
permit he, it was all ed, took the 30-logs on my shake
!
pursnit it is learned.
Direction Of Retreat Be re their withdrawal the talans were strung along a 100- m le frent
He added that perhaps one of from Omager, where the front ers of Sudan. Eritrea then provides for the freezing (1
Abyssin'a
United the to a converge,
States assets of all orint 20 miles north-east 21: European countries. Kassula.
Direction of the retreat is to- wards Agordat. nearly 100 m les From the frontier.
Agordat is the terminus of Eritrea's only railway and the main point of communication for the front er region with the im- portant Red Sea port of Massawa
Reuter.
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The orders had been drafted as a precautionary measure, so as to be ready in case they were needed suddenly. President Roosevelt described taik ng of giving the American Navy to Britain and convoying ships across the Atlantic as "cow- jump-over-the-moon stuff.-Reu-
ter.
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