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THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 17, 1941.
ARMED YOUTHS
DISTRIBUTE SELASSIE PAPER
(By Reuter's Correspondent in Abyssinia)
ABYSSINIAN NEWSBOYS armed with spears and rifles are now distributing free the first national Ethiopian newspaper printed in the country for five years,
The newspaper, entitled Bandarachen, ("our Flag"), is being published in Abys- sinia's Fleet Street in the forests of the Gojjam: Highlands. It is bordered with the Ethiopian colours and is headed with an impression of the Lion of Judah.
"SHOW SOVIET WRECKED GERMAN AIRCRAFT"
Morgan
Mr. John (Soc., Doncaster) is to ask the Parliamen- tary Secretary to the Ministry of Aircraft Production:——
"If he will suggest to the competent So- viet Russian authori- ties that it might be
in
their interests to accept an offer of a conducted tour of the various dumps of wrecked German air- craft scattered throughout this coun- try with a view to such expert note be- ing taken of the types of machine so dealt with and for any other reason they may consider worth while."
JAPAN'S
ADVANCE SOUTH
Japan's advance south- ward has been; spurred on by the British and Ameri- can policy of aiding the Chungking regime and antagonising Japan, de- clared the Tokyo "Nichi Nichi Shimbun" yester- day.
The newspaper continues: "Britain, and Australia bellova Japan will, begin to move south. In concert with Germany's Spring offensive but Japan's move south began when Japan announced the necessity for..
oting, an East Asiatic
the
During a forced trek through bush I caught up with a camel convoy commanded by a young British officer who was formerly, an engineer.
не
gave me food and shoes and told me his unit was an Ethiopian propaganda one com- posed of strange camel trains that cross the Abyssinian low- lands to Gojjam.
His 60 camels carried a print- ing press, a complete newspaper staff, bundles of newsprint, boxes of Amharic type, some of which had been salvaged after the Abyssinian war, the Emperor's standard bearing the Royal seal and Ethiopian coloured boxes of silver dollars.
Published Weekly
For some time pamphlets like those distributed by the R.A.F. have been dropped all over
Now this Abyssinia.
travelling newspaper has passed within a few miles of the enemy position to a spot in the, forest where it is published weekly.
ITALIAN GENOA GASUALTIES
Italian casualties in the British, bom. bardment of Genoa on February 9, according to the official Italian news agency yester day, totalled 144 kill. ed and 272 injured — Reuter
BRITISH
EMBASSY
ADVICE
The British Embassy in Shanghai issued a notice to-day renewing the ad- vice given last October to Britons to evacuate occu- pied China.
The following is the text of the press release issued by the Em- bassy:
"It will be recalled that in Oc-
tober last the British authorities advised enquirers that any Bri- tish subjects who had no good reason for remaining should con- of leaving sider the advisability
This advice still occupied China. holds good,
"The decision whether to leave
Armed Abyssinian newsboys are. Jistributing the newspaper or remain and any consequent ar- among Ethiopian forces and vil-rangements must be made indivi- lage populations, living even in dually according to personal cir-
cumstances. caves and sometimes almost within a stone's throw of the
Reuter. enemy's camps.
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PRESSURE ON KEREN
OF
"In coming to a decision, how- ever, it must be realised that it will almost certainly be, impos- sible to provide special facili- tles for departure at short no- tice.
in
"It should also be borne in mind ser- that Far Eastern shipping vices are already seriously cur- THE CONCENTRATION
accommodation tailed and ADDITIONAL TROOPS AROUND
ocean-going ships is limited, and KEREN, IN ERITREA, IS PRO- booking should be made well in CEEDING SATISFACTORILY, advance, of sailing dates."Reuter.
WHILE THE ADVANCE OF THE NORTHERN COLUMN CON- TINUES. SAYS A BRITISH GENERAL HEADQUARTERS COMMUNIQUE ISSUED [IN] CAIRO YESTERDAY.
The British have reoccupied the frontier post of Kurmuk, in Abys- sinla, the communique continues, and in Italian Somaliland opera- tions continue for the development of the British success at Kismayu. -Router.
BURGLAR CAUGHT RED-HANDED
Two months' hard labour was imposed by Mr. D. J. N. Ander- son at. Kowloon this morning on Chủng Wing 18, for stealing three rolls of cloth from a silk
store at No. 8, Hankow Road:
Inspector Johnson said that at was 2.80 a.m. to-day accused found inside the shop with three rolls of cloth, valued at $137, in his possession
Accused was employed in a barber shop which occupied half of the store.
EX-KING ALFONSO
HAS QUIET DAY
A bulletin. issued; in Rome last It declares that rumours that evening stated that the condition conditions in the Far East are of ex-King, Altenso, of Spain, has assuming serious proportions are not worsened during the only strategical. British propa- 24 hours and he passed a tally ganda, and it describes the Unit-quiet day-Reuter
ed States. Government's. advice to American residents to evacute the Far East as one of the causes of
"such wild and groundless
rumours.”
SNATCHER CAUGHT
ADVANCE IN
ITALIAN
SOMALILAND
With the occupation of
Kismayu the whole of
the south-western portion of Italian Somaliland up to the line of the Juba River is now overrun by British troops.
square Approximately 10,000 miles of enemy territory, an area greater than Wales, have fallen into British hands;
Units of the British Navy are cooperating by the bombard ment of enemy. concentrations > on the coast..
On the northern sector, South, African units, have made further progress, and numerous friendly natives welcomed the advapping
troops
These natives complained of had treatment, such as the force-, removal of their wives,
and stock by the Italians
MANY STOREYED SHELTERS
Suggestions for bomb - proof "THE NEWSPAPER CON- For snatching a woollen over-large multi-storeyed reinforced CLUDES: "SO LONG, AS, AMER- coat from a girl In Leighton Hill concrete shelters above or below ICA HINDERS JAPAN'S D-Road yesterday, Ho, Ping, 30, une ground in densely populated areas. VANCE SOUTHWARD SHE IS employed, was sentenced to three are made in a letter sent to Mc DESTINED TO ENCOUNTER months hard labour by Mr. H. G Morrison Minister for Home JAPAN'S STOUT OPPOSITION. Sheldon, K.C. Let the Central Security! by the ABR.
REUTER
Magistracy this morning, an „Ordinating. Corbittee,