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No. 32,076
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1941
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SECOND ED
INSIST ON
Daisy Brand
Australia's Choicest
BUTTER
U.S. "KEEP" OUT WARNING
Important New Defence Measures Announced GERMANY Pacific Islands
EXPECTS And Bases Within
MASSIVE RAIDS
Germany is being pre- pared for "massive bom- bardments" in an expect- ed big-scale British air offensive in the Spring, the independent French news agency correspon- dent on the German fron- tier reports.
WAVES OF MEETINGS THROUGHOUT THE REICH ARE GETTING THE PEOPLE READY FOR WHAT IS TO COME, THE EVACUATION OF THREATEN- ED TOWNS IS PROCEEDING APACE AND TRAINLOADS GERMAN CITIZENS ARE AR- RIVING DAILY IN AUSTRIA.
OF
The inspection and overhauling of all shelters and the building of new ones has been ordered, even as far as Austria.
German armament industries are increasing orders to factories in occupied territories, notably France, believed safe from
R.A.F. attack. Orders for several hundred mil- principally for
lion marks are
high precision machine-tools, op- tical instruments, armoured cars
and motor-cars.-Reuter,
New Defence Zones
TWO ENEMY BOMBERS SHOT DOWN
Single German air- craft dropped bombs in East Anglia and at a few places in south and south-east Eng- land during daylight yesterday, according Air Ministry communique.
to
on
These generally did little harm but at two places some damage and casualties caused.
were
British fighters de- stroyed two enemy bombers. Reuter-
DARLAN U.S.Navy
AGAIN IN PARIS
Chief Cautious
Admiral Darlan arrived in Paris yesterday after- noon: object of his visit is being kept a secret but possible
Asked whether it was that further
well-informed quarters in United States warships
Loval.
Admiral Darlan's first talk
on
A “KEEP OUT” WARNING TO FOREIGN SHIPS AND AIRCRAFT WAS SIGNED BY PRE- SIDENT ROOSEVELT YESTERDAY IN THE FORM OF AN ORDER AFFECTING AMERI- CAN NAVAL OUTPOSTS IN THE PACIFIC AND CARIBBEAN.
GREECE APPROVES
Greek opinion has re- ceived the Turco- Bulgarian pact favour- ably, judging from com- ments in yesterday morn- ing's newspapers.
out
The Athens
papers point that it is emphasised in the de- claration that the agreement B without prejudice to contracted undertakings with regard to other countries."
In effect it warns foreign ships and air- craft to "keep out unless you have the per- governed by the spirit of "good mission of the United States to enter.”
The order creates "defensive sea areas" and "air space reserva- tions" which no ships or aircraft to the except those belonging United States may enter without the authority of the Secretary of the United States Navy.
The order .becomes effective in 90 days from last Friday.
RAID ON
The declaration, it is added, is
neighbourly" relations and, as the Turkish Foreign Minister stated, it is capable of a further drawing of the Balkans away from unde- sirable complications.-Reuter.
SUEZ CANAL U.S. NOT
Enemy 'planes raided
IMPRESSED
It will extend naval control of the Suez Canal area early ship and aircraft movements be-
which have pre- yesterday morning, it is yond harbours viously been declared closed.
announced in an official FAR MORE communique in Cairo.
New Areas Affected
Wars
Bombs were dropped but there no damage or casualties. The communique adds
sounded were also other eastern parts
Reuter.
affected areas ex- The newly tend three nautical miles seaward
Island, east of "alarms around Cilebra Puerto Rico; Kaneohe Bay, Ha- certain wail, Kiska and Unaliska Islands, off Alaska; and the Pacific islands of Paloyra, Johnson, Midway Wake, Kingman Reef, Rose, Tu- tulla and Guam.
Forbidden harbours include the great harbour at Culebra;
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; Pearl Harbour, Hawaii; Guam harbour;
Subic Bay, the Philippines; Kiska harbour and
The fleet anchorage in the bung Beach-San Pedro
off the Californian coast.-Reuter.
area
ANGLO-AMERICAN COLLABORATION
MR. AVERELL HARRIMAN,
Paris say he will confer could be transferred to THE AMERICAN FINANCIER, IS WITHIN A FORTNIGHT TO EX- once more with Pierre Britain, Admiral Stark, TO PROCEED TO ENGLAND ARRANGE- U.S. Navy Chief, told PEDITE DEFENCE
President Roosevelt announced newspapermen in Wash-MENTS.
this at his press conference yes- ington yesterday:
that
Mr. "Not for the moment terday and indicated
Harriman will handle such ques- but what will happen later I cannot tell.
arrival was with the Vichy en-
voy, the Comte de Brinon,
It is indicated that other sub-
jects than Laval's personal posi-
tion may be reviewed.
In Admiral. Darlanis talk with Marshal Petain and General Huntziger, It, was thought the
Trying to legislate for whut may happen six months from now
defence" aspect of France'a "re- 18 impossible. The world is full lations with Germany must have | of surprises these days." been+considered,:
Meanwhile the German-controll-
Parla radio has renewed threatening campaign for closer "collaboration" with Germany.
"It would seem that France, distrusting Germany, only makes superficial. promises of collabora”. tion with a number of mental re- servations," one speaker said. Reuter,
tions as British defence estimates, priorities and contracts. Reuter
MEW ANKARA PACT DISCLOSURE
It is learned, from Ankara that Earlier Admiral Stark had shortly before the signature of called at the White House where the Turkish-Bulgarian - declara- ho conferred with President tion of non-aggression the Tur Roosevelt, but he declined, to kish Foreign Minister, Dr. Sara- state the purpose of the vialt, Joglu, received the British Am
bassador, Sir Hugbe Kuntchbull- He was accompanied by Rear Hugessen, and the Greek Ambas- Admiral Gormley, who visited sador, M. Raphael, and hud a Britain a few months; ugt Reu- long and friendly talk with both
of them. - Reuter.
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Lower Egypt.
that in
"THE
UNITED
STATES IS IN INTERESTED THE DEEDS OF OTHER NA- TIONS THAN IN THE STATE- MENTS SOME OF THEIR SPOKESMEN MAY MAKE."
THIS WAS THE REPLY OF of MR. SUMNER WELLES, U.S. AS- SISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE, AT A PRESS CONFER-
TERDAY WHEN QUESTIONED ABOUT A JAPANESE SPOKES- MAN'S STATEMENT THAT JA- PAN AIMS AT PEACEFUL RE- LATIONS WITH THE UNITED STATES."-REUTER,
BULGAR-HUNGARIAN ENCE IN WASHINGTON YES-
CULTURAL PACT.:
A cultúral agreement between Hungary and Bulgaria was signed yesterday, according to Budapest
radio punted by Reuter.
HAVE AN H. B.-
HB
-AND THEN TRY!