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THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 7, 1941.
MILITARY
SUCCESS OF THE ABYSSINIAN PATRIOTS
(By Reuter's Special Correspondent
Somewhere In Abyssinia) THRUSTING THROUGH parched moun- tainous country, the Abyssinia Patriot Army, led by British and Australian officers, scored their first major military success with the cap- ture of the well-fortified market town of Burye which was evacuated on Tuesday.
The fall of Burye follows relentless gueril- la activities of which cavalry behind the Ito- lian lines formed a part.
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Sixteen Dutchmen have been condemned to death by the military court at The Hague, says a des- patch to the German news agency yesterday.
Remainder of 43 accused, the message adds, have been sent tof prison or fined except six, who were acquitted.
The men were charged with sabotage, espionage, and plotting to assassinate German soldiers, by the use of poisoned pencils. drawing-pins and drinks. Accused were alleged to belong to a secret society whose aitu was to make the life of the Ger- man occupation troops as difficult as possible. Reuter.
DEATH OF
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Previous advances have been
GESTAPO
TRAP IN
HOLLAND
Street fights, strikes,
largely the result of Italian with-sabotage and campaigns drawals but Burze was defended of organised insults to the by Italian artillery, wire forti- fentions and a garrison estimated German armed forces in
at two brigades.
The next print of any im portance along the road to Addis
Abaha is Debra Marcos, Gome
40 miles nearer the capital, but
it is
believed that this more strongly defended Burye.
Strategic Road
то ia
than
Holland, are giving the Gestapo such trouble that they have resorted to set- ting traps in the hope of catching the organisers by a "help Britain" bait.
Radio Orange--the Dutch Gov- ernment broadcasting station in Britain - has issued a warning to loyal Dutch not to be caught The strongest natural defence
by Gestapo tricks, and yester- now existing between the Patriot day's issue of "Vrij Nederland,"
and Addis Ababa is the Army
the Free Dutch newspaper pub. beginning of the Blue Nile a turished in London, disclosed the the 30 miles on and this is a large canyon about a mile deep.
sort of trap the Gestapo luid and it is believed very successful-
Debra Marcos is situated at aly recently. road junction which includes the strategic road from Addis Ababa to Gondar. The cutting of this road would be a serious blow for the Italians. Reuter.
A
CHINESE DIVER DROWNED
Gestapo agents, says the paper, deliberately spread a story that all those young men who wished to Legion irr join the Netherlands Britain should
report at certain country districts, where there was a large isolated lake.
A British flyingboat, it was said, had been landing on the fake and took off volunteers thought suitable for the Legion. The Gestapo were wailing at the scene when the would-be vo- lunteers arrived and all those trapped by the Gestapo are stat-. ed to be in the Schevening Pri- diver, son. ---- Reuter.
45-year-old Chinese employed by the naval authori- ties at Aberdeen was drowned on Tuesday afternoon.
The man, Nip Tam, is believed
A SMALL FIRE
A small fire occurred on the
Wo to have met his death as a result roof of the Tai
Restaurant.
The death occurred at of the development of a leak in Laichikok Road, at 3.30 a.m. to- the Matilda Hospital at the diver-suit midnight of a well-known while working below the surface. kok extinguished the outbreak.
figure on the China Coast, Captain George Strickland Edmondson.
Captain Edmondson, who was 50 years of age, was a native of Liverpool, and had been in coastal and river steamers on the China Coast since 1924.
He last served as Chief Officer of the s.s. Chang On (Peters and Company) and was with the ship until he entered the Matilda Hospital in January.
The late Captain Edmondson has a brother in Shanghai and other surviving relatives in Eng-
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Sir, With reference to the Rex V Jacobs case, I would greatly appreciate it if you could publish the fact that the soldier witness named Bright has no connection with myself. Owing to the fact that I belong to the same unit as the accused and the majority of the witnesses, it could be reasonably assumed that I was the witness in ques- tion.
The soldier named Bright who gave evidence, belongs in fact, to the Middlesex Regiment.
Yours etc.,
RE. BRIGHT,
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JAPAN'S CLOSING OF CHINA DOOR
DIFFICULTIES PLACED in the way of British firms wishing to sell imported goods direct to consumers in occupied areas in China are still increasing, Mr. R. A. Butler, Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, told the Commons at question time yesterday.
He was not in a position to say whether it was everywhere impossible to do so.
Mr. H. W. Kerr (Cons, Oldham)|panese companies established un- asked whether, as this was a gross der army supervision. violation of the Open Door policy, representations had been made to
the Japanese Government.
Monopoly Routes
Mr. Butler repiled that these
Was the Foreign Secretary also questions frequently had been aware that all exports from occu- taken up and the whole matter pled China have to leave via traf- was under further consideration, fic routes over which Japanese companies have been granted a Mr. I. C. Hannah (Cons. Bil-monopoly, and was it proposed to ston); "Are Wo working with take action to stop the resulting America in this matter?”
heavy tax on British traders?
Mr. Butler replied he could only Mr. Butler: "We always work repeat that as he informed the with America."
House on Feb. 26 the system trade and exchange established by Mr. Kerr next asked whether the Japanese tended to favour Ja-- the Foreign Secretary was aware panese interests and the resultant. that the cost of the Japanese army (effect on British trade had Gov- in occupied China was largely met ernment's constant attention.- from, revenue contributed by Ja Reuter,
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