THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 18, 1941.
NEW THREAT TO ADDIS ABABA-
Recapture Of Berbera Opens Up New Approach
Steadily Closing M
In From 13 Points T
WITH THE RECAPTURE OF BERBERA, CAPITAL OF BRITISH SOMALILAND, ANOTHER THREAT TO ADDIS ABABA IS DEVELOP- : ING, THE BRITISH SPOKESMAN IN CAIRO STATED LAST EVENING, AND EMPIRE TROOPS ARE NOW STEADILY CLOSING ON THE HEART OF THE ITALIAN EMPIRE FROM 13 POINTS.
Recapture of Berbera, the spokesman added, is also expected very considerably to ease the supply problem.
It is recalled in Cairo that when the Ita- lians entered Berbera in August, 1940, Rome radio proclaimed that the collapse of the Bri- "The Red tish Empire was now inevitable.
Sea has been closed to the Royal Navy," the announcer boosted.
British Policy Of Self-help
A British Treasury statement on the sale of
British holdings in American Viscose
say
! 11 is not yet possible to
whether the British successes the Keren front are a prelude tra the im offensive or form part of steady ghting which has been go- ing on for six weeks, but Reute:
tal
Cairo yesterday: "Things are builing up at Keren!
WIN
agam.
With the recapture of Berbera the only port in British Somali- land has been wrested from the Italian grasp.
New Threat
the
is regarded in London specially significant, Reuter's di- Jearns. correspondent Cor-plomatie
have that the operation should
poration says that 90 per been carried out by a jont naval bent. of a public issue to and military force, as this means be made in the United", new threat to the italian basta States will go to the Trea- sury.
sold total 448,000
held were
by
Shares Bow
which shares, Contauld, Ltd. (the great British rayon concern)
Price to be paid to Courtould's will be settled between the com- and the Treasury or by
pany arbitration.
This is the first fruits of the Peacock mieston, which was to examine the possibility of mak- ing the best use of British investments in the United States.
The Treasury statement adds: "The sale of this valuable holding
to American interests is evidence
at Harar and Diredawn.
Italy's only remaining chan. nel to the sea from Abyssinia is
the French
the route via Asmara and Mas sawa, apart from controlled line to Djibouti.
MATSUOKA ENTERS RUSSIA
Mr. Matsuoka, the Japanese Foreign Minister, has arrived at the Russian fron- tier station of Otpor, states a message the official German Mr news agency.
the Matsuoka is on way to Berlin... - Reu-
ter.
GERMANS
RATTLED
to
German nervousness re- garding Norwegian coast- al shipping finds expres- sion in fresh decree
а
ex-
There is no possibility of rein-limiting its freedom of forcements reaching the sorely- tried armies of the Duke of Austa. movement and enacting|
LATEST NEWS FROM KEREN penalties that may
BRITISH tend to death, according PRESSURE IS BEING INTENSI- to the Norwegian tele- graph agency in London yesterday.
SUGGESTS
THAT
FIED AND VICTORY AT KEREN WILL LAY OPEN THE WHOLE OF ERITREA .
Armoured Cars Once the last shreds of Italian
can best be utilised.
A new order issued by the Reichs Commissar forbids coastal
GARMAUPAST
(Copy-
This little evacuee in a Berkshire village is setting off In true Dick Whittington style to explore the byeways. right, Fox).
MR. CHURCHILL TRIBUTED AS "BOBBYDAZZLER"
"CHURCHILL IS –
to use an Australian phrase 'a bobbydazzler,' a real 'cracker- jack,' who thrives on combat.“
This tribute to the British Prime Minister vessels to leave Norwegian ports was paid by the Australian Prime Minister, man authorities and decrees that Mr. R. G. Menzies, in Manchester last night.
without permission from the Ger-
Mr. Menzies declared:
"He is!
under
of the determination of the Bri-resistance have been overpowered, no vessels shall depart from the tish Government to use every the whole of the Imperial forces route set out in the permit. possible means of self-help at an North-East Africa will be avail-
to one of the greatest leaders in all Fishing craft are forbidden time when they are receiving from able for employment where they sail outside the limit of Norwegian history, one of that rare type of
who do their best Coastal waters, which extend to a men limit of 30 miles from the coast, strain." Not only R.A.F. bombers and while pleasure craft, sailing and fighters but R.A.F. armoured cars; other boats are forbidden to went into aution in active cooper- more than three miles from the ation with the Army and Navy in coast. Reuter, the successful assault on Berbera.
the Government of the United States the measures of assistance set out in President Roosevelt's great
Saturday." speech on Reuter.
STRANGE
INCIDENT
The part of the R.A.F. is de- scribed in an additional communi- issued from Middle East que Headquarters, which says: "Enemy
FRENCH DONATION
aerodromes were heavily raided FOR SPITFIRE
FOUR CABARET PATRONS throughout the previous night and ARE ALLEGED TO HAVE ROB- | during the day, a particularly
BED A YOUNG TAXI-DANCER, heavy attack being made on Dire Cameroons has put at the EMPLOYED AT THE PARA- dawa aerodrome, and R.A.F. arm- MOUNT BALLROOM, WIND- oured cars took part in the capture SOR HOUSE, EARLY THIS of the town." MORNING.
The communique adds that there The girl involved was 19-year- were no R.AF. casualties.-Reu- old Miss Kung Lung, of Shanghai, ter. one of the most popular taxi-dan- 2 cers in the new ballroom.
It is alleged that while being driven home shortly after mid-; night by four patrons, Miss Kung was relieved, of her money. and valuables in the Tai Hang trict.
Dis-
NIZAM'S OFFER TO
G.B.E. FOR GEN. PAPAGOS
The Greek Commander-in-
of
Chief, Lt-Gen. Alexander Pa pagos, is to be made an Honor- ary Knight Grand Cross (Mili- tary Division) of the Order the British Empire, it was an- In response to the Government nounced in London last night, of India's recent appeal to the In-says "Reuter.
INDIA
Roosevelt's The Mr.
go Terming President
all-out appeal for help for Democracies "magnificent," Menzies said: "This American at- titude proves that to be neutral you need not be entirely unintel- ligent, and holding no opinions on the war, as sonie neutrals thought.
the French The Governor of
dis- posal of the British Consul-Geu- eral at Duala two boxes of gold, amounting in value to £5,000, for the purchase of Spitfires.
Already one such gift has been made by public subscription and it is understood that yet another donation of a similar amount for the purchase of a third Spitfire is well .on the way: to..completion. British Wireless.
have
"It also chows you can still give tremendous assistance to a combatant country." Mr. Menzies described Hitler
FIGHT FOR JUSTICE &
LIBERTY
By its President's speech, declared the Athens news- paper "Proiac" yesterday, the United States ranges views of Alice in itself not only from a as holding the that what I say material standpoint but
Wonderland
three times is true," except that "Hitler says it 30 times and it is above all from a moral standpoint alongside the still untrue."-Router,
nations fighting for jus- tice, liberty and civilisa-
CHEERFUL TONE ON tion.
STOCK MARKET
That constitutes A guarantee that. these three things will final- ly conquer their enemies, the pa- per adds,
MATSUOKA TO BE IN
The London Stock Exchange MOSCOW TWO DAYS
was obegrful yesterday, being
all wel- Other Athens papers Mr. Matsuoka will spend two favourably influenced by Prest
where he is dont Roosevelt's speech and the come President Roosevelt's speech, nights in Moscow,
Yugoslav attitude. In typical comment being that of the due next Sunday, according to a firmer Japanese dospatch from Manchuli dustrials met with a fair general Eleftheron Vima," which says:
show herself enquiry, with Courtauld's a spec) Greece will (Manchukuok dian States to undertake to"sup-
He is expected in Berlin anal feature, advancing 2/- to 20/- worthy of the confidence the great Viscose sale. American nation has shown in ply the whole or part of n
March 27 and in Rome about on the American R.I.A.S.C. company, the Nizam of Hyderabad's Government has of- The Olives and Hurlingham dis- April 1. After his visit to Italy, Gilt edged turned dull but Indian her, and after victory is won will fered to raise a full company, the trict of Buenos Aires has sent Mr. Malguska will return to Ber-stocks were firm, as were home show her gratitude to those who
assistance:"Reuter entire cost to be borne by the NI- £0,000 for the purchase of air-lin for four or five days, rails and Kaffis. Wall Street lent her ample and spontaneous
Router....
· zam'a Government.-Router, TeraftBritish Wireless;
was firm-Reuter