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THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 4, 1941.
Count Teleki's Suicide Due To German Pressure
EFFORT TO FORCE RUPTURE WITH YUGOSLAVS
(By Reuter's Diplomatic Correspondent)
COUNT TELEKI, the Hungarian Prime Minister, is-Hungary's first victim under the Axis Pact. He committed suicide because he "could not carry on his difficult and unhappy task.'
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COUNT TELEKI'S SUCCESSOR
The Hungarian Pre- miership, left vacant by the suicide of Count Teleki, has been offered by the Regent, Admiral Horthy, to Laszlo de Bar- dessy, who has accepted, says a Budapest telegram
Ito the official: German-
news agency.
M. de Bardessy is wellknown in diplomatic circles in London,
where. for a number of years he
ATTACK ON CONVOY
IN THAMES
The British gunboat Locust shot down one enemy aircraft; badly damaged another and hit a third during an unsuccessful attack
on a British convoy in the: Thames Estuary yesterday morning, it is officially announc- ed.--Reuter:
was Councellor of Legation. und DESTROYED
He left London in 1934 to be come Hungarian Minister to Bu- charest, and was appointed Hun-
This burden was entirely due to German pressure on Hungary to break with Yugo-Charge d'Affaires. slavia. One of Count Teleki's proudest suc- cesses was his agreement with Yugoslavia, removing the causes of the political friction between the two countries and establishing a basis of peaceful collaboration in mutual con- APOLOGY
fidence and economic understanding.
the
Germany evidently cannot tol- had greatly contributed to erate friendship between Vassal
pacification of the Balkans. Hungary and
The Germans independent and
will not find it spirited Yugoslavia, and Count easy to poison relations between Teleki, who had shown courage the two peoples even if they drive and conscientiousness in admin-the Bulgarians
into an appear- istration, has felt the struggle be-ance of upen enmity.- tween his principles and German
garian Foreign Minister in 1938--
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TO AMERICA
THREE OUT
OF FOUR
When Flight Lieuten- ant J. H Lapsley of the Middle East Command,
ITALIANS IN RETREAT HARASSED
The harassing, of Ita- lian columns: retreating from Asmara and the des- truction of three enemy bombers in Albania, are among the highspots in yesterday's R.A:F: com- munique from R.A.F. Middle East Headquarters”. in Cairo.
Dealing with Eritrea, the com~~ munique states that the.R.A.F. on.. Wednesday maintained bomb" and " machine-gun: attacks on enemy: * transport retreating southwards from Asmara.
Free French aircraft bombed an enemy encampment on ther Adowa road, while mator trans.... port on the Dessie Assab; road i was bombed and machine-': gunned and a number damaged. In Albania, four enemy bombers
which attempted to raid Volos intercepted by (Greece) were R.A.F. fighters. Three were shot. down and the fourth severely"
In
was awarded the DFC. damaged.
Tripolitania during ⇓ the... recently, it was mention.
night of April 1/2 R.A.F. bom- ed in the official citation bers raided the harbour of: that. "on
hitting the one occasion, |
Tripoli, directly mole." single-handed, he attack- A heavy bombing attack was- - ed a formation of four-made on enemy motor transport S.79's and destroyed three were destroyed. nouncement yesterday of them."
The Ministry of Aircraft Production in London.is- pressure more than he could face. Shot Through Head sued the following an
A Budapest dispatch to Vichy
He has taken a way out that seemed to him easler.
THERE ARE MANY POLITI-states- that. Count Teleki.. shot -CIANS IN BUDAPEST WHO himself through the right temple
MIGHT BE WILLING TOOLS OF [with a pistol-Reuter. GERMANY BUT ADMIRAL HORTHY IS ALSO A MAN OF INDEPENDENT MOULD AND
HIS CHOICE OF SUCCESSOR TO COUNT TELEKI MAY DE- LAY IF IT DOES NOT CIRCUM- VENT GERMAN PLANS,
Bulgarians Too
INDIA REJOICES AT KEREN VICTORY
"The attention of the Ministry
of Aircraft Production has been
It may now be revealed that brought to a picture caption in the
it was in the battle of Bardia and the new Issue of 'Jane's. All World's Aircraft' inimical to the Fort Capuzzo, a combined opera- tion with the Royal Navy. and friendly relations existing be-
the Royal Air Force, that Flight United tween Britain and the
Lieutenant Lapsley performed States.
"Neither the publication it. his great feat.
nor the principal editor,.. Mr..C..G..Grey, has any official
celf
status.
"The publishers have stated that
with a view to.. re-
He arrived on the scene of the combat just as five of the S.79's had dropped their bombs well:astern of the Fleet; and were malcing for home as fast as their engines would carry them.
The Bengal Assembly in Calcut- ta yesterday adopted a resolution Bulgarians, who also were very submitted by the Premier convey- delighted with their pact of per- ing rejoicings to the King at the petual friendstrip with Yugosla-capture of Keren and Harrar and they are recalling all copies of the via, are similarly- being dragoon- the warmest. congratulations to publication, ed into opposition.
the Indian soldiers and other Im-moving the offensive sentences. of the five immediately went down The Bulgar-Serb rapproche-perial troops for their conspicuous ment was a very real thing and gallantry.-Reuter.
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No British machines are miss- ing. Reuter.
Ras Lanuf. Many
13,500 Aliens
Released
Half of the 27,000 enemy aliens detained ina Flight Lieutenant Lapsley at Britain and the Doming once went for the remainder. Pic ions have obtained their king out the leader first," he gave
'the Italian fell away. He fell in-
him about eight short bursts from freedom under the White the guns of his. Hürricane, and Paper publishing, cater side the British lines and the gories of those eligible for deadliness of Flight Lieutenant release
| Lapsley's shooting is shown by
Latest figure of releases: Is the fact that there were no fewer 13,500, of whom approximately. than 600 bullet holes in the air-1,300 are Italians and the remain Craft.
der: Germans and Austrians:
"THE TYRANNY OF MAN OVER ITA LIAN. AND GERMAN MINDS 18 ONE OF THE SADDEST THINGS This aircraft was the S.79 which IN. HISTORY,” MR. RYG. MEN? was later on view in Alexandria ZIES, PRIME MINISTER OF and Cairo. Tens of thousands. AUSTRALIA, IN A SPEECH AT paid to inspect it--and to note the BELFAST YESTERDAY; IN-' work of the British pilot... STANCED LIBYA WHICH: HE Having dealt with the lender, DESCRIBED AS "ONE OF THE Flight Lieutenant Lapsley went MOST MISERABLE, WORTH- full tilt for a second. He had LESS ANDI: DESERTED COUN-put.only the second burst into the ¡TRIES ANY MAN. EVER LAID Italian aircraft when it went up
EYES ON?**
in flames,
The Australians who had clear "I was about a hundred yards! ed it. had millions of acres of away and the flames were too desert of their own without want-close for comfort," he said, later, |ing="more."
| "Liswerved inway and then sav
What was at stake, he added, the crew batting out ** was the real essence of living
By,this time there was only without, which, they would hot |... oneistallas aircraft left in sight,
care to live at all.
the
"The Lessential:'genlus ; of
be British Empire could never translated into terms of black and |white."-Reuter..
INDIA'S ORDNANCE OUTPUT:
Six thousand of tftose:dsteine ed went to <Austrália (land: Cany ada and some hundreds of these: also will now enjoy theirliber- ty.
Between: 8,000 and 9,000 emámy. allens are still interned in Britain- and 5,000 overseas. Nearly 2,000m were freed to enable them to en? list in the Pioneer Corps. Reuters
GREEKS PRAISE MATAPAN VICTORY
and she»was making desperate
The Admiralty, has reed efforts to escape. - Ha had-edged following message from in towards the Llayam coast, der-Secretary of State.
He was diving like mad for a Greek Navy "Pleas cloud, but I gave him three or both the Royar, G four-long bursts, and with one myself an expre engine smoking, he disappeared admiration, eritiful said-Flight Lieutenant Lapsley, "I upon the majes think that he fell into the sea glorious and
As there did not seem to be Fleet ngulust, our much more doing -Flight Ideuten-British Wireless ant: Lapsley then made his way back to his basel
INDIAN DEFENCE.
LOANS
The grand total of
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