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THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 30, 1941
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A powerful British naval force, composed of mighty battle-crui- sers, battleships, at least one aircraft-car- rier, seven destroyers and five torpedo. boats, has arrived at Gibraltar, according to o despatch from Algeciras to Vichy.
'Planes from the carrier, it is reported, immediately took off ostensibly in conjunc- tion with the practice black-out exercises which have plunged
the entire Gibraltar area in darkness.
--International News Service.
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Axis Force
Spread In Long StragglingLine
THE ENEMY TROOPS ON THE EGYPTIAN FRONTIER, DECLARED THE BRITISH MILI- TARY SPOKESMAN IN CAIRO LAST NIGHT, HAVE REACHED A POINT ABOUT FIVE MILES EAST OF SOLLUM AND HAVE HALT- ED THERE.
It was difficult to determine whether the halt was due to the harassing action of Bri- tish patrols, R.A.F. bombing, supply problems or sand storms, he added. The halt was probably due to a combination of all our fac-
tors.
The enemy troops are now spread out in a long straggling line from Tri- | poli to Sollum, with minor groups round Bardia and Tobruk.
The head of their advanco consists of three columns-one on the coastal road, and
two
on the higher escarpment. All three have halted near Solium. The German troops particu- larly. the spokesman continued,
AUSTRALIA
WAR DRIVE
CAMPAIGN
"This is an opportunity
who
are
are now experiencing the difficul- to give the lie to German ties of desert warfare. namely A solemn line of ban-and that hot dusty wind which, saying there is disunity
water shortage, transport problems propagandists ner - carrying students, titles wife murder if it
an Arab according to
proverb, between Britain and Aus- neat office workers and la-inues for five days. bourers in rags flowed Calm Optimism past the coffin of Col.
con -
The situation in Libya gener-
tralia," said the acting Australian Premier, Mr. Fadden, launching a £35.-
Hsieh Ching-yuan, bring- any, the spokesman said, is view-000,000 loan and recruit- ing to a quarter of a mil- ed in Cairo with calm optimism.ing campaign at a mons- lion the number of Chin- bolted in all directions following
In Abyssinia the Italians have ter win-the-war rally at Sydney Town Hall yester- day.
Their difficulties have been further increased by opposition by Patriot forces now arising in all kinds
unexpected places.
of
ese who have now honour- Dessie's capture. ed the remains of the murdered leader of the
He added: "When the full story of Greece can be told famed "Lone Battalion.”
mona will be ashamed; there is Mothers brought babes in armis,
An Ralfan retreat towards a credit as well as a debit side." Girls brought flowers,
French Somaliland would in- Mr. Fadden announced that While sobs rose in the internvolve crossing a depression
be-£10,500,000 had already been ment camp where the ceremony low sea level in burning heat subscribed to the loan and military was field, the 400 survivors of by one route and almost equal enlistment had already increased the battalion, which in October, d'ficulties by any other available all over Australia, 1937, made front page news the route.-Reuter. world over, acted ลด chief mourners.
General Chiang Kai-shek has sent $60,000 for the family of the hero, under whom the Lone Bat- talion held the Japanese forces at bay in Chapei for five days and Anally escaped from their godown fort into the Settlement.
The battalion was interned by
U.S. COAL
STRIKE ENDED
MR. HERBERT EVATT, LA- BOUR MEMBER OF THE AD- VISORY WAR COUNCIL, SAID AUSTRALIANS WERE INTENT ON A UNITED WAR EFFORT AND PARTY POLITICS HAD RECEDED INTO THE BACK- GROUND.
They were determined to de- THE STRIKE IN THE U.S.monstrate to friends and enemies The Settlement authorities despite ENDED YESTERDAY WITH_AN
BITUMINOUS COAL FIELDS alike their essential unity.
Chinese protests.
"Went Crazy"
four subordinate
ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE UNITED MINEWORKERS UN- ION THAT PRODUCTION
OF RE- SOFT COAL WOULD BE Halch to SUMED TO-MORROW Col.
ING. explained they
The Union's move followed crazy strain" of three and a half years velt by Southern coal operators
notification to President
Last week soldiers slashed death. they
Later
"went
of internment.
the under
MORN-
A
Roose-
Senders of scrolls to the coffin that they would accept his pro- ranged from General Chiang Kai-posal to reopen the mines while shek. President Lin Sen and Dr. Wage negotiations are continued. H. H. Kung to orphans and war -Reuter.
refugees. ~ International Service.
News
THEY THRIVE DOWN
UNDER
A delicate child from a poor
CORFU OCCUPIED
Labour The deputy Federal leader, Mr. Forde, procialmed Labour's attitude as complete- ly indissoluble with the Alles. A recorded speech by the Lord Mayor
George of London, Sir Wilkinson, inaugurated the rally. -Reuter.
AND THE
U.S. SEAMEN ARMY STILL
GOES ON! ON STRIKE
~~'Amongst; interesting facts and. London district has grown
ONLY REMAINING "AMERI-| figures revealed by the auditors", inches since being
five CAN STEAMSHIP SERVICE "TO | report on Army accounts: is the evacuated to EUROPE," THAT · FROM NEW | fact that some....£2,000,000 worth Australia fourteen months
ago, YORK TO LISBON, HAS BEEN of expenditure, Incurred while the says Reuter.
HELD UP BY A STRIKE "OF|BEF, was in France and Belgium, SEAMEN, H
Am] Is unvouched for, because the re- The crew of the steamers Ex-lative books were lost or destroy- celsior" and "Exminster" struck ed during the retreat prior to the PECIAL TO "CHINA, MAIL").... yesterday in sympathy with the evacuation at Dunkirkije SASA The Italian High Command crew of the "Siboney," who struck Another Litem is that of over claims that, Black Shirt troops and on Saturday,
MALE 400,000, representing cash: lost units of the Italian air force have Cause of the conflict is the men's or unaccounted for during." #the, occupied Corfu. International desire” for recognition of their evacuations of France and Nor- News Service,
Trade Union-Reuter.
7 | way-British Wireless,.--