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THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 23, 1941
ITALIAN COLLAPSE: THOUSANDS MORE PRISONERS TAKEN
TWO ENEMY DIVISIONS ARE TRAPPED BETWEEN THE BRITISH EMPIRE FORCES IN ABYSSINIA AND SEVERAL THOUSAND ENEMY PRISONERS HAVE BEEN TAKEN, ACCORDING TO YESTERDAY'S G.H.Q. COM- MUNIQUE IN CAIRO.
In the Gondar area units of the Sudan Defence Force are closely engaged with the enemy in the vicinity of Chelga.
the
So far over 300 Italian prison- ers have been captured in the Operations | Battle of the Lakes.
are proceeding satisfactorily against two enemy divisions which have now been trapped briween THE farves advancing from north and from the south.
West of Sciasciamanna troops successfully attacked the
main
An Italian counter-attack with tanks was repulsed and con. siderable damage
was inflicted
enemy
positichs.
our
by our artillery on the retreat. ing enemy.
CANADA'S
GENEROUS
PLEDGE
In this action the enemy left The House of Com-
100 dead on the Geld D
battle and nur captures include mons yesterday
cheered
til at boners, 14 rum and velan announcement by the taedium tanks Dur casualtres were slight
Over 4,000 Prisoners Panther to the south one ad
overwhelmed cance guards complete renouard, consisting of
Chancellor of the Exche- quer, Sir Kingsley Wood, that Canada has pledged] herself to finance the #bulk
of British pur-
Tu godle headmiarters und red chases in Canada, esti- colonial battalions.
Captures In this area so far
mated at £200,000,000 ‘o
amount to over 4,400 prisoners. £300,000,000.
of whom a large proportion are ·
Italians, together with 32 guns, Sir Kingsley explained that this
and 14 tanks.
In Libya. there is nothing report at Tobruk
Sollum Action
was a very large sum in relation
to to Canada's resources, seeing that Canada's total budget revenues last year were under £200 mill- i lions.
In the Sollum area, during the might of May
advanced elements of our mechanised troops |
20/21.
BRITAIN'S
"EXPORT " DEPARTMENT
"From all we hear of what is happening over Kiel, Hamburg and Berlin our export department is doing extremely well," de- clared Mr. Vincent Massey, High Com- missioner for Canada, speaking in
connec-
tion with London's War Weapons Week.
When the banks closed yesterday the total amount raised was £87,750,000. -- Reuter.
ATTEMPTED
PUTSCH
IN CHILE
The Chancellor also paid 邊 Judicial tribute to help from the other
Dominions and
Colonies.
proceedings
consequent on the Nazi Australia and New Zealand putsch which was nipped destroyed an enemy post on Sol- have to meet heavy expenditure in the bud by the Chilean
hum Hill, knocking out German tanks.
three' outside their own countries and
are applying an
increasing police continued in San- Our patrols in this area are amount of their sterling resources tiago yesterday.
costs.
continuing their vigorous aggress towards current external War give activities,
operations In Iraq, neighbourhood of Fallujah progressing.
The judge in charge of the in- in The Those countries, like Canada, vestigation interrogated 20 Nazis the enquiry, ordered and, after had increased taxation. Bre
They also had import restrictions and, the arrest of three party leaders ratloning schemes.
on charges of "an attempt against The Chancellor also mentioned the security of the State." the importance of South Africa
In the Basta area the situation remains calm.--Reuter.
FALANGE
As a result of statements by the detained men a fresh search was
as the world's chief gold producarried out of headquarters of the
and India as # source of mult:- farious supplies. -Reuier.
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GALE SONDERGAARDEDEUGEND. PALLENTE J. EDWARD BROMBERG HODENTLOWERY CHRIS-PIN MARTIN (MONTAGU LOVE-JANET BÉECHER A 20th CENTURY-FOX PICTURĘ
STRENGTH PARIS
Certain difficulties
Nazi Party by the police, who dis- covered many documents and pro- paganda connected with the abor- Uve putsch.-Reuter.
LULL IN AIR RAIDS CONTINUES
For the second successive night no Nazi raiders were reported over of
any part of Britain up to early have this morning.
to
a
Early morning ground mists on the Continent, which rise shorliy are thought to be the probable reason for the lull in the Luftwaffe's nightly visits.--
An important order provisioning Paris signed by General Franco arisen according was published in yester-Vichy announcement before dawn, day's official Bulletin de- quoted on Ankara radio.
The announcement says that Reuter. fining the powers of the this week people have been un- President of the Political able to receive the meat ration. Butter and eggs were also not to Board of Falange Party, be found. namely, Senor Suner.
Serrano
MR. MENZIES NOW IN NEW ZEALAND Last week only 1,500 people were given rabbit meat, 200 people The Australian Premier, Mr. R. got chicken and 3,600 people got G. Menzies, arrived in Auckland goat meat.
by Clipper yesterday from San The order virtually gives him, i In order to meet the requira- Francisco, says Reuter.
He will the General Franco's representaments of Paris'ons the seizure of confer on war matters with tive and second-in-command. | livestock in vilages has been de-Acting New Zea and Premier, Mr. powers over the party and party vided upon.-Reuter.
Nash, to-day-Reuter. appointments.
DS
Principal object, says the preamble, is "to strengthen the party's unity, firmness and effici-? ency thus constituting an unbreak- able political front and a power- ful arin against all obstacles and resistances which may try oppose the National Syndicalist revolution"
to
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PARTY'S POSITION IN THE COUNTRY IS MORE IMPORT- ANT THAN EVER. REUTER.
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