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JEFFREY LYNN
HUMPHREY
BOGART
THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 29, 1941.
GRAND JOB OF
WORK IN EAST AFRICA: TRIBUTES IN LORDS
GENERAL WAVELL'S strategy in com- pleting the conquest of the Italian East African Empire when distractions were afoot further north was vindicated in the House of Lords yesterday by Field-Marshal Lord Bird- wood and the Under-Secretary for War, Lord Croft.
Lord Birdwood, who has often been call- ed "the father of the Indian Army," said he had an uncomfortable feeling that unwitting- ly full justice had not been done to the mag- nificent work of the officers and men from India, the Dominions and colonies in the East African campaign.
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"It was a great hunt and we are eager and ready for more,' states a message
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to
O
the Admiralty from the Commander-in- Chief of the Coastal Command of the R.A.F., replying to signal from the Ad- miralty gratefully the acknowledging part played by the Coastal Command in reconnaissance
He said the majority of the fully as the hardened troops o! South Africa India, trained to mountain war- troops were from
African fare. every and practically
If eyes were not fixed an other calony was represented.
Hitter events Britain had been full of It was
certain that
at the the pride and enthusiasm ordered his subordinate,
the highly successful results of this! Duke of Aosta, to contain
the of con- British troops as long as pos hard fighting in a
movement and assault, sible in Abyssinia use up tinuous
enemy against a well-equipped their large supplies. Feature of the campaign, how-defending a succession of ever, was the extreme rapidity strong positions.--British with which operations were car- ried through.
to
Referring to mines and demoli- tions left by the retreating Ita- inns, Lord Birdwood said "No
have done better! could troops
friends in cir- 'han my Indian cumventing these difcuities."
Warm Concurrence
Lord Croft warmly concurred in 1 B.rdwood's mise of the Empire troops, notably those from India and South Africa, and said: "When we realise the rulossa
great
less.
War
very Wire-
for the Bismarck which, the signal says, "contributed in large measure to the
recent operation." Reuter.
suc-
E. AFRICA cessful outcome of the VICTORS GET K.C.B.
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笑
"THRICE SHE SMILES"
d stance travelled
in the
hunt for the Bismarck, it gives
King has ordered the fol- some idea of the distances cover lowing promotions in, and
ed in the Fast African sex coast
occi-
of
the
NORWAY
PRO.
to Addis Ababa, fur within a appointments month every capital of the Italian Order of the Bath:--- Fast African empire was
To Knights Commander, Major- Cumming- pied."
General Alan Gordon
DETERMINATION TO ham and Major-General Willa; SECUTE THE WAR TO A SUC- CESSFUL CONCLUSION IS att.
IN Bath, AFFIRMED
AN ANGLO- Reade NORWEGIAN
AGREEMENT ORGANI-
Egypt
the of
Alfred Colonel
Harry CONCERNING
THE
Wetherall SATION AND EMPLOYMENT George OF THE NORWEGIAN ARMED
Dealing with the importance of the East African operations.
Companions Lord Croft declared it was ob. vious that "the strategy of the
Major-General Godwin-Austen Axis was to pinch out and the Suez Canal and endeav¦ Edward de Robiliard our to drive us from the Medi.
Brigadier-General und Edwin
South Brink, terranean."
Staff Corps.
Knight-Commander of the Bri- tish Empire, Major-General Lewis Mac esfeld Heath, Indian Army.
Reuter.
essential the
Our first and great
to remove was, therefore, great menace of the Duke Austa's army of 250,000 being able to attack us through the Sudan and Suez.
OF THE OPERA- SUCCESS TIONS MIGHT WELL HAVE A VERY DECISIVE INFLUENCE ON THE MOMENTOUS
FACED US WHICH MIDDLE EAST-REUTER.
DAYS IN THE
NOT THIS
TIME,
Astonishing Record BUDDY
African FORCES
KINGDOM
IN
THE UNITED SIGNED YESTER- AND DAY BY THE BRITISH NORWEGIAN FOREIGN MINISTERS.
The two Governments agreed that One of the objects of the of wur
is the re-establishment
independence the freedom and of Norway through its complete liberation from German domina- tion.
They recognise the importance in their common interest of main- taining the armed forces of Nor- on the way and have agreed
Recalling that he had describ- The District of Colum-principles on which these armed
ed, General Cunningham's
ad-
tion with the Allied armed forces.
vance from Kenya to Jijiga as bia Boxing Commission forces be organised for coopera- a world's record of distance In yesterday rejected Buddy-Reuter.
such an astonishing time,
Lord
Croft said to that record must now be added the 300 miles to
Addis Ababa and 330 miles thence to Dessie and Amba Alagi.
This was an advance of 1,400 frontier miles from the Kenya
and 1,731 miles from original railhead.
Baer's claim to the World! Heavyweight title.
EUROPE TO HAVE Baer's claim was based on an
ANOTHER COINAGE allegation that Joe Louis hit him after the gong.
Europe is to The Commission upheld decision of Referee Donovan in coinage as part of Hitler's "new
order." disqualifying Baer.
the
have one
more
7
There now only remained two
The Chairman of the Commis- "From now on," says the Rome pockets of the enemy to be clean-
sion announced that promoter Radio, "Croatia is to have her The cur- ed up probably, some 17,000 in the Gondar district, where Sud- Mike Jacobs had agreed to match own coinage system. anese troops took 800 prisoners Baer and Louis again for a title rency unit will be called Kuka in the first which will be equivalent to one Reuter. dinar."-Reuter. week of October. on May 17, and a further 300ght at Washing on on May 21.
The other considerable enemy force is in the Jimma area where, in the Battle of the Lakes Jet Wednesday, 600 prisoners with ten guns and five tanks were the captured in the north of district and 4,400 prisoners, 32- guns and 14 tanks in the south.
Battle Of Keren
Speaking of the "vital strategie Battle of Keren," Lord Croft said the Imperial troops were assail
ing heights varying from 6,000 to 7,000 feet of precipitate ap- proach.NET
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He doubted whether any troops in the world could have tackled
this formidable job
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