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HONGKONG, MONDAY: MARCH. 24, 1941.
YUGOSLAVIA REPORTED GIVEN TWO
DAYS BY GERMANY TO MAKE UP
MIND: EX-PREMIER NOW IN SAFE CUSTODY OF THE BRITISH
Turkish Newspapers Welcome
Delay In
Reply To
Reich
BELGRADE REPORTS, QUOTED IN A MESSAGE FROM SYDNEY, STATES THAT YUGOSLAVIA HAS BEEN GIVEN 48 HOURS BY GERMANY TO MAKE UP HER MIND WHETHER SHE WILL SIGN THE AXIS PACT OR NOT.
In the meanwhile, negotiations are said to be continuing in a tense atmosphere. Turkish newspapers welcome the delay in Yugoslavia's reply to the German de- mands, states a London message.
One newspaper writes: "We hope that the reports that Yugoslavia will sign the Axis Pact are untrue. YUGOSLAVIA WELL KNOWS THAT THE SLIGHTEST WEAK- NESS SHOWN TO HITLER INDISPUTABLY MEANS THE LOSS OF NATIONAL INDE- PENDENCE.
Ships
400 Merchant
And 10.700 More Planes For Britain
THE UNITED STATES MARITIME COMMISSION IS TO BUILD 400 MERCHANT SHIPS FOR BRITAIN at a cost of $500 million, states a London message. The fund will be included in the war aid bill which is reaching its final stages in the Senate.
Additional shipyards will probably be built as the existing" ones are now working to capacity.
amount.
The keel of the first ship rejected a proposal to halve the will be laid in the beginning of April and the vessel will be completed in November.
ACTIVE PARTICIPATION
TAMPA (Florida), Mar. 23 (Reu- ter) "After contact with Wash- Ington I am of the opinion that we shall actively participate in the European war within 60 to 90 days and our navy will participate in
Mr. William Knudsen, Head of the U.S. "National Defence Com- mission, has testified that there will be 10,700 MORE PLANES for Britain and her alles, under the the Battle of the Atlantic," declar- Lease and Lend "Act.
These are in addition to the 11,800 planés ordered by Britain of which 3,400 have already been delivered.
FULL APPROVAL WASHINGTON, Mar. 23 (Reuter) -The Senate Appropriations Com- mittee unanimously approved the 'full amount of $7,000,000,000 under the Aid Britain Bill after having
MENZIES VISITS AIRMEN
ed Mr James Mooney, President of Tampa University, in an address to the students.
He added that the country was with President Roosevelt and th citizens' duty was to actively help
out effort to aid Britain. develop national defence in an all-
DOOM OF DICTATORSHIPS SEALED
"There will be no draw. The doam of the dictatorships" is scaled. It will only be in- teresting to see how soon the bell tolls," said CAPT. OLIVEE LITTLETON, President of the Board of Trade, in a speech yesterday, according to a Lon- don message......
The greatest fis-service, he 'said, would be to allow de. "terioration to take place in
Britain's relitians with the United Stateng
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KEREN RAGING
ITALIANS MAKING
LAST STRONG STAND ON PLATEAU
The battle for KEREN is still raging fiercely, states a London message. This stronghold is being defended with such tenacity that the Italians may withdraw troops from British Somaliland and Abyssinia to make a last stand on the plateau.
Imperial and Allied troops are closing in on Keren in a horseshoe formation from the north-west to south. Heavy guns are keeping up a powerful barrage.
Reserves Of Bombers
And Fighters More Than Ever Before
LORD BEAVERBROOK, MINISTER OF AIRCRAFT PRODUCTION, in a speech yesterday, stated that the re- serves of bombers and fighters were greater than ever be- fore. In storehouses, hidden up and down the country- side, the RAF had planes ready for immediate operation, states a London message.
The total had reached the
DR. STOJADINOVIC, THE UNOCCUPIED highest point in history and
PRO-GERMAN FORMER PREMIER OF YUGOSLAVIA, who was expelled from the country, is now in British hands. He has been handed over to the British authorities for safe custody and will be kept in British territory.
This step is being taken to prevent pro-Nazi intrigue dur- ing the critical period of negotiations.
DR. STOJADINOVIC
Yugoslavia's reply to Germany
· “A GOOD POSTMAN ” is still held up, adds Reuter. LONDON, Mar. 23 (Reuter)- A wave of popular indignation
what are regarded "Uncle Sam is a good postman. against
FRANCE
TWO SHIPLOADS TO BE SENT
WASHINGTON, Mar 23 (Ren
tér)-All arrangements, Imre been
production. in the month of February was a record.
4-ENGINED
PLANES FROM UNITED STATES
Italian aircraft have been reinforced and are patrolling the sky day and night.
A correspondent writes of the difficulties under which the British forces are, advancing. It takes ten days to bring up supplies.
One-thousand-three hundred. British prisoners released after the capture of Mogadishu bave stated that they had to sleep sweltering under corrugated roofs and the. only drinking water was from a salt well near the beach.
A thousand of these men were
Abyssinian political prisoners who have been in captivity for five years, and 70 Allied merchant sailors.
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FATE OF ERITREA
KHARTOUM, Mar. 23 (Reuter)— With artillery and the R. A. F. keeping up continuous shelling and bombing of the Italian post- LONDON, March 13 (Reuter)tions in and around Keren, the
battle for this important strong hold is progressing satisfactorily and its result may well decide the fate of Eritrea.
Lord Beaverbrook paid tribute to research workers which had en- abled the making of six, new types of aircraft. The Hurricanes and Spitfires were being lifted up and Four-engined aircraft from the
United States are now being dell vered to the Ministry of Afera Production,
At this moment two new aircraft made to send two shiploads of were passing from development to flour to unoccupied France, an- construction and five new engines nounced Mr. Sumner Welles. from manufacture to production. Under-Secretary of State,
The Minister referred to the leadership of Mr. Churchill,
Saturday.
on
He said the British Government agreed to allow two ships to pass through the blockade to the port in unoccupied France after the British bad received assurances from the French Government that the food will be distributed only In unoccupied France and equivalent foodstuffs would pass from occupied France into oc- cupied France,
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Mr. Welles sald the British had been further assured that the ships would return immediately to the United States:
The flour, added Mr. Welles, will be a gift to the French people from the United States and the ship- be ment and distribution will supervised by the American Red ¡Cross
WHAT WAR WILL COSTA JAPAN The report of the Far Eastern Division of the US Department of of the Commerce states
that Japan's economic penetration of China had brought little profit so far.
The China war by the end of 1941 would cost Japan £920,000,000.
He will not have his malls robbed Germany's "capitulation" terms or parcels delivered to the wrong delaying the formation addresses," was how Lleut.-Comdr. Cabinet which will be able to Fletcher, Parliamentary Private make, a momentous decision. Secretary to the First Lord of the Despite the individual audiences Admiralty speaking in Bristol, put and discussions all the morning. Members of the
flyingboat his belle that American aid would the solution of the crisis seemed squadron of the Royal-Australian reach Britain safely.
no nearer early on Saturday after- Air Force were visited by Mr. Men- zies, Australian Premier, on SaturHitler menaced the world brought The Regent, Prince Paul has America to our aid, said Comman- still not replaced the three Minis- der Fletcher and added: "If the ters who handed in their resigns American people decided it is vital tions
day, states a London message.
The airmen were delighted to see
him.
A slowly growing perception that poon.
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S.M.C. DEFICIT SHANGHAI, Mar. 23 (Reuter) According to the Treasurer's report approved by the Council, the ordin ary budget of the Municipal Coun-
Mr. Menzies said he was proud to their self interests to supply us DISASTROUS CONSEQUENCES cil for 1941 has a provisional net
to visit the frst Australian squad- with munitions, we can safely trust
Patriarch Gavrilo, head of the deficit of $792,100...
ron to be on active service in Bri-it to their logical minds to see the orthodox Church in Yugoslavia
zain.
munitions reach us."
Today's News Summary
GERMANY IS REPORTED to have given Yugoslavia two days in which to come to a decision whether she will sign the. Tripartite Pact or not. Turkish, newspapers, on the other hand, welcome. the delay in Yugoslavia's reply to the Naal demands. A former pro German Yugoslav Premier, is now in British hands for safe custody to prevent pro-German intrigue during the, negotiations,..
The ITALIANS ARE making a last desperate stand in defence of Keren where the battle for the town is raging fiercely Neghell, 150 miles north of Moyale, has been occupied.
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THE UNITED STATES will build 400 merchant ships for Britain,
and Professor Jovanovich, who are experts of greatest influence in the country, are both reported to have assured the Regent of disastrous consequences of accepting the German terms,
It would mean they would -de- clare that Yugoslavia is no longer a neutral area.
NEW CABINET?
A new Yugoslav Cabinet is ex- pected to be announced, accord- ing to a Belgrade dispatch to the official Berlin news agency.
The delegation of Reserve Army of Omcers has decided to disband
Fand a further 10,300 planes will, be sent over for the Home Country after they petitioned against the
and her allies in addition to the 11,800 already ordered of which 3,000 have been delivered, or an
RESERVES OF FIGHTER and bomber aircraft for the RA have never been so great before, according to the Minister of Aircraft Pro duction, Lord Beaverbrook In a speech yesterday he paid tribute: - to the leadership of Mr. Churchill vision of President Roosevelt and:
plan to "conclude an agreement incompatible with national hotlour and Independence.”
declaration to this effect was harded to Prince Paul, and the Prime Minister, M. Sietkovitch,
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2 Valley race results;" Cash Sweeps; Week-end soccer.
3 Radio programmes; Coming
events. 4Plymouth-target of violent. attack; Yugoslav Govern- Aiment stand sought; Ger- man submïártne" base blast- ed: Bad day for Italians; Crossword puzzle.
3 National day of prayer;
Round: the Police Courts 6. Leading article: 8 Softball Tennis tourney
Balkan
a) programme, jäte 9-19 Fagacé and commerce,
LORD BEAVERBROOK vision of Mr. Roosevelt and foresight of Mr. Mackenzie Xing.
*Let us count the blessings the war has brought. Let us look with hopes and expectations to the
Faced with strong natural de- The first type to fly to Great Bri-
fences and in terrific heat the tain was the "Liberator," the 'Bri-
|British forcëz are holding the post- tish name to a long-range heavy, ons gained and repelling many bomber produced by the Consol counter-attacks with heavy enemy dated Aircraft Corporation of San |Diego, California, states the Minis
try.
casualties.
Relentless pressure' is maintained
The Liberator is 68 feet long at all points."-- with a spari of 110 feet. Its en- Jijga, whose, capture was pre- gines develop 1,200 horsepower at viously announced, though a small the take-off. It is a highwinged town and isolated on a treeless monoplane with tricycle under- carriage
HIGHEST POWER LONDON, Mar. 23 (Reuter)-One of the new neroengines mentioned by Lord Beaverbrook in his broad cast is the "Sabre;” which develops the highest power output of any British type which passed official trials.
Brassy plain swept by wind and dust storms, is an important point on the way from Berbèra to the ancient walled city of Harar
It was the scene of strong re- sistance by the Abyssinians during the Italo Ethiopian war of 1936.
BEATEN OFF
Another Italian counter-attack Owing to ita special construc-
was beaten off near Keren by the tion, It has a small frontal ares British Imperial forces taking 20 and this reduces the "drag" which. prisoners, the attack was against according to the Ministry of Air-Fort Dologorodok, dominating the craft Production, makes it very Western approach toward Keren. suitable for a high performance,
fighter aircraft.
Col,
Meanwhile, Free French ad-
Llewellyn, Parliamentary vancing from the north-east. face
the "Sabre in a recent speech: "It Secretary to the Ministry, sald of stubborn Italian resistance,
In Abyssinia, British and patriot less than six feet in length and forces are harassing the enemy develops more power than the environs at Dembramarcos, 110 it promises. Royal Scot (Famous London-Scot miles from Addis Ababa, Canada has brought the United and express Railway engine).” States and Britain closer to one another. Perhaps we will be join- ed together again. I look forward to that day," he concluded,
greater
blessings
CLOSEST COLLABORATION
Lord Beaverbrook said that it was necessary for the aircraft in- dustry to work in the closest col-. laboration with the RAF 25 they had to take into account the peeds of the men who fly the air- craft and who operate its engines on which their work depended,
"We have the honour to serve the RAF...” he said, "What a glorious privilege that Is and what a wonderful incentive It is to be allowed to serve these young men.”
GEN. WU TECHEN HONOURED
NEW DELHI, Mar. 23 (Reuter) The Assembly passed the Finance
by 40 to 18 votes,
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· ́NEGHELI OCCUPIED
Neghell, important potrit 150 miles north of Moyale, has been occupied by the British, atates London message,
Closer Economic Relationship Between
Pacific Countries
A mesmage from Delhi, according to a report from Sydney, states that the EASTERN GROUP SUPPLY COUNCIL Will begin operations within a few days, The establishment of this Council is regarded as the reply by the British Commonwealth in the Pacific to the Axks Pact, and will ensure a constant stream of arms and food reaching the, British forces in the Middle East and the Pacific, 4
The Council will also work for said that the Conneti will increase the closer economic relationship in scope and usefulness, The whole CHUNGKING, Mar. 29 (Central) between the countries in the of India would supply Britain's
cotton requirements, while Aus -Former staff members of the Pacific, Greater Shangha! Micipal Gov-ne, Australian representatives, tralia and New Zealand and South ernment now in Chungking gave a led by Sir Bertram Stevens, have Africa would join forces to supply reception in honour of General Waalready arrived in Delhi, Te-chen, Minister of Overseas only the New Zealand delegates "This is the king of result we Affairs yesterday afternoon, have, still to arrive, 17 dieneral: Wu was Mayor of Greater Shanghal from January
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Britain's other needs,"
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also anticipate “a spíri operation from my collenme":"in