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WESTERN FRONT
French Air Successes
Fine Weather Brings New Activity
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH PARIS, Mar. 3 (UP),—With the has Europe via Suez and Straits (London return of good weather there
Amoy
ev
dale, 18th January)
Shanghal and Amoy
Haiphong and Hollow
Straits and Saigon
Mar. 4. been intensified air fighting.
The Mar. 4.
French claim that -13 4 Messerschmilts attacked one French Mar. 4. Mat. 5. mans and returned safely. ..Mar. 5.
Patrols east of the Moselle river Eurone via Suez and Straits-(Lon-
don date, 25th January)..Mar. 0. clashed and the French claim they
inflicted heavy losses.
Formosa, Amoy and Swatow..Mar, 5. plane which brought down two Ger-
Java and Manila ...
Japan and Shanghai
Mar. . .Mar. 5. .Mar. 5. Mur. S.
Communique 363 naid that two enemy planes were brought down be- hind the lies on Saturday, and possibly a third,
Straits Straits and Manlin U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Shanghai
Communique 304 said: "An. (San Francisco date, 8th Feb.)
Mar. 6. enemy rald west of the Vosges river Air Mail by "Air France Direct took some prisoners. In the Lauter
Servico-Paris date, 28th Feb. sector we laid a successful ambush,"
French Fight Cloverly Max. 6. .Mar. 6. PARIS, Mar. 3 (Reuter)Further „Mar, 0, details become available about a clash Mar. 0. on the Western Front west of the Mar. Moselle between French and German
patrola on Saturday,
Canton
Salgón
Shootbal Tientsin,
Shanghai
Tuesday, Mar. 5
Saigon and Bangkok Straits, Ceylon and India Canton
Straits, Ceylon and India
Shanghal
Fort Boyard
Manlia, Makassar
Shonghal
A party of 30 French soldiers were surprised by 100 Germans, who at tacked them from three sides.
Fought Way Out
lew
fulfilled:
REPORTS CLAIMS
It Was Not (Quite) All Beer And Skittles At The 5th A. A. Bty. Camp SHOOTING WAS GOOD BUT THE DRILL-!
{By A SON OF A GUN)
THE 5TH A, A. BATTERY went into their second canip 1.---A permanent German grip on Bohemia, Moravia and Poland (tle retention at Shek-O on February 21, and returned after a fairly hectic week on February 28. We did good work both in and out of of Austria was regarded as going without saying).
the canteen. We set up a record for shooting, and the ""Thirsty 2.—The renunciation by Britain of her claim "to intrigue or exercise any 25" who comprised the Battery's dry cell section, must surely have established another record with the 1,000 "emptics" that influence in Scandinavia.”
were taken out of Camp.
3. The disappearance of Britain's "pirate lairs" at Malta, Gibraltar and
Singapore.
4-A "Monroe doctrine" for Germany in Central Europe.
5. The return of Germany's colonies.
It drizzled on the day we went in, and prospects were most gloomy, but despite the Annual Race Meeting. the remaining days turned out brilliant in sun. shine—that is, until the time;
For four days in the heat (and)
Apart from the war, Hitler, it is understood, urged very strongly came for the actual shooting.
that an American Ambassador be sent to Berlinį *** again.
BERLIN REMAINS SILENT
AMSTERDAM, Mar. 3 (Reuter).-Mr. Sumner] · Welles' talks with Hitler and Ribbentrop yesterday were dismissed in a brief official news agency paragraph by the German Press-to-day.
No further official information has been divulged, but "Reuter" learns that it is expected that a slightly more explanatory communique will be issued when Mr. Welles leaves.
Exchange At A Glance
SELLING
T.T. London Demand do.
T.T. Shanghai T.T. Singapore
דףדף
1/211 .1/217
.350
6215
TIT. Japan
10%
TIT.
.8214
1.T. U.S.A.
.24
T.T. Manlin
.40
T.T. Batavia
.45
TT, Bangkok
.150
T.T. Saigon
1037
T.T. Frunce
.10.00
T.T. Switzerland TT. Australia
.100%
.1/0)
BUYING
4 m/s L/C London
.1/3%
.1/3
4 m/s L/C USA.
.25jl
11.40 .81
4 m/s D/P do.
4 m/s Franco
30 da India .. U.S. Cross rate in London 4.02 _US.Cross rate in N.Y...3.02
VIOLATE
BELGIAN
TERRITORY
FROM PAGE ONE
were slipped through letter boxes) during the past week.
SPIRITED S. SHANSI FIGHTING
BRITISH TRAINS FOR TURKEY
ISTANBUL, Mar, 3 (Reu- ter).-A message
from Ankara states that orders placed in Britain for 58 focomotives and 300 trucks to the value of approximate- ly £2,000,000 will be com- pleted by the end of the year.
j
A part of the consign- ment has already arrived and the whole will be used on new lines which are now being speedily completed linking Turkey with Iran vin Erzerum and with Iraq vla Dirberkir.
RESIDENTS TO PETITION GOVT. AGAINST DANGERS
> FROM PAGE ONE
it can hot) we drilled intensively, The explosion Decurred on the born at Waglan commenced and was of such force that pieces of but on Sunday night the fog-rocks below No. 11, Cheung Chau,
found by people vigil which lasted almost until shrapnel were
throughout yesterday a good distance noon on Monday. It cleared that inland and huge pieces of rack were afternoon and the Battery went hurled over 100 feet into the air, into real action on the "sleeve." some to land on the hillside.
the
дл
Shrapnel was found on roof Lops
In House No. 11
Iron typhoon bar was wrenched from its place and thrown into the centre of the room.
a
mile
It was the moment for which We had spent five days walling. Thao were several new Gunners in Battery, but for the majority of us there was no need for the preparatory run to get used to the sound of the Cheung Chau Island had, only` a guns. The bark and Epit. of the
brief respite from this first explosion, cordite, the recoil of the guns which a second one occurring within a few shook the ground, and the concus-minutes, and a third explosion oc
The second tion of the air were forgotten in con- curring about 4.30 am.
and third explosions are belleved to. centration on the target.
have occurred on some nearby island. Astonishing Results
Fortunately, not one of the explo- The Sections were confident, but
dos, as far as sions, the results were astonish injuries, but the terrife force of the is known, caused any even then Ing. The gun numbers, predictor and Birst one, followed by a second and height-finder crews were not the u same as had tired at the first Camp. the Island that many residents, some third, su startled the population of There had been a general
shuffle of them living as far as half Most had taken over new duties, and away from the location of the first only a little over two months had
explosion, were completely unnerved. been spent in training. When we
Houses on the island were given a equalled in percentage the Regulars terrific shaking and windows rattled efforts in November last, we were as for away as Kowloon, proud, hut this time the Battery
Shrapnel In Bedroom were rather doubtful about results.
Pieces of shrapnel were found > FROM PAGE ONE
morning scattered ON Tuesday the ceiling was only yesterday 2,000 feet and shooting was out of Cheung Chau. In one house a large was nothing of im- the question. It was a dreary day. piece of shrapnel entered the bed- Not even the thoughts of the previous room but, fortunately, landed on the Viborg Doomed
day's shont could raise the generat
Glass window panes in several SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPHY
despondency, and the O.C. did not MOSCOW, Mar. 4 (UP), add to the atmosphere when he made houses were broken and the wall of a few cutting remarks at the end of new building, No. 11A, was covered Fighting has been particularly-If the latest
with black substance, possibly Russian
the day on points in gun drill. We heavy at Hungtung, Chaocheng, claims are.. substantiated appreciated his criticisms, for most of effect of the detonation.
One Indy found her the Battery realised that the Camp covered with glass from shattered Linfen and Fowshan on the Viborg, Finland's second Tatung-Puchow Railway, and at
apparently assimilated some or window panes, and a gentleman in Digger Independence of bearing. Chisan and Sinklung.
Chinese Again Take The Initiative
KEDS DTAKT NEW OFFENSIVE AGAINST MANNERHEIM LÂNE
Spirited fighting has been in sectors there progress during the last few portance. days in South Shansi, where the Chinese claim to have started vigorous mopping-up operations.
•
city, is doomed.
had
Boor.
ай
An
bedroom
The terse commands and the abrupt another residence had the samo ex- The official Red, communique and smart movements of the Regulars/Perience when he woke up with the A Japanese unit of Heilungkwan, states that the encirclement of stood out against the more convivint
explosion. north-west of Linfen, made many Viborg is being rapidly com- attitude of the Volunteers. unsuccessful attempts to drive west-
word, under cover of artillery fire, to pleted.
Puhsien.
pushing
Saturday Tr
Two more were seen this morning.
15
war materials, moving
quantity
te-
ten
:
sun. There were no serious com-
E
FAR EAST LINER SUNK BY NAZIS
FROM PAGE ONE
which the A.A. fire from the small
Residents Alarmed Residents of Cheung Chau Istand The latter, however, pald the price with road and arms drill-once for are becoming a great deal alarmed Morciless Air Attacks The village of Aarela; north of over half an hour under the mid-gay over these explosions,
Although to date, comparatively A Japanese southward thrust from Viborg and the island of Tup plaints, however, as it was known to dont damage to property has beca Wenst and an eastward push from
deep concern is felt over the Hslubelen rimultaneously fast Wed-puransari, south of the city, be necessary.
possibility of a mine drifting into nesday were thrown back with have fallen into Red hands.
Sam Dropped Muskot
the anchorage of Cheung Chau Island, heavy lossca. The Chinese also claim Aarela was the former liaison of
THERE was something new. The where even more people live on junka that on the same day, they attacked Finnish G.H.Q.
Sections got to work on the latest and smaller boats than thero are Changlenchen, south of Halahsien,
equipment and the Camp took over residents on shore. and damaged the highway nearby.
In an attempt to prevent the
Guard Duties. The latter had its treating Finns from re-forming their dark moments but it also had its Shantung Activity
Enes, the Red Air Force is merelless-) | bright oncs. OUTWARD MAILS
ly straffing and bombing the Finnish
"Sam dropped his musket" white Monday, March 4
Chinese forces operating in Shan- troops and military objectives. The changing, Guard. Orderly Officer's ....4.30 p.m. Saigonyakanka
A Icudel which was distributed in tung have also beca betive. In an Red communique claims that Straits, Ceylon and Indla..0.00 pm.
this way to-day was printed at attack on Lini, in the south of the Finnish planes were brought down in voice broke with suppressed emotions. Harry Langdon would have found Canton.............
....7 p.m.
The French fought their way out Falkenverlag, Hamburg. It dealt with province, they charged and indicted aerial combat yesterday,
something to envy in the guard whose Amoy and Parcels only, for Japan
casualties on the Japanese on Finns To Take Up Now Lines
comical 7.00 p.m. and drove the Germans back in con-palities and contained phrases which day
parade all but disrupted Germans suffered some-violently attacked Britain. fusion. The
STOCKHOLM, Mar. 3 (Reu-training one drie Brigadier than one at
day, Moro Planes Over Holland In another action, a Japanese force ter). As soon as the Russians 8.30 am, what heavy losses.
At midnight at a point a
southward from Felhsien, .8.30 a.m.
AMSTERDAM, Mar. 3 (Reuter) — hundred yards further along, the Three more German pinnes flew over east of Tenghalen, was intercepted Viborg, the Finns will have to ale u solltary guard who could
of of our genial officers would have had ships kept them. complete the occupation
apoplexy to have the solemn Four Trawlers Attacked .8.30 a.m.
Germans tried to raid French lines. Netherlands territory on
and severely beaten,
LONDON, Mar. 3 (British Wire- About 200 10.30 am.
Japanese were killed, it is state
stated. a.m. They were repulsed without dimcuity. | night.
fall back to new lines behind the not call out the others because they le63)In the early hours of Friday .10.30 a..
Gorman
Un the west. Sulyuan front, a city which were recently con- wore on Section drill. .12.30 p.m.
Communique
|morning while it was still dark, Ger- SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH” A British plane which appeared Japanese motor caravan, loaded with structed and the strength of A Regular Section Sergeant would man airmen attacked four trawlers. .$.30 p.m.
troops and BERLIN,
have had a had a late rising fishing in the North Sea. There was and Sourabaya
Mar, 3 (UP)-To-day's over Netherlands territory flew all from Kuyang to Frotow, was om- which is a matter for consider Gunner trotted up to roll-call parade no question of mistaking these ships 2.30 p.m. High Command communique says: when A. A. batteries opened up. 2.30 pm. There were no parlicular occurrences
bushed by Chinese units at Shapatse, able speculation. The Netherlands Government is to
with his pyjarna tassles dangling from for anything else than what they
where they Tientsin (Parcels only)
lodge protests in both Berlin and north of Paotow. Fourteen Japanese The speed of the Russian his overalls
had most actually were because the ships were. *. .2.30 p.m. In the west.
trucks were destroyed, and a
effect. Haiphong
burning working lights. "On Saturday, from dawn until late London. ,3 p.m.
Orders to the German air force to Bangkok
of war supplies was seized by the advance on the west side of the .4.30 p.m. afternoon, our air force reconnoltred
Belgian Press Incensed Chinese.
Karelian Isthmus recently has AT the end of four days we were attack hitherto unarmed fishing boats Air Mail for "Imperial Airways over the entire North Sea. On the
RUSSELS, Mar. 3 (Reuter)-Ame Direct Service" due London, 13th British cast coast, two British od 11 o'clock yesterday morning more important city in west Suyuan, L
is now claimed that Wuyuan, an come as a surprise.
able to swing into action with the seem to be on the increase, and since vanced post ships and eleven or more foreign planes flew over Belgian stil under a vigorous Chinese slege of Viborg have been heavier than confidence as with the old. If I had ed the trawler, "Trinity N. B.," on The Finnish losses in the defence new equipment with almost the same two terge German acroplanes attack- merchantships sailing in convoy have
territory.
Chinese units in east and north any other time during the war, one sald "precision" instead been attacked and either sunk or
of "con-December 10 and succeeded in sink- Belgian
anti-aircraft
batteries Honan have been actively staging estimate being 17.000 which is far Adence it would have implied per-ing her and machine-gunning her heavily damaged.
Into action at Brussels and raids ori amali Japanese garrisons more than the small Finnish nation fect drill-and that, for the time shermen when they took to boats,
Bghters went up to stop and carrying out sabotage work ocean afford.
being, is one subject that is taboo. Nazi bombers have often engaged in hind the Japanese lines during the
There
on Wednesday these not too dangerous expeditions. josses fre undoubtedly When Camp broke
Comparatively argument in
ille damage has partly due to the need to hold parts last, there was a violent Air Mail for Malaya, Java qua Direct operations on the French border naturally uncensed at Saturday's also they smashed into Minekow, necth of the Mannerheim Line at any cost using as to whether caprit de corps, yet been done to beats and done to the
violated Belgian territory and shot Raliway and killed over 100 Japanese ly constructed in the rear.
in which a large German plane of Chinalen, on the Peiping-Hankow while other defences are being quick-was an essential for any unit. One morale of British fishermen, who silll down two or three Belgian patrol
violent young martinet-in-being held, regularly put to sea. in one of their raids last week.
Attacked Ship Located The Finns are reported to have forth that if given a Section of planes which were trying to head Japaness reinforcements from Chich-held one shell-wrecked position while efficient men he would drill them into: SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPH" back over the border.
slen were intercepted and beaten concrete positions to the rear were a unit that would bring forth results
WASHINGTON, March 4, (UP), of one of the planes was back. The pilot o
given time to harden,
as good, if not better, than any pro- The 4,862-ton British steamer South- Red Pressure Continuas
duced by a section that held together gate, which was attacked by a sub- The "Gazelle," for instance, enlisį pamarental lar
HELSINGFORS, Mar, 3 (Reuter), by the more intangible bonds of com-marine on Saturday, and which sent it a particularly vile act.
-To-day's
radeship. communique says that
out the "SOS" signal for, assistance, Although, says the paper, it is
It is an interesting argument, but has been focated by American planes. west of the Karolian Isthmus, enemy more necessary than ever that they should; maintain thale calm;(only)
preasure continued yesterday and to-for myself I would rather have a The ship was attacked in the
comrade by my side any day than Caribbean Sea, near where the U.S.. .5.00 p.m.
day, the term "assassination" describes
Just another soldier.. .Mar, 0, 0.45 am A survoy of the Allied air power
Soviet attacks generally were re-
Ficet will shortly hold its man
manocu- ROME, Mar. 3 (Reuter)A note pulsed but at some points Finnish Altakoki were repulsed. .Mar. 0,020 am,
in the New York Sun, on Information
such an aggression. The Liberal paper "L'Independ-of protest against the blockading of troops retired to new positions ac- lost about 1.000 killed at Kolianjoki,
The enemy The Navy Department declines to Wednesday, Mar. 6
from the joumai's observer in Paris, 8.30 am.states that by the rummer of noxtance Belge" says
that Delgian German coal exported to Italy by sea cording to plan.
An enemy Infantry attack in the reveal the position in which the .10.30 am. year the Allies would have increased national dignity declares with firm was presented at the British Embassy
In the cast of the Isthmus, Finnish direction of Kuhmo was repulsed, and Southgato was located by
the Shanghai and Japan
10.30 a.m.
tho
number of their machines to ness to the German Government that this afternoon.
artillery dispersed enemy It is unknown whether this is which were concentrating for an
foreca some fortilled points were taken. American planes. Amoy and Shanghal 12.30 pm. such an extent that their supremacy such acts cannot be allowed,
Finnish aircraft-bombed enemy of a formal note which, Italian attack and infileted severe losses on columns and rallway lines.
No submarine of the US. Navy was Uncomfortable Interview Airmail for Indo-China, Iran, and could not be challenged and German
CODY
operating in the vicinity, however, France (Paris and Northern planes would not even dare to leave Following the air battle, the Ger- circles here say, will not officially be them.
Enemy aircraft were active on the It has been ascertained that the Provinces only) by the "Ale France the ground, i
man Ambassador to Brussels was presented in London until to-morrow.
At least nine tanks and several guns Isthmus and north-east of Lake attack on the ship took place in the Airways · Dirock Bervios" --- dão
American pro-luction of planes for summoned to the office of M. Bpaak,
Indoga. They bombed several places noutralliy walers patrolled by Ame- Paris 14th March.
the Alles, the journal continues, is Belgian Foreign Minister,
Fighting continues.
the |fri. M. Dutch territory this is the first time Lake Ladoga Fighting
Interior EP.Q.
lor, including Lahti, rican warships, several of which were-- Speeding up and by next year the The interview, was very beje njquently, flown over Belgiata were destroyed..
diverted to the ship (^assistance + GR“,- 8.00 p.m. production would be trebled while Spaak made vigorous protests against a violation of neutral territory has
North-east of Lake, Ladoga, there
Tampere and. Turku. Willed and soon as the "SOS" menage was sent÷
Eight civiliana. were 5.30 p.m. at the same time the Driush and this grave, violation of Belgien ended fatally! Paging
was lively artillery and patrol about ten were wounded, toutes and French factories are producing noutrality by an act of aggression "in" the early days of the war, activity. The enemy's attempts to Its confirmed that 17 Soviet It is beileved that, as a result; the 5.00 pm. machines by leaps and bounds committed by German airmen Dutch plane was lost through the advance were checked. at plants were brought down during the United States will ledge : & profess 7.00 p.m. Heuter Dullera.
Although the Germans have, tre- Nazi action.
Enemy attacks at Kollanjoki and day, besides six doubtful cases,
March.
Reg.
Onii.
Rex.
Oril
K.P.O.
March 5,5 p.za. March 5, 8.30 puz G.P.O.
March 5, 5 p.m. March 6, 6.30 p.m.
tralia by Imperial Airways
X.P.O.
"During the day. reconnaissance fights were carried out over northeast
went
France up to the neighbourhood off
while the
Belgian press is past week.
Service due Sydney 11th March several air fights accurred. In these fights, three French planes were shot .5.00 p.m..down by German pursuit planes. ..5.30 p.m. Two German planes are missing.
Iter.
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Reg.
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Manila, Rabaul, Australia, and New Zealand via Bisbane-due Bisbane 23rd March,
For.
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Strafta
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ALLIED STRENGTH
New York, Mar, 3.
Italian Protest To Britain
with "EiermADY.