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四拜禮 號九月一英港香 THURSDAY, JANUARY 9, 1941.
HAVE
THREE
AND ALL AT
FLEETS, WAR-TIME
STRENGTH
Special to the "Telegraph"
WASHINGTON, JAN. 8 (UP).-PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT TO-DAY ORDERED EACH WARSHIP TO BE MANNED AT FULL WARTIME STRENGTH. HE ORDERED A SWEEPING REORGANIZATION AND A WHOLESALE SHAKEUP OF THE NAVAL HIGH commanD AND AUTHORIZED AN INCREASE IN THE ACTIVE ENLISTED STRENGTH FROM 192,000 TO 232,000.
THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY, COLONEL FRANK KNOX, SAID HE WAS CREATING' A THREE FLEET NAVY-ATLANTIC, PACIFIC AND ASIATIC, EACH UNDER A COMMANDER-
IN-CHIEF.
British
Assault
On Tobruk Soon To Be Launched
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Special to the "Telegraph"
CAIRO, Jan. 8 (UP).-The concentration of British tanks, armoured cars, and infantry in the Tobruk area is growing daily, but the military spokesman said that a line of retreat is still open to the Italians. The line is presumed to be along the coastal road leading to Derna.
PROSPECTS HOPEFUL
What R.A.F. Has Done In The Middle East
So far, there are no signs that the Italians are attempting to evacuate Tobruk. The Tobruk garrison is believed to be not strong as that at Bardin, where there were approximately 40,000 men.
Take Up Positions LONDON, Jan. 8. (Reuter)-Bri tish troops are now concentrating around Tobruk and have taken up CAIRO. Jan-8 (UP), A positions west of this important port.
By JAN YINDRICH SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPH"
senior R.A.F. officer to-day de-ame plan which enabled them to They are apparently operating on the clared that reinforcements were capture Hardin with such small loss. arriving very much faster than. two and a half months ago.
troops Wavell sent his advance..
exactly the same way west However, he pointed out that of Bardia before attacking the town, While some small patrols may be
"we have by no means come to able to slip opt, the main Italian gar the end of Italian resistance, and rison will not be able to get away they may have to obtain assist- without putting up a fight. It is ex- ance from Germany. We have tremely unlikely that any reinforce- a reasonably long road to travel, ments will get through."
There is no indication of the size
but the prospects of us getting of the Tobruk garrison. Tobruk 15 to the end of that road are very one of the best harbours in Libyn, the much better now than they were harbour being protected by a natural two and a half months ago." promontory running from
The oilleer revealed that the R.A.. cast, and nearly a mile wide and in the Middle East had brought down two miles long. The harbour can be
over 500 Italian planes since Italy entered the war The R.A.F. bad also made about 2,000 raids on all tronia
of which one third were in Libya and the remainder in Albania, Greece, Eritrea and Italian Somaliland.
During the ente perlod the It‚A‚F. Lost 100 planes, while une Gladiator quadron in Greece had brought down 40 Italian planes in two months,
Yunnan-Burma Railway
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Iron Guard Purge
Antonescu's Action
Colonel Knox said the reorganization of the Navy represented a "rearrangement which fits with the facts. We have gradually been enlarging our Atlantic fleet and it has assumed a dignity which warrants setting it up separately." He said that no change in the size of the Atlantic fleet is contemplated. The present strongth is 125 ships.
The fleet hereafter will be known as the "United States Navy" sub-divided into three fleets, of which two will be based in the Pacific and one in the Atlantic. One will be called the Pacific fleet and will be based at Hawaii. The Commander of that fleet will simultaneously be Commander-in-Chief of all three flects.
BERGANZOLI ESCAPES
CAIRO, Jan. 8 (Reu- ter).-General Berganzoli, Italy's Blackshirt comman- der of the operations at Bardin, slipped through British fingers at the Inst Imoment after deserting his troops and leaving the regular commander to fight
on,
One-of-the-Blackshirt- commanders, who are stated to have deserted their troes, has been found with the bulk of his staff wander- ing north of Bardia.
Thailand Indo-China Conflict
MARTIAL LAW ON BORDERS
TOKYO, Jan. 9 (Reuter)
Admiral James Richardson has been ordered to report to Colonel Knox for duty, the nature of which has not been disclosed. Colonel Knox said the reorgani- sation, as far as can be de- termined, will have no effect on the general setup. He explained that the fleet would hold the customary fleet manoeuvres in, the spring time.
The increase in enlisted strength also applies the reserves. Secre- tary Knox said that as the fleet grows further increases will be made. Al} ships are in commission and are being kept at fuit war strength.
C.-in-C. Pacific
Colonel Knox further announced (that Reor Admiral Husband E. Kimmel is replacing Admiral James Richardson us Commander-in-Chief, Pacifle Fleet, and that he will also become Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Ficets.
Admiral Richardson will report to the Secretary of the Navy for duties at present undisclosed.
The present Atlantic patrol force, Colonel Knox said, now includes about 125 ships and the principal change in that. respect was a change
of naine.
Auxiliary Vessels
The Navy Department, he disclosed, intends to ask Congress for authority to bulld 280 auxiliary vessels such as submarine chasers, nifnesweepers and patrol boats.
releasing more American destroyers Asked concerning the possibilliy of Indicating the seriousness of the for Britain, Colonel Knux sald: situation between Thailand and don't think any more destroyers can SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
Indo-China, it was announced in be detached from our fleet without BUDAPEST, Jon, 8 (UP)—Mes-a broadcast that martial law has seriously Impairing its efelency," RANGOON, Jan. 8 (Ileuter)-Th purge of the Iron Guard radicals who frontier since last night, saya n
sages from Softa report a fummumian been enforced all along the added, however, that the final
decision did not rest with him. construction of the western section have been insisting that General An- of the Yunnan-Burma Railway will tonescu speed up the be accelerated shortly, according to programme.
Japanese report, adding that Government information from Chungking re-have created a steadily growing ten-announced that Thailand forces, The extreme elements Thailand's High Command has ceived by local Chinese.
sion in Bucharest. It is stated that a plan has been
which captured Poipet, advanced Those who are able to, are evacua- drawn up by the Ministry of Com-ting their wives and children to the more than 21 miles within Indo- munication in Chungking and is countryside, fearing that street fight- China territory. utider the consideration of the Ing and violence will result from Executive Yuan.
the purge.
Vain Italian Effort To Stop The Greeks
Special to the "Telegraph”
All French nationals living in Thalland were asked to leave the places where they are now and come to live In special districts established! at Bangkok or Dhonburi within 72 hours, says another Japanese report, Thai Air Raid
SPECIAL TO THE "TÉLEGRAPH" HANOI, Jan. B (UP)-Military censorship has withheld further de tails of the nighting along the border, but it was admitted in this morning's jannouncement that Thai bombers'
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No Increase At Present
not intended to increase the Asiatic Colonel Knox declared that it was Fleet's strength at present.
The Navy planned to hold the usual flect, manoeuvres in the Pacific this TURN to Back Pago, Column 5
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The system of communal kllchens during the present war has been adopted with ouletanding suc- cess, especially, in the large, citién. A full dinner and sweets are served for sixpence, The majority of the people who use the kitchens have had their homes, bombed, but they still carry on. In the tower ploture is a charming study at the Queen, warming her hands over a stove while visiting a communal kitchen. With her is Lord Woolton, the Food Muister.
Japanese Refuse To Hand Over German British Request Ignored
Special to the "Telegraph"
are allowed to embark.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 8 (Domel). The sailing of the N.Y.K. liner Tatsuta Maru was delayed for 76 minutes as a re- sult of the eleventh-hour request by the British Consul, Mr Paul D. Butler, to Mr Ichiro Kawasaki, acting Japanese Consul- General, to order the disembarkation of Mr H. Ritter, German financier in New York, on the grounds that Mr Ritter was a Sending Warships propagandist.
abuse of belligerent prerogatives which bereafter will be also rejected To Hanoi
Mr Kawasaki, after consulta-Inasmuch as the status öf all bel- SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH” tion with the shipping line offi-ligerents travelling on Japanese ships ATHENS, Jan. 8 (UP)-Waves of bombers and strafing attacked one city which resulted in formed circles close to the Japan-ing. out that all belligerents
HANOI, Jan. 8 (UP).Incials, rejected the request point- are carefully examined before they planes are report to have been sent to the entire front in an three people being killed and effort to retard the Gréck advanze, Howover, the Evzones, moun- probably be released to-morrow,
wounded. Details of the fighting will ose, disclosed that several small travelling on Japanese ships are tain cavalry and other Greek units continue their individual fornys against the front lines and isolated positions.
Japanese warships will arrive in required to sign an affidavit that Accepta Minister the river off Hanol on January they are not members of mili The official spokesman to-night (and more Italians have been taken
13. They bellove this move-tary and naval forces. claimed that the Greek advance prisoners. North of Klisur, the Foreign Office officials commenting strengthen Japan's hand in the chocked by the shipping firm boforo BANGKOK, Jan, & (Domel)ment of ships is an effort to Moreover, such a statement is patrol action invariably ends attacks were denied by the spokes-reau. As acting French Minister to Tokyo negotiations
Italan claims of the repulse of Greck on the recognition of M. toger Gar- satisfactorily to the Greeks, who man.
the ticket is issued. Japanese ometals continue to retain the initiative.
Thalland, said that the Government
Last Tuesday, the French held up British gesture in Mr Butler request, Sir Geoffry Northcote, Governor of discerned a deliberate pin-pricking" LONDON, Jan. 0 (Central Nows).— In the Pogradetz sector he said M. Garreau because of technical rea- artillery outside of Hanol after they mediately before the Tasuta Maru travelling via the United States, Mengre reports reaching Head-that the Italians were virtually wiped sons, and that the refusal had had had arrived from Haiphong.
heretofore had refused to recognize a train-load of Japanese tanks and pointing out that it was made im Hongkong, is returning to his post, quarters indiente that in the Kilsura out when they counter-attacked. He nothing to do with the current situa region there has been mucis action TURN to Back Page, Column 3
Informed circles declare that the was scheduled to init for Japan at
Prior to his departure, Sir Geoffry TURN to Back Pago, Column 3
were not intended for
took leave of the Chinese Ambassa the | Chinese border.
Japanese officials said that the e-dor, Dr Quo Tal-chi, and had quest itself constituted a British friendly talk with him.
..
arme
noon.
GOVERNOR RETURNING
Communists Challenge Chungking
Three Proposals Submitted
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" TAIYUAN, Jan. 8. (Domel).~~. A three point counter-proposal In connection with the Chung- king order for the transfer of Communist troops, has been decided upon by the Chinese Cummunist Party following a three-day-conference-of-the- Party's executives at Yenan, in Shens! Province.
The three Communist pro- posals, according to the report, [are: first, that Chungking recognize. independent station- ing of 500,000 Communist troops in North China and Inner" Mongolia and remit $6,790,000 to finance their activities.
Second, that all Chungking jagencies of the Kuomintang and the Central Government exist- ing north of Sian now be removed south of Sian.
Third, that Chungking recognize maintenance of com- munist banks in North China. Take Proposals To Chungking It is reported that Yeh Chlen-ying, representative of the Communist Party, returned to Yennn after nego-
taling with Chungking authorities regarding the proposed transfer of the Communist troops at the end of December.
Communist, leaders then
meli
from
in conference for three days: December 27 to decide upon counter-
proposals to Chungking which will be presented to the Kuomintang- Communist Joint conference
scho- duled at Chungking for January 10. Bringing with them the Communist TURN to Back Pago; Column 5
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