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No. 16369
五拜禮 號四廿月一英港香 FRIDAY, JANUARY 24, 1941..
日七廿月二十
GEN. ANTONESCU
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GILMAN'S
DECLARES Queen Visits Raid Shelters
HIMSELF MILITARY DICTATOR
Claims Four-Day
Been
Rebellion Has Smashing
Completely Crushed
Special to the "Telegraph"
BUDAPEST, JAN. 23 (UP).—GENERAL ION ANTONESCU, THE PREMIER OF RUMANIA, HAS PROCLaimed himSELF FULL MILITARY DICTATOR.
IT IS REPORTED THAT ANTONESCU HAS REGAINED "COMPLETE MASTERY" OF THE NATION AND HAS CRUSHED THE FOUR-DAY REBELLION STAGED BY THE RADICAL IRON
GUARDS.
DERNA BOMBED
BY R.A.F.
New Facts About Tobruk's Fall
Special to the "Telegraph”
CAIRO, Jan. 23 (UP),—The R.A.F. dropped several tons of bombs on the barracks and other military targets at Derna on the night January 20-21, causing large fires which were visible 80 miles.
Other R.A.F. attacks were made in Albania, Rhodes and
East Africa.
CATHOLIC
FUNDS IN AMERICA Unfrozen Balances
R.A.F. Over Tobruk
Blows At Dusseldorf
R.A.F.
By
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LONDON, Jan. 23 (UP)-It The Rumanian Legation stated to-day that the army Force made a concentrated alr Is disclosed that the Royal Air was solidly backing General Antonescu, but it was attack on Dusseldorff last night admitted that fighting was still in progress in some and dropped hundreds of bombs on steel works, gas works, coal oll storage plant, munition factory, the aerodromo
centres.
This attack on Dusseldorff is
The Legation also declared that the Rumanian works, an General Staff had issued a communique denying reports and the railway. that some Generals had rebelled. It was claimed that not a single man had deserted. The communique alleged the twenty-first since the begin- that the rebels were mostly Communists and young ning of the war, and came a few hours after a daylight raid in which six Polish members of the Legionaires who were rapidly surrendering.
14,000
CAIRO, Jan. 23 (Reuter) PRISONERS
R.A.F. bombers made 87 raids on i
It was aflirmed that fierce R.A.F. machine-gunned German fighting had occurred at Priala motorboats, grounded planes, near the Russian frontier, and troops, truck, convoys and anti- that about 50 were killed. The aircraft guns along the French rebels are defending their posi- coast invasion ports between the tions from house to house, Bur- Straits of Dover and the Somme rendering only when they are River.
Tobruk during the day which AT TOBRUK encircled. preceded the launching of the
Army's attack, this playing an
important part in the capture of Occupation Complete
this Libyan port.
From dawn to dusk that day H.A.F. bombers were almost continuously over Tobruk while during the night | Derna and Appalonia, further along the coast, were also heavily bombed NEW YORK, Jan. 23 (Reu-In order to prevent reinforcements ter)-The fact that not all re-being sent up.
a number of guns. silenced
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
CAIRO, Jan. 23 (UP).-To- day's General Headquarters com- munique says: "The capture of Tobruk was completed last night,
The Brasov Radio which is, again under the control of General Antonescu this afternoon broadcast decrees ordering everyone to war- reader all their weapons and ammunition to the authorities andĮ stating that the rebels all over the) country had surrendered and that peace and order had been restored.
Antonescu Negotiating LONDON, Jan. 23 (Router) General Ion Antonescu, the Rumanian
By reports quoted-by-t
Their Majesties are constantly visiting their subjects in the bombed areas of London and other cities, cheering and consoling them with kindly words. Here we see Her Majesty' chatting to little victims of Nazi aggression whilst · having their dinner in an air raid shelter.
Japan To Mediate In Thailand Dispute; Vichy Accepts Offer
Special to the "Telegraph",
The Government instructed the French Ambassador at Tokyo, M. Arsene Henry to arrange details for arbitration.
levant foreign balances in the Apart from the meral effect of such So far over 14,000 prisoners United States have been frozen bombings, the R.A.F. apparently have been taken including a
VICHY, Jan. 23 (UP).—It is officially announced that the French Government to prevent Axis countries from Fighter pilots also had little rest in Corps Commander, a Division Premier, has proclaimed a milliary has accepted the offer made by the Japanese Government to mediate in the frontier using their American balances is maintaining continuous patrols Commander, two other Generals dictatorship in Rumania, according to dispute between Thailand and Indo-China. Largely due to the delicate situa throughout the operations. tion involving the Roman Catho
Despite all this activity, the RAF and a number of Senior Army the Yugo-Stav newspaper "Vereme."
and Naval Staff officers.
adio stated that General lic Church, according to well-lost only three planes in ten days. Informed: sources,
Mechanised Offensive
"About 200 guns of all calibres Iron Guard in order to clean up the Autonescu is negotiating with the It is understood that when the It is almost impossible to ux- Administration was considering free-gerate the important part played in were captured, along with quan- situation but it added that the Rumanian radio has warned the Libyan offensive by British tities of other military material.against staying in the streets
people "Our casualties were under As the disarming of detachments
offering re
resistance may occasion some shooting.
Rumanian troops have already re- captured the Rumanian Broadcasting Company's building, according to some reports, though it is stated that
the
ting foreigh funds, Catholic authori ties in the United States pointed out TURN to Back Page, Column 5 that this would disclose the amounts Rome received from the United States and also prevent their transfer to the Vatican
It is felt that this situation can be overcome.
There is considerable sympathy for Britain on being obliged to reveal her entire financial position, but the frankness with which Britain kas
Burma Route Bombed
Japanese Activity
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
JAPANESE NAVAL AIR
600.
"The enemy battle casualties are not fully ascertained but 12,000 wounded have already {been evacuated,”
complied has undoubtedly helped her BASE IN INDO-CHINA, Jan East African
cause.
Mission In Turkey
Gen. Marshall-Cornwall
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH” INSTANBUL, Jan. 23 (Domel).---
Campaigns
23 (Domel).-Units of the Japanese Naval Air Force this morning subjected Kunming, as well as the Kungkuo Bridge on the Yunnan-Burma road to in- Pressure Maintained tensive air bombardment, ac-:
CAIRO, Jan., 23 (Router).-— cording to the Press Section of] the Japanese South China Fleet. Imperial troops are now in con- The units which attacked Kunming. tact with the Italian forces withdrew from the
It is revealed that Lieut-General J. scored direct hits on several places which
H. Marshall-Cornwall of the British outside the city where a number of Kassala area and which are now Middle East Command and other encuny trucks were parked, while the hokiing defensive positions, do members of the British Milltary formation which bombed the Mission have been conferring with kuo Bridge, despite unfavourable clared a communique issued to-
urkish authorities at Ankara, during weather, succeeded in destroying the day.
weck
old spar, thereby completely culting
the past
bring
While Turkey's attitude towards off traffic on the Burma route.
Operations continued to develop the entry of German troops into It is recalled that the new Kungkuo successfully. Bulgaria is believed to offer an im-Bridge was destroyed on December Pressure on the enemy cast of portant factor in the prospective 24, lust year, by Japanese naval air- Metemma, Abyssinia, was Balkan situation, informed quarters craft. All Japanese planes which maintained. point out that Turkey's stillude still participated in to-day's raids, return-| remains negative and-linehanged. ed to their unse tafely.
U.S. Delegate Talks With Yugo-Slav Government
In the Kenya offensive, activities
by Imperial patrols continue.
S. Africans' Success NAIROBI, Jan. 23 (Reuter). Three Itolan Caproni bombers were destroyed by the South African Air Force in a mid-day raid on Yavel- low nerodrome in Abyssinia.
Following a reconnaissance during| which bombs straddled the main tar- VICHY, Jan. 23 (Reuter)-Colonel William Donovan, Prest-gets, two waves of aircraft went over. dent Roosevelt's special envoy, who arrived in Belgrade last night,
The first sho
showered high explosivos was received to-day by the Yugo Slav Premier, according to a directly hitting one Caproni which and Incendiaries on the aerodrome, Bolgrado telegram,
common with that of Mr Sumner burst into flames. Colonel Donovan told reportera Welles, Under-Secretary of State,
The second wave found a fire that he planned to stay two or who visited Europe last spring as the raging round two aircraft and scored
President's special cavoy,
direct hit on a third, which also three days in Belgrado and that he hoped to visit Prince Paul Athens, Turkey, Palestine and Egypt, on a hangar while another pliot hit
Colonel Donovan will later visit burst into flames.
One pilot dropped a salve directly the War Minister and other of February,
and barracks. military leaders.
(the Rogent), the Vice-Premier, arriving in Egypt about the middle raid was made by the same |
7
Asked regarding reports that im-squadrons which recently destroyed He declined to say, whether he had) portant diplomatic documents had two Italian aircraft and crippled four personal message for the Regent been stolen from him on the train be more at the same aerodrome, Thir from President Roosevelt He said tween Sofa and Belgrado, he replied squadron alone has already carried that his mission: had nothing tin that only his passport was missing out on operations against the Italians.
PETAIN'S STALLING ANNOYS THE NAZIS
("Reuter's" Diplomatic Correspondent) nghting still continues in Bucharest Paris, appears to indicate that the situation has not developed as LONDON, Jan. 23.The news from Vichy or rather from and in other largo towns.
Yugo-Slav circles, the Budapest the Germans had hoped and expected, announcer added, expect * TO crudescence of trouble in Rumonia within a few days.
Order Restored
LONDON, Jan. 23 (Reuter).—The Bucharest radio announced at. 1:13 p.m. to-day says the Belgrade radio broadcaster, that order is restored |everywhere in Rumania,
The Bucharest, announcer is saldi
orders only from General
to have stated that the Army is tak
Antonescu.
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Jervis Bay Unknown Heroes
"Gazette" Tribute LONDON, Jan. 23 (Reuter). -An unusual tribute to the Junknown heroes, dead and living, of the Jervis Bay epic is made in a supplement to the. "London ¡Gazette" issued to-night."
-After announcing a series of awards, including two George Crosses and nine George Medals, "Gazette" adds: "Among those who went down with the Jervis Bay, there must have been many, among the survivors and others, whose gallantry, were the whole truth be known, de-
decorallon. The above ap pointments and awards should be Laken as an honour to the also to those who earned them..
SCTVC3
the
Artillery Duel
HANOI, Jan. 23 (UP),-The quiet on the Laos front which had lasted since last week was broken on the night of January 21-22 by an exchange. of shells at Thakhet, four people being |wounded.
of
On the morning of the 22nd, 30. shells were fired at Vientiane, and during the afternoon 20 more shells Although Marshal Petain has come over, causing slight damage,
French artillery returned the fire. been officially reconciled to Laval Last night there was heavy Thai
north for a week, Laval has not yet chooting at Banhoucsal, been reinstated in the Cabinet Lauangprabang, and this morning the and the German-controlled Paris defended post outside of Bassac. The Thailanders advanced against an un- press is getting impatient and French remained on the east bank of véry annoyed, asking why Petain the Mekong River. hesitates.
The Paris press goes further, argu- The grand total subscription to the NEW DELHI, Jan, 23 (Reuter) — ing that as Laval was obviously the All-Indin Defence Loans up to Janu TURN to Back Pago, Column 4 ary 18 was nearly 480,000,000 rupees,
Lindbergh Evidence on Defence of America
WASHINGTON, Jän. 23 (Reuter).The landing of troops
about
In an attempted trans-ocean invasion of the United States was "absolutely impossible," declared Colonel Charles Lindbergh, testifying to-day on the Lease and Lend Bill before the House Foreign Affairs Committee. jus possible a total air force of
The Colonel agreed, however, 10,000 thoroughly modern fighting that trans-Atlantic bombing planes plus reserves though the desir The Jervis Bay, an armed merchant ralda could do "considerable of the air force largely de- cruiser, was sunk while protecting a
pended on conditions elsewhere in convoy of 38 ships in mid-Atlantic damage."
the world: last November against on attack by
Opponents of the Lease and Lend
the hip
Colonel Lindbergh said that he did
a German ralder. Her commander, not believe that there was any danger Dll had asked Colonel Lindbergh to Captain E. S. F. Fegen, who went of the United States being invaded testify but he did not mention the down with the shly, was posthumous-by sen or air as long as the main Bill in his opening statement, ly awarded the Victoria Cross,
India-H.K. Air Link
NEW DELHI, Jan. 23. (Reuter)
tained an army, navy and air force of reasonable size in modern condi
What Would Win War tion, and
provided that tho establish-
Colonel Lindbergh, expressed the ed bases essential
tal for defence.
vlow that even the combination of Besides bases in Newfoundland and the United States and Britain. could West Indies, Howall and Alaska, not win the war on the present Members of the Chinese National Colonel Lindbergh recommended the basts." Aviation Corporation have left here establishment of others in Canada, He did not believe that anything for Calcutia in their own plane vin, parts of South and Central America short of war by the United States Agra,
and in the Galapagos Islands, while would win the war, unless there was Their proposals to link up India secondary bases, might be established a collapse behind the lines. with a direct air route to Chungking in Greenland.
11e bellaved that the American and Hongkong are under examina
He said that the United States peoples' stand in favour of alding. tion by the Government of India, I would be wise to construct as rapidly, fritain' was a mistaka ma