AUSSIES
TAKE OVER
Hoist Anzac Hat
At Tobruk
/ "REUTER" "AT TOBRUK Jan. 23. Having broken down the Italian resistance in 20 hours cheering Australians
hauled down the Italian fing in the town centre to-day and hoisted instead an Anzac hat.
The total number of prisoners is estimated at 20,000 which number includes the Metropoli- tan 61st Division, the poace- time garrison of the fort, 1,500 members of the naval gurrison, and 700 of the crew of the
sunken cruiser San Giorgio,
The Milltary Police and Customa officials reveal that a hundred civilian technicians and fishermen are also among the prisoners.
The garrison surrendered at 10.10 a. on Wednesday morning. Aus- tralian cavalry units in Bren-gun
carriers stormed the main road to the town and broke the steel, concrete,
and sand-bagged barrier and then
drave in. They were met by a couple
Friday.
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
Nomura's Plans For Pacifying Tokyo-Washington Relations
Special to the "Telegraph"
TOKYO, Jan. 23 (UP). The departure of Ambassador Nomura for America. is coincident with revelations by “United Press” of a three-point programme by which efforts will be made to improve Japanese-American relations after his arrival in Washington..
Well-informed Japanese sources told "United Press" firstly, Japanese diplomacy centres on the tripartite pact; secondly, Japanese diplomacy would insist on United States recognition of Japan as the stabilising factor in the Far East; and thirdly, Japan is willing to make vigorous efforts consistent with the two foregoing principles to improve relations with the United States,
U. S.-Soviet Relations
Departure From Tokyo
To see Admiral Nomura off at Tokyo station, Mr Joseph Grew, American Ambassador, and other Embassy officials attired. In morning coats and silk hats were MOSCOW, Jan. 23 (Reuter). on hand. Mr Grow accompanied The lifting of the United Admiral Nomura to the ship, the Maru, which is States' "moral embargo" on the) export of aeroplanes to Russia scheduled to sail from Yoko- has been announced on the hama. Soviet radio but not yet in the press as no newspapers publish- ed here to-day.
Kamakura
N.E.I. Snubs Matsuoka Claims
Want No Part In New Order
OPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
January 24, 1941. PROPOSES WAR GIFT
As Substitute To Aid British Dili
BPECIAL. TO THE "TELEGRAPH" WASHINGTON, Ján. 23 (UP)-Senators Ed Johnson and Robert Taft to-day intro- duced a substitute for the Ald Britain and the Johnson Bills, authorising an outright gift of
.war
$2,000,000,000 worth of materials, provided Britain gives the United States complete in- formation on performance, and agrees to make all her purchases In the United States,
Senator Taft said that the BI would authorise the Reconstruction Finance Corporation to lend Britalti $1,000,000,000; Canada $500,000,000 and Gretee $50,000,000,
Two Die In Plane Crash
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAP3⁄4" ST LOUIS, Mo. Jan. 23 (UP).-
Foreign Minister Y. Matsuoka, Army Chiefs Including General Sugiyama,
and
Admirala Zengo Yoshida, Osami and Nagano were Omelal circles are reticent on the among the several hundreds of high
BATAVIA, Jan. 23 (UP)-Twn were killed and 12 injured early object, but opinion here is that the Government officials and civilian fting of this bon, coupled with the leaders who and goodbye to Admiral The Netherlande East Indies to-day when a Trans-continental and stablishment of an American Con-Nomura at the Tokyo Station plat-press objected to Mr Matsuoka's Western Airways airliner crashed
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ruinte-General at Vladivostok, sug-form, which was guarded by a special reference to the Indies as "the one mile southwest of Lambert Field, Alexandra Building-Des Voeux Road
of bursts of machine-gun dre to whichgests an Improvement in Soviet-qun of gendarmes. they promptly replied.
ed.
Then the entire garrison surrender-
I followed Into the town with khaki-cind Australian Infantry-men. enked with the dust from the Libyan desert and burnt with the sun, shu with uniforma, tom after days of strenuous Oghting.
Unnerved Garrison
As I entered the gateway with the victorious imperial troops,” thousands of exhausted and unnerved Bollana
were streaming out. All resistance had virtually ended by sunset the day
betare.
American relations,
Refrigerator And Cooker Among Prizes For The
Admiral Nomura is accompanied by same as Thailand and Indo- bis adviser, Kaname Wakasug), who| China.” was a former Consul General nt New York, his personal physician, Doctor Kitaro. Sakai, and his secretary Katsuzo Okumura.
new
As H. Van Mook "Strong man of the N.E.L." heading the Dutch dele- Entes soon to spar with the Japanese trade mission sold in a statement, "There is no change in the stand of
The
the
Netherlands East Indies are
tearing down
own telephone wires, The plane apparently dived n
it approached the field for an instru- |ment · landing. The dend' are Pilot Captain P. T, Scott and Mr J. Foot, ja ŤWA employee.
Favours Aid no part of the Asiatic bloc. It is of vital importance for the Netherlands To Britain East Indies to maintain complet sovereignty". Van Mook refused to
Gallup Poll Result NEW YORK, Jan. 23 (Reuter).—A discuss the present political aspect saying that his Department was solely harp increase in American sentiment of Netherlands East Indies export the latest Gallup poll which follows trade and Income was with non-East President Roosevelt's recent "Areside Matsuoka's South Sea lyrics" are of these two things do you think
The press comments that "chaf" and
The que
nsked waa: qucation to Congress.
"Which totally unnecessary to revire
the
more important for the United States Dossibly indicated." The Bode"
ourselves, or
or help Britain win even editoria! Netherlands East Indies In the The replies showed that 08 per cuterory of "The New Order of Asin' cent. favoured helping even at the would give Japan the right to inter-risk of entering the war while 32 per fere in h. foreign and interior cent, favoured staying out, policies.
Asiatic countries.
Japanese Industrialists the Volksraad which is claiming that
Win Economic Issue Bomber Fund Raffle SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
Over two hundred valuable TOKYO, Jan. 23 (UP). The prizes have now been donated for "Asah!" said that besides the aban- the Monster Raffle which is donment of the election revision law being organised by the Hong-plan, the Cabinet decided to shelve The Solaro Airente forls had been kong War Effort Committee in the bill for the establishment of "economic. He ɛnid that 90 per cent favouring aid for Britnin is shown in
under structure" economic
take aid of the War Fund, the total which the Government would value being approximately over the manage
bill which had been strongly opposed
management of industries, $25,000. The following are the
by industrialists. During the attack
Pilastrino, latest gifts: the Australians came unsuspectingly.
to achieve virtually the come dried-up
anti-6.9 cubic feet, value $900; One Moffatt purpose by revising the national tank battery, the infantry, although Electric Cooker, 7.6. kilowatts; vile mobilisation law under which the d that the Inclusion of the at the risk of getting into the war?”, suffering, anime casualties, knocked $410, both Brish Empire products, business leensing system would be out the tanks quickly.
donated by Messrs Shewan, Tomes & Instituted. Co., Ltd. Jaranıryman takes Tank One Australian captured a tanlo and its crew of four with his rin and bayonet.
silenced after stiff nghting, and the stronghold of Pilastrino, which had been putting up terrife artillery fire, had been captured..
נגז
on 14 Italian unks river bed. Heinforced by an
When Pilastrino was occupied by the British, It was shelled from Solaro Aircate forts until they were also taken.
One Meffatt Electric Refrigerator, niever, the Cabinet was plan-Feltuation in "such a drastic manner to try to do-keep out of the war
One Magazine Cine-Kodak, 1.1.9.8 Leus, value $540, donated by the Fastman Kodnic Company,
being
fres me.
Upper House Support
OPECIAL TO the "TELEGRAPH"
Metropolitan Division.
Meanwhile the eastern and westent sectors of the perimeter defences had been cut off. After that they only resisted spasmodically and quickly Star Ferry Wharf, Hongkong. Tele- Import Duties Burrendered.
The
of charge. will not be available for some time, but enquiries should be addressed to Monster Raffle, Hong- Indo-China Increases kong War Effort Committee, Ofice,
phone 27323.
19 19
in
Relation With Japan
BATAVIA, Jan. 23 (Reuter) —The
Taking Greetings
To Chiang
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH” WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 (UP),~~ President Roosevelt's Administrative Assistant, Mr Laughlin Curric, has been given leave of absence in order to visit Gentrailsslino · Chiang Kai- hek for first hand information_on The visit will be made at the invitation of the Chinese Government.
the Chinese economic situation.
TOKYO, Jan. 23 (UP) Upper House members have decided to One beach canoe; one silver rose submit to the Plenary Session on bowl
and one silver card case, donated by Major and Mrs Wilcox.
Saturday a resolution similar to the lower House's, -supporting, Two credit notes value $100 each; Cabinet in strengthening defences infrin stand of the Netherlands East
the credit note value $50, on Alrente, the Brigadler commanding Provident Loan & Mortgage Co., Ltd. It reflects virtually an unconditional day by Van Mook, Director
In the open desert between Soluro Sincere Co. Lid, donated by Chins order to cope with the present grove indies against any interference with situation both at Home and abroad, their sovereignty was re-affirmed to the Australions captured Major- The tickets, which are General Derro Mura of the Gist specially designed and printed fra support of the Government program- Economie Affairs.
Commenting in an interview with "Reuter
on Me Yosuke' Matsuoka's speech in the Japanese Diet, Jonkhee: Van Mook sald that he failed te understand what Mr Matsuoka mennt SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" by
tion which has hitherto a "situation
The White House sald that Mr Water Shortage Risks
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 (UP)-thwarted the relations of good neigh-Currie will transmit the President's.
bourilness" with the Japanese. LONDON, Jun. 23 (Reuter)In a perlied and cur sea and air power The Department of Commerce to-day
personal grecting to the Generolls i "Our relation
with
Japan has been
simo broadcast war commentary, Major much enhanced by our grip on Tob-received a cablegram from Salgon General R. J. Colling said that rukt. As for the rest of the Fascist revealing that a new schedule of imuroinoted in the same manner and
Mr Currie will be accompanied by those with other countries," Mr Emile Despres, Senior Economist General Wavell's original attack empire in Africa, important move port duties, uppifcable to
coun-zeal ira might have had to be one of the tip-ments are proceeding swiftly on and tries, became effective French Jonkheer Van Mook declared.
and head of the Restorch and Statis- Discussing Mr Matsuoka's state- ties Division of the Federal Reserve and-run type-a mere raid, though beyond the frontiers of Eritrea and Indo-China on January valor n,ment that if only for Pongraphical System. They will leave San Fran-
The duties are wholly on a large scale.
ül Abyssinise Grazieni as "this most ranging from five per cent. to 130 reasons," the Netherlands Fat Indica cisco by Clipper next Tuesday, and "Without water, no one could have
and inseparable they expect to return.about March 1. carried-on-In fact, without the unpugnacious of soldiers the paper per cent on the minimum tarift, wins should be in intimate a
relationship
hip with
he said that Japan, of the Navy, who somehow man says "the futility of his strategy was a general rate of three times the help aged to land stores and thousands of doubtless not all his own but was minimum. The list of products here the economic structure of the N.E.T gallons of water at Salium, I do not partly, imposed on him by the in- tofore exempted from import duty made it necessary to promote trade U. S. Sailors Sentenced think it could, have been done. emelency of the Fascist system and remains substantially unchanged. relations with both Allied and
"Except for what they were lucky the fatuous vanity of Mussolini. He Minimum rates will continue to be countries alike on the largest possible For Insult To Nazis
Beale, the ad- has been hopelessly out-matched by applied to most imports from the 90 per cent, of the East Indies' export ter) Suspended sentences of 90
adding that despite the war enough to capture during vance, there was no water at all be- the British Commander. The history United States.
income was derived from other than days have been delivered by the tween Mersa Matruh and Bardia, of war records names of few generaly nearly 160 miles away. Water has of equal success in that most difficult
East Asiatic countries. That situs of the United States Navy who were Municipal Judge here on two seamen been and may be again, the crux of |at milltary arts-extracting the
he said, that mere geographical
with ripping down tion was not the deciding economic charged the whole show."
Kreatest possible advantage out of
from factor.
Swastika flag
German Victory.
Consulate,
They will be handed over to the naval authorities who have promised that they will be "ndequately dealt with."
of
re-
Sicilian Aerodromes Attacked By R.A.F.
Press Acclaims Wavell LONDON, Jan. 23 (Reuter).—That Saying that the presence of the CAIRO, Jan. 23 (Reuter)-Aero- the end of the Fascist Regime is Australians at Tobruk will be mater-dromes in Sicily were heavily at brought yet nearer by the fall ofint for some "member of the Fascist tacked by R.A.F. bombers during the Tobruk is the theme of London news thuggery to turn round and blame night of January 22-23. paper editorials on the latest success the Italian people for lack
A Middle East communique from in Libys, which is halted as another solution" the "Daily Express" asks R.A.F. Headquarters says example of General Wavell's military "how much longer will Italians awal Comiso a quantity of incendiary and brilliance.
low the shame of their rulers' in-explosive bombs were dropped, caus- The "Dally Telegraph" writes "the competence or hope for Hitler, to save ing explosions which continued for whole province of Cyreniaca is im-them?"
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