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February 3, 1941.
AGORDAT FALLS Donated To The Bomber Fund
TO BRITISH
FROM PAGE ONE
port and are now trying to make their way castwards by mountain trucks.
"In Abyssinia, following British pressure in the Melemma "area, the enemy is also in full retreat on the Metumma Gondar rond, closely followed by British mobile troops.
General Retreat
"Pressure by British patrola con- tinues in all sectore in Italian Somali- land across the Italian frontler, re- sulting in a general falling back of the enemy's advanced screen.”
Regarding Libyn, the communique says that concentration of British forces in the aren is proceeding smoothly.
On To Massawa
CAIRO, Feb. 2 (Reuter)—Follow- Ing the capture of Agordat, British troops were to-day pressing on to- wards Keren, 60 miles. further east on the railway to Massawa. Keren is probably less well-defended than
but the tempo of t
the
British advance is expected to slow down somewhat as the mou
the mountainous nature
Agordat but
of the terrnin favours defence.
of
Agordat was held by. a largo Italian a number of whom have
risna escuped despite the capture
severy
Ʌ
prisoners.
pokesman here to-day ait that the Italian at Berentu were now in
position," a "very sticky They are virtually surrounded though they may hold out for a few days yet. Chased Into Interior
Meanwhile, British shells are rain- ing down on the Metemina-Gondar road as British mobile forces clase the Italians into the interior of Abyssinia.
The Italians in this sector appear to have
ve been taken by surprise as they hiul expected to be faced with only guerilla warfare by Ethioplan patriots and not with regular military action such as is how occurring.
ог
R.A.F's Help
CAIRO, Feb. 2 (Reuter).-Bombers the South African air force operated yesterday in support of several parts of Italian East Africa. They at- tacked Assab, Italy's second Eritrean port, where store dumps were hit, concentrations of inotor transport at zuis, where direct hits were obtained Mega Yavello, and aerodromes at
the British advance iti
on military
An
R.A.F.
The above collection, consist- ing of 18 gold and silver decora- tions, gold watch, and chain, antique silver forks and spoons, gold buttons and tie pins, which belonged to the Into Mr H. W. Charrington, has been donated to the War Fund by his son, Mr Hongkong. E. Chippendale Charrington, of
Channel Ports.
Raided
FROM PAGE ONE more vigour than the action by the Luftwaffe over Britain,
Altogether three Nazi invasion of them Boulogne was twice raided.
The story of further sweeps is told by the Air Ministry in the following communique:
It is interesting to recall that the comilaunkqque reports late Mr Charrington, who was born bases were attacked and that offensive fighter patrols, bomb at Hornsey, Middlesex, England en Ing raids and reconnaissance fights March 25, 1830, was a distant rela- were continued throughout the Mid- tive of Flora Macdonald and of the dle East yesterday and from all of Fourth Baron Stacdonald, Lord of the them R.A.F. aircraft returned without Isle of Skye. loss.
Soldiers, Police, & Civilians In Riots
FROM PAGE ONE
orders from polleemen not wearing
shoulder orange
"ashes." These flashes Indicate that the wearers have volunteered for duty in any part of Africa; both the police and soldiers are entitled to wear Uiem.
Trouble again broke out on Salitr ay night and continued on Sunday day morning. The
police then used tear
gas and made ds.
the
to disperse
Automobiles were
baton charges
wrecked and
a police van was set abluze. Police reinforcements were sent from the outlying towns and the First National Volunteer Brigade was enlled out. Troops were summoned from military
and
assisted the military
police to maintain order.
On Saturday Johannesburg was, as usual crowded with soldiers on leave and the trouble started when some of
ent which they attacked. ·
Newspapers Attacked
Picture below shows the late Mr] H. W. Charrington.
No Wonder
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Three Enemy Planes Down
"During daylight to-day formations of our fighters carried out offensivo sweeps over the Straits of Dover and
the enemy-occupied territory. Or small number, of enemy aircrafi encountered, three fighters were destroyed.
"On one sweep, the fighters were force of arcompanied by a small Lambers which attacked docks at Boulogne. Other attacks were made Coastal by single aircraft of the Command on enemy. aerodromes at Ostend and Berck. An enemy fighter which attacked one of these aircraft was shot down. One fighter is miss- ing from these operations."
Boulogne docks had been attacked just before dawn by another small free of I.A.F. bombers which also raided Ostend while the docks at Brest were attacked during last night by another small force.
The German air force was not reported over any part of Britain lust-night-and-tu-day-confined itself: to "light activity by single aircraft" over the eastern part of England, the Air Ministry
announces.
East Anglia Visited
A few bombs were dropped in East Anglia but did little damage and Typists, gardeners, butchers and caused casualties. During the
no
nir
be shared with the
as
night,
then saw a bearded man in a tram-bakers are among the army of men afternoon some houses and shops aud women now being trained to were damaged and a small number build planes for Britain's bigger atrof people were injured by bombing force.
nt two places on the coast of Kent. Many shop windows were broken.
The other day one of their instruc- The R.A.F. has shown by its action The soldiers attempted to reach the
the in the last 24 hours how oillees of the Ossewabrandwag-tors had a mild shock.
of 1041 over Western A new arrival the school offensive popularly supposed to be an anti- British organisation-which is in the instituted by Saunders-Roe, the fly- Europe can
after Ingboat builders.
41 lesson Luftwaffe by day as Transvaler building but failed.
y as well first the They then ran round the back of explaining
principles writes "Reuter's" air correspondent.
The
were limited on ac the buildings, breaking the plate- of geometry, was asked to provide a
operations count of the weather but the very glass windows of the "Vaderland," short definition of un angle.
Next morning the instructor re- fact that they were pursued in the where the printing machinery was
ceived CL ten-page treatise on face of unfavourable conditions shows damaged..
signs of healthy vigour. The one- trigonometry, theorems.
The paper caused the instructor to sided daylight offensive of lost sum- blush, for it was signed: "...M.A., mer has gone, possibly for all time. Oxon."
The streets were In considerable turmoil and audiences from cinemas and theatres were added to the crowds when disturbances were their worst.
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Miss Valerie Angel, 18-year-old Brighton stage artist, told Aldershot magistrates that while her father did not object to her courtship he was against her marriage.
1 Seattle errand boy, does not under- She
sought -permission to marry estimate the United States' resources; loining the Army, was articled to ament over this fatal turn of events. Arm of solicitors at Brighton. The international situation is now CESAR ROMERO • MARJORIE WEAVER • CHRIS-PIN MARTIN father is a company director.
very different from what it was last
start bursting they duck into door Private Maurice Bilmes, who, before he has not concealed his embarrass-THE CISCO KID AND THE LADY”
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FROM PAGE ONE
planes come overhead and A.A. shells
ways
from shell keep to fragments. It's a good rule to flop when you hear a bomb swishing. You always get two or three seconds Miss Angel explained: "We want year when the Berlin Pact was signed warning and can get down or get to be married at a London synagogue and it appeared likely that England
four behind a pillar or something. One
months. Meanwhile, we might be liquidated" by German
attacks. of my newspaper friends flopped want to announce our engagement.".
bomb and was unhurt when one
Mais Angel's father was not in Will Fulfill Obligations went off in street about 25 yards court,
The magistrates granted the ap away from hin,"
plication and wished the couple good
London Can Take It
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Dutch Must Help
will fulfil her obligations to Berlin Matsuoka hus declared that Japan but at the same time he bus beseeched Washington to spare Japan this bitter pili by not openly entering tho war. Japan had previously hoped to reach an agreement with Russia and Russia
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In another part of the letter Mr Moore
"Some people have lost Enys: their homes and are undergoing hardship, including the poor subway shelter folks, but the average person
To Rebuild Hamburgtion pact if it resulted in a conflict
had nothing ogzinst a non-interven- MORE RAFFLE PRIZES gets along as well as in peach times. There are about 124 per cent, of
The following additional prizes patronage of 1. E. the FOUR thousand Dutchmen between Japan and America. But Londoners living in public shelters, have been transported to Ham-when it was requested that the Soviet have been received for the monster Governor, Lieut-General E. F. Nor I understand. The Test sleep ht home, taking Useir chances or sleep-burg to help repair the port, would cease to supply China with rame to be held in ald of the Bomberton, H. E. Major-General
war material there came a very Arm Fund:
Grasolt, and the Honourable tho ing in shelters in which they have Wrecked by R.A.F. raids, the reply from the Soviet.
Naval Commodore, David Kossick's |fixed beds, heaters, etc.
Nazi-controlled Dutch radio has
Single Stone Diamond Ring. value repeal performance of "Funkaly" "Personally I get more sleep than announced,
$500, donated by Messrs Senuet (his third repertoire of "Fun") en- tertained a large and appreciative Freres. INDIA GETS ORDERS
nudience of the China Fleet Club on Among recent war supply ordera Silver Cocktail Shaker, donated by Saturday night, in ald of the South received by India are orders for cool Messrs Carmichnet & Clarke,
China Morning Post Bomber. Fund. - convenience in getting around in a Black-out rules are being tightened for Hongkong, Halfa, Egypt, Sudan blackout." I think London can stand throughout the derman-held terri-and the "Admiralty, all kinds timber up to as much as she has taken for tory and suvere penalties indicted on for Middle East, and production parts i years, if necessary,”!
offenders,
ifor. armamenis,
want
when the kids were about, get all I · From Poland, too, comes news that to eat, am not bothered by any the Nazis are expecting the RAF. to rations, and live just about a normal extend its operations during the life outside ot the slight in- longer nights.
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