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WETA XW THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1941. 日八十月正
THAILAND REPORTED TO
Gains by HAVE CONCEDED NAVAL, British AIR BASES TO JAPAN
Forces
SPECIAL TO THE “TELEGRAPH"
CAIRO, Feb. 12 (UP) British forces have made an- other important gain in Eritrea. It is officially revealed in n head- quarters communique that British troops, operating from the north in Eritren, have oc- cupied El Ghena, where they; captured prisoners and equip- ment.
The advance, adds the report, is continuing.
Referring to other war! theatres in Africa, the com-|
Special to the "Telegraph"
SAIGON, FEB. 12 (UP).—IT IS REPORTED, ALTHOUGH AS YET UNCONFIRMED, THAT THAILAND HAS ALREADY AGREED TO GIVE THE JAPANESE NAVAL AND AIR BASES. THEY WILL BE SITUATED WITHIN THE THAI BORDER AND IN THE GULF OF SIAM. It is also reported that Thailand will join
HUGE FUNDS FOR Japan's "New Order" as soon as a peace treaty is
NEW DEFENCES
America's Pacific Bases·
Special to the "Telegraph"
munique says: "Operations WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 (UP).—President Roosevelt to-day about Keren are developing still asked Congress to pass an emergeney supplemental appropria further into hostile territory. Sotions bill of approximately $830,000,000 in order to speed up the far 80 vehicles have been cap-naval armament programme. tured or destroyed on this front.
"In Libya, there is nothing Im-
portant to report.
"On other fronts, there is no,change |
In the situation,
R.A.F. Operations CAIRO, Feb. 12 (UP)-The R.A.F. communique to-day states that BG unserviceable planes were found at the Geneni nefodrome,
started.
MORE RAIDS
ON REICH
Fires Caused-
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"'
;
signed in Tokyo. The Japanese also hope to in- duce Thailand to sign a mutual assistance pact. It is learned that the Japanese fleet, including several large ships, are continually, patrolling southern Indo-China and Thai waters.
Thai-Indo-China Armistice
TOKYO, Feb..12 (Domei).-Extension of the armis- The appropriations requested tice agreement between French Indo-China and Thailand by the President consisted of for another-fortnight was formally announced by the 568,340,000 con act authorion Board of Information this evening.
in contract
tions, which include $60,843,000
The announcement reads: "As
to continue work on the series the agreement between France
of bases for the navy in the and Thailand for the cessation of Conte
Pacific the Atlantic, and con-hostilities was to expire on
the February 11, tinental United States.
Japanese Aerodromes du the island of Rhodes
Other appropriations arc, $3,480,000 Government on February 8, were heavily bombed on the night of
for Johnston Island in the Pacife; after the first informal meeting February 11-12 from a low altitude.
$3,440,000 for Kanoche Bay, Hawail; of the delegates of Japan, France "At Maritza, bombs fell among the
LONDON, Feb. 12 (UP)$3,480,000 for Painiera Island in the and Thailand in Tokyo, made a hungara and administrative buildings. Last night the R.A.F. caused Pacific: $4,305,000 for Pearl Harbour, AL Calato, three planes on the ground were pet ofre and other fires were fires and explosions on industrial wall: $4,305,000 for Silka, Alaska; proposal to the Governments of At Katavia, bombs were targets at Bremen and Hanover. $5,030,000 for Unalaska, Alaska and France and Thailand for exten- $5,200,000 for Kodiak, Álaska. sion of its validity for two more dropped on the runways among the
wecks. planes and buildings causing violent Despite the deterioration in
Vast Expansion explosions. The military acredrome the weather, the R.A.F. also at- WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 (Reuter), ments in their notes under date of "The French and Thalland Govern- at Addis Ababa
was bombed on tacked other targets in north--President Roosevelt has asked Con- February 10 have sent their replies Tuesday."
west Germany, Holland, Norway gress for $890,393,000 in cash and respectively to the Japanese Govern Addis Ababa 'Drome Bombed
contract authorisations to expedite the ment accepting the latter's proposals." and Denmark.
shipbuilding programme and to carry CAIRO, Feb. 12 (Reuter). — The
Chinese Watch Border The official report added; "At Rotout a vast expansion of the Fleet's inliitary herodrome it Addis Ababai
CHUNGKING, Feb. 12 (Reuter).—; was among the targets bombed by our ferdam, bombs caused henvy explo-shore fagilities.
The sum includes $1,700,000 to A high-ranking Chinese commander aircraft in Abyssal yesterday. Alonson all installation in the early number of bombs were dropped on hours of darkness, aircraft of the establish fleet operation facilities and is visiting various the aerodrome and direct hits were Coastal Command attacked shipping bomb-proof shelters on Gusm Island along the Yunnan border and is ad- registered, causing fires to buildings off Kristiansand, southern Norway in the Southern Pacific and $5,675,000 dressing Chinese officers und troops
and the seaplane base at Thisted, for similar purposes in Cuba. guarding the Indo-China
During the past fortnight the com- Jutland."
inander has been visiting frontline positions and observing enemy posts across the barder,
and hangars.
The Keren-Asmara 'area was also
subjected to J number of raids.
Motor transport convoys between the two towns were heavily bombed und also machine-gunned.
Stores and dumps north-east of Keren were also attacked.
MALTA RAIDS
36 Alerts Given In 6 Days
MALTA, Feb. 12 (Router).—
Fighters of a South African unit, which
encountered Ave CR-42' (Italian Bghters) off Asmaro February 10. shot down two in on Malta during last night but
flames.
No More Destroyers WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 (Reuter), →Colonel Frank' Knox, the United States Secretary of the Navy, told n press conference to-day that. Ute United States Navy "can spare not more destroyers."
on Several raids, were carried out Accident At
was
One of the most intense bombing no damage was done to property raids yet carried out by the South and there were no casualties. African Air Force took place on One
aircraft enemy February 10 when a number of bom-damaged during a raid on a bers dived on military objectives at Royal Air Force detachment Afinadu Calian
Somaliland).
during the afternoon.
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Rosso
Mine in
Italian
Sunk by The Mediterranean
Special to the "Telegraph"
The Lloyd Triestino liner, Conte Rosso (17,900 tons) which, prior to the European war was on the Far East-Europe run and was a ship well known to Hong- kong, struck an Italian mine and has been sunk, according to an official statement issued in Rome yesterday, says a "United Press” message.
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The Conte Rosso was carrying refugees to Sicily when she hit the minc.
It is admitted that a largo number of passengers were drowned.
Britain's
War
Aims: strategie points
New Commons Debate
border.j
JAPANESE NAVAL LOSSES
WOT
Plane Hits Junk Yangtze River last year, announced
LONDON, Feb. 12 (Reuter).-Efforts to induce the Govern- ment to make a formal statement on its peace aims were renewed in the House of Commons to-day.
on
Mr John Martin, (Lab.) asked whether consultations peace aims and reconstruction had taken place with the Govern-
ment of the United States.
Lease, Lend Bill
Powers
TheConte Rosso-was-a-sister ship of the Conte Verde. Sho was built in 1922 and normally had passenger accommodation for 640.
In
May, 1938 the ground
The Conte Rosso had a chequered carcer. In January, 1038 she was taken off the Far East run and put ou Government service in connection with the Ethiopian war. She was then s used as a transport vessel to Africa. The liner returned to her normal duties after nine months.
vessel went off Shanghat in heavy -Chinese Claims
Mr. Churchill replied that
weather, when her bow was damaged. CHUNGKING, Feb. 12 (Central|
there was such a thorough com- She managed to free herself and came News)-Chhuese mines hit and sank
prehension in the United States to Hongkong for repairs, remaining 01 Japanese
vessels in thei
of what we were fighting for and in dock until the end of June, stood for that, "I cannot recall was used for the purpose of carrying In March, 1940 the Conte Rosso Admiral Chen Shao-kwan, Chief of Naval Headquarters, in the review of
any occasion when those ques back to Singhal groups of Chinese Several direct hils were observed.
According to a police report, Chinese naval operations for 1940.
tions were mentioned by the laundrymen, firemen and sailors off Eighty-six unserviceable enemy aircraft have been found by our six days.
Malta has had 36 uleris in the last & commercial plane, believed to Among the enemy ships destroyed Roosevelt's Supreme
American representatives whom German ships either Interned or un-. were 10 large and medium-sized be a Eurasia machine, yester- forces on the landing ground
I have seen, or by correspond-able to leave German ports because nine medium-sized war- transports,
of the British blockade. Altogether Benina, near Benghazi. These in-
day struck the mast of a junk ships, two merchantmen, 43 steam
ents. WASHINGTON, Feb. 12
the liner brought over 500 of these cluded one IIE 111 and one JU 88
(Reuter). The while landing at Kal Tak launches, six large lug-boats Malta, Feb,
"Statements on British policy will men back to China, (German machines).
(Reuter). An attempt to check be made by Ministers on occasions as steamer. The plane landed safely, but one small conscription of man-power in Malta
ships Japanese From all the opcrations under re for combatant and non-combatantwing was slightly damaged,
damaged or whese destruction has the Ald to Britain plan was seem ogrecable to public interests," view, our aircraft returned safely services is announced for the near The machine was gliding down not been confirmed are not included. frustrated to-day when the the Prime Minister added. with one exception.
future. These measures have the towards the airfield when it hit the Admiral Chen sold, that there is Senate Foreign Relations Com- unanimous support of the
Raised Again Council Junk about 300 yards from the sea really no way of ascertaining the mittee rejected by 13 votes to and the Mallese press.
wall.
quantity and value of military sup-
LONDON, Feb. 12 Detalls, are meagre and company plies and ordinary cargo which went ten an amendment to the Lease: The matter was raised again on * No Raids on Britain. - oficiais this morning expressed to the bottom. The Agures, when and Lend Bill requiring Presi- udjournment in the form of a debate Long-rango guns from across the known; muat bo staggering. Bedent Roosevelt to obtain the which brought another short Govern-water to-day shelled the south-east LONDON, Feb. 12 (Reuter)Ac-ignorance of the accident. NEW YORK, Feb. 12 (Reuter).
and It is not known by the police tween 2,000 Mr Ilurry Hopkins, Mr Roosevelt's cording to an Air Ministry and me whether the junk was damaged, but soldiers were drowned, though the Navy chiefs before he could for a Government declaration, one discharge of a heavy-calibre gun was
3.000 Japanese certification of the Army and
Of the four speakers, two argued A loud explosion 'resembling the personal envoy to England, has been was nothing to report duringt day apparently no persons were injured. total number of lives loot must be turn over existing equipment to against, while the Lord Privy Seal, heard, followed by two more
Security, communique to-day, "there held up at Bolaina, Paringuese light." Guinea, on his way home, owing to
Mr Clement Attlee, reiterated that Despite Japanese vigilance, Chinese any other country.
explosions. Subsequently .shells there would be, a declaration at the burst in the air over a town and large naval guerlilas slipped through enemy The House of Representatives had right time, but the Government must splinters were picked up. lines and laid close to 1,000 mines in previously written a provision in the be the judge of the right time. the Yangiso River throughout the requiring "consultation" * with
Two houses were damaged but no casualties are reported. year.
Hopkins Delayed
Conscription
12
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a slight mechanical difculty with the Up to a late hour to-night, there Clipper. He is now expected to reach was no report of enemy air activity America on Saturday morning. lover" any part of Brilalni.
White Woman Tells Of
Planned Starvation
CHUNGKING, Feb. 13 (Reuter)-Hundreds of thousands people in Shans), most of them elvillans, are dying in wide. spread attacks of relapsing fever and typhus, says Miss Katherine Hall, a well-known Shansi missionary, who arrived in Chungking en route to New Zealand for Sabbatical icave.
ing the past year, having sometimes only two meals of millet a day,
The people of Shansi are also facing starvation as much of the land is left to lay waste since the epidemic began last spring, Miss Hall said.
.:
With young Chiness of the Church of the Brethren, Miss Hall visited more than 1,000 villages on foot,dur
has
In the sec-saw warfare in Eastern
cd
Danish M.T.B.s For Nazis
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
BERLIN, Feb. 12 (UP)—Authoris- quarters, when question-
German the London reports that
ed Germany
the
had requisitioned Danish fleet, stated that Germany had recently requested Denmaric temporarily to place a number of Danich torpedo boats at Germany's agreed. disposal, and to that Denmark had
stated that the guns had been removed from the torpedo boats which are now being used by the purposes in the Baltic Sea. German navy, mainly for training
WAS
I
India. Army
NEW DELHI, Feb. 13 (Reuter)-
Shanel und Northern Ilonen, Miss Hall reports that Japanese troops set fire to all villages, over a tremen- It is understood that orders have dous aren, besides killing thousands been passed and are already in as the Japanese are trying to starve operation that uniform must be worn out all troops and civillons there, by all ranks of the army in India at leaving the people to struggle through all times except when on leave from the winter without houses or clothing. their stallons-or-engaged-in-sports.-
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President took action.
Four Amendments
The Committee later were reported to have approved in principle" four amendments made to the Bill by the House of Representatives which
(1) Limits the period of the BI to June 30, 1943;
(2) Empowera Congress to suspend before then by passage of a cur- |rent resolution requiring merely n and majority vote in the House Senate and not subject to Presidential velo:
(3) Provides that nothing in the Act could be construed to authorke naval escort for convoys
Southeast Coast Area Shelled
const area,
(Reuter)
Buch
Plan To Build Better
རྩྭ
Britain After War
(By. "Reuter's", Lobby Correspondent) LONDON, Feb. 12-Some government control of industry in the re-planning which must take place at the end of the war is entailed in a proposal now being considered by the Government.
The proposal is that half the| The proposal arises from com
(4) Requires "consultation" be- money collected for excess profits plaints by Industrialiste that the tween the President and the Army duty shall not be used for meet presont excess profits duty of 100 per and Navy chicls before the transfering the war expendituro but provision for this purpose. of existing military equipment could shall be placed in a special fund
be ordered by the President,
Willkie Retort
for the purpose of assisting WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 (Heuter). Various industries at the end of More American destroyers could be the war in making thig change to |-TURN-to-Back-Page,-Column 4 peace conditions.
cent
will not allow them to make
The problem (of demobilisation of
millions of men now serving in the armed forces has not been overlooked and an expert committed is now sitting which has the task of examining the TURN-10 Back-Page, Column-5-