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February 20, 1941.
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Ethiopians Co-operate Australia
In Capture of Dangila
KHARTOUM, Feb. 19 (Reu ter).—Dangila. 40 miles south- west of Lake Tana, the fall of which was briefly reported yester- day, strategically controls the whole of Gojjam province and the Italians had stationed there a Blackshirt division with other white troops though it is doubtful whether these troops were there when the town fell.
were repulsed with: 40 dead, including The abandonment of the twonten Talian officers. on Monday
was the result of guerilla pressure during the past few weeks by Haile Selassie's patriots, led by a British officer. They on occasions approached
Despite long distances over bad roads, transport drivers are success
maintaining schedules and fully bringing forward the necessary water, ammunition and ration supplies.
within a few feet of the town's RUMANIAN
strong defences."
Five days of close attneks followed.
As the final blow was struck, co- operation with the R.A.F. ánd mess- ages received from the planes enabled
MUNITIONS
Does Not Invite War
MELBOURNE, Feb. 19 (Reu- ler)-Government had taken added precautions against a sudden emergency after review- ing Australin's defence system, said tho Acting Prime Minister, Mr A.. W. Fadden, in a speech here to-day.
No action would be taken and no word spoken, he said, which would shutter peace in the pacific. "If war comes to our front door, it will not he
of our chousing. Let nobody think that we are helpless and unatted for such a supreme test."
Expropriation By State Knudsen On
(Reuter) The Important Malaxa Rallway and armament works have been pletely taken over by the state under
com-
The patriots to capture some mem. Expropriation By State bers of the garrison as they left dur- Ing the bombardment. The remain
the der of the garrison, retreating to north-east towards Bahrdar Giorgis, a town on the southern point of Lake Tana, were hurried by a small Abyssinian force.
Edge of Plateau Dangila stands on the edge of the northern escarpment of the Abyssini- an plateau, 7,000 feet
Lip, at the junction of the old caravan routes to Addis Ababa from Galabat on the Sudan border and from losetres on the Blue Nile in Anglo-Egyptian small but Sudan. The population in since Italian occupation roads have been bullt along the caravan routes.. facilitating an exchange of local pro- ducts, wheat, barley and coffer with goods from other centres.
Women Also Fighting
(Reuter) LONDON, Feb. 19 Some Abyssinian women ure Aghting alongside their menfolks in the ranks of the Abyssinian patriots.
This
way
decree issued to-day, providing that the remaining 50 per cent. of the shares will become state property, the other half having been taken over
28. on January
Strikes
Defence Work Unimpaired
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
M. Malaxa, the armaments king! was placed and head of the firm,
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 (UP)
Emergency under house arrest by General The Director of the
Mr Willlom Antonescu last year but his present Management Board, whereabouts are unknown.
Knudsen,
testifying before the House Judiciary Committee to-day asserted that strikes had not delayed the de-
M. Malaxo is regarded as General Antonescu's chief opponent.
Japanese Report Of Chungking Defection
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
(Domci).- NANKING, Feb. 10 Adding another 5,000 men to Nan- king's newly-born First Group Army of 30,000 men under General Li
fence program events proceeding the
He suit that collapse of France indicated that "over-all legislation on wages and working conditions was not desir able."
No Satisfaction Yet On The Tangier Issue
LONDON, Feb. 19 (Reuter), The Anglo-Spanish negotia- tions over Tangier are still hanging fire.
was
The Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs told questioners in the House of Commons to-day that he regretted that he still not in a position to make a final statement.
The Labour Member, Mr F. Cocks, asked whether the Spanish pledge that the neutra- lity of Tangier carried an as- surance that Tangier would not be used as a base for opérations against French Morocco.
Mr Butler, on behalf of Mr Eden,
refused to accept the implications which appeared in that query.
The Liberal Member, Mr Geoffrey Le Mander, asked: "What is holding settlement in view of the fact up a that many weeks, if not months ago, unilateral action was talten in abuse of British rights? Is it
13 not time that we got some satisfaction?"
Japan's Foodstuffs
Govt Urged To Make Deficiencies Good
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" TOKYO, Feb. 19 (Domel)-Mr Kohei Takada noted to-day that the Government's estimates of expendi ture for increasing the production of also foodstuff were too small. He Mr Butler said that Mr Mander's urged the general mobilisation of view was shuured by the Government rural organisations and technicians and added that the Spanish Foreign and engineers for accelerating Minister had been away from Madrid plan.
Tadaatsu
the
and that accounted partly for the The Minister of Agriculture and Ishiguro, delny.
Forestry, Mr. Mr Eden had already said that pointed out that the Government is negotiations had been proceeding considering both urgent and lasting satisfactorily.
Enemy Shipping Losses
measures to attain the objective. Government was preparing to spend another Y30,000,000 to accelerate the foodstuffs plan.
The
Stry of Agriculture and
Finance Minister, Mr Isao Kawada, also promised to take sleps|
to realise the plan prepared
by
Mr. Kohei Takada in this connec- tion suggested increased manufacture of fertilisers, conversion of other auricultural cultivation to that of foodstuffs, and grant of monetary prizes for the production of key food-
LONDON, Feb. 10 (Reuter)-stuffs. Enemy merchant shipping losses have
These losses Included ships sunk or
18 Strikes On Now SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" NEW YORK, Feb. 20 (UP).There revealed to-night by | Chang-kiang, a group of deserters are 18 strikes in defence industrieg been increased by 257,000 tons since
throughout the nation at present Princess Tehat, daughter of Halle from the Chungking forces arrived in effecting 22,000 workers and Guvera- Jivery 7 according to authorita- N.E.I. Oil Sought Selassie, in a broadenst speech.
Toihsien in central Kiangsu Province ment orders valued at $85,000,000tive sources in London. Princess Tahal, who appealed for this
his morning.
the largest of which is Allis Chalmers
captured at Derin Tobruk and By Japan gills of clothing for the Abyssinian
The group of new adherents to the
LONDON, Feb. 10 (Reuters.-The ighters, has lived in Britain for five Wang Ching-wel camp consists of plant in Milwaukee where the pro- Benghazi.
duction of $40,000,000 worth of
British and Allled losses between Netherlands East Indies Government years in exile. She announced that former effectives of the
teventh
trucks and tanks has been delayed January 5 and February 10 totalled has received a Japanese request to she hoped shortly to join an ambu- column of Chungking's Shantung since February 2, lance writ which is leaving for Klangsu-Anhwel guerillas under Tai Abyssinia under the leadership of an
King-lin and other sympathisers of Australian surgeon.
anti-Communist move the peace and ment of the Nanking Government,
Mr Menzies Tal
Kong-lin's forces Were
LISBON, Feb. 20 (UP)-Me R. C. | formerly stationed north of Kaoyu Lake as part of the Chungking forces Menzies, the Australian Premier, ne- deployed against the Communist New companied by his aides,-arrived here Fourth Army outlawed by Chiang to-day from North. Africa, en route
to London. Kai-shick on January 17.
In Somaliland NAIROBI, Feb. 18 (Reuter).--In- creasing British pressure on the lines of the river Juba in Somaliland is announced in a communique here to night. The communique says that
counter-attacked
the
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BURMA PLEASED Congratulations To Leaders
The Dutch authorities, however, Of Middle East Forces are reported to have signified their RANGOON, Feb. 19 (Reuter) willingness on condition that Dutch The Senate unanimously expressed observers accompany the Japanese satisfaction at the glorious successes surveyors. of the Imperial troops In Africa and desired that the heartiest congratula- tions be conveyed to General Sir Ars chibald Wavell, Lieut-Gen. Sir Henry Wilson and Admiral Ski Andrew Browne Cunningham.
India's Railways Yield Big Profit
NEW DELHI, Feb. 10 (Reuter). An unprecedented large surplus of £11,000,000 (exceeding by Government-Ordered
nearly over £74 millons the previous British Railways
year's surplus) is revealed in the railway budget for 1040-41. In pre- | LONDON, Feb. 10 (British Wire-
the budget
the Government less). Following the pooling of the spokesman said that trame connected receipts of the main British railway with the war effort was the prepon- systeins from September 1, 1939, by derant factor and, furthermore, 305 Government order, the estimates for miles of railway had been dismantled the year ended December 31, 1840, during the year for the purposes of show the totul income to have been economy,
skilled Available £247,992,000
and expenditure £203,- 180,000, leaving a net revenue of material and machine tools required £44,512,000. The net revenue for the for war work, particularly muni- full year guaranteed by the Govern- tions, and many workshops were now! ment was £39,850,000.
All
labour,
entirely employed in war work.
British Parachutists Exercise on Moors
LONDON, Feb. 19 (Reuter).-Many' generals and R.A.F. officers and their staffs, including General Sir John Dill, Chief of i the Imperial General Staff, General Sir Alan Brooke, Com mander-in-Chief, Home Forces, Air Marshal Sir Arthur Barratt, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Army Co-operation Command of the R.A.F., and General Viscount Gört were present at para. chute exercises in the moorlands, states the Air Ministry. Over a bleak stretch of moorland, I Factory Besieged un R.AF. troop-carrier emerged from
accordance the clouds and suddenly the officers arranged plan, the troops, weapons naw parachutists dropped from it one ready for action, rushed to the fac after another. Before the plane had tory which, though isolated, was disappeared into the cloud again, all guarded by sentries and employed the men had innded, unharnessed about 50 civilian workers.
In
the
with
secrecy
the
of
pre-
tho
of
their parachutes and had silently It was assumed for the purpose of prepared to altock a remole vit the exercise that the greatest enre. coemy objective, which was a small had been taken by the enemy to Imaginary factory where a known preserve high personage and some of the most senlor officers of the enemy IIigh rendezvous and. It was the duty
the parachute troops to surround the Command were to watch a private objective until the arrival of more demonstration of new weapon to act as demolition parties in the being made there.
destruction of the factory, machinery and military personnel.
While this was gathering, Britain's leading Army and Air Force com-
The exercise was most impressive manders were waiting on the moor and showed the potentialities of this
The R.A.F. troop-cnrrier unobstru alvely came through the clouds in bed method of attack and niso proved the efficiency of co-operation between weather, demonstrating the surprise the R.A.F, and the Army. -nature-of the attack..
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