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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
February 28, 1941.
Demoralised Italians Guerillas Close Inland
Retreat & Surrender
FROM PAGE ONE] Shipping From Shanghai QUEEN'S & ALHAMBRA
Ten enemy
CHUNGKING, Feb. 27 (Central News).A recrudescence Italian fighters, inado, moss attacks of guerilla activities in several districts on the north bank of the on Maltese airports. planes were set on fire on the ground, Yangtze River between Shanghai and Nanking recently forced many others were seriously damaged, the Japanese to close all inland shipping from Shanghal for eight and hangars and Installations werd days, information relayed to Chungking reveals to-day,
hit.
**In air fighis, four Hurricanes were brought down, two by Germun and two by Italian Bghters."
The areas in which the Chinese guerillas were most active included Nantung, Haimen, Tsingchiang, Kaoyu. and Kiangiu. Shipping was not resumed until February 24, these reports state..
Railways Damaged /province, and severely strafed part of Off Tobruk
CHUNGKING, Feb. 27 (Central the 145th Chinese Division stationed On February 25, the communique Newa)-Heavy damage is believed to there, the Press Scetion of the states, German planes hit an enemy have been sustained by the Japanese Japanese Fleet in Central China destroyer off Tobruk with lurret Stasiang, junction of the Peiping-waters announced to-day. calibre bombs, and also concentra-Hankow Hallway and the Tuukuu-
The raiders also destroyed many tions of enemy motorised
Vehicles Chinghua Hallway in north Honan, mliliary buildings and started fives at and artillery emplacements near the as a result of a Chinese raid on their several places. town.
munitions
ons depot there on the night of February
German torpedo-carrying planes anie a 5,000-ton merchantship, In the Western Mediterranean.
Two Japanese grounded planes were also destroyed in a simultaneous attack at the Japanese airfleld there. British Comment
Further damage was done to the LONDON, Feb. 27 (Reuter)-It is Canton-Hankow Inllway between pointed out in official circles here Yoyang (Yochowy and Yunki in that the Italians have not yet been north Human last week by Chinese told of their heavy defeat in the full saboteurs, of Mogadiscio,
The Japanese troops Invading Official comment on the description Wukistain and Uslchpushih on the in the tailan communique of the west bank of Yoo Luke, south-east of Mafla attack points out that it makes Nanchang in Klangsi, have suffered no reference to the facts given in the considerable casualties, and the Multo communique that the attackers Japanese crossing the Fu River dow- lost two planes to British fighters Ing south of Nanchang ure encircled, and five to anti-aircraft are while six were so badly damaged that they. probably did not reach their bases.
Invader's War Planes
Story Of The Fall Of Mogadiscio
FROM PAGE ONE
line which the Italians apparently thought impregnable "in the face of opposition."
Bridge Bombed
CAIRO, Feb. 27 (Reuter)-Stores und troop concentrations and supply dumps were attacked by the RAF. in the. Keren aren with good effect.
Al Assab, bombs were dropped on lurge transport yard whic near SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH'S
Massawa, ammunition stores and Abandoned Towns
UNDISCLOSED BASE, Feb. 27 other military objectives were ralded. KHARTOUM, Feb. 27 (Reuter) | (Domel),-Japanese naval planes in
A railway bridge at Awash, near Relemit, which is about thirty miles the upper Tangise regions on Febru- Addis Ababa, was attacked and a north of Keren, still besieged by the ary 25 and 20 raided Kaotan, 75 direct hit damaged the bridge and British, has been pecupled by our miles south of Anking In Anhwell truck.
Nakfa, abandoned by the enemy. has also been occupied.
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bodied men who are not * connected with the Army to join u special de- fence corps as soon as possible, owing to the present uncertain situation.
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There are at present about 120 Japanese residents in Saigon,
French Troops Ready VICHY, Feb. 27 (Domel)--AU- thoritative circles disclosed that the French are using troops along the; | Thai-Indo-China frontier ready to resumme-bostilities-if-the-armistice
Japanese Dead Eligible For Enshrinement
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" TOKYO, Feb. 27 (Danel).-The Yasukuni Shrine will hold memorial services for those killed in the China hostilities and
Manchurian on the border In solemu ceremonies sanctioned by the Imperial Court for April 23, with the Extraordinary Festival of the Shrine being held from April 24 to 28.
The Army and Navy
authorities have conducted investigations as to those eligible for enshrinement and have decided upon some 15,000 who gave their lives for the country up to the end of December, 1938,
CHUNGKING, Feb, 27 (Central News).-General Chong Chun, Chair- inan of the Szechwan Provincial Government, arrived here from Chengtu by plane to-day.
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