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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
February 28, 1941.
No More Concessions Demoralised Italians Big Need For Faster In Thai Dispute Retreat & Surrender Merchant Liners
TH
ernment any fall.
FROM PAGE ONE
Off Tobruk
FROM PAGE ONE
FROM PAGE ONE bodied men who are not connected talinn Aghters, made mass attacks dangerous services that slow altips Ten enemy could perform; thus reduce the time with the Army to Join a special de-on Multese airports. fence corps us soon is posible, owing planes were sel on fire on the ground, each slip spent in pausing through
and cut. to, inany others were serlounly damaged, the danger aren; to the present uncertain situation.
the unayoldable delays Informed quarters report that Indo- and hangars and installations were minimum
bit.
under wartime conditions. China's attitude towards, the negotia
"In air: fights, four Hurricanes were
Every day counted for victory, and tions is stiffening, therefore the Gov
definite precautions brought down, two by German and preetaus days should not be lost in in should the
handling cargo or in repairs or They two by Italian fighters."
awalling a convoy. asserted that growing bitterne is thon irected against Japan rather
There should be equal priority with fact that Thailand in view of the
On February 25, the communique the Army and Air Force in supply-
Runs and machine-ima Japan is revealing her stand in the states, German planes hit on chenying
large merchant ships to enable them negotiations. They interpreted the destroyer off Tobruk with Japanese evacuation as preparation calibre bombs, aut also concentra-defend
themselves against. for for Japanese pressure
vehicles attacks. the actions of enemy motorised dernands ceptance of the Thailand
Purchase Rights and artillery emplacements near the which Thailand would never make. unless backed by a third Power,
Lord Rotherwick said that shlpow Germon torpedo-carrying planes sank a 5,000-ton merchantship, Inners should be able to purchase. Government ships as a partial solu- the Western Mediterranean,
tion of replacement problems, At British Comment.... present, the only shipping that was replaced WOR Government LONDON, Feb. 27 (Reuter).-It is belrur
town.
to
10
air.
Get Ready To Leave SAIGON, Feb. 27 (Domel).The Japanese Consul-General, Mr Minoda, received representatives of Japanese residents at the Consulate this morn-
when it was understood that he pointed out in ofletul circles here shipping and the only building was advised them to prepare for evacun-that the Italians have not yet been Government building.
The present policy would result in tion as a precaution against possible told of their heavy defeat in the fall
the bulk of tonnaste being Govern- complication in the Tokyo mediation of Moguliselo.
Omcial comment on the description men owned if the war janted a long! conference.
of the time, and it raised the issue of There are at present
120 in the Italian communiqué about
nationalisation. Malta attack points out that it makes Japanese residents in Salgon.
plan To enable shipowners to no reference to the facts given in the French Troops Ready VICHY, Feb. 27 (Domci).-Au-Malta communique that the attackers ahead and remove the existing
frankly state whether thoritative circles disclosed that the lost two planes to British fighters certainly in this regard, Government French are massing troops along the and ave to anti-aircraft fire while six should Thai-Indo-China frontler ready to were so badly damaged that they nationalisation was their intention.
the armistice probably did not reach their bases. resume hostilities f talks fall.
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Indo-China follows
C warning chorus in to-day's press, threatening drastic consequences should either Thailand or French Indo-China re- jeet the Japanese proposals to settle The frontier dispute beween the two countries.
It is believed that the Thai dele- gotes are
ready to accept the terri- torin! cession proposed by the Japanese, but that the French have oppusest any revision, of the border from the outset,
Government officials declared here to-day that they were not nervous | about the outcome and sald that the orders to Japanese to withdraw from Indo-China was a perfectly proper
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Enemy In Conference
The French Ambassador to Japan is at present conferring with Mr Mai- suoka and is presumed to be frans- mittity; Vichy's reply to what is des- cribed in Japanese official quarters as Japan's "final proposals" for settle- ment of the border dispute with Thot- land.
Semi-official Japanese reports re- voul uncertainty as "whether a satis- factory agreement can be reached."
Landing At Castel Rosso Described
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" ANKARA, Feb. 27 (UP).-It is re-. ported that the British landing at Castel Rasso was followed by a four hour bombardment by British des- troyers, in the midst of which Axis planes attacked the destroyers, which withdrew, but reappeared later sup- ported by British plans which pro- tected the disembarkation."
Greek Joy
LONDON, Feb. 27 (Reuter).The occupation of the island of Custel Rosso in the Eastern Mediterranean by British forces is halted with enthusiasm by the Greeks, according to the Athens radio.
The newsper, "Estia," refers tu Castel Rosso as the first Dodecanese island to see the sunlight of freedom and adds: "In order to realise what Faselat tyranny has meant for Castel Rosso, remember that of the 12,000 Inhabitants of unmixed Greek blood, barely 1,800 now. remain
the island. The rest have been driven into exile. Whole communities of fugitives from Castel Rosso now exist in Greece, America, Austrella and France."
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