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cruisers and 13 destroyers, while it is with which she began the war still remain service.
HELD OVER-One Day More At 2.30. 5.10, 7.15 & 9.30 p.m. thought that few of the 70 U-boats
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March 5, 1941.
Eire Wants Arms
- DUBLIN, -Mar. 4 (Router)-Mr Frank Alken, the Elre Minister for Co-operation of Defensive Measures,
·FROM PAGE: ONE is leaving for the United States 10-
morrow by air to examine the pos
of purchasing arms and Wilhelmstrasse official stated to-day sibilities that the "dispatch of Gerraan troops supplies from America, according to to
Bulgaria was occasioned by offelal sources. ovidence in Germany's possession of British plans in acutis-cast Europe." but its success in regarded even in He added: "German forces wero Axis circles as extremely dublous. sent to protect the country and' to frustrate the British designs.
Excluding the damage at Taranto, Italy has lost " erulsor, seven destroyers and at least 30 subinarines.
"Were the Axis partnera, sure of On the world's new capital ships
success in this direction, they would "For such a task the troops must not seek to shift the scene of opern- construction, all with the exception of four Japanese pocket battleships are be suitably equipped, but their num-tions Into another theatre of war." of at least 35,000 tons while 20, if not | ber and equipment are not in excess more, nre of 40,000 tons or over, of what is necessary for the task,” The latter include four British of the Lion class, the first two of which are due to be completed In 1943.
U. S. Programme
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Von Papen Mission LONDON, Mar. 4 (Reuter).-Herr Final Issue Unchanged
Franz von Papen, the German Am- bassador, was to-day received by LONDON, Mar. 4 (Reuter).The President fucunu of Turkey and read The United States has 17 battle-German occupation of Bulgaria can-out to him a personal message from
tier, States not affect the Anal issue nor change liltier,
Ankara wireless, ships building or on order and it is the course of events," the Ankara The announcer
The Pre- said: suggested that some of these may wireless stated to-night.
sident Halened to the message with have a displacement of 52,000 tons.
It added: The Axis move in the great attention and benged Herr von Other Items of the American build- Balkans conclusively proved the Papen to convey his thanks to the ing programme include 12 aircraft contention that the Axis powers have Fuehrer for this act of courtesy, carriera, 64 cruisers, 200 destroyers not the courage to ultnek Great "M. Sarafoglu, the Turkish Foreign and 80 submarines.
Britain directly. It may be that at Minister, was present at the interview the cost of great sacriflee this attack which took place at the President's on Great Britain will be attempted, unstle at Chankayn, near Ankara,”
It is impossible to guess how many submarines Germany has laid down since there is no solid basis for the American estimate of 300, but it is believed that this Agure is by no means unreasonable.
Unconfirmed reports suggest that German capital ships under construc- tion may Include two 40,000-ton vessels to be enlled Friedrich der Grosse and Hindenburg while reports that the battleships Bismarck and
It is stated, be treated with caution.
Tirpitz are in full commission must.
BRITISH TAKE 10,000 PRISONERS
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by the Italian Government in Ethiopia and Somaliland."
These have been placed under milltary jurisdiction.
In the course of the proclamation. General Cunningham waras that actions against public peace or the British forces will be punishable by death or lesser penailles.
the
He concludes: "All existing laws, customs, rights and properties in the sad territory will be fully respected so far as they are consistent with the proclamation. So long as
In- habitants remain penceable and com- nly with my orders, they will be sub- jected to no more interference than I consider essential to the perform- ance of my duties. And they need have no fear."
Preparing For Stand?
LONDON. Mar. 4 (UP), is re- ported that the Italians at Keren are preparing for a long stand in the gorge of the dried-up River Anseba, between Keren and the key рабо which the British seized last Satur day. It in thought that the heavy R. A.F. bombings forced the withdrawal Anseba where the Italian
temurun tation lines are shorter,
are
It is reported that between 300 and 100 miles of Italian Somaliland now at the mercy of the British since It became known three days before they surrendered Mogadiscio, that the Italian Commander-in-Chief, the
Governor and all troops which were no dispersed, fed without a altempi- ing to establish defence positions.
Matsuoka Directly Contacts Churchill
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emigrate to und develop Oceania, at least."
New Assurances LONDON, Mar. 4 (UP)--Offeini Japanese circles announced to-day the Ambassador Shigemitsu has handed Mr Winston Churchill, the Prime Minister, a new Matsuoka note: which is believed to contain fresh nssurances that Japan does not intend to attack the British Empire any- wheres.
res. Afterwards, Mr Churchill and Mr Shigemitsu discussed for minutes the Anglo-Japanese relations and the For Ba
Eastern developaments,
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It is understood that the Ambas sador informed the Prime Minister
of the
the Indo China-Thailand proposal. Mr Shigemitsu told a Japanese Journalist that the talk contributed further to the alleviation of Anglo- Japanese tension and he was of the opinion that Pacific crisis seemed dissipated. It la understood that the Ainbassador expressed satisfaction to Mr Churchill of Mr. Menzies' speech last Monday, and he also contended that the triple alliance was designed to prevent the spread of the war to the Far East.
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