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March 8, 1941.
British Strike From East into Abyssinia
CAIRO, Mar. 7 (Reuter).-The British forecs in Italian Somaliland are steadily progressing along the main road leading from Mogadisclo to Jijien in Abyssinia.
This is announced in a com- munique from British Headquar- ters. The communique adds that operations in other areas in Italian Somaliland continue to develop to our advantage..
Concerning operations further north in Abyssinia, the communique states- that British forces on"patrol on, the Gondar road are now cast of Aminia. “
foreca are Abyssinian patriot operating against the Italian garrison withdrawing from Burye, capturing 300 prisoners, four field guns and they have also shot down one Italian air- croft.
In addition, 1,700 deserters from the Italian side have entered the Britial
lines.
From Libya and Eritrea there is | nothing to report.
Air Operations
Europe And Far East Discussed
Washington Parley WASHINGTON, Mar. 7 (Reu- ler).--British, Australian and United States diplomalle repre- sentatives to-day conferred on Europe and the Far East.
common
An Absorbing Tale of a Torch Singer, A Piano Thumper and a Gangster Boss
-BROMFIELD'S
BROMELU'S IT ALL CAME TRUE
A Warner Bros, picture coming to Hongkong next week. Tho cast includes ANN SHERIDAN as Sal; JEFFREY LYNN as Tommy; HUMPHREY BOGART as Mr Grassolli; SAZU PITTS as Miss Flint: JESSIE BUSLEY as Mrs Taylor-and-UNA O'CONNER as Maggio Ryan.
Serialised by HARRY LEE.
Lord Halifax, the British Am- bassador, told reporters that the
THE STORY SO FAR: When Miss Minnie died she left her, brownstone The R.A.F, and South African Al diplomats reached a Force were very active on Wednesday agreement in judging and estim-house, its furnishings, and its four ancient boarders, to the cook, Magpie and Thursday, particularly in theating, developments in the two Keren area. Troops, gun positions, motor transport and other milltary targets such as road junctions und railways were bombed and machine- gunned,
Flying-boats moored at Zula were machine-gunned.
An attack was made on the supply depot at Asmara,
Continued support was given to the British troops advancing in Italian East Africa.
The R.A.F. successfully bombed Italian artillery positions at Luzart,
Albanin.
All British altcraft returned safely except the one lost ut Maltu.
Gains In Figures CAIRO, Mar. 7 (Reuter).The British forces, who, in three weeks have cleared Italian Somaliland up to the river Shibelt and have crossed into Abyssinia, are now in possession:
Isles.
spheres.
Lord Halifax and Mr R.G. Casey, the Australian Minister, talked for an hour with Mr Cordell Hull, after which Lord Halifax, in an Interview, said: "I think we are in very common agreement about the values of the facts and information we have had, It is good to know that we see them very much ailķe."
Lord Halifax described their view of the situation as "balance" rather than optimistic.
Discussing British shipping losses, the British Ambassador said that he had the official figures for February showing that the German sinking claims were almost exactly three times in excess of the truth."
Administration's
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NIGHT-SOIL DEBATE
WORDS
were
In their hurricane advance they have occupled inore than 100,000 square miles and have accounted for! 21,000 soldiers in dead or captured, of whom many were Europeans.
columns.
FROM PAGE ONE
is
Apart from in the air at present, Senator Alben Barkley, forecast that there is no contact between the Bri- the Senate would pass the Bill to- tish forces and the retreating Italian morrow night.
He told reporters that he would seck another night session on Satur day night in addition to to-night's, In order to obtain the Bill's passage. in Senator Gerald Nye (who opposition), maintained that a anal vote was impossible before next week.
Roosevelt On Delay WASHINGTON, Mor, 7 (Reuter), Every day's delay in the Aid to Britain Bill would affect the deliver-
to
Importance Of Lofoten Is. Raid
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better results, while they also in any who would like to come better not answer. He then added
feel il disposed to thrust a new financial burden on the rate- payers.
the
Ryan, and the maid, Norah Taylor. The new owners refused to evict the old people even though times were hard. Norah hadn't seen her son Tommy for over five years. Maggie's beautiful, hard-bolled daughter was a singer of torch songs. She dashed home after losing her job and beating up the boss. Norah's sou Tommy had been playing. plano in a tough joint and toting the pot for the proprietor. The place was raided and the boss snatched the gun from Tommy and fired on his informer. Threa- tening Tommy with the fact that he can pin the blame for the shooting on hini, he practically forces him to bring the boss, Grasseli to his mother's boarding house, " the trouble blows over."
CHAPTER 2
NORAII, overjoyed to have her son
Magle added, "Grasselli the name is. Ever hear of him?"
Saral Jane said she hadn't. She
home again, readily accepted his story that the new boarder, Mr. Gras- sell, had had a nervous breakdown, and that the doctor had ordered him had, however, heard the tender strains to stay in his room and to take his of the irish air Tommy was playing, neuls there. After getting his un- in the parlor above, under Miss Min- wanted guest quartered for the night, nic's portrait. She wanted desperate-
Tommy, condemning himself, went to ly to see him, but she also know that
#
his own old room where his mother they'd be going it like cats and dogs was turning down the covers. He in no time, if she did. She vowed sat down on the bed and she thought she wouldn't squabble this time. how tired he looked. "Why didn't Her eyes were shinning as she tip- droop in you write to me, darlin'?" she said loed in. There was
Tommy's shoulders that made her feel softly,
the urgent need of protecting him. She stood watching him, her lips was successful. I wouldn't have curved into a tender smile, until he come to-night .. only. . .” As wheeled around suddenly and saw he hesitated she stooped and kissed her...
"Because I didn't want to come till
not minced at Thursday's Legislative Council's discussion of the night-soil problem. The cleavage in opinion was sharp. To the Government spokesmen the present system of night-soil carrying is wholly unsatisfac-of Vestvanboy A Norwegian official tes of war materials to the democra tory and its dangers have reach-io-day told the press: "When the cfes a little later on, declared Pre- ed a stage when drastic changes ships arrived off the Islands, power-sident Roosevelt at his press are called for; to the Unofficialsful loud speakers broadcast messages ference to-day,
10 the local populations telling them! Asked whether the present delay there is strong doubt whether that friends were at hand and sug was having a a serious effect, President Government control will produce gesting that crews would be willing Roosevelt at first replied that he had
16 Loke
and join the Norwegian that reporters were aware that he
had stated, ever since free forces.
Bill went "Hundreds of young men imme to Congress, that perhaps the present diately lined up on the shore. This time, February or early March, lid These were the fundamentals was the chance of a life time and not affect the immediate aid to the of the debate, but there were they took it. Our forces were there democracies but it would affect the
allowing the young deliveries a for several hours
ittle later. Referring to war tributary questions such as the men
materials, the men to go to their homes and get influence of vested interests; the their best cicthes and pack up all
all President said that the United States standing off of workers; the they wanted to bring with them had plenty of tin at present-but-in- Among the patriots numbering about sufficient nickel was coming in to advisability of making changes 300, very few were married, but they supply the Army, Navy and civilian at this particular time.
had been trained for the last fighting requirements,
Labour Board Judged merely on merits of and formed part of the Norweginn
WASHINGTON, Mar. 7 (Reuter). debate, the cogent arguments of Expeditionary Force that is now being the D.M.S., and Mr Carric were trained in this country under Nor-President Roosevelt disclosed at a
wegian officers."
press conference to-day that he was decidedly more impressive than
Germans Testy
considering the creation of a Labour the plaints of the Unofficials.
Board to net as a mediation agency Reduced to its simplest terms STOCKHOLM, Mar. 7
to consider the problems of labour the problem of night-soil carry-Press dispatches from Oslo say the production and other factors con-
Reich Commissar to Norway, Josef cerring inbour disputes ing is this: (a) that the existing Terboven to-day declared that a state Interests of defence. system is and always has been
of emergency existed at Lofoten Is- unsatisfactory, except for those land and he fined the population 100,- who make money out of it; (b) 000 crowns following the British raid
Inst Tuesday. it is of vital necessity that an
Press reports say that several per- improvement be made. The Un-
sons were arrested and charged with Mr D. L. Newbigging, Controller officials are completely justified alding the British, one being execut-of Food, has issued the following gesture but it made her feel warm at her, "to tell me about it!" in exploring the whole issue be-ed. The Norwegians must also pro- statement for general overnment she said, "I like it a lot better than anything, do you?".
Information: and triumphant. "Never mind, son,” "No, you don't need anybody, för vide for the families of all the With reference fore making a decision, but a Germans captured. All property of Notifications 665 of June 14, 1040 if you'd come home in a fine big car,
young German among those
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Food Importers To Register
his hair. He put an arm around her waist for a moment and laid his head on her plump breast. It was a tiny
adilike I had it made up!" foodstuffs (In-
Kingdom. Importers
Drc
Jane
"Oh
It's you," guid "How're you, runt?"
Tommy.
"Hello, smartypants," she retoried, "I heard 'you were home,"‚he mald said casually as he went on playing."
"Where have you been?"
"Oh, Just around,
Louls, San Francisco places."
Chicago, St a lot of
"And never a word to your old nother, and her most crazy some- times
*
"I don't need you," darting a glance
"If you mean I can take care of myself, you're right!”
"Judging by your looks you've been making a swell job of it" "I've been doing all right.”
"Yeah, you've been doing fine--
ever since you went away to college and pretended to your swell friends you were an orphan, and a nephew
little more constructiveness in the Norwegians who joined the Bri- and 1351 of December 13, 1040, all their criticism would be welcome. tish will be confiscated and the houses Arms, hongs, companies and Indi- The net result of the debate was, burned, The Oslo newspapers Issued virtuals who import foo
It was mid-forenoon of the next Hong day when Maggie's Sarah that apart from casting doubts warning to the nation against op cluding liquids) directly to
posing the Germans or believing in irong from the United Kingdom are on the efficiency of government British propaganda,
flounced into the kitchen, ran the required to register themselves at the control, no valid argument was
Less Than Hour
office of the Controller of Food by gauntlet of her mother's wrath, pour- advanced' against the official LONDON, Mar. 7 (Reuter). The letter on or before March 15, 1941, ed herself a cup of coffee, and picked
when a number will be allotted to up the tabloid. "I see our fair lly Lofoten scheme. The D.M.S. gave an British round-up of the
Istands took less than an hour.
them in connexion with permission to under the throes of another Investiga assurance that the proposed
Speaking in broken English, import into this Colony from the change-over was the shape of
tlon!" she said, Unlted better things to come, and ho in the raid told a "teulere pre warned that fallure to register by
reporter March
"Who Bre they investigatin'7" of poor Miss Minnie! Just wait til 1 tell your. Ma that you left home outlined them; Mr Carrie illus-jat a northern railway station to-night 15 may involve refusal of such
because you felt
that
she and trated how desirable it was that that none of them was able to offer permission if application is received Moggle snapped, "You?" Sarah Jane made no
chorus girl-and answer for Maggle-and the the change should be gradual any resistane to the landing force, at a later date.
Detailed "Your sailors just surrounded us conditions of future import to this Information regarding and not violent; both gentlemen, and we could not do anything. It Colony from the United Kingdom Hine. She read it aloud:
her eyes had been caught by a scare- the funny boarders were too great a handicap for any young man who planned to get on in the worldl 8 Government representatives, was all over in 30 or 40 minutes," he will be given individually to im-
Then she'll take back all those tears have a passionate desire to see added.
porters on allotment of their respec- Then Quislings appeared to be in alve numbers.
she sopped up her pillow with!" an improvement in the methods
despondent mood in contrust to the. of night-soil carrying, and there cheerfulness of the Germans. seems to be no reason why they should not be given the opportunity of demonstrating whether this is possible of achievement.
Government has no ulterior interests at stake, save of seeing that the work is carried out at
Defence Reserve
The following persons have been permitted to quit the Hongkong De- fence Reserve: Mr R. H. Wild, with effect from February 2; Mr T S. Maher, with effect from March 1; Mr E. R. Agabeg, with effect from
CAMBLING CZAR:
ELUDES POLICE; CANGSTER SLAIN
DURING RAID! Tommy's come home," interposed Moggie.
"If you ever tell her," Tommy said quietly, "I'll go away and never. come back again."
"That would be a great losst Why did you come home? Who's this Mr Grassili?"
"How would it be if you minded
Single Aircraft Raid. Britain
"No kikling .... So what?. "Can you imagine! Chips Maguire! Bombs On N.E. Scotland March ; Mr S. L. Lloyd has been
I used to work for him at the Villa your own business?" LONDON, Mar 7
outer) appointed to set as Organiser of the Paradise, night club!" "Tommy's aircraft have been General Group Single enemy
homo," Maggle repented." of the Essential of the Hongkong Defence Reserve Bomba were dropped at one point Colony of Mr J. K. Bousfeld, M.C.
the least expense of the rate active to-day in various parts of Service during the absence from the
ency.
payers without conceding effici-England. Private enterprise has not made a very good job of the in north-east Scotland with little Mr D. M. Munro has been appoint- work, apart from the accruing of effect but a number of persons were ed to be an Acting Sub-Lieutenant in killed and others were injured in the the Hongkong Naval Volunteer Force, substantial profits; therefore it Midlands where some buildings were with effect. from February 9. scema high time that somebody demaged. clso was given the chance of Incidents, says the Air Ministry, NEW DELHI, Mar. 7 (Reutor) effecting improvement. The were reported from several other The Viceroy has appealed to all re- areas, especially along the cast const, glons in India to observe March 23 health of the Colony domanda but damage nowhere was serious and as a national day of prayer with the this.
casuallios were very few.
|people of the United Kingdom.
"How would it be if you did "a into the Eart running swan dive
:'
"I heard you. So he's home," her River?" daughter replied scomfully.
Sarah Jane strode out in high "You take it as if he'd only gone dudgeon. Half way up the stairs she away yesterday," Maggie said. snapped her fingers as 18 to say,
"Damn ll, I did it again!”.
"Look, Ma, Sarah Jano's volco was heavily sarcastic." inside of me I'm bursting with girlish enthusiasm but I'm trying to control my feel- Ings,"
"He's brought a friend with him,”
Mr. Grassell's door, which had been open a mere crack, closed, but not too noiselessly for the quick bars. of Sarah Jane.
(To be continued on Monday)