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ORAR 10 五拜禮 號四十月三英港香
FRIDAY MARCH 14, 1941.
日七十月二
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U.S. TO BRITISH BOMBERS BLITZ Every Inch A Man and A Soldier
Build Great Fleet
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
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WASHINGTON, Mar. (UP) The House Appropria- tions Committee to-day approv- ed the provision of $3,415,000, 000 in cash for Navy during the next fiscal year. Half of this
money will be used to continue
work on 729 warcraft and $31.- 000,000 is earmarked for con- tractual undertakings..
The cash includes $1,515,000,-
000 to complete two cruisers, 11 destroyers, eight submarines and four auxiliaries during the com- ing year. The ships under con- struction at present include 17 battleships, 12 aircraft- carriers, 54 cruisers, 216 des troyers, 84 submarines and many auxiliary ships.
During the meeting of the House
eretary of the Navy, Colonel Frank
Appropriations Cornmittee the Se- Knox testified that by the autumn America "should be getting ready to
produce ns mueli munitions and air-
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BERLIN, BREMEN AND HAMBURG IN NIGHT RAID
LONDON, MAR. 13 (REUTER),—A FORMIDABLE STRIKing force of BRITISH BOMBER COMMAND AIRCRAFT SWEPT OVER GERMANY LAST NIGHT TO ATTACK HAM- BURG, BREMEN AND BERLIN FROM SOON AFTER Nightfall UNTIL AN HOUR OR SO BEFORE DAWN.
TOGETHER THE THREE ATTACKS MADE FORM THE HEAVIEST BLOW BRITISH BOMBERS HAVE YET STRUCK AT GERMANY.Į
Over each target, there was a concontrated R.A.F. FIGHT BACK
barrage and to reach the objectives in Berlin, the British bombers had to penetrate a continuous curtain of fire.
The attack on Berlin lasted several hours and the British crews were able to pick out the streets, railways and lakes around the city almost as if they had been flying in daylight.
Fragments of shells hit the wings and under-carriage of one British plane but nothing prevented the pilot and bomb-aimer from completing their task. They saw their bombs burst on a target in the centre of Berlin, -
Nazi Socialists Official
Caught By Story Of
The Gestapo The Raids
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
Many pilots reported immense fires in various parts of the city and the glow in the sky could be; seen from 100 miles on the way! home.
200 RAIDERS
Attack on Liverpool Fails
:'
Special to the "Telegraph"
· LONDON, Mar. 13 (UP)--It is officially estimated that 200 German raiders attacked Liverpool last night, but opposition by waves of R.A.F. fighters kept the damage at a minimum. At daybreak, people were still being rescued from the wreckage and others are still trapped. In one area, two policemen, three fire: watchers and three wardens, are missing.
Air Raids
One pilot swooped down through On Britain
the burrage and machine-gunned hils] objcclive from just above the root tops and then low on to stlack the barracks quisite the city from the | same low level.
Bremen Plant
An important plant for the manu-; facture of war material was the chlet. objective at Bremen where the result
Widespread Attack
LONDON, Mar. 13 (Router), -Soon after dark to-night, enemy bombers were reported to be over many parts of the country, indicating more wide-
This Morning spread attacks.
Nazis Unsuccessful
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
An alarm was sounded in the London area.
England const nad one in south Eng-
land.
Nazis Pay Dearly
At a late hour to-night, three Nazi LONDON, Mar. 14 (UP),night raiders were reported to havo LONDON, Mar. 13 (UP).—A SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
German raiders were still at been brought down over the south report reaching German Social- LONDON, Mar. 13 (UP)-of a concentrated attack was among tacking several points on the ists in London states that Rudolf An Air Ministry communique the most spectacular ever reported by countryside at an early hour, this
British pilots.
Bursts were seen over the whole morning, although the London Breitsch and Rudolf Hellcrding states: "Atincks on the enemy
LONDON, Mar. 13 (Reuter).-- have arrived in Berlin as pri- last night extended from Berlin area of the work. Many buildings area is generally quiet.
Relays of raiders were over Mer-
British fighters shot down two more soners of the Gestapo.
to Boulogne and were carried received direct hits and were seen to
catch fire.
seyside “Bölüre reported to have been out by the light of the moon"]
ide for many hours following up enemy aircraft during to-day with- Elsewhere in Bremen, says the Air Wednesday's heavy attnet, but few rout-loss to themselves rested at Arles near Marseilles They were very successful. Ministry, the first signs of trouble bombs were dropped. After several
This occurred when about dawn month ago, and were surrendered by
were long lines of burning incen-hours, only one high explosive had this morning a the Frinch under German extradition
small number of "In addition to the older types diaries across industrial objectives fallen on Liverpool and a few incen-
enemy lighters and fighter bombers claims in accordance with the ar- of aircraft of the bomber com- and then the buildings themselves diary bombs were quickly CX-
crossed the south-east coast but did mistic stipulations..
tinguleited.
not penetrate very for inland before Hilferding, 01, was twice German mand, several new and more were seen to catch fire
The defences at Bremen were The raiders' dropped fares at they were intercepted by British Minister of Finance, while Breitsch, powerful types were again in almost as vigorous as those in Berlin severni points but few very high-fighters. 86, headed the Social Democracies action, carrying very heavy and number of Germatt fighters well out of range of the ground de- group in the Reichstag. Bull pos- bombs.
attempted to intercept the British fences.
A few bombs were dropped, but sessed United States visas but the
bombers, there being several incon-
At Merseyside, the raiders were they caused no casualties and little French refused them exit permits.
elusive engagements.
apparently concentrating 011 twe damage..
bombed towns, one of which was pecially in the neighbourhood of rail- Hamburg too had a sleepless night Wednesday night when working clas way yards. At Bremen, many explo- sions were observed after direct hits and just after 30 p.m, the first raiders homes were destroyed, Two high were scored on the target which was were dropping their bombs among the explosives hit the residential distric Fires but there were no serious casualtic an important industrini aren. Num-docks and shipping yards. erous fires were caused in other parts ared high and some of the pilots and the damage was slight.
zeeing them clearly 70 and 80 miles away.
As well as this great concentration of aircraft over Germany, the Bomber Command also despatched a number of heavy bombers to Boulogne where many kits were scared on the docks.
DESTROYER
SINKS SUB Convoy Incident In Aegean Sea
"The first niincks were made on Berlin and were highly effective es-
of the same area.
Hamburg Hard Hit "Naval shipyards and the Industrial district of Hamburg received special SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH“
attention and there were many fres ATHENS, Mar. 13 (UP).—A and explosions, One enemy aircraft convoy, presumably British is was destroyed while attempting to believed to be in the Aegean Sea.
"The Schipol aerodrome was bonib- A Greek communique reported that the Greek destroyer Paara ed by a single aircraft which attack- sank an Italian submarine as it and the low countrics. At Dourag
ed objectives in northwest Germany was attempting to attack large fires were started on the docks.
Convoy.
intercept.
"Aircraft of the Coastal Command were active yesterday. Off Jutland
It is recalled that private advices to the "United Press" in New York the stern of an enemy destroyer was yesterday said that a British force had
hit by a torpede. Large supply ships
arrived in Greece from Egypt, while anchored in Ijmuiden harbour and The Brush reported that an Italian other vessels at Osiend were also at- submarine was sunk in attempting to tacked. An aerodrome in Norway uttack a convoy in the Aegean Sea on was bombed and a large building hlt.:
Five of our aircraft are missing."
March 0.
Mr Currie Denies His Report Is Pessimistic
Special to the "Telegraph"
WASHINGTON, Mar. 13 (UP) -—When contacted by the Untied Press to-day regarding the Japanese charges that his re- port would be most pessimistic, Mr Lauchlin Currie said he could not comment further, but that he would stand on the statement he'mado uport his departure from China.
This statement which was could not disclose it but its results quoted by the Chinese to- day, might be seen as events unfolded. said: " leave with my faith in the Treasury disclosed that Mr Currie Mr Henry Morgenthau, Secretary of the greatness of China's destiny hat conferred with him almost im- confirmed.".
mediately upon his return from China. Mr Currie asserted that lib had al- Mr Morgenthau was anked what pro- and ready conferred once with the Prespect there was of sending planes" aldant, but had not yet completed other enaterials to China and he re- his report, and he would see the Pre-plled that Mr Currie and only re- sident again shortly,
turneu yesterday; therefore, the press Asked what would be the nature of should wait until he has finished his hls report, Mr Currio repiled that he report.
Hamburg Woken Up
reported
German Admissions BERLIN, Mar. 13 (UP)-Three! were killed and three slightly wound❤
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LATEST
Sharp Increase In Cholera
$7 Billion For
Britain
Is Adequate
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" WASHINGTON, Mar. 13 (UP),— Mr Cordell Hull, Secretary of State, Mr Henry Stimson, Secretory of War, and Colonel Frank Knox.j Secretary of the Navy, told a secret
the
Otherwise there was little enemy activity up lo noon to-day
In addition to the nine enemy bombers destroyed in last night's raid, the Air Ministry states that a number of other enemy' bombers are known to have been damaged by various means, and that It is possible TURN to Back Page, Column 5
U.S. Press Takes Up Challenge
Tall, bronzed and smiling, every inch a frea man and a great soldier, this youthful member of the Australian Imperial Forces in Palestine typifies the men who have swept Mussolini's troops out of Egypt, Cirenaica and Libya.
ITALIANS MEET WITH DISASTER
Special to the "Telegraph”
ATHENS, Mar. 13 (UP).-According to the Government spokesman, the Italian offensive after five days is, apparently -dying-out-but-is-still-very-intensive-on-a-16-mile-front in the. central sector where Mussolini, as Italian prisoners reported, is anxiously waiting in General Headquarters. The offensive end- ed disastrously for the Italians.
The spokesman asserted that in the central sector, an Italian attack was launched after heavy Italian artillery action and was followed at dawn by a charge of important forces which was driven back with terrific losses, the Italiana abandoning much war material, field telephones and leaving the ground strewn
with their dead,
May Relax Blockade
Britain's Dilemma
In the northernmost sector, the Italians attempted a surprise frontal httack without arilllery preparation and this too, ended disastrously. After this a dawn attack proved the most relentless in recent days.but the Italians were driven back while the Greeks captured the positions from which the Italians had started.
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
Rome Conimunique WASHINGTON, Mar. 13 (UP) ~
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SPECIAL TO THE “TELEGRAPH" Authoritative quarters revealed day that members of the State De-
ROME, Mar. 13 (UP)-The 279th partment and British officials are dies war communique says, "On the cussing the possiblitics of relaxing Greek front the enemy renewed their the British blockade to allow food to attack on both sides of the Vojusha rench unoccupied France.
Valley and were repulsed with grave Scre belleve that the decision
losses. Our aviation bombed an im- will be on
most important one of the
portant enemy naval base, phusen of Anglo-American co-opera-
In view of Admiral Durlan's "Italian and German planes in A threat that continued British refuani night action attacked the port works might force the Vichy Government at La Valetto, Malta.
into closer collaboration with Berlin.
session of the House Deficiency Ane "Great Retreat" Ended They asserted that Britain herself willed naval air bases in Cyrenaica. propriations Committee that seven billion dollar request ΠΟΣ British aid appeared to be adequate
disclosed to
probably receive substantial food- NEW YORK, Mar. 13 (Reu-stuffs from the United States. ter). The "New York Times"
to meet present war conditions.
Representative Cilton Woodrun on March 12 said: "March 11, A Leamon named: C. Jolinson, 24, general nature of the 1941, ought to be remembered of a British ship, has been missing testimony tained the
and concurrently
Mr There has been a startling increase
bring the the United States ended thu In the number of Cholera cases in consent of unanimous in our history as the day when since 0.38 p.m. on March 12.
billion dollar bill to the Hongkong.
floor great retreat. To-day's official health report re- of the House for consideration next
"Our effort to find security in Iso- veals that 18 new cases were reported Tuesday. When asked by reporters on Wednesday, bringing the year's whether the seven billion dollars re-lation has failed. By the final pas lotal to 03.
presented the total programme for sago of the Lease and Lend, Bill, we Sixteen victims were from the the two year period of the Lend and confess its fallure. We turn now Lease Bill, Mr Woodrum sald, "No- ¡body can say." .
Island and two from Kowloon.
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'new chapter. We assume the re- sponsibilities which fall naturally to
a great World Power. We proclaim aur decision that in collretive security
the democratic nations survive.
Mr Forrest Improves. and only in collective security can
The condition of Mr R. A. D. Forrest, Immigration Officer, whose Indisposition'caused a postponement; of the public inquiry into the affairs of the Department, is improving. Mr Forrest, who is a pallent at the Queen Mary Hospital, had a good night's rest and is making good pro
great.
"We shall protect the security of
our people wherever it is threatened, and we hold it to be threatened by Itler's subjugation of democracy in Europe and his attack on Britain.
"In North Africa, our planes bomb- "Detachments of the German alr corps bombed and machine-gunned British mechanised units in an en- campment In East Africa, the enemy raided some of our centres in Eritrea without dathage. --
Yugo-Slavia Key Point In Turkey's Policy
Special to the "Telegraph"
ISTANBUL, Mar. 13 (UP).—M. Shukru Esmer, political editor of the semi-official newspaper "Ulus, declared over the radio that Premifer Saydam's expected speech to the National Assembly has been postponed indefinitely, "because of the In- stability of the Balkan situation."
He described the situation in key win canalder herself freed from "English workers are waging an Yugo-Slavia as being particular-j her obligation toʻhër.” epic battle of courage and deterly unstable and declared that He declared that Turkey will mination. They have kept their factories running in spite of the Turkey was watching Yugo resist aggression at any time against. storm of bombs and Incendiary Slavia closely.
her territory and independence, and
Shanghai Shooting SHANGHAI Mar 14 (UP) A Chinese gurman shot and wounded Mr Shoa-51, Chinese Director of the Tax Bureau of the Nanking controlled greater Shanghat; Municipal Govern ment in the international Settlement. own."!
bombs. By their efforts they have He asserted: "It that country he was of the opinion, and hopeful, made it possible for their brave resists German aggression which will that such aggression was improbable fighting forces to carry on. Amerien probably come from Bulgaria, Tur- because Germany could not hope to must give them help and encourage- key will fulfil her obligations in nid-yain control over the Mediterranean, mont because they are Aghling log Greece and Yugo-Slavin effective whilst-a-war against Turkey_would America's battle as well as their ly. If to the contrary, Yugo-Slavia not have any declalve effect on the
adheres to the tri-Power pact, Tur-outcome of the war as a whole.