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Italian Warship Hit By
Torpedoes
CAIRO, Mar. 20 (Reuter).— An Italian cruiser or a large destroyer was among the ships sunk or damaged in a series of attacks which the Fleet Air Arm made against enemy shipping in Valona and Durazzo last Satur- day and Monday nights, states a communique issued here to day.
Six or seven, bis
were ob- tained with torpedoes. The com- munique says that the attacks were extremely successful and caused severe damage.
Transports Torpedoed LONDON, Mac. 20 (Reuter)-
Further succespes have been reported by British mubmarines operating against Italy's sea · communications. 'says an Admiralty communique.
The submarine Uunos! (Lieut Commander R. D. Cayley) curried out a successful attack on an escorted convoy of two deeply laden Italian transports of about 4,000 and 4,000 long crowded with troops. The ex- plosions of the torpedoes were follow- ed by a
by a very violent explosion, and
it is considered certain that al
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FRIDAY, MARCH, 21, 1941.
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GREAT BATTLE FLEET:
65,000-TON
Special to the "Telegraph"
WASHINGTON, MAR. 20 (UP).—THE SENATE BY VOTE TO-DAY PASSED THE $3,446,000,000 BILL PROVIDING FUNDS TO CONTINUE THE GREATEST PEACE-TIME WAR- SHIP CONSTRUCTION IN UNITED STATES HISTORY. THIS SWIFT ACTION FOLLOWED THE APPROVAL OF TWO BILLS AUTHORISING THE NAVY TO MAKE CONTRACTS FOR A CHAIN OF SEA BASES.
Representative Melvyn Maas, of the Naval` Affairs. Committee, revealed that the two-ocean naval expansion programme will include five super-battleships of from 60,000 to 65,000 tons. He said he had been informed that the super-ships were contracted for in September last. The Navy Department declined to confirm or deny this.
BRITISH
lenst one of the transports was BOMBERS
completely destroyed.
The submaring Triumph (Lieu! Commander W. J. Woods) has sunk iwo
deeply-laden Italian
ships, each of about 2,500 tons,
The submarine
supply
ACTIVE
Mr Maas asserted the super- battleships would conform with the naval limitation treaty ton- nage of 45,000 tons owing to the fact that the "treaty tonnage is The weight of the ships practi- cally as they slide off the ways. When ships are outfitted with guns, and arintair, the tonnage is increased considerably," He said that the
Unique Licut Fierce Eritrea Andes Montana, Ohio, Maine, New
Commander A. F. Collett) has for- pedoed a fully-laden Italian supply ship of about 3,000 tons which was proceeding in an escorted convoy.
This supply ship is almost certain- ly sunk.
Abyssinia Raids
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" CAIRO, Mar. 20 (UP).-In- tense R.A.F. activity is con- tinuing in Eritrea particularly in the Keren and Asmara areas, according to an official annotince- ment. The enemy positions in the hills around Keren were re- and
Hampshire and Louisiana had been arsigned to these ships.
Informed circles stated that none of the keels has as yet been laid.
Mr. Maas declared that there was samme possibility of mounting 18-inch gups but it was more probable that) the ships would carry 16 inch guns.
Admiralty Communique SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LONDON, Mar. 20 (UP). The
Chain of Naval Bases Admiralty to-day announced that the British submarines Unique, Utmost
WASHINGTON, Mar. 20 (UP).— and Triumph sunk four and probably
The Senate to-day approved the com- Ave Italian ships in the
the Mediterranean peatedly dive bombed
ference reports on authorisation bills including two transports of about machine-gunned.
totalling $342,876,383, including a 0,000 and 1,000 tons each believed to
chain of naval and air bases in eight have been heavily laden with troops between Keren and Asmara was and work in the Pacific.
Enemy transport on the road
British
possessions in the Atlatle The announcement sald the torpedo ;
This ap explosions were followed by very attacked,
proval. completed Congressional ac- tion. violent explosions and it is consklered During the heavy raid on
at least one transport was con- Asmara the telegraph oflice-and-authorisation was unanimous and that at leas
The approval of · thé naval base pletely destroyed.
the Fiat works were bombed. !coincided with the London reports Another formation bombed that there was full agreement be- the railway station. The nero-ween the United States and Britain
regarding drome at Dessie was heavily at-lesenegal conditions of the tacked and bally damaged."
other bills thorised the improvements The harbour at Tripoli was heavily partial fortiffention of Gapm lamber and one stick of bombs feil Samoa,
The Unique attacked an alian supply ship of about 3,000 tons which was almost certainly sunk; the Ut most sank two transports while the Triumph "sank two deeply laden Halian supply ships, ench of about 2,500 tons."
Gallup-ing To War
Americans. Vote
and
also
assi
on a concentration of shipping. At |
Aviation Station Tamet there were explosions Bres among dispersed enemy planes.
WASHINGTON, Mar. 20 (Reuter). The RAP. ako raided an enemy Two bills authorising the expendi- aerodrome at Tripolitania and mili-ture of $345,000,000 on naval and tary objectives at. Tepelini.
One public works programmes, including plane is missing.
work on the Pacific islands of Guam and Samoa and bases recently ac- quired from Britain, were passed in the Senate to-dny.
U.S. Warships In
New Zealand
NEW YORK, Mar. 20 (Reu-] ter)--"If you were asked to vote on the question of the; United States going to war
WELLINGTON, Mar. 20 (Reuter). staying out, how would you meaning "For ever, for ever, we shall -"Ace vee, Kia kusha"-Muori words vote?"
fight on--was the message which the
or
The bills, which include the Ex- penditure of $18,500,000 for aviation stations in British possessions, now await President Roosevelt's signature.
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Mounting Tension In Far East
SINGAPORE, Mar. 20 (Reu- ter). The N.Y.K. liner. Haruma Maru sailed for Japan at noon to-day carrying the last group of Japanese women and children evacunting Singapore in view of the mounting tension in the Far East, states a Japanese report.
Count Michimaun Soewima and seven, members of the Afghanistan mission to Japan are also on board.
Americans Leaving Japan
TOKYO, Mar. 20 (Domel)- Revising its former order to all Methodist missionaries in Japan and Korea to evacuate to the United States, the Mission Board in New York ims eabled the Mission Council of the Methodist Church to transfer the grow up of
women missionaries to the Philippines.
This first group will include Miss Helen Moore of the Kwassul Girls' School at Nagasaki, and Missco Patricia Mellugh and Nell Dyer of the Aoyama Gakuin College of Tokyo who left for Manila aboard the Pre- sident Cleveland this afternoon.
Misses Mellugh and Dyer had booked for the United States on the President Pierce but they changed their plans upon the last-minute advice from New York.
Another woman missionary, Mrs T. T. Brumbauch, with her daughter Miss Bathara Alko, left this afternoon aboard the Nippon Kalsha Iner Nitta Maru for the United States. TURN to Back Page, Column 3
R.A.F. Bomber Joins German Cruisers
Squadron & Bombs Aerodrome Head For
Special to the "Telegraph" ·
LONDON, Mar. 20 (UP).—The Air Ministry states that an R.A.F. bomber flying over enemy occupied territory recently, joined a formation of German bombers who were returning from Britain and received the landing signal from a German aerodrome. The R.A.F. pilot flew down as though to laud and then a member of his crew signalled on a flash lamp, "Heil Hitler" and the bomber dropped a stick of bombs across the aerodrome, after which the plane returned
to Britain.
Cologne & Lorient Bombed By R.A.F.
Special to the "Telegraph" LONDON, Mar. 20 (UP).—Royal Air Force bombers scored important hits with heavy high explosive and Incendiary bombs on Cologne factories Inst night, according to an official
jannouncement.
BELGRADE against communications and in-
GIVES IN
Spring Offersive Starts
BERLIN, Mar. 20 (UP)-We}}} informed German circles stated that
Indo-China
SAIGON, Mar. 20 (Reuter),-- A further addition to the French Asiatic Flect is indicated in n the report that three cruisers of the 7,600-ton-class-and-one-sub- marine have already left France en route to Saigon, states a Japanese report.
It is recalled that u French sub
last night's six-hour raki on London marine arrived here on March 9 from marked the "real beginning of the France. The three cruisers are re- spring offensive war," the goal being ported to be the Gloire, the Marsell- the "complete starvation of the British aise and the Montcalm. ! Isles."
Mediation Terma BANGKOK, Mar. 20 (Reuter).-- They added that the recent exchanges between the R.A.F, nad Negotiations between the French and the Luftwaffe revealed that the Ger- Thal delegates at Tokyo for a new mans enjoyed at least a 15 to 1 convention readjusting their borders was hinted that the ratio will prove inent signexi on March 11 are pre- numerical superiority in the air and on the basis of the inediation agree- to be much greater during the ralds Kressing smoothly, the newspaper in coming A fierce attack was directed
wecks.
"Prajimitra" reported to-day, accord- Authorised German circles pointed ing to a Japanese source. out that all
recent attacks were While only details are being work- dustrial targets on the cast bank concentrated on England's "lunga," ed out, it is understood that the navi- of the Rhine, according to the such as
being dis- as Hull, Cardiff, Liverpoot, gatlon question is also report. Good results were clear-Glasgow and London. They stated cussed. ly observed.
that this is a strategie and "logical Preparations are now under way to NEW YORK, Mar. 21 (Reu-
complement" to an intensified U-boat accord a triumphal welcome to the Several factories were hit and one wartore against England's seaways.
THR
delegates who are expected to ter)-It is reported from Bel- torge building was seen to disinte-
Evening newspapers coupled their grade that Prince Paul and the grate under the impact of heavy headlines regarding last night's raideturn from Tokyo sometime between
2 and 6. April
being de and 6. Bangkok -warnings with BOMBAY, Mar, 20 (Reuter)-Sir Regency Council specially met bombs. Many fires also broke out.
and curated in the most elaborate fashion. banner bearing these words were Alexander Roger, Chairman of the last night to draft the final storage tanks at Rotterdam and three referred to "Roosevelt's dangerous |
The communique added that oll
It is understood that Thai soldiers hung over the main street of Auck-Roger Mission, disclosed in a press terms of Yugo-Slavia's agree aerodromes in the Low Countries Nachtausgabe said: "The Amer-receive a welcome as soon as they land and to-day Sir Ernest Davis, interview to-day that the mission had ment with the Axis.
in Kame"
aiding England. The who fought at the frontiers will also the Mayor of Auckland, gave it as a recommended a large-scale factory
were successfully allacked. No parting gift to Cuptain Stone, com-expansion in Indio.
ean people will learn into what carry out the provisions of the A declaration regarding the terms planes are missing as a result of these senseless clanger Roosevelt has plung-new Franco-Thal convention to be manding the sqandron.
Intended for war work, the the- of the agreement is expected later.
TURN to Back Page, Column 3 signert on April 1. and When the cruiser Brooklyne led the tories will be equipped with modern
No British Losses Mobilisation the banner was mochinery which will prove suitable,
LONDON, Mar. 20 (Reuter),--- <raped around her bridge.
for mankind's peace-time work and
Coastal Command aircraft last night LONDON, Mar. 20 (Reuter)-attacked the thus add materially to India's indus- Yugo-Slavia now has 1,200,000 met Lorient, states an Air Ministry com- submarine base of trial capacity.
mobilised, most of them massed on the Bulgarian frontier, according to unique.
Many heavy bombs were seen to burst on the locks and one very large fire was started.
This question, the latest to be put by the Gallup survey, revealed that 17 per cent, of those asked favoured going to war and 13 per Invoured staying out.
cent.
United States naval squadron which, has been visiting Auckland took with it when it salted to-day.
During the ships' visit, a large
The figures show n two-per cent. incrcase of those favouring going to war compared to the last similar pell, The South, with 20 per cent., show- ed the largest percentage of those favouring war while the west Central, the agricultural districts, squadron to sea, were lowest with 14 per cent.
Acting Governor
Says
Goodbye To Hongkong
Lieut-General E. F. Norton, who has been acting Governor
of Hongkong during the past seven months, bade farewell this morning. He is returning to England. The popularity which
he attained during his brief period of administration was amply testified by the large number of distinguished personages who gathered at Queen's Pier to bid him farewell.
General Norton appeared to Major General A. E. Graseti, the Rt havo fully recovered from the Rev. Bishop H. Valtorta, the Ri Rev. effects of his fail. He lookedhop R. O. Hull, Hia Honour Sit hale and hearty, and as he left C. Collinson (Commodore), the 11on. Atholi MacGregor, the Hon. Capt. A on a motor Inunch, after having Mr N. L. Smith and Mrs Smith, the shaken hands with officials and Hon. Mr C. G. Alabaster, the Hon. friends, he was given three lusty, Todd, the Hon. Dr P. S. Selwyn- Mr R. A. C. North, the Hon. Mr R. cheers.
Clarke, the Hon. Mr J. J. Paterson, Among the large gathering were Hon. Mr S. 11. Dodwell, Wing-Comdr the Hon. Sir Robert Kotewall, the His Excelleney the Governor, Sir Groffry Northcote, Ilis Excellency! TURN to Back Page, Column 3
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Sydney Hails
U.S. Warships
raids.
No British aircraft is missing from operations but one British
these
day.
to
America
Choppers Used In Chase After Bank Robbery
Oghter is missing from patrol yester- European, were injured yesterday in chasing two armed robbers Two persons, ono a Chinese bank manager and the other a
Bombing Cologne
who are alleged to have snatched a large sum of money from a SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGNAPH** LONDON, Mar 20 (Reuter).----How
man in the Wing Hang Bank, No. 3 Bonham Strand. amber on its way SYDNEY, Mar. 20
(UP) The British heavy United States Naval squadron arriv-to bomb Cologne last night disposed ed to-day and its Commantier, Rear of a Messerschmitt fighter is told by Admiral John Newton told the cheer-the Air Ministry.
The ing crowd that "America has never time to attack the bomber, whose Messerschmitt came in three before been so ready
willing to and throw.
her
energies into helping there hit the nighter and probably des Democracles win the war."
troyed it.
After this encounter, the bomber The arrival was celebrated by a holiday and the news supplanted went on to bomb Cologne. the war newn on the front pages of the newspapers.
The Acting Prime Minister, Mr Fadden, suld the Americans recognis- ed Britain's cause America's cauze,
Roosevelt Broadcast
NEW YORK, Mar. 20 (Router) and added, "I am confident that The speech President Roosevelt is to America has now aligned herself make at the dinner in Washington on with us and has formed units with Jackson Day (March 29), will be at her sister Democracies, never to be tended by leaders of the Democrafle broken,"
Party,
The bank manager, Li Hon-man, has been admitted to the Queen Mary Hospital with chopper wound to his face. The European, who was walking along the road and attempted to He has not been identifled. intercept the robbers, received a cut on the arm.
passer-by. In the struggle, all three fell to the ground, and one of the About 12.30 pan. yesterday, an jobbers was seen to cut the European Indian was having a sum of money once across the arm before resuming changed at the bank when the two his flight. robbers, who had been furicing out- When Li caught up with the men, side the place. dashed boldly into one of them suddenly stopped dead the building and snatched a sum of and, turning on his pursuer, pulled about $2,000 Chinese currency from aut a chopper and cut Li Vireo times his hands.
on the face. Li foll, and the two An alarm was raised, and the men men continued to run up Aberdeen were chased by the bank's manager Street, where they were seen by a and a number of his fokls. The men Chinese
constable.
ran from Bonham Strand fato Queen's An arrest has been made. Road, and near the Ho Tung Building 1 understood that, of the sum they were stopped by a European stolen, about $500 has been recovered.