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THURSDAY, MARCH 27, 1941.. 四拜禮 號七廿月三英港香
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BRITISH FLEET READY The King With His Night Bombers -
FOR IMPORTANT ACTION IN THE MEDITERRANEAN
By WALLACE carroli
Special to the "Tolograph"
LONDON, MAR. 26 (UP)—BRITISH SOURCES TO-DAY INDICATED THAT THE EMPIRE'S FLEET, MATERIAL AND TROOP DISPOSALS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED AND ARE IN READINESS TO MEET ANY MAJOR GERMAN THRUST IN THE MEDITERRANEAN OR THE
BALKAN AREAS.
BRITISH
It was concurrently reported from Gibraltar that the big British flect concentration in the western Mediterranean is possibly preparing to
RAILWAY hunt down German submarine and surface raiders in the north Atlantic,
BONDS Tokyo Holding Out
In the House of Commons to-
for the purpose of safeguarding the vital food and munition shipments to the United Kingdom from the United States.
Mr Grattan McGroarty, “United Press" correspondent who is accredited to
the Mediterranean fleet, cabled to-day that the British are ready for action through-
out the Mediterranean area after many days of heavy movements on all positions in LONDON, Mar. 26 (Reuter) the Mediterranean, except the far western area. This possibly indicates that the day, Sir John Wardlaw-Milne British Expeditionary Force movement into Greece has been completed. asked what provision had been
Italian Boast
mille to protect British bond-: ROME, Mar. 26 (UP).—Writ- holders of the Shanghal-Nankinging from Tirana, Signor Roberto and the Tientsin-Pukow Rail-Farinacci, owner and editor of ways in view of the fact that the the "Regime Fascistn" of Car- concerns were built with British monn, hints that German troops money and are now controlled by in Bulgaria are preparing to n Japanese company with re-March on Greece.. venues of a million yen a month, He asserted, "Spring is full of pro- Mr R.A. Butler, Under-mises for us the fighting on the Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Greco-Albanian frontier and for our replied that the British Govern- German brothers who are lined up on
the Greco-Bulgarian border," ment had repeatedly made repre- į He declared that Italian troops in sentations in respect of both North Africa were counter-attacking railways and requesting that an along the entire front with the Ger arrangement should be made to mans, adding that the "much heralded British blockade of the Mediterranean meet the obligations of British has proved to be full of gaps as Italian bond-holders and allow the convoys have succeeded in transport- British railway staff to functioning troops and supplies to Libya un- in accordance with the provi. dsturbed"
sions of the loan agreements.
"I regret that no satisfaction KEREN COUNTER
has yet been received." added
Mr Butler.
H.K. Officer
coast.
Torpedoes
A Tanker
ASSAULTS
British Hold Gains
TBY "REUTER" ON THE KEREN FRONT!
Mar. 26. While R.A.F. and
HOW R.A.F. ARE
BLASTING REICH
The King recently paid an evening visit to a station of the Bomber Command, where, amongst other things, he heard pilots, who were about to take off for raids on Germany, re- ceiving last-minute instructions and advice. This photograph was taken while the King, with the pilots, listened to the Instruc- tions of the squadron
LONDON, Mar. 26 (Reuter).—Observations by the R.A.F. | mander. and reports from "other sources” of air raid damage in Germany enable the Ministry of Economic Warfare to form a good plc- ture of the destruction caused.
"We are quite satisfied with the results, particularly from the gaid an official of the point of view of dislocated transport," Ministry to-day, speaking of R.A.F. operations during December
and January last.
AERIAL NEAR EAST
WARFARE Dodecanese & East Africa
artillery continue to hammer the CAIRO, Mar. 26 (Reuter) — Italians on the peaks around and Many raids on enemy positions in Keren itself, the supply and in support of the successful LONDON, Maṛ. 26 (Reuter), maintenance services are rush-military operations in Eritrea -The submarine' Sturgeoning material to the front in pre-land Abyssinia were carried out (Lieut-Commander St Clair-
paration for the next assault. |by_R.A.F. aircraft yesterday, Ford), sank an 8,000-ton Ger-
Despite vigorous Italian counter-
Keren was again persistently man tanker off the Norwegian attacks, the British troops are well attacked. Several tons of bombs able to hold their positions taken
The raliway between Addis Ababa The Admiralty, announcing during the advance at the end of last were dropped during the day. week and patrols are sent each night this, says that the submarine along the slopes of the heights still and Dirednwa was heavily and suc- cessfully bombed. Trains, railway fired at the tanker during mist held by the enemy
These counter-attacks are becom-stations and bridges were damaged, and rain. An explosion followed
costly to the Italians Motor transport on the road was also the
Free French In Air Free French aircraft raided enemy encampment 20 miles north of Gondur. Bombs fell amongst the buildings and transports,
and when the mist deared 20 Jing: increasured slopes leading bombed and machine-gunned.
Perseus. A Scottish Rugby Inter-
national wing-threequarter, he played against Ireland and England in 1030; against England in 1931 and against Wales and Ireland in 1932.
The others retired.
minutes later, only part of the to Fort Dologorodoc are strewn with tanker could be seen above the bodies left by the enemy after cach water.
of their nine attempts to recapture their
position. ⚫ Lieut.-Comdr D. St Clair-Fort
In one of two attacks on Monday was well known in Hongkong when he served aboard H. M. Submarine night, the Italians used three tanks One tank is and an armoured car, believed to have been knocked out. Rome Communique ROME, Mar. 20 (UP)-To-day's He played Rugby for the Royal communique states, "The fierce battle Navy in Hongkong in 1934 when the at Keren continues with heavy losses Senior Service won the Triangular on both sides. The Italians repulsed Rugby tournament and again in 1937. a new British attempt to force He also played for Hongkong against passage of the Dabus River in the the New Zealand.Universities touring Galls Sidamo region. The Eritish Afteen in January and February of made air raids on Tripoli on Tuesday
night."
1936.
Ethiopian Insurgents Capture Vital Forts
Special to the "Telegrapḥ"
Π
an
RAF. bombers raided Tripoli on the night of March 24 and caused fires, followed by explosions among Government buildings and in the harbour.
Enemy Neria
Scarponto and Calato and Shipping at Astropalia TURN to Back Page, Column 5
Aerodromes
nt
Exploits By The R.A.F.
British bembers, he said, succeed- ed in inflicting considerable damage on Germany's war effort, execeding damage. caused by German
the
com.
El Agheila Occupation
Nazis Took Post Of No Importance
raiders over Britain. Heavy bomba LONDON, Mar. 26 (Reuter),
Yugo-Slavs Show Resentment
BUDAPEST, Mar. 26 (Reuter),Yugo-Slav popular feeling against adherence to the Axis Pact found expression in a huge demonstration of protest in the main street of Belgrade to-day. Students marched arm in arm, singing national and patriotic
songs.
There was violent quarrelling Blows among the onlookers. were exchanged and plain clothes police, with whom the city has bcen filled, immediately inter- vened and took a number of people into custody.
Convoys In North Sea
...
Drive Off Attacks Even school-children in Belgrade'
LONDON, Mar. 26 (Reutre), in the heart of Berlin penetrated to-Little significance is attached participated in the protests. Hiller's
Unterbahn (underground rail-in London military circles to the portrait was burned at schools and British light naval forces in way)-where-traffic was brought-to-announcement-in-to-day's-Cairo-the-portrait of the boy King Feter operation in the North Sea.
was frained with red carnations. standstill on an important stretch communique that a small enemy besides damaging shops and blowing detachment had occupied Elat Banyalumn, where 14 people were driven off attacks on convoys by More serious rieling also occurred during the last few days have the roof off a cinens and halting Agheila one of the farthest killed.
occurred at German E-boats. Rioting also sircet trafic.
The damage, he added, was so ex-outposts of British defences in Skoplje last night and this morn- tensive that it took ten days to clear Libya, some 180 mlies from ing all telephone lines with Belgrade ty communique, were seen to be hit up in spite of large squads employed
Benghazi. to conceal the effects of the British bombing from the civilian population. Railway Junction
Hits were also obtained on a very
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were cut.
Several E-boats, states an Admiral-
and it is probable that some failed to Not Too Late
return to their buse. Certainly there is no cause for ap-
No damage or casualties were Bus- prehension. El Aphelia is bul
LONDON, Mar. 26 (Reuter) Antained either. by the British naval small village and before the war had impassioned appeal to the Yugo-ships or the merchant ships in the a population only about 1,000 of Slavian people was made over the convoys attacked by the E-boats. important rallway junction. Some which ten were talions,
afr by the Secretary for India. Mr
Messerschmitt Down '- doinure was sustained by the Police There is, however, a landing ground L. S. Amery, lo-night,
LONDON, Mar, 26 (Reuter)---The Presidency and
wireless the Law Courts. for aircraft and a small
"It is not too late," he explained, The top floors of the famous Wer-station theim Stores were burnt out while
arging them to keep their national Admiralty announces that a German Patrol Withdrawn
spirit alive. It was the duty of the aircraft was shot down yesterday minor damage was done to a number
We lind only a small patrol reach- Yugo-Slav Government before the wille attempting to attack a convoy TURN to Back Page, Column 3 ing out to E Aghella and this had Pact was ratified to consult their in the North Ses
been withdrawn before the small people. who regarded the signing of
the Pact as a betrayal of honour and mitt 110, was hit in the nose by guns enemy force took possession.
of HMS: Versatile (Commander J. The Germans have claimed that independence. the place was occupied by "German
"What will be your position when H. Jauncey, R.N.). African Corps." but so far informa-Britain has won as she will win?" tion reaching London would suggest asked Mr Amery. that this "Corps" is nothing more "Even Hitler cannot prevail against than an armoured vehicle or two Fagland and America together." ne which were acting as a sort of act-aid.
HALIFAX ASSURES
Britain Will Win The War
vance pust..
Explanation
The German aircraft, a Messersch-
No damage or ensualties were au- tained either by the Versatile or by the convoy.
Governor's Gift
Swiss Comment LONDON, Mar. 26 (Router).-The To Bomber Fund CAIRO, Mar. 20 (Reuter)-The Swiss Press Bund on March 25 sald;
the "Yugo-Sinvin's adherence to
A personal, subscription, of enciny detachment consisted by Three Power Pact does not so much $1,000 has been received this of Italian motor transport, though possibly a number of Germans parti- means her recognition of the new cipated, according to a military European Order as official recognition morning from His Excellency of Yugo-Slavia by the states forming the Governor, Sir Geoffry
inct of the spokesman.
ew order."
Northcote, for the "South China He added that there had been a part
The National" on the same day Morning Post" and "Hongkong amount of patrol activity long falt
"One can no longer help stated: the Tripolitanin-Cirenulea border for
NEW YORK, Mar. 26 (Reu- |ter)-Britain would fight for 20 years if necessary, declared Lord Halifax at a
press conferenco to-day. He gave it as his "deliberate conviction" that the some tipul tan cul the British Com feeling that the rush to join the Telegraph" Bomber Fund. combination of military, naval mand decided that in respect of the Three Power Faci is not exactly im-
proper
defence of Cirenaica, Elpressive and that it is more the re- and air power and blockade Aghella was rather exposed to being full of strategic and geographic situa- would give Britain victory over cut off."
TURN to Back Page, Column 4 the Nazis and their Axis part- tera,
Tilo duration of the war would
Bombing Attacks On depend on Hic spend of American Incivility
Enemy Shipping
help.
the
Complaint
At Public Inquiry
A letter sent by Major C. M. Manners. to the Hon. Mr J. J. Paterson, dated February 10, in which he complained of incivility on the part of the Immigration Office staff, was rend to the Commission by the chairman, Sir. Atholl MacGregor, when the inquiry into the Immigration Department was sumed this morning in the Council Chamber.
rc-
Referring to the post-war world, LONDON, Mar. 26 (Reuter). Lord Hallfax said that Britain did not want a vindictive peace but she -Some of the exploits of the was going to see that steps were aircraft. of the Bomber and taken to ensure that the world Coastal Commands in attacks on should not are repetition of the
present situation at
hands o! enemy shipping to-day and
Germany, LONDON, Mar. 26 (UP).—Despatches from Khartoum re
New Economic Order veal that Abyssinian insurgents, led by a blackbearded fighting yesterday are revealed in an Air
SPECIAL TO. THE "TELEGRAPH" priest, have at present cut the key road linking the Italian Ministry communique.
A small enemy convoy was inter-
NEW YORK, 28 (UP),~Lord Hali- stronghold at Gondar with Asmara, the capital of Eritrea, along cepled and bombed yesterday off the which heavy reinforcements were recently sent to the belea Dutch coast by Bomber Command fax, the Dritish Ambassador, to-day told the press that Britain is willing to include Germany in the postwar
The letter declared that after that shortly after he had gone aboard, guered town of Keren.
strong counter-attacks, but even aircraft.
In another attack off Holland, an they should succeed in recapturing
unpleasant mood. Major The Ethiopians cut the road by the road, the insurgent warriors will anti-aircraft ship was damaged and set-up "If she is willing to co-operate the arrival of the President Mr Forrest arrived, apparently in a taking the Iinilan forts on both sides continue to operate close enough to near Borkum a naval patrol was sincerely with us. We would like to Monrod on February, Major Manners himself, did not see any
seg world economics so ordered as to bombed. of the River Takazze; thus, the
Yesterday Coastal Command air-relieve the nation's anxiety over the Mannors, went aboard in the thing of the examination of passeng supporters of the Negus, for the first ambush any convoy.
The main road from Gondar to
gangway, he BMW Captain facilitate time, liave penetrated Ethiopia, cut Addis Ababa via Derbramarcos hts craft attacked and scattered several inability to obtain raw materials and course of his duties, and as a reers, but while ho was standing on
the exchange of goods and sult of what he saw and felt he the enemy mine-sweepers,
Thomas of the American President the wealthy northern province of
.cut by Insurgents already been
Slater and To-day, a pilot of the Coastal Com-services. The United Tigre and virtually encircled Gondar,
Gojjam provinco.
Britain will be a magnet for other decided to write to the Hon. Mr Line shouting to the No. 1 to Instruct
Paterson.
the stevedores to board the ship.|| The road is so important, however, The only other link with Gondar Isand sank an enemy supply ship,
From these operations one aircraft nations. We do not want to see
"In the letter Major Manners-atated)-TURN-to-Back-Pago, Column 3.
operating from
the Italians are expected to make TURN to Back Page, Column 5 is missing.
vindletive peace."
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