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Insurgents Ethiopian Capture Vital Forts
Special to the "Telegraph"
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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
March 27, 1941.
By Ernie Bushmiller
OH, I'D SAY ABOUT THREE MILES!
Wow
LIFE-BOAT
I. THOUGHT IT WAS"
ONLY ABOUT A MILI
Chinese Retake Kaoan City RADIO
Causing Heavy Casualties
KAOAN, Mar. 26 (Central News). Following the recap- ture of Chuankong, Tucheng, Chukiang, Hwelfow, Shihtowkał and other strategic points in northern Kiangsi, Chinese forces yesterday evening smashed their way into Kuoan and reoccupied the city. The Japanese abandoned more than 2,000 dead and large quantities of arms.
Besides
crack units to pursue the fleeing Japanese, the Chinese authorities
dispatching
NEAR EAST
are instituting immediate relief Turkey's Interests
and rehabilitation measures in Kacan.
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Meanwhile, as mopping-up operations carried out by the Chinese during the post few days, the Chukiang-Tucheng area is now cleared of Japanese stragglers. The main Chinese force is pushing vigor- ously toward Nanchong.
Other Successes SOUTH KIANGSU, Mur. 20 (Central News)-As n result of sanguinary fighting during the past the Japanese offensive on the
LONDON, Mar. 26 (Reuter).—Tur- key has an absolute community of interests with Britain.
Sangau-Chekiang border has been, has been orth
shattered with more than casunities.
3,000
This declaration was made to-day by Dr Refet Canitez, Vice-President of the Turkish National Assembly, broadcasting from Ankara,
Bulgaria, he said, had surrender- cd her
her independence while Greece, who is our neighbour and friend, Aghting against the akgres- For with a heroism which, would be the envy of mythological heroes."
The Anglo-Turkish alliance, he In a surprise attack on Changhing, continued, had thus far kept the strategie west Cheklang city, Chinese troops yesterday recaptured Lin- peace in the Near East but the "dan- chengchiao south-west of Changhing. Her has now penetrated into our A signal success has also been zone of security and has assumed an scored in the Thing area where the extent which constitutes a threat to Japanese have been, ejected from our existence. Changtu, strategie town north-west of thing, and are falling back on the latter city.
Chinese troops yesterday broke into Llyang, Important Japanese stronghold on the Kiangsu-Chekiang border..
Canadian Budget
"On the day that our security is encroached upon, the Near East will be transformed into a battle-field."
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LONDON, Mar. 26 (UP)-Despatches from Khartoum re- veal that Abyssinian insurgents, led by n blackbearded fighting priest, have at present cut the key road linking the Italian stronghold at Gondar with Asmara, the capital of Eritrea, along which heavy reinforcements were recently sent to the belea- The main road from Gondar to guered town of Keren.
Addis Ababa via Derbramarcos has The Ethiopians cut the road by alrendy been cut by insurgents taking the Italian forts on both sides operating from Gojjum province, of the River Takazze; thus, the The only other ink with Gondar is supporters of the Negus, for the first an outside track leading north of time, have penetrated Ethiopia, cut Luke Tana via Debratabore, but even the wealthy northern province of this is endangered as the revolt is
LONDON, Mar. 26 (British Wire- Tigre and virtually encircled Gondar, spreading in the Beghamidre pro-House of Commons to-day passed News)-Narcotics trading by the less). British night fighter pilots
and sent to the Senate the $1,300,000,- Japanese in the "occupied" arens has wear green goggles in The road so important, however, vince.
Ja so
a dimly lit to make the Italians are expected
A fighting priest who wears an 000 war appropriations bill. even if amber necklace recently returned to strong counter-attacks, but
It has been debated almost without become more serious than ever be-room for a period before going out on means they they should succeed in recapturing the front from a visit to the Negus. interruption since February 18 and fore, reports received by the Ministry night patrol. By this
of Interior from the deal authoritica render their eyes receptive to the road, the insurgent warriors will He became an irreconcilable foc of represents the largest sum ever intre-Inticate.
Illumination
18 so faint Canadian House of
No sooner to Japanese troops enter invisible to ordinary sight. n town, county village than Japanese and Korean ramin begin to establish cigarette stores which ac- tually self heroin, morphine and othe harcotle drugs. The Chinese civilians are induced to take drugs by all pos sible methods. As a
a result, there is alarming increase of addicts, Meanwhile, Chinese farmers are forced to plant peppy. In Hanan province alone tourishing poppy- fields are found in all "occupied" comes "blown out" pressing on other
continue to operate close enough to the Italians after ambush any convoys.
been burned.
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