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U.S. PROMISES YUGO-SLAVIA
AID IF SHE RESISTS GERMANY Reich-America Diplomatic Rupture Possible
King Peter II of Yugo-Slavin, with Prince Regent Paul. The young King yesterday accomplished a coup when he assumed his royal powers and deposed the Prince Regent, following the latter's agreement of Yugo-Slavian adherence to the tri-Power pact with Germany.
Special to the "Telegraph"
WASHINGTON, MAR. 27 (UP).—IF YUGO-SLAVIA QUALIFIES
AS A NATION RESISTING AGGRESSION IT COMES WITHIN THE PUR- VIEW OF THE LEND AND LEASE BILL, AND THE COUNTRY MAY RE- CEIVE AID FROM THE UNITED STATES.
THIS WAS REVEALED TO-DAY WHEN IT WAS STATED THAT MR SUMNER WELLES HAD INSTRUCTED THE INFORMATION TO BE' CABLED TO THE BELGRADE LEGATION.
Mr Welles also told the U.S. Legation in the Yugo-Slavian capital that King Peter's Government has the moral support of the liberty - loving people of the United States.
The Yugo-Slavian Minister to Washington conferred with Mr Sum- ner Wellos to-day regarding the developments at Belgrade, but so far no official commont has been made,
Mr Welles had previously indicated that the United States had used its influence in an effort to keep Yugo-Slavia out of the Axis alliance,, and there were .some indications that the United States had promised Belgrade aid under the Lend
ande Lease Bill;
Authoritative sources declare that M. Fotitch, the Yugo-Slavian Minister is. entirely loyal to the new regime.
Mr Welles' pledge to aid Yugo-Slavia has imposed a new strain on German-United relations which have been steadily deteriorating. There have been persistent.rumours that a break in diplomatic relations is imminent.
Some observers interpret the Anthony Eden will probably current return to their homeland visit Belgryde.
BELGRADE, Mar. 20 (UP).The
of a substantial number of Gor-Military-Takes Overrun man women and children as the prelude to a definite rupture, but sources close to the German Embassy deny that organised evacuation is in progress.
Yugo-Slav Answer Is
military took over central Belgrade ut Awaited
1.30 am. to-day.
Minister Resigna
MOSCOW, Mar. 27 (UP) M. Milan Gavrilovich has resigned us Yugu-Slav Minister and is leaving Eden For Belgrade? to-night for Odessa where he will BUDAPEST, Mar. 27 (UP)—embark for fatanbul and then entrale. A report from Belgrade says it for Sola and Belgrade. is rumoured there that Mr
New System of Charges For Hongkong Telephones Likely
That a new system of charges, involving the institution of a message rate service in place of the existing flat rate basis, is being considered by the management of the Hongkong Telephone Company, was revealed by Mr J. Scott Harston when he presided at the annual meeting of the Company this morning.
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Chairman's Speech
It is understood that M. Gavrilo- |
vich, whose resignation was due to Yugo-Slavia's adherence to the Axis, is planning to resume active leader ship of the Agrarian Party.
Relations With Germany
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BRITISH SEIZE KEREN & HARAR
CAIRO, Mar. 27 (Reuter).-Two tremendous new successes by British Imperial armies in Africa were announced officially to-night.
The first is the capture of the mountain fortress of Keren, which was beleaguered for the past seven weeke and the fall of which no doubt seals the fate of Eritrea, if not also Abyssinia.
Hot-footed on this comes the second news the According to unofficial political
BERLIN, Mar. 27 (UP) capture of Harar, the second largest town in Abyssinia. circles, Germany's big interest in Army was sweeping up to grab
While part of the Imperial | the Yugo-Slavian coup is Mussolini's-eagle-in-Eritrea,-an- Market Electrified
whether the, now Government's other force was rushing forward LONDON, Mar. 27 (UP)-The policies will continue to be to with typical Wavell blitz speed Yugo-Slav coup electrified the Stock support the Axis, or whether u Exchange, adding within a few min-complete volte face is intended.
into the heart of Abyssinia. utes, nearly £5,000,000 to the market In the latter event, it is declared, still taking place at Marda Pass which Only a few days ago, fighting was burred the route to Harar. Today this town is in British hands,
value of the war loan which is up
nt 1.04%, the highest it has been Germany would take a serious since 1037. Home rails, bank shares view of the case.
and lending Industriain were streng- Political circles expect the Yuko- thened as well as the Greck loansi Stavia answer on Friday noon to the which have had a wenk market) query whether the Government en- lately.
dorses the trl-Power pact. Moscow Flurry MOSCOW, ·Mar. 27
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One more prize remains to be taken before Il Duce disappears from East Africa for good-Addis Ababa, un which British columns are advancing from all directions,
Official Communique CAIRO, Mar. 27 (Reuter), -- The capture of Keren and Haror is an- nounced in a communique.
Mussolini Forfeits
A Colony
British Advance
To Continue
BPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH'!
"Eritrea: After heavy fighting for
CAIRO, Mar. 27 (UP).-- nearly a fortnight under the most Three-quarters of Eritrea, Mus- difficult physical conditions of climate solini's oldest colony, is now in and country, British and Indian British hands.
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POPE TO MAKE PEACE APPEAL
Keren paradoxically is like a garden city sunk in a hollow
amid some of the most barren
in the world. The city lies 4,000
and most forbidding mountains
Demands Fulfilled BUDAPEST, Mar. 27 (UP)-The Belgrade
(UP),--The correspondent of the Yugo-Slav
coup caused flurried This method would prevent non-subscribers from making free use of telephones.
"Avale" reports that demonstrations activity in diplomatie quarters to In the course of his speech,
It is fitting that 1 should take this are continuing for King Peter.
day, Yugo-Slav and Allied cireles opportunity of recording the deep added that the Commandant of the rejoicing, and the Axis circles de- Mr Scott Harston paid tribute Addressing the meeting, Mr J. sense of loss which your Directors City of Belgrade had issued a state-clining to comment. to the magnificent work of Mr Scott Harston said. Before proceed feel at the departure of Mr Taggartment calling on the people to return
The
M. Yugo-Slavian Minister, J. H. Taggart, former Managing ing to analyse the Accounts, I will As you no doubt are wore, it
it was Mr work "now that your demands
Gavrilovich, who had planned to have been fulfilled.” Director who has recently retake the opportunity of referring to Taggart who conducted negotiat
leave to-night, decided to wait here National Unity tired, and he announced the apto Shareholders. In the first place I in 1925, und it was he who was
several inatters of general interest for the formation of your
pending Instructions from the new BUDAPEST, Mar. 27 (UP):-The Government. Soviet reactions are pointment of Mr J. P. Sherry to have to report with regret the retire-marily responsible for bringing such official Yugo Stav rews agency not available as the news as yet has succeed Mr Taggart.
ment on February 14, 1941, of Mr negotiations to a successful conclu- "Avala," explaining that the new not been officially reported here. J. H. Taggart, O.B.E, from the posision. The progressive resulta sub- Cabinet "change was purely internal,"
Turkish Reaction tion of Managing Director. As you mitted to Shareholders encl year observes: "The Yugo-Slav people; ISTANBUL, Mar. 27 (UP).The are perhaps aware, Mr Tareart hadisince the inception of the Company, during recent days unanimous not holiday spirit in Turkey, has revived ex- Yugo-Slav coup, which produced A been in indifferent health for sonte
out-press their opinion that they did considerable time, and the continuer ample testimony to his
standing business acumen
and devos compelent to handle the affairs of the hope for the formation of a defen-
regard the late Government as being pera- tion to duty, and I feel sure you deterioration thereof made it impera- OPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPHY tive for him to leave the East so soon desire to associate yourselves with country. The people expressed their probably join the Greeks and Turks sive bloc in which Yugo-Slavia will wish to create TOKYO, Mar, 27 travelling facilities ob- the have just expressed,
Government of munique Issued by the Japanese as los pies could be god coupled with the hope that Mir Tag- national Unity which would corres- if she is able to resist possible Ger- nations, and mix those Waring 65 miles away, aver rough country
man intervention to "restore order." South China Fleet states that pro- that Mr
the perty, in Amoy and Kulangsu be- resignation pending postpone la TURN to Page 2, Column Five pond with their will. This is longing to the former Chinese Gov-
controlled by crnment and
to medical advice, Japanese navy since 1938, will be that he ought to retire forthwith from transferred to the Amoy Special active participation in the affairs of Municipality on March 80, the oc your Company, and your Board, ension being the first anniversary of therefore, had no option but to re- the new Chinese Government.
gretfully accept his resignation.
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pending a return to
but he himself felt.
Movements
Of American Warships
Special to the "Telegraph"
WASHINGTON, Mar. 27 (UP)—Speculation regarding the destination of the two United States, naval squadrons, totalling 13 ships, which visited Australia and New Zealand, has been. aroused by a Navy Department statement,
The statement.. in effect, said: "In regard to queries concern- superseded the earlier declarning the whereabouts and futura tion that the ships were return movements of the contingent of ing to Hawaii'immediately;
cruisers and destroyers visiting Aus- tralia and New Zealand, Admiral|
Money For Bombers
A cheque for $04,133.01, being the equivalent of £4,000, was handed to the Government of Hongkong thin morning for telegraphile transfer to the British Government. This re- presents the twentieth instalment from the War Fund inaugurated by the "South Chinn Morning Post" and The Hongkong Telegraph" for the purchase of Bombers
The total remitted how-atands nt £108,889-10-0, the dollar total hay-
ing reached the sum of $1,747,011.32.
R. A. F. Raiding Berlin?
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPHI It is unofficially and unconfirmedly Harold Stark, Chief of Naval Opera- LONDON, Mar, 27 (UP)Ruglo- speculated that some or all of the tons, states that in accordance with Berlin went off the air at o'clock ships will visit other non-American the poller of the navy it will not give tht AST. Indicating that the porta, perhaps the Netherland East out Information concerning the Royal Air Force is raiding Germany Indies and even Singapore.
movement of ships either at present, for the first time steno, the smashing
attacks of last Sunday night.
An unusual formai nuval statement or contemplated."
exact meaning of the chungs,"
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American Captured
Slot-Machine King Forfeited Heavy Bail SHANGHAI, Mar. 28 (Reuter) – After about four months of freedom, Jack Riley, the well-known Shanghai American, known as the "Slot Ma- chine King" who jumped ball on December 4 wille facing gambling charges before the United States Court, was caught at 9.45 a.m. this morning in a rald on a house In Hongkow.
The raiding parly consisted of the United States Deputy Marshal, ma bers of the Municipal Police, a num- ber of Japanese Consular Police and a member of the Japanese Gender mérie Headquarters,
Riley is now delained pending fur- ther proceedings in the United States Court for China.
Bail of U.S. 926,000 was forfeited when Riley failed to appear in Court on December 4. He had pleaded guilly a gambling charges but challenged the United States Attorney to prote his American nationality.
-SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPHY feet above the sea in brown VATICAN CITY, Mar. 27 ́(UP)-mountains whose craggy peaks High Vatican quarters report that rise precipitously like saw teeth. the Pope is drafting a formal peace appeal addressed to all warring
From Keren the road and railway' follow Anseln Valley to
including United States,! which he will deliver over the radio which is swept by frequent sand- on Easter day to the whole world. turns. Asmara is 760 feat above It is especially aimed at stopping the the sea and is linked by road and spring offensives,
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R.A.F. Attacks May Force Nazis to Abandon Berlin
LONDON, Mar. 27 (Reuter)—From Zurich comes a report. that German preparations to move the Reich's capital from Ber- In to Vienna were seen, to-day in the mass expulsion of Jews and Czechs from Vienna.
next. The continent has been told The capital will be shifted that America cannot send England should the Royal Air Force any help but there it is before their succeed in organising extensive has come to pass-warfare on many very eyes and Hiter's biggest risk bombing of Berlin, it is believed. fronts simultaneously. The Germans are expecting the
Steel Production --
bombing to be intensifed beenuse The New York. Herald-Tribune"
of increased British production | says that the United States Steel and the arrival of more Ameri- | Corporation Is employing more can-made long distance bombers; workers than it ever used before and is producing much more steel for American Bombers
arms production than during the World War.
The "Chicago Sunday Times" says that whatever Germany con do to Irving Olds the Chairman, an stop the growing threat of Britain's nounced that the mills are running et new American bombers must be done | 80 per cent of thole theoretical "enp- at once. German civilians are won-acity and they are sending large dering where the R.A.F, will strike
quantities to Britain.