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Crack New Troops Anglo-French Duel Airmen In Singapore
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FROM PAGE ONE
air campaign waged against our sea communications ,throughout the world.""
War Veterans Many of the miillary reinforcements
from Britain have seen service in this war and they are equipped with the Intest British material designed as a result of the lessons learned during the first year of warfare.
Sir
Shenton Thomas, the Governor of Singapore, in a broadcast this even- -Ing. greeted the reinforcements
"cordially and gratefully."
Hundreds of Indians were at the dockside to welcome the Indian relforcement of troops, who appeared extremely ft.
Indian Ceremony
An object of special note on the deck of one transport was reverently guarded, the
(the "Granth Sahikk" sacred Scriptures of the Hindus), which was escorted ashore with due ceremony.
In his broadcast, Sir Shenton Thomas said it was good to know that in Malaya there was "the same happy combination of Briijsh, Australian and Indian units which a few weeks ago hnd destroyed the Italian armies in Libys."
Be welcomed them, he said, because "we wish for pence and strength' is the insurance of peace. We have no desire to attack others but we will and can defend ourselves."
Nazi Freighter Leaves S'hai
SHANGHAI, Mar. 31 (Reuter).—
Considerable mystification and much speculation surrounds the unobstru- sive departure from Shanghat during the week-end of the large German freighter Ramses, which had been tied up in the local harbour since the outbreak of war.
The present The
whereabouts of the Ramses are not disclosed but it is unofficially
ally stated that she has head- ed for Japan.
It is learned that the ship left port without first procuring clearance papers from the local authorities:
· FROM PAGE ONE
March 31, 1941
of humanity did not do so, and the merchant silps succeeded in enter- ing the nearby French port otiniest
Nemours In Algeria.
“During the return of our forces to Gibraltar, they were twice attacked
by French bomber formations with out suffering damage or casualties."
Vichy Version
German Army On The Move
FROM PAGE ONE
reports from Rome, adds the German agency.
news
No Longer Pro-Axia LONDON, Mar. 30 (Reuter) —“A return to the line of policy agreed to by Yugo-Slavia at Vienna no longer seems possible for the Simovitch Gov- ernment." declares a Budapest des VICHY, Mar. 30 (Reuter).The patch to the official German French version of the Anglo-French agency. It adds that political circles convoy incident says: "A considera-u Rumania declare, on the basis of able British naval force attacked at information obtained from Belgrade, nn, this morning in French terri-that "measures adopted by the new are assuming a more local waters between Nemours and
anti-Axis tendency." Oran I convey of
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Anti-Italian Gestures
Rumania."
of its escort, naval shore batteries and nlrcraft which replied to the fire of the aggressors and-drove them off... The German radio reports anti- The convoy is safe and unharmed." Itallar demonstrations last night in Zagreb, the capital of Groatia but on Rubber From Bangkok the other hand the agency reports "perfect order and quiet" in Zagreb LONDON, Mar. 30. (Reuter)-It is where teaders of the Croat revealed in London to-night that at party are conferring on the situation least one of the four French ships under the presidency of Dr. Matchek. challenged by British naval units in The Ban (Governor) of Croatia, the Mediterranean was carrying a Mr Spubuchitch, whom Matchett sent cargo of rubber and Germany is very to Belgrade on behalf of the Croats, short of
of rubber..
thus returned to Zagreb where he It is stated in authoritative circles immediately conferred with Matchek. that at least one of these ships salled A Belgrade telegram to the official from Bangkok with rubber which Italian agency tells of the arrests of would inevitably find its way across pro-Axis Journalists, including Gre- the thine.
gorich, the Director of the pro-Axis
per "Vreme", Britain, it is stated, has always
from 'Yugo-Slav sources in fully maintained her rights under International Law to search ships enthusiasm is being kept strictly Belgrade emphasises that popular suspected of carrying contraband destined for Germany, and it has long been notorious that French mer- chantmen have been, carrying to French metropolitan ports various materials, a high proportion of which is was immediately appropriated by Germany.
Strange Attitude
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the limits of order and dis- The Simovitch Government is deal- with current business, particular- the budget. -
Status Of Croats VICHY, Mar. 30 (Reuter).-Dr Matchek, the Crout leader and first Vice-Premler of the new Yugo-Slav
Water-front circles in Shanghai engaged In destroying the warships siner the coup d'etat on Thursday
believe that the Ramses, which is of 7,893 tons, will most probably be converted into a raider.
The only other large Axis ship in Shanghai is the Italian Conte Verde, of 10,500 tons.
President Roosevelt NEW YORK, Mar. 30 (Reuter). |Hovinj concluded his holiday cruise on the Presidential yacht Potomac,
train for Washington.
of
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It is considered here a strange re-Cabinet, is expected to return to Bel- flection of French polley that she grade from Zagreb on Tuesday, ac- should attack British forees at the cording to a Belgrade dispatch to the very time when the British Navy was Vichy, news agency..
Be has
been away from the capital France's свету, Inly. Moreover, French action, and
hus not yet formally indicated os Vice- seen in London, appears particularly his acceptance of office
Cabinet, untimely when Britain has indicated Premier. In the Simovitch here her willingness to abrogate her but the despatch says that he has. international right to the extent of now agreed in principle to participate allowing the passage of certain food-In the new government on receiving stuffs in order to relieve the suffer-assurances that there will be no ings in Unoccupied France caused by change in the status of Croatia which German rapacity.
was granted a measure of autonomy in 1939.
President Roosevelt to-day left by Nazi Bomber Downed
NAZI NEWSPAPER ATTACKS BAN ON RAID NEWS
A bitter protest against sup- pression of the facts about British bombing of Germany is made in the German newspaper "Das Reich."
It says: "British bombers in the past several months have, night after night, persistently bombed the Rhine- Ruhr district.
The attack-ware-a-very-severo. test of nerves for the German people, and all the more hard to endure be- i cnuse all this bombing is hardly men. tioned in the German press.
Do People Know ?
"The inhabitants of the areas often ask themselves: "Do the people of Berlin and other parts of Germany know how much we stand, spending, as we do, night after night in cellars and being compelled to continue our full day's work?"
The paper also. states: "The amount of endurance of the British people is greater than all the ton- nage sunk by Germany.
"Their 'determination to put up with lack of comforts, loss of proper- ty, and rises in prices, la greater than expected.
"It also seems that it is necessary to make clear that England is for from financially exhausted and hope for this is dangerous."
LATE NEWS
LONDON, Mar, 30 (Reuter).--Only three German bombers ventured over the British const in daylight to-day, one of them crashing near Middles brough, shot down by " Spitfive
patrol,
All the ercw were killed.
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Indians At Keren
His Majesty the King has rent the NEW DELHI, Mar. 30 (Router). following message to the Viceroy: "I heartly congratulate India on the port her armed forces have played in the capture of Keren. This victory in the face of heavy odds has added fresh laurels to India's military re- nown."
SPAFFORD.On 31st March, 1841,
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