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MONDAY, MARCH 31, 1941.
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FIVE ITALIAN WARSHIPS SUNK
IN BIG NAVAL & AIR BATTLE
British
Italian
28 Vessels Seized By America
Guards Places On Conte Biancamano
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
WASHINGTON, Mar. 30 (UP). The Treasury De- partment to-day ordered the Coast Guard to seize and take possession of all Italian. ships in United States terri- torial waters; these total 28.
are
This followed an earlier order under which the Coast Guard boarded the ships to prevent subotage by the crews' who alleged to have made many of the ships dangerously near the sinking stage.
at Boston
The Coast Guard has been ordered to place guards on two German freighters but these have not been seized. Soldiers and sailors have boarded the Italian steamer, Conte Bian- -camuño, which is in the Conni
Zone.
The Cont: Biancamano will be well remembered by Hongkong re- sdents as a trgali călier ACHOME kong in pre-war days. She was on the Europe-Far East run ti W! Lloyd Tringfie's latest vessi on the -Orient schedule.
Nazi Ship Boarded
NEW YORK, Mar. 30 (Reuter).—
Fleet Suffers No Casualties
LONDON, MAR. 30 (REUTER)—IT IS OFFICIALLY, CON- FIRMED THAT THREE ITALIAN CRUISERS, FIUME, POLA, AND ZARA, |HAVE BEEN SUNK AS WELL AS A LARGE ENEMY DESTROYER AND A SMALLER DESTROYER. THERE WERE NO BRITISH CASUALTIES.
Latest news of the naval and air battle in the Mediterranean shows that Britain has struck the greatest blow of the war at sea.
Five Italian warships-three cruisers and two destroyers--have been sent to the bottom without a single casualty or the slightest damage to the British Fleet.
INVASION.
PORTS ATTACKED
Activity By R.A.F.
LONDON, Mar. 30 (Reuter). German invasion ports along the Channel were heavily attack- ed by R.A.F, bombers after dusk to-night. Explosions were heard
were seen in the direction of Calais.
The news of Admiral Sir Andrew Cunningham's operations is described briefly in the following communique issued by the Admiralty this evening:
"The Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean, reports that no casualties or damage from the British side and fires
were sustained by His Majesty's ships throughout the recent operation.
"Some of our aircraft are, however, not accounted for.
The Italian cruiser Zara.
Anglo-French Duel Near Gibraltar
Shore Guns-Fire-On-British-Ships- LONDON, Mur. 30 (Reuter).—An incident in which French hore balleries in Algiers opened fire on some British light naval Cerces is related in an efficial communique issued by the Ad- mirally.
"So far, it is confirmed that the following Italian warships have been sunk: the eight-inch cruisers Fiume, Pola and Zara; the large destroyer Vincenzo Gioberto; and the destroyer Maestrale.
10,000-Ton Cruisers "Further details are awaited." The Fune.which was heavily armed, carried eight 8-inch guns among her armament and her com- piement was 705 officers and ratings. All the three cruisers were of 10,000 tons.
The destroyer Vincenzo Globerto placement of 1,700 tors
a completed in 1930 and had a dis- complement of 157.
The carried
It states: "Reports have been received that a convoy of Armed Cevul Guards have been seen four merchant ships, escorted by French destroyers, was due to boarding the German oil tanker Pauling Friederich, of 4,733 tons, in pass through the Straits of Gibraltar and that convoy Beston Harbour, Massachusetts, e-important war materials for Germany. cording to the newspaper, Boston Record,"
NEW WORLD BY MR ATTLEE
-Eradicate Fear
"Accordingly orders were given for intereopling the convoy which, how- Straits ever. passed through the within Spanish territorial waters. Our forces caught up with the French hips after they had left Spanish
territorial waters and called upon
them to stop so that the normal pro- cedure of visit and search might be
carried out.
Blasting
Towards Asmara
LONDON, Mar. 30 (Reuter). "The French shore batteries in the -Looking ahead to the day vicinity then opened fire, on our ships when Britain will have won the notwithstanding that they were mere.
Roads Well Blocked exercise of our war and peace, Mr C. R. Attlee, ly engaged in the
legitimat belligerent rights.
CAIRO, Mar. 20 (Reúter)-! Lord Privy Seal speaking in
"Is Majesty's ships were com- Glasgow to-day, predicted that pelled to reply in their own defence The siege tactics around Keren in the new world, war would be and his were observed on the shore have now given way to warfare abolished and the shameful blot batteries. of poverty in the midst of plenty would be removed..
Escape To Nemours
in which the work of our Indian sappers is of first importance. Blasting away road blocks which
"In view of the action taken by the retreating enemy has placed "We have to endeavour to free people from the bondage of fear the French batteries, our warships. fear of destruction either by wat or would have been fully justified in in the way of the British forces, by want. These are the two things firing on the French merchant stalps they are opening the way for n which have oppressed the people of and their escort, but in the interests British advance on Asmara. the twentieth century."
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the
The Eritrean capital lies in bowl of the mountains at the end of a winding mountain road that zig-zags through defies and up the mountain sides to a height of 7.000 feet. The faciles
Crack New Troops and of the withdrawing dance
Airmen Reach Singapore
consist of dynamiting
bringing an avalanche on in the high, way
and creating temuerarily an effective block which the enemy eovers with machine-gurs from the surrounding heights,
Machine-Gun Posts
SINGAPORE, Mar. 30 (Reuter).-The first units of the Bri- fish Army and Royal Air Force to reach the Far East from the
While our Infantry mop up these United Kingdom since the war began, have arrived in Singa-|
niachine-gun posts, ganga of rappers pore. This announcement was made to-day by the C-in-C, Farget to work to blast a way through Enst, Alr Chief Marshal Sir Robert Brooke-Popham, announcing the mass of rock. On the rapidity additional reinforcements. strength in the East is a threat to of their work dependa the speed of
our advance. He added that the majority of no-one, but on the other hand, it is
Latest reports indicate that the first the nowcomers were of famous a great stabilising force and influence
for peace. Already India and big block, 40 miles from Asmara, has Indian rogimonts. The personnel Australia have sent strong forces to been successfully overcome. of the R.A.F. Includes some of ❘ this area and they are continuing to A military spokesman revealed to-} Britain's crack fighter pilots play a most important part in main day that one-third of the prisoners while the British Army re-
taining the status que in the Far taken at Keren pro Italians and the East
rest native troops. He placed the inforcements include artillery, La cause for considerable antis number of Italian dead and perlously Infantry and mechanised units. faction to be able to record that the wounded at 5,000 or 6.000.
The Indian reinforcements include situation in other theatres of war is Puniable. Musculmine, Rajputs and favourable that forces from so for Dégras as well as troops from Indian distant as the United Kingdern con
..
A Royal Navy patrol vessel collided atatos In both north and south India.. not only be spared for service in this with a junk off Stanley on Saturday After announcing the arrivals to-area but can be transportóð safely in night. The sixteen Chinese on board day, Air Marshal Brooke-Popham de-te of the concentrated and were rescued but the funk was water- clared:
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"Our greatly increased | TURN to Back Pago, Column 3 logged. Nobody was injured,
and a
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Maestrale had turmaments but her displacement
was 1,500 tons,
Earlier during daylight, fre- quent patrols of R.A.F. fighters were seen over the Straits of Dover, flying across the Channel towards the French coast.
Nothing was seen of any German aircraft from the Kent coast except ene bomber which was driven off.
The swoop of the R.A.F. on the German Invision ports along the French coast to-night was Intensive and heavy. Watchers on the British de of the Channel had an excellent view. Pembs and gun flashes could Le seer along the entire coast from Calate to Dunkirk and clouds above Calala were soon coloured by the glare of force free while the thud of many heavy explosions could be clearly heard.
Ships Bombed
LONDON, Mar. 30 (Reuter).--The R.A.F., continuing their polley of seeking out and attacking Gernin shipping off the French and Dutch coasts, have announced that three such ships were machine-gunned
and bombed off the Dutch coast in addition to the destruction of the arli-submarine vessel in the Loire Estuary.
TRIPOLI HIT HIT
:
British Bombers In Action Survivors Reach Greeco
CAIRO, Mar. 30 (Reuter).—- ATHENS, Mar. 30 (Reuter).--Sur- vivors have been landed at Piraeus The important harbour of Tri- from thre Italian ships sunk in the poli was raided by British Eastern Mediterranean by British bombers during the night of warships.
Friday-Saturday., Bombs fell among shipping and other ob- jectives.
The tree Italian cruisers, Flume, Fola and Zarn, and one Italian des- troyer are represented among these survivors. They were brought in by- a Greek destroyer,
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The story is told in an R.A.F. Middle East communique Issued to- day. It states:
"Italian East Africn.-There was further intensive activity by the R.A.F, in the Asmara area.yesterday. In the town itself, the main station buildings, trucks, sidings und motor transpert park were repeatedly hit
"He says someone's pinched 'is bike"
Ted Corfleld in the "Sydney Bulletin"
GERMAN ON THE
ARMY MOVE
LONDON, Mar: 30 (Reuter).—Reports from Sofa Indicate movements of German heavy artillery from the south to the north via the Kinajevo road through the suburbs of Sofa, according to the Istanbul correspondent of the independent French agency.
The correspondent adds that German police are also carrying out passport control of passengers at Gwilengrad, on the Bulgo- Turkish frontier.
Vatican
Condemns
Germany
LONDON, Már. 30 (Reuter).
Atrocity Campaign
LONDON, Mar. 30 (Reuter)-All German broadcasts to-night gave prominence to reports of alleged anil- German incidents in Yugo-Slavio, and It is pointed out in London that these reports closely follow the lines of the "atrocity" campaigns preceding the invasion of Czecho-Slovakia and Poland.
Mobilisation...
BELGRADE, Mar 30 (Reuter),-- A call to Catholic Germany to to-night. It is announced that this Extra military classes were called up awake and face the pagan action is a precautionary measure to tendencies which
Nazi increase the defensive forces watching
teren is spending throughout the frontiers.
the Reich and occupied territory Vatican wireless to-day. was made in a broadcast by the
The announcer declared that the religious situation in Germany was highly unsatisfactory and condemned the Nazl attitude to the Church in outspoken terms state religion, hung over all religious life in these terrl
The threat
lories.
The announcer sald that 'lecturers, teachers and propagandists inculcate pagan principles into German 'youth, who are deprived of. proper, religious Instruction.
Even in schools where the priest is in theory admitted, he often and the door closed to him.
Lupescu Saves Life And Loses Property LONDON, Mar. 30 (Reuter).—The
A Ofth batch of Italian civilians
left by express for Milan Inst night.
Except for diplomats and journ- allsta, it is stated that most Germans and Italians here will have left by Tuesday,
Envoy To Turkey ANKARA, Mar. 30 (Reuter),-The Yugo-Slav Ambassador to Turkey is It is understood that he has been leaving for Belgrade this evening. recalled by his government for con- sultation.
Frontier Closed
LONDON, Mar. 30 (Router)--The German radio to-night reported that the frontier between Yugo-Slavia and Styria (Austria) has been closed by the Yugo-Slav authorities.
Germans living in Croatia have been asked to leave the country, says Ute oficial German news agency. The first special train with some 800 Germans left this evening. Another
and severely damaged. Motor trans-remaining property is Rumania be-train leaves early to-morrow morning.
the
port and troops on the roads in same area were heavily bombed and machine-gunned. Many vehicles were destroyed and others were damaged.
Free French Airmen
"Aircraft of the Free French squa- dron look part in the raid on enemy encampment between Gonder and Asmara where military buildings were demollshed by direct hits.
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"North of Dessye and the Awash area, considerable damage. was done to a large concentration of motor vehicles when they were bombed and machine-gunned.
"The railway station at Metahari was also dive-bombed and the rail- way line was damaged.
"Aircraft of the South African Air Force carried out successful bombing and machine-gun attacks on motor transport and buildings in the Nagi eren. Near Diredawa, motor trans- port vehicles wero overturned and inany others were observed to be
damaged after a macitine-gun attack
from the nir.
Not only Italian journalists but longing to Madame Lupescu, who is accompanying ex-King Carol to Chile, Italiang generally are beginning to leave Yugo-Slavin, according to the has been confiscated, says a Bucharest message to the German sewa agency. TURN to Back Pago, Column 5.
Britain's Air Raid Shelters Sensation
Special to the "Telegraph”:
LONDON, Mar. 30 (UP).—It is reported that the Home Secretary and Minister of Home Security, Mr Herbert Morrison, has ordered several hundred public surface shelters in Britain to be pulled down because they are made with faulty mortar and are not even able to withstand the weather. It is understood that the order followed a series of collapses.
The order affects 500 shelters pounds sterling to the specifications in one town; nearly 60 accom- of Government experts when there
was a shortage of mortar and cement... modating 3.000 persons in
The experts advised a substitute for town-near Birmingham, as well the chief components which were lime and sand. The experts then Bold they were just as good
Shipping Damaged "Libya. During the night of as many at Bristol..
Mr Harold Scott, Chief Adminis March 28-29, Royal Air Force bom-
"The local authorities,
bera raided the harbour of Tripoll. trating Officer of the London shelters cement."
It is reported that these sheltera Large bombs were observed to fall told the among the shipping and others were Minister of Home Security has de- are unable to withstand the blast of seen bursting between the wireless cided that all communal publie aur oven small bombs dropped some station and the main electric power then shelters bullt of ungaged lime yards away.
station.
[sivo
mortar must be closed.", Provincial Mr Horbert Morrison, is also con- Albanin-Threa successful offen-authorities have been ordered to eldering making it compulsory for
· reconnaissances. were made examine all surface shelters for signs everybody in Britain to wear gan yesterday against the Albanian vill of weakiters,
romull-of-the-lackadaisical......rasporise. ages of Berat Dukal and Dukati The morning newspapers revealed ks when away from honte as a Fram these operations, all our air-that these shelters were bullt 18 to the recent official warnings that months ago at a cost of several million the Germans may possibly use gas, 'craft, returned safely."