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AN AIR MINISTRY COMMUNIQUE RECORDS THE LORD LLOYD ON
CONTINUATION OF REPEATED ROYAL AIR
FORCE BOMBINGS ON ENEMY COLUMNS IN EFFORTS OF
THE LOOPS OF SEINE, EAST OF ROUEN AND THE ADJACENT WOODED AREA.
Low flying machine-gun attacks were also made COLONIES
Two enemy fighters were shot down.
our aircraft are missing.
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During bombs were dropped at the rate of over 100 a minute.
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Italians Rounded Up
Ottawa, To-day.
London, To-day.
ITALY'S CAPACITY TO ENDURE
London, To-day. Economic experts in Lon- don point out that Italy's ca- pacity to endure the war must be reckoned in terms of months rather than years.
Sixty-one per cent. of Italy's pre- war trade lay outside the Mediter- ranean and now it will be lost,
The greater part of her essential war materials has also come from be- yond the Mediterranean and this will be completely cut off,
Mussolini is known to have been laying in stocks of war materials since
bad credit position, these stocks can-
Lord Lloyd, Secretary for last September, but owing to Italy's the Colonies, has sent the not be large enough to tide the coun- following message to the try over more than a few months of Many Italians have been rounded up Governor of Kenya, Somali-warfare. Attacking in sections at heights varying from 800 to 8,000 feet, bomb-in Canada and precautions are being ers released salvoes wrecking convoys taken against Nazi and Fascist sym-land, Malta, Aden, Cyprus
and Gibraltar:- pathisers. and scattering mechanised columns, blocking road junctions and setting the woods ablaze.
is three
The Australian High Commissioner
"As a result of the latest develop- to Canada states that Australia
ments in the war situation the terri- the sending an armoured corps of Included
tory for which you are responsible has Night operations bombing of key points in the rear divisions overseas, and that part is al- been brought within the zone of active
ready in the Near East.-Reuter.
of the fighting zones. Other aircraft attacked military ob- jectives at Cologne and elsewhere in Western Germany.
TURIN RAID
Action In Palestine
Jerusalem, To-day. The Palestine police have put an
During reconnaissance over Nor-end to all Italian activity in the Holy thern Italy, heavy bombers operat- Land. Hundreds have been interned Ing from Britain attacked military and others who are suspected of Ita- objectives at Turin, while others lian sympathies are being closely bombed targets at Genor.
watched.
One of our heavy bombers is Jaffa and Tel-Aviv have been de missing. During yesterday's opera-clared "protected areas" and no civi- tions over France, at least eight fans will be allowed to approach these enemy aircraft were destroyed. One areas without special permission.
of our fighters is missing.
Off the South-East coast this morn- ing,
a Spitfire plane shot down a Heinkel bomber.-Reuter:
No Offensive Action
Paris, To-day.
A French military spokesman yes terday afternoon said that the Italians have not yet shown much military activity, although they have brought up heavy forces of troops and ma- terial. He estimated that from 60 to .70 divisions had been mobilised on the Alpine front.-Reuter.
Lake Manes, believed
Reuter.
Aden Prepared
Aden, To-day. Aden is calm and prepared. The Governor has paid a tribute to the loy alty and co-operation of all sections of the populace. Reuter,
STOCK EXCHANGE CHEERFUL
London, To-day.
The Stock Exchange was generally cheerful with prices of most of lead ing groups tending to rise in spite of the small volume of trading.
military operations and is now or may be called upon to share directly in the dangers and hardships of modern
war.
As far as many of Italy's lost im- ports are. concerned, she will be a lability rather than an asset to Ger- many.
More than 80 per cent. of Italian petrol imports came from beyond the of the Rumania. Clearly Mediterranean and the bulk remainder from Italy cannot obtain more from the lat- ter sources at the expense of Germany. Coal Peril
For coal, Italy will have to rely on German supplies and 40 per cent. of these have lately been carried over the Frankfurt-Basle railway, which is very vulnerable to military action!!
"We are confident these dangers and hardships will be faced with pride and determination, and I hasten to assure you of my conviction that the people of your territory will display in these momentous times the courage and re-
A great deal of Italy's pre-war solution characteristic of the peoples food supplies were also imported from of the British Empire, and that the countries outside the Mediterranean day will come when we shall look and Italy can only replace these by back proudly and with thankfulness competing in the Balkans with her to the part they have played in achiev-ally, who is already badly hit by the ing victory over the King's enemles."
-Reuter.
STAND-TO ORDER IN PARIS
(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")
Paris, To-day.
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The goods Britain has normally im- ported from Italy are stated to be relatively unimportant and can be ob- tained without difficulty from other countries.--Reuter.
DECLARATION OF WAR BY EGYPT SOON
(SPECIAL TO “CHINA MAIL") Cairo, To-day. Diplomatic sources here believe that
a declaration
Egypt, on
SOUTH AFRICAN FUND FOR PLANES
at any moment, Italy may be expect General Flerre Hering, Military as a natural sequel to the severance Governor of Paris, yesterday ruled of diplomatic relations.Hayas. that all those employed in the Govern- ment service in the Seine, Olse and Gilt-edged 3 were firm.
Seine-et-Marne Departments must re- Home rails were notably strengthen-main at their posts. actioned; Foreign bonds were steady. In- plane dustrial gains outnumbered losses and gold minings benefited from better support, while the leading olls shares improved.
Planes Over Turin
London, To-day. An Agency message state that Allled to be British, flew over Turin at about 1 am, yes terday and dropped several bombs on the outskirts of the city.
Anti-airc ins were in for about
but no was bro
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-Wall Street was firm.-Reuter.
The order includes special reserves
To-day. Subscriptions amounting to £40,000 temporarily exempt because of their special services in national defence have already been received by a Fund pre-in Cape Town to enable the public to who were, directed to ignore" vious order" given over the radio, assist in promoting the building - of Hav
Spitares for RAF--Britial Wireless.
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