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ITALY MASSING TROOPS ON LIBYA-EGYPT BORDER British Successfully Harry Enemy Concentrations

OFFENSIVE STOP PRESS

GERMANS

IRRITATE TURKEY

While M. Molotov's speech is regarded in poli- tical circles in Turkey as a careful, statesmanlike

AGAINST EGYPT?

NEWS FROM THE Libyan-Egyptian bor-

declaration of policy der indicates that the Italians are assembling which does not in the least large numbers of troops, the majority of which change Soviet-Turkish re- lations, great irritation would appear to be in the neighbourhood of has been caused in An-Sollum, writes Reuter's military correspon- kara by the German ver-dent.

sion of the speech.

This. it has been discovered,

The Italians have been enabled to do this

made M. Molotov say that docu- owing to the absence of anxiety about their iments published by the Germans Tunis frontier now that the French are out of

"threw a disagreeable light on the

activity of certain Turkish per- the conflict.

sonalities," instead of "certain as-

The British forces peets of the activity developed in

harried the Turkey," as in the official Tass cessfully version.

while they were massing.

have suc-fhad been expected.

Sidi. Italians

The forward posts at Barrani, are still strongly held hy British troops. The British are manoeuvring and a shallow har-lagainst very superior numbers useless for ocean-going but everywhere their

This is regarded in Ankara as Sollum is of little strategic im- a fresh German effort to cast as-portance, containing only a small persions on certain ..Turkish cantonment statesmen against whom the Nazis bour have consistently intrigued, es- ships: pecialty M. Sarajoglu, the For- eign Minister. Reuter.

AMERICAN SHIPS TO

CARRY REFUGEES Legislature permitting Amer- ican ships to transport war re- fugee children was passed yester- day in Washington by the House! rules committee.

Offensive Spirit

The British force in occupation there held out much longer than

RECORD PURCHASE

OF WHEAT

offensive!

spirit against the Italians is in evidence.-Reuter.

All Quiet On All Fronts

A communique issued in Nai- robi yesterday states: "It was quiet all day on all fronts. Fur- ther detalls of the bombing of

the aerodrome at Yavello disclose

"There was no opposition other

extensive damage to the hangars and bomb dump and at. least The Ministry of Food has en-three enemy aircraft were dam- It provides that such transporttered into an agreement with the aged on the ground. is subject to American ships Canadian Wheat Board to pur being granted safe conduct by all chase during the cereal year July than light automatic ground de- 100,000,000 fence. All our machines returned the belligerents. Any vessel en-1940-41 a: further

of wheat. This is the safely. gaged. in such work would go to bushels Europe, without cargo, unarmed largest purchase ever recorded. and unconvoyed.-Rcuter.

[Reuter.

ANNOUNCING

THE

ARRIVAL

OF

NEW

SUPPLIES

OF

DAKS

THE PRINCE

"One enemy machine attempt- ed to bomb Buna but on being] engaged turned tail and jettl- soned its bomb-load in the bush. There was no damage and casualties."-Reuter.

QUIET IN AFRICA

ΠΟ

OF SLACKS yesterday said there were no fur-

A Cairo communique issued

FOR MEN

ther developments in the Dobel area and nothing to report on

other fronts.-Reuter.

JUST

HAVING FUN NO DOUBT

1. Diving to 100 feet, three Nazi planes last week at- tacked with bombs and! guns the Trinity House tender "Alert" while it was en route to a light- ship, it was revealed in London yesterday.

Some of the crew of 39 and re-' THERE 18 NOTHING So lief lighthousemen, `numbering 30, PRACTICAL AND COM- were wounded as the boat was FORTABLE IN THE twice raked with gunfire. All: WEARING AS DAKS the bombs missed.

It was emphasised in London THEY GIVE THE MAXI- lost night that these lightships MUM OF EASE AS ALSO work under the direction of Trin- OF PRIDE IN THEIR ity House, an organisation recog- POSSESSION. CUT anised many years ago as being. FASHIONED FROM Joutside the scope of belligerent SUPERB MATERIALS, operations.

WE ARE PLEASED TO. ANNOUNCE THAT WE ARE NOW ABLE TO SUP- PLY THESE IN ALL SIZES & IN A VARIETY IN GREY, BROWN, FAWN AND GREEN, FLANNELS, GABARDINE, CRASH, CORDUROY AND TROPI-, CAL WORSTEDS.

OF FABRICS.

IN-A FULL RANGE OF-SIZES-

WE ADVISE AN EARLY VISIT

As a large Trinity House ensign was plainly visible on the "Alert" and the words "Lightship Service"] were painted on the sides of the hull in two feet letters, there was no question of the German air- men being unaware of the inten- tion of the vessel.--Reuter.

Climaxing series of crimes

in one of the blackest days of terrorism in Shanghal's his- tory, gunmen kidnappeď Mr. Yen Lan-shang, 50, Chinese city editor of the Shanghai "Sin Wan Pao," at 11.45 last night. The outrage was‘car- ried out by three Chinese gun- men dressed in foreign clothes, and took place in an alley- way leading to Mr. Yen's home in the French Conces- sion. The victim was taken away in a motorcar and there is no clue as to his where-- abouts. Mr. Yen was one of those named in the "black- list" of 83 recently issued persons wanted for arrest by the Nanking government for alleged anti-Japanese activi- ties.-Reuter.

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STEADY TONE ON "STOCK_EXCHANGE · Although trading on the Lon- don Stock Exchange yesterday was very quiet, the tone was steady. Gilt-edged were frac The prefix special to telegrama it

used by the "Sunday Herald" barida wère muintained. Olla "China Mali" to Indicato nowe which

Printed and Published for the continued the previous day's im-is strictly copyright under the provi alons of the Telecommunications Or. provement but at a slower pace dinance, 1930, and may not be reprint. Proprietors, The Newspaper Enter- by GONDON CADE while rubbers were inclined to ed under any circumstances, either priso· Ltd., advance. Wall Street was dull wholly or in part, without prior ar- BURNETT, Windsor House, Vic Reuter.

storia, Hong Kong." !rangement.

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