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STUNNING BLOW FOR ITALY

Large Force At Sollum Surrenders Unexpectedly

• WHITE HOUSE PARLEY

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Home from his refresh- ing Caribbean cruise, Pre- sident Roosevelt is at grips with growingly acute problems of arms production speed-up and rushing to counter- blockaded Britain, help by American ships or loans.

Coincidentally, high officials in Washington yesterday disclosed that Sir Frederick Phillips, Un- der-Secretary in the British Trea-

Mr. sury, has presented

Henry Morgenthau, Secretary of the United States Treasury, with formal British request for "B11- ancial assistance."

The kind of assistance and the amount is not disclosed. At the White House yesterday the President was closeted with Mr. Cordell Hull, Secretary of State, for two hours, discussing the heavy. swift breaking of events during his absence," par- ticularly in France and the Far East.

The Diplomatic Corps views as significant Mrs. Roosevelt's de. claration at a press conference just at the time of the President's arrival back in Washington that "it is about time we started giv. ing something to Britain.”—Inter- national News Bervice.

DANUBE TO BE CLOSED

REQUISITIONING OF AMERICAN SECURITIES

The United King- dom Treasury an- nounced yesterday that it was requisi- tioning a further 60 United States securi- ties.

Major Collapse Believed Indicated

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")

THE FAST-MOVING BRITISH AND IMPERIAL TROOPS YESTERDAY DEALT ITALY THE MOST STUNNING BLOW EVER DELIVERED ON ITALIAN SOIL WHEN FORT CAPUZZO, MAIN. ITALIAN REDOUBT IN NORTH-EAST LIBYA, AND SOLLUM, LAST ITALIAN STRONGHOLD IN EGYPT, WERE CAPTURED. A MAJOR COLLAPSE OF ITALIAN RESISTANCE IS INDICATED.

Battling through mud and blinding rainstorms the British blitz- army completed a week's campaign-which carried them over 60 miles and resulted in the capture of some 30,000 Italian troops.

For several days Sollum had been isolat- and it is assumed that the large Italian force trapped there has been captured.

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An official communique "We took a number of air-

craft on

the ground. Details issued in Cairo last even-

are unknown," ing declared: "Our troops to-day occupied Sollum and Fort Capuzzo.

OTTO ABETZ CONFERS WITH

PETAIN

MARSHAL

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11/17

THE GERMAN Ambassador to France, Main route for the sup- Otto Abétz, arrived in Vichy yesterday with ply of Rumanian petrol three secret proposals based on the appoint- Germany will be closed, ment of Pierre Flandin in Laval's place as owing to the presence of Vice-Premier and Foreign Minister. ice in the Danube.

and other commodities to

The Yugoslav River Navigation

Abetz conferred with Marshal Petain last

Control Organisation yesterday night, and will see Flandin, and also prabab-

ordered the suspension of

navigation on the river as from ly Laval, to-day.

to-day, says à Belgrade message

to London newspapers.

All Yugoslav Danube steamers

Marshal Petain's taking of a

France and will not -- tolerate Intrigue.

While Abetz's demands are not disclosed, it is assumed he is seek

are being withdrawn and will tie firmer grip on the government, up for the winter, and it is ex- however, is believed to have pected that other Danubian countries will follow suit in the fended off at least for the presenting assurances that M. Laval's, next few days Reuter,

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the danger of a German occupa tion of all France.

(Marshal, Potain has made clear that he alone, is 'master of

overed that a pair of flannel trousers and a jacket, valued at $100,

removal does not mean any der parture from the policy of French cooperation with the Reich.

Nazi Attitude

(Swiss reports stated that Laval has been arrested. Berlin despat- che say the Nazis are: with action pending the Laval, conversations. But emph ses that inca \that shi-ik' a. und that Ge

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Although hampered by semi- tropical rainstorms, it is expected

the British will continue the in- vasion, striking at Bardia, only important port in east Libya:

Unexpected Ease

Military quarters in Cairo in- dicated the occupation of Fort Capuzzo and Sollum came unex- pectedly quickly.

A few hours before their cap- ture officials predicted there would be a long and hard fight for the two positions, but their early fall is now felt to indicate a major collapse of Italian resistance. International News Service.

ANATOLIA FLOODS

Widespread floods have caused serious damage in Anatolia.

Torrential rains háve swollen the Simay and Henife Rivers. which have again inundated dis- tricts which were flooded last year.

Low lying reglons in the pro- vince of Smyrna are also under .water.

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So far no casualties are report- ed but the damage is large.

Snowstorms and bitter cold were reported throughout Turkey yes- terday.-Reuter.

WEATHER FORECAST:-North

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