1941-01-22 — Page 2

THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 22, 1941.

BUCHAREST DISTURBANCES

Greeks Arrested After German Officer's Death Incidents COMMONS BRITAIN

All Over

Rumania

are

SOME MINISTRIES in Bucharest guarded by police and the wireless station is protected by a military guard, according to Bucharest newspapers quoted in Rome yester- day.

STILL NOT SATISFIED

The debate in the Com- mons following Mr. Be-| vin's speech yesterday re- vealed the current opinion that everything possible was still not being done! to expedite the war effort and that there should be a greater measure of com- pulsion on all parties to contribute a larger mea- sure of labour.

These newspapers published accounts of demonstrations staged by certain members of the Iron Guards on Monday evening but em- phasise that these were orderly and insist that necessary. order prevails in Bucharest.

with

the

A communique has been issued in Bucharest dealing murder of Major Doehring, of the German military mission.

Doehring was attacked outside the headquarters of the mission by a man who is said to have fired shots.

A decree published by the Rumanian Official Journal says the death sentence will be applied in the case of murder of German soldiers in Rumania.

of

Ten prominent members the Greek colony in Bucharest have been arrested in соплес-

agency.

Major Disorders

Meanwhile a spokesman at the Rumanian Legation in Belgrade yesterday stated it was

untrue there had been any attempted coup d'etat in Bucharest on Mon- day.

He said that "certain demon- but strations" had occurred order was quickly restored.

No telephone calls to or from Bucharest were accepted yester- day.

This is the principle which Mr. Bevin has been opposing as un- There is a difference of apin- ion inside the Labour movement by the on the issue, as shown

former Labour speech of the Minister, Mr. Ernest Shinwell.

"We Mr. Shinwell declared: need not be afraid of drastic even

this! methods in revolutionary

contended that country" and

the hope that

last change in the Government would preface a new and unified policy of com- prehensive planning and plete co-ordination of the national effort had not materialised. Heuter.

MESSAGE

German Troops Moved T TO MALTA

According to a telegram from

com-

tion with the murder of Doohr. ing, according to a Bucharest Sofia disorders in Rumania are "We are sure that suc- despatch to the German news widespread, with street fighting

between civilians, German sol- cess as well as glory will diers and Communists in Buch- reward your efforts," says arest and elsewhere reported.

a message sent yesterday Increasing rosentment in by Mr. Churchill to the man military concentrations in Officer Administering the

the anti-Government at Malta.

filare regime, may

"I send you, on behalf of the War Into a real general fight, with Cabinet, our heart-felt congratu the Nazis trying to restore

According to a Budapest tele- gram received in New York the major disorders, which may TC- quire energetic measures by Ger- many, raging all over

many quarters over the Ger.

Rumania and

Antonescu Rumania

were of pro-German origin fol- lowing the assassination of Doehr- ing.

An attempt on the life of Colonel Creschanit, described as Director-General of the Rumanian railways, was made in Bucharest yesterday, according to the off- cial German news agency.

The assalfants entered the colonel's office and fired several shots, wounding him, but fur- ther details of the crime are not yet available,

order.

Other reports are that the dis- crders may be part of a coup intended by Leftists, followers of King Carol and others trying to overpower the Germans and the pro-German Iron Guard.

lations on the magnificent and defence which ever-memorable your heroic garrison and citizens, aided by the Navy and, above all, the Royal Air Force, are making against the German and Italian attack," says Mr. Churchill in his message.

"The eyes of Britain and, in-

dead, of the whole British Empire German troops removed from are watching Malta in her strug- Giurgiu-

reported to have gle day by day, and we are sure been rushed to Bucharest and

that success as well as glory will elsewhere. Reuter,

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In the Commons yesterday, a member, Sir Stanley Reed, sug- gested that the Prime Minister consider de- finitely advising the italian people of the British Common- wealth's being under

no

misapprehension about the purpose for which they were being called to fight.

Mr. Churchill re- called his recent broadcast and said he did not propose to add anything to it at the moment.Reuter

DULLNESS OF STOCK EXCHANGE

NO WAR MATERIAL

FOR JAPAN

MR. WINSTON CHURCHILL, THE BRITISH PRIME MINIS- TER, APOLOGISING FOR THE DELAY IN ANSWERING THE LETTER OF MR. ALFRED ED WARDS, M.P., REGARDING THE WORKERS IN THE MUNI- TIONS FACTORY IN MIDDLES- BOROUGH WHO THREATENED TO STRIKE IF THE PRODUCTS THEY MANUFACTURED SHOULD BE DESTINED JAPAN, STATED THAT MATTER HAD BEEN EXAMIN- ED BY THE GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT CONCERNED.

FOR THE

"The order to which the report

refer in the 'Sunday Express" red," he added, "was for gear which have now been completed and are under the control of the Custorns. You will be glad to know that steps are being taken to ensure they will not be ex- ported."

It is further reported that Mr. ask the Edwards is going to Prime Minister in Parliament to give an assurance that no muni- tions of any kind will go to Japan, -Central News.

WAR FUND SALE OF MEMENTOES

A New York dispatch states that certain personal groperty of the late Mr. Neville Chamberlain, was

Lack of enterprise was respon- sold by auction in Birmingham, sible for general dullness on the the proceeds being intended for a fund. International News London Stack Exchange yester-war

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shared the downward trend. hardened. Foreign issues eased but Czecho-regular.

Wall Street was

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TOBRUK HEAVILY ATTACKED BY THE R-A-F.

SIMULTANEOUSLY with the announce- ment that British forces had launched an at- tack on Tobruk it was announced in Cairo ® yesterday that the Italian seaport was heavily raided by bomber aircraft of the R.A.F. dur- ing the night on `Sunday/Monday.

Several attacks, states a communique ·· from R.A.F. Headquarters in the Middle East, were made and direct hits registered on mar- ine repair ships and military barracks.

One artillery battery of four guns was si- lenced and many bombs fell on a camp of about 200 tents.

Anti-aircraft fire was intense; A heavy raid was made during but the British aircraft pressed the night of Sunday/Monday fol- home the attack, ~~

lowed by further raids during the British fighter patrola were day. active throughout Monday but no cònclusive engagement with the enemy resulted.

A large explosion occurred in the target area and a numbor of fires were caused,

on

As further raid was carried! High explosive bombs: fell out on the aerodrome: at Çat- buildings and the foreshore; caus- Tanja" (Bicily) during the night|ing considerable damage.

of Monday/Tuesday.

the Seven enemy, aircraft on- ground, of which two were large twin-engined' bombers, were seen to burst into flames,

Raids In Africa The R.A.F. raided Assab

and registered direct hits on a supply depot.

Fires, were started' ndar' ad

The South African Air Force.

·ministrativa buildings and were

successfully bombed Neghelli visible over 60 miles away. On the previous night the rail-(Abyssinia); Administrative build- way station at Brindisi was bomb-ings and a surrounding motor ed but the results could not be transport park were set on fibe fully observed owing to low cloud and completely gutted and a num-- It is believed, however that ber of vehicles in the car park considerable damage was done..

were destroyed or damaged.

From all operations mentioned in the communique, our aircraft returned successfully,

Valona Raid

In Albania, Valona was

I jented to the heaviest bombing

tack hitherto carried out in that region.

The communique adds, that the British Akhter reported as not re- turned to base: “a communique

is now.

of January ⠀ safe/Router.