1941-02-11 — Page 3

The Lord Mayor of London recently paid a visit to the East End of London where he was met and escorted around the damaged areas, by the Mayors of the districts. Photo shows the Lord Mayor (left) chatting. to the children of the district.

(Copyright, Fox.)

GIFTS TO RAID DISTRESS FUND

The Lord Mayor of Brisbane

has sent

included £1,000

U.S. IN EARNEST

another £5,000 to the In Washington yesterday, Mr. Lord Mayor of London's National Cordell Hull, Secretary of State, Air Raid Distress Fund, bringing said at his press conference with lingushed command of the Bri- work at Vichy where the total of Brisbane's contribu- reference to Mr. Winston Chur- tish troops in Egypt.

long to £112,200.

Other gifts

chill's plea "give us the tools and from Cape Town, 2500 from the we will finish the job," that he and others were earnestly urging full £247 from Philippine Islands, Panama, and £100 each from St. production with all possible speed so that, in accordance with Gov- understands James, Manitoba, and the Government's primary policy of safe-

people that at the first meeting. Coun-ernment

ty for the United States; the ma- Moresby, Papua. The total of the ximum military supplies would cillors will agree on the list

submitted names to be

Fund is now £2,117,000.-British be produced for the United States the to

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PREMIER

SURPRISES BERLIN

Mr. Churchill's refer-

The

newspaper

of

immediately

The list will be Communicated ---Reuter.

DARING THEFT AT

BEEN OCCUPIED BY BRITISH ence to Bulgaria on Sun- MAGISTRACY

FORCES.

ON IS A VILLAGE

THE RED SEA COAST, FORTY day has caused a sensation MILES FROM THE BORDER in Berlin, according to the AND Berlin correspondent of

BETWEEN THE SUDAN

ERITREA. KARORA, A SMALL TOWN, LIES INSIDE

The pockets he could have "picked" at the Kow- loon Magistracy yester-

THE the newspaper "Nya Dag- day were many, but he

ERITREAN BORDER FORTY ligt Allehanda.“

MILES INLAND.

It is pointed out in London

of

Competent quarters in Berlin, that this advance int. Eritrea the correspondent says, deny that from the North would appear to German troops have entered Bul- constitute a new movement Asgarian territory. yesterday's communique was the The Berlin correspondent first to mention any movement the newspaper "Aftonbladet" says in this direction,

that German authorities maintain there is not a single· German sol- dier or aimrman' in: Bulgaria. Reuter.

Reuter.

ROYAL NAVY

PARALYSING ITALIANS

According to the naval correspondent off the

Swedish paper "Stock-

ITALIANS DENY ATTACK

turned his nose up and ignored them all.

Whether he was a modern Robin Hood, taking only from the well- to-do, or just after something bigger is not known.

Anyway, he passed through the entrance of the Magistracy, pick- ed his way through the crowds. apparently never even casting a glance at their pockets and walk- ed in the direction of Mr. K. M. A. Barnett's office while this Magistrate was engaged in Court. Nobody saw him enter the Magistrate's office and the loss at a watch, valued at $157, was only discovered when Mr. Barnett returned..

The police were. informed, and the

immediately usual check.

was made at pawnshops.

The watch was later recovered

IN REPLY" TO THE UNITED from one of the pawnshops in the holm Tidningen," the STATES' PROTEST AGAINST | Yaumati District' not. Kâr from THE BOMBING OF THE AMERI- the Magistracy, but the culprit British fleet is the fore- CAN MISSION IN THE ANGLO- Has not yet been traced. most cause in the appar-EGYPTIAN SUDAN LAST AU-

ent paralysis of Italy.

The correspondent declores that

GUST, THE ITALIAN GOVERN- MENT HAS DENIED THAT THE ATTACK WAS MADE BY ITA-

it is not known whether the LIAN PLANES,. IT WAS- AN-

NOUNCED IN. WASHINGTON

LITTLE NAZI AIR: ACTIVITY

Italian Fleet and Air Force have taken measures to deal with at LAST NIGHT/ tacks like that on Genoa But It declares that, according to An Alr Ministry and Ministry It is given that one cause of report received by the Italian East of Home Security communique was very little Impression of the paralysis gained African High Command, "the states: "There during the last three months is bombardment of the Mission, as enemy activity over this country No probably the shortage of fuel and broadcast by the British, is inso- during daylight yesterday. the foremost cause is the evidence far as we are concerned, unfound report of damage or casualties ham of the British Flect. Reuter. ed."--Reuter,

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