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No. 32,076

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1941

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SECOND ED

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Australia's Choicest

BUTTER

U.S. "KEEP" OUT WARNING

Important New Defence Measures Announced GERMANY Pacific Islands

EXPECTS And Bases Within

MASSIVE RAIDS

Germany is being pre- pared for "massive bom- bardments" in an expect- ed big-scale British air offensive in the Spring, the independent French news agency correspon- dent on the German fron- tier reports.

WAVES OF MEETINGS THROUGHOUT THE REICH ARE GETTING THE PEOPLE READY FOR WHAT IS TO COME, THE EVACUATION OF THREATEN- ED TOWNS IS PROCEEDING APACE AND TRAINLOADS GERMAN CITIZENS ARE AR- RIVING DAILY IN AUSTRIA.

OF

The inspection and overhauling of all shelters and the building of new ones has been ordered, even as far as Austria.

German armament industries are increasing orders to factories in occupied territories, notably France, believed safe from

R.A.F. attack. Orders for several hundred mil- principally for

lion marks are

high precision machine-tools, op- tical instruments, armoured cars

and motor-cars.-Reuter,

New Defence Zones

TWO ENEMY BOMBERS SHOT DOWN

Single German air- craft dropped bombs in East Anglia and at a few places in south and south-east Eng- land during daylight yesterday, according Air Ministry communique.

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on

These generally did little harm but at two places some damage and casualties caused.

were

British fighters de- stroyed two enemy bombers. Reuter-

DARLAN U.S.Navy

AGAIN IN PARIS

Chief Cautious

Admiral Darlan arrived in Paris yesterday after- noon: object of his visit is being kept a secret but possible

Asked whether it was that further

well-informed quarters in United States warships

Loval.

Admiral Darlan's first talk

on

A “KEEP OUT” WARNING TO FOREIGN SHIPS AND AIRCRAFT WAS SIGNED BY PRE- SIDENT ROOSEVELT YESTERDAY IN THE FORM OF AN ORDER AFFECTING AMERI- CAN NAVAL OUTPOSTS IN THE PACIFIC AND CARIBBEAN.

GREECE APPROVES

Greek opinion has re- ceived the Turco- Bulgarian pact favour- ably, judging from com- ments in yesterday morn- ing's newspapers.

out

The Athens

papers point that it is emphasised in the de- claration that the agreement B without prejudice to contracted undertakings with regard to other countries."

In effect it warns foreign ships and air- craft to "keep out unless you have the per- governed by the spirit of "good mission of the United States to enter.”

The order creates "defensive sea areas" and "air space reserva- tions" which no ships or aircraft to the except those belonging United States may enter without the authority of the Secretary of the United States Navy.

The order .becomes effective in 90 days from last Friday.

RAID ON

The declaration, it is added, is

neighbourly" relations and, as the Turkish Foreign Minister stated, it is capable of a further drawing of the Balkans away from unde- sirable complications.-Reuter.

SUEZ CANAL U.S. NOT

Enemy 'planes raided

IMPRESSED

It will extend naval control of the Suez Canal area early ship and aircraft movements be-

which have pre- yesterday morning, it is yond harbours viously been declared closed.

announced in an official FAR MORE communique in Cairo.

New Areas Affected

Wars

Bombs were dropped but there no damage or casualties. The communique adds

sounded were also other eastern parts

Reuter.

affected areas ex- The newly tend three nautical miles seaward

Island, east of "alarms around Cilebra Puerto Rico; Kaneohe Bay, Ha- certain wail, Kiska and Unaliska Islands, off Alaska; and the Pacific islands of Paloyra, Johnson, Midway Wake, Kingman Reef, Rose, Tu- tulla and Guam.

Forbidden harbours include the great harbour at Culebra;

Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; Pearl Harbour, Hawaii; Guam harbour;

Subic Bay, the Philippines; Kiska harbour and

The fleet anchorage in the bung Beach-San Pedro

off the Californian coast.-Reuter.

area

ANGLO-AMERICAN COLLABORATION

MR. AVERELL HARRIMAN,

Paris say he will confer could be transferred to THE AMERICAN FINANCIER, IS WITHIN A FORTNIGHT TO EX- once more with Pierre Britain, Admiral Stark, TO PROCEED TO ENGLAND ARRANGE- U.S. Navy Chief, told PEDITE DEFENCE

President Roosevelt announced newspapermen in Wash-MENTS.

this at his press conference yes- ington yesterday:

that

Mr. "Not for the moment terday and indicated

Harriman will handle such ques- but what will happen later I cannot tell.

arrival was with the Vichy en-

voy, the Comte de Brinon,

It is indicated that other sub-

jects than Laval's personal posi-

tion may be reviewed.

In Admiral. Darlanis talk with Marshal Petain and General Huntziger, It, was thought the

Trying to legislate for whut may happen six months from now

defence" aspect of France'a "re- 18 impossible. The world is full lations with Germany must have | of surprises these days." been+considered,:

Meanwhile the German-controll-

Parla radio has renewed threatening campaign for closer "collaboration" with Germany.

"It would seem that France, distrusting Germany, only makes superficial. promises of collabora”. tion with a number of mental re- servations," one speaker said. Reuter,

tions as British defence estimates, priorities and contracts. Reuter

MEW ANKARA PACT DISCLOSURE

It is learned, from Ankara that Earlier Admiral Stark had shortly before the signature of called at the White House where the Turkish-Bulgarian - declara- ho conferred with President tion of non-aggression the Tur Roosevelt, but he declined, to kish Foreign Minister, Dr. Sara- state the purpose of the vialt, Joglu, received the British Am

bassador, Sir Hugbe Kuntchbull- He was accompanied by Rear Hugessen, and the Greek Ambas- Admiral Gormley, who visited sador, M. Raphael, and hud a Britain a few months; ugt Reu- long and friendly talk with both

of them. - Reuter.

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Lower Egypt.

that in

"THE

UNITED

STATES IS IN INTERESTED THE DEEDS OF OTHER NA- TIONS THAN IN THE STATE- MENTS SOME OF THEIR SPOKESMEN MAY MAKE."

THIS WAS THE REPLY OF of MR. SUMNER WELLES, U.S. AS- SISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE, AT A PRESS CONFER-

TERDAY WHEN QUESTIONED ABOUT A JAPANESE SPOKES- MAN'S STATEMENT THAT JA- PAN AIMS AT PEACEFUL RE- LATIONS WITH THE UNITED STATES."-REUTER,

BULGAR-HUNGARIAN ENCE IN WASHINGTON YES-

CULTURAL PACT.:

A cultúral agreement between Hungary and Bulgaria was signed yesterday, according to Budapest

radio punted by Reuter.

HAVE AN H. B.-

HB

-AND THEN TRY!