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THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 22, 1941

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ITALIAN KEY POINTS BLASTED BY THE

THE R.A.F. Raids On Berat And Tepelini By British Bombers

Heavy Damage Heavy

To Dive-

Bombers' Lairs

EXCEPTIONALLY HEAVY BOMBING AT- TACKS WERE CARRIED OUT ON THE ITA- LIAN KEY POSITIONS OF BERAT AND TEPE- LINI, IN ALBANIA, ON THURSDAY BY LARGE FORMATIONS OF BRITISH BOMBERS AND FIGHTERS.

Berat, together with Elbasan, are the only remaining inland towns in Italian hands, de- fending the approaches to the port of Duraz- zo, while the fall of Tepelini would open a road to the port of Valona.

After dispersing

an

129 YEARS enemy force of 50 fighters,

OF

of which four were shot down, the British bomber force pressed home their attack on Berat, causing

"SCOOPS" great damage and confu-

Romance of Great News Agency

sion in the town, says a

THE BOYS PREPARE THEIR "PILLS" FOR GERMANY-When British airman bomb enemy territory they concentrate on military objects only and do not indulge in the Nazi méthods of ins discriminate bombing. This pic ure was taken with a Whitley Bomber Squadron "somewhere in Britain" which has played a big part in the bombing of Bertin and Hamburg túrgets and shows mombers of the Squadron loading their machines prior to a flight over enemy territory. right, Fox).

communique issued by 100 DAILY

British Headquarters in Greece.

Many buildings were hil and a number of fires started aniong

Which newspaper COL- respondent first gave a telegraph office the Bible military stores and mtor trans- to transmit with the ob-port concentrations, ject of delaying rival mes- sages?

One of the fires was follow. ed by a series of explosions.

Another Pritish hember formy- heavily attacked enemy

Cont«UOUS

Total Bag Of Twelve

The answer

Daniel Craig. I tion is. Halix, Nova Scotia, correspon- | stores anu

Tepelini. dent of the Associated Press, ac- cording to "A.P.the Story of Olive: News," A new book by Gramling, which is a best-seller in America The trick is usually associated with H. M. Stanley, when reporting the British victory at Magdala. It was used by Sir Archibald Forbes during the Franco-Gennan War of 1870,

Mr. Gramling tells many good stories of ingenuity and resour that brought the great A.P. organi- sation scoops from all over the world.

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During another engagement with Italian fighters three of the latter were definitely shot down and another so damaged that it is unlikely it was able to return to its base.

All British 'planes returned safely to their bases, concludes the communique.

Together with fe Italian planes shot down by the Greek

When the Russo-Japanese wur broke out in 1904, a correspon- Air Force on Thursday the total

dent, Paul Cowles, startled head office

the is

now

12

Italian

machines

with a request for brought down and one probably

80,000 dollars (about £20,000 atį destroyed. current rates) buy a yacht to hein cover the war. He not only got the yacht and covered the war, but sold the vessel for a profit afterwards.

Boiling It Down

The same year the A.P. took an active hund in history when John Hay. United States Secretary of State, was preparing a note pro- testing against the kidnapping of a wealthy American, Ion Perdi- caris, by the Moroccan bandit chieftain, Raisuli.

Mr. Hay showed his lengthy formal note to the AP. correspon- dent.

"I'm afraid you're slipping, Mr. Secretary," said the correspondent, "If I were you I'd boil all this down to five words. And, taking a pencil he scribbled, "Perdicaris allye or Raisuli dead,"

Reuter,

Sicily Raids.

FOR RAAF

THE APPOINTMENT OF AIR MARSHAL SIR CHARLES BUR- NETT AS CHIEF OF THE AIR THE ROYAL AUS- STAFF OF TRALIAN AIR FORCE HAS BEEN EXTENDED FOR ONE YEAR, IT WAS ANNOUNCED IN MELEOURNE YESTERDAY.

It was also revealed that out of 16,000 applicants for the Royal Australian Air Force, acceptances last week averaged 100 a day.--- Reuter.

GREECE'S APPEAL

MR. SUMNER WELLES. U.S. UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE, DECLARED YESTER- DAY THAT ACTION MIGHT SHORTLY BE TAKEN. IN CON- NECTION WITH GREECE'S AP- HELP TO THE PEAL FOR UNITED STATES,

He added that members of the Government were seeking to de- termine exactly what "supplies"

Much damage was caused to were to be furnished-Reuter. aerodromes af Calania anc Comiso, in Sicily, in a raid by R.A.F.

bombers on Thursday night, says a Middle East R.A.F. communique.

Many high explosive and in- cendiary bombs were dropped on both aerodromes.

Several large fires, which gave off columns of thick black smoke, and were visible ovar 30 miles away; are believed to. have been onomy aircraft burning in or near hangars. In addition, considerable dam- age was done to runways of the aerodromes and to the main roadi and railway lines nearby.

From this highly successful raid all

returned British nivcraft- safely. Reuter

That ultimatum went to the Sultan of Morocco and became a national ċatchword that help-

Why should they apply to me?" ed to re-elect Theoporu Roose

Mr. Gramling traces the A.P.'s] volt, Salvatore Cortesi, the A.P.'s origin to 1811; when the owner of Rome correspondent, had "con- a Boston coffee-house engaged tacts" so close to the Pope that he Samuel Toplu to pick up news was able to record the death of for his customers. Topliff used to Leo XIII. before it was known to row down the harbour to meet many in the Vatican. His code ships; New York newspapers pool- to meet harbour message read: Melstone, New ed resources

and when the telegraph York: "Number missing Bond, 404, boats,

came they share the news over -Montefiore.”

the wires.

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Cortesi was probably the only The non-profit-making organi-

man who ever gave the Pope as

a reference. Bored with a docu- | sation thus launched now serves

GERMANY BEING GENEROUS WITH JAP. TERRITORY

It was suggested. in well-informed. Chin-

ese quarters in Chung- king. yesterday that in an effort to bring. about a Russo-Japan- ese. rapprochement: Germany, is urging.Ja

return the southern part of the island of Saghalin to Russia.

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In return, it is pro- posed that Russia should agree to enter

into a non-aggression pact with. Japan. Reuter.

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MENDOZA PROTEST

The Brazilian proposal for a collective protest to Britain against the seizure of the French steamer Mendoza within the Pan-Ameri- can neutrality zone is being sup- and ported by, the United States olher: American, governments.

The Mendoza was seized Brazil in January, when attempt- ing to run the blockade with a cargo of goods from South Ameri- ca. Reuter.

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QUIET DAY ON THE STOCK MARKET

The London Stock Exchange was quiet and steady, yesterday. Home rails advanced on provin cial inquiry while gilt-edged were firmly, he.d. Indian stocks met with a fair demand. Among in- dustrials; breweries and tobaccos shaded off easier. Japanese issues declined up to two points. Wall Street was narrowly irregular.- Reuter.

C. Ingenohl's Cigars

ment asking for "character refer- 1,400 newspapers, employs. 7,208 C.INGENOHL S

ences," he wrote: "The Pope and persons, leases. 285,000 miles of the King of Italy. During an wires; forwards 1,000,000 words a audience a few weeks later the day, and has a skycraper head- Pope said: "I have received å let- quarters in New York, from which tor front an American company feelers reach out all over the asking for information about your world.

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