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FIRST NEWSPAPER IN THE FAR EAST ESTABLISHED 1845.

APD

No. 32,080

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1941

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FIRST ED

INSIST ON

Daisy Brand

Australia's Choicest

BUTTER

AIR

BATTLE FOR

CHANNEL DEVELOPING

8TH ROUTE

Nazis Fill The

HEAVY

ARMY Skies Near Dover RAID ON

ANXIETY SHARP

Whether the Commun- ist Army will obey orders

GREEK

in future is considerably ATTACKS

pre-occupying official minds in Chungking.

Following the recent disband-

munist) Army it was thought

The Greeks yesterday

ing of the New Fourth (Com- attacked sharply in the that the differences between the Skumbi and Devoli River Kuomintang and the

Chinese Valleys south-east of El- Communist Party might be settled amicably through frank discus-basan, says Reuter's spe- sien at the forthcoming meeting cial correspondent on the of the National People's Political Council created by the Govers- Albanian frontier. ment in 1938 for the purpose of enabling all the various political groups to consult together.

A STRONG FORCE OF GERMAN FIGHTER- BOMBERS INVADED THE SKIES OVER THE STRAITS OF DOVER YESTERDAY AFTER- NOON FOLLOWING SATURDAY'S PATROL ACTIVITIES AND SMALL - SCALE DAYLIGHT RAIDS ON SOUTH-EAST ENGLAND.

Spitfires and anti-aircraft guns along the Channel coast went into action and several groups of enemy machines were turned back before reaching the English coast.

con-

They Talled to penetrate be- yond the coast and there are ne report of bombs being dropped. Enemy air activity over Britain

There had been siderable activity over the On the extreme right activity Straits by Spitfires dur-last

morning, and

was confined to artillery duels.

ing the

It is hoped the Communist

Air activity was more marked, British bombers were seen leaders will attend the meeting especially by Italian planes, which flying across the sea. And not withdraw their Co-attacked Greek positions and com- operation from the common nunications. effort.

It was learned later that Ger- The Kwangtung Provincial At midday four Savoia Mar- man fighters and fighter-bombers, Council has appealed by telegram chettis bombed the neighbourhood numbering about a squadron, were to the commanders of the Com-of Florina, a frontier area in chased back across the Straits of munist Army to "obey orders.". Greek Macedonia far behind the Dover during the afternoon

battlefield.-Reuter,

British fighters.

Reuter,

Ex-King Alfonso Not Dead

IMPORTANT BLUE NILE TOWN TAKEN

A COMBINED FORCE of British troops and Abyssinian patriots has occupied Sho- gali, on the Blue Nile, in Abyssinia.

by

Reports of the death of ex-King Alfonso of Spain appear to be premature.

Announcing this yesterday a British com- A Reuter despatch from munique issued in Cairo says that an enemy Rome this morning states counter-attack was repulsed, leaving over that Cardinal Maglione, 150 dead on the field of battle, while British Papal Secretary of State. visited the former mon- and Abyssinian patriot losses were slight. arch yesterday afternoon

and talked with him for LOSSES IN

Some minutes.

* Alfonso, who received his visi

tor sitting in an armchair, çon- THE AIR

versed with perfect lucidity but

his condition (continues » to, cause THIRTEEN GERMAŃ AERO- anxiety,

PLANES WERE LOST OVER;

Quantities of war material and many prisoners were captured when British troops occupied Jumbo. near the mouth of the Juba River,' in Italian Somaliland.

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Operations east of the river. continue to develop to the Bri~ tish advantage.

Meanwhile, the Duke of Alba, BRITAIN BETWEEN FEB. 16A British column Is moving Spanish Ambassador to Britain, |AND, 22, INCLUSIVE, AND IN down the Red Sea coast from the was expected at Lisbon yester. | THE SAME. PERIOD BRITISH north. day on his way to: Rome, #0; LOSSES WERE NIL. cording to a Lisbon despatch to

the Havas abonoy,

* The Duke of Alba is un intimate friend of Alfonso, and was stated dobe hurrying to his bedside; Reuter...

LOSS OF NAVAL TRAWLER

A Reuter cable from London

Daily figures were

Feb. 16.

Feb 17

Feb.-21

Feb. 22

Reinforced by Free French forces from. French Equatorial Africa thin column is making satisfactory headway, while the British forces" German British around Keren continue prepara- tions for the reduction of the Italian position covering the town, The communique adds that the situation in Libya is unchanged, Reuter..

The British lost seven planes over: Germany in the same period.

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quotes an Admiralty announce- In the Middle East, between and the British six. Two further ment of the loss of the trawler Feb. 16 and Feb, 22, the Germany German 'planca were brought lost five planes the Italians 20 down by the Royal Navy Reuter,

night was scattered.

London Alert

Bombs were dropped in fields in one south-eastern district and enemy 'planes were reported in the vicinity of a north-east town. The alert was sounded in Lon- don early in the evening but after a period the all clear signal was given.

Early reports suggested that the attack on London had been very slight. Reuter.

M. CAMPINCHI

PASSES

MASSAWA

Fires were

started

among forts and buildings as a result of an attack by South African fighters on Massawa aerodrome, states a communique from R.A.F. Middle East Headquarters.

At Burie. R.A.F. bombers ma- chine-gunned positions east of the town.

It is now learned that as the result of an encounter near 'Brava," 'south of Bangházi,` be- tween fighters of Australian squadrons and а number of Junkers 87 and Messerschmidt 110, one Junker,and one Mes" serschmidt were destroyed. From all operations one British fighter is missing.-Reuter.

SIR REGINALD HOARE

OFF TO ANKARA

Sir Reginald Hoare, former British Ambassador in Bucharest, left Istanbul last night for An- kara.

Sir Reginald, who is on the M. Campinchl; former French way to Egypt, is expected to Navy Minister, died yesterday at remain one day in the Turkish Marseilles, according to the Swiss capital as the guest of the British radio quoted by Reuter.

Ambassador.--Reuter.

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