1941-02-26 — Page 3

Invasion At Dozen Points Like Tentacles Of Octopus

PLAN FOR British Forces

AIR RAID VICTIMS

Every householder in Britain will receive free compensation from Gov-' ernment up to £200 for air raid damage to cloth- ing, furniture and other household goods under a new Government free in- surance scheme outlined by Sir Kingsley Wood,¦ Chancellor of the Exche-. quer,

Commons in the yesterday.

Up to amothry £ 100 fieres cont palum will be put t wide and £25 for each child

addition to these tree grants it is proposed that people should be able to insure at low rates, namely one per ceni., up to £2,000, at 12 per cent from

$2,000 16 & 3.000, and at 2 per Geat from £3.000 to £10000

Frese lix me in hotel, and fort This will get free compensation 11),

1 £50 Details. of Fac scheme will be laid before Parliament. Reuter.

NO GOODS ALLOWED TO RUMANIA

Thrusting Into

Heart Of Abyssinia

GENERAL ELECTION IN RUMANIA

General Antonescu, Pre- the Rumanian mier, announced yes- terday that a general election will be held in Rumania on March 2, according to a Buch- arest despatch to the German news agency.

Reuter.

INDO-CHINA FINANCE CONTROL

(By Reuter's Special Correspondent at

Khartoum)

WITH THE TENTACLES OF THE BRITISH FORCES THRUSTING LIKE AN OCTOPUS EVER DEEPER INTO THE HEART OF ABYS- SINIA, IT APPEARS THAT THE TEMPO OF THIS CAMPAIGN IS LIKELY TO INCREASE AS THE DUKE OF AOSTA'S FORCES FIND THEMSELVES IMPERILLED AT ONE POINT AFTER ANOTHER.

BANDIT COUP IN PARIS

FIRING IN ALL DIRECTIONS IN THE CROWDED HEART OF PARIS, BANDITS ESCAPED YESTERDAY WITH 3,700,000 FRANCS AFTER HOLDING UP THREE BANK MESSENGERS WHO WERE TAKING A HAND CART CONTAINING THE MONEY TO THE BANQUE DE FRANCE.

Suddenly attacked by the arm- ed bandits one messenger was shot dead and another wounded,

cart Failing to open the band the bandits hitched it to the rear of their car and, towing the hand cart with its contents, made a elean getaway.---Reuter,

U.S. BASES

Thrusts into Abyssinia are now being made at more than 12 different points simul- APPROVED

taneously, from north, south and west, while growing numbers of Abyssinians, hearing news of the Emperor's installation in his own territory, are rallying to the patriot forces.

In adhtian, Italian regulars re

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,themeely 25 increasingly deserting | INDIAN WAR SUPPLY

a result of the intensive Bei tish altarks coupled with appeals an. de Ty means of gu mphlet.. loudspeakers ete

effer.

ORDERS

Orders valued at approximately £61.000.000 were placed by the The interaity of cur tive pamphlet campaign can be Government of India Supply De-

that in apartment between Sept. judged by the fact

1, 1939 recent perind of four weeks, and January 15, 1941, it was an- distributed Hounced in the Council of State

yesterday Reuter.

750,000 have been

1 AT QUESTION TIME IN THE

INDIAN COUNCIL OF STATE! YESTERDAY GOVERNMENT

in Abyssinia and Eritrea. STATED THAT REMITTANCES The Italians have abandoned FROM INDO-CHINA TO INDIA the threat to shoot men found WERE NOT BEING ALLOWED | crying British panphlets as im-

pra brable

and have instituted perndical "search parades

Prisoners Taken

INDO-CHINA.

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All outstanding navi- BY THE GOVERNMENT OF certs and export licences, Government would ascertain the for Rumania were revok-exuet position in the matter cd when Italy entered themittances and would take steps

to remove any difficulties that A whole battalion was lined up and searched for pamphlets but war, declared Mr. Hugh might exist.

Regarding the general position | many prisoners we have taken we Dalton, Minister of Eco- of Indians the spekesman said no found still carrying our pamphlets nomic Warfare, when suecial representations had been

in their pockets. received suggesting the necessity questioned in the Com- for the issue of special instruc- mons yesterday.

tions by the British consul in Sai- gon. Reuter.

At this time, he added. Rumania was already passing under Ger- Inan economic control.

No goods MR. EDEN

had, therefore, been allowed to go through the British control to Rumania since last June.

Asked for an assurance that similar treatment would be meted out to other countries likely to be drawn into the German orbit, Mr. Dalton indicated that the Ruman- jan precedent might usefully followed. Reuter.

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AND C.I.G.S.

IN ANKARA

The force of the British thrust has been materially strengthened in recent days by the provision of well-organised supply lines, bringing through mountainous country such necessities as am- munition, medical supplies and invrt.

Attacking In Rear

There la also the growing strength of our Air Force. The technique of surrounding and cutting off Italian forces, al- ready s successful in Libya, iş being applied at a number of points besides Keren, although THE BRITISH FOREIGN the difficult nature of the country SECRETARY, MR. ANTHONY hampers the swift employment of EDEN, WILL HAVE A CON- mechanised forces at several FERENCE WITH THE TURKISH

points. FOREIGN MINISTER, DR. SARAJOGLU, IN ANKARA TO- DAY, WHILE GENERAL SIR JOHN DILL, CHIEF OF THE IM- In many cases enveloping PERAL GENERAL STAFF, WILL movements are being carried out SEE MARSHAL CHAKMAK. by infantry clambering through CHIEF OF THE TURKISH GEN- rugged mountains and destroying ERAL STAFF.

roads and bridges and attacking Mr. Eden and General Dill ar- the Italians from the rear. rived by air at Adana yesterday Apart from retreating outposts, Johnnie Schofield, special train for the Turkish capi- far as any

and left almost immediately by the main body of the Italians, so line can be said to to run approxi- musical-comedy, panto tal, where they are due to-day-exist, appears

the mately from Keren, where and film comedian,. is now

cream of the white forces is being employed in an attempt to held that town at all costs, south- wards to Lake Tana and then to Debra, Marcos and Addis Ababa.

Reuter:

THIS IS JUST CRACKERS

! Reuter,

a voluntary deputy post FIRST JOB:

warden in London and a very busy man.

For when he isn't being a war- den; he runs ́ a newspaper shap, selling papers and cigarettes.

At night he fights bombs. Two rights ago the bombs blasted every pane of glass in his shop window.

WIN WAR

AN UNEQUIVOCAL NEGATIVE

MR. JOHN G. WINANT, NEW UNITED STATES AMBASSADOR TO BRITAIN, HAS RESERVED A SEAT ON THE CLIPPER Recently, just as he was ham- SCHEDULED TO LEAVE FOR mering places of cardboard LISBON TO-MORROW, PAN- ASKED IN THE COMMONS where the windows once were. AMERICAN AIRWAYS AN-YESTERDAY TO ACCORD A SE- -ha-received-a-føtter ... and he NOUNCED IN NEW YORK LAST | CRET DEBATE ON THE BASES Is still laughing..

NIGHT.

LEASED TO THE UNITED

It was from a firework com- Meanwhile President Roosevelt STATES, THE LORD PRIVY pany.

has no ideas which Mr. Winant SEAL, MR. C. R. ATTLEE, GAVE I was headed "Indoor Fire-may take to London concerning AN UNEQUIVOCAL "NO" AND works"--and it offered him "all the kind of peace which could be ADDED THAT MR. CHURCHILL lines in Joy Bonibs. Indoor Fire-established after the war.

HAD NO INTENTION OF AC- works, Fairyland Fruit, etc., until Making this statement at yes- CEDING TO SUCH A REQUEST stock is exhausted."

terday's press conference the Pre-A STATEMENT WHICH WAS sident added that the first job was RECEIVED WITH CHEERS.NE to win the war.-Reuter."

REUTER.

Johnnie gets all the fireworks ho wants outside,

be asto w90-sttasit S

The U.S. Senate Naval Affairs Commission has approved the authorisa- tion of a credit amounting to $242,373,500 for im- provements on the islands of Guam and Samoa.

The naval spokesman, Admiral Morrell, declared in Washington yesterday that these and improve- ments to a number of the bases leased from Britain, were "abso- lutely vital to the defence of the United States." Reuter.

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