1941-03-01 — Page 3

THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 1, 1941

Ubrary, Supreme Court

VIGOROUS BRITISH ADVANCE

Contact Made With Enemy Forces North Of Keren

S. Africans' Success In

Jelib Action

(From Reuter's Special Correspondent with the South African Forces in

Italian Somaliland)

IT WAS SOUTH AFRICAN ARMOURED CARS AND INFANTRY OF A NATAL REGI- MENT WHO SWEPT INTO JELIB, CAPTURING IT FROM THE ITALIANS.

The men from Natal began the assault before dawn and armoured cars supporting the infantry replied to the enemy's fire with streams of bullets. Soon the Italians stream- ed out to surrender.

The Natal infantry advanced into the smoking ruins of the town, which had pre- viously been bombarded by our artillery from the north..

In the town they added to th large telly of Italian

prisoners

Some Italien marine gunners.

Gold Coast outlying defence

troops.

taking an point with the bayuret, crussed the Juba River on a pontoon bridge and fought their way down to within a few miles ut Jelib, where they were held up by a minefield.

Large Booty

This cleared, they entered Jelib Live hours alte Alians.

the South

BELGIAN TROOPS IN THE SUDAN

The first contin- gents of Belgion coloni- of troops drafted to the Sudan have been there some days, it was learned in Lon- don yesterday. They are "somewhere in the Sudan.'

Before their de- parture the Comman- der-in-Chief, Ćongo, told them Belgium placed confidence and hope in them.--Reu-

ter.

SMALLER U-BOATS FOR THE SPRING

(By Reuter's Naval Correspondent)

FOR THE ATTEMPT to blockade Britain, which Hitler has promised for the Spring, he has been building much smaller U-boats than captured, hitherto.

Large quantities of arms and ammarition were Grid Coast troops securing 1.260) rifles. 10 guns of various sizes, 31 machine-guns and 17 lorries containing shells and "Molotov

ecektails."

After

can

be

time and

Smaller submarines built in a shorter quire less material and, perhaps most important, smaller crews are required.

the action, the officer commanding told me: "They were is a lengthy business, and it

The traning of submarine crews marvellous. There 13

all

choosing between them.”

North Of Keren

As a result of its vigorous ad- vance the British northern forev is now in contact with enemy troops holding covering positions north of Keren, in Eritrea, stated communique from British G.H.Q. in Cairo yesterday.

ย

By local activity we have im- proved our positions west of the town.

CRIPPS IN ANKARA

more than Ikely that Hitler hasRIVED Suot yet got enough crews for all

his U-boats.

AR.

SIR STAFFORD CRIPPS

IN ANKARA YESTER DAY MORNING FOR HIS CON SULTATION WITH MR. AN- THONY EDEN, SAYS ANKARA RADIO.

Sir Stafford

A drawback of the smaller submarine is that its operating radius is reduced. But, as the

was accompanied Germans have so many French by his private secretary and his ports to use as bases. this has military attache.-Reuter. less importance from the Ger- man viewpoint.

Smaller submarines, however, will not be more difficult to lo- cate by the British Navy

thun

In the face of increasing hitherto. patriotic pressure the Italian

evacuation of military posts in Italian submarines are believed the Gojjam region of Abyssinia, to be operating with the Germans continues.

in the Atlantic.-Reuter.

Operations in all sectors of Italian Somaliland are developing successfully.

MEANWHILE THE MILITARY SPOKESMAN IN CAIRO STAT- ED YESTERDAY THAT THERE IS NO EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT BERLIN CLAIMS THAT GER- MAN TROOPS ARE OPERAT- ING IN LIBYA.

A force believed to be German was driven back west of Aghella

CHURCHES DAMAGED

IN MALTA

Two churches and a

but this was in the nature of a convent were damaged

patrol operating forward of a

stretch of 300 miles of waterless and more than 200 per- desert. The main force undoubt sons rendered homeless in edly lies in wastern Libya;"'— Reuter

yesterday's air raid on Malta.

A LABOUR VICTORY

was

Accommodation-for-them Immediately found in 'the Sacris- ty Church,

The official communique states that in the early morning an un- identifled enemy tircraft dropped THE LABOUR CANDIDATE, a number of bombs. There were MR. ADAM MCKINLAY, FOLL soffie casualties' arti" considerable ING 21,000 VOTES, DEFEATup damage was done to property. THE COMMUNIST ME MAEL COLM MacEWEN INA "BY ELUCTION AT DUMBARTON. YESTERDAY.

The election was caused by the appointment of the sitting Labour member, Mr. Tom Cassells; as Sheriff at-Fort William,

One enemy'áíréréfé1ls 'bellev- -ed-to-hava-baah seriously-dam-

aged and unlikely to have roach. od home.

Following the recent indiscrim- inate bombing of Malta, slogans reading "Bomb Rome" have" ap- Mr MacEwen pollet 3,862 peared on walls of ruined build- votes. Reuter,

ings in Malta.—Router,

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TURKS FAITHFUL TO ALLIANCE

THE ENTIRE TURKISH morning press yesterday had leading articles on the visit of Mr. Anthony Eden, the British Foreign Secre- tary, and General Sir John Dill, Chief of Im- perial General Staff.

The newspapers stress Anglo-Turkish friendship and Turkey's determination to be faithful to her undertakings.

The Tasvirlefkar," saying that emmon interests are at stake, ads: "Mr. Eden directed Britain's foreign policy during Italy's ag- glesion in Abyssinia and events proved his clear-sightedness."

The "Son-Posta," an indepen- dent daily, says that while the Anglo-Turkish Alliance is purely pacific, Turkey will never toler- ate any aggression in the securi- ty zone or any plot against her life.

EXPELLED

BY THE

NAZIS

Three American Embassy stuff The "Yen Sabah" writes: "The members whose recall from Paris great Ataturk, with genial fore- sight,

of which

had been demanded by the Ger- re-established Anglo- Turkish friendship, the principle | man Government on charges they acquired the happiest alded a British officer to escape term by the signature at Ankara the occupied zone, returned to of a Mutual Assistance Pact in

the United States but declined to 1939 and culminated in the discuss the event. alliance which became the com- mon property of the British and Turkish nations." Reuter.

HIS WEIGHT IN DIAMONDS

"I'm sorry, but I can't talk.” snid Mrs. Elizabeth R. Deegan, former Embassy receptionist, who had been held by the Germans for a week in Paris. She was taken in custody on Dec. 5.

With Cecil M. P. Cross, First Secretary,, and Leigh Hunt, Em- bassy trade attache, Mrs. Deegan ar ived aboard, the Atlantic, Clip- per from Lisbon, Portugal.

THE AGA KHAN, LEADER OF ISMAILI MOHAMMEDANS IN

Mr. Cross declined to discuss INDIA. EAST AFRICA AND CENTRAL

the European situation ASIA,

because WILL RE-things are so complicated," and CEIVE AS A GIFT HIS WEIGHT added, "I might say the wrong IN DIAMONDS, IF A CAM- PAIGN STARTED BY FOLLOWERS IN PROVINCE IS SUCCESSFUL.

The diamonds, which it is es- timated here would be worth $25 - 000,000, would be presented to the jubilee of his accession Aga Khan in 1945 on the diamond to the Moslem spiritual leadership.

His followers contributed twice his weight in gold on his golden jubilee in 1935.

thing and you might misinterpret HIS

it, or you might make an error and KARACHI then I'd be in bad."

Asked whether Mrs. Deegan was "held by the Nazis or wasn't

she Mr. Cross smiled and re- plied, "I understand your State Department said so and they are usually accurate." He said the food situation In France was "bad," but that he was "not at liberty to discuss it."

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