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SATURDAY, MARCH 8, 1941

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100 NAZI 'PLANES RAID MALTA

Bombers Given Hot Reception: 16 Downed

English Railway Hold-Up

Dramatic incidents of one of the greatest rail hold-ups ever known in Britain were revealed in London last night.

Widespread dislocution, due to a 56 hours sŋowstorm, occurred duc- ing February. when passenger.

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were marooned for 37 hours lost trains on one of Britain's main railways

the

Search and rescuc parties waded waist deep through snow for hours to get through to them.

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H.M.S. DAINTY SUNK

The Admiralty an nounced yesterday that the destroyer H.M.S. Dainty has been sunk. Next of kin of casualties have been informed. Rec- ter.

Dainty was formerly on the China Station.

VICEROY'S APPEAL

The Viceroy yesterday appealed |

R.A.F.andA.A. FAR EAST

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POSITION

The Honours BALANCED

SIXTEEN ENEMY AIRCRAFT WERE SHOT DOWN DURING A HEAVY RAID ON MALTA ON WEDNESDAY, WHILE ONLY ONE R.A.F. FIGHTER WAS SHOT DOWN, STATES A MID- DLE EAST COMMUNIQUE ISSUED IN CAIRO YESTERDAY.

British fighters accounted

for four

Junkers bombers, one Dornier bomber and Twenty-five trains were thown to all religions in India to observe two Messerschmidt fighters, while one Mes- off the lines and no fewer than 37 March 23 as a National day Di

the serschmidt fighter and eight other enemy air-

passenger services

ganised. Reuter.

were disor- Prayer with the people of

United Kingdom.-Reuter.

U.S. MAY CONVOY WAR SUPPLIES

THE U.S. SENATE yesterday rejected, by 62 votes to 28, an amendment to the Aid to Britain Bill forbidding the convoying by

others

ties to R.A.F. personnel.

The. RA.F and the

South

craft were destroyed by anti-aircraft fire.

Several

were damaged and it is doubt-African Air Force were very ac- ful if they managed to re- tive on Wednesday and Thursday,

particularly in the Keren area. turn to their base.

The enemy aircraft numbered Over 100.

to

Summe damage was dune buildings, the communique con- tinues, but there were no casual-

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American armed forces of war material ship- SHIPS LOST

ped from the western hemisphere.

Immediately following rejection of the second amendment to the Lease and Lend Bili by the Senate yesterday, Senator Barkley forecast that the Senate would pass the Bill to-night.

GERMANS SEE BORIS

FIELD-MARSHAL LIST, COM- MANDER OF THE GERMAN TROOPS IN BULGARIA, HEAD- ED A GERMAN MILITARY DE- LEGATION WHICH WAS RE- CEIVED BY KING BORIS YES- TERDAY, ACCORDING ΤΟ A SOFIA TELEGRAM.

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AT KISMAYU

Following the sinking of 18,000 tons of German He told reporters he would seek shipping in the Lofoten another night session to-night in Islands, comes on on-

nouncement that

addition to last night's, in order to obtain the Bill's passage.

tained, however, that a final vote

Senator Nye (Opposition) main-enemy ships were Jost was impossible before next week. when the port of Kismayu

Effect Of Delay ¡was captured.

of

the

Every day's delay of the Ald It can now be stated, says an to Britain Bill would affect de Admiralty communique, that ve Ilveries of war materials to "the Italian merchantships, with a total Democracies" a little later on, tonnage of 28,153, fell into Bri- declared President Roosevelt at, tish hands as a result his press conference yesterday. Asked whether the present de- lay was having a serious effect, President Roosevelt at first replied he had better rot answer.

ever

capture of the port of Kismayu,

These ships are:

The Adria (3,800 tons), MARSHAL LIST WAS ALSO

Erminia Mazzelin (5,742 tons), RECEIVED BY THE BULGAR-

He then added that reporters

Manon (5,597 tons), and IAN PRIME MINISTER, M.

were aware he had stated

Leonardo da Vinci (7,515 tons). FILOFF, THE FOREIGN MIN-

since the Bill went to Congress

Four other ships scuttled them- ISTER, M. POPOFF, AND THE

One WAR MINISTER, M. DASKA-February or early March, it did of these is known to be the Ita-

that perhaps at the present time, selves in Kismayu harbour.

·LOFF, ACCORDING TO BRE- not affect immediate aid to the lian ship Marghera (4,531 tons.) Democracies but it would affect deliveries a little later.

MEN RADIO.-REUTER.

JAPAN-N.E.I. TALKS

TRADE NEGOTIATIONS BE- AND THE

.TWEEN JAPAN

Referring to war materials. the President said the United States. had plenty of tin at present but insufficient nickel was coming in to supply army, navy and civilian requirements-Reuter.

BULGARIA ENEMY DUTCH EAST INDIES WILL BE RESUMED NEXT WEEK, THE

TERRITORY - JAPANESE GOVERNMENT The Governinent of Indin yes- SPOKESMAN ANNOUNCED INterday issued ‘a. notification that TOKYO YESTERDAY. — REU- Bulgarin is 'now enemy territory, SERVE 83574 Beuter from New Dan, a

Nazi Losses

Lostes were also inflicted on the -German mercantile marine as a result of the capture of Klamayu,

The German vessel. Uckermark (7,021 tons) attempted to escape, was. Intercepted by British forces. and tried to scuttle herself. The attempt was frustrated but the Uckermark subsequently sank while in tow.

The German ship Askari (580. fons), was driven ashore, Reuter.

Asmara Bombed

Troops, gun positions, motor transport and other military targets, such as road junctions and railways, were bombed and machine-gunned.

A

Flyingboat moored at Zula was machine-gunned and burnt.

An attack was made on a sup- ply depot at Asmara.

Continued support was given to British troops advancing in Ita- lian East Africa.

The R.A.F. successfully bombed Italian artillery positions at Lu- zati, Albania.

British, Australian and United States diplomatic representatives in Washington yesterday conferred on Europe and the Far East.

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Lord Halifax, British Ambas- sador to America, told reporters that the diplomats reached Common agreement in judging and estimating developments in The two spheres,

Lord Halifax and Mr. Casey, the Australian Minister, talked for an hour with Mr. Cordell Hull, United States Secretary of State, after which Lord Halifax, in an interview, said:

"I think we are in very com- mon agreement about the values of facts and the information we had. It is good to know that we see them very much alike."

LORD HALIFAX DESCRIBED THEIR VIEW OF THE SITUA- TION AS "BALANCED""RATHER THAN OPTIMISTIC.

Discussing British shipping losses, Lord Halifax said that he for February had official figures

sinking claims showing German were "almost exactly three times Reuter, in excess of the truth."

GERMAN PACIFIST

DEAD

The famous German pacifist leader, Dr. Quidde, died in Geneva All British aircraft returned at the age of 83 yesterday. He left safely excepi the one lost over Germany when the Nazis came to Malta. Reuter.

power. Reuter.

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