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No. 32,101
THURSDAY, MARCH 20, 1941
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NEW ANGLO-TURKISH TALKS ON THE BALKANS VIOLENT Mr. Eden's Flying ITALIAN
Trip To Cyprus: ATTACKS Complete Harmony SMASHED
RAID ON LONDON
An earlier alert than for some time was sound- ed in the London area last night, and almost imme- diately afterwards gunfire was heard.
It was early evident that Lon- don was to be the German main objective for night raids.
the
As 'planes flow over capital together the drone of engines was very loud, indicat- Ing either low-flying or a larger number of aircraft than usually operate over the capital at one time.
After a lively start the attack gradually grew sharper, Gunfire
one
was extremely heavy and observer considered it the most intensive this year.
Flashes lit the sky in increas- Ing numbers.
HOUSES IN MORE THAN ONE AREA WERE HIT BY HIGH EX-| PLOSIVE BOMBS AND RESCUE SQUADS RUSHED ΤΟ RE- LEASE PEOPLE TRAPPED BE- NEATH WRECKAGE. REU- TER.
KEREN'S FALL NEARS
Further important posi- tions south of Keren have been captured and Italian counter - attacks ha ve again been repulsed with serious Italian losses, says a communique issued by General Headquarters in Cairo yesterday.
the
The situation, the communique says, is developing favourably.
As regards: · Abyssinia, communique states that pressure, -by patriot farass in developing
against Debra-Marcos. Announcing the occupation of Jijiga, the communiquè adds; “In other sectors our general advance is jroceeding."
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MARTIAL LAW PROLONGED
IN TURKEY
The decree con- law cerning martial in Turkey was animously prolonged
un-
о further three months at a meeting of the Turkish Grand
MR. ANTHONY ED EN, THE BRITISH FOR- EIGN SECRETARY, YESTERDAY MET DR. SARAJOGLU, THE TURKISH FOREIGN MINIS- TER, IN CYPRUS.
The meeting is the second between the two statesmen in less than three weeks. The previous meeting took place in Ankara, when General Dill, Chief of the Imperial General Staff, conferred with Turkish Ministers and the Army Chief of Staff.
National Assembly BRITISH
yesterday, states An-
kara radio quoted by REQUEST
Reuter.
American
'Planes In China
have
OF U.S.
Britain has asked for the use of United States navy yards.
This information was given yesterday by the U.S. Secretary for Navy, | Col. Frank Knox, in statement to the press. The United States Navy
а
had
Forty American 'planes some facilities which the Bri- but arrived in China tish might use, he added,
no action had yet been taken in with the request,
from
the United States, connection according to a Chinese which was made during the past
press report in Shanghai.
The consignment is stated to be part of 100 aircraft for which Government had asked the United States.
the Chinese
three or four days.
Col Knox declined to ela. borate on the statement beyond had the fact that the request been made. HE ALSO ANNOUNCED THAT
In addition, the United States THe united STATES NAVY'S is reported to have agreed to FIRST AID ΤΟ BRITAIN all four "Flying Fortresses" to WOULD BE TO SUPPLY LIGHT China, and the Chungking Gov- VESSELS SUCH AS SUBMAR- ernment hopes to reorganise ita INE CHASERS, MOTOR TOR air force with American aid. PEDO-BOATS AND OTHER It is also reported in Shanghai| VESSELS OF THE "MOSQUITO" that over 300 Japanese troops were TYPE, — REUTER.
killed at Wuling, in Hupeh Province, when Japanese 'planés mistakenly bombed
their troops.Reuter.
own
ROOSEVELT HOLIDAY
RUMANIAN LANDSLIDE
| A LANDSLIDE DOCURRED IN THE BURZAN DISTRICT OF
DISASTROUS EARTHQUAKE A
President Roosevelt was RUMANIA CENTRE OF THE scheduled to leave Wash-FEW WEEKS AGO, STATED A ington yesterday on aBUCHAREST DESPATCH - RE- brief holiday.
CEIVED IN BERLIN YEBTER DAY.
R.A.F. Activity. Activity by the RA.F. in sup- porting the military operations in Abyssinia and Somaliland, con- He was to embark on the yacht tinued unabated yesterday, says Potomac at an unnamed port in an RAF, communique in Cairo, Florida. The yacht will be
Italian troops around Keren escorted by two destroyers. were, bombed and machine-gun- All details of the trip are be- ned,Reuters M
ing skept-secret-Reuter,
As a result of this and previous landslides, the contours of the country have been changed and now hills have been formed while many streams, have altered their courses. — Reuter,
**THE GREEK
REPLY
TO
LOCAL ATTACKS BY ITALIAN TROOPS ON THE ALBANIAN FRONT ON TUESDAY WAS QUICK AND DRASTIC, AT- TACKING DETACHMENTS ALL BEING. DRIVEN BACK AND SUSTAINING HEAVY LOSSES."
This statement by the Greek Press Ministry was broadcast by Athens radio last night.
It was stated the attacks were preceded in each case by a fairly Reu- heavy artillery barrage.
ter.
Greek Communique
Last night's Greek High Com- Every aspect of the in-mand communique said that Ita- lian offensive action in the cen, ternational situation was tral sector of the Albanian front, examined, with special at- supported by tanks, and another tention to the Balkan situation, at these conver-ers' sations.
A communique Issued at their conclusion stated "Complete the two agreement between Governmenta
on was reached
their policy in regard to all these problems."
Mr. Eden flew to Cyprus early yesterday morning for the meet- ing, which took place at Mr. Eden's invitation."
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minor action in the northern sec- tor, have been repulsed, prison- taken and three tanks des-
troyed.
The communique states that a company of Italian attacking forces was cut off and trapped in the converging fire of Greek automatic weapons and artil. lery, and completely wiped out. As a result of successful opera- tions the Greeks captured a num ber of prisoners in the. Acos Val- ley.
All is quiet in the interior of the country. — Reuter.
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