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Australia's Choices

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RACE AGAINST THE RAINS

South Africans Speed Advance On Addis Ababa

Imperial Forces

NIGHT

BELGRADE RAIDS ON Ordered To Retire AN OPEN

BRITAIN

Some enemy activity

DR. MATCHEK

round the British coasts PROVIDES TOKEN

was reported yesterday but few hostile aircraft flew inland.

Little damage was done and there were

no casualties when aircraft dropped bombs near a town on the south-east coast.

Shortly afterwards an enemy 'plane was shot into the sea by fighters.

An enemy bomber attempting to attack shipping off the south- west coast yesterday was also shot. down.

One of our fighters is miss- Ing, states the Air Ministry, London had no alert up to a late hour last night but enemy aircraft were believed to be over several parts of the country soon after dark, including south-west and west country areas_and town in South Wales-Reuter.

COUNT TELEKI'S SUCCESSOR

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The Croat leader, Dr. Matchek, has ac- cepted the Vice-Pre- miership in the new Yugoslav Govern- ment, it was officially announced in Bel- grade yesterday. Reuter.

13,500

Aliens Released

Half of the

27,000

From Benghazi TOWN

IT WAS OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED IN CAIRO LAST NIGHT THAT BENGHAZI, CHIEF SEAPORT AND TOWN IN EASTERN LIBYA, ∙HAS BEEN EVACUATED BY THE BRITISH AND IMPERIAL FORCES.

Belgrade has been de- clared an open town an- nounced Belgrade radio last night.

tion the population have Following the declara-

been warned that a black-

Benghazi was captured on February 6 fol-out may be enforced at lowing the high speed advance by British | any moment, thean- forces from Derna along the coast road and nouncer added. across the desert.

The military spokesman in Cairo describ-

Dr. Matchek, the Croat leader, is leaving Zagreb for Belgrade where he will join the Simovitch

Cabinet as Vice-Premier, conf

dent that every effort will be

ed the operations in Libya as "minor engage-made to preserve peace. ments of no particular

importance.'

Our forward

troops, he said,

had withdrawn to positions north;

of Agedabia, 90 miles from Beng- hazi.

The spokesman African troops

said South were increasing

their pressure after capturing

Miesso, Abyssinia.

It is expected In Cairo that

Addis Ababa will be declared an open town, owing to the large

NATIVE

TROOPS RIOT

In an interview, Dr. Matchek said: "I consider it my duty to do all I can to maintain peace for the supreme benefit of humanity, and I have a profound conviction that the present leaders of Serbia and the people of Serbia are as sincerely for peace as I am." Reuter.

Calro last night

To ensure the safety of Italian

Rioting by Italian co-familles in Asmara the Italian number of Italian women and lonial troops in Asmara bishop and chief of police up-

children there.

saying "These aircraft have car-

the town and restore order.

Meanwhile the official Nairobi preceded the entry of the pealed to the British to occupy enemy aliens detained in communique giving news of the British and Imperial THIS IS THE FIRST TANGI- Britain and the Domin- capture of Miesso pays a tribute to forces into the Eritrean BLE SIGN OF SERIOUS DOMES

the cooperation in Abyssinia of the ions have obtained their forces under the command of the capital.

TIC TROUBLE THREATENING. THE "REMAINING. Hungarian Pre-freedom under the White Air Omear Commanding Aden,

ITALIAN This was revealed by the FORCES IN EAST AFRICA, miership, left vacant by Paper publishing cate-ried out many successful attacks

British military spokesman in REUTER. the suicide of Count gories of those eligible for on the enemy's rear areas Teleki, has been offered release. by the Regent, Admiral| Latest figure of releases is Horthy, to Laszlo de Bar-13,500, of whom approximately dessy, who has accepted, der Germans and Austrians.

1.300 are Italians and the remain-

says a Budapest telegram to the official German,

news agency.

M. de Bardessy is wellknown in

diplomatic circles

in London,

Six thousand of those detain- ed went to Australia and Can- | ada and come hundreds of these aleo will now enjoy their liber-| ty.

Between 8,000 and 9,000 enemy

where for a number of years, he aliens are still interned in Brilain was Councellor of Legation and and 5,000 oversens. Charge d'Affaires.*

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He left London in 1934 to be come Hungarian-Minister-to-Bu charest, and was appointed Huh- garlan Foreign Minister in 1938- Reuter.

ITALIAN DESTROYERS SUNK

Nearly 2,000| list in the Pioneer Corps.-Reuter. were freed to enable them to en-

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communications."-Reuter.

and

Nearing Addis Ababa Micsso is on the railway from Diredawa to Addis Ababa, about 100 miles from Diredawa and (Continued on Page, 15)

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The grand total of subscriptions ful action was fought on to the all India, defence loans up to March 29 was over £40.500,- Wednesday between the 000, says Reutor from New Delhi. British paddle-mine- sweeper Lorna Doone Italian destroyer was sunk by na- (temporary Lt. T... W. val aircraft and another left in a Sherrin, R.N.VR) and sinking condition. sinking of two more

three Dornier bombers. Both these destroyers recently One enemy aircraft is believed destroyers is re-loft Massawa.

to have been destroyed, a second badly hit and the

tles in the Lorna fo"wounded: The nly superficial

an Admiralty These enemy losses adds the third fescaped.

Issued. in communique, are additional to the Only

Italian destroyer of the Pantera Doone class the destruction of which was ships the Commander-in-announced on Wednesday-Reu- | damage, sta

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