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British Forces In Libya Making Stand At

At Tobruk

Hong Kong's new Commis-

sioner

of Police, Mr. Penne father Evans, photographed yesterday with the Deputy Commissioner,

Perdue.

Mr. C. G.

ITALY'S REPRISAL

GRAVITY OF

REINFORCEMENTS CENTRE OF TAKE UP STRONG POSITIONS

REIN-

BRITISH TANKS AND OTHER FORCEMENTS IN LIBYA ARE NOW ESTAB- LISHING THEMSELVES IN STRONG FORTI- FICATIONS AT TOBRUK.

This was revealed by Lord Moyne, the Colonial Secretary, speaking in the House of Lords yesterday,

Lord Moyne said the abandon ment of Benghazi Wies

adamd ennisequence

the settoree- ments sant lo Grener. Boger ber with

withthawals of anned! vehicles for overhaul.

it was likely that the Ger mans, following their 600-mile advance from Tripoli to Bengh az, were now facing growing difficulties regarding repairs. fuel, water and other supplies. and they lacked the sea power which supported Britain's spec- tacular advance.

Aided by sea power, British tanks were now establishing force around Tobruk.

IA

POPE PEACE

APPEAL

ABANDONED

The

WAR SHIFTS

"The centre of grav- ity of the war had

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gone from west to east and there is no need now to speak any further about an invasion of Britain,' declared Col. Popoff in yesterday's "Red Star," issue of the So- viet Army.

Discussing the Bal- kans front, Col. Popoff

"The says: German command is facing enemy.

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serious

Reuter.

SERIOUS LOSS

Mirs I. A. Lewis, of No. 517, The Peak, has informed the Po- lice that while travelling between Repulse Bay Hotel and her resi-

Pope's plan 10 dence, between 7 p.m. and mid- make a peace

appeal in night in Tuesday, she lost half his Easter address is be-of a diamond brooch, valued at

Lord Moyne expressed a hope lieved to have been that President Roosevelt would changed.

soon remove the Red Sea from i the list of combat zones, now that Italian bases there had been li quidated.

Sea.

The address precedes the bless- ing

"Urbi et Orbi” on Sunday.

This would enable American

A message received in Berne supplies to go direct via the Red from Rome states that following

and time the extension of the war to saving shipping

the mvolved by trans shipment. Balkans, the Pupe feels it is 11- possible to make a peace move al the present me. Reuter

Italy has demanded the recall of the United States assistant Military At- tache, Captain W. C. Reuter, Bentley, who is also Mili- tary Attache for Air. from the

Rome.

Embassy in A PEOPLE'S

This was announced by the l State Department in Washington yesterday.

WAR

THE MINIS-1

The United States recently de- MR. R. G. MENZIES, manded the recall of the Italian | AUSTRALIAN PRIME Naval Attache, Admiral Lats, and in their demand Note, apparently a reprisal, the Italians say Ad- miral Lais has ceased to function and will leave the United States without delay, Reuter.

TER, SPEAKING IN LONDON YESTERDAY, SAID IF EVER

HUNGARY ENEMY

TERRITORY

The Government of India yes- terday declared Hungary enemy} territory, suys Reuter from New Delhi.

A WAR COULD BE DESCRIBED

AS A PEOPLE'S WAR IT WAS THIS ONE.

British

JAPANESE ACCEPT

COMPROMISE

$1.500.

BLACK-OUT FINES

NEW FORM OF COUNCIL

[SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL"]

The evolution of "a more satisfactory form of municipal government"

for the International Set- tlement in Shanghai will be proposed by the new regrouped "provisional" Council if resolutions be- fore the special Ratepay- ers Meeting on April 17 are passed.

The plan foresees the resignation of the present. Council and as- sumption of office by a regrotan- ed "provisional Council, with three

Americans, Britons. three three Japanese four Chinese, one German and one each of Two other communities.

Nanking circles are believed to be seeking to take the three seals vacated by Mr. Yu Yu-ching, Mr. Chen Ting-sheng and Mr. William Goekson, now in Hong Kong. International News Service.

EMPLOYEES OF BANK RELEASED (SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL"

More than 130 employees of the Bank of China's Shanghai Some 40 residents in Yaumati branch, kidnapped and held by and Shamshuipo districts were the Wang Ching-wet police as lined from $5 to $15 by Mr. H. C. retaliation for terrorism against Macnamara at Kowloon this the Central Reserve Bank, have

days morning for breaches of Lighting been released after 18 Regulations during the fast capitivity. International News Black-out, February 26 to 28. Service.

McEwan's

RED LABEL

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BRITISH

BUY

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MR. TATEKI HORIUCHI, JA- PANESE CONSUL - GENERAL. He added: "If every leader the

HAS OFFICIALLY NOTIFIED people had was struck down to-

THE SHANGHAI MUNICIPAL morrow, the people of this coun- COUNCIL THAT THE NOMINA- try and of the

Empire

TION OF THREE JAPANESE would fight on.

COUNCILLORS TO THE S.M.C. They would raise up for them-WAS DECIDED AT A MEETING selves new leaders because they OF THE JAPANESE RATEPAY- had not been led into this war. ERS ASSOCIATION, IT

They had marched into it and LEARNED. had asked these leaders to take! them into it."-Reuter.

MASSAWA NOW

FULLY OCCUPIED

MASSAWA CAPITULATED on Tuesday afternoon and has now been occupied by British troops, states a communique issued by British General Headquarters in Cairo yesterday.

The three Japanese nominated include Mr. Yularo Hanawa, man- ager of the Shanghai branch of the M.B.K., Mr. Issaku Okamoto, a lawyer and former Japanese consul-general at Singapore, and Mr. Yasuzo Yajima, manager of The Shanghai office of the N.Y.K. --Reuter.

ADDIS ABABA CAPTURES

Order is being success- fully preserved in Addis Ababa, it was officially stated in Nairobi yester-

Meanwhile British mobile units are con- tinuing their advance south and south-west day. along the Dessie-Gondar road.

In Libya the British rearguard whose role it was to delay the enemy advance while the mair British concentrations were being completed, was heavily engaged all Tuesday by numerically cup- erior forces.

Important stocks of arms and the ceaseless pressure of the material of all kinds have been British and Imperial forces, and captured. the white flag was once again raised.

British and Imperial forces from Adowa and Adigrat are con- Massawa was occupied by Im-tinuing their advance to the south perial and Free French forces at towards the remnants of Italian

2 o'clock on Tuesday afternoon.

forces reported to be concentrat-

ors

The large number of prison-

captured

two Includes

·Blackshirt battalions, complete with over 60 pilots and 1,000 air force ground personnel.

Indian troops participated in the

Recter.

The defenders abandoned |ing on Dessie, 150 miles north-capture of the Abyssinian capital: their futile resistance agalnet'cast of Addis Ababa,—Reuter,

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