THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 28, 1941.
SOUTH AFRICANS CLOSING IN ON
NOW DESSIE
Operations In Abyssinia Proceed Smoothly
FRITZ KREISLER
BADLY HURT
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Fritz Kreisler, the noted violinist, who was knocked down by a lorry in New York, is reported to be much improved though still in a serious condition.
Interrational News
Service.
CURTIN'S
ASSURANCE
"There is no political disunity regarding the prosecution of the war.'
The Australian Labour lead. er, Mr. Curtin, made this cate
Haile Selassie Returning To Capital
(From A Special Correspondent In Addis Ababa)
WHILE THE IMPERIAL forces are clos- ing in on the last strongholds of enemy resist- ance in Abyssinia, preparations for the re- turn of Haile Selassie to his capital are pro- ceeding apace.
Numbers of houses are decked with the national colours of green, gold and red.
Patriotic Forces have now taken over control of the fort protecting, the Addis Ababa aerodrome and a special Patriot ward has buen opened in the hospital in which Abyssinian girls have been asked
to become nurses.
from the
battle-
Reports fronts show that operations are proceeding smoothly.
The South African force, which
Italian Disintegration
Remaining operations in Abyssinia before the final occupation of what was the Italian East Afri- can Empire are proceed-
had been engaged in battle against ing satisfactorily.
the Italians south of the Kom- netcha Pass commanding the ap-
The Sudan Defence Force which
gorical declaration yesterday in proach to Dessie, have advanced jeaptured Port Mota on Thursday
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Melbourne in
ad- message dressed not
Australia only to but to the world in general. Australia and her workers. he sand, were determined to give all and bear all in th's crucial strug- gle for human liberty.
u further two miles.
In The Hill
At the same
time,
collected as well as 12 officers and
Colonial troop several hundred much stores and ammunition, two guns and a fighter aircraft,
Reports that many Italian Co- are being disbanded owing to their depletion through desertion are made by deserters surrendering to our forces in the Ambaa'gi area. Reuter.
Nigerian forces operating in very difficult country in Fichebera, north of lonial units
the Addis Ababa, have forced enemy to take to the hil's after for destroying their motor transport.
The pursuit in this area tinues. Reuter.
"It would be wrong for us to mistake herty of speech strength but equally wrong if our friends construe this liberty, as evidence of doubt," he add- ed.
con-
Labour Party's unyle'ding opposi- Mr. Curtin finally reiterated the tion to aggression.-Reuter.
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New Libya Move
A Cairo communique declares. Libya-Tobruk area, No change in the situation.
Sollum-On Saturday evening the
enemy detachments crossed frontier at several points. Ou: light mobile force remained in contact with the enemy, harassing their advance,
Abyssinia Operations in all areas are continuing satisfactor- ily."British Wireless.
U.S. MOVING INTO NEWFOUNDLAND
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The War Department in Washington announced yesterday that U.S. Army] tranport "Leonard Wood' nas sailed from Brooklyn for Newfound- land.
The vessel carried equipment, elements of the 52nd Coast Artil- lery Regiment, elements of G.H.Q. Air Force, a military police unit: and miscellaneous service detach- mens. International News Ser- vice.
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WATCHING THE
AXIS IN TURKEY
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(SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL › General Kocyas, Governor-Gen- eral of Athens and Greek Premier- designate when the Government left for Crete, is en route to An- kara,
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There is no indication whether he is seclding Turkish aid for the Allies, and it is believed his mis sion is to block possible Axis dly plomatic moves in Turkey-Inter- national News Service.
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