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THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 20, 1941.

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Duke of Aosta Surrendering

Of Personally At Noon To-Day

Clean-Up At Other Sectors Now Beginning

THE DUKE OF AOSTA himself will sur- render at noon to-day with his staff officers, it was announced in London yesterday in con-

LONDON'S

nection with the Viceroy of Abyssinia's hand- WARSAVING

ing over of Amba Alagi to the British Im- perial forces.

DRIVE

WHEN SIR GEORGE WILKIN- SON. THE MAYOR. OPENED

Units of the Sudan Defence Force have occupied an important sector in the Gondar ́area and in south Abyssinia have captured an important road junction. Eight hundred pri- THE CITY OF LONDON'S SAV soners were taken including colonels and staff officers.

there

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A

INGS CENTRE AT MANSION HOUSE. MR. P. C. CRUMP. JOINT SECRETARY OF THE PRUDENTIAL ASSURANCE COMPANY, HANDED HIM It is too early yet to say whe- | quest that he should be the lust to

CHEQUE FOR £5,000,000 ther the Duke of Austic's sureen leave, that the Duke of Aosta, ac-WORTH OF

21,2% NATIONAL der will lead to the end of the companied by Gen Trezzam and WAR BONDS. Abyssinum campaign, it wens stat- | all the Duke's personal staff oľ Sir George announced be Jad ed in military circles 111 Cauro offrers, will surrender at 12 noon | been promised more than £4,000,- last night.

to-morrow, May 20.

000 by other commercial houses, It was pointed out that

Units of the Sudan Defence

General Sir Walter Kirke, for- are approximately Iwo Italian Force, assisted by Patriots, have

mer C-in-C., Home Forces said divisions concentrated at Jinuma captured an important position in Londoners were fighting valiantly and the same number at Gondar, the Gondar sector, inflicting ser-

on all fronts and those at home and with the help of the rusious damage on the enemy. Oper-

were obviously determined not to these may hold out until the endations are proceeding satisfactor- let them down. of the ruins.

ily.

The Munich Agreement signed On the other hand, when In the southern areas Qu by Mr. Chamberlain and the dicta- they receive the news of the troops raptured Dalle, Important, tors is on show at Hammersmith Duke of Aosta's surrender, they road junction 35 miles south of Town Hall, with the treaty may decide to throw in their Sejasetamanna, on May 16.

which Germany guaranteed Bel- As a result However, military circles stated operation we captured 800 prison- i war.

of this successful, gium's neutrality before the last

British Wireless. that in a few days, they would beers, including two colonels, better able to gauge the effect number of staff officers, two guns of the capture of Amba Aligi, in and two armoured cars. In other which South Africans, Indians,

sectors our general advance Is -Sudan Defence Force, Patriots and continuing in spite of heavy rain.

British troops participated.

Tran no change To report the situation at Basra and Hab- of baniyah.

hands.

Importance of the capture the unplant at juneture Dalle was streaed

Escape Cut Off

of

Only reasonable cliance for the two Italian divisons concentrat ed in Jimma and the life dis- trict to escape has thereby been cut off, unless they take to the bush.

to

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However, the Italians now have a particular aversion the bush owing to the terror of the Patriot forces, who are now lurking there. Nevertheless this district nearly the size of England and it may make some time to crush enemy resistance unless they fol- low the Viceroy's example throw up the sponge.

and

Dealing with the German sally from Fort Capuzzo, mili. tary circles said that the R.A.F. gave them a taste of their own medicine with a large dose of dive-bombing.

A German attempt with two columns to force Hell Fire Pass

. was unsuccessful and the Ger- mans again recuperate their losses

In the now much trampled Sollum

area. Reuter.

Cairo Communique

Italian Version

Haly now, officially admits the surrender of Amba Álagi. strong- hold of Abyssina,

ATLANTIC

PIONEER'S COMMAND

by

SIR ARTHUR WHITTEN BROWN WHO, WITH THE LATE An Italian High Command com- munique states: "The enemy, in FIRST ATLANTIC FLIGHT IN SIR JOHN ALCOCK, MADE THE recognition of the Italian troops 1919. HAS BEEN APPOINTED distinguishing themselves in Amba LIEUTENANT - COLONEL IN Alagi, rendered military honours. THE HOME GUARD WITH COM-

"Omcers were allowed to keep MAND OF A BATTALION, their revolvers and the

British Sir Arthur Brown was a lieuten Commander gave orders that whenant in the R.A.F. in the last war leaving our garrison should march and is now an active flying officer past the British units who

will

in the training branch. render due military honours."

Another battalion commander Military circles in London, while appearing in the same list is not in a position to confirm this

Raikes, Major-General George Italian statement, point out that formerly of the Royal Marines, it would be in accordance with who served in the South African British military traditions. Briand World Wars. - Reuter, tish Wireless.

U.S. AND

FRENCH

COLONIES

"600TH" SOUVENIR

A TRANSPARENT SIGNET RING MADE FROM THE WIND- SCREEN OF A ME.109, IS NOW THE U.S. SECRETARY OF WORN BY THE SPITFIRE PILOT STATE, MR. CORDELL HULL, WHO HELPED SHOOT DOWN A

The Duke of Aosta's surrender TOLD HIS PRESS CONFERENCE | GERMAN FIGHTER, AND IN SO

is the most important item iri YESTERDAY THAT NO CON- DOING BROUGHT HIS STAT- yesterday's G.HQ.

com-SULTATIONS WERE munique, which describes wide- CEEDING

Cairo

WITH

PRO-ION'S "BAG" TO 600.

The Me. 109 crashed near

OTHER

the

spread and successful operations. AMERICAN REPUBLICS RE- coast. The flight sergeant engag- The communique states: "Libya GARDING THE QUESTION OF ed on maintenance, who is a skill. -no change in the situation at OCCUPYING FRENCH POSSES- | eď handicraft. worker, cut a piece Tabruk,

SIONS IN THE WESTERN an inch square from the Messers HEMISPHERE.

chmidt's windscreen, which was

In the area south of Sollum two enemy columns supported by Mr. Hull added that despite about half an inch thick. He bor- numerous tanks crossed the fron- the critical views in Washington ed a hole with a red hot poker, tier but withdrew after being regarding. Vichy's "collaboration" then carved the hole to At the engaged by forward elements of with Germany, the United States was keeping in mind that Mar- tinique might need foodstuffs and other supplies. Reuter,

our mechanised forces.

Abyssinin after allowing the Italian forces at Amba Alagi one full day in which to collect their wounded, the formal surrender of the whole of the forces in the area is taking place, to-day,

It is estimated that prisoners will number 7,000 together with considerable quantities of guns and material.

pilot's finger.

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The pilot, who was awarded the D.S.O, soon after the shooting ddwn of the Nazt, has had the motto "800th" carved on the in- side of the ring,

SHANGHAI TRAGEDY

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U.S. VOLUNTEER AIRMEN STORY..

Brigadier - General Claggett. Commander-in-Chief of the US. Air Force in the Philippines, who A trolley-bus burst into flames is at present in Chungking, yes in Shanghai yesterday and as a!- terday denied any knowledge that result four passengers died and! American volunteers were com- over 10 were admitted to hospital { It has further been arranged, in Ing to China to join the air force. with severe burns. Our Own compliance with his urgent re-l-Reuter..

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An asbestos incendiary bomb snuffer with a face guard and gloves of the same substance, takes the place of the sand- bag at the base of a lamp-post in a London street. The snuf. while the face guard and fer is just dropped on the bomb gloves protect the fire-watcher. (Copyright, Fox).

INDIAN AIR FORCE

MECHANICS

STRIKE ENDED

As a result of a tentative agree- ment on wages and hours between Thirteen hundred mechanics of coalowners and anthracite miners, the total of 2,000 required by the the miners have been granted a Government of India for the wage increase and the strike has Indian Air Force will be in train-ended, says Reuter from New ing by the end of May-Reuter, York.

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