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"ON FOREIGN NEWSFRONTS”

THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 20, 1941.

IL DUCE'S COMIC

OPERA KING-MAKING

THE COMIC OPERA king-making pro- ceedings in Rome receive a fair share of attention in the British press but leading articles put the matter in a perspective which is a summation of the circumstances leading to Viceroy, the Duke of Aosta's decision to give up the sponge in what was once Musso- lini's East African Empire.

The "Daily Telegraph" recalls it is but a few weeks since General Cunningham cross- ed the southern frontier of Abyssinia from Italian Somaliland, since when he has travel- led 1,500 miles and has frequently met fierce resistance in strong natural positions.

"Mussolini has

no excuse for the poor defence he has put up in his vaunted African

the paper continues.

Empire, U.S.

"He had many months of non-

belligerency in which to reinforce | LABOUR

at leisure whereas Britain had to improvise In haste under the heavy handicap of a series of converging expeditions. which have now achieved such a bril- lant result.

"The moral effect of victories throughout the Middle these

East must be considerable.

New Commitments UNITED STATES OPINION, IT ADDS, HAS AT ONCE SEIZED

OF

GERMANS TAKE A PEEK

AT CYPRUS

An

enemy recon- naissance aeroplane appeared over Cyprus yesterday afternoon and remained for 50 minutes, according to on official announce- ment in Nicosia. No bombs were dropped. ---Reuter.

MILITARY

AGITATION POWER IN

MALAYA

LABOUR AGITATION IN THE UNITED STATES FOR WAGE

TO THE RAILWAYS. INCREASES HAS NOW SPREAD

THE CHINESE Representatives of the five big MISSION

MILITARY WHICH HAS BEEN rujlwaymen's unions, involving VISITING MALAYA LEFT FOR 350.000 workers, announced II. 'HUNGKING YESTER Chicago yesterday they are seek-DAY FORTIFIED

OF

WITH

THE THE IM

30 per cent increase in wages KNOWLEDGE ati are launching a countrywide MENSE STRENGTH AND MILJ·

CPON THE IMPLICATION THE NEW FRANCO-GERMAN Campagn

PACT

The Times" declares the Duke of Austr's welcome decision to sue for terms enables Britain to un-S dertake new commitments.

ther theatres of war the first of which is Iraq, where, thanks to Raschid Ali's machinations andd the simultaneous treachery of the Vichy Government, Germany is practising her favourite strategy of infiltration.

Notice of demand for an Prease will be served on the rail- ways on June 10

Retter.

KARACHI'S

CIVIC GUARDS

TARY PREPAREDNESS OF MALAYA," AS A MEMBER OF THE MISSION DECLARED IN A FAREWELL BROADCAST

The lour lasted two weeks dur- ing which the mission Visited many centres of mintary impor- fance wh ch. added the spokes- maa, enabled them to understami the real strength of Malaya.

"We are happy in the know- ledge that we have

got a stroug friend here in this part of

AUSTRALIA LOAN SUCCESS

"The Times" adds that The Governor of Sind, Sir Hugh world." he concluded.--Reuter. though Abyssinia, Libya, Syria | Dow, reviewed the civic guards of and Iraq are for the moment Karachi, paid tribute to their Britain's sole responsibility, public spirit and declared the other regions such as Morocco usefulness that could noit be and Senegal, where Vichy's doubted when unrest is spreading subservience to the Germans throughout the world. may bring new perils, do not Turning to the communal d's- concern Britain alone, since an sension in India, the Governor attempt to dominate the South discerned in the Civic Guards a Atlantic through them would means of promoting the great amount to a threat to the fellowship between various con- Americas.

munities. Reuter. "THE DEFEAT OF THE ITALIANS AND HITLER'S IN- ABILITY ΤΟ RETRIEVE IT MARK THE FIRST SERIOUS BREACH IN THE SPELL OF AXIS INVINCIBILITY IN THE FIELD."

The danger will come from Dakar, not Martinique, which! would at once become a factor in the situation if Dakar were to pass wholly into German hands.

Reuter.

WORTHLESS CHEQUE JOKE FOR A BET

A joke" landed Mary Mark ham, nineteen, independent, of Gloucester Place, London, W., in Bow Street Police Court on a charge of obtaining a dress, valuc £11 6s., by means of a worthless cheque from Allardale, Ltd., Ber- keley Street, London, W., and oh- taining a £10 10s, wristlet walch by similar means from Messrs. Holmes, jewellers, Old Bond Street, London, W.

OFFER TO BUY

FRENCH PROPERTY

UTE

the

FOLLOWING A LAST.MIN.

RUSH,

AUSTRALIA'S £35,000,000 WAR LOAN CLOS. ED YESTERDAY, HAVING BEEN OVER-SUBSCRIBED, THE ACTING PRIME MINISTER ES. TIMATES, BY £750,000.

The result is considered ex-- tremely gratifying, particularly According to press reports from the fact that the number of sub Washington the Republican Con-scribers was more than double

Frances Case, gressman,

has that of the last loan.-Reuter. introduced a Bill in the House of Representatives by which the Secretary of State will be authorised to negotiate for the acquisition of French possessions in the western hemisphere and such ships. aeroplanes and cargoes as France wishes to sell,

Cost will be paid from $2,000,000,000 Stabilisation Fund, the Reuter.

LORD GORT VISITS

ALGECIRAS

Lord Gort. Governor and Com- mander-in-Chief of Gibraltar

SIKORSKI BACK IN ENGLAND

General Sikorskf the

Polish London. Prime Minister, has returned to

He flew across the Atlantic in an American bomber, piloted by a British crew, and arrived in - Scotland last week.

He will report to Mr. Chur- chilt on his visit to Canada and the United States where he con- ferred with President Roosevelt.

Reuter,

She was placed on probation. paid an official visit to the Spanish CAROL LEAVING It was stated that the explana-military Governor of Algeciras tion she gave was that she did it yesterday morning.

FOR VIRGIN ISLANDS "more or less for a bet."

Lord Gort made the journey by Detective-Sergeant Mallett said sea.

Ex-King Carol of Rumania and that Markham was of good posi- It is understood that the visit Madame Lupescu were scheduled tion and education and bore a was cordial and that the Spanish to leave Bermuda yesterday for perfectly good character.

Governor is expected to return St. Thomas, in the Virgin Islands, the call on May 28.-Reuter,

Mr. St. John Hutchinson, K. C., said that Markham's action had caused those interested in her in- tense misery and unhappiness.

FEARED IT WAS A SIEGFRIED LINE

- While the London blitz was at its height a man reported to 3

warden's post at Edmonton that a line of white linen was hanging, out in the next door garden. --

His wife feared that this would

attract the raiders, and 'she had

insisted on him reporting it.

A warden was

sent to assure

the anxious woman that she had

nothing to fear,

P

says Reuter.

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