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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 Empire," the paper continues.

"He had many months of non- belligerency In which to reinforce 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- liant result.

effect of

"The moral

these victories throughout the Middle East must be considerable,

New Commitments

OF

FRANCO-GERMAN

U.S. LABOUR

AGITATION

LABOUR AGITATION IN THE UNITED STATES FOR WAGE INCREASES HAS NOW SPREAD TO THE RAILWAYS.

campu gn.

GERMANS TAKE A PEEK AT CYPRUS

An

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

MILITARY POWER IN MALAYA

THE CHINESE MILITARY Representatives of the five big MISSION WHICH HAS BEEN railwaymen's unions, involving VISITING MALAYA LEFT FOR 350,000 workers. announced in CHUNGKING YESTER - UNITED STATES OPINION, IT Chicago yesterday they are seek-DAY "FORTIFIED WITH THE ADDS, HAS AT ONCE SEIZED)ing a 30 per cent increase in wages KNOWLEDGE OF THE IM- UPON THE IMPLICATION

and ure launching a countrywide MENSE STRENGTH AND MILI- THE NEW

TARY PREPAREDNESS OF PACT.

Notice of demand for an in- MALAYA," AS A MEMBER OF crease will be served on the rail- THE MISSION DECLARED IN ways on June 10.-Reuter.

A FAREWELL BROADCAST,

The tour lasted two weeks dur- ing which the mission visited many centres of military impor tance wh ch. added the spokes- mao, enabled them to understand the real strength of Malaya.

"The Times" declares the Duke of Aosta's welcome decision to sue for terms enables Britain to un- dertake. new commitments in other theatres of war, the Brst of which is Iraq, where, thanks to Ruschid Ali's machinations and the simultaneous treachery of the Vichy Government, Germany is practising her favourite strategy of infiltration.

"The Timos" adds that

KARACHI'S

CIVIC GUARDS

"We are happy in the know- ledge that we have got a strong friend heré in this part of the The Governor of Sind, Sir Hughvorld," 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 not be

Senegal, where

doubted when unrest is spreading Vichy's subservience to the Germans throughout the world.

and

Turning to

may bring new perlis, do not

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

AUSTRALIA LOAN

Atlantic through them would, means of promoting the great SUCCESS

amount to a threat to Americas.

the ite lowship between various com-

munities. Reuter.

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

The danger will come from Dakur, not Martinique, which would at once become a factor in the situation if Dukar were to

OFFER TO BUY FRENCH PROPERTY

ED

FOLLOWING

A LAST. MIN- UTE RUSH, AUSTRALIA'S £35,000,000 WAR LOAN CLOS- YESTERDAY. HAVING BEEN OVER BUBSCRIBED, THE ACTING PRIME MINISTER ES. TIMATES, BY £750,000,

The result is considered tremely gratifying,

ex-.

particularly According to press reports from the fact that the number of sub- double Washington the Republican Con-scribers was more than pass wholly into German hands introduced a Bill in the House of

gressman, Frances Case, has that of the last loan.-Reuter.

Reuter,

ALLEGED WARNING TO

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"ON` FOREIGN NEWSFRONTS”

THE TOKYO NEWSPAPER "YOMIURI" TO-DAY GIVES PROMINENCE TO A JAPANESE

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 w'sher to sell.

Cost will be paid from $2.000.000,000 Stabilisation Fund. the -Reuter.

LORD GORT VISITS ALGECIRAS

Lord Gort. Governor and Com- DESPATCH FROM HANOI OF mender-in-Chlef of Gibralta AN ALLEGED UNITED STATES paid an official visit to the Spanish WARNING TO THE INDO-military Governor of Algeciras CHINA GOVERNMENT THAT yesterday morning.

IN THE

EVENTUALITY OF

INDO-CHINA- MOVING CLOSER

Lord Gort made the journey by

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SIKORSKI BACK

IN ENGLAND

General Sikorski, 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- chill on his visit to Canada and the United States where he con- ferred with President Roosevelt.

Reuter.

CAROL LEAVING

FOR VIRGIN ISLANDS

Ex-King Carol of Rumania and

TO THE AXIS POWERS THE It is understood that the visit Madame Lupescu were scheduled UNITED STATES WILL TAKE was cordial and that the Spanish to leave Bermuda yesterday for RETALIATORY MEASURES. Governor is expected to

the call on May 20.-Reuter.

The warning, the newspaper adds, comes just at the time when the Vichy Government has agreed to closer collaboration with Ger- many.

The Indo-China Government, it

is reported by the newspaper is. shortly replying to the United States. Reuter, de

MANHOLE COVER

STOLEN

Six months' hard labour was imposed by Mr. D. J. N. Ander- son this morning on Chan Kat 38, for the theft of a manhole. valued at $2, and for a breach of the Deportation Ordinance, “

return St. Thomas, in the Virgin Islands,

says Reuter.、

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