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"RANGERS

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THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 23, 1941

ITALIAN COLLAPSE: THOUSANDS MORE PRISONERS TAKEN

TWO ENEMY DIVISIONS ARE TRAPPED BETWEEN THE BRITISH EMPIRE FORCES IN | ABYSSINIA AND SEVERAL THOUSAND ENEMY PRISONERS HAVE BEEN TAKEN, ACCORDING TO YESTERDAY'S G.H.Q. COM- MUNIQUE IN CAIRO.

In the Gondar area units of the Sudan Defence Force are closely engaged with the enemy in the vicinity of Chelga.

So far over 300 Italian prison- ers have been enptured in the Battle of the Lakes. Operations)

proceeding satisfactorily

are

#gainst two enemy divisions which have Boy been trapped between

duters advancing from north and from the south

Dur

the

West of Sciasciamanna our troops successfully attacked the main

chemy positions.

Italian

An

counter-attack with tanks was repulsed and siderable damage was inflicted

con.

by our artillery on the retreat. ing enemy.

CANADA'S

GENEROUS

PLEDGE

In this action the enemy left The House of Com-

100 dead on the field

battle and

DELF

captures peinds mons yesterday cheered 600 prisoners, 10 un and fivelan announcement by the medium tariks Our casualties. were slight

Over 4,000 Prisoners

Chancellor of the Exche-

quer, Sir Kingsley Wood, that Canada has pledged

Further In the south our ad- herself to finance the Vance guards overwhelmed abulk of British

examplete rear yard, consisting of

pur-

brigade hradnuarters and free chases in Canada, esti- mated at £200,000,000 to

Colonial baltalons.

Captures in this arca So far amount to over 4.400 prisoners, £300,000,000.

of whom a large proportion are '

Italians. together with 32 guns; Sir Kingsley explained that this

and 14 tanks.

In Libya, there is nothing "eport at Tobruk.

Sollum Action

was a very large sum in relation

lo to Canada's resources, seeing that Canada's total budget revenues last year were under £200 mil- Hons.

In the Soffum area, during the night of May 20/21, advanced elements of our mechanised troops

BRITAIN'S

"EXPORT" DEPARTMENT

"From all we hear of what is happening over Kiel, Hamburg and Berlin our export department is doing extremely well," de- clored Mr. Vincent Massey, High Com- missioner for Canada, speaking in connec- tion with London's War Weapons Week. When the banks closed yesterday the total amount raised was £87,750,000. Reuter.

ATTEMPTED PUTSCH

IN CHILE

The Chancellor also paid 2 Judicial

tribute to help from the other Dominions and Colonies.

proceedings

consequent on the Nazi Australia and New Zealand putsch which was nipped destroyed an enemy post on Sol- have to meet heavy expenditure in the bud by the Chilean lum Hill, knocking out three outside their own countries and German tanks.

are applying an

increasing police continued in San- Our patrols in this area are amount of their sterling resources tiago yesterday.

Pontinuing their vigorous aggres- | towards current external War Sive activities.

In Iraq. operations in The neighbourhood of Fallujah progressing.

יוּ

Fred

MacMurray

In the Basra area the situation reams calin. — Reuter.

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FALANGE

costs.

had increased taxation.

The judge in charge of the in- Those countries, like Canada, vestigation interrogated 20 Nazis ordered the enquiry, They und, after also had Import restrictions and the arrest of three party leaders rationing schemes.

on charges of "an attempt against the security of the State."

Afrien

The Chancellor also mentioned the importance of South

As a result of statements by the as the world's chief gold producer carried out of headquarters of the detained men a fresh search was and India as a source of mult.-Nazi Party by the police, why dis- farious supplies.-Reuter.

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PALLETTE FEDWARD BROMBERG ROBEN: OWERY CHAJS-PIN MARTIN MONTAGU LOVE JANET BEECHER A-20th CENTURY-FOX PICTURE

STRENGTH PARIS

Certain difficulties of

The announcement

covered many documents and pro- paganda connected with the

t ve putsch.---Reuter.

bor→

LULL IN AIR RAIDS CONTINUES

For the second successive night no Nazi raiders were reported over Britain up to early

Early morning ground mists on

be the probable reason for the full

any part of this morning.

that Reuter. says

An important order provisioning Paris have signed by General Franco arisen according to a the Continent, which rise shortly was published in yester-Vichy announcement before dawn, are thought to day's official Bulletin de- quoted on Ankara radio. in the Luftwaffe's nightly visits.—- fining the powers of the this week people have been un- President of the Political able to receive the meat ration.

Butter and eggs were also not to Board of Falange Party, be found. namely, Senor Serrano Suner.

Last week only 1,500 people were given rabbit meat, 200 people

MR. MENZIES NOW IN NEW ZEALAND

The Australian Premier, Mr. R. got chicken and 3,000 people got | G. Menzies, arrived in Auckland goat meat.

by Clipper yesterday from San The order virtually gives hint, In order to meet the require- Francisco, says Reuter.

He will as General Franco's representa-ments of Parisians the seizure of confer on war matters with the tive and second-in-command. livestock in villages has been de-Acting New Zea and Premier, Mr. powers over the party and party cided upon-Reuter.

Nash, to-day.--Reuter. appointments.

Principal object, says the preamble, is "to strengthen the party's unity, Armness and efficl- ency thus constituting an unbreak- able political front and a power- fuların against all obstacles and resistances which may try oppose the National Syndicalist revolution,” k

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FINAL RESULT OF THE RE- CENT CHOPPING AND CHANG- ING, THEREFORE, APPEARS TO BE THAT THE FALANGE PARTY'S POSITION IN THE COUNTRY IS MORE IMPORT- ANT THAN EVER. REUTER.

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