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TO STOP AGGRESSION:

Near Eastern

Eastern Allied Army Being Organized:

VAT Anzacs Arrive In Egypt

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LONDON, FEB. 13 (HAVAS)—ALL EVENING PAPERS AN- NOUNCED, UNDER BANNER HEADLINES, THE ARRIVAL OF

· THE ANZACS IN THE NEAR EAST.

The whole press stresses Australia's and New Zealand's im- portant participation in the last war and the fact that many veterans who fought in the last war are participating again in the present expedition.

All the papers recall the Anzacs" gallantry" in the Dardanel- les and stress the moral value of their help, for the British Empire

PARIS. Feb. 13 (Havng)—In connection with the announce- ment of the Anzacs arrival in the Near East authorised circles, point out that a Near Eastern Allied army is being rapidly organised, Troops from different lands and na- tlónalities are being massed in Egypt. Aden. Palestine, Syria, Lebanon and Irak.

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Black Sea and the Allied, con- centration in the Near East will soon' permit them to take measures for control and to cut this only access Germany has to a truly rich petrol

source.

KING'S WELCOME LONDON, Feb. 13: (BWS)-A message of welcome from the King was carried by the Dominions Se- TROOPS IN READINESS cretary, Mr. Anthony Eden, who The most important is the had down to Calro to greet the French Army in Syria, comprising Australian Imperial Force änd of several divisions; next come New Zealand Expeditionary Force. the British Forces in Egypt and which arrived at Suez yesterday the British Forces in Irak, which in one of the "biggest transport have been recently reinforced. convoys in history.

The troops are kept at, readiness to move and can be transported Immediately to the point where aggression threatens or to give support to the Turkish Army.......

The Turkish Army is 600,000 strong and is being technically Improved daily and benents from the Allies Including the most modern material.

Thus, the months of German Inactivity were used by the Allies for creating the most powerful defences not only in the main front, but also on the flanks of the European battlefield.

TO STOP AGGRESSION The Near Eastern Army can stop immediately any Russian ag gression against Turkey" or "Ru- maria, as well as a German drive to the Balkari,

Military specialists predict that Germany will be forced to attempt to fight her way out of the blockade either for iron, namely to the north, or for petrol, name. ly to the south-east...

Such attempts will stop at elther Finland or the Balkans, Furthermore, Caucasian petrol is transported through the

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The King's message, which was handed to General Frey- berg, who went on board the first of the New Zealand transports to berth, was follows: "I know well that the splendid tradition established by the armed forces of New Zealand will be worthily up- held by you, who have left your homes to fight for a cause which the whale Empire has made its own. I send you a warm welcome and my best wishes for the future."

When the Australian transports berthed, the Royal message of welcome to them was taken on board..

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GENERAL

Not War, But 180 KILLED

Murder!

NAZI RAIDS ON FISHING BOATS

WHEN MINE. EXPLODES

LAUNCH TRAGEDY LONDON, Feb. 13 (BWS))—în x-{ recent speech, the Prime Minister NEAR FOOCHOW declared that Naxi raids on Brl-

FOOCHOW. Feb. 13 (Reuter)-—- tish fishing vessels are not war, More than 180 persons-Including but murder. Justice" of this many travelling to spend the Chi- casation, says the Yorkshire Post. nese New Year with their families Is sharply revealed by news today—were killed when a launch struck of a contemptible attack by Ger- man planes on a tiny fishius coble, off the Yorkshire coast.

mine on the river between Foo chow and Kwangtao. below the Anchorage. The tragedy occurred in the early hours of Saturday,

Jan. 27.

DRIFTING MINE

!

SHEER FRIGHTFULNES& "Two fishermen and a boy were out in this boat when two Nast planes swooped down and tried The mine, which caused such a both to bomb and machine-gun terrible havoc, was reported to them: All they could do was to have broken loose and drifted crouch and make for the shore.from the Chinese minefield near Once their boat was blown clem the mouth of the Min River. out of the water by the explosion of a bomb,

There were only seven survivors and the vessel was completely destroyed..

"Attacks such as these can have no object, but sheer frightfulness. Nazi atrmen must get the same ber of mission school students and Among those killed were a ̈num- sadistic pleasure preying upon a member of the Maritime Cus helpless fislermen as their come Staff who had obtained leave Gestapo colleagues in torturing" to visit Shanghai to meet his wife Poles. Czechs and Jews.

and six children during the Chi- nese New Year holiday.

About eight bags of outward mail, bound for Shanghai, were also lost.

CRUSHING RÉPLY "Such a story brought home by our own Yorkshire fishermen is a to the excuses crushing reply offered by German newspapers that British fishing boats are lore, honourable and legitimate. armed to fight Nazi raiders and What arms had these two men that attacks on them are, there- and school boy? A boathook?"

India's Huge

Contribution

To Britain's War Effort

LONDON, Feb. 13 (Reuter)—All parties in Parliament are cate- fully studying not only the war çontributions of the self-govern- ing Dominions. Dit of India and the Colonies, learns Renter's lobby correspondent,

The facts placed before Parliamentarians show that, in addi- tion to Indian troops in France, brge numbers are serving not only In India: but elsewhere and that volunteers besieged the recruiting offices in India in such numbers that the Viceroy bad to appeal for patience among those anxious to don' uniforms.

Munitions and equipment are bring manufactured in India not only for the Indian Army, but for the general Allied cause.

Working in co-operation with the Royal Navy. the Royal Indlan Navy is engaged in patrolling the Indian reas and the rapidly grow- ing Indian Air Force is enabled to assist the RAF in its multi- rapious duties.¿

ECONOMIC CONTRIBUTION

India's economic contribution to the war effort is especially stressed by Parliamentarians, us India is supplying His Majesty's Government with farge quantities of ammunition made th Indian ordnance factories and army over- || coats, blankets, khaki uniforms, boots and other leather equip- ment. Also India has contracted 10 supply 712,000,000 sand- bags, in addition to the 200,000 ordered for air raids precautions, the total involved being greater. than the number suppiled during the whole of the last war.

ESSENTIAL DEMANDS

India has also supplied 30,000,- 000 yards of hessian for war pur- poses, India's supplies of man- ganese and other ores have asalat- ed the munitions manufacture and large quantities of Indian high grade mica have gone into aeroplane construction and large Indian exports of rubber, cotton, wool hides. skins, Jac. hemp!! timber, groundnuts and inseed hare all assisted" in the essential ¦ demands of war time,

£20,000 FROM BAHAMAS LONDON, Feb, 13. (Reuter)- The Secretary of States for the Colonies, Mr. Malcolm MacDonald, has accepted on behalf of the Bri- tish Government, £20.000 which the legislature of the. Bahamas has given as a donation towards Imperial Defence.

The Governor has been asked to convey the British Government's appreciation of the gift to the legislature and people of the Bahamas

LABOUR C

CANDIDATE UNOPPOSED AT

BY-ELECTIONMA

LONDON, Feb 13 (BW6)--In view of the political truce, the Labour Candidate for the Central Bouthwark by-election was un- opposed by the Government, and,¦) although two unofficial candidates were put forward; the result was so little In doubt, that only twenty-four per cent of the elec- torate polled

The feruit was; 7, i Malın (Labour) 5,2837 C, Bearson, des- „cribed as "a" "stop war"" candidate

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