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BULGARIA TO STAY OUTSIDE

AXIS-JAPAN PACT Changed Nazi Tactics

In The Balkans

BASLE, Nov. 27 (Reuter)-Bulgaria Is to remain Axis-Japan Pact despite the preparations

that had been for her reception, says

the Berlin correspondent of newspaper Basler Nachrichten.

outside the

made.

the

Swiss

No reason for the change of plan is given in official Ger.. man circles nor is the cancellation of the Bulgarian Ministers' visit to Berlin commented on. The Wilhelmstrasse significantly States that the adherence of Slovakia "closed the first round of admis→ sion."

51 The German press is

makiney that in any eventual peace .set- | much ado about General Metaxas' | tlement to which Britain is B! statement on Friday that we party. the integrity and inde- are fighting not only for our own pendence of Bulgariz shall country "but also for other Balkan fully respected. States and for the liberation of Albania."

4.

he

This declaration of the. British attitude was made in the House Calling this speech dangerous a of Commons yesterday by Mr. semi-official German organ, the RA. Butler, Under-Secretary for Foreign Cce Diplomatische Po-Foreign Affairs.

Iltische Korrespondenz wrote:

REPORT DENIED

"General Metaxas thereby openly MOSCOW, Nov. 27 (Reuter) confessed himself to be the tool The Axis announcement that of British policy for extending visit of Bulgarian statesmen the war."

NEWSPAPER MAGNATE PASSES

the

GENERAL

BRITISH WAR

PRISONERS*

INSUFFICIENT FOOD PROVIDED

LONDON, NUY, 27 (Reuter) The Germans are providing in sumicient food for British pri soners of war. Further evidence to this effect was produced by

Anthony Mr.

Wari Eden, the. Minister, in the House of Cum- mons yesterday when he declared that a certain camps the ration scale allowed Eritish prisoners was below that of German · depot troops.

Declaring that strong repre sentations were being made in the matter. Mr. Eden indicated that with the invaluable help pr the International Red Cross. Icod and clothing were belig trans- ported to Germany for British prisoners.

18,000 Since last August, over. parcels addressed to British pri- been

LUNDON, No. 27 (Reuter) soners in Germany.. had News was reçelved here last night transmitted through, the Interna... at the death in Bermude of ford tional Red Cross, and in addition no Hatherinere, the well-known news 149 tons of food were bought in to paper misinate and financier. He bulk in Switzerland and sent to ir. Ger.. prisoner of-war camps Berlin is expected at present has was 72 pairs of age.- In authoritative Quarters

...Lord Rothermere went to many. in been given great prominence in Berlin, however. it is still main-the Soviet radio and press.

Anterica 'n May on a special mis- i A further 170 tons had been tained that German relations with

request of Lord ordered in Switzerland and were A report, not carried by Reuter 510 Greece are unchanged,

to the effect that Mr. Laurence Beaverbrook. His health began to ready for despatch, BRITISH ATTITUDE "Steinhardt. United States Ambas- and he received treatment in LONDON, NUY. 2 (Reuter)sador to Russia, had been received. New York clinic. Provided that Bulgaria does not oy King Boris and subsequently Join or assist either actively or niade a statement is said here to passively the enemies of Britain be absolutely incorrect. nor attack her allies, t is the intention of the British ment to do their best to

Later he went to Bermuda to recuperate but had a relapse.

Lord Rothermere was born

R.A.F. AID

Mr. Stemhards, who has never Harold Sidney Harmsworth and TO GREECE

Govern- been in Bulgaria in his life, has was the son of

& barrister in London. He Was а younger

ensure remained in Moscow since Sept. brother of the late Lord NorthKING AND PREMIER

REPAIR OF AIR

RAID DAMAGE

Building Operators

Released By Army

15 when he returned from the United States via the trans-Sibe rian railway..

FIRM ATTITUDE

LONDON. · Nov. 77 (Reuter)

cliffe, who founded moderri journalism

Lord Rothermere owned the "Dally Mall" "Dally Mirror."

and patch" journals

The firm, attitude adopted by "Evening News." "Sunday Dis

Bulgaria and Turkey, coupled with reactions to the Italian re- treat, has brought-German tactics in the Balkans...

many

provincial

in the last war he was Diree

EXPRESS THANKS CAIRO, Nov. 27 (Reuter) - Alr Com- Chief Marshal Longmore, mander-in-Chief of the British Air Force in the Middle East has

į personally flown over many miles

of Greek territory during

his

tor General of the Army Cloth- tour of Inspection of the various

Since Turkey met the Nazi Aming Department from 1918 17 bassador,“. Herr

and first Secretary of State for Paper's

Air" from 1917-18. LONDON. "Nov 27 (Reuter) threats, by increasing her de Mr. Anthony Eden, Secretary for fence measures,

the

Germans

He was created a Baronet in 1914

units operating there,

"At meetings with King George

of Greece and General Metaxas the Premier, the Air Chief Mar

War, said yesterday that to help have calmed down, and the and was given a Barony in 1914. ahal was personally thanked for

in repairing air fald damage the German

In 191 he was made

Privy the RAFA prompt Assistance..tu

Army is releasing 3,000 building that the political tension there Councillor and two years later Greece during her hour of need.

radio said yesterday

was raised to the Visepunty."

conver-

operators at the request of the nas been eased by the Minister of Works and Buildings. sation between the Turkish For

Lord Woolton, Minister of Food eign Minister and von Papen. said earlier that there is now an 4 change of tone is also con organisation ready in every town spicuous in German references to to feed the population in the Bulgaria. Instead of saying that event of heavy air rald damage.

BRITISH GOVT. AND ETHIOPIA

His tour gave the Air Chief Marshal a very favourable pression of the efficiency of al personnel in adapting themselves tur the changed conditions which they were called upon to operate at very short notice. CHANGE WELCOMED

desert

Bulgaria will be the next to sign LONDÚN, NOV. 27 (Reutery... $ There will be a slight shortage along-the dotted line within the The British Government is afford- of milk, he said, largely due to next few days, German pro ing every assistance" to those Between the Egyptian climatic conditions but it will not paganda circles are now announc- Eihtoptans who have taken up and the Albanian and Greek last long and it is net worthing that the series of signatures arms against the common enemy,

mountains there is a great dif- while, bringing in any

rationing of the pact are for the moment Mr. H. A. Butler Under-Secre- ference and the RA.F. pilots wel- scheme.

tary for Foreign Atlairs, revealed comed the changed flying cordi- this in the House of Commons tions which add zest to thetr yesterday when he declared that new work of harassing the re- the British Government was an treating Italians and xious in Fet: Ethiopia liberated fresh basen from Italian aggress on.

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He added that the British Gov- with such places as Ben ernment had no territorial ambi- and Tobruk where we came to tions in Ethiop a which they know practically every building." free and Indepen- said some pilots, "We are glad to

have a change of targets."

wished to be drnt.

TRIBUTE TO PREDECESSOR BY NEW ULSTER PREMIER

BELFAST, Nov 27 (Reuter) -Continuity is Ulster's foreign polley," was "emphasised by the new Prime Minister, Mr. E~M. Andrews, in the Ulster House of Commons yesterday when pay- ing tribute to the late Lord Craigavon. "Lord Craigavon's greatness."

ssid Mr. Andrews, "was never re- vealed more clearly than in the last two years when he asured the Imperial Government .nf Ulster's support whatever might happen, thus rightly interpreting | the mind of the Plater people

"Less than a month ago Lopi

ITALIAN RAIDS

ON MALTA

One Fighter Damaged

CAIRO, NOỵ, 27 (Reuter)

In

Craigavon sald in the House: Italian East Africa, attacks were Northern Ireland, please 44, 1s

made on a large motor transport under the old, flag and under- a " King and Constitution that willard near Assab. A large are was carry on!!!

Mr. Andrews Added "T make these warris my own. Northern Ireland will carry 'bn' and within the British Empire Ulster w play its part in the post-war

world."

started and the smoke was visible 50' miles away. This was close to a list of fires started the previous day.

Photographs taken confirm the extent of the damage,

Our aircraft returned safely from all operations.

Two enemy air raids on Malta, on Nov. 24 and 25 resulted in one Italian fighter being damaged by

anti-aircraft fire оп Nov. 24.

Enemy aircraft on Nov. 25 made off before they could be inter ceptea, d

COASTAL DEFENCES FAR TOO GOOD FOR DAYLIGHT RAIDERS LONDON, Nov. 27 (Reuters Once again Britain's coastal de fances proved too-good for day

PATROL ACTIVITY light ra'ders for most of the few CAIRO, Nov. 27(Reuter) - ID enemy aircraft crossing the mouth the area cast of Gallabat and and south-east costs yesterday north-east of Kassala in the Su- were promptly shot down. dan, our patrols were again active Two bombers and two fighter states a communique. On other bombers have been destroyer with fronts there is, nothing to report. no loss to the R43.

causing alight

Bomb were dropped in a cost to buildings and town in Bussex doing some damage casualties

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