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FOUR-FRONT OFFENSIVE AGAINST ITALY'S AFRICAN EMPIRE MAKING STEADY PROGRESS

British Forces Operating 100 Miles Inside Eritrea

CAIRO, Jan. 28 (Reuter)-The British forces are nearly 100 miles inside Eritrea while in Libya General Wavell's army is rapidly moving up in support of the advance forces. Motorised infantry. reinforced by mechanised anits. aro now beyond

Tobruk.

On four fronts the British offensive on the Italian African Empire is continuing in full blast. A British communique states that operations are 'progressing satisfactorily In Libya, Abyssinia and Italian Somaliland while the British are closing in on new Italian positions in Eritrea where hundreds of prisoners were taken in the first week of operations.

The forces are now approaching! Hardly a building is. unscathed. the Italian positions at Azordat. The barracks, naval headquarters,

WILLKIE IN LONDON

GENERAL

Remarkable Statement By Japanese Prime Minister TOKYO, Jan. 28

(Reuter),

Announcing what he called my GENERAL WAVELL

last service to the state,” the Premier, Prince Konoye, made remarkable statement

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IN ATHENS

LONDON, Jan. 28 (Reuter) - Sino-Japanese war to the Budget A report from LUNCHES WITH THE Committee of the Lower House General Sir Archibald, Wavell re

Istanbul that

PRIME MINISTER · yesterday.

LONDON, Jan. 28 (Reuter)—"1

"Although the

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cently visited Athens is confirmed Sino-Japanese in authoritative circles in London have come here to have a look conflict has entered its fifth year." last night,

It is.stated that the visit was "for round and deliver a letter from he said, "there is little prospect

The fighting the purpose of conferring on cer- President Roosevelt to Mr. Chur-o a settlement.

black-haired, services are not responsible. It is tain aspects of aid which Great chill," declared stocky, smiling Wendell Willkie to nobody's responsibility but mine. Britain has been giving and is I feel unpardonable before the continuing to give Greece in her Reuter's representative

Throne and the entire nation that resistance to Italian aggression." arrival here,

"I am not going to say anything already millions of yen have been of soldiers now and I have not made any ar- spent and thousands rangements but I expect to meet sacr. Aced. I

bis on

my

am determined « to the utmost in a good few people and see a good exert myself to deal I also hope to study your overcoming this situation as political, social and economic last service to the state." conditions."

Mr. Wilkie said that he had a

an important town on the rallway the radio station and fortifications good trip hill Mac way over night

was made in misty and slightly

leading to the Red Sea port of all bore witness to the

concen-up to the time of landing which Massawa, writes Reyter's Special trated fury of the British' attack. correspondent

Tolling up the hill from the foggy weather. The Agordat defences mainly harbour towards Italian gun pos Mr. Wilkie was welcomed by consist of barbed wire fences and tions, i had an impression that representatives of the Prime! machine-gun posts behind stone thousands of tons of concrete had Minister and the Foreign Officej walls or concealed among boulders been crumbled up by a mighty and the American Embassy. dotting the plat round the town.

CROWDED DAY there is no natural protection.

The British threat to Barentu. south of Agordat, is also growing.

Meanwhile motorised units are harrying the tail of the Italian column retreating from Umm Haggar which was evaduated Sunday

RETREAT HARRIED

earthquake.

One of four naval guns-made at Pilsen in 1917 -had received a direct hit.

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In the

HUGE CRATER

Mr. Wilkie's Arst day in London WES crowded with activity. hour's Lalk with the Foreign Minister, Mr. Anthony Eden, was

FIAT FIGHTERS NO OPPOSITION TO THE R.A.F.

BRITISH OFFENSIVE MAINTAINED

ers

War Machine

ANKARA, Jan. 23 (Reuter)-

Large forces of German troops are

pouring into Southern Italy" and Germans are taking control of the

Italian armies, according to the

Ankara radio.

The announcer said that special,

measures are being taken in Italy

to conceal these movements.

German Staff officers have been CAIRO, Jan. 28 (Reuter)-Five | despatched to take charge of the Italian fghter aircraft were shot duties of Italian Staff officers in followed by luncheon with Mr. down on Sunday by British fight all the Italian divisions, array

which maintained patrols corps and army headquarters. centre of the fort was Churchill to whom he delivered a

The announcer adds: "This personal message from President throughout the day, according to

an R. A. F. communique.

means, of course, that the Italian Roosevelt. Later he Saw the

Three Flat

organisation bl-plane aghters defence Labour Minister, Mr. Ernest Bevin.

will . very shot down riear Mechllle shortly be controlled by After receiving the press in the were

two Fiat many." morning he made a quick tour of (south of Dernal and. the devastated area around St. monoplanes Paul's Cathedral and through the

nna huge crater caused by a 1,000-1b bomb. The place reeked of cordite and smouldering timber.

al

This coluran i estimated

While the work of tidying up three or four battalions and is the town goes on Italian prisoners withdrawing eastwards along the continue to dribble in from the Setit River.

western sector of the détences.

events.

Besides taking over 1,000 pzt- They had been lurking for days soners hitherto in their push into in dried up river beds and caves, Eritrea the Bitish forces, it is bewildered by the swift march of tearned, have captured a certain amount or material, including 3 fair number of lorries and some guns

On the

Kenya front the ftalians, who three or four weeks ago were at many points within the Kenya border, have Dow generally been forced back some distance on the other side.

Mystery still surrounds the fate of General Berganzoli, who was at the time reported to have escaped from Bardia at the last minute in a rowing boat.

ruins of the Guildhall.

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AIR ACTIVITY. (Reuter) — LONDON, Jan. 28 (Reuter)

single aircraft which dropped · a bomb on the north-east coast, and Jeven this caused no damage or

attacking British cops near Derna were shot down PRETORIA, Jan. 28 in flames although protected by The South African air force is The remarkable lull in German casualties. "I have met nobody down- a number of other fighters.

immediately to undergo considerar activity over Britain continued hearted so far," he said, "and I

On the landing ground near l'able expansion, according to didn't expect to.

announcement. You people must Mechille, pne Savola bomber was official

Several destroyed on the ground,

thousand pilots will be required.

survive."

TO VISIT EIRE

A raid was carried out by British He indicated that he would visit bombers on Sunday on the aero- the industrial centres of Britain drome at Barce (Libya). Bombs fell und said: "If some of your near the hangars and dispersed air methods are better than ours then craft. Direct Elts were also

re

I will try my best to introduce gistered on the adjacent buildings ABYSSINIAN REVOLT

them into our industries and 11 A number of aircraft оп the LONDON, Jan. 2 Reuter) —

there are some ways in which we ground were damaged Italy is preparing tu give up are better than you then I am

DERNA RAIDED Abyssinia is the patriot révoltsure that you would "incorporate An attack was also made on the It is stated that to all intents is expected to flare up into them into your factories."

This is the expectation of а

landing ground at Derna. One and purposes no Italians remain general conflagration alter the Mr. Wilkie stated that he in- British aircraft is missing. in Kenya territory

completiori ot the harvest at the tended to visit Eire and call on

In Italian East Africa, con. South African. East African and lend of January.

Mr. Eamon de Valera.

tinued support was given to the West African troops are engaged

DE VALERA PLEASED 28 army in its advance into Eritrea. member of the British military DUBLIN. Jan 28 (Reuter)--Mr. Bombs were dropped neat a bridge mission in Abyssinia, reported by De Valera, when told that Mr. at Hellna and a motor transport Wendell Willie had expressed a was machine-gunned at Barentu desire to visit him, said: "I would by aircraft of the Rhodesian

squadron.

in patrol work in this area.

RUMBLE OF GUNS

In the light of the setting stn the Dally Telegraph correspondent.

I can hear, the distant rumble of guns.

faintly writes Reuter's correspondent at Tobruk.

Earlier on

over the desert.

little louder

Monday it and a little

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nearer.

The Italians are shifting all grain stocks from Abyssinia to Eritrea and there is a great scafelty of food in the larger Abyssinian towns. A daily stream of starving refugees is pouring into the British Mis- "alon's camp and an increasing

number

Italian native ok

to the troops is deserting Britishers.

The battle moves on broken regularity. "While British plades continue constant patrols over enemy terri- tory the Italian air force, which. has been almost completely absent; It is possible. that the Italians since the fall of Bardia, remains may soon evacuate the on the ground.

frontler

De very pleased to see him."

It is now understood that Mr. Other aircraft of the same Wilkie may go to Eire, next week. squadron attacked a motor trans

SERIOUS DISORDERS IN MILAN, TURIN

NEW YORK, Jan. 23 (Reuter)---| The Italian secret police and

port convoy

near Umm Hazar

and registered direct hits

The landing ground in the Tel- na-Deroa area was also bombed.

Gestapo have arrested between 20 HEAVY R.A.F. RAID and 30 people, including Italian Army officers and Fascist officials

at Milan and Turin, according to..

ON HANOVER LONDON, Jan. 28 (Reuter)-Two

and lowlands, and retire to the the Belgrade correspondent of the large fires and, several small fires A captured Italian pilot cold natural ramparts of the escarp-New York Times."

were started when a small force me that long rows of machines on, ments, but as an Internal revolt The report states that disorders of RAF. bombers successfully at- aerodromes to the rear had been may make even the uplands un-at Milan and Turin have been tacked industrial - targets In Han- put out of action by British tenable, the Italians have made serious and far-reaching, and over in the early hours of Mon- plans for an almost complete that other industrial cities are day. None of our aircraft are evacuation of Abyssinia and for also affected: concentrating all troops for the last stand in the Eritrean bills.

bombers.

SEVERE DAMAGE

Tobruk itself suffered severely under the bombardment by the Navy and R.A.F. From the min- aret of the mosque, which "almost

miraculously escaped damage, INQUEST ON DEATH

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tad

town.

OF EARL OF ERROL

NAIROBI, Jan, 28 Reuter) = The Earl of Erroll, whose death

was announced last week, may

been murdered,

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Sole Agents:

missing.

BIG RUMANIAN MAN-HUNT FOR IRON GUARD LEADERS

BUCHAREST, Jan. 28 (Reuter)-Military and "police patrols are now engaged in one of the biggest man-hunt in Rumania's history following the collapse of the five-day Iron Guard revolt against the Government of General Antonescu. The rebel leaders stil at liberty

It is are being vigorously roundes 110

suggested by the evidence given and secret stores of arms seized. QUICK ACTION BY

at the inquest yesterday.

Life in Bucharest is almost

It was reported by the Police (normal except in certain districts that the Earl's death was due to which

military Train.

U.S. SENATE WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 (Reuter)

are cordoned off by theThe Senate yesterday sent" to

"

services are restricted ordinary public are ro

obtain permission

..

to

a motor accident

the White House for the Presi- doctor stated, The

however,

but the

dent's signature à Bill to put 595 that death was caused by 6 re-

more midshipmen into training at which volver shot

entered the quired to

the Annapolis Naval Academy. head at the rear of the left ear

travel.

In the cases of both this Bill and General Antonescu has signed a Bill for modernising the feet the and he added that it was most

decree militarising all police stx-Benate acted so quickly that ap unlikely that it could have. been

tions at self inflicted..

the frontier. at ports, proval was indicated even aerodromes and railway stations

printed copies of the Bills were. according a Bucharest despatch te the Berlin news agency.

seen or the reports of the com- mittees examining them.

The Inquest was adjourned.

PRINCESSES VISIT R.A.F. STATION

LONDON, Jan. 23 (Reuter). Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret Rose paid their first wartime visit

MILITARY CABINET LONDON. Jan. 23 (Reuter General Ion Antonescu, the Ru- manian Premier. formed a new military Cabinet yesterday saya a Bucharest teiogram.

before

NAZI THREAT TO TURKEY AVERTED

BANNU Jan. 28 (Reuter)—The All portfolios except those of Governor of the North-West Fron- Justice. Labour and Propaganda tier Province, addressing the Dur- bar, said: "The Western Desert

to an RAF station when they are entrusted to generais. accompanied the King and Queen

No member of the Iron Guard victory has not only rendered yesterday.

or representative of the Carol re: Egypt safe but averted the threat Princess Elizabeth sat at the gime ta included in the new sov. toward Turkey d all Talariic controls of a Hudgori bomber, and ernment.

countries,

Princess Margaret, lying on the It is stated that the task of the "In the last war. Turkey learnt floor of the plane, focussed the new ministry will be "to restore what the Germans were like and bomb sights

order in the country and to repair now, like all other Muslim coun They received Instruction from the wrongs done by different retries, they found out that their in-

imes during the last few years" terests are identical"

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This was announced in -an. Air- Ministry communique issued

the Sunday evening. attack throughout

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