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ITALIAN AIR FORCE SWEPT OUT OF AFRICAN SKIES

LONDON, March 4 (Renter)-British bombers, South African. fighters and a special Rhodesian squadron are feading in the R.A.F.'s contribution to the British quotesses In Eritrea, writes Reuter's correspondent on the Sudan-Eritrean Frontier

or

For weeks past, our airmen have been running the Italian air force right out of the sky so that today British Infantry in the most forward positions seldom see an Italian plane. Over Keren, British bombers; 250 destroved on the ground have been in continuous operation captured. despite heavy anti-aircraft fire During the

month, the They have not only blown up ml1-total of German planes lost over tay objectives but have also drop- Britain since the war began was ped pamphlets and laken valuable brought 3.123 by destruction-

further 36 machines. low-flying photogrants.

Dominion's airmen especially act tle, down quickly to the local con ditiona

I found South African pilota of one fighter squadron, which al- ready has neary 80 Italian lines to 13 credit. Riving in a series of tunnel Sudanese mud huts-

same

Of these, 12 were brought down at night, eight by A.A. fire.

British lossen were five planes, making a war total of 853.

British losses over Germany and occupied territors in February were 49, against 11 Germans.

Up to February 28, British losses

around the aerodrome. They de- under this heading totaled 445 clare that their strange dwellinga are both cool and comfortabiIA RHODESIAN SQUADRON

The Rhodesian squadron is sta- tioned in a forward position in Eritrea. Its

comfortably

members established.

are

Also They

even have their own refrigerator far from civilisation

Nazi Fighter Brought Down Off Kent

GENERAL

TURKISH PRESS PRESS COMMENTS:

AND BALKAN Bulgaria's Adherence To Axis DEVELOPMENTS Will Open Way For R.A.F. Bulgaria's Signature Raids On Rumanian Oilfields To Axis Deplored

LONDON, Mar. 4 (Reuter)—A warning that Bulgaria must take the consequences of her feebleness in allowing the German occupation, ISTANBUL, Mar. 4 (Reuter) sympathy with the Bulgarian people and British preparedness to Bulgaria's adherence to the Ardeal with eventualities in the Balkans, are the kernotes of press Pact remains tue chief topfe to comment on the weak-end developments in Bulgaria. the newspapers here. Vatan des- THE DAILY TELEGRAPH says that a formal breach between cribes it as a "prelude to agres-Britain and Bulgaria is now plainly imminent. When that pocura sion in the Ba'kun"

Britain will be at liberty not only to bomb German ̈ military tar- that Turker anst redouble her gets in Bulgaria but also fly over Bulgarian territory to bomb sim!- vigilanen.

lar targets, including the oilfields in Eumania. `

and adda

Ulus says: "The Turco-Bulgarian Agreement re-affirmed Bulgaria's intention not tu resort to war settle problems with her 'neigh- bours but all depends on the acts which the obligations contained in

SOTEE

ALLIED FRONT FIRM The NEWS-CHRONICLE writes been

Bai.

Tan emphasises that Bulgaria a

The paper recalls that only broken the silence on Saturday's signature to the Pact was secured by Germany long ago and that four months ago the Bulgarian events but everything goes i

Affairs show that M. Stalin has again only the date of enslavement re: Parliamentary Foreign

Committee unanimously rejecta preferred the role of discretion mained, open.

the proposal to join the Axis Pat and holding his hand for Other papers declare that Вл explanation is necessary as to why Now the Hulgarian Government more propitious occasion, the Bulgarians took this latest sc. has offered no sort of resistance tion so soon after signing the and even made a pretence of wel- Turco-Bulgarian Non-Aggression commg the country's despolers that full preparations have

with open arms. It is impossible Agreement.

made by Britain and her Allies to not to condole with Bulgarian people on the predicament into meet the new situation. From the viewpoint of war strategy. there (which the criminal timidity of is no need to take a tragic view

their rulers has betrayed them.

Not only have they been formal-alled front is firm in the

of Bulgaria's decision and the

ly incorporated in the German

The MANCHESTER GUARDIAN lebensraum, but in the war area. LONDON, Mar. 4 (Reuter

Britain has fortunately had One enemy nghter was shot down

sumclent warning to be able to Bulgaria is on her way to

says that if not yet an aggressor by RAF. "fighters off the Kent

The Anglo-Turkish Alliance has make whatever military preparating the aggressors and this is abet heads of advancing British troops coast yesterday afterniöön during helped to keep the peace in the tions were necessary for every disagreeable news for us, but for has been very heartening to these "slight enemy activity over this Balkans and the Near East. Let contingency and last details were Bulgaria, also there may be dis men. plodding through in hospit-country during daylight," accord- us hope that Bulgaria will use her polished up by the visit of Mr. inquence to sway the Tripartite Eden, British Foreign Minister

agreeable results. ing to an official communique. J

A bomb was dropped on

Pact in favour of peace and that and General Sir John Dill, Chief town in Kent. One person was she will succeed.”

of Imperial General Staff, to killed and a few people were in- RESIGNATION ACCEPTED Ankara. jured.

LONDON, March 4 (Reuter). One British fighter is missing. Formal acceptance of the resigna- The enemy were over a South tion of the Bulgarian Minister in Wales town and over East Angia. London had an alert last night.

The constant appearance of B1-

tish bombers and fighters zouming numbers over the in increasing

able and unfamiliar country.

ITALIAN LOSSES Over $10 planes were lost by the enemy in the Middle East during February compared with the Br tish losses of 28 machines.

The official retura' shoWN that «in this war zutie, 120 enemy, ma- chiries were shot down and over

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the Tripartite and Bulgarian-Axis Allance are applied.

TRAGEDY OF INDECISION The TIMES describes the Prime Minister, M. Filoff, as an “ingar London, M. Momichiloff, was reous instrument of his country's celved in London from Sufla ye degradation." It says that the terday.

tragedy of indecision and Dusti M. Momtchllon telegraphed his lanimity is no less grave than the resignation to the Bulgarian Gov- tragedy of ambition and covetous ernment yesterday. It is learned ness, which were the motives in that he disapproves of the govern-spiring Bulgaria when she threw ment's policy in joining the Axis her lot with Germany 25 years

EX-KING FERDINAND ago, STOCKHOLM, Mar. 4 (Reuter)

The prospects of compelling

-The 80-year-old ex-King Fer-disunited Bulgaria to become an dinand 'öf Bulgaria, who is living active partner in hostile designs in exile at Coburg, declares that on her neighbours, are not from the German-Bulgarian Agreement the Nazi viewpoint particularly is justification of his 1914 policy, bright, but the country is now says the Berlin correspondent of open to the German army 23 11 the Afton Bladet.

base to intimidate other victims

NO SURFRISE ·

The act of submission did not come as a surprise to Britain. The

POWER POLITICS timely presence of Mr. Eden and

IN FAR EAST

THAILAND TO GUARD

HER NEUTRALITY

General Sir John Dill in the Near East suggest that fairly ac-. curate, guesses had been made as to the moment when it would be reacned.

The only Power which seems t have been taken unprepared con- BANGKOK, March 4 (Reuter)-tinues the Times, 15 Russia. Thailand will do her utmost to Kremlin authorities have not yet avoid being drawn into the vorter

01 power politics in the Far East

and is determined jealously to

guard her neutrality,

This 'statement was made by the

WHOLESALE

Thai Cabhiet Minister, Mr. Nal ARRESTS IN

Vilat, in an interview with Reuter.

Commenting on reports that the RUMANIA

Vichy Government had accepted

Japan's proposals for a settlement

of Thailand's territorial disputa

with French Indo-China; Mr. Nai ALLEGED agents

Vilat said that officials in Banz-

kok, were still without confirma- tion from the Thai delegation in Tokyo

OF BRITAIN

LONDON, March 4 (Reuter)--. Some 240 people in Rumania who

If true, "Vicky's acceptance ends are suspected of working for Bri- Ja 75-years-old grievance of Siamtish interests, have been arrested against France and Mr. Nai Vilat and placed in a concentration Henr Targullu, states a observed: "We hall the news with camp delight and as a landmark in our Bucharest telegram to the official history,"

German agency.

Sixty of the arrests were made THAI-SOVIET RELATIONS..

in Bucharest, and Greeks, Turks, BANGKOK, March 4 (Reuter)-Armenians and Rumanians are A preliminary agreement between stated to be among those arrested. Thailand and Soviet Russia for the resumption of diplomatic and trade relations is understood to have been reached in Moscow.

**PLEBISCITE

BUCHAREST, Mar, 4 (Renter) The final result of the plebiscite on General Antonescu's policy will [not be known til Thursday, but the voting so far shows almost

complete manimity for the policy. say the Ruchanian news agency.

Gas-Masks For U.S. Non-Combatants

Up to yesterday morning, 116.345 against 1,555 WASHINGTON, Mar. 4 Beuter voted approval -Gas-masks for the use of non-against combatants in areas under mill- tary, Jurisdiction have been ordered cident. by the United States War Depart- ment

Disclosing this fact yesterday. the War Department stated that s limited quantity of gas-masks have been ordered..

Of low cost the masks will be supplied by five manufacturers.

No further extension of facil ties for the manufacture of 846 masks is contemplated at present

"The voting has been without In-

COLONEL DONOVAN

IN LONDON:

LONDON, Mari 4 (Reuter) Colonel W. JA Donovan, the un-" omelay Eruopean observer for Pre- sident Roosevelt, arrived in Lon- don from Lisbon yesterday,

י"ז;

He was in London in August and again in December, and dur- ing the intervening periods has LONDON Mar. 4 (BW8) - the wisited nearly a dozen capitals. Minister of Labour announces that Colonel Donovan declined to say. provisional figures or inen aged anything as to the object of his

19 who registered on Feb. 22 new visit to London for his recent totalled 287,361, comprising visits to European capitals, but

land 222,732, Scotland 29,338- and said that he did not expect to be Wales 15,291,

here more than a week,

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