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OVER 100 THOUSAND PRISONERS TAKEN BY BRITISH IN THE LIBYAN CAMPAIGN

Main Advance In Italian Somaliland Making Further Progress: Touns Taken

CAIRO. Mar, `S (Reuter) - The British took more than 133.295 prisoners during the 62 days of the Libyan campaign, according to an official announcement, This may be compared with 130,476 Germans which the British Army captured in 63 days in the last the Italians in months of the Great War. Guns captured Cyrenaica total well over 1,200.

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Eden, Dill Talks With Greeks End

Mr. Eden and General Dill have concluded their talks with High Greek officials in Athens and the conversations are reported to be satisfactory in all respects, statės a London message.

Mr. Eden and his delegation will be leaving shortly' for Catro.

The Foreign Secretary paid a final visit to the Greek Premier while Gen. Dill visited the British hospital and Army canteen-(Spe-

A message from Nalinbi states that Iscia Baldos and Buimo Buti. both about 170 miles, north-west and due north respectively jela!) of Mogadishu, have been captured. Large stocks of arms, petrol, foodstuffs and stores of all kinds continue to be discovered and it will take a considerable time to assess the amount captured.

The total number of prisoners was made on positions near captured is now approaching 10-

Several direct hits were

000.

and hostile

Cabatu. sccred

rifle fire These captures" says the cum-silenced. munique and the destruction of Pilots on reconnaissance flights enemy formations on the River over Italian Somailland report Juba, give lle to the statement that natives in the Lugh Ferrand! by the Italians that Italian Soma- area were carrying white dags. Hiland has been voluntarily evaru ated.

R. A. F. COMMUNIQUE An R.A.F. communique BLY'S "Our casualties since the be- "Italian East Africa: Continued

In ginning of this offensive the support has been given to our

from Feb. advancing troops.

fort whole of East Africa

148

12 to Reb. 27 are 50 killed.

wounded and two missing.”

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LITTLE AIR. ACTIVITY

CARDIFF AGAIN RAIDED

There was once again little enemy air activity over Britain on Tuesday night, states a London

adda message which

that the ralds were confined to the south ern part of the country and these

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Turkey Is Key To Balkan Situation, Says Cyril Lakin

to

the Axis South-Eastern

attack Britain

Turkey, with its' mountainous country and possessing the finest infantry in the world is the key to the situation in the Balkans, said MR. CYRIL LAKIN, B.B.C. commen- tator, in a broadcast from London yesterday.

Neutrality had done noth-to resist. Why have ing to protect Norway, Den-Powers turned to mark, Rumania or even Bul-Europe? Because they have not

the courage garia. Every country that directly." can be swallowed up by the Bulgaria's surrender had brought German Government will be the war much nearer to Turkey. swallowed up, he continued. but she would have no difficulty in dominating the Black Sea or pre- YUGOSLAVIA WARNED

venting German troops from land- Incidentally, the Turks had beening on the north-east corner of giving the Yugoslavs the beneût Asia Minor.

MORE CANADIANS One enemy bomber was shot of their far-sightedness, for, when

Which reminded Mr. Lakin that down into

the Bristol Channel the Turkish Cabinet was examin- bringing the total "bag" to five ing Herr Hitler's message to Pre-housands more Canadian troops sident Inonu, the Ankara Radio had safely reached England from during recent operations.

Bombs were also dropped else-warned Yugoslavia that she might Canada across the Atlantic Ocean which Hitler claimed to dominate. on the south coast and as well be dead or join the "Axis. Thames Estuary but there were Look at Rumania." the broad-A spokesman stated last week that and little cast stated. "That is what hap- there had not been a single loss of only a few casualties

pened to a nation' lacking courage life among Canadian soldiers ever damage. (Special)

since they were transported over to the Mother Country,

Burye has been heavily bombed were ended before midnight.

Cardiff was again bombed and and enemy positions were ma-

fires were caused s Shine-gunned. The landing ground WHY machine-gunrea South Ita- by fighter aircraft of the

squadron and Several African enemy aircraft were damaged,

ADVANCE "PROGRESSING The British main advance is at Asmara progressing satisfactorily in lian Somaliland, states an official communique Issued in Gairo.

Meanwhile, it continues, sub

sidiary operations are continuing frontier March 1

towards the

south-east

of Abyssinia, where on

a further 1,000 prisoners were taken,

On March 1 and 2, the South African Air Force carried out

the following day a bombing raid

"On the return journey, enemy moter transport near Habl Mantel was attacked and several vehicles were set afire.

"From atl these operations. all aircraft returned safely.

PROCLAMATION NAIROBI, Mar. 5

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(Reuiter)-

raids on southern Abyssinia OnLieut-General A G. Cunningham, March a fortified position north General Officer Commanding Bri- of Havello was bombed

East Africa, has and on tish Forces in

formal proclamation issued covering the government of the occupied territories.

These territories include ali claimed

JAPANESE AIR RAID those "formerly ruled,

or occupied by the Italian Gov-

Some ernment in Ethiopia and

land."

where

BRIGHT HOPES HELD OUT FOR

FAR EASTERN SITUATION

LONDON, Mar, 5 (Reuter)--Following a 30-minute conversa- tion between Mr. Shigemitsu, the Japanese Ambassador, and Mr. Churchill last night. It is understood in well-informed quar- ters that the talk has greatly clarified the air and has vealed that general problems in the Far East are responsive to understanding treatment, learns Reuter's diplomatic correspon-

dent.

Mir Shigemitsu handed Mr. Churchill a communication from These have been placed unter Mr. Matsuoka, the Japanese For-

eign Minister, military jurisdiction.

It will be recalled that Mr.

ON CHANGSHA CHANGSHA, March, 5 (Central --After a long respite. 30 Jap- anese planes staged, a raid over Changsha yesterday morning. They In the course of the proclama- were greeted by thunderous Chi- tion, General Cunningham warns Matsuoka sent a direct message to nese anti-aircraft fire and forced that actions against public peace Mr. Churchill, to which the latter to break formation. After un or the British forces will be replied on Monday, February 24. loading their bombs haphazardly. punishable by death they flew away a northerly penalties. direction Damage caused by the rald 15 understood to slight,

or lesser

Mr. Matsuoka has now sent his response to Mr. Churchill's. obser vations.

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MORE MEN FOR ARMS WORKS

Turning to Abyssinia, Mr. Lakin said that operations there con- tinued successfully. Keren was the important Italian stronghold situated on a rocky plateau 4,000 feet high and no more difficult country could be imagined. Gener- al Cunningham had made his plans and it was only a matter of time before the garrison at Keren ran out of supplies and surrendered.

INTERESTING NEWS

Mr. Lakin concluded by saying. that an interesting alt of news in London was the visit, at his own request. the Japanese Ambassador,į Mr. Shigemitsu, to the Prime Mini- ister. Mr. Churchill, at No. 10 Downing Street.

It was believed that Mr. Shige- mitsu gave. the observations of the Japanese Government on the Note recently handed by the Premier to the Japanese Envoy.

One hundred thousand men will be released for work in arms production following a decision by He concludes. "All existing laws.

the Board of Trade to close. fac- be customs, rights and properties in

The conversations were, there-ories engaged in hostery. textiles. the said territory will be fully

the talks etc., states a London message. KIANGSI RAIDED

Lancashire is probably the area Mr. Lakin also referred to the respected so far as they are con fore continuation of

which have been proceeding, for KIAN, March 5 (Central) sistent with the proclamation.

most affected and the MANCHES- most far-reaching scheme in indus- some time. Fifty-six

InSc long as Inhabitants remain Japanese planes

TER GUARDIAN writes that there trial reorganisation ever put for several squadrons raided

will be Yushan peaceable and comply with my

the ward by a British Governinent as To opposition to

the TOKYO, Mar. 5 (Reuteri-The scheme, and other towns in Klangsi yes orders, they will be subjected to

chief criticism announced in the House of Com- But there was this to be terday Reports thus far received no more interference than I con- speech by the Japanese Foreign being that it was 12 or 18 months mons. Indicate that not much

borne in mind, added Mr. Lakin., damage sider essential to the perform Minister, Mr. Matsuoka, last week, late. was done in spite of the wide-ance of

There was the promise that the The Germans carried out such a my duties, And they wherein he was reported as stat- spread Japanese. air-activities. need have no fear."

ing that "the white races must factories would be reopened after scheme with the aid of the Gesta-| cede Oceania "to the Asiatics" has the war; also the retransfer of po, but in England there was the; provoked a long statement from labour.-(Special)

'pledge of fair play.

CESSION OF OCEANIA

FORTY. CAPITAL SHIPS ON the Domet news agency. ORDER FOR WORLD NAVIES

LONDON, March 5 (Reuter)-Striking evidence of the ever- growing naval expansion of the Great Powers, particularly the In'ted States, and of the destruction of a major part of Musso- lini's battle Heet is contained in the 1919 edition of "Jane's Fight- ing Ships" which estimates that 40 capital ships are under con- struction or on order in the world today.

Despite wartime censorship and secrecy, the volume contains new plans of the world's most powerful battleship, King George V, in which Lord Halifax went to America; plans of the new German battleships Bismarck and Tirpitz; and details of power. ful units which America, Japan and Italy are adding to their fleets.

A was loss section, included for while 20, if not more, are of 40.000 the first time since 1919, gives tons or over. The latter include details of casualties in the belli- four British of the Lion class, the Kerent navies. prefaced by aerial first two of which are due to be photographs of the destruction completed in 1943. wrought among the Italian Fleet at Taranto November.

U.S. PROGRAMME.

The agency says that the speech was misunderstood abroad that there was nothing aggressive in Mr. Matsuoka's speech. It also says that Mr. Matsuoka's actual words were "It is my consistent intention that the white races should give.

and the Japanese other Asiatic races the chance to emigrate to and develop Oceania, at least."

BADMINTON RESULTS

PRESIDENT'S ENVOY MAKES. STIRRING APPEAL FOR

DEMOCRACY IN CHUNGKING

CHUNGKING, FEB. 23.----MR, LAUGHLIN CURRIE, personal economic envoy of President Roosevelt to Free China, in his first public address here Saturday afternoon," delivered a stirring ap-. peal for the democratic way of life. He addressed the Sino- American Institute of Cultural Relations. Chinese national gov- ernment leaders, including Vice Premier H. H. Kung and Foreign Minister Wang Chung-hul, openly expressed tremendous satisfac- tion with Currie's message.

Mr. Gürrle spoke feelingly of the was amazed at the hundreds Chinese resistance against the of Chinese who were refusing to St. John's best Kowloon Cricket Japanese invaders and of America's the discouraged. He added "Chi-

ap-hese morale' is awfully good” v Club by 5 sets to 4 In the 'B' Divi part in it. He drew heavy sion of the Badminton League last plause when he said "I pray God The speaker said he felt that

United States will not Chinese soldiers stand at the out by the Air

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SIMILAR IDEALS

served the assistance which the Britain's losses of big ships have ships building or on order and it Andrew's Club heat Police by the

The speaker declared he was United States had to offer. that some of these same score... been comparatively slight the is alggested

impressed with the similarity of Chinese circles were convinced highest price being paid by small may have a dieplacement of 52,000

Chinese and American ideals. He that he would recommend as much said it was heartening to know aid to China as is possible upon. that China was not only preserve his return to Washington, ing freedom but was taking steps

LARGE MORALE

ships. over. 100 of them being lost, some withcut trace." also lost 36 destroyers, and 23 suo marines up to the time the liste were compiled,

tona.

the American Other items of Britain had

building programme include 12 atr craft carriers, 54 cruisers, 200 des- troyers and 80 submarines.

AXIS FLEETS-

It is impossible to Els how Germany's fleet is reduced DV many submarines Germany has

Spee, four cruisers and 13 des basis fór, the American estimate

unreason-

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anniversary of the institute, of He added that at the HK$239, and $700 in Chinese cur-

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N. 525B, was sleeping at 2 alberties and impartial adminis reports suggest

After Mr. Currie's speech, United Excluding, the damage at that German capital ships under when he was awakened by three tration of law.

States Ambassador Nelson T. John- Taranto, Italy has lost a cruiser, construction may include two men, two of them masked and

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