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AMERICA IS DOING THIS FOR BRITAIN

If Hongkong needed any inspiriation for renewed efforts to aid the British war effort the accompanying picture should provide it. which is being plasted over every city and town in the United States calling for Ameri- It is a photograph of a poster cans to give freely to help the British victims of Nazi ruthlessness. The poster quali- fies to rank as one of the most compelling and effective appeals yet conceived by any artist in this war.

ENTERING BULGARIA WE CAN HELP THEM!

Special to the "Telegraph"

BUCHAREST, JAN. 7 (UP).--UNCONFIRMED REPORTS DECLARE THAT GERMAN TROOPS HAVE ALREADY ENTERED BULGARIA AND ARE HOLDING CERTAIN BULGARIAN MOUNTAIN PASSES. THEY ENTERED THE COUNTRY SOME DAYS AGO.

DIPLOMATIC circles are INCLINED to give credENCE TO THE REPORTS AL- THOUGH MILITARY CIRCles discredIT THEM.

ITALIAN

DEVELOPMENTS PREDICTED

DEBACLE: NEW YORK, Jan. 7 (Domei).-Neutral reports ar-

FULL

riving. here from European capitals predict alarming developments soon in southeastern Europe. For instance,

STORY reports from Budapest state that Germany will send more

Graziani Army Obliterated

LONDON, Jan. 8 (Reuter).-The Italian aerodrome just outside Tobruk has been taken by our forces who found 10 unserviceable planes on the field. Further raids have been car ried out by the R.A.F. on the foreshore and on military targets. in Tobruk itself but full details could not be observed.

CITY OF BENARES HEROINE

Fourth Officer

Decorated

LONDON, Jan. 7 (Reuter),

than 2,500. planes to Bulgaria in addition to dispatching a large number of German pilots and aviation experts to Rumania.

Despite rumours of a German-Bulgarian understanding, re- ports from Sofia indicate that Bulgaria expects some sort of aid both from the Soviet Union and Turkey in the event of a crisis.

It is pointed out that Turkey has completed the development

Two nerodromes beyond To- of a force consisting of 100,000 TONS OF

bruk were raided with success, men to aid Bulgaria, while an while in the Tobruk area af important meeting recently took Caproni-42 was shot down and a place between King Boris and fighter probably destroyed, M. Alexander Michailovitch, others being damaged.

newly-appointed Counsellor of the Soviet Legation at Sofia.

A military communique said that operations against Tobruk are pro- ceeding satisfactorily.

in the Surfan, east of Gallabat, our paloks have again inflicted casualties In the enemy.

There is no change in Keugn,

General Wavell is wasting no time and. British mechanised troops are already in eontret with the outer defences of Tabruk.

The rente of the British surces:os in the Western Desert can be gauged

BOMBS ON TRIPOLI

Heavy F.A.F. Raid

Officials in Berlin have been main- observers note disquieting significance taining ominous silence, but neutral in their reticence pointing out that similar silence prevailed in Germany Tripoli, 750 miles west of Bar- CAIRO, Jan: 7 (Reuter).— just before the Invasion of Poland, din, was again raided heavily by tries. Belgium and the Scandinavian coun-R.A.F. bombers on the night of

January 6-7. į

Several tons of bombs were BERNE, Jan. 7 (Reuter)-It is dropped among the motor ves- the Nazi Foreign Minister, nw M.

Strained Relations

Miss Mary Alice Clara Cornish, from facts made available in London, understood that Herr von Ribbentrop, sels in the centre of the harbour,

Our Captures

Folf, the Bulgarian Prime Minister, using a series of explosions Siner the first attack on December punident of the "Basler Nachrichten." communique issued from the

on Sunday, states the Berlin corres- and clouds of smoke, states estimated that 19 just under n JDonth #go, it The refund of the Withehustrasse R.A.F. Headquarters in

Is

German relations, however, indicates to discuss the state of Bulgaro- that the negotiations had a negative flelations remain very

the heroine of the liner City of Benares, has been awarded the medal of the Order of the British Empire for meritorious service

The liner was torpedoed by a Allied troops have put 94,000 Italian Our Imperial and German submarine and sank in rops out of action of these 70,000 the Atlantic last September prisoners. In An attempt to -while-carrying children refugees felaiming that the majority of there

minimler this success, Rome-has-been strained. and other passengers to Canadla, troops are Libyans but this is easily A total of 260 fives were lost, proved untrue, including 79 children.

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helt Was registered amidships, en a large motor versel and was followed by explosions.

Several small cargo ships were probably fut.

During these operations we have STOCKHOLM, Jan. 7 (Reuter).---

Power Station Damaged Mr. Ronald Mitchell

taken Cooper,

r destroyed three linn re- Nu, fresh German-Bulgarian negotia- Fires were cattsed among the cus- Nurth Officer of the liner, has Leen ular divisions, about 3,000 mentions or agreements are to be expect toms buildings and wharves. Much appointed a member of the OBE. Blackshirt divisions, about 24,000; ed according to information in Ber-damage was caused to the power The official account states that Cooper men; one whole mechanised division, i, states a dispatch to the newspaper station. got his boat away from the sinking about 7,000 men; in addition we have "Svenska Dagbladet."

All British, alrcraft returned safely. about 14,000 men and some 10,000 is emphasised by the Berlin corres-ther paid was carried out on Tobruk destroyed two Libyan divisions of The delicacy of Bulgaria's situation! The communique adds that a fur- supply and corps troops.

ndent of the "Stockholm Tidnin- by R.A.F. heavy bombers. Wide- It is assumed that those not taken igen."

• prisoner are either casualties or men ing to Influence him, he says, it is un- 30 miles away,

With opposing interests seck-spread fires were caused, visible from able to escape.

nong A vast quantity of Likely that the Bulgarian Prime stores, sheds and motor war materials of all kinds has also Minister will leave the country at concentrations. been taken hut It is impossible as yet present.

The R.A.F. aircraft returned with- to give any details.

There had been reports that M. out loss to their bases. Filoff, who is ill, would leave Dul- aria in order to obtain medical

Valona Bombed ATHENS, Jan. 7

and seamanship, the boat, with: 40 persons aboard, was brought safely through eight days of sailing in the Atlantic, all the occupants being rescued.

one of

Italian Fleet Absent

of the mest remarkable treatment elsewhere.

barracks, transport

(UP).—British

Kept Spirits Up Miss Cornish

VE "escorts" travelling in charge of the the children. When the liner was struck, she assembled on deck the children for whom she was responsible and One then returned below to see if there features of the shelling of Bardia The correspondent further states planus to-day re-bambed warehouses were any others in need of nid, from the sea was that the tallan that German and Russian interests do and other buildings in the neighbour- While the party was at sea

and that hood of the jetties at Valorn, starting sea, Miss nuvy did not even try Cornish

intervene. not coincide in Buljarin devoted herself to saving A

is relying: A London naval spokesman pointed BulgariaTM perhaps

many fires. the children, massaging them to pre-

out that the Italian fleet had a great Russian support if she resists damaged. One British plane failed Two Italian planes were apparently serve clrculation, encouraging them opportunity to attack and if it had German demands. in exercises and inventing cheerful done so our feet would have been games until the party was rescued.

obliged to give up

up the bombardment

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In order to defend itself, except for the absence of sea and air assistance. a few raiding planes, however, the They were disconcerted by the ab- Italian High Command made no at- sence of planes while Italian pilots tempt to relieve the pressure on the say that plenty of petrol was avail- garrison at Bardla, Italian prison-ible but they received no orders to ers themselves have commented on go up,

Dies Endeavouring To

Save Man's Life

LONDON, Jan. 7 (Reuter).—A naval commander, who dived into the sea in an attempt to save a man seen in the water after the plane in which the British airwoman Amy Johnson crashed on Sunday, died soon afterwards from exposure.

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less important than his "We cannot let the democracies surren- WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 (Reuter). To-morrow President Roosevelt again goes before Congress with a statement hardly der" message yesterday.

The President will present his budget recommendations for the new fiscal year; main interest will be in the amount of what President Roosevelt yesterday called "those greatly increased new appropriations" for armaments and national defence.

French Irk

The Nazis

LONDON, Jan. 7 (Reuter).- German "nulaance" raiders have been over London and parts of the east coast regions at intervals during the day, taking Cabinet Reconstruction advantage of low-lying snow clouds and the general weather The Nazis are showing intense conditions which apparently kept irritation against Vichy and have

LONDON, Jan. 7 (Reuter).

grounded during the night. both British and German planes taken steps to indicate their desire for a reconstruction of Marshal Petain's Government to include the German candidate,

A few, bomba were dropped here He was Lieut-Commander W. Jsant before a rescue could be at- and there, some In streets, causing E. Fletcher, commanding the tempted.

somo, civilian casualties, British trawler Haslemere,

Lieut Commander Fletcher dived

Londoners carried on uninterrupted overboard from the Instemere in an of short alerts.

with the day's work despite a series While forming part of the escort attempt to save the life of the other of a convoy off the Thames Estuary, survivor. Fletcher was seen to reach

Towns Strafed the Haslemere saw a parachute des- the man and he was supporting himi LONDON, Jan. 7 (UP)-Relays of cending through the low clouds. An in the water.

raiders, mostly fighter-bombers pass neroplane then landed on the water Later a naval motor launch arrived ed over East Angila to-day strafing a near the parachute.

on the scene and picked up Fletcher, number of towns In their drive on The weather was very bad at the who was unconscious and suffering London, where anti-aircraft guns put time with a heavy sea running, and from extreme exhaustion and ex-up fairly constant barrages for about the altcraft immediately began to posure. break up. While a bont was being

four hours, Bombs crashed in three No trace could be found of the districts killing and injuring several Jaunched

from the Haslemere, those man or woman who had been seen in persons and trapping others. on board saw two survivors from the water.

An Ale. Ministry of Home Security the aircraft in the sen. One of these Fletcher died soon after arriving communique, says that houses were was seen to be a woman, but shelin hospital,

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The first instalment of concrete proposals for implicating President Roosevelt's recommendations will un- doubtedly be in the budget, and other bills to be sent to Congress before the week-end, which will probably be passed within 30 days,

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U.S. AID TO LIMIT

OF ABILITY

LONDON, Jan. 7 (Reu- ter).An indication of the United States' attitude to France was given by Rear Admiral Leahy, the new American Ambassador, in his first statement issued in Vichy to-day.

He said, "It will be made clear to the French Govern- ment that the United States is interested in the world situation, including the Far East, nor can any doubt remain in French minds that the United States is aiding Britain to the limit of her ability."

Torpedoed, Sail Twelve Days In An Open Boat

The proposal for a triumvirate.to consist of Admiral Darian. Generat Huntziger and M. Flandin, news of which leaked out some days ago, did inspired a German denial. not meet with German approval and

LONDON, Jan. 7 (Reuter)—When' his ship was torpedoed by a German submarine, Captain George Hammett ordered his complaining over

Since then the Germans have been crew to abandon the sinking vessel. about the delay it coming to a de- the Parls radio

After 12 days on the high of 28 men, tan survived, thanks to clsion at Vichy and to-day broadcast a statement that the dis- beached their boat. The next ames

they scas, they sighted land and the courage and endurance of Captain Hammett and Second Omeer Lesilo cussion between the statesmen at Vichy will be concluded to-day to-morrow and that a government reached port after a voyage of or day they put to sea again and reconstruction will follow.

1850 miles,:0

pointed an offer of the Order of the Captain Hammett has been ap. British Empire, and Second Offen Barnes is 'awarded the Coorge Medál,