1941-01-08 — Page 16

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REPORTS AVER NAZI TROOPS

New Plane U.S. BUDGET TO

FROM PAGE ONE For R.A.F.

LONDON, Jan. 7- (Reuter).

AID BRITAIN

FROM PAGE ONE

pondent of the "Stockholm Tidnin A new type of plane is being whelming majority of the House of gen. With epposing interests seek- ing to influence him, he says, it is un-added to Britain's air strength Reeved that the Isolationists Representatives, while in the Senate likely that the Bulgarian Prime and is expected to play a useful cannot muster a bigger yote than 30. Miniater will leave the country at part in the war,

Lease and Lend Plan present.

A light twin-engined bomber, the The belief is freely expressed that There had been reports that M.new plane is to be known as Botha onec Roosevelt's "Lend and Lease Filoff, who is ill, would leave Bul-1, and is the result of experiments Plan" approved by Congress, It will Karla ไร order to obtain medical carried out at one of the most im- place all existing American arms as treatment elsewhere.

portant aeroplane factories Isa The correspondent further

the well as new producilon under the states country.

discretion of the President and his that German and Russian interests do

Its performance mud armaments are military und naval experts for use in not coincide in Bulgaria and that

a close secret at present. It is a the struggle of the democracles Bulgaria perhaps Is relying

general reconnaissance and torpedo against aggressors, Russian support if she resists bomber and is powered by two Per-

This would appear to make it German demands.

seus engines,

possible for destroyers to be released and also planes from the existing

expedient to do so.

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It is believed that this is an Foreign Bonds Advance

adequate answer to those who are LONDON, Jan, 7 (Reuter).—On the apprehensive that American help Stock. Exchange to-day there was might not materialise early enough to more general inquiry while President meet the expected Axis offensive in Roosevelt's speech favourably assist- spring. ed the sentiment.

Planes From U.S.A. sal that 8,122 planes are on order Among foreign bonds, both the LONDON, Jan. 7 (Reuter)-Greece and he admitted that the Navy four per cent. Belgian loans advanc-is to be given American aeroplanes. possesses "very few completely led from 40 to 50. Chinese and Mr Cordell Hull, U.S. Secretary of modern planes. He said that the 445 Portuguese loans were well supported. State declared to-day that one result planes acquired during 1940 were Home ralis and several textile of President Roosevelt's pledge of mainly delivered since last autumn shares were firmer on provincial more aid for the democracies is that and stressed: "I am very impatient support. Oil shares met speculative a number of planes now being built about it."

inquiry and some good gains were for the U.S. Army are being released fregistered,

for Greece. Wall Street was quiet,

Admiral Towers claimed the

latest American Naval planes are second to none and predicted that the United States Naval air strength would far outstrip the Axis Powers

this year

Camel Corps Turns To Armoured Cars He said that the Naval Air Mission

LONDON, Jan. 7 (Neuter) —The which recently went to Britain had famous Semaliland Camel Corps has reported that the latest American been completely re-organised and re fighters surpass the British fighters in equipped, says a Nairobi message. armaments and power. Naval plane It has joined the East African forces production schedule is 4,000 of which under its old name but with armour- 2,400 are combat planes, "for ined cars instead of camels. excess of Japanese production.

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British Advance On Tobruk

FROM PAGE ONE

about 14,080 men and some 10,000 supply and corps troops.

It is assumed that those not taken prisoner are either casualties or men able to escape. A vast quantity of war materials of all kinds has also been taken but it is impossible as yet to give any details.

Italian Fleet Abzent

One of the most remarkable' features of the shelling of Bardia from the sea was that the Itation navy did not even try to intervene. A London naval spokesman pointed out that the Italian fleet had a great opportunity to attack and if it had done so our fleet would have been obliged to give up the bombardment In order to defend itself, exc

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

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Armistice Experts Drowned

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Newspaper Bombed In Shanghai

Shanghai, Jan. 7. For the third time within six months, the Shun Pas, American- awned Chinese language paper, was bombed fast evening when three hand-grenades were thrown outside the building in the heart of the In- SEVEN members of the ternational Settlement. Four pass- German-French Armistice Comers-by were injured.

One suspect I mission have been killed in a was a combing followed the

plane crash in the Mediter tempted outrage on Sunday evening

ranean.

Africa to France.

Three of the experts were French, four German,

The

at-

when a Chinese Constable found three hand-grenades in the vicinity They were returning from North of the paper. This terroriatie act

believed to be retaliation for the bombing of the Wang Ching-wel paper last week.

The publlaher of the Shun Pao is Six German N.C.Os and soldiers Mr N. F. Allman, an American law- yer and member of the Municipal also lost their lives.

The announcement was made by Council, who is one of seven for- Vichy to explain the presence of a cign newspapermen black-listed by party of German soldiers in the Nanking Government Router.

Marseilles.

It stated that the German author)- The Bomber Fund benefited by ties asked the French Government to collection of over $100 Jast night as allow a party to attend the funeral a result of a concert held in the and render milltary honours to the Mess by the Cores of Military. Police bodies which had been washed up. when several artists from the Corps The winne was a French machine, contributed to the entertainment.

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