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FOUNDED 五拜禮號四廿月一英港香 FRIDAY, JANUARY 24, 1941.

No. 16345

日七廿月二十

RUMANIAN PREMIER DECLARES HIMSELF MILITARY DICTATOR

Claims Four-Day

Rebellion Has

Been Completely Crushed

Special to the "Telegraph"

BUDAPEST, JAN. 23 (UP).—GENERAL ION ANTONESCU, THE PREMIER OF RUMANIA, HAS PROCLAIMED. HIMSELF FULL MILITARY DICTATOR.

IT IS REPORTED THAT ANTONESCU HAS REGAINED "COMPLETE MASTERY” OF THE NATION AND HAS CRUSHED THE FOUR-DAY REBELLION STAGED BY THE RADICAL IRON

GUARDS.

DERNA BOMBED

BY R.A.F.

New Facts About Tobruk's Fall

Special to the "Telegraph"

CAIRO, Jan. 23 (UP),—The R.A.F. dropped several tons of bombs on the barracks and other military targets at Derna on the night January 20-21, causing large fires which were visible

80 miles.

Other R.A.F. attacks were made in Albania, Rhodes and

East Africa.

CATHOLIC FUNDS IN AMERICA

Unfrozen Balances

R.A.F. Ouer Tobruk CAIRO, Jan. 28 (Reuter).— R.A.F, bombers made 87 raids on Tobruk during the day which the preceded the launching of Army's attack, this playing an Important part in the capture of. thia Libyan port.

From dawn to dusk that day, R.A.F. bombers were almost continuously over Tobruk while during the night Derna and Appolenia, further along the coast, were also heavily bombed

PROPOSES WAR GIFT As Substitute To Aid British Dill

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 (UP): Senatory Ed Johnson jand Robert Taft to-day intro-

duced a substitute for the Aid authorising an outright gift of

Britain and the Johnson Bills,

| $2,000,000,000 worth of war materials, provided Britain gives The Rumanian Legation stated to-day that the army the United States complete in- was solidly backing General Antonescu, but it was formallón on performance, and admitted that fighting was still in progress in some agrees to make all her purchases

in the United States. centres.

The Legation also declared that the Rumanian

General Staff had issued a communique denying reports

that some Generals had rebelled. It was claimed that not fa single man had deserted. The communique alleged

that the rebels were mostly Communists and young Legionaires who were rapidly surrendering.

"

AUSSIES TAKE OVER

Hoist Anzac Hat At Tobruk

"REUTER" AT TOBRUK

R.A.F. apparently cheering

It was affirmed that fierce fighting had occurred at Priala near the Russian frontier, that about 50 were killed. rebels are defending their tions from house to house, rendering only, when they encircled.

Senator Taft salt that the Bil

Finance Corporation to tend Britain

and Greece $50,000,000.

would authorise the Reconstruction $1,000,000,000: Canada $500,000,000

Sicilian Aerodromes Attacked By R.A.F.··

CAIRO, Jan. 23 (Reuter)-Aero-| dromes in Sleily were heavily at- tacked by R.A.F, bombers during the night of January 22-93.

A Middle East communique from and The .A.F. Headquarters says

that t posi-Comiso a quantity of Incendiary and explosive bombs were dropped, cous- suring explosions which continued for

are 20 minutes.

The Brasov Radio witch is again

the control ander

of General Autonesco this afternoon breadcast decrees ordering everyone to sur- render all their weapons and ammunition to the authorities and stating that the rebels all over the country had surrendered and that peace and order had been restored.

Antonescu Negotiating

23 (Reuter), LONDON, Jan. General Ion Antonescu, the Rumanian

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Queen Visits Raid Shelters

Their Majesties are constantly visiting their subjects in the bombed areas of London, and other cities, cheering and conseling them with kindly words. Here we see Her Majesty chatting to little victims of Nazi aggression whilst having their dinner in an air rald shelter.

Japan To Mediate In Thailand Dispute; Vichy Accepts Offer

Special to the "Telegraph"

NEW YORK, Jan. 23 (Reu-in order to prevent reinforcements Jan. 23. Having broken down ter).The fact that not all re-being sent up, levant foreign balances in the Apart from the moral effect of such the Italian resistance in 20 hours Australians hauled

VICHY, Jan. 23 (UP).—It is officially announced that the French Government United States have been frozen

bombings, the silenced a number of

Kuns

down the Italian flag in the town to prevent Axis countries from

Fighter pilots also bad little rest in centre to-day and hoisted instead Premier, has proclaimed a military has accepted the offer made by the Japanese Government to mediate in the frontier using their American balances is maintaining

dictatorship in Rumania, according to dispute between Thailand and Indo-China. continuous patrols

an Anzac hat..

"Vereme the Yugo-Slav newspaper largely due to the delicate situn- throughout the operations.

The total number of prisoners Yugo-Slav reports

quoted by the

The Government instructed the French Ambassador at Tokyo, M. Arsene tion involving the Roman Catho Despite all this activity, the R.A.F.

is estimated at 20,000 which Antonescu is negotiating with the Henry to arrange details for arbitration.

Budapest radio stated that General lic Church, according to well-lost only three planes in ten days.

number includes the Metropoli- iron Guard in order to clean up the informed sources.

tan 61st Division, the peace- situation but it added time garrison of the fort, 1,500 Rumanian radio has warned members of the naval garrison, people against staying in the streets and 700 of the crew of the offer disarming of detachments resistanco may occasion some Burma Route sunken cruiser San Giorgio.

It is understood that when the

Administration was considering fre- zing foreign funds, Catholic authori ties in the United States pointed out

that this would disclose the amounts Rome received from the United States and also prevent their transfer to the

Vatican

It is felt that this situation can be overcome

There is considerable sympathy for. Britain on being obliged to reveal her entire financial position, but the frankness with which Britain has

complied has undoubtedly helped her

cause.

Mission In Turkey

Gen. Marshall-Cornwall

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPHA INSTANBUL, Jan. 23 (Domel),-

it is revealed that Lieut-General J H. Marshall-Cornwall of the British Command and other Middle

East members of the British Military Mission have been conferring with Turkish authorities at Ankara during the past week.

the.

Mechanised Offensive

It is almost impossible to ex- aggerate the important part played in the Libyan offensive by British TURN to Back Page, Column 3

Bombed

Japanese Activity

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH”

JAPANESE NAVAL AIR BASE IN INDO-CHINA, Jan. 23 (Domei).-Units of the Japanese Naval Air Force this morning subjected Kunming, as well as the Kungkuo Bridge on the Yunnan-Burma road to in- tensive air bombardment, ac cording to the Press Section of the Japanese South China Fleet.j

The Militory Police and Customs officials reveal that a hundred civilian technicians and fishermen are also among the prisoners,

as "the

shooting.

that

the

the

PETAIN'S STALLING ANNOYS THE NAZIS

Rumanian troops have already re- aptured the Rumanian Broadcasting

("Reuter's" Diplomatic Correspondent) Company's building, according to

LONDON, Jan. 23.-The news from Vichy or rather from soine reports, though it is stated that The sarrison surrendered at 10.15 1ghting sull continues in Bucharest Paris, appears to Indicate that the situation has not developed as

In

towns. other large Bod a.m. on Wednesday morning. Aus-

Yugo-Slav circles, the Budapest the Germans had hoped and expected, trallan cavalry units in Bren-gun |

added, expect 0 ro- announcer

crudescence of trouble in Rumania within a few days.

carriers stormed the main road to the TURN to Back Page, Column 5

East African Campaigns

Pressure Maintained

Norwegian Shipping Association Closed LONDON, Jan. 23 (Rauter)-Ges- tapo men have been ordered to seize the funds of the Norwegian Shipping

CAIRO, Jan. 23 (Reuter). Association and to seal the offices.

On the orders of the Nazi Commis-

The units which attacked Kunming. Imperial troops are now in con- scored direct hits on several places tact with the Italian forcessioner, Herr Terboven, the Association outside the city where a number of

the has been disbanded, says enemy trucks were parked, while the which

werlan telegraph agency,

withdrew from

the Nor-

Jervis Bay Unknown Heroes

“Gazette" Tribute LONDON, Jan, 23 (Reuter). An unusual tribute to the formation which bombed the Kung- Kassala area and which are now The Association's President, Bjoern unknown heroca, dead and living, kuo Bridge, despite unfavourable holding defensive positions, de-Hansen and the Managing Director of the Jervis Bay epic la mado weather, succeeded in destroying the

old apan,

thereby completely cutting/clared a communique issued to- Klameess, have been arrested for the in a supplement to the""London

off traffic on the Burma route,

day.

It is recalled that the new Kungkuo Operations continued to develop Bridge was destroyed on December successfully.

While Turkey's attitude towards entry of German troops into Bulgaria is

is believed to offer an im- portant factor in the prospective 24, lost year, by Japanese naval nir~} Pressure on the enemy east of being Balkan situation, informed quarters craft,” All Japanese planes which Metemma. point out that Turkey's attitude si participated in to-day's raids, return-maintained. remains negative, and unchanged. ed to their base safely..

U. S. Delegate Talks With Yugo-Slav Government

Abyssinia,

was

In the Kenya offensive, activities by Imperial patrols continue.

S. African's Success NAIROBI, Jan. 23 (Reuter) Three Italian Caproni bombers were destroyed by the South African Air: Force in a mid-day raid on Yavel Jow nerodrome in Abyssinia.

Following a reconnaissance during which bombs straddled the main tar-

gels, two waves of aircraft went over. The dret showered high explosives ond incendiaries on the aerodrome, directly hitting one Caproni which burst into flames.

Aro The second wave found a raging round two aircraft and scored a direct hit on a third, which also buret into flames.

VICHY, Jan. 23 (Reuter)—Colonel William Donovan, Presi dent Roosevelt's special envoy, who arrived in Belgrade last night, was received to-day by the Yugo Slav Premier, according to a

·Belgrado telegram.

commorf 'with that of Mr Sumner Colonel Donovan told reporters Wolles, Under-Secretary of Stato, that he planned to stay two or who visited Europe last spring as the three days in Belgrade and that President's special envoy. he hoped to visit Prince Faul Athens, Turkey, Palestine and Egypt, (the Rogent), the Vice-Premier, arriving in Sypt about the middle on a hangar while another pilot hit the War Minister and other of February, military leaders.

Asked regarding reports that im-squadeon which recently destroyed He declined to say whether he had portant diplomatic documents had two Italian aircraft and crippled four a personal message for the Regent bean stolen from him on the train be- nore at the same aerodrome. Th'- from Freakdent Roosevelt. He said tween Solla and Belgrade, he replied squadron alone has already carried that? Hie-mimion had nothing inl that only his passport was missing. out 63 operations against the Italians."

Colonel Donovan will later visit

One pilot dropped a salvo directly hutments and barracks.

The rald was made by the same

second time since the German Inva- sion of Norway.

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Gazetto" Issued to-night.”

After announcing a series of awards, including two George Crosses

nino George and

Medala, the "Gazette" adds: "Among those who

went down with the Jervis Bay, there must have been many, among the survivors and others, whose gallantry, were the whole truth be known, de

serves decoration. The above

ap-

Artillery Duel

HANOI, Jan. 23 (UP),Tho quiet on the Laos front which had lasted since last week was broken on the night of January 21-22 by an exchange of shells at Thakhet, four people being wounded.

On the morning of the 22nd, 30 shells were fired at Vientiano, and during the afternoon 20 mare shells French artillery returned the fire. came over, causing slight damage; Last night there was heavy Thal shooting at Banhquesal,

north

Although Marshal Petain has been officially reconciled to Laval for a week, Laval has not yet been reinstated in the Cabinet Luangprabang; and this morning the Thailanders advanced, against an un- and the German-controlled Paris defended post outside of Bassee. The press is getting impatient and French remained on the cast bank of very annoyed, asking why Petain the Mekong River. hesitates.

The Paris press goes further, argu-The grand total subscription to the NEW DELHI, Jan. 23 (Router).— ing that as Laval, was obviously the, All-India Defence Loans up to Janu- TURN to Back Pago, Column 4 ary 18 was nearly 480,000,000 rupees.

Lindbergh Evidence on Defence of America

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 (Reuter). The landing of troops

in an attempted trans-ocean invasion of the United States was : "absolutely impossible," declared Colonel Charles Lindbergh, testifying to-day on the Lease and Lend. Bill before the House pointments and awards should "bej Foreign Affairs Committee. fas possible a total air force of about taken as an honour to the shit

ship as

The Colonel agreed, however, 10,000 thoroughly modern fighting also to those who earned that that trans-Atlantic booming able size of the air force largely de- planes plus reserves though the desir- The Jervis Bay, an armed cruiser, was sunk while protecting a raids could do "considerable pended on conditions elsewhere in convoy of 38 ships in mid-Atlantic damage."

the world.

last November against an attack by Colonel Lindbergh said that he did! Opponents of the Lease and Lend a German raider. Her commander, not bellove that there was any danger. Bill had asked Colonel Lindbergh to Captain E. S. F. Fegen, who went of the United States being invaded testify but he did not mention the down with the ship, was posthumous. by sea or air as long as the main-, Bill in his opening statement. ly awarded the Victoria Cross,

What Would Win War

tained an army, navy and air force reasonable aizo modem condi-

at

tion, and provided that she establish- Colonel Lindbergh expressed the India-H.K. Air Linked bases essential for defence. vlow that even the combination of Besides bases in Newfoundland and the United States and Britain could NEW DELHI, Jan. 23 (Reuter) West Indies, Hawail, and Alaska, not win the war "on the present Members, of the Chinese National Colonel Lindbergh recommended the basis,” Aviation Corporation have left here establishment of others in Canada, ada did not believe that anything for Calcutta in their own plane via

South and Central America short of war, by the United States own plane via parts of Their proposals to link up India secondary bases might be established a collapse behind the lines." with a direct air route to Chungking in Greenland. 93 1992 19 pag He believed that the American" and Hongkong are under examina He said that the United States peoples' stand in favour tion by the Government of India. I would be wise to construct as rapidly, Britain was a "mistake," "

of aiding