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No. 10371

六拜禮 號一月二英港香

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1941.

ITALIAN SOMALILAND

INVADED:

MEET NO

NIGERIANS OPPOSITION

NAIROBI, JAN. 31 (UP).—IT IS REPORTED THAT BRITISH PATROLS HAVE REACH- ED POSITIONS 40 MILES BEYOND THE ITALIAN SOMALILAND BORDER WITH ONLY MINOR ENCOUNTERS,

A ROME COMMUNIQUE STATES BRIEFLY THAT ITALIANs repulsed british At- TACKS ON THE NORTHERN FRONT OF EAST AFRICA,

SECRET TRIAL OF HAYASHI

Shanghai Shooting Sequel

NIGERIAN TROOPS' ADVANCE

NAIROBI, Jan. 31 (Router).-Nigerian troops-

operating on the coastal sector of Kenya have Village of Kiamboni

penetrated Italian Somaliland and destroyed the noar Dicks Hoad. Not a single enemy soldier was encountered.

Kiamboni was the advance post held by Bandas (native levies), from which several raids have been

SHANGHAI, Feb. 1 (Reuter).The secret preliminary carried out on Kenya fishing, villages near the border, examination held in the case of Y. Hayashi, President of the Kiamboni was set on fire and the Nigerian troops then Japanese Ratepayers' Association, who shot Mr W. J. Keswick, withdrew. Chairman of the Municipal Council, at the ratepayers' meeting | on January 23, is expected to be completed in ten days, stated a Japanese Embassy spokesman at a press conference.

U. S. BUND MEMBERS TRIED

Race Hatred Propagation

The trial of Hayashi is to be held in Nagasaki. Hayashi ad- mitted shooting Keswick but gave no motive, stated the spokesman:

Hayashi was formally charged with attempted murder on January 25. ›

Under Japanese law, a murder con. viction carries sentence of. from three years to death, Sentence on-convic- tion of attempted murder would be "not less than half that," according to the spokesman.

Indians Think Hitler Rants

Will Not Impress America BOMBAY, Jan, 31 (Reuter),

NEWTON, New Jersey, Jan. 31 (Reuter).-Wilhelm Kunze, national leader of the German- American Bund, was to-day Hitler's Sportspalast speech is des- sentenced, with eight other [cribed as empty bravado by the press Bund associates, to between one here.

year and 14 months' imprison ment for violating New Jersey's "race hatred" law.

Two of these sentenced were also fined $2,000 and the others $1,000 each.

the warning to the United States is The Bombay Sentinel" says that! misplaced cluce President Roosevelt. is in no mood to be frightened,

The

The Invasion of Europe, which Hitler challenges, may come at the proper time even as Hitler is going to carry out invasion in his own time; and whenever Hiller tries it, as he will And Britain ready for it. Kunze succeeded Kuhn lender of the Bund when the iller. now stands as the self-con- "Mudras Mail” says that latter was sent to Sing Sing for fessed enemy of demoed in strut democracy and grand larceny of the Bun's freedom. He raves,

his hour upon the stage of Europe, funds.

and then will pass into the oblivion from which he unhappily emerged nearly 20 years ago.

SOVIETS PRESENT The "du says that this time

BLOCKADE

LONDON, Jan. 31 (UP)-New friction has arisen between Britain and the Soviets as a result of the blockade, and the Ambassador M. Ivan Maiski has protested against the Drish detention of the Greek vessel Korlantikos of the Falkland Islands, and also the sequestration of part of her cargo of hides, leather and wool which she was carrying from Buenos Aires to Vladivostok.

The British Foreign Office has promised to investigate. M. Maiski conferred with Mr Hugh Dalton, Minister of Economic Warfare on the same subject this afternoon.

It is the United States which is threatened. If Hitler means to put the fear of God into the American Government, the attempt has already

failed.

British Fixed Assets In United States NEW YORK, Jan. 31 (Reuter).-

British Sir Edward Peacock, the financial expert, arrived here to-day to investigate the disposal of British fixed assets In the United States.

Sir According to "Dow-Jones," Edward declared that the British authorities expected the Germans to attempt an invasion very shortly.

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to enable the troops to be transported more easily.

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Rome Communique ROME, Jan. 31 (UP)—A communique states that Derna was evacuated by the Italians in order to prevent encirclement of The troops their positions. moved immediately west of Derna where they smashed an attack by motorised Australian unit.

German planes bombed Suez and Igmailia.

On the Greek front Italian artillery was active.

R. A. F. Activity

CAIRO, Jan. 31 (UP)-On Thurs- day the RA.F. made a heavy stack on the aerodrome at Barce and, "direct hits were observed on the

hangars and other buildings."

"In the Moyale nrço, another squadron of RAF. planes dive. altacked Italian artillery and inton- try positions."

Valona Bombed

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" STRUGA, Jan. 31 (UP).-Frontier reports state that five Greco-British planes bombed Valona at 7.30 min. to-day, setting fire to an Italian ship in the harbour, dropping several bombs on the aerodrome, damaging two houses in the town itself, and kling six persons and wounding 17.

COMMENT

ON THE TRIPARTITE PACT

Special to the "Telegraph"

HONOLULU, Jan. 31 (UP)—“The tripartite pact (between Germany, Italy and Japan) has been concluded and we must abide by it", cryptically declared Admiral Nomura, new Japan- ese Ambassador to Washington when he arrived at Honolulu to-day, Ile diplomatically side- stepped any further comment on the subject. Smiling and affable, the Chief Alde to the Ambassador, Inter- Admiral arrived here aboard the Komakura Maru, escorted by two American destroyers.

Ife sold: "It is my" ardent with that we do not have war. There; must be some understanding between the two nations. . I have my instruc- tions, but cannot divulge them.":,

Upon arrival at the dock, Admiral Nomura remarked: "I am greatly honoured. Ho was met at the dock by Admiral James Richardson and Lieutenant General Charles D. Her ron, Commander of the Howallan Department.

rupted press questions aboard the ship when they dealt with ticklish diplomacy by saying, in clipped words: "No Ambassador can discuss delicate questions while, enroute to nasume a new post."

Not Thinking of War Later, the Ambassador said: "I am a Japaness and I am thinking of things from our viewpoint but wo naturally desire friendship. We are not thinking of war, but to make a better understanding."A

He said he had twico previously do- clined the Ambassadorship but had Mr Kanama Walcarugl, former now accepted, adding, "I must do my Consul General at New York and now best.

He said he had met President

Rooseveli in Washington when Mr Roosevelt was Assistant Secretary of the Navy-and added, "The President was a very young man then,"

Speaking his own language to members of the Japanese prèss ho advised Japanese in the United Sistes, particularly, the second generation, not to be excited; obey the laws of America; be loyal."

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R.A.F. RAID ON BENGHAZI HARBOUR

Benghazi, which is one of the next objectives of the British army of the Nile, has already been pounded by the R.A.F. This vivid picture shows what was done to the har bour and ships there in a recent raid. (a) large ship on fire; a cloud of smoke is pouring from the vessel. (b) a sunken barge. (e) Another large vessel on fire and sinking. (a) A sunken destroyer. (e) Another ship partly submerged. (f) Other ships damaged. Oll from the bombed ships can be seen on the surface of the water.

NAZIS WATCHING WEATHER FOR INVASION OF U.K.

WASHINGTON, Jan 31 (Reuter)-Celonel Frank Knox, Secretary of the Navy, declared to-day that the U.S. Government had information that the Nazis are now watching long-range weather forecasts for the period of anticipated good weather in which to launch the invasion of Britain,

Colonel Knox made this assertion. during the course of evidence before the Foreign Relations Committee of the Senate in which he urged the passage of the

Lease and Lend Bill.

Conference In

Tokyo

On Indo-China Peace

TOKYO, Jan, 31 (Reuter).-The armistice agreement be tween Thalland and Indo-China was signed aboard a Japanese warship off Saigon, thus bringing to an end the three-month-old border dispute, between Thailand and the French colony,

In an official statement on the signing of the agreement,

Army Is Urged

Fight

De Gaulle's Appeal LONDON, Jan. 31 (Reuter).

stirring appeal to the

French Army in Africa to re- Colonel Knox added that there enter the war and help in the were certain "menacing develop-complete conquest of Italian ments indicating that a very Libya was delivered by General great crisis would come within Charles de Gaulle, leader of the

Free-French forces, in a broad-" |60′′to ̄90 ̄days.”—These develop=

ments centred about two things: cast to-night.'

(1) The German air force hud

General de Gaulle said that the changed its tacties from indiscriminate great battle of the Mediter=" bombing of London in a fruities ranean would suddenly increase effort to break British morale to in scope, and that if the battle more effective" bombing of industrlaj

ivere lost French Independence centres:

(2) The British had not yet been would vanish for over and it jable to find any successful convoy

method of combating German sub-would be the end of the French marine activity.

Empire. the Colonel Knox added that it would If, on the other hand, the battle was.

Alexander Information Board here an-be wild fancy to believe that a nego-wan, the fate of tlio enemies would be

On Battle Ahead

Conquer Or Perish

Stand Together.

nounced the result of the tinted peace could bring stabilly to sented. armistice conference between

Europe.

After referring to the part played- He proceeded to say that there had } France and Thailand, which had

been a

a lull in German neroplane pro-In the battle of the Mediterranean been in progress aboard a duction in the last month or two, by Free French forces, General de Japanese warship on the high during which American and Britishulle said: "Generals, officers and

men of French Africa: my comrades. seas off Saigon.

factories had produced more planes n arms: let us stand together. Are than the Germans. This was due to you

In The Japanese delegates participat- the desperate German search for a

going

stay inactive with your ing announced that an agreement was "new type of plane that will make

arm by your

humiliated, broken-spirited,..

the fate of the fully Buthorise

Colonel Knox added that the British icelded at your guns range? Are

reached a culoris dele-all planes in the air flow obsoletish France and her Empire Is being

31 (Reuter)-gates of the two countries and also were also seeking such a pinne,

LONDON, Jan. "What we have accomplished has the

their given us our chance to win. Now we have to take that chance to

ad and sent

iese delegates, attached to it

The fundamental, settlement of the two

on to victory," said Mr. A. V. border dispute between the Alexander, First Lord of the Ad- countries awaits discussion at u pence conference to be held shortly in iniralty, speak Tokyo,

Our sternest ordeals lay ahead, he and endurance sald. Our courage

would have to rise to yet greater jarmisticer,

the

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Kent Shelled By Nazis

you not going to break, as we have done for France's service and the honour of our arms, the watch-works of inertia? Together let us fight in the most just of all wars-ot honour land, liberation."

NEW POSTAL RATES TO-DAY

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The increases in local, Empire and foreign postage rates became effective follows:

Local-five cents; Empire · (Great where they Britain) 20 cents for, first ounce only. no Empire-20 cents for first ounce. the shelling China and Macao-eight cents per

the fact that

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" which

-constitutes

CANTERBURY, Jan. 31 (UP)~~~ drew preliminary condition of such heights. Inevitably the day

German long-range guns for the past nearer when the full weight of the solution has been so speedily con- four days have been intermittently mightiest military machine the world cluded is due to the complete under-shelling areas 10 to 12 miles inland to-day. The now rates are had ever known would be hurled standing of, and earnest efforts for, from the coast." against us.

Nearly a score of shells have so far peace and tranquility within the sphere of

fallen in Kent areas "We shall have to meet the

prosperity common Eust Aala on the

damage and on the part of the two caused but little onslaught single banded. We must conquer or porish. The greatest and countries concerned-a matter with casualties. Most of

at night, although two ounce. Foreign rates 30 conts to grandest hour in our history is sp-which the Japanese Government is occurred

exceedingly gratified.".

shells fell last Thursday.

first ounce only. proaching and we shall rise to it.

General Gautier, chief secretary of This is not the first time that our

the Indo-China Government-General. destiny has been at stake. We have

will be appointed chief delegate 10 freed up succes

other distally In the past to the forthcoming peace conference

Referring to the drawing together ing well-informed sources in Saigon. Tokyo, says a Japanese report quot- of Britain and the United States, Mr. He will be assisted by Capt Jouan, Alexander sold that the task of free-chief of the Military Affairs section ing the world from tyranny and of the Political Bureau, and three- oppression had been laid on the Eng- others, says the report. lish-speaking races.

Common Far East Currency Proposal

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

Iron Guards Run Radio Station

Germans Bomb London

Through Cloud Screen

One raider was brought down

LONDON, Jan. 31 (Reuter),-Indiscriminate daylight bomb- Ing from cloud-hidden German planes hit three London hospitals to-day, and a lone raider machine-gunned fishing boats off the south-west coast of England. restricted to the boiler of the house.

and the windows of a ward. BUCHAREST, Jan 31 (Reuter).-

A third hospital received a direct TOKYO, Jan. 31 (Domel)-It Rumanian Iron Guardists have been into the sea off Cornwall and a bit and a few patients received minor He was greeted on the dock by Japan accompilshes her aims in the found to be in possession of a broad second near Lowes in Sussex,

injuries, but some of the staff werd hundreds of Japanese and ʼn band East Asian sphere of common pro- casting station in full working order.

badly hurt. Some houses and other An ambulance man was killed at buildings in the London area were playing the Japanese national anthem, sperity, exchange settlements in the A house to house hunt for arms and the London hospital where a bomb damaged and a small number of fres and Hawaiian songs were played. after which the United States anthem area will conveniently be carried oul looted property is being carried out hit a corner of the building. Twe were caused by incendiary bombar

In Japanese currency, Mr Isno in parts of Bucharest, The American destroyers wheeled and Kawada, Finance Minister, said atA now: decree annuls all forced student were seriously injured,, but Jargo, AVAILABETEAMM

other ambulance men and a medicat The number of Ceasualties is not manoeuvred around the Kamakura. the budget sub-committee meeting of sales of properly of Jews made be- no patients were hurt.. Maru.

the Lower House-to-day.

fore September

Damage at a second hospital was

"

Elsewhere little damage was doda

and there, wird very few cómunities. -