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Success For South African Forces

Two Italian

Italian Posts

Posts In

Abyssinia Occupied

NAIROBI, Feb. 3 (Reuter),--The success of South African forces is described in an official communique which says:

"South African forces have occupied Italian posts at Elgumu and Gorai, ten miles inside the Abyssinian border. The Italians lost two officers and 43 banda : (native levies) killed, and three

TOKYO'S CLAIM ON

officers and 50 banda taken pri- DUTCH E. I.

soner, together with machine- guns, rifles, arms and ammuni- Lions.

"Our casualties were very slight.. "After this success, the capture of

the post of Hobok, seven miles north of the border and west of Gornt was reported.

Rejected Request Will

Be Enforced

TOKYO, Feb. 3 (Reuter).-It

"Active patrolling continues in is self-evident that Japan will other sectors."

go forward with her fixed policy whatever the attitude the

STOCK EXCHANGE Netherlands East Indies may

February 4, 1941.)

By Ernie Bushmiller

Exchange At Lively

A Glance

SELLING

T.T. Lon.on Demand London T.T. Shanghai T.T: Singapore T.T. Japan

India

U.S.A.

1/2 1/2

..430

.5234

10212

,8215

.23

T.T. Manila TT. Balavis

.47%.

4444

T.T. Bangkok

149%

T.T. Salgen

1024

T.T. France

Nom

T.T. Switzerland

.100%

T.7. Australia

1/04/2

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.1/31

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.24 Ye Nom.

84

4 m/s L/C London

4 m/s D/P London

4 m/s L/C USA.

4 m/s France

30 d/s India ..

U.S. Cross rate in London 4.02- U.S. Cross rate in N.Y...4.03

Soviet-Japanese Fisheries Dispute

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Debate Opens On 'Aid Britain'

Britain' Bill

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 (Reuter), "Purely a defence men.

sure" was the description applied by Mr Sabath, Chairman of the Rules Committee, in formally opening the debate on the Bill in the House of Representatives.

Mr Hamilton Fish, first. Republienn speaker, predicted

that the United States would be Involved in the war in Europe

Training

within six months of the Bill Youth Of

being approved unchanged.

A hot discussion was Initiated by

| Representative Dirksen who referred

to Lord Halifax's visit on Saturday to Mr Sol Bloom, Chairman of the House of Foreign Relations Com- mittee, who had afterwards stated that he had assured Lord Halifax that the Bit would be passed without any major change,

when Lord Halifax called.

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Mr Dirksen termed this an

TOKYO, Feb. 3 (Domei). "extraordinary procedure and de- Dissatisfaction at the recently manded a report of what happened concluded Japan Youth Corps Mr Bloom, with flushed face, under the leadership of the replied in a tense voice that the only Minister of Education, was ex- things mentioned were an exhibition pressed by a spokesman of the of the Magna Carta and the proce- War Office at this afternoon's dure to be followed in Congress as. regards the Bill. He added that Mr meeting of the Lower House MOSCOW, Feb. 3 (Reuter).-

Dirksen's question was very im-committee dealing with the A good demand for home ralla was prosperity throughout Greater Steps towards the settlement of the proper.

Military Service Law amend- the chief feature while Kuffies were East Asin, states the "Kokumin | long-standing Russo-Japanese dispute

Mr Dirksen replied "Americans' ment bill. Armly held despite the Johannesburg Shimbun" to-day in a comment have been taken by the appointment destiny hangs in the balance. This incidents.

of a

Joint Soviet-Japanese Com-is proper question," Diamonds and olla improved as nise on the statement of Mr Naokino' missión, consisting of ten members, did Japanese bonds.

Hoshino.

to negotiate a long-term Fisheries Convention.

Arc expected to

LONDON, Feb. 3 (Reuter)The take towards Japan's request for Stock Exchange to-day was quietly firm apart from gilt-edged securities Co-operation in the establish. and Indian stocks, which ensed in ment of a sphere of common the Inte dealings.

Wall Street was irregular.

"The establishment of a sphere of U. S. Merchant Ships common prosperity throughout WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 (Reuter). Greater East Asia could not be com- BI pleted The Senate to-day passed п

without Incorporating the providing for the construction of 200 South Sea region," Mr Naokino merchant ships for which President; Hoshino, President of the Planning Roosevelt recently asked Congress. Board and Minister without Portfolio, The Bill has already been passed declared in reply to an interpellation by the House of Representatives. nt a Committee meeting of the House

In a recent message to Congress,) of Representatives to-day. President Roosevelt neked for $313,- 000,000 to cover the cost of construc- tion of these ships.

It

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to buy

planes

for men

Mr Hoshino hinted that the South Sea region forms Japan's "life-line."

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Nazi Planes Bomb Italian Prisoners

Idle Danish Shipping

The spokesman said that the Army desires a unique organisation repre- sentative of Japan's national policy with students of the Youth School as the nucleus. He further hoped that in future a new organisailon may bb formed by the Youth, National, and Middle Schools and

Colleges

and Universities perfectly united in intel- lectual, moral and physical cultures. NEW-YORK, Feb. 3 (Reuter).

Schoolboy Politics Not Wanted Thirty-eight Danish ships, tween the

Referring to the connections bc-

Youth Corps and Admiralty announced that two air-totalling over 250,000 tons, now National Service Association, craft, believed to have been German. [idle in American ports, may, if Army authoriiles do not desire

and Inst Friday attacked a merchantman the United States Government are strongly opposed to participation carrying Italian prisoners from Libya, approves, carry cargoes to Bri-in politics by youths who are attend- [kllling and wounding many,

tain, says the newspaper, "Worlding schools. He favoured, however, their participation In the National Telegram."

Service Movement after entering into Twenty other ships in South the social career. American ports inny be released, the paper adds.

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LONDON, Feb. (UP).-The

privilege

the

the

The War Oflice spokesman pointed out that the War, Navy and Educa- tion Ministry authorities ure Jointly | studying plans for making a truly

bodying harmonisation of intellectual, moral and physical cultures.

DESCRIPTION OF useful organisation of youths cm-

BENGHAZI

"Garden Of Hesperides"

In the present Libyan struggle, only half a dozen eastern coastal towns are of much importance. The first among them, from the west, the most prosperous appearing, and in many ways the most beautiful is Benghazi, a district capital. It la ship and air port, a centre of business, traße, administration, and colonisation. Its population, which has increased 300 per cent. in 30 years, has reached 03,000.

French Navy To Defend Itself

If Necessary VICHY, Feb. 3 (UP)—“The Journal" to-day published an interview with Admiral Darlan A majority of the inhabitants are stating that the French fleet for Europeans, who live in a pleasant quarter of white houses, lining wide the present and in the future, streets attractive tree-lled parks. would "Join under complete water abounds, rainfall is French_jurisdiction and defend usually sufficient, new little villages itself, and the Empire, against dot the countryside and

and frugal Italian

Fresli

peasants ralse delicious fruit from any challenge whatsoever, and orchards, covering the site of the against any attack from any legendary "Garden of Hesperides." quarter whatsoever."

A few scores of miles eastward

It also reported that M. Laval

plong the coast, one comes to the bare, dreary, allent ruins of the may be reinstated as President greatest Grecian city in ancient times, of the executive triumvirate outside of the Greek Peninsula. It (comprising Laval, Huntzinger Darlan) under Marshal

in Cirene, known as the Athena of Africa. Not fewer than

no6and 100,000

people lived in it and among them Petain, as a result of the nego- were world famous merchants, artists, tiations which began in Parls writers, philosophers. The country to-day with Hitler's envoys. round about produced much grain

and In times of need rent supplies to Greece, Itself. Now a few places of pillars mount above the desolation to show how men destroy the beautiful things men make.

Fifty miles further cast, around the curve of the coast, one-comos to the bouyant elly of· Derna · (now in British hands), ever refreshed with flowing water, gay with flowers, verdant with gardens, and rich with

This and Benghazi are

the

felde. only places along hundreds of miles of "coast that have always been supplied with water and have been settled through the millenniums. Never have desert sands conquered Dernu.

Johannesburg Is Quiet Again

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPHI JOHANNESBURG, Feb. 3 (UP)— The week-end riols have ended-and the city is now quiet. Tension de- creased when soldiers had their leave į cancelled,

Thirty-two civilians were treated at hospitals and efukt were detained. One hundred and ninety-sight sol- dlors wore treated and 75 detained. | Several 'police were also hurt.

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