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BRITISH TAKE Waves Of Nazis Over

CIRENE

=> FROM PAGE ONE] England During Night ALHAMBRA THEATRE

munique, resulted in the infliction of nearly 100 casualties In killed and captured at slight cost to ourselves.

One additional poat in the neigh

bourhood has been captured."

Extensive patrol activities continue

Italian Somaliland, the unique concludes.

in

com~

Part, Captured Town (BY REUTERS" SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT) CAIRO, Feb. 4-Driving west along the coast from Derna, British Im- perial forces have captured the small town of Cyrene, about 130 miles from Benghazi

It is belleved that the British advanced forces have already gone phat Cyrene. This seems to be in dicated by mention In to-day's R.A.F, communique of British air attacks on enemy troops retreating along the road

west of Cyrene, which Marshal Graziani's headquarters when he planned to invade Egypt

WEE

Special to the "Telegraph"

LONDON, Feb. 5 (UP)—Early morning reports indicated the most extensive night raids for weeks although none of them reached blitz Intensity. Waves of raiders crossed the East Mid- Lands and were apparently engaged by British night fighters as machine-gunning could be heard from the ground.

Two bombs fell on an East Midlands town, another Midiand' arca and north-west. England where three were killed in a demo- Hished house.

south-cast coast at intervals through-

Relays et night raiders crossed the Warns U.S. Will Be out the night. At one time, a strong Involved In Conflict formation of heavy planes was heard passing inland above a layer of light clouds.

a town on the Thames Estuary

·FROM - PAGE- ONE

a high explosive bomb fell near a threatre deing considerable damage of a joint Congressional commitice Ito shops, offices and a hotel but the and council for national defence to

Several

function with the President in direct- variety show continued. Ares were quickly extinguished by ing national defence and aid to for- spotters but it is feared there were eign governments, received at General

a number of casualties.

Brief quarters in Cairo

Wavell's

did not say whether the Itailans had offered strong resistance at Cyrene.

Over Wales

During the interrogation Major Ellot and that there were three SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

phases to the Battle of Britain. (1) It is generally assumed that Usey held LONDON, Feb. 4 (UP)—At 9.20 the battle for production in which on the last moment and fought d p.m. after a lengthy lult in the Lon- we are how engaged", (2) the battle rearguard action when British pres-don area, there followed a fresh burst of combat, (3) the battle of transpor-

of heavy gun fire. Incendiary bombs tation. sure became too great.

were dropped in one London district.) Major Ellot averred the danger in Night raiders were also over south- the present world situation to the west Wales and an East Midlands United States lles in the fact that the town had its first night mild in three balance of power In Europe is wecks when bombs were dropped on threatened for the first time since I the outskirts.

Napolcon.

Ex-King Carol's Marriage

No Record In London Ex-King Carol of Rumania, now in Lisbon with Madame Magda Lupescu, is reported to have announced that he was married to her in London "some

search years ago" but n

of Somerset House registers reveal ed no record of the marriage.

A Press Association reporter examined entries of marriages that have taken place during the past 20 years. Nelther King

Carol's name nor Madame Lu- pescu's was among them.

Advance Into Abyssinia

FROM PAGE ONE!

He asserted that the man-power of Britain and the United States com- bined cannot overcome the Axis but the economic foundations of totall- tarian states are fragile and may be vulnerable to an economic atinck. Circumstances are conceivable under which it would be advisable to make war against Japan; he said. How- the peasants and stealing the stock. ever, he believed that pence would Italian native levies are reported to continue in the Far East "with wise of our foreign loke the view that as the Italians will and firm direction probably be defeated, they might as policy."

General Robert Wood well collect booty while they have the chance.

He was followed to the stand by Pouible Keren Stand

General Robert Wood, Chairman of CAIRO, Feb. 4 (Reuter).—Since the American Aircraft Committee, the start of the offensive against who said that there was a probability Eritrea, British forces have advanced of the United States being engaged An officiat muld, "There are no clt-150 inlles and are now approaching in war within 90 days if the Bill was cumstances in which marriage

the native town of Keren, about 70

Enactment would destroy could take place in England and miles up the

the railway from Asmara, national unity, he declared, because

enacted. Wales, without registration.

capital of the colony.

35 per cent. of the American people The retreating Italians may possibly are "opposed to entry into the war, make a a stand at Keren, though the This is not a defence measure or a town lacks strong defences and a Lease and Lend Bill; li is really a strategically unsuited to withstand-w

war bill." ing any considerable attack.

"A person might be married in a name

me other than his real one, but the assumed name would have to be one by which he was well known. Even then he might find it a rather diffi- cult thing to do."

Ex-King Carol has often been in England: He was there in 1928 as Prince and. Madume Lupescu was With him then. He was in the coun- try again in 1936, 1937, and 1830.

LATE NEWS

MR CURRIE IN HONGKONG

Mr Laughlin Currie, personal re- presentative of President Roosevelt to Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek,

He endorsed the principle of giving Further south, the Italian columnaid to Britain after the latter's re- driven out of Bareniu is still on the sources are exhausted. He deplored

to the es

with British forces the "defealism of some of my fellow enst, at their heels. They are

are withdrawing countrymen, What we need is not across mountainous country towards faith in England and

run

the main Asmara-Addis Ababa road but faith in ourselves car of Hitler

at Adlugri, 40 miles south of Asmara, A fair number of prisoners were cop- tured when British advance parties cut off sinal groups of stragglers in the mountains.

Mule Tracka

No Invasion Of U.S.A.

General Wood, answering Senator La Follette, sald that the basis of his replies was his experience as Quarter- master General with the American in France. He Expeditionary Forces

The difficulty of making progress | Expedi along the mule track which they have believed the fears of a Nuzi invasion to follow has obliged the enemy to of the United States were ridiculous. cast aside their surplus equipment,! Including a number of tanks guns.

He said, "It is utterly preposterous and to move an invading force across tho Atlantic and supply them after they get here. Our ammunition would not

German guns."

In northern Abyssinia, the Italians continue to retreat towards Gondar, They are putting obstacles in the way

He described the immense task of

of the pursuing British forces, but it supplying the RAF, after they land-

is learnt that these have reached a ed in France, which was friendly, point Bome 30 miles from the during the World War. Sudunese frontler.

barrage. The alarm followed fino weather over-the-Straits-of-Dover,

in Hongkong, to-dny by Nazi Hit And Runt was possible to see the cliffs be

arrived Clipper, lle is on is why to in connection with A Chungki special mission.

Mr Currie is accompanied by Mr Emile Despren, official economist attached to the U. S. Government

The President's envoy refused to make any statement on the purpose of his visit and did not comment when asked whether his visit to Chungking indicated

revised any polley on the part of the United

China, States

regarding He expects to remain in Hongkong for certain period and is staying

at the Peninsula Hotel,

Mr Currie was met at the airport by a personal representative of Gen- erailesimo Chiang Kai-shek, together with Mr Addison E. Southard, Amerl- can Consul-General, Mr C. Y. Pui, joint Manager of the China Bank, Mr P. N. Chung, head of the Central Bank of China (Hongkong), Mr T. F. Tal, thief China Invoices Officer, who represented the Chungking Foreign Minister, and Mr J. A. R. Moss, superintendent of Kal Tak airport.

Credit Still Good MANILA, Feb. 5 (Reuter)-Mr Latichlin Currie, President Roose velt's personal envoy, told reporters before leaving Manila to-day that China's credit was good and that China was not only keeping up with the payments that she owes but is ahend of schedule.

· Chungking Press Plea CHUNGKING. Feb, 5 (Central News).In an editorial welcoming

Mr Lauchlin

the Currie, to Ching, "Yih Shih Pao" (Social Welfare) urges the United States to furnish ald to this country whenever possible and not after sho has Buffered reverses as has been the case in the past. The Journal recalls that the United States extended loans to China after the fall of the Wuhan area, the establishment of the bogus Nanking Government and the con- clusion of the Japan-Wang Ching- wel agreement.

una

The journal urges the United

to supply planes to China, States

The Journal states that as an econ- omist, Mr Currie surely knows that In aiding China, the United States is also under present circumstances, alding herself.

Raids Few Results

FROM PAGE ONE

tween Boulogne and Calais.

At a p.m. raiders were over a West

town. Midland

At 8.40 p.m. the barrage in London was resumed after a lengthy lull,

Kalders were ever Liverpool and another northwest town, as well as

brought down this month without loss over the East Midlands. to the British.

The Air Ministry announced;

· London Raids

"Small-scale attacks were carried out LONDON, Feb. 4, (UP)-An air last night by aircraft of the Coastal raid alarin was sounded in the London Command on Brest followed by fur-) area at 7 pm, after which the anti-ther attacks on the same scale just aircraft guns.

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