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BRITISH ARMOURED FORCES "Hello" Girls Further

MAKE BIG ADVANCES ON ALL THE MIDDLE EAST FRONTS

CAIRO, FEB. 9 (REUTER) -ADVANCED ELEMENTS OF BRITISHĮ ARMOURED FORCES HAVE OCCUPIED EL ACHEILA, A COASTAL TOWN 140 MILES SOUTH OF BENGHAZI AND WELL ON THE ROAD TO TRIPOLI,

FIVE SENIOR GENERALS AND MANY THOUSANDS OF PRI-) SONERS HAVE BEEN CAPTURED AT BENGHAZI IN ADDITION TO THE ARMY CORPS COMMANDERS ALREADY REPORTED.

Shelling Of Genoa:

Full Story Of Action

LONDON, Feb. 9 (Router).- The Royal Navy unleashed at: dawn to-day the war's most tre- mendous naval bombardment of a port when heavy and light units of the Mediterranean Fleet, sent over 300 tons of shells) crashing into the great port of

In Eritrea, the disorganised Italians, according

to to-day's communique, are being chased towards Arroza.

An R.A.F. Middle East Command communiquo says that the R.A.F. are harassing the retreating Italian forces. Motor transport, troops, gun em- placements and other objectives in and around Keren have been repeatedly bombed.

In Abyssinia, eight Italian machines were destroyed on the landing ground at Alomata; south of Lake Tana, and considerable damage was done by British aircraft to the camp.

BULGARIA GIVES IN

Genoa, the historie fourth city Will Permit Nazis To of Italy,

Move In Troops

SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPH“ ISTANBUL, Feb. 9

Further Big Advance

CAIRO, Feb. 9 (Reuter) further big advance by British forces in Libya is announced in to-day's Middle East Command communique, which states that E Agheila-about 140 miles south of Benghazi-has been occupied by advance elements of the British armoured forces.'

Meanwhile, the communique adds, the clearance of the battleffekts south

In addition to the army commander

Naval aircraft at the same! time almed high explosive and incendiary bombs on military objectives at Pisa and also blasted one of the largest oil (Domei)-It is reliably re-or tenghazi is continuing.

plants in Italy at Leghorn-the ported that Bulgaria has and corps commander plready report- front door of the Italian Fleet.finally yielded to the Axis ed as captured, five ollier senior

All this was achieved for the loss pressure and consented toets and many two Italian planes were shot down the passage of Nazi troops

of only one Swordski nireraft while

The bombardment was even more

thousands

prisoners have been taken.

of

area

Owing to

to the extent of the covered by the final operatons, some time will elapse before the

materials captured can

In Helmets

Telephone operators át a |busy | London Exchange now wear steel helmets during "alert" periods. This photo graph taken during an "alert" Thows "Hello" girls wearing their new helmets, while their gas masks are slung across the backs of their chairs,

Another Great Speech By

Mr Winston Churchill

Move to

Counter

M. Laval

VICHY, Feb. 9 (Reuter). -M. Flandin, who succeed- ed M. Laval, as Foreign Minister in the Vichy Government, has resigned, leaving Marshal Petain freq to reform the government.

A communique Issued here lo-day states: "M. Flandin, who responded to Marshal Pétain's appeal when at A delicate moment the latter asked- for his collaboration, has const- dered it his duty to place his offee at the disposal of the head of the Government,

"This gesture will givɑ the great soldier, whose responsibility alone I ts guide the destinies of France, the complete Iberty he needs to take all the measures required by the present situation.

A New Reality

"The conversations Admiral Darloa had in Parla following the interview at Laferte (between Marshal Pelala arid M. Laval) gave to the Montoire polley a new reality. It is probable that, the situation thus created wit lead to decisions In the near future..

"M. Flandin was actuated by tho wish to apprise the Marshal of the need to take personalities into consi- deration. The head of the Govern→ [ment ling thanked him warmly for his

gesture."

Re-Shuffle Forecast

LONDON, Feb. 0 (Reuter) Replacements of all French Ministers . except Admiral Darlan (Minister for the Navy). General Huntziger (Minister for War) and possibly M. Barthelemy, the newly-appointed Minister of Justice, are expected in a Cabinet re-shuffle, says a Vichy message to the official. German nows agency.

the The re-shume, according to news agency, in Ilkely to take place.

Flandin's Letter

Highly Successful. through its territory.

LONDON, Feb. 9 (Reuter).—We stood our ground and faced two dictators either on Monday or Tuesday, exact Entry of German troops into number of prisoners and the amount in the hour of what seemed their overwhelming triumph, and we have shown ourselves successful than was at first thought, Bulgaria is now believed to be of wor states on Admiralty communique only a question of tline.~ giving these further details.

Informed quarters predict that The forces, under the command of the Balkan situation will show Vice-Admiral Sir James Somerville, striking developments in the consisted of the battle cruiser Re- nown, the battleship Mainys, the air-near future.

craft-carrier Ark Royal and the cruiser Sheffield with light forces in company.

The following results were ob- served, states the communique:

The Ansaldo Electric Works and the Ansaldo Boller Works were heavily hit and large fires were started.

Main Power Station Hit The main power station of the port, which also supplies the power for the railways, was severely damaged and set on fire,

Road-Making Epic In Abyssinia

Former Hongkong. Mạn Taking Part Mention is made by "Reuter's"

Many hits were also made on dry special correspondent in Abys- docks and warehouses and harboursinia of a 32-year-old British works surrounding the inner harlieutenant, a former resident of bour. Here too considerable fires Hongkong, who is in charge of broke out,

The main oil fuel installation and 200 Abyssinian patriots who are

oll tanka were repeatedly hit as were forcing their way through the}-

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number of supply ships and the dense bush to build a road nimed) Several tens of bombs and a large at the vital centre of the Italian

main goods yard of the rallway,

number of incendiaries were dropped forces.

by naval aircraft on the oil refinery No name is given, but the corres-

of Anic at Leghorn and other targets

in the vicinity. The Anic refinery

portant oil plants In Italy,

Pisa Attacked

pondent says that the lieutenant has engineering experience, having beent

Other naval aircraft attacked Plso, where the aerodrome and rail-

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Keren Hostilities

In Eritrea, the operations around Keren are developing satisfactorily although the enemy have reinforced the troops holding positions to that! region.

Further south, the British forets continue in close pursuit of the dis. organised Italians, who are making their way over dificult country to wards Arreza, close to the Abyssinian border.

Rond

British progress along the Gondar ond in Abyssinin has been tem- porarily slowed up by extensive mine- felds which are now being cleared, white in Italian Somaliland Intensive patrol activity has still further TURN to Back Page, Column 3

Japan Must

Leave Axis

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capable so far of standing up against them alone,” said Mr Churchill opening hison to Marshal Petain, said: "I gave broadcast to the nation and the Empire to-night.

It is, he said, more than five months since I spoke to the British nation and the Empire on a broadcast. In war-time there is a lot to be said for the motto 'Deeds not words. All the same it is a good thing to look around from time to time and to take stock and certainly our affairs have prospered in several directions during these last four or five months—far more than most of us would have ventured to hope.

M. Flandin, in his letter of resigna-

myself to the task yourself fald down for me to put into effect the polley for collaboration in respect of the

terms with dignity and

of circumstances caused him

to ask the Marshal lo accept his re- signation. After the heavy defeats of the understood and interpreted by al "I hope that this gesture will be German Air Force by our TURN to Back Page, Column 3 fighters in August and Septem- ber, Hitler dare to attempt an Invasion of this island although he had need to do so and had made vast pre- parations.

Tokyo Paper Angered in der die mon do the

By U.S. Aid To China

Special to the "Telegraph"

remain silent" over Chiang Kai-shek's attempt to obtain Anglo-

Burma Road & Kunming which will strongly affect the to Australia and an expert Are Bombed

in

Balled in this mighty project he sought to break the spirit of the British nation by bombing first Lon- don and afterwards our great cities. It has now been proved to the ad- miration of the world and our friends in the United States that this form of blackmail by murder and terrorism, so far from weakening tho spirit of the British nation, has only roused it to more intense and universal flume than was ever, seen before in any modern community.

First War Aim

The whole British Empire has been proud of the Mother Country and they long to be with us over here in oven larger numbers. We have been TURN to Page 5. Column Onc

LATEST

Soo Back Pago For Further Late Nows

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TOKYO, Feb. 10 (Domei)-Declaring that Japan "cannot

American financial aid' in order to continue resistance against Japan, the newspaper "Yomiuri Shimbun" asserts: "It is a grievous harm to the good of China that she should obtain Anglo-American capital, particularly United States financial aid, If She Desires Better thus bringing Chinh under the domination of American capital Relations With U. S.

and prejudicing her freedom and Independence." BPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPH"

Further American efforts to WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 (UP),increase financial aid to Chung- is one of the largest and most im- partner in the engineering Orm-Far Eastern circles to-day king were indicated in the recent which built the big Shing Mun Dam awaited the arrival of the new diplomatic shifts entailing, re- in Hongkong.

| Japanese Ambassador, Admiral | Inquiries made locally point to the Nomura, with a distinct feeling placement of Mr Nelson T probability that the officer referred

is Mr G. Binnie, who was asso- that the new Ambassador may Johnson, Ambassador to China, elated with his father and Mr Gifford start a train of developments by Mr Clarence Gauss, Minister present cast of Japanese things Chinese, coupled with the dispatch of Mr Laughlin Currie American relations.

a spécial SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" Congressional sentiment remained to Chungking S predominantly unsympathetic to any emissary of President Roosevelt,

INDO-CHINA BASE, Feb. 10] melloration of relations. Senator the paper points out. Guy Gillette predicted a "show down"

(Domel)-Japanese Naval air on any proposal for

wider embargo a

The object of American policy in units, flying into Yunnan Pro- against Ja

Japan.

China is to place entire China under Senator Allen Ellender said thero American financial control, the paper vince, to-day resumed bombard-l

Special to the "Telegraph" "I have received applications from more than 600 Ameri- was, no chance of making relations charges. The United States strong ment of the Burma road and

normal while Japan remains wedded opposition to the Japanese new order

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 (UP)-The Army, and Navy, cans and Filipinos in the Philippines wanting to join the Free to the Axis Powers. Senator Ellen. In East Asia comes from this cause Kunming.

Journal, in an editorial discussing the Far Eastern situation, French military forces as volunteers," M. Villoquet, newly ap. der is a veteran Louisiana Democrat since reconstruction of East Asia by In the face of a heavy barrage declared that the Japanese have increased their troops in Indo pointed as General De Gaulle's Delegate to the Philippine Islands and also represents considerable cot-Japan is in conflict with America's

the Japanese raiders scored China and that "there is evidence to indicate the purpose is to said in an interview with the "Telegraph" on his arrival at on exporting interests; hence he is plans.

inclined

direct hits on munitions factorios seize the French naval base there. Hongkong to-day.

Forces until the US. Neutrality Lawined to be sympathelle towards

Japan.

"The in Kunming, setting off a num-,

United M. Villoquet, was formerly had been repealed.

Convoy Protected

States and States is not yet ready to do so. Until He told the "United Press," "I do

bor of fres. "If this law is repealed we will he not believe the people in this country French Consul in Manila, resign very busy sending volunteers from

British Governments are watch the altuation improves for the British “LONDON, Feb. (Reuter)-An ed his post along with M. Guy the United States and the Philippines will ever agree to the resumption of enemy plane which attempted to Other air units resuming the bombing with care the ambitious or until the United States policies and rights are more flagrantly diarogard- negotiations of a friendly character de Schompre, Deputy Consul in to Join our forces in the Middle East, with Japan as long as she remains attack a convoy to-day was promtiy ing of the Burme rond severely moves of the Japanese and are ed, Japan will doubtless feel free to Tientsin to join General De Dritain and elsewhere," he added.

shot down. Into sen by the escort damaged the Hultung Bridge span- strongly supporting their repro-works her will in Asia, but it must (uflated with the Axis Powers.

ning the Satween River which had sentatives in Indo-China. NTN be evident to her statesmen that there Gaulle.

"I have received lettors, expressing Japan must wean herself away from vessel, Pytchley

been under repair since. It was de-

Will be a day of reckoning, and that M. Villoquet pointed out that great sympathy with our cause, the Axis before she can expect to An Admiralty communique statos molished by the Japanese raiders on "The Tokyo Government realizes day will come when it suits the officiatis Americana or Filipinos written by both Americans and meet with any understanding or that there were no survivors from November 29, last year. All planes that Britain cannot intervene rby British and the United States Claver!- could not enlist in the Free French] TURN to Back Page, Column 4 friendliness among our people.”

the enemy aircraft.

Treturned safely.

force in Asia and that the United [ments to act.”

Filipinos & Americans Support Free French

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Straight Warning

Delivered To Japan