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No. 10301 NO WA THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1941. 日八十月正

THAILAND REPORTED TO

Gains by HAVE CONCEDED NAVAL, British AIR BASES TO JAPAN

Forces

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" CAIRO, Feb. 12 (UP).- British forces have made an- other important gain in Eritrea. It is officially revealed in n head- quarters communique that British troops, operating from the north in Eritrea, have oc cupied El Ghona, where they captured prisoners and equip. ment.

The advance, adds the report, is continuing. Referring

to other war theatres in Africa, the com- munique saya: "Operations about Keren are developing still further into hostile territory. So far 80 vehicles have been cap tured or destroyed on this front. "In Libya, there is nothing in- portant to report,

"On other fronts, there is no change in the situation,

R.A.F. Operations

CAIRO, Feb. 12 (UP)-The RAF.

Special to the "Telegraph"

SAIGON, FEB. 12 (UP).—IT IS REPORTED, ALTHOUGH AS YET UNCONFIRMED, THAT THAILAND HAS ALREADY AGREED TO GIVE THE JAPANESE NAVAL AND AIR BASES. THEY WILL BE SITUATED WITHIN THE THAI BORDER AND IN THE GULF OF SIAM.. It is also reported that Thailand will join

HUGE FUNDS FOR Japan's "New Order" as soon as a peace treaty is

NEW DEFENCES

America's Pacific Bases

Special to the "Telegraph"

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 (UI*).-President Roosevelt to-day asked Congress to pass an emergency supplemental appropria tions bill of approximately $830,000,000 in order to speed up the naval armament programmie.

MALTA RAIDS

communique to-day states that 8636 Alerts Given

unserviceable planes were found at

the Geneni aerodrome.

Aerodromca on the island of Rhodes were heavily bombed on the night of

"At

In 6 Days

•

The appropriations requested by the President consisted of $683,494,000 in cash and $154,- 000,000 in contract authorisa- tions, which include $60,848,000

to continue work on the series of bases for the navy in the Pacific, the Atlantic, and con- tinental United States.

February 11-12 from a low altitude. Several raids were carried out for Johnston Island in the Pacine;

MALTA, Feb. 12 (Reuter), ---

Other appropriations are, $3,480,000 Maritza, bombs fell among the Hangars and administrative bulidings. on Malta during last night but $3,440,000 for Kanoche Bay, Hawail At

Calato, three planes on the ground no damage was done to property $3,189,000 for Palmera Island in the were set afro and other fires were and there were no casualties. Hawaii; $4,303,000 for Sitio, Alaska; Pacific; $4,395,000 for Pearl Harbour, started. At Katavia, bombs were dropped on the runways

were One enemy aircraft was $5,030,000 for Unalaska, Alaska and planes

among the and buildings causing violent damaged during a raid on a $5,200,000. Zor Kodlak, Alaska. explosions. The military aerodrome Royal Air Force detachment

Vast Expansion

• ut Addis Ababa was bombed on during the afternoon. Tuesday."

Malta has had 36 alerts in the last President Roosevelt has adred. Con- WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 euter). Addis Ababa 'Drome Bombed alx days.

CAIRO, Feb. 12. (Reuter),The

Conscription

gress for $808,393,000 in cash and contract authorisations to expedite the military herodrome at Addis Ababa Malta, Feb. 12 (Reuter). The shipbuilding was among the targets bombed by our conscription of man-power in Malta out a vast expansion of the Fleet's programme and to carry". aircraft in Abyssinia yesterday. Afor combatant and non-combatant shore facilities. number of bombs were dropped on servlees is announced for the near the-nerodrome and direct hits were fuluce. These measures have the establish feet eperation facilities and The sum includes $4,700,000 to registered, causing fires to buildings unanimous support of the Council bomb-proof shelters on Guam Island and hangars.

and the Maltese press. The Keren-Asmara

in the Southern Pacifle and $5,075,000 No Raids on Britain for similar purposes in Cuba. subjected to a number of raids. LONDON, Feb. 12 (Reuter).—Ac-

No More Destroyers

area was also

Motor transport convoys between the cording to an Air Ministry and Home WASHINGTON, Feb, 12 (Reuter), two towns were

cre heavily bombed and Security communique to-day, "there also machine-gunned.

was nothing to report during day--Colonel Frank Knox, the United States Sceretary of the Navy, told a press conference to-day that the United States Navy "can spare no more "destroyers."

Keren which

Stores and dumps north-east at lght."

were also attacked.

Up to a late hour to-night, there Fighters of South African unit, was no report of enemy air netivity

encountered five CR-42's over any part of Britain. (Italian fighters) off Asmara February 10, shot down two in Barnes.

on

One of the most intense bombing ralds yet carried out by the South African Air Furce took place on February 10 when a number of bom- bers dived on military objectives at Atmadu (Italian Somaliland). Several direct hits were observed.

* unservicenblo have been found by our

enemy

Full Military Honours

For British Airman Buried In Italy

Accident At Kai Tak Plane Hits Junk

signed in Tokyo. The Japanese also hope to in- duce Thailand to sign a mutual assistance pact. It is learned that the Japanese fleet, including several large ships, are continually patrolling southern Indo-China” and Thai waters.

Thai-Indo-China Armistice

TOKYO, Feb. 12 (Domei).—Extension of the armis tice agreement between French Indo-China and Thailand for another fortnight was formally announced by the Board of Information this evening.

The announcement reads: "As

the agreement between France and Thailand for the cessation of hostilities was to expire on February 11, the Japanese after the first informal meeting Government on February 8, of the delegates of Japan, France and Thailand in Tokyo, made a proposal to the Governments of France and Thailand for exten- sion of its validity for two more weeks.

"The French and Thailand Govern February 10 have sent their replies ments in their notes under date of respectively to the Japanese Govern- meat accepting the latter's proposals."

Chinese Watch Border CHUNGKING, Feb, 12 (Reuter)={ is visiting

high-raniding-Chinese-commander

various strategic points along the Yunnan border and is ad- dressing Chinese cicers and troops guarding the Indo-China border.

positions and observing enemy posts During the past fortnight the com- mander has been visiting frontline across the border.

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Conte Rosso

Mine in

Sunk by Italian The Mediterranean

Special to the "Telegraph"

The Lloyd Triestino liner, Conte Rosso (17,900 tons) which, prior to the European war was on the Far East-Europe run and was a ship well known to Hong- kong, struck an Italian mine and has been sunk, according to an official statement issued in Rome yesterday, says a "United Press" message.

The Conte Rosso was carrying refugees to Sicily when she hit the mine.

It is admitted that a large number of passengers were drowned.

The Conte Rosso was a sister ship of the Conte Verde, Sho was built in 1922 and normally had passenger accommodation for 640.

Britain's War Aims:

New Commons Debate

LONDON, Feb. 12 (Reuter)-Efforts to induce the Govern- ment to make a formal statement on its peace alms renewed in the House of Commons to-day.

were

Mr John Martin, (Lab.) asked whether consultations on peace aims and reconstruction had taken place with the Govern-

ment of the United States,

Lease, Lend Bill

-Chinese Claims CHUNGKING, Feb. 12 (Central News).-Cirinese mines hit and sanit 81 Japanese war vessels in the Yangtze River last year, announced Admiral Chen Shao-kwans, Chlot of Naval Headquarters, in the review of Chinese naval

for 1940 operations Among the enemy ships destroyed Roosevelt's Supremetions were mentioned by the a commercial plane, believed to were Sub-

10 large and medium-sized be a

traneporis, nine

LONDON, Feb. 12 (Reuter).

forces on the landing ground at A British flying officer, whose Bening, near Benghazi. These in-name Was given as

Hopkins Delayed.

According to a police report,

Eurasia machine, yester ships, two merchan-sized war-

Powers

The Conte Rosso had a chequered career. In January, 1930 she was taken off the Far East run and put on Government service in connection with the Ethiopian war. Sho was then used as a transport vessel to Africa.

The in

to her normal liner returned duties after nine months.

In May, 1038 the

vessel went off Shanghal in heavy weather, when her bow was damaged. She managed to free herself and came to Hongkong for repairs, remaining in dock until the end of June,

Mr Churchill replied that aground there was such a thorough com- prehension in the United States of what we were fighting for and stood for that, "I cannot recall In March,

rch. 1939 the Conte Rosso any occasion when those ques- was used for the purpose of carrying back to Shanghai groups of Chinese Inundrymen, Bremen and sailers off German ships either interned or un- able to leave German ports because of the British blockede. Altogether the liner brought over 500 of these men back to China.

American representatives whom I have scen, or by correspond- ents."

the, matter was raised again on

Afghanistan Trade With Japan

PESHAWAR, Feb.. 12 (Reuter).

cluded one HE 111 and one JU 88 Lieutenant Attenborough, was day struck the mast of a junk launches, six large tug-boats and one (German machines).

.43 steam buried with military honours at while landing at Kri Tak. From all the operations under re-

WASHINGTON, Feb. - 12 view, our aircraft returned safely Leghorn to-day.

smoll steamer. Japanese ships (Reuter).An attempt to check with one exception..

lie was described as

"Statements on British policy wili The plane landed safely, but one damaged or whose destruction has the Aid to Britain plan one of the wing was slightly damaged.. occupants of a British

was be made by Ministers on occasions as not been confirmed are not included. frustrated to-day plane. 'shot

when The machine was gliding down down by anti-aircraft at Leghorn on towards the airfield when it hit the really no way of ascertaining the mittee rejected by 13 votes to Sunday

thecem agreeable to public interests," Admiral Chen said that there is Senate Foreign Relations Com-the Prime Minister added. NEW YORK, Feb. 12 (Reuter) naval Guard of Honour attended the

Junk about 300 yards from the sea quantity and value of military sup Italian officers of all arms and wall.

Raised Again piles Mr Herry Hopkins, Mr Roosevelt's funeral at the English Cemetery. Detalls are mentre and company to the bottom. The figures, when and Lond Bill requiring Presi adjournment in the form of a debate An Afghan commercial mission has

and

cargo which went ten an amendment to the Lease Ordinary this morning expressed known, must be staggering. ignorance.of the accident.

tween 2,060 and 3,000 Japanese dent Roosevelt to obtain the which brought another short Govern- arrived here. The mission has been whether that known by the police soldiers were drowned, though the certification of the Army and ment declaration, Clipper. He is now expected to reach the shelling of 'Genoa said that one apparently no persons were injured.higher Japanese vigilance, Chinese any other country.

An Admiralty communique on whether the junk was damaged, but total number of lives lost must be Navy chiefs before he could Of the four speakers, two argued Trude-Promoting Association through turn over existing equipment to for a Government declaration, one the Japanese Government to visit

against, while the Lord Privy Seal, Japan. naval guerilias slipped through enemy

Mr Clement Attlee, reiterated that The visit is expected to last six or Hines and Jaid close to 1,000 mines in previously written à prevision in the right time, but the Government must corned with a study of Japan's indus.

The House of Representatives had there would be a declaration at the seven weeks and will be much the Yangtso River throughout the Bill requiring "consultation" with be the judge of the right time.

trial and commercial development. the Army and Navy chiefs before the TURN to Back Page, Column 3 for Afghan products.

and to explore the Japanese morkol

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personal envoy to England, has been wreath from the Italian Navy and one hold at Bolama, Portuguese from the American Consul were plac- Guinea, or his way home, owing to ed on the coffin. a slight mechanical difficulty with the America on Saturday inorning.

Swordfish plane was missing.

Britain's Policy Of Avoiding Inflation

LONDON, Feb. 12 (Router)."The Government adheres to

LATEST

Daring. Robbery

In Kowloon particularly daring robbery was thiet either climbed a drain effected early this morning when a

year.

Southeast Coast

Area Shelled

Bo-

the

President took action.

Four Amendments

The Committee Inter were reported i to have approved In principle four

cur-

LONDON, Feb. 12 (Reuter) amendments made to the Bill by the

House of Representatives which Long-range guns from scross the

(2) Limits the period of the Bill to, water to-day shelled, the south-east, const area.

Juno 30, 1043; A loud explosion resembling the

(2) Empowers Congress 10 suspend discharge of a heavy-callbre gun was it before then by passage of a

followed by two more such rent resolution requiring merely a shells majority vote in the House and Senate and not subject to Presidential (3) Provides that nothing in the Act could be construed to authorise naval escort for convoys;

n policy of avoiding inflation by every conceivable means in our power," said the Lord Chancellor, Lord Simon, in the House of Lords fo-day, and he suggested that concern on this point was brought about by exaggerated orill-founded arguments.

more than co feet high, or clambered explosions. Subsequently Lord Balfour of Burleigh said tally larger earnings than before the leap, afterwards forcing his way splinters were picked up.

on to a roof and then made a 10-foot burst in the air over n town and large that ho was afraid that the war.

through a window of the top floor of Two houses were damaged but no Lord Simon, replying for the No. 27e Nathan Rond, and stole #114 casualties are reported: vicious spiral of Inflation was Goverrunent, said that the word in cash from wallets belonging to already in operation and that a "inflation" was used as though it was Messrs P. J. Pine and Okenfull of Agure of Interest in this matter associated with rapidly-rising prices. the Hongkong Naval Dockyard. was the gap between expendi-Prices, ho aald, may riso in circums When the victims of the intruder! ture and revenue which he com- nces which do not involve this in awoke this morning they found that

Ballonary influenco at all puted at about £600,000,000, Referring to the gap between ex- He strongly supported Mr. J. M.penditure and ravenum, Lord Simon Keynes, plan of some kind of deferred | kold" that it was important to ro con pay, parilcularly in the case of ware member the overseas, aspect of this

earners who word getting substan-matter.

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India Army

NEW DELHI Feb 12 (Reuter) It is understood that orders have been passed) and are already ́ ́in operation that uniform must be worn by all ranks of the army in India at all times except when on leave from their stationsurgengaged in porta.

(4) Requires "consultation" bo tween the President and the Army

Invited by tho Japonese Foreign

Nazis Failing To Feed

Conquered Peoples

LONDON, Feb. 12 (Reuter)--The German claim that In- ternational Laws do not oblige Germany to supply food to people outside Reich territory exposes the emptiness of the earlier Nazi boast that they could guarantee the feeding of everyone on the continent, states the Ministry of Economie Warfare.

The Ministry denies the Gor-under an obligation to take, all and Navy chiefs before the transfer man disclaimer, pointing out that measures possible to maintain of existing military equipment could The Hague Regulations of 1907 public order and safety

be ordered by the reden provide that after

Retört

An officing of the, Minfitry-to-day legal gavo further evidence of the blockade. WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 (Reuter) authority has actually passed for the food elfortage in many parts of German-controlled Europe which, More American destroyers could be into the hands of those occupy- al was hetually due to German TURN-to-Back Pago, Column 4-ing the country the latter are predatort