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FINAL EDITION

Hongkong Telegraph.

FOUNDED di 五拜禮號四十月二英港香

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1941.

日九十月正

No. 10382

NEW BALKANS CRISIS:

Expected BULGARIAN DEMAND ON

Shortly

"REUTER" AT THE ALDANIAN FRONT Feb. 13. The fall of Tepelini-a strategic Alba-

GREECE IS REPORTED

A NEW SITUATION HAS BEEN CREATED IN THE BALKANS. ACCORDING TO A 'nian town 30 miles south- "REUTER” REPORT FROM NEW YORK, THE BUDAPEST GOVERNMENT RADIO YESTERDAY east of Valona-is expected BROADCAST A DEMAND FOR THE IMMEDIATE CESSION OF A CORRIDOR THROUGH GREECE at any moment following TO THE AEGEAN SEA. the further strengthening off the Greek encircling move-| ment reported yesterday.

artillery fire on this sector.

IT IS STATED THAT THE RADIO ARGUED THAT THE TERRI- TORY BETWEEN THE BAYS OF SALONIKA AND PHAROS WAS FOR-

There is heavy Greek MERLY BULGARIAN AND THAT IT STILL CONTAINS BULGARS.

The problem, added the broadcast, has now become acute. A move is also being made to clarify relations between Yugo- more violent, but Italian resist Slavia and Germany.

The fighting in the Skumbi

and Devoll River valley has been

unce to the Greek pressure is very strong.

Near Pogradetz, on the eastern!

front, the Greeks have advanced

port.

Yugo-Slavia and Germany

"United Press" reports from Belgrade that the Yugo-Slavian Prime over a mile with artillery sup- Minister, M. Cvetkovitch, and the Commander-in-Chief of the Army, General Markovitch are en route to meet von Ribbentrop at Fushal Castle, ATHENS, Feb. 13 (UP)—Athens near Salzburg, where the Nazi Foreign Minister will meet thom,

Larissa Bombed

radio reported that the Minister of Puble Security had announced that the enemy yesterday, bombed Larissa. Bombs dropped all around the municipal hospital and killed several women and reven children. During the raid on Pyrrheas, a house in the working district was hit causing 31 casualties in which 20 were killed.

RUSSIA AND

JAPAN

Old Bait Revived

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 (Reuter)With a crisis appar ently developing in the Pacific Occan, considerable interest is being evidenced here in the

It is not certain whether the Yugo-Slav representatives will meet Hitler. They plan to stay for two days in Germany.

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An earlier report declared that it was possible that Prince Regent Paul accompanied the Prime Minister and C.-in-C. However, this is not confirmed..

It is understood that the journey to Salzburg follows a Belgrade request for

a clarification of Yugo-Slavia's position with the Axis.

Leaders in Bucharest are reported to be anxious for an interpretation of certain portions of Hitler's recent speech.

Pleads Leniency In Tokyo For Hayashi

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Exploit In The

Libyan Desert

("REUTER" WITH THE BRITISH IMPERIAL FORCES IN LIDYA)

Feb. 13.-A. remarkable story can now be told of law, following Italy's entry into the war, à small force of picked Now Zea- land and British troops went. thousands of miles through the deserts of Southern Libya prob- ing the secrets of Italy's defences and sabotaging her preparations. Known as the "Long Rango Desert Group," the force com- prised picked officers and men

Work On Tunnels Held Up from the New Zealand troeps

held up at present, by a shortage or equipment and personnel and every effort is now being made to enlarge the existing tunnels, stated Mr M. L. Bevan, Training Officer, this morning. Mr Bevan was deputising for the Director of Air Raid Pre- cautions, Wing-Comdr Steele-Perkins, who is at present in

hospital with influenza.

Progress on bullding new air raid shelter tunnels is being

Bulgarian Overtures To Turkey

Seeks To Placate

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"""

and the British Royal Armoured Corps. It was commanded by a Lieutenant Colonel famed as an

explorer in the Libyan Desert, who was formerly a British official in the Egyptian Survey Department and a member of the Palestine Department of untiquities.

The A.R.P. Deportment has just been given sanction to purchase The force Journeyed thousands of 4,000 stirrup pumps and 10.000 tubs, miles through the Southern Libyan ench capable of holding 40 gallons deserts, carrying its own supplies, of water. This is a

enemy transport, sheiling and. recognised

Isolated forts, blowing AR fire-fighting equipment

up and has and

still being used extensive dumpy and burning grounded aircraft,

The

were conducted Bres ly in England for ecmbating

operations caused by incendiary bombe These

over a radius of over 700 miles south stirrup pumps and tubs will be dis of the Oases of Siwa and Jerrabub, tributed throughout the town, and

and the most valuable information the congested areas. It was propos-

Dos was obtained. said Mr Bevan, to manufacture the pumps and the (ubs in Hengkeng. The Railway, had turned out stirrup pumps for them in the past and would probably do so again.

Despatch Riders Wanted

urgently'in need of an other to Despatch Cons sero, who

After Italy's declaration of war, enciny treops the presence at Kufra of encin and aircraft in unknown numbers

was

very disturbing to the author!- ties. The enemy were also known to possess number of moterised units constructed for descrt work and cap- able of

well-executed

Nazi Movements Stalled Another "United Press" ́re- port from Bucharest says that it is believed that further move- ments by German mechanised

SOFIA, Feb. 13 (Domei). units in the Balkans have been stalled for the present owing to-Bulgaria, with Italian and the bad condition of the roads. German assistance, is make

desert operations. Th

There, therefore, existed a distinct threat to Upper It is pointed out that horses are Special to the "Telegraph"

making an increasing appearing determined diplomatic will be attached to the various A.I.P.

units for the purposes of carrying Egypt by land and wir.

At the moment we It was imperative to find out the TOKYO, Feb. 14 (Domei)—Mr Eikichi Morita, councillorance in Rumania and will prob-efforts to obtain Turkey's message etc.

of the pledge to refrain from fight-have only 1,150 in this Corps and the secrets lying behind the great sand ably replace much

barriers protecting Kutra and so the strength is 1,680," said Mr barr required mechanised machinery.

ing if Nazi troops enter Bevan.

vanguard of the Long Runge Desert Movement across the Danube Bulgaria

la_nnswer to a question, he said Group set out, defying the sea of also impossible for several days on

that they did not propose to start sand and the sweltering heat of the account of the lee floes.

The results of the re- construction on tunnels in Bonham August sun.

First Exploration A Berne message saya that it is ported Bulgarian efforts are Road or Caine Roed at present but

The vanguard, consisting of every site was being. surveyed. He there are probably 20,000 German not yet clear.

TURN to Page 2, Column One British officer and five New Zen-

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of the Japanese Ratepayers Asscelation in Shanghai, arrived in Tokyo by nir yesterday afternoon and immediately visited high officials of the Ministry of Justice.

Japanese statements concerning Russia, reactions in Moscow and the bearing they may have on the actions of the Japanese im- perialists.

The arrival of Admiral Nomura, Morita arrived here as a repre- Japanese Ambassador, sentative of the Japanese Rate- coincides with

considerable payers. Association in order to

The

new

It is understood that Mr

quantity of Japanese publicity plead for leniency "in view of similar to that which heralded the the circumstances" surrounding arrival of Mr. Kensuke Horinouch), the former Japanese Ambassador of the case of Yukichi Hayashi, an anti-Soviet nature and giving the president of the Association, generul

that the Soviet) who shot and wounded Mr W. J. Impression

of the

ire really responsible for sowing the Keswick, Chairman ECCXIS of discordl In Japanese-Shanghai Municipal Council, and American relations.

This coincites with reports from two other Japanese officials of Moscow at the Japanese are strain the Municipal Council at the ex-

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CHINESE CONSULATE IN H.K. PrematureReport

inst every nerve to effect beter re-traordinary ratepayers' meeting ter)--According to the "Ta

CHUNGKING, Feb. 14 (Reu-

the influential Kung Pao," Mr Morita at an interview with the Chinese daily, Britain has agreed

establishment of press defended Hayashi's action de- to the

Intion with Russia even at the price on January 23. of conccasion's considered.

not previously

Tokyo Nervousness

effort to protect, by friendly

pree-

The Chinese nuthorities, it

Is

learned from Bulgarian sources that

roops in Bulgaria at the moment, Diplomatic circles state that and that they continue to arrive in this may explain why the transit 24 steady stream.

However, reports that hundreds or of Nazi, troops has not occurred thousands of German planes had despite favourable weather. been landed are considered us great- They believe that the Axis idea TURN to Page 2, Column Seven is to obtain a Turkish-Bulgarian

friendship agreement.

Franco Turns Down Il Duce

ATTACK ON CONVOY

Surface Raiders

GCFIAT

TO THE TELEGRAPH"

LONDON, Feb. 13 (UP),-It

Hull. On Far East Dangers

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WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 attacked (Reuter), Mr Cordell

United States Secretary

Atlantic

Hull, of

is reliably reported that German surface raiders British convoy in the yesterday. This attack is the State, to-day said that United first by surface raiders in the States Consular officers had incident. Atlantic since the Jervis Bay warned US citizens in Far Eastern countries to evacuate ns a precautionary measure' in view of the disturbed conditions. of despatches from Teltye and Shang-

It vessels were sunk, it may b

RESISTANCE AT KEREN No Spanish Aid For Italy. NEW YORK, Feb. 13 (Reu-) Observera here see this as another Caring: "Hayashi sacrifleed himself! Chinese Consulate in Hongkong, tor).-It is learned in Vichy that

Italians Fight for the sake of the entire Japanese but "Reuter" learns from all- population in s

Franco has refused, in spite of He said: ment, her Hussian flank in case The

thoritative sources that the re-the strongest pressure by Musso- The Italians are putting up stout

CAIRO, Feb. 13 (Reuter) English

In The developments in Europe favour the Municipal Council is unbearable. It port is premature. Axia and make that longed-for south- | ***

lini, to grant Spanish aid for an of the English pressure was because

resistance

A round Keren, ward adventure reasonably safe, that the Municipal Council, on the learned, have applied to the British attack on Gibraltar.

However, that tension nnd ground of scarcity of funds, raised authorities for permission to es- The message frog Vichy also states strategic town 60 miles north-ays before the toll will be known nervoustics exist in Tokyo is seen in the Municipal rates by 50 per cent tablish a Consulate, but the matter is that Mussolini mentioned every past west of Asmara in Eritrea. The since once the survivors are clear of silent to prevent the disclosure of Roosevelt's remarks at the press to vidness with which present last year, and 40 per cent again this still under discussion. No decision favour by Italy to Spain and be fighting is very tough and is sitede scene, the ratios are kept

positions. has yet been reached but it is believed tought him to pay off his debts by over difficult ground. conference

Inve on Tuesday

a good possibility there is a

of providing bases for the attack, but The British advance is progressing

· Berlin Claims misinterpreted in Japan.

Hinterpret

Franco refused and explained that towards Arreza, which lies 30 miles "All Japanese ratepayers are on Britain agreeing to the suggestion.

BERLIN, Feb. 13 (UP).—The High ( Soma ustonkhment is caused here pored to these increases but, despite

starving *The Colonial Secretory

Spain could not risk a war south-west of Asmara. Here the Command to-day confirmed the radio by the Tokyo interpretations of those their number, they have always been announced that the matter had not against England who was helping country is also dimeult and the re-nouncement that 13 merchantmen remarks that if the United States is defeated since, in order to become a been revived though mention of it with food,

treating Italians have been obliged forced into a war in the Pacific, voler, it is required that one must

To this Mussolini promised had been made in a letter from the

that to Jettison much of their equipment. We sunk by German surface war. would make no difference to Ameri- pay a rent of at least 700 a year.

Europe would feed Spain. France

The advance east of Lake Rudolf shins.

The action is described as a con- can deliveries of war materials

however, remained adamant. 10 There are only 5,000 Japanese voters British Ambassador.

in, Abyssinin Britain.

also progressing satis-tinuation of the destructive, blows while the English voters number 12,-

Mussolini stressed the need for factorily.

which have been carried out by Ger- The reports cabled back from 000. Morcover, out of 4,000 en-

hares at Cartagena, Minorca and the Patrol actions only are reported Tokyo quote the President as saying g'oyces of the Municipal Counell

man "long distance bombers on the Canarics.

from ether fronts.

Israt nh convoy system. west -01 that war in the Paclic was an un-more than 3,000 are: Engilsh - who

Portugal." TURN to Page 2, Column Two TURN to Back Page, Column 5

been

year.

Tommies Raid Nazi-Occupied France On Motor-Cycles

An Associated Press correspond int, back in New York after war re- porting service in London, discloses a new phase of Brilish ofensive on the Continent, says the "Christian Science Monitor," No official com ment upon the report was available from London where considerable reserva attaches to discussion of the rapidly developing British, military teclusiones,"

NEW YORK, Jan. 4-Britain, that the British up to that time has already begun to Invade the! had carried off at least nine continent giving the Germans daring motor-cycle raids Into a preview of the mass attack Gorman-occupied France.. British generals have promised A little trawler pushes softly through the Channel darkness and

That

recently

Royal Navy In Action

SPECIAL TO THE "YELEGNAPH" LONDON, Feb. 13. (UP)-Naval circles to-day confirmed that power- ful units of the Home Fleet, "during the past few days, have swept thou- sands of miles of the North Atlantic seeking enemy warships,

However, none has been encoun- tered.

Nevertheless, it is claimed that the sweep-has been most successful,"

Fiery Argentine

Debate

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BUENOS AIRES, Feb, 13 (Reuter). -Revolvers wire brandished in an extended session of the Chamber of to deliver.

Deputies to-day.

The Conservative Deputy, Senor An "Associated Press" writer anchors at a lonely spot on the Rocha, and the Radical member,

French coast.

Stor Damonte, interrupted "the learned from an extremely ro There is a muffled commotion as Jebate by a Lyrly exchange of blows. liable source shortly before leav-ntty khaki uniformed agures creep They had drawn their guns before Ing England three weeks ago TURN to Back Page, Column 5 | they could be separated,

LATEST

:Soo Back Paxa For "Further· Lato “Newk",

Raids By R.A.F.

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" CAIRO, Feb. 13 (UP). The aero- dromes at Maritza, Voleto and Kayavia were successfully ralded on the night of February 11-12 and at Icast seven planes were destroyed, All British planes returned.

safely,

An official communique reported: "Malta was raided on Wednesday by A number of German and Italion planes but there was no damage or casualties."

Conscription In Britain

The statement followed publication

hal saying that all women and children and all men able to do su had been urgently advised to leave.

Roosevelt Accused. SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPS" Tokyo, Feb. 13 (Domel)The "Yomiur!" points out that President Roosevelt has been taking steps to hinder Japan's establishment of a new order in East Asia by continuing to concentrate the United States fleet in Hawail and continuing a policy. contrary to what many Americans think advisable,

Derby Sweep

Being Cut

in

Tickets Halves

A report current in town concerning the Jockey Club's special Dollar Sweep, which has already reached record sales, la that some purchasers of tickets who have sold half shares in their tickets haye adopted the unusual practice of cutting the tickets into halves, each owner retaining one-half of a ticket. Youths Of 19 Called Up

Questioned regarding, the re- Club would require an explanation LONDON, Feb. 13 (Reute)) port, Mr C. B. Brown, Secretary as to why the ticket had been cut Youths of 10 and just over hetwal of the Jockey Club, stated that and the prize money would only bo January. 1 and December 31, 1921,

pald over if the exploration offered are to register for military service on the Club would certainly refuse was satisfactory. Saturday, February 22. This will be to pay half of a prize drawn If

Sales in the special Dollar Ho the first registration' under the pro- one-half of a winning ticket was reached 840,000 tickets this morn

ing. It is now virtually certain that presented.

the 1,000,000-marle will be reached-or- Should both halves of a ticket - be | exceeded before Tuesday, when the presented for-payment-of-a-prize, the Hooty-Hill Derby will be run off,

claration of January 20, extending the age limit to men who had then. reached the age of 10 but had not reached 41.-

Dollar Sweep