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IS THE SAFEST

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26 Nathan Road

Fall of Tepelini Expected Shortly

Kowloon,

"REUTER AT THE ALDANIAN FRONT:

Feb. 13.-The fall of Tepelini-a strategic Alba- nian town 30 miles south- east of Valona-is expected at any moment following the further strengthening of the Greek encircling move- ment reported yesterday.

There is heavy Greek artillery fire on this sector.

The fighting in the Skumbi | and Devoll River valley has been more violent. but Italian resist- ance to the Greek pressure is very strong.

Near Pogredelz, on the eastern front, the Greeks have advanced over a mile with artillery sup- port.

Yugo-Slavia And Axis

Prince Paul Reported On Way To Berlin

SPECIAL TO THE TELLURAPH BELGRADE, Feb. 13 (UP). -It is authoritatively reported that the Regent, Prince Paul, the Prime Minister M. Cvetkovich and the Commander in Chief of the Army General Markovitch are enroute to Berlin and Berch- tesgaden.

It is understood the journey follows Belgrade's request for a clarification| of the position of Yugo-Slavia with the Axis,

Lenders here are reported to be anxious for an interpretation of a certain portion of Hitler's recent speech,

I rumoured that the German

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SECOND EDITION

Hongkong Telegraph.

No. 16382

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五拜望 號四十月二英港香 FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1941.- 日九十月正

PETAIN

FRANCO

AND

HAVE VITAL PARLEY LASTING THREE HOURS

MONT PELLIER, FEB. 13

FRANCO AT THE PREFECTURE HERE AT 1,55 P.M. TO-DAY. AFTER LUNCHING TOGETHER, (REUTER).—MARSHAL PETAIN RECEIVED GENERAL THE TWO LEADERS HAD A CONVERSATION LASTING THREE HOURS.

GENERAL FRANCO WAS ACCOMPANIED BY HIS FOREIGN MINISTER, SENOR SERRANO SUNER, AND A SUITE COMPOSED OF BOTH CIVILIAN AND MILITARY OFFICIALS.

While General Franco and Marshal Petain were together, building and cheered loudly,

a large crowd gathered outside the

MARSHAL PETAIN

Responding to demands, they appeared on the balcony and wore greeted with shouts of "Vive Franco! Vive Petain!" Both wore smiling.

Before General Franco.entered his car, a band played both the Spanish anthem and the Marseillaise.

During the afternoon, Senor Suner had a conversa: tion with Admiral Jean Darlan, the Vichy Foreign Minister and Vice-Premier.

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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 how, following Italy's entry into the war, a small force of picked New 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 Range Desert Group," the force com- prised picked officers and men from the New Zealand troops and the British Royal Armoured Corps. It was commanded by a Lieutenant Colonel famed as an

Work On Tunnels Held Up explorer in the Libyan Desert,

who was formerly a British Department and a member of official in the Egyptian Survey the Palestine Department of

hold up at present by a shortage of equipment and personnel Pregress on building new air raid shelter tunnels is being and every effort is now being made to enlarge the existing tunnels, stated Mr M. L. Bevan, Training Ofcer, this morning. antiquities. Africa. On a

cautions, Wing-Comdr Steele-Perkins, who is at present in Mr Bevan was deputising for the Director of Air Raid Pre-

hospital with influenza.

Duce, Franco Discussion "There was certainly the question of the problems arising from the LONDON, Feb. 13 (Reuter), conflict, with which are cunnceted the The Mediterranean and Africa reorganisation of Europe and of ques- were the main questions discuss-once on these two ports, a ed at the, meeting at Bordighera perfect identity of views was noted. between General Franco and I Spain's attitude of solidarity with the Duec, according to the official Axis is being continued."

The same "authorised quarters" Italian news agency from "au-are slated to have commented on the Lorised quarters in Rome."

Repeating the words of the omelal camaunique, the

agency adds:

Pleads Leniency In Tokyo For Hayashi

Special to the "Telegraph"

TOKYO, Feb, 14 (Dontci).-Mr Eikichi Morità, councillor Minister Herr Victor Von Herren of the Japanese Ratepayers Association in Shanghai, arrived in accampanied the party instead of Tokyo by air yesterday afternoon and immediately visited high

officials of the Ministry of Justice,

Prince Paul,

MIT

CHINESE CONSULATE IN H.K.

Nazis Invitation LONDON, Feb.13-(Reiter)tist is understood that reported that the Yuro-Sluv Premier Morita arrived here as a repre- and Foreign Minister left Belgrade to-day for Berlin at the invitation of sentative of the. Japanese Rate- the German Government.

payers Association in order to To Meet Ribbentrop BELGRADE, Feb. 13 (UP)-It is plead for leniency "in view of rellably stated that the Prime the circumstances" surrounding Minister, M. Cvetkovitch, and the the case of Yukichi Hayashi,, Commander-in-Chief of the Army,president of the Association,! General Markovitch are enroute to who shot and wounded Mr W. J. meet

von Hibbentrop at Fuschal Castle near Salzburg where the latter Keswick, Chairman of the will receive them; however, it is un-Shanghai Municipal Council, and certain whether or not they will be two other. Japanese officials of " received, by Hitler. They plan to the Municipal Council at the ex- stay two days In Germany.

CHUNGKING, Feb. 14 (Reu- traordinary ratepayers' meeting ter).-According to the "Ta Jon January 23.

Kung Pao," the influential Chinese daily, Britain has agreed Mr Mortis at an interview with the press defended Hayashi's action de- to the establishment of The Hongkong office of C.N.A.C.for the sake of the entire Japanese but "Reuter" learns from

claring: "nyash! sacrificed himself, Chinese Consulate in Hongkong, this morning confirmed the Chung pupulation In Shanghai." He said: thoritative sources that the re- king report of the accident to mother The

in the

C.N.A.C. Plane

Missing

PrematureReport

of the company's planes somewhere Municipal Council is unbearable. It port is premature,

English influence

only.

The Chinese authorities,

au-

It Is

to

e's-

inceling thus:

(1) This meeting between the two statesmen, linked by close political comradeship, inclined to have that importance which is characterised by the military and political circums- tances of the mement. It is signific- ant that General Sancomel. Il Duce for the first time in Italy, thus giving the lie to certairrallegations of enemy

propagandu.

(2) The Bordighera meeting was above all devated to examination of questions which are of interest to the two countries."

Bulgarian Demand

On Greece

Wants Corridor

The force journeyed thousands of miles through the Southern Libyan deserts, carrying its own supplies, prating enemy transport, shelling and capturing, Isolated forts, blowing up The ARP. Department has just dumps and burning grounded alreraft. been given sanction to purchase The

conducted he operations were 4,000 stirrup pumps and 10,000 tubs, over a radius of over 700 miles south ench capable of holding 40 gallons of the Oases of Siwa and Jerrabub, of water.

This is a recognised and the most valuable information A.R.P. fire-fighting equipment and was obtained, has and is still being used extensive-

After

ly In England for combating fires the pres Italy's declaration of war,

presence at Kufra of enemy troops caused by incendiary bombs. These and aircraft in unknown numbers stirrup pumps and tubs will be dis- was very disturbing to the authori- tributed throughout the

town and Lles. The enemy were also known to

the congested areas. It was propos-possess a number of motorised units ed, said

Mr Bevan, to manufacture constructed for desert work and cap- the pumps and the tubs in libngkeng. able of carrying out well-executed NEW

The Railway had turned out stirrup desert operations, YORK, Feb. 13 pumps for them in

There, therefore, Evacuation of Abyssinia"

the past and existed a distinct threat to Upper ZURICH Feb.

(Reuter).--A message from would probably do so again.. Egypt by land and air. (Reuter) Evacuation of civilians from Abyssinia, Budapest states that the

It was imperative to find out the is considered as a likely subject to Bulgarian Government

Despatch Riders Wanted

secrets lying behind the great sand barriers protecting Kufra and so the have been discussed between Musso- Radio to-day broadcast a de-other 500 Despatch Corps riders, who Group set qui, defying the sea of "We are urgently in necd_of_an-vanguard-of-the-Long-Range-Desert-

hint and Generat

to the Vichy "Gazette de

13

Trunco, necording

Laudent of the mand

for the immediate will be attached to the various A.R.P. and and the weltering heat of the

units for the purposes of carrying August sun. corridur message etc. At the moment we Greece to the have only 1,150 in this Corps and the

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This question, involving ng it does cession of a the utilisation of the Addis Ababa- through Djibouti Railway; which has its

terminus in French Somaliland, also Aegean Sea.

cerns France and is regarded by

the correspondent as to ex- It was argued that the plain the meeting between Marsal territory between the bays

etain and General Franco.

Political observers in Zurich

in-

of Salonika and Phraos was cline to the view that Mussolini pro- formerly Bulgarian and bably sounded General Franco as to that it still contains Bul- what help he would be able to afford Italy.

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a

Franco Turns

gars.

The Radio added: "The problem has now become [acute,"

RESISTANCE

AT KEREN Italians Fight

CAIRO, Feb. 13 (Reuter).

resistance round Keren,

Down Il Duce The Italians are putting up stout "All Japanese ratepayers are- op- Britalonial Secretary recently No Spanish, Aid For Italy strategic town 60 miles north-

and received his aeronautleat train while the English voters number. 12,-

There are only 5,800 Japanese voters

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ATTACK ON CONVOY

Surface Raiders

SOFTIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

LONDON, Feb. 13 (UP).-It

First Exploration Brilish officer and five New Zea

The vanguard, consisting of A TURN to Back Page, Column 3

Hull On Far East Dangers

is reliably reported that German surface raiders altacked British convoy in the Atlantic United

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 (Reuter)-Mr Cordell Hull, Secretary of

States

yesterday. This attack is the State, to-day said that United first by surface raiders in the States Consular officers had Atlantie since the Jervis Baywarned. U.S. citizens in Far incident.

b*

If vessels were sunk, It may by bitare the toll will be known

Eastern countries to evacuate as a precautionary measure in since once the survivors are clear of view of the disturbed conditions. the. battle scene, the ratios are kept | The statement followed publication silent to prevent the disclosure of of despatches from Tokyo and Shang- positions.

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

Roosevelt Accused

Berlin Claims BERLIN, Feb. 13 (UP)-The High

were sunk by German surface war- Commond to-day confirmed the radio announcement that 13 merchantingn

ships.

between Kweilin and Hongkong was because of the English pressure flowever, no additional information that the Municipal Council, on the learned, have applied to the British has been received concerning the fate round of senreity of funds, raised authorities for permission of the machine.

The plane took off from Hongkong the Municipal rates by 50 per cent tablish a Consulate, but the matter is yesterday morning and was forced last year and 40 per cent again this still under discussion. No decision down before I reached Kwellin. it year."

has yet been renched but it is belleved is pointed out that the Chimgking

that there is a good possibility of report was erroneous in stating thut posed to these increases but, despite

agreeing to the suggestion. It was carrying passengers; it was a

The freight plane and was carrying freight defeated slnec, in order to become a been revived though mention of it their number, they have always been announced that the matter had not The pilot, Mr F. J. Thom is an voter, It is required that one must had been made in a letter from the ter).It is learned in Vichy that ghting is very tough and is

"Yomlur!" points out that President NEW YORK, Feb. 13 (Reu-west of Asmara in Eritrea. The

SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPHY. American-born and educated Chinese arent of at least Y700 a year. British Ainbassador.

Tokyo, Feb. 13 (Dame)The Franco has refused, in spite of over difficult ground.

Roosevelt has been taking steps to the strongest pressure by Musso-towards Arreza, which lies 30 miles tinuntion of the destructive blows new order in East Asla by continuing The action is described as a con-hinder Japan's establishment of a The British advance is progressing

Here the which haven carried out by Ger- to concentrate the United States feet atlack on Gibralter.

country is also difficult and the re- mar "long distance bombers on the in Hawait and continuing a policy The message from Vichy niso states treating Italians have been obliged british convay gystern went of contrary to what many "Americans that Mussolini mentioned every past to jettison much of their equipment. Portugal."

think advisable, SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGNAPH" favour by Italy to Spain and be- The advance enst of Lake Rudolf LONDON, Feb. 13 (UP)-Naval providing bases for the attack, but

sought him to pay off his debts by Abyssinia is also progressing satis- circles to-day confirmed that power- Franco refused and explained that from other fronts.

factorily. ful units of the Home Fleet, during starving Spain could not risk_a_war

Patrol actions only are reported the past few days, have swept thou against England who was sands of miles of the North Atlantic

helping seeking enemy warships.

with food.

Raids By R.A.F. SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" However, none has been encoun-Europa would feed Spain.

To this Mussolini promised that Franco

CAIRO, Feb. 13 (UP).—The acro- Nevertheless, it is claimed that the however, remained adamant.

dromes nt Moriiza, Valeto Mussolini stressed the need for Kayavin were successfully raided on sweep has been "most successful.".

bases al Cartagera, Minorca and the the night of February 11-12 and at special Dollar Sweep, which has already reached record sales, is Canaries.

ing in the United States. He has 000. Morcover, out of 4,000 been with C.N.A.C. for nearly ten успя.

Ils co-pilot was Mr Paul Chim and more than 3,000 are English Who the radio operator Mr C. N. Pau. TURN to Back Page, Column 5

ployees of the Municipal Council,

Tommies Raid Nazi-Occupied France On Motor-Cycles

An Aascelled Press correspond nt, back in New York after war fe- porting service in London, discloses a new phase of British offensite on the Continent, says the "Christian Science Monitor" No oficial com- ment upon the report was available from London where considerable

Royal Navy lini, to grant Spanish aid for an south-west of Asmara.

In Action

tered;

reserve attaches to discussion of the rapidly developing British military Fiery Argentine.

tecluntates.

Debate

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 BUENOS AIRES, Feb. 13 (Reuter). a proview of the mass attack German-occupied France. British generals have promised to deliver.

-Ilevolvers were brandished in an

A little trawler pushes softly extended session of the Chamber of

through the Channel darkness and An "Associated Press" writari anchora at a lonely spot on learned from an extremely re-

French coast.

Deputics to-day,

The Conservative Deputy, Senor the Roche, and the Radical member,

Stnor Damonte, Interrupted the

llable source shortly before leav-nfty khaki uniformed Agures creep They had drawn their guns before There is a muffled commotion nsdebate by a lively exchange of blows, Ing England three weeks ago TURN to Back Pago, Column 5 they could be separated.

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Sec Back Pago For Further Late News

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and

An official communique reported: "Malta was raided on Wednesday by

a number of German and Italian

casualties."

planes but there was no damage or

Derby Sweep Being Cut

in

Tickets

Halves

A report current in town concerning the Jockey Club's

Icast seven planes were destroyed. All British planes returned safely. that some purchasers of tickets who have sold half shares in their tickets have adopted the unusual practice of cutting the tickets into halves, each owner retaining one-half of a ticket. port, Mr C. B. Brown, Secretary as to why the ticket had been cut "Questioned regarding the re- Club would require an explanation of the Jockey Club, stated that and the prize money would only be the Club would certainly refuse was satisfactory.

pald over if the explanation. to pay half of a prize drawn if

n offered one-half of a winning ticket was ing. It is now virtually certain, that Sales in the special Dollar Sweep reached 840,000 tickets this morn- presented.

LONDON, Feb. 13 (British Wire less).Including gifts of £800 from Laima and £750 from Chile, the Duke of Gloucester's Red Cross and St John Fund for wounded has reached-£4,335,000.

now

the 1,000,000 mark will be reached or Should both halves of a ticket be acceded before Tuesday, when the presented for payment of a prize, the Rooty-Hill Derby will be run off.

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