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British Arm in Africa Japan Woos Turkey Won't Permit

FROM PAGE ONE

there and the latter have been added in the supply service by Cypriols who, for the first time, fight on the British alde.

near

coast

and

S. American

Countries

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAFH" TOKYO, Feb. 20 (Domel)- "South-east to Eritrea you find in Educational missions from Chile the extreme north British, and Argentina will arrive in advancing threatening the Italian right flank. A Japan shortly on a tour of hundred miles southward, British atul inspection and will report to Indlan troops

have made drainstic their countrymen on wartime advances to the Sudan, capturing Kassalo, Biscia and Agordat, and are conditions in Japan. attacking the immensely strong posi- tion of Keren,

"Further south, the British and Indian troops have captured Barent and are sti

still advancing

"A fourth force of British. Imperial and Sudanese have captured Galinbat und is advancing towards Gondar.

"A further 000 mites on, South African troops

have

advanced the east of Lake Rudolph, penetrating deep into Abyssinia and have with the Rhodesians and the King's African Rifles, cleared all Kenya of the enemy and are thrusting north.

The visitors from Chile, including Professor Anna 11. Fernandes of the University of Chile and two other women education experts, are expect ed to arrive in Yokohama to-morrow aboard the Hiye Maru for a two months' tour of Japan, Korea and Manchoultuo.

From Argentina, Mr Hose "Ortiz, son of President Dr Roberto M. Ortiz of Argentina, is expected in the middle of May on an inspection tour of Japan's education, industry and

eulture.

Preparations are being made by the Tourist Bureau to welcome the King's African Rifles

visitors who will be given every miles further cast. facility on their inspection tours in "Finally 000 troops of the Gold Coast, with the order to allay recent misgivings in King's African Rides, have conquered | South America.

a great area of Italian Somaliland and have captured the

the Important part of Kismayu and are now on the line of the River Juba (Lutest reports say

that the liver hus been crussed by British troops.--Ed.).

"When we remember that Canadian divisions and New Zealanders, with gunters from Newfoundland, are standing here at the vital part of

RUSSIAN CRITICISM

Nazis To Cross

FROM PAGE ONE

bad days and Allies with the same ideals

Axia Claims Ridiculous ISTANBUL, Feb. 20 (Reuter).-- "Turkey's policy is tightly linked up with that of Britain by an alliance unchanged and unchangeable," writes M. Saddak, a member of the Chamber of Deputies, who is generally regard-

as a

#semi-official spokesman, He added, "Dulgaria is not only pledged by the Ankara Pact to Tur- key,

also to Greece. If this engagement is not respected, Turkey resumes her freedom of action. The declaration conforms with the spirit of the Anglo-Turkish alliance. Pro- pagandist claims that it constitutes an Axis victory are ridiculous."

but

Accord With Yugo-Slavia OPECIAL TO THE "TELEGNAPH" NEW YORK, Feb. 10 (Domel),~ Following up the Bulgarian-Turkish non-aggression agreement, Turkey will announce a similar accord with Yugo-Sinvin in the next few days, information reaching according to

agreement the

the

two countries on the basis of the sbg- gestions made by German authorities during the recent visit to Germany by the Yuge-Slay Premier and Foreign Minister, it was further reported.

here.

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media and Japanese Weakness By British Troops STAR THEATRE

this struggle to meet the first shock In War Of Nerves

of invasion, that Australians and In- perial troops are reinforcing Singa pore, that squadrons of Dominton air Pur with the flower of the Old Country's youth and that from the great Imperial centre of Canada

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MOSCOW, Feb. 20 (Reuter).The Soviet army paper, the "Red Star",

States,

FROM PAGE ONE

commenting on what it calls Japan's Imperial troops further north has weak points" in what it terms a war nifed us in East Africa with pride

between of nerves

Japan, Britain'

and excited thought. No doubt the refers to the United Japan's

milktury

envy and there has been a strong and says, desire to emulate their achievement. their scores of thousands, we have a the weak and vulnerable points in The chance is now here. This force real answer to Hitler-the brother-

these preparations were

is no whit behind in courage and hood of free men in arms, Inspired pointed out by Ar forac. endurance. Confident in this, I send by a comunen faith and fighting for of a Japanese metal concern, who to the South African and West Afri the common freedom that they prize issued a reminder that Japim depends | can troops participating in the opera- above 12.

to a ensiderable ext

extent on "This is the real New Order-ales of raw materials from abroad.

on her sup- tions a message of good luck." German Apologies conradeship so closely united that Mr Hirao's statement casts light on LONDON, Feb. 20 (Router).— it marches steadily through the valley

the statements by somewhat belatedly the motives

the German

they are coming and will yet come in the ingvericht festations and ensuing period has touched us with

evil thing which seeks to destroy the

soul of man."

Currie's Travels

ITES:

of death so that the British Empire Japanese officials in the peculiar war official news agency is now enden- and civilisation as a whole may suror nerves going on between, the vouring to give more flattering vive and triump over the foul and

Libya. picture of Halian resistance in Japanese and Anglo-American block. Comparing these statements with

The agency says that according to the reported activities of the Japanese information gathered from British military authorities, the paper re- prisoners captured in North Africa, marks that some foreign observers tatan guns at Bardia had a "mur And a "certain division of labour" be-derous effect on the enemy." tween the diplomatic and military It adds that of over 2,000 British

100 about departments of Japan.

attackers only through unscathed and the remainder were mown down by shrapnel decimated by Italian machine-guns.

Wounded natives, says the agency, are now being cared for in Egypt And thousands of wounded Aus- tralians have been sent to Palestine where all the hospitals are already crowded out,

FROM. PAGE ONE

Chun, Chairman of the Szechwan : Provincial Government.

At noon the American visitors were entertained nt a luncheon given Jointly by the Provincial Government, the Szechwan Pacification Tiendquar- ters and other government organisa- tions.

In the afternoon, they were guests at a ten given by General and Madame Chang Chun.

Conservancy Work Scen CHEUNGTU, Feb, 20 (Central News) Dr Currie, and Mr Emile Despres, research official in the Economic Division of the U.S. Feder-

a!

Reserve Board, went this morning

to Kunnlisien, north-west of Chenglu. where they inspected water conser- vancy work.

They returned to Chengtu im- after the inspection und

LATE NEWS

British Armed

came

or

Actually the British losses, have already been made clear by com- munique issued at Cairo on January which stated that the "total British and Australian casualties incurred in the capture of Bardia were less thun 600."

WAR TROPHIES Chinese Remember Yarnell

CHUNGKING, Feb, 20 Cruiser Sunk

(Central

News). Many trophies captured by at noon a luncheon party LONDON, Feb. 20 (Reuter) the Chinese in north Hunan have given in their honour by the Chinese- H.M.S. Crispin, an armed auxiliary hcen sent here to be presented to American Institute of Cultural Re-vessel of the Royal Navy, has been Admiral H. E. Yarnell, former Com- lations and the Sino-British Cultural sunk, announces the Admiralty. mander-in-Chief of the United States Association.

The next of kin of the casualties Asinile Fleet, in appreciation of his sympathy with and support to China's have been advised.

resistance.

At 3 o'clock in the afternoon they lew back to Chungking.

Manchukuo-Ship Telephone Service

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH". HSINKING, Feb. 20 (Domel)-The Manchukuo Telephone and Telegraph Company, which has been conducting experiments in establishing telephonie communication between ocean iners on the Japan Manchukuo Bervice since Inst summer, will open Ita service as from

April

For the present, conversations from ships at sca will be limited to Dairen only, but later the service will be extended to include Hsinking and other cities. Hitherto there have been no such ship to land telephone faci- lities on the Japan-Manchukuo line,

Ingenohl's

The Crispin was of 5,071 ions, built in 1935. In peacetime she was one of the Booth Line vessels carry- ing both passengers and cargo.

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Malayan War Contribution

LONDON, Feb. 20 (Reuter) — Malaya's latest contribution to the Empire's war effort is a free gift of L450,000 raised by war taxation and additional Customs duties from September to December, 1940.

Lord Moyne, Secretary of State for the Colonies, has gratefully acknow- ledged the gift.

Conscription In Malta

LONDON, Feb. 20 (Reuter)-Con- scription was introduced in Malta to-day. The Governor is empowered to call all males between the ages of 18 and 41 for military service,

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