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一拜禮 號四廿月二英港香

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1941.

IL DUCE-APOLOGIST:

TELLS

ITALIANS WHY ITALIANS

COUNTRY IS LOSING

LONDON, FEB. 23 (REUTER).—THE DIFFICULTIES OF THE FIGHT IN WHICH ITALY IS ENGAGED "NOT ONLY IN THE MEDITERRANEAN BUT ABOVE ALL ON THE WIDELY SEPARATED FRONTS OF THE WAR AGAINST BRITISH WORLD POWER,” WERE EXPLAINED BY MUSSOLINI TO-DAY IN A SPEECH FROM ROME ADDRESSED TO THE ITALIAN PEOPLE AND THE WORLD."

Il Duce expressed his complete conviction that the struggle would come to a "victorious conclusion," declaring that it was the will of Fascist

Mussolini, who was speaking at a meeting of the Dascio di Combattimenti del Urbe, declared that he had come to break the silence which was "dear to him,, especially in time of war." Italy, he said, had been at war not eight months but six

namely since January 3, 1935.

London Is Italy.

Not Very Impressed

Analysis Of Duce's

Speech

years,

Alluding to General Franco's appeal at the time of the Spanish Civil War, Il Duce said: "We could not turn

a deaf ear. It was our duty to go to his help,"

He proceeded, "Iteally we have been at war since October 28, 1922, when we rose against the plutocratic, masonic and capi- LONDON, Feb. 23 (Reuter).talistic world. In September, 1939, we were on the eve of war. While official London comment We could not wait to be entirely ready, for history seized by on Mussolini's speech is not avullable, defensive character of the throat.

the speech is regarded as note-

strength of recovery is

tremendous,

Whatever

It Is the last battle which counts. Victory of the Axis Is absolutely sure. Britnin cannot win. happens, Italy will march with Ger- many to the end."

Mussolini declared that collabora-

BIG GREEK SUCCESS

日九廿月正

Big Sweep Sales Total 1,000,000.

The Booty-$1 Sweepstake sales reached precisely the 1,000,000 mark before the sweep- rtake closed at noon to-day.

It is announced. there is a dead heat, the will be as follows:

1st

2nd

$397,000

$113,000

that unless prizes

3rd $50,800 Unplaced ponles and starters $2,253,07 euch.

Non-

The total prize monies for dis- tribution amounts to $710,000. Commission totals $190,000 which will be divided between China War Relief and British war funda, while tax amounts to $100,000.

Ex-King Alfonso Reported Not Dead

Latest Rome Message

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

Take Hundreds Hongkong this morning, the ex-

Of Prisoners

SINGLE COPY 10 CENTS $36.00 PER ANNUM

To-day's Races

GILMAN'S

Thousands

At Valley

To Watch

Big Event

for-

USED

CARS

133 Nathan Read,

Kowloon.

Tel. 58540.

LATEST

&

8.ROOTY-HILL' DERBY SPORTS CLUB CUP.-A Cup pre- sented by members of the Sports Club For Australian subscription ponies of 1911. Ponies to be ridden by Jockeys who have won at lenat 10 foflétat flat races anywhere or fuckeys approved by the Stewards. One and a half miles.

·145 NECAN'S United Express 102 1b, .. (1p Kui-ving)

140 9. W. LEC'S Jus Centlum 150 1b...

1

(C. B. Moller}" 2 (A. ML Sokolof) 11 riarters. Won by length & half; half a length, Time,.40,

There were typical Derby Day 133 IRS CHIVONO'S Endeavour la b.. scenes at the Happy Valley race- course this afternoon, when tens of thousands gathered inside the; Valley to watch the Rooty-Hill Derby on which, was the 1,000,- $0.80 $7.20; $29.50. 000 ticket sweepstake, carrying a first prize of $397,600,

By 2 o'clock the Valley was swarming with people, "like an ant hill" said the "Telegraph's”

the correspondent on However, the crowd in the cu- closures was not exceptionally big.

course.

Pari-inutual-Winner $13.20. Places

Big Prize Winners

No. 538127 wins $397,000.

No. 106719 wins $113,000. No. 152810 wins $56,800.

All other numbers wia 32,253.07

There was great excitement when each. it was known shortly after the tleket selling in the bit sweepstake had closed, that the 1,000,000 marie had been reached. The excitement was

the draw when increased

for the sweep began at 1.30 p.m.

The result of the draw and of the

race will be found on Column Seven. Big Dividend

BIG SWEEP DRAW

PONIES

A Fine Tinto

It is believed that the ex-King Alfonso of Spain is still alive.

According to a "United Press" message from Rome, received in

flightght of the morning events: Draw for the monster $1 sweep- king was alive at 8.30 last, night.

was the $171.20 dividend paid out on stake on the Rooty-Hill Derby took "Italy immobilised immense

This was revealed in an official Cire's Racylight which won the Vie-place early this afternoon and re- bulletin which declared that Al-foria Stakes in the fourth race. Mr suited us follows: worthy in authoritative quar-enemy forces and so nesisted the

SPECIAL TO THE “TELEGRAPH" Germans to win their brilliant

fonso's condition "continued to F. Noodi was the jockey. ters.

ATHENS, Feb. 23 (UP)-be grave." victories.

The course during the day was soft,Į The statement that Italy has "After France, there remained tion of the Italian and German armies The Government spokesman re- Earlier, I was intimated that but not heavy. Overhead conditions been at war since 1935 or 1922 enemy No. 1 against whom we shall was based on comradeship and cor-vealed that the Greeks had made members of the Spanish royal family

were good, with the sun occasionally The Germans know that is, it is pointed out, clearly fight to the last drop of our blood. dlality.

the radio version of Mussolini's

Results: designed to counter criticism Italy has always had to engage in Italy is a supporting weight of 2,000,- seven successful attacks last and revealed that Alfonso listened to breaking through the clouds.

000 soldiers and an

Mr week, occupying 'strong enemy enornicus

speech. positions Referring to Libya as a most im- force and artillery.

and

A Buenos Aires message says that taking 1,272 against Il Duce and the Fascists distint and difficult wars."

1--ALBURY STAKES-For Aus- Attitude of the that they had fed the country portant strategie polat, Mussolini

German prisoners Including -30 officers, the Spanish Embassy lowered their tralian Subscription ponies of 1941. needlessly into war in June, stated that between October 1, 1937. soldiers in Sleily and Libya is ab- They repulsed 16

Jockey allowance. counter-ng to halfmost when a member of Winners barred. and January 31, 1941, more than 14,solutely perfect, worthy of a great attacks and shot down six Italian Alfonso was dead, but

the Consulate staff reported that

One and a quarter miles, 1940.

n re-check Il Duce held out no prospect that 000 officers and 358,000 men, com- army and a great people,"

prising two armles-the Fifth and thei

brought a reply

930 DYNASTY'S King's Fight 162 11. the The war strength of Germany had planes.

from both

(V. V. Needaj Italy's position would Improve by Tenth--were sent to Libya, and also not diminished but increased. Her

Embassy and Consulate staffs that 007 LEE BROS' Lex Fork 152 lb. her own ellorts but hope was planed 1,000 guns of all calibres and the losses in men and material had been He asserted that, during the past nothing was known about the CX-

(M. M. Sokolot) 24 hours there was "minor successful king's death, although it was expect-1 c. I. Chan's Bugte 149 B on German assistance and strength, Il Duce admitted that there was no most recent type, more than 15,300 very small.

machine guns, 11,000,000 artillery

patrolling" in which two Italian tanks fed. hope of reinforcing Italian East shells, more than 1,000,000,000 rounds

were destroyed by artillery. the and Africa

acknowledged

ammunition for automatic pans, 24,000 tons of clothing and 750 immense industrial potential of the United States.

armoured cats.

Losses Compared

of

Wea-

"These figures show that careful preparations were made. The soldiers As regards Il Duce's claim of heavy who are lighting in the Empire with- sex Indicted on the British in the out hope of reinforcements are those first four months of Italy's war, the who-are-furthest-away-but-nearest! facts are that during that period, to our hearts."

Italy lost 278 planes beside the 87 believed destroyed, while Britain lost

35 only. Italy lost the cruiser Bar- tolomeo Colleoni, five destroyers and

Italy Forestalled!

The battle which started on Decem. enemy to her and brought the

few

21 submarines while Britain lost the Benghazi "forestalled us by n light cruiser, Calypse, and a total of days." ten destroyers and submarine, and a

Mussolini's 10 points Mussolini made these points: (1) Command was in the strong hands of the Fuehrer;

(2) German armaments were in-1 finitely superior to those of Britain; (3) Almost the whole of Eastern Europe was against Britain;

Sharply Attacking

(DY "REUTER" ON THE ALBANIAN FRONTIER)

Feb. 23.--The Greeks are attacking sharply to-day in the valleys, south-cast of El Bussan.

They also declined to explain why the flag was put at halfmast.

10-starters.

Won by four lengths; tengih and half. Timp-2.22.2.

Pari-mutuel.—Winner $14.00. Places $6.20 $0.70; $5.00.

Rushes To Bedside VICHY, Feb. 23 (Router) TURN to Back Page, Column 3 The Duke of Alba, Spanish Am- TURN to Back Pago, Column 5

(1) Unlike the war of 1814-18, the Skumbi and Devoli River Turkey Stands By-

Britisk blockade is valueless;

(5) The morals of the Axis peoples was superior to that of the British. "The Axis Is Beliting for victory; Britain is fighting for survival. It is foolish to talk of a separate peace. It is impossible to weaken the morale of the Italian people despite the bombing of towns:"

(6) Britain was alone and was call-

Mussolini added: "We do not lie part of both of these was very like the hypocritical British. We re-

lost through German actionsisted strongly, sometimes furiously ing for urgent help from America, but likely rather than in the Mediterranean.

shall repudiate every falsefood. The sharpened our hatred."

Foreign Policy

Cash Sweep Results

On the extreme right, activity |

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" was confined to artillery duels.

The following are the results In ISTANBUL, Feb, 23 (UP).—The to-day's cash sweeps at the Happy Air activity Was more marked, Foreign Mialster, M. Surajoleglu, In Valley. especially by Italian planes which a statement published in the semi- attacked Greek positions and com- official Ankara

ilus, munications.

said that the Turkarian de-i

bon bed the neighbourhood of the foreign palley and that Turkey will At mid-day, four Savela Marchettle claration in no way altered Turkey's

Anzac Day

Baille

Bendimeer

Bendigo

TICKET NUNIVERS

570488

Amulet Star

507424

Angel of Glory

18874

030753

Araxy II

241840

Archber

278806

A Surprising Theo

020716

Bangare Master

202000

103126

270572

604430

Black Seal

100367

2

Bona Vacantia

037201

Buckfastleigh

401778

(C. D. Moller) 3

Casino

6-40434

Castle Hill

311159

Corricdoo

825255

Corsair Corvette

123731

443247

Digultas

Daylight

305003

865625

Double Dulch

705412

Dutch Treat

457031

Endeavour

708710

Hawaiian-Love-

DES540

Hole in One

01082

A10R2

Joan

721612

Jungle Love

721617

049076

Jus Gentium

952819

King's Flight

542051

543051

Leading Star

710594

210314

RACE 1

No. 4233

#

1013 3600

$1,830.00 597.40 360,30

Lodestar

Lex Fori

32986

Болса

70653

Looksco

440407

127929

Unplaced ponies ($50 each): Nos. 2380,

3791, 605, 218,

Malsall

360084

Manhattan

780034

Moonlight

261672

RACE 2

National Welfare

aureau

897280

No. 1307

$2.254.70

Never-Neyrr

700796

5372

614.20

" ..

01

322.10

Newborn Star

692838

Newmarket Day

780454

Unplaced ponies ($50 each): Nox, 4330, 4074. 943, JAZ, 854, 528, 4710, 4795.

Uglo

160047

Optima Fide

358418

RACE 1

Red Rabbit

011399

No. 4300

52,657.00

Riverbridge

877014

23

3220

759.40 379,70

Royal Sovereign

835854

Santa-Anita

60248

Unplaced ponies (150 each): Nos. 4372, 5021, 1003, 3175, 1944,

Saratoga

$12954

Seal River

560772

Snow White

802872

RACE 4

No. 2018

$2,702.30

Starlight View,

36428

No. 404

No. 5048

707.80 398.00

Hunspot

Strathalbyn

145352

304577

912739

Bydney Diamond

249126

Sydney Lady

791203

728266

Tubacceship

647224

Trade Wind

727200

Twinkling Star

184129

United Express Vlear Vitamin M Willow

538127

202733

521574

Zadderday

050104 554025

It is noted that Mussolini is now! We shall always tell the truth. We this help must arrive in such quân- Fiorina frontler area in Greek Mace-honour all her obligations and defend 3084, 393, 181, 339, 359,-4697, 3017, 2402, 2036, { trying to justify the Greek, war as events of the past months have only. TURN to Back Page, Column 5

an unfortunate military necessity, in dienting the degree of disquiet the Greek disasters have caused in Italy and currency of the reports of division of opinion between him and the Army.

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Referring to Greece as "the Inst Balkans," British rampart in the Mussolini said that Greece would not renounce the British guarantee, It was necessary' lo face up to her and on this point there was absolute German Comment

agreement in all responsible millt- BERLIN, Feb. 23 (UP).-German;

nry Varters, authorized quarters declared that

Mussolini described the Italian Mussolini's speech ended all clains of soldiers in Albania as "superb, writ- German-Italian dissention. "It has Ing the pages of legendary glory," shown again the firm solidarity of and declared that Greek losses were the Axis In this life and death

high. He said that spring struggle," they declared,

would come soon and with il the "All those who believed the British Italians' turn.

Italian the

terrations regarding

for a separate peace will

Very

the

Italo-Nazi Co-operation now be disappointed, and realizo He declaredi that British losses there is no hope for it. The speech were also heavy and ridiculed revealed again the Axis determina-statement that the British lost only tion that Europe and the Continent 2,000 men,

aided: "Since must finally be cleansed of British Taranto, the course the war hos influence."

been unfavourable to

bali

our

Colony's Trade Decreases By Million Pounds in Jan.

donla far behind the battlefield.

herself if attacked.

Success for Combined British &

Ethiopian Patriotic Troops

CAIRO, Feb. 23 (Reuter).—A combined force of British and Abyssinian patriot troops ́has occupied Shogali on the Blue Nile in Abyssinia.

- Announcing this, a British communique says that an enemy counter-attack was repuls. ed, leaving over 150 dead on the field of battle, while the British and Abyssinian patriot losses were slight.

France May Regain Territory

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPHY

Quantities of war material¡ and many prisoners were cap- tured when British troops oc- cupied Jumbo, near the mouth of the Juba River in Italian Somali- land.

Other Operations

Operations enst of the river con- the British 1inue to develop to

column is advantage. A British moving down the Red Sea coast from the north. Reinforced by Fre VICHY, Feb. 23 (UP)—It is French forces from French Equatorial reliably reported that France Africa, this column is making_satis- may regain the Riviera and factory headway while the British forces around Keren conlinus pre- Alpine territories which Italy parations for reduction of the Italian has occupied since the armistice, positions covering the town.

The communique adds that the by allowing 80,000 Italians in North Africa, to flee into French situation in Libyn is unchanged,

Tunisia.

Invasion Ports Bombed

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH

AT A SOUTHEAST COAST

Unplaced ponies (150 each): Nos. 1151, 3773, 1780. 2011.

RACE 5

No. 207

No

04

No. 0121

$2.725.80 770.08 380.40 Unplaced ponies ($50 each): Now, 3317,) 6279, 2100, 51. 438. 1304, 4765, 1023, 5060, DIPD, 214, 1002, 6240.

No: 2771

7110

品

3007

ПАСК В

$3,734.00 1012.00 $30.40

Unplaced ponies (450 each): Nos, 0006, 4420, 1310, 3543, 3654, 0001, 7547. 760, 1860. 8002, 2007, 01302.

NACE 7

No. 4471 0740

$4,137.70 1,11220

3720

501.10

Unplaced ponies ($50 each); Nos; 3000,

TOWN, Feb. 23 (UP). The 7727, 157, 0098, 100, 120, 100, 200, R.A.F. began an attack on the 1759, 6400. French coast from Bolougne to Calais beginning about

8 p.m. and were still bombing at 11 p.m. Through the sea haze, big.

11041 decreased by 13.8% in terms of way for a ́inass evacuation in the were started among forts and buti flashes could be seen high in the

According to an official report released for publication by the Superintendent of Imports and Exports, the combined values of the Colony's imports and exports of merchandise as declared during the month of January, 1941, totalled $112.9 millions (£7.0 millions) as compared with $131,6 millions (28.1 millions) in January, 1940.

In terms of local currency the total visible trade of the Colony decreased by 14.2% in January, 1941 as compared with January, 1940; and by 18.0% in terms of sterling.

Imporis of merchandise in Janitary, 1941 totalled $60.1 millions (£3.7 With $09.7 millions) as compared. millions (243 millions) In January, 1940, and exports $52.9 millions (£3.3 millions) as compared with $61.8 millions (£3.9 millions).

Imports of merchandise in January,

local currency, and by 14.0% in terms of sterling. Exports of merchandise In January, 1941 decreased by 14.5% in terms of loca) currency, and 13.2% in terms of sterling.

by

Negotiations are said to be under event of British troops continuing westward to Tripoli.

General Franco of Spain is reported to be acting as intermediary.

Compulsory Service Tribunal

Springboks Get Nazis CAIRO, Feb. 23 (Reuter),Fires ings as the result of an attack by sky from the English side, indi- South African fighters on the Massacating that very largo bomba wa aerodrome, It is stated by the are being used. R.A.F. Middle East Headquarters.

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The planes itinaked the Bolougne At Burle, R.A‚F, bombers machine-district Arst and then extended up Monthly Fluctuations

gunned positions cast of the town. the coast towards Calais where short- Since January, 1940 monthly values

It is now learned that as the result ly before. 2 p.m. three exceptional of imports of merchandise into Hong-

of an encounter near Urava, south of vivid flashes were seen-possibly kong fluctuated from a low H.K.S

Benghazi, between fighters of value of 48.0 millions in September, It is hereby notified for general Australian squadron and a number of munitions dumps were hit. 1940 to a high of 79.3 millions in | Information_that_a pubila session of Junker 879, and Messerschmitt 110, May, 1840; whilst export values the Compulsory Service Tribunal will one Junker and one Messerschmilt fluctuated from low of. 37.8 mil- be held on Friday, February 28, at 9 were destroyed, llons in August, 1040 to a high of a.m.

the Council Chamber, 024 millions in July, 1940.

In

From all operations, one Brillah

Colonial Secretarial.

fighter is missing.

LONDON, Feb. 23 (Neutor),—The Admiralty announces that the trawler Ormonde has been sunis.

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The Hawk

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British Subs. Sink 8 Italian Transports

Special to the "Telegraph" .

LONDON, Feb, 23 (UP)—An Admiralty communique an nounces that six British submarines recently sank eight Italian supply ships in the Meditorranean, while 'a`ninth was hit by shells

The Triton which was later sunk, sank two, the Truant, one, the Upholder, two, including two 8,000 ton vessels, and the Rover, Regent and Utmost, one each.

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