1941-02-28 — Page 13

February 28, 1941.

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Story Of The Fall Of Mogadiscio

NAIROBI, Feb. 27 (Reuter).An official communique Issued here to-day says: "During the night of February 25-26, our East and West African troops entered Mogadiscio without opposition. Owing to the darkness, the defent of the enemy on the line of the Juba, the speed of our advance and the hurried evacuation. the town has suffered little damage.

"It has been impossible up to a distance of 570 miles. now to assess the number of "In addition the major water Jobstacle of Juba has been crossed-a prisoners and material captured, line which the Italians. apparently and many Europeans and thought impregnable is the face of Askaris are still surrendering. opposition."

This achievement was made possi- ble by the co-operation of all three services and the vigorous action of all the forces employed.

Bridge Bombed

CAIRO, Feb. 27 (Reuter).--Stores and troop concentrations and supply dumps were attacked by the BAF In the Keren nrea with good effect.

At Ansab, bonban were dropped on Diens a large transport yard while Massawa, ammunition stores other military objectives were raided,

and

A Great March "Its greatness will be appreciated when it is realised that during the period February 12 to 26, starting from the advance bares already at the

A railway bridge at Awash, near, end of the lines of communication 220 miles long, the fighting forina- Addis Ababa, was attacked and a flons have advanced in the face of direct hlt damaged the bridge and opposition over a le track roat track.

Two Jobs for M.P.s Bill Adopted by Commons

Was

LONDON, Feb. 27 (Reuter).Some controversy aroused in the House of Commons' to-day' when the House debated the "Two Jobs for Members" Bill, officially styled as the Commons Disqualification Temporary Provisions Bill.

The Bit was originally introduced,

to legalise Me Maleolan MacDonald's

appointment as High Commissioner for Canada while Mr. MacDonalit!

Parliament.

K.R.A. Meeting

Kowloon residents are reminded retains his sent as a member of that the Annuni General Meeting of the Kowloon Residents' Association The Guvernment insisted on treat- will be held this evening at 6 pm. In} my a division m a vote of confidence.; S4 Andrew's Church Hall. Kowloon. but eventually the flouse gave the Everyone is cordially invited taj Bill a unanimous reading.

attenti.

The Bill only lasts for one "year! LONDON, Feb. 27 (British Wire and in the interim the Selcet Com-less).--The Chairman of the Trades mittee will seek to clarify the whole Union Congrer General Council, Mr osition of members of Parliament George Gibzon, was received by the whn nerept offees of pruit,

King at Buckingham Palace to-day.

Friday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

Collecting Boxes Black-Out Comments:

For Bomber Fund

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and pre-

Hospital Test Made

"There is nothing more that I can add about the blackout exercises that has not alrendy been published except that I shall hold another exercise-in the very near future, when weather conditions permit," stated Wing-Comdr A. H. Steele-Perkins, Director of Air Raid Precautions, this morning.

He said that fog prevented with the poorer classes who inevit- observation from the air and Jubly wait for the sirens before com- there was no further point in pletely blacking-out their premises.

Census [continuing with the tests.

The taking of a census of 11ong- The Queen Mary Hospital Inst kong's population by the wardens, in night was equipped entirely with

the A.R.P. department would coin- gbis. At n certain period, the mence on the evening of March 13 hospital authorities were authorised and would probably continue for t to change half the lights to white week when it was hoped to secure lights, sufflelent to enable the doctors all the necessary information. The carry out operations, duties etc Director of A.R.P. stressed the From a distance of about 200 yards necessity for the main

tenunt or the test was judged moderately suc-occupier of a flat, tenement or hotel cessful.

to be present on any one of the Observation on the experimental nights following March 13 in order stur-lighting in Lockhart Road was to facilitate the compilation of h impossible from the air and was

continued last night. Wing-Comdr formation. Steele-Perktus hopes to carry out experiments in this type of lighting

Resource of Warden Wing-Comdr Steelc-Perkins

re-

somewhere in the New Territories, vealed that but for the timely inter- Warden probably early next week. The exact vention of Deputy Group afte has not yet been selected. Male Shun-shing last night, a serious Are might have developed at No. Indoor Sheltera

cabled

This photography shows one of the Questioned us to whether Hongkong/ 130 Lockhart Road. Mak, who was 25 collecting boxes, designed ke wouki be yɛlıg the special indoor air-on duty In the near vicinity kan- bonib, which are to be used for cal-raid shelters which had recently beenpened to be the nearest official avail- able and tackled a titl outbreak lecting money for the "South China'

Inapproved by the Home Government immediately, controlling the flames Post" and "Hongkong Tele- and which can be used as a table within seven minutes. Fire engines

The boxes well as a shelter, Wing-Comdr Steele-arrived shortly after. were signed by Mr

Mr S. E. Faber,

ber, Perkins cnid that he had already I the Hone Government for full wavy and manufactured

to the Hoiigkong War Effort detali Comitice, by the Hongkour E-

This type of shelter would hol bef and Construction Co. Ltd. suitable for Hongkong us on Indoor Kineering The boxes:ara) maite of brass, The main body is chromium plated, while shelter in a Chinese tenement dwell- tire fins are plated copper. The base would hardly accommodate the 20 to 30 inhabitants. It might, how- has an oxidised statuary bronze

nish. A chromium plate is attached Ye, come in very useful for the rural districts and has already proved Its to the base bearhig. the Inscription

somber Fund Hongkong War Er-worth in outlying districts in England. fort Committee.”

The A.R.P. Director said that the purpose of the air-rald signals was

Rumours Of Japanese Plans

to warn the Heneral publie that Base Near Hongkong

Confer With Welles darger from an air attack was - WASHINGTON, Feb, 27 (Heuler).minent and the population should The United States Under-Secretary of State (Me Summer Welles) was to see both the new Japanese Ambassa- dor, Admiral Nomura, and the Soviet M. Oumansky, this Ambassador, afternoon.

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KWEILIN, Feb. 27 (Central News), therefore make for the shelters and Intensifying preparations for its all vehicles and shipping should push southward the Japanese War 1 special stalt come to a stop. Although the block-Office has created

take charge exercise commenced at sunset headquarters

the south-eastern and terminated at dawn, it was very operations

Pacille, according to Inteligence dimeult to impress this point hame

reports reaching here,

Hasbima; il Is Mejor-General stated, has been appointed Chief of Stair, and his headquarters will be composed of members to be drawn; from the staffs of the Formosan Army South and the Japanese forces in China.

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Meanwhile, another dispatch re- ceived here states that Japanese troops. under the supervision of the engineering corps, have been CHI structing huge airfield at Taipeng, on the coast of Bios Bay to the easi of Hongkong, which will soon, be completed.

It is reported that the Japanese are prepark to use Blas Day as a servicing station to provision Japan- ese naval vessels in the event of actual hostilities in the southeastern" Pacine.

U. S. Envoy In Incident

Wilhelmstrasse Plaint

·DERLIN, Feb, 27 (Reuter).The official organ of the German Foreign

·Office-to-day-sharply-attacks the. Mr American Minister at Soña, George Earle, for his alleged pro- British attitude, and complains similar

attitude of other United States

diplomats,

Mr Earle was the victim of assault by Nazis in a restaurant in Sofia when he requesteri the orchestra to play the song "Tipper- ary" which aroused the rage of the Germans present. A German officer threw a champagne: bottle at Mr Earle who retaliated by knocking him down.

China Front In

South Pacific

CHUNGKING, Feb. 27 (Reuter).--- Defence of the Southern Pacific with Great Britain, United States and the Dutch East Indies was emphasised in a special article in to-day's Chinese oficial newspaper, "Central Daily News."

The paper declares: "There are 10,000,000 Chinese residing in the south-east 'whose lives and property are directly threatened by Japan's southward expansion. Therefore, China must bave discussions with the Powers, convened with a view to a Joint difence in the Southern Pacific."

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