1941-02-28 — Page 21

Story Of The Fall Of Mogadiscio

NAIROBI, Feb. 27 (Reuter).—An official communiqué issued here to-day says: "During the night of February 25-20, our East and West African troops entered Mogadiscio-without opposition. Owing to the darkness, the defeat 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 toja dłutance of 570 miles. now to assess the number of "In prisoners and materini captured, and many Europeans and Askaris are still surrendering.

*This achievement was made possi- blo by the co-operation of all three services and the vigorous action of all the forces_employed.

addition the major water jobstacle of Juba has been crossed—n

line which the Italians apparently thought impregnable in the face of opposition."

A Great March

Bridge Bombed

CAIRO, Feb, 27 (Reuter)--Stares and troop concentrations and supply dumpa.. were attacked by. the. RAF. in the Keren area with good effect, At Asatib, bombs were dropped on

"Its greatness will be appreciated when it is realised that during the a large transport yard while near perlod February 12 to 25, starting Massawa, ammunition storea and from the advance bases already at the other military objectives were raided, end of the lines of communication A railway bridge at Awash; - near

220 miles long, the Bghting forma-Addis Ababa, was attacked and aj tions have advanced in the face of direct hit damaged the bridge and opposition over a single track· road truck.

Friday;

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

February 28, 1941.

Library, Supreme

Collecting Boxes Black-Out Comments:

For Bomber Fund

Hospital Test Made

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

He said that fog prevented with the poorer classes who inavit observation from the air and jably wait for the sirens before çom- there was no further point in pletely blocking-out, their premises.

Census continuing with the tests.

to be

The

The Queen Mary Hospital lost The taking of 'a census of Hong- night was equipped lights. At a certain entirely with Hong's population by the wardens in the A.R.P. deportment would com- period, the hospital authorities were authorised ace on the evening of March 13 to change half the lights to white and would probably continue for a lights, sufficient to enable the doctors week when it was hoped to secure to carry out operations, duties etc. Director of A.R.P. stressed the

all the necessary information. From a distance of about 200 yards necessity for the main tenant or the test was judged moderately suc- cessful.

flat, tenement or hotel occupler of a

present on any Observation on the experimental

one of the star-lighting in Lockhart Road was nights following March 13 in order to facilitate the compilation of in- impossible from the air and was dis- continued last night, Wing-Comdr formation. Steele-Perking hopes to

· Resource of Warden carry out experiments in this type of lighting Wing-Comdr Steele-Perkins ret somewhere in the New Territories, vealed that but for the timely inter- probably early next week. The exact vention of Deputy Group Warden site has not yet been selected,

Male Shun-shing last night, a serious Indoor Shelters

fire might have developed at No. This photograph shows one of the

136 Lockhart Road. Mak, who was Questioned as to whether Hongkong 136 25 collecting boxes, designed like a would be using the special indoor air-on duty in the near vicinity, hap- bomb, which are to be used for col-

raid shelters which had recently been able and tackled a snail outbreak pened to be the nearest ofcial avail- lecting money for the "Bouth China

approved by the Home Government immediately, controlling the flames Morning Post", and "Hongkeng Tele-

and which can be used as a table as graph" Bomber Bund The were designed by Mr S. E. Faber, well as u shelter, Wing-Comdr Steele within seven minutes. Fire engines

arrived shortly after. Perkins said that he had already A.F.C., and manufactured and pre-cabled the Home Government for full senied to the Hongkong War Ellart details. Committee by the Hongkong En- gineering and Construction Co. Ltd. The main body is chromium plated, wille the fins are plated copper. The base an oxidised statuary bronze Kowlcon residents are reminded to the base bearing the Inscription finish. A chromium plate is attached that the Annual General Meeting of "pomber Fund-Hongkong War Ef- the Kowloon Residents' Association tart Committee." will be held this evening at 6 p.m. in St Andrew's Church Hall, Kowloon.

Everyone is cordially invited to nitend.

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

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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 Bill was originally Introduced, to legalise Mr Malcolm MacDonald's appointment as High Commissioner for Canada while Mr MacDonald, retains his sent no 11 member of Parliament,

The Government Insisted on treat-¦ ing a division as a vote of confidence, but eventually the House gave the BAI' a unanimous rending.

K.R.A. Meeting

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Confer With Welles WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 (Router). The United States Under-Secretary The Bill only lasts for one your LONDON, Feb. 27 (British Wire- of State (Mr Sumner Welles) was to and in the interim the Select Com-less), The Chairman of the Trades see both the new Japanese Ambasso- mittee will seek to clarify the whole Union Congress General Council, Mridor, Admiral Nomura, and the Soviet position of members of Parliament George Gibson, was received by the Arabassador, M. dumansky, this who accept offices of profit.

King at Buckingham Palace to-day. afternoon.

suitable for Hongkong as an indoor

of would

ing would hardly accommodate the shelter in a Chinese tenement dwell- 20 to 20 to 30 inhabitants. It might, how- ever, come in very useful for the rural districts and has already proved its worth in outlying districts in England. The ARP Director said that the purpose of the air-raid signals was

to

Rumours Of Japanese Plans

warn the general pubile that Base Near Hongkong danger from an air attack was im-

minent and the population should 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 come to a stop. Although the black-Office has created 1 special staff out exercise commenced at sunset headquarters to take charge of and terminated at dawn, it was very operations in the south-eastern difficult to impress this point home Pacifle, according to Intelligence

reports reaching here.

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Major-General Hasbima, it is stated, has been appointed Chief of Staff, and his headquarters will be composed of members to be drawn from the staffs of the Formosan Army and the Japanese forces In South Ching.

Meanwhile, another dispatch re- eived here states that Japanese troops, under the supervision of the engineering corps, have been con- atructing a huge afrfeld at Talpeng, on the coast of Blas Bay to the enst of Hongkong, which will soon be completed.

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It is reported that the Japanese are preparing use Blas Bay as servicing station to provision Japon- ese naval vessels in the event of actual hostilities in the southeastern Pacife.

U. S. Envoy In

Incident

Wilhelmstrasse Plaint BERLIN, Feb. 27 (Reuter).The official organ of the German Foreign Office to-day sharply attacks the American Minister at Sofa, Mr George Earle, for his alleged pro- British attitude, and complains of the similar attitude of other United States diplomats.

Mr Earle was the victim of វាវា assault by Nazis in a restaurant in Sofla when he requested 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 retallated by knocking

him down.

China Front In

South Pacific

CHUNGKING, Fch, 27 (Eruler}, Defence of the Southern Pacific with Great Britain, United States and the Dutch East Indies was emphasized in special article in to-day's Chinese official newspaper, "Central Daily News,"

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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 have discussions with the Powers convened with a view to a joint defence in the Southern Pacific."

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