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SOVIET HINT TO BULGARIA
FROM PAGE ONE
which misrepresent the real attitude of the Soviet Government."
Sofia Rumours SOFIA, Mar. 3 (Router)--Events are marking time in Soda to-day.
Rumours have been circulating in the capital to the effect that 20 Ger- man divisions have already entered Bulgaria, of which 16 are heading for the Turkish frontier. These rumours are evidently part of the Nazi war of nerves against the Turks.
Military experts have pointed out that the movement of such a large body of troops in physically impossible since the three Bulgarian roads avail. able to the Germans could not have carried such a large volume of traffle In the time that has elapsed.
It is further pointed out that it is i impossible to dispose 15. German divisions on the Turkish frontier,. where the Bulgarian Army is already concentrated.
No Presure Yet
While military experts consider that five divisions are enough to cover the Greek frontler, Greek diplomatic eireles here state that there is no news yet of-any-German diplomatic pressure on Athens, which they pre- sume will begin when the Nuzt divisions arrive on the Greek frontler.
As yet, only a very small number of German troops have arrived in Solla.
Bulgaria's Independence, Day was celebrated to-day by & large holiday crowd, Idly strolling through the streets gazing at German stuf automobiles and other transport.
New military telephone lines were installed to-day in a building which was taken over by fifth columnists La few weelts ugo.
Holidays In U.S. INGTON, Mar. 3 (Reuter). The State Department has advised the Treasury to "freeze" Bulgarian funds in the United States as the result of the entry of German troops lato Bulgaria.
British Advancing In Somaliland
www.FROM PAGE ONE
peaks commanded by Italian erlil-
lery and anti-aircraft Runs, with
British artillery situated on other peaks some miles off.
Despite the fact that, the batteries are invisible to each other, the ne curacy of the British "shooting" is remarkable.
Savoy Grenadiers Italy's best forces, including the Savoy Grenadiers, reinforced by ex- tensive artillery, have been sconced In an area which might have been planned by nature as a perfect fortress.
ex-
Recently, a party of Highlanders and Sudanese troops were ambushed by the Italians but fought back and drove the Italians up the summit of neighbouring ridge. There they found that although able to hold the
were Italians, they themselves able to emerge from their positions behind the rocks owing to the wither- from Italion blusis of fire
nests.
un-
nine-gun
British artillery was signalled to and guns, were brought up. Later, the British troops, crouching behind the rocks in the blazing desert sun, heard British shells screaming over- head to pound the Italian positions a couple of hundred yards further on. Wonderful Shooting
"It was wonderful shooting," one Highlander said. "Our boys planked the very first shells plumb on the Italians who soon packed up. Some surrendered. The others retreated." The Sudan defence force through- out
the cam
done brilliant though paign has
little publicised work, their fast armoured cars whizzing among. and around advanced Itallan positions like fast motor-boats, scattering the chemy in all directions
The whole Eritrean campaign hus been an outstanding example of Empire co-operation.
THAI WISH
FROM PAGE ONE
stat if Japan 'uses force. This ac- counts for the undiminished military preparations in Indo-China.
It in belleved that Vichy is on- xious to avold war principally for the following reasons:
Fear of Angering Nazis First, Vichy is afraid of enraging Berlin, thereby straining relations which are not too cordial anyway.
Second, Vichy feels itself helpless and isolated and cannot appeal for
New Influenza
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March 4, 1941.
La Guardia Speaks On Bad Boys
A now influenza-vaccine, recently Mayor Fiorello La Guardia of New! developed by the Rockefeller Insti- York delved into child psychology In tute, is being tested on students and a speech before bus operators recent- faculty members of Kansas Univer-ly, and concluded that the boy who sity, Administered in a single dose, breaks school house windows is for expected to Immunize for five to six more culpable than one who hitches' months, It produces no reaction.. rides on 'n bus.
The Journal of the American lle suggested a new design of bus Medicni Association describes an- sterns to eliminate any holds which other new flu vaccine, developed by reckless boys might gel, so that they two new York physicians, as "one of could not grab a rido, the most promising practient leads in research of recent decades.". The "purely beeldental discovery" follow ed experiments with ferrets,
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Thirdly, if Indo-China, eventually joins General de Gaulle, Vichy will be terribly embarrassed vis-a-vis Berlin and its prestige will be affect- ed as Marshal Petain has repeatedly affirmed Vichy's determination to de fend the integrity of the French Em- pice.
General de Gaulle's statement that concessions wrested from Indo-China by extortion will not be recognised is 3 a clear warning that whatever may happen now, the matter will be dif- ferent after the Allied victory,
From reports reaching London it | is evident that Tokyo tried to justify the ulumotum to Vichy by necusing British and American "intrigues" at obstructing Jupon's mediation efforts. U. S. Exports To Britain
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