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Tuesday,

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March 4, 1941

By Ernie Bushmiller

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British Advancing in Italian Rome Comment on War Somaliland: Rome Admissions

Special to the "Telegraph"

NAIROBI, Mar. 3 (UP)—It is officially announced that British troops have occupied Duca, Degli and Abruzzi without oppositioh. The villages comprise an important agricul- tural centre 80 miles along the railway running north from Mogadiscio,

Italian Admission

Despite the fact that the batteries are Invisible to each other, the ac cumcy of the British "shooting" is remarkable.

Savoy Grenadiers

On African Empire

LONDON, Mar. 3 (Reuter).—“The fighting in East Africa Is of an extremely intense nature and it may be necessary for us to make ulterior sacrifices," said a war commentator on the Rome radio to-day.

The commentator added that the British are using a third of a million men in East Africa and they are armed with the most modern weapons, tanks and armoured cars. In these con-

Ruman Envoy ditions, the fight presents undoubted advantages to the British.

To Japan

Change Is Announced

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lery and anti-aircraft runs, with ROME, Mar. 3 (UP).-To-British artillery situated on other day's communique states that peaks some miles off. British troops overpowered and took the small garrison at Kufra which had been besieged during the past months and which is situated in Libya over 600 miles

Italy's best forces, including the from the coast. Part of the Savoy Grenadiers, reinforced by ex- BUCHAREST, Mar. 2 (Domei) troops succeeded in reaching the tensive artillery, have been

en- Tic Rumanian Government on- Italian lines,

while British sconced in an area which might have nounced to-day the appointment of armoured cara, attempting to ap-been planned by nature as a perfect Major-General G. Bagulesco, former Military Attache to the Rumanian proach Jarabub, wore put to fortress.

Recently, a party of Highlanders Legation in Tokyo, as the new flight.

and Sudanese troops were ambushed Rumanian Minister to Japan succeed Model Village LONDON, Mar. 3 (British Wire-by the Italians but fought back and ing M. Georges Paraschivesco

drove

Major-General Bagulesco the italions up the summit of

is now less)-Abruzzi, one of three villages a neighbouring ridge. There they the chairinan of the Rumania-Japan captured by British forces in Italian found that although able to hold the Society and the President of the Ex- Sumaliland, is an inland town of Italians, they themselves were Un- some 1,000 inhabitants, including 200 able to emerge from their positions Italians.

behind the rocks owing to the wither- Pro-British Agents It owes much to the pioneer work

ing

Italian blasts of fire from of the Duke of Abruzzi, who is buried

machine-gun nests.

LONDON, Mar. 3 (Reuter)-Some there. It is a model village and a

British artillery was signalled to 240 people in Rumania who are sus- large area in the vicinity, about 4,200 and Huns were brought up. Later,pected of working for British hectares, is under intensive cultiva the British troops, crouching, behind terests, have been arrested and placed tion, cotton, sugar, grain bananas, | the rocks in the blazing desert sun, in a concentration camp near Tar

grown.

heard British shells screaming over-gujlu, states a Bucharest telegram to Keren Proves

head to pound the Italian positions a the official Gerinan agency. CAIRO, Mar. 3 (Reuter), Hide- couple of hundred yards further on. Sixty of the arrests were made in and-seek artillery ducis, in which

Bucharest, Wonderful Shooting

und Greeks, Turics, Italian gunners have shifted gun

"It was wonderful shooting," one Armenians ond Runionlans are stated positions during durliness and con- Highlander suld. "Our boys plonked to be among those arrested. cented them in the scrub and rocky the very first shells plumb on the crevices, etc., and the sudden appear-Italians who soon packed up. Some ince of Imperial forces in places surrendered. The others retreated.' which the Italians had deemed in- The Sudan defence force through accessible, have been features of the out the campaign has done brilliant British siege of Keren, a rallway though little publicised woric, their town, which is

ars whizzing among is proving one of the fast armoured toughest nuts to crack in General and around advanced Italian positions Wavell's campaign against Italy's like fast motor-boats, scattering the East African Empire.

enemy in all directions. Keren, 75 miles from Asmara, the The whole Eritrean campaign has Eritrean capital, is situated near been an outstanding example of peaks commanded by Italian artil-Empire co-operation.

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CAIRO, Mar. 3 (Reuter)-Inn kweep into Italian Somaliland, British troops have reached 80 miles beyond Mogadiscio and have oc- cupied the villages of Duca, Degli anti Abruzz).

No change in the position in Eritrea, Libya or Abyssinia is re- ported in to-day's official communi-

que.

Alfonso Laid

To Rest Funeral, Yesterday

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" ROME, Mur. 3 (UP).—The R.A.F. Activities

|late ex-King Alfonso was buried- In Eritrea, the RAF. attacked in the Church of Monserrato at positions around Keren while

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South African Air Force squadron.m. to-day between the Borgia. continued to harass the enemy with Popes Calixtus III and Alexander machine-gun attacks.

At Burye in Abyssinia, largo fires and heavy explosions occurred as the result of bombing of military ob- jectives,

Kenya Safer

Mar. NAIROBI,

3 (Router).- Black-out restrictions are being re- moved in Nairobi and the whole of the highlands area from to-morrow.

Modifed restrictions will be in force on the coast.

DUTCH AIR RAID

CASUALTIES

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

VI.

The final mass for Alfonso Whe celebrated at 11 a.m. attended by the King and Queen of Italy and the Prince of Piedmont, all dressed in mourning.

Twenty-three of

Victor King Emanuel's Royal Guards in full dress uniform stood at attention around the gasket.

Princes' Grief

The services at Monserrato were attended by a small intimate group of members of the family, Alfonso's friends, members of the Latin Ameri- can diplomatie corps and a special Spanish delegation, as well as repre- sentatives of Italian Royalty and the Government,

Don Juan and Don Jalale with

and

Princess

BUCHAREST, Mar. 3 (Reuter). The final result of the plebiscite on General Antonescu's polley will not be known, till Thursday, but the THE HAGUE, Mar. 3 (UP)-The tear-stained eyes were present, but voting so far shows almost complet sani-oficial A.N.P. news agency an- both Queen Victorin unanimity for the polley, says the nounced that during last week-end, Beatrice were overcome at the pre- Rumanian news agency.

Up to this morning. 116,345 voteded when British planes dropped high it is understood, internment is only 11 persons were killed and 20 Injur-vious ceremony and did not attend the burial services at Monserrato where, opproval against 1,555 against. explosives and incendiary, bombs on

The voting has been without in a large number of places in Holland. temporary pending completion eldent.

High explosive bombs in a thickly arrangements for final buriat at the populated district of The Hague kill-Escorial, ed nine persons comprising six

sand two

men, one women and

children and seriously wounding 18 others. The air raid alarm was sounded in The: Hague twice during the week-end.

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Brilish Jews are asking for the right LONDON, Mar. 3 (Reuter). The to form a Jewish Army, according to Stock Exchange to-day maintained na deputation to Mr W. Fadden, fairly steady undertone, but opera-Acting Premier of Australle, from the tlons were cautious awaiting Balkan Executive Zionist

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Italian Air Force Run Out Of Sky In Africa

(By "Reuter" on the Sudan-Eritrean Frontier) Mar. 3.-British bombers, South African fighters, and a special Rhodesian squadron are leading in the R.A.F.'s contribu- tion to the British successes in Eritrea,

For weeks past, our airmen ding through inhospitable and have been running the Italian familiar country.

air force right out of the sky so' that to-day British Infantry in the most forward positions seldom see an Italian plane.

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It isn't always naughtiness that makes children go off their food, It is more often "Nerviness,"

Over, Keren, British bombers have been in continuous operation despite heavy anti-aircraft are. They have not only blown up military objectives but have also dropped pamphlets and taken valuable low-flying photo-tired digestion and the need for graphe.

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Dominions aimen especially settle down quickly to the local conditions. I found South African pilots of, one fighter squadron, which already hne nearly 80 Italian planes to its credit, Hiving In series of tunnels Sudanese mud huts around the aero- drone. They declare that their strange dwellings are both cool and comfortable.

The Rhodesian squadron is station- ed in a forward position in Eritren. Its members are also comfortably established, They even have their own refrigerator far from civilisation. The constant-appearance of British bombers and fighters zooming in in- crousing numbers over the heads of [advancing British troops hor been ivery heartening to these men, plod.

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