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THURSDAY, MARCH 6, 1941.

Carol Escapes

To Portugal

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Navy's Need of More Men And Ships

LONDON, Mar. 5- (Reuter).— The Herculean task of the British Fleet in modern condi- tions-performing the task of the five fleets in the last war- was outlined by the First Lord of the Admiralty, Mr A. V. Alexander, in the House of Commons to-dny.

The House was debating the token estimate for the Fleet, but Mr Alexander declared: "The British Fleet itself is no token fleet nor are our ships phantom. ships, though they may be nightmare to our enemies."

Hence sald Mr Alexander, he had no hesitation in asking for "many mere ahips, very good ships, greater numbers of men, very fine men, and great quantities of stores of the most substantial kind,"

at

The task of the Fleet had been magnified by the collapse of France which had altered the whole fabric

British strategy, The of

The collapse of France gave the Germans now a naval

Italy numerically

stronger Ally in sen than the Germans themselves, It did more than turn Mussolint into an accomplice to a pirate-it gave the pirate, himself new lairs whence

sally forth.

to

When the thrent first looned up, the Navy had just completed a vast series of operations from the mist- shrouded cliffs of Narvik to the sun- bathed beaches of St Jean de Luz, of which history has probably never seen a parallel.

Dunkirk Losses

The Navy bare its part with the Merchant Navy and civilian volun- teers in extricating hundreds of thou- sands of our troops from Norway and France. It was not a task for which our ships were designed. Consider-

TURN to Pago 5, Column Threo Goering Sees Antonescu

Vienna Conference ~LONDON, Mar:~5~(Reuter);~

Marshal Goering has had

long conference with General

Antonescu, the Rumanian Premier, says a Vienna dispatch to the official German news

agency.

They discussed "important military and economic questions of interest to both countries,"

The talks were conducted "in a spirit of German-Rumanian friend- ship and collaboration.".

Returns By Plane SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" BUCHAREST, Mar. 5

(UP).— General Antonescu, returned from aflor- Vienna by special plane this noon accompanied by the German economic expert, Herr Herman Neubacher, After conferring with Air-Marshal Geering at Vienna dur- ing the morning.

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

SHANGHAI, Mur. 5 (UP)—A "Trans - Ocean” report from Madrid states that ex-King Carol of Rumania and Madame Lupescu escaped to Portugal last Monday with forged diplomatic passports. The report added that the police are now searching for mem- hers of the ex-King's suite, all of whom seem to have vanished. Meanwhile, Spanish officials are abso- lutely silent regarding the incident.

NAZIS IN MOROCCO Revelations By Mr R. A. Butler

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PLAN By Own Shells

FORESTALL NAZI ATTACK ON SALONIKA

Special to the "Telegraph"

BELGRADE, MAR. 5 (UP).—ACCORDING TO REPORTS CIRCU- LATING IN DIPLOMATIC CIRCLES, MR ANTHONY EDEN, WHILE IN ATHENS, PROPOSED THAT GREECE SHOULD CEDE THRACE TO TUR- KEY SO THAT bulgaria WOULD Have no coMMON FRONTIER- WITH GREECE, WHEREUPON ANY german ATTEMPT TO REACH SALONIKĄ WOULD NECESSITATE VIOLATION OF TURKEY TERRI- .TORY.

Additionally the British Legation has urged members of the British colony in Thrace to evacuate their families as soon as possible.

Thrace was peopled in the time of Herodotus and Thucidides by a vast number of differ:

ent tribes. The earliest Greek poets, Orpheus, Linus, Musacus, and others are all represented as coming from Thrace. The Thracian Chersonesus was probably colonised by the Greeks at an

first Militaides to the country during the reign of Pisistratus. After the Persians had been driven out of Europe by the Greeks, the Thracians recovered their independence. Philip, the father of Alexander the Great, reduced the greater part of Thrace, and after the death of Alexander the country fell to the share of Lysimachus. It subsequently formed part of the Macedonian Dominions.

early period, but it did not contain any important Greek settlement till the migration of the

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LONDON, Mar. 5 (Reuter).- The presence of German troops in Casablanca. French Morocco,

Salonika Landings Report was revealed by Mr R. A. Butler,

HOME, Mar. 5 (UP)-Almost one Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, in the House of Com-complete Canadian division has land- I at Salonika, declares Signor Gayda writing in, the "Giornale d'Italia, mons to-day.

In reply to a question, Mr newspaper's correspondent at Butler stated that a representa- Beyrut reports that strong Brith

arc concentrated

the tive of the German Armistice force

Palestine-Syria frontier, and he Commission had been in Casab-claims that Mr Anthony Eden, while lanca for some months.

visiting Ankara, attempted to Early in February, a considerable persunde Turkey to attack Syria, but

the Turks refused.

number of German offlcers and men were reported to have arrived there In uniform and bearing arms.

Estimates of their number varied, added Mr Butler.

Weygand Returning VICITY, Mor, 5 (UP).-General Weygand, returning for the first time since he went to Africa on a special mission, arrives here to-morrow.

ATTACK ON BOULOGNE Fierce Dog-Fights High In The Sky

BECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPHY LONDON, Mnr. 5 (UP), ~A formation of bombers, escorted

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Mr Eden Ends Mission ATHENS, Mar. 5 (Reuter)-Mr Anthony Eden, the British Foreign Secretary, and General Sir John Diil, Chief of Imperial General Staff, have concluded their series of talks with the Greek Prime Minister,

"Reuler" understands that the can- versations were very satisfactory in all respects.

Mr Eden and the British delegation are leaving shortly for Catro

Crowds in Athens still, continue to show the utmost enthusiasm at the presence of Mr. Eden and General Dill and the people follow the British

While Mr Eden

go.

Britons. Warned To Leave Yugo-Slavia

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" 'SALONIKA, Mar. G (UP), -- The' afternoon newspapers report that furious artillery duels are going on along the central Albanian front following the failure of the latest violent Italian counter- attacks. Hundreds of Italians, making an effort to strengthen their Forti- fications, were caught by artillery cross fire. Scores of them were killed by "their own shells,

GERMANS OVERRUN BULGARIA

Streaming Towards Greek Frontier

Rendell Ordered To Leave Bulgaria

OPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH SOFIA, Mar. 5 (UP).—The British Minister, Mr George W. Rendell has been ordered back to London. He is going to Istanbul next Monday, or Tuesday at the latest with his entire staff.

Mr Rendell said he had left a . meeting with the Bulgarian Pre- mier, Professor Filoff, with the impression that Filoff was un- duly confident of a German vlc- tory; however, he stated that Filoff had said practically noth- ing regarding the note after it had been presented.

He asserted that he had reminded Filoff that "Mussolini was also con- fident of a German victory but sul- fered severely as a result. Others may also suffer."

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

He disclosed that the British hote BUDAPEST, Mar. 5 (UP)—was addressed to M. Popoff as The newspaper "Pest" reporting Foreign Minister but was handed to from Solla, says fresh German Prof. Elloff because M. Popoff is ill.

Blockade Imposed troops are arriving in Bulgaria

LONDON, Mar. 6 (UP)-It is and are concentrating at the

officially

announced that effective main junctions of Plovdiv, Meine and Svalengrad.

immediately, Bulgaria is regarded as an enemy destination for contraband purposes and that all goods of Bul- garian origin or ownership are liable Reasons For Break VICHY, Mar. 5 (Reuter),-In his note to Dr Bogdan Filoff, the Bul- TURN to Back Pago, Column 3

Berlin Evasive BERLIN, Mar. 5 (UP), to seizure. VICHY, Mar. 5 (Reuter).-The British Consulate in BelQueried regarding the foreign that German troops, grade has addressed a circular to all Britons in Yugo-Slavia reports advising those who are not kept on urgent business to leave the contrary to the original German country, according to dispatches to the official French agency. assertions, are actually near the Most women members of the staff of the British Legation Turko-Bulgar frontier, authoris- and the Consulate in Belgrade and families of the Legation staffed German sources to-day refus- are already preparing to leave. ed to give any Information but Sir Ronald Campbell, the British added, "There can be a lot of Minister 10. Yugo-Slavia, returned to changes in two days." Belgrade yesterday from Athens where he went to see Mr Eden, the Foreign Secretary,

East Africa Conquest

Abyssinians' Success

Minister's Discretion LONDON, Mar. 5 (Reuter)-It is learned in Londoni that the British Minister in Belgrade has for some-

to advise British subjects with no

CAIRO, Mar. 6 (Reuter).me been able at his discretion visitors wherever a Anal visit | Abyssinian patriot forces urgent reasons for staying, to leave to the Prime Minister this morning, occupied the important Italian | Yugo-Slavia as soon as Germany General Dill visited the Greek port of Burye on Tuesday and started occupation of Bulgaria. hospital and the British canteen.

are now harassing the Italian If some British subjects are now column withdrawing towards leaving Yugo-Stavia, they are doubt-

less acting on his advice.. communique, Desbra Marcos, according to a

"Call" At Greck ̃G:H:Q; LONDON, Mar. 5 (Reuter),—Gen-

in Athens to-day, according to the eral Dill, called at the Greek G.H.Q.

by fighters, attacked the docks at Boulogne this afternoon, while Athens radlo. squadrons of fighters offensively He was joined there by King swept the Channel and northern George of Greece...

France,

The report added that three

lost, one enemy fighters were fighter was destroyed and several seriously damaged in dog-fights which were waged so high it was impossible to firm their destruction.

German Version BERLIN, . Mar. &

con-

Yuzo-Slavia Mabilisation BUDAPEST, Mar. & (UP)The and 200 Colonial troops have deserted that Sofia and eight other cities have In this area, 1,500 Italian irregulars offelal German news agency reports with their weapons and have joined mobilized all men between the ages of 10 and 45 and all women from 20 The communique adds that into 60 under the civilian mobilization | Libya, Eritrea and Italian Somaliland,} law.

there is nothing of importance to re-

the patriots.

Execution Of Hardy Nordst

LONDON.

(UP). The Swedish

newspaper

official news agency reports that the Mokraten" reports, British bombed Boulogne to-day Norwegian damaging à number of

Shipping Facilities For Sweden

British Acquiescence

LONDON, Mor. (Reuler),——An agreeinent has been reached between Britain and Sweden whereby five Swedish ships from overseas ports will be able to sail for Gothenburg

every month.

On all fronts In Italian East Afrlen, Mar 5 (Reuter) air support by bomber and fighter

the Stating that

fre aircraft was given to the advancing sentences "revoltingg and

evoke British troops, cun only feelings of disgust and aversion," the "Socialde-

Nearing Addis Ababa the

KHARTOUM, Mar. 5 (Reuter),- according to telegraph agenty the Ethiopian patriots have occupied the dwellings. exertion at the beginning of Febru-village of Mankusa, eight miles cast German anti-aircraft guns broke upary of three Norwegians, condemned of Debramarkos in the Gojjam ares, German military | 320 miles north-west of, Aldis Ababa, the the enemy tormations and a German to death by

The according to the latest news received court Bergen for espionage. fighter shot down one Spitire.

Announcing this, the Ministry of maintaining here. The

report said that German ebarge was one

transmitter

Economie Warfare states that it is and wireless BERLIN, Mar. 5 (UP)-Informed fighters, formations engaged gaemyer

The Italian forces evacunted Burye condition of the arrangement that German circles said to day regarding fighters near the British coast and six sendlug Information about German

there ships shall not call at any Ger- yesterday morning after prolonged military dispositions,

t the Vienna conference that "while

It is feared that similar fate guerilla pressure by the patriot army, man or German-controlled port and the principal action of the conference Spitfires were shot down.

Bombless Day around military questions

awaits ten Norwegians who were re-and are now in full retreat towards that for every vessel entering the they will probably include political LONDON, Mar. 5 (Reuter)-Nocently sentenced on a similar charge Debramarkos. They are being con- Baltie, one must previously have left

that area. advancing questions, but no dramatic results are bombs have been dropped in any part at Haugesund where a further 13 or tinually harassed by the

TURN to Back Page, Column 3 14 Norwegians are awaiting trial. Abyssinians.

Continuation of this traffle depends expected.

An Ethiopian battalion trained in on the vessels concerned not being the Sudan took a prominent part in interfered with by Germany, these guerilla factics. The patriots;

centres

German View

Japanese

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Withdrawals From

Central China May Be Ruse

Special to the "Telegraph"

CHUNGKING, Mar, 5 (UP).—Chinese authorities are of the opinion that despite the withdrawal of a few Japanese troops from Central China, Japan is still anxious to settle the. Chinn campaign before the large-scale southward push.

They said that the rumour of the evacuation of four provinces in Central China for the southward push. was probably n smokescreen for an offensive somewhere else in Free China in ́view of the present concentration of mountain climbing units in French Tonkin.

placed under Japanese military con- 1440-kilometre coastline, resulted in troi on Monday afternoon.

| the capture of an important transport route to Chungking and constitutes

Kwonghoi Occupied SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" CANTON, Mar. 6 (Domel).—Land-

The promontory south of Pakhoi an epochal achievement unprecedent- ing at Kwonghol, a port about 60 miles west of Macao on the southern hos also been occupled by Japanese od on the annals of war.... coast of Kwangtung Province, Japan- forces. ese Army forces have occupied the outskirts of the body

pushed

city while the main north

and took Tushan-

Epochal Achievement

CANTON, Mnr.

"Furthermore, the Hongkong-Shao- kwan route, the latest of Chungking's transportation avenues, has also been (Domel).closed resulting in the seizure of hu eight miles north of Kwonghol Colonel Sakuma, Chief of the Japan- large supplies of war materials and On the evening of March 3, Japanese Expeditionary Forces to South inflicting a further heavy blow upon ese forces emptured Talshan, a town Chinn, has issued the following state-Chungking. 20 miles norili of Kwonghol on the

ment: west bank of the West River.

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are being joined by a large number of deserters from the enemy."

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Burye Made Untenable The RAF. recently gave much at- tention to making Burye untenable for the enemy. The latter put

up desperate resistance for several days but were unable to hold out against the combined attack from land and

hir

The latest batch of dezerters from the enerny numbering 1,700 easily beats all previous records. The do- sertious indicate the extent of the de- moralisation and disintegration of the native elements under the Duke of Austa,

Valona Again Bombed

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CAIRO, Mr. 6 (Reuter).— British bombers have attacked warships off Valona in addition to an attack on warships at "With all transportation avenues Chimara, according to an R.A.F. closed, the American loan becomes of Hoppe Under Control "The present operations in which litle consequence for with Chung- Middle East communique issued SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" surprise landings were effected at king's exports and imports complete-hore to-day. PAKHÓI, Mar. 8 (Domei)-Hoppo, numerous points while still maintain- ly cut off the doom of that regime is about 20 miles north of Pakhot, was ing close communication along

nisealed."

Two of all our aircraft engaged in Middle East activitios failed to return.

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Soo Back Pago For Further Lato Nows

Troops Stream In BELGRADE, Mar. 5 (Reuter).---By train, lorry, bus and plane, German troops continue to stream through Bulgaria towards the Greek frontier.

The three main routes southward are described by an eye-witness as

Asian War's Link With Europe

LONDON, Mar. 5 (Reuter), "solid miles of mechanised material." The inextricable connection of

Sullen Peasants Watch

the Sino-Japanese war with the BELGRADE, Mar. 5 (Reuter), Silent sullen crowds of country folk European war was the subject of are watching the German army move an illuminating lecture to the south. The Bulgarian peasants are Royal Central Asian Society by fully-aware-that-their-food-supply Mr H. D. Liem; the London cor will be as

as much decreased as the

"Central

danger of war for their country is respondent of the increased by the presence of these News" agency of China. grin-faced veterans of the Western Like the Germans, he said, the Front campaign.

Japanese preached that they were the Of the seven divisions that stood "Herrenvolk" of Asia. The technique ready on the other side of the Danube, of the two nations was exactly similar. at least five have now entered Bul-Having selected a victim for absorp- garls. Overhead, Junkers constantly tlon, they goadel him by increasing bear

southwards, material

while persecution till he rebelled when they Messerschmidts are taking up new denounced him as guilty of provoca- bases in south Bulgaria.

tion and annihilated him on the pre- To-day's break with Britain will text of, self-defence. intensity the gloom that has swept the country with the entry Nazis. German police installed

of

the in

Danger To Burma

Mr Liem stressed the danger to the country towns are arrogantly Burma, of the Japanese designs on directing mechanised transport south-Indo-China and Thailand, and the word. Gennan railway offelais were importance not only of the strong strutting up and down platforms at reinforcements to Malays but of the Sofia's main station when I left for Dutch East Indies' resolute resistance Belgrade last night.

to Japan's obviously political de- Inunds.

First Sandbags I saw the Brat sandbags being

"Japan, said Mr Liem, was already placed outside public buildings in the suffering acute privation in many capital.

essentials and could not risk further The average Bulgarian views the aggressive adventures which would German occupation with strong dis- inevitably involve war with Britain taste and remains unmoved by Ger- and America if she were boldly faced, Is references to China's 'gaDant man propaganda.

The Soviet statement denouncing resistance and her unequalled im- Bulgaria's policy has not been pu-portance in exercising n check on

TURN to Back Pago, Column 3 Japan were warmly applauded.

Konoye Calls Cabinet To Discuss Mediation Issue

TOKYO, Mar. 5 (Reuter).—Prince Konoye, the Japanese Premier, has decided to call an urgent Cabinet meeting on March Gas the French have again failed to hand in their reply to the Japanese compromise formula for settlement of the Franco-Thai dispute, says an official Japanese report.

The report adds that the about a serious situation. He sald French failure is attributed by Japan was unwilling to extend the third lime. nrmistice period for a political observers to delayed However, the Japanese Government is discussions among the French hoping to receive the French reply delegates in Tokyo and not deli-by Thursday at the latest. berate intention on the part of France to postpone or break up the mediation conference.

Since the French have clearly desire for a satisfactory expressed conclusion, the Japanese authorities are said to be calm.

Talks Continue VICHY, Mar, 5 (UP),—The latest

despatches from Tokyo report that

the conversations between Ambos- sador Henry and Mr Matsuoka have not been wholly completed and will continue to-morrow, if necessary. It is believed that the Japanese wili pro- French Warned:

long the armistico.

ally stated that the It is unofficially TOKYO, Mar. 6 (UP)—It is re- ported that Mr Matsuokiya Salto of French would like to establish n the Foreign Office visited the French special demilitarised zone in French Ambassador, M. Arsene Henry this torrilory, in which the Thallanders. aftemoon and warned him, that any would not be allowed to plant troops › delay in the French reply may bring or build fortifications.