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FRIDAY, MARCH 7, 1941:

GERMAN TROOPS REACH TURKISH BORDER: R.A.F. ACTION IS EXPECTED

Special to the "Telegraph"

ISTANBUL, MAR.^6 (UP).—GERMAN TROOPS HAVE REACHED POSITIONS ALONG THE ENTIRE TURCO-BULGARIAN FRONTIER BUT THE CONCENTRATIONS, SO FAR, ARE REPORTED TO BE COMPARATIVELY LIGHT.

MEANWHILE, TURKISH POLITICAL CIRCLES WELCOMED THE BRITISH RUPTURE WITH BULGARIA AND ARE CONFIDENT THAT BRITAIN WILL soon launch BOMBING RAIDS AGAINST THE RUMANIAN OIL FIELDS AND GERMAN TROOP CONCENTRATIONS

IN RUMANIA AND BULGARIA.

WAR MINISTER'S

REPORT

Best Brains Test Defences

LONDON, Mar, 6 (Reuter).—Britain's Home Defences were recently mobilised and emerged successfully from exacting and realistic operations against a supposed invading force, which, for the purposes of the test, were given every conceivable advantage.

Some details of the test were disclosed for the first time by the War Minister, Captain David Margesson, speaking in the House of Commons on the Army estimates.

BORIS TALKs with nazI CHIEFS SOFIA, Mar. 6 (UP).-Germany's "invasion specialists"-leaders of the armed forces which swept through Poland, Norway, Rumania and Bulgaria- Marshal List and General Falkenhorst, in the presence of the German Minister Herr Richtofen and high Bulgarian officers were given an audience by King Boris to-day.

BULGARIA WILL YET REGRET

LONDON, Mar, G (Reuter)—"Bulgaria will live to regret her decision."

Cheers greeted this statement by Mr R. A. Butler, Under- Secretary for Foreign Affairs, when in the House of Commons he was asked for particulars respecting the withdrawal of the British Minister from Sofia,

Captain Morgesson sok that the danger of invasion. is very real, but Mr Butler said, that the reasons for the withdrawal given

possibility open

the

THAILAND AND every of enemy had been in the note presented to the Bulgarian Govertiment were considered so far as we can read briefly that the presence of an ever-increasing force of German their minds. In recent sham battle, troops on Bulgarian territory, lasting about

week, in which both the object of which could only civil organisations and military stafly participated, our most brilliant stair be to menace and, if necessary, meers were allocated as part of the attack Britain's Ally Greece, and

INDO-CHINA

· Minor Points Left

For Settlement

German General Staff in Britain. the active co-operation of the

The

ingenuity of this Improvised Bulgarian Government in the nemy staff resulted in a senle of German occupation were incom- attack far heavier than anything the Germans were likely to make. The patible with the maintenance of enemy was allowed to infilet every British diplomatic representa- conceivable preliminary disaster. tion in Bulgaria. that the There were many landings by sea and

"His Majesty's Government have

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Butter The Speaker intervened and, in

TOKYO, Mar. 6 (UP).In formed circles say Board announced that Mr bir, and the effect of continuous air no doubt that Bulgaria will live to Matsuoka and Ambassador bombardment on focal points was regret hur devision," Mr

n break in the added. Arsene Henry met for the third designed to cause

arteries of communication, time at Mr Matsuoka's residen-

timated that the matter did not arise tial office this evening where

Losaca In Africa

when Mr Butler was usked to they continued the conversations:

“particularise on the attitude of Soviet Reviewing the past year. Captain Russiu towards which were held earlier at the Marresson foreshadowed an early Eulgaria.

the invasion of French Embassy, "for the pur-publication of Lord Gort's dispatches | pose of discussing further points of battles.

Soviet Delights Turks of detail for settlement of the The British losses in the Middle ISTANBUL, Mar. 0. (Reuter}~] Franco-Thal horder dispute.

East. Including East Africa, from the Great satisfaction regarding The French Ambassador left 1941, totalled 1,774, of which 483 were

end of November 1940 to February 11, TURN to Pago 6, Column Three, the residence of the Foreign killed. No doubt the task in Libya Minister at 8.30

p.m. The would have been sterner if we had negotiations are making steady TURN to Back Page, Column 3

progress,

Only Minor Questions HANOI, Mar. 0 (UP).—Reliable neutral circles believe the prolonga tion of the armistice is only for ills- cussing the smaller Issues of the negotiations. It is believed that the mola questions have already been settled,

Report Denied

Hitler Note To Ineunu

what

Hollanders

Pay Penalty

British

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Ultimatum Presented

To Yugo-Slavia Says Report

Special to the "Telegraph"

BUDAPEST, Mar. 6 (UP).—The pro-Government newspaper "Magyarorszag" to-day published an unconfirmed report that Britain had presented an ultimatum to Yugo-Slavia.

Chinese Seamen Win London Court Appeal

War Bonus Issue

LONDON, Mar. 6 (Reuter).—The appeal of 21 Chinese sea. men against convictions imposed in a London Police Court for disobeying a lawful command was heard in the Sessions appeals Committee to-day when the appeal of ten men, who had been sentenced to six months' hard labour, was allowed and the appeal of the other 11 men, who had been bound over for 12

months, was dismissed.

Single Nazi Planes Raid Britain

Counsel for the respondents said that when the seamen arrived in port it, was suggested to them that they were being unfairly treated because they were not getting the £6 month war bonus that white

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Germans Take Full Command In Italy

Control Ports And Secret Police

WASHINGTON, Mar. 6 (Reu- ter).The German occupation of Italy is reported here to be more complete than the occupation of Bulgaria.

All Italian harbours are now said to be under German control and the Italian Secret Police is anid to be directed by high Gestapo oficials.

Consequently Italy is now regarded here us little more than a province of the Greater Reich.

There is good reason to believe that the German occupation of Italy is the cause of the United States asking Italy to close its Consulates n Detroit, (Michigan), Newmark (N.J.), Rhode Island "for reasons of national policy and to withdraw their per sonnel which will prevent their transference to Italian Consulates clsewhere in the United States.

The request follows the recent

of Italy asking the United States to close its Consulates in Naples and Palermo, a request attri- buted to the occupation of large sec- tions of Italy, particularly Sielly, by German troops.

South China

Landings

Resisted

CHUNGKING, Mar. 6 (Cen- trol News).-Confused fighting. is reported to be raging at Tan- shalhow and Kungyifow, cities on the opposite banks of the Tainahek river, north of Toishan.

While the Japanese who entered - German Pressure

Tolshan are pushing northward, other |Japanese troops-based-at-Sunwut-gre BELGRADE, Mar. 6 (UP)-driving westward along the Sunning It is reliably reported that a Railway. The latter were intercepted

Ngauwan statesman by the Chinese at lending Yugo-Slav

Szetsien, points cost of Tanshuihow, may shortly, probably within suffering considerable losses. two or three days, make an im-

With thi

their drive blunted the Japan- portant declaration, announcinge called in reinforcements troni

Kongmoon and with superior fre a further strengthening of they advanced to Tansbulbow and Yugo-Slav collaboration with the Kungyifow, where they are meeting Axia.

with stubborn Chinese, resistance. One reliable source said that Ger- The Japanese frvops at Young

about 110 mle north-east of many will press Yugo-Slavia to Kwangchowwan, have been increased accept the same policy as Bulgaria

and

but a way may be found, somewhat to more than

1,000 100

men. Fighting is similar to the German-Swedish relu- going on in the outskirts. The tions by which Yugo-Slavin, besides Japanese invading Shultung have permitting the transit of German war also been increasect to more than inaterials will also allow the passage 1,000. Some of them are pushing of German hospital trains.

westward, encountering Chinese re- sistance.

Royal Exiles Safe under

Naval Barrage

Sabotage & Espionage

LONDON, Mar. 6 (Reuter).- Sixteen Hollanders have been Said To Be Promises condemned to death by a mili-

Announcement In 48 Hours ANKARA, Mar. G (Reuter) tary court at The Hague, says Reliable Japanese sources this Although no

BELGRADE, Mar. G (UP)—--The | definite details a dispatch to the German news!

Government is expected to announce It is reported that the Japanese morning revealed that Vichy has us about the message Hitler sent to agency. The remainder of the cepted all the Japanese demands and

policy of closer German-Yugo- who landed at Hoihong (Lulchow) President Incunu are yet avail-13 accused, the message adds, has proposed only minor changes,

slavian collaboration within 48 hours. on the Lulchow Peninsula, about 30 able, it is rumoured here that were sent to prison or fined,

miles south-west of Kwangchowwan, the message is full of assurances except six who were acquitted.

naval barrage on March 3 The men were charged with but contains nothing of a con- sabotage, espionage and plotting to

lost many men when they were en- Convoy Disorganised They were not satisfied with -23 a

LISBON, Mar. 6 (Reuter) —Ex-| gaged by Chinese regular irosps and crete nature.

assassinate German soldiers by the

month and refused to work in shitising Carol and Madame Lupescu local defence units. The Japanese Not a single Turk or well-informed use of pulsoned pencils, drawing pins LONDON, Mar. 6 (Reuter) with the result that the ship had not have safely arrived in Lisbon after at Hothang have been increased to ROME, Mar. 6 (UP),—Responsible foreigner, here believes that the and drinks.

An enemy bomber was shot down turned round in the shortest possible thrilling escape by car from Seville over 2,000 men and clashes continue Italian quartcra to-day categorically message will, In denied that Prince Paul is negotiat- Turkish policy.

to a secret society whose aim was toR.A.F. fighters this afternoon,

The accused are alleged to belong into the English Channel by time and the whole convoy system cross the frontler mountains.

was dislocated. make the life of the German occupa- tion troops as dificult as possible. states the Air Ministry.

Gestapo Devices

The communique says that there LONDON, Muz. 4 (Reuter)-Street has been considerable activity by fights, strikes, sabotage and campaigns single enemy alteraft during daylight of organised insults to the German to-dny, bombs being dropped in East stmed forces in Holland are giving Anglia, Kent and at one point in the the Gestapo such trouble that they London aren. have resorted to setting traps in the hope of

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any way alter

ing for peace between Greece and It is significant that the Turkish Italy as reported from Belgrade. papers ignore Hitler's message.

To

U.S. Asks Italian Govt Close Down Two Consulates

Special to the "Telegraph"

to

Mr St John Hutchinson, Counsel for the seamen, who said that he had been instructed by the Chinese Em- bassy, said that the Chinese were not merely a cultured race but were ex- traordinarily brave and ville. I rankled that a proud race was paid less than white men. Casualties were small but there He added that the matter was being

on, the coast of East Anglia.

Brio. organisers by was damage to buildings in a town taken up in Parliament.

bait.

"Help

The Radio Orange the Dutch Government broadcasting station in Britain has issued a warning to loyal Dutch, not to be caught by Gestapo irlcks and to-ciny's issue of "Vr

N. E. I. SHIPS

·

Nederland," the Free Dutch new Two Diverted To

Jail.

Pacific. Route

SPECIAL, TO THE "TELEGRAPH" BATAVIA, March 5 (Domel)-The

WASHINGTON, Mar. 6 (UP). The State Department to day asked the Italian Government to close its Consulates at Detroit, Mich., and Newark, N.J., "for reasons of national paper published in London, disclosed policy."

that Italian the sort of trap the Gestapo recently The note requested Mr Hull's Request

officials outside Washington confine-and it is believed very successfully their movements to the area of their not WASHINGTON, Mar. 6 (UP). Jurisdiction. Although it did

apply to the accredited diplomats it The Secretary of Stato, Mre Italian Embassy, it requested Cordell Hull, to-day disclosed them to keep the State Department that he had sent a noto to Italy informed of their movements outside requesting her to restrict the of Washington, especially the naval movements of all her Consular and milliary personnel. officers in the United States.

America's Sharp Note The tone of the note Indicated that

wasin

retaliation for Italy's WASHINGTON, Mar 8 (Router) restriction of movements of United The movements of Hallan Commilate States officials, as well as the closing officials throughout the United States of two Consulates at Naples and are to be restricted to the arena in trapped by the Gestapo are stated to various American and other Palermo.

To Help British Gestapo agents, says the paper, de- Information Bureau of the Nether- liberately spread a story that all those lands East Indica Government reveals young men who wished to join the shipping dimeulles from the N.E.. that for the purpose of relieving Netherlands Legion in Britain should to the United Sintes, the J.C.J. Line report at a certain country district has permission to divert two of its where there was a large isolated lake, ships to the Valted States route.

A British flying

boat,

it was said.

Secondly, a preferential export find been landing on the take and system of important products to be took off volunteers thought suitable shipped to the United States is to, bo for the Legion, The Gestapo were effective from April 1, walling at the scene when the would- Thirdly, N.E.I, Government ogenia be volunteers arrived and all those in New York are attempting to char-

foreign ships,

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Italians Lose 150,000 Men In Albania

Special to the "Telegraph"

ATHENS, Mar. 6 (UP).—The official spokesman stated to day that estimates given by Italian prisoners, officers and doc- tors, indicate that the Italians, since the start of the war, hayo lost 50 per cent, of their entire fighting strength in the Albanian fighting.

continuing. In all other theatres of He added, "If this is true, the operations our troops are progressing Italians have lost over 120,000 satisfactorily."

It anid that mechanized forces in men including prisoners."

Libya had "again driven off datarh- He asserted that despite a heavy ments of enemy armoured fighting snow storm, the Greek troops to-day vehicles west of Agello," and recalled successfully carried out a local that it was in this same area that operation. Accurato Greek Are German forces were contacted noveral destroyed the Italian attacking tanks days ago. after which no other Italian tanks

showed up.

Grandi Called To Colours

ROME, Mår. 6 (Domel) —Count

And 10,000 In Somaliland Dino Grandi, Minister of Justice, has CAIRO, Mar, ↑ (UP)—To-day's been called" to the colours,. It was General Headquarters communique learned when the Official Gazette an- states that the total Italian prisoners nounced that during the absence of inken. In Somaliland'exceed 10,000. Count Grandl In the Army service It added, "In Somaliland our troops, his duties will be assumed by Premler occupied Ferter and the advance is Mussolink.