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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
March 14, 1941.
Obrary Sirenia Court
Allied Armies Drawing Near Abyssinia Capital
NAIROBI, Mar. 13 (Reuter),More progress in the advance from the south towards Addis Ababa is recorded in a com- munique issued here to-day.
Patriot forces, it is now con- firmed, have occupied Yavelli, 70 miles north of Mega. The patriots are following up the Italians' retreat in co-operation with the Imperial forces from Molo.
In Italan Somaliland, the British forces surprised the enemy at Dag- habur, a post 100 miles south of Jijiga and captured prisoners and the lorrics in which they were preparing
to recape.
CHINA'S EDUCATION EPIC
LONDON, Mar. 13 (Reuter).—The of Chinese universities to exodus West China before the Japanese ad- vance will prove one of the greatest eples in history when the story is fully written, sald Professor E. R. Hughes. Professor of Chinese at Ox- ford. lecturing at the stilute.
Chinese In-
Second Largest Town CAIRO, Mar. 13 (Reuter)-Our advance forces are now 90 milles from Jign which is linked by road with Hara, the sceand Jorgest town In
Both the exodus and the Abyssinia. It is pointed out that we are now advancing along the rondance of the universities under in- which the Italians built in their campaign against the Ethloplans,
Advance From Súdan KHARTOUM, Mar. 13 (Reuter).——— Maintaining their relentless pressure following the fall of Afoth, 45 miles Inside Abyssinia from Kurmuk, British forces have now taken Asusa, 40 miles south-east of Kuruk.
Asosa was captured
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tolerable war difficulties were a strik- ugly characteristle exhibition of the Chiere spirit in the 20th century.
Disabilities Removed Professor Hughes paid tribute to the zeal with which war disabilities were reduntly being removed and em- the place which "sound] always had in the traditions
of the Chinese people and thele Tuesday | Her Cam evening after combined operations by eagerness for all branches of know- the Sudan Defence Force and East įledge to-day. African troops.
Detalls of the action me hot
received.
YUGO-SLAVIA
yet
Resists Axis Demands
LONDON, Mur. 13 (Renter).--The Yugo-Slava are resiting Nazi prese sure, according to the Ankara zacho to-night.
"The Yugo-Stays are
resolutely determined to remain neutral," said the Turkish announcer, "and German pressure is fast leading to anti-Axis feeling in Yuge-Stavia."
ពវវ
Ilgher eduention in Chinn, he said, had rutsch to do with preparing those positive and constructive forces of chan's spirit on which the well-being of the future depends.
GERMANS
BEST PEOPLE
Goebbels Again
LONDON, Mar. 13 (Router). -- Four centurics of German alstory are in the course of revision. declared Dr Goebbels, speaking at Vienna on the occasion of the anniversary of the Austrian anschluss
the
He described Germans greatest and soundest people On earth and the German Army as the best as the world, .
The announcer added that withough an understanding between Germany Yugo-Slavin was claimed yesters day,
suh quen change in the German demands seined to have! prevented the Yugo-Slova from England signing, the agreement.
Half An Agreement BELGRADE, Mar. 13 (Reuter)---
While the Gestans have been press
;
There remained the last enemy-
Teferring to Vienna's problems, he sud that everyone had hardens but they should remrinber that the
Fuchere bore the greatest burden of
W them all and was himself a son of
big Yugo-Slavia to sign the Tripartite
Part, well-informed quarters, though : Austrin. emplumcising Yugo-Slavin's desire for
od relations with all her
Crish] OIL ON PACIFIC
bours, including Germany, insist fast
- any "concessions“ made to the Nazis must be "ensonant with the nation'a real interests,"
WATERS
It is thought thut Yugo-Slavia y Japanese Envoy's Speech.
.be prepared to accept, firstly, an ex- SYDNEY, Mar. 13 (Reuter). pression of friendship and man-age-Australian fears of Japan were : gression; secondly, one instrument described as "completely giving formal shape to the existing econcic relations between the two necessary" by Mr Tatsuo Kawai, countries.
the first Japanese Minister to
tin-
He sa: "Australia is for Aus-
Meanwhile calm prevailed in Bel-Australia, on arrival here to-day. grade to-day is the Yugo-Slay- German conversations continued thugh the normal diplomatie din
nels.
Day Of Prayer
A telegram from the Secretary of State for the Colonies hina lượn re-
aliang and Asia for Asiatics."
1t hoped to see a "geographical, Jencial, comroereial, economic and poli- tient axls between Australia and Asia."
Auxiliary Ship Sunk
ceived to the effect that His Majesty LONDON, Mar. 13 (Reuter),~~~The the King Rabited-Sunday- auxilingy vessel-Manistee has been- March 23 a national day of prayer sunk, according to un Admiralty com- for strength and guidance in days to naunique. come and of thanksgiving for blesse The Manhitre
ings already revived.
vessel of 5,300 tons.
WOS
a' converted
Bombs Concealed In Legation Luggage
LONDON, Mar. 13 (Reuter)--The fact that the bomb which exploded at the Pera Palace Hotel at Istanbul was sur- reptitiously added to the British Legation's hand luggage before it left Sofia is confirmed in a report from Mr George W. Rendel, the former, British Minister in Sofia, to the Foreign Office in London.
The report says that two suit- cases were placed in the train. They appeared to contain dirty clothing, old newspapers and dry
batteries.
After one had exploded at the Pera Palace Hotel, the second was thrown into a pit in open ground by a clerk
of the Air Attache, who thus pro- bably averted a second disaster.
It was later found to contain a
powerful charge of T.N.T.
Hongkong's Latest Hospital
Hongkong's latest hospital—the Tai Wo which is fully equipped with modern appliances, is being opened to-day at No. 1 Babington Path. Here are two pictures of the hopital, one giving an exterior view and the other showing the operating theatre.— Sun Ying Ming Studio,
Egypt Is Happy In Alliance Faith In Democracies
CAIRO. Mar. 13 (Reuter).---- Egypt's faith in a democratic victory was expressed In an interview with "Reuter" to-day by Egypt's Premier, IIussein Sirry Pasha.
"Egypt has voluntarily ranged her- self on the side of the democracies and we have every confidence that the democracies -will emerge vie- torious from the struggle,"
dc- clored,
he
Referring to his talks with Mr The report adds: "It is therefore Anthony Eden, the Foreign Secretary, clear that the powerful bombs were
he said that Egypt was going to supply added to the Legation Party's luggage Britain with cution, onions, wheat and before the party left. Solla. It aprice and that Britain would supply pears probable that the intention was the shipping. that they should explode in he train which would have been wrecked with
eat loss of life."
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Stressing that Egypt hos fulfilled. all her, obligations under the Anglo- Egyptian Treaty, the Premier de- clared, "With, mutual goodwill, which prevails between the two countries who are so closely linked together, no difference will arise. We shall march on together towards ullimate | victory."
Assisting China
India Forestalls Some Post-War Problems
NEW DELHI, Mar. 13 (Reuter)-A communique issued to-day states that the Raj have had under consideration the necessity of taking steps to ensure that the services of all de- siring to assist in the prosecution of the war should be utilised to the fullest extent.
Youths suitable for emergency-commissions are called for and also those suitable for civil employment.
There are reasons to believe that
Qualifications
1 such persons may hestale to apply The mininum educational quati-
the
but
for emergency commissions, fearbudeations, possession of which it is to los permanently their changes of considered essential for the services civil employment after the war.
in question, will be picseribed -The Raj consider it desirable to re- otherwise recruitment to such re- move these apprehtusions.
served vacancies will be R has, therefore, been decided, with selection and due
mudo- by consideration wil approval of the Sceretory of State be given to a certificate of good ser- for India, to leave 50 per cent, of the vice from the military commander of int vacancies necurring in the the unit in which the candidate has Indian Civil Service and the Indian served. Police unfilled with a view to their, Appointments will be subject In being made available after the war the usual medical examination. to be filled by suitable candidates with war service.
Kitchen Sacrifices For Democracy
Natives And Europeans This decison applics equally to re- cruitment of Indians and Europeans and | to recruitment made in ludiù unel
England.
CLEVELAND,
13
Ohio, Mar. The Ra) propose to apply a similar (Reuter).The American house-wife scheme reservation to the central will have to do without aluminium services with necessary modifications pots and pans in future in order to imposed by the peculiar requirements help win the war, for democracy, of particular services.
The niuminiuin utensil Industry The provincial governments are has been virtually told by the expected in make their own
pro-National Defence Priorities Bourd LONDON, Mar. 13 (Reuter).-Anouncements in respect of the serviess that they will not be able to get question Ume in the House of Com-under their control.
aluminium in future. mens to-day, Mr Harcourt Johnstone, The vacancies thus reserved will bi This ban on the manufacture of Secretary for Overseas Trade, nald filled immediately after the war from aluminium pots and pans is the first that hitherto no part of the British eandidates who rendered approved | total restriction since the defence credits to China had been used for War service.
programme started. purchase abroad.
The Labour member, Mr. M. P. Price, interpused: "Is everything being done that can be done to assist the Chinese Republie in the present struggle?"
Mr Johnstone; "Yes."
FOOD SHORTAGE REPORTED FROM WUHAN CITY AREA
CHANGTEH, Mar. 14 (Central News). There is an ocute shortage of foodstuffs in Hankow, Wuchang and Hanyang, Yangtze cities new under Japanese occupation, according to Chinese refugees who arrived here from Hankow. Nice is sold at more than $100 per picul.
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