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March 18, 1941.

RETAKING OF BERBERA

FROM PAGE ONE

Africa will be avaliable for employ- ment where they can best be utilised, Supply Route Open

CAIRO, Mar 17 (Reuter)-With the recapture of Berberu, another threat to Addis Ababa is developing, a Brliish spokesman stuted here this evening.

Empire troops are now steadily closing on the heart of the Italian Empire from 13 points,

The recapture of Berbera, the spokesman added, also expeled to case the supply problem considerably.

It is recalled here

that when the Hallans entered Berborn in August, 1940, Honte radio proclaimed that the

collapse of the

the British Empire was Inevitable, and that the Red Sea had been closed to the Royal Navy.

It is not yet possible to say. whether the British successes

ses on the Keren

front are a prelude to an offensive or form part of the stently fighting which tuan been going on for six weeks, but "Reuter" is told: "Things are boil- ig up at Keren, again."

ARMED U.S. AID FOR BRITAIN.

FROM PAGE ONE

Mr Sidney Hillman, Miss Parkins, the Secretary of Labour, and other ofteints.

Strong Words

Opening the conference, Mr. Knud- ten said: "We have got to go into production in America оп a sente

never approached before. Our need for ships and propulsion machinery for ships, tanks and planes is so great that upon you rests the responsibility of training more people in the short- est possible time in order to meet the deliveries surely needed here and abroad."

Mr Knudsen urged ship-builders specifically to “give every skilled man

ree helpers to learn his work."

BRITAIN'S NEW BATTLER — New British battleship, Duke of York, takes to water at Clydesido, Scotland. She's the 35,000- ton kind and was christened recently by Queen Elixaboth.

Training

Dutch Army

In Canada

The red, white and blue fing of the Netherlands is now fly ing with the British flag over

Bomber Captured the Princess Juliana Barracks at Stratford, now the headquar

LONDON, Mar. 17 (British Wire-ters of the Royal Netherlands less). The only Italian bomber to

fly over Nairobi, states the Air Minis- Army in Canada, officially open- try, did so the other day, plloted by ed recently.

a South African Air Force pilot.

miles

The work of training several;

The Caproni, A three-engined hundreds of men who have been monoplane, hatt been flown 056 from Mogadiscio, where it was left called up in Canada and the by the Italians in the process of United States by Royal Nether-I overhaul when they mude their hur-lands decree to fight for freedom ried "departure.

will be carried on there, ut the rate of about 300 each six weeks' period of training.

Large Units

The barrack has been lensed by

Cricket Tourney the Netherlands from the Canadian

The semi-final of the Large Units Government, and a group of non- Cricket Tournament between Royal Commissioned and commissioned of- Engineers and Royal Artillery will be fleurs are in residence there. ployed at Sookunpoo to-morrow after- Officer commanding the centre is nuon, The winners will meet the Com-Lieut. Col. G. J. Sas, who until the bined Smali Units in the final on Thurs-Netherlands invasion day, March 27, nt Sockunpoo.

was military attache in Berlin, and is now head of the Netherlands Military Mission Canada, Training of the groups will be completed with the Royal, The following will represent Navy Netherlands Army in England. The against Club "A" at Happy Valley at latter retains its separate identity 5 p.m. to-morrow:

Navy Fifteen

S/Lor Wright; Sub-Lt McGul, L/Tel, apart from the British Army, but Paul, P. O. Wilson. L/Tel, Bowden: Linctively co-operates, he explained. Carter, Lt Rutherford: Sub-Li Danger, Sub-Li Eager, LS.B.A. Flynn L. A C. Stockdiam. C. P. O. Wir King, Yeo. Inglis, Li Watson, L. 5. A. Patiner.

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GERMAN CLAIM

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" BERLIN, official news agency reports that Mar. 17 (UP),—The German torpedo pinnes Just Sunday attacked a strong British naval force 40 kilometres west of Grete, making:

11. E. Strange (Capt), G. Ainslie, direct torpedo bits on two battleships Barrow. G. Davidson. P. E. Lawrence. T. Lockhart, J. F MacGowan, J. Mitchell, N. L. Smith, G. Stone, A. Watson,

which were, for a long time, envelop- ed in black smoke clouds. The British squadron consisted of twa battleships, six cruisers and several

LATE NEWS destroyers.

Eminent Indian Passes

LAHORE, Mar. 17 (Reuter),--The death is announced of Sir Mohamed Hyal Khan Noon, father the Indian High Commissioner in London.

Sir Mohamed was knighted in 1935. He was a member of the Council of State

and formerly Commissioner

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Yugo-Slav Influence

LONDON, Mar, 17. (Reuter).—The Stock Exchange to-day was cheer- fully influenced by President Roo- sevelt's speech and the Armer Yugo- Slav attitude.

n

Industrials were meeting fair gen- cral inquiry with Courtaulds on American Viscose sale. special feature, advancing 2/- to 29/-

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