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Dynamite Squads Work On London Wreckage

A Home Guard cordon, with bayonets, kept Londoners hundreds of yards away when the explmion pictured here shook the heart of the City. It was the first of the "safety demolitions" which followed the devastation of the fireblitz.

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royDER J 三拜禮 號九十月三英港香 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19, 1941. 日二十月二

DESPERATE

KEREN IN

PLIGHT: ERITREA'S FATE IN THE BALANCE

LONDON, MAR. 18 (REUTER).—KEREN, WHICH WILL DECIDE THE FATE OF ITALIAN ERITREA AND PERHAPS THE WHOLE OF ITALIAN EAST AFRICA NOW APPEARS TO BE IN AN INCREASINGLY DESPERATE POSITION, ACCORDING TO REPORTS FROM BRITISH AND ITALIAN SOURCES IN THE LAST 24 HOURS.

DISPATCHES FROM KHARTOUM, BRITISH COMMUNIQUES FROM CAIRO AND NAIROBI, AND AN ITALIAN COMMUNIQUE FROM ROME TELL A STORY OF HEAVY ITALIAN LOSSES IN BITTER COUNTER-ATTACKS AGAINST THE BELEAGUERING IMPERIAL

ARMY.

"SARAH SIMPLE"

The Play That Cannot Be Missed

The Hongkong A.D.C', has an imposing string of successes to its credit, but "Sarah Simple,' the Club's latest production, is a triumph.

Last night's dress rehearsal of ¦- this scintillating comedy makes i front news to-day.

comes an outstanding caterlamment.

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A communique from Cairo to-day also re- ports that pressure by Imperial and patriot forces in Abyssinia is being maintained successfully over a wide area against the retreating Italians 'while British troops are extending the area of occupation in British Somaliland.

Bombing of Chungking Resumed

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

are

From the north, British and French troops

pushing across the wilderness of the ridges towards the road leading From Keren.

Turks Cause Nazis To

Hesitate

refusing to

MADRID, Mar. 18 (Reuter). The German Foreign Office spekesman is now answer questions about Ger- many's intentions towards Against Great Odds Greece, writes the Berlin corres- Several dents still held by upondent of the newspaper. “Ya." A big press and radio cam- Italian sut separate them from the

hach in wival for detence. The paign against Greece is going on Thatch have to avail the positions which is regarded in Berlin as n hind the Talian, have had a month sign that the Greek situation is to repere and they are faced with

fly

nos in the hands of the military. Current 11ports an the German CAD

capital say that 300,000 Erülsh troops

aprašo nuimbers, estimated

!

The Battle of Keren, therefore, is¦ are in Greece.

exported to last several days.

A JAPANESE NÁVAL AIR- BASE, March 19 (Domei).—

STOCKHOLM, Ajin 18 (Reuter): Several formations of Japanese

Dipinule nctiod is proceeding; Naval aircraft flying far into the Tripoli Harbour Raid

with the ubjget ul genching a coni- interior of China on Tuesday!

CAIRO, Mar 18 (Router).........A į plite unterstanding between Ger- afternoon carried out a success-avy atties was made by the R.A.F. and Turkey, says the "Alle-

Central China Sea Plert,

The play in tarif i clever 1:0 vastly missing, but in the hands of Claude Burgess, Sheila Mackinlay, Day Sage and their callesques, it be The players are practically faultlessful raid on Chungking, inflicting and there is not à dal moment. heavy damage, according in the! The opening scenes are a barrezy | Press Section of the Japanese and compelling as the plints the true test of both authorship and per- formawe. Claude Burgess Sheila Mackinly no way dominating all the scenes, atut both

ther

ellective most Lazulier ripples ri

is to the run:cientious. credit of the cash and Prodtlers-Cyril-rown-that-nut single line or situation capable of causing merriment is allowed to pass by without acknowledgment

stre

form.

through the play, rund it'

The Performers

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Day Sage made her first

appear. nee Ort the Hongkong stage "Someone of the. Door," produced recently at the K.C.C. That per- formance Hove promise of much better this to come and in "Sarah Simple" she proves her abilities to the full. Hers is a well rounded, Intelligent study.

Some formations concendried the attack on the Chinese fallitney e- lably hints me the city poop 1.

diret hits.

raiders the munitions plans an outskirts of theity, causing firest

All planes which participated in the | raj, returned to their bases, safely.

BABY TANK

FOR CHINA Novel Features

18 (Central

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CHUNGKING, Mar. News). Blueprints for a baby tank two feet high, six feet wide and nine feet teng with a speed of 10 miles per hour were presented

Lo thei

Sheila Mackinlay has long enjoyed an enviable reputation as the Colony's leading light comedy player mom the dies. Her work in "Saralı Chinese Government through the Simple" merely adds the official stat to this reputation.

Chinese Embassy in Washington by an American designer in Chicago, according to the "Shanghai Evening

years.

ten

Claude Burgess gives a handsome performance, showing cunning ap- preciation of the subtleties of his

The Past" learned that the de- part. He has some great lines; he signer, lived in Shanghai for speaks

them grandly, Joan Critchett and Tim Fortescue Costang only one-fourth of the are well cast and succeed in making price of the cheapest tank on the the best of intricate little roles, while market, the whippet tank is so de William Kirby has some splendid moments in the third net and gives a signed that it can be manufactured cameo, which, for a brief China with materials available in moment, overshadows everything else this country.

<leticious

in the ploy.

Designed For China

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n Trinli Harbour on Sunday night, The node, ships and quays, were bombed, large flees were started in buser and ntilitary stores, and ex- dans were seen at a railway depot ter the wireless station.

An R.A.F. comunique announcing This also states that the R.A.F. con- tinued their activity in the Keren arch

handa" correspondent In Berlin.

He adds that it is generally be Feved that Germany is hesitating to take action against Grzec pending į

de certainty ato Turkey's at

Titul.

Authoritative cirets in Berlin, he states, refuse to exprtss an opinion as) to whether President Ineumu's reply to Hitler is considered satisfactory or | otherwise.

Terrible Merseyside Death Roll In Two Big Air Raids

LONDON, Mar. 18 (Reuter),About 500 were killed and 500 were seriously injured in German air raids on Merseyside in two nights, March 12 and 13.

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The combined casualties in the Clyde area on March 13 and 14 were approximately 500 killed and 800 seriously injured.

BRITISH UNITY

Bombers Intercepted

LONDON, Mar. 18 (Reuter).

Two German bombers we British Money

intercepted and shot down" into the sen off the coast of Britain to-day.

Two British fighters, returning with their umnunition exhausted, were number of enemy fighters and shot down. Both pilots are safe.

Emphasised By Mr attacked by a

Morrison

The Air Ministry adds that there bad been a little air activity by small

In America

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Secret Evidence Revealed.

WASHINGTON, Mar. (Reuter). The evidence given by the United States defence chiefs at last week's secret hear-

-Planes Collide:

Six Killed

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

WASHINGTON, Mar 38

ori?

AID BRITAIN

Big Appropriation

(UP). The Navy Depart Goes To Congress

ment to-day announced that two bombers - front the cruiser Yorktown collided in mid-air at sea on March 17 and that all six of the personnel were killed.

They refused to reveal the scene of the crash. However, it is known that the Yorktown has been perating out of Pearl Har- hour for several months so the acciden! undoubtedly happened in the Hawaiian

area.

WASHINGTON, Mar. 18 (Reuter).The United States

House of Representatives to-day. began debate on the $7,000,000,- 000 Aid to Britain appropria- tion: erabat agtan bo

It was confronted with' a''lersely worded warning from the Appro- priations Committee that this huge figure must be quickly, approved for the reputation of the United States among nations would suffer.

The note coincides with Mr Chur- chill's reference in London to sub- marines and to the operation, of Nazi battle cruisers on: the United States side of the Atlantic, **

AMA

One Change Man The nete requested; the House, te

LONDON, Mar. 18 (Reater), Britain during the day and that angs before the National Defence Gandhi's Secretary had any nrikule, procurçu uricier the

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The unity and determination of the British people to stand firm and carry on to win the war was The settings are ideal and elaruc- teristic of sule Mr W. A. Cornell, Designed spreiteally for the Chin- the theme of a broadcast speech who has never get turned out a piece

Morrison, the ese terrain, the whippet tunk of poor scenery for the Hongkong manned by a crew of two and is by Mr Herbert stage. Charles Gilmor is the efficient practically immune from atrial and Home Security Minister. stage manager, W. A. Mackintoy, the anti-tank gun attacks. The tank

can night. hardworking secretary and Cyril be powered by alcohol while the fac He was urging the people Brown, the wholly successful pro-tery for manufacturing the baby read and study carefully the tanks needs only 20 skilled workmen. There are some seats available for

After

a month's trial operation, the leaflet just issued by his Ministry to-night's opening performance, plant can turn out five such tanks informing them what to do in which should not be. for "Sarah daily. The factory with be equipped case of invasion. Simple" lan piny which cannot be on a mobile basis to dodge Japanese, missed.-S.A.G.

bombs.

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R.A.F. Sets Continental Areas Alight with Bombs

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nlrcraft ja

LONDON, Mar. 18 (Reuter),-Numerous explosions and tires were observed in the dock and industrial areas of Bremen and Wilhelmshaven, which were bombed by aireaft of the Bomber Commund last night. of the Coastal Command torpedoed The Air Ministry also states and sok a large enemy supply ves- that a large fire was started in the petrol storage tanka at Rotterdam while single aircraft attacked Emden and Oldenburg. One enemy night fighter wna shot down in Blomes during these opern- tions,

Off the Frisian Islands, an aircraft

Invasion, said Mr Morrison, was a vital subject for though the blaze of wor might leap from Europe to Africa or Asia, there could be to real Nazi victory unless it won here-in and around this island.

No Secret

scerets,"

"I am giving away no Mr Morrison went on. "I tell you military that your government's chlefs have made plans in the defence of Brilain on abanis of complete eonfidence that you will not let them down."

He emphasised the necessity of carrying on the country's work to the uimast capacity and concluded with the exhortation, "Stand arm. Curry

Dent the invader."

None of the British missing fram all these operations. A. R. Distress Fund

Enemy Torpedoed

LONDON, Mar. 18 (Reater).-The LONDON, Mar. 18 (Router) - £1,000 from the Central Britich Wor Coastal Command aircraft torpedoed Fund in Shangtial among the contri- and sank a large enemy Rupply ves-butions received to-day, makes the kel on Monday night off the Frision total of the Lord Mayor's National islands. It is amelally announced. Air Raid Distress Fund £2,200,000.

few aircraft penetrated inland, but no Committee was released te-day

Wthat bombs are reported dropped. us the House of Representatives NEW DELHI, Mar, 18 (Reuter).—¦ Bill shall be retained by the United who was re- States Government at the President's Spaniard's Conclusion began debate on the British Ald Gandhi's secretory,

cently released from gaol, is reported discretion instead of being seift to n MADRID, Mar. 18. (Reuter).- appropriations. "Mysterious things are occurring in

to have been arrested to-day under foreign government if that is consi- The Director-General of De- the Defence of India rules.

TURN to Back Page, Column, 4 the air" writes the London corres fence. Mr William Knudsen's pondent of the newspaper, "A.H.C."

who adds: "Whatever the British statement showed that Britain

ti-aircraft devices may be, things financed 61 manufacturing plants Exiled Dutch Premier

have greatly changed and Londoners to-day are safer than ever in their shelters and homes,"

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out of 784 available or in pre- paration for the production of defence materials.

The statement made by the Budget Director, Mr Harold Smith, gave a comprehensive view of Britain's war expenditure In the United States. The total existing British orders, says Mr Smith's statement, aggregate $2,700,000,000. Payment of $1,680,- 000,000 hin, been made..

All goods delivered in Britain have been paid for and usually a 20 per cent.

deposit was paid to cash with

an order,

The remaining abilities will be met frem Britain's existing dollar resources.

On His Way to N.E.I.

Special to the "Telegraph”

NEW YORK, Mar. 18 (UP).—The Premier of the exiled Dutch Government, Herr En van Klessens, accompanied by his wife arrived here by Clipper to-day and said he was en route to the Netherlands East Indies ly “talk things over with the Gov- crnor-General there."

Due În N.E.. April 1 BATAVIA, Mar. 18 (Domei).—Dr

He asserted that his Govern- ment did not expect Japan to E. N. von Kleffens, Foreign Minister, invade the Dutch islands in the and Mr Charles M. Welter, Minister for Colonies, of the Netherlands The statement says that the British Pacifle and added: "We have Government in London, are arriving Government has not adequate funds bad three and a half centuries here from London on April 1..

none was proposed.

Pre-Bill Orders

to meet additional commitments but of peace with Japan and I do not Mr Hitman, spokesmun, said that the visit has no spteial purpose but sco any signs to give me any a to make routine

consultations be- COTIEL The United States" $7,000,000,000 reason for concern."

tween the home Government and the | British- Aid sopropriation would he When asked whether or not his East Indies Government.

used to pay the orders pinced by Government would ask protection for The spokesman said that the Britain before the passage of the the Indies, he replied: "We accept Japanese-Dutch negotiations would Lease and Lend B.

protection from nobody; however, if be greatly necelerated by the visit. At the beginning of the current ❘nttacked, then I bellove our Intercals, The spokesman denied that the two British holdings included British Interests mid your (United Ministers would procted to Singa- TURN to Back Page, Column 4 Stales) interests would be parallel." pare or Sydney after visiting here.

year.