1941-03-19 — Page 5

Wednesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

March 19, 1941.

Library, Supreme Court

American Eagle Squadron

Two Formed In U.K.

KOY "REUTEN'S" AIN

CORNICSPONDENTI

RAP: FIGHTER STATION, Mur. 1.Pilot Who Are Taxious [0 debunk the quip that they Bro The "lamour boys" of the R.A.F. and whose me desire is to make their squadron ore of which Britain and Amorien will be proud, form the porrsonnel of the American Eagle Squadron 1 visited to-day,

No Nazi pla eame Thete way while I was there. The

enemy no

emper takes up all their time over Tratam and the question have yet to bring down their first vietins a Lapiedra.

Recruits are coming in fast enough to form n steunt Eagle Squndront they are now completing operationsd training in England.

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The squadron's tute of impatient longing to get at the enemy is THEW ery

many hundreds of veteran British and Allied Alter pilots, whose ranks theso

Americans have joined,

Wider Range

Younk

bey

The Hurricanes with which are equipped will help the Amerleau Eagles' play their part in the opera- tions which will no longer be co- fred to

› metropolitan defence, for the enemy must now be sought more often far out to sea and quite often beyond the continental coastline.

The

squadron will operate exactly the same way as other lighter squa- drons of the R.A.F. and great things are expected of this very shy but letermined band of Amérien's first war plots.

ALBANIAN

WAR RESPITE

-Italians Quiet LONDON, Mar. 18 (Reuter)The erushing defeat sustained by The Italians when their seven-day aften- sive on the Albanian front was hurled back has forced them into nativity, according to the Greek radio.

The only activity was by Greck patrols.

It is not at all certain that re- organisation will permit the enemy to risk another offensive.

U.S.-Larder Of Democracies

STILL DOING BUSINESS-Often have Axis communiques reported sinking of Britain's huge aircraft carrier, Ark Royal. But she is still in active service. Here, Italian planes attempt to wreck the ship, but their bombs fall

short. Action picture was taken in the Mediterranean.

Observer's

Account Of

Night

Assault On City Of Berbera

LONDON, Mar. 18 (Reuter).--An epic story of the recapture of Berhern, the capital of British Somaliland, is told in a cable received from Aden to-day.

At one point, the success of the whole operation depended on four men in a boat stealing silently towards the Somaliland coast.

The outstanding impression left by the operation is the "unchangeable loyalty of Somalis, whose territory had been usurped by the Italians,”-

De Valera Said

Afraid Of I.R.A.

About midnight on Murch 15-16, the liberating fleet, con- sisting of troopships convoyed by warships, stole silently to- wards the coast. Clouds seulded across the sky and occasionally allowed the moon to illuminate the flat shore with the taing beyond.

"He is a Previous aerial photographic opera- {tions gave the commanders of the expedition full knowledge of the terrain and the assault was plamed to force the Italians to divide their already

depleted unti demoralises forces.

blem, said this of De Valera:

the

Mrs Christine Sadick, Laid To Rest

Noor

OVERSEAS AIRWAYS Local Office Closing At End Of Month

After having been established in the Colony for the last five years, the Hongkong office of the Britishi Overseas Airways Corporation-for- merly Imperial Airways (Far East) Limited will be closed at the end of

this

month. Enquiries for

passenger atcom- modation or other information may be obtained fem Travel Agents, as from next month.

The first flee in the Colony was

Ald. Luke Hogan, icader of the Sadick, wife of Mr O. R. Sadick, of The funeral of Mes Christine Liverpool. Labour Party, speaking the Metropolitan Land Company, opened in March, 1938, and the Arst moun-recently on the Eire neutrality pro- took place at the Mchammedan imperial Airways Service arrived in

Cemetery yesterday, Mulvi strange man. His sin-Shah officiating. cerity is beyond question, and his position as leader of the people of Eire unchallenged.

Two landings were planned. The westats landing was entrusted to parted Indian troops with supporting engineers and artillery,

the while qustern landing was to be carried out

Aden

Britis under

ot

"Sometimes i think he is afraid that should he make a gesture to this country the IRA, might give bim a great deal of trouble.

"But hesitancy and timidity not make for leadership."

will

by Arts and Somalis prefall TOKYO-SOFIA Invitation To Open Markets In Bulgaria

WASHINGTON, Mar. 14 (Reuter?rcuited -Presidrat. Hoosevelt revealed to fleers. day that he had asked the public health service to prepare a Hat of foods, Including vitamins, needed by Britain and other democracies.

Most of the food to be furnished, he said, would be sent to Britain but other democracies were mydved and also Spain.

President Roosevelt oled that the Red Cross was completing arrange ments for two cargoes at ford to be Sent to Ungerup.ed France.

Much Travelled

Donovan Home

Faith of Somalis

The Implicit faith of the Somali::: in British ability to restore to them

Mrs Sadick, whose death occurred unexpectedly at her

residence Monday, was 27 years of age. She was a sister of Mr George Wu.

on March 24 of that Hongkong month. The first plane to inaugur ate ate the weekly service between Hongkong and London left here on March 27, 1936,

Originally, the service operated Those present at the funeral were via the Penang route, but this was Mess. J. A. Dulf, F. 1. Maghee, later changed to connect Lang, J. E. Kotwall, Dr and Mrs K. W.

with the Chat, Mrs M. I. Chaun, Miss Catherine main line at Bangkok. The Hong- Ctaun. Misa Hesta Chain, is Helen .ong-Bangkok service has been sus-

wnded since last October, Mok. K. Y. Fun, M. K. Kwok, K. Juokings pre possible by air from

Yu. Messrs F. W. Law, K. W. Lee, Y. C.

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.British J. Chew, Dr and Mra C. W. Ho. Wreathes were sent by the following-verseas Airways Corporation ac- Mts and Mrs D. Trang, air and Mirs Wongquired the undertakings of the two Chu-choy, Jr and Mis K. S. Shin, Mr and dupanys Imperial Airways, Limit- Mira S. Shin. Mir and Sirs G. Clused, and British Airways, Limited, and family, Str and Mrs G. van Bergen and family, Messra. Leung Sik-kak Yuen, and at the end of last year the Cor- une impressed everyone at Aden, TOKYO, Mr.

Val-change Wong Ka-chung, Wong Ying-puration absorbed Imperial Airways

nt Funding without disturbing the Mr Fulsanoff, was the host at a re-

Four man in a boat had the task visition Bulgarian ecpuinante envoy ic-cari Fun Chik-Chee and (Far East) Limited, whose original

Kwok-cheung, Mra Aira 3. C. Lazig and family, Mink Channing, headquarters were in Hongkong. ety and marking out the hunting ception given at the Imperial Hotel Shel-yang, Y. . Koh, Y. C. Yuen, Wenk beach.

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NEW YORK, Mar. 18 (leuter)a large number of Italians had t Colonel William Donovan, President

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the town under cover of darkness NEW DELHI, Mar. 18 (Reuter) Roosevelt's "Ambassador-at-Large." smrtly before the British prone, The Princes Chamber has recorded arrived here by air after a 28,006 those who remained were umeitntly its heartiest gratification at the vie miles four of the European and Afri- numerous to require free to crush tories in Albania and Africa and its

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Away on the right, the

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Colonel Donovan said that he had obtained information which he hoped would be "of value to the United

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Americans To Leave Unoccupied France LONDON, Mar. 18 (Reuter). American eltizens jzt Unoccupied

preparation for her own fuis of Somalis and Arabs to land Plead "Not Guilty" Raid Warning To Two France have been asked by the United

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Production

and advance towards the town two miles ove

Artillery Outclassed

Italian

machine-gums

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" WASHINGTON, Mar. 10 (UP),—- ;

Indian Districts DIBRUGARII, Mur. 15 (Reuter)

The Manager at the Trans-Ocean The Deputy Commissioner of Lak- field News Agency Dr Zupp, and his inpur Distr.et has warned the guns, attempting to stem the assault, assistant Herr Tom, picaded not people of Digboi and Tinsukia to be LONDON, Mar. 10 (Router)-—More Wire outclassed by the accuracy of guilty in the United States District ready for possible air nitacks,

the British naval fire aircraft, both bombers and tighters, mire praiseworthy in view of the lure to comply with the Foreign Re- which was Court to an indictment charging fai- were produced in Britain during February than in any previous monthunky and cloudy nature of the night, jiistration Act of 1930.

during the war.

The Somalis and Arabs continued

to advance and news came ví the

States Embassy to leave, zecórding to a Paris dispatch to the German officiat news agency.

The agency adds that their permits. will not be renewed.

Indian Trade Officers

NEW DELHH, Mar. 10 (Reuter).--- Indian Trade Commissioners The Raj spokesman announced that with

South America.

This was announced in the House complete success of the major attack STOCK MARKETber of the Rumanian delegation it shortly be appointed to Canada and

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By 9.20 am. all was over, Berbern was again in

British hands. Over 100 prisoners were taken while the British casualties were negligible.

Even during the bombardment, the Inhabitants of Berbera came running

REPORT

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The one of the market is buffer though so for prices have not awn

to meet the British forces, waving eny appreciable advance. Union

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The Italians had blown up the pass on the road to Sheik but the Somalis were already busy repairing it to aid the British pursuit.

Miserable Prisoners

Within a few hours of renezupa- tion, transports and stores were being landed nud the British officers examined the forlorn and miserably- equipped Italian prisoners,

The major commonding them burst into tears when handing over his re- volver. " am old soldier," he

sal epitomising the general feel- ing regarding the degradation to which Maolini's Afiean gorild has

led a once bee and cultured people.

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Electrics "N" $10.90

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Ambush In India K. Banks $1.340

NEW DELHI, Mar. 48 (Reuter).— One Indian officer and one inlian other rank were killed and one British officer and two indian other ranks were wounded, when Klu car was ambushed on the Danau- Mirall road.

Crack Liner Bremen Badly Damaged

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Decks "C" $10.50 Docks "N" $15.00 Providenta $5.15/20 Telephones "O" $24/24.25 Hopen $0.15

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Votes to be presented to the Finance Committee of the Legisin tive Council to-morrow total $510,850, made up mostly of small amounts. Among large lieins, $00,000 Is requir- ed for A.R.P. Medical stores, $34,000 towards rent allowances for European subordinate officers of the Civil Ser vice, and $35,000, as expenses for extraction of timber..being cut in th Now Territories.

Cannes, Mar. 17. M. Nicolas Titulesco, veteran Rumanian diplomat, died here to-day at the age of 50. He was a mem-

the Versailles Peace Conference in 1912 and has assumed the Foreign portfolio of the Rumanian Govern- ment several times until August, H31-Domel,

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