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No. 10114

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MONDAY, MARCH 24, 1941:

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GILMAN'S

BRITISH TROOPS BEING Girls Behind U.S. Preparing

RUSHED TO YUGO-SLAV FRONTIER SAYS REPORT Balkans Tension Heightened

Special to the "Telegraph"

BELGRADE, MAR. 23 (UP); BRITISH TROOPS ARE RUSHING across NORTHERN GREECE AND ARE REPORTED TO HAVE REACHED THE YUCO-SLAVIAN FRONTIER ALONG THE VARDAR VALLEY AS THE YUGO. SLAVIAN GOVERNMENT INFORMED GER- MANY THAT SHE IS READY TO JOIN THE AXIS POWERS DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS.

The arrival of British troops on the frontier has heightened the tension. It is reported that at least 35,000 mechanised troops are now north of Salonika in addition to Colonials, Polish, Czech and Free French infantry forces.

WILL SIGN UP WITH AXIS

The Yugo-Slavian Premier, M. Cvetkovitch and the Foreign Minister, M. Cincar-Makovitch are expected to leave to-morrow to sign the pact with Germany in Vienna. This decision follow a delay caused by the Cabinet crisis due to the resignation of the Minister of Justice, M. Milan Constantinovie which was later withdrawn.

Wild rumours are being circulated, one being that a Ger- man ultimatum has been served on Yugo-Slavia and another that the Cabinet crisis was a subterfuge to gain delay in sign- Crowds are restless in the streets, but there ing the pact. has been no demonstrations.

At a meeting to-day of 54 exe.

cutives from the whole country

of the Sokola Patriotic Athletic Organisation, which has a

which has the Cabinet

mem-

̄bership-of-300,000, a message- was sent to the Executive Com- mittee urging netion in confor mity with national feeling which, has been aroused by the immi- nent signing of the pact.

the

The latest issue of their organ,

calls "Sokols Herald"

upon Government to "sacrifte everything| rather than honour and freedom."

Students Protest

Students of the Belgrade University comprising four old opposition parties Radical, Democrat, Yugo-National

M. Cvetkovich.

[UFS

and Socialist and those who belong to the new opposition parties-Ser- blan Agrarian and Independent Democratic, have sent to the While Palace Joint protest against the Government's new foreign policy.

The Inhabitants of the southeast Serbian

town of Berane, which has a population of 2,600 and who boast a long record of guerilla warfare, have telegraphed the White House threatening to revolt if hay Govern- ment action was taken menacing the freedom of the Yugo-Sinvians,

Problem

Unsolved

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

Mar.

23

The Guns

Special selected girls, members of the ATS, are playing a key part in the training of. A‚‚ unners. They are trained ri the use of the King-Theodolite, which helps correct errors in marksmanship. Here we see two of the girls, busy on the Evalva- tor, an instrument for reading height and angles of target and shell bursts, from the developed film from the Kine-Theodolite.

Italians Hastily Erecting

New Defences In Albania

Special to the "Telegraph"

ATHENS, Mar. 23 (UP).—Press reports to-day declare that the Italians are hastily digging new trenches on the Albanian front to strengthen their positions, while the spokesman stated that Greek troops have penetrated the Italian lines at various point: along the front, taking additional prisoners.

Heavy artillery duels are reported-in-which, according-to-the-1 press, the Italians wasted considerable ammunition "against im-

| pregnable Greek positions."

The spokesman said that

Wang & South Greek artillery and mortars

Sea Lands

seriously damaged Italian 'co- lumns which were attempting to

Destroyers Collide

To Send Large Supplies Of Food To England

WASHINGTON, Mar. 23 (UP). It is reliably reported that the Government is quietly accumulating foodstuffs for shipment to Britain. A special Department of Agriculture Committee has been established to co-operate with the British Government. The Committee expects to obtain authority to spend $500,000,000 and it is understood that President Roosevelt is also planning a Federal Food Administration.

FURTHER S. CHINA LANDINGS

Japanese Take Over Famed Pirates' Lair

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

SHANGHAI, Mar. 24 (UP) The Commander-in-Chief of the Japanese Fleet in China, has an nounced, through the Japanese Consulate-General in Shanghai. that further landings have been made on the south Ching coast by the Japanese, in order to ex- tend further the Japanese bloc kade of Fukien and Kwangtung.

The new landings have been made along a line running from Fokai Point to the Chiland and Tongmi peninsulas, including the Honghai and Chichshiha bays.

The new landings were made this morning.

Honyhal Bay is just north of Blas Bay and was once the principal headquarters of the south China pirate gangs.

Among the first purchases will be 12,000,000 pounds of lard packed in 60 pound tins. Officials sold this would be ready for ex- port to Britain.

America's lard reserves are now at the highest record of 317,500,000 pounds which is an increase of 01,- 000,007 pounds compared with a year go and is 101,500,000 pounds above the average. *;

Large surpluses of vegetable olis are available. The Government is re- ported to be not fully informed of the British food needs, but it is under- stood they include dried and con- densed milk, cliccse, butter, eggs, pork, dried fruits, ments and fats.

the British food mission arrives.. The More information is expected when mission is reported to be enroule to the United States.

LATEST

GUILD CASE: SUMMING UP

Summing up the Guild саве, Mr Sheldon said that there was Bomo doubt as to whether the Defendant was driving under the influence of drink, The evidence of the two Police Sergeants, J. R. Sykes and Hemsley, which he

he accepted, that It is believed that the new Japan-Defendant had been drinking, did not ese landings include the cutting off go so far as to prove that Defendant of Swabue, which recently was was actually drunk. And the fact reported to have become one of the that two expert Police officers བ་ most important bases for the Sgis Skyes and Hemsley had allowed smuggling of materials into Free the Defendant to start the

car and China..

drive it to the left side of the road brings further doubt as to whether the Defendant was actually drunk, he

S'HAI EXCHANGE reinforce the front lines. He Slight Damage Caused London Reports Effect

Part Of New Order asserted that a number of Italian BELGRADE,

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" patrols were encircled and cap- (UP)-It is learned that the king's "Central China Daily News" lines.

SHANGHAI, Mar, 24 (UP)--Nan-tured after crossing the Greek Government crisis remained giving prominence to the "Asahi Front line reports reveal there are

of the 有 result of recent battles,

To U. S.. Warships

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" WASHINGTON, March 23 (Domei).The Navy Depart-

being able to park the car on the left

side of the road.

driving Mr Sheldon said he accepted

As for the charge of dangerous

SHANGHAI, Mar. 24 (Reuter). Co! Shaw's evidence that Defendant The exchange market is disorganised was driving on the wrong side of the

road. as the result of a London Item un

Defendant was fined $250 for March 21 to the effect that negotia-

dangerous driving and the summons

drink, was dismissed.

unsolved this afternoon. Shimbun's" interview with Wang still numerous unburlea Italian ment announces that four are proceeding to prevent The solution which late last sion of the first anniversary

Ching-wei last Saturday on the occa- corpses in the "Valley of Death" as destroyers, the' Aylwin, 1.39 Sterling help to the Stabilisation of driving under the influence of night appeared, imminent, return of the regime to Nanking, sald The Government spokesman sald failed to materialise.

that Wang announced the "south seas that 500-kilo bombs were dropped the Somers, 1,850 tons, and the hole in the steava cute in cupen POLICE OFFICER

part of the new order in East Asia during yesterday's raid on Corfu.

is also a bone of contention between the white and yellow races and there-

fore the settlement of this question is

Officers Indignant BELGRADE, Mar. 23 (Reuter) -

the Federation of necessary and the Chinese residing there must radically oppose it being

to European

A meeting of

Reserve Officers

of Yugo-Slavla

thrown over

yesterday unanimously passed are American suppression." solution protesting against any plan to "conclude an agreement not in harmony with our national honour.

and Independence."

Regent and the Premier,

The protest has been cent

to the

Alter passing the resolution, the

Duce's Daughter Very Ill

and

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" ROME, Mar, 23 (UP),It is re-

Indo-China Intrigue Charges

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" TOKYO, Mar. 23 (UP)-A

officers broke up their meeting and ported by her friends that Countess special dispatch from Hanoi to In order thelr protest. themed to proceed to other business Clano, (Edda Mussolini) is very ill the Nichi Nichi" anid it. had

a result of

with pneumonia as

tons, the Fasragut, 1,365 tons,

Warrington, 1,850 tons, were "slightly damaged" when they collided during night manoeuvres somewhere off Pearl Harbour Hawaii.

The announcement did not disclose detalls as to when or how the colli- slon occurred. It added, however, that none of the members of the crews on the four destroyers WOS injured.

REDUCTION

OF KEREN CITY The latest message shows that the swimming in the cold water when been revealed that the Govern-

-British Siege Reserve Officers did not disband the hospital ship on which she was ment of Indo-China had secretly TURN to Back Page, Column 3 a Red Cross nurse was recently sunk. summoned on March 13, all An-ter).-Intensive patrol activity KHARTUM, Mar. 28 (Reu- namite leaders and had made an plays a large part in the British effort to win them to their side siege methods round Keren. "with the bait of independence."

Aid Britain Bill To Be

Consolidated This Week.

Special to the "Telegraph"

WASHINGTON, Mar. 23 (UP)-Congress is expected to De Brinon Inspects

Occupied France

Fund from feeding the Shanghat market, which is the remaining loop-

No rates available at the ing of the dollar, nominally valued at .3 7/32d.

Securities, gold-bars and com- modities are generally sharply higher.

Prediction That U. S. Will Soon Enter War

FINED $250

Sergeant Guild was fined $250 for dangerous driving, the second charge, that of being under the in- fluence of drink, being dismissed, Report of to-day's proceedings on Page five.

34 Cholera Cases

TOKYO, Mar. 24 (Router)-A predletlon that the United States will be entering the European war by The 48 hours ending midnight on June at the latest, possibly as early Sunday produced another 34 cholera as next month, is made by the news cases, of which 23 were from Vic- paper, "Yomiuri Shimbun." which loria, 10 from Kowloon and one from inserts that escorting United States the New Territories. conveys with food and war supplies So far this year 477 cases have to Brilain will be the fuse setting been reported. of Amerlean participation.

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New Official Statement

On Nightsoil Problem

When a British patrol encountered The despatch said that this sudden an enemy force in the neighbourhood and complete turn in attitudo by a of one fort, they summoned ortlilery Government which had been oppress support. The British guns promptly ing the Annamites was aimed at opened fire, aided by which the obstructing Japan's now order in East British party infileted heavy losses on Asin programme,

the

enemy and took 130 prisoners, All Mr W. J. Carrie, Chairman of the Urban Council, Informed without loss to themselves,

the "Telegraph" this morning that the collection of nightsoil in An example of the courage and. the urban areas will be undertaken, when the new scheme comes endurance of the Imperial troops is send to President Roosevelt this week legislation appropriating-

Into operation on May 1, by coolics employed and directly con-'.... furnished by two. Indian machine- nearly fifteen billion dollars for armaments and nid to Britain,

gunners, who were lost on a mountain trolled by his Department. | employ, contractors, for the removal peak but when found by a -Britlah

of excretal matter, etc, etc.?? The legislation includes thres | Consideration of the seven billion SPECIAL TO THE (TELEGRAPHIC

There was no intention, het was necessary to insert the bills the largest of which is the dollar aid bill will probably be de VICITY, Mar, 23 (UP)-Comte de patrol 48 hours later, were sullman-

sald, of employing contractors words "or employ contractors," said. soven billion dollar British aidlayed for one or two hours on Mon- Brion, the French Ambassador toping their post.

Mr Carrie, because in the first year of for the work. when Administration leaders at Paris, conferred with Admir! Darian

Government control of nightsoil dir- "Rebecca" Proceeds measure which the Senate is ex- tempt to revive the Argentine corried at noon to-day reporting the results Nazi Envoys Confer

pected to pass late on Monday or beef issue."

According to the agenda for to not be extended to the areas on

posal the departmental servico will The For Bomber Fund

majority leader, of his tour through the occupied SANTIAGO, Mar. 23 (Router) --A

the Tuesday.

Senator Alben Barkley said that a south-west zones of France where he clandestine conference here of the morrow's inceling of the Urban

south of the Island.. motion will be made to show that conferred with Mayors and Prefects German ambassadors to the Argen Council, it is proposed to rescind International Entertainment Enter-

Collection from Poktulum, Tytam, The other measures are the $3,400,- Senator Richard Russell voted

Conservancy on regarding their administrative pro- line, Chile and Peru has deeply dis-

By-law 2 (1) prises, Ltd have announced that 25% 000,000 naval supply bill, which was behalf of the amendment, but the blems, He will make an early i turbed public opinion according to a

in Shek-o, Aberdeen, Hongkong Tsai, Schedule A of the Public Health Stanley and southern districts will be of the nett receipts of the first night approved by the Senate lust Thurs vote was not recorded by the Clerk; spection of the northern French De Lima despatch which quotes a Press (Sanitation) Ordinance of 1935, and made by contractors, as at present, d showing of Rebrocu," on Wednesday, and the $4,873,000,000 supple | hence, the amendment should actually parimenta in the forbidden zone demand that the Peruvian Govern substitute therefor new by-law day, March 26, will be devoted to the mental defence will which was passed have been enacted by a vote of 33 along the const where he will also ment should "Investigate what plot is which reads:

The Urban Council hopes to extend "The Council shall its service to these districts after one Bomber, Fund.

by the House hat Friday.

smooth out administration difficulties. being hatched In Santiago."

provide a departmental servico al year,

to 32.