1941-03-25 — Page 16

KING'S

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Joe goer chasing himself

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Joe E.BROWN

A Columbia Picturo

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"DON'T GET. SCARED, FOLKS

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with

FRANCES ROBINSON

Also CHANEY CHASE COMEDY

"THE SAP TAKES A WRAP" and "NELLS YELLS" (Colour Cartoon)

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RONALD COLMAN

in

66 A TALE OF TWO CITIES "

An M-G-M PICTURE

To-morrow: "THE CAT & THE FIDDLE"

Tuesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

Yugo-Slav Army Told To Stand By

FROM PAGE ONE

were received by the Senior Regent, Prince Patil, last night.

Chinese Expect

March 25, 1941

British Net

>FROM PAGE ONE

Kaoan Recapture | Around Abyssinia

neur

the

FROM PAGE ONE

made auccessful parachute Szean, strategle city in weat Cheklang which

The descents, Anhwel border. Japanese are fleeing the north of the

Rome Report city.

ROME, Mar, 24 (UP),--A com- Fighting on the Cheklang-Kiangsu munique issued to-day states that border is developing as over 10,000 British troops resumed their attacks sector last Saturday Japanese troops pushing forward in in the Keren several columns are being engaged evening and on Sunday morning but were repulsed everywhere, the British the Chinese

suffering heavy lossen.

The note from Britain to the Yugo Slat Government was presented by the British Minister this morning.

Resigns. Again BELGRADE Mar. 24 (UP)-Des- pite denials made in the highest cir- cles that the Minister of Justice, Drby Constantinovic had again resigned, it is learned from most reliable sources that be sent a letter to the Premier handing in his resignation. If the resignation is

accepted it is under- stood that some other member of the Cabinet will function temporarily #substitute.

Is

"British Appeal LONDON, Mar. 24 (UP).—I authoritatively confirmed that the Minister to Yugo-Slavin Sir Ronald Campbell recently presented a note -appealing to the Yuro-Slavian Gov- erment to avoid betrayal of the nation's past.

Radio Muzzled LONDON, Mar. 24 (Router). Reports reaching here from Belgrade state that the Board of Directors of the Belgrade radio station has been dissolved by order of the Government and that a State Commissar has been installed.

He is stated to be M. Jovanovitch,

In the Changhing area on the west bank of the Taihu Lake, a battle la raging near Siaochuanshan north of where Kwanti in west Cheklang, some 3,000 Japanese troops attacking Chinese positions in the area are be ing intercepted and checked.

British Foreign Legion

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" ROME, Mar. 24 (UP)-The Foreign Legion is mentioned in to- fighting at day's communique as Keren.. It is reliably reported to Southern Kiangsu

Gaullist Franchmen, comprise De On the thing front in southern Czechs, Poles and a small number of Klangsu, the Chinese are counter Palestinian Jews,

According to radio dispatches from attacking at Changtu which the

Brush Foreign East Africa, this Japanese captured on March 2

Another Japanese column number-Legion made its appearance during Ing about 2,000 men operating north the last few days in the Keren sector of Liyang, is now locked with the following heavy British losses. Chinese at Taifu, a village south of Liyung.

The Legion is reported to have been brought up from Egypt by river Northern Anhwei

boats through Kassain which

Nile tributary, the LIHWANG, Mar. 23-A signal situated on a success was scored by Chinese troops Atbarn River.

South African units are also re- in northern Anhwel on March 10 when they recaptured Kaohofu and ported to be among the British rein- Lientancheng, strategic points north forcements in the Keren sector. of Anking, after having routed a large Japanese detachment of over

men.

formerly chlef censor and known for 2,000 17, a mixed Japanese on the following day. With the

his pro-German tendencies.

Recently the Belgrade radio has Leen giving patriotic programmes which have stimulated the spirit of resistance of the public to the Gov- ernment's policy of concessions to Germany,

war

Grecks Incredulous LONDON, Mar. 24 (Reuter).- Commenting on the report that Yugo- Slavia is about to sign a pact with the Axis agreeing to the transport of

inaterials

Yugo-Slav Derosa territory, a Greek Press Ministry statement broadcast by the Athens radle declares: "The Greek people refused to believe that, the Yugo

accept Slay people could ever condition so humiliating to them- selves or so inimical to Greece."

a

Similar To Other Pacts LONDON, Mar. 24 (Reuter).—Ac- cording to the Vichy controlled Lyons radio, the Yugo-Slay pact with the Axis is to be signed to-morrow.

It will be similar to the pacts with other minor Axis Powers with Uie exception of Paragraph 5 dealing with the passage of German troops through the country.

Last Minute Appeal CAIRO, Mar. 24 (Reuter).-The British Note to the Yugo-Slav Gov- ernment is in the nature of a Inst- moment appeal and warning.

betray

Sment that.

It slates the British attitude once again and appeals to them not to Yugo-Slavia's past in the face of rising public opinion.

official circles in Cairo the British Govern- ment has repeatedly made it clear that-were Yugo-Slavia to follow the example of Rumania and Bulgaria, she would do herself mortal injury and that in no circumstances could they condone the signature of any agreement which would inevitably range her beside Germany and Italy.

10,000 Incendiary Bombs On Berlin

---> FROM PAGE ONE

with their light guns on the outer

·mole."

One Very Big Explosion SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LONDON, Mar. 24 (UP).—An Air Ministry communique states that Berlin, Kiel and Hanover were "successfully attacked" last night. "Heavy bombs and incendiaries were dropped and a very large explosion

was observed at Hanover. Stacka dropped of smaller bombs were on constal targets in Germany and the occupied territories. Some of these appear to have been particular. ly successfully almed.

"A fire was started at the naval base at Denholder which was still visible from near the English coast. "One of our neroplanes is missing from these operations. Two aircraft of the Coastal Command are missing from the attacks on enemy shipping off the Dutch coast."

STOCK MARKET

REPORT

Hongkong Stock Exchange Omletal Summary, issued yesterday says.

nt

A quietish day with Interest cen- tred mainly round China Providents $3.20. Hongkong Banks 'were dealt in at $1,340, and Hongkong Fires at the improved rate of $180. Buyers H.K. Govt. 3% Loan (1934) 14 Bank of East Asin $70 Union Ins. $423

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On

ward to Kachofu and took the town force of infantrymen and cavalryinen, arrival of reinforcements, the Chinese

four field

the night of pieces, 'counter-attacked in supported by

18 and recovered the two launched a vigorous drive northward March from Anking. After occupying Lien-points the next day. The Japanese

pushed south-west- were forced to retreat to Anking. tancheng, they

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