1941-03-25 — Page 23

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FUR-4

British Net Tightens WAR AT SEA

Around Abyssinia

NAIROBI, Mar. 24 (Reuter).The whole of British Soma- liland is again under British control and the road from Berbera to Hargeisa is now open. This announcement was made in to- day's communluɖe here which also announces further successes in Abyssinia.

U.S. Shipbuilding: Raiders at Large

LONDON, Mar. 24 (British Wireless)."The Times" under- lines the importance of the state- were repulsed everywhere, the Britishment by an official of the U.S. Maritime Commission that about British forward troops at suffering heavy losses.

British Foreign Legion tacked strong Italian positions

400 merchant ships would be SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" holding a pass just west of

ROME, Mar. 24 (UP)-The built for Britain under the Lease Jijiga, capturing vital positions Foreign Legion is mentioned in fo and Lend Act and further, that after strong opposition, British day's communique os fighting at losses in this engagement were Keren. It is reliably reported to the Commission is surveying 113 slight.

comprise De

Gaullist Franchmen, cargo steamers now in constal Czechs, Pales and a small number of service in the hope that they Distant centres of administration in Palestinian Jews.

Abyssinia, some of which are 400 According to radio dispatches from may be employed in Britain's miles from the British lines of com-East Africa, this British Foreign service. munication, are being taken over by Legion made its appearance during air-borne troops, accompanied by the last few days in the Keren sector political ofcers.

is

following heavy British losses. Pave Way With Bomba

The Legion is reported to have CAIRO, Mar 24 (Reuter)-In been brought up from Egypt by river

through Kassala which Abyssinia the South African Airboats

Nlle tributary, the Force continued to prepare the way situated on a for the advancing British troops, Atbara Ilver.

South African units are also re- Enemy road and all communications between Diredawa and Awash were ported to be among the British rein-

forcements in the Keren sector, heavily attacked.

At Urso, many bombs hit a supply rain moving towards Diredawa. Other trains were attacked at Miesso and Awash. Several trucks were left Joverturned.

Twenty trucks and some troops at Metabara, near Addis Ababa, were machine-gunned. Fires were seen at Awash after mechanical transport was attacked.

At Seila, British Somaliland, pilots reported that a large number of natives, carrying white Dogs and

from buildings.

Telephones Cut Off

Turkish Action

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" ISTANBUL, Mar. 24 (UP). Union Jacks, could be seen fleeing Telephones between Turkey and From all these operations, all Europe have been cut off for all British aircrust returned safely except official communications except two Bghters, the piluts of between last night and this which made successful porachute

evening. descents.

The third method of assistance is the supply of U.S. aircraft. "This supply, says 'The Times,' of which 10,000 per a future figure of over year has been mentioned, is as valu- to the able to the war at sea s defence of Britain or the campaign In the Near East."

Nazi Raiders

An interesting analysis of the chances of survival for any length of time of the Scharnhorst and the Gneisenau is made in the "News Chronicle." The

search may con- tinue

Less heavily arm- ed thay days.

eny British battleships they have the legs of most of them for ed with the exception of the King George V. With nine 11-inch guns their armament is superior to British cruisers except the battle cruisers Hood, Renown and Repulse. When the search has brought results. there orise the difficulties of bringing adequate forces into contact.

any

In this,

the aircraft may be expected to play an Increasingly large part against U-boats as well as surfaco raiders.

Great Lakes Yarda WASHINGTON, Mar. 24 (Reuter).

Rome Report

It is officially believed that ROME, Mar, 24 (UP),—A com-this was due to the transmis- munique issued to-day states that sion of an important announce-Canada and the United States are! British troops resumed their attacks ment, either political or military, to build Army and Navy, vessels in the Great in the Keren sector last Saturday but it may have been only a full shipbuilding yards on evening and on Sunday morning but

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Exchange of Notes · ISTANBUL, Mar. 24 (UP)-It is officially announced that Turkey and Russia have exchanged a declaration! of mutuat determination to refrain from embarrassing each other if in- volved in war.

Increasing American

Navy Personnel

BPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH WASHINGTON, Mar. 24 (UP)- The House to-day authorised an

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The conclusion of an agreement on i this point was announced by the United States' Administration to-doy. The agreement is the climax to the negotiations which have been in pro- It in- ress for the past two years. volves a new interpretation of the Rush-Bagot Agroomer of 1017 governing naval operations in the Great Lakes.

The new agreement lays down that the vessels are not intended for ser vice in the Great Lakes, that each government must furnish the other) full detalls before beginning con- struction, that

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