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No Wild Gambling After This War Says Mr Bevin

Special to the "Telegraph”

Thursday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

March 27, 1941.

By Walt Disney

AERIAL

– Buttbored by King Textueri Njokia

REPORT ON

BRITISH

NEAR EAST S. P. C. WORK RAILWAY WARFARE Monthly Meeting

At the monthly Meeting of the Executive Commitee of the Hong-

Dodecanese &king Society for the Prelection of

East Africa

CAIRO, Mar. 26. (Reuter). Many raids on enemy positions in support of the successful military operations in Eritrea and Abyssinia were carried out by R.A.F. aircraft yesterday.

Keren was again persistently attacked. Several tons of bombs were dropped during the day.

The railway between Addis Ababa and Diredawa was heavily and suc- cessfully bombed. Twins, railway stations and bridges were damaged, Motor transport on the road was also bombed and machine-gunned.

Free French In Air Frce French aircraft raided an enemy encampment 20 miles north of Gandar. Bombe fell amongst the buildings and transports.

RAF. bombers raided Tripoli on the night of March 24 and caused fres, followed by explosions among! Government buildings ond, in the harbour.

Enemy Nests

und

Children, held on March 20, the 'Case Report showed 200 new cases, Invol-

BONDS

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ving 378 children, had attended the LONDON, Mar. 26 (Reuter). Society's Centres. During the month,In the House of Commons (o- Centres by persons needing assist asked what provision had been 0427 visits had been made to the day, Sir John Wardlaw-Milne ance.

The Finance Report showed an ex- made to protect British bond- penditure of 53,100 for the north of holders of the Shanghal-Nanking February, the continued increase in and the Tientsin-Pukow Rail- expenses being due to the higher ways in view of the fact that the price of milk and other necessities.

It was reported that an unwanted concerns were built with British baby girl of two months had been money and are now controlled by placed in the BMS at Fanling. a Japanese company with re- Two orphan boys nine and venues of a million yen a month.

R.A. modated at the King's Park

Butler, Under- and another of twelve years sent to Secretary for Foreign Affairs, the Kwong Wah Hospital for medical replied that the British Govern treatment prior to being placed in the ment had repeatedly made repre- Bethel Mission.

seven respectively had been accom- Mr

Camp,

The Society was also instrumental, sentations in respect of both on behalf of a member of the public, railways and requesting that an in arranging for three boys to be arrangement should be made to admitted to the St Louis Industrial meet the obligations of British will be taught a trade. School where, in due course, they bond-holders and allow the

Mr C. G.

G. Sollis, Chairman, cx- British railway staff to function tended a

welcome to Dr Graham in accordance with the provi- Cumming who had accepted an invisions of the loan agreements. tatlon to serve or the Committee.

"I regret that no satisfaction Those present at the meeting were,

Aerodromes ot Scarpanto Calato and Shipping at Astropatia Mr C. G. Sollis (Chairman), Mr A has yet been received," added Island in the Dodecanese were bomb-el Arcullt, Major D. Brazier, Miss N. Mr Butler. ed and machine-gunned yesterday. E. Elliott, Rev. Father A number of German aircraft on the A. MeKellar, Mr Kwok

Guarona, Mr Chan, Mrs ground at Scarpanto were severely Graham Cumming Mrs G. 1. Angus, dunaged. A merchant ship receiv- Dr Lee Ha Liong Hon Mr Ll Tso ed a direct hit und was machine-Fong, Miss Shin Tak Hing. Mr L. D. gunned. Other damage was caused Skinner and Dr Graham Cumming. at Colato.

Malta Attacked Enemy aircraft attempted to dive- bomb the harbour at Malta but no serious damage or casualties resulted. Slight damage was done to civilian property.

One Junkers 88 was shot down by anti-aircraft fire and others were damaged.

From all these operations our air- craft returned safely.

El Agheila Occupation

Nazis Took Post Of

No Importance LONDON, Mar. 26 (Reuter).

Apologies for absence were ceived from Sir Atholl MacGregor, Hon. Sir Shougon Chow, Hon. Slr Robert Kotewall, Mrs Pearson Grant, Mr S. V. Boxer, Mrs J, T. Smalley, Hon Mr M. K. Lo, Mr J. M. Noronha, Mr W. A. Jones and Mr F. P. Franklin.

KEREN COUNTER

ASSAULTS

British HoldTM Gains

(OY "REUTER" ON THE KEREN FRONT)

Mur. 26. While R.A.F. and

artillery continue to hammer the

Italians on the peaks around and in Keren itself, the supply and maintenance services are rush-

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Ready For Raid?

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LONDON, Mar. 26 (UP)—Lon- don's fifth and Britain's fourth con- secutivo blitz-free night has just passed.

An editorial in the "Daily Express" says, "The Nazi aro-not-raiding-us- because they are getting ready for something big. An attacic on Britain is sure to come.

It

t may take the form of heavy and

couuous interception of our sea-

borne tran's.

may take the form of organised, continuous attacks on our porta.

It may take the form of attempted landings of puruchute troops at many

-Little significance is attached ing material to the front in pre-places at ree in the hope of nolding į

the ground for invading divisions."

Longest Calm

in London military circles to the paration for the next assault. announcement in to-day's Cairo attacks, the British troops are well Despite vigorous Itailan counter- communique that a small enemy able to hold their positions take has been raid-free, day and night,

The lull is the longest that London, detachment Imd occupied El during the advance of the end of last since the start of the air biltz Inst Agheila one of the farthest work and patrols are sent cacht September. The previous record was outposts of British defences in de slopes of the heights stl 120 hours between January 23 and 28

along the Libya, some 180 mlies from

chemy.

which was passed shortly before Benghazi.

These counter-attacks are becom-midnight. ing Increasingly costly to the Italians Certainly there in no cause for ap- the boulder-covered slopes leading Air Ministry and Ministry of Home A joint communique issued by the prehension. El Aghella is but ato Fort Dologorodoc are strewn with Security states, "Nothing to report." small village and before the war hud bodie, left by the enemy after cach

Luftwaffe Split a population only about 1,000 of of their nine attempts to recapture which ten were Italians.

their position.

LONDON, Mar. 20 (UP)-The There is, however, a landing ground;

"Press Association" said the Balkan In one of two attacks on Monday! for aircraft and small wireless night, the Italians used three tanks serious splitting up" of the strength developments have resulted in a and an armoured, cur. One tank is of the Luftwaffe which has seni con- belloved to have been knocked out. siderable formations into Rumania We had only a small patrol reach-The others retired,

and Bulgaria. ing out to El Agheilt and this had

It estimates that since the fall of been withdrawn before the small ROME, Mar. 20 (UP)-To-days France, the Germans have concen- enemy force took possession.

communique states, "The flerce battle trated against Britain three air fleets The Germans have claimed that at Keren continues with heavy losses consisting of 3,000 planes based in place was occupied by "German on both sides. The Italians repulsed Norway, Denmark, Holland, Bel- African Gorps," but so far informa-n new British attempt to force a

station.

the

Patrol Withdrawn

Rome Commanique

The total strength of the Luftwaffe

tion reaching London would suggest passage of the Dabus River in the glum and France. that this "Corps" is nothing more Calla Sidamo region The British is believed to be 30,000 planes of nil than an 'armoured vehicle or two made air raids on Tripoli on Tuesday (types including trainers, transporta which were acting as a sort of ad- night." vance post.

Explanation

CAIRO, Mar. 20 (Reuter)The enemy detachment consisted mainly of Italian motor transport, though possibly a number of Germans parti- cipated, according to ม milltary spokesman.

He added that there had been a fair amount of patrol activity along

cut off."

THE BOMBER FUND

LONDON, Mar, 26 (UP),—Britain will be in no mood for stock exchange gambling at the end of the war said Mr Ernest Bevin, Minister of Labour and National Service, during a speech at a luncheon of the Drapers' Chamber of Trade.

"At the chd of the Inst war,” hoj "But to-day, the grimness of our A total of $1,745,740.00 was reached declared, "the nation was in the mood situation is realised. These attacks yesterday by the War Fund inau- to capitalise on the results of the upon our cities and our homes has gurated by the S. C. M, Post, Ltd, war. This took the form of wild forced home the realisation that with the following donations: flotations and dissipations of our when the war is ended, and we can' reserves and ultimately disaster to coll our souls our own, the national mány businesĐÓN,

"Millions of people, as a result of propaganda, poured their war savings into these wild flotations and lost everything.

will must be devoted to tasks of re- construction-wiping out the stums, preserving the countryside, establish- ing and correcting equilibrium be- tween town and country by develop ind great pubile services."

India C-in-C Inspection

Saw All Services

fond navy planes while the first line strength la "probably no higher than 5,000 or 0,000."

Immigration Office Case Messenger Remanded

the Tripolitania-Cirenaica border for NEW DELHI, Mar. 20 (Router) .---| Ng Chi-han, 27, messenger, em- some time past and the British Com-With his return to -Delhi to-day, ployed by the Immigration Office, mand decided that in respect of the the Commander-in-Chief, General was remanded for one week by Mr proper defence of Cirenaica, El Claude Auchinleck has completed an J. T. Lowry at Central Magistracy

hela was "rather exposed to being extensive tour of the country

In this mor

morning, on a charge of obtain- which he Faw mast of the troops and ing money by false pretences, the production of equipment and Det. Sub-Inspector J. O'Donovan munitions in eastern and south-sald that on, March-4 Defendant western India.

obtained $25 from the Immigration The Inspection embrace many sea Department. by falsely pretending and air establishments and every that he was the depositor named on phase of training and production. the

hot sald that he obtained At Hyderabad, Bombay, Karach! and Jobtipur trainces for the Royal the money because his mother was Air

Force were seen at work.

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