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Crack New Troops, Airmen In Singapore

FROM PAGE. ONE

air campaign waged against our sea communications throughout the world."

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latest reports from Rome, adds the German agency. (

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Anglo-French Duel

FROM PAGE ONE

of humanity did not do so, and the norchant ships succeeded in unter- in the nearby French part of [Nemours in Algeria. -

"During the return of our forces to

Gibraltar, they were twice attacked ut suffering damage or casualties." Vichy Version

from Britain have seen service in this by Yugo-Slavin at trolley agreed to by French bomber formations with-|

War Veterans Many of the military reinforcements

war and they are equipped with the latest British material desighed as a result of the lessons learned during the first year of warfare,

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No Longer Pro-Axis LONDON, Mar. 30 (Router) return to the line of

no longer seems possible for the Simovitch Gove declares a Budapest des- ernment." patch to the official German

VICITY, Mar. 30 (Reuter).~The agency. It adds that political circles French version of the Anglo-French Shenton Thomas, the Governor in Ruineniu declare, on the basis of convoy incident says: "A considera. of Singapore, in a broadcast this even-information obtained from Belgrade, able British naval force attacked at

the greeted

reinforcements that "measures adopted by the news am, this morning in French terri- "cardially and gratefully."

government are assuming a more torial waters between Nemours and Hundreds of Indians were at the

pronounced anti-Axis tendency." dockside to welcome the

Oran a convoy of four French mer- Indion

"Irresponsible fanatico" have chant ships bound from Casablanca caused, this, declares the

agency to Oran under an escort of a single which adds, "A grave impression was French destroyer made by the fight of peasanta of German grigia from Yugo-Slavia to port of Nemours under the protection The convoy look shelter in the Rumania."

of its escort, naval shore batteries and Anti-Italian Gestures

aircraft which replied to the fire of The German radio reports ant!-the aggressors and drove them off... Italian denonstrations man But on. The convoy is rate and the Anglo- Zagreb, the capital of. Groatia but on

French version of the Anglo-

reinforcement of troops, who appear ed extremely at.

Indian Ceremony

An object of special, note on the deck of one transport was reverently guarded, the "Granth Sahik" (the sacred Scriptures of the Hindus), which won escorted ashare with due ceremony.

In his broadenst, Sir Shenton Thomas said it was good to know that In Malaya there was "the same happy combination of British, Australian and Indian units which a few weeks ago

also

the other hand the agency reports French convoy incident, given in

In the "perfect order and quiet" in Zagreb French Admiralty communiquchaut where leaders of the Cront peasant claims that the where

of that the cargo party are conferring on the situationships concerned

destined to hard destroyed the Italian armles in under the presidency of Dr. Matchek-{commodities and solely of

The Ban (Governor) of Croatia,

supply the native population of Al- He welcomed them, he said, because Mr Sputachich, whom Matchek sent gerio, namuldence and the route |

rice, sugar,

sugar, barley, cic. to Belgrade on behalf of the Croats, It adds: ' "All has returned, to Zagreb where he followed by the ships along the Al- immediately conferred with Matchek, gerian coast goes to show that it was A Belgrade telegram to the official ʼn transaction between two French Italian agency tefs of the arrests of possessions. The attack on the con- pro-Axis journalists, including Grevoy by the British warships cannot, gorich,

orich, the Director of the pro-Axis therefore, be explained by the neces- newspaper "Vreine".

sities of blockade, the object of which

Libyn." "we wish for peace and strength is the Insurance of peace. We have no desire to attack others but we will and can defend ourselves."

Sir Shenton asserted that as a re- suit of the Delhi conference Malaya has organized a

a supply department says a "United Press" message. Malaya Is producing mines and la

7 sen

News from Yugo-Sine sources in is to prevent cargo ships taking food- prepared to manufacture shell cases Belgrade emphasises that popular stuffs to belligerent countries," and revolvers, and to convert lorries enthusiasm is being kept strictly The communique proceeds to con- Into armoured cars. Malaya is also within the imits of order and dis-tend that the British "atlack" was investigating the possibility of pro- | eípline.

entirely unjustifiable and "incompre- ducing other war supplies of which, The Simoviteli Government is deal-[liensible." there inay be.n shortage.

ing with current business, particular- Rubber From Bangkok

Status of Croats

· LONDON, Mar. 30 (Reuter)-It is VICHY, Mar. 30 (Reuter).Dr revealed in London to-night that at Matchek, the Crost leader and first least one of the four French ships

challenged Vice-Premier of the new Yugo-Slav

British naval units in by Cabinet, is expected to return to Bel-the Mediterranean was carrying a

short of rubber. a Belgrade dispatch to the

It is stated in nuthoritative circles

NAZI NEWSPAPER ATTACKS BAN ON RAID NEWS

ly the budget. -

A bitter protest against sup-150 from Zagreb on Tuesday, accorgo of rubber and Germany is very

It says:

an Vice-

Vichy news agency. pression of the facts about

He has been away from the capital that, at least one of these ships sailed British bombing of Germany is since the coup d'etat on Thursday rom Bangkok with, rubber which made in the German newspaper and lins not yet formally indicated would inevitably and its way across

the Rhine. "Das Reich."

his acceptance of office

Britain, it is stated, has always "British bombers in the Premier in the Simovitch Cabinet, fully maintained her rights under but the despatch suys that he hns International Law to search ships now agreed in principle to participate species in the new government en receiving destined for Germany, and it has suspected of carrying contraband change in the status of Croatia which chantmen have been carrying to. assurances that there will be no long been notorious that French mer- was granted a measure of autonomy French metropolitan ports various materials, a high proportion of which was immediately appropriated by Germany,

Strange Attitude

Ruhr district.

past several months have, night after night persistently bombed the Rhine. The attacks were a very severe test

of nerves for the German people, and all the more hard to endure be- cause all this bombing is hardly men. tioned in the German press.

Do People Know ? "The inhabitants of the areas often

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Berlin and other parts of Germany Having concluded his holiday cruise flection of French polley that she NEW YORK, Mar. 30 (Reuter), It is considered here a strange re- know how much we stand, spending,

as we do, night after night in cellars on the Presidential yacht Potomac, should attack British forces at the and being compelled to continue our sint Roosevelt to-day left by very time when the British Navy was full day's work?"

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No Raid Warning

(Reuter).-

LONDON, Mar. 30 London had no air raid warning up to a late hour to-night.

A single German raider 'dropped some bombs in south-east Scotland but caused no damage or casualties.

This is the only incident thus far reported to-night.

City Fire Alarm

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De Gaulle At Keren

CAIRO, Mar. 30 (Reuter)--Gen- eral Charles de Gaulle, leader of the Free French, recently visited the Free Frerich forces on the Keren front.

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