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Nawab Saw Taking Of Keren

KARÁCIII, Mar. 31 {Reuter),

"Our boys word marvellous at Koren, where, they eclipsed their own deeds. at Sidi Barrani. India has every ren gon, and every fight to be proud of them," déclated the Nawab of Bhopaj to, “Reuter” after his arrival from a tour of the Middle East, where he visited Indian troops, including his own state forces,

The Nawab added: "I was very fortunate to be present at. Kéréni When our troops atormed the town and that was my happiest day... Our boys at the front have been simply

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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

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FROM PAGE ONE

report sent in on Thuliday. It stated that an enemy force, was steaming eastward near Capo Pauliro, the southernmost tip at Biely,

With dramatic suddenness, a thie Dritish Fleet sailed to contact the Forces Sighted

enemy.

On Friday morning, one battleship force of of the Littorio Class and enemy cruisers were contacted by our Light forces to the south of the western end of Crete while further air recon- naissances reported a second force, comprising two battleships, cruisers and destroyers, further north,

The Ficot Air Arm and RAF. Immediately. attacked

the

former, danaging the Littorio class reducing her speed con- siderably while several hits were also on the cruisera and

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While aircraft and light forces thus maintained contact with, the enemy, who endeavoured to scatter and zo- turn to his base, the battleships followed They were able to

up, make contact only as darkness, (él), the chase towards the Itanan Shoro having lasted about 12 hours and covered some 200 miles.

Warspite's Shattering Fire

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Yugo-Slavia Closès Her Frontier

➡ FROM-PAGE ONE Glavia foreign policy i-gyvin the Axis, has been received. However, It was added that nothing is known | að vél regarding, Yugo-Slavia a atti-

tude towards the Axls pact,

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"As a result of the wit-German de- monstrations, and the alleged beating-

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Africans Co-Operate With British Forces TOY VALUTEN, IN WEST AFRICAI

FREETOWN; Sförra Leono, Mar. 31. The greatest on- thusiasm has boot aroused. among the Africans in all British. West African colonies, by tho sticconaca in Eritrea and Abyssinla

Italy's origirat conquest of Abyssinia was greatly taken to heart by the peoples of West Africa but the prospect of the restoration of Haile Selassie is now, seen as convincing evidence of British sincerity In-älding.

of freedom at the African

cause peoples.

Indeed the fight I have just com plofed across Africa from Kharium has been a bye-opɑnët, as to the vigour with which, both the white and Go coloured populations are joining in

the war effort.

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Banking Business transacted. General

Tho o afternoon newspapers carried Hanburg front

page despatches headlining the evacuation of Gormans from

Yugo- Slavin, sold to have been rescued after fearful experiences."

CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and

Close Lidison FIXED DEPOSITS received for Une Year

Three and a quarter million French For shorter periods in Local or Other Cur

rencies at rates which will be quoted on citizens of Free Equatorial Africa ard application.

|co-operating most loyally with their SAVINGS ACCOUNTS, also opened in energetic Governor-General, 跹 Local Currency and Sterling with interest

parts of foreign agents, spread for the Tax overpaid on terms which may be assurance Urat Titory, adding the .1,340 b. purpose of causing confusion' Thorcertained at any of ita Agedales and theit. Empires will and.in.this un-

The following quotations The leading ship of the British battle issued on the Hongkong Stock feet was the Warspite which opened ket this morning. fire with her 15-Inch guns from, a distance of just under two milles. The effect of the Warspite's fire was devastating. The enemy cruiser Fiume lit up the surrounding, sen by a violent burst of red flame extending from the foremost funnet to the after Kun turret:

One observér said that the after turret itself was blown clean ́over the vide

While the ship was thus blazing. the Warspite poured in a further broadside, causing a fresh outburst of flame. By now the entire battle Best was in action, the whole scene being lit up by gunfire, blazing ships and searchlights.

in

Before the enemy had any chance reply, a second cruiser, Zara, was burning Bercely when she received a A

HYDERABAD, Mar. 31 (Réuter)-brondside from the Warspile. The Nizam of 11yderabad has offered 1130,000 to the Viceroy to be placed

cent. They fought like giants bloss them and preserve them. They are in the highest spirits, ver Ot and are very well looked after. felt proud of the Indian froops and so was the General Offleor Command idg, General Platt"

Two Enemy Tankers

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third cruiser, Pota, was likewise dealt with by the other British battleships, the whole action taking a matter of seconds.

Besides the Warspite, the battle- ships, Barham and Valiant, and the destroyers Havock and Greyhound participated in the action.

"Well Done"

In his "Well Done" signat to the warships on their return to port, Admiral Cunningham suld: "I am most grateful to all in the Fleet for their support on this as on all other occasions. The operations Just con-i cluded have given us notable success and supremacy. The skiiful handling of our cruisers and the untiring efforts of the Fleet Air Arm kapt ma well informed of the, enemy movements and the well pressed home attacks of torpedo-bomber aircraft on Littorid so, reduced the speed of the leet that we were able to gain enemy fleet contact during the night and inflict henvy damage.

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has been a sudden rush of many Belgrade residents into the interior | of Serbia. -

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W. XL. EVANS THOMAR

Premier's Exhortation BELGRADE, Mar. 31 (UP)-Tho Yugo-Slavia Premier, General Simo vich, to-day issued an order urging allowed at rates obtainable on application. Eboue, who is of pure African descent The Bank's Head Office in London and who recently issued a plan of the prople not to evacuate their undertakes Executor & Trustee business drastic reform of colonial adminis- homes, and to disregard alarmist res and claims recovery of British Income tration in his

Belgium and daunted portion of the French Empire Manager. the same determination as their own

to destroy the enemy."

The closest liaison with French BELGRADE, Mar. 31 Router)-The incidents due to irresponsible persons Africa is being maintained by Sir German exodus from Belgrade con- on the occasion of patriotic demon- Bernard Bourdillon,

| Generul of tinues. The German Minister, Herrstrations of March 27 and 28"

de Larminat at Victor von Heeren, saw off 1,100 A semi-official statement announc-visited. G. Nigeria, who recently German elvillans as they lell here by ing this was issued here to-day, add-Brazzaville and who also entertained General de Gaulle and other -pro- 223 23. a special Danube steamer last night. Ing: "These incidente both by die minent Free French leaders at Lugos,

Included 100 of the deplored and condemned both the ... notorious

These left mes- Government and public opinion gen- 100 sa.

Nigeria's own war effort in consi anges with their landlords saying: erally. buck in a month." "We shall be

derable, her citizens having contri- Mast

With regard to them, the Govern-buted over £100,000 voluntarily us ,135 n.of them left their furniture hate and

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Nigeria's Effort

are keeping on the tenancy of their ment calls on the population to re- Jonations to wat funds While 410 main calm in all circumstances und Europeans and 10,000 Africans have 100 b. Nazi-paid apartments.

60 n. At the

British pay no attention to alarmist rumours: tained the Nigerian forces, many 1/10% n.. Minister, Mr Ronald Campbell, near-it is doing all in its power to dispel members from which pre at present

7.1 all British women here left last any suspicion regarding its desire to

night for Istanbul. A special train maintain good relations with 87 n to-night is taking the remaining Ger- neighbours." .15.70/75 s.

mans to Vienna. 5.35 s.

The Italians have already disap- ,28 n. peared.

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serving in the East African campaign.

The Gold Coast is similarly doing. Its utmost and the capital, Accra, recently had its own leaflet rald" when. pamphlets fluttered down into the town inviting-recruits to join the Gold Coast regiment. The response. was good.

Ministerial Activity VICHY, Mar. 31 (Reuter)-The Troops On Border

Yugo-Slav Minister in Berlin,, Dr. Precise reports in regard to Ger- Amtritch, has gone to Belgrade to Finally the great harbour of Free- man troops on the Yugo-Slav frontler are very difcut to confirm, but it is inform his government of the "effect town is naturally playing a most im

which events in Yugo-Slavia have portant role in the present circum- there art some

ine produccil in Germany," it was ati- stances. The defences of Sierra .3.15 well-known that

mechanised units on the Austrian

Leone have already been overhauled 32 b. frontier, and it is easy to send fur nounced in "La Suisse."

completely under the Inspiration of ther concentrations. from Western The Yugo-Slav Minister in Moscow, the young and vigorous Major Gen- 12.10 1. Rumania while the large number of M. Gabrilovich, has gone to Ankara, eral Wealner and men of a famous 0.70 b. railway lines radiating southwards according to the Budapest "Maynap," English county regiment now ccm- .3.05 b. from Budapest -would enable the

fortably housed in the barracks where .00 n. Germans to mass troops very quickly The newspaper adds, "M. Gatrio before. stood only tropical vegetation,

along the long fat Yugo-Slav frontier. vich is chrrying on very important .10.40 b.

Despite the reputation of West the conversations with the Turkish For-

Africa being

"white man's gravo," .7% n Yugo-Slav Army must be

Immediately to, take up mountain no doubt that he is personally best props on the whole, have fit, thanks largely to the n. positions as the fat frontier will be informed of the views of the Kremlin

ruthless drive .231⁄4 b. ideally suited to the German air and and Ankara,"

drive made by army experta against mosquitoes. 0.20 b. tank blitz."

All

West three

African colonies now Order of Day 1. n.

havo British officers sprending In- BELGRADE, Mar. 31 (Reuter)-formation regarding the British cause (newy....25% b. defiantly at night despite the fact that General Simovitch, the Yugo-Slav among the Africans, ass broad-

b. the city is merely a few minutes'

In the event of DRESxpected Ign Minister, M. Sarajoglu. „There is British

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"The devastating results of the battleships' gunfire are ample reward for months of patient training. This work was completed by the destroyers in the admirable way We have come to expect of them."

Vittorio Veneto Damaged

ALEXANDRIA, Mar. 31 (Reuter). The enemy battleship damaged in the Mediterranean battle was the 35,000-ton Vittorio Veneto, of the Littorio class, states the captain of the sunk Italian cruiser. Pola,

Cruiser Surrenders ALEXANDRIA, Mar, 31 (Reuter). -The Itallon cruiser Pola surrender- ed to the destroyer Jervis ofter sho had been disabled by a torpedo bomber which scored a direct hit in the engine room.

The Captain, 21 officers and 236 ratings were taken abourd the Jervis which than sunk the Pola with a torpedo."

Italian Admission

ROME, Mar. 31 (UP)-To-day's war communique admilled that three cruisers and two destroyers were lost in the Mediterranean on March 28; however, it is claimed that the British lost heavily, although the exact nature of the losses cannot be ascertained;

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BELGRADE, Mar. 31 (Reuter).Ilves for the salte, of the Fatherland,

The departure from Yugo-Slavia of the King and the nation. Our Army, a number of German citizens is pro- Air Force and Navy are prepared to 176bably the result of some regrettable do their duty."

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