CABLE NEWS IN BRIEF
British Trawlers Sunk The Admiralty announced that H.M. travylers Relonzo and Luda Lady have been sunk. There was no loss of life in the Luda Lady. Tired of German Rule A message from London states that a young French air mechanic desirous of joining the Royal Air Force seized a seven-passenger luxury cabin plane on an airfield in occupied France, flew to England, and landed in a bumpy field on a farm in Cornwall. The Frenchman said he was fed up with living under German rule. Empire Boxing Title A message from London states that Jackie Paterson retained the Empire British fly-weight title, defeating Paddy Ryan. The referee stopped the fight in the eighth round. Egyptian Statesman’s Death The condolences of the British Government oh the death of Mohammed Mahmoud Pasha, which has robbed Egypt of one of her wisest and most enlightened statesmen, have been conveyed to the Egyptian Government,
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 24525, 6 February 1941, Page 8
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155CABLE NEWS IN BRIEF Otago Daily Times, Issue 24525, 6 February 1941, Page 8
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