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THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 12, 1940.
UNCEASING ACTIVITY
BY R.A.F. OVER
DESERT
Camps, Concentrations And Transport Bombed Command Of The Air Established
THE BOMBING of all Italian aerodromes in the Libyan desert continued throughout Tuesday; two enemy camps, troop concentra- tions and motor transport were repeatedly bombed, stated an R.A.F. communique issued in Cairo yesterday.
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Six enemy aircraft were certainly shot down while three others were seen falling out of control.
Further enemy aircraft were destroyed on El-Aden aergdrome during a particularly heavy raid on Tuesday night.
High explosive bombs Set fire to several hangars while direct hits were registered on dispersed aircraft, several of which exploded. Fires were visible 60 miles away. In the Bardia-Sollüm many bombs were dropped
STILL IN EARLY STAGES
motor transport concentrations, while the enemy camp at Sofafi was heavily bombed. -
Sollum Attacked
The Fleet Air Arm cooperat- ed with the. R.A..F. in attacking barracks at Bardia and the escarpment road at: Sollum, while other aircraft bombed the land- on ing grourid.
area
One enemy aircraft on the ground sat (Gazala was destroy. ed, bringing the total 10. .10,
or
In addition to a further un- known number. destroyed badly damaged.
During these operations, which
continued throughout 24 hours, one British aircraft falled return to base. Reuter,
Military circles in Lon- WARDENS
don yesterday evening
emphasised that The KILLED
operations in the Western
Desert are still in the pre AT POST
liminary phase.
There is no question of a break- through, as there are no establish- ed lines in the accepted sense of the term, but just perimeter ready been attacked with com-
camps, some of which "have al2;
plete success.
These circles stressed that thời
operations must be kept in the proper perspective in relation to which they are being conduct
the vast area of the desert li
ed...
At the same time, if the Britishi hold on to Bug Bug, a large force ot Italians is in danger of being cut off-Reutér,
14, HE SELLS US 'PLANES
to
Many Nazi planes shat down, in Britain have crashed and yet remained in fair condition; Soma: of, these have:been-repaired and carefully, examined by the R.A.F. structural-expents-and are now in flying, condition, enabling, our pilots to know just what the other man is undergo- ing while in the air. R.A.F. sergeants are here seen examining;the engine of a crashed Messer- schmitt 109. "{Copyright, Fox)• *•
ARMY'S BOUND ACROSS
ROADLESS DESERT TRACKS
'NO' TO WAR WAGE
Nine wardens at their PLAN
THE BRITISH BOUND across the roadless track of scrub-covered desert has already justified the foresight of the British Army authorities, who for nearly a decade, have worked on the adaptation of motor transport for desert warfare.
The story starts in 1931 when, military circles in London recall, a medley of different types of vehi- cles were tried out for over 5,000 miles over all kinds of terrain in North Africa. Experience gained then and since proved of utmost value to **
the Army in Egypt.
Compared with the campaign in Albania, distances enormous.
post in a South London borough were killed by a Because they refused to agree bomb only a few minutes have thrown
on a wages policy, the employers out a T.U.C. pro- after they had summoned gramme for making the Home a rescue party to the aid Front's war effort run more of people trapped în a public shelter in one of the night raids.
smoothly.
The unions, with the help of Mr. J. M. Keynes and other econo- mists, produced the programme in the hope that the employers would The post was in the basement agree to it, so that it could of a hall and the resrue partyissued as a point statement, returned to find the building The programme included these wrecked. Working desperately five suggestions;
be
to get out the wardens, they 1. It is undesirable that there found that a fractured gas main should be substantial price, rises hadgassed all the entombed during the war."
men,
These are other incidents in the night's ralds:
With a last good-night kiss, at sergeant of the Guards left his flancee at the front door of her house in a South-West London suburb.
Thorny Problem" 2, No attempt should be made
to restrain legitimate wage-in- creases due to rises in the cost of living
FRENCH AID
in Egypt are 5
IN DESERT
Taking into account both Libya and Italian EastAfrica the front extends 3,500--miles, of, longer than the Canadian?. American frontier.
OFFENSIVE
The part taken by the Present operations, from the viewpoint of a mechanised army, Free French Forces in the are most timely as the sand is Egyptian offensive, in co-
much harder than at any other time of year, Reuter.
OVER. 2,000, MORE ITALIANS
operation with the British
2,000 More Prisoners forces,, was described in a communique from Gen- 3. The Government should beIN THE WESTERN DESERT quarters in London yes- HAD BEEN TAKEN PRISONER eral de Gaulle's Head- A moment later he was flung urged to continue price control,DURING OPERATIONS IN THE The youngest sub-contractor across the road as a heavy bomb and extend the range of subsidies 24 HOURS UP TO YESTERDAY terday. in England is Stanley John Clap- exploded.. He ran back, dazed, as far as practicable;
EVENING. THIS MAKES A The communique states that ham, aged fourteen, of Church to see only a great pile of de-
4. An appeal..should be made.to TOTAL OF 6,000 80 FAR. advanced units of French" "troops Street Modbury. Devon, who two bris where his fiancee's house and the people to save every penny An official communique, an have taken a number of prison... years ago-won a scholarship to, two others had stood.
they can and invest in Governnouncing this, said that quantity ers and war material in ithe Kingsbridge Grammar School
Beneath It lay dead his ment stocks and shares on the of wer material has also been cap- Sidi Barrani, district. "Now he can't spend all hla fiancee, Miss Dunnage, and clear understanding that these tired but this has not yet been time at his books because hal *her mother...
savings would not be used later to sorted out," has: an official requisition ordor
penalise the people in wage ap-Antive patrolling is continuing from - the military authorities
plications or in applications for in the Sudan area. — Reuter. for: Gorman aeroplanes.
unemployment benefit or relief.:
a
It la true that the 'planes he supplies them. with have epan of only about three in- chos, but they are none less exceedingly valuable military Instruction.
Mr. Dunnage and his con Baged seventeen, who were din the shelter, had only slight in Juriep.
- It should, be stated, in the clearest possible "language" that unreasonable warprofits, aro -gravely, detrimental so they na-
tion's interests, 2 Mazd The TUC. annual report, re- vedis that the developments of the war situation and the difficulties of
MIDDLE EAST STIR
Peggy Hollands, aged sixteen, was rescued after twenty-four the hours at a south-east, const", town, for She had been pinned by the leg in the cellar of a bullding which collapsed, after a direct hit during Saturday - "night'a
NEWS OF THE BRITISH-SUC- rald. She was taken to: fios, agreeing to a point statement CESS IN THE WESTERN DE
For several years Stanley has { been an enthusiastic model mak- ́er.. ́When the war broke out he started studying charis' of] "German" planes. He drew the A boy of eight died to save then subject, Including among other RECEIVED WITH GREAT EN- designs to scale' on paper and Bfe of his sister aged six when matters, the question of wages "THUSIASM IN THE MIDDLE from these shaped the various naris with a penknife and glued
No such joint statement was IN÷EGYPT AND. GREECE.AR them together.
When resourors reached the Issued. boy. Ronald McArthur, ho wan dood but his 'alster Moira wap rescued.. » Ho Chad laẩn ch top
; pital for. Ica Injuries, * "upon so thorny and contentious | SERT OPERATIONS HAS BEEN
So accurate in detail, colour and distinguishing marks were hia miniature models that they attracted the attention of an of neer
It adds that a✨battalion sof marines, has been specially mentioned: In army quarters. by General da Gaulle,
"At the frontier "of Chad: ond Libya, Free French Forces have completely occupied as zones of French territory.”—-Reuter.
CANADIAN AIR ACE IN
their home in South-East Scot policy," proved insurmountable. EAST AND PARTICULARLY COMMAND
land was hit by a bomb.
of her. The girl and her father row of houses. were taken to hospital;~,
A bomb blasted a 10ft, d ́op * As a result, Stanley received Seven people were killest in a hole only a yard from an An- his Army order, and has, alrendy South-West London, district when derson shelter. There were four supplied the military, with mosinis in high explosive: bombell in a people in the shelter and none of-twenty-two-Galman-machines, incis garden wrecked a whole I was "Kurt
The Athens newspaper "Hestia" "A" CANADIAN AIR "ACE IS yesterday commented: that, from, LEADING. THE RAF:SQUA-, The bottom of their hearts: the DRONS WHICH HAVE · COM- Greek people "desire that the val- PLETELY DOMINATED THE lant soldiers of the British Em- AIR OVER, THE OPERATIONS. pire" should give a good lesson to IN THE WESTERN DESERT, the Fascist troops,
InHe in Air Commodore Raymond The Greeks are sure of a Bri- Collinabaw, who shot down 00... tish victory, the paper says, enemy plants in the last wor <Router"
Reuter.