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THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 16, 1940.
26 ITALIANS SHOT DOWN IN FIGHTS OVER DESERT Royal Air Force Keeps Up Scale Of Operations
STOP PRESS
HUGE WAR
BUDGET IN
Bardia Gets Particularly
AUSTRALIA Heavy Attack
Mr. Menzies, Australian
Minister, yesterday gave
THE DESTRUCTION OF A FURTHER 26
the lie to a German broad- ENEMY AIRCRAFT IS RECORDED IN A COM- cast that he was going to MUNIQUE ISSUED BY R.A.F. HEADQUAR- London to voice his dis-TERS IN CAIRO YESTERDAY.
This is "typical of German pro- puganda, he said, and the answer Parliament last week when all
was given in the Commonwealth
Parties with one voice approved the £270,000,000 war budget.
satisfaction with British| The communique says British bombers policy.
steadily raided Italian landing grounds and aerodromes in the advanced area in the Mid- dle East, and in addition, Bardia was selected for a particularly heavy attack. "Hitler can rest assured." said About 50 Capronis were patrol- craft successfully attacked Tri- Mr. Menzies, “that Australia ---
British poli, securing direct hits on two in indissoluble unity with Bri-ing, over Bardia but the
bombers persisted in the at-ships.
ack, causing heavy damage.
de- Two enemy aircraft were stroyed at Derna and others se- verely damaged.
tain will give a good account herself in preparing for the battlefield."
of
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it was announced yesterday that Australia is establishing new arms factory in Queensland. It will cost £1,000,000 and em- ploy 2,500 workers. Reuter.
THANKS FOR THE BUGGY-RIDE
AFTER ITS ANNOUNCE- | MENT ON SATURDAY NIGHT THAT THE SITUATION WAS "SERIOUS BUT NOT CATAS- TROPHIC," ROME RADIO YES TERDAY PLUCKED UP A LIT- TLE MORE COURAGE AND A TALK YESTERDAY CONGRA-- TULATED THE BRITISH ON PUTTING UP SUCH A GOOD SHOW!
The announcer said: "We always thought that
One fighter squadron alone accounted for 14 Savolas and four Capronis.
Three more Savoias and three Capronis were shut down by other squadrons.
From
these operations only failed to three of our aircraft return safely but it is probable that at least one is sale on our side of the line.
Tripoli Attack
raided
Grotone harbour was for the first time by our bombers on the night of Friday, and the same night Fleet Air Arm air-
British would not give us a good fight and thus deprive our final the victory of glory!" - Reuter.
Italian the day
fighters. incessant advanced
Incessant Patrol
Twenty-four of the 26 'planes destroyed during were shot down by our which maintained an patrol in protection of British troops.
Both in Bardia and Tobruk, from ares were still burning raids on the previous day.
Asmara, Gura, Zula and Dang- hilla, in Italian East Africa, were successfully raided.-Reuter.
AMERICANS
PAYHOMAGE
TO LORD LOTHIAN
Funeral services for the late Lord Lothian, British Ambassador in Washing- ton, were held with full military honours in Wash- ington Cathedral yester- day afternoon.
United States cavalry escorted the caisson bearing the body from the Embassy to the Cathedral through avenues cleared of traf- file by hundreds of police and lined with silent crowds...
President Roosevelt, who is 'spending the week-end at Worm Springs, Georgia, after his Carib- bean cruise, was represented at the service by his secretary, Mr. Stephen Early.
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Mr. Neville Butler, Charge d'Affaires at the British Embassy, represented the King, and Lord Athlone (Governor-General .Canada) and Mr. Mackenzle King (Canadian Premier) were also re- presented...
of
Members of the Diplomatic Corps and
officials many high.
were present.
A private cremation was held later in the afternoon at another service at a church. Reuter.
EMPIRE WAR GIFTS
FURTHER WAR GIFTS”. WERE, ANNOUNCED - YESTER- DAYAS
.: Madras, hos sent a further £15,000 for flighter airereft, while the Maharajah of Gwalior hás made a further gift of £18,750, represented by 25 armoured care rlera." N
The Lord Mayor of London's air-raid distress: fund, which now stands at £1,673,0000 received further gifts yesterday of £1,000 etich from readers of the "Times of Coylon" and from the Rangoon Corporation," Reuter.
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