THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 11, 1941.
Ulmary, Supreme Court
HEAVY R.A.F. RAID ON NAPLES
Hit Or Near Miss On "Littorio" Class Battleship Fires Started
Among Shipping
A HIT OR A VERY NEAR MISS ON THE STERN OF AN ITALIAN BATTLESHIP OF THE "LITTORIO" CLASS DURING A PARTICU- LARLY HEAVY RAID ON NAPLES, WAS AN- NOUNCED IN A COMMUNIQUE FROM R.A.F. MIDDLE EAST HEADQUARTERS IN CAIRO YESTERDAY.
The attack was made on Wednesday night, and battleships, merchant shipping, docks and the railway station in Naples were the objectives.
Bombs which fell on or very near the stern of a battleship caused a dull red glow. Other bombs caused an outbreak of fire among large motor vessels.
ABORTIVE ITALIAN RAIDS ON MALTA
Enemy formations approached Malta on Thursday afternoon, says an official com- issued in
fell in
munique London. One bomb an inhabited area but there was no damage and casualties.
no
British fighters went up but there was no engagement.
At sunset on enemy
formation approached and circled round but without
raid materialising. - - Reu-
ter.
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TWO CUPS OF TEA FOR XMAS
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A Dutch woman who. has smuggled a letter out of. Holland to London gives a graphic descrip- tion of the food shortage there when she says that she celebrated Christmas “with a second cup of tea.” Another letter: 1 muggled past the German censors. Says- that unemployment: problem in the
there is, a simples solution to. The
Netherlands«to-day.
Dutchmen who are out of work
Pares were also started along the waterbont from the north end of the dock to the jetty Several bomte hut buldings on the quay ad railway lines, while the rai→ way sabon suffered direct hits.
A gasometer was set afire and a te of explosions caused in the dock area and among shipping.
One particu arly violent ex- plosion occurred on the north railway line.
Aircraft Destroyed
A successful attack was made on Bena aerodromne on Wednesday, reet hits being registered on hangars and dispersed aircraft.
Numbers of hangars and ba racks were seeli to be gutted
Many aircraft were set ulire and at least 12 were seen to be bura
ing fercely.
During Wednesday night Be
Ghazi was heavily raidect.
Bombs fell
Government buildings, causing fires and ex- plosions, and one ship is believed to have received a direct hit.
Wa
London's export industries continue to deliver the goods for dispatch to markets throughout the world. Even in the most heavily bombed areas, works which have been hit have been able to adapt themselves quickly to "Front Line" conditions and make arrangements whereby prottuc- tion can go ahead. A typical example is a works in the neighbourhood of the Docks employ. Ing 1 200 people, which has been bombed. Here is a works, which one might think would be wiped out of existence altogether. Yet, it is carrying on under, it is true. a temporarily leaky roof. Photo shows smelters at work on the last remaining section of the bench, with workmen filling up the crater caused by a high explosive bomb which cracked through the roof.
NEW DELHI BARDIA'S EFFECT ON
DECISIONS ENDORSED
General acceptance of resolu-
the unanimous
tions of the Eastern Group War Supplies Conference at New Delhi is believed to have been expressed | by the countries repre-
sented.
CO-
When replies from the Empire countries participating are piete, an announcement is ex- pected to be made in London re- garding the establishment of a re-
U.S. OPINION
THE SWEDISH newspaper "Upsala Nya Tidning” declared yesterday that the Italian threat to Egypt has been finally warded off, and the British offensive has resulted in more rapid and complete victories than could pos- sibly be foreseen.
The Italian forces have suffered tremen- dous losses, says the paper, which are still more serious in view of the British Navy dis- presentative standing body which turbing communications.
the Conference proposed, should be established in India.
Palermo Raided
The same night Tobruk ralded and
direct hits registered on buildings.
It is hoped that this standing Other aircraft attacked Paler.
council, with its own secretariat and organisation, will begin func- mo, where explosions were caus. ed on or
near shipping moored ioning in a few weeks. The to the jetty.
Council will probably consist of Bombs straddled
from the northern representatives
Australia, mole and a wharf.
South Africa, New Zealand and Italian troop concentrations India, with a Chairman nominat- were attacked at Tesseni, in East ed by the Government of the Africa-Reuter.
United Kingdom. — Reuter.
FRONTIER WAR WARMING UP
ITALIANS
AGAINST FASCISM
Bardia's fall has an
obvious psychological effect both in Bri- lain and Germany;
Surely a German invasion of Brituin is now terely a dream. Britain has now had a long time 'to organise her defences and has millions of men under arms of a quality equal to those who have Won the brilliant victories in
Doubt Dissolved
The British victories have" also stimulated American opin- Ion
finally .to
with Join up Britain. The "Stockholm Tidningen"
The Italian anti-Fascist | North Africa. movement is rapidly gain- ing strength in Egypt, where various groups are a central uniting under organisation in Cairo.
These in turn are carrying on says that any doubt about the active propaganda work among | American attitude in the war has the rest of the 60,000 Italians finally dissolved and it' has never now in Egypt.
before happened that the leader Dr. Protano, president of the of a mighty State has so openly helligerent while
AS A REPRISAL to attempted attacks by French "planes Thai 'planes are to raid Sai-Alexandria section of the recently supported one gan, Dalat and Ponompenh, in French Indo-founded "Gruppo Dazione anti- his country remains neutral.
Fascista," yesterday declared: America is giving, “everything China, according to an announcement by the "We wish to see Italy freed from to Britain except her heavy naval the tyranny of Mussolini, the units. It is not far from this to Thai Supreme Command yesterday..
Fascist regime abolished and the active participation in the war. treatles with Germany, which led:
Anglo-Saxon Union
The French attempts were made on Wed-to this unfortunate state of war, are sent to Germany, to labour.nesday night on Bangkok, Ubol and Pra-brocess
Reuter.
SO THEY
chinburi.
\^^A}!!anti-Fascists:in Egyptianes Good::Italian, citizens, and moat
"The union of the Anglo-Saxon
It is stated in Bangkok that the Martial law has also been de-
of them fought, in the World: world is complete. At a moment French forces are retreating with-clared.,
Marzon the side of the Alllas." When one of the Axis powers is out offering serious resistance and
Dr. Protano expressed a hope suffering severe military reverses While the drone of bombers that Count Storza, former Italian the British Empire's possibilities that large quantities of arms and overhead disturbs the night, in Foreign Minister, who was exiled of arming are multiplied." equipment have been seized. termittent shelling by artillery because of his anti-Fasost opin The sharp langtagor: ins; the The Italian authorities in Rome in progress at various points along sends the populatiori scurrying to the movement;
Meanwhile, with heavy fighting across the wide Mekong River lons; might be divailable to lead yesterday, issued An official the horder, rigid black-out restric-shelter at intervals during the day
SAY
casually list giving 1,301 dead in tiens are being enforced in all the fighting in Albania, of which towns and villages in the Nongkai
91 avere stated to be officers, 65 region, owing to frequent air raids. NICO's and 19 Albanians:
•
Total wounded is given :* as
„A strict curfew, ja in force: al
4,008, including ten Albanians, whille missing are stated to be Nangkal, where milliary in leaf-
Civilians In Dugouts.
Two civillängswara Mlitudiand
· 19 injured 'during hours of shell" Ing on Wednesday night. Dugouts and trenches have been
Reuter
SUPPLIES IN INDIA
German press against President Roosevelt stenverze „thika1⁄2Cermony: does not undarsamilanate the im- portance of th Reuter
supplies. Pentagonow....... being 3,13 including 88 Albanians green uniforin khaki-clad police built for civilians in towns and
'Almed at: the: maximum utili- | made for the Department-in- One colonel, two lieutenant- and boy volunteers patrol, every villages all along the frontier. The sation-of-India's productive im valued at 75 lakhs of rupees n colonels and three majors are nook and corner of the town to beat of drums warns Inhabitants dustries, the Supply Department month, while the value of clothing Tract far and in ons com, fallen Italiali, preven), Firth Columpiata signull- of the approach of raiders ––Neu-, yesterday adopted a forward buy- requirements next year, is estim-
icers, Reuter.
to French 'planes.
*ter
[ing plan assuring a continuffy of sted at 15 crores.--Reuter: Jabri |-{var hm of 03 Yuan), no.
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