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THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 23, 1941
THE FALL OF TOBRUK WAS ANNOUNCED PREMATURELY
THE FALL OF TOBRUK WAS ANNOUNC- ED PREMATURELY. AN. IMPORTANT. PART OF THE GARRISON IS STILL FIGHTING AND A SECTION OF THE TOWN IN STILL IN THEIR HANDS.
This is indicated by the official reports from Cairo and was also the subject of a state- ment by Mr. Fadden, the Federal Treasurer, last night. He stated that Mr. Spender, the Army Minister, who made the announcement, had spoken in good faith. Mr. Fadden said all were confident that Tobruk would fall
soon.
The harbour will also be useful for taking off Italien prisoners!
Tobruk is also important be cause it is on one main road and dominates another running paral- lel to it 15 miles inland.
The British attack by dusk
a3 | Tuesday had penetrated the de fences of Tobruk to a depth of eight miles, and British forward troops had firmly established themselves in positions directly overlooking and within three miles
The capture of Tobruk will also of the town of Tobruk itself.
enable the R.A.F. to make use of Yesterday, states official Italian aerodromes beyond To- communique from General bruk which the Italians have al- Headquarters in Cairo, opera-ready evacuated. tions again developed satisfac- torily.
an
Kassala Sector
In the
the Kassala sector of Sudan the British pursuit con- tinues of Italian forces which have IHAW withdrawn
40 over mies eastwards of the frontier,
West of Metemma the enemy is also steadily giving ground in the face of continued pres.
Bure.
Enemy detachments which had been established on the British side of the Kenya frontier since the
being driven back by intensive
patrol activities.-Reuter.
Troops In Streets
UNUSUAL
FOR
JANUARY
The hills of Hong Kong reverberated this morning between
a.m. and 8 a.m. to the rarity, for Janu- ary, of a severe thun- derstorm.
Almost torrential downpour accompani- ed the storm for about 30 minutes. The Royal Observatory re- gistered 45 inches of rain.
The total rainfall since January 1 is 3.72 inches, against of .59 average
an
inches.
MIDDLESEX MEN CONVICTED:
HOTEL INCIDENT
A CASE IN WHICH two soldiers of the Middle-
outbreak of war are everywhere sex Regiment, Richard Head, 25, and Ralph Aldridge, 24, were charged with obtaining credit, $6.50, by fraud, and with maliciously damaging a wash basin, a door and a padlock, was concluded before Mr. E. Himsworth at Kowloon this morning. They were convicted of obtaining $6.50 credit by fraud and of Tobruk, damaging the padlock.
Of Tobruk
in
Imperial troops are now the actual streets of though fighting continues on the
the western section of
outer prelmeter. Tobruk corrtained at least. Italian division, with a small ele- ment of another division, as well as permanent garrison troops and heavy additional artillery.
one
With the mopping up of the Ipbruk forces Marshal Graziani will have lost two-thirds of the total Italiam forces which were in Libya when operations firat started on December 9. The forces eliminated comprise the equivalent of eight Black Shirt or metropolitan divisions and three Libyan divisions-Reuter.
Many Prisoners
A large number of prisoners has been taken in the operations, the termination of which will not, it is expected, be long delayed.
Only 16 days have elapsed since Bardia fell and although our troops have been in contact with the enemy the whole time, for over a week thick sandstorms have swept the desert: as our troops massed for the attack;
The strength of the Italian lines was felt out night after night.
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At the request of Det.-Sgt: Matches, who stated that further | information had just been supplied by military authorities, concerning possible further charges,, not. con- nected with the present case, the Magistrate remanded both for two days.
Accused requested the Magis- trate to remand them in military custody, saying they had been given Chinese food in police cus- tody. Mr. E. Himsworth remark- ed that there was no respecting of: persons in gaol.
Four Rums
CHINESE DOCTOR
FINED
A CHINESE DOCTOR, CHUNG YLEN-CHOR, OF NO. 41, DES
VOUEX ROAD CENTRAL, WAS
CHARGED BEFORE MR. H: G. SHELDON, K. C., AT THE CEN- TRAL MAGISTRACY THIS MORNING, WITH UNLAWFUL It was alleged that last Satur-POISON IN HIS OFFICE. day night (shortly after. mid- Sub-Inspector IF. Goodwin said night), accused went to the How about 2.40 p.m. on January 17, He visited defendant's office at loon Hotel Bar with two other Europeans. First accused
and found a bottle of Novarseno- the order for four rums,
gave benzol Ephedrine tablets, Am.. milks, one dozen: sandwiches and ploule Ironcacodylate Neo Mesur- (2 ampoules), Ephedrine packages of cigarettes, amounting to $0.50. When the Hydradhloride (2 ampoules): bills were presented, first accused is alleged to have torm ther throwing them on the floor.
four
two
Mr. F. F. Eca da Silva, manag- er of the Kowloon Hotel, was in- formed. He went up and asked for payment, but was told by se- cond accused that they had no Mr. Silva notified the
It was found that the outer money, defences were heavily protect-police, who arrived and arrested ed by barbed wire and included! | two-accused. tank-trapecó deep that
our
The two Europeans who
were
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¡Defendant was registered in Canton..
A fine of $200 was imposed,
MEAN THIEF SENT
TO PRISON
Sentence of four months' hard labour was imposed by Mr. E. patrols had to use ladders to with them at the table, had left Himsworth at Kowloon this morn- get in and out of them.
the Hotel by the main door, but ing on Tsang Yee-hang, 18, the two accused, before their ar-charged with stealing a wrist rest, went into the basement watch from an 11-year-old student where, it was alleged, they dam- in Kowloon Tong aged a basin, a door and the pad- The boy, who was leaving the
As these have been pierced, it seemed clear last night that the Italians were not likely to put up serious resistance for any length, of time.
lock.
play ground in Rutland Quadrant After evidence by prosecution: yesterday afternoon, was stopped witnesses, the Magistrate dismiss-and: seardhed by accused, who Strategic Importanceed the charges of maliciously took the watch from his pocket
damaging the wash basin and the andrim away. door.
A cook boy who saw the in- Captain H. Marsh appeared on eldent, chased and arrested ac- behalf of the military authorities.cused.
Discussing Tobruk's strategie Importance, authoritative circles in London point out that, in the first place, it has a really good natural harbour, very important along a coast where these are few. The value of a 'good' hærið our
JUNK MISTRESSES
FINED
Wing Wah, while the ship was
Two other junkwomen and two
is clear, when it is reallándzekat our troupe,, ~"whten Berdbruk Six Junk mistresses were each under way yesterday. falle entirely into thele hands, fined $20 or 21 days' imprison- will have lines of communion- ||inent.by Commander J. Jolly, Act- | Junkmasters were fined" each $25 Alon that are over 200 mlles|| ing. Harbour Master, in the Mambor, 21 days! hard labour for the from the rail-head. atu Marsa rine Court this morning, for mak- same offence, Thoy had previous Matruh,
ling fast with their boats the ss. convictions.