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No. 32,064
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1941
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SECOND ED
INSIST ON
Daisy Brand
Australia's Choices BUTTER
IMPERIAL FORCES SWEEP PAST CYRENE
Italians On
On The Everywhere 60-MILE
ITALIAN PRISONERS ESCAPE
Two Italian prison- ers of war escaped
from detention camp ot Ramgarh, near Calcutta, yesterday. Both were officers. Reuter.
Japan
Run
(By Reuter's Special Correspondent at Headquarters in the Middle East)
DRIVING WEST ALONG THE COAST FROM DERNA BRITISH AND IMPERIAL FORCES CAPTURED THE SMALL TOWN OF CYRENE, ABOUT 130 MILES FROM BEN- GHAZI, ON MONDAY.
It is believed that British advance forces have already advanced past Cyrene. This seems to be indicated by mention in yester-
To Admit day's R.A.F. communique of British air at- War!
tacks on enemy troops retreating along the road west of Cyrene, which was Marshal Graziani's headquarters when he planned to invade Egypt.
tance at Cyrene.
at
the
Mr. Matsuoka, the Jap-
A brief message received anese Foreign Minister. General Wavell's headquarters in revealed in Tokyo yester- Cairo did not say whether day that the Government' Ital ans had offered strong resis is considering invoking It is generally assumed they belligerent rights to pre- vent foreign assistance being given to Chungking.
held on till the last moment and fought a rearguard action when British pressure became too great.
Britisa forces are also thrust-
Mr. Matsuoka, who was replying deeper and deeper into Mus- ing to a question in the Diet, re-
rolini's African Empire. marked earlier that he wanted to make clear to the United States
that Japan d'd not want to risk 70 Miles From Asmara
war for the sake of aspirations.
He lamented United States m`s-
Since the start of the offensive
TEPELINI DOOMED
Big fires in Tepelini in- dicate that the Italians are preparing to leave and are destroying their stores, stated Athens quoting” a Greek Ministry statement issued last evening.
understanding of Japan's reu! in- against Eritrea the British forces
nave advanced 150 miles and are radio now approaching the native town Press
tentions-Reuter.
ITALIAN DESERTERS
Deserters from Italy's Abyssinian forced levies have testified to the des- :tructiveness and accuracy
of Keren, about 70 miles
up the
railway from Asmara, capital of
the colony.
The retreating Italians may possibly make a stand at Keren, though the town lacks
strong de 'ences, and is strategically un- suited to withstanding any con, siderable attack.
Still On Run
Further south an Italian
of British artillery and air lumn driven out of Barentu bombardment.
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Artillery, and sniping, they said are destroying Italian morale. Indian batteries had shown conspicuously high standard training and their supply organisa- tion proved extremely good.— Reuter.
H.M. CONSULATE BOMBED
The radio statement declared continues to that Greek action meet with success on the Albanian front despite very bad weather. in the past three days,
In the coastal area beyond Chimara, determined attacks end- ed in the occupation of a high mountain pass which the Italians co-had transformed into a powerful
Is stronghold.
still on the run eastwards, with British forces at their heels,
They are withdrawing across mountainous country towards the main: Aemara-Addis Ababa road, at Adlugri, 40 miles south of Asmara.
At another point a surprise ettack was launched on Mon- day morning, resulting ... in the capture of Important positions, many prisoners and much booty. Italian Alpine troops. among
A fair number of prisoners was the prisoners declared that their captured when British advance | commanders had ordered all who parties cut off small groups of retreated to be shot immediately. stragglers in the mountains.
In Abyssinia
pro-
-Reuter.
TWO JAPANESE ARRESTED
The difficulty of making gress along the mule track they are having to follow has obliged the enemy to cast aside surplus equipment, including "a number BOTH EXPLODED IN A of tanks and guns. HEADING ROOM ONE FLOOR ||
BELOW THE BRITISH CON- SULATE GENERAL IN ZAGREBİ
The Japanese Consulate-Gener- TYUGOSLAVIA). YESTERDAY - In northern Abyssinia the Itaal In Shanghal has issued a state... DA WOMAN IS REPORTED TO lians continue to retreat towards ment saying that two Japanese HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY? IN- Gondar..
| involved in the burning of a mat- JURED BY THE TOMB WHICH They are putting obstacles in shed on the Racecourse have been IS THOUGHT TO HAVE BEEN the way of the pursuing British arrested and held for questioning: THROWN. THROUGH A WIN- forces but it is learned that these The ·'statement, stressed that DOW BOOKS AND FURNI- | have reached a point some 30 strict punishment would be met- TURE WERE DESTROYED, miles from the Sudanese frontier.ed out to the culprits if they were
Reuter,
found guilty after trial-Reuter.
WELSH GUARDS
HERO OF BOULOGNE
After all his brother officers had been kill- ed or wounded, Cap- tain J. C. W. Lewis, Welsh Guards, held the remnants of his company for 36 hours. in the streets of Bou- logne last May, de- spite intense enemy fire, until he too was wounded.
He was later cap- tured--he was believ- ed killed-but man- aged to escape.
Capt. Lewis has now been awarded the D.S.O. for gallant and distinguished services in the field.--Reuter.
SPRINGBOK
ADVANCE
British and Imperiul troops advancing from Kenya have penetrated 60 miles into Mussolini's East African Empire.
A communique issued in Nal- robi yesterday stated British ad- vance. patrols are making good progress on all sections of the front and a number of prisoners have been captured with guns and ammunition.
British casualties were very slight.
At some places advanced patrols are well established 60 miles. in- side enemy territory.
In this patrol nativity, Afri- can troops are showing them- selves more than a match for the enemy,
Much of this activity is taking place over trackless country, with its inherent climatic and geogra- phical difficulties.-Reuter.
NEW U.S. TRADE BAR
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