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HONGKONG, TUESDAY, JANUARY 7. 1941.
OF BRITISH ENTRY INTO BARDIA
OF ITALIAN KEY POSITION THRILLING EYE-WITNESS STORY IN LIBYA ACHIEVED WITH GREAT GALLANTRY: TELEGRAM OF
CONGRATULATIONS SENT DIFFERENCE TO VALIANT AUSTRALIANS OF OPINION
IN JAPAN
Value Of
Of Bardia Booty Will Be Millions Of Pounds
STRING OF LAND MINES EXPLODED BY R.E. PARTY: HIGH PRAISE FOR THE BRITISH TANKS
"SINCERE CONGRATULATIONS TO. YOU AND ALL RANKS UNDER YOUR COMMAND-FROM AUSTRALIANS IN ENGLAND."...
This was the telegram which was sent to the commander of the Australian troops in Egypt by the RT. HON. STANLEY M. BRUCE, Australian High Commissioner in Lon- don yesterday, in recognition of the valiant part played by the Australians in the FALL OF BARDIA, states. a London message.
DETAILS OF THE FALL OF THIS ITALIAN KEY POSITION IN LIBYA WHICH ARE NOW COMING TO HAND, SHOW THAT THE BRITISH VICTORY WAS ACHIEVED WITH GREAT GALLANTRY. It is learned that the Australian casualties do not exceed 500 and this figure includes dead and wounded.
Bardia was well fortified by the Italians and an immense amount of material and labour had been put into it.
King Farouk Expresses Satisfaction Over The Victory In Bardia
It was announced late yesterday afternoon from London that ̈ following the fall of Bardia. BRITISH ADVANCE UNITS ARE NOW APPROACHING TOBRUK.
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Yet within a few hours of the final assault, the defences fell into the hands of the British troops. The value of the booty which fell to the British will, it is estimated, into several million pounds.
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An important feature which contributed to the final success of the attack was the action of a party of Royal Engineers, who in the face of enemy gunfire, search- ed for, found and exploded a string of land mines and thus enabled the British tanks to move in ner-swiftly and safely.
The total number of prisoners taken is now estimated at 30,000. his congratulations to KING FAROUK OF EGYPT has sent
GENERAL SIR ARCHIBALD WAVELL.
The Egyptian Prime Minister, may take advantage of their who is staying at Luxor with the vous strain by pushing on King, telephoned to General Wavell Tobruk.
and expressed the King's great satisfaction over the victory in
Bardia.
In Egypt there is great, en- thusiasm over this second British victory against the Italians in a month.
The reported advance to Tobruk shows that the British mobility and power of attack has in no way abated by the whirlwind onslaught on Bardia.
COUNTER-ATTACK
The possibilities of a counter- attack were discussed by a military authority, in London yesterday. He said that any effective counter- attack can only come from Tobruk and Gen. Wavell would assuredly have taken precautions against such an eventuality.
The military authority pointed out. that Gen. Wavell who has sur- prised the Italians a second time
GEN. SIR ARCHIBALD WAVELL
Today's News Summary
FOLLOWING THE FALL OF BARDIA, key Italian position in Libya, culminating in the capture of 30,000 prisoners, British ad- vance units are now, approaching Tobruk. A military authority, 2 counter-attack, expressed the discussing the possibilities of opinion that this can only be effectively be made from Tobruk but General Wavell would assuredly have taken precautions to meet such a measure.
A WAR PRODUCTION' EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE is to be set up in Britain and will consist of the First Lord of the Admiralty. Minister of Aircraft Production and the Supply and Labour Minis- ters. It is thought probable that Mr. Ernest Bevin will be chair- man of the committee but in some circles Lord Beaverbrook is fa- *voured.
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FOLLOWING THE END OF THE YEAR CABINET reshuffle, the Japanese Government is reported to be faced with internal differ ences of opinion.
THE OPENING OF WANG CHING-WEI'S BANK in Nanking falled to affect the Shanghal Exchange Market unfavourably. On the contrary the Chinese national. dollar frmed up.
to
INTERNAL
TOKYO, Jan. 6 (Renter)-The Japanese Government is reported to be faced with internal differ- ences of opinion following the year end reshuffle of the Cabinet.
Road To West Opened: Australian Infantry Take Triumphant Part In Attack: Spectacular
Spectacular Air Raids
"A FEW HOURS AGO I WAS STANDING IN THE MAIN STREETS OF BARDIA SIGNOR MUSSOLINT'S KEY-POST IN LIBYA, WHICH SUCCUMBED TO THE BRITISH. I entered Bardia in an army truck a few minutes after the British troops had entered the town."
These words formed the opening of a despatch by MR. RICHARD DIMBLEBY, the B.B.C. special observer with the Army of the Nile, when he related, by radio telephone, While approved by Cabinet prin-how the fall of Bardia was accomplished. Reception, however, was bad and a recording ciples, the new political and econo- of his talk was not possible, but Mr. Dimbleby's thrilling despatch was read from Da- mic structures are not finding gen. eral approval
ventry yesterday.
A divergence of views exists be- tween the Government and indus- trial, financial and commercial Cir- cles.
NOT POPULAR, Meanwhile, the Parliamentary
It is interesting to mention that when Mr. Dimbleby spoke to London he was speaking from the scene of the action and his opening
Members' Club, the sole political words, which are quoted
organisation since the dissolution above, were spoken while the of Parties, not totally popular British troops were still put- and an undercurrent is reported Inting the finishing touches to favour of breaking up into factions in line with former parties.
their successful assault.
These movements are as yet in! Mr. Dimbleby's despatch went on the nebulous, stage but the Japan-to state that fierce fires were still" ese Government is reported to be burning in Bardia even while he determined to suppress such deve- was speaking and in their glare 'opments as a running counter to he saw parties of Italian officers the enunciated principles of the and men gathering to surrender with their hands held high above domestic ney ordered
their heads, while others were being ing sent back to the British lines.
Rumania
In Serious Disorder
Communists Arrested
ROAD TO THE WEST
Following the capture of Bardia, British
Bardia fell and this has opened advance units are now approaching To- the road to the west for the Bri- bruk, according to latest messages from tish. troops," said Mr. Dimbleby.
The battle took place with heavy. shelling from the sea, with the air
London.
"We walked forward and reach is just a matter of getting hear ed a ridge from which the Austra-the blighters."
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lans were to make their attack. "This "officer had succeeded in We saw our tanks advance. firing silencing a whole battery, His was hard with spurts of flame bursting an essential, but a dangerous job." from their guns. Behind them The only casualties suffered was went the infantry.
one officer "killed and two men. slightly wounded.
force making spectacular attacks from the skies and the Australian infantry taking a triumphant part. in the attack. Then engineers followed and opened a way for the British tanks to go into action. That was on Friday morning.
"By Friday afternoon things had moved so quickly in our fa vour that the Australian troops TERRIBLY LOW MORALE standing by were warned that "I heard from an Australian Although the Germans have they would be wanted in a few officer who had just come out of me a glorious picture of the fight- tralians' spearhead striking terror succeeded in preventing news hours for the final assault. I was action fifteen minutes before, that ed in intensity by the bursting from leaking in Rumania, given permission to proceed for the morale of the Italians was ter-ng-a picture which was heighten-
ward to Bardia and we moved forribly low. In his own words: It Cont'd Page 7, Col. 3 there is evidence to show ward along the road from Capuzzo that the internal position into Bardia, a road which has been The Australians were full of Rumania is rapidly worsening shelled and bombed by our forces praise for the British tanks. "The and the country is in serious) on Italians put up a withering are disorder; states a London was no exception and as we mov-
Behind the tanks, went the Aus-
into the hearts of the defenders
as they charged with flashing bayonets.
PRAISE FOR TANKS.
when we reached their barbed
message.
several occasions,
"The conversation I heard gave
Yesterday America Actively Seeking To
Promote Soviet Trade
ed forward 'Italian gums were searching our road, their shells al-
the right or left and
"OUT Own shells were
also whistling their way overhead as
wires" said an Australian officer, A large number of so-called ways landing a few hundred yards
but they could not stop the ad- Į vance of these tanks and thou-Communists have been ar- either to sands of members of the Italian rested and it is reported that sometimes nearer. garrison advance with their hands many of them will be shot. held high up in surrender.”
The Rumanians are openly de- they fell on Bardia. We reached Australians engaged in rounding monstrating against the presence and passed the outer ring of the up prisoners spoke of one of their German troops in the country Italian defences and I could see a members, with bloodstained and against the restrictions of
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long line of Italian prisoners bandage round his head and call- telephonic communications. and
stretching like a black snake inį ing out to his comrades, "I have railway services.
the distance as they were being got a whole battalion" and follow-
taken away. There were 10,000 of ing him were more than 2,000 de-
them and many more thousands Jected Italians.
to.come.
Cont'd Page 7, Col. 2
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BRILLIANT STAFF WOLK The Statement of the Australian casualties furnishes an answer, to Italian propaganda which stated that the Australians suffered notable losses. It also bears testi- ||Page mony of the brilliance of the Staff work which laid up to tie action.
In LONDON the news of the capture of Bardia was flashed on the screen in the efnemas and in one cinema, "the audience stood up and cheered, shouting, "Good old Aussies".
The Italians continue to keep silent about the fall of Bardia. Rome Radio, in a broadcast yes- terday, said that the fighting has redoubled in violence and was
being continued.
An official communiqué from Rome added that some STONE-- holds had fallen into the hands of the enemy in the Bardla front. and that a battle was
IT IS REPORTED THAT FIGHTING IN ALBANIA is conaned still going on perce
to local operations of a limited scope.
Cont'd Page 7, Col 3
2 Oricket notes: Golf `cham- plonships; Annual racing carnival; HKRA. shoot,
SCREAMED OVERHEAD
TOKYO. Jan. 6 (Reuter)-America has been actively seeking to promote her trade with the Soviet by supplying the Soviet Union with oil as well as machinery. In an effort to win the Soviet Union over to the Anglo-American camp, declares the XOMIURI SHIMBUN
This American" attitude is attri- buted, according to the paper, to the requirements of her policy of. assisting Britain as well as de- fending her own position in the Pacific in face of the Impending crisis in that ocean
A
LONDON FIRES
QUICKLY DEALT WITH
From the Soviet side, it is trade im- communique issued by the evident that such a Ministry of Home Security states provement is highly desirable as that fires were started in London the Soviet Union finds the Euro- "The shells still screamed over-on Bunday night at several points, pean market with the exception of head and pillars of black smoke but were dealt with quickly, states Germany closed while commerce rose into the air and hung there a London message. "
with Britain is in the doldrums. as wondering how they had got. Many buildings were damaged and trade with Japan at a stand- there. We ourselves moved up and and sofne persons were killed and still. ambularices and supply cars went injured, but from reports received However, the paper states that hooting past. We passed the inner so far, the casualties will not be the statement by the. Dies Com- ring of defences and on until a heavy.
41 mittee, investigating un-American
view of Bardia itself.
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3 Radlo prógrammes: Coming bend in the road took us to higher During the fire raid, the citizens activities alleging Soviet financial .. events; Cinema notes.
ground from where I had my first fire-fighting service came into ac-agencies in the United States have 4 Bardia garrison surrenders;
tion and extinguished a large been actively helping the Axis to Desperate Italian bid to "It looked white and shining in number of fires before they could purchase essential war materials, stem Greek drive; Machine-
the afternoon sun. We could not cause damage. gun attacks on East Anglia: walt here long, however, as the Internal discord in Ru-Italians were shelling the road on mania: N. Y. papers in which we stood." I saw dres burst favour of all aid to Britain. from buildings and clouds of smoke hid the tower of Bardia's
5 Nurses training schools'
graduation, ceremony:|| church. This was the centre of
"Twelfth Night: St. An- drew's Fellowship' meeting.
6 Leading article: Unhappy
·Italy,"
6. Kowloon Vicar on war res- ponsibility: Round the Police Gourts: Crossword puzzle. |9-10 Finance and commerce,
Then they stood up; in the -- streets and shouted: WWC want some more" and as soon ás more arrived, they dealt with them promptly.
and the announcement by the British Minister for Economic Warfare, Mr. Hugh Dalton, that | American raw cotton, 'rubber and scrap iron have been reaching Germany through Vladivostok,.
Two daylight alerts were sound-should serve to enhance opposition the operations and here skill wased in London yesterday and in the to cordial relations between the bent on dislodging the Italians, second, heavy anti-aircraft Are United States and the Soviet.
"I watched the final develop was heard. ments.. The artillery was carrying
The Air Ministry announces that
BASIE, Jan. 6. (Reuter), Official
on its attack from, behind us and a small force of bombers made a cizoles in Berlin are reported to I saw shell after shell fall on the raid on Brest and aerodromes in admit the deterioration in the re- Italian positions. The Italians re- German occupied territories on lations between Berlin and Vichy piled vigorously, but with less ac-Bunday. All the British machines mcreasing and this will possibly lead to an "entirely new, altuation."
curacy,
returned safely...