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GENERAL
ARMY ATTACK ON TOBRUK PRECEDED LINDBERGH SAYS TRANS-OCEAN
BY DAWN-TO-DUSK RAIDS BY BRITISH AIRCRAFT
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Anzac Hat Takes Pride Of Place In Centre Of Town
CAIRO, JAN. 24 (REUTER) HAVING BROKEN DOWN THE ITALIAN RESISTANCE IN 26 HOURS, CHEERING AUSTRALIANS hauled down the Italian flag in the town centre yesterday and holsted" instead an Anzac hat writes Reuter's correspondent Tourk.
at
The total number of prisoners is estimated at 20,000 which
Division, number includes the Metropolitan 61st
the peace-time garrison of the fort, 1,500 members of the naval garrison, and 700 of the crew of the sunken cruise: San Giorgio
that
ari
INDIA-CHUNGKING AIR ROUTE
J.
NEW DELHI, Jan. 24 (Reuter)—– Members of the Chinese National Aviation Corporation have left here for Calcutta in their
UWD plane Via Agra
INVASION OF US. IMPOSSIBLE
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 (Reuter-The landing of troops in
an attempted trans-ocean invasion of the United States was *absolutely" impossible, declared Col. Charles Lindbergh testify ing yesterday on the Lease and Lend Bin before the House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee
He agreed, however, that trans-Atlantic bombing raids could do "considerable damage."
Col Lindbergh said that he did Their proposals to link up Inals not believe that there was any with a direct air route to Chung- danger of the United States being King and Hongkong are under invaded by sea or air as long as exumication by the Government she maintained an army, navy and.
jot India
air force
of reasonable size." In
GESTAPO ACTIVITY
IN NORWAY
LONDON Jan. 24
(Reuter-
modern condition and provided The Gestapo have been ordered ATLANTIC EPIC he established bases essential for to setze
RECALLED
defence.
commentary Commander Awarded others in
The Military Police and Cus This was revealed last night toms officials reveal
a broadcast war hundred civilian technicians and from London. by fishermen are also among the R. 3. Colling.
prisoners.
The
Major-General
General Wavell's original surrendered garrison
attack, he said, might have had 10.15 am, on Wednesday morn. to be one of the tip and run Australian cavalry units in type-a mere rald though on 裁 Bren gun carriers stormed the large scale. main roud to the town and broke
ing.
the steel. concrete, and sand
NAVAL CO-OPERATION "Without water none could
Victoria "Cross
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After announcing a series of
the funds of the Nor- wegian Shipping Association and to seal the offices.
On the orders of the Nazi Com- missioner the Terboven Associa- tion has been disbanded, says the Norwegian Telegraph Agency.
The Association's President, M, Bjoern Hansen, and the Managing Director, M. Klameness, have been arrested for the second time since the
German invasion of Norway.
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JAPAN TO ACT AS MEDIATOR
Besides bases in Newfoundland, the West Indies, · Hawall and Alaska. Cal Lindbergh recom→ mended the establishment of Canada and parts of South and Central America and the Galapagos Islands while LONDON, Jan. 24 (Reuter)—An secondary bases might be estab- unusual tribute to unknown Lished in Greenland heroes, dead and living, of the He said that.. the United Jervis Bay eple was lald in a States would be wise to con- supplement to the London Gazette struct as rapidly as possible" a Issued last night.
total air force of 10,000 the- roughly modern fighting planes plus reserves thongh the de- sirable size of the air force largely depended on conditions elsewhere in the world Opponents of the Lease Lend Bill had asked bergh to testify but he did not mention the Bill in his
The announcer added that the Opening French Ambassador in Tokyo had statement.
authorised the Japanese to hold Col. Lindbergh expressed the discussions with the That Govern- view that even the combination ment. cf the United States and Britain could not win the war "on the pre
Medals
bagged barrier and then drove in have carried on. In fact, with awards including two George They were met by 日 couple. of out the help of the Navy, who Crosses st nine George bursts of machine-gun ere to son ehow managed to, land stores the Gazette adds: which they promptly replied, and thousands of gallons of 1
“Among those who went down Then the entire garrison SUT
water at Soilum, I do not think with the Jervis Bay there must rendered.
It could have been done,
have been many, and" among the I followed into the town with!
"Except for what they were survivors others, whose gallantry khaki clad Australian infantry-lucky enough to capture during were the whole truth known, de- men caked with the dust from the advance there was no water aerved decoration..
at all between Merse Matruh "The above appointments and the sun, and with uniforms torn and Bardla, nearly 150 miles awards should be taken a5 after "days of strenuous fighting. away.
honour to the thip as those who may earned them." whole
the Libyan" desert and burnt with
FORTS SILENCED
"Water has been, and
As I entered the gateway with be again, the crux of the the victorious Imperial troops.show." thousands of exhausted and up-
BUMBING RAIDS
Tobruk daring
the day
an
The Jervis Bay was the armed
sent basis.""
VICHY, Jan 24 (Reater)-The Government has accepted in prin- ciple the offer by Japan to mediate
the Thailand-French Indo- and China dispute according to the Col. Lind- Lyons radio.
merchant-cruiser which was sunk when protecting a convoy of 38!
He did not believe, that any Rships in mid-Atlantic last Novem-|States would win the war, unless en ber against attack by a German States would win the war unless which raider.
there was a collapse behind the preceded the launching of the Her commander, Captain Tegg. lines, Army's attack, this playing an who went down' with the important part in the capture of was posthumously awarded this Libyan port
Victoria Cross
nerved Italians were streaming CAIRO, Jan. 24 (Reuter) out All resistance had virtually A F. bombers made 87 ralds ended by sunset the day before.
The Solaro Alrente forts had been silenced after st!f Aight mg, and the stronghold of Files trino, which had been putting up terrific artillery fire, had been captured.
From dawn to dusk that day RAF. bombers were almost con
During the attack on Pilastrino, inuously över Tobruk while dur- Suspended
the Australlans came unsuspec-ing the night Derna and Appo
tingly on 14 Italian tanks in alonia, further along the
coast,
dried up river bed. Reinforced were also heavily bombed in or Sentences On
.."
by an anti-tank battery, the in-der to prevent rainforcements fantry, although suffering somie being sent up." časualties, knocked out the quickly.
tanks
TANK CAPTURED Ong Australian captured tank and its crew of four his rifle and bayonet.
When Pilastring was
#
Apart from the moral effect of such bombings, the R.A.F. a0 parently silenced R number guns
with Fighter pilots also
by the Erish. it was shelled
rest in maintaining
tiona
U.S. Gobs
ship,
He believed that the American thepeoples' stand in favour of aiding
Britain was a "mistake."
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 24 (Reu- after)--Suspended sentences of 90 days were given by the. Municipal had little Judge here on the two seamen pf
NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES
MATSUOKA · SPEECH PUZZLES
BATAVIA, Jan. 24 (Reuter)—The
continuous the United States. Navy who were Arm stand of the Netherlands East
occupied patrols throughout the opera- charged with ripping down the Indies against any interference Swastika ng from the German with their sovereignty WLS re- from Solaro Airente forts unt Despite all this activity, the Consulate,
affirmed today by Van Mook, they were Riso taken.
A lost only three planes in They will be handed over to the Director of Economic Affairs. In the open desert between ten days.
[nava) authorities who Fromised Commenting in Bu interview Solaro Alrente. the Erigadier
that they would be "adequately with Reuter on Mr. Yosuke commanding the Australians cap
dealt with."
|Matsuoka's speech in the Japan- tured. Majör General Derro Mura
The State Department has al-ese Diet, Jonkheer Van Mook said of the 61st Metropolitan Divi
impor-ready expressed regret to Germany that he failed to understand what sion.
for the incident
Meanwhile the eastern and western sectors of the perimeter defences had been cut off. After that they only resisted spasmo- dically and quickly surrendered.
IMPORTANT PART
*
ITALIAN PRESS
view
LONDON. Jan. 34 (Reuter The Italian press makes valiant
the efforts to minimise tance of the tail of Tobruk. - Newspapers stress the that the capture "cannot sub stantially change the Course the war" and declare that Ita:7 is as resolved as ever to gat on until final victory is achieveu.
It is almost impossible to exag
In descriptions of the battle, gerate the important part played
great emphasis is lald on the in the Libyan offensive by BT1-
bravery of the Italian delenders. tish mechanised units forging ahead and cutting of
"who fought against greatly опе vital
upon whom strong post after another. From parlor forces
inflicted serious losses in the very beginning these units
and material," hardly stopped moving.
A famous tank regiment which I visited, chased one Italian di- vision right into Bardia. In the course of this task, they were subjected to formidable Italian
air attacks.
attacks
On one day alone they had 18 bomber and 15 fighting at tacks, but latterly such have been entirely absent owing to the fact that the RAF. smashed up dromes.
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SOUTH AFRICAN AIRMEN SCORE
CAPRONI BOMBERS
DESTROYED
Mr. Matsuoka meant by a "situa- tion which has hitherto thwarted the relations of good neighbour-
ess" with the Japanese.
"Our relation with Japan has
been promoted in the same man-
ner and zeal as those with other countries" Jonkheer Vari Mook declared.
..
ECONOMIC FACTOR
they NAIROBI Jan. 24 (Reuter)- Discussing Mr. Matsuoka's. state- men three
Italian Caproni bombers ment that "If only for geographi-,, were destroyed by the South cal reasons," the Netherlands East African Air Force in a mid-day Indies should be in intimate and
avellow aerodrome in inseparable relationship
Japan, he said that the economic structure of the NEI. made it
rald un
COL. DONOVAN Abyssinia.
IN BELGRADE
ENVOY TO CALL ON PRINCE PAUL
went over.
ון.
with
Following a recorinaissance 'aux- ing which bombs straddled the necessary to promote trade rela- main targets, two waves of aircraft countries alike on the largest pos tions with both Allied and neutral
The first showered high explosible scale, adding that despite the sives and incendiarles on the aerodrome directly hitting
one
war 90 per cent. of the East In- [dies' export income was derived from other than Fast Asiatic bas VICHY "Jan.. 24 (Reuter) Caprent which burst into flames.
countries. That proved, he said, the Italian nero-Colonel William Donovan, Presl- The second wave found a THE that mere geographical situation
dent Roosevelt's special envoy, raging round two aircraft Rnd
was not the deciding economic who arrived in Belgrade on Wed. Iscored a direct hit on the third
factor.
DAYLIGHT PATROLS -
I was privileged to accom-nesday night, was received yester-which also burst into flames.
pany a "daylight patrol, Climbing day by the Yugoslav Premler, ac-|
BARRACKS HIT.
up from a deep basin, we gradual cording to a Belgrade telegram. One pilat dropped A salvo -ly approached level ground and Colonel Donovan told reporters directly on the hangar while an
made a survey of many miles. that he planned to stay two or other pilot hif the hatments and
As look-out points against- un-three day in Belgrade and that the barracks. expected tank sallies, the Italians he hoped to vlait Prince Paul The raid was made by the same had established a series of pole (the Regent), the Vice-Premier, squadron which recently destroy- squatters and look-out posts the War Minister and other mili-led two, Thalian aircraft arid around the whole perimeter oftary leaders.";
cripiped four more at the same
Americans Favour Aid To Britain
NEW YORK Jan, 24 (Reuter
the Tobruk dérences. But .B He declined to say whether he aerodromen. young officer told me that many had a personal message for, the This squadron alone has already An increase in American sentiment figures seen on these poles proved Regent from President Roosevelt, carried out 33 operations against favouring aid for Britain is shown to be dummlex
He said that his mission had the Italian "Tank traps, have also proved nothing in common with that of formidable and many booby traps Mr. Sumner Welles, Under-Becre- and hidden mines were also dia- tary of State, who visited Europe SICILY AERODROMES
covered.
BRILLIANT DRIVE
in the latest Gallup poll which follows President Roosevelt's re- cent "fireside chat" and messaZÉ tu Congress,
last spring as the President's BOMBED BY R.A.F. special envoy.
The question asked was: "Which When General Wavell's forces, Colonel Donovan will later visit CAIRO, Jan. 21 (Router)-Aero of these two things do you think began the brilliant drive through Athens,. Turkey, Palestine and dromes in Stelly were heavily at more important for the United the desert into Libya it was im-Egypt, arriving in Egypt about the tacked by R.AF. bombers during States to try to do-keep out of perative that they should take (middle of February.
war ourselves or help Britain win
risk of getting Sidi Barrani within ave days; Asked regarding reports that A Middle East communique from even at the
drive important diplomatic documents RAF. Headquarters says that at the war"-
had they not done to the would have been oft,
Reason for this was that
the night of Jan. 22-23.
Into
had been stolen from him on the Comilso a quantity of incendiary The replies showed that 68 per the train between Sofia and Belgrade, and explosive bombs were drop- cent, favoured helping even at troops had only five days' water ne replied that only his passport, ped, causing explosions which con- [the risk of entering the war while supply.
was missing.
Itinued for 20 minutes.
32 per cent, favoured staying out.
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