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Brondenst by Z. B. W. on a Fre- LONDON, Sept. 17 (Reuter).quency of 845 k.ca. and on Short ---From dawn to-day reconnais- Wave from 1-2.15 p.m. and 8-11 p.m. sance aircraft of the Coastal on 8.52 m.e's, per second. Command were combing the enemy coastline over the entire Channel area, states the Air Ministry nows service.
Searches on a large sente had bern;
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12.10 p.m. Short Service of Inter-
cession.
12.30 Compositions of Schumann.
1.03 Sidney Torch at the Organ.
organized overnight to ascertain the 1.00 Local Time Signal and Wen- sudden changes in disposition of ther Report. German son forces. These clanges were imposed on the enemy after a day of harassing and bombing acțion and
consequence of the string westerly wind which swept the Channel throughout the night.
It blew with gale force in exposed places and where German surface
Craft had been last sightedt.
New Positions Located Most of the Channel
Was Verv rough and, an expected, enemy ships
1.13
Concert Waltzea 1.30 Reuter and Rugby Press, Foreenst and Announce-
Weather menta.
1.46 Dance Musdo. 2.15 Close Down.
0.00
P.m. Beethoven - "Erolca"
Kraus (Piano).
September 18, 1940,
By Ernie Bushmiller
AW-IT ONLY SEEMS LIKE A WEEK- I WAS HERE:
YESTERDAY?
Florest
Wavell Orders Scots, Anzacs And Indians
To Dig In As Desert Blitzkrieg Begins
ITALIAN
500,000 TROOPS MARCH INTO EGYPT
Special to the "Telegraph"
OVER 100,000 Scots, Australian, New Zealand and Indian troops Variations on E Fist Major were reported last night to be entrenching around Mersa Matruh, where, apparently, General Wavell plans to begin the real fighting against Their new жitions were quickly in D Major. Sir Hamilton Harty | Graziani's invading Italian forces. located to-day by the Coastal Comcond, London Philharmonic Orches TEUNI
and small craft had sentiered and scurried to sock shelter.
|tra.
6,23 Mozari-Divertimento No. 17
These operations We're Apple- 0.50 Percy Heming and the New
Mayfair Orchestra,
7.17 Kawie and Landauer (Two Planos).
mentary to the
anti- roution submarine and convey escurt patrols on which 15,000 miles were flown in it lew hours notwithstanding the general bad weather
To-day the Coastal Command gave escort to many large convoy merchant verela and there was not
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a single enemy attempt at molestatim by air or .oca.
Speeding-Up War Production
7.30 London Relay-The News. 8.00 Lord Time Signal and Wen- ther Report.
8.03 Musical Comedy.
8.15 Studio Recital by Nella Ash (Soprano) with E. O'Neil Shaw at the Plano.
1. (n)" Give my Heart" (Milloe-
Streaming over the desert tableland along the southern caravan highways, Italian forces totalling over half a million men are converging on Alexandria, 250 miles away, from at least three directions, says “United
Press,"
STOCK EXCHANGE STAYS STEADY
The first column in the desert blitzkrieg is marching along the coast from Sollum
LONDON, Sept. 17 (Reuter--The to Bugbug, where it hopes
(b) «Vilin" (Lebar} Nella Stock Exchange to-day was mainly
Ash; 2. (a) Selected Plano Sole, siendly with the turnover improving to join an overland column
E. O'Neil Slaw; 3. (a) "Sweethearts" | (Victor Herbert); (bi "Lover, Come
Back to Me" (Homberg); (c) "Indian Love Cail (Friml),... Nella Ash.
8.35 Dance Murlo. 9.00 p.m. Lendon Relay-The News, 9,30 London Relay "Matters al
WASHINGTON, Sept 17 (Reuter) -According to the "Dow-Jones" War Department, up- agency, the parently with ampport of the White: House, has sent Congress a request Mornent."
for $300,000,000 for enlargement of ocroplane-manufacturing
and speeding up production.
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A Chronological Programme fucilities of French and Italian Composers,
11.00 Close Down.
as the spasion progressed.
Most groups finally were about un-
which, according to Italian
changed on the day after a dull and claims, occupied Sidi Bar-
rani this afternoon.
vaser opening.
Industrials nalably improved in some sections where small net gains
recorded. were
Henceforth from to-day the market will close at 2 p.m. BST in order to facilitate trade
Wall Street was firm
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Italian "Liberation” Of Egypt
LONDON, Sept. 17 (Reuter) Italian propaganda is trying to assure the Egyptian people of Italy's friend- ly feelings.
"Stefan," the Italian offcial news agency, say that the Italian advance into Egypt will never constitute deliberate invasion of Egypt but that the action is intended to liberate ber from the intolerable British domina-
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of This may be the Italian idea ilberation but that it is not the Egyp- tton iden is shown by the Cairo Press, which says that the news of Italian advance does not cause the pante because the Egyptian people have full confidence in their leaders.
Every inch of soil of Egypt Is sacred to Egyptians, the papers con- The overland column is retinue. The Egyptians will see to it ported to be cutting across the unt their flag continues to fly over tableland at least 50 miles from the whole of it. the coast out of range of the
British warships which have One Dead In
been shelling the coast.
The third column is operating about 200 miles from the coast. along the caravan route which begins at Gagab, on the Libyan border, and winds into the heart of Egypt at the desert junction of Bir Moghara.
Junk Piracy
One man is dead and three others are now in the Queen Mary Hospital suffering from gunshot wounds as the result of an attack on a junk by 30 armed men, says a police report. The junk, carrying a toad of wol- from ore and pigs, valued at $5,800, was attacked near Son Mul. The CAIRO, Sept. 17 (Reuter)-A robbers were in two junks and were series of bombing ralds were made armed with rifles, muchine guns and inst night on enemy motor transport hand grenades. concentrations east of Bugbug.
Enemy Transports Bombed
When the victims offered resistance the marauders opened fire. Cheung Many direct hits were observed resulting in numerous fres and ex-Pul aged 35 was so seriously wounded that he died while Ng Wing (40), plosions.
In air operations against Eritrea Wong Ping (31) and To Yau-tut (30), there was a successful attack against were seriously wounded.
the Asmara aerodrome, and a direct of the Libyan border on the Mediter- hit scored on a hangar,
A formation of enemy bombers approached Malla yesterday but were turned away without dropping any bombs when our fighters appeared: From all of yesterday's operations our aircraft returned safely.
Fierce Fighting, Says Rome
ranean coast.
Staff Talks Begin
and
and
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" CAIRO, Sept. 17 (UP)-Anglo- Egyptian military talks have begun.
The
Egyptian Minister for National Defence, Mahmud Fahmy el Kissy Pasha, and senior British Egyptian officers are conferring on SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" the role the Egyptian army will take ROME, Sept. 17 (Domel)-Accord-in view of the Italian invasion. ing to the Italian High Command, Egypt's recently expanded army of flerce fighting broke out on Monday 873 officers and 24,041 men is under between the invading, Italian forces no treaty obligation to fight alongside and British armoured car units. near Brilish troops except for the defence Sidi Barani, which is 70 mUes east of the Suez Canal.
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