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Disaster Facing The Italians In Desert
LONDON, Dec. 10 (Reuter).—Late news from Cairo sug- gests that the moment for striking another blow against the Italians this time Libya-has not been missed. A heavy stroke has already been delivered against General Graziani's forces which he had rashly pushed forward to Sidi Barrani.
Italian Generals have been! captured or killed, over 4,000 prisoners have been taken and many tanks captured. This is an encouraging beginning.
It is early yet to guage what, the Anal result of these operations will be. The italians may be driven back along lines of retreat, and though they will be badly mauled, their main face Broum! Sid Durrani
escape.
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It i however, possible that dimuster of a considerable magnitude will be indicted on the enemy, A turning movement along the Libyan plateau down the escarpment on to the road between Sollum and Sidi Bocrani nay develop
This is not the only encircling movement that may be initiated with 1hr object of tutally destroying the Halians; Britain commands the sea and ដ naval altack escorting landing forces may possibly strike stili further to the Italian rear towards Tobruk.
Grand Scale Operationa The scope of such operations is! admittedly on a grand scale. It would involve some extra effort and risk. But the moment is propitious; the enemy's morale is undoubtedly severely shaken and may give way altogether quite easily.
It is to be noted with satisfaction that General Wavell and Sir Maitland Wilson have called on
on every weapon at our command to play a part in the defeat of the enemy, for both the navy and air force have been active and have made their power felt.
It remains to be seen whether the British can press the Italians back Into Libys; whelher, Indeed, we con
drive them out of the country ulto-
TURKISH A.R.P. PRECAUTIONS
ANKARA, Dec. 10 (Reu- ter).-"It is essential that between now and next spring the largest possible number of air raid shelters be provid- 'ed in the towns and villages of Turkey," writes the official newspaper "Ulus" to-day.
The newspaper publishes designs of the Anderson ahelter used in England with recommendations that all them municipalities study and start providing similar structures.
U.S. Study Of Air Training
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Improvement In Aerial Photography aids R.A.F.
LONDON, Dec. 10 (Reuter).-A major British triumph in wartime aerial photography whereby Germany is successfully spied upon from the sub-stratosphere, was announced in London |to-day by a senior officer of the R.A.F. Directorship of Photo-
graphy.
Furthermore, this officer remarked, "We are well ahead of the Germans.. I don't just think so; I know.”
Effects of Altitude
Cameras captured from German technical problems to achieve clear aeroplanes have convinced this de-definition of targets, compileated by partment that Britain has nothing to the high speed at which aircraft must learn from German manufacturers fly in order to escape interception OTTAWA, Dec. 10
even from the producers of the and, if possible, detection. Lieut-Cmdr. Wanamaker and Licut. famous Ziess lentos. The German Cmdr. Taylor of the United States cameras are regarded as big and compared with the neat Air Arm, have arrived here on a clumsy
German tour of the Dominion to study the compact British units; the Empire
Air Training plan with a lenses are definitely inferior and the view to incorporating features of it results obtained are not so goed. in the American training programme.
It is also stated that the R.A.F. is uation obscuring the sight of the They said that the United States coastal defence scheme will engage "streets ahead" of the Luftwaffe in lenses. These dimculties have been force of 23,000 fully trained pilots the important manner of mounting overcome more skilfully by the RA.
severe F. than by the Luftwaffe. of the naval air arm alone by 1944, these cameras to stand the
The necessary development affect- ed, inter alia, the size of the camera,, the length of the focus, the freezing of parts at high altitudes and conden
Two of the largest photographic Arms in Britain are co-operating with the Air Ministry in helping the B.A.
strain of operational flights. Cost Of The War Pictures From 5 Miles Aruba may well rise and make LONDON, Dec. 10 (Reuter). A new series of war photographs F. to maintain their lead. Perfection harassing altacks on insolated Italian Britain last week spent a record sum will shortly be released which will of aerial photograph at night is being columns, parties and even. their nearly 10 millions sterling a day, emphasise the advances made. Photo actively pursued. The RAF, have! elvilian colonists.
This figure Was disclosed by planes have been driven to 25,000 what they consider a first-class finsh- Exchequer returns for the last week feet and higher to get pictures of bomb already in use so that although showing a total ordinary expenditure enemy depositions and bomb dam- the release of the American type in of £100,000,000 and a total ordinarynge.
thia-country-la-welcome, it should not revenue of £23,000,000.
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On the other side of the Mediterranean, in Albania-prospects -look-
equally bright.—The Greeks are still pressing on despite terrible win- ter weather. Such weather is as destructive to a retreating army, as it is a cause of delay to an advancing army.
Naval Co-Operation
The Italians in Albania ore in a most dangerous position. We can spare enough ships from operations on the Libyan coast to send a naval squadron to Valona and such stroke would be decisive. A naval' attack on this port would cut off the retreat of half the Italian army and would prevent further reinforcements from reaching them. The fleet reed have no fears in accepting such challenge.
Mussolin and his Fascist, empire] ore rocking. Cin the British forces push it over now? It is possible.
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East African
-Operations
LONDON, Dec. 10 (Reuter),—Air- craft of the Rhodesian · Squadron attacked a defended position in the north-east of Kassala causing con- siderable damage.
Other sircraft of the same Squadron ralded enemy troops and motor transport con- centrations at Khoraftit on the Chown Condar Road, south-east of Metemma, causing many casualties to enemy troops and considerable damage to motor transport.
Carnarvon Castle Sails Again
MONTEVIDEO, Dec. 10. (Reuter). -The Carnarvon Castle Balled at 8.15 p.m. G.M.T., all repairs having |been completed.
Despite the rain a large crowd nssembled at the quayside and cheered the British armed cruiser on her departure.
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