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FOUNDED 9-+ACT WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1940. BETA SINGLE COPY 10 CTANTS
No.
ITALIAN DIVISIONS
REPORTED TO BE CUT
OFF IN THE DESERT
CAIRO, DEC. 10 (REUTER)
BRITISH ARMOURED
UNITS
OPERATING IN THE REAR OF SIDI BARRANI ARE BELIEVED TO HAVE CUT OFF PART OF TWO. ITALIAN DIVISIONS.
FIGHTING CONTINUED TO-DAY ALONG A 30-MILE FRONT FORMING THE RIGHT FLANK OF TWO ENEMY DIVISIONS OCCUPY- ING THE SIDI BARRANI AREA,
During the night of December 8, naval units successfully bombarded Maktila Camp and Sidi Barrani in support of the oporations; states a British naval communique.
It is stated that the British armoured units gained a success within 36 hours of launching
R.A.F.'s Part In
their surprise attack at dawn on Monday and they Offensive
have reached the coast between Sidi Barrani and Bugbug.
CAIRO, Dec. 10 (Reuter).- Detailed reports now received are showing the part played by,
British aircraft ceaselessly hammered Italian com- the R.A.F. in supporting the munications to check reinforcements.
Operations in the Western Desert are successfully continuing states a G.II.K. communique. Prisoners so far captured are, reported to exceed 4,000 and a number of medium tanks.
military offensive In the Western Desert.
On Monday, every enemy acro– drome from Derna to Sidi Bar- rħni was heavily raided by British bombers, causing great damage.
In addition, cur fighters and
In the Gallabat area, patrolling activity supported by bombers continually attacked enemy our artillery fire continues.
BRITISH TROOPS DRIVE IN WEDGE
CAIRO, Dec. 10 (Reuter)-In their swift thrust to the coast British troops have driven a wedge between the Libyan forces holding Sidi Barrani and divisions supporting them further west, The arca occupied by the enemy roughly forms an equilateral triangle, the points of which are Sidi Burrani and the Italian camps at Muktila, 15 miles west along the coast, and Nibelwa, 16 miles due south of Sidi Barrani.
The Nibelwa camp-was-the- position captured by the British early yesterday morning when 500 prisoners were taken.
While the Royal Navy bombarded one side of the triangle, armoured units supported by infantry attacked the other two sides. Acting in close co-operation, the RAF. ranged con- tinuously over the whole aren bomb- ing Italian posts and destroying mechanised transport and breaking up troop formations,
Considerable Success LONDON, Dec.
10
Britain
area.
concentrations
troop
-and-motor-2- transport over the whole operational Italians Lose Heavily Twenty-two enemy aircraft were reported shot down or destroyed--18 confirmed and four unconfirmed. One squadron accounted for eleven of these, four of which were scen buming on the ground at the. same time.
Another fighter squadron caused TURN to Back Page, Column 3
Cannot
Lose
War, Says Greenwood
LONDON, Dec. 10 (Reuter)-"Britain cannot lose the war unless we are guilty of wavering on the road to victory," said Mr. Arthur Greenwood, Minister without Portfolio, speak- ing in London to-day.
"I do not say that victory is (Reuter) around the corner but I do say
Italian troops in Egypt are occupying
an area extending from Sollum to
unhesitatingly that
Germany "Our
Sidi Barrant bounded on the north cannot win," he went on.
the sea and extending from 20 to naval power to-day is relatively milca to the south, it is stated in greater than at any other period
WE HAVE WON, SAYS
authoritative military circles in Lon- of the war. Our air strength GOEBBELS
don to-day,
·
Inside this quadrilateral, the grows day by day. Our new Italians are holding a number of armies are steadily growing in
ency and striking power.
SPECIAL TO THE “TELEGRAPHIS,
BERLIN, Dec. 10 (UP).—At|
a reception _to_foreign_corrES-
JAPAN AND AMERICA
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH” HONOLULU, Dec. 10 (UP). There is no reason for Japan and America to. fight, but if the United States send only one war- ship to Singapore the Japanese people will become excited and the two coun tries will be at war.";
This was the opinion ex- pressed by Mr. Hatsutaro Haraguchi, retired member of the Japanese Diet and Tourist Industry Boards who arrived on board the Yawata Maru
en route to San Francisco to-day,
perimeter camps which are strongly numbers and equipment, effici- defended and fortified and are pro- vided with anti-tank and A.A, guns.
It appears that the British forces "Our industrial power in war pro-pondents from Paris at the Pro-PEIPING KILLER have so far attacked two of these duction continues to expand. The paganda Ministry this afternoon, camps with considerable success. It moral power of our people has never Herr Goebbels stated that he be cannot at the moment be said for been higher that it is to-day after the
A JAPANESE lioved the wor would end
PEIPING, Dec. 16
(Reuter)
PREPAREDNESS IN BRITAIN
any
Hitler may have given up his ideas of attempting--to- invade Britain, but the British army is taking no chances, and everywhere mobile guns and tanks are assembled to resist attack. This striking pic ture, taken as the sun filtered through a heavy- cloud, shows a G-in. howitzer battery travelling along a country lane to take up a strategical position.
Evacuation
Still
$36.00 PER ANNUM
Italian
Gilman's
for
USED CARS
Retreat Becomes A Rout: Greek Artillery Takes Heavy Toll
Special to the "Telegraph"
ARGYRO-CASTRON, Dec. 10 (UP) —It is reported that the Italian retreat in the direction of Himara became a rout whem part of the Greek troops, moving northward from Argyro- Castron, branched off and proceeded toward the sea across the mountains, while another part drove up the Drinos valley.
Coast Ports Set Ablaze
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
Italians Annihilated LONDON, Dec, 10 (UP).— The London "Exchange Tele- graph's" correspondent with the Greck army reports that Greek mountain artillery yesterday completely annihilated a strong enemy column which was defend- ing fortified positions on the north. front. Several ravines were found full of Italian dead, and vust quantities of war
Retreat Cut Off
LONDON. Dec. 10 (UP)-materials were captured. The Air Ministry announced that the R.A.F. last night re-bombed Lorient where they have been repeatedly hammering at the U-boat base.
They also bombed an aircraft factory at Bremen and the docks at Bolougne.
1
One enemy fighter was shot down. One British bomber is missing.
Fires Still Visible DOVER, Dc 10 (UP)—Fires were
the French Invasion ports particular ly Calals and are still visible from the English coast to-day.
STRUGA, Dec. 10 (UP),~Frontier reports say the Italian troops which are retreating northward from Sante Quaranti'are embarking for Valona
from Palermo because of the rebel activities around the village ..of Himara which practically makes it
Impossible to retreat via the manin
read..
the
The Greeks are operating north- ward from Argyro-Castron and are now also
the advancing along secondary road, apparently alming to | out-llagk the town of Tepelini from started by the RAF last night outhwest
If the
sector, Greeks from Dangid mountains, this morning occupied the vilingo. of Turari, five miles northeast of Klisura after strong Italian resistance. Three Italian officers and 37 soldiers were killed and 70 wounded, while the Greeks lost one officer, and 23 soldiers killed and 60 wounded."
The Greek troops who are filtering Into itte Mall Spatit mountains be tween the Devoll
Devoll and Skumbi rivers,
Blazing Fiercely LONDON, Dec. 10 (Reuter).-Fires started by the R.A.F. in French TURN to Back Pago, Column 3
Petition Awaits Reply
Husbands'
The following communique was issued by the Hon. Secre- tary, Mr. F. C. Clemo, after the meeting of the Evacuation Committee held at the Peninsula Hotel last night.
No answer having been received to our Petition up to 1 p.m. yesterday, the future pro- cedure to be adopted was dis- cussed and agreed to.
Tho
the
of Financial situation evacuation was discussed and certain recommendations on principle are be- ing made to 'Government.
It was decided to interview, the Chief Censor regarding the despatch of newspapers and periodicals to the Jevacuates.
A large amount of correspondence
In most cases. was dealt with and action is being
Britain's
Resources
Revealed
To United States WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 (Reu-|
of the ter).--High officials United States defence and fiscal
certain that the Italians have been most severe testing to which any within a reasonably short time, According to unconfirmed, but perafstourne advising them of the forma= Mr. Henry Morgenthau, Secret-1
the British forces are in them or at least part of them."
It is probable that these camps are mainly occupied by native troops. It is known that there are two Libyan divisions in this area and presumably these divisions are being engaged at
have been led to believe were de
In Hongkong.
Letters have been forwarded to the departments have been sum Central Bodies in Sydney and Mel-moned to the Treasury to meet entirely driven out of these camps nation has ever been subjected and with a "great lightning offensive ent rumours among both Chinese and them to forward all complaints from but what undoubtedly is true is that "Our enemies are puzzled
tion of this Committee, requesting ary of the Treasury... angered that the people whom they against, Britain, far surpassing Japanese circles, the murderer of the evacuates direct to the Hon. Secretary Britain's financial resources which He will tell them facts concerning cadent and devoid of vigorous anything yet flung against the Japanese colonel on November 20 has been arrested on the information of a
have been given by Sir Frederick qualities, should when attacked by Islands."
of the the so-called dynamic young nations,
Chinese rickshaw man.
Coples of the Petition are now being Phillips, Under-Secretory have been able not to
not only withstand
The alleged assasin turns out to printed and will be forwarded to all British Treasury Goebbels said: "The fact is, we
It is understood that at a conversa successfully a savage and unbridled have already won the war and are be a Japanese national who lind members whose names are registered tion lasting two hours at. Mr. terrorism far beyond what has therefore concentrating on the future donned a Chinese dres for the with the Committee.
Morgenthau's home on Monday, Sir The next Meeting will be held at Frederick presented a balanced state sufficed to bring other nations rapidly new
in Europe and the occasion.
Tho reason for the murder is sald 12.15 p.m. on Thursday, December 19, ment of Britain's resources and costs to counter with hard, shrewd and the rest of the world, especially the to be a quarrel among the Japanese, at the Gloucester Hotel.
of supply. staggering blows that-inflict a great Americas." and growing Injury to our foes,"
the moment. :
Right Flank Attack LONDON, Dec. 10 (UP)-it up pears that a desert attack is develop ing on the right Bank with the P *parent object of driving the Italians back to the' sea. where the British TURN to Back Page, Column 3
Eastern Ruler Honoured
order
to their knees, but at the same time economic and cultural relations with
A.A. GUNNERS
ACHIEVEMENTS
the
The German Propaganda Minister likened the English Channel to Maginot Line which was taken little difficulty after # had been |circumvented.
Churchill Derided
He added that Mr. Winston Chur-
Britain Watchful Of Few Nazi Raiders
"Quisling"
Internees
Pierce Defences
SPECIAL TO THE “TELEGRAPH” LONDON, Dec. 10 (UP)--The Air Ministry and the Ministry of Home
Security announced. "A few enemy during the day of which some aircraft approached our coasts singly penetrated Into East Kent. Reports already received Indicate that only two bombs were dropped causing little damage and no casualties.
LONDON, Dec. 10 (Reuter)-chill is emulating M. Reynaud, the
LONDON, Dec. 10 (Reuter), -- Under their powers the Some achievements of Britain's anti- French Premier who told the French Home Office had not dealt with chemy allens and other In- aircraft defences are revealed by the nation a few days before the collapse ternees improperly, or spitefully, declared Mr. Herbert Morrison, Hon. Air Commodore War Office announcing awards of the that France was winning
o... to Lt. Col. Norman Vause
Home Secretary, replying to a debate in the House of Commons. "Churchill I also like the manager LONDON, Dec. 10 (Router). Sadler, commander of the anti-air- of a boxer who knows, his fighter is -An Eastern ruler who, is
They had seen what had hap- puf into prison but was given the acraft defences at Dover and East licked, but who continues to tell him poned to Holland, Belgium and right of access to certain persons and warm supporter of the British Kent, which have shot down 90 he will win bizald Dr. Goebbels. Norway and “we knew, wa, had in two months, ho was gut," PA cause has been appointed months; and the Military Cross to us a nation which ate butter instead our own Quislings in this country government at that time he would,
enemy planes during the last Ave He ironically referred to England
"If I had been running the German honorary Air Commodore, It is 2nd-Lt. Patrick Valon Bennet, whose at making cannon and said, in ready to play their partner never have got out and would never announced " In the London heavy anti-aircraft section of the contrast, Germany had limited butter "Gazette.
Royal Artillery brought down 12 for seven years to build up her very The lesson of Nazi Germany have survived, He & Emir Abdullah of Trans enemy planes during the last four powerful anny
Is that republicafipoliticians at He is an enemy of the State and LONDON, Dec, 10 (UP)Authori months.
He said that Germany is at present one Ume, respected every fully ought to be shot and that would tative clicies here to-day denied the Jordan who at the outbreak of war taletrüphed his loyalty to King
[Uving urider\runnaturalië, ocotomie
have been a very fine thing for Ger- George and recently said that if LONDON, Dec 10 (Reuter) conditions besitse nie was forend Eu thote prindplay, which are now many and the world. I bave to National Broadcasting Company' Trade Idried were involved in the Hour of Common will hod
war the Arabe would rise as one man secret debate about shipping in the actually there are plenty of real pros Jerials fork manufacturing) when
near future v
Capture Of Nazi Raider Denied
SPECIAL TO THE STELEGRAPHE
5 take any action. In the) defence" of, report, of- a BBC-announcement (result, was that. Hitlerini sočucity" I shall take li. The security" alleging "that" a« British cruiser häd Germany, was dealt with } of the State in time of war, comen captured, a Germană, raider: In the
#lelaw. He was before anything."
Bouth Atlantic."
| have reached'a point ten miles south- cast of El Basson as the crow dies, forcing the
the Italians to retreat. after a
hard hand-to-hand battic: Five Greek ameers and 70 soldiers were leflted
Italian Two
and 140 wounded. The losses were much higher.
Italian officers, 130 soldiers, one field gun, and seven machineguns were captured,
Greek Drive Continues
POGRADETZ, Dec. 19 (UP) ~~The Greek drive to-day was concentrated against the approach of a deep valley to the northward of Pogradetz in which the Italians have dug in with strong positions along the Mokra The heights above Lake Ochrid. Inst isolated Italian units in the Pogradelz sector have been mopped
R.A.F. Over Albania ATHENS, Dec. 10. (UP)-An R.A.F. communique states that de- spite bad weather yesterday, British planes bombed the south jetty and
up.
buildings near the harbour of Valona.
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