Monday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
December 16, 1940.
By Ernie
Bushmiller
NANCY
THAT'S THE
TEEPEE WHERE I LIVE!
OH, BOY!- IT'S A
BIG ONE!
AND THAT'S OUR DOG
HOUSE.!
GOODNESS-- THAT'S THE SMALLEST TEEPEE I EVER SAW!
HOW DO YOU LIKE OUR BIRD HOUSE?
BRITISH
412
FORCES
05-31
ADVANCE Drive Along Libyan
200 MILES ACROSS DESERT
("Reuter" In The Western Desert)
December 15-I have just arrived in Sidi Barrani after two days of travel across the desert by the 200-mile route followed by our mechanised forces at the beginning of their drive into Libya.
Only after such a journey is since it opened the way to all that
it possible to appreciate the followed.
•
Throughout the trip we passed established a base from
to Invade Egypt.
an almost ceaseless
stream of
Securities
In U.S.A.
magnitude of the Britiah victory. At Nibelwn, General Maletti hud which he planned
The encampment, which has clreum
was captured Italian tanks, lorries, ference of about four miles, arinoured cars and prisoners protected outside by landmines and
Transfer Announcement being taken back to the bases, inside by 18-pounder, fleld, machine
LONDON, Dec. 15 (British At some points we saw Italian and A.A. guns.
The camp contained 3,500 of Italy's Wireless).-The Treasury an- ammunition dumps all intact, best Libyan troops led by Itallen nounces that in continuation of the policy already in operation, covering an area of two square officers.
Their fire at Sidi Barroni miles.
extremely heavy and elsewhere when 4 further group of American Although a breakdown delayed our the British tanks got among them. dollar securities has been trans- cars we were able to push on without their guns put up a hot though, ferred to the Treasury. Louching any of our rations knowing ineffective fire.
The new order sets out the steri-
Italians destroyed virtually nothing at
WIR
Border Maintained
("Reuter". At Advanced Desert Headquarters)
CAIRO, Dec. 15.-While British troops are driving all along the frontier, the astonishing total of Hallan prisoners and captured booty continues to mount.
The last pockets of resistance outside Sidi Barrani were mop- ped up on Wednesday by a force operating under an Australian- born Brigadier.
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Meanwhile an armoured. brigade with a composite force which had been driving along the escarpment running roughly parallel with the coast towards the old frontier, came in contact with the enemy on Thurs- day and is still fighting.
numbers Large
retreating Italians have been shot up by Briush Bihters and one group of 100 vehicles and 1,000 men surrendered on Thurs- day in the Nibeiwa-Solluin area.
Another group was attacked by re-
LOTHIAN FUNERAL RITES Impressive U.S.
Ceremony
WASHINGTON, Dec. 15
that we should find dumps of Italian | It is still impossible to estimate the ing prices to be paid by the Treasury tinned food along the route, The total Italian casualties but they were In arriving at these prices, allowance lays of fighters near the spot known (Reuter).--Funeral services for Sollun as they did not have the time certainly heavy and they are believed has been made for the fact that out among the troops as Heliare Pass." the late Lord Lothian were held
to have lost thousands of killed and month clapses from the date of ae-) great fortíned i wounded while, in addition, a numberquisition orders to due date of pay-
Only
when the
of high oflkers have been emptured.
to do so. encampment of Nibeiwa, where our
Arrangements have bren made arinoured division wiped out General
whereby the whole or part of the Malctti's crack desert column In couple of hours after the British It has been reported by Kwan Yu-amount payable may be subscribed Blitz had begun, has been seen, can re that between 1.30 and 2.45 yes- to the 24 per cent. Nailonal Wat the brilliance of this initial victory beterday afternoon he either lest, or Bonds 18-45-7 (Bank of England or fully appreciated.
had stolen from him two $500 and Post Once ISTUES) or 3 per cent one $100 banknotes. The loss occur red between the Tung On whart and Thomson Road.
Comparable To Sedan The Importance of this success la comparablo to the battle of Sedan
A
Defence Bonds (Post Once issue).
The list contains the names of CO to 70 securities,
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Australian Airmen
with full honours at Washington Cathedral this afternoon.
United States cavalry escorted In the latter part of the week, the Italians had been attempting to re- the caisson bearing the body taliate by air attacks. It was during from the Embassy to the Cathc- one of these attacks that an Aus- tralian squadron of Ave Gladiators dral through avenues cleared of distinguished itself by engaging 14 traffic by hundreds of police and Capronis and destroying several of lined with silent people. them
Saturday's us announced in
President Roosevelt, who is spend- R.A.F. communique.
ing the week-end at 'Warm Springs, Despite the extent of British suc- Georgia, after his Caribbean cruise, cesses, however, it should not be im-was represented at the service by his agined that the Italians did not put secretary. Mr. Stephen Early. up any, resistance.
Italian Prisoners
Mrs Roosevelt attended personally. Mr Neville Butler, Charge d'Affaires at the British Embassy, represented the King, and the Earl All day long a continual stream of of Athlone and Mr Mackenzie King.
crammed (Governor-General and Prime Minis- captured Italian terries with prisoners is bumping across the, ter of Canada respectively) were also desert through, a sandstorm which represented, has been raging the whole week,
Members of the Diplomatie Corps One armoured brigade which cap- and alany high officials were present. tured 13,000 prisoners in the Bugbug A private cremation was held later prea alone, signalled urgently for as- in the afternoon at another service sistance as they were anxious to at the church. continue the advance without being
hampered by acting as warders.
A battalion of a famous Indian More U.S. Bombers
regiment took over the prisoners and the armoured brigade hurried on to- words Saltura in-order-to-cut-off: en my forces retreating from campsi in the interior of the desert which had surrendered.
Mr F. P. Franklin of 34 The Peak has reported to the police that early yesterday afternoon someone stole a pair of Bineculars valued at $40 from outside of the front of his house.
Remains of
· Reach Manila
SPECIAL-TO-THE-STELEGRAPH” MANILA, Dec. 15 (UP)-It is officially confirmed that 12 American bomber planes from Honolulu land- ed at Cavite shortly after 5 o'clock on Saturday evening after an eventful trans-Pacific flight.
un-
This brings the Navy's long-range bomber strength in the Philippines 10 20-the largest in the history of the Islands.
Dictator's
Son Returned to Paris
LONDON, Dec. 15 (Reuter).The remains of the Duke of Reichstadt, son of Napoleon I and Empress Marie Louise, which have been transferred to Paris from Vienna were placed next to Napoleon's tomb in the Hotel des Invalides in an elaborate mid- the German-controlled Paris night ceremony, according to wireless.
coma to the entrance where at 1 a.m. Germon Ambassador formally The con arrived in the Gare de the "Est escorted by German soldiers turned it over to Admiral Darlan, Searing torches, late on Saturday representing Marshal Petain. evening and was taken to the Hotel
French municipal guards then
des Invalides спо gun-carriage.carried the coffin into the chapel and
fred Anti-aircraft guns
a salute placed it, draped with the Tricolour, while German guards carried the at the foot of Napoleon's tomb.
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