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FOUNDED 1681 二拜禮 城七十月二十英港香 TUESDAY; DECEMBER 17, 1940. 日九十月一十
No. 1634
TEPELINI & HIMARA OCCUPIED BY GREEK TROOPS, SAYS REPORT
Special to the "Telegraph"
STRUGA, DEC. 16 (UP).-REPORTS FROM THE FRONTIER SAY THAT ADVANCE UNITS OF THE Greek arMY ENTERED TEPELINI AT THE POINT OF THE BAYONET, AT 10 A.M. TO-DAY AND OCCUPIED SOME OF THE STREETS IN THE WESTERN SECTION OF
THE TOWN.
BRITISH TAKE FORT CAPUZZO Sweeping Advance Continues
Another column is reported to have occupied the coastal town of Himara carly to-day on the road towards Valona after fierce fighting, includ- ing hand-to-hand exchanges.
TEPELINI WHOLLY OCCUPIED STRUGA, Dec. 16 (UP).—Unconfirmed reports froin. CAIRO, Dec. 16 (Reuter).-Eight days after the start of the frontier to-day say the Greeks occupied the entire the British offensive in the Western Desert, the Italians have heen driven from their last stronghold in Egypt and their strong own of Tepelinį at 4 p.m. to-day, with the Italians ly-fortified Fort Capuzzo, some miles, inside the Libyan retreating to the northward into the Trebesina moun- frontier, has been captured by British imperial forces.
tains.
New First Lord Of Admiralty Possible
Fort Capuzzo was the scene of sharp fighting early this year when it changed hands several times.
Fall Predicted LONDON, Dec. 16 (British Wire- less) Greek G.11.2. communique issued last night tells of further - Desperate fighting accompanied the successes. "Local fights have been
of Halflya crowned rule for possession
with success," it status. Hellfire) Pass, which winds through New heights have been occupied. A the escarpment overlooking Sollum. certain number of prisoners and a The Fass was finally taken when the considerable number of machine- British stormed and captured the guns, as well as imortars, have thien
AS WH aan comp on the summit. The seizing of Sollum may prove into our hands."
According to a press message much tien of the campaign, as vessels land-show has fallen on the northern front
an important factor in the continua.
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WHITEAWAY'S
MEN AND WEAPONS THE ITALIANS FEAR
At Inst the Italian forces in the Western Desert have come up against the might of.. the British mechanised troops and the terrifying effect of British bayonets, before which I Duce's men are fecing in panic. In the picture immediately below is illustrated one of the tanks which have been in action during the past week. It is being cleaned up ready for use by members of the crew. Below is Captain G. J. Dean, well-known International rugby scrum-half, now an officer in the Royal Tank Regiment operating in the Western Desert, writing his despatches.
R.A.F.Bomb Vital
Points In Berlin
LONDON, Dec. 16 (Reuter).-Railway communica“ tions, munition factories and power plants were attacked
over Berlin on by British heavy bombers which were
says the Ait Ministry.
The first of our bombers reached Berlin just before 9 p.m. Despite the cloud, some of the pilots in the early raids found what they were seeking imme
tra of the capable to set clase and at points it lies five or six-feet-Sunday night and in the early hours of this morningys Inshore.
From information reaching London 75,000 Italian Prisoners
it would uppcar that the capture by SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" the Grecks of Tepelini is imminent. SPECIAL TO THE "TELEQRAPH" · LONDON, Dec. (UP)-Military This small town on the road to Valona LONDON, Dec. 16 (UP) officials at Calro express the opinion is protected by a strongly fortified Western line between it and Kelcyre which British naval experts believe at the fighting
Desert Is extending across
the Greeks are reported to be gut- that Admiral Sir Andrew Cun-frontier into Libya. The offensive has anking. ningham, K.C.B., D.S.O., Com-succeeded despite the fact that the mander-in-Chief of the Mediter troops had to fight in a dust storm. rancan Flect, replace Admiral
in the
which made visibility very poor.
Snow Blankets Front Line LONDON, Dec. 10 (Reuter),
will shorty! It is reported in London that'nearly/Reuter's correspondent on the Yugo-
Sir
Pound as First Lord of the pioner, Admiralty, in order_to_combat the U-boat menace in the Ailan-j tic.
It is felt that Admiral Pound, who has been in office for the past 18 months, should be re- iloved of the strain.
·
Admiral Cunningham
UFS
-Official-Rome-Admission-
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
SYRIA ANXIOUS
lately while others had to make
reports New Commissionerned and
frontier that there was fighting throughout Sunday on the northern sector, mainly-limited-to-an- -artillery-duci, North-west of Pogradelz the Grecks It was officially admitted by the advanced a mile and a half in front Italian High Command in Rome yes-of an important village. Heavy
snow TURN to Back Page, Column 5 is now falling on the whole front.
Two Italian deseriers stated that there was a great food and ammuni- flon shortage. They had also heard pface propaganda in Italy and that a Gennan army was en route to italy.
Decoux Flies
To Saigon
1
Significant Move
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
HANOI, Doc. 16 (Domel), Vice-Admiral Jean Decoux, the
Evidence Against Harry Bridges
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
MIAMI BEACH, FIS. Dec. 18 (UP), Mr J. Edgar Hoover, Director of Governor-General of French the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Indo-China, left here for Saigon sald to-day that he had evidence by an Air France plane at 6 which Was gathered by the FBI. Mr Harry o'clock this afternoon. It is which "indicates that understood that the Governor Bridges should be deported, and that the Communist Party in the United General will stay at Saigon for States should be outlawed." about a month or two.
Mr Bridges is the California Direc-
Observers see anusuni significance tor of the Congress of Industrial Or- In the Governor's trip in view of the ganisations! current border dispute with Thalland
and the recent series of riots by An- Peiping's Snowstorms
namites in Cochin-China.
Major-General Raishiro
Sumita,
CHUNGKING, Dec. 17. (Central
chict of the Japanese Military Mis- News)Peiping has been in the
sion to French Indo-China, is also rip of a cold snap accompanied by
flying to Saigon, on December 20 on olinding snowfalls since yesterday southern morning. The mercury has dropped an inspection tour of the districts of French Indo-China. four degrees below freezing point,
Official Story Tells Of Raid On Naples
Special to the "Telegraph”
CAIRO, Dec. 16 (UP).—The success of the British bombing attacks on Italian naval concentrations in Naples harbour Inst night has been revealed by an official R.A.F. Communique.
The communique declares that Bardin, Tmidi, Gazala, Tobruis, Gubbl bombs burst on the jetty to and El Aden. which two battleships were which could be seen for 60 miles. "At Bardia, fleren fires were caused moored, causing fires which The Jetty was hit and considerable burned for a considerable timo, damage done. One of our aircraft dropped Ita Yesterday Domba, Appolonia, entire load of bombs close to a Derna and Benins were viniled by "R.A.F F. fighters carried out often-
our bombers.
down.";
Appointed
their way to alternative targets. Nevertheless our pilots recoy- attacked several factories and railway targets. ———3¬A÷M.Attack-
The next series of raids began at 3.m. and lasted well over an hour. The weather was then much better
and visibility excellent.
the
Indo-China
Will
Not
Yield To Thai Menaces
LONDON, Dec. 16 (Reuter). The nomination of General Deniz as French High Com missioner fer Syria and Lebanon
Power stations, railway junctions has caused some restlessness in and, goodsyards were now the chief these territories, according to objective. A stick of heavy high Information reaching the Free explosive bombs feil right in the centre of a railway junction and im- French nows agency,
mediately started fires which were Sabotage on railways and in stil increasing as our aircraft left. factories
VICHY, Dec. 16 (Reuter)-The integrity of Indo-China is is reported while, At another Junction, where some of despite a
heaviest bombs were dropped to be maintained absolutely intact, says a statement issued to- sovere censorship, there
were bursts all along the day by the French Ministry of Colonies in connection with Thai- General de Gaulle's latest appeal | sidings.
A great cloud of black was distributed throughout Syria; smoke rose high in the air while land frontier incidents.
debris was flung even higher by the and Lebanon,
Complaining about the frequent explosion of the bombs. one bower station.
Two large fires were started at border raids in which "intolerable attacks on Indo-Chinese persons and Annaller force of bombers, attack-property" were made and French ed the west harbour at Frankfurt, and natives were killed, and recalling where there is a great collection of that That planes had bombed several Indo-Chinese lccalities, the official warehouses,
factories, grain clevalors statement says that in reprisal, Indo- and of plants, for well over two '1ours.
the Free French agency, that the It is also noteworthy, according to restlessness coincides with the recast- ing of administrative services in the mandated territory.
Lloyd George Sees Premier
The free port of Bremen was also
attacked:
Chinese aircraft "dropped bombs on un equivalent number of Siamese localities."
TURKISH FLOODS
Torrential Rain Swamps Plains
ISTANBUL, Dec. 10 (Reuter)
The statement concludes: The 'Berlin Admits Damage Government of Thailand will doubt- BERLIN, Dec. 10 (UP). The High less not delay in reducing to order Widespread floods have caused serious
of damage in Anatolia. Command to-day reports that one these unfortunate excursions. railway line was temporarily inter-plrates or leaders of military units
British raids,
Speculation On Hisrupted as a result of last night's at a distance from Bangkok.
Future
Torrential rains have sweilen the Simuy and Hanife Rivers, which have (again Inundated the districts which
Al Herford, Westphallo, a church Cambodia's King Interviewed were flooded last year, h Career
SPECIAL TO THE “TELEGRAPH" LONDON, Dec. 16 (Domel).—i Mr Lloyd George, whose future has been the topic of speculation during the past few days, called on the Prime Minister at 10 Downing Street this afternoon and conferred with him for some time.ise
to
was destroyed by a direct hit.. One British plano was shot down.
10
سلم (UP)
water.
The low-lying regions in the PNOMPENH, Dec. Although he has been quite ill for Province of Smyrna are also under
So far no sonne tune, Sisowath Monivong, 33,
casualties aro
reported No R.A.F. Losses
King of Cambodia granted on but the damage is Inrge. LONDON, Dec. 18 (Reuter)~~~"An | clusive Interview to the United
Snowstorms and bitter cold are attack on a number of important tar- Press to-day from his golden roofed reported throughout Turkey, gets in the Berlin area, including semi-sandbagged Palace. It was his allways, tactories and pubile utili Arst statement to the foreign pres. ties," is mentioned in an R.A.F. com- The King said, 'Because of the muniqué describing Sunday night's present eircumstances, the Kingdom activities.
of Cambodia is now united more Smaller forces of the RAF, bomb- | strongly than ever before
Maino and
with
It la rumoured that Mr Lloydd the inland port of Frankfurt-on- France, for it was France who snatch- neighbouring targets, ed Cambodia from total destruction: George may accept a post in the War | while Kiel shipyards and Bremen and during the past 70 years has Cabinet or puccced the Inte Lord were also attacked.
caused complete peace and progress, Lothian as the Ambassadør
The communique adds that during: "It is not only the complete loyalty Washington,į
the course of the operations, RAF. of the Khmer people and their King bombers observed · enemy · merchant | feels towards France, it is even moro vessels off the French coast and like the true love that children attacked them, scoring direct his. their mother. At present,
No British aircraft are missing. Five Nazi Raiders Down
Ship Being Bombed
** SPECIAL TOʻTHE "TELEGRAPH"
SHEFFIELD, Deo, 18 (UP) The Chief Constablo, Mayor F. S. Jame announced to-day that- five Gerinan rafders were shot down over Shefeld Ist might,
foreign claims are being made, which appear strange to the Khmers who know the history of their fatherland, the Cambodians unanimously assure. France of their entire concurrence for the defence of Cambodian sacred
It is noteworthy that when Admiral battleship.
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPHY Sir Dudley Pound was appointed: It was added that Naples was very falve raids on patrols over a wide ared, First Lord of the Admiralty, he was heavily and successfully raided. reaching as far, ns Tobruk. During NEW YORK, Dec. 18 (UP).
--Vichy. Places Blame: succeeded as Commander-in-Chief of "Rollway junctions were attacked, re- there operations two Italian plants The Mackay Radio reports bombs, followed by high explotives,
The raiders first rained incendiary SPECIAL, TO THE ITELEGRAPHN the Mediterranean Flect by Admiral sulting in three are of our old were thodn East Africa, night at having intercepted a message which started several fires. Many munique Issued to-day says that VIGHY, Dec. 10 (UP)—A -com- Cunningham,
followed by big fires. All of our-air- "In cruft returned safely, t
tacks were made on Gurn, Zula, from the steamer Ble Island, houses and stores were damaged, but Siamese "pirates and military cous AgSubmarine Menace
"The FLAF, continued attacking Gondar, Arab and Beharcar. Fires saying that she was being the damage was not as great as that manders isolated from Bangkek,
during pro
previous-raids, Hundreds of rather than a concerted military dromes in the Western Datort. Dur racks area at the Ascab aerodrome. gravely concerned over British shiping the nights of December 14-15 and Gondar was heavily, bombarded and of Tory Island, which is rear
the casualties were fewer than might, Siamese Government, la terminalbla TURN to Back Pago, Column 3 13-10, raids were:"carried out on large „fires. started.”
the north coast of Ireland, a
have been expected,
for the Slam-Indo, China situation,
It is reported that the Cabinet fa] Enemy -landing-- grounds-and: sofo- | were catbed to bulldings in the bat bombed 840-miles west by south" aditional people are, homeless, but | effort' organized prisponsored bỷ the
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