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No. 1 WATAZTANT WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1940. A4ÍA-BINGLE COPY 10 CENTS
ADVANCE IN
LIBYA GOES ON WITH TREMENDOUS IMPETUS
CAIRO, DEC. 17 (REUTER).—THE BRITISH ADVANCE COntinues. wiTH TREMEN- DOUS IMPETUS, BRITISH TROOPS HAVE PENETRATED THE LIBYAN FRONTIER, DRIVING. THE ENEMY FROM EGYPTIAN SOIL.
THE ALMOST INCREDIBLE SPEED OF THE ADVANCE MAY HAVE GIVEN THE IMPRES- SION THAT THE ITALIANS ARE NOT RESISTING. THIS IS NOT TRUE.
ARMISTICE IS PREDICTED
Effect of Italian Reverses
Special to the "Telegraph"
ISTANBUL, Dec. 17 (UP).-Commenting on the British campaign in Libya, the Ankara Radio to-day declared that an Anglo-Italian armistice is "entirely possible."
The announcer predicted that the Italian reverses “Italian regime.
"great repercussions in Italy and on the
BARDIA BLASTED R.A.F. Ranges Far Into Libya
A Cairo report says that the British forces are now closing in on Bardia.
The divisions captured in all stages were taken owing to the superb leadership of the Imperial Command. They had no time and no chance to offer resistance but, reliable reports, from the wounded, who had been fighting near the Egyp- tian frontier, go to show that the Italians who had had ample time to prepare their defences, had beon fighting with the greatest bravery.
The capture of "Hellfire" Pass, one of the key-points of Italian resistance against fierce enemy fire, was an operation which largely contributed to the latest British successes. Here the enemy, in cunningly prepared machine-gun pests in the side of the escarpment, held a tactical advantage. They poured a withering fire into our advance units.
Credit To Former Cavalry At the same time our mechanised forces roared on, battering down the fire fence British nechanised units and In; marking the frontier and, forg- Jautry stormed Muraidsill and Shelterzan, destroying resistance ing. alend after some very grim south of Bardia, and opening the way! Bighting, they silenced the guns
or Fort Capuzzo.
.c attack.
The British troops have now driven of the Inst Italians from Egypt.
Resistance At Bardia
All along the frontler the Italians CAIRO, Dec. 17 (Reuter).[put up fair resistance, out once they All enemy aerodromes between Tobruk and Baila in the Western Desert of Egypt were heavily raided by R.A.F. bombera on Monday, states a communique from the .A.F. Middle East "Headquarters.
Fighter planes constant offensive throughout the day.
maintained patrols
Bardia, suffered a further intensive raid on Monday night in execlient weather. Altogether more than 12 tons of bombs fell on barracks, military buildings and railways One particularly fierce blaze as well as other fires were started,
Tobruk, Bomba, Berna, El Adem,
El Gubbi and El Gazaia were attack-
ed heavily and damaged.
Italian Air Losses
near Sollum,
to the 15 Italian aircraft captured These enemy lusses are additional
There were no British losses during these Western Desert operations,
More
Libyan Forts
Captured
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
Much of the credit for the success of the offensive must go to our advanced mechanised units, composed of a famous cavalry regiment which in been operating unceasingly day and night in the Western Dezert for
of the ground. nch of re mopped up no resistance was the last five years and knows every. nesuntered until the advancing British forces reuched the foranled A significant point in the opinion vf high millary experts at A.H.Q. ls crimeter around Eardia, which Cughly four or five miles from the he capture of a number of enemy
aircrati on the ground. This is held CAIRO, Dec. 17 (UP)—A A "Domei" message from Cairo to denote, firstly, the acute shortage general headquarters commu- eclares that new British forces #alldable swiftness of the attack by nique, issued this evening, says
fuel; secondly, the ftr- cing rushed towards, the Cyrenaica. rontier. This is celally revealed the advanced mechanised units; that British-forces-on-Monday- hirdly, the terrible weather, turning captured_the_Libyan frontier by the British High Command.
icrodromes into mud and making forts of Musaid, Sidlomar and It was so stated that pressure on Jardin is
increasing in order to sup-king-off dimeult and
Shefferzen. ort the troops which have captured Port Capuzzo.
own.
It is also emphasized that British urces In Kenya have renewed their ffensive on a greater scale.
Nazi Princess Expelled U.S.
Youth Also To Leave
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 (UP),
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acroplane
Jossible.
even im-:
The communique, adds :-)
continues in the Bardea area where our pressure on the enemy is steadily increas- Jing, as new forces arrive.
Japan-Soviet Fighting
Fishing
"In the northern frontier district,
the
Basis For Friendship the cessation of the rainy period has
enabled us to re-commence TOKYO, Dec. 18 (Reuter). The offensive, patrolling on a considerable 'Asahi Shimbun" editorially urges senle. On the Soudan frontier the the Government to conclude a long situation is unchanged." term basic fishing agreement with the} Soviet Union within. yezt.
The new fishing treaty should a'm nt securing fishing rights and stabilis-
Severe Fighting
During an offernive, patrol. R.A.F. ughters shot down right Italian air-
CAIRO, Dec. 17 (Reuter).--Very craft and possibly a further two. Another Italian aircraft was destroy-The Department of Justice has ordering fishing management, cecording severe fighting is raging round the ed while landing and a general pur-ed the expulsion of Karl Scheuring, to the newspaper which, incidental'y, Libyan port of Bardia, according to 10, an alleged Nazi sympathiser, and calls attention to the fact that the the latest reports received here to- poses plane was shot down.
Princess Maria Hohenloe of Hungary successful conclusion of a long-term night. man Consul al San Francisco, who is 10 straighten out and brighten chanted units are carrying out a for- who was with Fritz Weidmann, Ger-Ashing treaty based on an equal. After battering their way across.
basis would serve more than anything the desert, British advance me- the Federal authorities located her.
midable attack on the perimeter de- current Japanese-Soviet relations. The Department rejected the ap- plications from the pale for a renewal
Advanced forces of Britishs infantry of their visitor's permits.
Italian Father Slain Regarding Scheuring, the Federal CURO, Dec. 17 (Reuter). The officials reported, "We know that a
TURN to Bick Page, Column 6 RAF. Middle East Headquarters good Nazi in the event of a crisis announce that in Southern Albania would not hesitate to betray the The Stefan! news agency sold it has Durazzo was heavily ralded despite topitality of a country where he was learned that Chinese bandits killed bad weather.
In guest." Heavy explotions were caused in}'
Signor Ricardo Ponset, 61, who was No reason was given for the ex-on service at the Apostolle Vienrage, TURN to Back Page, Column 5 pulsion of the Princesa.
hi Wohou (Wuhu?)
Durazzo Also Bombed
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" VATICAN CITY; Dec, 17 (UP).---
Roosevelt's Plan To Lease Arms To Britain During War
Special to the “Telegraph”
WASHINGTON, DEC. 17(UP). — PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT TO-DAY REVEALED THAT THE UNITED STATES IS CONSIDERING THE BUILLING OF ADDITIONAL ARMA- MENTS, AND EITHER LOANING OR LEASING THEM TO BRITAIN.
PRESIDENT, ROOSEVELT SAID THAT SINCE THE BEST DEFENCE OF BRITAIN WAS THE BEST DEFENCE FOR THE UNITED STATES, AMERICAN ARMAMENTS WOULD BE OF GREATER VALUE IF BRITAIN USES THEM, INSTEAD OF THEM BEING STORED IN THE UNITED STATES.
.
The President said he believed it to Britain. The United States might the payment of a reasonable rental would be banal to discuss additional, take over future British orders for re: how:ver, if it was damaged or dollar loans or gitis to Britain; how-jerrain munitions and o her impie- destroyed, Britain would agree to ever, the leasing or selling as a matterments of war. The United States replace it. of martgage was a possible solution frould pay the manufacturer and then to the question of alding Britain. loan or Icase the materials to the
Interests Of U.S.A. Best Way Of Helping
British to be returned when the war The President, when interrogated
over. Prezident Roosevelt said that he
ias to whether or not he thought a was endeavouring to eliminate the added that if the equipment new policy towards Britain would #dofler sign from the controversy ng is in good shape, America would bring the United States closer to war to, how best to increase American ald accept it back from the Brilah after; TURN to Back Pago, Column 4
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AUSSIES IN ACTION IN WESTERN DESERT
Dominion troops, notably the Australians and
New Zealanders are faking a prominent part ti the British desert offensiva which has car- ried our troops many miles Into Libya. katha, In these two official pictures taken
recently We sco: an Australian convoy-taking lis way through the sand dunes of the Wes- lern Desert, and below,
an Australian ballery of benvy artillery,
Greeks Drive Toward FINANCIAL
Valona: Vuna Taken
Special to the "Telegraph"
AID IS NECESSARY
that Greek artillery this morning heavily shelled the (UP)The Secretary of
STRUGA, Dec. 17 (UP)-Frontier reports state
town of Klisura, setting fire to the eastern sector.
SHIPPING LOSSES
"Rather A Bad Week"
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LONDON, Dec. 17 (UP). The Admiralty has announced mended Ogures of shipping losses for the week ended mid- night December 1, showing total losses of 81,658 tons, of which 50,858 were British.
Shipping losses were over double the Ogure for the previous werk and inslived 19 British ships, The total British-Allied losses were 23 chips of 101,190 tons of which three were Allied vrzsels.
This is regarded as a "rather bad
{werk" and it is explained that a good proportion of the losses were caused "on one particularly bad day."
The average weekly Iosa during the war, excluding the operations at Dunkirk, is now 63,182 tons,
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Soe Back Paga For Further Late News
Britain Appeals To U.S. WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 the Treasury, Mr Henry Morgen- In the Osum mountains early thau, told the House Appropria- this morning the Greeks report that British Treasury officials tiona sub-Committee- to-day that in a short, sharp attack they had informed him that Britain captured five Italian officers and 300 soldiers.
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cannot order additional war, sup- ples from the United States un- less financial aid is assured.
Must Have Money
In the coastal setor, after a short ferce altne the Greeks entered and occupied Vuns at Dam. The Greek left wing has arivanced along the main Tepelin-Valona road and is The latest development -to-day was now one third of the way to Valena, reported to be a statement by Mr Henry Morgenthau, Secretary of the Beyond Darza the Gre:ks entered Treasury, to the House of Repre the Griva mountains dominating the amtalvis Appropriations Committee Entire region.
to the effect that Sir Frederick Albanian rebels in the Kur-Veles Phillips, the British Treasury official, region are reported to have attacked had told him that England could the Italian rear and killed thre make no more commitments for the Italian officers and 03 soldiers as well purchase of wor materials in the wounding 200. After an hour or United States untess Gnancial aid was
extended. ghting, the Italians retreated.
Greeks' Winning Ways LONDON, Dec. 17 (Reuter), Richard Dimbitby, the B.B.C. ob- TURN to Back Pago, Column 3
Rice
For
Mr Morgenthau is cold to have reptated a statement which he has. already made on other occasions that he belloved that the United States. TURN to Back Pago, Column 5
Fined
Dealers
Profiteering
Two summonses for "rofiteering on the sale of rice were MIAMI Dec. 17 (Reuter) The heard at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning by Mr E. Duke of Windsor told press cen- ference to-day that he had net acked Himsworth when two women vere convicted and fined. for the appointment as successor to Suen Kuk-ying of the Ka Cheong Chan Lin-hing of No. 72 Sal Kung Lord Loth on at the Embassy Rice Shoo. No. 39 Halterg Rond was Romi was charged with selling No. 3 Washington, but added: "I would summoned for celling five catties of grade rice at 106 cents instead of at certainly accept it if I thought it to No. 1 grade rica at 13 cents per calty, 1 cents, the price-fixed by the Food be to the beat interests of the two which is there cents in excess of the Controller... countries."
The Duke and Duchess of Windsor price fixed by the Food Controller. Jeft for Naunu at 10 p.m. to-day, in the yacht Southern, Cross,
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Dot-Sergeant C. Dowmon sold Sorgent J. Galvin, prosteuting, that a boy was sent to buy $2 worth sold that he visited ten shops on the of ries and rebened, with the rice afternoon. of December 12 and found and a bill 'showing that he was ox- them all selling at the fixed price orcasively chorg d. When the. Pol.co CHUNGKING, Dec. 18 (Central below, except defendant's shop. went to the stors to investigato de- Nows).A total of 17.3.330,000 has, Difendant said she was forced te tendant tried unsuccessfully to des been pledged by the Chinese In Port-¦ sell at that prico because she had troy the bill, which was produced in land, USA, in support of the paid a high price for the stock. court. Chinese Airplane Fund Campaign.
Sho was fined, $50,
She was fined $80.