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ITALIAN INVASION OF GREECE THROUGH ALBANIA AND SIDELIGHTS IN THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN ETC. — ETC.
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Thursday,
HONGKONG, TELEGRAPHY,
OUTER DEFENCES
OF BARDIA
Canadian Minister's Escape
FROM PAGE, ONE
FROM PAGE ONE
Tribute To Seament
vlow and made their decisions in a took Bashlight photographs of the manner which would have horrified liner.. old-time conventional generala but which obviously had the full blessing of General Bir Archibald
Waveil Instead of waiting to mop up each point of resistance;
armoured our forces crashed right through in great encircling movements on the theory that a demoralised and surprised enemy fores, knowing itself cut on and subjected to continual bombings, could safely be left to surrender.
These tactics were used for Sellum and a number of desert forti.
December 19, 1940.
GREEKS MEETING RESISTANCE
FROM PAGE ONE
the
Report Confirmed ROME, Dec. 18 (UP)—It has been confirmed that Porto Palermo is still in Italian hands.
Porto Palermo but are being re- pulsed with heavy losses. ***-
Yesterday, using captured Italian Mr Howe added that it was due to mortars, the Greeks brake up the magnificent seamanship of Capitallan, rear guard and forced them tain Reid in getting lifeboats away in back on to Porto Palermo. the captain of the rescuing ship, that the dangerous seas and to the skill of the casualty list was so light, marvellously and the
The
crews of both slups behaved behaviour was grand. There was not
passenger's Albanian War Position
LONDON, Dec. 18 (Reuter) a trace of pat
Doble,
Italian resistance in Albania still Explaining why his party was seems to be strongest in the coastal perhaps more comfortably dressed area and they appear to be still hold- than the other rescued passengers, Ing on to Porto Palermo which... Is Mr Howe said that their womenfolk under Greck shell-fire. Interesting discoveries were made made them like a small case contain- Communications with Valona along regarding Italian, Army methods. ng lumbermen's trousers, jersey, the coastal rond have been the object The Italians seem to be very short overshoes and torch in case they of the latest RAF, attacks. of metals but show considerable were torpedoed and these cases were Despite ferce storms on Tuesday talent for rapid road-making, or the only things they had time to our planes bombed a motor transport ganising hospitals and foodstores. grab when roused from sleep.
column. It
not possible Huge water supplies are efficiently | Captain's Farewell
observe the full effect of the attac LONDON, Dec 18 (Reuter)-How but a number of bombs fell near the Their intelligence service is good Captain' Reid, commanding the column and the vehicles were sub- and their organisation carefully Western Prince, went down with his sequently machine-gunned. All our
ship, although he could easily have plones returned safely. was only when they came to saved his life after the liner was Tepelini is under heavy Greek
Enemy Methods
stored at Bugbug.
thought out.
close quarters with the British troops
that they broke, and once the spiritedood, was' told by
of surronder begon among them it spread like a disease.
As one British officer expressed it, "the Italian Army would make an excellent supply column for another army doing the actual Bghting."
the
WAS
to
Chief shell-fire but has not yet been taken. Very wintry weather prevalls In The Chief Engineer said that when the northern sector with deep snow he got the signal "Abandon Ship," at 2,000 feet and frequently 18 de- he found Captain Reid by a life-bent.grees of frost. Despite this the Urged to get in, the Captain walked Greeks have taken two smail hamlets away to the bridge and sounded the slightly in front of their previous line siren as Dic ship went down.
and many more prisoners and wur Mr C. Howe, the Canadian materials have been captured. Duce's Propaganda
Newly-Weds
muser
Our Superior Tank
Minister of Munitions, said that five life-boats got away safely but the Morcover, Italian tanks lost
The anxiety of Mussolini over the allixth overturned, and it was then that effect of events in Albania and the battles with British tanks partly the casualties occurred.
Western Desert on the morale of the owing to the dashing spirit of our tank commanders and
Italian people is shown in and crews
Italian partly owing to the fact, in some Superior of a convent in China and to cheer the people up by recalling The survivors include the Mother propaganda. One line is to attempt cases, of superior armament.
Many Italian tanks have "Achilles young novice. The Mother reverses in other wars. Home Radio
of heel" in their rear, where the ama-Superior said that both had also spoke trievitable ordeals and ment wenkest, and this
was survived terrifle machine-gunning on points out that five years ago things quickly discovered by our tanks the Yangtse,
were not going so well in Abyssinia. which repeatedly outflanked
Three babies, who were holsted to the
On the subject of the war in Italians and shot them up from the the deck of the rescue, ship, were Albania, Rome Radio said that time
also among the rescued.
is on the side of the Italians.
Defentists
punished. are severely Rome Radio says that the good Italian gets his news from the communiques, Message To Premier that may be but if so he is not OTTAWA, Dec. 18 (Reuter).The
very well informed because even now Prime Minister's office has received he will know nothing about the cap- a message from Mr C. D. Howe say-ture of Sullum and Fort. Capuzzo by Ing "Life-boat overturned while at-the British. tempting to transfer occupants to the rescue ship in heavy sca."
News of the 'death of Mr Gordon
back.
But in the last analysis, the reason for the British victory undoubtedly was the simple fact that British and Empire troops knew what they were fighting for while the Italians did not.
The missing include a honeymoon couple who had returned to their cabin to collect their presenta.
Long Line of Retreat LONDON, Dec. 18 (Reuter)The Information that Italian formations are retreating towards Derna is in- teresting inasmuch as Derna is about Scott and others has shocked Gov- 100 miles west of Tobruk, which it-ernment officials here. self is 60 miles west of Bardla.
It
it seems, therefore, thot the Talians are retreating about 100
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scene of the main Aghting on land.
The object of the present opera- tlons реста
to Isolate Bardia to be and then to mop It up in the way that was so successful in the cases of Sidi Barrani, and Solium,
This would very neatly round off the) operations which began at Sidi Bar- rant.
Indians' Part
LONDON, Dec. 18 (Reuter)—A | New Delhi message says that the Indian troops taking part in the
Western operations in the
Descri Include men freen all parts of the country. They were among the first to attack and they captured three Italian camps besides taking part in other operations.
The spirit and gallantry of the Indian soldiers hus been remarked by many, observers. Under dive-bomb- “ing they remain-cool-and-determined;
NAVAJO INDIANS THOUGHT U.S. ENTERED WAR
SANTA FE, N.M., Dec. 18 (UP). A tribe of 4,000 Navajo Indians who thought war had been declared high- lighted the registration of New Mexi cole young men under the conscrip- tion low.
The 4,000 young Navajo bucks, re- servation officials at Callup cald, were convinced that registration under the selective service law meant they had Leen drafted for wor
The Indians finally went back to their homes after they signed up. while offelals started plans for for- mation of a special Indian training camp to keep tribesmen together if they are drafted.
LATE NEWS
Indo-China-Thai
War "Childlike”.
FROM PAGE ONE
It is not known what is wanted in exchange for the hostages.
Thai Retaliates
BANGKOK, Dec. 19 (Reuter} ---- The Thai air force has bombed seven towns in north Indo-China In retalia- tion for French, attocks, according to a communique issued by the Thai High Command,
The Bangkok radio claims that three important towns in the pro- vince of Cambodia have been bombed
'out of recognition.”
Bangkok Charge
TOKYO, Dec. 18 (Reuter)-Ad- milling that fighting between Thai- lend and Indo-China border troops continued, the High Command in Thalland, in communique, has charged French planes with bombing open towns indiscriminately, accord- ing -lo-u-semi-ocial-Japanese-report
from Bangkok.
The
A
communique charged · that French plones on December 16 drop- ped bomba over Sakonnakhen, killing eight persons, and also over Udorn, killing one and injuring many others despite the fact that both towns are known to be open towns and defence. less against aerial attacks.
Mannheim Again Raided
FROM PAGE ONE
of bed and going to shelters which are lacking in heating arrangements, According to evidence available in London, the discomfort and harsh re- gulations are having a greater effect on German morale than the fear of bombing.
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