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No. 10342
五拜駟 號七七十月二十英港香
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 27, · 1940.
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250 GUNS POUNDING AWAY AT THEY BOMBARD
BELEAGURED CITY OF BARDIA
By RICHARD MACMILLAN
"United Press" Correspondent
WITH THE BRITISH ARMY BESIEGING BARDIA, DEC. 26 (UP), HEAVY BRITISH ARTILLERY THROUGHOUT CHRISTMAS DAY HAM- MERED THE BELEAGURED CITY OF BARDIA, AND OCCASIONALLY THERE WERE INFANTRY ENGAGEMENTS IN NO-MAN'S-LAND.
THE BRITISH ATTACKERS HAVE BROUGHT UP HEAVY NAVAL ARTILLERY AND AT LEAST 250 BRITISH GUNS OF ALL CALIBRE ARE MASSED IN A SEMI-CIRCLE AROUND THE PORT, INCLUDING SOME FRESH BATTERIES WHICH HAVE BEEN ADDED DURING THE PAST 24 HOURS.
BRITISH ACTION FROM KENYA Closing In On Italians
(By "Reuter's" Correspondent in Sudan) KHARTOUM, Dec. 26-British patrols in the Kassala sector of the 1,200 mile Sadan-Abyssinian front are becoming more active and aggressive, and although this railway town, which is situated inside the Sudan 20 miles from the frontier, is held by the enemy, its streets have become dangerous at night for
unwary Italian troops.
Far East Command
Air
bined
C.-In-C. Here
Chief Marshal Sir
Sir Robert Brooke-Popham › will confer with the heads of the services
Men are found dead in lonely alleyways and at street corners in this once peaceful trading
centre and men lock their doors
The Italians, who have been beaten further back upon Bardia, have been stubbornly resisting, Thero is brilliant sunshine and a cold wind is blowing.
!!
The rival armies remained heedless of the Foast of Nativity as the British forces sought to sweep the Italian defences into the sea.
The attackers aro confident that the end is only a question of days.
Japanese Start New Operations
Towns Bombed
fearful of soft-footed Sudanese Southwest Kwangtung troops who are reportedly steal- ing into the town under cover of darkness, seizing an occasional prisoner, killing a dozing sentry or merely "borrowing" some eases of beer or chianti.
guns,
I passed up the line through the dust and simmering sunlight, along the coastal road leading to Bardia, and saw what seemed to be an endless column of tanks and fresh troops with many hauled by brand new Italian lorries which had been captured in the desert fighting. Official Report CAIRO, Dec. 20 (UP)-To-day's General Headquarter report says that
BARDIA
Here is one of the £50 gune reported to be -incessantly bombarding the Italian, strong- hold of Barilla. As can be seen In this official photograph, the run is manned by Australiana.
Hitler May Soon Attempt
Invasion Of The
Special to the "Telegraph"
Ukraine
SOFIA, Dec. 26 (UP).-Neutral sources are re-emphasising the possibility of Hitler attempting an invasion of the Ukrame,
It is declared that a blitzkrieg campaign may be staged during January, when the situation in Libya is unchanged. there is very little snow falling and everything is frozen hard, enabling the easy use
successful raid on cast of motorised equipment.
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH” Simultaneously with the bring-ma
CANTON, Dec. 27 (Domei). ing into effect on December 25 casualties on the enemy. of the blockade announced' by Admiral Shigeturo Shimada,
Italian Incompetence
On the Soudan frontier the patrol
Kassala and infleted a number of
It is pointed out that if such a campaign is successful, Hitler will have his own granary which would be ready for planting by the spring.
On one occasion Sudanese entered the town and arrested n notorious Commander-in-Chief of the LONDON, Dec. 28 (Reuter)—Rome enerny native agent as he was lying
It was added that such a cam-1 strep by his house and carried him Japanese China Seas Fleet, on Radio and the lunilor press have been
paign was well within the back to the British lines.
December 23, Japanese naval ing paint a picture of the hold bounds of possibility in this ing out of the Bardia garrison as a forces, including aircraft, start-herole achievement and the Italian war of surprises in which logic) ed operations against the Chung people are being told again and plays no part.” king supply routes and harbours
of the ugain the good morale and
and fighting
Ambushes In Tall Grast
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country.
In the Colony and carry out an in-Gallabat. spection of defences.
st
Belgians Called To Arms
of the overseas.
Turkish Opinion
NAZI EYES TURNING TOWARDS TURKEY
1.
Special to the "Telegraph" BUDAPEST, Dec. 26 (UP)-Germany now possesses sut- ficient military strength to drive a wedge between Greece and Turkey.
The Bulgarian situation is AIR TRUCE
full mechanized accessories.
ENDED Germans Raid Isle Of Sheppy
All along the border British patrols and small parties of the Sudan long-the-southwestern-const-of Communtators outside, Italy -Istanbul-Dec-20 (UP)-Avery Defence Force are hustling the
well informed source who has just enemy back towards the frontier. Kwangtung, according to the mark on the
Inepitude of this pro- Sir Robert Brooke-Popham There has been a series of hide and press section of the Japanese paganda because it is known both returned to Istanbul from Rumania
seek ambushes among the thorn South China Seas Fleet.
inside and outside the country that is of the opinion that the arrival of bushes and tall grass of the bush
the Italian series of defeats in any large new bodies of German Naval planes carried out re-bania and the Western Desert is not troops would be highly significant, connaissance flights over Shul-the fault of the Italian soldiers but since the Rumanian authorities are Occasionally there
larger tung, Tinpak, Yeungkong, Feng- of the general direction of Italy's war aot expecting any increase in the pre- operation when a mechanised patrol tow, and Kwonghol on
the policy.
sent Agure, which, he sald, was 42,000 However, diplomatic sources assert that it would be difficult of the Sudan Defence Force waylays
Ill-Conceived Defences
men. Robert somo Italian column which becomes southwestern coast of Kwang Mussolini attacked Greece without
to reconcile any German passage through Yugo-Slavia because of He suggested that any troop move the recent pact with Hungary. Brooke-Popham, the newly appointed/00 venturesome, but British harass- | tung, inflicting severe damage to taking the proper military measures partially due to a shift towards south ments through Hungary might be Commander-in-Chief of the Com- contain the enemy forces, are now materials to be used by Chiang Crazione, spent three months pre-German divisions on the Russo-Polish
ing tactics originally designed to warehouses filled with war to carry out the campaign. Marshal Poland. British Forces in the Far East
like the other officers under arrived in Hongkong by steamer from having the effect of slowly pushink
He esUmated that there are 70 equally delicate." Kai-shek's forces. the Italians back, Singapore to-day.
The main body of the Italian Army
paring fortifications in the Western frontier, the movement of which is garrisons in Bessarabia now It is believed that the Russian Desert that were so badly conceived dimeult because of the comparatively total at least 20 divisions with concentrated
Ahmora and
that they fell like nineplas when the antiquated Polish railway system. Agordat In Eritrea, supporting
British attacked.
Berlin Dismisses Reports There are also large concentrations
Italian Statement In the neighbourhood of Addis Ababa.
BERLIN, Dec. 20 (UP)—Auth-This is double the number of NEW YORK, Dec. 26 Reuter)—A "call to arms" to all Belgians between battle on, the Cyrenaica front con- reports of Bio-free were routine early autumn..
ROME, Dec. 28 (Domel)-As the orized Nazi circles mid the foreign Russians there last summer and Threat From Kenya
Russo-German difficulties the ages of 10 and 25 has been issued tinued with unuimialabed intensity attempts of foreign propagandists to
SPECIAL TO by the Belgian Contul-General, M. between artillery, the Italian sub- disturb the relations of the two coun
THE "TELEGRAPH" British and Imperial troops, now Charles Halicart.
LONDON, Dec. 20' (UP),At reinforced and fully equipped,
marine Moceno inder the command lying in wait like a ent watching a
Hla appeal also includes reserve of Captain Alberto Agostini sank two trics also dismissed the "wishful ment towards Rumania will require the Christmas truce was ap
5.40 p.m. It was announced that officers, wille volunteers between the large steamers in the Atlantic while mouse along the whole front, while the Italian hold on Abyssinin is also ges of 10 and 30 will be accepted hitting another with a torpedo, the thinking" reports of German troop about one month according to the parently ended. threatened by General Cunningham's Beigian units are now being formed allan High Command claimed in a frontler, and that Russia had streng represents preparations for spring-of Home Security in a joint com- movements on the Russo-German consensus of diplomatic opinion. .IL The Air Ministry and the Ministry forces on the Kenya border.
in England to fight side by side with communique. Inside Abyssinia Itself tribes are the
thened British and Allied
her garrisons in both Beame positions rather than any im-munique said that the enemy bombed planes attacked British armies. growing more restless. The dame of Belgians in countries not occupied by
advanced positions heavily bombing
sarablu and Poland,
mediate action in the Balkans; how the Isle of Sheppy this afternoon with revolt is being further fanned by the the Geriatry are affected by them, the communique stated. It also Russian delegate had resigned from impossible to do any accurate for deaths.
They put aside the report that the ever, it is stressed the fact that it is "tle damage, no casualties and no RAF, who are incessantly bombing this decree and should consuit their claimed that British mechanized units the Danube river control conference casting because everything is appar Hallan strongholds within sight of nearest Consul regarding
their south of Cyrenalen were "effectively" which has now been adjourned until ently dependent upon the attitude of
Meanwhile, troops with machine- bombed by Italian warplanes.
guns on the English Channel ecast On the Greek front, Italian forces
the middle of January,
Russia,
exercised extreme caution against repulsing Greek. attacks at
Perhaps the Soviets would prefer any possible German surprise inva- many points captured a number of prisonera SUSPECT MURDER Turkey and remain aloof from any way traffle was stopped, inspected
10 hrow their support towards tion through the mist-all coast high while causing considerable damage to the Greek forces, declared the
The body of a Chinese was found [direct conflict.
and Identified, while the crews of the communique.
on the hillside near Stanley Barracks
The German garrisons in Rumania long-range guns commanding the this morning.
are estimated to range between ten Straits of Dover were in readiness for No wounds were visible, but there and thirty divisions but it is admitted | linmediate action, were scratches on the face and hands, that this is purely guess work. Many and the police suspect murder. They trains are crossing the country carry- are Investigating.
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DEATH OF MR NEIL LANG
Popular Hongkong Ship's Officer
are
present military status.”
U.S. Transport Battered By Pacific Typhoon
The loss of one of the most the discontented tribesmen. highly esteemed and popular | figures on the China Coast has taken place in the death, which occurred suddenly in Colombo on Christmas Day, of Mr Neil Lang. The news was conveyed by cable this morning to the Douglas Steamship Co., Ltd., with which firm the late Mr Lang had served as a chief engineer for more than 30 years. Mr Lang left Hongkong a few months ago because his ship was requisitioned for service by the British Government.
China In 1900 to foln. The
Special to the "Telegraph"
Italian
De Gaulle Tells Vichy
HONOLULU, Dec. 26 (UP)-The United States Army transport Etolin arrived from Manila to-day enroute to San Francisco after having been buffeted on December 20 by a typhoon which carried away the after deck house, broke a num-Vichy Government has decided ber of windows and disabled the radlo antenna temporarily.
Spring Attack?
Germany's reported troops move-
Further Experiments With A.R.P. Tunnels
LONDON, Dec. 26 (Reuter). The announcement that the
to release French officers Born in 1873, Mr Long served his
The ship carried about 100 und mountainous sens buffeted the from General de Gaullo a res captured at Dakar has drawn j apprenticeship with Mears William Denny, and Co., Ltd., of Dumbarton, passengers of whom about 50 ship. At about noon, the ship reach- Scotland, before coming out to were soldiers. Two of the crew there was some sunlight; then the
ed the centre of the typhoon where joinder.
Work on the A.R.P. tunnels continued during the Christ- China were injured and subsequently wind renewed its force. At about 1 public opinion has compelled the re- of Air Raid Precautions, and work on other A.R.P. projects Is Ho welcomes the fact that French mas holidays, said Wing-Comdr A. H. Steele-Perkins, Director Navigation Co., Ltd.: Eight years died. Inter he joinen (h- touglas interogan, |
p.m. the barometer recorded Ita lease of these officers and non- and had remained with that organisa- Adolph Schultz, said that the storm melar rendings
The Etolin's Muster, Captain lowest reading the loweat bare commissioned offers whom, until being proceeded with.
of the hillsides. When rain fell the tion ever since.
have ever acon,"
recently, Vichy had Intended to bring Experiments with seating ne-nullahs would become full and the was the worst in his 45 years of ex- said Captain: Schutz. Twenty six before a Court Martial,
commodation and a system of volume of the water would constitute perience. The wind blew at force hours later, the storm was reported at however, clearly understood that the Ventilation was tried out.". A typical: Scot of the old school.12 which is hurricane'strength, · He Midway and, 1,000 miles aw⚫ stop taken by Vichy will in no way completed, and the nullahs were now were being fully Investigated, and it.
General de Gaulle 'adde that if 18,
a danger to people sheltering these. Work on Kowloon nullahs, was Certain of the nullahs on the Island suffered minor modify the safety measures taken injuries. One passenger and two regarding certain generals and senior available for use as shelters,
Numerotéinetrone Pum members of the crew were x-rayed officers arrested, by the Free French
was hoped that they would ulúmately The storm burst with but little here as a precaution. The ship con- forces in the course of recent Police other hand, were found to provide nulinha, were snaverinales, potential The nullahs on the Island, on the be made ft for uro aagshelters BRAJ warning at 10a.m. on December 2011inue to San Francisco this afternoon. operations in Gabon
difficulties on account of the siderness shelters in the frent of inferner test:
Fine Officer & Gentleman.
Mr Lang was a fine officer and,
sald, "The wind was so terrific that
great gentleman. He was held in no one was able to stand on deck,"
high regard and affection in many
circles. He possessed a keen wit and TURN to Back Page, Column 3
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