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FOUNDED 1081.
No. 10344
- THURSDAY, JANUARY, 2,, 1941;
BRITISH ADVANCE IN LIBYA: TROOPS A FEW MILES FROM TOBRUCK
By RICHARD Macmillan
"United Proza" War Correspondent
WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN LIBYA, JAN. 1 (UP).—AT 10.10 A.M. ON DECEMBER 30, THE BRITISH RAIDED SEVENTY MILES INSIDE OF LIBYA TO WITHIN A FEW MILES OF TÓBRUCK. ARMOURED CARS AND PATROLS SPENT THE ENTIRE DAY OBSERVING THE TOBRUCK DEFENCES AND RECONNOITERED AN IMPORTANT AIRFIELD SOUTH." OF
ITALIAN PORTS, SHIPS RAIDED
Great Activity By The R.A.F.
Special to the "Telegraph"
TOBRUCK WHICH THEY FOUND EMPTY...
Brisk patrol skirmishes occurred with fleeing Italian columns who were surprised to discover that the British advance guard had made such prograss.
The spectacular duel between the British naval guns and the Bardia defences continued. From the top of an escarpment overlooking Bardia the scene is like the South African veldt, with a great dust bowl in the desert CAIRD, Jan, 1 (UP)-To-day's R.A‚F communique states | that the R.A.F. bombed naval units at Taranto on the night of across which the British army's reinforcements December 30-31 when 11 bombers flew over the targets. On the scurrying. with columns of tanks, guns, lorries, troops same night, the R.A.F. attacked Naples, Palermo harbour and and supplies, setting up clouds of sand. the chemical factory at Cnotonne.
4 Italian Transports Are Sunk
British Warship's
Exploit
BELGRADE, Dec. 31 (Ren- ter)-A Bellish warship sank four Italian supply ships in the Adriatic this morning (Tuesday) according to reports received
here.
Bombs were also dropped on
Torre Anninziata.
"In south Albania the port of Valonn was raided yesterday for the 23rd time,
"Enemy troops and meter trans- port which were concentrating mili-j tary stores in nnd westward of Bardia were heavily attacked by bomber aircraft of the R.A.F. yester-] day. Several raids were made,"
The communique said that during the raid on Valona, Italian fighters TURN to Page 4. Column Four
No Air Raids Yesterday
I
Bad Weather Responsible
OPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
Germans Rushing Troops To Rumania
arc
The latest information is that the Bardia garrison consists of the remnants of four divisions, or, a total of 20,000 men of the 62nd and 63rd metropolitan divisions and the 1st and 2nd black shirt divisioon,
The town defences consist of 40 forts Inked with barbed wire with a continuous anti-tank ditch. 16 feet wide. Each Bardly fort holds from 30 to 40 men.
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AFTER THEY HAD BOMBED TOBRUCK
This picture which comes from the Middle East Command of the R.A.F., gives some idea of an airman's life in the Western Desert. A hurried tap of tea and a sand- wich in the `desert after a raid on Tobruck, which, according to latest reports, British': "advance patrols, are now approaching, are enjoyed. These Blenheim crews had just landed after the raid "when the photograph was taken.
Eight Hongkong Residents In New Year Honours List
Eight.Hongkong residents have been included in His Majesty the King's New Year Honours. Mr. Ho Kom-tong, O.B.E, KP., has been made a C.B.E., Lady Pollock CAIRO, Jan. 1 (UP)-To-day's and Mr W. B. Finnigan receive the O.B.E, an 1 Miss Susan Sutton and Mr Leslie
General Headquarters communique says; "In Libyan Bardin aren artillery again has been active.
our Brewer are made M.B.E. Kenya,
"On the frontiers of Sudan and
patrolling and activity continues."
Captain V. C. Branson, M.C., artillery and Company Sergeant-Major 1. E. Baskett of the Hongkong Over 38,000 Prisoners
Volunteer Defence Corps are
LONDON. Dec. 31
both appointed M.B.E. (military (UP)The division). while Army spokesman announced
· Principal.
that
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SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
·ZURICH, Jan, 1 (UP).-Ger- material man troop and war trains are reported to be enter ing Rumania so fast that most UNDATED, Jan. 1 (UP) of the Rumanian train services British and German air forces
are suspended, and passengers Including the Italian forces con Chinese Detective Shek Tui re-.-- were grounded during the first are vainly waiting for as long as tained in Bardia, "the greater part ceives the Colonial Police Medal. The vessels were carrying henvy gung and motor lorries, day of 1941.
The Berlin High Command sugceat: 18 hours for Bucharest trains, of Graziani's army of invasión The attack took place off theed that another unofficial truce was according to private but reliable already captured or killed or
These awards were officially Albanian point where the
im-announced in mobilized. and responsible, while in London the Air sources.
a Government Yugo-Slavian borders Join Most Ministry declared that unfavourable
"Up to the present,
General Gazette Extraordinary issued of the Italian
reached weather along the toast line and over Designs on Greece? Wavell has taken over 38,000 prizon-yesterday.
continent was responsible, pre-
BUDAPEST, Dec. 31 (UP) dreds of motor vehicles and
ers and over 100 guns, many hun- shore, it is stated.
venting activity by either the RAF The latest rumour here is that TURN to Page 4, Column Seven been associated with the St John
Mr Ho Kom-long vast Mr Kom-tong kos for years Rome claims the Italians 'repelled German troops are moving a British attack in the Bardia sector southeastward in ♫ gigantic while on the Greek front the activity scheme to take Greece from the was confined to vanguard skirmishes-rear by droves of parachutists
First Night Alarm
from Rumania, thus technically LONDON, Jan. 1 (UP)-The first preserving the neutrality of both alarm in the London area since last Bulgaria and Yuo-Slavia: | Sunday's' fire-blitz was sounded at
4.3 p.m.
crews
Another One Goes BELGRADE, Dec. 31 (UP)—It is Teported that Παι unidentified sub- marine torpedord and sank an Italian transport of 1,000 СЕРГИЯ In The Adriatic of Bur, Yugo-Slavlo, 22
miles from the Albanian frontier.
500 Survivors
Of Raider
the
or the Luftwaffe.
Rumanian bases are at ne point more than an hour's fight from First Alarm in 1941
Thruce. The whole scheme night LONDON, Jan. 1 (Reuter)-The also serve as a rehearsal for an attempt Arst alert of the new year sounded to invade Britain. It is rumoured jin the London area several hours that the plan would initially involve
fter dark to-night. It came much about 100,000 troops, later than usual and was the first WELLINGTON, Jan. 1 (Reu-time since Sunday that sirens had
Stories of Attacks
.
ter).It is believed that the survivors
been heard in the capital.
Italian Defences ROME, Dcc. 31 (UP),-IL
authorities have been authorized
Lost Over Gt
Britain
Enemy Aircraft
Down In 1940
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH",
Ambulance Brigade, the Boy Scouts. various local social services, the aris and racing.
At the age of 75.le can be deserib- ed as one of the Colony's grand old men and since he has lived in five, reigns-and taken a responsible part in organising the Chinese processions and ceremonies in relation to them. he hus become an authority on such public mallers,
Mr
+
During the Empire Exhibition, Ho Kom-tong was received by: His
- LONDON Der. 31, (UP).—The Air | Majesty King George V' and, with Ministry, announced that
British Sir Robert Hip. Tung, was invested fighters" "destroyed 'à taint of 2090 with the silver badge of St John of
1 enemy. planes over the British Isles Jerusalem.
The alert proved short and no gun-officially announced that the military in 1940. and that anti-aircraft guns, to balloon barruges and other units of the Turalina, fire was heard while it laster.
increase expenses for defence works raised the total to yell over 3,500. Notou and Ringwood, are.
Later in the evening, second
C
on Italy's Victor Line along the still aboard the German raider alert was soundteil.
R.A.F losses In 1940 were 1,050 Enemy planes are also believed to Italian-Alpine frontier with France, planes but 400 plots were saved. which left 500 people
on have been over Liverpool and the Switzerland, Germany and Yugo Emirau Island. Possibly cer- Midlands.
Slavia. tain service personnel from other vessels aro aboard also.
Mr Peter Fraser, New Zealand Premier, stated that it was reported, though confirmation was still awaited, that there were only 23 survivors from the Turaking, which is a British vertel of 8,700 tons. The Turakina is said to have fought the attacker and gtialf hours before going
Amazing
Convoy Facts
Of Bitter War Year
LONDON, Dec. 31 (Reuter).-Ship-borne cargoes averaging Five passengers of the Hangitane, in value approximately. £4,000,000 daily throughout the year a Britishy vessel of 16,000 tons, ne have been protected by aircraft of the Coastal Command en- reported to have lost their lives.. They were returning to the United aged on convoy duties.
w. Kingdom after escorting British
- children to Austgulfa.
Stewardesses Missing
Over 10,000 ships divided into some 2,000 conveys have been escorted in this work, involving 34,000,000 miles of flying, says
from obtaining the food and materials the Air Ministry.
necessary to, win the war..ja
Four members of the Rangitane's: Last Week's Figures crew are reported to be dead, includ- Allied mercantile losses during the ing a stewardess, while
another week ended December 23 are again stewardess, is reported missing, be- well below average.. lieved dead.
of
Enemy efforts to close the entrances to our harbours by mines, air raids. and raids by E-boots have been de feated and the
countered.. It is
been
The Admiralty announced that convoys hair.fenace to coastal! The Chief Oficer and Second also that we have control
2
Omeer of the British vessel, Komats, representing a tonnage of 43,300.
4,000 tons, are believed dead. Of these ships 15 were British, the Others reported dead age Filipinos|retmainder being, neutral. from the 6,000-ton Triodle and four
The average weekly losses during
Filipinos from tite 4,000-ing Trions, the war, excluding the Dunkirk
both of
or
of which are London steamers, evacuation, have been 03,287 tong.. the len ships mentioned, seven
Are British, two Norwegian and one
Navy ús Confident
of the Mediterranean.
Germany has been fchieving per- Lain successes in his attacks on ship- ping in the western, approaches to Britain but even here he must have been disappointed,
The naval spokesmant added that thero must be larger escorts. for
French They have been sunk in LONDON, Dec. 31(Reuter)-A convoys We could not hope to Pacife waters over a period of several British anval spokesman said to-day eliminate the submarine menace al- warm that at no time did the enemy make | together but the fewer sinkings of nonths.
recently... are TURN to Back Pago, Column 4 u feel that he will succeed in his our merchantmen
orts Sig, prevent "the" "British Isles encouraging s
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Branson.
Capt. V.C. Branson Victor Cecil Capt. M.C.. A.R.C.S., D.I.C., BS, FI.C joined the Medical Department in 1024, and has been offétal Analyst since 1932.
A. A. Batteries
A keen Volunteer, he holds the LONDON, Dec. 31 (Reuter) rank of Captain in No. 4 M.G. Coy. Anti-aircraft batteries operating-in (Chinese), Hongkong Volunteer De- the British Isles have shot down and fence Corps. destroyed 444 enemy aircraft during the year.
Of this number 334 have been destroyed since September 1, making an average of nearly three per day. The total does not include the very considerable number damaged but only those aircraft whose fate was confirmed by independent witnesses.
LATEST
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Mine S: F. Sutton Miss Susan Frances Sutton, S.R.N., S.C.M., Principal Matron, of the Medical Department, has been in large measure Instrumental for the formation of the Auxiliary Nursing TURN to Back Page, Column 3
ME HOʻKOM-TON
LADY POLLOCK
Vichy-Nazi Dealings Veiled
HITLER ANSWER TO PETAIN
Déc 31
(Reuter).
FOUR NEW
PEERS King Honours. Many
LONDON, Jan. 1 (Reuter).- Four new peers, one Order of Merit, three baronets, two Privy Councillorship, one Knight of the Garter and three Com panions of Honour are the outs standing. features of the Honours List.
The list is the first general list-issued since the outbreak of war. It is remarkably non- political and recognises devotion to the common effort of men and women in practically all walks of life, especially the civillan war services,
At the head is Baron Camrose, Chairman of the "Daily Telegraph," who is promoted to a Viscounley, New barons are Lord Hugh Cecil, Pravost of Elan and a prominent Marshal Sir
CARET Field
now
Bunu Ironside, erstwhile Chief of Imperial General Staff; Sir Robert Kindersley, who began work as a eterit at ten shillings a week and is Director of the Bank of Egnland and Chairman of the National Savings Committee; Sir Boyd Morri man, the eminent judge who presides inter alia over the Naval Prize Court. The new Privy Councillors are Colonel Douglas Brown, Deputy Speaker in the House of Commons, and Sir Waller Womersley, Minister of Pensions.
Prof. Gilbert Murray
The Order of Merit is awardéct to Professor George"Gilbert Murray, the ZURICH, Franco-German negotiations which eminent scholar and Chairman of have been conducted behind a vell the League of Nations Union,
"The new Knight of the Garter of strict secrecy, since Laval's fall
the Duke of Devonshire. .......... from power have not yet resulted in producing an agreement between.
Companionships of Honour are Hitler and Vichy according to a dis-awarded to Mr James Louis Garvin, patch from Vichy to the Swins spaper editor of the "Observer"; Mr Willam Neue Zuericher Zeitung.
Morris Hughes the Australian
प्र
De Brinon, Vichy's representative Attorney-General and Mr. Arthur
Intest
Paris, is expected arrive from Henry Mann lately edilir of the Paris i Vichy in order to report the Yorkshire Post" and a former direc
developments to specially tor of "Reuters. summoned Cabinet-meeting.
it is possible that he will bring the Coxen, late Lord Mayor of London; The now baronety aro Sir Widm German answer to Pelein's message Sir Kenneth Lee, who was Director- to Hitler which Admiral Darlan hand- General of the Ministry of Informa *ed to the German authorities in tion and now on the trade mimion to recently. It Ja understood that South America; Mr Hugh Lett, Petain's message uphold the view- President of the Royal College of point that the armistice conditions Surgeons. Teft him full right to make whatever The new ·
w Ichights Inclu
the changes in the Vichy Cabinet that selentist, William Lawrence Brags: he-thinks ALMO
the painter, Frank Brangwyn; George
Paris re
Includo
Negotiations Severed?. Dyson, Director of the Royal College LISBON, Jan. 1 (Reuter), --The Vichy Government and Germany TURN to Bick Page, Column 4
of Musle, Frederick, Willam Leggett, chief industrial commissioner to the TURN to Back Page, Column 5.