TOBRUK SIEGE
R.A.F's Good Work
[SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPHI
CAIRO, Jan. 9 (UP). To day's IL.A.F. communique reveals that British bombers. are giving powerful support to the slege of Tobruk and have heavily attack- ed four Italian aerodromes in East Libya. They also dealt smashing blows on convoys northwest of Glararub as well as the defences at Tobruk and ships in Benghazi harbour.
Italian frontier.
Naval Casualties
Friday HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
ROOSEVELT'S UNLIMITED POWER TO AID BRITAIN
January
HUNGRY HOLLAND
Flower Bulbs Used
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 (Reuter),--President Roosevelt summoned Democratic leaders in the Senate and the House of Representatives to a conference this afternoon In Bread on legislation to give him virtually unlimited authority to lend and lease war material to Britain and other nations warring against the Axis.
It is believed that the meeting). has paved the way for the Intro duction of a Bill in Congress to-
morrow.
One high authority stated that the measure inakas possible future appro printions in any amount which Con- gress may vote, delegating to the tio fullest responsibility Government for handling "lend and lease" aid to the democracies.
A member of the Administration
5,000 Workers
LONDON, Jan. 9 (Router). An epidemic of scurvy has. broken out in Holland and the Dutch people firmly believe that!
and rye" loaf is
Strike, thay that they
For Half A Day
Special to the "Telegraph”
. CHICAGO, Jan. 9 (UP),—-Five thousand Chicago municipal.
RADIO
have
named the present neule form of the discnse "Broodschurft" or bread
scurvy.
Messages reaching the "Vrij Neder- land" published in London, indicato the great concern of the health-loving Dutch people, who state that dried Dutch Bulbs, which are now unsale-
mixed with flour supplied by the Germanis,
The widespread nature of this con- viction has caused the German pil- Livrilles to issue a dat denial-but the "ersatz" material is being used in the flour.
Communal Feeding
a Chief Petty Officer who died of said that on Junuary 10 will not strikers threatened to raise 22 draw
Italian Reinforcements VICHY, Jan. 9. (Reuter). The Italians have sent numerous reinforcements by son and air fold the press that they were working workers to-day began a strike against reductions in pay. Earlyable, are being ground down and
hard on plans for releasing aeroplanes across the Straits of Otranto to to Gracce and added, "We hope to do this morning, electrical workers shut of the power at the City Albania, according to the corres-something soon."
Hall where only one elevator la working. pondent of "Le Temps" on tho ----Bill Drawn Up.
At 9.15-a.m., 50 traille lights WASHINGTON, Jan. D' (Domel)in the heart of the city ceased to The Government has completed
polico im- tentative draft of the bill granting function extra LONDON, Jan. (Reuter) the Government broad powers to lend mediately eliminated the result- British naval, losses in operations off ships, tanks, guns, and also planes ant traffic congestion. the Libyan coast in the river gunboat to Britain and other democracies,
It is estimated that 50 for 1,500 ZBW, 356 metres (846 k.c.) and Aphis
comprised two ratings killed, Sources close to the Administration street cleaners have quit work.
Sometime the bill which may be ready
in the forenoon, the 31.49 metres (9,520 kilo-cycles) wounds,
and two seamen wounded.1 for Congress These, as already announced by Involve amendments to any existing bridges for the purpose of halting the "Experiment": a Play the Admiralty, were the only naval laws such as the Neutrality Act of main arteries of traffic. ensualties during the bombardment the Pittman Law of last June, but of Bardia,
merely authorize future approprin- Mayor Edward Kelly announced tlons as occasions muy require, that the strike of municipal workers has been settled, and the strikers are Two-Year Period WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 (Domel)-expected to return to work forthwith. The wage differences will be arul Senator James F. Byrnes at an inter- view, disclosed that President Roose.trated.
Sitdown Strike velt's lease and lend programme to
MEDIA, Fenn. Jan, 0 (UP).-Over ald Britain and other democracies
• The Aphis was formerly on the Yanglse.
Moscow Tribute MOSCOW, Jan. 9 (Reuter).--Staff work and good co-operation between land, tea and air forces were the main reasons for the rapid capture of Bardin, states the newspaper, "Red Fleet."
.
Strike Settled
From London. Broadcast by Z. B. W. on a Fre- queney et 845 k.c's. and on Short Wave from 1-2.16 p.m. and 0-11 pm on 9.52 m.c's, per second,
5.45 Indian Prozrazome,
Food throughout Holland is by no means plentiful. Uncensored letters reaching the "Vrij Nederland' show that 20,000 people feed at communal centres in Utrecht daily. Much of Holland's food stocks have been im- pounded by the German authorities Just as many thousands of Dutch workers have been transported to Germany.
This removal of workers from Holland foredooms to fallure all the
present German efforts to organise the Dutch industry for the German 0.30 Closing Local Stock Quota- war effort, for in addition to the fact that there are no raw materials for Llang
the manufactures available, 0.32 Concert by Mischa Levitzki wa
voluntary Nail labour service scheme
recruits.
7.00 Loudon Relay-Tho News, 7.15 London Relay-Questions of the Ilour'..
will cover a perfod of two years "in 100 night workers at the Sun Ship-| (Plano) and Yehudi Menuhin (V10-in Holland is singularly lacking in The British successen along the view of the defence contracts now building and Drydock Company have in).
begun a siidown strike which ig Libyan coast, according to the news- outstanding."
The Senator added that appropria-holding up national defence construc paper, may possibly force the Italian High Command to withdraw the lions for future contracts would be tion totalling millions of dollars. Italian Fifth Army
Now at the asked with some cash appropriations Glarabub Ousis (some 176 miles this year, but such aufliarizations wil!] south) to cover such vital basca us be implemented by additional appro- Derna and Benghazi.
tho
priations next year,
7.30 London Relay-Experiment' A Play by Mary Lockington.
600 Local Time Signal, Weather
and Announcements, 8.03 Compositions of Weber. 8.30 London Relay Theatreland, 9.00 London Relay-The News and
Commentary. 9.30 London Relay—Talk: 'Books
0.45 Classical Request Programme. 11.00 Close Down,?
Fascists Removed
May Ban Strikes WASHINGTON, Jan. 0 (Reuter). – The question of possible Congres- slonal action to forbid strikes which night seriously prejudice the defence) French Troops Active
Agreement On Bill LONDON, Jan. 0 (Reuter).—Twoj
programme, was discussed to-day by battalions of Free French troops WASHINGTON, Jan. 0 (UP)- members of the Naval Committee of
Nowa participating in operations against President Hoosevelt, eight Congres- the House of Representatives.
The matter prose on reports that až Bardia were among the first to reach slonal leaders, fivo Cabinet members
road to the west, cutting off the and Mr William Knudsen, Director strike may begin immediately at the and People'. Italian retreat in the direction of General of the Emergency Manage- Rager Engineering division of the Tobruk, according to news received ment Board have reached a general Fairchild Engine Acroplane Corpora
• In well Informed French quarters in agreement on a Bul authorizing war tion at Farmingdale, Long Island. aid to Britain and other democracies. This would delay the big army order London to-day.
The Frenchmen repulsed
con- for acroplane engines. The agreement followed
Mr Carl Vinson, Chairman of the attempt by the Italians to escape, ference which began nt 5 p.m. and
of pri- which the President's Secretary, Mr Committee, dent aside to en regionul henda vero lo capturing a large number soners, war material and supplies. Stephen Early described as n full other things must stand aside to let
Their ranks included many Spahis dress review of the President's the programme go through.
Representative Mott, of Oregon, (French Colonial Cavalry), who pledge to make the United States an following France's collapse, esenped ursenal for the democracles.
suggested that Congress should step from Syrin by riding into Palestine to
The
Bill will be Introduced in if manufacturers and workmen join the British forces.
simultaneously in both Houses of have not enough patriotism to get Congress at noon to-morrow, in the together. ¡Senate by Senator
Mr Thomas, President of the Auto- Alben Barkley, and in the House of Representatives, workers' Union, states that he expects the strike to begin to-night. It in- by Mr John McCormick.
volves the question of wages,
Japanese Delegation
In Berlin
onc
BERLIN, Jan. 0 (Reuter)-The Japanese Military Mission is arriv ing in Berlin to-night, according to
a German radio announcement.
Ship Torpedoed.
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" Headed by General Yamashita, the Mission is expected to remain In NEW YORK, Jan, 0 (UP)—The Germany for some time, and exten- Mackay Radio reports that the British sive contacts in the military sphere steamer Baslano radioed that she had are expected as provided under the been torpedoed in latitude 57.24 north tripartite pact, the announcer added, longitude 18.40 west at 11.10
The delegation arrived via Russia. E.S.T.
Chinese Bomb Railway
CHUNGKING, Jan. 10 (Central
a.m.3 carried out bombing operations on
New Burma Life Line For Interior China
the of CHUNGKING, Jan. 10 (Reuter).—-Construction western section of the Burma Railway must proceed according to the wishes of the British Government, it was stated in Chinese circles in Chungking, commenting on the Rangoon report that construction of that section of the line is about to begin.
News)-Large squadrons of Chinese planes on December 21 and January the northern section of the Canton- Hankow Railway, severely damaging Japanese communication lines and
military objectives.
LONDON, Jan. 8 (Router)~~Four- Parly have been removed from office, according to a Home report quoted by the Swiss radio, which adds that their successors have already been appointed.
Premier's Son Gaoled LONDON, Jan. D (Reuter),-His londed characteristic loyalty has Sjoerd Gerbrady, son of Holland's
Holland.
exiled Fremier, in it Nazi gaol in
The "Vrij Nederland” relates that} the Nazis ordered the arrest of Ger- brady as a "reprisal arrest" but, their quarry was so effectively sheltered] that they had to arrest his friend as hostage.
When Gerbrady heard this he sur- rendered and is now in prison where one of his companions is the son of Yan Bocklestein, the Minister of
Education.
Not Transferring
The Indo-China Government is not
transferring to Salgon it was stated by the French Consul General in Hongkong to-day.
Italian Air Force Is Caught Napping
CAIRO, Jan. 9 (Reuter).—The R.A.F. has again caught the Italian nir force napping and has struck with remorseless energy at squadrons of enemy aircraft aground at their bases.
The latest R.A.F. communique states: "Bomber aircraft of the R.A.E. continued yesterday their intensive bombing of Italian aerodromes and landing grounds in eastern Libya. El Gazala, Martuba, Tommi and Benina were all heavily attacked. addition, Benghazi and Tobruk were raided.
In
Direct hits were scored on military depots and stores in the vicinity of Yoyang in northern Hunan near the ~“At Martuba our aircraft car-ships received direct hits and a nun Hupeh border. They were sel on ried out low-flying attacks on ber of fires were started. in ware- fire by incendiary bombs and sultered the aerodrome. Eleven Savoia houses. heavy losses.
A further attack was also mode
of
One large milway bridge measur-bombers were set allre and yesterday on the Tobruk defences ing 100 kilometres near Puchi in others were badly damaged. and other military objectives,
Italian Hupeh was also bombed and put out
convoys north-west "Two Suvola bombers aground at of commission.
Gazala were also attacked, one of Glarabub were attacked both by them being severely damaged and the bombers and fighters. Considerable other was seen to be already un-damage was cau
caused. The communique also breaks the serviceable,
"At Benina about 100 enemy air-silence of RAF. activity on Tues- day That night, as on the night
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memory of a friend-Birs C. Laurit completion of two-thirds, a distance thus cutting-off 635 kilometres of only 327 kilometres, wouki coutween Kunming siderably mitigate transportation frontier.
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