1940-08-22 — Page 4

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THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 22, 1940

Italians "Knocked Off Their Feet": Threat To Egypt

ALTHOUGH THE evacuation of Somali-

land may be a victory for Italian prestige and NEUTRAL

propaganda, it is not regarded in Cairo às a British defeat.

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It actually facilitates the General Staff's®

OBSERVER'S

immediate task in the Middle East as it sup-OPINIONS

plied reinforcements for more important

areas

Italy's goal

in Africa remains Egypt, for without control of the Suez Canal and the Red Sea route, Abyssinia is doomed to slow stran~| gulation.

Last week, when the Italians' marshalled a large army on the

Joseph Levy, Cairo cor- respondent of the "New

CENSUS IN York Times," cabled yes-

JAPAN

census of

terday that the Arabs still scoff at the Italians arms. The despatch describes Britain's loss of Somaliland as a relatively minor blow

to her prestige in

of

Egypt-Libyan border, apparent. (SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL"); ly ready to attack, the R.A.F. The ffth national demonstrated its superiority and Japan, and the

first since the the Middle East. the British Navy steamed up China war, will be launched on

"It is remarkable that the pen-. the Libyan coast under the October 1, said the Tokyo “Asahi" ple of the Middle East, who know muzzles of the coastal batteries yesterday with the

International affairs, main object little and, normally speaking, knock: of analysing the nation's labour should retain such unshaken faith ed the Italians off their fest. resources. The information willin the British Fleet. Nevertheless an invasion is be used to 'work out detailed: "What enhances this faith is thought to be only a matter of plans for 'a new Japanese indus-

trial structure. Results of the] census will be published in March, 1941. Haves.

time.

Visit To London

General Wavell, the Britis: G.O.C., has just returned to Egyp: after a visit to London, where hc conferred with the War Cabinet.

It is understood final decisions were taken and plans arranged for the coming campaign.

Aden Confident

[

the Italians' manifestation of their fear of this Fleet. "The Italians have always boasted of their invincible Medi- terranean naval force but since their entry into the war

it is noted in Cairo that they have kept their navy safely anchored at its home bases, fearing an en- SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") counter with the British Navy in

Important measures to ensure battle.

WHEAT PRICE IN FRANCE FIXED

Meanwhile Egypt is ready for France's supply of basic foodstuffs "British convoys are travel- whatever the future may hold. Were announced yesterday by the fing back and forth in the The people have every confidence Petain Cabinet. The price of Mediterranean another proof in the vast Imperial forces in wheat is fixed at 214 per 100 kilo- of Britain's sea supremacy. their midst.

'rams, which will not affect thel

"The loss of prestige is more resent price of bread. As com- than. counteracted by the re- bensation the price of other cereals, markable success of Britain in has been fixed at a high rate. - withstanding German air .at- Though Italian-occupied Ber-Havas.

'tacks.". Reuter. bera is only 180 miles across the Red Sea, the people of Aden are confident that any attempt at in-. vasion by the enemy would fail.

Italian losses sustained in the occupation of Berbera are consi- dered in Aden to be out of all; proportion to the value of the port.

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EAST AND THE FINAL VICTORY

General Wavell, com manding Middle East, re-

I viewed the war in a broad-

.

(cast to the troops from Cairo last night.

He said: "We have had a long period of watching and waiting

out here and some of you may

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"A GREAT NEW SCREEN DETECTIVE ARRIVES! position here is fully realised and

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we shall very soon have plenty} of work to do and our full share of equipment which is now being produced in great quantities,

"Despite the Itailans' local successoà on small parts of our long frontier, those at home feel the same confidence in the ul- timate Euccess of tho British forces in the Middle East as in their own ability to defend thej British, Intes. ·

"We are at the crisis of the war, -perhaps at the turning point for victory. We have a long andį |hard road still to trend. We ́stood! alone in 1805 and won freedom back for Europe. We shall do, the } same again now.

"The Middle East has a great, part to play in the final victory. Let us be ready to play that part.”

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