1940-09-16 — Page 16

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THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 16, 1940.

EGYPT INVASION STARTS

Italians Cross Frontier In GERMAN IN 'Situation Well

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(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") Life in Paris to-day is no different from life in any other large city in France, for the same res- trictions imposed by the armistice exist there as anywhere else, according to the "Petit Parisien" yesterday quoting a tra-

veller from Paris.

In Hand'

BY “CAPTURING” SOLLUM, THE ITAL- IANS HAVE CROSSED THE FRONTIER INTO EGYFT, REPORTS A CAIRO OBSERVER. IT IS A CLEAR VIOLATION OF EGYPTIAN TER- RITORY.

The Italians, in three fairly long lines with a certain amount of protection from armour- ed fighting vehicles, occupied Sollum and are now on the high escarpment running a slight way in from the coast.

lonely dog which howled in the dust. Even the typewriter from- the Italian Vice-Consul's office was taken away long ago. by the British Army for its own use.

At this stage, it is not possible] to say if this is the first move of Most foodstuffs ・ are sold in an attack on Egypt proper, but it Paris without "ration cards al-is a clear violation of Egyptian though distribution is limited at territory. It cannot yet be called the wholesale source to

prevent an attack, as the Italians have

Yet 'the Italians have been mak-j hoarding.

not attacked anything. They are,

open and ing fierce attacks on it for week Generally life in Paris is re-faced with a wide, turning to normalcy. Traffle is nearly empty space for some dis-past. free and the Underground istance.

Dangerous Path

working as usual.. The bicycle is Whether the Italians were ex- very popular owing to the short-pecting it or not, they found no- The Italians are now on the only age of petrol. German soldiers thing. No defence was put up practicable route down from the and civilians wear armbands and but illusive charges by speedy escarpment to the plains. If the German military patrols are British tanks are harassing the Italians wish to advance along distinguished by their white arm- enemy columns. The main body the coast road towards the east bands. Cinemas enjoy good busi-of British troops is somewhere they must use this dangerous ness in pre-war films and the else" and is completely ready. famous Montparnasse cafes are much in vogue.

The publishing business is not organised in view of lack of pa- per, and the best seller is a manual in the German language man in forty lessons."-Havas.

Deserted Village

and

path, although their position on the, escarpment enables them to command the first few miles of the coastal plains.....

To-day, the Italians have found They may try to push forward "Gerone thing that they apparently did to where they think the main not realise before that the Sol- British troops are: To do that. lum which they have called they have to cross a barren desert, military, and a naval base

with no water and no food in it." which they have bombed and

They will be subjected to in- shelled unceasingly since June is

tensive aerial bombing. They a deserted

will be harassed by our very The Royal Observatory reports nothing more than

tánk” and” armoured the anticyclone is

centred partly ruined village of no value

forces. They may possibly be over. Manchuria and covers China at all.

shelled from the sea.

that

THE TYPHOON

and Japan.

•

The British never have held

The typhoon is situated about Sollum. When he himself visit- 400 miles south-west of the Bon- ed the village coms weeks ago, ins, moving north-west.

found one inhabitant

he

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superior

The position may be summed up as this:

The Italians have invaded Egypt. It is not correct to call it an attack on 'Egypt because ~ so far they have not met anything to attack but somewhère « be- tween Cairo' and the escarpment, 350 miles of desert. British troops are ready and waiting.

In the words of the official communique: "The situation is well in hand."Reuter.

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(Continued From Page 1) Medway and Thames Estuary. Many of them turned away.

They fought the survivors again Yesterday's Italian communique squadron of fighters flying fresh over London itself, squadron after claimed that Italian advanced into action. Finally they chased units crossed the border between them back again and out over the Cyrenaica and Egypt and engaged Channel.

the enemy in lively combat.

:

- A £quadron of Hurricanes which Italian aviation, it was added, destroyed nine enemy began their was giving full support, bombing Bght over London and ended up and machine-gunning the enemy over the cliffs at Hastings. forces from a low altitude.

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that the penetration of Italian is communique in Cairo states

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Italians Suffer Heavily

Camps are being constructed':in

the neighbourhood of Birnuh,

seven miles south of Sollum.

Roughly Handled

Another squadron chased group of enemy bombers from Hammersmith to Beachy Head, shooting down five enemy 'planes

on the way.skk

A formation of Hurricanes) which caught some enemy com-. "Ing-up-the Thames handled them, za roughly, that one-pilat sald afterwards he thought i very unlikely that any of the bombera.would reach home.

-The enemy has already ex- posed himself to severe hand- ling-by' alrcraft and armoured fighting- vehicles and a column descending to the coastal plain) - Five · Dorniers were definitely}

at Halfaya has cuffered -heavily shot down and most of the other:

by artillery fire

badly damaged and when the re-!

German bombers were brought down in London yes- terday at Victoria, Kensington and Streatham. Reuter.

While our casualties continue to maining bombers began their The profix "Special" to telegrams..is be-insignificant the enemy is be flight to the const they were neud by the "Sunday Herald" anti

"China" · "Mali” to “indicate news which: loved to bave lost many men longer a formation, but merelytrictly copyright, under the previo and vehicles. Reuter

the centre of a general melec ions of the Telecommunications Or through which Spitfires and Hur 'nance, 1835, and may not be reprint ricanes were flying at will, choos-led under any circumstances, either ing whichever target pleased wholly or in part, without prior" are.

rangɗment:

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The Italian occupation of Sol-them-Reuter, lum, it was stated'in London. torday, was hot" considered sufficient military importance; bring Egypt Into the war though there was a natural feeling concern in come quarters.—Reu-

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of Reuter's News Agency, left, yesterday on a short business trip | to Shanghai.G

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