1940-09-30 — Page 16

THE CHINA MAIL SEPTEMBER 30, 1940.

FREE FRENCH IN ACTION Sharp Clash With Italians In Western Desert In Forward Position

FREE FRENCH TROOPS are fighting side by side with the British forces in the Western Desert, it was revealed in Cairo yešterday.

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Reuter's correspondent with the British Army says that these free Frenchmen escaped from German-controlled, areas and are how occupying a-forward position opposing the Italian advance.

Their French commander, who] fought at Verdun in the Grent War, escaped to Palestine from Syria a few hours after General Mittelhauser laid down his arms.i

About 80 per cent. are French- men, the rest including Spahis and Zouaves. They displayed first-class fighting ability` during!

there is a large French force in Egypt, ready to take. field when its training pleted-Reuter.

Night Raid On -Mechanised Units

A Royal Air Force, Commyhi-

the early stages of the Italian ad-que, issued in Cairo, states that Jenemy air activity over the West-

vance.

An armoured-car unit manned ern Desert was slight, RAF. by free Frenchinen attacked the bombers made a night attack on head of the Italian column which. enemy..lorries. 15 miles west off despite its numerical superiority. Bardja.. Enemy, positions at Fort was forced to halt. The skirmish Maddalena were bombed. A was fought at a range of 700 mechanical transport concentra- yards.

tion south-west of Sidi" Bairāni,

Reuter

-The leading Italian motor-cycl-was attacked, all bombs falling, in ists flung themselves on the ground the target areas.. 'and waited for the tipport of artillery and machine-guns be fore replying to the fire of the French..

CHECKED IN FULL

STRIDE

THE ITALIAN INVASIÓN OF

When the French withdrew, a heavy gun lorry got stuck. Its crew refused to abandon it, al-EGYPT IS STILL CHECKED IN though the Italians were attack- FULL STRIDE AT SIDI ing heavily from only 400-yards RANI. range.

were saved.

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The War Office caption for th Egypt, during training in the dese but we imagine there must be a slight

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picture taken with the York and Lancaster Regiment isthe C.O. of the battalion and officers outside their mess

latake somewhere,

RAIDED

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An official communique issued They pushed it clear while the in Cairo yesterday by British gunner returned the fire of the G.H.G. says that enemy aircraft continued for 10 minutes, were weresdropped during the night Italians, and both gun and lorry bombed Buna, in Kenya, on Fr seen to break out in the target were those at Magdebruga

day, causing no casualties. area. Our aircraft were over Le Munsterhandove. The valuable help they have patrol engagement near Wall Havre for, ully to hours and given to the British troops in the Garis resulted in twelve of the besides, damage its docks,

pre-believed to have Western Desert was praised in a enemy being killed.

on merchant réssels. statement from British Headquar. There is nothing to report from

the harbour-Ratter. ffs' in Cuirò yesterday.

the Sudan, Egypt or Palestine.

This statement revealed that Reuter.

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Great Explosions ·

In Holland enemy occupied basesht Tekal,Eindhoven ind Eelde south of Groningen, were attacked-

In the night's counter-offensive of operations against German invasion basses the heaviest at

were launched against

er conditions over Ger-tacks on Saturday night were ex- Boulogne and Le Havre, “

bad with low cloud en-Shipping and docks at Fecamp tirely cover many of the tur- Wimereux, Antwerp and Dunk get areas and downward visibility were also "bombed."

was ofterestricted to an occa- On arrival at Le Havre one sional Mlin pse through a moinen-pilot saw a large fire à quarter tary break in the cloud layer. of a mile west of the harbour Strong forces of heavy bombers the result of an earlier attack penetraling deep into Western during the night and another fire Germany attacked the large muni- was also burning strongly. More tion factory at Hanau, 15 miles bombs were added to the blaze, east of Frankfurt-on-Main, This many bursts being seen in the

seasidel important: plant, which produces dock area aint among mel alloys for aeroplanes, tor-buildings. More fires broke out. pedd and submarine parts, andi

also bronzebearings for variable For Two Hours pitch alrscrews, was heavily

pombed for nearly four hours in Our aircraft w

a series of high-level and shallow Hut for ↑ full

dive attacks.

Dustles damage:

1 Flames leapt from a bomb burst in the harbour area" at Calals. incendiaries fell alongside the inner basin and heavier bombs.. on wharves between the Bassin de L'est and the Bassin Carnot.

One of the first sorties scored direct hits pre

on factory buildings been scored

explosions and in the harbour. led following air- to the target. explosive bombs dly straddled the plant. A large rectangular building its roof fallen in was seen to be enveloped in a mass of flames and great clouds of black smoke from many other fires burning in the target area towered thousands of feet into the air. "

At Fecamp the harbour was hit, and more fires were at Boulogne.

At Antwerp docks three and our are believed to have been

STOP PRESS

Krocked unconscious huge wave while at Shek-D véstertiày, noon, a soldier of the Scots and an unknown ese were rescued Inspector WL Ch the Hong Kong Posice. Mr. Landau,, of mmy? Kitchen,

The men were swimming but disappeared after being hit by a huge wave. Mr Landau,and the Police Officer

who were near the sho swam out and brought two men in.

They were unconscious. recovered soon afterwards

One aircraft detailed to attack the Hanau factory but unable to straddled but low drifting clouds. The prefix

to telegram

[reach it owing to temporary en-

Heavy bombs were also drop "China" Mall" to indicate news, is striatly-copyright: imdar, the gine, trouble located and, bombed. instead an oil storage plant at ord among gun positions at Captions of the Telecommunications

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handicapped detailed observation, used by the Sposay (Herald”,

Frankfurt.

Its high explosive bombs strad seen through the haze of clouued under- died the target and one great well within the target area. wholly or explosion was seen after a load British Wireless, of incendiarles had been drop-

ped...

The other night taiders cont centrating on rail communications scored direct hits on a junction at Hamburg, bombed the main line: station at Hanover and started; fres in a wood bordering the rall way line near Ommen, 12, miles {east of Zwolle, Railway." yards jand sidings at Munster, - Hatum, Cologne and Mannheim were als attacked: N

MAL. Cologne : explo continued for tên, mí seen to break out in area and at Hamm, wh straddled the yard from south a building clos trielis was set blazo.

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