GENERAL
THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 10, 1940.
WAVELL
STRIKES AT GRAZIANI
R.A.F. ACTIVE IN AFRICA
R.A.F. BOMBERS ATTACKED BENINA AERODROME, IN THE WESTERN DESERT, ON THE NIGHT OF SUNDAY, AND ONE HANGAR WAS COMPLETELY BURNED OUT AND THREE OTHER FIRES. STARTED, AN-" NOUNCED THE R.A.F.'S EGYP4 TIAN HEADQUARTERS IN CAIRO YESTERDAY.
aircraft
Incendiary and high explosive bombs also fell among while one was set on fire..
A Rhodesian squadron bombed Adardeb, in Italian. East Africa,
achieving a direct hit ont n machine-gun post. Several fires were started, bombs fell among
machine-gun post was silenced by machine-gun fire from R.A.F. air- craft.
stores and dumps and a second
on
Azmara was attacked Saturday, causing a fire in han. gars while a large petrol fire
was started during a raid on Enemy fighters intercepted dur- ing the raid and one R.A.F. plane
Burria, in Italian East Africa.
was shot down. Reuter,
BANKING SHARES
GIVEN A BOOST
con-
SHANGHAI COLD
Large-Scale Operations Started SNAP
Round Sidi Barrani
THE BRITISH IMPERIAL FORCES IN THE WESTERN DESERT OF EGYPT YESTERDAY BEgan operatIONS ON A SCALE LARGER THAN ANY YET INITIATED IN AFRICA SINCE THE START OF THE War, it was OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED IN CAIRO LAST EVENING.
Our troops were directed mainly against the Italians' right flank, along the top of the escarpment some 15 or 20 miles south of Sidi Barrani, Marshal Graziani's advanced base on the coast some 40 miles inside the Egyptian border.
Little can be said at present about the ex- tent to which the operations may develop but it is known that for the past few weeks the whole of the enemy's forward line has been constantly probed by British armoured units making repeated sorties.
suc-
It is reasonable to suppose that possibilities of yesterday's if our forward units are able to cessful engagement in full. capture positions commanding Nevertheless it is permissable the escarpment they will be able to wonder what would be
the
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to threaten the body of the Ita-effect of an Italian defeat at the. tinued on the London Stock Ex-coastal belt.
lian army entrenched in the present moment in this theatre change yesterday quietly to enjoy
a revival of interest but other- Following the Italian wise generally dull conditions in Albania it is evident prevailed, with prices in most moment has been well groups following gilt-edged to to make Graziani fight. slightly lower levels. Among for eign issues. Greek and bonds hardened; others were .quietly steady.
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of the war on Italy's war effort. Reuter in London lust night learned that the Western De- sert operation is "of some im- portance," but that the full de- tails have not yet been received In London.
500 Prisoners Taken So far the only communiques on the developments have been issued in Cairo; the communique says a bag of 500 Italian pri- soners has been secured by the British in operations In the Western Desert.
The prisoners, says the com- munique, were taken in an engagement. south of Sidi Bar- rani.
Advance elements of the Bri- tish forces, states our G.H.Q., are now in contact with the Italians on "a broad front."
In the Sudan, British patrols continued extensive activities in the Gallabat area and British artillery again successfully at- tacked and engaged enemy tar- gets.
Operations Extending
The operations are extending satisfactorily said a special communique Issued by G.HQ. in Cairo last night.
Over 400 prisoners have already been captured in one area.
The general officer command- ing one of the Italian forces engaged has been killed and his second in command captured. Reuter,
DARING RAID ON AMOY
A daring raid on Amoy is revealed in a report re- ceived at Foochow to-day.
Under the cover of darkness, Chinese units crossed over to Amoy from the mainland, wiped out the sentries at the Japanese observation lower, rushed tho residences of a Japanese officer, Matsubara, and the Chinese chief of police.
Both, together with a number of Japanese and Chinese puppet soldiers, were killed.
Shanghai is in the grip of a severe cold snap, which is exacting a heavy toll of those living on the streets.
During the past three days, an average of 120 persons (some 40
adults and 80 children) have died daily of exposure and hunger.
vember was exceptionally high.
Mortality in Shanghai for No-
According to figures just made public, more than 700 bodies of adults and nearly 1,500 bodies of
streets during the month. Var-
children were picked up on the fous public bodies are taking ur- gent relief measures.-Central
News...
STOP PRESS
"An officer in the Royal Naval Reserve, Sub-Lieutenant J. Jack- son, has been reported "missing." All efforts to locate the officer have, so far, proved fruitless..
It is understood that Sub-Lieu- tenant Jackson-recently appeared before a court-martial for breach of regulations.
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The Chinese force then return- ed to the mainland. News.
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