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THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 16, 1940.

CEASELESS STREAM OF BOOTY

Magnitude Of British Victory Becoming Clear

Anzacs.on the march in Palestine. They have not yet taken an active part in military operations in the Western Đê- sort. (Copyright, Fox).

REVOLVER SUICIDE AT 15

Fifteen-year-old Gerald Douglas Detective-Sergeant Morris said Brown shot hmself wth a revolver | he had been unable to trace the at his home in Deerhurst Road. | origin of the revolver. Verdict: Streatham, London, it was stated Suicide while the balance of the at the Battersea inquest,

I mind was disturbed.

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Enormous Dumps Of War Material Captured Intact

(From Reuter's Special Correspondent in the Western Desert)

I HAVE JUST ARRIVED AT SIDI BARRANI. AFTER A TWO DAYS' JOURNEY ACROSS THE DESERT BY THE 200-MILE ROUTE FOLLOWED BY OUR MECHANISED FORCES AT THE BEGINNING OF THEIR DRIVE TO THE LIBYAN FRONTIER.

Only after such a journey is it possible to appreciate the magnitude of the British vic- tory; throughout the trip we passed an almost ceaseless stream of captured Italian tanks, lorries, armoured cars and prisoners being taken back to bases.

At some points we saw Italian ammuni- tion dumps. alhintact, covering areas of a couple of square miles each..

Although a breakdown delayed our cars we were able to push on without touching any of our own rations, knowing we should continually find dumps of Italian tinned food along the route.

The Italians destroyed virtually nothing they hadn't time to, do

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Only when the great fortified encampment at Nibeiwa, where our armoured division wiped out General Maletti's crack desert column in a couple of hours after the British blitz.began, has been. seen, can the brilliance of this initial victory be fully appreciat- ed.

Maletti's Base

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Hell-Fire Pass:

Another group was attacked by near à Spot relays of lighters known among the troops as "Hell- Fire Pass."

In the latter part of the week the italians have been attempt. ing to retallate by air attacks. It was during one of these at- tacks that an Australian squadron. of five Gladiators distinguished it- self by engaging 12 Capronis and destroying several of them, as an- nounced in Saturday's R.A.F:

The importance of it is com- communique. parable to that of the Battle of Despite the extent of the Bri- Sedan, since it opened the way tish-successes, however, it should to all that followed.

At Nibeiwa, General Maletti Established a base from which he planned to invade Egypt.

not be imagined that the Italians did not put up any resistance..........

TRIPOLI BOMBED BY FLEET AIR ARM

An Admiralty com- munique issued in London yesterday stat- ed that the Fleet Air Arm has been CO- operating with the.. R.A.F. in the attack on the Libyan- coast, and in the attack on Tripoli four tons of bombs were dropped..

In addition to direct hits on ships, explo sions and damage to warehouses were ob served. Reuter,

WALTER

DARRE'S CLAIMS

Italian Losses

Their fire at Sidi Barran was The great encampment, which

and elsewhere, extremely heavy has a circumference of about

tanks got among four miles, was protected out when British side by land mines and inside them, guns around. put up a hot by 18-poundors,

field though ineffective Are: other

It is still impossible to estim-cent claim that food ships guns, anti-aircraft guns and machine-guns. It contained 3,500 of Italy's they are certainly heavy and it is for countries unoccupied best Libyan troops led by Italian believed they lost thousands of by German troops should

officers.

ate the total Italian casualties but

killed and wounded while in ad-

While British troops are driv-dition a number of high officers ing all along the frontier, the have been captured-Reuler. astonishing total of Italian pri-

soners and captured booty, con-

tinues to mount.

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All day long

continual stream of captured Italian lorries crammed with prisoners is bump- ing across the desert through, the sandstorm which has been raging for a whole week.

14,000 At Bug Bug

A sidelight on-the- re-

be allowed through the " British naval cordon was furnished by Walter Darre, Nazi Minister for

THANKS FOR THE Agriculture, yesterday.

BUGGY-RIDE

AFTER ITS ANNOUNCE- MENT ON SATURDAY NIGHT THAT THE SITUATION. WAB One armoured brigade, which: "SERIOUS. BUT NOT CATAS- captured 14,000 prisoners in the TROPHIC,” RÖME RADIO YES- Bug Bug area alone, Signalled TERDAY PLUCKED UP A LIT- urgently for assistance as they ILE MORE COURAGE AND A were anxious

CONGRA- continue the TALK YESTERDAY advance without being hampered TULATED THE BRITISH ON PUTTING UP SUCH · A GOOD by acting as warders.

BHOW!

to

The announcer said:

A battalion of a famous In- dian regiment took over the pri- coners and.. the, armoured; brl-

"We always thought, that the gade hurried on towards Solum British would not give us a good In order to cut off the enemy fight and thus deprive our final

Reuter, forces rotreating from campa In Victory of glory?"- the interior of the desert which had surrendered.

The final pockets of resistance outside Sidi Barrahi were mopped up on Wednesday by forces oper- ating under an Australian-born brigadier,

Meanwhile, the armoured, brl- gade, with A composite force

NAVAL YARD BRASS STOLEN

Darre claimed that in this, the. second year of war, Germany has the "highest food standard of all European countries."-

Broadcasting to German pea- sants he also claimed that "the marked increase. In milk/pro- duction during the warı la ea, pecially significant,

"During the past month milk supplies have steadily increased. by, 10 to 15 per cent. compared with the same period last year,

"Butter production exceeds by about 30 per cent, that of the cor- responding month before the out- break of war." →→→ Reuter

EMPIRE WAR GIFTS

FURTHER "WARA 'GIĘTSZ WERE, ANNOUNCED, YESTER, DAY.

Madras has sent a further, £15,000 for fighter aircraft, while the Maharajah, of: Gwalior har made further gift, of £18,750/ represented by 23 armoured car riera

which had been driving along Tsoi Ming-sun, 37, black-smith, the escarpment running rough- was fined $100, or two months' ly parallel with the coast: to, hard labour, by Mr. HQ Shel- wards the old frontier...came don, KC, at the Central, Magis into contact with: the enemyson tracy this morning, for stealing a Thursday, and is still fightingy quantity of brass from the Royal. Large.numbers of retreating Ita- Naval Dockyard, yesterday:", lions have been shot up by, Bri- It was alleged that: the brass, tish fighters and one group of 100 yalued at $1.50, was found led vehicles and 1,000 men surrender to accused's waist when he watcach fromerenders of the Timen jed on Thursday in the Nibeiwascorched at the gate of the Naval

Sollum area.

Detter sanct WhYard,

The Lord. Mayoi:Fol2 London's air-raid distress fund, which now stands at £1,673,0000 received further gifts yesterday of £1,000:

of Ceylon" and, from the Rangoon Corporation, —