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THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 27, 1940..

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SUDAN FRONT NO PLACE FOR THE SQUEAMISH Kassala Unsafe In Watches Of Night

(By Reuter's Special Correspondent in the Sudan).

BRITISH PATROLS IN THE KASSALA SEC- TOR OF THE 1,200-MILE SUDAN-ABYSSIN-

· IAN FRONT ARE BECOMING MORE ACTIVE AND AGGRESSIVE AND ALTHOUGH THIS RAILWAY TOWN, WHICH IS SITUATED IN- SIDE THE SUDAN 20 MILES FROM THE FRONTIER, IS HELD BY THE ENEMY, ITS STREETS HAVE BECOME DANGEROUS AT NIGHT FOR UNWARY ITALIAN TROOPS.

Men are found dead in lonely alleyways and at street corners in this once peaceful trading centre, and men lock their doors, fear- ful of soft-footed Sudanese troops who are re- peatedly stealing into the town under cover of darkness, seizing an occasional prisoner, killing a dozing sentry or merely "borrowing" some cases of beer or chianti.

EGYPTIANS

DEBATE POLICY

The Egyptian Chamber of Deputies, after a three- day secret debate, by 122 to 68 yesterday passed a vote of confidence in the Government's foreign po-

licy.

debate,

The Prime Minister, Sirry Pasha, winding

up the declared the danger to Egypt

after

was remote

the Bri- tish victory, but Egypt was con-

tinuing its defence preparations.

Sirry Pasha said the Govern- ments policy war based on full- ment of the Anglo-Egyptian

country.

loyally carrying

On one accasion Sudanese entered the Treaty and on defence of the town, arrested a notorious enemy native agent as he was lying asleep by his house and carried him back to the British lines.

HUSBANDS' MEETING TO-NIGHT

The public meeting called by the Evacua- tion Representation Committee begins at the Peninsula Hotel this evening at 6.p.m.

Main items for dis- cussion are past de- velopments and pro- posals for future ac- tion.

WARNING BY GEN. PAI CHUNG-HSI

All along the border British patrols and small parties of the Sudan defence force are hustling the enemy back towards the fron- tier.

There has been a series of hide-and-seek ambushes among the enemy bushes and tall grass

of the bush country.

Occasionally there is a larger operation when mechanised

a

Egypt was out the treaty. Result of the debate revented general agreement with the Speech from the Throne at the opening of the parliamentary Session when Sabry Pasha (then Prime Minister) collaps d and died. Router.

WANCHAI

SHOOTING

patrol of the Sudan Defence Force waylays some Italian column which becomes too venturesome, A PEDESTRIAN but the British harrassing tactics, originally designed to contain the enemy forces, are now having the effect of slowly pushing the Ita- liens back.

Italian Main Body

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The main body of the Italian army le concentrated at Asmara and Agordat, in Eritrea, porting Kassala, and in, nor. thorn Abyssinia around Gondar and Lake Tana, supporting Gal. labat.

There are also larre concentra- tions in the neighbourhood of Addis Ababa.

Cat-And-Mouse

The British and Imperial troops have now been reinforced and fully equipped and are lying in wait like a cat watching. a mouse along the whole front, while the Italian hold on Abyssinia is also threatened by General Cunning- bem's forces on the Kenya bor- der.

itself

the rest-

WAS

WOUNDED IN THE HEAD WHEN AN INDIAN POLICE RE- SERVIST FIRED A SHOT AT A NUMBER OF MEN FLEEING TO ESCAPE ARREST IN WAN- CHAI AT ABOUT 12.30 A.M. TO-DAY.

The man has been admitted to hospital but his condition is not serious.

Summoned by police whistles to Spring Garden Lane, the Reservist crowd to dis- ordered a rowdy

rse. Apparently, some resented the interruption and on argument resulted in which the alleged ringleaders attempted to assault the Reservist.

Chasing the men through sever- al streets, the Reservist. Aired a shot at them to compel them to

ed. stop. The men, however, escap-

BOMB DROPPED ON ISLE OF SHEPPEY

The Air Ministry and Ministry of Home Security state that A

aircraft single enemy

dropped bombs in the Isle of Sheppey (In the Thames Estuary) early yes- The flame of revolt

Little damage terday afternoon. is being PRINCIPLES OF THE KUOMIN. further fanned by the R.A.F. who was done and there were

casualties. TANG PARTY WILL FALL AND are incessantly bombing Italian THOSE WHO REFUSE TO strongholds within sight of dis- There is nothing further

report-British Wireless. CARRY OUT THE ORDERS OF contented tribesmen Reuter,

"THOSE WHO OPPOSE THE

THE HIGH COMMAND. WILL·) BE DENOUNCED BY "THE EN- TIRE NATION;" DECLARED GENERAL, PA}Ễ CHUNG-HSI, DEPUTY Chief of THE GEN -ERAL STAFF OF THE CHINESE.

ARMY.

General Pal was speaking at a meeting of military leaders in Chungking, called to commemor- ate the anniversary of the Yunnan Revolt against Yuani Shih-kal

Incide Abyssinia *ribes are growing more less.

AGAIN

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RHODESIAN MARQUIS, 61, TO WED GESTURE

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graves, —— Kéuter.

WEATHER REPORT

Theophil Observatory reports hatua wayang......anticyclone, covers

şwhile of China; pressure being.

stüover. Mongolia, depedizioni: lag moving «east-

(closs north Japan."",

Mothers and children from the L.C.C. areas and East and West Ham are still being evacuated to leafe areas outside Lon- don. Photo shows an amusing study of a tiny dot examining the identification label of her companion. (Copyright, Fox),

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