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THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 7, 1941.

OPERATIONS BEGIN AGAINST TOBRUK

NEWS THAT OPERATIONS have begun

against Tobruk, which is hailed with great Rome

satisfaction in both London and Cairo, shows

that British mobility and power to attack has Silent On

not been affected by the whirlwind onslaught which resulted in the fall of Bardia.

Events

Conjectures as to the next move, and the possibility of an Italian counter-attack, were the subject of comment by a London military IN ROME correspondent yesterday.

An effective counter-attack, he says, can only come from Tobruk and General Wavell will obviously have taken all necessary precau- Bons. Such an attack, in view of the speed of the British advance, seems increasingly remote.

DIRECTOR

KNIGHTED

IN FACTORY

ITALIAN OFFICIAL CIRCLES

YESTERDAY CON- TINUED TO MAINTAIN COM PLETE RETICENCE ABOUT THE FALL OF BARDIA.

They admit that fierce fighting was in progress there on Sunday, but are withholding the truch aroma the people.

Broadcasting in English, one Itaban speaker said:

"The British operations have been a complete flasco!"

He gave no hint about the loss of guns, tanks and other war ina-

General Wavell has surprised the Italians often, the corres- pondent continued, and he may decide to take advantage of the nerve-shattered condition of

The accolade of knight-terial worth, according to the italians as a result of Bardia, hood was bestowed for the observer, many millions of pounds

Nearly 70,000 Italians have

Sterling.

surrendered in the Western De- first time in public in a sert operations so far, and this factory during the tour of

bombed Sheffield

doce not include the unknown number of casualties.

it Des

by

likely, however, that Marshal Their Majesties the King third of his original force, which and Queen.

Graz ani has lost practicatly A

has been es,ima ed to be around They first visited a big steel- works, where they saw war pro-

250,000

The Western Desert operationsduction in full swing unhampèred wi I probably have a marked by the effects of a raid.

At the end of the visit, the feet on the morale of the itaben

King troops in East Afrien.

mounted а dala with Allan Grant, managing direc for Thomas Firth and Join Prown Limited, who had con- ducted him round.

An Italian communique yes. terday mentioned action by Bri fish naval units off the East African coast.

Grave Peril

Grant knelt before

Taking a

sword

: wher A Correspondent who visited 'entery, touched him Bardia

that B.

shruulders, saying was mouched by three tahan -

Games With their hand-

קj.:

, wanting to surrenas. Speaking of the Australian trops. he said:

the

"They looked terrifying with their tin helmets over their balaclava hats!"

Another correspondent says that Italian position in Eastern Libya is now in grave peril

A report from Cairo says that 'he Italian air force has been compelled to withdraw fron a number of advance striking bases, and now seem to be operating from fleids chiefly west of Tobruk.

arca

It is understood that some air fields in the Tobruk have already been occupied by our forces and may be in use by our bombers. Reuter.

BOMBED SHEFFIELD

The King Sheffield

visited

and Queen yesterday and toured areas which suffered damage and casualties in a night raid three weeks ago.

Their Majesties had + very warm welcome from crowds which included many rendered homeless by the Nazi indiscrim- inate night bombing.

They saw streets of humble homes where scarcely one hous? was left intact. They talked to many, groups of dwellers in these streets as well as to civil defence workers, British Wireless,

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Reuter.

BARDIA ENLIVENS STOCK EXCHANGE

one

THE BARDIA VICTORY CREATED A GOOD DISPOSI- TION ON THE STOCK EX- CHANGE AND DESPITE THE LACK OF ANY WIDE-SPREAD TURNOVER, PRICES GENERAL- LY IMPROVED.

Gilt-edgeds were again bought at higher levels, while Indian loans showed substantial gains.

Chinese and Egyptian bonds were weil supported, home oils w.re better, oils and rubbers

Hundreds of workers gathree were firin, Kaffers strengthened-

reund and cheered.

BARDIA

Reuter.

BELITTLED

is

The Axis press and radio now busily engaged in beli tling the importance of Bardia, upon which only few days ago they were insisting.

the Cape and there was local buy- ing.

Wall Street was quietly steady. --Reuler,

AUSTRALIA CONGRATULATED

'Heartiest congratulations on the Defences once loosely compared

memorable part played by Aus- with the Magino Line would now Bardia," says a telegram from the tralian forces in the victory of appear to been non-existent.

Dominions The only comfort

Secretary. which

Viscount the alian communique was able

Cranborne to Mr. Menzies, the to Australian Premier. offer to the Italian people far!

"By their

dash,

their

a defeat which it left discreetly they have added lustre to courage and undefended was tha' "notable name and rendered Inestimable losses" had been inflicted on the service to the common cause," the enemy. British Wireless.

CANTON CUSTOMS

REVENUES

message concludes.--Reuter.

Canton Customs, monthly collec- tions of duties for 1940 varied be- In'erviewing reporters in Can-tween a maximum of $1 200.000 ton yesterday, Lin Yau-kan Srp and a minimum of $900,000 (Na- erintendent of Customs, revealed ional currency) according to the that since the reopening of the "Can on Daily Suri."-Reuter,

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KING · FAROUK OFÉGYRT HABE SENT· ́A-MESSAGE .OF CONGRATULATIONS TO GEN- * ERAL SIR ARCHIBALD AWA-: VELL, COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF, MIDDLE EAST.

The Egyptian Prime Minister, who is at present at. Luxor with the King, yesterday telephoned; General Wavell, expressing the King's great satisfaction at the British victory.

Enthusiasm is expressing itselt everywhere in Egypt at the second British victory within a month. Reuter.

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