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

Conjectures as to the next move, and the possibility of an Italian counter-attack, were

Silent On

Events

ITALIAN OFFICIAL CIRCLES

the subject of comment by a London military IN ROME YESTERDAY CON-

correspondent yesterday.

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

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

DIRECTOR

KNIGHTED

IN FACTORY

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 truth 1rom the people.

Broadcasting in English, one Italian speaker said:

"The British operations have been a complete fascal"

He gave no hint about the loss of guns, tanks and other war ma- terial worth, according to

one

nerve-shattered condition of the The accolade of knight-server, many millions of pounds

Italians as a result of Bardia. 1

Nearly 70,000 Italians have hood was bestowed for the Sterling." Reuter. surrendered in the Western De- first time in public in a

Bert operations to far, and this

does not include the unknown factory during the tour of number of casualties.

it eens bombed Sheffield likely, however, that Marshal Graz ani has lost practicatly a

third of his original force, which

has been esɩlma ed to be around 250,000.

have

2

marked

The Western Desert operations will probably effect on the morale of the Italian troups in East Afrien

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

A Hadia

Grave Peril

COLVESPOLONE sau tha

prostned by three

ACTIO

visited

h

be was

haban gen- With their hands in kur, Waning to surienge..

Speaking

- armes

u1 The

troops, he said: --,

by

Their Majesties the King

and Queen.

BARDIA ENLIVENS STOCK EXCHANGE

THE

BARDIA

They first visited a big steel-

VICTORY GOOD DISPOSI- works, where they saw war pro-CREATED A

ON THE quction in full swing unhampered TION

STOCK EX- CHANGE AND DESPITE THE by the effects of a raid.

At the end of the visit, the LACK OF ANY WIDE-SPREAD King mounted 1 dais with TURNOVER, PRICES GENERAL- Allan Grant, managing direc LY IMPROVED.

tor of Thomas Firth and John

Brown Limited, who had con- ducted him round. Grant knelt before

taking a

sword who, cquerry,

touched hin shoulders, saying:

"Arise. Sir Allan."

the King from an on both

were

Hundreds of workers gathered round and cheered.

Reuter. Australian

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

Another correspondent says thut

the

Italian position in Eastern Luya is now in grave peril.

A report from Cairo says that the Italian air force has been compelled to withdraw iron. number of advance striking bases, and now seein to be operating Trum fields chiefly west of Tobruk. It is understood that some

air fields In the Tobruk arca

have already been occupied by

our forces and may be in use by our bombers. Reuter.

BOMBED SHEFFIELD.

The King and Queen visited Sheffield yesterday and toured areas which suffered damage and

weeks ago.

THE CINDERELLA PART TO GO

The Queen has accorded

her

patronage and has given dona- tions to a new civil defence con- forts scheme organised by the Ministry of Home Security.

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

Chinese and Egyptian bonds were weil supported, home oils olls beller,

and rubbers were firm. Kafirs strengthened on the Cap: and there was local buy- ing;

Wall Street was quietly steady. Reuter.

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JAPANESE ROADS ON BURMA ROAD

Continuing operations, six Ja- panese bombers, escorted by three pursuits, again attacked in south Yunnan yesterday.

They dropped scores of missiles, most of which landed on open fields.

"Often in the past," states the official announcement, "these men and women engaged on civil de- fence have felt themselves mem- An undivulged point on the bers of a Cinderella service.

Burinu Road was also bombed by "They spend long hours on duty, nine other Japanese aircraft,› every night in all weathers,! Early yesterday morning, throughout the country."

Local committees and a central connaissance flight over a

scouting 'plane conducted a re- fund are

wide to be set up.-British

area along the Yunnan border Wireless.

and. the Burma Road. --Central News.

CANTON CUSTOMS

REVENUES

a

Canton Customs, monthly collet- tions of duties for 1940 varied be-

casualties in a night raid three Interviewing reporters in 'Can-tween a maximum of $1,200,000 ton yesterday, Lin Yau-ican, Sup and a minimum of $300,000 (NA- Their Majesties had a very erintendent of Customs, revealed, fonal cu rancy) according to the

A Man on Dalle Sun”. from crowds that since the reopening ne

warm welcome

which included many rendered homeless by the Nazi indiscrim-

inate night bombing.

humble

They saw streets of 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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KING FAROUK OF EGYPT HAS BENT A MESSAGE ‹ OF CONGRATULATIONS TO GEN. 'ERAL, „BIR" ARCHIBALD "WA- 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 itself. everywhere in Egypt at the second British victory within' a' non h Reшer."

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