1941-02-03 — Page 16

THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 3, 1941.

ITALIAN DIVISION

AT BARENTU CUT OFF

Italians Already In Trouble In Eritrea

GREAT ARMY FROM CANADA

A great army of air- men, infantry and ar- moured units is going overseas from Canada this year, declared the Conadian Premier, Mr. Mackenzie King, in a broadcast from Ottawa yesterday Reuter.

WOMAN ARRESTED

BRITISH TROOPS HAVE CAPTURED THE TOWN OF AGORDAT, IMPORTANT STRATE- GICAL POINT IN ERITREA ON THE RAILWAY LEADING TO THE RED SEA PORT OF MAS- SAWA.

Announcing this success yesterday's com- munique from British General Headquarters in Cairo says: "Yesterday (Saturday) morn- ing British troops captured the town of Agor- dat, taking many hundreds of prisoners with guns and mechanical transport.

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Reuter says there were bomb attempts on Chungking - controlled courts in the Interna-

were thrown in the Kiangsu High Court followed by the throwing of three hand-grenades

"Six Italian medium tanks, five light tional Settlement. Hand-grenades tanks and 15 guns were also destroyed, while the enemy sustained heavy casualties during in the Fast Disti et Court the final attack, carried out by British and In- dian troops with R.A.F. cooperation.

By dusk on Saturday evening indar ged elements at the Brit:11 forces were again 133 e me pur- uit of the enemy va adrawing te wards Kern.

Retreat in Abyssinia

"In Abyssinia, following Bri- I'sh pressure In the Metemma area, the enemy is also in full retreat on the Metemma Gondari road, closely fo.lowed by Bri- tuj magile troops.

"In the Burentu area operat on are proceeding well while furthe south B'acudi s HOW in Brushi Cheung So, 31, married woman, hands, with more prisoners frem was sentenced 10 SIX months the hallan forces which original- hard inbour by Mr. K. M. A. Bay withdrew any Umm-He246) nett at Kowloon this moring for

"As a resul of thes. avt ons stealing 40 yards of eluth.

coupled with patriot Borivities. Accused walked into a shop in Italian troops withdrawing from screen." Shanghai Street yesterday when the Wakaf district have

been i

"Pressure by British patrols |continues in all sectors in Italian Somali and across the Italian fron- tier, resulting in a general talling back of the enemy's advanced

Regarding Libya the communi- the shop was crowded with cusjobliged to abando: the bulk of que says the concentration of Bri-

in the area west and fish forces mechan'cal transpert from a show case. She was, how. (pre now trying to make their way

Derna is proceeding smoothly.--- Reuter ever, seen by a foki, who chased jenstward, by mountain tracks and caught her.

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Following the capture of Agor. dat the British troops were yes- terday pressing on towards Keren 50 miles further east on the rail- way to Massawa.

Keren is probably less well de-¦ fended than Agudat but the têu.- po of the British advance is now Expected to slow down somewhat as the mountainous nature of the terrair favours the defence.

Agordat was held by a farge Italian garrison a number of whom evidently escaped despite the capture of several hundred

prisoners.

A military spokesman in Coire yesterday said the Italians at Berentu were now in "a very: sheky position."

Virtually Surrounded

They are virtually surrounded

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though they may hold out for army in the sector of the front few days yet.

extending beyond Klisurd obliged

· Meanwhile British shells are

General Cavallero, the Italian raining down on the Metemma- Gondar road as

British mobile commander-in-chief, to order the forces chase the Italians into the speedy evacuation of Italian forces interior of Abyssinia.

of this important area.

The Italians in this sector ap- pear to have been taken by sur- prise as they had expected to be faced only with guerilla warfare by Ethiopian patriots and not with regular military action such as is now decurring, Reuter.

CAVALLERO LOSSES IN ALBANIA

All enemy attempts to counter-attack have been definitely・ foiled, stated Athens radio last night; adding that Greek forces had steadily advanced and had taken up new, lines and positions according

to plan.

Athens radio added that these operations were beginning a new Phase of the Greek advance across Albania: Clea

The announcer continue considerable 1) auccesses.

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40 Per Cent, Losses

view that any attempt on

"Foreign observers express the part of the Italians to check this Greek advance is doomed to fai-i lure because after repeated dis- The prefix "special" to telegrama is asters their striking power has used by the "Sunday Herald"*' and been very substantially reduced. "China "Maiitti to indicäte "hows which "Losses the Italian forces sus- strictly copyright under the provi tained during the latest counter-dinance, 1936, and may not be reprint- of the Telecommunications. Or.. attack are estimated by these ob- ed under any circumstances, either servers at as high as 40 per cent wholly or in part, without prior ari of their total effectives.”—Reuter,rangement.

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