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THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 18, 1941.

Terrific Tank Battle On Escarpment Above Halfaya

(By Reuter's Chief Correspondent in Cairo)

ONE OF THE BIGGEST ENCOUNTERS WITH TANKS EVER SEEN TOOK PLACE ON SUNDAY ON THE ESCARPMENT NEAR HALFAYA PASS, ON THE EGYPTIAN-LIBYAN FRONTIER, ACCORDING TO REPORTS REACHING CAIRO LAST NIGHT.

Raising clouds of sand, tanks and other fighting vehicles charged, attacked, counter- attacked and reformed in surprisina

manoeuvres.

British tanks made а wide sweeping movement south of Hal- faya Pass, charged up the escarp- ment, and debouched on fighting ground in the triangle formed by Halfaya Pass, Sollum and Fort Capuzzo.

REPORTS OF THIS OPERA- TION, THOUGH IT WAS OF LIMITED SCOPE, HAVE AROUS- ED GREAT ENTHUSIASM AND

CAUSE IT SHOWS-

DISPUTE AT THE

KAM LING

A Chinese merchant, EXCITEMENT IN EGYPT BE- Wong Kwong-wah, was bound over in the sum of

Firstly, that General Wavell. $100 to be of good whose name has a magic ring behaviour for one year by for the Egyptians, is strong en- Mr. H. G. Sheldon, K.C.. two fronts simultaneously, and at the Central Magis- Secondly, that supplies and

ough to conduct operations оп

equipment,

which

SPECTACULAR SWEEP BY R.A.F. OF CHANNEL

Clouds of R.A.F. fighters carried out a spectacular offensive sweep over the Straits of Dover and the French coast last night.

Several squadrons of fighters were engaged and for some time the Channel throbbed with the deep unbroken roor of powerful motors.- Reuter,

INVASION

tracy this morning, for TEST have been assaulting a waiter,!

steadily pouring in for months

from Britain, America, India and Leung Sai-so, of the Kam HORROR

Australia, must now be approach- Ling Restaurant, West

ing the point of being really ade-

quate. Reuter.

Modest Beginning?

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")

It was s'ated in London that

Point, on June 10.

Wong Kit-sang had his bail of $50 estreated when he failed

From the town of Mou- to lins in occupied France appear in connection with the I have received an ac-

same case.

Mr. C. A. S. Russ pleaded guil-count of a remarkable and at least 12 Italian tanks were ty on behalf of accused. Mr. Alfred fatal experiment carried smashed in Sunday's mechanised, Y. Hon appeared for complainant, battle in which British and In- while Mr. M. A. da Silva held a out by the Germans dur- dian infantry were also engaged. watching brief on behalf of the ing one of their frequent Hong Kong Restaurant Waiters' practices for the invasion GUARDED OFFICIAL AN-' Mr. Hon said that on the night of Britain, writes a cor-

THE of June 10, defendant, with ten

respondent. MILITARY CIR-, other guests, were having supper

DESPITE THE CAREFULLY | Association.

NOUNCEMENTS OPERATION,

CLES

ON

The

IN LONDON RECALL in the restaurant. In an argu- The Nazis sprayed petrol on a THAT GENERAL WAVELL'S ment with complainant over re- lonely reach of the River Allier

Then they set.. SHATTERING WINTER OFFEN- moving a mahjongg set from the outside the town. Troops SIVE

in supposedly BEGAN IN A SIMILAR room, accused, It

alleged, it alight. was MODEST

fireproof overalls were ordered to FASHION AND threw a chair at complainant. GAINED MOMENTUM AS

glass plunge into the resulting sea of IT: Second accused threw a ROLLED ALONG. — INTERNA- and a cup and the waiter received, flame. TIONAL NEWS SERVICE.

Injuries to his forehead.

The test ended in disaster. Mr. Russ said his client was garments proved no protection. very sorry for what he had done, Some men were burned to death but pointed out that second de-and others severely scarred. Heavy fighting in Libya and fendant was the man who started Syria is reported in yesterday's the fight. communique from British G.H.Q. in Cairo, which states:

Heavy Fighting

"By a surprise movement our troops made an initial penetration jas far as Fort Capuzzo.

NEW SECRET DEFENCE

DEVICES ARE SUCCESS

Secret Experiment

It is impossible to discover the exact number of casualties or the scope of the experiment, since it was carried out secretly. But my information comes from a French doctor who was called to attend Enemy reinforcements have

A number of cases been hurried forward from the

In the last British invasion the victims,

completely new he saw were beyond aid. Tobruk area and many determin-manoeuvres ed counter-attacks -have so far means of detecting enemy forces. It is firmly believed in France, among the occupation troops as been repulsed with heavy losses were extremely successful.

The existence of new British well as the civilian population, to the enemy. Operations are proceeding.-British Wireless.

secret means of defence in case that a German expedition set out of invasion was reported in the across the Channel last autumn, B.B.C. broadcast for the Ger- but was destroyed through 'British .man forces.

naval units spraying petrol on the sea and igniting it by incen- diary bullets,

Regular Battle

The fighting in the Sollum- Capuzzo-Halfaya triangle looks. like developing into a regular battle.

ROBBERS SENT FOR

FOR TERM

This story has never been con- Armed nor denied by official Brit- ish, quarters, but it had and still The British troops are driv.

Four years' hard labour was has a powerful effect on the Ing back the Germans and Ita imposed on Yu Kun-yeung, Wong morale of the German troops. Hans and have got as far ** Ming and Li Sai-ying by the They believe they are going to Capuzzo, but not necessarily Chief Justice, Sir Atholl MacGre be sent on a suicidal expedition Into it, according to military gor, at the Criminal Sessions this against Britain, and authorities in Cairo last night-morning, when they pleaded gull- prospect with unconcealed dread" The Germáns and Italians are understood to be still at Sollum or more. Yu Kun-yeung

ty to a charge of robbery by two Invasion, drill still forma

was of their routine, training. but they are distinctly threaten-sentenced to an additional six ed with being cut off by the months for unlawful possession of operations on the plain above Sollum.

They are rushing up reinforce ments from the Tobruk area and It is difficult to prophesy the future course of the engagement. At the moment, tanke, gun- carriers, armoured cars

'arms.

SNATCHING IN QUEEN'S ROAD

mobile artillery are tables and| set with,

and are jookeying for In a bid to 'secure- jumping) off ground in #triangle:"g

face the

EVACUATION OF SYRIA CIVILIANS

(SPECIAL TO “CHINA MAIL"}}

- Turkish, officials in Ankara re- For the theft of a wrist-watch,

that General · Delhomme, diamonds. - 32-year-old | port part Yiu. Sam was sentenced to threa French Governor of Damascus, position months' hard labour, by Mr. G. T. now in Istanbul, is arranging for evacuation of civilians from usarul Lowry this morning.net.

the Sub Inspector T. K. Whelan Syria, - International News Ser

said that accused was apprehendvice. This area is very useful toed after he snatched the watch whoever holds it, and incon- from a Chinese lady, in Queen's venient to the side that does Road Central, yesterday afternoon, nota

There has been little doing on the coast plain near Sollum com pared with the really hard fight- Ing in progress on the escarp- ment above, Reuter.

FORGED NOTES

forged $1 banknotes, Wong Three cholera, cases were nott- Pleading guilty to possession of fled yesterday. There were also Shu was this morning sentenced to 34 cases of tuberculosis, eight of 10 months" hard labour: by the dysentery, two of typhold, and Chief Justice, Sir Atholl MacGrf- one of measles.

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