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GREAT BATTLE OF
TANKS STILL RAGING
ROUND
SOLLUM
(By Reuter's Special Correspondent with the
advanced British Forces in the Western Desert)
IN THE
THE BATTLE WHICH BEGAN WESTERN DESERT ON SUNDAY MAY PROVE THE GREATEST OF THE LIBYAN CAM- PAIGN. PRECISELY AT DAWN, BRITISH AND INDIAN FORCES ADVANCED ON HELL- FIRE PASS, CAPUZZO AND SOLLUM FROM FOUR DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS.
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A small armoured force followed the coast road infantry, supported by tanks and artillery, spread across the plain extend- ing from the sea to the escarpment famous English and a Scottish regiment attacked along the escarpment itself and the armoured division made a wide sweep out into the desert with the audacious intention
YOUNGEST
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Leader
Squadron E. H. Lynch-Blosse, aged twenty-four, youngest squadron leader, reported miss- ing last month after a big raid on Berlin, is a prisoner.
His uncle, Squadron Leader P. W. Lynch-
Blosse, is one of the oldest bomber pilots.
of attacking Sollum from the west and taking Labour
the Germans in the rear.
NEW GOVERNOR APPOINTED TO TANGANYIKA
SIR WILFRED FRANCIS JACKSON,
EDWARD GOVER-
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On Saturday evening a British brigadier outlined to me the plan of attack for each of the columns. With a walking-stick he drew in the sand the routes to be taken, obstacles to be encoun- tered and the enemy's probable strength.
Inquiry
In F.M.S.
Major Orde-Browne, it Colonial Office Labour
Quietly confident and enthusias- tic, the brigadier concluded: "It is going to be a great scrap. may be a decisive scrap.'
Adviser, at present in Advancing from the rear on Mauritius, will afterwards
NOR OF BRITISH GUIANA, Saturday morning we threaded our
HAS BEEN APPOINTED GOV. way through long lines of motor-go to Malaya in connec- ERNOR OF TANGANYIKA IN ised transport, artillery and Bren- tion with the enquiry into
SUCCESSION TO BIR MARK gun carriers. YOUNG, WHO BECOMES GOV- ERNOR OF HONG KONG.
Dog Fights
the recent labour unrest.
When questioned in the Com- mons yesterday whether the Mala- The German air force was yan Government's report was yet Sir Wilfred Jackson is 59 years
we arrived available, the Under-Secretary for old and has had many years in strangely absent and
consult- within five miles of Hellfire Pass the Colonies, Mr. Hall, stated the the Colonial Service, having serv- ed in various posts in Trinidad, before patrolling Hurricanes were Colonial Secretary was
ing the High Commissioner with a Uganda, Bermuda and the Gold challenged.
view to securing an early inves- Coast. In 1930 he became THEN BEGAN A SERIES OF tigation and conciliation in cases
taking HAIR-RAISING
DOG FIGHTS of Malayan labour unrest. Bri-
WHICH CONTINUED ALL DAY.
Governor of Mauritius, over the Governorship of tish Gulana seven years when Sir Geoffry Northcote promoted to Hong Kong,
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The Rev, Sorenson asked whe- ther the enquiry would be com Advancing to within some two prehensivo, covering the politį.
cal, economic and other assets. miles of Hellfire Pass, down the
plain, wo had a centre of the
Mr. Hall said it would be for grandstand view of the British the High Commissioner to decide shelling of the pass from a pro- the scope of the enquiry.-Reu-
ter. tecting wadi.
We could follow the shells from the flash to the final satisfactory plop, as great fountains of sand and smoke plumed into the air around the German positions,
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AND SOUTH AMERICA FOR THE DECLARED YESTERDAY THAT
Never for one minute were COLONIAL PRODUCTS, THE SECRETARY OF WAR fighter planes absent.
UNDER-SECRETARY FOR THE WILL SOON REPORT ON THE
At Brigade Headquarters, the COLONIES, MR. HALL, SAID ADVISABILITY OF HOLDING Brigadier again gave us a
EXPORTS few COLONIAL. NATIONAL GUARD IN moments in which he announced AMERICA, ESPECIALLY THE FEDERAL SERVICE FOR THE the capture of Bir Waer, which UNITED STATES, WERE EN SECOND YEAR IN SUCCES- strategically is almost as impor-COURAGED BY ALL PRACTIC- SION. AND INDICATED HE tant as Capuzzo. WOULD BE GUIDED BY THE SECRETARY'S RECOMMENDA- TIONS.
THE
Battle Still Raging
ABLE MEANS..
TO
The possibility of increased ex- ports of a number of commodities had already been discussed with " The battle was still raging the United States authorities, and President Roosevelt also dis- fiercely yesterday in the triangle a Colonial Office official was re- closed that the Administration cast of Haifaya Pass, according cently sent to Washington specially is planning to request Congress to to latest reports received in Cairo to continue the discussions, Reu- vote supplementary appropriations from the front.
to the present $7,000,000,000 Lease and Lend Programme. He said
he did not know the amount. --~ International News Service..
AUSTRALIA AND
NEW ZEALAND
Amid the wrecks of tanks which, have been knocked out, the armoured, glarita continue to belabour each other with shelle. Military dircles in Cairo em- phasise that this continues to be a local action aimed only at securing the high ground at the top of the pass."
This area resembles the obser- Mr. R. G. Menzies, the Austra-vation posts so bitterly contested Han Pramier, announced yesterday in the last war.
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BRITAIN STILL HAS QUIET NIGHTS
AN ENEMY BOMBER WAS DESTROYED ON TUESDAY NIGHT IN RAIDS ON BRITAIN, BAYS AN AIR MINISTRY COM-
he had discussed the question of POSSESSION OF IT IS NOT MUNIQUE LAST NIGHT. on exchange of High Commis- VITAL BUT IS OF CONSIDER A very small number of enemy sioners with Mr. Peter Fraser, ABLE ADVANTAGE TO WHICH-aircraft flew over coastal areas in New Zealand Premier, when hu EVER SIDE HOLDS IT the southwest yesterday after- was passing through New Zealand, Indian troops are among those noon, Up to 6 p.m. no reports The matter had been under dis-i sharing the hard fighting round were received of any, bomba, hava
Halfaya: Pasi-Reuter
Ing been cussion for some time.-Reu
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