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GENERAL

THOUGH NATURAL

UNITS OF MEDITERRANEAN FLEET THough natural IMPULSE

CONTINUE HARRYING ITALIANS IN LIBYA

COAST ROAD

ROAD BOMBARDED: ENEMY CONCENTRATION AT SIDI BARRANI SHELLED

LONDON, Sept. 20 (Reuter)--An Admiralty communique is- wued in London yesterday says the initial report from the Com». mander-in-Chief, Mediterranean. Indicates that units of the Royal Navy continue to harry the northern flank of the Italian advance from Libya.

On the night of September 17 one of our naval units bom- barded the coast road to Sollum at close range. Simultaneously other units attacked an enemy concentration at Sid! 'Barrani.

The C.-in-C. Mediterranean. re- ports that both these bombard- ments appeared to have consider- able success.

attacked Ben Ghuzt was

by aircraft of the Fleet Air Arm on September 18. During this attack

a merchantship was set on a destroyer probably sunk und several other ships damaged

fire.

An Italian communique ad- mitted that a "torpedo-buat and pontoon have been sunk and a few fires started at Ben Ghuzi"

As Marshal Graztani's lines

communication of

lengthen, his problems of supplies grow formidable, while his left flank on the sea coast is under the constant attention of the Bri- tish Navy.

..

Naval unita have already at tacked and used their high-vele- city ot rtre at point-blank range with devastating effect.

GUERILLA TACTICS The Italians are relying on their speed-and-weight to overcome opposition. They have not yet Concurrently with these opera-reached the real final defensive tions off the Libyan coast naval position nor have they been en- operations have been carried out gaged by other than highly mo❘

forces usшg gueriln In other areas. In the course of bile British

tacties in the desert. these operations no enemy naval färces could be located.

DIRECT HIT

ON NAZI DESTROYER

INVASION PLANS DISCONCERTED

LONDON, Sept. 20 (enter)- Bomber Command · alreraft last

Reprisal Raids Would Be Strategic Blunder

"LONDON, Sept. 20 (Reuter)--Several correspondents; have urged a diversion of our offensive to reprissi bombing, writes The Times; they are responding to" a very natural impulse" but apart from any other consideration they are advocating what at least at the moment would be far less effective strategy It is infinitely better to destroy places and plant which are the

night continued to disconcert the industrial background of the Ger- VIVID ACCOUNT

enemy's invasion plans by deliver-man forces than houses where in-

dustrial workers live, ing sustained attacks with "strong

And it

is a better defence of forces of bombers against the

London to destroy factories at ports of Antwerp, Zeebrugge, Dun- which raiders are made, to burn kirk, Ostend, Calals.

oll on which they fly" and blast Dieppe and Le Havre.

aerodromes from which they Come

Boulogne,

OF ATTACK ON DODECANESE

Much daniage was done to ship- than to employ bombers, CALATO AERODROME

which might be doing all these SET ON FIRE- -

ping and military stores, and many tires were started.

Other forces of bombers attack. ed" distribution centres at lsnx- bruck. Ehang,. Hamm, Mannheim and Brussels.

Coastal Command aircraft attacked a convoy off Borkum. A direct hit was registered on ...an ensmy destroyer.

Other Coastal Command air-

ing.

NAZI

things, in knocking down rest. dential quarters In German cities. We shall remember and we shall not excuse the murderous strategy which seems to give so much pleasure to the German press but, unlike the Germans, we shall put first things first in our [strategy.

(Reuter)--å

CAIRO, Sept. 20 vivid account of the successful at- tack on the Dodecanese · Islands has been given by one of the Kri- tish pilots engaged.

Tof aur airerait was hit.

a

112

He said: "We set out bright moonlight night and had meet comfortable trip Our The Daily Telegraph says the targets were easy to find. craft attacked the port of Cher-secretary for Air was clearly fight

"Mine was Rhodes. I« saw my bourg. shipping off the Dutch

in pronouncing that a diversion stick of bombs explode across the and the aerodrome re Coast

ut our air force attacks from mi aerodrome at Calato. Fires broke Dekogy

Seven of our aircraft are miss-tary objectives to retaliation would out in hangars at Maritza None

be a blunder.

All our

should striking power

The other fellows went to the

And seaplane. base be concentrated on the enemy's naval BOMBERS IN war resources.

Portolago Bay at eros. The first Such are MEDITERRANEAN

blows which do the stick of bombs caused a heavy LONDON, Sept. 20 (Reuter) most damage and they have been explosion; evidently an "ammuni- the tion store and petrol dump German bombers are now flying delivered so effectively that with the Italian Air Force in Minister was able to report a were hit because a fire followed

· SEVERE CHECK

German arms production which spread along the coast for Reports of the RAF. attack on

over 4 mile. - This was revealed when twolds great as 30 per cent. Ben Ghuzi, the Italian seabase If the RAF. continue to harass German bonibers were shot down

·SİX TONS OF BOMBS. In Libya, Indicate that reinforce-"such a difficult line of communi- on Wednesday when they made a

"There was a direct hit on a ments. of men and supplies for cation in conjunction with mayaldive-bombing attack on Malta. Marshal Graziani's army may attacks from the sea, the army'a Two German plaries and one have received & severe check, task in this huge combined opera- Itallau machine fell victims to says Reuter's military correspon- tion will be greatly simplified. Hurricane and Gladiator Aghters. dert.

This port has been used as" all advance base and Itis 350 miles cast of Tripoli and is better situated to "supply water and fuel.

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From the Italian base of Ben Ghuzi to their forward advancing troops is now about 360 miles as the crow - files

ITALIAN COMMUNIQUE Yesterday an Italian High Com- mand comman!que, admits intense action by British naval forces and the RAF

British naval units, says the

the Mediterranean area.

Troops To Be

Maintained

communique, started a bombard In Iceland

(Egypt).

il

fall in

.I

4:

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EMPEROR AT power station and a second stick

PALACE CONFERENCE

of bombs fell on the sea plane base.

"A third attack was delivered. on the naval barracks across the

"Altogether we dropped six tons TOKYO, Sept. 20 (Reuter)—The

of high explosive and Incendiary Cabinet Miristers ayu! Service Ühlets conferred for three hours bombs on the three, targets and all the pilots are agreed that (at the Imperial Palace in the

damage was presence of the Emperor yesterday very considerable

caused." ". afternoon..

the. chaps.in Rhodes and Leros were those who raided Tel-a viv, it was. more than the usual pleasure that we went on this raid."

ment of Italian troops in the coastal zone between Bardia LONDON, Sept. 20 (Reuter)— (Libya) and Sidi el Barrani Canada and Britain have agreed. The communique issued by the! The plot added: "Since

that Iceland Is a point where Secretary of the Cabinet states The communique claims that substantial troops must be main-that "important affairs the Italian air force intervened tained, the Canadian Minister of State" were discussed. and that a British cruiser was Defence told a press conference hit during the subsequent action on Thursday.

The Italian High Command It is understood in Ottaws that states that the British carried the Joint Canada and U.S. Defence out aerial action in the Tobruk Board will include this in their Zone And against Bomba and survey.. Benghazi in Libya, causing dam- age and losses.

"DEFENCE SURVEY

An Ottawa message says

that

of the

The conference was attended by the Prime Minister, the War, Navy, Foreign Affairs and Finance Ministers, the chiefs and vice- chiefs of the Army and Navy General Staffs and the President of the Cabinet Planning Board,

It also states that British air- service. members of the U.S. TREATMENT OF

craft attacked Rhodes and Leros, Canada joint defence board left

where many "fires were started by boraba.

NOTHING TO REPORT

CAIRO, Sept. 20 (Reuter) There is no change in the situa- tion in Egypt. The enemy con- tinues to consolidate his positions In Sidi Barrani and Sollum areas.

There is nothing to report on other fronts,

for the Pacific coast yesterday to Inspect Canadian and 0.8. de- fences.

When their survey is completed

ALIENS

the whole board will meet at the COMMONS QUERY

Pacifle coast.

BRITISH AIRMAN

CAPTIVE LONDON, Sept. zu

Reuter)***

GOVT. "POLICY

LONDON," Sept. 20 (Reuter)

Before going into secret session

yesterday, the House of

Commons

had the customary hour of ques-

An Englishman broadcasting from tions and answers,

MAGICAL STAFFS EVACUATING Home has identified himself as

REVUE

THE

ONLY

MORE

NIGHTS

TO-NIGHT

TO

TUESDAY.

[@"Fight-Lieutenant: F. Gregory, "of

SOMERSET HOUSE East Twickenham.”

LONDON, Sept. 20 (Reuter)

Sir John Anderson, as the most questioned Minister, agreed that ja ilberal policy of exemption from the Allens Act restrictions should He said he was brought down be followed in respect to citizens From yesterday, parts of Somerset between Sicily and Malta and of the United States. House which was recently damar-swam to his rubber dighy. ed by a bomb are closed and the He is well, he said, and he sent staffs are being evacuated to a message to his wife and father North England

in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa

New Caledonia Breaks From

He added that steps had been taken to this end.

Questioned regarding internees, Sir John indicated that the Gov- erament's policy was not to intern Italians with 20 year's residence in Britain provided that nothing unfavourable was known.

GENERÁL POLICY

FRENCH AIR Vichy Puppets Rearing Germans and declar

FORCE ACTIVE

IN AFRICA

LONDON, Sept 20 (Reuter?-

trians, the Home Secretary

Aus-

ed that it was in many cases more dimcult to feel confidence those with long residence than

in

AUSTRALIAN TIES

STRENGTHENED those who had come more recent- MELBOURNE, Sept. 20. (Reutery 15 as refugees

The air force of Free France Is The Federal Government The general polley of releasing taking an active part, in Co has been informed that New Cale- those with long residence against operation with British squadrons, donia has broken away from the whom nothing was known could against Italy in Eastern Africa, it Vichy Government and declared not be justified although there was learned in authoritative ci allegiance to General De Gaulle were Individual cases in which cies in London. “

who has appointed M. Santot as long residence could be properly In this connexion it is learned his representative In place of treated as a factor to be takezi that four French airmen partici- General Denis, Governor under into account when application pating in a reconnaissance flight the Vichy Administration, who over Abyssinia have been reported has resigned, red. missing.

General Killed In

Bombed Hotel

was made for relense.

Mr. R. Menzies, Australian No Bases For Italy

Prime Minister, said yesterday

that the island's adherence to the Cause of De Gaulle has strengt

In Syria

thened the already close ties LONDON, Sept. 20 (Reuter)-- between New Caledonia and Aus- An Ankara message says that the LONDON, Sept. 20 (Reuter) -- tralia. He added that Australia's French Charge d'Affaires there, It is learned that Major-Gen, real and material Interest in interviewed by a Turkish news eral C. J. Bruce Hay and Mrs. Caledonia's welfare did not in paper states that under no cir Hay were killed at a bombed West dicate hostility to anybody else.cumstances will bases be granted End hotel

It is pointed out here the new to the Italian in Syria, Major-General Bruce was In- development would not prejudice The attuation originally created

QUEEN'S specter General of the Iraq Army the recent commercial agrements; by the mandate to Francs

and head of the British Military between Australia and the mining Syria and Lebanon will be main Mission to Iraq in©1934–37.:

interests of New Caledonia

ained intac

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1940,

UP THE SPOUT

*** Your name and college, Sie ?*** "Digby, Sir, St. Marks.”

I watched your recens exploit Mr. Digby — It had a certain element of daring."

"Yes, Sir."

"But no element of originality,** "No, Sir."

"It will be necessary to send work. ...... men up in the morning to remove the object = not without some danger. fo luc and AmID."

** Yaz, Sir."

"From your appearance and your manner Mr. Digby, Lassume that you are celebrating some event, of great

THE

**

importance

outstanding

academic achievement no doubt.” ** Yes, Sir**

"I'm my advice, Sir, is that you retire to bed immediately, having first taken a long draught of Rose's Lime Juice. Its therapeutic effects may help you to face the weach to come in the morning."!

“Thank you, Sir."

"And by the way-I notice you chose the long way up. Actually there is a shorter way. I remember in '88 or was it '89-H'm, H'm, Good "night."

"Good night, Sir.",

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