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BRITISH TROOPS WELL ESTABLISHED INSIDE ITALIAN LIBYA

BRILLIANT PATROL PAVED THE WAY FOR DECISIVE VICTORY

CAIRO, Dec. 19 (Reuter) Reuter's special correspondent writes that 10 days after the start of Britain's desert offensive, British troops are well established inside. Italian Libya.

LABOUR IN OCCUPIED FRANCE

GENERAL

Survivors Tell Of Sinking Of The Western Prince:

Captain's Farewell

LONDON, Dec. 19 (Reuter)--The Hon. Mr. C. D. Howe Canadian Minister of Munitions, whose fate was for some time in doubt after the sinking by a Nazi submarine in the Atlantic of the liner Western Prince on which he was a passenger, has LONDON, Dec. 19 (Reuter) -

inded at a west coast port with 52 other passengers and 99 The French Government has no

members of the crews of the liner, prep power to control French

Other survivors of the Canadian labour in German

Government Mission Include Mr. occupied parts of France and there is good reason Munitions Production) and Colonel. EP. Taylor (Director-General. of to believe that factory workers w. C. Woodburn (Executive Assis ance there are being forced to work for tant to the Minakry) began German war requirements.

I have been touring a dusty desert outpost where the army's frent Ene administration b carried out in camouflaged tents flap- ping in the wind. travel-strained radio lorries or new routs which until recently were the pride of the Italian Army.

"

HERR HITLER ADDRESSES

Brilliant patro) and other mill-troops that they broke, and tary intelligence work contributed the spirit of surrender to the British victory. For in-among them it spread like a di-

This information was given yea-Financial Adviser to Mr. Howe's

The Hon. Mr. Gordan W. Scott, NEW OFFICERS stance, it was owing to the factsease,

terday by the Under-Secretary department, lost his life.

LONDON. Lec., 19: (Reuter that a patrol had previously » ati As one British officer expressen for Foreign Affairs. Mr. R.A. But

The Captain of the great risk located mines outside it, "the Italian Army would maker, in reply to a Parliamentary Prince is also lost.

Western Hitler yesterday made a speech to 5,000 officer candidates for the the camp of Nibelwa that Indian an excellent supply

column for question

Mr. Howe, in an interview, said- army, Bir force and storm- Infantry was able to assist the another army doink the actual

Mr. Butler added: "It may well We heard the Captain give three troops, who have Just been pro- tanks assaliing it without greater fighting."

be that some workers have been boots on the giren in loss of life..

removed to

token of moted to officer rank. Germany -for

that farewell

The text of his speech, which Government knows there is no Franks, lost his life when he went Sportaparlist, has not been pub purpose, As far as the British

The Captain's, steward, named was delivered iri the Berlin conclusive evidence to show, that back to the liner to collect spit-lished factories in unoccupied

but the amcial news France fire Fund money amounting to agency says are being used for the repair of about £100 collected by the crew.

that the Fuehrer German aircraft. This matter

RAVU the young soldiers the watchword for the duties which not covered by the Franco-Ger- man armistice,"

le ahead of them as superiors in the National Socialist Army and for the adjustment of their

CAREFUL PLANNING Careful planning of the

TANK SUPERIORITY ►

Moreover, Italian tanks lost al: wuote battles with British tanks partly campaign was supplemented at owing to the dashing spirit of our the right moment by dash and tank commanders and crews and initiative on the field of action. partly owing to the fact, in some

Alter taking Bidi Barrani, the cases, of superior armament. commanders on the spot took a Many Italian tanks have swift view and made their de- "Achilles heel" in their rear. cisions in a manner which would waere the armament is weakest. have horried old-time conven and this was quickly discovered tional generals but which obvious-by our tanks which repeatedly

ly had the full blessing of Gen-outhanked the Italians, and shot. eral Sir Archibald Wavell. Instead them up from the back.

of waiting to mop up each point But in the last analysis.

GERMANS EMBARRASSED

the

BY RA.F.

of resistance, our armoured forces reason for the British victory crashed right through. in great undoubtedly was the simple fact encircling movements

סי

the that British and Empire troops

theory that 4 demoralised ane knew what they were fighting for Remarkable Measure surprised enemy. force, knowing while the Italians did not, itself cut off and subjected continual bombings, could safely

be left to surrender.

These tactics

forts.

to

were used tor

To Conceal Damage

LOSS TO CANADA”* Mr. Howe said that Mr. Scott was in the girth bour

Those who saw him sald that De was crushed against the ship's lives. side and temporarily relaxed his Field Marshal von Brauchitsch, grip of the rope, after which he Commander-in-Chief of the Ger- { disappeared_ ̧in'the darkness.

man Army, spoke afterwards and

Howe described his death as a pledged the Army's loyalty to great loss to Canada He said Hitler. that they had stayed up unti midnight to see "Friday the 13th" safely out, and he was in bed when

the ship was hit

Before the ship sank, the U-

Boat took flashlight photographs

SEAMEN PRAISEN

ISOLATION OF BARDIA LONDON, Dec. 19 (Reuter) - - LONDON, Dec. 19 (Reuter)-it-of the liner. The Information that Italian ler and Nazi officials who have) Sollum and a number of desert wards Derna is interesting inas-bomber would ever penetrate Ger- formations are retreating to-repeatedly boasted that no enemy much as Derna is about 100 miles man skies are embarrassed by the INTERESTING DISCLOSURES

west of Tobruk, which itself is success of the RAF, raids. "Interesting discoveries were 60 miles west of Bardia.

Remarkable measures are taken made regarding Italian: Army it seems, therefore, that

conceal the the to

extent of the methods. The Italians seem to Italians are retreating about 180 be very short of metals but show mlies from Eardia, which is now considerable talent for rapid the scene of the main fighting road-making. "organising bos-on land. ..... pitals and foodstores. Huge water

cue to the magnificent seaman- Mr. Howe added that t WAS snip of Captain fteld in getting lifeboats away in the dangerous seas and to the skill of the ca casualty list was zo Hent tain of the rescuing ship, that the

damage which is cleared with the utmost speed. If this is impossible before the people leave the shel-

The crews of both ships be- ters, then hoardings are erected Raved marvellously and the pas- The object of the present opera so that the extent of the damage there was not a trace of panic..

sengers' behaviour was grand. cannot be seen.

It is

supplies are efficiently stored at tions seems to be to isolate Bardia Bugbug.

and then to mop it up in the Is way that was so successful in the

Their intelligence service good and their organisation

carefully thought out,

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cases of Sidi Barrant and Sollum.

This would very neatly round off It was only when they came to the operations which began at close quarters with the British Sidi Barrani,

VICHY CRISIS:

HERR

HITLER

4

PLAYING

FOR BIGGER STAKES

LONDON, Dec., 19 (Reuter)-The crisis at Vichy does not appear to be over. Under German pressufe M. Laval has been allowed his liberty but he had not been reinstated in office, writes Reu- ter's Chief Diplomatic correspondent,

The interview between Marshal Reports that Laval favoured Petain and Herr Otto Abetz, the permitting the passage of troops Nazi Ambassador, must have been to Italy are not confirmed from dramatic. Abetz probably en-any indisputable source. If the deavoured to convince the Marshal Germans wished to send troops that Laval had been maligned and hurriedly to Italy they would use that he had never conspired with the Brenner pass. Abetz against Petain's security of the interests of the state.

SITUATION IN- ALBANIA

** GENTLE METHODS

A decision to break through Unoccupied France is improbable as it would be in opposition to the German policy of the past few weeks, the object of which has been to secure the full collabora- tion of France in place of Italy.

850,000

stated that

Explaining why his party was children •have been evacuat Perhaps more comfortably dressed ed from

than the other rescued Berlin. Hamburg and

DILASAN-

a

the Ruhr to southern and eastern gers, Mr Bowe, said that their unofficial evacuation and there small case containing lumbermen's Germany. There is also much womenfolk made them – taks

are reports consequently of serious trousers, fersey † övershoes and n overcrowding in Vienna through torch in case they were torpedoed the evacuates.

and these cases were the only' things they had time to grab when rpused from sleep

AR.P. REGULATIONS ARP regulations are stated to be extremely severe. People must take shelter as soon as the warn-

WENT DOWN WITH SHIP How Captain Reid, commandirik

ing sounds and those hurt in their the Western Prince, went down own rooms get no compensation. with his ship although he coul

Germans much resent getting easily have saved his life after the out of bed and going to shelters Macr was torpedoed, was told by which are lacking in hesting ar-the Chief Engineer.

rangements.

The Chief Engineer said inav

According to evidence available when he got the signal "Abandon in London. the discomfort and Ship." he found Captain Held by greater effect on German morale Captain walked away to the bridge harsh regulations are having a life-boat. Urged to get in the than the fear of bombing

THAI AIRCRAFT

RAID CAMBODIA

Bangkok Allegation

Hanoi

and sounded the siren as the shir went down.

Mr. C. D. Howe, the Canadian

Minister of Munitions, sald that.

five life-brats got away safely bot

the sixth overturned. and it was

then that the casualties occurred HONEYMOON COUPLE

The survivors include the Mother Superior of a convent in China and a young novice: The Mother Superior said that both had alsu BANGKOK, Dec. 19 (heuter survived terrific machine-gunning

Against

Hitler knows that his troops The That Air Force has bombed on the Yangtse. could enter Unoccupied France seven towns in North Indo-China Three babies, who were hoisted

Tepelini Under Heavy at any moment, but it is far more in retaliation for French attacks, to the deck of the rescue ship.

Important for him to have the according to a communique issued were also among the rescued. Greek Shell-Fire French Navy and the French by the Thai High Command

Colonial Empire on his side.

The missing include a honey- LONDON, Dec. 19 (Reuter) —

Bangkok Radio claims that thire moon couple who had returned in Hence the gentle methods em Important towns in the province their nahin to collect their pre- Italian resistance in Albania still ployed in dealing with Marshal of Cambodia have been bombed sents seems to be strongest in the Petain and the use of self-seeking out of recognition," coastal area and they appear to politicians such as Laval and be still holding on to Porto Pa- Flandin, lermo which ty under Greek shell- So far. however, Marshal Petain

Bre.

Admitting that fighting between

MESSAGE FROM HOWŁ OTTAWA, Dec. 18 (Reuter) Thailand and "Indo-China border The Prime Minister's office has hás resisted, all German blandish troops continued, the High Com received, a message from Mr. C mand in Thailand, in com- D. How saying: "Life-boat over- munique, has changed French turned while attempting to trans- indiscriminately, according to in heavy ses" e planes with bombing open townsfer occupants to the rescue ship semi-official Japanese.report from Despite nerce storms on Tues

Bangkok received in Tokyo. don Scott and others has shocked News of the death of Mr. Goi ! day our planes bombed a motor according to a Vichy dispatch to The communique charged that Government officials here. transport column. It was not the German news agency. French planes on Dec. 18 dropped

Communications with Valona iments. along tu constal road haye been the object of the latest RAF

attacks,

ENVOY TO 'FARIS Comte Fernand de Brinen yes terday formally assumed the post of French Ambassador In Paris:

possible to observe the full effect The appointment was made by bombs over 8akannakhan, kuling of the attack but a number of Marshal Petain in accordance with eight persona and also over

bombs fell near the column and a decision taken at Wednesday's udorn, killing one and injuring Maharajah Of Barod

the vehicles were subsequently cabinet meeting, dar, machine-gunned. All our planes returned safely.

TEPELINI HOLDING OUT Tepelini la under heavy Greek shell-fire but has not yet been

taken.

Very wintry weather prevalla in the northerni

Įmany other, despite the fact that Comte de Brinon thus becomes both towns are known to be open Brid defenceless against

a full-fledged Ambassador six towns

weeks after his appointment as aerial attacks the French Foreign Minister (then the permanent representative of

Donates Trawler

LONDON, Dec. 19 (Reuter) - The Maharajan of Baroda haa made a further war contribution

All-India radio.

avail. He has long been know AXIS MACHINÄTION of £50,000, according to the

for his friendly attitude towards Germany.VOK

•

IN AMERICA

The zuta will be used for the

Vessel will be named

sector with deep As Vice-President of the French-NEW YORK, Dec. 19 (Reuter) purchase of a trawler for the In snow at 2,000 feet and frequently German Committee, he was re- Mr. Harold Ickes, Secretary of the dian Navy for mine sweeping and 18 degrees of frost. Despite this ceived by Goebbels in Febrizary, Interior, speaking at the Colombia ant! submarine duties the Greeks have taken two small 1939. The visit was considerably University, said that the dictators hamlets slightly in front of their criticised and he subsequently proposed to cripple the United Euroda. previous Une and many more pri- denied that he had been sent to states by sabotage, propaganda The Maharajah har already. soners and war materials have Berlin on a mission for the and sowing suspicion between the given a similar sum for fighter been captured.

French Government.

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