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Hongkong Telegraph

No. 10329

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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1940.

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BRITISH FORCES ADVANCING

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Simultaneous Air And Land Blitzkrieg

By PAUL TAYLOR

UNITED PACOS STAFF CORRESPONDENT

CAIRO, DEC. 9 (UP).—THE BRITISH BLITZKREIG AGAINST THE ITALIANS ALONG THE BROAD WESTERN EGYPTIAN FRONT HAS CARRIED MECHANISED UNITS EIGHT MILES ACROSS THE DESERT “NO MAN'S LAND” IN THE FIRST RUSH, AND HAS RESULTED IN THE CAPTURE OF OVER 1,000: PRISONERS.

Official statements show the British used Royal Air Force bombers, which heaped bombs, on Bardia and Sidi' Barrani, where they harassed the Italian troops all day' to-day, and caused heavy damage to transport and enemy. personnel. Two Italian fighting planes were brought down.

It will be recalled that General Graziani's drive on Alexandria was stalled for over three months at Sidi Barrani after a 75 mile penetration from Libya.

ENTIRE RIGHT WING THREATENED

The entire Italian right wing operating along the coast road" towards Marsa Matrult is threatened by the British, according to un- official reports.

The British forces attacked the Italian base of Mabya south of Sidi Burruni at dawn after very secret preparations. They mopped

up the post within two hours.

U. S. NEEDS FAR EAST BASE

Naval Strategists' Views

Special to the "Telegraph"

WASHINGTON, Dee. 9 (UP),-Naval strategists

Royal Air Force bembers dropped over 20 tons of bombs on Benina where the whole aerodrome appeared to be ablaze.

The first 500. Italian prisoners were taken in the coastal· area of Sidi Barrani and the others as the British drove from, Alexandria towards Sollum which the British evacuated some

time ago.

New Nazi

here to-day said that the United States-Fleet-is-in-urgent Threat To

need of a base in the Far East if the United States naval

policy is to remain abreast of the foreign policy in, the Britain

Pacific.

While it has been officially denied that the Asiatic Fleet is)

Indo-China being enlarged, or that any

Warns Thailand Will Meet Force With Force

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH“

HANOI, Dec. 9 (Domel). "Now that things have come to this pass French Indo-China will be obliged to answer the use of force by Thailand with force," M. Silvester de Sacy, chief of publicity of the French Indo- China Government, declared to- day.

are contem-

major fleet moves plated, it is no secret that the fleet supply train is being rapidly increased, and that the Philip- pine Army forces are being strengthened.

Envisaged

By FREDERICK KUH UNITED, PRESS STAFF CORRESPONDENT LONDON, Dec. 9

Diplomatic and military opinion

(UP).

here is veering to the belief in Sobering. Effect

the prospect of a new direct German assault against Britain Naval experts contend that the!

as a result of the Italian setback establishment of a alm American' naval power in, the South Pacle will in Albania.

Japan. an

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Large Scala. Operations. SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH". LONDON, Dec. 10. (UP)-British) troops have taken the offensive In the Western Desert, according. th very reliable sources in London,

The operation is described as be ing on a "rother Inrge scale."

500 Italians Captured

055

ROAD WAY

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Greek

NAZI IDEA OF “KULTUR”

Here is a particularly il luminating example of the Nazis' idea of Kultur. The picture shows St. Thomas's Hospital in London after it had been hit by bombs. The hospital was badly. damaged and there were casualties. On Sunday night and Monday morning the Nazi raiders repeated this sort of thing, on nino-other London hospitals.

Advance

Paving

Way for Battle of Valona

Special to the "Telegraph"

ATHENS, Dec. 9. (UP).—Reliable circles say the Greek army is advancing up, the coast, and has reached a point estimated to be half way between Sante Quaranti

CAIRO, Dec. (Reuter)-A bag and Himara which are 35 miles apart.

of 500 Italian prisoners was sccured

by the British in operations in the Western Desert. The prisoners were taken in an engagement south of Sidi Barroni,

A communique states that advance elements of the British forces are now in contact with the Italians on!

broad front."

In the Sudan, British patrols have

Italy

Must MORE L. S. D.

Lose The

Gallabat area, and British artillery Dodecanese

continued extensive activities in the gain successfully engaged enemy.

targets.

Aerodrome Attacked CAIRO, Dec. 9 (Reuler).-R.A,F.

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

have a sobering effect

ANKARA, Dec. 9 (UP)— With the Axis chances lessen- bombers attacked the Benina acre- Well informed Turkish circles Japansko Foreign Minister's ed in both the Eastern and drome in the Western Desert on the suggestion that differences between Western Mediterranean, it is in-night of December 8. One hangar predict that Italy will be forced Japon and America could be settled dicated that Germany will in- was completely burned out, and three to If both sides minded their

surrender the Dodecanege business has aroused a favourable tensify her attacks on the Bri-other tires were started, announces Islands within two reaction here, but the Foreign tish Isles, and pursue the power-the R.A.F, Egyptian headquarters. Minister's general approach is not ful nightly raids concentrated on Incendiary and high explosive months. considered concllatory.

single towns, especially indus-bombs also fell among aircraft, while trial centres and ports.

British Retaliation'

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one was set on fire

or three

They said that neither Italian The Rhodesian Squadron bombed nor neutral ships are reaching Adarde in Italian East Africa, the Italian garrison there, which achieving a direct hit on a machine is estimated to be over 20,000 gun post. Several fires were storied.

Relations Not Enhanced

Some State Department sources privately express the opinion that the) improvement of relations between large her operations against Italy and and bombs fell among stores, dumps men, plus many civilians.

Britain in turn is expected to en Wa have answered the That Japan and America had not been en- to strike hard at whatever evils the and a second machine gun post was bombardment of Vientiane with the hanged, and observers believe there is Italian reverses have entalled to the silenced by machine gun fire from the from Sofa that Bulgaria wishes to Political circles welcomed reports bombardment of Lakhon," M. de Sacy from the Axis, a Japanese withdrawal ed to yield Germany the advantage

little chance of a Japanese dissolution Axis-which incidentally are bellev R.A.F. aircraft. sald. "This does not mean, however, from Chinn, or any, other modifying of making Home more dependent on

Asmara was attacked on December than willing to meet Turkey half way {remain out of the war and is more that the diplomatic relations with of Japan's China policy, which is the Berlin..

TURN to Back Page, Column 3 in order to improve relations. Thailand have been broken of, nor fundamental issue with the United, dogs li mean abandonment of Inten- States,

tions to carry on negotiations, French Some. quarters here ore impressed Indo-China is fully propȧred to by Mr. Matsuoka's disavowal bring about penco,"

Japan's territorial, ambitions.

Gasolene Tank Blows

Up, Causes Big Fire

Special to the “Telegraph"

Hitler is anxious to merge France

to the Germanie European order, but Italy's extensive claims to French possessions pro delaying, if no thwarting, France's active collabora- tlon with the Axis.

Typhoons Play Havoc

BADOGLIO With Clipper Service

& BALBO

ROME, Dec. 9' (Reuter).- Marshal Badoglio paid Mussolini a farowell visit to-day and they

FOR BOMBERS

A further cheque for $16,- 033.40, being the equivalent of

£1,000

was handed to the Ifongkong Government this morning for telegraphic transfer to the British Government.

This makes the fifteenth in- from stalment sent to London the War Fund inaugurated by the South China Morning Post and The Hongkong Telegraph for the purchase of bombers.

At 4 pm yesterday, the Fund- had reached the total of $1,- 481,423.23, the Sterling total now remilled to London amounting to £92,389-19-6, It la hoped to reach the one-and- a-half; million mark by: Christ- m09.

Shanghai Rice Control

Prices To Be Fixed . CHUNGKING, Dec. 9 (Cen- tral News).A decision to pur- chase 100,000 bags of foreign rice bofore the end of this month Ito relieve the current acute shortage in Shanghai was reach- ed to-day at a joint meeting of the officials of the International Settlement and French Conces- slon.

The plan calls for a gradual reduc- Llan in prices.

Typhoons in the Manila and. Guam areas have temporarily dislocated the Pan-American Airways Clipper service, it was officially revealed in Hongkong this morning.

At the meeting, the price of first The local office of Pan-with the California Clipper delayed per pleul. On the same day. of last.

grade Saigon ricz, was fixed. at 387

In addition, to this typhoon, the foreign-administered areas in Shang- American Airways is anxiously at Wake Island.

the year, the authorities of the two BUCHAREST, Doc. 9. (UP)—A heavy explosion in a giant an Italian offleinl news agency, and possible damage caused by a completely out of touch with one of price has since go

had a cordial talk, according to awaiting word from their Guam recent American Airways to be

Island base as to the intensity caused

In the Manila area has hat fixed the price of Arst grade oll tank containing high powered aviation gasoline, belonging to

per picul. The Mussolini has posthumously award- the Standard Of Campany's Rumanian subsidiary company, ed a gold medal of mutary valour to severe typhoon which was due to their radio stations located on a re- price has since gone up more than shook Plosti to day,

which Air Marshal Balbo,

Lland paas directly over the Island mote volved was ready for export, and The explosion started a fire the explosion has been officially Balbo is referred to as a faithful

In the announcement Marshal during the early part of Inst path of the typhoon, rectly in the 100 per cent.

The

California Clipper, which was Mr. D. R. Holmes reported to the which raged for hours before it

scheduled to arrive in Hongkong on Pallee Jesterday that military, cloth soldier of the Duct" who made the night.. attributed to a careless workman supreme sacrifice of his heroic life was' brought under control.

This will be the second of a series Thursday, cannot possibly arrive being and other articles had been stolen It has been learned from off-lighting a cigarette too near the while preparing to buri gallant troops of severe typhoon to strike Guam, fore Friday, or oven later, depending from his ear between. 9.30, a.m. and cial source that the gasoline in-tank.

and wowseful ele, squadrons, across and is greatly hampering the opera- upon the course of the cyclone in the I p.m. The car was parked outside the ffentiark

tion of the trans-Paclie · Schedule,| Guam' aron; padd

the Fire Station,

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The Government spokesman stated that as a result of the. victory in the Drinos valley, resulting in the capture of Argyro-Castron, the entire left wing of the Italian army has been forced, to retreat northward from Argyro-Castron as well as from Sante Quaranti.

He said that still farther to the north, the Italians were forced to cbanuon postuons of great strategical Importance,

Further Advances ATHENS, Dec. 9 (UP),—"Fighting etirues successfully to-day und hap been marked by further advances," stated a Greek War Office com- munique to-day.

New Italian Defence Lines. ROME, Dcc. 9 (UP)—Italian semil- militarised; workers and soldiers: are digging new defence lines north of following Italian from the city yesterday, Despatches from Tirana state that Greeks are massing every spare regiment at Argyro-Castron to smash through to Valona,

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