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BRITISH

ADVANCE IN

LIBYA GOES ON WITH TREMENDOUS IMPETUS

CAIRO, DEC. 17 (REUTER).—THE BRITISH ADVANCE CONTINUES. WITH TREMEN- DOUS IMPETUS, BRITISH TROOPS HAVE PENETRATED THE LIBYAN FRONTIER, DRIVING THE ENEMY FROM EGYPTIAN SOIL.

THE ALMOST INCREDIBLE SPEED OF THE ADVANCE MAY HAVE GIVEN THE IMPRES- SION THAT THE ITALIANS ARE NOT RESISTING. THIS IS NOT TRUE,

7-HOUR RAID ON NAZI TOWNS

Destructive Work By R.A.F.

Special to the "Telegraph"

The divisions captured in all stages were taken

owing to the superb leadership of the Imperial

Command. They had no time and no chance to offer resistance but reliable reports from the

wounded, who had been fighting near the Egyp

|tian frontior, go to show that the Italians who had had ample time to prepare their defences, had been fighting with the greatest bravery,

The capture of "Hellfire" Pass, one of the key-points of Italian resistance against fierce enemy fire, was an operation which largely contributed to the latest British uccesses. Here the enemy, in cunningly prepared

LONDON, Dec. 17 (UP). The Air Ministry an- nounced this evening that long-range British bombers for seven hours last night, made raids on Mannheim and Ludwigshaven, which is a suburb of Mannheim, where an aniline dye factory; one of the largest in Germany, wasmachine-gun posts in the side of the escarpment, held a

set afire.

BARDIA BLASTED

Bombs were also dropped on the railway yards at the port of Mannheim and along the banks of the Rhine.

Whole Area Ablaze

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tactical advantage. They poured a withering fire into our advance units.

Credit To Former Cavalry At the

same Lime our mechanised forces roared on, battering down the fire fence! marking the frontier and, forg-S

"A particularly heavy explosionnabend after some very grim waz observed at Neckarstat, another ighting, they silenced the guns

R.A.F. Ranges Far suburb of Mannheim. By 3.30 am. of Fort Capuzzo.

Into Libya

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the whole target area was a mazs ol Names.

CAIRO, Dec. 17 (Reuter) All enemy aerodromes between Tobruk and Bardia in the Bordeaux. Western Desert of Egypt were heavily raided by R.A.F. bombers on Monday, states a communique from the R.A.F. Middle East Headquarters.

Fighter planes maintained constant offensive patrols throughout the day.

Bardin suffered a further intensive raid an Monday night in excellent weather. Altogether more than 12 tons of bomba feil on barracks, military buildingə and railways. One particularly Berce blaze as well; as other ares were started.

Much of the credit for the success

of the offensive must go to our

the

A significant point in the epinion

More Libyan Forts

Captured

The town of Speyer, south of advanced mechanised units, composed Mannheim was attacked, and aircraft | H

ta famous cavalry regment which actory buildings were hit.

ins been operating unceasingly day! "Other planes bombs on the submarine base at the Inst five years and knows every dropped heavy and night in the Western Desert for

dromes during daylight yesterday nud

"The R.A.F. attacked several aero-inch of the ground. also hit six merchant vessels of the of high military experts at Gil.q. i French coast, After the attack, one aircraft on the ground. This is

capture of a number of enemy vessel was observed to be listing to

held [10] denote, firstly, the neute shoringe port and another was set aflre,

"Four of our aircraft are missing." of aeroplane fuel: secondly, the for- general headquarters commu- midable swiftnces of the attack by nique, issued this evening, says advanced mechanised unik; that British forces on Monday thirdly, the terrible weather, turning captured the Libyan frontier taking-off dimcult possible.

Nazis Confess To Raids BERLIN, Dec. 17 (UP)--It is officially announced that in the RA.F. rakis on Mannheim and elsewhere last night, ten civilians were killed and 60 wounded.

Vichy Talks

Tobruk, Bombo, Berna, El Adem Last 3 Hours

El Gubbl and El Gazzle were attack-

ed henvily and damaged.

Italian Air Losses `

During an offensive patrol. RAF. Aghters shot down eight Italian air- craft and possibly a further two. Another Italian aircraft was destroy ed while landing and a general pur- poses plane was shot down,

Laval Is Released

SPECIAL TO THE “TELEGRAPH"

the

SPECIAL TO THE “TELEGRAPH” CAIRO, Dec. 17° (UP)—A

aerodromes into mud and making, forts of Musald, Sidiomar and

and even Im-

the

Shefferzen. 15

The communique ‡ à s :

Bardea area where our pressure on the enemy is steadily increas ing, as new forcés arrive.

May Loan Britain "Fighting continues in

More Armaments

the

SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPH"

"In the northern frontier district, WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 (UP) — President Roosevelt to-day revealed the cessation of the rainy period has that the United States is considering enabled us to re-commence the building of additional armaments, offensive, patrolling on a considerable and either loaning or leasing them to scale. On the Soudan frontier the Dritan

situation is unchanged." Is U.S. Best Defence President Roosevelt said that since

Severe Fighting BERLIN, Dec. 17 (UP),The the best defence of Britain was the CAIRO, Dec, 17 (Reuter)—Very official Germen news agency's best defence for the United States, severe fighting is raging round. the correspondent at Vichy reports American armaments would be of Libyan port of Bardia, according to that M. Laval participated dur-treater value if Britain uses them. the latest reports received here to Instead of them being stored in the

night, ng the last half hour of the United States.

After battering their way across

Petain and Herr Otto Abetz.

The President sail he believed it the desert, British advanceme

The talks lasted for more

than dollar loans or gifts to Britain; how-midable attack on the perimeter de- three hours, after which Marshal ever, the leasing or selling as a matter fences of the port.

Advanced forces of British Infantry Petain had luncheon

Herr of mortgage was a possible solution with Abelz.

to the question of aiding Britain. pro following up the mechanised unlis

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These enemy losses are additional conversations between Marshalld be anal to discuss additional! chunked units are carrying out a for-

to the 15. Italian aircraft captured

near Sollum;"

There were no British lozes during these Western Desert operations,

'Durazzo Alio Bombed

CAIRO, Dec.

(Reuter)-Tho

RAF. Middle East Headquarters

No Longer Detained

VICHY, Dec. 17 (UP),——It

is War. Expenditure

announce that in Southern Albania, Petain recived M. Laval at 8.20 Mcially announced that Marshal

LONDON, Dez. 17 (Reuter)

Durazzo was heavily ralded desplien.m, and discussed the general situa- Britain's daily war expenditure last bad weather.

tion. At the request of Herr Abelz. week was £11,400,000. This was n fieavy explosions were caused in TURN to Back Pago, Column 5 Laval le no longer being detained drop of more than £4,000,000 over

by the officials.

the previous week's expenditure.

Beaverbrook Warns Britain Of New Nazi Invasion Plans

Special to the "Telegraph”

LONDON, Dec. 17. (UP)—Lord Beaverbrook. Minister of Aircraft Produc- tion, in a broadcast to-day warned that the "enemy is making preparations for an invasion of Britain even before spring.”

He said that invasion would | American planes are coming bo made by land and sea, but Britain in increasing flow.

principally by air.

to, new. ivno of fighter plane, the "Whirlwind" has been zuccesfully "Very many of them are fine types | used." of fighing planes of excellent quality.

He said that the output of aircraft Ho predicted that Britain Some of them are equal to the best and engines in Britain from August would receive 20,000 planes from there is the Curtiss P-40. It is good that of last year, despite the bomb- we produce here. For example, to November inclusive was double the United States during 1942 for straight war job. It ales easily ings, when, he declared, the famous and the engine is reliable. In per

4,000 per month plan will be realized,102na situ

Lord Beaverbrook revealed that

formance and speed. It is the

equivalent of the Spitfire, which 1

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According to "Roular", Lord Beaver- think is very good... Anja breek declared that Hitler is score Lord Beaverbrook revealed that a TURN to Back Page, Column 3.

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AUSSIES IN ACTION IN WESTERN DESERT

Dominion troops, notably the Australians and New Zealandets are taking a prominent part. In the Hellish desert-offensive which has ear- ried'our troops many miles into Libya, _In_ these two_officlat pictures taken recently we see an Australian convoy, making its way through the sand dunes of the Wes- tern Desert, and below,

an' Australian batlery

of heavy artillery.

Greeks Drive Toward FINANCIAL

Valona: Vuna Taken

Special to the “Telegraph” STRUGA, Dec. 17 (UP).—Frontier reports state that Greek artillery this morning heavily shelled the town of Klisura, setting fire to the eastern sector.

SHIPPING LOSSES

AID IS NECESSARY

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Britain Appeals To U.S.

WASHINGTON, Dec. (UP)The Secretary of the Treasury, Mr Henry Morgen-" thau, told the House Appropria In the Osum mountains early tions sub-Committee to-day this morning the Greeks report that British Treasury officials that in a short, sharp attack they had informed him that Britain captured five Italian officers and cannot order additional war sUP“. 300 soldiers.

In the coastal sector, after a shortless financial ald is assured.

|plies from the United States un-- "Rather A Bad Week" ce attack, ine Grecks entered and

excupled Vunn at 9 am. The Greek Speed Becomes Urgent SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH*** left wing has advanced along the WASHINGTON, Dec, 17. (Retiter). LONDON, Dec. 17 (UP) main Tepelini-Valona road and isThe urgent need of speeding up The Admiralty has announced new one third of the way to Valona American war production and grant-

Beyond Dorza the Cirezka

entereding Britain Increasing and more, amended figures of shipping the Griva

rapid. nld have become paramount mountains domlanting the questions in Washington, losses for the week ended mid- entire regi

region. Albanian rebels 1 night - December 1, showing

the Kur-Veles total losses of 81,058 tons, ofion are reported to have attacked Wort Indies tour, was greeted by the Italian rsor and killed three newspaper headlines reducing the which 50,858 were British. Italian officers and 65 soldiers as well grave concern over the position and Shipping losses were over double as wounding 200. After an hour of stressing the "terrible urgency of the the figure for the previous week and fighting, the Italians retreated.

situation. N Inelived 19 British ships. The total British-Allled lozsos wore 23 ships of 101,100 tons of which thres were Allied vessels.

This is regarded as a "rather bod werk" and it is explained that a good proportion of the losses were caused

o ono particularly bad'day."

The average weekly Joss during the war, excluding the operations at Funkirk, is now 63,193 Jons.

Greeks' Winning Ways

(Reuter).

LONDON. Dec. 17

Richard. Dimbleby, the B.B.C. ob

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President Roosevelt back of the White House after his return frora

* Must Have Money

The latest development' to-day was reported to be a statement by Mr. Henry Morgenthau, Secretary of the Turn to Page 2, Column Six

$3,000,000 For H.K.

Windsor Willing To Air Raid Shelters

⠀⠀ Be Ambassador

The Finance Committee of the Legislative Counell will, at

MIAMI, Dec. 17 (Reuter)--The its meeting formorrow, be asked to approve of supplementary Duke of Windsor, told press cen- expenditure amounting to $3,258,567,--

Of this $8,000,000 is aarihark-ad for A.R.P. tunnelling

ference to-day that he had not asked

for the appointment as successor to other civil defence work that the programme which is Lord Lothian at the Embassy it is explained that it has been visaged may be carried out as early Washington, but added: would decided to put in hand certain cheat as possible.

certainly accept it if I thought it to sures, such as the construction of o

be to the "best interests of the two tunnels concrete pensate for the Work off the construction of tun | countries » SINE Dorotection of the civil populat19) || ihan, win, anticipated, and, as 11. 13

The Duke and Duchess of Windsor against air attack, and a sum

nels as progressed more spredily

of

hop? nisa|3yerahan di sì,000,000;

left; for Noarau et 10 p.m. to-day in $1,000,000 has already been voted for considered desirable to press on with the yacht Southern Cross,

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