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DAD *A+ATE THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1940. SINGLE COPY. 10 CENTE
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WHITEAWAY'S
OUTER DEFENCES OF BARDIA PIERCED BY BRITISH TROOPS “Tough Nut To Crack" Declares Spokesman
OF BARDIA THE WAR FRONT IN ALBANIA
Italian Somaliland Raided
Special to the "Telegraph"
NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec. 18 (UP).~~A communique issued to-day states that the British killed 50 Italian troops and captured 75 in a sudden attack on El Uak to-day, in an action in which the South African Air Force dropped more than two tons of bamba.
*El Vak is on the very border of Italian Somaliland and Kenya to the north-east of the British protectorate. 'It is a considerable distance from the coast and is south
of Abyssinia.
The attack is the first of its kind in this particular arca though further to the north the British have made raids on Italian forts in south Abyssinia.
MANNHEIM AGAIN RAIDED
R.A.F. Start Fresh Fires
Special to the “Telegraph” LONDON, Dec, 18 (UP)~The Air Ministry announced that R.A.F. bombers again attacked Mannheim's industrial targets last night, despite the bad weather.
"Some fires which were started during Monday night's raid could be seen still burning, and several fresh fires were started. Other aircraft attacked aerodromes and ports on the
Channel coast."
NAZI SHIP
SUNK M.T.B.'s In Action
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Special to the "Telegraphy"
CAIRO, DEC. 18 (UP),-IT IS LEARNED THAT BRITISH TROOPS HAVE BROKEN THROUGH AT SOME POINTS OF THE FORTIFIED PERI- METER AROUND BARDIA, BUT HARD FIGHTING CONTINUES, AS THE ATTACKING FORCES ARE ENCOUNTERING STRONG DEFENCE TRENCHES, WIRE ENTANGLEMENTS AND CONCRETE PILL BOXES IN THE WHOLE AREA.
Conflicting reports come from Bardia where the Italians are hard pressed, but are putting up a stiff fight.
BARDIA According to the British military spokesman, AGAIN
Bardia is a "fairly tough nut to crack.”
It is believed that the town is defended by one division which has been there since the start of the offen- sive, and which has probably been reinforced by...units which have escaped out of Egypt.
A general headquarters communique to-day con- ented itself by declaring that operations in the Bardia rea continue.
RETREATING TO TOBRUK
CAIRO, Dec. 18 (Reuter)-Latest despatches in dicate that part of the Italian division stationed at Bardia before the British attack is retreating towards Tobruk,
Well Established In Libya
All Aid For Selassie
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Troops Machine Gunned
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CAIRO, Dec. 18 (UP).-To- day's communique issued by the RAF general headquarters says that despite heavy rains-on the Western Desert yesterday, R.A.F. planes attacked Bardia during the day, as well as
the fires in the encampment, as well night, and started three large as damaging large quantities of molor transport.
"Reconnaissance flights show- ed that the enemy is retreating towards Derna. Our fighter CAIRO, Dec. 18-Ten daye machines gunned the retreating. after the start of Britain's troops between Bardia and desert offensive, British troops Tobruk.". are well established Inside Italian Libya.
Nazis 'Embarrassed LONDON, Dec. 18 (Reuter). -Hitler and Nazi officials who Revolt In Abyssinia' have repeatedly boasted that no
The communique said that the enemy bomber would ever pene- trate German skies are embar--Information regarding condi- LONDON, Dec. 18 (Router).
aerodrome at Derna was bombed on Tuesday night. In Albania, R.A.F. rassed by the success of the tions in Abyssinia is difficult to outpost where the army's front line between Sante Quaranti and Valona I have been touring a dusty desert bombers attacked the motor transport LONDON, Dec. 18 (UP).—An|R.A.F. raids.......
obtain but a movement for administration is carried out in in a fierce snow storm, Port Sudan Admiralty communique states Remarkable measures are taken to revolt against the Italians Camouflaged tents dapping, in the was bombed by enemy bombers, British motor torpedo bouts to conceal the extent of the damage appears to be making progress.
wind, travel-strained radio lorries or some damage being caused. which is cleared with the utmost
new dugouts which, until recently, day sank a large armed enemy speed. If this is impossible before Aftairs. Mr R. A. Butler, stated in
The Under Secretary for Foreign were the pride of the Italian Army-from-all-operations.
All British plants returned safely supply ship of between 6,000 and the people leave the shelters, then reply to a question in the House of
Brilliant patrol and other military 7,000 tons off the Belgian coast. hoardings are erected so that the ex-Commons that it was British policy to intelligence work contributed to the U-Boat Attack on Convoy? tent of the damage, cannot be seen. extend to ex-Emperor Haile Selassie British victory. For instance, it was NEW YORK, Dec. 18 (UP)-The have been evacuated from
It is stated that 850,000 children ពន well as to elements within owing to the fact that a patrol had
Berlin, Abyssinia willing possibility of a German submarine Hamburg and the Ruhr to southern against the enciny, all possible assist-outside the camp of Nibelwa that arms previously at great risk located mines having attacked British convoy is seen in the interceptions of distress and eastern Germany. There is also ance in their fight for freedom. Indian Infantry was able to assist the signale by the Mackay Radio Com- much unofficial evacuation and there
tanks assailing it without greater loss of life. pany from two vessels about 400 are reports consequently of serious overcrowding in Vienna through the miles northeast of Scotland.
evacuates. The calls came from the Dutch steamer Pendrecht
A.R.P. regulations are stated to be Kaying she had been torpedoed, and also from the shelter as soon as the warning sounds extremely severe. People must take Norwegian steamer Delfon, revealing that she had been allacked, The and those hurt in their own rooms proposed to cripple the United States former vessel said she only had one set no compensation. lifeboat left,
Germans much resent. getting out suspicion between the United States by sabotage, propaganda and sowing TURN to Back Page, Column 5 and Latin Americo.
Distress simals were also intercept- ed reporting that the steamer Napier Star was torpedoed at 1.35 pm. ES.T. in lattude 68.68 N. longitude 23.13 W. which is about 600 miles at sea. The Napier Stor is an ex-Blue Funnel liner of 1,200 tons,
China War Relief
Big U. S. Contributions
--SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
WASHINGTON, Doc. 18 (UP) The American Red Cross has announced that American relief to the China war victims reached $1,000,000 to- day.
Twenty thousand vitamin bone tablets were sent by Clipper from San Francisco yesterday. Two more Clipper shipments will be made on
·December 24 and 31, while an addi- tional 100,000 tablets will be shipped by the President Taft next Friday.
The Red Cross office said, that .wheat, rice, drugs, surgical gauze and cinthing to the value of $290,000 have alrendy reached China.
Total Of Likely Leased Arms Aircraft, Tarike, Ships
› NEW YORK, Dec. 18 (Reuter)-| President Roosevelt's plan for, leus- lng was supplies to Britain is ca- timated by experts as likely to in- volve about $2,600,000,000 worth of aircraft, tanks, ships, etc. ↑
This estimate is conveyed in a message from the Washington cor respondent of the "New York Post" which also states that this would be additional to the $3,000,000,000 worth of, equipment already on order.
to bear
Ickes On Axis
Careful planning of the whole NEW YORK, Dec. 18 (Reuter)-campaign was supplemented at the Mr Harold Ickes, Secretary of the right moment by dash and initiative University, said that the interior, speaking at the Colombia on the field of action.
dictators!
Swift Decision After taking Sidi Barroni, the commanders on the spot took a swift TURN to Back Page, Column 3
AMBUSH IN THE WESTERN DESERT
The technique of staging successful ambushes has long been an accomplishment of the British forces fighting in the Western Desert, and this adventage has been made full · use of during last week's offensive. This picture shows British Tommies setting an ambush in the Western Desert.
Canadian Minister's Escape
Thrilling Story Of Torpedoing
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Hard Fighting In Albania
Special to the “Telegraph
STRUGA, Dec. 18 (UP)-Frontier reports declare that the Greeks have advanced their right wing along the main Tepelini- Valona road and are pursuing the Italians, who are now about a mile and a half north of Tepelini. However, they are meeting strong Italian rearguard resistance,
Generous War Injury Payments
Compensation Scheme
The Greeks captured 160 Italiana at Palasa, south of Valona.
It is also reported that the Grecks have reached the Tomor mountains which control the town of Berat in the Klisura- Tepelini sectors.
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Peril of Avalanches ATHENS, Dec. 18 (UP)~~A_now LONDON, Dec. 18 (Reuter).
peril faces both the Italian and Greek -The Hon. Mr C. D. Howe,The whole adult population of fronts describe that the repercussions He.. LONDON, Dec. 19 (Reuter), mountain forces-avalanches.
parts from the central and northern Canadian Minister of Munitions, the United Kingdom is covered of the heavy guns is bringing down whose fate was for some time in by a scheme of compensation for hundreds of tons of snow and rocks, doubt after the sinking by injury or death due to enemy sweeping men, guns and miles with Nazi submarine in the Atlantic action.
The report said that crack. Italian forces are counter-attacking from TURN to Back Page, Column 5
No Raids On London
of the liner Western Prince on
The scheme which is announced by which he was a passenger, has Sir Kingsley Wood, Chancellor of the landed at a west coast port with Exchequer to-day, provides for a 52 other passengers and 99 weekly payment varying between
35s. and 78. members of the crew of the liner. "Reutor's"
Lobby correspondent Other survivors of thesays that it is claimed that no other Canadian Government Mission Government or country has mado Include Mr E. P. Taylor (Direc-such ample provisions for such cases
in the present war. |tor-General of Munitions Produc- Pansions will be payable in cases
tion) and Colonel W. C. Wood-of long term disablement while the day (Wednesday) has been another burn (Executive Assistant to widow of a civilian worker whose raidless day.
death is due to enemy action, may A German bomber was shot down the Ministry).
receive 50%, weekly for the first ten off Dover this afternoon by British weeks following the husband's death, fighters without loss to themselves, The payments will begin on Decem- [according to an Air. Ministry com- |ber 24 and will cover Injuries already munique, which adds that otherwise suffered.
there is nothing to report.
The Hon. Mr Gordon W. Scott, Howe's | Financial Adviser to Mr
department, lost his life.
The Captain of the Western Princo is also lost.
Mr. Howe, in an interview, said: "We heard the Captain, give three hoots on the siren in, token of fare- well"
The Captain's steward, named Franks, lost his life when he went back to the liner to collect Spitfire Fund... money amounting to about
100 collected by the crew.
A Crushed Against Ship
hir Howe said that Mr.Scott was in the sixth bost
Those who saw him said that be was, crushed against the ship's side and temporarily relaxed his grip of
LONDON, Dec. 18 (Reuter).-To-
Vigorous Warning
To
Spain on Tangier Coup
LONDON, Dec. 18 (Reuter)The British Ambassador to Spain, Sir Samuel Hoare, is making "further vigorous represen tatlona" In "very definite" language about the recent Spanish assumption of services hitherto dependent on the International administration of Tangler. December 1, Britain was assured that the rope, after which he disappeared Mr Butler gave a categorical the collective and individual rights of statement on the subject in British subjects at Tangler would Parliament in reply to questions action on December 13 with "all the be safeguarded. Further unilaterat as to what stops were being consequences which Bow therefrom" taken to secure the reinstate had boon vigorously taken up with ment of British personnel, the Sparlak Government
In the darknessa vaan Howe described his death as great loss to Canada. He said that they had stayed up until midnight to sce Friday the 13th" safely out, and he was in bed when the ship was hit Before the ship monk, the U-Boat. TURN to Back Pago, Column 4
the promulgation of the Inwon, TURN to Back Page, Column 4
Mr Butler recalled, that following Mrlo Mander (Lib.) urged the
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