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No. 130

OUTER DEFENCES OF BARDIA PIERCED BY BRITISH TROOPS "Tough Nut To Crack" Declares Spokesman

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 bombs.

*El Uak 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 hind in this particular area 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 "Télegraph"

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

·rald could be seen still burning, and several fresh fires were started. Other aircraft attacked aerodromes and ports on the.

Channel const."

NAZI SHIP SUNK M.T.B.'s In Action

Nazis Embarrassed LONDON. Dec. 18 (Reuter). Hitler and Nazi officials who have repeatedly boasted that no

Special to the "Telegraph"

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 prossed, 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- tented itself by declaring that operations in the Bardia area 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,

All Aid For Selassie

Revolt In Abyssinia

Well Established In Libya ("REUTÈN'S) SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTI

BOMBED

Troops Machine Gunned

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" CAIRO, Dec. 18 (UP),-To- day's communique issued by the R.A.F. general headquarters: says that despite heavy rains on the Western Desert yesterday, R.A.F. planes attacked Bardia night, and started three large during the day, as well as the fires in the encampment, as well as damaging large quantilles of

inelor transport.

"Reconnaissance flights show. ed that the enemy is retreating towards Derna. Our fighter

and

CAIRO, Dec. 18-Ten days machines gunned the retreating after the start of Britain's troops between Bardia desert offensive, British troops Tobruk."" are well established inside Italian, Libyn.

in the

enemy bomber would ever pene- LONDON, Dec. 18 (Reuter). trate German skies are embar--Information regarding condl- rassed by the success of the tions in Abyssinia is difficult to SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH”

R.A.F. raids.

obtain but 21 movement for LONDON, Dec. 18 (UP).—An

Remarkable measures are taken to revolt against the

Italians Admiralty communique states conceal the extent of the damage appears to be making progress. British motor torpedo boats to which is cleared with the utmost

The Under Secretary for Foreign If this is specci. day Bank a large armed enemy the people live the shelters, then reply to a question in the House of

is impossible before

Affairs, -Mr-RA Butler, stated in supply ship of between 6,000 and hoardings are erected so that the ex- Commons that it was British policy le 7,000 tons off the Belgian coast. tent of the dainage cannot be seen. extend to ex-Emperor Halle Selassie

U-Roat Attack on Convoy? It stated that 850,000 children) n well

Berlin, Abyssinia willing to NEW YORK, Dec. 18 (UP). The have been evacuated from possibility of a German submarine Hamburg and the Ruhr to southern) against the enemy, all possible assist-Indian infantry was able to assist the i

The communique sald that the aerodrome at Derna was bombed qu Tuesday night. bombers attacked the motor transport In Albania, R.A.F. between Sante Quaranti and Valona

Altree snow storm. Port Sudan vas, bombed by enemy bombers, ome damage being caused.

All British planes returned safely 'rom all operations,

I have been touring a dusty desert outpost where the army's front line administration is carried out inn camouflaged tents flapping wind, travel-strained radio lorries or new dugouts which, until recently, were the pride of the Italian Army intelligence work contributed to the Brilliant patrol and other military British victory. For instance, it wor owing to the fact that a patrol had as to elements within

previously at great risk located miner bear arms outside the camp of Nbelwa that tanks assalling it without greater loss of life.

having attacked a British convoy is and eastern Germany. There is also ance in their fight for freedom. seen in the interception of distress much unofficial evacuation and there

signals by the Mackay Radio Com-re reports consequently of serious Ickes On Axis

pany from two vessels about 400 overcrowding in Vienna through the

cvatuntes. mileg northeast of Scotland.

The calls came from the Dutch A.R.P. regulations are stated to be steamer Pendrecht saying she had extremely severe. People must take been torpedoed, and also from the shelter as soon as the warning sounds Norwegian steamer Dalton, revealing and those hurt in their own rooms that she had been attacked. The) Bet no compensation, former vissel said she only had one Germans much resent getting out lifeboat left.

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Distress signals were also intercept- ed reporting that the steamer Napier Star was torpedoed at 1.35 p.m. ES.T. in faltude 58.50 N. longitude 23.13 W, which is about 000 miles at sea. The Napler-Star is an ex-Blue Funnel lines of 1,200 tons.

China War Relief

Big U. S. Contributions

SPECIAL. TO THE "TELEGRAPH",

**WASHINGTON,

(UP). The

Dee. 18

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 Cilpner, shipments will be spade on December 24 and 31, while in addi- tional 100,000 tablets will be shipped by the President Tait next Friday.

The Red Cross office said that wheat, rice, drugs, surgical gauze and

· clothing to the value of $200,000 havoj already reached China.

Former Hongkong Resident Dies

The death Haroccurred in England -of. Mr Granville. Murray, a, förmier

·Manager · of the Hongkong Electrle Co. nt the age of 63, 0.

Mr. Murray acted - Assistant Mansen for the Company from 1922 19:1928,

The fair of the Hongkong Club is being flown to-day at half mast ar ...m-mark of respect of his death,

NEW YORK, Dec. 10 (Reuter).— Mr Harold Ickes, Secretary of the interior, speaking at the Colombia University, said that the dictators proposed to cripple the United States by sabotage, propaganda and sowing suspicion between the United States and Latin America!

Careful planning of the whole campaign was supplemented t the right moment by dash and initiative; on the field of action.

Swift Decision After taking Sidi Barrani, 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 Deseri, and this advantage has been made full use of during last week's offensive. This picture shows Driftsh Tommies setting an ambush in the Western Desert.

Canadian Minister's

Escape

Thrilling Story Of Torpedoing

LONDON, Dec. 18 (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

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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 n mile and a half north of Tepelini. However, they are meeting strong Italian rearguard resistance.

LI. George Refuses Envoyship

4.

The Greeks captured 160 Italians at Palasa, south of Valona.

It is also reported that the Greeks have reached the Tomor mountains which control the town of Berat in the Klisura-. Tepelini sectors.

Peril of Avalanches - ATHENS, Dec. 18. (UP)~~A_new peril faces both the Italian and Greek But May Join Cabinet mountain forces avalanches. Re- ports from the central and northern SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" fronts describe that the repercussions of the heavy guns is bringing down LONDON, Dec. 18 (Domei).-hundreds of tons of snow and rocks, Political commentators revealed sweeping men, guns and mules with that Mr Winston Churchill asked thom.

The report said that crack Italian

of the liner Western Prince on Mr Lloyd George to accept the forces are counter-attacking from which he was a passenger, has ambassadorship to the United TURN to Back Pago, Column 5 landed at a west coast port with States to succeed the late Lord

52 other passengers and 99 members of the crew of the liner.

Lothian.

Other survivorz of the However, Mr Lloyd Georgo regret. Canadian Government Mission fully declined the offer on the grounds Include Mr E. P. Taylor (Direc- that he was not It to assume the or-General of Munitions Produc-heavy role to Washington, because of ion) and Colonel W. C. Wood-his age. burn (Executive Assistant to The Ministry).

The Hon. Mr Gordon W. Scott, Financial Adviser to Mr Howe's department, lost his life.

The Captain of the Western Prince 5 niso lost.

Mr. Howe, in an interview, sald; "We heard the Captain give three herte on the siren in teken of fare- well."

The Coptain's sieward, nambi Franks, lost his life when he went back to the liner tó cóllect. Spitära Fund money amounting to £100 collected by the crew.

"Crushed Against Ship

about

Mr Howe said that Mr Scott was in the sixth boat.

Those who saw him said that he was crushed against the ship's side and temporarily relaxed his grip of tie rope, after which he disappeared in the darkness.

flows described his death as a great loss to Canada. He said that they had stayed up until midnight to seo "Friday the 13th" safely out, and he was in bed when, the ship was

Before the ship dank, the U-Boat TURN to Back Page, Column 4

No Raids On

London

LONDON, Des: 18 (Reuter)-To- day (Wednesday) has been another fraidless day.

Meanwhile, it is reported that the

A German bomber was shot down possibility of Mr Lloyd George jain-of Dover this afternoon by Britials log the Cabinet still remains if Mrfighters without loss to themselves, Churchill decides on a reshuffle of according to tn Air, Ministry com- the Cabinet again.

munique, which adds that otherwise Ithere is nothing to report.

Indo-China-Thai War

Called "Childlike"

Special to the “Telegraph"

HANOI, Dec. 18 (UP)The French have taken the attitude additional 25 shells towards Muk from Savannakhet this morn that the border war is atlifening, with French artillery firing ang Ing, making a total of 50 shells against 25 from the Thailand alde,

Even the French laugh at this and her baby who were taken tit for tat child-like border war.[by junk to the mainland and are It was revealed this evening now being held as hostages in, that last Sunday, natives, after the jungles. murdering M. Olivier, the French keeper of the Pouloobl light cessful in their searches for the pair.

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