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The FINAL EDITION
Ubrary, Supreme
Special Court
Hongkong Telegraph.
FOUNDED 1881
No. 18337
五拜 十二月二十英香 FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1940. 日二廿月一十
ITALIAN DIVISIONS
AT BARDIA HELD IN
STRANGLEHOLD GRIP
CAIRO, DEC. 19 (REUTER)
THE GREATER PART OF TWO ITALIAN DIVISIONS, IT
IS ESTIMATED HERE, ARE TO-NIGHT IN THE IRON GRIP OF THE BRITISH SIEGE OF BARDIA. THE STRENGTH OF THE IMPERIAL Forces arouND THE ITALIAN BASE IS IN- CREASING HOURLY AS LORRY LOADS OF SUPPORTING INFANTRY ARE RUSHED UP.
ALTHOUGH NO CONFIRMATION CAN BE OBTAINED, IT IS BELIEVED THAT BRITISH ADVANCED MOBILE FORCES HAVE CUT THE COASTAL ROAD WINDING ALONG THE CLIFFS FROM BARDIA TO TOBRUK,
Italian Admission
ROME, Dec. 19 (UP).To. day's communique indicated that the British are still advancing in North Africa and are now.exert- ing tremendous pressure on + Bardia.
Military observers said that the defences at Tobruk had been , greatly strengthened during the
past week.
It is reported that the British are bringing up extensive rein- forcements, including unita which were formerly in the Palestine area.
British Casualties LONDON, Dec. 19 (UP)-In the House of Lords to-day, Lord Croft, the Under-Secretary for War, an- nounced that British casualties on the Western Desert up to December 16 were 72 killed and 738 wounded.
Mr Anthony Eden, Secretary Stute for War, mentioned the same figures in a luncheon: speech,
Of
Details of El Vak LONDON, Dec. 19. (Reuter).—A Nairobi communique says that the Somaliland frontier post of El Unk has been reduced to ruins by our troops, who, after destroying all stores and materials of no value to them, burned the buildings. Our
We lost two men killed and 12 were
wounded. The Italians lost 50 kiled
R.A. F. Bombers Leave
Milan Factory Ablaze
LONDON, Dec. 19 (Reuter).-When British heavy bombers raided Milan on Wednesday night a great rectangu- lar fire a quarter of a mile long was left daring in the Pirelli Works which hold large stocks of rubber and are well-known for the manufacture of motor-tyres.
They are peculiarly vulnerable to air attacks, says the Air Ministry, since they lie between two conspicuous railway systems and can be recognised with comparative case.
Though the raiding force was not large, the attack was remarkably effective. One pilot said: "Scores of fires started by incendiarles merged into a huge oblong blaze with explosions continually bursting up through the fumes,"
BRITAIN
WELL GUARDED
Premier Tells The Commons
LONDON, Dec. 19 (Reuter).-This is the first time troups then returned to their base in the desert that we have had equal equipment and we are still only a half-armed nation fighting a fully-armed and 120 prisoners,
nation which has already passed the saturation point in After the fight of their Common- der, the Italian troops followed him. its armaments. But during 1941 we shall become Some of the Africans courageously well-armed nation too. It takes three to four years to Position-Precarious- put-the-industries-of-a-country-on-a-war-basis, said SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPH" Winston Churchill in the House of Commons to-day. CAIRO, Dec. 19 (UP).—A general headquarters communique says that The Germans reached the]
tried to continue the fight,
the Italians in the Bardia area are in culminating point when we our-
a "precarious position. So far 31,510 selves were still only in the Italian prisoners have been
taken. Including 1,626 officers, while several second year but by the efforts thousand are still in the process of that are being made and the evacuation from the battle areas.
Indo-China
"On the Sudan frontier, our patrols the United States, we hope that} were again active in the Kassala and Gallabut areas, Inflicting a number of we shall be well-armed during' casualties on the enemy."
1941.
great supplies, reaching us from Bandits'
Traps in Ground
"Let the members now returning to their constituencies use
Activity
a
Smashing Air Raid
R.A.F. Destroy An
Italian Drome
CAIRO, Dec. 19 (Reuter).— The Italian aerodromi of Benina, near Benghazi-the important. Italian base on the Libyan coast was the subject of one of the heaviest raids of the war in the Western Desert on Tuesday night,
Many tons of bombs were dropped and great damage was caused to aircraft ang buildings, states a British Air Force com- munique issued in Cairo to-day.
British planes artic
the fires started by traves ant flight increased with each subsequent at- tack. Numerous explesions occurred and at least 18 Italian planes were destroyed. When the last Brillsh planes Ielt, there was a general con- smoke covered the whole aerodrome. dagration and dense volumes of
bombed but lite movement was ob- The Bardin-Tobruk road was also [served.
British ghter planes continue to patrol and to co-operate with British ground forers.
N.E. Africa Raid LONDON, Dec. 19 (Reuter),—-A
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KLISURA ABOUT
TO FALL:
NEW GREEK SUCCESSES
Special to the "Telegraph"
LONDON, Dec. 19 (UP).-According to a special report sent from the centre
of the front this evening by the Athens correspondent of the "Exchange Telegraph,"
Mrhodesian quadron-raided-enemy-the-Italians-have-set-on-fire and abandoned Klisura, following heavy Greek attacks.
The capture of Klisura will open the way to a direct onslaught upon Tepelini, upon which town the Greeks are slowly advancing from the south..
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" HANOI, Dec. 19 (UP),It
CAIRO, Dec.
their French Take Measures. 10 (Reuter).--The influence to help the good work of Italians are putting up very strong sustaining morale, if that is necessary, resistance, employing cunningly lald and speeding up the work of produc- tank traps, gun emplacements and tion. We are by no means content. land mines which they have been We must never be content. (Cheers). is reliably reported that the preparing for many months. We must continue to strive to do our French, during the past few
The British Commander-in-Chief utmost to see that our
men have
is concentrating on Bardly and ac-weapons worthy of the task they are days, have rushed troops to
to a mlillary spokesman, "the to perform. cording
Langson to crush native bandits Italians are in a tight corner and operations are proceeding with the tions applies with equal force to food east of that town.
"What I say in respect of muni.who were raiding villages south- utmost satisfaction,"
production in all its forms. When 1 Reconnaissance flights by the spoke recently of the years 1043 and The bandits are armed with R.A.F. show that no troop movements 1944, I did not mean that I believed machine-guns which the French westward from Bardin. This sug-then, but in matters like agriculture TURN to Back Page, Column 4 TURN to Back Page, Column 3
aircraft and troops in the Metemma area while other aircraft attacked Jebel Isrobati, 30 miles porth-cast of Kussala
Except for one British plane which failed to return from bombing Velona
It is also reported that north
of Pogradetz the Italian counter-
in Albania, all British planes in all attacks have been thrown back LEADING GREEKS
operations in the Middle East return ed safely.
$1,500,000 Mark
Is Passed
The Bomber Fund, in- augurated by the "South China Morning Post" and "Hongkong
Telegraph" has passed the $1,500,000 mark.
was
ot
It
officially an- nounced 10.30 this morning, that the Fund had reached a total of $1,500,336.76.
are taking place on the road leading that the war would continue unt left when the Japanese occupied Stoppages
New A.R.P. Tunnel To Accommodate
10,000
Langson, and also with arms
which the Japanese had sup plied, since the Japanese had previously supported the bandits for the purpose of terrorizing the Chinese in Kwangsi pro- vince.
Planes and Artillery
Factories
In
Minister's Revelations
LONDON, Dec. 19. (UP)~ Mr Ernest Bovin, Minister of Labour, told the House of Com- The bandits flourished due to lack mona to-day that there had been of control during the Japanese occu-stoppages in work at munitions pation of Lungsan, 1
factorica.
was
"His Excellency the Acting Governor, Lieut-General E. F.. Norton, has honoured our Department by the appointment to his artillery; however, they are
The French are using planes and settling such disputes, he said that Contrary to the legal procedure for staff of an Honorary Alde-de-Camp in Mr Wong Sik-kuen, deputy [periencing diflculty in exterminating caused as part of a settled policy." CX "certain enses of stoppaga had been Divisional Warden of the Tsimshatsul District," stated Wing the bandits who are hiding in the It was considered that he Comdr A.II.8. Steele-Perkins, Director of Air Raid Precautions,
hills surrounding the town.
referring to Communists.. this morning.
A very large tunnel with
Japanese activity amongst the bun- many dits is believed to be ended since they Commenting on the work in menced under Leighton 11. It was the natives while Japan uses
parallels would shortly be cum-jure now desirous that the French rule hand, the Director of A.R.P. hoped to accommodate about 2,000 to bases to obtain supplies from Indo the said that the Blake Gardons tun 10,000 people. Plans for this con-China.
siruction were now in hand. There
Ahead of Schedule.
Raider Downed Off Malta nel had been comploted and to would be plenty of earth cover for
Border Air Raids
Caught By Searchlights gether with a new type of oval this project.
MALTA, Dec. 19 (Reuter)-An. shelter, which had been cons
HANOL, Dec. 19 (UP)Resuming Italian raider was caught in search- hostilities after a 24 hour full, Thai-lights and shot down by night fighters tructed in the near vicinity,
land planes bombed Polpet, northern in the first of two raids on Malta would accommodate about 1,000 The tunnels at Eills Kadooria Cambodia at 530 this morning which during Wednesday night! people altogether. They had being developed to the west, and on School, off Queen's Road, were now
their artillery also shelled. commenced a new facing at Hill the whole the tunnelling work was but no details have come through,
The French immediately retaliated Road, Kennedy Town, and this well ahead of schedule. would ultimately run under the New pens for about 3,000 people French planes last Thursday heavily It is officially stated that four TURN to Back Pago, Column 4 TURN to Back Page, Column 3
nullah
An onleial communique says that island. Both dropped bombs In the two enemy planes approached the sea and there were no damage or Casualties. Ho
in flames into the ses. There were One of the planes was shot down
no survivors.
with heavy losses.
Another message from Athens says that the Wur Ministry has announced that aver 600 Italians were made prisoner when "the enemy, despito stubborn resistance, were driven ut the point of the bayonet from his positions."
However, the locality of the action is not specified.
The
Greek War Ministry also alleged that Italian planes again attacked front line hospitals despite prominent red cross maricings.
It is claimed that the Greeks bombed military targets in Albania.
Italians Dispersed
The Athens Radio reported that the 4th Italian Grenadlers have been completely dispersed and disabled around Klisura, where Greek troops captured the heights dominating the town and are incessantly bombarding Klisura.
Greek troops also occupied a post on the other side of the Drinos River after an obstinate three-days' struggle (It is not specified In what sector is the Drinos River).
It was further claimed that Port TURN to Back Page, Column 5
LATEST
Sen Back" Pagu - For Fürther Late Haws
TO VICTORY
General Alexander Papagos, Field Com- mander of the Greek forces,, whose genius in leadership and strategy has played a prominent part in the success of his troops against the Italians.
Clipper Delayed
The China Clipper is now expected to arrive at Hongkong on December
Greeks Penetrate Mountains
Advance Towards Chimara
SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPH"
STRUGA, Dec. 19 (UP). Frontier reports say that the left wing of the Greek troops penetrated the Cika mountains this morning after two and a half hours of fighting. Tho Greeks occupied the village of Kalart, four miles northeast of Chimara. Heavy losses were suffered on both sides.
Greek Objectives LONDON, Dec. 19 (Reuter),—In the south Greek artillery is pounding away at the coastal town of Chimara and are also hammering away at Tepelini and Klisura.
.There ore many reports of blizzards. One message anys that Greek troops found the bodies of Italian officers and men who died of hunger and exposure when they laid down in the snow during their retreat,
Valona wan raided by the RAF. on Wednesday tho attack being directed against the seaplane base, docks and warehouses. All bombs fell on the target and
warehouse
was seen in are. Italian fighters put. Up
astiff opposition and during a 20- minute combat at least one is be- loved to have been shot down. One of our
our machines had to make a forced- landing, while returning, to its baso but all the rest got home safely.
Order of The Day LONDON, Dec. 19 (Router) Victory will be ours and it will be the most glorious victory of our Commander-in-Chiet of the Greas TURN to Page 2, Columm Five
27 and to leave on December 28. history" declares General Paperos
It was scheduled originally to ar- riye on December '25.
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