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TAKING PART IN THE BATTLE OF LIBYA

Here are some of the British reinforcements which arrived recently in Egypt to take part in the present Battle of Libya. Top picture shows contingents of the R.A.F landing from their transport, and below, a happy group of British tommies getting their first glimpse of the Middle East.

TURN

INTO RAGING FURNACE WITH

20,000 BOMBS

LONDON, JAN, 2 (REUTER) —TWENTY THOUSAND INCENDIARIES AND A LOAD OF HIGH EXPLOSIVES DROPPED ON BREMEN DURING THE FIRST HOUR OF WEDNESDAY NIGHT'S FIErce bombinG RAID BY THE ROYAL AIR FORCE, TURNED THE greatesT SEAPORT IN GERMANY—AFTER HAMBURG—INTO A RAGING FURNACE,

INTENSE RAIDS ON BARDIA

Smashing Blows By R.A.F.

LONDON, Jan. 2 (Reuter).-Royal Air Force ralds on Bardia and Derna, and aerodromes in Timi and Gazala, are announced in a communique Issued by R.A.F. Headquarters in

the Middle East.

As the long procession of aircraft of the Bomber Command reached the Zuider Zoo on their way to follow up the first attacks, they could see a red glow in the sky over Bremen al- though still 120 miles from their target.

Smoke from the fires reached as high as the clouds and mingled with them, and pilots found the targets they had been detailed to attack so thoroughly ablaze that rather than waste the bombs on buildings already gutted they sought other factories and dockyards in the city,

Armaments Assailed

All bombs at Bardia burst in the target area but details of

the damage were not observed. It was an intensely cold clear night, and a young moon clear. In Italian East Africa, the ly lit up the targets, chief of which were the great shipbuilding. Rhodesian squadron destroyed a yards in which warships of all number of buildings near Sab- kinds, and especially submarines, derat while other aircraft of the are under construction, the same squadron made a dive Deutsche Vacuum Oll refineries, attack on enemy positions in railway communications, ware- Keru 50 miles east-north-east of houses, rice and starch mills, Kassain, destroying motor trans-and the Focke-Wolfe air frame port vehicles, starting a very factory. large fro and silencing several A.A guns.

The First Bombs Of New Year

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

LONDON, Jan. 2 (UP). The first bombs of the new year crashed in the London area this

craft returned safely.

From all operations all British air-

Guns From Sidi Barrani

morning. Heavy high explo-| CAIRO, Jan. 2 (Reuter).-Guns

To defend Bremen; the Germans used all the ground defences they could muster, and the RA.F. pilots reported formiduble anti-aircraft fre.

Holland Bombed

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" BERLIN, Jon, 2 (UP).-Th

sives shook one business district. captured in the battle for Sidi Micial news agency's correspondent The raiders were heard in Lon- Darrant and during the advance into at The Hague reports that R.A.F. don for the first time a few Libya total 320 and include 20 heavy lanes last Tuesday night dropped a

Glotes to-large number of incendiary and ex-| minutes before midnight and the and 48 light AA guns,

day's communique.

plosive bombs throughout Holland. anti-aircraft guns opened up,: The Itallan garrison at Bardin Muny houses were struck." then a single heavy bomb drop-shows no signs of activity and is ped.

The socond night air raid had been without incident with only a single burst and desultory gunfire.

-Elsewhere,” the attacks were-con-

fallowing British forces to continue preparations and concentrations with- out any interference.

There is no change in the situation on other fronts.

Channel Ports Hit.. LONDON, Jan.

2 Reuter),-- Flashes and flares in the sky and muffled explosions from the direction of the French coast to-night indicated that IA.F. bombers had braved the Italians. Quiet

Icy weather conditions in the Straits of-E

-Dover-to-attack-ngnin-the-German Headquarters communique states:-

CAIRO, Jan. 2 (UP), The General Invasion

parts.

Many searchlights between Calais

Aned to a few fire-bomba in castern England, although raiders were The Italians at Bardia show no sign and Boulogne probed the heavy banks ported over several Midlands and of activity. The captured guns now of low clouds.

total 329 Including 20 heavy and 48 light guns."

northwestern points.

Meet Fierce Barrage

LONDON, Jan. 2 (UP)—AL

B.20

pan. it is reported that German night Meat Ration

raiders flew over an eastern town and

met a flerce barrage. Incendiary ! bombs were dropped in another castern town which also put up

barrage. The

night raid warnings sounded in London at 7 p..

were with

the anti-aircraft guns fring, A 8 p.m. raiders were over southwest and i west England and south Wales,

German Version

HONGKONG Salaries Tax Revenue

PAYS UP

General Antonescu's New Move

Military Regime Is Set Up In Rumania

DEMAND APOLOGY FROM JAPANESE

свят

Firm Stand By U.S. Marines

PEIPING, Jan 1 (Reuter).-A demand for a full apology by the Japanese for the incident which occurred in Pelping on Monday when some United States Marines were detained by Japanese police is being made by Col. S. H. Turnage, Comman- dant of the United States Marines here.

GREEKS

|ADVANCING Turnage is also demanding the

ON VALONA

New Heights Gained occur in the future.

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

It is alleged that four Marines were beaten during their deten. tion and two were forced to sign.

confession of guilt. Col

punishment of the Japanese gendarmerie and officers concern.. ed in the arrests,-and-an-ak- surance that similar acts will not

-Falling such an assurance, he adds, the incident cannot be regarded as closed. STRUGA, Jan. 2 (UP).- The trouble glving rise to the de- Reports from the frontier say mand occurred in a cabaret in Pelping that the Greeks in the Telepini civilians attempted to pick a quarrel when it is alleged that a Japanese sector occupied the village of with one of a party of American Hlebani, capturing two Italian guards at whom he pointed a officers and 150 soldiers.

volver. The Japanese was disarmed by the Marines and later the place The revenue from taxation regime has been organised by Ceneral Antonescu in Rumanin

a milltary Reports regarding the Strada was surrounded by Japanese gen-

Bianca clash declare that the of Americans and detained them.

darmes who arrested the whole party on salaries has exceeded expecta during the past few days, according to the Instanbul correspon. LONDON, Jan. 2 (UP).-

Greeks captured seven officers The Commandant made. repeated The Ministry of Food announced tions, but we are still very much dent of a Free French agency, who states that this Army Govern. (including two majors) 450 applications for their release, which hours Inter. The Japanese authorities then declared now 18. 10d. per week will be re-on profits etc.," stated Mr A. G.

The correspondent bases his four machine-guns,

the incident closed, but the Comman- Clarke, Commissioner for War

information on reports from res- The Italians fed along the main dant disagreed, demanded a full ponsible persons in Bucharest. road towards Valona. The pursuingology and reported the Incident to.

the Washington. The Police, railways, posts, tule-Greeks reached the heights In graphs and even

banks, Keraunlaj mountains, which skirt the as Valona Bay and have been placed under military coast as for jurisdiction with the secret assent of dominate the valley, the

Germans

who, at General

Reduced

In Britain

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

Exceeds Expectations

LONDON, Jan. 1 (Reuter)-What amounts to

that the meat ration which in the dark as regards taxationment appears to be superseding the former "Legionary.State." soldiers, two light field guns and took place 17

BERLIN,, Jan. 2 (UP) The High duced to 18. 6d. effective next Taxation this morning to the Command stated that German planes Monday.

WDs

night successfully raided A severe meat shortage developed "Hongkong Telegraph."

The first assessments were

BULGARIA

MUST ACCEDE

If Germany Demands

Passage For Troops SPECIAL TO THE "TELEQHAPH"

national

last numerous important military objec in London to-day with some butchers tives in central and southeastern being forced lo close their shops be sent out last June, these being England.

cause their supplies were exhausted, confined to a few individuals who Yesterday one. British outpost ship while other shops announced that

Antonescu's request, have sent more. Another Valona Raid sot afre and another

badly their customers would be niletted only were leaving the Colony.

to The department commenced damaged by a direct bomb hit:

d. to 1s, id, worth of meat, depend-

function on April 1, 1940 with a SOFIA, Jan. 2 (UP).—OMcial troops to Rumania.

STRUGA, Jan. 2 (UP)-Reports Last night British planes bombed ing on the supplies.

Two Hources admitted to-day that Rumanian political circles it is co-planes yesterday bombed and damag The correspondent adds that in reveal that six Greek and British factories at three places in northwest Germany "causing some damage," as well as the distribution and trans-examiners arrived shortly afterwards Bulgaria will be forced to consent sidered that the present movements ed the port works at Valona, hitting

The unprecedented Christmas rush, on staff or eight clerks. killing five and wounding several, portation dimeultles are blamed form Ceylon and these were later

Joined by three others, but the de- if Germany demands the free of German troops do not reach the and setting fire to an Italian ship in TURN to Back Pàgo, Column 4 the shortage.

high figures quoted is

abroad. They the harbour. Blili short of two passage of troops ncross. partment

simply consist of a new German examiners, who are expected guria.

Division which will take several days Italien barracks at Kanina, three and The same planes then bombed the arrive any day from

Home.

to transporternal Situation "We are making fair, progress and

la holt miles southeast of Valons, have

experienced surprisingly little there were over 250,000 German

killing two officers and elever trouble in the collection of taxation. troops In Rumanis and another

[soldiers, and wounding twenly others. There has been good deal of publle 250,000 in Hungary; however, RUMANIAN FRONTIER, Jan. 1 co-operation," he concluded,

Metaxar' Message reliable quarters close to the (Reuter)The unhealthy internal Axis said that there were nearly situation In Rumania-wherein Com begin 1941 resolved to fight to the 500,000 German troops Rumanin.

Prisoners, Aliens and

Women Toil For Reich Spitfire Funds

to

LONDON, Jan. 2 (Reuter) Lord Beaverbrook, Minister of Airerait Production, to-day gratefully ac- knowledge:

£7,500 from the "Times of Ceylon" Spitore Fund, which has now con- tributed about £60,000;

Bul-

The Bulgarians estimated

Gasholder Canard Of Nazis

in

SPECIAL

(REUTER'S"

CORRESPONDENT)

ATHENS, Jan. 2 (Reuter)-—"Wo

[munists and other left wing elements

pre coming into conflict with the last breath until the enemy has been Iron Guard-is the main reason for exterminated," declared General the drafting of more German troops in a New Year message to the Greek Metaxas, the Greek Prime Minister, into the country,

In. people.

reliable

Such is the gist of formation obtained from Germany that our struggle will be long and hard We begin 1941 in the knowledge from neighbouring Balkan capitals and that we shall suffer, but we are and from Bucharest itself.

British Type Is Safe

Germany has not sent anything determined that we will endure all LONDON, Jan. 2. (Reuter) In a like a quarter of a million troops into order to bring our struggle to a recent communique the Nazis claimed Rumania, as reported in some quar-conclusion worthy of our Greece,"

that during a raid on Britain a gas-tere. Allowing for replacements, BELGIAN PRIDE holder exploded. The type of gas the total strength of Nazi effectives

China's

LONDON, Jan. 2 (Reuter)-Facts regarding labour war- time conditions In Germany revealed by an official of the British Ministry of Economie Warfare, show that despite dictatorial powers, the Nazi Government has not been able to achieve 100 per cent, control of the workers' movement nor to use all skilled

jado, there may coon be a shortage of £5,000 from the B.B.C. staff for Inbour.

| vital products and supplies.

the purchase of a Spitfire to be Wages are fixed and it is As a result of Royal Air Forco ne-named "Aerial." illegal for employers to pay to transport and distribution.

tivities there has been much damage! more, but it appears that a It Ja understood that Germany has tremendous amount of overtime added 3,000,000 to its labour forces | LONDON, Jon.. 1" (Router),The explode. The worst that could, Much of the sealed, railway traffic la being worked, Hours in the since the war, or 10 per cent more Belgian army is firmly determined to happen is that the escaping gas could passing through consists of wagons

than pre-war figures.

'with armaments which are being senti SPECIAL TO THE "TelegrafH" ged and allies liberates

WASHINGTON, Jan, 1, (UP) Mr 12 daily and Government has prisoners of war engaged on Belgium and King Leopold.

|German gasholdets are of the water- Preventing Sabotage

Henry Morgeniliau, Secretary of the been compelled to make concos-work and 1,000,000 extra and odd M. Gutt, Belgian Minister of Da- less type in which pressure is main-|- Berlin- tpparently, believes that Treasury, told the press to-day that sions concerning overtime pay men workers who had retired or who fence, thus replies to the New Year tained by a piston inside the holder. three divisions are necessary to pre he hoped to complete within the next were not in the usual way avaliable. Greetings sent to officers and men of Damage to the daring or platen of a vent abotage of Nazi economie In-few days, detalled arrangements for One of Germany's main problems The total number of women employed the Belgian army by Capt. Margesson, German Zasholder might lead to air terests. In Rumanis and to smother the fuiniment of the: $50,000,000 will be transport and distribution and, is now 300,000 more than at the British Secretary for War, on behalf mixing with the gas with the possi-jincreasing agitation against the Chinese currency stabilization agree with the effects of the British block-beginning of the war.

of the Army Council.

bility of a real disaster.

TURN to Back Page, Colume 5 ment.

holder used in Britain does not is believed to be about three divisions,

factories vary between 10 and of 1,000,000 foreigners and 1,000,000, 45, nifies until final Victory libuentes ignite,

On the other hand many of the to pay for Rumanian oil.

Stabilising

Currency

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