1941-01-06 — Page 13

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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

January 6, 1941...

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HOW AUSTRALIANS BROKE THROUGH

DEFENCES AND

(By "Reuter's Special Correspondent at British

Headquarters in the Western Desert)

CAPTURED

THE AUSTRALIANS, BACKED UP BY BRITISH ARMOURED FORCES, DASHED THROUGH BARDIA LIKE AN EXPRESS TRAIN. THEY CARRIED OUT PERFECTLY THE TIMETABLE OPERATIONS PLANNED BY THEIR

COMMANDERS.

The timetable was prepared at advanced headquarters near the Libyan fron- tier. Each stage of the attack was worked out in the most minute detail and all were carried out in accordance with the most optimistic hopes.

During the past fortnight, guns/ ammunition, water and petrol Have been sircoming up to the front and then for two nights and one day, a thorough plastering of the port by the Navy and the RAF prepared the for a land attack at dawn; of January 3.

why

At the crack of dawn, the Aus-] traflans-protected by tanks, went In on the western site of the perl meter

of Bardia' defences, roughly

opposite the port, spread out to the south-east and attacked the defend-

a

PEIPING INCIDENT

Negotiations Still Deadlocked

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SHANGHAI, Jan. 5 (UP).—

ers from the rear and the flank. Very reliable sources at Peiping

A day and half of fighting] sufficed to mop up the entire south-say the negotiations between the ern half of the defences excent Japanese authorities and the in the extreme south-east! United States Murine officials clump corner where the terrain is rocky and regarding the recent incident in Intersected with small ruvinics in

which some Marine were de- which some of the defenders were

tained by the Japanese gendar- taking refuge.

mes, are again deadlocked, and it is understood that the contro- The speed of these operations was,

referred 10 astonishing but even more astonish-versy has been

Astonishing Speed

.

Ing is the fact that the same period Washington and Tokyo. has been suelent to clean up the

northern half of the defeners.

med Wadda

One deep ravine named

Gerfan juts out almost clear across;

Handled Locally

WASHINGTON, Jan. 5 (UP)- the circle of defences westward from A member of the State Department Bardia, forming a natural barrier said that the Pelping Incident has agakit tanks, but it was no barricot been referred to Washington and

to the Australians. They simply charged across it, pouring bullets from their

is still being handled locally.

He did not know what new action was contemplated in view of the re- Despite the courage and dash with ported deadlock, but indicated that which the Australians carried out matters are being left in the hands the action, It is understood that their of the Peiping authorities and that casualties were not heavy.

Regolations, at least for the time be- ing will be carried on there.

In addition to 15,000 prisoners, the British are now in possession of ul-j most all the guns with which Bardlu

He said the State Department is

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LETTERS Appreciation

was defended, together with stores' fully informed on all developments To the Editur, and smununition.

and is watching the situation closely. Other reliable quarters indicated

The "Hongkong Telegraph." As the town is cleaned up,

Str,The Hongkong Benevolent probable that other stores will be that the incident is being regarded Society wishes to thank all those who found because

was with considerable importance. the port Graziani's main forward base for the Egyptian-Libyan frontier.

Dealing With Prisoners

4

The problem of what to do with the thousands of prisoners is much engler for the British authorities to solve now than the last time, for anj urganisation has been established be- hind the lines to enable prisoners to.

rapidly dealt with

be

The problem ir also made mare. simple, by the willingness of

majority of the Italians to be

tured.

thel

Red Military Training

Extension Ordered.

LONDON, Jan. 5. (Reuter).The Soviet Air Force has been increased period of compulsory training in the from three to four years.

Ch 50 generously

BARDIA

FIREWATCHERS BEAT THE LUFTWAFFE

LONDON, Jan. 5 (Reuter).-Firewatchers scored a signal success during the Luftwaffe's visit to-night.

When three successive waves of raiders dropped hundreds of incendlary bombs in one district, firewatchers acted with such promptness that not ǹ single bomb was alight long enough to cause fire.

Enemy plaies were also.re- ported from Liverpool, from a town in East Midlands and from towns in north-west and north- cast England.

East Anglia Damage LONDON, “Jan. 5 (Reuter)-One enemy ralder attacked East Anglia in daylight to-day and dropped a few bombs which did a little damage and injured a few people.

ས

Elsewhere in East Anglia, machine gun attacks by single raldera reported.

were

Big Raid On El Bassan

One plane dived to open Tripoli Also Visited

fire on cattle In a field but the animals escaped unhurt,

The niert was sounded after dusk In London this evening. Gunfire was heard and baskets of incendiary bombs were reported dropped in op district.

Heavy anti-aircraft are greeted these early raiders.

German Report

BERLIN, Jan. & (UP),—The officlal

ATHENS, Jan. 5 (Reuter).— A highly successful rald on road Junctions and other military ob jectives at El Bassan by British bombers yesterday is reported by the R.A.F. Headquarters fiere.

All bombs fell on the town und

El Unsson

news agency says the luftwaffe last a number of fires were started. night attacked Avonmouth, Bristol,

is now the most im- Portishead, Newport and Bourne-portant and vital Italian inland base mouth, and also caused great fres at in central Albanin. Ramsgate.

Strong bomber formations caused a number of large and small fires in very successful attacks on industrial plants and harbour works at Avon mouth,

Nazi Losses

on

LONDON, Jan. 5 (Router)-Dur Ing the week ended midnight January 4, the German Luftwaffe in raids on Britain lost three bombers le one night, January 3-4, and two jess the

the day of January 4. The British lost one aghter on January 4.

During the same period eight Bel-

was

The Greek fighting north of Pogradetz, where according to the latest available information further Greek local progresa

made yesterday, is aimed at threatening El Bassan from the east while Greek pressure on the constai sector and at town from the south-west approach. Tepelini und Klisura threatens the

Many Direct Hits LONDON, Jan, (Reuter).— Photographs show that many direct hlt were made on bulidings and a number of fires were started by the R.A.F. ralding El Bassah.

A reconnaissance flight over Tripell

was

to their tish bombers failed to return from on January 1 proved that during the appeal either with mone-heavy raids on Germany-two on the raid on the previous night, when tary giftskor food and toys. Through night of December 28-20, two on the shipping in the harbour was attack- their kindness we were able to dis-night of December 20-30, two oned, one motor vessel of 10,000 tons tribute about seventy-five bampers December 31, one on the night of which was anchored in mid-harbour, and porcels, and provided Christmas January 2-3, and one on the night. Cheer and a good square meal to of January 3-4.

sunk. many people. We hope this will catch the eye of our many benefac- while trying to intercept.

One German plane was shot down tors to whom we send our most grate- ful thanks for their great kindness.

MRS E. C. FREDERICK,

President,

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Numerous reconnaissance lights were carried out on all fronts,

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The new decree making this change

AN INDO-CHINA BASE, Jon, 5quently break into songs which are Bardin defences Is believed to in-

(Domei)Japanese Naval aircraft loudly cheered by their comrades. clude a number of Italians who had was published to-day but no explana-

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SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" The extension affects

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course of an These men are understood to have missioned officers and men.

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Congress Far Eastern Gap In Blockade Message Net Drawn Around Axis Powers

Roosevelt Plans Will Go Through

LONDON, JAN. 5 (REUTER).—THE BLOCKADE IS VERY EFFECTIVE THOUGH I SHOULD LIKE THE NET DRAWN TIGHTER STILL," STATED LONDON, Jan. 5 (Reuter). MR HUGH DALTON, MINISTER OF ECONOMIC WARFARE, IN A SPECIAL President Roosevelt's message to INTERVIEW WITH THE "SUNDAY TIMES." Congress will be delivered to-day

"Germany still has important supply routes-the route through Russia being and it is expected that he will the most important. In order to maintain exports to our enemies, Russia has been outline his new proposal for importing large quantities of cotton from North and South America, and rubber and helping Britain and defending the United States.

some non-ferrous metals from the Far East. By this route Germany can get a Congress leaders expect a proposal steady trickle of goods, small in bulk, but great in value."

for the creation of a new Federal

corporntion to handle the President's Replying to the suggestion plans. A large amount of capital will that Spain was a "hole in the be necessary. The general plan of the American press is that Congress blockade." Mr Dalton said: "f should establish unity of action and am convinced that less generous abandon political partisanship. treatment might have played

It is not expected, however, that into Hitler's hands and deprived Congress will be a mere duelle Spain of any independence. It instrument agreeing with all the President's suggestions. There will is very unlikely that anything

U-Boat Bases In Eire

Is

Allegation

Denied

In our issues of December 13 last, we reproduced from a be a vigorous discussion over domen- significant will be re-exported to tic and foreign policy but it is not Germany." +

London paper the report of an assertion by Dr James Little, thought that opposition to President Roosevelt will be strong enough to

There was enough food in German-M.P., that German U-boats operating in the Atlantic are defeat his measures although it may occupied Europe to ensure the in-oiled and provisioned from bases in Elre. delay them.

habitants not starving. If Germany

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH

one knowing about it, is grotesque."

The British representative in Dub- lin, he added, had a naval advisor, who would be alive to things.

Denial Not Published

them.

He says that officers who had gained rank prior to the advent of Fascism are profoundly distressed at the reverses. suffered by Italian arms "and"consider Faselain responsible" for their humiliations...

Some Fanatics

The younger officers, imbued with the fanatic spirit of Fascism, do their best, but without success, to prevent captured rankers from expressing whom the correspondent spoke, ex- their views. Reserve ofcers with pressed views similar to those of the ordinary soldiers.

"General

speaking." he concludes, "faith and clan appear to be quali-

meers and men." ties completely Incking among Italian

Drive To El Bassan ON THE ALBANIAN FRONTIER,

Jan. 5 (Reuter)Last-minute efforts

are being made by the Italians to stem the Greek drive to El Basson while remnants of 11 Duce's crack troops fortify the route to Ef Bossan from the main port of Durazzo.

The Italian left flank in still not far from Pogradetz.

are

A

Intense cold, bitter winds and a nightmare of frost-blte render rapid advance impossible.

Larger supplies of proper boots and equipment

the required by Greeks, whose morale desplie tre-

hardships remains rable. Certain places in the front line are far from the nearest point which motorised transport and even mules can reach, and heavy artillery must be dragged up by hand.

Advises C.O. To Appeal

un-

was able to import more food for the Subsequently a denial of this ritory. controlled territories, it would allegation was made by Lord. "The distinguished divine," said strengthen her manpower by cn- FRENCH RAID ON transfer workers from Strabolgi in the House of Lords, Lord Strabolgi, "is quite wrong in supposing that submarines use petrol. food production to arms production or newspaper extract of which They are run on Diesel engines, THAILAND the Army.

has been forwarded to us by which use heavy oil fuel. The idea Mr Dalton warned against expect. reader who signs himself "Cor-that heavy oll could be conveyed in BANGKOK, Jan. 6 (UP) High ag an Immediate economie collapse caigh-Luimneach." We are glad large quantities to submarines, which

which of the Reich, Command communique

"has vast says that accumulations of stock and a great to have the opportunity of pub are distinctive warships, without any- French planes at 1 p.m. yesterday capacity for Improvisation."

lishing this extract which is as bombed Kamerastr Mekhang port,

A German distribution crisis would, follows: south of Mukdahan and also Chorcome before a production crisis owing Peer Corrects Dr Little

JUDGE DAVIES told a con- to the transport disorganisation ali The announcement added there are over German-occupied Europe.

Lord Strabolgi, in the House of

scientious objector before the no detalls avaliable at present, but "Italy has been much more direct-Lords, asked if the Government's al

Why had the Minister of Infor- South Wales tribunal, at Cardiff, declared "we will retaliate."

ly hit," added Mr Dalton. "Perhaps nilegation made by a Northern Ire- with German lies, allowed this state-most honest objectors I have had tention had been drawn to the mation, who was anxious to catch up recently: "You are one of the the ineffectiveness of her air force land M.P. in Belfast, to the effect ment to be published without saying before me." - and the immobility of her navy are that German submarines were being it was true or untrue? He saw no partly explicable by her unfavourable oll position."

supplied from Eiro territory; whether mention in the British Press of the they were aware that this allegation denial, which he understood the Eire tion for exemption was refused, the And when the objector's applica- had received newspaper publicity Government had publis

published. Lord Snell, replying for the Gov-a ruling on whether or not a political and whether they were in a position

Judge advised him to appeal to get to refute the allegation and give the ernment, said he did not know why objection can be regarded as a con-

the Ministry allowed the statement scientious objection.

numan.

UNIVERSITY COURT

The appointment is notified of Mr Leonard John Davies an

member of

Indian Banditry

of the Court of the University Hongkong for a period of three years, PESHAWAR, Jan. 6° (Reuter),— [facts."

The following are to be members Fifty armed men hold up * Bannu Lord Straboigi ainted that Dr to appear in the Press, but he could of the Court of the University of bound passenger bus and iddnapped James Little, who represented Co. nay, bearing in mind all that wa Hongkong for a further period of four passengers, two of whom were Dawn had declared in a speech that involved, that the British Govern- three years: Messrs Hugh Blackwell later released. Others, including a the Eire Government had winked at ment had no evidence to the effect Layard Dowbiggin, 0.0.E., and Mer-pensioner Subedar, were taken or permitted the supply of petrol to that submarines were being supplied vanji Pestonji Tolali,

'acrosa the border."

German submarines from Eire ter- from Eire territory.

Abergwynn, was the objector.

Samuel Trevor Williams,

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