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BARRANI DESCRIBED

The capture of Sidi Barrani, which was the first signal success in the British drive against the Italians in the Western Desert, is fully described in a press dispatch just received in the Colony. Writing from Sidi Barran! itself, the correspondent says, that troops which took the place were a British brigade of an Indian division which had been rushed to the spot on the previous day. The correspondent says:—

The British drive from Mersa Matruh to the Egyptian fron-

Obstacle Removed

tier will no doubt go down to history as the Battle of Sidi Barrani. Aid To Britain Bill In this sorica of engagements, which lasted four days, the fight- Ing round Sidi Barrani itself was undoubtedly the 'stiffest. Hero four Blackshirt divisions put up what is admitted by their opponents to have been a very stout defence. General Gallina, commanding the 23rd Corps, was personally in command and the morning after the surrender this elderly officer asked permission to address his troops. In a dignified and touching specch he thanked them for having fought as Fascists.

answer

Was

FROM PAGE ONE!

state-

Bill which would mit President Roosevelt's authority to, two years, and restrict loans to members of the The troops which took Sidi; morning » message was dropped into Commonwealth and Ireland.

Mr Simpson said that he had con- Barrani were a British brigade the camp informing the garrison that

both Tumman had been captured.ferred with Mr Wendell Willkle be- of an Indian division which had and inviting them to surrender. No fore introducing the BII, but he de-

this on been rushed to Nibolwa and

received, but when clined to elaborate Tummar on the previous day, Indian troops advanced to attack ment.

"The Bill is offered as an amend- They were materially assisted while flags promptly went up.

As I proceeded from Tummer to ment and also provides that other by an armoured brigade which sidi Barrant the whole of a belt 10 nations Included in the original Bill already had pushed forward be- miles wide between them appeared have to be named by concurrent hind the Italian positions and to be one vast munitions park. Every resolution of Congress. reached the const between Sidl few hundred yards were dumps of oll fuel and other munitions. Thou- Barrani and Buqbuq, thus prac shady upon thousands of rounds were Mr Henry Morgenthau, United tically cutting off the Blackshirt collected here. Prisoners declare States Secretary of Treasury, dis- division's retreat.

After bivouacking in the desert peetel advance to the Nile was ex-closed to-day that the British Govern

pected during the coming weeks. ment is negotiating with large groups the three battalions advanced at The immense accumulation of stores of American investment trusts for the dawn over the few remaining miles, which our troops found in all these sale of British investments in the a South Country battalion of the camps and in the distributing centre United States. left, Highlanders in the centre, and of Bugbug fully bears this out. Midlanders on the right.

About two miles south of the village they came under fire from the defences. Going in to the at- tack, our men found the Italians well strongly entrenched posted position, protected by well-sighted machine-guns, against which it was heul to advance without heavy! loss.

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The help of tanks and artillery was called in. Tanks of the armoured brigade were the handlest for the leftward battalion, while guns suc- reded at first In easing the way for the Midlanders on the right. These two battalions were consequently able to get forward first.

that

Italy Again Changes War Chief

CAVALLERO for

LONDON,

ALBANIA

It

Investment Trust Parleys WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 (Reuter).

Mr Morgenthau said, "One very large group of Investment trusts ins made one offer and another group will make an offer to-morrow." He added the Bri- that Sir Frederick

tish Treasury repres now in

Washington, hnd Informed him that the British Government was "rendy to do business with them.""

Mr Morgenthau said that he could not estimate the amount of securities that might be involved or disclose the Identity of the companies which might buy them.

or-

The British were encountering no great difculty in selling American securities regularly traded on Jan. 13 (Reuter)ganized exchanges. General Soddu has had little military The Federal Board recently placed A Hail of Bullets

experience although he was Vice-the value of these Investments t About two o'clock the officer com- Chief of Staff under Marshal Gra- $850,000,000. manding the Highlanders, hearing lan from June to November Inst that the other two battalluns were year. making progress on the flanks, decid-; ed to take the bull by the horns, and been one long series of detents. As to impose a time limit on the powers ordered his men to rush the position, no point have the forces under his given to President Roosevelt under fine command made a stand against the the Aid for Britain Bill was made at They took their cue with a

been out-- resolution, and, working forward un- Greeks and he has

Rayburn, Speaker of the House of der a hall of bullets from enfilading manoeuvred on every hand by the press conference held by Mr Sam

strategy of

of General Mataxas and in among

to-day the Black

Representatives, machineguns, got

Papagos. General Cavallero. Mr. Rayburn sald that be would shirts with the bayonet. In a few General minutes of .close fighting the trench his successor, is an experienced man line was carried, and, advancing to and was Chief of Operations during not oppose the imposition of a line the last war. He was made Under- limit provided that the limit "ran the crest of the ridge behind it, the

Wendell Willkie Highlanders were met by the wel-Secretary for War when Mussolini concurrently with the emergency." came into power and he was called come sight of the white-walled houses on to all Marshal Endoglio's place WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 (Reuter). of the village close in front of them, when the latter vacated office In-Mr Wendell Willkie's support of the with the sea behind.

"Lease and Lend Bill" which has By five o'clock Sidi Barrani was Soddy's, resignation is yet another been heartily welcomed by the Ad- taken, the Blackshirts surrendering in in

and a long series. On December 11 ministration,

most Democrats groups as they found themselves Afars

Marshal Badoglio resigned, reportedly. may determine his future position penned in by the tanks and men of because he was disgusted at the and influence in the Republican all three battalions pouring in from way Mussolini had entered the Party. all sides. The last phases of the fight war

Certainly his statement has caused! took place in an eddying sandstorm,tion and against the wish, of most u split in the Party and it remains to which limited visibility to 200 yards. Hallans. A day later the general be seen whether he can carry the The infantry are full-of-gratitude in command of the Dodecanece majority of the Republicans with him for the work of the Air Force, which Islands followed suit and he was or whether they will go over to the successfully subdued the activity of joined by the naval leaders including London-Hoover group. the enemy's aircraft, so that the the Chief of Naval Staft, his deputy, troops had to suffer from dive-bomb ing only five or six times In

Time Limit WASHINGTON, Jan. 13. (Reuter). His two months in Albania have-The suggestion of a possible alicnpt

course of the day.

Captured Base Visited

December.

without adequate prepara-

the

Italian fleet.

Mr Willie gets considerable sup- and the Commander-in-Chief of the port in the press. The staunchly Re- publican "Baltimore Sun" comments Shortage of Leaders that he has risen above partisanship The fact that Mussolini has had to in advocating the general principle After a visit to the entrenched

to ensure reversion to the people the camps at Nibeiwn, Tummar, and Sidi call on his Chief of Staff is a sign of of the Bill and asking for safeguards the extreme shortage of military Barmani, my first main impression is

President. powers that the Bill delegates to the

of the skill and the fighting qualities leaders willing to conduct Mussolini's which enabled the British force to war. In addition to those who have roll up in a few days an enemy force resigned two have met their death and almost a dozen have been taken inore than twice as numerous and

At the same time the Italian

strongly entrenched; my sece

second imprisoner. pression is of the Immense mass of material which the Italians had accu- nilltary situation goes from bad to

· When General Cavallero mulated in these advanced bases for worse. the Invasion of Egypt, and which has reaches Albania he will find a Greek offensive in full swing in the central now fallen into our hands, for the

sector with Tepelini in a bad way. most part undamaged.

Nibeiwa, the first position to have been carried, is a camp covering u barn

plateau about a mile square with a shallow valley in front. The whole position is surrounded by a double

ITALIAN FORCE

The Greeks are still making gains beyond Klisuri and one correspon- sinnll, dent calls it the biggest Greek offen- sive of the war.

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The British casualties were very

Oasis Bombing LONDON, Jan. 13 (Reuter).—The The Italians are losing prisoners retreat of the Italians from Bardia stone wall, with shelters every 50 by the hour while Greek artillery is jeopardised the force in the oasis. yards for the Libyans who lined the keeping up un intensive Are. The few perimeter. To the east and south it eight inches of snow which fell re- Italian was further strengthened by anti-cently turned into six inches of mud Jarabub, tank obstacles, barbed wire, and over the week-end and more snow is whether

mines. Dotted

the falling. about were the armaments Maletti's column.

land

and

of

Important Advance

days ngo

the R.AF. bombed convoys north-west of but It was not stated these were withdrawing from the oasis or were attempting to relieve the troops there.

The strength of the besieged forces The Greek advance is not great in

His not known. The place presented an extraordin distance but London circles say that Meanwhile the hard stony desert is ary sight, stir with vehicles of every it is a very important one. They resounding

ing to the roar of gunfire as sort, from glant Diesel-driven 10-ton have got behind Kilsurl and are well British tanks to staff cars--although by the on the road to Berat so that ftallanthesh artillery continues to pound perimeter defences of Tobruk time 1

I reached the camp most of the lateral llacs of communication are preparatory to the final onslaught on Immediately serviceable lorries and

the town. There is still no indication trucks had been requisitioned for the now 30 miles further north.

Tepelini is in an awkward posillen of the full strength of the trapped evacuation of prisoners. Here and there troops and transport mules but is not entirely lost and part of a garrison, but it is believed to be con- wandered disconsolate, and in one new Italian division has been sentsiderably smaller than that at Bardia. Its position is also more difficult than at Bardia as the outer perimeter defences straddle a broader area.

Three Smaller Camps

there.

corner I found a sheep suckling baby General Cavallero will have to pré- lambs. Immense quantilles of stores, Both of food and of mechanical vide better lendership than Soddu did equipment, were stacked in tents or if the Italians are to retain the town. Among his war trophies General in the open.

Cavallero. will find 1,500 hostages.

An Athens message says that the A short way north of Nibeiwa fiest of civilians issued on

Sunday group of three camps, euch some-night does not represent the full What smaller than Nibelwn-namely, total. It is impossible to

Say what labsa (otherwise, known ils Point

The 80). Tummar East and Tummar West, the Italians intend to do with these The troops which had taken Nibelwa civilians who include women. weat on and captured first Tummar taking of these hostages violates all the principles of international law East. then Tummar

West. Both and humanity and the advantage the were in our hands by Monday Itallans hope to gain is completely evening. Here, too, the action

was obscure. short and sharp.

Twelve tanks, whlol were attaðlied

EGG SURVIVES CRASH

to the second Alpine division, ·si- templed to counter-attack without success. In both engagements our casualties were remarkably amali Wayne Long. of Cambria, Illinois, considering the results achieved. No was crossing the street with an egg attempt was made to assault Habsa, in his pocket. A car hit him, broke which was now isolated. On the ankle, left the egg unbroken:

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