1941-01-15 — Page 24

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EVELYN KEYES BRUCE BENNETT

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WARSHIPS HIT ITALIANS IN AIR ATTACK IN BAD

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Rome Admission

January 15, 1941.

Smuggling Into Free China

FROM PAGE: ONE

cently regarding the possibility of China launching an aerial offensive against the Nipponese Isles if America supplies long-rage bombers.

during these operations, H.M.S. Illustrious (Captain D. W. Boyd) was hit and received some damage and casualties. One of our cruisers, HMS. Southampton, was also hit and suffered casualties.

"Twelve enemy aircraft at least were shot down and a further num that their position in Libyn' and Japaneso at present are not likely ber damaged.

LONDON, Jan; 14 (Reuter),— Signs are growing that the Italians are beginning to sec

| East Africa is getting wörse

the time.

all

said

Object of Operation "The main object of the operation, The Cairo communique which was that of passing a convoy that in the Sudan in the neigh from the west to the east, was car

Kassala This bourhood of ried out according to plan. convoy carried important material activity is continuing. assistance for Greece."

patrol

China's Difficulties

It is generally belloved that the to take any extraordinary precautions against possible, Chinese raids on Japan, because it is unlikely that the Clunese air force will be greatly strengthened in the near future.

Deaplie American willingness to make planes avaliable to

to China there remain tremendous difficulties which

ilitary observers belleve will

Bre vent any sudden increase in Chinese These difficulties include air power. providing fuel for Free China planes; shortago of trained Chinese aerial and ground crews and the difficulty of training with con- tinuous Japanese air raids in progress Empire Cut Off

on Chinese air bases; thirdly, the absence of adequate advance air Broadcasting to the Italian Empire, bases along the unoccupied coastal

which Rome radio yesterday said "The Em-arens

could be Laed

route to pire is virtually cut off from the intermediate landings en

Japan from the interlor,

The Illustrious was one of the The fact that there is nothing fresh

from which

which the Fleet Air Arm to report from Libys may be taken dealt its

blow to the Italian to mean that British guns are still secondly crippling Navy at Taranto. The other alreraft pounding away while the Imperial 6 the Torants action was H.MS.nriny musters for the final assault on Eagle, well-known in Hongkong. The Tobruk. Illustrious to one of Britain's newest aircraft carriers with n displacement of 23,000 tons, and carries about 70 aircraft.

ILMS. Southampton is a cruiser

of 9,000 tons displacement. She was launched at Clydebank in 1930).

Mother country.'

Italian East Africa in particular is almost completely cut off. Its only communication is by ar but the RAF-is now so completely master

Nazis Will Invade of the air in Africa that it is highly

Bulgaria If...

FROM PAGE ONE

will not hesitate to také a hand should the situation develop where it begins to affect the general interests of the

unlikely that the odd Italian plane

says

that

for

Cane For Assault On Women

or two which have been keeping up; "I regret the inadequacy of the communications between Libya and corporal punishment but that is all Eritren by night will now venture you are fit for," suld the Chief an the dangerous Journey, Writing | Justice, Sir Atholl MacGregor, at the from the Italian frontier, a special Criminni Sessions

this inorning, of correspondent of the newspaper "Le four Chinese defendants. Temps"

the Chan Put, 21, Tsui Choi, 24, and |***

battle for North Africa is no longer Ko Shun, 29, all unemployed, pleaded Kulliy in charge of assault with for Imperial aims but is a fight to preserve 1 part of Italy's national Intent to rob and were sentenced to territory.

receive 12 strokes of the cane. Chan Sofia Statement'

and Ko were also sentenced to 12 SOFIA, Jan. 14 (Reuter).The

months' hard labour und Tsui to 10 LONDON, Jan. 14 (Reuter) months' hard labour. presence of German troops in Bul- garia or any diplomalle steps in this Italian prisoners in Libya are still It was stated in the Lower Court connection is officially denied in a being rounded up and R.A.F. fighter proceedings that the three men as-

hand planes are giving a statement issued, here to-night.

saulted an amah named Li Shul and her friend, Ha Po, in Kennedy Read,

Axls.

R.A.F. Takes Prisoners

in

this

.

The Bulgarian telegraph agency work. says that it is nuthorised to declare Flying low over the desert skim-near Macdonnell Rand, on December that no foreign troops have passed ming the cliffs on the seashore at 22, with the intention of robbing into Bulgaria and that the Bulgarian times where they spot Italians taking them. An alarm was raised and Government has made no approach refuge in caves, they have on several neur Flagstaff House, the first and to any foreign governments since no occasions enabled quite large bands second accused were arrested by days ago a Pie Henry Moyes, of the Royal Scots, to be captured. Two reason for such steps exists.

Hurricane pilot saw a small party of and gardener. Third necused. Halian officers of the water's edge managed to escape but was later The Navy was informed and a motor-arrested in Wanchal. boat took them on board, the party First accused and one previous heluding the commander of the Sid conviction, the second had four and Darrani garrison.

the third had two. The reason why Another British tighter captured the second accused received a heavier SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" 150 Italians. The pilot at firal sentence was because he was only CAIRO, Jan. 14 (UP)-The RAF thought that the men were British recently bound over on a charge of announced to-day that General Ar-but he came down low and spotted larceny. gentina, ex-Commander al Sidi their dusty green uniforms. He let

were captured when a British plane and then flew around and around sighted them hiding near the water's keening them together. A truck load edige last Sunday between Burdia and of British soldiers arrived to relieve Tobruk.

kim.

Another Italian German Caught

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