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BRITISH TROOPS PENETRATE FIVE

MILES INSIDE TOBRUK Many Prisoners Taken Including General: Italian Cruiser Ablaze

CAIRO, JAN. 21 (REUTER).—BRITISH PENETRATION OF BOTH THE OUTER AND INNER DEFENCES OF TOBRUK TO A DEPTH OF FIVE MILES IS ANNOUNCED IN A SPECIAL COMMUNIQUE ISSUED TO-NIGHT FROM G.H.Q. AT CAIRO.

THE COMMUNIQUE READS: "SHORTLY AFTER NOON TO-DAY, IMPERIAL FORCES, ACTIVELY SUPPORTED BY THE ROYAL NAVY AND THE ROYAL AIR FORCE, SUCCESSFULLY PENETRATED BOTH THE OUTER-AND INNER DEFENCES OF TOBRUK TO A DEPTH OF OVER

FIVE MILES ON A BROAD FRONT,

BRITONS WARNED OF CRISIS

Urged To Evacuate Japan

TOKYO, Jan. 21 (Reuter)- Considerable anxiety Was caused among foreign residents in the Tokyo and Yokohama area to-day on receipt by British residents in Yokoluma of written advice from the Consul General, Mr W.. McVittie, "to leave Japan by regular shipping routes before the impending crisis in Japanese-American relations comes to a head.”

Chinese Sink Two Warships

One of the vessels with trrops aboard was sunk on January 12. Chinese farmers on the bank saw large numbers of Japanese drowned. The other sunk on January 14 Was a transport, loaded with munitions and other military supplies.

Mr McVittle said that his motive was only to send a {"limited number" and he declin-

ed to elucidate his expectations. regarding Japanese-American re- Intions.

to communiente with their Consuls

ernment but also of those

"The advance is continuing. Many prisoners have already been taken, including one Italian General.

*The Italian cruiser, San Giorgio, in Tobruk harbour, is in flames, as are also a number of dumps of stores and potrol.”

PREMIER SPEAKS

Aims For Which

nims.

We Fight

Attack Described

("REUTER'S" SPECIAL

CORRESPONDENT)

CAIRO, Jan, 21.- After steadily investing the town for nearly three weeks, Britain's Army of the Nile launched an attack on Tobruk early to-day.

The blinding sandstorms that had been sweeping the desert almost continually for the past week had hampered the final stages of the operations. The way troops had to force a through yellow clouds of sand which reduced visibility some- times to a few yards.

the Italian defences.

DEFENCES

Advance

Into Eritrea

Italians Hard Pressed "REUTER'S" AT BRITISH H.Q., CAIRO

This offensive has been prepared as carefully as that at Bardia. Patrols have gone out nightly gathering Jan. 21. Imperial troops, Precise information with regard to

They have pushing deeper into Italy's East found tank traps surrounding Tourul African Colony of Eritrea were deep in places that they had to reported to-day to have reached a point some 30 miles to the enst ring up ladders in order to enter The outer perimeter of the defences of the Kassala frontier post

about-30-miles-in-circumference evacuated_by_the_Italians...on-

Bardle, Tobruk has a second Sunday.

SO

and measure their size.

Unilke

MALAYAN WAR COMMITTEE

SPECIAL TO THE “TELEGRAPH”*

SINGAPORE, Jan. 21 (Domei).—The creation of ́a Malayan War Committee was announced here to- day by the Governor, H.E. Sir Shenton Thomas, at a meeting of the Legislative Council for British Malaya and Straits Settlements. The Governor said that the new committee is

of civilians and posed officials and also the chiefs -of-lòcal-fighting-forces.

com-

Greek-Soviet Meetings

Taking Part In Tobruk. Assault

An official photograph showing an imposing array of tanks and guns which are now, taking part in the. Assault on Tobruk.

VALONA'S DOCKYARD WRECKED

Punishing R.A.F. Attack

ATHENS, Jan. 21 (Reuter) Valona was subjected to its heaviest aerial bombing attacks of the war on the night of Jan.. 19 and yesterday, when heavy bombers raided the dockyard at night.

Large explosions occurred in the target area and smaller fires were also caused-but-the- weather was too bad for full re- sults to be seen.

A

Iri a daylight raid on Valona, number of high explosive bombs fell en buildings on the south jetty and foreshore and must have caused con- siderable damage.

LONDON, Jan. 21 (Reuter).- In concentrating his efforts on The notifention pointed out that the supreme task of winning the in case of war, all sailings would be war, Mr Winston Churchill is | cancelled and a hurried evacuation not overlooking the problem of would be impossible; the British post-war reconstruction and is would not be free to use their money ready, "when a good opportunity and, property, they would not be able presents itself," to enlarge upon Yangtse Engagement and they might be interned. the Government's war and peace

Japanese officials profess ignorance)

The Prime Minister put his views CHUNGKING, Jan. 21 (Cen- or any development likely to inspire in a nutshell in the House of Com- tral News).-Chinese artillery such a warning,

mons to-day when he said: "Most action sank two Japanese war- This time, however, private foreign riglit-minded people here and abrood, the United States, especially in ships in the Yangtze above Nan-circles are gravely disturbed by the already fully understand the causes -king-within-three-days————— views not only of the Japanese Gov-waging war upon Nazi tyranny.

complete suppression of plage and and principles for which we are

such as might indiente on imminent

abroad Can't Say Anything Now

line of defences, with a circumference The retreating Italians whose crisis.

"The Government is always on the of about 11 miles. The outer circle la lookout for any opportunity of barb-wired all round, presenting a strength is now revealed to be no Some regard Mr. MeVittie's action making a statement that would help formidable task for the preliminary less than two divisions, are being as being linked to rumours that Ad- our victory and liberation, now work of destruction by our engineers, hard-pressed by British light- miral Nomura, the Japanese Ambas-ground down under German smoke.

armoured units and motorised R.A.F. Bomb Tobruk I am not, however, able to say any- TURN to Back Page, Column 4

infantry. thing at present."

One Member, Sir Stanley Reed, CAIRO, Jan. 21 (Reuter)- The pursuit continues day and

across Danounce-night

hilly und difficult suggested that the Prime Minister Simultaneously with the consider definitely advising the Italian ment tlist British

have country, Every effort is being made

contact. Tobruk, it to maintain people that the British Common-launched an attack on

Occasionally wealth was under no misapprehen- was announced that this Italian sea- British Brengun carriers are able to slon about the purpose for which they port was heavily ralded by bomber send bursts into the Italian "tail" were being called to fight.

alrcraft of the R.A.F. "during the

Running Away night of January 19-20.

Several attacks, states

The Italians are apparently with- munique from R.A.F. headquarters drawing as fast as they can having in the Middle East, were made and covered 20 miles on the first day, direct hits were registered on Indian, Sudanese and British troops frontier. marine repale shops and military are taking part in the pursuit, it is barracks.

learned.

The delegation was unsuccessful in One

Before artillery battery of four guns

their withdrawal,

the its effort to negotiate for the purchase was silenced and many bombs fell Italians were strung along a 100-mile of wheat and coal from Russia. The

front from Omager, where the fron- Russians, according to on a camp of about 200 ter is. SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" with week in succession British ship their attack.

LONDON, Jan. 21 (UP)-For thehe British aircraft

Anti-aircraft fire was Intense but tiers of Sudan, Eritrea and Abyssinia / demanded an exorbitant price for Chinese Maritime Customs, Shayu-

pressed home ping losses were well below the

British fighter patrols were notive. weekly average since the war began.

throughout yesterday but no According to the Admiralty, the list clusive engagement with the enemy contains only nine British ships of 30,260 tons, lost due to enemy action

resulted. In the week ending at midnight Catania Again Raided |January 12. There were no Allied or

As a result the Japanese are taking strict precautions against Chinese shore batteries and have sent out minesweepers to remove floating mines in the river.

Malta's Night Visitation

Enemy Too High To Aim

MALTA, Jan. 21 (Reuter).- Belsk fighting has again flared up Following their costly air raids In the Anwei-Chekiang border re-over the week-end, the enemy gions. Some 1,500 Japanese infantry- last night carried out two indis- men and 500 cavalry-men launched criminate attacks.

drive from Changhing to Hokichen,

1 Japanese

unit

a town to the northwest, on Monday; tacks says that the target seems to An offelni description of the at Simultaneously slaried a drive from Thing against have been one of the British aero- dromes but the actual result may the Chinese in the neighbourhood,

be described as indiscriminate bomb- The Japanese northward push from ing as the enemy flew at a great Ichang, Yangtze port in Hupeh, in height in order to escape gunfire and reported to have totally collapsed, detection by searchlights. After the defents at Lungwongtung |

..

now in full refrent

Mr Churchill recalled his recent broadcast and said that he did not propose to add anything to it at the

moment.

British Shipping Losses

forces

a

сот-

Failure of A Mission ISTANBUL, Jan. 21 (Reuter). The Greek Commercial Mis- sion returning from Moscow stated they learned from Russian political quartera that 120 Soviet divisions. normally troops, have been established

1,800,000

Enemy Aghters attacked but were evaded after a fifteen-minute ong- agement.

On the return journey, our forma- ilon attacked and damaged an enemy float plane. tacked but results could not be

Brindlel railway station observed owing to cloud.

All our aircraft returned safely.

Was

along the Russian-German Shayuchung Not

this source,

coal

converge to a point 20 miles to the wheat and refused to deliver

until the Greeks had hauded over north-east of Kassala.

Large quantities of wheat and enal

The direction of the retreat is to cash. ennwards Agordat, nearly 100 miles from the frontler. Agordat is the terminus of Eritrea's only railway, and the main point of communication for the TURN to Back Page, Column 3

and Changchlaling, the Japanese arej No bombs hit or damaged govern-neutral losses.

A further raid was carried out on ment property, Several bomis The losses for the week, however, the aerodrome at Catania (Sicily) damaged civilian property and a num- are over double compared to inst during the night of January 20-21. Japanese attacks at Changshoutlenber of others fell into the sea. There week's figures. During the period Seven enemy aircraft were on the and Hachiatsi, north of Chungsiong was one serious casualty, this person under review, the Germans claim ground, where two large twin-engined on the cast bank of the Han River, failing to take cover,

they sank 43,700 tons, about 125 miles northwest of Han-

kow, have also been repulsed.

daring attuck was made last

Thursday by a Chinese unit at The Nazis Take Control of

Tao-

tehwan in the vicinity of Tayeh, the iron-mining town, about 80 miles southeast of Wüchang. Japanese defences were destroyed,

After two days' severe fighting,

Italian War Machine

the Japanese attacking Yangfanglin LONDON, Jan. 21 (Reuter).-The meeting between Ifiler and Hungchiling, south of Tsungyang in south Hupch, were buried back and Mussolini took place at Berchtesgaden, according to the last Saturday.

diplomatic correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph"

Munsang College Appeal Result

bombers were seen to burst Into: flames.

Fires ataried, near administrative buildings were visible over 60 miles

away.

On the previous night, a rallway slation at Brindisi was bombed but the results could not be fully observ ed owing to low cloud. It is believed, however, that considerable damago was done.

In Albania, Valona was subjected {

fication was made but "I can suppliant for German aid and had to and a number of fires were caused.

Greek Guns Silence Italians

TRENCH MORTAR CORPS CAPTURED ATHENS, Jan. 21 (Reuter).

had recently passed through the Dardanelies on Greek ships as a result of an earlier deal.

Occupied

at-

Threat By Japanese According to an official of the chung has not yet been occupied by Japanese troops.

Advice

was received that the

the expected to attack and last, but as yet the troops have not.

over the place on Monday put in an appearance

Trade between Hongkong and LONDON, Jan. 21 (Reuter). Shayuchung continues and yesterday From Feb. 1 the Ministry of Food launch masters returning from the will be the sole purchaser of rice for village declared that everything was importation into Britain.

quiet and normal there.

Antonescu's Troops &

Iron Guards

Clash

Special to the "Telegraph"

BUDAPEST, Jan. 21 (UP).—It is reported from Bucharest

to the heaviest bombing attack hither--Improvement in the weather that street fighting broke out between the Iron Guards and to carried out in that region. A has resulted in a heavy artillery troops of General Antonescu the latter killing two Iron Guards.. heavy raid was made during the night He says that for the purpose language of Italian propagandists, of January 19-20, followed by fur-duel in the central sector of the All telephone lines to Bucharest have been cut.

down of propaganda the usual mysti-Nevertheless the fact remains that ther raids during the day. Large ex- Albanian front from

It is reported the Iron Guards following the assassination of a Ger- Mussolini at the meeting was aplosions occurred in the target area throughout the day.

erected a bler for the two mem-man, Major Doehring. Greek guns silenced many enemy bers who were killed in one of state that the purpose of the accept German terms.

High explosive bombs fell on build batteries. conference was the simple one These were for command for the ings and the foreshore, causing con- Thick snow covers the mountains the main squares where they are of transferring the Italian war Italian forces in feet, If not in appear. [¡ ¡derable damage,

where fighting is proceeding, and parading, mourning and chant- The appeal brought by Mesara machine to German control." ance, the correspondent states,

there is a bitter cold fog. Despite ing hymns of hate and revenge. Rufus Huang, headmaster, Wong Sun- The mere fact that the meeting was

American Situation ·

In Kassala Sector

the conditions, the Greeks continue to

Major Disorders in and Lee Slong-to against an order held at Berchtesgaden and not at the

maintain the initiative and to dia- NEW YORK, Jan. 22 (Reuter).— CARIO, Jan. 21 (UP) General place the enemy from their fortified

NEW YORK, Jan. 21 (Reuter) made In Chambers by the Chlef Italo-German frontier as of old, A telegram from Rome says that Headquarters communique states: "In positions.

According to a Budapest telegram, Justice that Mr Huang cease to be a emphasises the subservient role that Signor Gayda indicated that Ilter the Kassala area our troops are vic- trustee of the College, was dismissed Mussolini now takes. This subser- and Mussolini discussed the "Ameri-toriously pursuing the Italian forces) Chimaro, the Greeks encircled and energetic measures by the Germans In the southern sector beyond major disorders which, may require.

The latest reports from Bucharest Wwith costs by the Full Court of vience may be unpalatable to Italian can afluation" at yesterday's con- who are continuing their withdrawal captured a trench mortar

raging Appeal this morning.

corps, are

throughout Rumonia.; state that the altuation is still for from pride and may be disguised in the ference,

to the eastward.”

taking many prisoners.

They were of pro-German origin! 'TURN to Back Pago, Column 5

Described As Revolution SPECIAL TO THE “TELEGRAPH" SOFIA, Jan. 21 (UP),Some of the newspapers In Sofa hondling the disturbancea in Bucharest as "re- agencies give only a few details in volution in Rumania," but nows their despatches,