1941-01-23 — Page 24

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AUSTRALIANS” TAKE TOBRUK

·FROM PAGE ONE

Graziani's Loxies CAIRO, Jan. 22 (Router).- Imperial troops are now in the actual streets of Tobruk al though fighting continues on the western section of the outer perimeter.

Unwitting Charity

Are Offence

For collecting money by unlawful- ly selling flags, two hawkers, · Ng Wah, 39, and Chan Yiu, 23, appeared before Mr. G. Sheldon, xc, at! Central Magistracy this morning. A third defendant, Chan Ylu-pa, 20, was absent.

·January 23, 1941.

1,000 KILLED IN STREET WAR :.

FROM PAGE ONE

Doehring, a member of the German

Det. Summers said that defendants military mission, is reported to have been shot after court martial. Fifteen were arrested at No. 10 Smithfiek, Greeks are said to have been arrest- on January. 22. Defendants were ed for examination.

collection of alleged to have made

Authority Defled the

Western Dis-

SPECIAL TO THE “TELEGRAPH" money on behalf of trict Branch of the Hawkers Guild without written permission from

BELGRADE, Jan. 22 (UP).—It the Tobruk contained at least one Commissioner of Police. Defendants reliably reported that a virtual stato division with a small element of said that they did not know that it of anarchy continues at Bucharest. Rumanian authorities in many parta another division, and also per- was compulsory to have permission. of the country are no longer masters

Defendants were discharged since of the situation. manent garrison troops and there was no doubt of their good heavy additional artillery. Intentions. The flags were ordered to With the mopping up of Tobruk be confiscated and the money which forces, Marshal Graziani has now lost had been collected to be given to two-thirds of the total Italian forces (some similar charity society. which were in Libya when operationa

first started on December 9.

The forces eliminated comprise an equivalent of eight Binckshirt or Metropolitan divisions and three Libyan divisions,

R. A. F. Give Fine Support---- CAIRO, Jan. 22 (Router)-Sup- porting the Army attack, R.A.F. bom- bera raided Tobruk during the night of January 20, states an I.A.F. com- munique.

Bombs were dropped on anti-air- craft batteries, two of which ceased Hiring, and on the cross-roads north- cost of El Gubbi landing ground.

Violent explosions occurred among the buildings.

British fighter patrols were very netive throughout the day but no contact was made with the enemy.

In Albania, military objectives in El Basson were raided yesterday. High explosive and incendiary bombs fell within the target area. Military buildings and railway line were nit. There were violent explosions close to the railway,

Anti-alreruft opposition was

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Massawa Raided

in Italian East Africa, Massawa was raided on the night of January 20, the power station and a large factory being the particular targets. The railway station at Aisha was attacked yesterday, the bombs strad-

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A direct hit was re- gistered on a large building.

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Rhodesian aircraft machine-gunned motor transport on the road enemy between Keru and Bisho, causing considerable damage.

South African Air Force planes successfully raided Javello and scor- ed hits on enemy bomberS.

The British aircraft returned safely from all operations.

The Navy's Part LONDON, Jan. 22 (UP). -The Admiralty announces that units of the Mediterranean fleet have removed over 50,000 prisoners, and many of the captured tanks which are in con- dition to be repaired, from the West- ern Desert to main British buses.

The feet suffered no losses and the navy supplied the advanced troops with all their water prior to the occupation of Bardia. "In one short period, more than 300,000 tons of water was landed," the report added. Italian Admission

ROME, Jan. 22 (UP)-To-day's communique stated that the British' troops had penetrated the line of sirongholds in the eastern sector of Tobruk after bitter fighting through- out the day.

British naval guns shelled Tobruk

Brill the entire night, after which aviation unceasingly support- daylight attack.

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British attacking consisted of three Australion divisions, reinforced with two regi- ments of heavy artillery, two arm- oured divisions and onc French motorized formation.

Destroyer Lost

LONDON, Jan, 22 (UP).—The Ad- miralty announces that the destroyer | Hyperion has been lost. The an- nouncement says: "H.M.S. Hyperion sustained damage by a torpedo or mine which rendered her incapable of steaming and she was subsequently sunk by our forces."

LATE NEWS

It is stated that the authorities at Bucharest drove out the dissidents from the polles headquarters and possibly from the Railway Adminis tration building but the Iron Guards, who are now estimated to be muro than 30,000 in Bucharest alone, con- tinue to hold the radio station.

Four Buried In Valley Landslide

>FROM PAGE ONE

P.W.D. coolies had cleared away the debris, including huge granite rocks, land had reached the level of the buried house, but-could see no signs [of the building. It is believed that the house has probably submerged in the soft ground as a result of the tremendous weight and force of the landslide.

Wind Capsizes Junk

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