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mechanised units forging ahead and cutting off one vital strong post after another. From the very beginning, there units hardly stopped moving.

Petain's Stalling Annoys The Nazis

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victim of intrigues which have now been exposed, it is time that steps were taken against the persons in the Vichy entourage responsible for against the agilation "crimina" "saviour" of France.

There is at present no Indication of Vichy'a reaction to the tremendous

A famous tank regiment which I visited, chased one Italian division right into Bardia. In the course of this tast they

were subjected to formidable Italian air attacks.

On one day alone they had 10 German pressure in favour of Laval's bomber and 16 Hghting attacks, but restoration to a position of authority latterly such altacks have been en-in the Vichy Government. tirely absent owing to the fact that

the RAF, h has mashed up the

Italian aerodromes.

Laval Discredited

January 24, 1941.

AUSSIES TAKE OVER

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town and broke the steci, concrete, and sand-bagged- barrier and then drog in. They were met by a couple of bursts of machine-gun fire to which they promptly replied.

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Then the entire garrison surrender-

I followed into the town with khaki-clad Australian Infantry-men caked with the dust from the Libyan desert and burnt with the sun, a with uniforms torn after days of strenuous fighting.

Unnerved Garrison

As I entered the gateway with the victorious Imperial troops, thousands of exhausted and unnerved Italians were streaming out. All resistance had virtually ended by sunset the day before.

The Soluro Afrente forts had been allenced after stiff fighting, and the stronghold of Pilastrine, which had been putting up terrific artillery fire, had been captured.

It is, however, obvious that Laval I was privileged to accompany as new so discredited in French eyes daylight patrol. Climbing up from a that if he is forced upon the Vichy cicep

barin, we gradunity approached Government, it will be regarded a level ground and made a survey of humillating and will not make Laval many miles.

or the Germans mere popular. As look-out points against un-i

The whole episode strengthens the expected tank zalites, the Italians

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resillent that a much incre had established !cries of

Foie spirit is prevalling at Vichy and is sustenance in the knowledge squatters and look-out posts around the whole perimeter of the Tobruk of delinees

with But a young ofleer told Admiral Leahy's interviews me that many figuren reen on these Petain can have left no doubt as to poles proved to be dummies.

the reality and magnitude of Ameri-n 14 italian tanks in n dried-up river bed. Reinforced by on anti- tunk ballery, the Infantry, although suffering some casualles, knocked out the tanks quickly.

Andish

Mediterranean successes;

Tank traps have ako proved for-fenn aldd for democracy, inidable and many bochý traps and birden mines were also discovered.

How Italy Took-It LONDON, Jan. 23 (Reuter).The Italian press makes valiant efforts. to minimise the importance of the fall of Tobruk.

decture that Italy is as resolved us ever to fight on until Anal victory is nchieved,

In descriptions of the battle, great emphasis is laid on the bravery of the Italian defenders, "who fought Newspapers stress the view that against greatly superior forces upon capture "cannot substantially whom they indicted serious losses in change the course of the war" and men and material."

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on Pilastrino, During the attack the Australians came unsuspectingly

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When Pilastrino was occupied by the British, It was shelled from Solaro Airente forts until they were also taken.

In the open desert between Solaro Airente, the Brigadier communding. the Australians captured Major- General Perro Muri of the lat Metropolitan Division.

Meanwhile the castern and western sectors of the perimeter defences had been cut off. Alter that they omy resisted spasmodically and quickly surrendered,

Water Shortage Risks

* LONDON, Jan. 23 (Reuter).--In a broadenst war commentary, Major General R. J. Colling sold that General Wavell's original attack might have had to be one of the tip- and-run type-a mere raid, though on a large scale.

"Without water, no one could have carried on. In fuct, without the help of the Navy, who somehow man- aged to land stores and thousands of gallons of water at Sollum, I do not think it could have been done.

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they were lucky enough to capture during the nd- vance, there was no water at all be- tween Marsa Matruh and Bardia, nearly 180 miles away. Water been and may be again, the crux, of the whole show."

Press Acclaims Wavell LONDON, Jan. 23 (Reuter)—That the end of the Fascist Regine Is brought yet nearer by the fall of Tobruk is the theme of London news- paper editorials on the latest success in Libya, which is hulled as another example of General Wavell's military brilliance..

The "Daily Telegraph" writes "the whole province of Cyreniaca is im- perliled and our sen and air power much enhanced by our grip on Tob ruk. As for the rest of the Fascist In Africa, Important move- ments are proceeding swiftly on and beyond the frontiers of Eritrea and Abyssinia."

Describing Grazioni as "this most unpugnacious of soldiers," the paper says "the futility of his strategy was -doubtless-not-ail-his-own-but-was fly imposed on him by the in- emelency of the Fascist systent and the fatuous vanity of Mussolini. has been hopelessly out-matched by the British Commander.

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