Daily Post - 15.12.1941, Blaðsíða 4

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DAiLY I*OST
Air-Force Snccesses in libya
Enemy Bases,
Aerodromes and
Columns Bombed
Rommel Asks for
Air Reinforcement
♦
London, Dec. 14th.
From Libya, as from Russia, there is only good news
to-day, both on land and in the air, although the Germans
are strengthening the aircraft support of Rommel’s forces.
Caúro Headquarters to-day an-
nounoe gnea'íiy rnioreased air atcti-
vity in Liibya. On Thursday and
Friday 18 Messerslohmidts tvere
shot dofwti and many iwþre
damaged.
General Riommel hais been ask-
ing for and is gettitng airbraft re-
inforoements from across the
Mediterranean, iwheie, 'hovitever,
our bombers keep ap their at-
talcks on supply bases aud aerj-
dnomes.
Hx'oellent nvork is being done
by the Austrailian and South
Afri'dan Air Forices, a'j-rperating
with our R.A.F. Derna. Wias heav-
ily raided last night, aind i'airge
fines iwere observed. One enemy
airplane w'ais destnoyed on the
gnound.
TARGETS IN GREECE
Many targets in Greaoe were
bombed, inCIuding enemy shi'pp-
ing in the harbour of Navairino
(Pyios) and other places From
all these operations 16 of our
pilanes are missing.
ADVANCE ON GAZALA
Our land foroes in Libya are
prognessing in spite of deter-
mined O'ppusition, and are öloisiing
in on Gazala from all sides, hav-
ing ailsio made ai neav advantoe
south-iwfest of Derna.
Yesterday our troops, advanc-
ing in the Gaizala sectior, öaiptured
18 guns, some Itailian tante, and
500 prisoners, Italian and Ger-
man, no-rth-;west of Bir el Hakim.
Behind the battle iine priisioners
are stil.1 being rounded up.
AUGLÝSIÐ í DAILY POST!
First Lord on
Naval Losses
London, Deto. 14th-
The First Lord of the Admir-
alty, Mr. A. V. Alexander, said
to-day that the sinking of the
“Prince of Wailes" and the “Re-
pulse“ has only hardened our re-
soiye to give bloiw fior bIlo(W' with
redoubled interest.
The Home Secnetary, Mr. Mor-
Tison, declared to-day that Japan
had acted as if she was pos-
sesised. The gneat East iwöuld
bieathe easier than ever batfore
when this wer was over. The
Japanese had gone berserk at the
start; but, be the end distant or
near, they fwould reap the whirl-
wind w'here they had sown the
storm.
There was only one thing pos-
sible for peatoeful people to do,
when deajing with sutoh madmen,
Mr. Morri&on -saiid, “and that is
to 'Wipe them out.“
Roosevelt’s
Message to
Chiang Kai Shek
London, Dec. 14th.
In the message which Presi-
dent Roosevelt sent to the
Chinese Generalissimo Chiang
Kai Shek, the President said
that he took pride in the U,S,A,
assisting the great Chinese na-
tion led by the Generalissimo,
and that he felt convinced that
the combination of the two great
democracies would lead to the
complete annihilation of the
brute forces threatening the
freedom of the world.
In his reply the General, re-
ferring to the common cause,
declared: “We will stand with
you until the Pacific and the
whole world are rid of the ag-
gressors.”
Silk Polarbears
The emblem of the British
Iceland Force
are on sale at 1 króna and
50 aura pr. pair at 34 Lauga-
vegur. The shop is open till
11 o’clock p.m. This emblem
can also be obtained at the
coffee shop near the Bíó in
Hafnarfjörður.
Stop Press
News
Far East
(Continued from page l-1
and destroying communications
behind the enemy's back.
DUTCH SINK JAP SHIPS
Batavia officially announces
the sinking yesterday, off the
east coast of Malaya, of tw°
Japanese . supply ships, an oil
tanker and a freighter. by
Dutch East Indies submarines,
operating under the comniand
of the British C.-in-C. in the
Far East. Mobilization continu-
es all over the Dutch East
Indies.
PHILIPPINES
A communiqué issued to-da)!
by General McArthur C.-in-C-
in the Philippines, states that
the situation is well in hand
both on land and in the air.
There have been 14 air,'
raids on the Philippines, aQ^
Japanese losses have been
heavy. Considerable damaoe
was done to U.S. Navy Yards
at Capita Island, 11 miles from
Manila, in the air-raid laS^
Wednesday.
At Vigan. Aparri, and LegasP1’
where the Japanese effected
landings, only local actionS
have taken place.
JAPAN WANTED IT
Tokio offitolailly announices thaf
the Japanese Government has '4V'
proved the expenditure of 165
million pounds for war lJ1,T'
poses- The speaker of the JaP'
anése House of Representati\,ieS
deblared yesterday, Kv'ith rega^d
to tlie a'ttack on Britain and th«
U-S-A-, tliat the iwhole JapanÐse
r.ation had been impatientlv wa>'
ing fior this daiy.
Russia
(Continued from page D-
TAGANROGSURROUNDED
In the south the Russia11^
now claim to be consolidati11^
their gains and to have coh1
pletely surrounded* Tagani-0®'
Moscow announced t o-^
that the German losses.in ^
Donetz area amounted to 60,
killed.