WHOLE COUNTRY ELECTRIFIED

Dominion, Volume 36, Issue 36, 6 November 1942, Page 5

WHOLE COUNTRY ELECTRIFIED

News In Britain PRELUDE TO MORE BIG NEWS? (Received November 5, j 0.50 p.ni.) LONDON, November 5. Though the British people 'hud been following the progress of the Egyptian campaign with the most intense interest, the news of General Montgomery’s spectacular victory came earlier than was expected, and it has electrified the whole country, which for so long had been accustomed to bad news and had become almost sceptical of anything savouring of a major success. The unequivocal terms of the Middle East special communique and of His Majesty’s message, however, left no doubt of the sweeping character of the Eighth Army's overwhelming achievement. When the 8.8. C. at 11 p.m. broke into its programme with the special announce- • inept, cheering broke oqt lit night chibs and even homes. The news quickly spread among the late workers, and early editions Of the morning, papers were greedily bought qp., All England is now expectantly awaiting the next official announcement from Cairo. There is a general feeling that the successes in Egypt are the prelude to more momentous news in, the not distant future. Difficulties Still Ahead. The morning newspapers In London acclaim the great news from Egypt. The. “Daily Telegraph” says: “More swiftly than tile highest expectations, the hoped-for great victory hits been won. The campaign is not yet over, but already we can say that we pre marching on to a decision.” "Here is a second front that Hitler can no longer ignore.” pays the “Dally Mqil.” "He will po doubt strain every nerve to retrieve Botnmel's' desperately dangerous.situation, but lie can only do so by withdrawals from ollibr fronts. That in itself would be a bffi ter victory for the Allies, not the least for Russia.”

The “Daily Herald” nays “The public will not under-estimate the difficulties which .may He ahead. We have learned to respect Rommel’s skill. His tactics will now be to find a pfirner in which *ne can turn and face us."

FLEET AT GIBRALTAR (Received November 5, 8.50 p.m.) LONDON, November 5. Berlin radio says that shipping movements at Gibraltar indicate a powerful concentration of the British Fleet, including the aircraft-carriers Furious ami Argus and also one unknown carrier, six cruisers. 26 destroyers, four st|bnuurtneu, one auxiliary cruiser, . one monitor, two large troopships, 26 freighters, mid 12 tankers. ISTANBUL, November 4.

Travellers report that about 1600 tierman wounded from Egypt have reached Bulgaria daily for the last few days, tile Bulgarian Government agreed, to provide hospital accommodation for 8000.