TOWN DESERTED

Wairarapa Times-Age, 7 January 1941, Page 5

TOWN DESERTED

EXCEPT FOR HANDFUL OF AUSTRALIANS ROUNDING UP PRISONERS. i -CORRESPONDENTS' REPORTS. 'By Telegraph Pre . A.s4oeiaU<»:i—Copyright > NEW YORK, January (I. ■ _A correspondent of the American ■ United Pless. Air Jan Ymdricth, who ; entered Bardia with the infantrv. i strifes; “Thi> town is now deserted e.x- -’ ct'Pt for a handful of Australians • niundin .up pmom-rs. The boom of I cannon was clearly heard to the north, j when- about 8000 Italians were caught iin a sc rm ■circle formed by British : armoured units and Australian infantry and with only the iea at their back jby which the e apt- from the shelling j by the Australian laud batteries “The Bardia garrison was originally • believed p> be 20.01)0. but the extent of the pri-miers and casualties has caused | the an th'>ri this m revise their estimate. : It is nearer 30,000 “There is little evidence that the It.d--j iam. used the town itself as a military ; bast though the Italian navy regarded ’ :s - ■■•■ i tu’it because.* ot the sheltered harbour Ibe entire local naval con- \ ro! staff wa captured, but apparently the Italnm fleet did not attempt to nny Tts-ps or Rs own naval' in<C .o;’- .her I tuted Pn-ss corn*- - rideot ’• H;di. i McMillan ~n , , h 80. i.., df tided it-, f.d! as; iihftiW. I j|uodb 'ss victnrv ns Ihp . f.i! ,’i’ v. tin «»-rv roucimg m home.-,, and c. r;m (iU i m thousands m j.ur- ! ■ render A yvung Am- rali;in w p ( , w .i hem. l covered by ,> b!..<>d-wM;<-d , ■ v ,; " 1 : la nf v ,< a whole bntt.ii.. i-m- d-v-cb-d E.f.;. I ;v<.-d th- h-.v throi;fh the - r:i L:• r.!;<-e’. I . -.i: .m- • ’ ’hr ;:, ' > > .er . <■-i ’5 I (Hi f.,> 0,. • ... ■ ’'•’ '* *’ ! ' • l * 5 ‘ ■ • ’ ’ : x; f-. «•- '’’• ■ *' U - •' ' : A C‘T .A A ■ J