EARLIER NEWS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 8 February 1941, Page 5

EARLIER NEWS

ENEMY ABANDONS STRONG DEFENCES THE ADVANCE ON BARCE. WALK-OVER FOR ARMY OF THE NILE. LONDON, February (I The British tonight are streaming 10 miles beyond Cirene in eastern Libya toward Barco. This phase at present looks like a complete walk-over for the Army of the Nile. Not a shot has been tired all day. Powerful resistance was expected four miles beyond Guba. but in spite of anti-tank trenches and a double row of landmines having been prepared by the enemy there was no sign of opposition. "'rhe Times" special correspondent at Guba says that ugly scenes occurred between the retreat of the Italian.-; and th.- arrival of the British Libyan-, lothing the Italian-; swarmed in looting. burning and destroying. INDIAN TROOPS ACHIEVEMENTS IN ERITREA LONDON, February (I Details of the fine w»rk done bv Indian troops in Eritrea have be-?:; issued in Delhi. The occupation • f Barentii came after a five-day baltb? fought by an Indian brigade tin - ugh a narrow gorge and a Ift-d iv battl • fought along the Harentu r..;d by . : • other brigade With their experience ill hilly country, tin- Italiitr; nmade good use of the ddllcul* terrain round Barentu Th* d: -. ■ •'.■■■ ■ •■ .. f: :n- i:n j. ■ ‘.l- •. at the • ■ ■■ f ’.he ba’.'o.’.et and ■ .'! superior forces. Indian troops, it is stated, are ■-■g, those now closing in on Keren,