ENEMY REPULSED.

Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 158, 5 July 1940, Page 8

ENEMY REPULSED.

ON KENYA BORDER.

Fleeing Troops Attacked By R.A.F. 'Planes.

ITALIANS BOMB FORTRESSES

United I'ri'se Association —Coji.vri.ght. (Ki-iTlvpil 11 a.m.) LONDON, July 4. It is authoritatively stated that the British successfully engaged the Italians at. M ovale The Italians, in considerably superior numbers to the British, crossed the frontier some distance from Moyaie and worked round to attack the British ]>o>t troin the rear.

The British comma rider sent iminedilely for reinforcements, which arrived iid attacked the Italian*, who were riveii out of Jirit isli territory.

The Cairo lt.A.1 I '. coluili III) i(|ll(" says: "Co-ope.ratin<r with Soulh African Army bomber*, the Ii.A.F. attacked hea\y gun posit loiiis near Bandar cump. in the Aloyale district. Boinljn scored direct hitfi on gun positions and a l>ig explosion occurred nearby, proba.bly tine to the blowing up of nu itmiiniiiition dump.

"K.A.F. plain , * machine-gunned troo|*taking c.o\<t in a ratine and wckmls. All the attackiiii; 'planer liave re-turned." A British Army comniunique. issued ill Cairo, says the enemy advanced against. Solium yes-lerdaj but subse(|iieiitly withdrew. (>n tin , Kenya front the enemy, with the support of artillery and aircraft, thrice unsuccessfully uttacked British Aloyale. Our casualties were slight.

The Italian High Command reports that Italians from Libya pushed aeroets the Egyptian frontier near Solium. Native Dubats from Ethiopia have occupied the British fort of Moyale, on the Kenva border.

Further south repeated British attacks on the L'apuzzo redoubt were repulsed. One Italian submarine hae not returned.

On the Sudan frontier Italians bomlwd the fortresses of Akopo and Gallahat. An enemy air raid on Assnb caused slight damage. >

A report from Alexandria stntes that 10 Italian 'planes dropped about 20 bombs on Alexandria. Little damage resulted.

A naval communique says enemy 'jrianes raided Alexandria find dropped 32 bombs. Only slight damage was done. Three were killed and four injured. A bomb fell on King Farouk'e estate.

EGYPT'S POLICY. FRIENDSHIP FOB BRITAIN. ■~~™~ — -~"™*~-^ (Received JO n.m.) CAIRO, July 4. The new Prime Minister of Egypt. Hassan Sabry Pasha, said in a statement to Parliament: "Our foreign policy is based on friendship with all countries not affected by the wrtr. "Egypt is anxious to maintain her integrity and independence, and is equally anxious to fulfil her obligations toward her great ally, Britain, and to carry out the alliance of 'friendship in the letter and the spirit. "The Cabinet will endeavour to remedy the economic crisis which is threatening the nation because of the war." ' The Chamber of Deputies passed a vote of confidence in the Government by a large majority.