MORE ACTIVE
ENEMY ARTILLERY
SIEGE OF BARDIA
R.A.F. KEEPS BUSY
(British Officfal Wireless.)
(Received December 31, 1 p.m.) * RUGBY, December 30.
The enemy artillery defending Bardia was somewhat more ' active yesterday in reply to the continued harassing fire from the British guns, states a Cairo communique. The communique adds that our troops sustained no damage or interruption to their preparations, which are proceeding smoothly. On the Sudan and Kenya fronts active patrolling continues.
The operations around Bardia are at present confined to small patrols and artillery action and bombing raids. Military circles in London have no reason to think that the Italians confined inside Bardia by the British forces are suffering from any lack of water or food. ,
Enemy landing grounds/ at Tmimi, Derna, and Gazala were raided by R.A.F. bombers yesterday. Fires were started at Tmimi and dispersed aircraft were attacked but the full extent of the damage could not be observed. At Gazala and Derna bombs straddled the target.
British fighters continued their offensive patrols but no contact was made with enemy aircraft.
In Italian East Africa a raid was carried out on motor transport repair workshops near Dessie.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXX, Issue 157, 31 December 1940, Page 8
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