Telegram from London of the 
 
      25th January, 1941.
 
      
 
 
1. Nineteen ships out of convoy of 22 have arrived in the 
      United Kingdom from Sierre Leone remaining three were sunk or 
      damaged by air attack. Cargoes mostly foodstuffs.
 
      
 
 
2. Westbound convoy of 36 ships has cleared western approaches.
 
      
 
 
3. Italian submarine previously reported at Las Palmas left 
      there early a.m. January 23rd.
 
      
 
 
4. British merchant ship on passage to Durban reported being 
      bombed a.m. January 24th 300 miles east of the Seyschelles.
 
      
 
 
5. Reference paragraph 6 of telegram of January 24th, Two 
      ships of 1,900 and 3,800 tons are reported salvagable, but there 
      is no trace of the others.
 
      
 
 
6. 
Military. 
 
      Libya. Forward detachments of our armoured troops are 35 miles 
      south of Bomba and surrounding Mekili. Enemy rearguard is being 
      engaged astride Bomba-Derna road ten miles south east of Derna.
 
      
 
 
7. 
Royal Air Force.
 
 
      Eretrea.
 
      Fighters of the South African Air Force shot down one Italian 
      bomber and damaged 2 others over Keru on January 23rd.
 
      
 
 
8. 
Home Front. 
 
      Night of January 24th/25th. Six Beauforts dropped 3 land mines 
      and several bombs at submarine base of Lorient. Accurate observation 
      is not possible.