1. NAVAL Nothing to report. LIBYA. SIOE="-1" FACE="Courier New"> Our troops remain in contact with the enemy in the AGHEILA position. MALAYA. SIOE="-1" FACE="Courier New"> 20th. MERSING Area, no change. GEMAS area, no increase in enemy pressure. Strong enemy pressure during the 19th along road MUAR-YONG PENG, where situation is confused. Small parties also reported working up the River five miles south of BATU PAHAT. BURMA. Our reinforcements have reached YE, 80 miles south of MOOHAISK and in the North Chinese Forces have been ordered to take up positions. Onemy strength in MESOD area reported 5,000. BORNEO. SIOE="-1" FACE="Courier New"> Governor of Straits Settlements reported 20th that all telegraphic communication with SANDAKAN has ceased. ....... RUSSIA. The Russians have announced the capture of MOOHAISK and are attacking North of TAGANROG, In the CRIMEA, the Germans have made further progress towards the KERCH Peninsula. 3. AIR OPERATIONS WESTERN FRONT. 20th/2Ist, 25 aircraft were sent to attack EMDEN. Four are missing. 19th/20th. Eleven Wellington dropped 14 tons of bombs on CANTINA aerodrome. 20 fires from burning aircraft were seen, and one Junker-88 and possibly others were destroyed whilst landing. MALTA/ Between 19th and 20th inclusive, a total of 93 enemy air craft attacked. No aerodromes were hit. Other details not yet av %ailable. LIBYA. Bad weather and water logged landing grounds again restricted our operati MALAYA SIOE="-1" FACE="Courier New">. 18th. SINGAPORE. Civilian air raid casualties 41 killed all Asiatics. 19th. Our aircraft bombed shipping, mechanical transport and troops in the MUAR area and the aerodrome at KUALA LUMPUR. Enemy aircraft attacked our troops near MERSING and bombed roads south of SEGAMAT without serious effect. We lost seven aircraft, including three Dutch. Two enemy aircraft were destroy, one probably destroyed and one dama |