Cairo, Aug. 25.
British forces made no attempt to occupy the cheerless ruins of Fort Capuzzo following the recent naval bombardment because it has little strategic value from the British stand point, but serves as an excellent base to draw. the Italians from their strongly-defended Bardia area, according to authoritative quarters here.
The fact that the Italians have reoccupied the ruins, it is added, means that their convoys of stores will again be subjected to depredations—of British armoured units, but the fort, which is situated afew miles from the edge of a precipitous plateau and commands a Food winding down an escarpment to the frontier, provides a juood jumping-off ground for attack 1€ and when the Italians attempt an advance, Reoeeupation of the fort by the! lions suggests that there may' soon ye reports of fresh Italian concentrations in this area. So far, the policy pursued by the British has been continual harrying to keep the Ialians inside Libya, The British Army, however, the same quarters declare, is strong and! ready fo meet any attempt at an invasion of Egypt, having a plentiful supply of tanks and war material Moreover, as a recent statement of the Egyptian Prime Minister showed, any Jnvader will have to reckon with the Egyptinn army.—Reuter.
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