Calve, Sept. 9.
Convoys of ships bringing, "men and war) material. from" England, Rhodesia, tdin-and Australia. haw arrived at Exyptian ports, Large liners transported—many' thousands of technicians, infantry men, hospital staffs and R.A. pilot with quantities of munitions and tanks, This convoy was met by other conveys "with Australian Air Force squadrons and Indian ten planters from Ceylon who have jame When the convoys arrived the hat hour was a solid mass of shipping, Many disembarked and trains leaded with waving soldiers tet for Cairo, Palestine and other district Lieutenant-General "Sir Henry. Wilson, Commander of British Forces in Egypt, and the British Minister freeted the troops on. their" -avrival and a special message from Lieut General Sir Archibald" Wavell, Commander-in-Chief of British Land Forces in the Middle Rast, was posted During the voyage no submarine nor enemy aircraft was seen,
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