RAF, planes and British artillery batteries maintained a constant hail of bombs and shells on the Mahan armoured cars and. tanks crawling down Helya Pass, in an attempt to halt traffic as well as inflict as much damage on the Italians as possible.
The desert is a problem too dif-cult to enable the Malians to stage a Blitzkrieg and reach Alexandria ju three or four days. This was indicated in the ofteial communique of the Middle East General Headquarters yesterday which said "camps are being constructed in the neighbourhood of Brinuh, seven miles south of Sollum." This was interpreted to indicate that the Italians, will consolidate their present position and ex-Sollum victory before attempting to push on—United Press.
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