British forces Jate yesterday continued their smashing offensive in Africa by capturing Seltum, strate~ gie city in extreme north-western Egypt, after fierce fighting, the ira radio reported in a broad~ east heard here. hhengars andi machines were converted mo shattered wrecks.
Troops Machine-Gunned Large numbers of ing from The British on Sunday launched a terrific campaign which on Wed: bombed in the same arca. nesday resulted in capture of Sidi Barsni and other victories along the African front, reports said.
Sollum is located on the Gulf of Sollum st a point highly favoura~ ble as a base for further British operation against Italian troops and their native allies. The seizure of Sollum came on the heels of the Tommies' capture of Sidi Barrani, a few miles to the East, Wednesday, News of the British capture of Sollum, still unconfirmed by Brit~ ish military circles, reached London Just after Mr. Winston Churchill, Prime Minister, told the House of 'Commons that' the whole African costal region, with the exception of one or two p ints, is in the hands is Imperial troops."—-United Cairo, Dee, The Br ish Afensive in the West~ em Desert of Egypt is: developing 20 fast that reports of a headlong retreat are circulating in Cairo and Alexandria, realized that Several tons of bombs were dropped on Soltum, while Hatlan landing grounds at Gambut, Azel2, Menastir, EL Adem, £1 Gubbl, Dora, Tmimi and KL Gnat were raided during the day, anda number of enemy alreratt "dis on the round were destroyed, Full details of these raids, accord-a communique, are" nol yet
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