Lord Harlech, who ws [Secretary from 1936 to 1998 when known as Mr. G.W.A, Ormsby-Gore, has been appointed ifigh Commis~ sioner for Basutoland, the Bechuanaland Protectorate and Swaziland in succession to Sir Edward Harding, who has retired owing to il health, The post will be held as at present, Jin conjunction with that of British High Commissioner in South Africa, [Lord Harlech ts a personal friend of Gen, Ian Smuts, Prime Minister of the Union of South Africa—Reuter, destruction when R.A.P. pilots select fed precise targets and gutted or demolished them—without—westing bombs on unimportant places.
From the moment when the spect ucular advance began, details have been amassed, end every day the tale of destruction grows longer and more impressive. "Every stage of the roads along the coast lies strewn with the wreckage of enemy materfal and Installations, due to the coordinated bombing attacks of the 'British pilots. 'There ly full evidence that the line' of the enemy's retreat was battered ceaselessly, and to the grim plelure of materist havoc and destruction must be added the tre mendous moral effect on the routed troops.
Damage has been heavy, but the most outstanding feature' is the evidence.of the discrimination in atleck. Military targets have been picked out and bombed with deadly precision. Tu important towns such as Tobruk, Demo, Bardia and Benghazi, however, etvilian property fies suffered very ttle, and wan show few sears of the terrific bom bardment to which the Italian forces were subjected.
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