Cairo, Jan. 31.
The Suez Canal area was subjected to a raid on Wednesday morning, Bombs were dropped, but no damage was registered. There were casualties, according to an official announcement.
The alert was sounded in Cairo and other places in lower and upper Egypt '98 enemy planes passed over towards the canal Reuter.
The smaller forces yesterday com pleted capture of Demo, and the two columns were expected to rendezvous in front of Bonghazi for a mass sault on the most dimeult objective yet In the African war.
Benghazi was said to be defended by 60,000 Italian troops, The military spokesman at Cairo. last night described as "nonsense" a suggestion that the British would make triumphant: march straight to Ben-ghazi.—United Press,
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