THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 20, 1940
SECRET ORDERS
ΤΟ
SUBMARINES
To Sink Certain Spanish Ships Without Warning
ITALIAN
Admiralty
Disclosure
DANISH SHIPS FOR SUDDEN
BRITAIN ? DEATH OF
THE WASHINGTON CORRES.
SECRET ORDERS to Italian submarine PONDENT OF THE "NEW YORK DR. KALLIO
commanders to sink certain Spanish mer- chantships without warning, were revealed by the British Admiralty yesterday.
The order in question was recovered after a successful attack on an Italian submarine and was issued by Admiral of Squadron Mario Falangola and has now been photographed.
A translation of the order. Martine de Pinillos of Cad... reads: "Subject. Attacking mer-Spain, owns nine ships -- Reu- chant ships lying the Spanish ter
flag Secrt: 'I send herewith a copy of maricosum no. 4087 ut the 2nd inst. for your tion. (Signed) Sausto Setin, Cap. tain of Corvette.
informa-
"Inform units under your command that ships flying the Spanish flag belonging Ybarra
and Pinillos shipping| companies. and leaving and roming from Casablanca sailing towards Lisbor, must he attacked without warning,
Ships' Markings
"Stenmers of the Yatra.com.
pany have a black funnel with
the letters AV interlaced in white.
The house flag is black and bear
the same monogram in white.
"The Pinillos company has not
any particular markings. A Celta, of 2,500 tons, 800 al 1,200
pears to own the ships Sil, Airo
tons respectively.
(Signed) Mario Falangola,
Vice-Admiral Commanding Sub- marines."
According to Lloyd's Shipping Register the Ybarra shipping com- pany of
Seville owns 21 ships, and the shipping company Miguel
THE
HERALD TRIBUNE" SAYB THAT IT IS REPORTED THAT
IN AMERICAN PORTS AND
TAIN.
THE U.S. GOVERNMENT WILL Kyoesti Kallio, Fin- BUY 30 OR MORE DANISH land's 66-year-old Presi- SHIPS AT PRESENT TIED UP dent, died in dramatic yesterday WILL LEASE THEM TO BRI. circumstances
within a few hours of the It is also reported that the U. S. Maritime Commission has sold to election of a new Presi- Brain 16 cargo-ships of nearly dent to take over the du 150,000 tons. Reuter.
ties which ill-health had to re- prompted him nounce.
18 ITALIAN 'PLANES
DESTROYED
THE ITALIAN AERODROME of Benina, near Benghazi important Italian base on the Libyan coast was the subject of one of the heaviest raids of the war in the Western Desert on Tuesday night.
Many tons of bombs were dropped and great damage caused to aircraft and build- ings, stated a British Air Force communique issued in Cairo yesterday.
The British planes arrived in by the waves and res started first flight increased in each sub- sequent attack.
Numerous explosions occurred
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and at least 18 Italian · "planea were destroyed.
As outgoing President, M. Kallio drove through the crowded streets of Helsinki last night, past lines of torch-bearers, on his way to retirement on a farm in the coun-
Try.
At the station he was receiv ed by a guard of honour. As he was passing along its ranks he suddenly collapsed with heart attack and died soon afterwards.
M. Kallio is replaced as Presi- dent by the Prime Minister. M
Ryti.
According to the first count of the voting in the electoral col-
lege for the new President, M. Ryti received 288 out of 300 votes,
-Reuter.
DEFENCES IN ALBANIA CRACK
(Continued from Page 1)
a
with!
When the last British 'planes left there was a general confla-
of whole world watches you dense volumes gration and smoke covered the whole aero-admiration.
"You hare not ceased to repulse drome.
the aggressor. to dislodge him successively from all his fortified afterwards pursue positions and him continuously without respite.
dealt
Road Bombed
The Bardia-Tobruk road
was also bombed but little movement was observed.
"The blows you have have placed the enemy in a very difficult position. A great part of his forces are dispersed and demoralised.
"The enemy is giving way be fore you and in Africa before the British."
British fighter 'planes con- tinue to patrol and cooperate with British ground forces. A Rhodesian squadron raided enemy aircraft and troops in the Metemma area, while other air- craft attacked Jebel Isrobati, 30 miles north-east of Kassala.
Except for one British 'plane, General Papagos expressed the which failed to return from the certainty that the enemy would back into the sea.-- bombing of Valona, in Albania, all be hurled British 'planes in all other oper- Reuter, ations returned safely to base.- Reuter.
A.R.P. TUNNELS PROGRESS
AVOIDED FARE.....
‛:
Claiming to be the. "Assistant Director" of the Asia Life In- surance Company, Lee Ping-pui, 23, was fined $20 by Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen at Kowloon this morn- ing for avoiding payment of ferry fare whilst travelling from Yau- mati to Hong Kong yesterday.
The prefix "apecimi” to telegrame in used by the "Sunday Herald" and "China Mail” to indicate news which In strictly copyright under the provi sions of the Telecommunications On dinance, 1936, and may not be reprint
rangement. ✔
Progress in construc» ed under any circumstances, either tion of A.R.P. shelters is wholly or in part, without prior. ar now well ahead of sche- dule, the "China 'Mail” learned this morning from Wing Commander A. H. Steele-Perkins, DI. rector of ARP;
The Director disclosed that the shelters in Blake · Garde been completed and date to
fate "batween
|10,000 people,
to the tebde
through to the
for the
STOP PRESS
an-
Commenting on Mr. Mat- suoka's speech and his xiety over United States in- terest in Far Eastern affairs, the Tokyo "Asahi Shimbun” says that in`a sense the ap- pointment of Adiniral Nomura as Ambassador in Washing- ton will be regarded as Mr. Matsuoka's last trump card, played in order to make the United States understand the just and fair aims of Japan and is nothing but his last effort to improve relations between the two countries.- Reuter.
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were
"Defendants cannot ignorance.
Warnings published in both the Chinese "and English Press immediate- ly after the prices were fixed by Government,” declared Mr. F. W. Shaftain, Assistant Director of Criminal Investi- gation, before Mr. G. T. Lowry, in the Central Police Court this afternoon, when 32 summonses against rice dealers for selling rice at rates, higher then those fixed by the au- thorities, were adjourned to Monday.
Fifteen of the defendants are being represented by Mr. J. M. d'Almada-Remedios, and one by Mr. M. A. da Silva,
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