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BUTTER
SIRENS WAIL EARLY
FOR RAID ON LONDON
MYSTERY
'PLANES
One Of Most Intensive Attacks
OVER EIRE Ever Experienced
Unidentified aircraft
were sighted over Dun-
carana
-
and Lochswilly
coastal forts shartly after
moon yesterday, states the Eirean・ DepartmentTM Defence.
And-aircraft. batteries fire and the afrcraft flew to north-east.
of
opened
the
Later in the afternoon a mul- -ti-engined. military' aircraft flowj over Qubila and the Eastern Counties area:
Anti-aircraft artillery south" öl the capital fired and an intercep tor patrol immediately took off but the intruder disappeared into thick clouds before she could be iden tified. Reuter.
U.S. AID
PETAIN SILENT
ON NAZI THREATS TO FRANCE
Marshal Petain made a national
ONLY SLIGHT GERMAN activity over Britain during last night is reported in an Air Ministry communique.
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GALLUP POLL
No less than 60 per cent of the population of the United States now! realises that it is more important to aid Britain,
even at the risk of enter- ing the war, than to keep!
Bombs were dropped at a place in north-out at all costs, the latest west England, where a small number of peo- Gallup survey shows.. ple were killed and others injured.
Bombs were also dropped,uts one Suffolk coast, town, and two Kent anast towns, but". "though.
casualties were reported:
London had one of the "var"
·liost: afërts last night, for :adme time ahd.in. the early stages the raid' proved and of the most- Infensive yet experienced.
broadcast yesterday some houses were damaged no afternoon but threw no light on the pre- sent. Franco-German negotiations, which have been the subject of a big crop of week- end rumours.
He confined himself to a moral appeal to.
TO BRITAIN French youth and men
OVER 600 RADIO STATIONS WILL TRANSMIT, PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT'S BROADCAST, IN AMERICA: "AND, A DOZEN SHORT-WAVE TRANSMITTERS] WILL CARRY THE TALK -THROUGHOUT THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE AND INTO THE FAR EAST" "IN" MANY LAND GUAGES,
to
Urging President Roosevelt give the country a strong lead for increased aid to Britain, the news- paper "Washington Post" yester
for self-sacrifice and the team spirit. Reu- 'ter.
BORDER CLASHES
In all areas showers of incen- diaries were followers by high. explosives:
—
Reuter.
GREEKS
CONTINUE
ADVANCE
;
The New York: Times" reports hat in response to the question “Do you believe the Germans in- tend to make slaves of the people of Europe and to control American trade and industry?" no less than 60 per cent answered. “Yes,”
The second "World War has
· arrived and Germany will attack the United States, ai soon "suits here said thạo" New York- Herald-Tribune” - išs leading -article. yesterday.
Afd, to Britain is a necessity which permits of no hesitation, the
Yesterday marked the paper concludes. — Reuter. LOSSES IN A WEEK end of the second month
Unconfirmed reports in the
During the week ended since the invasion of have found themselves - pushed midnight on December 28 Greece but how differ-back into Albania by the Greeks. the Germans, in raids ent was the position from Belgrade newspaper "Politikas over Britain, lost seven the rosy expectations of state that the Gréales have taken "planes.
the Italians when they be an important town between Pod- gan to invade Greece.
Two were lost on the night of Dec. 21/22, thrée on the night of Dec. 22/23, one, during the day of Dec. 23 and one during the day of Dec. 25.
During the same period British fightera were lost.
по
"LOCAL HÖSTILITIES" BE-in the course of widespread heavy Five British bombers were lost AND attacks over
enemy and enemy-
day said: "Britain should fight|TWEEN THAILAND not with her back to the wall but FRENCH TROOPS OCCURRED occupied territory. with her back to American fac-ON SATURDAY, ACCORDING törles."-Reuter.
TO A COMMUNIQUE ISSUED YESTERDAY BY THE THAI Dec. 22/23, one on the night of One was lost on the night of HIGH COMMAND IN BANG-Dec. 23/24, one on the night of KOK:
Dec. 26/27 and one on the night of Dec. 27/28-Reuler.
INDIAN GUARD'S SUICIDE
An Indian-guard (No. 430), L Singh, who shot himself through the head yesterday morning, died. in the Kowloon Hospital at 4.30 p.m.
He was on duty at the Kowloon
The French were routed and arms and ammunition captured.
The communique adds that on Saturday evening French troops opened fire from Vientianne but were quickly silenced.—Router.
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NAZI TALE DENIED
REPORTS THAT A FRENCH 'PLANE WITH FIVE ON BOARD: INCLUDING HIGH PERSON“ AGE, WAS SHOT DOWN BY SPANISH ANTI-AIRCRAFT FIRE NEAR GIBRALTAR ON- The Canton-Hankow. Railway, CHRISTMAS DAY WHILE ON which has been closed to the pub-ITS WAY TO FRANCE FROM He since the Japanese occupation MOROCCO, WERE DENIED BY of Can
will be partially open THE FRENCH RADIO FROM ed by the Japanese military au- LYONS LAST NIGHT, thorities on January 1, when... No Frenchplane, stated the The need of Indian youths tak regular train service will be re-announcer, left Morocco for advantage to the most of sumed between Canton and Sun-France on that day nor have the les for military training in kai, north of Cantón, says French authorities any informa- branch of the war effort/semi-official Japanese report. tion of a plane under repair stressed by various conter-Trains will stop at seven sta-which left Oran on Christmna held all over, India, duri igtions between Canton and Sun Day with only civil technicians
Relite
- kal.—Router Spécial
Reuter
IN INDIA
on
:
Instead of an easy victory and an early one, the Italian troops
ALONDON
gradetz und Elbasan.
The Greeks, says the paper, out- flanked the town after heavy fight ing in snow. - Reut
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