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FIRST NEWSPAPER IN THE FAR EAST ESTABLISHED 1845.
No. 92,037
FRIDAY, JANUARY 3, 1941
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3 NIGHT
INSIST ON
Daisy Brand
Australia's Choices. BUTTER
CRACK NAZI
WAR
PILOTS TO AID ITALY
Invasion Ports Given Severe Strafing
Flashes and flares in the sky and muffled explosions from the direction of the French coast last night indicated that R.A.F. bombers had braved icy weather conditions in the Straits of Dover to again attack German inva- sion ports.
Many searchlights between Calais and Bou- logne probed the heavy banks of low clouds. Reuter.
LAVAL'S FATE STILL AT ISSUE
(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")
Great Battle For
Mastery Likely
Air
Soviet's
Danube Demands
(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")
{SPECIAL TO “CHINA MAIL") GERMANY HAS THROWN PART OF THE NAZI AIR FORCE'S CRACK WAR PILOTS INTO ITALY TO "COLLABORATE" IN THE CAMPAIGNS AGAINST GREECE AND BRI- TAIN IN ALBANIA AND NORTH AFRICA.
The official announcement that Hitler had sent some of his air force to Italy was It is reported in Buda- made by General Francisco Priclou, Chief of pest that a new Soviet de- General Staff of the Italian air force, in mand for the right to Order of the Day. Some German units pre- operate Russian gunboats
on the Rumanian stretch sumably have already arrived.
In
this connection
an
been in
of the Danube has caus- The announcement confirmed reports current ed another postponement for some days that Germany is diverting her arm- of the Bucharest confer-ed forces in preparation for a blow against Britain ence of the International and Greece in the Mediterranean. Danube Commission.
for informed | which
weeks have The Commission was to resume quarters in Rome told Interna- operating with the Germans the already interrupted sessions tlonal News that "Axis deeds of attacks against London and other might parts of Britain have returned to in the next few days but those the greatest importance" plans were shelved,
time of their bases. apparently be expected about the owing to the new Russian demand. President Roosevelt's inaugura-
Russia, Germany, Italy and tion on January 20, Rumania are represented on
It is also reliably learned
News that Italy's to the withdrawal of her air squadrons Italo-German opposition
Mediterranean. Soviet proposal caused the post- from the Channel front was un- an "all out" attack in the Medi- terranean area,
the
Commission and it is reported that International
by
MAIN POINT OF dispute between Mar- shal Petain's Government and Germany ap- pears to be the dismissal of Pierre Laval, for whose reinstatement the Nazis ore still press-ponement. International News dertaken with the aim of enabling ing strongly.
German insistence on Laval's return to the Cabinet has led to increased fears that
Germany might use drastic measures to com-
pel acceptance of its demands in connection
with the desired Franco-German collabora-
tion.
CRYPTIC STALIN WARNING
Quarters near Marshal Petain
Service.
SLIGHT NAZI AIR ACTIVITY
Very slight enemy air action yesterday was con- feel that any move by Germany to change the present status of the fined to coastal districts.
Government would be a Vichy
An Air Ministry communique violation of the spirit and letter states that little damage and only of the Armistice.
minor casualties were, caused by Marshal Petain is gtill adam-bombs which were dropped ant in the stand that Laval's a town in Kent. dismissal represented an intern.
is
al political issue and was no business of Germany's. The Marshal furthermore, determined to reject any proposals which he believes would promise 'France's honour.
Meanwhile he expressed
com-
the
opinion only two days ago that France will "endure many suffer- ings" and will manage to keep her "place in Christian civilisa- {{SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") | tion."" — International News Ser-
Revealing Russia practical state of mobili-
tion, Stalin
the peop
must
to meet eVENT
message to the newspaper Stalin said that as result of international · complica- tions the "dangers abroad are in- creasing daily,
vice.
OCTOGENARIAN'S LEAP INTO STREET
in
the
since Reports received morning communique, it is added,
of show that a small number persons was killed when a single enemy aircraft dropped bombs in a town in the West of England shortly before dawn.-Reuter.
Joint Attacks
It it learned that this with- drawal has actually occurred, and that all Italian pilots and 'planes
Lise.
Military consorship prevents speculation regarding the stra tegy to be followed by Italiang and German 'planes in efforts to win an Axls victory in the
However, joint attacks ona Alexandria, Suez and Greek-held points in Albania, and a major onslaught on British mechanised units which have penetrated neart. Bardia, are not ruled out as possi
News bilities. International Service.
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M. COSME'S SUDDEN | dry siløgn
CHANGE OF PLANS
M. Henri Cosme, French Am-1 bassador to China, left for Hanoi yesterday morning. The Ambas-. to Hong sador plans to return Kong soon- and continue his journey to Shanghali
An 80-year-old Chinese woman
VALONA REPORTS threw herself from the first floor
NOT CONFIRMED of No. 172 Temple Street Yau- matf, at 1.80 am. to-day presum
There is as yet no official con- ably in an attempt to end her life: Armation in London of reports She was admitted to the Kowloon that the Italians are preparing to Hospital in a serious condition..... evacuate the port of Valona.
Reuter
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