"Hongkong Daily Press" Dec 21, 1940.
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HONGKONG, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1940.
BARDIA NOW SURROUNDED: BRITISH
GRIP IS GROWING TIGHTER: TWO ITALIAN DIVISIONS ARE PUTTING
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HITLER ON THE VERGE OF MAKING ANOTHER SUDDEN MOVE: DEMAND
UP FIERCE RESISTANCE Bombing Of Vichy Government Direct
THE BRITISH GRIP ON BARDIA IS GROWING TIGHTER, STATES A MESSAGE
FROM LONDON.
THE TOWN AND PORT ARE SURROUNDED BY THE BRITISH FORCES WHICH HAVE.
BEEN RUSHED UP. Two Italian divisions are holding this stronghold and are putting up a fierce résistance with the gun emplacements and tank traps and land mines which they had prepared for months.
The report that the road to Tobruk has been cut is supported by British reconnaissance
planes which have seen no more enemy troop movements to the west. ALL THE ITALIANS WHO DID NOT LEAVE EAKLIEK ARE, THEREFORE, NOW HEM-
MED IN IN BARDIA.
The Italian position is described as precarious as in and around Bardia' our armles
are shattering the remnants of Italian forces.
NAVY'S PART IN THE LIBYAN FIGHTING
LONDON, Dec 20 (BWS)—AN ADMIRALTY COMMUNIQUE siv- ing a further account of the Navy's part in the Libyan fighting
states:
--
"A communique issued yesterday afternoon gave
the Western Desert us to Dec. 15.
an account
Valona By British Battleships: No Opposition
LONDON, 'Dec. 24. (Router)-—-—-
Blumita
MADE FOR USE OF FRENCH FLEET
Wilhelmstrasse Refuse To Contact
Britain Has that Herr Hitler is on the verge of making a sudden move, Ordered 12
In confirmation of the belief held in diplomatic circles
comes the report of new German demands made on the
a message from: London.
Vichy Government as a sequel to the Laval incident, states Thousand
More Planes
These demands are state to include the unhindered passage for German troops through France to the Medi- terranean, with the use of the port of Toulon, the French Fleet and the French Merchant Marine.
From America
The Vichy Cabinet met yes-jobtain direct contact with Herr A British military spokes- British battleships used through terday under Marshal Petain Hitler and one newspaper said that The British Government has man, discussing the situation, the
of Diranto and for the second time in the Marshal Petain had written to taken advantage of President Herr Hitler, but no indication is Roosevelt's offer to start negotin- said: "The Italians are in a bombarded Valons on the night last twenty-four hours.
given as to what was said in the fons in the President's "Lense 18.atused an Al-
Although absolute silence is be-letter."
and Lend”, plan, according to m tight corner and the opera- of Dec.
miralty communigung
ing" maintained over „the reason
mepage from Landan. tions are proceeding most Nearly 100 tons of high explosive for these sudden activities, it is satisfactorily."
thells were fired. viets wha" no believed that important develop damage to British, hips. PA
ments are taking place behind the The commimique grates "Light scenes. and heavy units of the Mediter tanean Fleet have seently been it is now known that Herr Otto sented certain demands which re-
It is now revealed that the British casualties are under
Further Tuparts
reaching London revealed that the Wilhelmstrasse refuses direct contact with Vichy and 'insista that all negotiations must be carried out through Herr Abety
Mr. Henry Morgenthat," SoCES- tary to the US. Tressary, said [Testerday:
Beltisk havU prepared & Hist, which I received this morning; of the orders which have been cleared with our BILAY
of naval operations in co-operation with our victorious Army in 1,000, mostly wounded.
It was at that time that the operating in the Atriatle Bea in Abetz, Herr Hitler's emissary, pre- It is presumed that it was to end navy and with the Defence "Reporia since received make' it, and light forces of the Mediter.Italians were almost swept out of order to haras,-Jailan sea comulted in M. Laval's release from secure the acceptance of this plan i Commision.
Carry
this
account ranean Ficet carried out Sombard- Egypt and the number of Italian munications with Albania.
arrest and the appointment of a possible to
prisoners bas now reached the
"The Command-in-Chiet of some days further. Both heavy|ments in the Bardia ares at tre-
new Vichy representative to Paris enormous total of $1,000, while the Mediteranesh has reported quent interals from the evening thousands more are sakt to be in that on the ni Dec. 18, one with the German demands.
3 also thought to be concerned
of Dec. 13 to goon,
Mie process of betzig escorted that on the a
MATSUOKA'S 13 to so on Dec 18
LAST
TRUMP CARD
important part in harassing the enemy and con- taining defeated troops in the Bardia "area. ".
"On the afternoon of Dec. 16,
craft,
TOKYO, Dec. 20 (Reuter)-Com- one of our heavy bombarding. menting on Mr. Matsuoka's speech units was unsuccessfully, attacked and his anxiety over United States
by enemy torpedo carrying air. interest in Far Eastern affairs, the ASAHI SHIMBUN says that, in a sense, the appointment of Adial Nomura 25- Ambassador in Wash- "During the whole, period our Ington should be regarded as units were repeatedly engaged by Matsuoka's last trump card play enemy shore batteries, No hits out
EXTENSIVE FIRES
ed in order to make the United were sustained by any of States understand the just and forces. Extensive fires have been fair aims of Japan and that it is burning in Bardia since the after- nothing but his last effort to im- noon of Dec. 15 and these as prove the relations between the sumed very large proportions. Ou two countries.
Dec. 17.
MIDNIGHT FIRE
IN KOWLOON
"In the early hours of that day one of our light units carried out A very close range attack on the
Exeltment was caused among port of Bardia, penetrating the guests residing in WE LOWIOON inner harbour under heavy ma- Hotel last night when fire broke chine-gun fire and sinking three out shortly after midnight on the supply ships.
second floor of No. 1 Hankow Rd, the Junction of Middle Road; and opposite the hotel.
Two appliances attended and it is learned that a settee and cur- tains were burned and the walls
of the room scorched,
the windows of the floor, was closed at the time of the fire.
"The task of evacuating prisoners from the battle zone has been continued and air- kraft of the Fleet Air Arm continued to co-operate sue- cessfully with our bombarding forces..
"Naval operations in support of our armies are continuing.”
JAPANESE MILITARY MISSION GOING TO GERMANY AND ITALY
TOKYO, Dec. 20 (Reater)-A JAPANESE MILITARY MISSION, headed by L-Gen. Tomoyuki Yamashita, Inspector-General of Army Aviation and concurrently. Director-General of the Military Aviation Headquarters, will soon be proceeding to Italy and Germany, via Siberia, the War Office announced today.
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The mission is being sent in response to the invitation extend- ed to the Japanese Army by the
armies of Italy and Germany, sc- cording to the announcement which stated that the mission would proceed first to Germany and then to Italy for the purpose of study, ing the experiences of the pre- sent confilet
BLITZKRIEG TACTICS
figures..
The latest reports of the fight ing show that the Italians were surprised by the raid on Benina,
Sir Robert Brooke-Popham who went a message of con- gratulation to General Sir Archibald Wavell,
Pridhan WDER MED Beas Durazzo,
KING DUNTACI
that M. Laval' thought to lure Marshal Petain to Paris,
Diplomatic observers have no doubt now that Herr Hitler is on the verge of making another of
and Vichy Government is seeking to must do
"No enemy shipping was, en- countered.
HEAVY BOMBING
"During the same night a force
What Can Hitler Do To
mand of the Command -Chet Neutralise The Potential
of battleships under the com
Command-in-Chief
passed through the Straits 0. Otranto and carries out a heavy bombardment of Valona, vital supply port of the Italian forces
in Southern Albania,
encountered."
Assets Which Will Come
To Britain From
America?
"Nearly 100 tons of high ex-
What can Herr Hitler do to neutralise the potential plosive shells were red.."
"Throughout these operations assets which will come to Britain from the United States ne opposition from the enemy was when President Roosevelt's. "hose-pipe scheme begins to
operate?
ED, Answering this question, MR, H. WICKHAM STEED, the English author-journalist, said in a broadcast from London last night that the only course left open for Hitler was to attempt an invasion of Britain.
UNIFIED COMMAND URGED
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PREMIER ON ONE OF OUR AIMS
20
LONDON, Dec.
(Reuter) —
“When this war
'is Wouas it
surely will be
it must be one of our aims to: establish a state
of society where advantages and privileges which hitherto
have
been enjoyed only by a few shall be far more widely shared by men and youth of the nation as 'whole.” This statement was "made by Mr.. Prime Minister, speaking on Wednesday at his old school of Harrow.
The Premier referred to Herr Hitler's statement that the fight" This has been a week of is the United States decision to was between those who had been. big things," said Mr. Steed, treat Britain as a friendly neigh through the Hitler school and
those who had been to Eton, but: "the chief of the events of our by lending her assistance.
"The simplicity of the method he added that Hitler overlooked the week is the continued by which President Roosevelt sug-that the vast majority of youth CHUNGKING. Dec. 20 (Reuter) Much interest is attached to this victories of the Army of the gested this could be done by leas of this country never attended morning's leading: article in the Nile. I said last week that ng or lending and not by sale such schools as Eton and Harrow had. by their skill and influential Chineje daily. TA- the true importance of these bears the hallmark of construc-but
tive genius-He showed a big and prowess, won the "admiration of KUNGPAO, urging political unity achievements was that they
Cont'd Page 6. Col 3 the whole world, as well as unified command of the had given initiative to Britain: Chinese armed forces..
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goes on to say that all the and placed the Axis on the political parties and factions have defensive. publicly declared their support for "This advantage has now while the British Navy's part was the Chinese National Government. been extended and the dan- revealed by the Admiralty last a programme of resistance and night. Eighteen Italian planes the enforcement of the Three ger to Egypt and Suez has
People's Principles as well as the been removed. were destroyed.
leadership of the Chinese by Gen- "And now something more eralissimio Ghiang Kai-shek. significant has happened and" that
For Ave days and night, said the Admiralty statement, units of the British Fleet crilsed along the coast and a hail of shells was showered on the shore batteries.
Air Chief Marshal Bir Robert Brooke-Popham. Commander-in- Chief, Far East, yesterday sent a message of congratulation to Gen Bir Archibald Wavell, saying:
**Your great victory forms a striking example of co-opera- tion and is an incentive to; as
Sir Archibald Wavell replied:
“Co-operation was excellent ́ ́and, all went well
It is understood that the mis: on will comprise of army ex-
Today's War Summary
THE BRITISH NAVY'S PART IN THE LIBYAN" FIGHTING is described in an Admiralty communique fasued yesterday which stated that both heavy and light forces of the Mediterranean Fleet carried out bombardments in the Bardia area at frequent intervals. IT IS OFFICALLY REVEALED THAT LIGHT AND HEAVY units of the Mediterranean Ficet have recently been operating in the Adriatic Sea in order to harass the Italian sea communication
with Albania. A craiser, and a destroyer force went as far north
as Bad and Durazzi.
A GREER COMMUNIQUE ON THE FIGHTING IN ALBANIA stated that the battle was continued with success. Greek avia- tion continued their activities which have been crowned with auc- cess in bombing military objectives
BRITISH FORCES ARE NOW SURROUNDING BARDIA AND ARE tightening their grip on the town. Two Italian divisions aro resisting bercely but it is reported that the Italians who did not leave earlier are bemned in in Bardia,
perts in various arms who will devote their specialked attention a group of experts led by Lta to the various developments of Gen Kamashichi Trukuchi and modern warfare from blitzkrieg Kameharu Wada proceeded to tactics to the use of new arms as the Western Front. The result well as to the innovations in of their studies contributed large- A JAPANESE MILITARY MISSION IE SHORTLY PROCEEDING soldiers equipments,
ly to the improvement in equip to Italy and Germany, via Biberia, it was announced by the War Tais type of mission is the first ment and arms of the Japanese Once in
Jesterday. They will study blitzkrieg tactics and modern since the last World War, when Army in the subsequent period.
"LAND RACKETEERING" IN THE COLONY: BOGUS BIDDERS AT SALES
Special to Hongkong Daily Press
A highly interesting insight into the workings of what might, for want of a more descriptive name, be called "land racketeering was unwittingly given a Hongkong Daily Press reporter by a self-confessed member of the "syndicate."
The.
In order to understand the bidding the upset price, ingenious method of these others present are then at liberty to bid for the land, each bid to self-styled “land brokers" be of not less than $100. - who operate during Crown Members of the "syndicate."
to mingling with other bone-fide, in- land sales it is necessary explain how Crown lands are tending purchasers begin to top the last bid whether that of the original applicant or one of the Offered for sale.
others present.
THE PROCEDURE Before a lot of land is advertised for sale by public auction, appli- cation has to be made by some one and the applicant has to deposit with the Land Officer the sum of $200 irrespectiva of the upset price. On the date set for the sale, the applicant, or a duly au thorised agent, has to be present and contra His application by Cont'd Page
Picking out the keenest bid- der, x member of the "syndi- cate" approaches him or her and offer, for a considers to drop out of the competition Should
(or, in the syndicate's se foolish