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HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 1, 1941.
PUSH SHAPING
INTO DEFINITE THREAT ON
1941 Will Be
VALONA: DOUBLE ASSAULT"Victory Year STRATEGY OF GEN. METAXAS
Huge Quantities Of War Material Taken
THE LATEST REPORTS FROM THE MEDITERRA
FUEHRER'S MESSAGE
-NEW YEAR
For China
CHUNGKING, Dec. 131. (RetroAg The news that the United States ! may release 400 aircraft to Calma was splashed under big headines in all the papers.
Ohinese circles are staging a big cele
of the New Year, ng in as: ktory year 2000 TRAINE PILOTS
YORK, Dect Reuter)- HERALD TRIBUNE report
NEAN FRONT SHOW THAT IN ALBANIA THE SLOW BUT TO TROOPS that the United States may release
STEADY PUSH BY THE GREEKS IS SHAPING INTO A DEFINITE THREAT ON VALONA, STATES A LONDON, MESSAGE.
The Greek drive has swept up another large number of prisoners and huge quantities of war mtaerial. Some of the Greeks are fighting on skis
The strategy of General Metaxas, Prime Minister, seems to be taking the form of a double assault--the first by driving up the coast from Chimarra and the second in a push against Berat.
The Greeks are still somejpaign, and although its capture is 16 miles away from Berat but not imminent the threat against
the port has increased. in winter weather this is con- sidered a difficult advance.
The fall of Valons will be the heaviest blow that the Italians will have suffered in this came
"Playing With
Fire"
The whole weight of German propaganda has been thrown into an attack against Fresident Roose velt...
After a long period of silence. the German Radio gathered itself. yesterday and hurled such epithets as Playing with Fire," "Propa- ganda Trickery" and "Clumsy Propaganda."
RA.F.. CO-OPERATIONA The Royal Air Force continues effective co-operation with raids on Valons and towns"tolant.
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Herr Hitler has sent a New Year message "to his hoops, states London message."
He said that 1941 will bring vic- tory on the Western Front
"I know that each one of you will do your duty" sald the Nazi Fuehrer. "God will help a man who is determined to defend him-
about 400 pursuit lanes and a number of bombers, including six Boeing flying fortresses to the Chungit Government has ardus- ed considerable interest here
It is reliably reported here that China bas at least 1:000 training pilots readiness, awaiting the planes, and are
self with a firm and stout heartpable of taking care of the
In London, this declaration is **Japanese bambers which, looked upon with interest from threaten the iming of supl
and communications two points
1 That Herr Hitler has reach-It is reported here, that the Jap ed a decision that victory will anese are now using German"type have to be decided. on the West-of planes manufactured in Japan ern: Front:
from designs sent from Berlin, but That Germany knows she it is reported that the American has aroused the anger of the planes going to the can be a An American commentator, wine and must defend herselfmeten for these e Ing from somewhere on the Cen- tral Front, describes how he saw Italian bombers-trying to and the position of Greek artillery sudden- ly streak of dropping their bombs anywhere.
The reason for this was seen a minute later when nine Britash fighters zoomed
across
ross the sky after them.
·There was a fattle of ma- chine fun fire. and he saw three Italian planes quickly losing height with pieces of their fusemge flying off. One British plane was in flames out a tiny white blob in the sky showed that the pilot had escaped:
GREETINGS FROM
In trying to refate the Pre- sident's charge, that Germany was seeking world domination. the broadcast quoted a speech by Itler in which he said,
SIR GEOFFRY "Even if we have no gold we
The following telegram which have the German working power with which we shall
has been received by His Excellency beat the capital world.".
the Officer Administering the Gov- The broadcast complains that erament from His Excellency Sir this shows that Hitler. had never GAS Northcote, KC M.G., 15 planned world domination,
published for general information:
24th Dec., 1940. Please accept on behalf of your- sehr and all in the Colony my warmest good wishes for Christmas and 1941.
These vigorous attacks on the President showed plainly that the Germans are aware of the strength of his speech and that it has aroused work approval.
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Herr Hitler's recognition of this great change is regarded as signi- ficant.
A large number of French So- cialists have managed to smuggle cut of France a message to the people of Britain, adds the LanTM dor message:
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OOSEVELT'S PLAN ANSWER TO FEW IN THE UNITED STATES WHO. STILL THINK OF APPEASEMENT
To the conte year the British Cause Taken Up 15 British
"In coming we shall Lord Woolton, Minister of Food. have to do with less-meat," stated,
FREEDOM OF WORLD The message. states that French Socialists are convinced that Eng land is fighting for the freedom of the whole warld against the when he broadcast on Monday in campaign of slavery that Hitlerism the course of a talk in which he suggested New Year resolutions to represents, m
housewives.
"We greet the people of England
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with profound admiration." con- He asked the people to reduce tinues the message which goes on their, consumption of bread and to to admit that the downfall or de-feat more- potatoes. mocracy in France was brought Another suggestion was that about by the weakness of the So-people should give up some im cialist Party, but that with re- portant breakfast foods for a good newed energy. Socialism will be old breakfast of porridge because able to accomplish its famer Britain had plenty of
Krow ing at home
Ideals.
World Aroused By Ghoulish Conduct Of The Luftwaffe
As America's Own
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELERS SPEECE REASON WHY THE UNITED STATES, security, must offer every ounce of mi to help those who are in the fr world conquest, states London article written in THE TIMES This article in The Times) represents the arm satis tion with which the has been mailed in
* Mr. Roosevelt: plain answer to t United States who
of appeasement.
The President experience
There were air operations either over Britain of fover Ger- many on Monday, states a London message. Bad weather was ges-itions can ponsible for this Jull.
There is however considerable anger and disgust gyer the raids on London on Sunday night and this is reflected in American and British Press comments.--
The NEW YORK TIMES says that incendiaries were obviously sent down to burn out old London at the end of the year, It was, no doubt, a last attempt to des troy the heart of London after tallure for four months to destroy to its spirit
The bombs which fell on London fell mainly on a part which was "destroyed by the Great Fire in 1866, and just as the city rose from ts ruins then, so it will rise again.
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