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FRIDAY! DECEMBER 6, 1940. 五拜禮 號六月二十英沁香
KOWLOON.
ITALIAN
MECHANISED COLUMN OBLITERATED BY BRITISH BOMBERS
Special to the "Telegraph"
ALBANIA, WHILE
ATHENS, DEC. 5 (UP),—BRITISH AND GREEK DIVE Bombers TO-DAY ANNIHI- LATED AN ITALIAN MECHANISED COLUMN FLEEING IN SOUTH GREEK FORCES CONTINUED THEIR DRIVE AGAINST EL BASSAN.
Violent Raids On Enemy Centres
Dusseldorf And
Turin Bombed
LONDON, Dec. 5 (Reuter).— R.A.F. bombers last night made attacks on various objectives in the Dusseldorf area, where fires and explosions resulted from the bombing.
Another force of British air- craft, states the Air Ministry, selected targets at Turin, and considerable damage was observ- ed by the bomber crews.
Other targets attacked includ-
ed the ports of Antwerp arid'
"The advanco is continuing in all sectors of
the front. The whole of the Kamia heights to the
northwest of Pogradetz ́are in our hands. Here
we have captured much material and five hundred
prisoners with many officers," a Government spokesman said.
OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUE
The 40th. official Greek communique to-day "Our troops are making new progress especially central and southern sectors, despite lively enemy tion."
Count Csaky For Belgrade
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" BELGRADE Dec. 5 (UP)-In- formed circled expect that Count Csaky, the Hungarian Foreign Minister, will arrive in Belgrade en December 11. The reasons for the visit are not disclosed but political said: circles, considering that the Yugo- slav-Hungarian relations are cx- in the cellent as a result of the constant avia-cultivation during the past year.
The Ministry for Public Security's communique said that enemy aviation again bombed Corfu with no casualties, and only slight damage.
"RED" AMAZONS ARRESTED
Vichy Disclosures.
SPECIAL TO THE “TELEGRAPH" VICHY, Dec. 5 (UP). The
"To the north of Premeti the Grecks have occupied more vil- Jages," a Government spokes- man said,
The Greek Admiralty has denied the Italian claim to sinking..a Greek destroyer in the Aegean Sea,
"All our ships are safe," the Admiralty announcement declared.
·Bayonet Victory
believe it is now likely to take concrete formfsuch as a friendship jor non-aggression pact.
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GILMAN'S
Commons
Give
Definite "No"" To Demand For
Peace
Overtures
Special to the "Telegraph”
LONDON, Dec. 5 (UP).-The House of Commons to-day rejected by a vote of 341 to 4, the Independent Labour Party's peace appeal amendment,
Mr. McGovern moved an amendment to the King's address presented at the opening of the new Parliament on November 21, deploring the fact that the Government failed to set forth the terms upon which peace could be made, and also deploring its failure to propose that a conference be called to end the conflict at an early date.
Vigorous Speech By Attlee LONDON, Dec. 5 (Router).—— Replying for the Government in
covered the ground of hie colleagues arguments with all his accustomed vehemence,
Mr. Atties declared that there
was a fundamental fallacy through-
the House of Commons debate, jout Mr. Moxton's speech; it was that
Mr. C. Attlee, Deputy Leader of there was the choice between a terri
ble war on the one hand, and all the re-beauties of peace on the other. the House, addressed his marks to Mr. James Maxton who proposed an amendment to the Throne and speech from the
Embargo on War Supplies
To Japan Is Advocated
"Special" to the Telegraph"
"I am not in a position to say when our war aims can be stated," continued Mir, Attics, "but I can. say that we are trying to establish the peace of all free peoples such an we civilised peoples understand It, which is not a peace in which everybody is subdued to the will of one man or of one nation.
Replace Anarchy
"You must replace anarchy by or. dered peace and you must base that ordered peace on ordered justice. We want to build a new world on the foundation of liberty-on giving the individual in every nation an op- portunity to recognise to the full his or her personality,
It is directly there that you come up against the Fascist idea that the individual is nothing. We belleve "you can branden and
expand the principles we have adopted here--not
the British Commonwealth and adopted only but extended stendily to throughout the British Empire-the extension of wider political, personal and economie liberties"
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 (UP)-At to-day's press conference, Representative. BUDAPEST, Dec. 5 (UP)-Yes- Edward V. Izac urged the United States to cease all shipments of essential war terday's. Greek victory at Premet!)
with bayonet fighting, supplies to Japan and divert them to Chiang Kai-shek “free of charge if necessary." was won according to the Greek Radio. Catals, and several enemy aero-French police have discovered a The Italians were driven back so. "This is the economical thing to do in the long run. By doing so we may be dromes as well as searchilghtying battalion of Amazon Com rapidly that they aiandoned cannon able to prevent further Japanese penetration to the south," he said. and anti-aircraft gun positions munist militants who are now which were ready to fire at the were included.
being blamed for the tremendous Greeks, who turned the weapons One British aircraft is missing agitation surrounding clandes-gainst the enemy. from operations over Italy, but tine attempts to revive the pro-
all other aircraft returned safe-scribed Communist "cells." ly.
Railways Blasted
The Bolshevik Amazens are chiefly eastern Europeans, Czechs and Rus
Italians Evacuate Sante Quaranti
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPHY “STRUGA, Déc. 5 (UP)—According| LONDON, Dec. 5 (Reuter).-Raidssian women who invaded France at to frontier reports, the Greeks have on the big Mannesmann Rohrenwike the shirt of the war and during the captured a village only two and o ormament works employing some confusion of the great retreat from half miles from 0,000 people, railway yards in the Paris, when they implanted female The fall of the village followed bitter Derendorf district, quays and dock-militants in major centres. yards along the Rhine and Dusseldorf
Diants wer
cold-blooded,
Santa Quarranti.
aldes. Afterwards the Grecks cross.
course
Two-Fold Purpose Of Colony's A.R.P. Pens
That the concrete A.R.P. pmns erected at the site next te
Tunnelling work and the erecting of concrete pens were going ahead very well, and
quick fighting and heavy toasts on both the Wanchal Market were adapt for use as market stalls as They are the main objee-shooting, icy-nerved women between ed the Snnie quatranli-Delving road well as shelters was revealed by Wing-Comdr. A. H. S. Sterle of the R.A., raids,
25 an
and 35 years of age who are and succeeded in half encircling the Perkins, Director of Air Raid Precautions, this morning, No constructional strength was lost, and further pens in congested port, There was much cloud, but the Arst generally undercover workers.
for include was lucky in finding a gap, Those arrested · so
Last night the Italians withdrew areas would be constructed on similar lines, he said. than a dozen fires followed Rochma Ostiowisey, Ida Rosenstein from Sante Quarranti and the Greeks and mo
mare
However, there his bursts of high explosives and in- und Olga Milinska.
aald to have entered the city this
In the
of is no woman hunt going on, since the
the cendiarica.
morning. operation they lost three officers and 28 soldiers Iciled and 70 wounded, while the Italians lost eight officers and SB men killed, and a further 100 wounded. The Greeks captured. Ave well as officers and 120 soldiers, us trucks, guns and other equipment.
In the Moshcopolis sector the Cecks are 15 miles northwest of Moshcopolis and are continuing their advance.
Arcraft continued to raid Dussel- Amazons move frequently and work dorf at intervals for nearly 12 hours. independently. One pilot saw 15 to 20 good firen"
in and around the Derendorf raitway
yards, and the flare of fires striking
up through the cloud banks told of
the crippling damage,
Turin Arsenal Crippled LONDON, Dec. 6 (Reuter),The Royal Arsenal at Turin was the chief -objective of last night's IA.F. attacks
Last Night's Air Raids
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"" LONDON, Dec. 5 (UP). The sounded in the London
Was
British and Greek planes bombed
ed and 13 injured,"
on Italy, and much was done to re- alarm auce the Arsenal's output of guns, area at 7 pm, to-day after which and caused considerable damage at lanks and ammunition and other in- anti-aircraft batteries rumbled in the, Vaiona, where five people were kill- struments of war, states the Air winter night.
At 8.40 p.m. more raiders were M.nistry News Service.
The British plota Dew through reported to have crossed the south- dense clouds until they reached the east coast, and bomb explosions and Alps, but the clouds suddenly cleared anti-aircraft fire wore heard.
and visibility over Turin was excol-
Jent
fect
Fierce Attacks
A SOUTH COAST TOWN, Dec.
5
Constantly Bombed ATHENS, Dee. (UP) The main Italian forces are reported to concentrated above Tepelini under constant aviation attacks. Allied bombers are wreaking great damage
Discussing
U.S. Loan
To Britain
Meeting To-day
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 (UP). Mr. Henry Morgenthau, Secre tary to the Treasury to-day do clined to say whether a loan to
As a further deterrent to Japanese expansion he advocat- ed the sending of United States warships to Singapore on 3 "friendly visit," adding that he does not believe it necessary for- the United States to obtain a permanent base at Singapore,
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conclusion," said Mr. Aillee. "We cannot lay down the law to the rest of the world and we do not wish to do so. We can only. say, here is our way of life." The speaker sat down amid some
but that he favoured such at the warmest Ministerial cheers
heard for some time past move if it is felt advisable.
"I see no
difference
The amendment of the Independent Urges Aid For Britain Labour Party, moved by Mr. Maxton, between was deferted by 341i votes to four acquiring a base in British territory and the Address was adopted. In Trinidad and one in Singapore. The President has power to obtain and use Singapore or any other base without congressional action," he de-, clared.
He also urged for every effort to
Janother tunnel will be opened up provle additional aid for Britain and
at Kennedy Town near the In- fectious Diseases Hospital this month. A further site was being inspected at Hospital RoДu, wale work had commenced on a new tunnel at Whitfield Bar- racks, Kowloon, last week.
Lighting Demonstration The lighting exhibition will start during the Grat or second week in January, Bald Wing-Comdr. Steele Perkins. Two or three halls will be used for the purpose of lectures to the public, and about six lorries will be touring the streets, with wardens la charge, to demonstrate to tho
effectively.
"They are keeping the enemies off our neck and we should do every- thing we can to help them," he asserted.
Japanese Purchases
NEW YORK, Dec. 5 (UP).—In- formed quarters here to-day sald an official investigation has been started into the Japanese buying of zinc in the United States.
The Commodity Exchange has onmed a special committee to deter- mine the ownership of all open and future contracts in zine.
Japanese Diatribe SHANGHAI, Dec. 6 (UP)—The
Pao to-day demands that Japan de- livers the United States a "smashing United States as a supporter of the blow" designed to "extinguish the Chungking regime."
The paper asserts that the United States is obstructing world peace bo- cause they are aiding Britain against Germany, and alding China against. Japan.
First news received in England of (UP)-German raiders made fletce on the Italian divisions. The Greeks Britain is being, actually con public methods of blacking out: Japanese Army's organ "Sin Shun | the raid wa a message from one alinoks for several hours to-night, are using anti-tank guns and have re-templated. pilot; "Raid successful. Weather per- coming over in waves cropping lates, peatedly ambushed Italian armoured He said he will meet the Bri- shelters in some districts of Questioned regarding the apparent Incendiary bombs and high ex-units On Fiat Works
Wing-Comdr. Steele tish Treasury representative, the Colony. plosives on a large part of the town. ta on the narrow road around
Kilsoura, Several hours later the first of the There was a number of fires and Heavy fighting is in progress above Sir Frederick Phillips on Friday Ferkins said that they were concen-
damage Was done aircraft returned: On his way to the extensive
Lo Lake Ochrid along TURN to Back Page, Column 5 houses, property and other buildings, heights in the deep snow, and the needs and problems.
the Mokrah to discuss Britain's financial trating on the congested areas first. Another reason was the shortage of
Grecks are reliably reported to have
Quesilmed as to whether or not necessary equipment. taken most of the heights offer Britain is transmitting a request for a storming separate Italian positions,
loan through Sir Frederick, Mr. Morgenthau said: "He has (UP)-It is asked me for anything before. He offelally announced that Greck dive has simply, given me facts of Britain's bombers hit the troop concentrations financial position,
Wholesale Arrests Of Rumanian Jews
Special to the "Telegraph”
Greek Air Activity ATHENS, Dec.
at Tepelin! and Kelcyre.
Informed circles estimate that ten
Help For China
never
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Immigration Officer Answers Criticism
Italian planes were brought down in NEW YORK, Dec. 6 (UP)----"As dog
Dghts to-day. Off the coast near you know, we are helping China in] Sante Quaranti, Greek bombers whatever way we can, and we have BUCHAREST, Dec. 5 (UP)—An unspecified number of attacked a destroyer, and two direct, contracted with them for the purchase Jewish emigrants leaving for "unknown destinations" were hiis, as well as several hear misses of over one hundred million dollars
Criticism regarding the running of the Immigration Office arrested last Wednesday at Con tanzu, charged with concealing were scored. The destroyer was worth of tumgsten, tin, tung oil and Hating badly when Greek aircraft left antimony, declared Mr. Jesso Jones,
loft Secretary of Commerce, in his speech Company has been detained in cons which has appeared in the Press recently was answered in a foreign currency and gold amounting to 2,000,000 Lel..
the scene.
All the crows of the aircraft, both to the Convention of the Association section with the death of Woo Tong-
Wah Book Company, who was found Oficer, to the "Hongkong Telegraph" representative this morn- It has been confirmed that gold coins on the clappers of the bells nghters and bombers returned safely. of Life Insurance Presidents here to-chlu, 28-year-old clerk of the Chung statement made hy Mr. R. A. D. Forrest, the Immigration similar arrests have been made wing around the necks of sheep.
will require a few years for in the Company's godown at No. 3 Ing.
I have heard that there is a totally with the departure of every ship
Pensions Grant
Italian Appropriation
Ho sald: "It scoms that the baseless rumour, abroad, that - the ROME, Dec. 6 (UP)—The Official them to deliver the materials, but Gilman's Bazaar, yesterday morning A coolie of the saine company, Woo since the inception of the BUCHAREST, Dec. 8. (UP)-The Gazette publishes a decree allotting despite their dimculties they are Rumanian anti-Jewish policy. Council of Ministers to-day laued a £2,700,000 for miliary operations in ahead on schedule of shipments and Shu-kar, 19, who was also found congestion and confusion is due Government Intends or may in case repayments: That which can reason severely hacked with a chopper, died to Chinese asking for permits of emergency deport all persons who
cannot produce documents, latued The : Constanza authorities an- communique stating that pensions Albania. “
be done is being done by this yesterday afternoon at the Queen and certificates unnecessarily this once. That rumour abouks nounced that they also arrested will be granted to all families of fron
Government to aid the democraties Mary, Hospital
That is, when they have no in- fatty contradicted. Possemolars. number of Bulgarians emigrating wards who ware killed 'under the BELGRADE, Dec. 8 (UP)The which are in trouble-hat is, every
Investigation by the Police and the
and the tention of leaving the Colony there pames and zonie o
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ed in an arrest within five hours. KERANA TURN to Back Page, Column 4 plained.ph
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from northern Dobrudja to southern former Govemments. It is estimated Dobrudia Use: frontler town of saat over 1,000 persons will truly be Negru-Voda, charged with smuggling pentioned.
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