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CAPTURED BY BRITISH-Major General Romolo la Strucci, loft, chats with follow Italian officers at a prison camp somewhere in Africa," after their capture by the British in Libya,
Italians Turkey
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Retreat:
The Greek forces have captured Sante Quaranti; now known as Aghissaranda, from where they are continuing their advance. The fall of Argyrocastron Is not yet confrmed.
The Italian change of command has caused a sensation In Rome, The new Field Marshal, General Cavallero, is a blitzkrieg expert. Another change has taken place with the resignation of General Devecchi, Governor of the Italian Dodecanese. His successor is General Bastico, one of the original Fascist chiefs. Admiral Cavagnarl, Chief of the Italian Naval Staff, has been relieved of his post at his own request and succeeded by Admiral Riccardi,
In reply to a message from King George of Greece, President Roosevelt has promised Greece aid. The kind of aid has not been specified, but reports state that it will include any war material that America can spare without affecting Britain's share. Reports from Belgrade state that Herr von Papen, Germän Ambassador to Turkey, has Influenced M. Sarajoglu, Turkish Foreign Minister, to mediate with General Metaxas, Greek Premier, in the Italo-Greek war. Other sources do not think that this will prove effective.
The armed merchant cruiser, Carnarvon Castle, which was damaged in an engagement with a Nazi raider in the South Atlantic on Friday, has put into Montevideo with seven dead and 10 wounded senmen. Repairs are not expected to take longer than three days.
Athens, Dec. 7. It Is unoMelally estimated that Italy has 240,000 to 250,000 troops in Albania, while Greece has 600,000 men mobilised, of whom one third is at the front.
It is believed that at the begin-) ning of the war Italy had 13 to 16 divisions in Albania, after which three more divisions were sent to
Albania.
Informed circles in Budapest cs- timate that there are 350,000 Italians. in Albania.-United Press,
Premeditation
Smuggled Gold Haul
On B. & S. Ship At S'hai -At-Charity-Bazaar-
Shanghal, Dec. 1.
One of the largest hauls of smuggl- ed gold in recent years was made on Friday when Customs searchers
Athens, Dec. 8. The extent of the premeditation of thic Italian attack on Greece 13 swooped down on the Butterfield and proved by documents found by the Swire steamer Hsin Peking as it -reeks in their advance into Albania, docked from Tientsin. They found o Photostatic coples of them were cache of 55 gold bars, valued $320,000. shown to newspapennen
to-day by spokesman.
the Greek government to annihilate
They include order
It is thought crew members tried to smuggle the gold into Shanghai.
Though no arrests have been made,
the Greek frontier guards by surprise and a proclamation dated October 20 (two days before Italy sent the On past occasions large quantities ultimatum to Greece) was issued to of good and other precious metals the Ferrara division saying "We are have been smuggled into Inter- looking forward into Epirus. The nailonal Settlement from points in day has come. We must conquer." occupied China to prevent seizure -Reuter.
by the Japanese.-Reuter,
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Madame Chilang Kai-shek, wife of Generallssimo Chiang Kai-shok, and Mesdames Sun Yat-sen, II, H. Kung, Liu Chung-hol and Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Chen, were among the vial- tors, on Saturday, to the three-day charity bazaar at the Chinese Recrea- tion Club grounds. A number of purchases from tho various stalls were made by the distinguished vialtors.
Large crowds thronged the spaci- ous grounds during the week-end, and special attractions wero arranged for yesterday. Sing-song girls from West Point and a number of Chinese Alm actresses put on impromptu nets during the evening.
The function was in aid of funds for the Hongkong Chinese Women's Soldiers Rellet Association, The corps of helpers was under. the direction of Mrs. Rose Tan.
In Aid Of M.C.L.
A charity baznur in aid of the Ministering Children's League was held at St. Paul's Girls' College on
College Saturday.
More than $2,000 was taken in within a few hours.
The opening ceremony was per- By Miss Trang Po-shan, M.A., was a graduate of Westfield College, London, and principal of Yeefong College in Changsha, Her great-grandfather was Marquis Tsang, a scholar, soldier and states- mun in the Ching Dynasty. St. Stephens
The opening ceremony at the St. Stephen's Girls'
College annual charity fele and sate of work, was performed by Miss J. R. Taylor, a former acting Headmistress of the College. In the lower hall in the pre- sence of large gathering of students and friends, on Saturday: Im- ntediately after this, the stalls.re- ceived enger patronage, and the sales-together with the
proceeds
from the concert in the evening- must have been most gratifying.
Christ Church Fete
Under the distinguished patronage of His Excellency the Acting Governor, Lieut.-General E. F. Norton, a most enjoyable Fun Fair und Sale of Work was held in the grounds of Christ Church, Kowloon Tong, on Saturday. The function was opened by Miss Rosemund
Kung.
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Buyers
H.K. Banks $1,320 Union Ins. $301.. Wharves $00 Docks "O" $17.70 Docks "N" $17. Providents $5.45 Humphreys $7.40 Realties $3.00 Trams $17.30 Star Ferries $59_
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"N" C.D. $0.90 Lights Electries "O" $38.60 "N" $38.95
Lights $11.20 Telephones "O" $24.75 Telephones "N" $10.10
Cements $18
Ropes $0.00
Dairy Farms $18.75 Watsons $10.50
Entertainments $0.80 Constructions "O" $1.60 Marsman Inv. H.K. 2/0
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Docks "O" $18 Watsons $10.75 Vibro Piling $7.80
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