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LAST NIGHT--- AND WAIT!LL: I TELL YOU ABOUT ALL THE FUN -
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WELL---IF YA WAS SMART LIKE ME, DAT WOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED!
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Empire Sea Routes To Be Better Protected Shortly
LONDON, Dec. 18 (Router).—Combating the U-boat menace does not in general present any novel technical problem as it did in the fast war, it was stated in authoritativo quarters in London to-day in comment on the latest figures of British shipping losses.
THAILAND ARRESTS
Round-Up Of Fifth Columnists
Two Japanese
It was pointed out that the sole problem was the shortage of escort craft, which was now being re- medied by the inflow of new, naval construction and of 40 American
SHANGHAI
MURDER
Outspoken Criticism Against Chungking
Shanghai, Dec. 18. Scathing denunciation of acts of
destroyers. Although some of the terrorism allegedly employed by lutter were already in service, the Chungking was made to-day by the number was probably still small as British-owned North China Dally it was believed that their armament News in an editorial comment on was being improved before they the brutal murder of Judge Edouard were nasimed to escort duty. The d'Hooghe, by declaring, " Govern- British Government had now deeld-ment which seeks to further its own ed to increase the number at air- ends by criminal methods la un Bangkok, Dec. 18.
{craft available for defence of sea worthy of its name."
routes. were arrested en
Pointing out that Shanghai has Sunday for photographing; prohibited | Declaring that civilians
been "profoundly chocked" and 14 all in their power to ease the bur-highly indignant" that such a crime den on British shipping, the Delly should have been committed, the Their arrest culminates a week's Tcienty that the lack of a
North China Daily Netas
declared, number of escorts of the "it is being freely stated
that the espionage ugents. Eighteen Anright kind afloat, and aloft is the French official was killed for molives numites were arrested at Udorn, 12 sole cause of the heavy mercantile of revenge for the part he played" losses. Both the Navy and the Air in aiding the transfer of the Second
*ion to Nanking.
arcas.
round-up of Fifth Columnists and
at Khonkaen and one at Lao.
must do
A sing-song girl was apprehended Force have been stretched out thin District Court in the French Conces- at Chiengrat and has been charged cover vast distances and a multi-
Stressing that no other motive can with espionage on
behalf of the Plicity of demands.
be possible, the paper declared, "that their numbers increase," adda. French.
the Telegraph, we may be confident determine who may
being the case, It' is not difcult to
bo The Japanese have been released that the revival of the attack on
responsible for this dastardly outrage.' on bail. A fortnight ago two other shipping will be defeated
as deci-
The Japanese were arrested when taking sively as the former nyspuitspaper added that the only conclusion
which can bo photographs
drawn is that the mur of the Ministry for Reuter. Defence offices,—United Press.
der was committed by adherents of the Chungking regime.
Indo-China Round-Up
Hanoi, Dec. 18.- French airmen returning from bombing raids in Thailand declare that last night the flames from fires caused by bombings could be seen for more than 100 mljes.
French Warship ··
Fort de France, Martinique,
The North China Daily News then Dec. 17.
asked, "did the slaying of the inte The French aircraft carrier Bearn, Mayor Fu Slao-en prevent his offer which has been anchored here since from being filled by a successor? Is the armistice between France and to be believed that Judge Germany, loaded 600 tons of fuel oil d'Hooghe's
Cou with the French from a
will not be filled Venezuelan source to-day another official equaily loyal to his while another 400 tons is to be taken and to the Island of Guadaloupe-United duty a was the murdered man? Those who understand the quality of courage in men and that their re- solution cannot be deterred from doing what they think right, fully realise the utter stupidity of such behaviour. It accomplishes nothing, save perhaps to encourage further. criminality.Domel.
More Communists have been ar[Press. rested in Cochin-China, Cholon and Longnuyen, following the distribu- tion of leaflets and posters by the Anti-Imperialism Party attacking the never-ending appetite of Japanese imperialism and blaming the French... for appeasing Japan.
One leaflet declared "Indo-Chinà is stul supposed, to be French but; actually it is already Japanese be- CAUSE of Indo-China's polletes."- United Press.
British Delegation Well Received
EASTERN OFFENSIVE
British Raid On Kenya Frontier
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London, Dec. 10. The renewal of offensive patrolling In the Kenya fronter districts, which was mentioned in yesterday's Cairo communique, anticipated the an- nouncement of a successful raid the Montevideo, Dec. 18
details of which are contained in a Tousting the prosperity of the Nairobi communique received in "Glorious British Empire." Dr London this morning. Guani, Foreign Minister, at a recep-
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tion to the British Trade Mission to- The scene of the rald was the in- day said all hoped for the "Anal de-portant Fort Etwak, situated on the finitè triumph "of moral chivalrous frontler of Italian Somallland or the virtues
always shown by the British|junction of four roads usable in dry į people."
weather by motor transport. Speaking at a Chamber of Com- Announcing the raid the com" merce lunch to the Mission, Dr munique states, "Our forces Charlone, Vice-President, sold Uru-cluded South African and Gold Coast guayans sympathised with the Ideals units with, armoured fighting vchi- for which Britain was Aghting. clea and artillery. The South Afri- Popular enthusiasm for the Mis-can Air Force co-operated and drop- don is unabated,—Reuter.
ped two and half tons of bombs. least 25 Italians, including officers, and 50 colonial Infantry were captured, with at least three guns, some machine-guns, and large quantities of stores and ammunition. Fifty of the enemy were killed, our casualties being very allght.
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At several
An air attack was made. by one
to further the interests of their enemy aircraft, which was driven of country.
by our fighters. The enemy plane They held a meeting last week Jettisoned its bombs on sighting our under the direction of Mr A. 5.1ghters. Early on Tuesday morning Sahay, a Congress leader living in one Caproni was brought down by | Japan-International.
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