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The SECOND EDITION
Hongkong Telegraph.
FOUNDED 1991
No. 18337
五拜歳 ·號十二月二十英港香
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1940.
日二十月
LEADING GREEKS ITALIAN DIVISIONS
TO VICTORY
General Alexander Papagos, Field Com• ̈ mander of the Greek forces, whose genius in Leadership and strategy has played a prominent part in the success of his troops against the Italians.
Greeks Penetrate Mountains
Advance Towards Chimara
AT
BARDIA HELD IN STRANGLEHOLD GRIP
CAIRO, DEC. 19 (REUTER).—THE GREATER PART OF TWO ITALIAN DIVISIONS, IT IS ESTIMATED HERE, ARE TO-NIGHT IN THE IRON GRIP OF THE BRITISH SIEGE OF BARDIA. THE STRENGTH OF THE IMPERIAL FORCES AROUND THE ITALIAN BASE IS IN- CREASING HOURLY AS LORRY LOADS OF SUPPORTING INFANTRY ARE RUSHED UP.
ALTHOUGH NO CONFIRMATION CAN BE OBTAINED, IT IS BELIEVED THAT BRITISH ADVANCED MOBILE FORCES HAVE CUT THE COASTAL” ROAD WINDING ALONG THE CLIFFS FROM BARDIA TO TOBRUK.
Italian Admission
ROME, Dec. 19 (UP)-To- day's communique indicated that the British are still advancing in North Africa and are now exeri- ing tremendous pressure Bardia.
On
Military observers said that the defences at Tóbruk had been greatly strengthened during the past week.
It is reported that the British are bringing up extensive rein- forcements, including units which were formerly in the Palestine aron.
British Casualties
•
LONDON, Dec. 19 (UP)-In the House of Lords to-day, Lord Croft, the Under-Secretary for War, an- nouneed that British casualties on the Western Desert up to December wounded 10 were 72 killed and 738
Mr Anthony Eden. Secretary of State for War, mentioned the same Agures in a luncheon speech.
Details of El Vak
LONDON, Dec. 19 (Reuter) Nairobi communique says that the Somaliland frontier post of El Uak has been reduced to ruins by our troops who, after destroying all
them, burned the buildings. Our
R.A.F.
Bombers
Leave
Milan Factory Ablaze
LONDON, Dec. 19 (Reuter),When British heavy bombers raided Milan on Wednesday night a great rectangu lar fire a quarter of a mile long was left laring in the Pirelli Works which hold large stocks of rubber and are well-known for the manufacture of motor-tyres.
They are peculiarly vulnerable to air attacks, says the Air Ministry, since they lie between two conspicuous railway systems and can be recognised with comparative case.
Though the ralding force was not large, the attack was.
"Scores of fires remarkably effective. One pilot said: started by incendiaries merged into a huge oblong blaze with explosions continually bursting up through the flames."
BRITAIN WELL GUARDED
Premier Tells The Cominons
LONDON, Dec. 19 (Reuter).—This is the first time stores and materials of no value to in the desert that we have had equal equipment and we troops then returned to their, base. are still only a half-armed nation fighting a fully-armed We lost two men killed and 12 were wounded. The Italians lost 50 killed nation which has already passed the saturation point în we shall become a and 120 prisoners. SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPH" After the flight of their Comman-its-armaments. But during 1941 STRUGA, Dec. 19 (UP)der, the Italian troops followed him. well-armed nation too. It takes three to four years to Frontier reports say that the Some of the Africans courageously
put the industries of a country on a war basis, said Mr left wing of the Greek troops tried to continue the fight. penetrated the Cika mountains{ Position Precarious Winston Churchill in the House of Commons to-day.
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" this morning after two and a
The CAIRO, Dec. 19 (UP).~A general half hours of fighting. Grecks occupied the village of headquarters communique says that Kalart, four miles northeast of the Italians in the Bardin area are in "precarious position. So far 31,546 Chimara. Heavy losses were Italian prisoners have been taken, suffered on both sides.
Greek Objectives
including 1,626 officers, while several thousand are still in the process of evacuation from the battle areas.
"On, the Sudan frontier, our patrols LONDON, Dec. 19 (Reuter).-Inwere again active in the Kassala and the south Greek artillery is pounding: Gallabat areas, inflicting a number of away at the coastal town of Chimara casualties on the enemy." and are also hammering away at
Tepelint, and Klisura.
There
are many
cf reports
blizzards. One message says that
Traps In Ground CAIRO, Dec. 19
(Router)The
Greek troops found the bodies of Italians are putting up very strong Italian officers and men who died of resistance, employing cunningly laid hunger and exposure when they lald tank traps, gun emplacements
retreat.
on
PE for many months.
and
Lull In German War Effort
The Germans reached the culminating point when we our- selves were still only in the second year but by the efforts that are being made and the great supplies reaching us from the United States, we hope that we shall be well-armed during 1941.
"Let the members now returning constituencies use their influence to help the good work of sustaining morale, if that is necessary, and speeding up the work of produc- LONDON, Dec. 19.-Theretion. We are by no means content. We must never be content. (Cheers).
Position Assessed to their
(BY "REUTER'S" DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENTS
down in the snow during their land mines which they have been has been a seeming lull in we must continue to strive to decals Germany's war effort for utmost to see that our men have British Commander-in-Chief some days past and whether this weapons worthy of the task they are
to perform. Valora was raided by the AF.
"What I Wednesday the attack being is
I say in respect of muni- n military spokesman, "the after remains to be seen. directed against the seaplane base, cording to amory Birds and ac is the lull before the storm or
It must not be overlooked that for tions appiles with equal force to food docks and warehouses. All bombs Italians are in a tight corner and fell on the target and a warehouse operations are proceeding with the 154 months the Germans have been production in all its forms. When I spoke_recently of the years 1943 and was seen on fire, Italton fighters put utmost satisfaction."
the exerting their strength to un amanti 1944, I did not mean that 1 beileved up a stiff opposition and during a 20 Reconnaissance nights by They have over-run alx countries and that the war would continue until minute combat at least one is be. R.A.F. show that no troop movements are in virtual occupation of two then, but in matters like agriculture lieved to have been shot down. One are taking place on the road leading others, Rumania and Slovakia.
and shipbuilding, you have got to of our machines had to make a forced westward from Bardia. This sug- In the air they have maintained look ahead.
of raids TURN to Back Pago, Column 3
TURN to Back Pago, Column 4 almost constant succession
by day and night, but this has been Blackening both in intensity duration, possibly owing to weather.
Shanghai “Radio War
Possibilities Loom
Special to the "Telegraph”
filed
an
and
the
Smashing Air Raid
R.A.F. Destroy An Italian 'Drome
CAIRO, Dec. 19 (Reuter).—an |The Italian aerodrome of Benina, near Benghazi-the important Italian base on the Libyan coast —was the subject of one of the |heaviest raids of the war in the
Western Desert ¡night.
on Tuesday
Many tons of bombs wero dropped and great damage was caused to aircraft and buildings, states a British Air Force com- munique issued in Cairo to-day.
"British planés'arrived in waves and
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Special USED CAR
LATE FINNISH PRESIDENT
M. KALLIO
ENORMOUS
Pargains
GILMAN'S
BRITISH ORDERS Want 60 New Cargo
Ships From U.S.
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 (UP). British purchasing agents have submitted to the United States Treasury n list covering three billion dollars worth of projected new war orders including 12,000 combat planes to cost about $1,000,200,- 000; 60 new cargo bonts to cost about $100,000,000, and tanks, guns and ordnance to cost about $1,700,000,000.
Oficials explained that the 60 cargo boats were merely
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Dramatic Death Of M. Kallio
Finland's President
LONDON, Dec. 19 (Reuter). --Kyosti Kallio, Finland'a 68- year-old President, died in dramatie circumstances to-day, within a few hours of the elec tion of a new president to take over the duties ill-health had prompted him to renounce.
The outgoing President drove through the crowded streets of Helsinki to-night past lines of youthful torch-bearers on his way to retirement toʻn farm in the country,
At the station he was received by Guard of Honour. As he was pass- ing along Its ranks, he suddenly collapsed with a heart attack and died soon afterwards.
German Report
LONDON, Dec. 19 (Reuter). ---- Kyosti Kallio, the outgoing President of Finland, who is being replaced in the presidency by the Prime Minister, Ryosti Ryti, died to-day of heari Helsinki dis- fallure, according to n patch to the German news agency.
According to the first count of voting in the clectoral college for the new president, M. Ryti received 288 out of 300 votes.
Pro-Nazi Oshima
To Return Ambassador In Berlin TOKYO, Dec. 19 (Reuter).
"start" in the British shipbuild-The Ambassador who recently stated in an interview that
the fires started by the Art fighting programme and was friendship between Germany..
fincreased with cách subseqlicht "at-. tack. Numerous explosions occurred and at least 18 Italian
planes were destroyed. When the inst British planes left, there was a general con- flagration and dense volumes of smoke covered the whole aerodrome. bombed but little movement was ob-
The Bardin-Tobruk rood was also
'served..
British Aghter planes continue to
ground forces.
patrol and to co-operate with British
·N.E.-Africa-Raid
LONDON, Dec. 19 (Reuter),-A
aircraft and troops in the Metemma orca while other aircraft attacked Jebel Israball, 30 miles north-east of Kassala
Rhodesian squadron raided enemy
Except for one British plane which failed to return from bombing Valona in Albania, all British planes in all operations in the Middle East retum- ed safely.
$1,500,000 Mark
Is Passed
The Bomber Fund, in- augurated by the "South China Morning Post" and "Hongkong Telegraph" has passed the $1,500,000
mork..
από
It was officially nounced at 10.30- this morning that the Fund had reached a total of $1,500,336.76.
Stoppages In Factories
"If you did not work plans on that scale, you would not even got the first fruits that come forward in good
Minister's Revelations time. Anything that can be done to increase the volume of food produc- Only at sea is there an Increase Iftion would be the wisest tasurance for
LONDON, Dec. 19 (UP).— anything in the German pressure, but the later years of this war, assuming Mr Ernest Bovin, Minister of German naval activity is confined to that it should be prolonged for such Labour, told the House of Com- U-boat operations with occasional a period, which is by no means immons to-day that there had been sorties by raidera and E-boat farma-possible. tions.
stoppages in work at munitions factories.
Contrary to the logal procedure for setting such disputes, he said that "certain cases of stoppage had been caused as part of a setilled policy." It was considered that ho referring to Communists,
store.
Quiet Fade-Out
Dangers Not Passed
"It would be a disaster if any In the diplomatic field, the round one supposed that the supreme mortal of visit of Ribbentrop and of various dangers are passed. They are not. prolonged SHANGHAI, Dec. 20 (Domei)----Possibilities of a first-class statesmen, who could be induced to There are dangers of a
has quietly "faded out. deadlock, but there may be also more "radio war” between the Japanese and Americans in the Far. Germany,
German propaganda has ceased talk immediate dangers. East are looming, consequent upon the allegations that the
"The winter season wil offer some ing about momentous surprises in Japanese are deliberately jamming the American-owned station
Invader in advantages to the XMHA, over which the prominent › nows commentator,
There is an embarra and silence counter-balance to those which be- Caroll Alleótt, broadcasts daily. It is learned, says the "Evening regarding the background of Laval's tong to fire summer season. It will be lack of prudence amounting to a According to the "Shanghai Post" that the United States Con disgrace.
With regard to Italy, there have crime if vigilance were relaxed o protest Evening Post," Mr E, LA Healey, sulale-General has
with the Japanese authorities against been more sympathetic references in (Cheers). W must watch from hour managing-director of XMHA de- the jamming of XMHA wave-lengilis, the German press to the remarkable to hour the menace which still going to take this lying down, Japancar radio control board in rene armies but beyond emphasising the tance away that the defence of clared: "We are certainly not The paper further declared that the powers of recuperation of the tallan exists in full force so short a dis-
unity of the Axis the papers do not r We are going to fight this thing ponsible for the interference.
allude to material ald, four shores i complets: From North to a showdown in the defence of According to Mr Healey, XMHA haBut as Mr Churchill stated in his TURN to Back Page, Column 4 our American rights."
The paper? 'pointed out the received a letter from Major Kazújo speech to-day "Hitler' waited a lotur If a Asano, superintendent of the board, time in complete: quiescence before radio war developer "every station allegedly demanding XMHA to limit he struck the terrible blows which under his foot in the prosent in, the Japanese Empire would be Its power to 300 kilowatts and to shattered to manos, As the Prime temporary Britain is no less famined by American transmitters submit its news reports to the Japan-Ministers indicated, however, even if conscious of her need for constant
„the STEBE. Prow, and Increasing effort. should'the battle' grow.Maj 193less censorship before broadcasting HILLAS ka not
.:
BATTLESHIP IN COLLISION
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPHI
WOB
NEW YORK, Dec. 19 (UP)The coller, Melrose of Brooklyn, has been beached after a collision with the battleship Arkansas about 15 miles southeast of Manaswuan, NJ. Note
of the cren was injured, of the Arkanir carries 800 reserve on a training Midshipmen who are o cruise. The wantip received only minor damage. The Melrose carried la crew of thirteen.
expected that the number would be doubled.
U.S. Defence Needs
and the Soviet could not last bas been re-appointed Ambassador Lo Berlin.
It was revealed that the British
He is Lieutenant-General Oshima, have been informed to proceed with who was Ambassador in Berlin until the enumeration 'of their require- November, 1030.
menis.
The Govent has decided to re-
Meanwhile, it is understood that call lic President Roosevelt at the White House conference yesterday, together
and
Ambassador, Mr. re-appoint Lieutenant-
With the Secretary of War, Colonet General Oshima, and the German Government has agreed to this move. Henry Stimson, the Secretary of the
It was in an interview with a Navy, Colonel Frank Knox and other
Japanese_newspaper. Inst. July. that experts, formulated a plan to speed Oshima declared: "Hitler has con- up defence production which confirmed the opinion that Russia must
templates the creation of a Defence Commission composed of Mr Stimson, be defeated in war, not because Col Knox and Mr William Knudsen, tussla is a Communist country but Chairman of the defence Board who because Hiller believes that the Slav
suficient race in impeding the development of . will be empowered with
the German people." nuthority to obtain action,
Astronomical Figures WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 (Router).
It is understood that the British Government is seeking contracts for 12,000 additional aeroplanes, between 2,000 and 2,500 more tanka, a and addi- tional guns and
and ammunition. This follows statements by Mr Morgenthau, Secretary, of the and Mr Stephen Early, Pre- sident Roosevelt's Secretary, on the
of
ald to Britain and subject means of speeding up the American defence programme as a whole.
It
is believed that the planes may cost $1.125,000,000 while orders for guns and Ammunition may total $1,700,000,000.
Well-informed sources here de clare that contracts for merchant vessels may be signed by the end of the week.
Further
whereby negotiations considerable tonnage of Danish ships now in American porta could be. taken over and transferred to Britain, are proceeding satisfactorily,
"Times" Welcomes Plan LONDON, Dec. 19 (Reuter)---Not only wit President Roosevelt's plan TURN to Back Page, Column 5-
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New A.R.P. Tunnel To Accommodate 10,000
"His Excellency the Acting Governor, Lieut-Generat E. F Norton, has honoured our Department by the appointment to his staff of an Honorary Alda-do-Camp in Mr Wong Bik-kuen, deputy Divisional Warden of the Tsimshatsui District," sinted. Wing- Comdr A.H.S. Steele-Perkins, Director of Air Raid Precautions, this morning.
would ultimately run under the
Commenting on the work in nullah.
'A' vory, large, tunnel with many hand, the Director of ARP. said that the Blake Gardens tun parallels would shortly become menced under Leighton Hill - It was nel had been completed and to-noped to accommodate about 2,900 to gether with a new type of oval 10,000 people. Plans for this soon shelter, which had been construction were now in hande i There tructed. In the near vicinity, would be plenty of earth, cover for would accommodate about 1,000 Ahead of Schedule o people altogether: They had The Junnel at Ellakkadodela, commenced a new facing at Hill School, of Queen's Road, were, now Road, Kennedy Town, and this TURN to Back Page, Column 3
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