1940-11-19 — Page 3

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Difficult Speech For Italy's Sawdust Caesar

A cheerful party group taken at the Hemuntin Hill Road residence of Dr. and Mrs. Ho Asjce, on the occasion of the birthday of their son, William. (Mayfair Studio).

FURTHER JAPANESE WITHDRAWAL?

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")

According to Japan- ese Army officials in Shanghai, Japanese armed forces in the Nanking and Hang- chow regions are to be withdrawn shortly. Our Own Correspon- dent.

INDIAN CHILD'S

ANGLO-AMERICAN AGREEMENT ON SITES FOR BASES

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BRITAIN AND THE United States have agreed on sites for the bases to be leased to America in the West Indies, according to an official announcement made in London yesterday.

Administration and jurisdiction problems will be settled at a conference which the British Govern- ment proposes shall take place in London.

KORITZA GOING UP

CALMNESS IN FLAMES

FOUR-YEAR-OLD INDIAN GIRL

FORE MR. Q. A, A. MACFAD-

Preliminary work on most

of

the bases except Trinidad will be stated in the near future.

The rapid progress has been made possible-by-the-visit-to-each- colony of a United States board of inspection.

The board has held discussions with the governors of various colonies who throughout the proceedings had the advice of the Commander-in-Chief of the America and West Indies Star tion or members of hia-Staff. The board also visited Trinidad

Sites agreed upon are as fol-

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAID") where the position is still under THAT THE CALMNESS OF A Greek forces holding examination. LED TO THE APPREHENSION the bridge commanding OF A THIEF, WAS STATED BE- Keritza yesterday began lows:- YEN THIS MORNING WHEN pounding the flaming city CHARGED WITH STEALING A with artillery to blast the

way for immediate cap ture of the main 'Italian base in Albania:

WONG CHI-YUNG, 38. WAS

CAT.

The cat was left outside her home by the girl, who a few min utes later, discovered the cat was missing.

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After the destruction the

The girl looked carefully around the vicmity and heard a cat cry- Italian mechanised divi ing in a basket, which was being sion which was rushed in- carried by accused. She asked to have a look at it and ho offer- 'to action in a vain effort ed to sell the cat to her.

Bermuda, sites at the east end of the colony.

The Bahamas, a site on the out-

lying island of Mayaguana.

Jamaica, sites om-Portland Bight on the south coast of the island about 25 miles west of Kingston.

Antigua; sites near Parham har- .bour, on the north coast of the

island.

St. Lucia

Bay, at the northern end-of ́ ́the

She agreed and asked him to save Koritza, the Ita- St. Lucia, a site at Gros Islet walt while she went for the money lians have retreated to island. (The question of further to her home. Sne ran back and new defence lines more facilites in St. Lucia is still un- than 20 miles inside Al-British Guiana, sites on the

der consideration). -, Meanwhile, Sergeant Aitken,bania, according to Greek bank of the Demarara River who had watched events, had al- ready. Drrested, accused. .

informed her father, who came cut to arrest the thiet.

MOTOR-CYCLE GIVES

CHASE

accounts.

.oven

"The Italiana are not expected to remain on the defensive for. long and it le kelieved they will launch an immediate counter- attook since : Koritza, though a charred ruin, is const- dered "sʻrategically, essential for the italian - campaign.--- Ad The Athens newspaper "Proia" Signalman Bennett, of the Roy asserted yesterday that the Greek al. Corps of Signals, who chased fleet swept the Straits of Otranto two snatchers on a motor-cycle on Thurday and Friday without and arrested one of them, was any sign of Italian . Warships. commended by Mr. E. Himsworth International News Service. this morning, when Lo Chi-fan.

17, and Ho So, 18, were sentenced

to four months' hard labour and

10 strokes for snatching a wrist;

about 25 miles from the sea, and the mouth of the Essequibo.

The statement adds that the fact that questions ;of (adminla- tration and jurisdiction will be 'coneldered later by British, and American.experts 'does not mean that work on,tho;agreed: altos will be held up pending the outcome of the discussions......... Reuter.

BLACKOUT CASE ·

Mr. J. Odell, of Alberose." Pokfulam Road, was-summoned Eighteen cases of tuberculosis, before Mr. T. J. Gould this morn- watch from Mrs. Harper, of No, | 14 of dysentery, three of typhold, ing, for failing to screen.

the. 20, Hill Wood Road. The waici two. of diptheria and

of lights of his car in a proper man- was thrown away in the course of chicken-pox were notified yester- per during the block-out" the chase and has not yet been day.. There were again no, cholera October 30.png da found.

cases.

one

A fine of $15 was imposed.

Apology And Prevarication

IT IS FELT IN AUTHORITATIVE QUAR- TERS IN LONDON THAT MUSSOLINI'S |SPEECH WAS DESIGNED TO COUNTERACT THE FEELING WHICH PREVAILS ALL OVER THE WORLD AND IS BECOMING INCREAS- INGLY PREVALENT IN ITALY THAT ITALY'S EXPECTATIONS OF AN EASY VICTORY AND A GENEROUS SHARE OF THE SPOILS HAVE BEEN COMPLETELY FALSIFIED.

Il Duce found it necessary to explain away one.after.another the many difficulties which he and his armed forces have encountered, more particularly since Italy dragged Greece into the war.

He obviously found it far from tinuance of the party effort.

about. His statements zasy to do this and at the same

Italian participation-in-air-attacks-on- Emne preserve an impression that Great Britain may well create in italy was riding on the crest of the Italian people some anxiety 1 victorious wave,

as to whether it will be possible for them to continue their rela- werive immunity from air

much longer-Router.

Many of his remarks directed to stop the rot in Italian public morale and to re-create in the Italian people their enthusi- asm for Fascist Italy which ear- ried the Duce so triumphantly through the vicissitudes of ear-1 lier campaigns against weaker ferees and to revive in them # readiness to suffer sacrifices for the aggrandisement of the Fascist regime.

"A Certain Slackening"

attack

RIDICULOUS REPORT

It was by Chinese officials in Chungking authoritatively denied

that General Georges Catroux, formor. Governor-General of

French Indo-China, has been.con- ferring with Chinese leaders. It is to be noted that Mussó-! lint openly admits a certain It is a most ridiculous report" slackening" in the activities declared an official, pointing out italy into the war and he made Arrien. the Fascist Party since he brought that the French General is in

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