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MINE TRAGEDY IN INDIA
Four, including Mr. E. G. Barker, assistant manager of Kastur colliery, were asphy- xiated while inspect- ing the mine, says o message from Jhana (India).
The men were over- come by a leakage of gas before help could reach them.- Reuter
INDIAN GUARD'S SUICIDE
An Indian guard (No 430), L.. Singh, who shot himself through the bead yesterday morning, ded in the Kowloon Hospital al 430 ¦ 11.
AGENCY NEWS MESSAGES SHOW THAT NEUTRAL CORRESPONDENTS IN ROME ARE NOW RECEIVING HINTS FROM OFFICIAL CIRCLES THERE OF IMPORTANT DEVELOP- MENTS OF A DECISIVE NATURE IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE AND THEY REPORT THAT THE ITALIAN PUBLIC ARE BEING PERSUAD- ED TO EXPECT SOME EARLY AND FAVOUR- ABLE MOVE TO ÜFFSET RECENT ITALIAN DEFEATS.
A German attack on Britain is promised for early in the New Year. The story is that Hitler has decided to act soon so as to get in o blow before further American help can reach Britain.
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On the other hand, rumours are intended for outside world, all verisimilitude has been taken from them by a detail added in Rome to the effect that the German attack on Britain will be accompanied by "strong Italian parallel ac tion in the Mediterranean." Therefore, journalistic circles in
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After the Prims Minister's warning before the parliamen. tary recess that Hitler's need for some action might lead him to attempt Invasion at any time, and the consequent confidence that the authorities are on alert, the press and public not inclined to be particularly Impressed by repetition of old threats from Berlin. Nevertheless there is general sa- tisfaction at the unmerciful ham- mering which the "invasion bases" have been receiving day and night from the R.A.F. since Christmas. British Wireless.
FEEBLE EXPEDIENT
Rome Radio, in its efforts to create mistrust of British war news, yes- terday adopted a rather feeble expedient.
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It accused the B.B.C. and Cairo of issuing widely differing reports of the number of Italian machines destroyed alleging that while the former claims Italion losses as two 'planes the latter gave 24. Rome was half correct in its facts. It only omitted to mention that the figure given by the B.B.C. was for the single day of Decem- ber 26 and the Cairo figure re- lated to the number of aircraft shot down by a single squadron during six and a half months of War in the Western Dessert. --- British Wireless.
PLEA ACCEPTED
"I am a stranger to Hong Kong," pleaded a 29-year-old Holtio junkmaster in the Marine Court this morning when he was charged with entering the West Lamma Channel minefield.
In reply to Commander J. Jolly, acting Harbour Master, Sergeant Mayor stated that the plea was feusible since defendant had been In charge of the boat for only four days.
Defendant was cautioned.
ANTI-FASCIST RALLIES IN INDIA
~Lending anti-Fascists in tho Indian world of Labour are hold- ing Labour rallies all over the country. to mobilise Labour sup- port for the war effort. Various Industrial leaders are joining. Reuter.
MR. WINSTON CHURCHILL, the Premier, signs an auto- graph for a little admirer, whilst awaiting train to London." Accompanied by Mrs. Churchill and General Sikorsky, the Polish Prime Minister, he had been inspecting more of Bri- tain's defences. (Copyright, Fox).
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