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HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 11,

1940.

(日登拾月弍拾年拾肆佰玖仟查英

"If Germany loses

"

this fight, it will

will be the

Tobruch

fritish many chalks

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General Manager

THE FALM-SIZE

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end," Hitler tells arms workers in capital

MOST

DEFENSIVE

SPEECH

NAZI

FUEHRER HAS MADE IN CAREER: SAYS LITTLE ABOUT ITALY:

CANADIAN VAGUE THREAT OF HEAVIER WARSHIP BLOWS FOR GREAT BRITAIN

"IF GERMANY LOSES this fight, it will be the end," said Herr Hitler, when he addressed workers in Western Ger- many, in what is described as the most apologetic and defen- sive speech that the German Fuehrer has made in his whole career, states a message from London.

IT WAS EXPECTED THAT HE WOULD MAKE SOME EFFORT TO EXPLAIN AWAY ITALY'S DEFEAT IN GREECE AND THE FUTILITY OF HIS OWN RAIDS AGAINST ENGLAND, BUT HE DID NEITHER, and simply repeated his old «ar- guments about lebensraum and his determination to hold on to the spoils he has gained in Europe.

People say I have a feeling of inferiority towards England," he said, and added" "I

never had an inferiority complex,”

HE SPOKE ONLY A FEW WORDS ABOUT ITALY AND WENT ON TO MAKE A VAGUE THREAT THAT BRITAIN WOULD RECEIVE HEAVIER BLOWS.

In a reference to the Nazi boast that the war was to have been over last Septem- ber, Herr Hitler said: "The hour for decision will come and I will fix the time for it." The speech was received The primary cause of the perfuse pakkatha), thepetit with less enthusiasm by his sent candlet, he declared, was that must be fought others did not

the world did not want a united want peace."

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hearers than on previous oc- Germany, knowing that such a casions and applause was united Germany would press the much less. Cheers were only tlaims of her people, given when Herr Hitler ex-

BITTER HARANGUE pressed his gratitude to the

bitter harangue against workers and promised them Britain, Herr Hitler declared that that after the war they would the British "democratic Press is not have to go on making absolutely subservient and

graded, 'canallie' of Its owners armis any longer.

"They are right to say that the It is felt that the speech was British Empire is in peril, because the result of an article which ap unless the ideas which we have peared in a German newspaper papularised in Germany are wiped which in referring to the FAF-out, those ideas will penetrate to . attacks on Western Germany, ask-

the British people." ed whether the rest of Germany and Berliners in particular realis- ed the extent of the damage and hardship that workers there were undergoing.

Dealing with the currency pro

blems. Herr Hitler asked: "Are we to be brought to the ground be- cause we have no gold? Curren- cies based on gold have collapsed. STRUGGLE OF TWO WORLDS

Sterling can no longer be sold in BERLIN, Dec. 10 (Reuter)"We the world. but the mark which are in the midst of a conflict in was not touched by the gold has which more is at stake.. than the remained stable." victory of one country or another. Defending national soetalls, he It is the struggle of the two worlds declared: "We have introduced against each other," declared Herr our principies where it was most Hitler, addressed several thou- dimenit in the army. Thousands sands of arms workers in the cap!- of officers have been promoted tal today,

Iron the ranks. We have gen- Speaking in a slow and subdued erals who, 22 years ago were pri- voice, he dwelt on the size of the vates. If we lose this fight, it is! British Empire," adding "there is the end of the German people. too great a map between the rich

SONS OF PEOPLE

Denying that he had the feeling of inferiority towards England, he claimed that he did everything possible to avoid war. "But Mr. Churchill has wanted war for ten years and now he has got it" Loud cheers followed this state-

ment.

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DAMAGED

*** OTTAWA, Dec, 10 Reuter)—The Canadian destroyer Baguenay was

LIBYA

Single. Copy: 10 cents.

Price Per Month: $3.00.

BATTLE OF EGYPT

Mediterranean Sea

*It Objective).

Il Daba

Fort Said

BRITISH FORCES BEGIN BIGGEST

damaged by a tornado while en- caring a submarine in the East OPERATIONS OF WAR IN AFRICA: Atlantic, according naval quar

ITALY NOW FACING NEW DANGER

ters here.

Twenty-che seamen are missing

and is in hospital. The Baguenay

hag safely reached 3port for re- pairs.

Though Canadian destroyera--age known to have been engaged with German aircraft while on convoy | duty in British were the 8a- guenay is the first anadian war- ship reported damage by a Ger- man warshipk

The Saguenay welcomed their Majesties to Canadian waters dur- ing the royal tour 11, 1999. "

Huge Japan

Navy Shelling Coastal Roads And Co-operating With Air Force

While the Italian High Command is settling down to the changes brought about by the recent resignations and the Greeks are still driving along the Southern Al- banian coast, Italy is now facing a new danger in Africa, where the biggest operations of the war in that theatre has been started by the British forces, states a message from London.

British troops.

Statement By Churchill On Operations

Already over 1,000-Italian prisoners are reported to have been captured, an Italian

General killed and his second in command taken prisoner. These operations were in by attacking Italian motor trans- the nature or a surprise move parka Exccessful az patrols are after preparations had been also reported to have been carried TOKYO, ·Dec 10 (Reuter)-made in secret for some time/ut in front of the advancing i Japan's total budget under general- accounts, including the expendi and the object is to drive the ture for the China war for the Italians to the coast where fiscal year 1941/2 is expected to the British Navy will make exceed Yen 11,000,000,000. 7/ their case hopeless.

Arst 500 prisoners were The British Navy is already taken outside Bidi Barrand and Gen. shelling coastal roads and is co- operating with the Royal Air Force in assisting the land forces

The Ministry of Finance has examined the estimates of various Ministries and the Cabinet Council will discuss the budget today,

RICE PRICES FIXED BY THE FOOD

CONTROLLER MUCH ABOVENORMAL

Importers, Retailers Profiteering

"WITH ALL DUE RESPECT TO THE FOOD CONTROLLER, THE MEMBERS OF THIS CHAMBER ARE STILL OF THE OPINION THAT THE RICE PRICES FIXED BY HIM ARE MUCH TOO HIGH, AND CONSIDERABLY ABOVE NORMAL,” said the spokesman for the Chinese Chamber of Commerce when interviewed by a Hongkong Daily Press reporter yesterday afternoon, in connexion with the Food Controller's let- ter published in the Daily Press on Monday. "The poorest quality, commonly known as ⚫ broken' grade, was fixed at $11.60 per picul which, to say the least, was out of all proportion vis-a-vis Grade I, which was stabilised at $15."

Asked whether, in the i opinion of the members of the Chamber, there was and is

and the poor. We must do away Eton College and Adolf Hitler's / PROFITEERING on the part

with this great difference."

Herr Hitler raised his voice to school are two different worlds. shout when he declared: 140 in one are sons of the people, in Germans have to be crowded into the other those of stupid aristo one square kilometre while in cracy."

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other countries there are only ten-

a square kilometre."

Once again Herr Hitler des ribed"

sometimes even only one person to his attempts to "bring about dis-

armament" but said he. “Anally

Two Enemy Agents

Executed In London

LONDON, DÉC. 10 (BRITISH WIRELESS) --TWO ENEMY AGENTS, ACTING ON BEHALF OF GERMANY, were executed at Pentonville Prison today following their conviction under the Trea- chery Act 1948 at the Central Criifim Court on Nov. 22, states a Home Office announcement.

They were JOSE WALDBERG, a in fields at night, and consider German born in 1915 at Mainz able sums of money in one pound and KARL MEIER, a Dutch sub notes

ject of German origin born in 1916 They kaa instructions to pose as

at Coblenz

refugees from, enemy occupied territories and to move about "The agents," added the an- amongst the population obtaining nouncement, were apprehended as much information of a mill- shortly after their surreptitious tury kind as possible. They had

arrival in this country. They were

in possession of wireless transmit

been made to belleve they would shortly be relieved by Gounan in- ting arts which they were to erect vading forces."

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-On Other- Pages

Page

2. Boccer review: Army bil- Hards tournaments results; ...Captain's Cup golf.,

3 Radio programmes; Coming

events; Cinema notes,

4 No grounds for conversa

tions; Italian G. O, C. kili- ed: Laval falls from grace; Arrest of Carol and his mis.... tress in Spain: Concen- trated R AF attack on Dusseldorf. Conspiracy which began in "April revealed: Photography exhibition; Round the Police Courts.

Leader: Japan's HopeR and Fears

8 Driving from Hongkong to

Europe, Crossword Puzzle.

-10 Finance and Commerce.

11 Fetain appeals for aid; Widespread devastations In Bouth Ewangel.

Today's War Summary

The first move began early on Saturday night when infantry and mechanised units began to advance

under a clear moon.

The

Sir Archibald Wavell, Commander-

In-Chief of the African Forces, re- ported that an Italian camp was captured only an hour or two after the attack began. It was announced later that the opera- tions were being extended satisfac- tory and that a further 500 pri- soners were taken.

A message from Cairo states that little can be sáid at present as to the extent to which the operations will develop, but that everywhere along the front the Italian linės had been successfully probed. by British armoured units.

The British attack is directed against the Italians' right flank, while the whole Italian front E estimated to be about thirty milles wide.

sector.

BULK OF FORCES

MR. CHURCHILL

Mr. Winston Churchill, Frline Minister, made a full statement on Most of the prisoners captured the operations being carried out south of Bidi Barrani are stated by the British forces in the West- to be Libyans, who constitute the lern Desert of North Africa, myn a bulk of the Italian forces in this London messages

He revealed that British troops The Italian communique com- had already reached the Libyan pletely ignores the operations in coast and added that the troope IN BRILLIANT MOONLIGHT BRITISH IMPERIAL FORCES con- the Western Desert and simply taking part consisted of men from tinued their drive against the Italians in the Western Desert. A full statement on the successful operations was made by the British Prime Minister in the House of Commons yesterday. Over four thousand prisoners and a number of medium tanks have already been captur ed by the British forces.

IN THE MOST DEFENSIVE SPEECH OF HIS CAREER, HERR HITLER, addressing arms workers in Berlin, said that if Germany! loses the fight, it would be the end. They are right to say," re- marked the Nazi Fuehrer, the British Empire is in peril because unless the ideas which we have popularised in Germany are wiped out they will penetrate to the British people.

THE ANNOUNCEMENT WAS MADE IN THE HOUSE OF COM- MONS YESTERDAY that the British Government has agreed in principle to lend £10,000,000-tó China. An advance of half of the sum would be made to the Chinese Stabilisation Fund.

THE GREEKS HAVE OBTAINED FURTERER SUCCESSES AND THE biggest advance has taken place in the coastal sector where they have reached a point about 15 miles north of Santi Quaranta. In the central sector, Kelcyre is reported to have been evacuated by the Italians,

TWO FOREIGN AGENTS, ONE A DUTCH SUBJECT OF GERMAN ORIGIN, acting on behalf of Germany, were executed in London yesterday following their conviction last month under the Treachery Act, 1940,

CAN

states that "in North Africa we various parts of the Empire and a detachment of the Free French shot down four enemy planes."

forces

Berlin has given no sign of German reactions to the latest development in the Alican war sobe

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"It will be realised," said Mr. Churchill, "that an operation for advancing across 75 miles of desert Cont'd Page 7, Col 1

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Big British Loan

China Announced

LONDON, DEC. 19 (REUTER)-BRITAIN HAS AGREED IN PRIN- CIPLE TO LEND £10,900,000 to CHINA,

Announcing the decision in the House of Commons, MBA Butler, Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, sald an ad- Tance of £5,000,000 would be made to the Chinese Stabilisation: Fund.

The remaining £5,000,000 would Explaining the necessity, for a

THE STATEMENT ON JAPAN'S FOREIGN POLICY BY the Jap-be made available for purchases in sterling area proviso, Mr. Butler anese Foreign Minister to foreign correspondents, in which he refer any part of the sterling area said that the British Government red to Japan's obligations to fight the United States on behalf of The Chinese Government has had to conserve gold and United Germany, has not made the already difficult task of Admiral No been informed of this decision and States Collar resources for essen- mura, the newly-appointed Japanese Envoy in Washington, any is requested to make arrangements a war, needs of the sterling area.

for an early negotiation of a pre-g SPEAKING ON THE EVE OF THE FIRST MEETING of the liminary technical agreement on hence, they could not offer to Czechoslovakian State Council, Dr. Benes said that Germany could (which the possibility of these fur China United States dollars or

ther credits depends.n

Laterling convertible into dollars never wir the way

easter