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|| U.S. GOVERNOR WHO DREW UP

LIBYAN DESERT

AIR ACTIVITY

Heavy Bombardment Of Italian Dromes

SINGAPORE PLAN TO BE BOSS IF WAR COMES

TO THE ORIENT

WASHINGTON—Few men, have over travelled 6,000 miles just to keep a funch date, writes Brnon Callon. In the Mani'a

• Bulletin. But one of the his reasons for the hurried trip ADMIRAL. JAMES Ö. RICHARDSON recently made from Hawali to Washington was a qület Juncheon party arranged for him at the White Boga.

CAIRO, Dec. 12 (Reuter) — The bombardment of all Italian aero- dromes in the Libyan Desert con- tinued throughout Tuesday, Two enemy camps, troops concentra-Three men sat down at the water where the fighting would tions and motor. transport were table-Admiral Richardson, bead be done. repeatedly bombed, states ari R. A. F. communique.

Six enemy aircraft were cer- tainly shot down while three

Bader

of the U. S. fleet; President Roosu- |-

PLAN DROPPEU velt, his commander in chilef; and Joint action' didn't take place, Governor WBDam D. Léáhy of and the phin was dropped. But Puerto Rico, who was the navy's Leány, the man who devised it--

others were seen falling out of top samiral until his retirement a not Admiral Harold R. Stark, the present chief of naval operations--- control. Further enemy aircraft Uttle over a year shō.

whh the man who was invited to PRINCIPAL TOPIC were destroyed on the nerodrome during a particularly The party didn't break up early. lunch with Admiral Richardson, at heavy night raid, High explosive It lasted most of the afternoon. the White House when the Far bombs set fire to several hangars in fact And the principal topic, Eastern situatich was vahvasted.

The Pacific situatian, has while direct hits were registered was the Far Eastern situation-in on dispersed aircraft, several of plaiper English; the danger of war changed since Leshy originally Britalo drew up the plan. which exploded.

with Japan and the things the Fires were visible 60 miles away. U. S. Navy ought to do if that war, hasn't any six battleships to spare for Singapore. Point is, In the Bardia-Sollux area should come.

were dropper!

It wes many bombs

Governor Leahy's pre- though, that that old plan did

have Singapore In It. motor transport moncentrations, sence that was especially signifi

Meanwhile, Leahy is again work- while the enemy camp of Sofa cant. was also heavily bombed.

Back in 1937 Leahy, wearing the Ing for Puerto Rico. broad stripe and the three narrow }

FLEET AIR ARM

On

on

CLEAR UNDERSTANDING But the understanding is pretty The Fleet Air Arm co-operated ones of a full admiral, was chler with the RAF in attacking-bar- of Daval operations. The Japan- cleur that if trouble comes in the racks at Bardia and the escarp- ese, constantly widening the scope Orient, and it becomes necessary ment road at Sollum, while other their "China meldent," swung to dust off that old war plan or aircraft bombed the landing into action with a bombardment something like it. Leahy will be and will be STOUNA.

of Shanghal The White House back in the navy

week or One enemy aircraft the hesitated for z

more boss of the job.

It. Th's doesn't necessarily mean ground at Gazala was destroyed, weighing the chances. Then

con- that Admiral Stark would be re- bringing the total to 1 in addi-called Admiral Leahy into

placed as chief of nával opera- tion to an unknown number des- lerenes.

tons, The White House: admires troyed or badly damaged. Dur-

Stark as a capable administrator ing these operations, which con-

and a good man on the organiza- 24 hours. one tinued through

tional side: He tends to be cau British aircraft failed to return.

tious, however, where Leahy is

the smare

damn the torpedoes type..

WEATHER REPORT Ilangkong Royal Observatory

10 am, Dec. 12. Barometer (at sea level), 30.26 tna. Temperature, 63 F. Humidity, 46 per cent. Wind Direction, N.N.E Wind Force (Beaufort), 3. Temperature maximum yesterday,

··75 P. Temperature: Kinimum last night.

57 F.

T

JOINT ACTION » Leahy was told that the United States and England might--just might-také joint action against Japan: action of the kind that could mean war. He

instructed to draw up a plan for use in sach. emergency,,»

SKAL

Bellef now is that Stark would remain in his present

be invented for Leaby-BONSİ-

direct

dly chairmanship of a joint army-nkvy" boxed to "trategy.

Australian Airmen.

He came back, after consulta-job and that a new one would tion with the war plans section ut the navy department, with a ¡plan which called for a tight traval blockade. The blockade line would be draped between. Hawall (and Singapore, one and resting on America's greatest naval base, the

The CANBERRA, Vee. 12 (Reuter) -- other resting on Britain's. Rainfall for 24 hrs ending 10 plan envisaged a strong British The first ärsft of Australian air-

for then selected

training in today, nil.

contribution-probably hal

disem- with accom- Southern Rhodesia have Total rainfall since January 1st, dozen capital ships,

117.59. Ins

panying lighter craft, to hold barked at a South African port, Against an average of. 84.56 ins. down the British and of the line: this was announced yesterday by

it gave the U.8.-British fleets a Mr. McEwen, Commonwealth Sunset tonight, 5.40 p.m. Sunrise tomorrow, 8.51 am.

two to

superiority in the Minister

4.

#

Saturday,

26th Dec.

Friday,

Saturday,

13th Dec. 28th Dec.

4 p.m.. Dec. 12. Barometer (at sea level); 30.13 ins. Temperature," 67 F.

Humidity. 54 per cent.

Thursday,

19th Dec.

Tuesday.

24th Dec.

Tuesday,

14th Jan.

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HONG KONG TIDE TABLE From 13 to 19 Dec. 1940.

Days

Week

Date of

Mouth.

Height.

Low WATE

Hong

Kong

Standard Time

Height,

HIGH WATER.

Bong

Kong

Blandard Time.

hm.

ALSO |

6. พย

Fri. 13

0907

14 6

02 43

20 03

74

134

Sat

14

09 60

D3 22

90 35

[77]

14 18

San 16

10 28

47

03 18

34 1.2

21 06

14 50 8 1

13 4

Mon: 16

1100

04 36

21 41

Tues, 17

11 48

05 16

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18 2:

18 36"

Wed, 18

1232

05 08

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13 20

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