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LONDON, Dec. 23 (Router)—Enemy air activity over Bri- tain during daylight hours yesterday was very small but safter darkness Falders, were reported from several districts, Including Liverpool, Midland, northern, west and south-wea; towns ⠀⠀ in England and Wales.--

Italy's Grip On Abyssinia Is Weakening

Fighting

BANGKOK, ·Dec. 23. (Reuter)—

The sudden revival of fighting on

follows

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1940.

FOREIGN MAILS

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CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS

Up to a late hour last night, the Indo-Chins frontier yesterday the General Fost Office and Branch Post Offices will be open as On Wednesday, 25th December, and Thursday, 28th December, there had been no reports · of jis revealed in & Thailand co- heavy bombings but in several [munique Issued here today. places the raiders met, a strong This states that French troops anti-aircraft, barrage,

Wednesday, 25th --

Thursday, 28th

8 am to 10 am 8 am to noon

opened heavy artillery, anti-air-General Post Office. craft, machine-gun and ride fire Kowloon Central Post Office... 8 am to 10 am

8 am to noon

oti Nakompanom from whate Sheungwan Branch Post Office 8 am to 9 am 8 am to 10 am. The French fired "over 100 shells All other Branch Post Offices and Money Order Ofice will be but caused no casualties. entirely closed during the Holidays

Thai guns "retaliated promptly:]

USED AS SEFELD

An alarm was sounded in the London area soon after dust and there were indications that a very heavy barrage was being put up against the raiders

There will be one collection from the pillar boxes each day as SPIRIT OF REVOLT bomber was

During the day one "Junkers-88

reported brought and it is believed, destroyed or on Sundays and one delivery of registered and ordinary correspon- SPREADING down in south-eastern England. damage most of the French gundence at 10 am on Wednesday, 25th Dec, and at 11.30 am on

Thursday, 28th Dec, Two British planes landed in emplacements." KHARTOUM, Dec. 23 (Reuter, Eire, according to an

There will also be one delivery of ordinary correspondence each official The sound of British bombs ex-statement issued in Dublin, and "In the Nonkal reglon," the com- day at 11.00 a.m. from the Branch Post Office at Stanley, Taipe ploding in Italyn encampments the crews were interned;

munique continues, "the quiet and Un Long. and the notse of British suris

WEEK'S LOSSES

French sent out five boatloads of have brought new hope to the German air raids over Britain Indo-Chinese troops across the Abyssinians, writes Router's corres- during the week ending Dec, 21 Mekong River. The French, using pandent in Budan.

were on an unusually light scale them as a shield, opened fire from but six planes were shot down for shore, compelling Thai troops to the loss of one British fighter.

retaliate, and kill the Indo-Chinese troops.

Italy's grip on Abyssinian terri- tory is weakening and revolt is spreading.". News of the British victory in the Western Desert has penetrated to the mountain fast- nesses of Golfam. the wilderness of Danakil and to wide expanses of bush with their sparse and scat tered population.

Detailed figures' are: December 15. 16 and 20:-None. December 17, 18 and 19-One German lost each night

The news travelled by the my-over sterious "native telegraph" where by information files from village

to village in the heart of Africa.

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"We had no alternative"" soldiers in the boats were killed."

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WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 (Reuter) and one British lost."

Meanwhile heavy British raids-The Administration is consider Germany, including threeing asking Congress for the an concentrated attacks on Mann-thority to requisition foreign ships USA, Honolulu, Japan and Shanghai.

cisco date 6th December). helm, and a daring 37th raid on interned in the United States and

continued every to repeal the Neutrality Act to per- USA, Honolulu, and Manila.

date, 3rd December), w night. Three British planes were mit American ships to carry sup

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The Royal Air Force's constant:ost during the night of December plies to Britain, reports the NEW and systematic destruction of Ita-15-15, four during the night of YORK HERALD TRIBUNE today Han bases is a clear sign to the December 16-17 and no losses on According to this report, Govern restive tribes that Britain's south other nights, including the Berlin ment legal experts could find no ern army of the Nile is close t

ground for the seizure of the ships, hand.

Confrmed figures of the West so the matter must be put to COD (Calcutta and Straits......÷÷÷22 alon Sudan is buzzing with stories of ern Desert air battles for this gress. risings across the border.

In Khartoum itself satisfactionable but during the week ending total

period are not at present avail-

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vice"-San Francisco date, 24th December London and Straits. Australia and Manila.

Italian planes confirmed is expressed at the resent House December 18, 63 Italian planes destroyed by the RAF. since Italy of Commona statement by the are definitely known to have been entered the war to 385, while a Australia and Manila, Under - Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Mr. R... A Butler, that the destroyed in combat for the loss further 158 were destroyed on the revolt in Abyssinin appeared to be maring progress.

WILL TO FIGHT There is great will to fight and meet Germany throughout the Union of South Afrien and in Rhodesta, Tanganyika and Kenya.

This tribute to the contribution being made to the Empire war effort by these countries was paid by a Hussar officer who is turning to his armoured саг squadron in the

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of ten 'British planes, bringing the round

Chances Of Nazi Invasion Weighed By Soviet Paper

(Reuter

• MOSCOW, Dec. 23 (Reuter)—“As long as the British Navy, retains masisty and the British air force is undefeated, a land- ing opératiba in Britain will be extraordinarily difficult," writes Trud organ of the Soviet Trade Unions,

The newspaper adds: "The in Albania after an extensive lecture tour in British air force la restoring its strength. South Africa.

losses from its own resources and doubled. with American aid.

Everybody he said, is eager to give something either in cash or kind for Britain's war effort.

spite of shipping losses, total British tonnage exceeds the indispensable inirimum of 8,000.- 000 to 9,000,000 tons,

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CHUNGKING, Dec. 23 (Reuter) -The execution of Yang Chuan- -"According to the foreign press. yu, former Mayor of Chengtu, was England has 40 to 50 trained Orders by the Hon. Mr. C. G. officially announced by the Chinese divisions, including at least five Perdue, Acting Commissioner National Government this morn-tank divisions. In order to make

of Police successful invasion, the Ger- ing. The sentence was carried out ja

GENERAL following his conviction for hoard-mans must land at least an equal-

ly strong force." Ing foodstuffs while his two acc

The Honourable Acting Com- complices, Ou Shu-yuan, Chung-

·ITALO-GREEK WAR

missioner of Police and Deputy king manager of Tachuan Bank Commenting on the Italo-Greek wish all ranks of the Hongkong

Commissioner of Police (Reserve) Sandakan, and Tso-chen, food merchant war. Trud says: To oppose the Police Reserve a Merry Christinas Stratts, Rangoon and Calcutta at Hochuen, north of Chungking, Greek offensive, the Italians and

were sentenced to imprisonment.

✡ Happy and Prosperous

have concentrated strong faces New Year,

Nanking Facing Dilemma Externally, Internally

Sandwiched between external contempt and Internal dissen- alon, the Nanking regime is facing a crisis as its sponsor, the Kenoye Cabinet, is now in a shaky position, according to reve- lations made in a letter from à member of Nanking's "Central Executive Committee" to an unnamed former government offi cial residing somewhere in South China.

: CHINESE COMPANY

Patrol Duty Patrol duties will be carried out as ordered.

INDIAN COMPANY Strength. The undermentioned members of the Indian Company have been permitted to resign, as from Dec, 20, 1940:———

Constables R225 Sultan All, R267 Jamal Ln, R272 Mohamed Mazir, R20 Abdul Rehman, R213 Mo- hamed All, R714 Azman Khan, R215 Feroz Khan, R231 Abdul Karim,

The letter disclosed that the now seriously undermined, This R218 M. Y. Hussain. and R229 Wang Ching-wei-Japanese treaty in turn reflects the insecurity of Chulam Mabi. was mainly the result of the in- the Nanking regime.

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Col Bada Kagera, Internally, serious dissension is be carried out an ordered. Maison officer of the Tokyo War brewing between the Wang clique Office attached to the Nanking and the adherents of Chou Fu regime. For the purpose of this bal, Nanking's Finance Minister." document, Kagesa made tive trips at the recent ard Plenary Session be carried out as ordered. to Japan and Gen. Nobuynki Ah of the Central Executive Com- EMERGENCY UNIT RESERVE personally, returned to Tokyo be-mittee" in Ranking Ting Mo- Training Course-Part II The fore the final consent of the cheng. Lo Chun-halang and other undermentioned members of the Japanese Government was ob- supporters of Cnon plotted to make Emergency Unit

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Heserve have Straits, Ceylon. India, Mombasa, Beira, the latter "President of the Execu-qualified in Part II of Training Marques, and South Africa" Via Durban, Prior to the signing of the tive, Yuan" and successor to Wang Course treaty, the letter said, a serious Ching-wel furthe same manner as Constables B413 G. Tarastjerna, controversy raged among the Pierre Laval was, to Marshal Petals | R348 N. Stradunoor, R450 A T members of the Konoye Cabinet as of defeated France INTA BAR Savitsky, H456 AM Sousa, R458 to whether Wang Ching-wel was This plot was resented by the BA. Young, R460 A. J. Sequeria, Manila Australia and New Zealand via Thursday Beg. worthy of unreserved support, Wang groups, who, in order to R401 R. M. Marques, R463 0. Wang was said to be held in con- avoid precipitating an open split Fisher, R43 G. A Lee, R465 EL W tempt not only by the Cabinet (agreed to make Chou Vice- Pomeroy, R468 HL, Rocha, HAST members but also by Konoye him- President of the Executive Yuan.” A. F. Baptista, R468 A. F. Degado, self. The reason why Konove The conflict between the followers R489 F. X. Delgado, R471 J. F. finally but through the document, of Wang and Chon is now made a Silva, R472 L 3. Cestino, RST3 the latter explained, was the subject of Adicule by the posted 6. L. Faria, R474 F J. Medina, heavy pressure brought on him by members of the defunct “Reform- R478 P. & 80042, R476 A P. R. pro-Axia **, radical, elements ed Government They predicted Pereira R478 HF Sullivan, R479 Japan

that the Wang, rezime world CAR. Remedios, R480 B. G STRONGLY OPPOSED collapse if the event of the fall Harris, R482 M. A. Carvalho, RASS According to the letter, the of the Hanove Cabinet. The B Agaturoft, RASA W A Foz, R435 treaty was strongly opposed by existing Nanking regime, they res N. M. Krasnoperof, R491 B. N. both the elder Japanese politicians marked, is minch less stable than Silva, R403 E. Mattos, R495 V United-Kingdom- and the capitalist elementa Con the "Reformer Government, which 4 Rodionoff, and R408 I. ML. SIva sequently as soon as it was sin relled solehr on the Japanese

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