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The

SECOND EDITION

Hongkong Telegraph

FOUNDED 1881 二拜禮,三月二十與沁香 TUESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1940. AM SINGLE COPY 10 CENTS

No. 18323

BRITAIN'S ORDEAL:

FIERCE NAZI AERIAL "BLITZ"

CONTINUES

Special to the "Telegraph"

LONDON, DEC. 2 (UP).—(9 P. M.) - A “BLITZ” ATTACK IS BE- LIEVED TO BE DEVELOPING OVER THE SOUTHEAST ENGLAND AREA. SEVERAL DISTRICTS HAVE BEEN BOMBED.

BOMBS WERE ALSO DROPPED ON AN EAST ANGLIAN TOWN WHERE THE RAID BEGAN EARLY TO-NIGHT, RAIDERS ARE ALSO OVER SOUTH WALES.

British Planes Attack On Shipyards

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

LONDON, Dec. 2 (UP)~The Air Ministry to-day announeed that the R.A.F. attacked Marine- werft, one of Germany's most important shipyards at Wilhelm- shaven, despite adverse weather conditions. Large fires followed the showers of incendiary bombs.

Marinewerft contains six dry- docks, with many warships, in- cluding submarines.

the

The announcement said that on Sunday, uircraft of the Coastal Com- mand attacked the submarine base; and

docks at Lorient, naval power station and drydocks at Brest, a military camp at Kristiansand, and also the gas works at Esbjerg, where explosions and flames covered

whole prea.

No Briuah aircraft were lost.

the

LIVERPOOL AGAIN VISITED

LONDON, Dec. 2 (Reuter).-No air raid sirens have sounded in the London area yet this evening, but raiders Bombs. have been reparted over other parts of Britain. have been dropped in a south-west town which had other heavy air raids recently and where a "blitz” appears to have been developing.

Raiders were again over the south coast area recently and were attacked by heavy anti-aircraft fire.

ů

Raiders were reported in the vicinity of Liverpool and south Wales town and an East Anglian town where bombs were

dropped early to-night,

Heavy Toll

Of British

Shipping Is Feared

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

2

Raid on Southampton SOUTHAMPTON, Dee. (UP). It is estimated that 200 German bombers took part în last night's raid and were met by terrific anti-aircraft most

1

barrage.

The damage Includes several churches,

elnema theatre, Lour houses, several banks, many shops and houses and hospita

The raid was described as a

"blitz fire raid."

Hundreds of in-

NAZIS SEEK ITS DESTRUCTION

Liverpool, famous ship- ping centre of the Mersey- side, has constantly been an objective of the German acrial Luftwaffe, who seek to destroy this great port so vital to the needs of Britain. .But Liverpool continues to carry an na the sparkplug of world commerce. Here an aerial view of the "The Pierhead.”

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Limited Number of

Smart Woollen

JUMPERS

LACEY KNIT CARDIGANS $10.95 ea.

JUMPERS

$ 9.95, ba

Early selection advisable.

WHITEAWAY'S -

Bitter Very Italo-Greek Fighting

In Mountains

Special to the "Telegraph"

STRUGA, Dec. 2 (UP).—Heavy fighting is in pro- gress among the mountains to the east of Argyro-Castron;, where artillery is very active. Considerable casualties

are reported on both sides.

Vichy Govt. Moving To Versailles

VICHY, Dec. 2 (Reuter).- Marshal Petain "Hend of the

Early this morning, ・ after three hours fighting, the Greeks crossed the Dropuli River at several points after repulsing the Italians about six miles southeast of Argyro-Castron, according to reports from the frontier..

Advance Slowed Down - MOSHCOPOLIS, Dec. 2 (Reu-

French Stato," is transferring ter).The speed of the Greek the seat of government to advance has been slowed down Versailles in German occupied by heavy snow which in 50mo territory.

places is three feet deep, and

The

This appears to be the only con- violent gales..

Greeks, clusion to draw from a cryptic com nevertheless, maintain the inith

munique Issued here after the Cabinet inteting to-day stating that Ministers tive and a now line has been "discussed various matters arising out established in the extreme north. of the forthcoming Installation of the

The Italians secretly prepared Chief of State at Versailles."

No further information on the sub-secutive ridges of high mountains leet was forthcoming.

which they have christened "Verdun". in the neighbourhood of Lake Ohrida and Pogradctz.

R.A.E. SCORES HEAVILY IN

WESTERN DESERT ATTACKS

E

a new line of defence on three con-

Fresh troops have been taken there

modern by air and

weapons and equipment have been brought up.

Forestalling defence efforts, the Greek Commander, ordered an in- medialo attacle along the whole front and encountered", resistance of a violence that, they had' hitherto not "xperienced in the current campaign.

The troons werp, obviously picked

restore lost prestige.

LONDON, Dec. 2 (Reuter)-Large numbers of enemy aircraft on the ground. cendiary bombs were shower at Benina in the Western Desert, were attacked by the Royal Air Force, says the Airmen mooing a desperate effort to

Ministry.

down to light up the targets for waves of raiders. The damage done in Saturday night's rald was greatly extended The Mackay Radio has reported and many additional persons are

NEW YORK, Dec. 2 (UP),

picking up distress signals from homeless. The destruction of com- FRENCH

nearly a dozen ships, mostly mercial premises in the centre of the caused unemployment to British, and virtually all on the city has

European-side-of-the-Atlantic, hundred-conteens-have-beer-rushed

or we need of fighters and members of the A.I.P.

German Radio Attack On Yugo-Slavia

LONDON, Dec. 2 (Reuter).--Ger-

assistance.

which had either been torpedoed through the streets serving tea and or air bombed, and which were coffee to the relays of auxiliary fire Bodies are still being extricated from the public shelters which were U-boat attacks 'were reported by hit on Saturday night and it is feared the British freighter Victoria in that other bodies were lost in the latitude 58.04 north, Longitude 13.30 craters beneath the debris. west, while another ship, identified only by the call letters GKIF, had also been attacked.

Dive bombing attacks near the many marked Yugo-Sinvia's National Scottish and Irish coasts and U-boat Day by a threatening broadcast attacks on a convoy about 400 miles While Prince Paul was declaring west of Ireland were indicated. Yugo-Slavia's determination to defend

Several Torpedoed The attacked ships included the

the

her territory and independito!.

night

the

FORCES

ON MOVE.

Tension Persists

In Indo-China

Two S-79 three-engined Italian bombers were destroyed and two others were severely damaged, wheri-bombs fell among the machines.

Enemy troops and a motor transport on the Meterma- Gondan road in East Africa were machine-gunned and bombed.. Four direct-hits-wore rogistered on thio-motor-transport-and- heavy casualties were observed as a result of the machine-gun- ning.

A attack was made on an

enemy cheampment at Wadi Arades RUMANIAN

and Meterina was also bombed.

SOLDIERS INTERNED

Soviet Comment LONDON, Dec. 2 (Reuter) --The

Italians have been beaten bäck and ho Greeks now hold the most avourable strategic position, com- mented the "Red Star," official organ of the Soviet Army, yesterday.

The Italian press and radio were lent about the act-backs in Albania and were trying to divert public attention by suggesting that the

Greek war was only a minor matter and that one of the decisive theatres is the Suez Canal. As yet the Italian troops in North Africa "are about 400

milies away from the 'canal' and

their Commander-in-Chief, Marshal Graziani, is even further away. The German radio said yesterday flint he now in Tripoli on a tour of in- spection.

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" Further south à successful raid was' Casualties Number 370

HANOI, Dec. 2 (Domel), made on the large camp at Gubba LONDON, Dec. 2 (UP)—A joint

where direct hits on the barracks Air Ministry and Ministry of Home Relations between Thailand and started numerous fres. A comp at Security communique says that about Indo-China became more and Cangila was attacked on Friday, 370 persons were killed or seriously more strained to-day as a result There were several battalions of injured in Southampton during Satur of clashes at various points on Colonial troops and Black Shirts at Iday and Sunday.

the Mekong River, and the Indo- this camp. Fires were started and German Report

China authorities decided to much damage was enused. German radio told

Aircraft From Aden BERLIN, Dec. 2 (UP).The High close the entire Thai-Indo-China liquidate her spiritual heritage and Lady Glanely and Goodleigh as wellCommand reports that on Sunday frontier: to traffic.

Luftwaffe join the new order. Germany, said as an unidentified ship, believed to be

ADEN, Dec. 2 (Router).--About 'attacked the broadcaster, was resolved to carry British, in Latitude 53.40 north, Southampton with bombs of the It is stated that French Indo- ntty bombing raids have been moule

Longitude 19.25 west. The British

heaviest enlibre. Over 60 large fires China forces have occupied on Eritrea and Abyssinin by aircraft the new order into effect in the foceank steamer Victor Ross, were observed including warehousca Rangkon, an islet on the Makone from. Aden during November.

torpedoed In Latitude 56.04 north,

The Red Sea port, of Assab had its 10.30 west;

the Scottish freighter Lochin the port area.

54.37

Yesterday morning, British planes River, about 40 miles south of in Latitude Ranza, torpedoed

bombed some residential districts in Vieng Tiane on the Thai-Indo- severest battering so far with over This

thirty raids, one series of ralds LONDON, Dec. 2 (Reuter).-It is north, Longitude 18.34 west.

this port lasting 30 hours. According generally believed that the bombs latter vessel radioed that she had the the coastal area and a number of China border.

Indefinable Status

to the pilots' reports and the reports which exploded on the doorstep of crew of another wrecked ship aboard.

reconnolasunce, SPECIAL TO THE "TELEURAPH" * The Yugo-Slav freighter Cetvrti

Bubsequent the Vico Premier, M. Matchek, were

HANOL, Dec. 2 (UP)-Govern tremendous damage was done and supplied by German agents, even and the British trawler Kilgerran nasuming that they found Croata to Castle were attacked by dive bombers Other Nazi Claims

ment officials here are at present un huge fires were started. do the dirty work. Fortunately, the of Ireland.

BERLIN. Dec. 2 (UP)--The omein able to define Indo-China's exact:

status bombs do not appear. to have caused

with regard

Thailand. The bombing of the 'Addis Ababa- to The report says that the tankernews agency announced that simul They emphasise ülat the border in Djibouti railway made the growing as saying they had fled from south-stated that the total number of. any loss of life and their effect will Victor Ross

Was taneously

with

the attacks on probably be opposite to that intended, torpedoed at. 0.50 a.m., the Loch Southampton, the German air force eldents are

There has been a noteworthy ten- Ranza, 4,950 tons and the Cetvrtast night raided London. Liverpool there purely isolated and that scarcity of petrol in Italian East cast Transylvania. where the Iron prisoners taken by the Grocity since

hostilities:

of a few ignorant prople.

Bombs Planted

tons of '12,247

elvillons were wounded. Eleven Bri-t tish planes were shot down and two German planes are missing.

from

on

but

Flee Into Hungary

Italian Admission From Iron Guards

ROME, Dec. 2 (UP)-Reports from the front received liere to-day SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

indicate that the Greeks are throwing BUDAPEST, Dec. 2 (UP) great strength against. Italy's defence lines which have been hostily con- Afternoon newspapers here to structed in the Argyro-Castron area. day reported that a number of

The Rumanian soldiers and officers playing Greets are apparently em-

army corps, are said yesterday crossed the Hungarian the Italians

to be steadfastly border in the vicinity of Flew, holding their positions and counter-

attacking. despite heavy which is south of Cluj, fleeing artiler.

in The losses on both sides from the Iron Guards.

They immediately surrendered battle are said to be the heaviest of themselves to the Hungarian the war so far.

Greek Claim The Rumanian officers are quoted ATHENS, Dec. 2 (UP)—It is now

authorities.

the war began is 7000, been no declaration of Africa en even more important pro-Guard has taken complete control. dency for the Serbs, Croats and 1,937 tons at 10 am, the Kilgerran and Birmingham and continued min-

blem for 'the Italians. Slovenes to draw closer together since Castle 276 tons at 7.35 a.m., and the

British harboura,

They would hazard no prediction Although flying thousands of miles the agreement between Matchek and Victoria, 1,041 tons at 2.55 a.m., all it was declared that German re-as to the future, but pointed out that during Unese raids, all British: planes the Prince Regent,

Eastern Standard Time.

connaissance planes flew over the there have been no further incidens returned safely to their base. Channel, and observers at Cherbourg since Monday.

Germany Hesitating To Recognise Nanking

Special to the "Telegraph"

BERLIN, Dec 2 (UP)—The fact that Japan has recog nized the Wang Ching-wel Government does not necessarily mean that Germany must follow sult Immediately, the German Govern- ment spokesman, told foreign co respondents to-day.

He said the question of recog- regular Monday memorial meeting nising the Wang regime by was of the opinion that the Japanese Germany will not be raised for recognition of Nanking insults the intelligence of both the Japanese and the time being. He added that the Chinese people, and is a "grent despite the close relations bo- blot on Japanese national prestige,"

instead of will tween the signatories of the because it tripartite pact, certain differ shorten

Prince Kooye for empen exist in the relations Japan ped

ht. Firstly, for starting by them with other the Bino-Japanese war; secondly, for

the

tries.

Chiang Kal-thek at the TURNIN

It

was

saw thick yellow smoke clouds na well However, they also admitted that

Or flames issuing from Southampton communleation with border posts is this morning.

now very difficult.

They also claimed that no French plancs

were

damaged in Saturday's

Satur blr battle.

Native Uprisings SPECIAL TO THE "TELEURAPH!! HANOL, Dec 2 (UP) The spora- die native uprisings are continuing to

LATEST

the southward according to authorita Live' sources; no sem se odgan

The rebelling ratives yesterday at tacked the Western: Cochin-China town of Comm), the administrative

Greek

this

Force Up Prices

Hostilities Colony's Rice

Enemy Ambushed. CAIRO, Dec. 2 (Reuter)-A British patrol in the Kassain sector of the Sudan successfully ambushed (a party of the erfemy on the night of November 20, capturing one Italian officer and nine other ranks, accord- The reported outbreak of actual hostilities between ing to a communique issued to-day. Thailand and Indo-China from where Hongkong obtains most of

East of Gallabat, parties of the

its rice supply, has caused a sharp rise in the price of the com modity.

the been thos a very important factor in Wholesale prices per picul of forcing up prices. There are at the the three grades of rice in moment practically no ships plying between this Colony and Indo-China common demand, five days ago with the exception of a few small are as freighters operating under the

Panama Bog. STRAN

enemy were successfully engaged by

British artillery,

On other fronts there has been no change in the situation......

building and archives, cutting tele- JAPANESE START and this morning,

phone poles and attacking the house

of a burial Dog Fight

Boks

BANGKOK Daci -2 (UP). The That High Command communique states that three Thal planes drove out two Frendd, planes following a five minuts dogfight over Nakorn Phanom

NEW RAIDS

follows:-

First ; Quality..... Beoond: Quailty Thied, Qually 111

: $12

$17 $18"

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGNAPHUS KUNMING, Dec 2 (UP) One Japanese plane appeared over Kun- ming at 9 am to-day and proceeded The price obtaining to-day is on to Changying on reconnaissance an average nearly double, the price In July this year, whilst it is nearly planes dropped Eight:Napadeso

yesterdaymorniri XGit”-las said:" that flight: No Bomb were dropped three times above the average. Drake, to Japan: "Coriaistinis O25%. Šimano

French - Indo-China Mission For Japan | BPECIAL TO THE #TELEGRAPH'S HANOI Dec. 21 Domat pd French Indo-China economile inll" French plane onades a forced

the Koxiumining als before the Sino-Japanese war banded by Ma Cousin, Ingrench as territory is enter alight bombe ont mar an uplaton was heard and a frict with amall damage st.10.20 4.m.Prices haye, risenstendily since

One of the Japanese planes made a trouble warted in Indo-Chinalis Finances an forced landing 13 miles from Kokiu the advent of the Japanese Into that en route due, it is surmised, to engine trouble, region?) They, lack of transporta

co luduntz of kumaka ten years que stated that French

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