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gas works, railway yards and the Inland port.
Roofs enved in under the weight of bombs, and explosions fore the walls uf several steel works wide open. One experienced crew said that "the largest fire I have ever seen" was
caused.
One of Wednesday's targets was an imaments factory,
One Plane Downed LONDON, Dec. 8 (Reuter)-One Aghter was thot dawn in the
eneiny
Supply
More Rain, Less Stored
The water returns. (lu millions of gallons) for Just month show that the Colony's island reservoirs held at the end of November 3,779.80 m.g. o
ainst 3,809,54 m.g. ut the corres- pending time last year. Last month 323.00 m.g. were consumed by 830,000 people at a rate of 20.0 gultons per head per day, which compares with 470.75 in.. consumed by: 800,000 people at a rale of 17 in November,
Mainland reservoirs contained at the bling of December, 2,429.87
time
against 3,088,47 m., at the same
December 9, 1940.
GENERALS DIE IN AIR CRASH
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sailors in the Fascist doctrine as their education in scmanship.
New Chief's Menago "To victory" was the keynote of the order of the day in a separate message to Mussolint of the new Chief of General Staff, General Cavallero, who assured the com
and on Sunday,
ile promised that all efforts would be devoted to the realisation of this supreme object.
Il Duce himself has sent, it is an-
Chamei early on Sunday afternoon. fast year. During November Rounced from Rome, "n cordial sign- This was announced in a chiet Air 2,01 m. were consumed by 770,000/ed letter" to Admiral Cavagnar in
Ministry ecomunique which adds otherwise there is nothing to re- port."
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The kies over Dritain have been emarkably clear of enumy aircraft since Friday night' atinek Bristol-and the RAF's hammering the same night of Luftwaffe's bases in occupied territory.
Further details of the ILA.F.'s ruit on the French Atlantic ports of Brest and Lorient on Saturday night when the Luftwaffe was "grounded" For the Arst time since the opening of the "Blitz," were issued on Sun day night.
Brest underwent its most severe battering so far. At the outset, fres storied around the naval school. There followed vast explosion at the power station, one observer de- teribing the scene as like a huge blacksmith's forge from which rose showers of what Inoked like hal metal
of debris mingled with the hattered buildings.
Incendiaries and high explosives fell on infantry and naval barracks and buildings in between.
Usual Nazi Claima BERLIN, Dec. ล (UP)-The "Volkischer Beobachter" to-day car ries a headline November Balance," reterring to the bankings of England and Germany.
which he expressed his appreciation people at a rate of 15.7 gaitens per of the Admiral's collaboration and per day, which compares with his seven year's work in the develop- 331.00 mg. consumed by 800,000 at
ment of talian naval power. a rate of 12.5.
The rainfall for the year up to the end of November was 117.500 inches compared with 86.705 inches for the corresponding period in 1949.
Softball
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Highest Goal
LONDON, Dec. 8 (Reuter)ON taking over his past as Chief of the General Staff of the Italian Army un Sunday, General Cavallero issued an order to the General Staffs of the Army, Navy and Air Force and the Militia to the effect that. "We all wish to devote our energles to attain- ing the highest goal; victory.” ↑
Cavallers sends his "warmest re- gards" to the General Staff of the Army.
CHARGES PROVE TO BE FALSE
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American Woman Freed WEEK-END SOFTBALL, provided Its usual excitement and entertaining
OPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" fare. Two overwhelming
HONOLULU, Dec. 8 (UP).—--Mla- victories were recorded in the girls' League. sionaries from Kobe aboard the Wildcats humbled Chung Hwa 20-3, Asana Maru which arrived here to- but it was for the Cardinals to re-day said that they understood Miss gister the record, trouncing Las Florinkas 42-6
The Chinese Baseball Club chalked up a one-run win over the Hongkong Baseball Club, the score being 8-7, while in the Second Division, another "It is quite clear that 8,750,000 close encounter was that between kilograms of explosive bombs were Central British Association and the dropped on England during Noven-Royal Artillery, the latter nosing out ber, while $3,000 kilograms of British the C.B.A. by 1-0. bombs were dropped on Relch ter-
ritory." declared the paper.
A sub-heading declares: "London alone has been bombed with 3,070,000 kilograms of explosives."
New Airway Among Good Neighbours
By LUIS | ZALAMEA United Press Staff Correspondent NEW YORK, Dec. 8 (UP).— The creation of a "good neigh- bour skyway" to foster closer hemispherie relations is being planned by the Inter-American Escadrille an organisation de voted to promoting the ideals of continental solidarity using avia- tion us a medium.
The Escadrille has a twofold plan to bring the Americas to closer understanding and friend- ship:
Firstly, by bringing together, in an international organisation, the thou- sands of private fliers in the United
Complete scores were:
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Wildeuts 20, Chung Hwa 3 Cardinals 4%, Las Florinhas 6, Canuckettes 11, Panthers 3.
Men
First Division
St. Joseph's 5, Canucks 2. H.K. Baseball Club 7, Ch. B.C. 8.
Second Division Royal Engineers 3. V.R.C. 18. Central British D. R.A. 7.
Inter-Hong Lacs 8. Greensport: 3. Texnco. 4. Shell 20.
Joe Louis To Meet Godoy Again In April
Detroit Dec, 7. Mike Jacoba, the boxing promoter. nunced to-day that he has matchied Arturo Goday, the Chilean, against Joe ionship bout at Los Angeles, in April, Loubs for a World Ifeavyweight chom- The night will conclude the champion's winter programine,
Edna Lawrtner, the American woman who was arrested by Japanese au- thorities at Yokchama recently. is now at Kobe awaiting a chance to depart.
They said that Miss Lawrence was arrested on charges of Communism, but at the allegations were sub- sequently proved false,
Morale Of Britons Is Praised
A victim of the Nazi invasion of Holland, a Dutch journalist who arrived from London re- cently is convinced, after what he has observed, that the Nazis will never succeed in breaking the iron nerve and morale of the British people.
He Is 53-year-old George Winkel, economic expert of the Economisch Archief van Netherlands Kolonien. He is also the author of a book on the economic conditions of Holland
and her colonies, printed in 1935.
He stressed that the Nazi air at. tacks on Britain will always fall to Godoy has previously lost twice to shake the population, whom he de- 1.ouls, once by a knock-out-United cribed as fast thinking and always harping on their old saying "We lose every battle, but the last."
Everybody was absolutely confident Lof a Hunt victory, he pointed out.
Press.
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Evoleme Wins Yacht Race
The first Corinthian cruise race sailed
States and the American republics. the Royal Hongkong Yacht Club over
and by fostering the instruction of new pilots; and Secondly, by
by providing an inter- national airlane to be known as the "Good Neighbour Skyway."
an
It is hoped that the skyway will zet in motion ever-increasing stream of private airmen who will help materially to "shrink the hemis phere into a community of neigh- bours." This stream will be swelled by the many pilots now being trained in American colleges and in Latin America.
ilies yesterday resûlled? Evoleme 3.50 26 2.50.34 R, 2, Minmitt Sai Long 4.00.03 2.58.19 A. M. Mack Donna 3.22.17 3.06.10 A. O. G. Mills 3 Marena 3.00.00 3.00.00 P. C. M.
Sedgwichi Galavant 3.43.44 3.22.13 C. II. Charfer
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Jap. Tennis Players Going To Germany
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1,500 GIRLS GET Keep-at-it Badges
About 1,500 girls and 500 men -the entire staff of a north- west shadow factory working for the Air Ministry—are to re- ceive the new "Keep-at-it" badges, for staying at work dur- ing raids.
They will be the first people in the north to wear the badge, which is similar to the clrcular target on the The Japanese Tennis Association has wings of our Hurricanes and Spit- accepted the Inviation of German fires. sports authorities and 1 despatch a
Tokyo, Dec. 8.
The importance of the skyway In the hemisphere defence plans is
By sticking to their benches until evident, according to Escadrile of- number of leading Japanese tenats ficers who estimated that $150,000 players to Germany, in July at their Air Ministry-trained roof spot- would be needed to organise the of next year, Mr. Katsula, President after warns them to go to the bise- scheme under government super-e Assulation, announced un Satur- ment shellers, there workers have saved 40,000 work-hours in thirteen day. Domek.
days,
vision.
De Gaulle Urges
Blow From Syria
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German Invitation Only when the roof spotter sounds
To U.S. Boxers
Denver, Dec. 7 The Amateur Athletle Union nounced it had received letters from
on-
un electric horn to show that enemy bombers are overhead do the workers I put down their tools.
They have never been in the shel- ter for more than twenty minutes at u time.
Doctor Metzner, Director of German Said it Works oficial: "The physical education, inviting the United | workers here are magnificent. They States to send a boxing team to Berlinore as much in the front line as nine-in 1942.
t
lorpedo-boats, submarines, layers, minesweepers and patrol boats
The Amateur Athletic Union, wilt bo inspected by Genera. deever, took an netion.-United Press. Gaulle in naval bases in England.
De Gaulle visited the training ship used as a naval academy of the Free French Reet where futre officers are trained.
He congratulated Vice-Admiral Museller, Commander-in-Chief of the Free French Navy, On the work already done and the good spirits, shown by officers and crews,
Sudden Death Of Mrs. F. J. Gellion
Manao, Dre. 8. Mrs. F. J. Gelllon died suddenly last night following a brief illness. She was one of the Colony's most popular and respected. figures-Our Own Corresponden!-
Mrs. Gellion was the wife of Mr. F. J. Gallon, who la British Vice- Contul in Maeno and Manager of the Macao Electria Light Company, She was a frequent visitor to this Colony, and has
many friends here.
was about 40 years
of
M's. Gelllon Merle Telles de
age. Formerly Menezes, the was born in Portugal and went to Macdo at on early age. She leaves; a sister, Mrs. H.: Nolasco da Silva, of Macao.
soldiers are. Some of the girls have how-nsked if some machinery could be
put in the shelters so that they needn't stop at all."
LATE NEWS TWO NEWSPAPER
OFFICES SUFFER RAID DAMAGE
Two newspaper offices were damaged during recent night | raids on London.
One was the office of the "Daily Horald," the other that of the "Evening Standard.”
A high explosive bomb drop ped on the roof of the “Evening Standard" office, narrowly miss- ing two "spotters," and penu- |trating a 160,000-gallon water- tank, which prevented an out- break of fire.
Some of the machinery ・ was damaged.
The bomb that fell near the "Dally Hornid" office shattered "a number of Windows and did some -damage to the office buildings:
Nobody was Injured by elilier' bomb, and the publication of both newspapers proceeded without delay.
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