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[NAZI LUFTWAFFE Softball

IS SOBERED

FROM PAGE ONE

gun works, railway yards and the Inland port.

Roofs caved in under the weight of bombs, and explosions tore the walls of several steel works wide open. One experienced grew said that "the largest fire I have ever seen" was caused.

One of Wednesday's targets was an uremanenta factory.

One Plane Downed LONDON. Dec. 8 (Reuter);--One enemy fighter was thot down in the Chunitel early on Sunday afternoon. This was anounced in chler Alr which adds Ministry ccrrmmunique "etherwire there is nothing to re- port."

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The skies over Britain have been remarkably clear of enemy aircraft since Friday night's attnek Bristol-and the RAF's hammering the same night of Luftwaflo's bases I octupled territory.

RECORD WIN FOR CARDINALS

WEEK-END SOFTBALL provided [is usual excitement and entertaining fare. Two overwhelming victories were recorded in the girls' League. Wildcats humbled Chung Hwa 29-3, but it was for the Cardinals to re-1 kister the record, trouncing Las Florinhas 42-61

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 close encounter was that between Central British Association and the Royal Artillery, the latter nosing out the C.B.A. by 7-0.

Complete scores were:

Girl

wildents 20, Chung Hwa 3. Cardinals 42, Las Florinhax 1.

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First viskait

Further details of the R.AF'a raid on the French Atlantic parts of Canuckettes 11, Panthers a Brea and Lorient on Saturda night when the Luftwaffe was "gro_ded" for the first time since the opening of the "Blitz," were issued on Sun- day night.

Brest underwent its most severe battering to for. At the outset, fires around the naval school. started There followed a vast explosion at the power station, one observer de

huge scribing the scene as like. blacksmith's forge from which rose

Tike

hot shower of what looked

of debris metal mingled with the chattered buildings.

Incendiaries and high explosives fell on infantry and naval barracks and buildings In between.

Usual Nazi Claims

Dec. 8 (UP) The BERLIN, Volkischer Beobachter" to-day car- ries a headline November Balance," referring

to the bombings of England und Germany.

quite clear that 0,750,000 | "IL kilograms of explosive bombs were dropped on England during Novern- ber, while 43,000 kilograms of British bombs were dropped on Relch ler- ritory," declared the paper.

A sub-heading declares: "London alone has been bombed with 3.820,000 kDograms of explosives."

Nazi Treaty With Iran

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St. Joseph's 3, Canucks 2. H.K. Daseball Club 7, Ch, B.C. 3.

Second Division

Royal Engineers 2, V.1.C. 19. Central British 8, R.A. 7.

Inter-lfonz Lacas. Grecusports 3. Texaco 4, Shell 20.

Germany Hedging

December 9, 1940.

CELEBRATE VICTORY

FROM PAGE ONE

marching through the streets arm in by arm, were greeted everywhere enthusiastic cheers from the crowd. General Molaxua has sent message of congratulation to the Greek High Command.

Battle For El Bászan LONDON, Dec. 8 (Reuter).—While Athens is rejoicing over the "second Koritza," the Greck army is keeping up presture on all frunts.

Reports reaching here from the

frontier Yugo-Siny-Alixnlan that the battle for El Dagsan resumed carly on Sunday morning with undiminished violence.

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state WOB

gale and nowstorm are sweepingi the mountain ranges where fighting

taking place.

The Greeks advanced north of Pogradetz and are beyond Undinsie, progressing in the direction of the line on the shores of Lake Ochrld. Their aim is to reach the road which passes through the Skumbu valley and lends to El Bassan.

Great Meulty is being experien- ved in feeding the guns on the moun- tab peaks as, at many points, the bases ure deep in snow.

Italian destriers who crossed into Yugo-Slavin speak of the drooping spirits of the Italian troops in con- trast to the buoyancy of the Greeks. Soviet Appraisal MOSCOW, Dec. 8 (Reuter).-Italy's difcufties in the war with Greece are the subject of long articles In the Moscow newspapers,

PEIFING, Dec. 0 (Reuter)-It has been suggested in diplomalle circles that the delay on the part of Ger-

One newspaper says that there is many in recognizing the Wang Ching- no doubt that the Greeks suve gain- wet government is due to Gernunny's ed considerable successes and adds desire to use the recognition as a that the Italian aims In Greece de- bargaining counter to force Japan to mand a great number of men and n take action against Britain in the Far} great deal material, East.

The Red

official Star,"

army organ, declares that the Italians en- counter

in the difficulties great transfer of troops to Albaniu. and adds that the British Navy has been of the unable to establish control Adrintie owing to submarines al- though it now deminates the Aegean Sen, thereby isolating the Dodecanese Islands.

Evoleme Wins Yacht Race

The Brat Corinthian cruise race sailed by the Royal Hongkong Yacht Club over 24 miles yesterday resulted: Evetrine 3.39 24 2.50.34 R. 1. Minnitt Bal Long 4.09.01 2.60.10 A. M. Mack 2 3.22.17 3.00.10 A. O. G. Mills 3 Donna

3.00.00 3.00.00 P. C. M. Morena

Sedgwich Galavant 3.43.44 322,13 C, H, Charter

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Tyhpoon 4.3320 3.81.13 W. Campbell G Did not finished Rover. Treeniaur, Curlew, Tyrone, Yehonala, Tern, 1819.

Jap. Tennis Players Going To Germany

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SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" BERLIN, Dec. 8 (UP)--A trąde agrtement between Germany and

The Japan Tunis Association has Iran was signed on Friday providing accepted the invitation of Germun for "the fading of quotas for the ex-sports authorities, and will despatch u change of goods between Germany! tiumber of leading and Iran during the next treaty

The official conuumique did not Rive the detalls of the pact which was #igned by Hamid Sayah, Director General st the Iranian Foreign Ministry.

De Gaulle Urges Blow From Syria

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|co-operation with Germany," he co-

cluded,

More Warships LONDON, Dec. 8 (Reuter)-More warrhips will shortly be put into commission for the Free French Navy, These and a number of destroyers, torpedo-boats, submarines, mine layers, minesweepers and patrol boa's will be inspected by General de Gaulle in naval bases in England.

De Gaulle visited the training shilp used as a raval neudemy of the Free French feet where future officers are trained.

He congratulated Vice-Admiral Museller, Commander-in-Chief of the: Free French Navy, ON the work ulready done and the good spirits shown by officers and crews.

CHARGES PROVE

TO BE FALSE American Woman Freed

the

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH** HONOLULU, Dec. 8 (UP),—Mis- zionaries from Kobe aboard Asoma Maru which arrived here to- day kald that they understood Miss Edna Lawrence, the American woman who was arrested by Japanese au- thorities at Yokohama recently, is now at Kobe awaiting a chance to tepari.

They said that Miss Lawrence was arrested on charges of Communism, but that the allegations were sub- sequently proved false.

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CHANNEL GUNS OPEN UP

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH". DOVER, Dec. 0 (UP),Germun long-range uns near Calais fired two salvoes on, the Dovec prea early this evening, breaking n three day silence. Brief but intense bombardments were made at noon, which rocked the coast for, miles.

One plane was heard flying at high altitude, apparently spotting the shots.

Joe Louis To Meet Godoy Again In April

Detroit, Dec. 7. Milka Jacobs, the boxing promoter, announced to-day that he has matched. Arturo Godoy, the Chilean, against Joe Louis for a World Heavyweight cham- pionship bout-at Los Angeles, in April. The fight will conclude the champion'i, winter programmé, vakët

Godoy has previously lost Awlod to Louis, once byɛm. knock-out,<^United Press,

GENERALS DIE IN AIR CRASH

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on the part of the Italian feel or at. least the promise of it by Mussolini to

ally Hitler.

No doubt Cavagnari is being used as a scapegoat for the Taranto episode Japanese tennia as others who resigned were used for players to Germany, in July or August the Itali'ın failure in Greece. Cavag- of next year, Mr. Katsuia, President of mart a good Fascist and a good ad- the Association, announced on Satur-ministrator rather than a good sailer. day-Domel.

German Invitation

To U.S. Boxers

Denver Dec. 7.

The Amateur Athletic Union an- nounced I had received letiers from Doctor Metzner, Director of 'German physical education, inviting the United Slates to send a boxing ten to Berlin in 1942.

The Amateur Athletic Union, ever, took no aelion-United Press,

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LATE NEWS

It is reported that he thought almost

as much of the education of his sailors in the Fuselst doctrine as their education in seamanship.

New Chief's Message "To victory" was the keynote of the order at the day in a separate message to Mussolini of the new Chief

General General Staff, u! Cavallero, who assumed the com.

and on Sunday.

He promised that all efforts would be devoted to the realisation of this supreme object.

11-Duce himself- bas- sont, it is an- Bounced from Rome, a cordial sign- e letter" to Admiral Cavagnari In which he expressed his appreciation of the Admiral's collaboration and his seven your's work in the develop. went of Italian naval power.

Highest Gool

LONDON, Dec. 8 (Reuter)-On taking over his post as Chict of the General Staff of the Italian Army on Sunday, General Cavallero issued an order to the General Staffs of the Army, Navy and Air Force and the Milta to the effect that. "We all wish to devote our energies to attain- Ing the highest goal; victory."

Cavallero sends his "warmest re- gards" to the General Stalk of the Army.

ASSASSINATION.

IN PEIPING Many People Arrested PEIFING, Dec. 0 (Reuter). Japanese have arrested a large num- ber of persons during the past week in a house to house search for the murderer of a Japanese colonel lust Friday. Arrests include some police- men who were stated to have been actually present at the time of the murder, according to Chinese reports. Questioned why they had not at- tempted to capture the assassin, the Police replied that they were

and could not do armed and

anything. whereupon they wero severely benten. Some are reported to have died from their injuries.

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Other Chinese quarters ascribe the unrelaxed restrictions on leaving the city to the continued houre searching for the Chinese soldiers who mutinted Jast week, it being believed that some have taken refuge within the elty,

Carnarvon Castle Crew Cheered

MONTE VIDEO, Dec. 8 (Reuter). Reports show that ambulances sent to remove the wounded from the Carnarvon Castle were unnecessary as the men were only slightly in- Jured, and were remaining on board. Captain Hardy stated that he had buried the dead at sen. It is under- stood that he had requested per- mission

remain 48 hours in accordance with International Law carry out repair but Wriguayan naval circles are believed to have recommended pernilsson for 72 hours.

to

to

Members of the di

crew were wildly.

choored when they went ashore.

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