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December 11, 1940.

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DUCHESS DOES HER BIT-Ar president of the Bahamas Red Cross, the Duchess of Wind- sor, contro works with other women rolling bandager for Britich wounded, at the Red Cross headquarters in Nassau. The Duchess is the First Lady of the islands, where her husband is Covernor-General.

Italian Divisions Reported Cut Off

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HITLER SPEECH

navy will make the position hopeless War On Capitalist

It is estimated that the front occupied by the Italians is about 30 miles wide.

British Navy Active CAIRO, Dec. 10 (UP)-A naval communique issued to-day states during the night of December 3-9 British

units bombarded navat Maktila Camp and Sidi Barruni In the

Countries

H.K.-Delhi

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Delegates CATHAY

Return To Colony

Mr. D. J. Stosa, leader of the Colony's delegation to the Empire Defence Confertnes in India, returne. It is believed that the prisoners į WASHINGTON, Dec, 10 (Reuter).ed to the Colony by a Dutch moter Laken

yesterday were mostly-tier's specelt is regarded here as vessel from Singapore yesterday. Mr. Libyans.

a "pep talk to munitions workers, J. Whyatt and Mr. E. Cock, two other and secondly a challenge to the rest delegates, also returned by the same of the world, whether belligerently vessel.

Other passengers for Tungkung in. Nazi economics, not, which opposes Hitler's announcement of war on cluded Mr. B. W. Bradbury, Pre- capitalism everywhere is taken here sident of the Craigengower Cricket as aimed chiefly at Britain and the Club, who has been to Africa on long United States,

and as final recogni- leave; Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Stone and that America, if not belligerent, two children, Mrs. L. Cillard, Miss V. is really in the war with Britain. M. Mitchell, Mrs. Dorothy Tang. Més

It is also considered significant that Beatrice Kon, Master Kan Yuct German workers needed such a "pep loong, and Messrs. N. Klykken, J. C. taik." particularly such a lengthy one. Walker, A. A. Prestes, C. F. C. d

Hitler's "Bodyguard" Lim Kok-bing, and Yoong Yer- in the Western Desert but "probably BERLIN, Dec. 10 (UP) has moyne and Wong Mun-hon, two it won't take long to wipe them out."been disclosed that when Hitler made Hongkong University

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Few Italians Hold Out CAIRO, Dec. 10 (UP)-A spokes. man of the General Headquarters to- day suld

few pockets in the Italian lines are holding out here and there

Kay

"Although there

ere is not

not much I can his speech, he was surrounded by turning from Sing,pore,

ut the present stage, I can eight heavy anti-aircraft batteries guarantee that everything is going with brilliant searchlights.

according to plan. The scope of the

operations and how far they might

develop is still indefinite, but the STOCK EXCHANGE

that fact is

so far the military satisfied." the authorities are very spokesman said.

loans.

students re-

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MAJESTIC

FRIDAY LONDON, Dec 10 ~ (Reuter).—Al«j though sentiment was beighter on the Mr. D. C. Longraine, of No. 1 M-G-M | Picture Stock Exchange. business generally Bungalow, Stanley, was complainant Italian Casualties

tuled quiet.

when Leung Kum-cbnu, 18. Greck and for

Eastern loans, charged before Mr. G. T. Lowy ROME, Dec. '10 (UP).-During the

Chinese Italian naval especially month of November

moved Central Magistracy yesterday with casualdes on all fronts totalled 80 higher but Brazilians were occasion-attempted theft of a fountain pen, kifled, 182 wounded and 130 missing, fally offered.

outside the Hongkong Hotel, in Ped- Oils met good enquiry. Anglo-Iran-, der Street, on Monday. This charge to to-day's Dierul Rome according

advanced from 31s. 3d. to 35s.. was denied. communique.

Mr. Longraine said Several industrials strengthened while Kuffle dividend payers appre-that he was walking past the doors cinted on local support

of the Hongkong Hotel when he saw Wall Street was quiet.

Fud defendant raising one arm using the ottier to feel the top pocket of his jacket and he caught hold of defen- dunt. Pedder Street was compara- tively crowded at that time, but not too much so. After catching hold of ls him

During the sume period casualties in North Africa totalled 42 killed, 107 wounded and ten missing,

East Africa the casualties were 26 killed, 70 wounded and seven missing

troops Casualties among native totalled 59 killed, 33 wounded and four missing.

R.A.F.'S PART IN OFFENSIVE

U.S. Study Of

Air Training

tu evidence

the youth, he took ice the street

OTTAWA, Dec. 10 (Reuter).- in search of u

Licut-Cmdr. Wanamaker and Lieut.- this time defendant

was

and during on repeat- Defendant had Cmdr. Taylor of the United States Ing "Sorry, Yorry," Air Arm, have arrived here on attempted to take his fountain pen. tour of the Dominion to study the Leung sald that he was walking

Street, which Empire Air Training pian with a long Pedder view to Incorporating features of it crowded. He aceldentally bumped in the American training programme. into complaint. but had not at They said that the United States tempted to take complainant's foun great damage to enemy communica-coastal defence scheme will engage tain pen.

Defendant was convicted, and Dot.. tions and inflicted many casualties on force of 20,000 fully trained pilots. enemy personnel by dive machine of the naval air arm alone by 1944. Sergeant Summers, who prosecuted,

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gun attacks,

Later reconnaissance Bights report- ed large fires west of Budbug, and in other roads enemy motor transports were burning on the road, causing dislocation, of enemy troop move- ments,

Two Spies Executed

In England.

LONDON, Dec. 10 (Reuter). After the two German splès executed During these intensive air opera-to-day had been arrested, they con- tions which were continuous from Tessed and told of instructions they dawn to dusk, only three of our air-had received. craft failed to return to their bases,

but of their pilots, two are safe

within our own territory,

- Italian Forces Attacked

CAIRO, Dec. 10 (Reuter).-Muny

This fact was disclosed in a broad- cast to-night by an officer whose business it is to prevent leakage of information to the enemy.

The offleer stated that Waldberg tons of bombs were dropped by Brie, motives but Meir acted simply for may have noted from patriotic tish planes, which varied their tacties

machine gun

altacks

оп

money.

by diving law and carrying out In addition to wireless trans- enemy mitter and -considerable mam of troops. The RAF. onslaughts in English money, the two men had support of the British drive un-brought "Iron" (military) rations doubtedly accounts for the absence with them.

of Italian raids on Alexandria during the recent moonlight nights.

Evidently the Italians needed every avallable aircraft to meet the RAF

Months of meticulous preparations behind the lines preceded the present action against Graziant's army, the buik of which

Duchess Of Windsor

Has Operation Miami, Dee, 10 (Reuter).The Duke and Duchess of Windsor arrived bucht Southern

appears to be stored There'on board the

In the region around Sollum

Cross to-day.

the frontiers of Egypt and Libya meet. Thord was a forma) reception by

All branches of British forces in the the Beltish Consul General, Consular Middle East. extending 700 miles into oficials and local authorities and a the desert from G.H.Q. at Cairo are press conference was held. perfectly co-ordinated,

The Duchess underwent a major operaton this afternoon.

The doctors reported that shic

COAST PORTS SET reacted promptly and avourably.

ABLAZE

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| The Duchess left the operating room 25 minutes after the anasthetic was administered.

Carnarvon Castle

Sails Again - Channel ports Inst night were aUNLE NA blazing Bercely to-day, 7 day - MONTEVIDEO, Dec. 10(Reuter). The morning the haze over the The Carnarvon Castle salled at Chanuel still glowed red, but later in 8.18 pm GMT, all repairs having the day great flames and dolumns of been' completed.

smoke rising from the French coast Despite the rain a large crowd made a spectacular sight. OMENANIA, Ussembled at..., the... quaysida, and The Ares appeared to be worst in cheered the Brlish armed criser' on macau, tind around Calais,

her departure.

said he had two previous convic- tions.

Sentence

months' of two Labour was imposed.

hard

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Death Of American After Police Raid

the

The Police said he was intoxicated and became unconscious In patrol wagon on his way to the Police Station. It is not known' Shanghal, Dec. 10. whether he died at the Police Christopher Thomas Hely, 34, Station or on his way to hospital in Steward, on the President Cleveland the police ambulance, autopsy and- died at night following a raid by ing has not yet been announced, the Municipal Police on the rooming

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