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CHONGKONG TELEGRAPH 030 December 11, 1940W

BRITISH FORCES

SCORE HEAVILY

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divisions in this area and presumably these divisions are being engaged at the moment,

Right Flank Attack' LONDON, Dec, 10 (UP) pears that a desert attack is develop-

H. E. AT PRIZE GIVING

Addresses Scholars

R.A.F'S PART IN OFFENSIVE

FROM PAGE ONE

great damage to enemy communica- tions and inflicted many casunities on His Excellency the Acting enemy personnel by dive machine- Governor, Lieut.-General E. F.gun attacks.

Later reconnaissance Alghts repórt~| Norton attended the annual prize ed large fires west of Budbug, and in distribution at King's College other roads enemy motor transports this morning, and in the course were burning on the road, causleg enemy troop move- back to the sea where the British of the proceedings addressed the dislocation of

ments. navy will make the position hopeless. gathering. It is estimated that the front occupied by the Italians is about 30 miles wido.

ing on the right fank with the ap- parent object of driving the Italians

It is believed that the prisoners

yesterday *taken

were mostly Libyans.

British Navy Active CAIRO, Dec. 10 (UP)—A naval communique Issued to-day states during the night of December 3-9 Combarded British naval units Makulin Camp and Sidi Durrani in the support of army operations.

The Governor's Speech

Excellency, addressing the scholars said:

reasons

During these intensive air opera- |

which were continuous from dawn to dusk, only three of our air craft failed to return to their buses, but of their pilots, two are safe within our own territory.

First let me begin by saying that I consider the report, we have just Italian Forces Attacked henrd to bo very atisfactory one.

CAIRO, Dec. 10 (Reuter)----Many Mr. Wallington has held the office tons of bombs were dropped by Bri- of Principal for under two years and tish planes, which varied their tactics during the last year, owing to war by diving low and carrying out

lie hus had considerable

ble machine gun attacks on enery overcome. Several

The RAF. onslaughts in to malte me be support of the British drive un- contribute to Fow Italians Hold Out

lleve that he has every reason to be doubtedly accounts for the absence CAIRO, Dec. 10 (UP).—A spokes pleased with the success of his ad- of Italion raids on Alexandria during man of the General Headquarters to ministration during a dimeuli period.

riod. the recent

ht nights. Evidently First the examination results are dy said a few pockets in the Italian

the itallans needed every lines are holding out here and there

liverage and. are distinctly available aircraft to meet R.A.F. Western Desert but "probably creditable. We may take it that the Months of meticulous preparations In the It won't take long to wipe them out/

the lines preceded the present "Although there is not much I can primary object of selects is to teach bend

can and the most immediate and obvious action against Graziani's army, the say at the present stage,

can test of the standard of teaching of a bulk of which

to be stationed An everything is going ont is found in the results of open in the region around Solluni where

appears to Here then I think it the frontiers of Egypt and Libya meet. is safe to say that all is well with the School.

to plan. The scope of thesaminations. operations and how far they might develop is still Indefinite, but the fact is that 80 for the military satisfied," the authorities ure very spokesmun sald.

italian Casualties ROME, Dec. 10 (UP)-During the month of November Italian navel casualties on all fronts totalled 09 killed, 182 wounded and 130 missing. according to to-day's offerul Rome

During

the same period casunities in North Africa totalled 42 killed, 107 wounded and ten missing.

In East Africa the casualties were 26 cilled, 70 wounded and seven missing.

Casualties among native troops totalled 50 killed, 33 wounded and four missing.

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Second, the School has put up a good record at games a better record than for some years, and here the upward trend of the standard general in which they are competing must not be forgotten. This cult of games and healthy, open-air exercises is big factor in young China to-day und which is conspicuously in evid- ence in Hongkong.

one

Admirable Spirit

Third I am struck with the admir- able spirit which inuat actuate the seniors who have devoted to much time out of their well-earned holidays to the voluntary instruction of their poorer compatriots. The perforin- ance of boys in Classes I and II in this direction during the last summer vas a really fine bit of work, holidays was a

I should like to

to congratulate the who spontaneously boys concerned, organised and carried it out.

Here then ure the grounds for my satisfaction with the year's work of the School. The Inference is that the School has made good mentally, physically and morally, and there can be very litle wrong with it if these three aspects of its life are so flourishing.

Good Staff Work

in congratulating Mr. Wallington on these results I do not forget the shure of the credit which is due to his staff. They have achieved what we should all hope to do in war, when a very special extra effort is required from all of us; they have

All branches of Britial forces in the

Middle East, extending 400 miles Into the desert from G.HQ. at Coiro are perfectly coordinated.

Italians Said To Be Evacuating

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Several ruvines were north front. found full of Italian dead, and vast quantities of war materials were cap-

red.

Retreat Cut Off · STRUGA, Dec, 10 (UP),--Frontier) reports say the Hallan troops which are retreating northward from Sanle Quarant! are embarking for Valen from. Palermo because of the rebel petivities. around Ine Vinery Himara which practically makes it impossible to retreat via the main rond.

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The Greeks are operating north- ward from Argyro-Castron and are now 130 advancing along the secondary road, apparently aiming to out-flank the town of Tepelini from the southwest.

In the Premeti from Dangle mountains from the

the village of morning occupied Turari, five miles northeast of Klisura after strong Italian resistance. Three Italia officers and 37 soldiers were killed and 70 wounded, while the Greeks lost one ofleer and 23 soldiers M-G-M Picture killed and 60 wounded.

The Greek coatit mountains be- who are filtering)

carried out their own task most into the Mali

factorily and in addition have

their duty in shouldering their share of the Volunteer activities for the de- fence of the Colony in an emergency I must refer to one point in Mr.

Wallington's report, to wit, the S forcing the Italians to retreat after

•Troop

Should an emergency occur the Boy Scout organisation is going to have an outstanding opportunity of playing its part in the very best type-of-Scout work for the good of

0 It would be of community.

the

tween the Devoll and Skumbi rivers, have reached a

In polat ten miles south- east of El Bossan as the crow files,

hand-to-hand hard

battic. Flve Greck officers and 70 soldiers were killed and 150 wounded. The Italian much higher. Two losses Italian officers, 130 soldiers, one field gun, and seven machineguns

if King's College, which has captured,

part

already so excellent a spirit in tary work, should not play its full It will it is to do so it ere; it be necessary to

to expand the present strength of its Scout Troop and for this purpose it seems necessary to organise a supply of more Scouters

to train It.

Now I want to express my great appreciation of the generosity of Mr. LI Po-chun, who, as you have heard, has

scholarshine no less than ten new

to the School. This is Indeed a wise and public-spirited act of generosity, and one of which the donor may well be proud.

Finally I will conclude this brief address with an item which seldom

falls to go with a swing in any

school in any part of the world, and that is to request Mr. Wallington in grant the School a holiday to cele- LONDON, Dec. 19 (Rêuter),--The | brate this occasion as a mark of my House of Commons will hold a satisfaction of an excellent year's secret debate about shipping in the work by the whole team, Principal, Rear future.

staff and boys.

LATE NEWS Gestapo Introduced

Into Indo-China

Additional Rice Control Prices

at 11 cents a catty or 53 cents for five cattles, while the small No. 2 broken grade is priced at nine cents a catty

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were

were

Greek Drive Continues POGRADETZ, Dec. 10 (UP)-The Greek drive to-day was concentrated against the approach of a deep valley to the northward of Pogrudetz in which the Italians have dug in with strong positions along the Mokra heights above Lake Ochrid. lasi isolated Itallon units in the Pogradetz sector have been mopped up.

The

R.A.F. Over Albania ATHENS, Dec. 10 (UP).-An RAF communique states that de- spite bad weather yesterday, British planes bombed the sauth jetty and buildings near the harbour of Valona,

U.S. Control Of Iron May Affect Japan

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hugots and slabs was over $0,000,000 against about $2,000,000 last year. Rods were nearly $3,000,000 against only. $90,000 and steel sheets nearly $1,000,000 against only $51,- 000. Tin plate was over $1,000,000 ngainst $100,000.

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A Whitehouse statement suld that the licences will be granted to the British Empire anc Western China native uprisings are in pro-Hemisphère "and for the present, so gress. The Government accuses them far as the interests of nailonal de of being displays by Communists, but fence permit, for exports to other there is evidence to show that they destinations in quantities of approxi- ure carried out by Nationalists, Inmately the usual or pre-war exports. spired by the Japanese.

Worst Since 1930

COAST PORTS SET ABLAZE

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First outbreak in the south came: The Food Controller, Mr. G. s. one night when a group of uprisers) Kennedy-Skipton, this afternoon teled to free a dozen people who had repulsed Issued another list of controlled prices been recently jailed. Pollen for retail and wholesale rice of Hong- this attack, but there were simul kong.

taneous attacks throughout Cochin There were no variations in the China and even in Cambodia. Since retail prices published last Thursday, then killings, kidnappings, burnings Channel ports last night were still but prices for two further grades have and so on have become common place blazing fiercely to-day:

This morning the haze over been added. As from yesterday, the with several thousands of natives sinall No. 1 broken grado may be sold participating

French military aviators have used Channel still glowed red, but inter in the day great flamts and columns of aerial bombs against them, and ac-smoke rising from the French coast cording to absolutely reliable re- made a spectacular sight.

The fires appeared to be worst in ports, French troopers have literally shot hundreds of the recalcitrants. In fact that uprisings

are the greatest and around Calais, and most widespread since the 1930 Neck Chain Snatched revolts -dvidenca

While Mrs. L. C. Hangston of No, Wang Ching-whi element la altering 203, Wanchai Road, was walking Into the country, most of them along Tin Lok Lane yesterday after

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