1940-12-12 — Page 24

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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

British Will Win Decisively By 1942

FROM "PAGE ONE

bombardment. Our food supplies are gradually being more strictly Intioned."

Grim Task

LONDON, Dec. 11 (UP)-Captain Hudson, Civil Lord of the Admiralty, In a speech at the Empire Club 'to- day mid: The situation to-day is Just as grim as when Lloyd George began his intensified food production campaign in 1917. The Navy's task now in doubly

trobly or

moro difficult."

Shipping Losses ' LONDON, Dec. 11 (UP)-In the House of Lords to-day, replying to Lord Strabolgi who had drawn attention to the recent heavy shipping losses, Lord Templemore suggested that the continuous R.A.F. bombing of German U-boat bazes had saved the convoys from

de- possiblo struction.

|

December 12, 1940.

RICE PRICES BRITISH CAPTURE

Police Should Be

Informed

SIDI BARRANI

FROM PAGE ONE

In connection with the letter ap-at Cazala was destroyed, bringing tho pearing in the S. CM. Post yesterday total to 10 in addition to an unknown stating that shops are charging excess number destroyed or badly damaged. prices for first grade rice, the Police During these operations, which con- sald yesterday that they wish to be tinued through 24 hours, one British Informed of shops offending.

aircraft falled to return. Numerous summonses have already

How French Assisted been taken out against offenders, but LONDON, Dec. 11° (Reutor).—The the Police ask for public co-operation, part taken by the Free French forces

In his Jetter, the correspondent in the Egyptian offensive in stated

with British forces, is

10

Puckitat when he went joperallon

co-

hty supply of rice he described in a communique from could only find broken rice and third General de Gaulle's headquarters grade rice on display. The prices which states that advanced units of given were those of the first grade of prisoners and war material in the French troops have taken a number and second grades. When he asked for first grade, a foki went to the rear of the shop and showed some, but it was sold at higher than Government fixed prices.

Normandie Crew Want To Fight

bc-

Over 90 percent. of the original maintenance crow of the French liner Normandle, which has been lying in New York Harbour since the |ginning of the war, has now volun- 1tered to fight for General de Gaulle, Reuter reports,

Sidl Borrani district.

The Free French leader adds that

battalion of marines has been especially mentioned in army quar- Įterans having at the frontier of Chad and Libya, completely ocenipled a zone of French territory,"

Last War Ace Still Leading Squadrons

Admiting that the shipping lossen since the downfall of France were most serious, Lord Templemore udded: "we are confident that as our material resources Increase, there is no doubt that the Royal Navy and air force are able to counter and effectively defeat the serious menace

LONDON, Dec. 11 (Reuter).—A to our sen-borne trade,"

Canadian air ace is leading the R.A.F. He emphasized that the serious- The North "American newspaper squadrons which have completely do- ness of shipping losses should not Alliance states that many of the crew, minated the air over the operations

deplored the loose who exaggerated und

deled threatened reprisals in the Western Desert. He la comparisons at the present time against their families In France both Commodore Raymond Collinshaw with these early in 1917 without by the Vichy authorities and by the who shot down 90 enemy planes in

Nazis, were sent to Canada, where the last war. reference to the actual seizures.

He said: "In only one month dur- they received: the choice of fighting ing the last

has the with General de Gaulle or of serving 9x months monthly total of losses exceeded the in ships under the British Admiralty. average figure over the whole twelve Most of those of military age elected

be

months of 1017. The Agure for to fight. November shows a decided drop

It is over the previous three months and is over 100,000 tons lower than the figure for October."

I is stated that despite the transfer to the Normandie of the crew of the Orleans, the crew of the Normandie cargo ship Winnipeg, now at New

is now fewer than 50, as some of the Winnipeg's crew also decided to go

Italy's Oil Line Is to Canada for war service.

Directly Menaced

FROM PAGE ONE |

ed Albanlar oil as a vital constituent

In her ceonomic bloodstream.

So fast was the development push- ed that soon after ́unnexation Italy was pblaining 15,000 tons of oil cuthly, compared with only 1,500

tons five years earlier.

In the past 12 months there has been feverish activity in the Devoll Valley, presumably as a result of the locking of the Mediterranean by the Royal Navy which prevents Italian imports of oil from other parts of the world.

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