Hong Kong Defenders Surrender and Census Details
British Canadian and Indian troops in Hong Kong ordered to stack arms by noon after surrender to Japanese. A census shows 7,982 Britons and 1,420,629 Chinese residents in Hong Kong. Canadian forces in Hong Kong were the Quebec Royal Rifles and Winnipeg Grenadiers, with casualty figures still unclear as news lingered for details.
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TOKYO
A.P
Hong Kong
LONDON
C.P
OTTAWA
Ralston -sid
Quebec Royal Rifles
Winnipeg Grenadiers
Hong
R.A.F. Leaves Germany Alone Christmas Day
London reports the Royal Air Force did not bomb Germany on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day while German planes were active against Britain. The communique notes no RAF planes crossed the Channel and only routine coastal patrols were in the air. Incendiaries fell on a coast location but caused no damage or casualties.
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LONDON
C.P
Royal Air Force
Germany
Germain
Britain
England
Unusual Cat Shark and Killer Whale Sightings Off Pacific Coast
Read of two unexpected fish species arriving off the coast including a 16 inch cat shark landed in the Gulf of Georgia near Nanaimo in 1907. Also notes killer whales or grampus, marked by white patterns, with eleven stranded at Sturgess Bay as tides receded, a rare event reported by Bare Columbia.
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Pacific
British Columbia
Nanaimo
Gulf of Georgia
Atlantic
Sturgess Bay
Bare Columbia
Singapore Girds For Big Battle
Singapore braces for intensified Pacific war as Hong Kong falls after a week of island fighting. British, Canadian, Indian, and Chinese defenders faced water shortages and heavy casualties while Tokyo proclaimed a decisive victory and the governor of Hong Kong agreed to surrender after talks with Japanese authorities.
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SINGAPORE
C.P
Hong Kong
Britain
Canton River
London
colonial office
foreign office
Chungking
Domei
Mark Young
Contingent Airmen Sent Largest Yet
The largest contingent of empire airmen ever to cross the Atlantic arrived in Britain to join Canadian, Australian and New Zealand squadrons. Grim crews and ground staff were greeted by Air Commodore Howe and Sir Arthur Bromley as ships were convoyed by US naval units. Over half were Canadian, with Australians, New Zealanders, RAF trained in Canada, US RCaf members, and Norwegians from Little Norway.
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LOUIS HUNTER
C.P. Cable
Atlantic
Britain
New Zealand
United States
T. E. B. Howe
air council
Arthur Bromley
dominions office
EMPIRE
New
New Zealanders, Royal Air Force
Canada
Royal Canadian Air Force
Toronto
Little
Norway
Wavell Meets Kai Shek In Chungking Talks
Gen Archibald Wavell, commander in chief in India, met Gen Chang Kai Shek in Chungking for several days of talks. A military council was formed to coordinate the war effort against Japan. The British embassy said discussions covered every aspect of the Far East campaign and Wavell left for Burma after his mission. A government communique reported Chinese attacks on the Canton Kowloon Railway were developing satisfactorily.
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CHUNGKING
China
Archibald Wavell
India
Chang Kai-Shek
Japan
Far East
Bengasi Recaptured Drives Axis From Libya
British forces regained Bengasi and pushed westward, inflicting heavy losses on Axis troops. The Middle East command reported 13,000 Axis prisoners captured as fighting continued near Agedabia and Barce, with remaining resistance isolated around Bengasi. London officials welcomed Benghazi’s fall as removing a major threat to Egypt.
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CAIRO
Bengast
Middle East
Libya
Agedabia
Bengasi
Tripoli
Italy
LONDON
Egypt
authoritative circle
Mother's Ring Found In Soldier's Cake
In PE town Natal a mother’s ring turned up in a cake baked for South African troops abroad. Mrs A Vial of Greytown had missed her wedding ring months earlier. A note with each cake offered £50 reward. Sgt Ronnie Vial, her son, wrote to say he had found it this week.
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PE TOWN
A. Vial
Greytown
Natal
Ronnie Vial
Red Armies Continue Their Drive Across Fronts
Moscow dispatch reports Red Army gains on the central front on Christmas Day and in the broader counteroffensive against retreating German units. Pravda claims destruction of the 13th German army corps staff and notes 16,200 German casualties reported. snow hampers full tallies. British sources indicate Russians captured Oskoye, Kyluga, and other positions as forces push west and southwest toward the Oka river.
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MOSCOW
Red army
Hitler
Pravda
Sevtopol
Crimean
arly
Red Star
Germany
peninsular
London
Oskoye
Tikhvin
anul Kyluga
Mosrow
Oka river
Free French Take St Pierre Miquelon From Vichy Power
Vichy France loses control of St Pierre and Miquelon as Admiral Masilier and Free France announce takeover in the Gulf of St Lawrence. Cordell Hull protests the move as occurring without Allied knowledge. Free French claims broad support.
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St. Pierre
Miquelon
VECHY
Pefala
Sta
St. Pierre and Miquelon
FREE FRANCE
OTTAWA
Admiral Masilier
Charles de Gaulle
aad
St Pierre and
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Vichy Frange
Churchill Warns Congress to Prepare for Long War
Prime Minister Churchill told U S Congress that Allies would be ready to take the initiative on a large scale by 1943 and defeat the Axis, urging perseverance and warning Germany Japan and Italy that aggressive war is a duty of citizens. He praised U S British production and said war power output would rise within 12 to 18 months, as the Axis learned their lesson.
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Churchill
U.S
Congress
WASHINGTON
senate rostrem
Churchall
Germany
Japan
Italy
senate
United States
Britain
Allies Plan Offensive In Pacific Area
The Pacific war update notes the Asiatic fleet sinking a transport and a minesweeper with probable additional losses. Curtin signals an Allied offensive movement, reinforced by Britain, the US, and Australia, while MacArthur reorganizes defenses in Luzon. Singapore anchors British focus as Dutch plans sink two Japanese units near Kuching. Manila is declared open to save it from air and ground assaults.
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Curtin
WASHINGTON
United States war department
gayen Gulf
Luzon
Philippines
Douglas MacArthur
Manila
Hong Kong
Singapore
Batavia
Netherlands
Kuching
Sarawak
North Borneo
South China Sea
U.S. Far East
United States army
War Bulletins Japs Shoot Down KLM Plane
Batavia Netherlands East Indies December 26 AP reports the Batavia radio announced a KLM passenger aircraft was shot down by a Japanese fighter plane. No further details were provided.
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KLM
BATAVIA
Netherlands East Indies
KLM airlines
Roosevelt Hears Anglo American Strategy Briefing
President Roosevelt arranged meetings with British and American supply, military, and naval authorities to plan anti aircraft strategy as Prime Minister Churchill and Canadian PM Mackenzie King joined Anglo American conferences. White House session set for 5:30 pm.
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NOOSEVELT
WASHINGTON
Roosevelt
Mackenzie King
Canada
Churchill
White House
VICHY
ST, PIERRE
St. Pierre-et-Miqueton
Manila
United States army
United States armed forces
Far East
PEARL, HARBOR
Hawaii
A.P
United States
BENGASI
ROME
Wec
lattan high command
Cirenalca
OTTAWA
C.P
Athlone
ONTARIO
TORONTO
PIERRE-MIQUELON
DE GAULLE ST
FIERRE
Free French
Newfoundland
Charles De Gaulle
MIDWAY
United States navy
Midway Island
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MALAYA
Crerar
Wavell
Gen
Kai Shek
Kowloon
south China
Bengadi
Cairn
Erwin Ronitiel
milla
Agedabla
coash
Tripalitanian-Chenatean
earupe
SEVASTOPOL
senate chamber
house of representative
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