London, Jan. 3 The {ext is published today of New Year telegrams exchanged between King George and President Lebru Tu his message to the French President, His Majesty said: At the begin" ning of the New Year, which finds our nations so closely united in a Fenewed struggle against senseless aggression, T address to you my warmest best wishes for your health and happiness, and" for the sticeess of the French people in the "great efforts which they are making, together with their British ally, for the defence of liberties, which to them are so dear.
tt is with the greatest confidence that T foresee the accomplishment of a Joint victory, which will allow our Feapective countries to enjoy the blessings of a peace which will be untroubled by violent threats, repeatted by those who showed so clearly their aversion for any peace with their neighbours other than that of subjection and oppression."
Tu reply, President Lebrun expressed good wishes for the happiness of he King and Queen, and his wishes that the British people should share with the French during this year d finite success, which they deserve by so many common sacrifices made for the most just of causes.—Reuter the surface of the water, He main-fained this allude for a halt hour.
the Might homewards, the rear at inner of the bomber accounted for one Nazi plane, and the foreword gunner for one more—Havas, German Communique Berlin, Jan During reconnaissance fights over the German coast on December 31, British planes flew over Netherlands territory, aecordiny {o a German high command communique yesterday.
German planes reconnoitred over the Shetland and Orkney Islands and returned "after good results" yesterday, the communique claimed, Brit. ish' defence planes, which wore humerleally" superior, were left hind by the speedier' German planes 200 kilometres off the Scottish cuss was said, One German plane was futeed to lad in the sea due to ne trouble, the communique stated and one British plane was badly damaged in the encounter.
""On the Western Front only weak and intermittent artillery' fre took hiuniaue announced without comment toda, The whole communique, brief d utterly to the point, stated merely:
During the day our patrols and reconnaissance parties successfully car-Fled "out their missions at. various points.of the front.
"Toward midday, two enemy planes! sore brought down by our fighters" place." the German communique said, 'Three Royal Air Force bombers were shot down' by German pursuit planes yesterday yehien they attempted to penetrate the German Bight (felix golaud Bay) yesterday afternoon, it was officially: announced last 1 United Press.
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