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POLISH V.C. FOR AIR ACE
A major in the Polish air force received his country's highest military decoration, the Virtuti Military Cross, from Gen- eral Sikorski, Polish Pre- ¡mier and Commander-in- Chief, in a south-east England military hospital yesterday.
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TO SHIUKWAN AND BACK IN AN EVENING
The test flight be- tween Hong Kong and Shiukwan last night was successful, the China National Avia- tion Corporation stat- ed this morning.
The plane, with a small quantity of mail aboard, left Kai Tak Air Port at 6 p.m. and returned at 11 p.m.
Italy Expected To Make Next Move
REUTER'S DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENT SAYS THAT THE REPORTED MOVEMENT OF GERMAN TROOPS INTO RU- MANIA, WHICH IS NOT DISCREDITED IN LONDON, AL- THOUGH IT IS NOT OFFICIALLY CONFIRMED, IS REGARDED IN WELL-INFORMED CIRCLES AS A MOST SERIOUS DEVELOP- MENT IN THE BALKAN SITUATION. ...
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It is plainly fraught with momentous con- sequences for the Balkan States and for those 000000002 countries more or less interested in that re- 100 Nazi 'plants during Sep-gion. - tomber. The major is the leader of a The major escaped from his fighter squadron bearing the burning 'plane and came down by name of Kosciusko; Poland's na- | parachute which was also in tional hero, which brought down flames. Reuter.
The officer had been sent to 000 hospital after being wounded in a recent air battle in the defence of London.
CHINA FORESEES BATTLE OF GIANTS IN PACIFIC
THE CHINESE PEOPLE TEND TO CONSIDER THE SINO-JAPANESE CONFLICT NO LONGER AS A STRUGGLE BETWEEN CHINA AND JAPAN BUT AS A PART OF THE WORLD WAR IN WHICH THE UNITED STATES, BRITAIN AND THE SOVIET UNION WILL SOON BE PLAYING A LEADING PART AGAINST THE AXIS' NEW AL LY IN THE FAR EAST.
The suggestion that two or three divisions are necessary for the protection of the oil- fields from the danger of sabotage is too childish to deceive anybody.
JOHNSON ACT POLICY
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT MAY BE COUNTED UPON TO
SUPPORT THE REPEAL OF
THE JOHNSON ACT TO EN-
ABLE CREDITS TO BE EX- TENDED-TO-BRITAIN --IF THE WAR SHOULD BE PROLONGED TO THE POINT -- AT - WHICH
The German advance really It would not be surprising if BRITAIN'S PRESENT CASH means the beginning of the occu- the German action was followed RESOURCES ENDS, DECLARED pation of Rumania and the inten- by some parallel action by Italy THE WASHINGTON. CORRES- stfication of German control of and if so it would confirm the PONDENT OF THE "PHILADEL- the lower reaches of the Danube, suggestion that the Brenner talks PHIA ENQUIRER" YESTER-
agreed upon some Balkan plan. DAY. Reuter.
It obviously suggests that the Germans have only moderate confidence In the powers of the Iron Guard to dominate the al- tuation In Rumania and it would be interesting to know whether this action is the first frult of the 'Brenner talkan
Soviet Reaction
Most interesting feature of the situation developing will be the Soviet's reaction. Although Mos- cow may not show her feelings by any overt step or even com- ment; there can be no doubt that nothing is further: from her wishes than to see Germany in- stalled on the Black Sea.
This natural consequence of the
will have a tremendous effect on all the Near Eastern States, and imay eventually raise the question. of the Dardanelles: Straits in an acute form
China's fate, it is believed, will depend on German occupation of Rumania the outcome of this “battle of giants." "The reopening of the Burma and Soviet Russia later." road on October 17, at the end The newspaper adds the pact of the agreed period of tempor- is an attempt to offset the failure nry closure, is expected to prove of the German invasion of Eng- the signal for the start of rapid land by a Japanese success in the and decisive developments.
Far East. Reuter.
General opinion in Chungking Fudis that Japan will immediately
press for a show-down, exert ing the strongest prezaurai on British and American Interests In the Far: East,
The Chinese feel international developments are rapidly, turning in their favour, since they are convinced of United States sup- remacy over Japan in resources as well as in present naval and air strength."
Pact's Purpose
DIPLOMATIC ACTIVITY IN
WASHINGTON
“ Bulgaria, - particularly, ⚫ will mow; be réxposed ito «immédiate
· German pressure which also can 'hardly be pleasing to the Sox --vlets.
State Department, but afterwards the Ambassador declined to`say whether the re-opening of the Burma Road was among the topics raised.
Then Mr. Sumner Welles re-
Great diplomatic activi- ceived the Ambassador of the ty centring on the situa- Vichy Government, M. Henry
Haye, while Colonel Knox, tion in the Far East was Secretary of the Navy, called in Admiral Richardson, commander-
The Japan-Axis pact, says the noted in Washington yes- Dally Nows," aims at the de- terday.
official. Chinese organ "Central
struc-ion to Britain, and China' First Lord Lothian," the but at the same time is directed tish Ambassador, had against the United States now, with Mr. Cordell Hull
the
In-chief of the United States Fleet for what was described as Bri-discussion of "routine Fleet
a talk matters" which inevitably dealt at the with the Pacific-Router
The correspondent added that Decortium to informed circles, in Washington the Administration's lack of interest. in Senator King's hill, for repeal of the Act is due to the fact that Britain is not Yesterday's Cairo communique immediately in need of American reported a quiet day.-Reuter.
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