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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22, 1941
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SECOND ED
INSIST ON
Daisy Brand
Australia's Choices
BUTTER
BRITISH RESIDENTS URGED TO LEAVE JAPAN
COLONEL DROPS A BRICK
An "old school tie" con- troversy, which has been raging in the British news- papers for some days, reached Parliament yes- terday.
The controversy was started by an allegation by Lt.-Col. Bingham in
The Times" that army] officers from the middle classes had "fallen down on the job."
Yesterday Mr. M. K. MacMillan (Labour, Western Isles) asked Captain Margesson, the War Se- cretary, in the House whether disciplinary action would taken.
be
Captain Margesson said King's Regulations forbade sol.
diers to publish press views on military subjects without special authority.
LL-Col. Bingham's attention had been called to this and a report asked from him. Action to be taken would be de ermined after
a reply was received.-Reuter.
Night Raids On Malta
AIR ACTIVITY OVER BRITAIN IN DAYLIGHT
the
eastern
There was consider- able enemy air activ- ity over part of England dur- ing daylight yesterday but no important at- tack developed.
It is officially stat- ed that a few bombs fell in the outskirts of London and at points in the Home and Eastern Counties.
Some damage was done to houses but very few casualties are reported.-Reuter.
"Before Impending Crisis With America Comes To A Head"
CONSIDERABLE ANXIETY WAS CAUSED AMONG FOR- EIGN RESIDENTS IN THE TOKYO-YOKOHAMA AREA YESTER- DAY ON THE RECEIPT BY BRITISH RESIDENTS IN YOKOHAMA OF WRITTEN ADVICE FROM THE CONSUL-GENERAL, MR. W. McVITTIE, TO "LEAVE JAPAN BY REGULAR SHIPPING ROUTES BEFORE THE IMPENDING CRISIS
IN JAPANESE-AMERICAN RELATIONS "DAILY
COMES TO A HEAD.”
Mr. McVittie said the notice was only sent WORKER”
"to a limited number” and declined to elu-
cidate his expectations regarding Japanese-RAIDED ́
| American relations.
"BROOKHAM'S" CHIEF OF STAFF Major-General R. H. Dowding,
out The notification pointed Chief of the Combined Staff of that in case of war all sailings the different Services under the would be
hurried cancelled, Commander-in-Chief, Far East, evacuation would be impossible, and Wing-Commander Yarde, ar- rived at Rangoon yesterday, says money and properly and would British would not be free to use
be unable to communicate
with
Reuter.
MORE
IN
SORROW
THAN IN ANGER?
(By Reuter's Diplomatic Correspondent) AXIS PROPAGANDA MUST BE SERIOUS- LY AT A LOSS IF IT HAS TO DESCRIBE THE HITLER - MUSSOLINI MEETING AS THE Following their costly GREATEST EVENT OF THE YEAR. THE MEET- air raids at the week-end ING COULD DO NO MORE THAN REAFFIRM the enemy on Monday A COMPLETE AGREEMENT OF POLICY. night carried out two in- Their combined strength could not be in- creased by the meeting nor unity be closer as Official description of the at- they have always boasted this was complete.
Axis commentators, ceeding at Vichy and Hitler has dromes but the actual result may however, claim startling Duce's aspirations against France,
probably been liberal with
discriminate attacks on
Malta.
tacks says the target seems to have been one of the British aero-
be described as indiscriminate events will follow. The hombing, as the enemy few at a great height in order to escape Dictators decided not only gunfire and detection by search- to defeat Britain but on lights,
the means of doing it.
No bombs hit or damaged
This type of threat is nothing new. Some points about . the meeting, however are mora alg: ́nificant.
Government property. Several bombs damaged civilian ? proz porty and a number of others fell into the sea.c There was one serious casualty. It occurred on German soll, al- who failed to take over Reu- most certainly at Berchtesgaden and the Duce, there is little doubt
COLLEGE
FAILS
of Mr. Rufus Huang, dmaster of Muni Sang, owloán City, Lée Siong, Snd Mr. Wong Sul-yim, nguinnt order that Mr. Huang be d Issed from the Board of Trustees verning the College was dis
"märnlug with- goet
the
It is suggested the Germans Inalsted on unity of command: This is more likely to be”, the real issue at a'later date, when the Gormans havè decided i where the big gamble is to be made,
Their intentions are still very secret. and preparations mayT equally aim at an invasion of Bri➜ tain or of an advance in the Bal- kanse & D
"Pretence Of Neutrality
'went because he was summoned
... He needs all possible help buti It is significant that the Ger-
fuppllant dit - cannot have liked the role of man, air force has not yet been
| employed at least ... directly, Doubtless future plans were dis- against Greece, thus maintaining cussed but they are German and not Italian plans.
» Linked With Vichy
The plans are linked with the egotiations that have been, pro-/
a pretence of neutrality.
Undoubtedly Hitler the gambler. favours an attack on Britain as the surest way to victory, if suc- cessful, but he obviously is hav ing qualms in view of the rinks.
-Reuter.
Britain's leading Com-
the Consul and might be intern-munist newspaper, the
ed.
Japanese officials profess ignorance of any development likely to inspire such a ing.
warn.
Gravely Disturbed
"Daily Worker," has been suppressed by Govern- ment under the Defence. Regulations.
Another Left Wing periodical This time, however, private called "The Week" was similar- foreign circles are gravely dis-ly suppressed yesterday.
turbed by the complete suppres- sion of plans and views, not only of the Japanese Government but also
of those abroad, such as might indicate an imminent crisis. Some regard Mr. McVittie's action as being linked with ru- mours that Admiral Nomura, new Ambassador to the United States, is not sailing as scheduled, Reuter.
The Home Secretary is satisfied that these papers systematically publish matter calculated to fo- ment opposition to Lite successful prosecution of the war, states an official announcement,
Officers of Scotland Yard raid- ed the offices of the "Daily Worker" yesterday and stopped publication just as as newspaper
Reuter. was going to press.
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