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INSIST ON
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Australia's Choices
BUTTER.
ERITREA BEING CUT IN HALF
Indian Motorised Shock Troops Two-Thirds Across Lend And Noose Tightening Japanese Round Barentu
Lease Powers
(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL"
It
BOMBING INCIDENT IN SHANGHAI
was exclusively learned in Washington yesterday that Adminis- tration leaders plan a fur- ther concession aiming to ensure passage by the (SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") House of Representatives
Two of the Lease and Lend
bombs
Bill.
thrown into Chungking Second District Court; in the U.S. Marine defence sector in Shanghai, this morning.
This morning a conference le- tween President Roosevelt and Democratic leaders will consider a concession by which the Pres1- dent's powers will be limited to July, 1943, and, will also limit the length of agreements and con- tracts negotiated meanwhile.
As the measure
►
now stands
the President, on his last day of power, could sign agreements binding the Government to an indefinite time in the future.
It is believed the concession is
a win over some of those opposing
the measure. Democratic leaders are confident the Bill will pass the House by Friday.
News Service.
International
were the
No casualties occur- red in the bombing, which is believed to be intimidation by Non- king agents.-Inter-
national News Service.
ARMISTICE TRUCE
(SPECIAL TO “CHINA MAIL”) THE BRITISH OCCUPATION of Agordat and the subsequent push onwards to Asmara means that Eritrea is imminently in danger of being cut in half.
While motorised Indian shock troops are leading the British more than two-thirds across the Eritrean waist-line, other. fast- moving British contingents are pursuing the retreating Italians deep into Abyssinia and Somaliland.
prisoners and much material was seized' at Apordat.
Firebugs In S'hai
While Shanghai was soundly asleep a party, alleged to be Japanese, commandeered a British-
owned taxi at 3 o'clock
this morning, threw out the Chinese driver, drove to the Race Course and tried to burn down the matshed where the Rate-
payers are meeting again
It is claimed that hundreds of held up the British pene-
tration into north-east on Wednesday. Meanwhile a pincer movement Abyssinia, from Metem-Are before serious damage
is developing as the British forces
in south Eritrea captured the-road-ma. town of B'acundi and are also italian tightening the nouse around Bar entu, which givés access to the highway to Assab. - Internation- al News Service.
forces seeking a way across the mountains in the Wal- kait district of Eritrea were forced to abandon most of their mechanical transport because of British and patriot activities,
The Axis High Command re- ports intervention by German bonibers in the war in Libya but British headquarters in Cairo say that the concentra. tion of British forces west of. Derna is "proceeding smoothly” and R.A.F. fighters which main. tained patrols over Libya suf.
was
The fire brigade put out the
rlone, although the taxi,” “which was first set on fire to light up the matshed, was a total loss.
The party fired several shots into the matzhéd before leaving, and to cover their escape. The shed was the scene of last week's sensational shooting of Mr. W. J. Keswick, Chairman of the S.M.C., by Mr. Hayashi.
Another Taxi
· Commandeered
Italy's East African Empire has taken more severe knocks with the fall of Agorat, strategic rail on the route to the Red Sea, the falling back
A Shanghai Municipal Council of the armed advance
spokesman revealed that two Ja- screen protecting Somali-
panese were involved. They es- caped to the "Badlands" in an- land and the full retreat writes Reuter's air corre pondent, other commandeered British-own- to harass the British advance in with White Russian sentries.- that German aircraft attempting ed taxi after an exchange of shots
Libya are long-range bombers, Reuter operating direct. from Sicily;.
of the forces which had
VIOLATION ALLEGED SHUN PAO
FRENCH VIOLATION of the truce on
SHOT
the Indo-China border yesterday, when the EDITOR Thailand delegates in Bangkok were prepar- ing to fly to the peace conference in Tokyo, is alleged in a Thailand High Command com- munique reporting three clashes in the Siso- phon region on the eastern front.
SUCCESS FOR STUKAS CLAIMED
In the morning a French patrol of six violated the neutral zone. One was shot dead, cre escaped and four were taken prisoners.
An hour later a whole regiment of tanks tried to encroach in the same zone but was repulsed. A third attempt was similarly frus→ trated.
Ching Hua-ting, editor of the "Shun Pao," was shot dead at 4.30 this! morning while passing the Ambassador Ballroom in Shanghai with friends.
Mr. Ching was hit by three bul- lets, one in the head and two n the chest. No arrests have yet been made.
Weary Of Hiding
Ching Hua-ting was one of the, 33. men, black-listed by the Nan- king regime. last year." He was armed with two automatics at the The communique adds that dur-time but had no chance to use the truce negotiations in Saigon them, being shot at ulose range the Japanese Government notified from behind. Reuter and In. PECIAL. TO "CHINA MAIL") ed it. necessary to send a destroy-
the Thai Government they deem-ternational News Service. Disclosure that the er to be stationed in Bangkok to has gone into facilitate communication between
the Japanese Legation in Bangkole International News says that in Libya to help and a Japanese warship off Sal Mr. Ching, weary of hiding, last stem the invasion on, and also between the Bang- night ventured out Into Shang
Kok and Japanese - Governments. har's night life for the first time. coincides with 8-Reuter
in months, ma In Rome yesterday Stuka dive-bombers sank four British ships U-boat cank three British ships lantic. Rome cinlms a Fasciat and damaged three others in the Atlantic.
Meanwhile the Itallan High on the Libyan coast.
Command yesterday admitted It is reported that. Italy is re-severe fighting at Agordat and ciprocating by aiding the German Barentu. International News Reuter and International News,
irine, campaign in the At-1 Service.
•
Mr. Ching is described as sub- editor of Judge N. F. Allmin'ai "Shün Pao” and; wan örlö' of the: original Nanking black' llat, AUT Others on the black list include Mr. J. B Powell, Judge. Allman and Mr. Randall Gould, who, in spite of friends' urgent advice, have also relaxed their vigilance,
Service,
fered no joys.
it Is considered probable,
though it is possible for shorter-
range aircraft to take part after. WEATHER FORECAST: North refuelling at. Libyan aerodromes... and north-east winds, fresh"
fair.
Reuter...
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