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Australia's Choicest
· BUTTER
CUNNINGHAM
CHALLENGES
JAPAN
STUKAS
Battle Fleet
ERITREA
PREPARED Sweeps The Central ADVANCE
Diet Told
The Japanese navy has already worked out a plan which takes into full con- sideration American de-
velopments in the Pacific,
the Vice-Minister for the
Navy told the Diet in
Tokyo yesterday.
Moreover, he pointed out, the American programme called only for the expenditure of $240,000,- 000 on their fortifications in the Pacific, including Guam Island.
added: Не
"Japan will not feel any serious menace to her national defence from fortifica- tions on such a scale."
Reuter.
Mediterranean
MR. CHURCHILL'S FRANK TALK WITH
MR. SHIGEMITSU
Reuter's diplomatic correspondent learns from well-informed Japanese circles in London that the in- terview between the
NO OFFER Japanese Ambassador
MADE TO JAPAN
No proposals have been made by Britain regard- ing any Japanese move to the south, it was learned in London yesterday.
Mr.
There have been various con- tacts between the Japanese Am- bassador, Mr. Mamoru Shigemitsu, and the Foreign Secretary, Anthony Eden, and in Tokyo be tween the British Ambassador, Sir Robert Craigle, and Japanese statesmen.
At these exchanges, the British view of dangers in the Japanese
and Mr. Churchill yes- terday was very fruit- ful and should greatly contribute to dissipate certain misunder- standings that have arisen between the two countries.-Reu- ter.
U.S. ARMY
VOTE
President Roosevelt is'
southward expansion has always asking for over $3,000.- been made clear but these state-000.000 for the Army's ments of view are in no sense proposals. Reuter.
emergency defence needs.
Belgrade Incident
cinema in Belgrade yes-
(By Reuter's Correspondent with the
Mediterranean Fleet)
WHILE SOME UNITS OF THE FLEET
CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN COMMUNICATIONS ALONG THE LIBYAŃ COAST, THE MAIN BAT- TLE FLEET, IN A FOUR-DAY OPERATION IN THE CENTRAL MEDITERRANEAN, BEAT OFF GERMAN DIVE-BOMBERS AND SUCCESS- FULLY COVERED THE PASSAGE OF CON- VOYS.
Making a determined effort to break up and sink a British convoy under the powerful
British operations in Italy's East African pos- sessions continue to ad- vance on all fronts.
Italian troops holding positions in Eritrea have been dispersed by British forces advancing from the north and many prisoners were taken.
The advance towards the south continues.
On the road to Gondar, in the ad- northern Abyssinis,
is elements
vance
of British developing satisfactorily. The R.A.F. has been very ac- various African battle
tive in
zones.
I Eritrea, a South African squadron on Sunday destroyed Eight Italian *planes. on the ground and domaged several others at Makale, in a machine-
Reuter. gun attack.
protection of British warships, dive-bombers WASHINGTON
operating from Italian bases, attacked the Fleet near the scene of the former unsuccess- ful attack against the aircraft-carrier Illus- trious.
Italian
The fighters overtook a forma- of Heinkel bombers which
THE
ENQUIRING
THE STEAMER WAS SAID TO BE FLYING THE UNITED STATES FLAG AND TO BE CARRYING UNITED STATES
GERMAN CLAIM TO HAVE SUNK A STEAMER CALLED "CANADIAN CRUIS- All day enemy shadowing ER" IS BEING INVESTIGATED. The British ships were undam-
SUMNER WELLES, 'planes tried to keep track of MR.
U.S. aged and the German 'planes were
the Fleet's movements but they ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF driven off with losses.
quickly High
disappeared
YESTER- When STATE, DECLARED "Yesterday the Command communique claims fighters took off from the air- DAY.
craft-carrier. that a German air formation at- tacked a British naval squadron in the eastern Mediterranean, hit- tion ting one big but unidentified war- was taken completely unawares. ship so seriously that she pro- bably sank (There was no con- firmation in London of this claim). This time the Germans had aircraft-car- as target another rier but, probably still smarting from the heavy toll exacted by fighters from Illustrious in the earlier attack, the enemy 'planes confined themselves to dropping
of bombs at other units
the
Fleet.
Prolonged Sweep
In addition to escorting a num-
prolonged
Actual sum requested is $3,812.- 000,000. It is an additional ap- propriation for the balance of the ber of fest merchantmen safely the current fiscal year and includes warships carried out $292 million to expedite the pro-sweep according duction of equipment and sup-terred by either dive-bombers or plies, and $888 million for the Air the Italian fleet, of which there Corps. Reuter.
was still no sign.
to plan unde-
The police emptied a INDO-CHINA ARMY terday following a pro- LEAVE
LEAVE CANCELLED
British.. demonstration
during the showing of a THE MILITARY authorities in French Indo- news-reel in which the China have cancelled all army leave, according to British King and Queen Paris radio yesterday. were shown.
The French Far Eastern fleet is reported to be
Reuter cruising in the Gulf of Siam.
This action was taken after three-official.warnings, had beet given without effect and repeated (SPECIAL TO "CHINA-MAIL") ["within the next 36 hours."
According to messages received The messages indicated that attempts by the managements to restrain the audience had also in Kwong Chów Wan last night, Japan, was pressing the Indo- the Indo-China Government has China delegation In Tokyo to ac- tailed.
Showing of the news-reel con-issued on urgent message to cept certain demands detrimental cerned has now been banned. French residents warning them to to the integrity of Indo-China,~~ Reuter
the-prepared for an emergency Our Own Correspondent.
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