THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 22, 1941
DUKE OF
OF AOSTA DECIDES
AGAINST
CAPITULATION
"To Struggle Everywhere To The Death"
SPAIN FLIRTING
Exchange Of Army's
Messages
Novel
WITH AXIS? In East Africa Air Mail
+
ISPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL
THE DUKE OF AOSTA, VICEROY AND COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF IN ABYSSINIA, HAS It is persistently report-¦ ed in Madrid that the REJECTED A DEMAND STATED TO HAVE Spanish Cabinet is on the BEEN MADE BY GENERAL CUNNINGHAM verge of a decision of the
THAT THE ITALIANS SHOULD LAY DOWN utmost importance.
THEIR ARMS, SAYS THE ITALIAN OFFICIAL AGENCY.
Neudal your ce sire seulatin
The povabity of Spam
WHIL th
mameing cooperation
Axis and possibly and it an sault on Gibraltar 21 BY FINNESOT
Portugal 412
Azores to use as
th
NOTZAILE
best be
I believed Spain wond:
actively and the
Will but would
assume al ale et pasove auquier scence, hat blocking Axis moves
Inden taional News Service.
JUNKS STILL TRY
TO BEAT CONTROL
Vuen-chu. 21,
1)
2001
He has assured the Duce that the strug- gle will be continued everywhere to the death.
JAPANESE TO OCCUPY FOOCHOW
The demand, the agency says was in connection with negotia
I Trons for the protection of the
white population in Abyssinia.
General Cunningham is stated Italian to have informed the envoy that if they were to sume this responsibility. British demanded that the Ita
lay down their lians should
arms
The Duke of Austa
ax. the
"NICHI-NICHI" CRIES WOLF
(SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL") The Japanese newspaper "Nicht Nichi" published a report yester-
That alleging
the United States. Britain, China. Australia, British Indra and the Netherlands Kast Indies
concluded a have
day
The "Nichi Nich"
A novel method of cornolitary and naval part to check respondence from the Im-Japan's East Asiatic policy. │perial Forces in the Mid-leged that in case dle East will shortly be the British CLC introduced.
demanded statement in General Cumingham |
message confirming
ACCORDING TO CHUNGKING REPORTS, JAPANESE FORCES AT THE WEEK-END LANDED confirmation of this POINTS ON THE waiting. AT TWO
OF THE MIN the sent NORTH BANK RIVER, IN PUKIEN PROVINCE. his oral statement, WITH THE OBJECT OF OC-
CUPYING FOOCHÓW, LAST OF Duke's Reported Reply
THE Pines of $500 each were
PORTS IN pened by Mi JN Anderson, THE TREATY at Kowloon this morning on Lai POSSESSION OF THE CHINESE
master of junk, NATIONAL GOVERNMENT
Japanese held despatches clan No 1966V, and Lo Siu-kuen, 28
province steer man of junk. No 2210V, for their dive in Chekrang
1 pareding speedily in all sec 10xing 3.700 tips and 3,000 Tam
The Chinese admit the Ja of petrol, respectively, outside the tors harbour limits without a permit panese are driving land towards from the Controller of Trade.
the south-west.
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The following reply was sent hy the Duke of Aosti, according to the offle al tahan anmautee.
" reject the proposals of ai thent military nature which you have! put forward without taking them! into consideration,
"Responsibility for the treat-
white of the ment
population rests with you from the moment
British when
native forces or forces organised and armed by you occupy localities inhabited by whites." Reuter.
"JAPANESE" WOMAN FINED
Ko Ohmori, 39. residing at No. 10, Luard Road, was fined $30 by Mr. G. T. Lowry this morning, for failing to report her arrival in the Colony.
Accused
remanded from last week. to enable her to proTM duce her Chinese passport, which she did
was
Mann said Detective-Sergeant that accused was refused permis- sion by the Author'ties to land in this Colony when she arrived in
Jast year. She September managed to get into the Colony, and did not report herself to the Registration Office.
RAID ON A POKER
"SCHOOL"
Wong Shiu-chun, 25, spinster. was fined $50 by Major A. N. Macfadyen at Kowloon this morn- ing for keeping a "poker" gambl- ing den at No. 928, Canton Road yesterday.
cach
gamblers were Twelve fined $2, or seven days' hard la- bour. Table money, $5.25, was ordered to be donated to the Poor Box.
NO BOMBS DROPPED IN DAYLIGHT
Britain
activity over Enemy during yesterday was on a small scale and was mainly confined to south-east England. No bombs are reported to have been dropped, says an Air Ministry communique. -Reuter,
CHOLERA WANES
Last week 32 cases of cholera of with 13 deaths, and 204 cases tuberculosis with 142 deaths, were notified to the Health authorities. Yesterday there were two cases of cholera. VARA
It is called the "airgraph" sys tem. uncher which servicemeu's letters will be photographed onto Blm which will be miniature sent to Britain by are for enlarged copies to be taken and delivered within a fortnight from the time of writing.
further al- of hostilities Far East will the military forces, command while Admiral Thomas Hart will The naval
forces. command International News Service,
weigh
4.500 letter negatives
Charge for each only one lb. felter will be 3d.
A similar mail from Britain to the Middle East will be introduced The system will permit more as soon as technical arrangements frequent and larger malls since are completed. Reuter.
STOP PRESS
The last port on the China cuast not in Japanese hands, fell to a landing party yester- The Ja- day. It is disclosed. panese advance party reached the city yesterday morning and the occupation was peace- by noon.-.. fully completed Reuter.
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