THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 31, 1941.
N.E.I. ANGERS JAPAN "Oil Embargo" Described As An Insult U.S. To Stick To "Hard-Boiled" Policy In Pacific
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THE JAPANESE PRESS CAMPAIGNERS ARE CONCENTRATING THEIR FIRE ON THE DUTCH EAST INDIES AND THE UNITED STATES, BEING PARTICULARLY BITTER AT THE DECISION OF THE N.E.I. TO ALIGN THEMSELVES WITH BRITAIN AND THE UNIT- ED STATES.
MANILA MARU DETENTION
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The "Nichi-Nichi” declares: "The oil embargo is an insult, and cannot be regard- ed as economic reprisals, but as a political
act.'
The "Hochi Shimbun" asserts: The Jap- anese are preparing counter-measures which will be applied with full force at a moment's notice.
comes
Mr. Miyamoto, Deputy Presi- Immediate war with Britain.
the Detention of a Japanese dent of
Planning Board.
the He added that
Japanese Japanese declaring that steamer, the Manila Maru, are still moving into Indo-China, sive capabilities," but no further troops coup in Indo-China has "offen-
in South African waters, that the Government is waiting Japanese moves, north or south. has aroused hostile com- moves of a hostile nature
calmly all British and American are expected until there
ready clarification of the situation on ment in Japan.
to strike buck in kind, added: the Russo-German front. and The "Hochi Shimbun" says that "The Government is fully prepar- the subsequent repercussions can Tokyo is
situa- be foreseen. ed to measure up to any watching calmly all
the hustle moves, ready to reply in tion likely to develop from
combination of Britain and the
kind.
The detention of the Manila United States in the Far East."
Maru in
Capetown is explained
as guarantee for
a legal claim.
The vessel is being held to
ensure that the puts into
Port
Belgium Maru
Durban to dis-
rich cargo.
The Japanese ch simultaneously with on the incident, is
American Policy
In Washington,
The American Government has Govern- a ment official is credited with decided
а upon
"hard-boiled"
the statement that any Japan-attitude towards the Japanese,
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Thirteen cholera cases, four in Victoria and nine in Kowloon, were notified to the Meditat Department in the 24 hours ended at midnight. There were also eight dysentery cases, and 41 of tuberculosis.
SERIOUS REVERSE FOR NAZIS
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Intense Fighting The present Russian Official quarters said: "America counter-attacks might be has taken a lot from Japan in the past. We do not intend to the start of larger ones, take any more without
striking though evidence in Lon- back, economically and diploma- tically.International News Ser- don of a major, Russion
rice.
JAPAN'S CAPACITY
FOR WAR
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counter-offensive is lack-
ing.
Everything depends on material, equipment, and the number of men available.
There is still intense fighting in the Pskov, Smolensk and Klov areas.
The Russians have launched strong counter-attacks, particular- ly in the Smolensk sector.
The Germans have made no progress anywhere apart perhaps from a very slight advance south Jof. Kiev,
Baltic Battle
in the Smolenske direction be the initial stages of an offen sive against the Germans.”
Mr. Lozovsky, of the Russian Information Bureau, stated that German losses in the first month of fighting were 1,500,000 men, about 5,000 tanks. more than 3,000 'planes'
The Moscow newspaper "Red Star" declares that the exha tion of German, olt:"reserves : imminent as she at present is using about two million tons per month and only 20 per ment. of her current needs can be produced internally.
The paper stresses the import- ance of destruction caused by Russian air raids on Ploestithe oil centre in Rumania British
Wireless.
Soviet Communique.
The following communique wa issued by the Soviet Informa tlon Bureau last evening
“On July 30,- our thighs tinued fighting the enemy in the Novorshev, Nevel and especially stubbornly in the Smolensk and Zhitomir directions. In other in Washington is expect-tered an enemy convoy escorted by no important engagements took Four Soviet torpedo-boats scat-directions and sectors of the front
The War Department
ed to submit
to Congress at westroyers and torpedo-boats in
the Baltic and sank a barge laden with tanks and infantry, reports date, requesting an out the official, Tass agency in Moscow
last night UNLEAS lay of US$53,000,000 to
One Soviet vessel was damaged convert Manila defences in the engagement but the others into a Far East Gibraltar. Leat off the enemy and escorted formed a smoke screen round her, The Philippines will become her to her base. Reuter. the Army's major base in the Far East.
Military quarters state that any Japanese attempt to occupy the Philippines would involve a major operation, requiring large seg ments of the Japanese army and navy.com
Nazi Admission
place.
deal
("Our air force, In close to
operation with land continued to enemy tanks-and aerodromes. troops and to his alre
Sulin where large fires broke out as a result of the bombing
"On July20 our air force, ac- cording to incomplete. destroyed nine German» We lost five planes.
"They also bombed Ploest and
German LostOS
[SPECIAL TO “CHINA MAIL") The latest German High Com- mand communique which says that the Luftwaffe started a big fire in a raid on Moscow, admits "German troops. operating The opinion is also held that that the Russians are staging the Smolensk direction stain unidad the Japanese forces in determined counter-attacks in heavy losses in men and Indo - China receive further the Smolensk area. - Inter- ment. farge, reinforcements, they can national News Service.
be regarded as sufficient only for occupation, not for further aggression.A
Advicós reaching. Washington,
1,500,000 Casualties
from Tokyo, however, indicata still that the Japan have called up an additional (000 en in the
believ
last ten days,
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