THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 8, 1941.
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WASHINGTON MAKES UP MIND
Decides Mr. Churchill Is With Pres. Roosevelt
BRITONS
LEAVING SAIGON
Although the British consulate has not given orders, a proportion of the small British colony in Saigon is evacuating on Monday to Singapore. The party consists chiefly uf
women and children.
The movement of Japanese troops through Saigon is abating somewhat, giving rise to the supposition that they are making more use of water-borne traffle up the Mekong mouths.
By A Process Of Elimination
AS FAR AS WASH INGTON IS CONCERNED THE ROOSEVELT- CHURCHILL AFFAIR HAS PRACTICALLY CEASED TO BE A MYSTERY.
It is argued that Mr. Churchill could be absent in only two places - either in Moscow or with President Roosevelt, and it is thought that any arrival in Moscow could hardly be covered by such an impenetrable blanket of secrecy.
Hence the conviction that the British Prime Minister must be with President Roosevelt.
Arnold are both Ashing in Chesa- Interest yesterday therefore cen- peake Bay, nowhere near Presi- All official French bulldings tred not in whether they are meet-dent Roosevelt's resort at Campo- In Saigon have suddenly starting but why. ed sporting
cnormous white
crossce on the roofs.
It is understood this is due to a Vichy order to ensure the safety of French properly in the event of an armed conflict
in
best
political
that
6cmc of the observers are of opinion the meeting portends enormous events and steps,
bello, and there is no real evidence that Admiral Stark and Colonel Knox have gone there either.
Meanwhile an official despatch from the presidential yacht "Poto- mac" states President Roosevelt is keeping in close touch with in- ONE THEORY
THAT ternational affairs by naval radio. HARRY HOPKINS! THE DESPATCH ADDED THE BROUGHT BACK WORD FROM WEATHER WAS 'EXCELLENT MOSCOW OF THE URGENCY AND THE FISHING GOOD. OF FULL SUPPORT FOR RUS- There was no mention of SIA. TO ENSURE THAT SHE rumours of a possiblé Roosevelt- COULD HOLD GERMANY.
Churchill meeting-Reuter.
the Far East, which indicates French non-belligerency -Reuter.] MR.
REPULSE BAY BURGLARY
THE CASE IN CONNECTION WITH BURGLARIES AT NO. 37, REPULSE BAY ROAD, RESID- ENCE OF THE HÔN, MR. A. 1..
IS
If they are actually meeting, its importance sernis to be shown by the fact that no diplomatie ex- changes or arrangements preced- ed it.
"Great Secret"
There is strong reason to be- SHIELDS. AND AT NO. 12. lieve the State Department knew SOUTH BAY ROAD, HOME OF nothing of the meeting or the ar- MR. R. D. GILLESPIE, WAS rangements for it. It is felt the CONCLUDED AT THE CEN-details were known only to three TRAL MAGISTRACY BEFORE men-President Roosevelt, MR. H. G. SHELDON, K.C., THIS Hopkins and Mr. Churchill, MORNING,
First accuse 1, Li Ping, 30, who was charged with burglary, was sentenced to 12 months' hard labour.
Second defendunt, Yeung Man- kwong. 19, and Tam Mui, 32, widow, on the charge of receiv- ing stolen properly, tenced to one year and six months respectively.
were sen-
Silverware valued at $1,956 was stolen from Mr. Shield's residence, and $1,048 worth of
silverware from Mr. Gillespie's
house.
secuted.
Mr.
It was thought in Washington| yesterday that if it is true that
the
OIL FIRE DISASTER ON THAMES
It is learned that a serious fire and explo- sion occurred on Tues- day at the premises of a firm engaged in the manufacture of oil products Thames side.
Seven
were
on
coşualties
reported, and the cause of the fire is being investigated. --Reuter.
R-A-F. KEEPS UP STERN OFFENSIVE
FURTHER WIDESPREAD activities by
the American Chiefs of Staff and the R.A.F. over Germany and Northern France were reported in an Air Ministry com- Churchill munique issued yesterday.
Col. Frank Knox (Secretary of Navy)
were with President' Roosevelt, then Mr. was probably not there, bc. cavac of the obvious political repercussions in Congress to the
to the heads of America's fight- Ing Services.
The communique stated that - Bomber British Prime Minister talking Command aircraft seeking enemy shipping.in daylight on Wednesday bombed a small con- More "Fishing"
voy escorted by destroyers off the Dutch However, there is fairly con- coast.
George Marshall and General
AVIATION PETROL SHORTAGE
Mr. Harold J. Ickes, U.S. Petroleum Adminis- trator, yesterday an- nounced that four Ameri- can tankers are being transferred to Russia to transport aviation petrol.
:
At the same time ho told“ re- porters that there was a short- age of aviation petrol in the United States which might possibly have severe effects on military and commercial flying unfers the capacity for pro- ducing it was increased Imme- diately.
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Mr. Ickes added that the trans- fer to Russia might contribute to 題 limited general' petroleum shortage in West Coast areas and declared a compulsory plan to conserve petrol on the East Coast might be not far ahead.
Mr Ickes concluded by saying that despite the efforts to influ- ence motorists to cut down con- sumption the amount used on the Atlantic seaboard had actually materially increased in the last fortnight.
**Causing Concern"
MONGREL O
The problem of increasing America's capacity for producing aviation petrol, which requires special machinery, will be taken up by Mr. Ickes on August 11 at a meeting in Washington of the chairmen of regional oil industry committees.
Mr. Ickes added that the situa- tion regarding aviation petrol was causing a good deal of con-
Reuter.
tern."
BOMBING OF YENAN "INTERESTING"
of Veran headquarters of the
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The recent Japanese bombing
Communist forces, was "Interest- ing" commented the Chinese mili- Spokesman in Chungking tary The British rald on the French yesterday:'- coast was carried out by swarms The spokesman also remarked On Wednesday night, although erican-made. Bombs were drop-raids on Hunan were aimed
of bombers, some of them" Am- that the latest daily Japanese at
Det. Sergeant J. Bentley pro- vincing evidence that General After the attack one vessel was seen down by the stern with smoke pouring from it.
VICHY RUMOURS PRESIST
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THE UNITED STATES Government is seriously concerned at diplomatic advices indicating that Vichy is steadily giving in to German pressure for complete collaboration and may permit the Nazis to use, African bases, including Dakar.
the weather was even less favour-ped from a tremendous altitude: destroying rail communications.— able than the previous night.
International News Service. International News Service. Bomber Command aircraft at- tacked objectives in Frankfurt, Mannheim and Karlsruhe,
More large fires were started and a considerable weight of bomba, dropped in each city. Eight aircraft are missing from the night's operations,
Fighter Attacks
Fighter Command aircraft at- tacked a number of aerodromes in Northern France during the night.": One aircraft is missing.
Coastal Command aircraft tor-
Norwegian coast during the night Norway. One aircraft is missing..
Reuter.
Marshal Petain is said to be Note in itself has failed to satisfy badly broken up by the nature of the U.S. Government entirely re-pedded an enemy vessel off the the German pressure, with a stick, garding, the defence of French held over the French people in the Africa and other military bases and bombed an aerodrome, in shape of 1,700,000 French prison- and concessions. ——— Reuter.
ers of war in German camps, who would be permitted to "Tot” unless
France gives in.
"Marshal Petain is said to be în
FILIPINOS CHARGED
«Coast Pounded
a continual state of grief, return-Two Filipino youths, Louis British bombers pounded ing dispirited and sick at the sight Gubriel and Henry Dean, both Nazi-occupied French
Not Satisfied
the
"const
of the cream, of French manhood 18, were remanded 24 hours by around Calais and Boulogne early the camps. International Mr. D. J. N. Anderson at Kow-yesterday with loads of heavy ex- ews Services
loon this morning when charged| plosives. with stealing nante, plates from Residente.... on the south-east No. 23, Lock Road, the residence coast of England saw the vivid „flashes of German" ääLI; Paft
fire and heard the rumbla” .bomb explosions muffiöd "by
stiff north-west wind,
Mr. Cordell Hull, U.S. Secretary of Mrs, Kreshuer, and No. 5, of State, told his press conference Homuntin Road: residence of yesterday that the Note from Mr. Xavier. France was substantially along. They were additionally accused the lines reported in press des- of stealing. brass hooks from patches from Vichy.
three houses Nos. 12, -14 and 16, in Lock Road.
*** Asked whether the new assur-
ences were satisfactory, Mr. Hull It was stated that at 9.30 last shid he stlil wished to know more night accused was seen stealing about what was happening in the brass name-plate from Mr. Vichy
Kreshuer's house, and, arrested. ' Mr. Hull indicated that the Questioned,- accused - confessed Vichy Note might be published to the other, offences," Inter
*
His remarks led some observers Washington to infer that the
Accused were convicted *but were remanded for king up their finger prints.
The raid started a few hours after German coaster batteries had shelled Dover, damaging" 20. houses, and injuring three men and two women, e
**** Fierce!" anti-aircraft fire thwarted a German air,räld on the Thamos Estuary, High ox- plosives were dropped', 'at a number of plätestin isouth-east England With no serious dam-
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