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THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 22, 1941.
Curious Reversal Of Tokyo Propaganda Effort In Thailand
BANGKOK'S GERMAN CAUTION IN POLICY IN PRECAUTION HOLLAND
ARRIVALS IN SINGAPORE from the Thailand border remarked on the curious -reversal of Japanese propaganda in Thailand which until recently was consistently be- littling the British strength in Malaya and Burma.
They have turned to the contrary line now, the propaganda culminating in Tokyo Radio on Wednesday stating that 220,000 troops are standing along the British frontiers from Singapore to Burma.
OF
Despite most emphatic and WITH SHELTERS, DUG-OUTS, clear denials from Bangkok and BLACK-OUT EXERCISES AND Singapore, the Japanese continue
ΤΟ STUDY METHODS their attempts to vithate the Thai atmosphere again by putting out DEALING WITH INCENDIARY the report that "Thailand has re- BOMBS. ceived demonds for buses from Britain."
"No Danger
But Be
Prepared"
Three Guarantees
NAZI EFFORTS TO SUBVERT YOUTH IN OCCUPIED TERRITORIES IS EMPHASISED IN STATEMENTS BY ONE OF THEIR OWN QUISLINGS --- THE SECRETARY OF THE EDUCATIONAL AND SCIENCE DEPARTMENT OF THE DUTCH- NAZI REGIME, ACTING UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE REICH COMMISSAR IN THE
NETHERLANDS.
**RUSSIANS
**RAID
BERLIN
Russian 'planes raided Berlin on Wednesday night, causing fires, Moscow Radio announced last night, adding that all the Russian 'planes returned safely.
Reuter.
He said in a broadrust: "a cer- tain spirit of resistance against | 100000 our government and that of the
Germans is noticeable.
"This attitude is apt to endan- cannot be tolerated in Europe, which 1s fighting for its life. It is un- worthy of Dutch youth.
"Teachers have generally tried to avoid incidents but there have
which have| been several cases had their silent consent.
"The Reich Commissar has given me full powers to deal with repetitions of such incidents,
ger our future and
1
um empowered to close schools and expel pupils and teachers but
Dutch
FIRTH COLUMN
AT WORK
FIGURES INTENDED ΤΟ SHOW THAT BRITAIN HAS AN AMPLE OIL-TANKER FLEET WHICH ARE BEING CIRCULAT- ED IN THE UNITED · STATES APPARENTLY IN · A÷DELIBER} ATE EFFORT" TO "CONFUSI}; THE · PUBLIC ARE "WHOLLY AND COMPLETELY FALSE," STATED MR. RALPH DAVIES. UNITED STATES DEPUTY PETROLEUM CO-ORDINATOR.
ΤΟ REPLYING
UNOFFICIAL REPORTS THAT IT WAS NOT NECESSARY ΤΟ TRANSFER AMERICAN TANKERS TO BRI-
›0000000TAIN.
Scouts
Defiant
Dutch Boy Scouts are
"The inadequacy of British and Allied tankers to fulfil a wartime task as indicated by conclusive evidence in our hands is such as lo warrant the transfer of Ameri- can tankers to-aid transportation of oil," he declared.
"No one should beʼdeluded here Every step taken has been essen- tial in our Judgment, to the job of getting oil to the fighting fronts and thus protecting our own na- tional security," he added.
Mr. Davies said that the reports that the British have ample tan-
kers and that it was not necessary
I hope this will not be necessary. defying the Nazi ban to transfer American tankers to
"It will be necessary, however,
aid the British "do not square with
in consequence of the change in making them members of detailed figures submitted by the the European situation, to alter an illegal organisation British."-Reuter. British and Japanese assurances the timetable of lessons and school and are holding meetings | have noticed that Boy Scouts have to Thailand, the country's own de- books.
Too much emphasis has been and camps, states "Vrij been active. The new Thailand Cabinet Min-| termination to try its best to ad- ister,
the Luang Vichit Vathakarn, here to the strictest neutrality, and laid on the spiritual development Nederland,"
Free In future Dutch, Ger- Deputy Foreign Minister, broad- its preparedness to die for tree- of youth. cast yesterday on the "security of dom, are the three guarantees of man and gymnastics will be the Dutch newspaper pub.
main features of education." Thailand's security,
lished in London. suid Luang Vichit Vathakarn, in his radio ad- British Wireless. dress which was later translated into various languages,
Thailand" after which translations in English, French, German, Ita- lian and Japanese were broadcast on all wave-lengths.
The Bangkok Radio last night
After reiterating Thailand's for-
LIBRARIES
counselled the Thals to prepare rign policy as adumbrated on July WRECKED
themselves for any possible) 29 and August 9, Luang Vichit eventuality while the country Vathakarn said that Thailand must The was still at peace.
vas
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Or
Annual Report of the thank the British and the Japanese Friends of National Libraries for the assurances given by their gives a list of libraries which al- The speaker emphasised there spokesmen including Mr. Anthony ready have been destroyéd
no change in the situation. | Eden and Chief Air-Marshal Sir badly damaged by enemy action. that Thalland was not faced with Brocke-Popham.
Included In the list is the Bri- any danger of an attack and de-
tish Museum Library, where sec- precated any attempts to sensa- He concluded that the Thais tions of the law, archaeology, fine tionalise precautionary advice. were ready to sacrifice everything art, elc., and sets of philological In the case of unprovoked aggres- | and bibliographical periodicals were largely destroyed, Goldsmith College, where about 12,000 books were destroyed, the Guildhall Library, King's College (London) Library, the Inner Temple Libr- ary and the public libraries of Liverpool, Plymouth the Rich- mond.
NEVERTHELESS, HE URGED sion from whichever side. Reu- THE PUBLIC TO BE PREPARED ter.
Phone 27775
Repulse Bay Hotel
POPULAR SUNDAY
TIFFIN CONCERT
› Every Sunday
1 to 2.30 p.m.
Table d'Hote
and a la Carte
MUSIC BY Goo. Pio-Ulski's
Quintetto.
THE HONG KONG 4 SHANGHAI
HOTELS, “LTD.
80000
Birkbeck College Library has
been almost completely, destroyed
as have many, thousand of books in the National Central Library
British Wireless.
"A camp
was raided near Putten 'and: 120. Scouts arrested The boys resisted the German police who were compelled to use their arme. One 16-year- The boys and their parents have
old Scout was wounded. been warned by the Nazi Com-
"The boys' parents share in the missioner-General for Public blame for the Scout movement de- Security of the punishment that tying the ban and if they do not will be meted out to them if this stop their sons from stupid Scout continues.
activities they will be arrested and He states: "German police their sons will be expelled from patrols during July and August/school."--Reuter.
RUSSIAN FRONT
STILL RETAINS COHESION
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THE PRESENT successes gained by the Germans in Russia, although serious, are not regarded as presaging an early Russian de- feat since the front seems to retain cohesion and there is a general impression; though not
NAZI LEADERS confirmed; that Marshal Budenny has ex
FALL
THE DEATH OF S, A. GROUP
LEADER, HEINZ KNICKMAND,
tricated a great part of his armies to continue the struggle east of the Dnieper.
Russian reports even speak of the rout of ONE OF THE OLDEST NAZI a German division: in west Ukraine, and the FIGHTING ON THE RUSSIAN Germans are not having all their own way
PARTY "MEMBERS, WHILE
FRONT, WAS REPORTED BY
THE GERMAN RADIO LAST even west of the Dnieper.
NIGHT.
Rome radio announced earlier It is reported again without that Arthur Akmann, chief of the confirmation, that the Russians Hitler Youth, was also severely have blown up the great dam at wounded, necessitating amputation Dnieperstrov, vital power station. of the right hand, in action on the for the Ukrainian Industries, but eastern front-Reuter.
if by doing so they have saved Marshal Budenny's army and facilitated the holding of the
Battle Of
third great offensive in the at tack:on Ružsla but it remains to be seen whether it will go fur ether or prove more decisive than- the first two, which cost the Ger-. mans such enormous josstarin tamen and materials.
Dnieper line, then the economic In Serious Straits loss will probably have, been jus- tined.
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Meanw
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Production Mention of fighting in the centre ing the report of the correspon
at Gomel seems to indicate & Ger- dent of in Zurich newspaper who (SPECIAL TO “CHINA MAIL" man attempt to outlank: the Kiev visited the front that the Gere Echoing President Roosevelt's sector and turn the Dnieper line, mans are having great difficulties words that America must awaken and may thus constitute a serious with communications, observes, quickly, Mr: William Knudsen, threat to the Russian, defence, that the use of aeroplanes" for. head of the Office of Production In the north, Voroshilov's sum-transport on a front of millionss Management, declared the United mons to the people of Leningrad suggests theyard in serious States had not yet caught the to-defend the city to the last, to-straits. spirit which would enable "Bri gether with the Gorman claim to The correspondent goes on tain and the US, to win the bat have captured Novgorod, shows say the whole German construc tle of production against the the Germans are making a serious tion organisation is standing by Axis."
attempt to reach this objective to provide housing for the troop. also though they probably are in the approaching winter ~ and still at least 50 or 60 miles away. that the country he saw was so From" the effort expended by completely devastated, so as to
Bri the Gormane on this thrust it is afford no shalter wh
vident, they are now making nitish) Wireless,
However, when: America caught that spirit, he said, the battle is going to end in favour of moûr gido,"International News Ser
vice.