CHUNGKING
THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 12, 1941.
ATTITUDE
Divided Views On U.S.-Japanese Talks
JAPAN'S Main Topic Of
DEFENCE MOVE
Interest
THE EVE OF President Roosevelt's eager- ly-awaited broadcast finds the discussions between the United States and Japan still the Establishment of a Gen-main topic of interest in Chungking, with eral Defence Headquar- opinions apparently divided. ters for Japan may be viewed as a further indi- cation of the preparations that country for an ultimate worsening of the world situation.
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GENERAL YAMADA, CHIEF OF THE NEW HEADQUARTERS. BECOMES VIRTUAL DICTATOR IN MATTERS OF EMPIRE DE- FENCE.
He is responsible only to the Emperor and remains on the War! Council as well as holding the post of Inspector-General of Mi tary Education.
Some quarters still see the possibility of compromise arrangements being made be- tween the two countries while others think a settlement is unlikely.
Chinese reports from Washing- breathing space the Democracies ton indicate that no settlement; will miss a great opportunity to has yet been reached, and similar check Japanese aggression." views are shared by American Reuter. circles.
Chungking Talk
That the United States will not come to an agreement with Japan on the Far Eastern situation, ex- cept in the form of a basic settle-place ment, is the belief expressed in Clarence Chungking.
ALL JAPANESE MORNING
The suggestion from Tokyo that NEWSPAPERS YESTERDAY if the United States resumed oil GAVE PROMINENCE TO THE¦
to Japan the latter shipments NEW DEFENCE MEASURE, would not interfere with Amer- WHICH IS ATTRIBUTED TO ican oil shipments to Russia, via "THE AGGRAVATION OF THE
was described Vladivostok,
by SITUATION WHICH FINDS the official "Central 'Daily News' JAPAN SURROUNDED ON
as "another Konoye trick." FOUR SIDES.” —
REUTER.
12,000 POLITICAL
PRISONERS
Breathing Space
A lengthy conversation took
between Mr. yesterday Gauss,
the American Ambassador in Chungking, and the Chinese Foreign Minister. Dr. Quo Tal-chi, at the latter's official residence.
The topics discussed are not re- vealed but it is general y presum- ed that they touched on the pre- sent American-Japanese talks in Washington.-Central News.
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FIGHTER
TOWN FINED
ICELAND
FOR SABOTAGE FREIGHTER
The inhabitants of: the important indus- trial town of Enschede, in eastern Holland, have been fined 50,000 guilders by the German commissar for "committing acts of sabotage," it was learned in Dutch cir- cles in London yester- day. Nature of the sabotage stated. Reuter.
was
TORPEDOED
German
The official news agency quotes a Reykjavik report that the Icelandic freighter "Hek- la" was sunk on June 29 on a voyage, to America. Of the crew of 20 only six were saved.
There were no Americans among the crew of the Hekla, not
LABOUR LEADERS SHOT
Thor Thors, Consul-General In Now York. for Iceland, sald the "Hekla" was torpedoed without warning in daylight on June 29 and sank in two three minutes.
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The Icelandic colours were painted plainly on her sides when she left Reykjavik two days ear- lier.
She was sunk about 500 miles south-west of Iceland and the sur- vivors spent ten and a half days (SPECIAL TO "CHINA_MAIL") on a raft before being rescued.—
Reports from Norway Reuter.
received in Stockholm say the German overlords
have executed two of the STOP PRESS
foremost Labour leaders under the state of siege!
PATROLS proclaimed with the aim
DESPITE
UNFAVOURABLE of halting "rebellious CLOUD CONDITIONS SPIT strikes." FIRES OF THE FIGHTER COM- MAND CARRIED OUT PATROLS OVER OCCUPIED TERRITORY YESTERDAY.
Declaring Japan apparently is using this as a-bargaining point the ini the present discussions
Tokyo's suggestion The Secretary for India stated paper adds: in the Commons that on July 1 that she would not interfere with those serving sentences in connec- oil shipments via Vladivostok if tion with the civil disobedience the United States would resume to oll shipments to Japan proves movement in India amounted 12,129 including 28 ex-Ministers she is insincere towards the Axis and 290 members of provincial and the United States alike.
break "She is now trying to legislatures. In addition seven of
economic
They flew at 50 feet across the Anglo-American 31 of the latter the the former and
sea and swept inland for several detention.-British pressure.
"If Japan is allowed another miles over northern France. Bel-
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Two pilots saw some inaccurate fire from the ground but no enemy fighters came up to interfere.
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The executions are described as blow to the veritable death once-powerful Norwegian Labour movement.
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Viggo Pansteen, Secretary of of Federation General Trade Unions, and Rolf Vick- stroem, Chairman of the Trade Union Council, were shot by a firing squad.
It is understood a drastic purge of the unions is under way by the Quisling lieutenant, Olav Fossum, Secretary of the Labour Federa-
tion.
The pilots report much harvest-
The Swedish Labour Federation ing is going on both in Belgium yesterday draped its premises with and France. Peasants stopped work and waved to the pilots as black crepe and Norwegian flags in sympathy. International News thev flew low over the fields.-
Service. British Wireless.
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U.S. NAVY TO STRIKE
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THREE CHINESE GIRLS DROWNED
Three
Chinese girls were drowned when a lighter, No. 1988V, cank near Buoy No. 4 early this morning. President Roosevelt described! The lighter, carrying 16, includ "these acts of lawlessness" as "a ing the three girls, and 800 bags Nazi design to abolish the freedom of rice, sank at 3.10 am. while of the seas and acquire absolute under way from a ship to the control and domination of the seas Island. for themselves.
All with the exception of the "With control of the seas in three girls, between 6 and 12, their own hands, the way can be- were rescued by passing launches. come clear for their next step- domination of the United States
and the western hemisphere by The prefix "special" to telegrams la force..
used by the Sunday Herald" and HAVE NO ILLUSIONS "China Mail to indicate news which ABOUT THE GRAVITY OF THIS strictly copyright under the provi alons of the Telecommunications"-Or. STEP. IN THE PROTECTION OF dinance, 1938, and may not be reprint. YOUR NATION. IT CANNOT ad under any circumstances, either BE AVOIDED.”
wholly or in part, without prior RP-
A President Roosevelt Bald the rangement.
U.S. Navy was "invincible _only so long as the British Navy
survives." M
He declared the United States traditional policy of freedom of the seas still applies not merely to the Atlantic but to the Pacifc and all other, oceans as well."
HE ADDED. THAT "U.S. VEG“ SELS IN U.S. DEFENCE WATERS WOULD NO LONGER WAIT FOR AXIS ATTACKERS TO STRIKE
·FIRST.
Squarely In The Eye The President pointed out that other peaceful nations had "met with disaster because they refus cd to look the German, danger squarely in the eye, until the actually had them by the throat." HE ADDED: THE UNITED STATES WILL NOT MAKE THAT FATAL MISTAKE."- REUTER AND INTERNATION AL NEWS SERVICE.-
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