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New Battle On Western CONSUMERS
Front In Early Stages French Anti-Tank Defences Completely Fill Role
LONDON. June 7 (Reuter)-So far, the new battle on the Western Front from the sea to the Aisne is still in its early states.
It may be some time before a clear picture of its scope can
emerge.
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A French military spokesman with bombs and guns. It has sup- yesterday admitted that we had ported without fespite our Infantry made one or two withdrawals but and artillery. clalining it as an emphasised that these were slight honour to return to the battle, and only of a tactical value,
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River.
"The number of tanks destroyed exceeds several hundreds.
The Allies, it should be pointed out. never held the whole of the "In the region of Allette, de-
bank southern
enemy Somme tachments of the of the
nave pushed forward until they reached On the whole, said the spokes- the heignts bordering the right man, the new system of anti-tank bank of the Aisne."
FIERCE RESISTANCE defences has completely filled its
LONDON. June 7 (Reuter role although 'some through. They, however, scon Highland regiments of a famous found themselves in trouble. The division have yesterday been further they went the more hedge-fiercely resisting the German at-
anti-tank hog
defences they tack on the Somme front, says found
tanks" got
2.000 TANKS PARIS. June 7 (Reuter-Mi- tary quarters state that the Ger- mans flung, over 2,000 tanks into battle yesterday. Several hundred of them were destroyed
French fighters brought down 38 machines to-day for certain, and seven others were probably des- troyed
French, cannon-Aring atrcraft attacked German tanks with good effect..
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** A French communique is- sued yesterday states that "the marale of our troops is splen-. did.
The battle continues, on all points between the sea and the region of Chemi-des-Dames,
The enemy has thrown into the fray maskes,,of tanks in groups of 200 and 300 at numerous paints en the battlefield,
"Our aviation is giving ald and attacking the" armoured vehicles
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"Eye-Witness," writing from the advanced battle headquarters on the Somme front
These troops are part of the British forces on the front which are holong a section of the line near Abbeville,
The British troops, althougn surrounded, fought un tenaciously, living op magnificently to the division's reputation for toughness and courage
Men of every professlön ana trade have been among those who met the German onslaught fear- lessly and calmly, and many mall tiamen who were called to the colours only a year ugo have. shown themselves as good soldiers. as any.
Our men are Int excepent spirits despite heavy artillery. machine-gun fire and low. flying bombing.
The General said; ***The, Just shake themselves after- wards and laugh."
ITALIAN WITHDRAWALS IN
LONDON AND NEW
YORK
The feature of the Exchange Market yesterday was the anusital rise of the New York-London cross rate from 319.125 to 368.25..
The U. S. dollar was quoted at
22 at the Opening but the market was quiet. No business was done
till later when small transactions were put through at 21.75.
Little authentic information was
ITALIAN. SHIPS'
ORDER
CONTRIBUTION
CABLE
Netherland
TO WAR EFFORT Relief Fund
B.S
With a view to relieving the LONDON, June 7 (Reuter)Re-hardships of the Netherlands ferring to the new measures to res- population and refugees trict consumption "announced by result of the German occupation. Major Lloyd George, Parliamentary committee has been formed in Secretary to the Board of Trade, Hongkong under the presidency of the Daily Telegraph says. "This is the Acting Consul-General for the apart. small part indeed. of the Netherlands, consumers contribution to the war
This committes shall be grate- effort which would be only too ful for support from friends and glad to make. The country is sympathisers in this Colony. ready and anxious to accept what- Those willing to contribute are ever sacrifices are asked of it." kindly requested to send their In similar vein. The Times saya" donations to the Netherlands "The new orders issued on Thurs-Trading Society or the Nether- day by the Board of Trade impose lands India Commercial Bank. drast restrictions upon private A generous response has already consumption: and more are fore-been received from the local shadowed. They will be welcomerNetherlands community.
by the public, which, ever since the war was declared, has asked to be told with authority by what sacrifices and by what abstinences It could best help the national effort."
All cheques should be made payable to "Netherland Rellef Fund” and sent to the Nether-
lands Trading Society or the Netherlands India Commercial Bank.
The committee comprises: D. G. E. Middleburg, President; N. Brandel, Hon. Secretary; J. H van der Laan Hon. Treasurer (c/o [N. T. S.); Lem Tjice Kwie, B. J. Israel, Oet Tong Lee, A, H. Velt-
WAR LOAN LIST.
FULL
CANBERRA, June 7 (Reuter)— man. Mr. P. C. Fender, Minister of announced that the Finance,
St. Andrew's Mothers' Union held second war loan of £30,000,000 a very successful Jumble Sale in will be closed tomorrow as 'it has St. Andrew's Hall yesterday at 3
p.m. been over-subscribed.
U.S.
NAVY'S PLANS TO GIVE ALLIES PLANES
Decision To Fly Bombers
1.
Across Atlantic
WASHINGTON, June 7 (Reuter)--The general reaction to the announcement that the United States Navy is immediately provid- ing planes for the Alles is that the United States is step by step going into the war. The thought of provision of these planes, with what it implies, may have more effect in Rome than President Roosevelt's recent diplomatic exchanges,
The step is also regarded as an effective answer to Signor Gayda's warning to America on Thursday, to stay out of European affairs.
It is generally believed that per- sonal appeals for the Allies, made by the American Ambassadors in London and Paris were 'the im- mediate cause of the sudden de.. cision to fly these bombers to Canada whence they will pro- bably fly to England.
SIGNIFICANT STATEMENT Governor Lehmann's statement is also regarded to be" significant. political observers say, and visitors to the White House have rarely expressed themselves freely In connexion with the above re-without the tacit approval of the
President,
NO ORDERS HERE,
SHANGHAI June 7 (Reuter)... available locally regarding the All Italian shipping services to the state of the market, the leading Far East are to be suspended, re- British bank bere offering no ex-ports the Sin Wan Pas planation beyond the fact that it had received contradicting reports from abroad.
Exchange circles state that there port, enquiries at the office of was considerable, short-covering in Messrs. Lloyd Triestino yesterday New York in anticipation of a free elicited the information that the sterling market, One report said local office has received no such that the United States was con- sidering financial aid to the Allies whilst there was also talk of Italian withdrawals in London and New York.
orders and there were bookings as úsual.
SHANGHAI, June 7 Reuter- In a report from Loyang the Shun Paq states that over ten 31 PANAMA, June 6 (Reuter-The jof railway tracks west of Tan- Italian liner. Conte Blancamano, shanhsten and about 100 kilome
is reported to have received orders tres in Suchowfu, north-west of today to remain in Fert Balboa Klangsu were destroyed by the until further notice.
Chinese guerillas.
R. A. F. HARASS PHASE OF NAZI
LONDON, June 7 (Reuter)-The
SECOND ATTACK
Air Ministry 'announces that throughout Thursday night and yesterday, strong forces of heavy medium bombers of the R. A. F. has been continually. engaged in harassing the second phase of the German offensive.. against the Allied armies in France with series of attacks on mechanised troops, concentrations and lines of communications behind the German battle front. Hits were registered on two co- voys and a military train was derailed: At strategic points, roads "and railways were temperarily made unusable. In addition to all refineries, marshalling yarde in Ruhr and near Hamburg were also bombea...
War-Time
Cup Final
LONDON, June
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(Reuter)
thousand Free admittance "to a Medium bombers after success. British soldiers from Dunkirk and a special enclosure for mjured re- fully attacking. between Amicus and "Arras were intercepted by turned soldiers will be provided at enemy fighters which they engay-the Wembley Stadium tomorrow. ed and 'two of which could be seen evening in the final of the Foot- ball League Wartime Chip in which in flames.
West Ham are the favourites.
At Cambrai direct hits were re- gistered on a rallway and mar- shailing yard, tearing up tracks for hundreds of yards,
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In addition to the 50 planes traded to the Curtiss Company, a Planes more effective than words. number of machines will be traded
to other companies and the total ance has ordered that all arsenals ngure immediately avaliable from will work six days in a week an the Navy is said to be about 200. a three-shift basis; to speed the
The Chief of the Army Ordin-production of munitions.
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losses totalled between 400,000 and, Continuing, the speaker 500,000 mėn. Against this the that one French machine-gun" losses sustained by the Allles came crew, after the battle, said that the to only a quarter of that number. more Germans that were mowed Insofar as tanks were concerned, down, the more were sent over. Mr. Wickham Steed that the Ger: and this, Mr. Wickham Steed con“ mans had already lost at least 2,000 tended, bore out the popular and this, he said, was about one opinion that Hitler, like every fourth of the total with which the German militarist, cared not how Germans started the war.
many men were sacrificed if any point, no matter how small, could be gained,
WHY NOT CALAIS? Speaking about the German losses in the air, the speaker said that these had not been less than four-to-one as compared with the
Allled casualties..
"The great thing" said Mr. Wickham 'Steed, "Is that we' have learned Hitler's tactical methods and we have had time to improvise a counter.
"It now remains," he con-. tinued, "for the larger strate- gical question as to whether Hitler did not blunder when he did not drive to Calais."
MODIFY PLAN
Mr. Wickham. Steed cited the Battle of Verdun. In 1916, as an example of this German trait.
MOVING EN MASSE The speaker then said that things were moving so quickly
M. Daladter made way.
that there was very little rooming sympathy for the Allies from left in Hitler's infantry for indivi- the United States
dual training with the result that "Hitler may not take serious the men just moved about en notice of the Pope's efforts to pre- masse, and there was no initiative vent Italy from entering the con- fict, he may under-estimate the on the part of any of them.
Whether the Germans admitted British and the French, but he is it or not, said the speaker. this mistaken and, the future will take Hitler and his military advisers amounted to a confession that care of him. might have attempted to modify their losses were very heavy and, “Beltain is awake and alert, the von Schliefen Plan in order in this connexion, Mr. Wickham watchful and unafraid. France
also will not fail. that they might use their me- Steed reminded his listeners of chanised units to better advantage the appeal "made "through every but before they could do this they broadcasting station in Germany from the French Cabinet, shows would have to beat General Wey-for "young Germans of adventur-that those who fall will have to and gand whose life work had been to ous spirit and open mind" to ac- make way for other "men, study every possible German move.cept training as pilota.
America 13 also awake and are
"..
"The dropping of M. Daladier,
In this connexion, the speaker "Can it be, in the air at least, giving the Allies more help each emphasised the fact that the Ger that automatons cannot cope with day. man infantry of today was in the skill and daring of the Bri-'|| "As the Prime Minister" told as ferior to that in 1914 when they tish pota?"
In his statement in the House of were very highly trained in mil-
Commons on Tuesday," 'our En- itary tactics.
pire at home and beyond the seas will carry on the struggle until in God's time & new world with all its power and might step forth to
Shanghai Rumours Denied: cent targets for rifle
Control Of French Sector
SHANGHAI, June 7 (Reuter)-Reports that the authorities of the French Concession here requested the American authorities to take over patrol duties in the Concession in the event of Italy entering the wär were denied by the "Japanese Embassy spokes- man today.
was no
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NO APPRECIABLE IMPRESSION
It was revealed that the Japan- ese Consul-General called on the French and American authorities to inquire about the reports He was informed that there foundation for such statements.
LONDON, June 7 (Reuter)-The Daily Telegraph writes that what- The spokesman added:
"Some
ever the great new battle raging people think the Japanese aul- in northem France may bring: thorities intend to take over the hereafter, the first shock of the French Concession and the Inter the consciousners that this time no- national Settlement in the event appreciable Impression on the de-
fence.
of Italian entry into the war.
"The Japanese do not contem-
· General Weygand made good use plate taking any such action of the fortnight's respite to con- merely by reason of Itallan entry solidate his line in depth behind into the war, barring some radical the river barriers, change in the situation.""
and
old'
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"Nothing short of a military "setback, so severe that it can- "In the recent Flanders battle.
not be hidden from the Ger- wave after wave of German in-
man people, will hold Hitler. Thes were fantry came over.
"Then it also must be borne in formed in closer columns than in 1914 and for that reason made ex-mind that Hitler hopes, by another the liberation and rescue of the
overcome the victory, to
last
conclusion, Mr, Wickham vestiges of hesitation of Mussolini Steed said, "the British and the from joining the war on the side French armies, with their peoples of the Germans.”
behind them, will have a tale to U.S. SYMPATHY
tell and the tale will not be This effort, sald the speaker, pleasant for Hitler, who will be may be prompted by the increas-forgotten and merely remembered
as a system that darkened
the path of human progress when the
cellent machine-gun fire."
"They were mowed down in such large numbers that the Allled machine-gunners finally saw nothing but pile upon pile of corpses before them.".
“IT'S COME
bellaved
--
AT LAST: HELP US ALL”
CRUCIAL SCENE
1i
GOD Allies have defeated his armaged-
don of evil.”
WARNING TO SHIPPING
LONDON, June 7 (Renter)--ANY, ships approaching within three miles of the British shores_during
the hours of darkness will be fired upon, according to the latest Ad- miralty notification,
BRIDGE WASHED the fount and head, and they are night last summer when, at a con- had "substituted a wretched Ittle advisers
AWAY BY HEAVY RAINS
His armies are feeling" the elec tric touch of the more vigorous leadership of which he himself is
throwing themselves into the fight with a desperate ardour born of the consciousness that this time no- thing less than Paris is at stake.
On land; the immediate British contribution to the night is small. Az a result of the heavy rain but in the air the R.A.F. iz ren- that fell during the week, a police dering invaluable support to our report states, a small bridge in French Allies both at the scene Tal Nam Cheung, in the Pingshan of battle and on lines of supply District was washed away yester and communication. day. The road. has been closed to
The majority of the players are engaged in national duties and will have to travel after finishing work at a.m.... The enemy occupied aerdrome The following are the teams:---- "at Cambrai was bombed and West Ham Conway; Bicknell, C. at Lecateau the enemy was sub-walker: Fenton, R. Walker, Cock jected to a heavy bombardment, roft Small, Macaulay, Foreman, where train was wrecked.
Goulden, Foxall. St. Quintin and Doual were also
Blackburn Barrow Hough, trame. visited. The principal oil depots Crook; Whitesdle, Pryde Chivers; attacked were at Hamburg, where Rogers, Butt, Weddin. the works were set on fire and at Guest."
2 the end of the bombing there was
a chain of Are over the whole of
the target area
SHANGHAI, June 7 (Reuter) A message received from the Over 600 Japanese troops, were an-
to Clarkle." Sheungshui district was the nihilated on June 4 at Hughsler
effect that part of the motor road strategie_town about 90 kilometres in La Fong was washed away and north-east of Cantor, states an The Kiel Canal and Heligolana tramc in this region has been sus Tongyuan message to the Chinese- were also visited,
pended.
American Daily News.
AMERICAN WHITE PAPER DOES NOT NEGLECT "THE CABLES. The long, mimeographed, decoded messages, stamped Secret and Confidential, pour through the State Department's wire room day and night, month after month, from Chungking. Rome, Moscow, Madrid, Calcutta, Bucharest. To those who read them," Europe-and-Asia are imminent and ever-present-realisties. Things that to Congress and the Hull's eyes. Embargo repeal was U.S. at large are vague,"Insulating set aside, and World War II came oceans, to the cable reading on schedule
In another flashback, to last
Vessels, whose normal route runs policy-makers are alive and real Too often, when the policy-makers spring. Mr. Hull was shown cussing within the three-mile limit will be try to hint at the real shape of in- purple passages in private efforts exempted, but other ships must ternational affairs, they are not to convince Congressmen that the either anchor or sail outside three oncoming conflict was not just les if they cannot reach their "another goddam piddling dispute destination before dark. over a boundary line." that in A crucial scene occurred one place of international law the US. Possibly some of the President's consulted by Mesara ference between the President and bob-talled, sawed-off domestic Alsop and Kintper loosened their Congressmen, Idaho's late Senator statute."
tongues so that American White William Edgar Borah talsted he
A MISTAKE,
Paper could belatedly tell. the had better sources of information
Implicit on many a page of public some of that background than the State Department: that American White Paper, although of events which was in Franklin there would be no war in Europe. not explicitly pointed out. is the Roosevelt's mind at 2:40 Once before, the President, mis-size of the mistake made by morning when a telephone call judging his audience, had tried Franklin Roosevelt in not being came through from. Paris: telling a group of Senaters what candid with his country. Again and The Sharp, distance-harshened was going on abroad: they had de-again and again he avoided start tones of US. Ambassador parted muttering that Mr. Roosing a great national debate, avoid France William Christian Bullitt velt had said the US. frontler was it by not presenting the issues came through the receiver. The on the Rhine.
squarely to the nation." Through calm, sleepy voice of a light-sleep- This time he refrained from out the 18 months covered in the ing President replied. Mr. Bullitt lifting the vell, Cordell Hull tried book the President is pictured as reported that several German divi- to convince the Benators that the bound and gagged by laggard |sions were deep in Polish terri- urms embargo must be repealed as public opinion, Bute took notory, bombers over Warsaw. Sald a blunt warning to Hitler. When real steps to let non-cable-readers; Mr. Roosevelt, "Well, Bull, it's Borah spoke, tears came to Mr. in effect, see the cables,
come at: last God help 123"all"
one