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RESIGN
CRUCIAL DAYS FOR BRITISH FORCES IN THE FAR EAST WILL NOT BE FOUND WANTING: BROOKE-POPHAM'S CONFIDENCE
SOVIET STRATEGY OF DEFENCE IN DEPTH
THE NEXT FEW DAYS MAY BE THE MOST CRUCIAL FOR RUSSIA'S BOLD STRATEGY OF DEFENCE IN DEPTH.
The Soviet High Command reported yesterday after- noon that fighting continued during the night in the Pskov and Porkhov 'sectors southeast of Leningrad, in the first of which, the Russians on Tuesday, it is reported, cut up "section by section" the German motorised and mechan- ised units.
Fighting also continued
further south in the Porkhov
DEEP ADMIRATION
LONDON, July 16. (Router) ——"I'
and Vitebsk areas of the think it is only fair to say the Nazi's northern thrust to-Russian Army has my deep ad- miration for the fight it is putting
T'he German High Command, the Russian-German
operations were Wednesday,
war - on
The Japanese Cab-wards Smolensk and Moscow up. declared a British observer on inet resigned yester-reporting that day en bloc.
continuing "their favourable He added: "This is now the course," states nevertheless that fourth week of fighting and what several "desperate Soviet counter-the Germans have achieved is
attacks were repelled with losses. nothing that can be reckoned as a
and
The reason given for the resignation is that the Cabinet must make room for a stronger of Lithuania and the Soviet Union, Government to cope An optimistic view of Russia's
Pękov and Porkboy are towns on final or real substantial advantage
near the Estonian-Russian to them. border and Polotzk and Vitebsk "are towns on and near the border
OPTIMISTIC VIEW
two German
with the present na-holding of these
thrusts and the third at Novo-
tional and internation-grad Volinsk in front of Klevis al situation.
PRINCE KONOYE
The resignation comes ex- actly a year after PRINCE KONOYE was appointed to lead the Government in view of International develop- ments.
THE KONOYE MINISTRY WILL, HOWEVER, REMAIN IN OFFICE FOR THE TIME BEING AWAITING IMPERI- AL ORDERS.
The Emperor and Empress, who were in the country district for: the -summer tiolidays, returned to -Tokyo immediately yesterday,
The Domel Agency says that the fact that the Emperor and Empress interrupted their hell. day to return to the capital is an Indication of the very seri- ous situation confronting the country.
GENERAL HONDA-
General Honda, the Japanese Ambassador to Nanking, who was
"expressed by the British Army 20- thority today.
Fighting which was in progress in the Novograd Volinsk sector on Tuesday had apparently dled down by night.
Moscow reported yesterday after noon that there were no large- scale operations nor substantiai changes in troop dispositions else- where on the front.
con-
The Russian Air Forces tinued to plaster during the night Nazi's Rumanian oil stocks at Polesti which had been the target
"Unless they can go consider- ably further, they will not achieve anything worth the expenditure of men and machines which they have made."
Determination Expressed In
Interview In Singapore Concerning Rumours About Japan's Moves
**WE ARE FULLY PREPARED, COME WHAT MAY. WE ARE CONFIDENT THAT WHATEVER THE BRITISH FORCES IN THE FAR EAST MAY BE CALLED UPON TO PERFORM, THEY WILL NOT FIND US WANTING."
THESE WORDS OF CALM DETERMINATION AND CONFIDENCE WERE SPOKEN BY AIR CHIEF MARSHAL ROBERT BROOKE - POPHAM, BRITISH COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF IN THE FAR EAST, IN AN INTER- VIEW GIVEN TO REUTER IN SINGAPORE YESTERDAY, CONCERNING THE RUMOURS OF AN IMPENDING RE- SUMPTION OF JAPAN'S SOUTHWARD EXPANSION,
SIR
THEY TYPIFY THE SPIRIT OF THE WHOLE DEMOCRACY FRONT IN THE FAR EAST AS REUTER'S COR- RESPONDENT CAN STATE WITH FIRST-HAND KNOWLEDGE, HAVING BEEN IN CHINA, HONGKONG, THE PHI- LIPPINES, THE NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES AND MALAYA WI"HIN THE PAST MONTH.
This front-popularly known as the ABCD front, from the component parts of AMERICA, BRITAIN, CHINA and the DUTCH EAST INDIES--has no formalised alliance but all components have for several months worked in close contact and can safely be said that any antion regard- ed as a menace to the security of one component would be regarded as a matter of concern to all other components. Whether any action, short The rumours that Japan is going Aircraft of the Bomber Com of an actual attack on the to take some dramatic action with- mand attacked industrial targets territory of one member of counted by the DAILY HERALD'S in DUISBERG and elsewhere in
in the next month or so are dis-
Ruhr Again Bombed
120
states an Air Ministry communi-
que.
JAPANESE NAVY "Vigilantly Watching" AMERICAN FLEET
SHIMBUN indicated that the Japanese Navy is “vigilantly watching TOKYO, July 16 (Router)-In an article today, the YOMIURI the RUNR Tuesday night, the front might result in Diplomatic correspondent, who ex-the movements of the American Fleet in the Packflo
preventive action" by one presses the opinion that these
"THE IMPERIAL NAVY," the paper sald, "CANNOT REMAIN IN- or more members of the stories are being put out by the DIFFERENT TO THE DISPOSITION OF AMERICAN WALSHTES IN Good results were observed in front, is naturally a closely Japanese themselves to test the THE PACIFIC which has been designed for the purpose of encircling
British and American reaction, the Japanese mandate islands in the Southern. Faddle by establish guarded secret.
says Reuter..
ing bases in various islands in the Aleutians in the north and HaWAH ed what might be considered vital line of action, he says, the Japan-
Before finally deciding on any in the south."
spite of bad weather,
Fighter Command planes at- tacked aerodromes in Northern France.
Three planes of the Bomber Com
operations.
However, it cannot be overlook-
to Allied concern if bases are pro-ese Government would naturally
Pointing out that the man bodyį:
Atlantic, the paper asserted that
for their bombers for several days, mand are missing from the night vided in the south of Indo-China like to know just what action Bri-of the United States Fleet is being to Germany's Axis partner, Japan, tain and the United States would concentrated in the Pacific with Over Britain, on Tuesday night.smce these might provide not only take in the face of either a Jap-Patrolling units transferred to the a single Talder dropped bombs in a valuable striking ground against anese move against Russia or a place on the. South East coast Malaya and Burma, but will place Japanese move into Indo-China. where some damage was caused the island of Borneo under the and a small number of casualties cross-line of fire from the North- West as well as trom the North- past.
Entrance To Manila Bay Mined
The United States Naval Authorities in Mantis announced yesterday that the entrances to Manila and Suble Baya will be dangerous after daylight on July 17 on account of mines,
The entrance to Subic Bay,
a naval defensive sen area, is prohibited. The entrance to Manila Bay is permlited only
in daylight, says Reuter,
41,900 KILLED
IN BRITAIN
Air raid casualties in Britain from Jan. 1 to June 30 this year are as follows:-
41,900 killed; 52,600 injured.
KONOYE TO VISIT NANKING
5
The Nanking Authorities may ahortly extend an invitation to
He adds that it would not he very wise to gratify this very natural.
this curiosity, ".... but much can be said. Not only are the British and American Governments, watching the si- tuation carefully and changing all available formation, but they have also been discussing certain steps to be taken in certain even- tuailtles
the United States saw "a hypothe tie enemy in the Pacific as was clearly announced by the United States Secretary for the Navy, | Colonel Knox.":
This island ..of Borneo-the
The paper believes that the main craziest laiand constitutionally in
body of the American Fleet con- the world, a part belonging to the
centrated in the Pacific consists of Netherlands East Indies, a part be-
12 battleships, 11 heavy cruisers, longing still to a chartered com-j
14 light cruisers, three aircraft- pany, the British North Borneo
carriera, 92 destroyers and 31 sub- marines, of which eight battleships, Company, a part the British-pro- tected but independent state of
20 cruisers, both heavy and light. Sarawak and a part (Labuan) in-
two aircraft carriers, 60 destroyers corporated in the Straits Settle-
correspondent concludes: and 20 submarines have been as ments regime with Singapore is "Japan seems hardly likely to take aigned to Hawalian waters with
The
a vital element of the ABCD front. any very serious step until she can the remainder patrolling ~ the
high Japanese authorities to visit It is ideally situated to link are a bit clearer how things are Panama and West Coast of Ame
scing on the Soviet's Western rica.** Nanking, according to the BHANG-force co-operation between Malaya, front." HAI EVENING POST, quoting the Netherlands East Indies and official sources in. Nanking.
the Philippines
Rate Of Shipping Loss Still Disquietingly High
Walle attributing the improvement in the figures of Allled ship- ping losses primarily to the Increase in the mumber of escorts now available and the development of other counter-measures, the DAILY TELEGRAPH says: "It must be acknowledged that the rate of loss is still disquietingly high and mast fall very much before we can: say with confidence that the Battle of the Atlantic has definita- ly been won. Nor should we exclude the possibility of fresh set- backs," azys a Reuter message.
After emphasizing that
the
in Tokyo returned to his post yes- enemy's own losses of 180,000 tons terday.
in the past month were relatively
The Japanese Envoy in Moscow much heavier than the British, called on M. Molotov yesterday since he has, far few ships sailing
Agures to onlculate the suÇOBAN of his newer methods of opera- tion and has derived notable benefit from our gratullous help.
and it is understood discussed the the sens, the Daily Telegraph re-¦ ¦ "The June...ngures of Beltin Anglo-Russien agreement and the marks that the enemy must be ex-merchant shipping, fosses are en- recent Russo-Japan pact.
EXTRAORDINARY MEETING
TOKYO, Jaly 1 (Beater)
periencing a growing anxiety for couraging, says the / MANCH
hia zen commingleations between TER GUARDIAN. Turope and North Africa, and adds į fürther sign thất 20 that he will also be keenly disapheld in the Battle of the An actraordinary · Cabinet Bulated to leam that, henceforth | The causes at his cher mestiar took Dikus" at the the Admiralty is to discontinue seen pechups in the thot
klenor of the Tre- publuning regular agures of of heavy ships in conv mler,
this *** losses,
persistent; bombing of ovanine, itin reperied, in dis-
submarine, bases, in more.
widening of our
There can be so question, kids the paper, that the enemy has become intress lve rollant on our monthly.
Moreover, it carries beneath its soll 70 per cent. of the rich oll out put of the Western Pacific talanda
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2-Football; - First meeting of new Counseli÷of HKFAS Recrei riks; Governor leaving in Sept.; Cross- word puzzle. NDOA 3-Radio programmes¡ : "Com- ing events: Cinemja «notéa. 4–Flerve fighting raging in
· Novigrad - Vollnak: New light" on reported" "Hitler-
harbouring, Round, the lies. Courta.
ditig article: Construc,
Now Order.
Government::
The paper said the United MALAYA'S REACTION
States bad concentrated the main body of her. Fleet in Hawall, her Determination to checkmate any advance base, since 1980 for the sudden move to disturb the status professed purpose of conducting quo in this part of the world is manoeuvres, and this Fleet now is Malaya's reaction to reports from standing by to clear the decks Indo-China
la moment's notice":
Clear Warning To Japan To Go Easy
SINGAPORE, July 18 (Router)--A clear warning to Japan to so easy with any flat she may have as regarde Indo-China, “the wante" to avoid the possibill ty ofɔ trouble with Beltadig ka In the leader of today's STRAITS TIMES!
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