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HONGKONG, TUESDAY, AUGUST 12, 1941.
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JAPAN INVOKES THE NATIONAL GENERAL
GENERAL MOBILISATION ACT
On War-time
Maritime System On
Footing: State Control Of The
Stock Exchange: America Fully Prepared With Counter-measures
EVACUATING MALAYA
SINGAPORĘ, Aug. 11 (Reuter) -Japanese rationals are eva- cuating Malaya. via the Inter- national Express, to Bangkok.
The evacuation is stated to be due to the closing of Japanese businesses and the reduction in staff of big Japanese firms fol- lowing the freezing order.
It is reported that a request is made by the Japanese Govern- ment for a special ship 'to ova- cuate about 300 nationals in Singapore.
LARGE RECRUITING RUSH IN AUSTRALIA
THE JAPANESE GOVERNMENT HAS DECIDED TO INVOKE THE FULL PROVISION OF THE NATIONAL GENERAL MOBILISATION ACT, INCLEDING ARTICLE 19 WHICH PROVIDES FOR STATE CONTROL OF STOCK EXCHANGE. SUCH CONTROL IS EXPECTED TO TAKE THE FORM OF RESTRICTIONS ON THE RANGE OF DAILY FLUCTUATION IN MARKET QUOTATIONS,
The ASAHI SHIMBUN gave prominence to reports that the Government is rushing plans to place shipping under the complete emergency control, thus putting the maritime system on a water-tight war-time footing, says Reuter from fokyo.
The paper disclosed that the plans include the abolition of the existing Central Shipping Control Association and its replacement by a powerful semi-official body of members who will be selected from leading shipping concerns.
The United States is fully prepared with counter-
600 THOUSAND AUSTRALIANS UNDER ARMS
A recent call for recruits in Australia brought 169,000 men. Australia ΠΟΥ has 600.000 men under arms with 200,000 in the A. I. F. and war workers were estimated at 156,600, says Reuter
FOR AR. P.
The Federal
Loan Council
has set aside £1,000,000
kn
A. R. P. and defence chiefs are meet tu discuss how the money shall be laid out.
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WORST AERIAL BOMBARDMENT OF CHUNGKING Chungking had its worst aerial bombardment yesterday. says Reuter.
During the last four days the Japanese used 400 alrcraft und dropped over 3,000 bombs.
For the first time yesterday.
Army planes were used.
measures to be applied one by one for each step Japan Million Tons
Lakes in future, according to Mr. Kaname Wakasugi, Jap-
anese Minister in Washington, in a telephone interview Of Merchant
with the NICHI NICHI SHIMBUN from San Francisco.
THE THAILAND QUESTION.15 PARTLY RESPONSI-
BLE FOR HIS RETURN TO TOKYO.
"On the whole, the United Mr P. Q. Menzies, the Australian States seems to desire to Prime Minister, speaking before the Cabinet meeting in Canberra maintain amity with Japan,
yesterday said: but if the worst comes, they are prepared," he said.
Shipping In Canada
GERMAN ATTACK AGAINST KIEV.
ODESSA MAY BE SUPPLEMENTED BY
NAVAL ATTACK ON RUSSIAN CRIMEA
Three Hundred Barges Assembled At Black Sea Port Of Constanza
The German attack against Kiev and Odessa may be supplemented by a naval attack against Russian Crimea according to reliable military advice arriving here from Moscow and the Southern Russo-German front," states Martin Agronsky, the National Broadcasting Corporation commentator, according to Reuter.
Agropsky adds that at the Black Sea port of Constanza and at various points north of Constanza along the Black Sea coast between 250 and 300 naval barges, each capable of carrying 400 shock troops complete with special equipment, have been as- sembled.
At the same time, for the as shown by the fact that Berlin's past few weeks, the Nazis flak never went Into action and have been concentrating at that only a night fighter went up but too late to deal with the Rus- various points along the Ru-sian bombers. manian Black Sea coast near The raid was carried out with Russia's frontier, parts for a force of three squadrons
at least a further
400 heavy TB four-englued bombers-
the same type as flew over the
Considerable Progress
barges of similar troop-carry-North Pole from Moscow to Calloy Nazis In
ing capacity.
AWKWARD SITUATION
fornia before the war..
Starting from the Baltic Island LONDON, Aug. The first Rus-bases of Desel and Dagce off the
sian raid
are
The highest admiration will be accorded by the Royal Air Force) and also by the British public for
Ukraine
From Information available, it would certainly seem the threat to ODESSA is in reasTM ing. There
LONDON, Aug. 11 (Reuter)-It on Berlin, writes the Estonian coast, they completed a is authoritatively stated in London DAILY TELEGRAPH'S Stockholm 1,200-mile round trip to the Ger-today that the Germans appear to correspondent, has created an man enpital without Interception have made a considerable pro- awkward situation for Berlin pro-and without loss.
gress in the Ukraine, K. MR. ANGUS MACDONALD Canapagandists.
The Telegrapli's aeronautical: So far from reporting the raid correspondent writes: dian Minister for Naval Services, "While we desire peace in
who is in London to discuss ship-in detall and claiming the usual the Pacife, we are not dis-
building with the British author- astronomical number of planes posed to run away from the
shot down, Ities stated that Canada had in
the Germans geographical main fact that
contracts for 1,000,000 tons of mer-straining every nerve to conceal Singapore is part of Austra- THE INITIATIVE AND
chant shipping of two standard from their own people the fact the skilful planning and execu- that the Russian front is broken lla's frontier."
that the raiders were Russian. tion of the raid. The Russians however, THEIR ATTITUDE DEPENDS
sizes 10,000 and 5,000 tons, says
A colossal battle is being fought The emergency Cabinet meeting Reuter.
To admit this would hardly be have achieved one of the greatest ENTIRELY ON THE ATTI-was still sitting yesterday evening.
They also hoped to lay down compatible with Dr. Goebbels an-operational feats in the present out in depth, it seems. The Service Chiets were being destroyers and for this purpose the entire Soviet Air Force about a TUDE OF JAPAN."
nihilation, on a typewriter, of the consulted.
The emergency Cabinet meeting Ush yards to Canada is under dis- transfer of skilled men from Bri-
month ago. will be continued today.
IT IS QUITE CLEAR THEY WILL NEVER TAKE
He added that the United States had mistaken the idea of the Japanese policy pat- terned after and correlative
with the Germans.
Next Step By Japan Will Be Met
BATTLE OF By Force
BRITAIN Another step in Japan's mad dụg
policy, sald MAJOR ALLEN MUR- LONDON, Aug. 11 (BWS)--To-RAY, when he broadcast from day, Aug. 11, is the anniversary London yesterday, would be met of one of the biggest Nazi air at by force, the combined forces of tacks launched in the Battle of the democratic Powers who have Britain
vital Interests in the Pacific and About 400 enemy aircraft parti- have not the slightest Intention of elpated in the rald on Portland letting go of these interests, and Dover. Sixty were destroyed Japan, he added, must surely and 28 RAF. planes were shot reallee now that Thaliand. If at- down.
tacked, would not be alone and would have the help of the demo. cractes.
On Sunday, British aircraft at tacked onemy shipping and fight- ers carried out several sweeps over Northern France
We could be sure that German Influence was responsible for most of the actions of Japan.
In the shipping attacks, three RA.F. machines were los but th Thailand was putting up a brave the sweeps no opposition was en-tuce and had declared that she countered.
would resist to the bitter end.
Today's News Summary
JAPAN HAS INVOKED THE NATIONAL General Mobilisation Act by which sil industry will be turned to war production. The cmer- geney Cabinet meeting held in Australia will be continued today.
FROM SINGAPORE COMES A REPORT that there has been no sign, bf Immediate aggravation in the Far East situation.
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THE GERMANS ARE REPORTED TO HAVE made considerable progress in the Ukraine and the throat to Odessa is increasing. It is reported that the German advance to Odessa, and Kley may be supplemented by 'a naval attack on the Russian Crimės,
THE INCREASING MOMENTUM IN THE DRIVE for air suprem- acy has been commented on by the Canadian Navy Minister in a broadcast
ENCOURAGING FIGURES OF THE GROWTH of the Canadian Navy are revealed. A vast shipbuilding programme is under way in Canada
THAILAND HAS ISSUED A SEVERE WARNING that if neces- sary, gas warfare will be used against the Invader. · Thailand will nos yield an inch of her territory and would rather die to the last man than to surrender freedom. atcording to a Bangkok radio pbroadcast.,
An early conference with Mr. J.
dicated.
cussion.
war.
1s nothing to indicate
Main fighting is probably taking. place around Uman but it is pos- MORE DIFFICULT
sible the advanced German units The raid was made from bases have pushed forward in the direc- In this first account, the Nazis and under conditions which made tion of Nikolalev. It is hardly attributed the attack to the R.AF. the fight to Berlin rather more likely there will be sufficient rains In view of later official British difficult than it is for the R.A.F.to impede tank operations before The aircraft used were of the the middle of September and snow over Berlin, these explanations are type which had also been used in is not experienced in the Ukraine somewhat lame.
long-range raids on the Ploesti oll until about October or November. The latest officially inspired refineries in Rumania. It is al Information about the allustion messages from Berlin try to ex-standard type of heavy bomber of in the last 24 hours is lacking. plain the British dental by saying that the raid was merely a Luft-
Curtin, the Labour leader, is In-cuta corvettes since March last denials that the RAF had been
Canadian yards had begun to
Yesterday there was the largest year. number of daily Australian Im- "If trouble comes in the Pacifle," perial Forces applicants since re- Mr. Macdonald said, "all 7 am able cruiting
several to say is that Canada will dispose resumed was months ago.
of its fleet to the best advantage.
"The first duty of our Navy will The recruiting staffs attributed the rush to the gravity of the be to defend Canada wherever that waffe night manoeuvre designed Pacific situation for many
ap-may take it," plicants said: "It is getting too Since the war broke out, the close to Australia and we think it | Canadian Navy had grown from 13 is up to us to come in and lend a ships to 250, and personnel from hand."
1,800 to 22,000,
Thais Threaten To
to test out the efflelency of a new night defence weapon.
GREAT SUCCESS
In fact, the raid was a great success and a complete surprise,}
Use Gas
Warfare Against Invader: Will Not Yield Any Territory
THE THREAT TO USE GAS WARFARE AGAINST THE INVADER WAS MADE BY THE THAI RADIO ON SUNDAY NIGHT WHEN IT WAS STATED THAT THAI FORCES WOULD NOT YIELD AN INCH OF TERRITORY. They would use every possible means of annihilating the enemy and would adopt all treties including the most severe form of scorched earth, and if need be, gas.
The extremely vebement tone of this startling and severe warning to any power entertaining aggressive designs.on Thailand took the listeners by surprise, says Reuter, and opened the floodgates' of speculation about the Immediate cause of the broadcast and the latest turn in the situation.
The speaker, uttering the warn
ing, declared that the Thais would dle to the last man rather than surrender freedom.
Any invader who succeeded in over-running Thailand would only fnd Thal territory a vast cemetery of the Thai nation.
The broadcast reminded the would-be aggressor that only a small proportion of That armed forces was used in the recent Indo- China border conlet.
Meanwhile, "the way to fight for freedom" was explained by the speaker, stating: "We have learnt that some of our Thal people: are hoarding poison, gus. Please bring it to the military authorities; at We will use poison gas once. from the very beginning of. the battle, "If we have to re- treat, we must burnhouses, dbstroy everything as well as food; communications and even crops in the fields, leaving nothing for the ensmy,'
Cont'd Page 5, Col. 1
Russians Depend On Natural Obstacles
It does not appear the Germans, now in the middle of their third offensive, haye brought about much alteration elsewhere on the Eeatern front.
SPITFIRE FUNDS
LONDON, Aug. 11 (BWS)—The Ministry of Aircraft Production received over £14,000,000 up to the end of June as a result of Spit- It was disclosed by MAJOR ALfire funds. LEN MURRAY, in a commentary The peak month was October on the news, broadcast from Lon- when over £2,000,000 was recetych, don last night, that the Russians Almost every town in Britain and depend on natural obstacles for every country in the British Em- their defences.
pire, as well as many foreign coun- In the Ukraine, the country was tries outside German control, have not the marshy sort of fenland contributed towards the total. but it had such n'ghty rivers as A high percentage of the gifts has the Volga and Dneiper which come from children and schools, formed one of Russia's main bas- tions of resistance against the in- vader.
FAST BEAUFORTS "The Thais are not only mostgression, but I am convinced that became very sticky and slippery is stated that the Beaufort me
Following heavy rains the mud SYDNEY, "Aug. 12 (Reuter)—It seriously preparing against ag- they are going to fight," said MR and acted as a break for motor dlum torpedo bombers now being
FRANK GERVASI, Associated E-vehicle transportation,
manufactured In Australls are the tor of the American magazine,
Further north this detence took fastest of Its type in the world," COLLIERS WEEKLY, on his ar the form of huge lakes, and, fur- even faster than those made in rival at Singapore after a short her north still there were the Britain. stay in Bangkok
endless forests, allent and forbid- In 1942, Australia hopes to pro He added that the Thais are ding"
duce $20,000,000 worth of planes, predominantly pro-British.
-On Other
Pages
Page
2. Lawn bowle notes; League tennia; Crown land sales,
3. Question of hardship; Blake Pler incident; Round the Police Courts.
4 Lending articles: Tug-of- War at Vichy; For Japan to Decide
0 Radio programmes; Coming events Crossword puzzle. 7- Washington and Vichy, Ger- man panser Infantry dealt heavy blows; Philippines unperturbed by Far East cristineouth China opera- Stora,
They believe that If they fight, they will be saving the honour and dignity of men who are con- fident that the Axis are going to lose and they will get a decent break aftor in peace.
Increasing
Momentum In
Drive For Air Supremacy
Brosmating from Ottawa on Sunday, MR. C. G. POWER, Cana- dian Minister for Air, spoke on the over increasing momentum in the drive for air supremacy, says Router.
AXES CARGO VESSELS BANGKOK, Aug 11 (Router) Reports have been resolved in Bangkok that two Axle cargo ves- sels, one German and one Italian, eggregating 10.000 tons, which took Alecraft were being ferried scross the Atlantic in ever increasing shelter in the Gulf of Thailand at numbers and there were no more botilmenks in production, the outbreak of the European war, at the end of the year the number of trulsed Chunalaan roy- slipped off on relday night, is 18 | Ing with the Imperial forum orezsone would be equal to a division believed, for Barone Be
British factoċlis, he sald, were turning out vast numbers of air- craft and the great Indastels) machine of the United States was Juni getting into stride. CERTA