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JAPAN IS FACING GREATEST CRISIS Search Warrant Executed By
IN HER HISTORY, DECLARES KONOYE: CAN ONLY BE MET BY THE COMPLETE MOBILISATION OF NATION'S POWER Flights Between Alaska, Kamchatka Berlin And
Frankfort Increasingly Significant: Paper's Comment On "Great North Circle" Are Main
"JAPAN IS FACING THE GREATEST CRISIS IN HER HISTORY," declared Prince Fumimaro Konoye, Prime Minister of Japan, when he addressed a conference of Government leaders and representatives of the country's war Industries, says Reuter Bulletin.
Prince Konoye added: "THE CRISIS CAN ONLY BE MET BY THE COMPLETE MOBILISATION OF THE NATION'S POWER."
ANY EFFORTS TO ESTABLISH A WARPLANE SERVICE BETWEEN THE AMERICAN AND ASIATIC CONTINENTS WILL BE VIEWED BY THE AUTHORITIES CHARGED WITH THE DEFENCE OF JAPAN AS A QUESTION OF FIRST RATE IN- TERNATIONAL IMPORTANCE," says the JAPAN TIMES AND ADVERTISER in an edl- torial entitled "GREAT NORTH CIRCLE.”
The newspaper points to the possibility of future dangers arising from the re- cent flight of two Soviet planes across the Bering Sea to America.
SINGAPORE GOVERNOR
LOOKS TO FUTURE IN
Objectives
BERLIN and FRANKFORT were
the main objectives of the Bomber Command on Tuesday night, says
Reuter.
At Frankfort, a heavy attack was made on railway communications and industrial targeta.
Police While Manager Gives Evidence At A.R.P. Inquiry Sensational Revelation Regarding
Tenders For Concrete Blocks
While MR. CHENG CHIK-CIII, managing director of the Chiap Hua Manufactory Company, was giving evidence before the Commission, appointed by His Excellency the Governor to inquire into certain matters in connexion with the AIR RAID PRECAU- TIONS DEPARTMENT, at the Puisne Judge's Court yesterday morning, DET.-SERGT. FORREST was executing a search warrant on the premises of the Chiap Hua. The books and documents seized by the Police were produced before the Commission in the afternoon session.
A sensational revelation was made at the morning session when the Chairman, Mr. Justice P. E. F. Cressall, disclosed that an offer by the Concrete Products to the Director of Air Raid Precautions and the late Captain C. C. A. Hobbs, A.R.P. architect, FOR 400,000 BLOCKS MADE ACCORDING TO A LONDON SPECIFICATION AND MEASURING 18" x 9" x 9' each, at 38 cents each, was rejected, while tenders from three Chinese contractors for blocks, measuring 171⁄2 81⁄2" x 8" at 49% cents each, were accepted.
The force which bombed Berlin was not so large but included a The Chairman further re-
bombers,
high proportion of the heaviest vealed that Miss Mimi Lan, BRITAIN HAS TURNED
Large tires were left burning In
employed by the Chiap Hua
the German capital and bombs concern, was able, after six were seen to burst on industrial months' employment at $200 per month, to deposit $5,000 BOU-with the Mercantile Bank on June 14, and that this deposit was followed by another of $500 a month-and-a-half
With the development of buildings. aerial facilities, the paper Other adds that the flights between Alaska and Kamchatka have become increasingly signi→ ficant as a line of pressure!
CONFIDENT COURAGE against this country"
Generous Gesture Of
Chinese In Malaya
"Japan
must, therefore, re- examine its position with regard to this northern pasange if its adequate defence is to be realised," the Times and Advertiser con cludes.
EXPLOITING LABOUR
targets included LOGNE and CALAIS,
Nize of our aircraft are missing.
COMPARATIVE LOSSES
The list of comparative losses in aircraft during August, issued in. London, is as follows:
British Germans
Over and around
Britain
In Europe.... In Middle East...
n!}
265
26
15 127 50
In addition, the Admiralty re ported that six German planes
The ASAHI SHIMBUN. com-were lost at sea.
effect President
later.
The Commission comprises Mr. Justice Cressall (Chair- man), Mr. L. C. F. Bellamy and Mr. S. Hampden-Ross, with Mr. K. M. A. Barnett as Secretary.
When hearing was resumed in the afternoon,, Mr. Cheng Chik-chi was further questioned,
TABLES ON GERMANS
IN WAR ON SHIPPING
Giving Double Dose Of
Hitler's Own Medicine
"GERMAN SHIPPING IS GETTING A DOUBLE DOSE OF THE MEDICINE HITLER PRESCRIBED FOR US," said Sir Archibald Sinclair, Secretary of State for Air, in a review of hostilities since the outbreak in 1989, says Reuter Bulletin.
in
the Axis have lost 4,000 planes
Sir Archibald said that Britain had turned the tables on the Germans in the war on shipping. In July the Germans had lost 52 shipa in the North Sea. Adriatic and Baltic, totalling 468,000 tons
addition to another ship of unknowu tonnage. In reply to the Chairman, Mr. N.Z. WAR LOAN
Cheng said that he had brought
The shipping war had now de- WELLINGTON, Sept. 3 ((Reuter) all the books that were available veloped into a British attack on The £10,000,000 War Loan has but did not know whether they German shipping instead of a been oversubscribed.
were all that were required by the German attack on British ship-
Mr Walter Nash, the New Zealand
This was announced today by Commission.
ping.
Acting Prime Minister and Minis- Cont'd Page 7, Col. 4 ter of Finance.
SINGAPORE, Sept. 3 (Reuter)-"At the beginning of this third year of war, let us determine that we will, each menting on the one of us, make war to the utmost of our strength," said Roosevelt's speech would have on H.E. the Governor of the Straits Settlements, SIR SHEN- American labourers and employ- TON THOMAS, in a broadcast,
ers, said that Labour does not yet After reviewing the achievements of the Navy, Army United States nor does it feel the realise the crisis confronting the and Air Force in their respective spheres in two years, threat of Nazism, while employ and tributing the magnificent resistance of RUSSIA anders are taking advantage of the CHINA, His Excellency said: "We are justified in looking to the future with confident courage and sober optimism bul. nevertheless, need the utmost effort and sacrifice greater than ever."
Referring to MALAYA, he said that JAPAN was coming steadily nearer with her troops in SOUTHERN INDO- CHINA and on the borders of THAILAND. She had pro- claimed herself a member of the Axis. It was useless to ignore these facts.
have been shown by the people of Britain."
The Governor acknowledged most gratefully the generous gesture of our own Chinese in Malaya" in collecting funds this week for the relief of dis- tress in Britain.
"Such a gesture at a time when China herself is so sorely stricken is a symbol of the unity and single-
He concluded: "We are notness of purpose with which Bri- aggressors. We do not want war tain and China are fighting
in the Far East and if it comes, against aggression."
it would not be through any ac- tion of ours. We want peace and the best way to ensure peace is to show a resolute and united front against aggression.
STRONG REINFORCEMENTS
A communique states that fur- ther strong Indian reinforcements
have arrived, in Malaya and were! met on their arrival by the C-in- SAME SACRIFICE - "If we are attacked, we shall C. Far East, Air Chief Marshal Sir
Robert Brooke-Popham.
fight until victory is won and in
Every unit is fully mechanised
their hour of trial, If it comes. I am with vehicles, of the latest design sure the people of Malaya will show with ancillary units Included to the same courage, determination, coolness and self-sacrifice that Cont'd Page 7, Col. 2
Today's News Summary
IN A STATEMENT YESTERDAY, the Japanoge Prime Minister sald that Japan was facing the greatest crisis in her history which could only be met by the complete mobilisation of the nation's power.
CONFIDENT COURAGE IN THE future was expressed by the Governor of the Straits Bettlementa, Bir Shenton Thomas, in a broad- cast in Singapore.
SPEAKING IN LONDON, THE Secretary for Air suld that Britain was turning the tables on Gormany in the the war on shipping and was meting out in double dose the medicine which Hitler had pre- scribed for England.
IN A SPEECH IN BURMA, the Prime Minister said that Burma would find in China a great neighbour.
THE ORIES OF THE IMPERIAL General Staff; General Dill, has sent a message to all Imperial forces.
- CABLE NEWS ON PADD FOUR deals with unlimited V. B, co- operation in the war against Germany; dive-bombing activity. In Libya; the Leningrad Battle; and Mr. Brendan Bracken's review of the war,
Who Was Responsible For Evacuation?: Husbands Seek Public Inquiry
Resolution At Meeting: Report On Talk With H.E.
Asked whether he had brought the list of entertainment expenses of the firm, witness sald that as the firm was removing office to a lower floor he did not have time to look for that list,
LIST OF GUESTS
Proof that the Baitle of the Aftantio was not going tʊo badly for Britain lay in the fact that in July the British losses were the lowest for the past ten weeks.
in the Russian campaign.
SUBMARINE SUCCESSES British submarines in the Medi terranean are pressing home their attacks on enemy ship-
recent ping.
On Tuesday, a British sub-
marine followed an enemy convoy and successfully attacked 15.
"We must expect bomber at JAPANESE LEAVE
As to the list of guests which Mr. tacks of greater intensity this Cheng volunteered, during the winter," added Sir Archibald, morning's hearing, to produce in "But if the German bomber crews the afternoon, he said that he was felt the strain so badly before unable to find it. He was asked they will feel it more so this by the Chairman to make a fur-time." ther search.
When asked by the Chairman whether he had brought the pass- books of each of the eight banks whose names appeared in one of the Arm's books, and which wit- ness was instructed by the Chair-
A resolution that GOVERNMENT BE APPROACHED man to produce in the afternoon
at 3 o'clock, Mr. Cheng replied that TO HOLD A PUBLIC INQUIRY INTO THE WORKINGS he found, on arrival at the office. OF THE EVACUATION AND AS TO WHO WAS RESPON-that the banks did not issue any SIBLE," proposed by MR. W. V. TAYLOR at the meeting of the EVACUATION REPRESENTATION COMMITTEE
held in the Rose Room, Peninsula Hotel, last evening, was unanimously passed by the large number of husbands and relatives of evacuees present.
Cont'd Page 2, Col. 1
LONDON, Sept. 3 (Reuter)The negotiations between the British and Soviet Ministers and the The meeting was marked by good-natured banter, re- Iranian Government are continu- miniscent of Hyde Park, and by the usual caustic re- Ing. ferences to the presence of wives and familles of senior Government officials,
One or two members of the, an attendance estimated at 500 Committee had also deemed strong! it necessary to attack the! CHAIRMAN'S REPORT
The meeting opened with the local Press for its attitude to- wards the actions of the hus- took place when the Committee Chairman giving a report of what
bands.
presented themselves at Govern- Mr R J Banks (Chairman) ment House at 6.56 p.m. on Tues- presided, and other Committee day, and the events leading up to members present were Messrs. w. that interview.
Mr. Banks reminded those pre-
V. Taylor (Becretary), J. Shepherd,
V. D. Gage, W. Mekle and Capt. sent that it was decided at the meeting held last Thursday that W. E. Kirby.
Another resolution that those the new Committee should present to His 'Exdglianoy the letter adopt- who wish to leave the Colonyad at that meeting. The membera should be allowed to do so," pro were, hower, informed by the posed by Mr. J. Dryburgh, was Colonial Betary that they, would carried by a majority of 41 votes......
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68 against 27, a total of 95 out of
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2 ARP Inquiry (also Page 8) V. R. C. gala Valley training times.
3 Radio programmes; Coming events; Crossword, good kn 5. Court of Appeal, Funeral
Round the Police Courts
8 Lesiding article: Patience.
Hint of Russian offensive loaned. That appeal for peace Britian, French pri- soners; Wilhelmstraate word 1186 Pabout Kapan tuide:
It is announced that Axis air losses for the two years of war "total 3,020 against 3,029 Jost by the R.A.F. In addition,
FOOCHOW
SHANGHAI, Sept. 3 (Reuter)
After occupying Foochow since early April, 1941, Japanese forces this morning, moved out of the south China pórt, according to a Joint statement issued at noon to day by a spokesman of the Jap- anese Army and Navy here.
BATTLE OF RUSSIA
AT ITS
FIERCEST
Broadcasting from Lonodn last night MB, KEVIN O'CARROLL sala that although we had little definite news there was no doubt that the Battle of Eussia 'was at its flercest, Moscow was wisely reticent, as it had been from the start, go, too, the German High Command. 'HUT GOEBBELS AND HIS PROPAGANDISTS HAD BEEN PAINT- ING A DAZZLING PICTURE THAT VICTORY WAS IN SIGHT JUST AROUND THE CORNER,
Unwittingly, neutral newspaper : Marshai Timoshenko had checked correspondents acted ES the the drive to Kharkov, mouthpiece of the "good doctor" Mr. O'Carroll went on to say and, therefore, the reports had to that even if the Germans did be treated with some reserve succeed in taking Leningrad, Continuing Mr. O'Carroll sald Odessa and Kiev they would be that admittedly the Germans had faced with the formidable task for strengthened their position around taking Moscow. The German tine Leningrad and Odessa was being east of Smolensk was more thinly hard pressed, Leningrad and manned than in the Ukrame where Odessa formed two of the four the supply of artillery was lavish. objectives of the Germans, the other two of course being Moscow and Kiev on the west bank of the Dnieper,
EFFECTIVE DEFENCE
*
Meanwhile, the Russian High
Command were looking well sheld and were not being taken in by stories, of a spendy Carman victory, New armies were being trained sad | hew planos: built in the distant. Kiev was being effectively de Ural districts: The loss of indon- fended by Marshal Budering with trial centre in the Ukraine large scale raids across the Drilepen envisaged years ago and while in the central sentory the sources of supply" German öffensive seems, to have well out of the renon of ene beest turned over to the Russiana | bomi