HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
NATIONAL DEFENCE
OF JAPAN
TOKYO
Sepl. } 1 Reuter! national defence headquarters uni der the Imperial Command has been created which is traponsible for all phases of the national de fence of Japan. Korea. Foraira and South Saghallen
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DI MB
The Inspector-General tary Education, General Our Yamada. has been appointed C
-C.
Japan Proper four mulitary
15 divided Inte districts fastern western, northern and central
at the Imperiai Palace.
Later he addresswd
Difficulties That Beset British Submarines At Work In Mediterranean
The difficulties and dangers that beset Brnish and allied submarine, in the rourse of their operations in the various bacities of war were explained by Lieut.-Comdr. Thomas Woodrufe B.B.C naval commentator, when he broadrast from Laadon yesterday.
Condr Woodruffe Bhai in the last few The enemy had been throw-
ng fresh reinforcements intother North Africa
across This
sald be done, the most important betre weeks to determine the speed
which
the target was moving."
Comdr Woodru Te described at:
attack which
carried
was
the ou on an Italian cruiser in th had Straits 1 Messina. a narrow strip constantly patrolled by enemy aircraft motor boats As a result of these
Mediterranean. given extra targets for British submarines in that area and they had made the fullest
RECENT ATTACK
water which was
NO
operations Italy, who had started the war with quite a modern feel. i was now let with two cruisers. "While aut Submarines
#21)
ly busy attacking Raban
CABLE
HEAVIEST RAID ON
N. ITALY
UN
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1941. -PAGE 7
NORTHERN NEVER BEFORE SUCH TREMENDOUS)
What is described as the heaviest raid yet made ITALY was carried out by alreraft of the Bomber Command on Wed- nesday night.
The Royal Arsenal af Turin, which was the main objective was heavily bombed
Larke fires were left burung says British Wireless
VALUES HAVE BEEN OFFERED FOR THE PAST SEVEN YEARS!
Four of our aircraft are missing. China
first rald
siner
This was the January last, says Reuter
Other bombers attacked Genoa and Messina, in Sietly
British raids on Northe u Italy involve a non-stop flight of at least 1,600 miles with a double crossing of the Alps Britain was raid hav
free for second night 111 succession night
bases,"
TANKER SUNK
the
last
ΤΟΠΟ AT PALACE Lieutenant General Hidek; To Japanese War Minister, was grant- id an audience by the Emperorjuse af their opportunities. this morning. and then attended the Nason conference between the i
The speaker referred to a recent : High Command and Government attack which had been made on been carrying out file campaign jan Italian convoy, which had been sur Fleet Air Arm has been equai. Privy escorted LY torpedoboatS
destroyers The difficulties here continued Comdr. Woodruffe. "They The Italian tanker Maya,
ais tacked a convoy and tor-800 1ns, has been sunk by a Bri- pedoed a Jar merchant ship sh submarine in Aegean Sea, which blew p This stark had curding to un Admiralty announ thrown the winie con ay reto confusion and when he escort- ing ships opened fire. they did so at randam and it their Two vec seks."
Council
Considerable significance Al tached General Tojo's activi
were What British
were
operating
and submarine
submarines
1 enemy
Comman
ties in view of Press suggestions waters
that yesterday's Naval personnel ders had to be careful nat a sud shifts are pssibly liked with den crash dive did not become un strategical factors
fruo
NATIONAL SERVICE Reuter Bulletin reperis Toky that the Natural Mobilisa Hon Committee bus approved the Imperial Ordinance
Graf J
making Japatiese mates
por 14
to 40. and females rom 4 to 25. hable for national serv're
Another Ordinal-ce is for the t bilisation of doctors dentia
chemists and nurses
11
kecutor.
centruilable
Our submarines, however, hat pressed home their attacks when ever they saw a target," continued Comdr Wordraffe gone a far as to attack a convoy
"They
cruisers outside 34-11
1.wn
have
HEAVY PRICE PAN)
nient
t
H.K. GIFT FOR AIRCRAFT
Other attacks
nadien neiny vessels referred {4) by Comar. LONDON. Sept. 11 BWS Offts Woodrufle and
was one on an Italian towards the purchase of aircraft ghad!
destroyer just outside Tripol Jacknowledged by The Minister for Comdr
*The speaker Wondrite
declared that Bald Whhet st
in Aircraft Produttor Include un- ∙had to be
spite of these attacks, some enemy other borue 14: mind that
contribution: from the British, submarine in
Vessels were, d course. able to get SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST this はずか were fighting in
through This was primary dur the beat of #
War Fund to bring the testal to Mediterranean summer
the defection of the French £151.889 Neverthe less, in spite of these discomforts from whom the British could ex-
since
August.
submarines perat
In
EVACUATING NEJ BATAVIA, Sept Friday next. another big batch of Ing Japanese women and chidren eva sunk or euating the NET for dapat will enemy board the Kitabo Maru and leave 11.000-ton the same day
This is the second be transport leaving the NEJ.
LAMOTTE PICQUET
10
T BURMA War Fonation Fund pect no ald in this redh
Many have scut a further £10.000 0-1 of these enemy vessels succeeded wards the east of a Burnia squad
10 Mediterranean had in getting through by hugging the son of medium bumbers, total to damaged 32.000 tons of North African coast and sailing by date being £120.000. shipping. including 2 night
Iner which was being
used as a troopship.
MUCH TO BE DONE
" 15 not
always healthy fur our submarines to hang about these enemy waters." said Comar
The flagship of the French Fleet Woodruffe
in Far Eastern waters, the cruiser only takes
"After all FL attack
8 few seconds
Lamette Picquet (7,249 tons), withne, but there is a sail for Japan to undergo repairs
at Sakurajima dockyard of the Osaka Iron Works. says abear message from Hano
Stubborn
a Jap
Fighting
LONDON, Sept 11 (Reuter
communique
Lokay
The Soviet states that stubborn fighting en- tinued along the whole front dur ing the night.
It is learned in London that the Oermans have started an altack In the Murmansk area It is im- possible to say how far the attack is developing.
The situation around Leningrad is unchanged.
Reuter)
at
K
great deal to
We have not aftogether stopped these vessels from go- ing through." said Condr Wandruffe. "Our marines, the Fleet Air Arm and the R.A.F. are working together ja see that these ships don't get through antil a heavy price has been paid by then.”
Corinth Canal Again Raided By Heavy Bombers Of R.A.F.
CAIRO, Sept. 11 (Reuter) The Corinth Canal has again been heavily bombed, announces an R.A. F. Middle East communique which states: "Heavy bombers of the R.A.F. bombed the Corinth Canal on the night of Sept. 8-9. A number of direct hits were registered on both banks and it is estimated considerable damage was caused.
"On the same night, the Herak- lon aerodrome was attacked. The landing grounds at Tmimi, Mar- tuba. Derna and Gazala were raid. ed.
"Our aircraft subsequently car- ¦ Fied ong machine-gun attacks on the motor transport on the road
between Derna and Tobruk, start- ing a number of fires.
over
"RAF Aghters patrolling shipping off the Cyrenaica coast were attacked by a large force of Messerschmitts 109's but the attack was beaten off and no subsequent
raid by the enemy bombers mate- rialled
Britain's
Position
SHANGHAI, Sept. 11 Reuter- The leading Russian daily. ZARIA, commenting on the Sultzbergen expedition, thinks that the opera- tion, coupled with the latest Bri- tish ralce on Germany, is the best Bet's pusition and her role in proof of the radical change which the war has undergone during the past year.
With a further £37,500 from he MAURAS Governor's War Fund the people of Madras have now contributed £337.454
SWEDISH T.U.C. LONDON, Sept. 11 (BWS MI George Gibson. who presided al the British Trade Union Congress annual meeting at Edhiburgh last week, altended the Swedish Trade Unic Congress at Stockholm yes- terday
The DAILY HERALD states that the welcome he received was # Lively and heartfelt demonstration of the sympathy of Swedish trade unlonists with the'r British collea
guta
REVOLT SPIRIT SMOULDERING IN RUMANIA
The spirit of revolt is smoulder. ng throughout Rumania
Reports reaching London state that Rumanian refugees who have just arrived in Switzerland report serious discontent in Rumania with the Antonescu regime and the war against Russia, says Reuter.
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Successful Swimming Trials
NG NIN SETS A
NEW MARK
The second day of trials for the
ships in the VR puo! yesterday Colony's Swimming Champion-
afternoon was a great success.
Ng Nin, of Sing Tao, set a new
have had a shattering effect on
record in the 50 yards free-style, The big losses on the battlefields, when he clocked at 24.3/5 secs. the population and food difficulties
THE RESULTS Men's 50 yds. free-style
1st,
FIERCE BATTLE MOSCOW, Sept. 11 Pierce fighting is in progress in the direction of Velikie Lak!, 125 miles north-west of Smolensk, ac- cording to the newspaper KRANS- NAYA ZVEDA, quoted by the off-
are arising in the country which heat: 1, Tsui Hang (E.A.A.; 2, cial Russian News Agency TASS.
It adds: If Berl' really ma- used to export large food surplus. Wong Chie-hong (Sing Tao); 3, Lo The agency adds that Red Army
gined afler the Collapse 01 Acts of violence against German Yuk-wing C.Y.M.C.A.) "During the same night, enemy | France, that Britain would perish, soldiery are taking place. Leaflets (2nd heat). 1. Ng Nin (Sing Tao); 25 весь units are Inflicting heavy losses
aircraft raided Malta bul on the enemy. During the last 24
caused it probably forgot the wonderful signed by the National Peasant 2, D. Hutchinson; 3. Shek Kal-pui hours, the Russian air force and slight damage to civilian pro-ability on the English to recuper-Party leader. M. Maniu, and the (Sing Tao 24.3/5 secs. (Record).
perty.
land troops annihilated over 12,000
German men and officers, destroy-
ed 340 tanks and armoured cars. 140 guns and 400 krries. brought down 47 planes
and
MALTA RAID
"One of our night fighters shot down one Cant Z-1007 Into the sea after it had been caught 11 the searchlights. Five survivors of the crew were captured.
The newspaper also reports that the offensive launched by Soviet "On the same night, an unsuc- troups several days ago on the cessful attempt was made to raid Kestenga sector of the front is; Haifa. No damage or Casualties progressing successfully,
WOP PLANES DOWNED MOSCOW, Sept. 11
were caused.
JUNKKES DOWNED
ate after most terrible blow; '
Supplies From Malaya To Russia
National Liberal Party leader, M. Erationu, with the slogan. "Rumenia out of war," are being broadcast throughout the country in a grow ing anti-war campaign,
Meanwhile, Germany is reported to be insisting on more Rumanian troops for the front,
SINGAPORE, Sept. 11 (Reuter) SESSA TORPEDOED -Striking evidence of the
AND SHELLED
way
are being diverted to
V.R.C. ladies' 50 yds. free-style 1st heat: 1, Y. Yoile; 2, Mrs. J.
Guterres. Crawford; 3, M.
í 2nd heat): 1. C. Yolle; 2, Y. Remedios, 3, T. Yvanovich.
220 Yards free-style (Colony championship) (1st heat); 1. Yau Sal-kwan (La Tsun): 2, Chan Chun-nam (Lal Tsun) 2 mins, 30 seca. 3, Charles Huang (II.K.U.). (2nd heat): 1. Lal Tal-ping (Lai Tsun); 2, Chin Wai-yeng (Sing Tao) 2 mins, 28.1 sees.
"Last night, enemy aircraft car supplies (Reuter- The first battle between Soviet rled out two attacks
on R.A.F. RUSSIA from MALAYA is reveal- WASHINGTON, Sept. 11' (Reu- and Italian planes resulted in stations in the Canul Zorie and ed in the statistics of Malaya's ter)-The State Departament dis (Handicap) (1st heat): 1. Y. Yolle; three out of a formation of 10 on both occasions our night fight foreign trade for July which have closed that the Sessa was Italian aircraft being shot down, ers intercepted the enemy.
it is claimed.
The battle Wax fought in the Dnieper River area. Italian flying Capronis fighters were intending to use these planes as bombers.
our aircraft are missing."
The
"From all above operations, twa came during July the third largest guese.
recipient of Malaya's exports, re- ceiving over $8,500,000 worth or nearly £1,000,000.
Only
two other countries re-
K.C.I.E. FOR SIR ALEXANDER ROGER
HKA
NG NIN
HUNDREDS OF AIRCRAFT
CLOSURE OF CHUNGCKING UNIVERSITY
In а speech at the Weekly Memorial Service in Chengtn, Gen- eral Chang Chun, Chairman of the Szechwan Provincial Govern- ment, expressed regret over the student agitation in the Provincial Chungking University against the new President, Mr. Liang Yin-
wen,
that and
the explained alosure of the University by order of the Ministry of Education was a necessary measure to alscipline unruly students.
General Chang said that it had been found that only a small number of students were involved in the agitation and their ringlead. ers had been punished. As to the majority of the students who were not implicated, General Chang added, measures will be taken to enable them to continue their studies.
General Chang said that the University was founded by the fate Chairman, General Liu Hsiang, and was the highest institution of learning in the province. 4
In recent years, he further stat- ed, the morale of the students in Continued from Page 1
the institution had deteriorated Mr. Churchill replied he had read and everytime when there was a the correspondence and was as-change tonished that anybody should have atudents interfered and indulged of administration, the taken the mischievous action of in unruly activities by either de- making all this sensation, which maniing the retention of the old does nothing but harm to Rua-administration or rejecting the ala as well as Eritain and leads new one. to suspicion between those whose fortunes are linked together,
V.R.C. ladies 25 yds, back-stroke both 2, T. Noronha; 3, 3. Yolle. (2nd Just been published.
torpedoed and shelled by a sub-heat): 1. C. Yolle: 2. M. Guterres: "One Junkers 68 was shot down. and another damaged.
Malaya's principal valuable war marine, presumed to be German, 3. C. Koo.
without warning while bound from products are rubber and tin, "There were no
Ladies' 50 yds. breast-stroke R.A.F. ties and the damage
casual-statistics show that Russia. the United States to Iceland,
who
(Colony championship) (1st heat) caused was for years received no exports from
The three survivors of the Bessa, Tsang Fong-kwan; 2, LJ Po-luen
For the purpose of enforcing alight.
Malaya
discipline, General Chang declared, whatever,
are a Dane, a Swede and a Portu- (H.K.U.): 3, M. Noronha (V.R.C.) Buddenly be-
Col. Moore-Brabazon was, 30.2 secs. (2nd heat): 1, V. Churn course, welcome to make a person-stern measures to check the sta- of the Government cannot but take SARDINIA ENTIRELY
(H.K.U.) (disqualified on faulty al statement if he desires, but the dents and close the University turn); 2, Ho Wal-man IN GERMAN HANDS
(South Premier had assumed the duty of pending readjustments. China); 3, Chan Chol-pan (C.B.C.) handling the matter and would LIBBON, Sept. 11 (Reuter)
General Chang said that the 40 secs.
prefer to have it left in his hands. Ministry of Education has ap Some thousands of German troops
ceived more from Malaya during H.M. the King yesterday invest(Colony championship) (1st heat):{
Men's 150 yds. medley relay (Cheers). PRAISED
July. They were the United States ed Elr Alexander Roger, Chairman 1. Sing Tao; 2, Eastern A.A.; 3. for a quotation of Col. Moore-hstang and others to reorganize pointed a committee composed-of have recently passed through Italy
When pressed by the Labourite Messre. Liang Yin-wen, Wu Tech- en route to Sardinia, according to SIMLA, Sept 11 (Router)-Pralac with $10,000,000 worth, The United to India, with the insignia of K.O. (2nd host): 1, V.R.C.; 3, Lai Tsun: Churchill said that although there with the Szechwan Provincial Gov. with $0,000,000 worth and Canada of the Ministry of Supply mission European Y.M.O.A. 1 min. 30 secs. Brabazon's actual statement, Mr. the university and is co-operating a traveller who has arrived for the qualities of Indian troops Kingdom received only $4,000,000 IE., states Reuter Bulletin. from Italy.
whom he saw in action on the worth.
3, H.K.U. 1 min. 20 secs. The traveller states that Bar- North-west frontier is expressed by Imports and
was much he could say effectively, Jernment in effecting the necessary dinla is entirely in German OCCU-COLONEL DRAPER, senior observer from Japan continued in July at
he forebore from quoting in order readjustments~(Central News). Wood Green Council, who asked FORMER SHANGHAI |not to give disproportionate im- pation and no Italian is allowed in India of the United States the normal recent rate-about a for a Government order making to enter the Island without « pans{Government,
portance and significance to this quarter of last year's Ogure, but it compulsory for the public to
RESIDENT DEAD
matter. "I was greatly impressed with it is expected that these will show carry gas masks, have been 21- It is believed the Germans in- the keenness and fitness of the a big drop in future returns when formed that the Minister of Home The death is announced of Major LONDON, Sept. 11 Router)-' tended to reinforce the African troops and their evident skill in the treesing has had time to take Security is not prepared to counton front.
mountain warfare," he said.
Johnson, formerly effect.
tenance such an order
so Jealously in it guarded.
here
INDIAN TROOPS
exports to
BAKİ
Shanthat
During hot weather Air Station Commandere may allow WAARS to remove their Jackets at Work The L.M.B. now have more than or off duty. When this was stated t7,000 women workers, of whom it was added that they must not
nearly half are portera.
appear in towns without Jackets.