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V HONGKONG, TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER 16 1941.
CHINESE OPPOSITION ΤΟ ANY
APPEASEMENT TOWARDS JAPAN
IS BECOMING MORE MANIFEST
"The Japanese Militarists Must
Be Overthrown," Says Paper
CHUNGKING, Sept. 15 (Reuter)--CHINESE OPPOSITION TO ANY APPEASE- MENT TOWARDS JAPAN IS BECOMING DAILY MOKE MANIFEST.
The Chinese Foreign Minister, DR. QUO TAI-CHỈ is expected to make a state- ment to this effect at this afternoon's Press conference.
The Chinese official CENTRAL DAILY NEWS, in a leading article, declared :
** NO MATTER WHETHER JAPAN LEAVES THE AXIS OR NOT, JAPAN WILL. NOT ABANDON HER POLICY OF OPPORTUNISM AND AGGRESSION.
She is discussing terms with the United States because she is exhausted by four years of war in China and is also feeling the effects of the Anglo-American economic pressure,
IP THE ANTI-AGGRESSION FRONT IS TO EMERGE VICTORIOUS. WE MUST HAVE A THOROUGH UNDERSTANDING OF EVERY COMPONENT PART OF THE AXIS CAMP AND ALSO A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR A GENERAL SETTLEMENT
"WAR IN CHINA
WILL NEVER END"-MO
"The
war m China will never end anti) Japan changes her policy." declared MR. ASU MO, the first Chinese Minister to Australia, on his arrival In Canberra terday. He will present kis credentials today. says Renter Bulletin.
With his arviva! Australia now has close diplomatic con- tact with the lending Parifie Powers, United States, Japani and China.
Speaking of Australia and China, Mr. Usu Mo said. two countries have many រៅ - terests and perils in common."
He added that Chinese sistance could still be describ ed as the front line in the Pacific.
re-
Pays Tribute
To China
Any attempts to pay tou much attention to one part, slighting the others, can- not result
permanent peare."
In conclusion the Central Daily News declared: "ADHERE TO MOPAL OBLIGATIONS."
The CHINA TIMES derlared "I Chinese territorial and adminis trative rights are respected and f Justice and international law are upheld, China ught to seek 3 negotiated prace with Japan, bu China knows that there cannot be a permanent peace in the Far East unless the Japanese militarists are overthrown
"Britain is reinsing 1 nagutiate with Hitler for the same reason that China will not negotiate with Japan, for in order to establish a permanent world peace. the Jap anese militarists must be over- thrown and Japan must be dis- Armed."
"SOME ANKJETY”
TOKYO. Sept. 15 Reuter)-An appeal to Government not to modify Its policy in regard to the China Incident or the construc- tion of a new order in East Asia in the current negotiations at Washington, was made by the SHIMBUN, reputedly
SINGAPORE,Sept. 16 (Reuter›KOKUMIN
- Mr. Alfred Duff Cooper, representhe argan of the Japanese Army. tative of the British War Cabinet in an editorial today.
in the Far East, speaking in
Singapore yesterday, paid a special
tribute to China's realstance.
The paper warns that there s some dissatisfaction and anxiety'
Da
these
After detalling Russia's magnif In the country because of the cent stand for 12 weeks against Government's silence the Germans, Mr. Duff Cooper de- clared:-
matters.
"The Chinese, one of the most The paper ad that the peo- peace-loving peoples in the world ple's patriotiam is the cause of have also aroused wonder by their this anxiety and "to ignore this success in withstanding four years
reaction may invite of aggression by a highly modern- patriotic ised, efficient and warlike army serious consequences."
INCREASED LIVELINESS
IN TOBRUK AREA
CAIRO, Sept. 15 (Reuter)-Increased veliness in the TOBRUK area is announced tã a Middle East communique which states:-
"During Saturday night, our patrols from Tobruk intensified their activity, carrying out a series of brilliant raids against an enemy position facing the eastern sector of our defences,
handa
"In
"One Italian officer and three British tanks and the enemy con- ranks were captured from oncentration was then dispersed by strong point. At two other strong heavy artillery fire. points, close fighting took place in
AIR SUPPORT which the enemy sustained heavy
the frontier arca, Wo casusitica, leaving 20 tiled on the enemy columns containing armour- 1 ground and two prisoners in oured fighting vehicles carried out reconnaissance in force, penetrat- "In addition, one field gun and ing some miles across the frontier. one anti-aircraft gun were des-Under the cover of close air sup- troyed,
port, advanced elements of our "In relation, strong enemy mechanised forces engaged these
inflicting forces supported by a number of columns
considerable tanke phgaged nutt over-run, by damage and losses upon them, ahoer weight of numbers, one of "One German medium tank
+
our latening poets containing ax complete with crew was captured mon. Three Gornian tanke om and both enemy columns are now ployed in this operation were subs] withdrawing, closely followed up sequently engaged and captured by by British troops."
"HONGKONG IS READY" SAYS EX-GOVERNOR.
"Like Singapore, Hongkong
is ready to take up any chal- lenge at any moment,” declac- fd SIR GEOFFRY NORTH. COTE. Former Governor of Hongkong. who 15 now In Singapore on his way to Eng- land, says Reuter.
He expressed satisfaction at the co-operation existing be- tween Chungking and Hong- kong and gratitude for the way Hongkong Chinese bave worked for the prosecution of the war.
Central News adds that Sir Geoffry declared the Hongkong Government had recently been studying ARP. conditions in Chungkins and had found that the Chinese people there were worthy of praise for their excellent morale
Discussing the Pacif: situa- Lion. Sir Geoffry was of the oplulon that it had consider- ably improved.
'Sir Geoffry and Lady North cole left Hongkong on Sept. 0
When Sir Geoffry passed through Singapore in June 1940, on his way to England on holiday, he spoke proudly of the efficiency of the Colony's volunteer land and sea corps, and specially remarked on the excellence of the Chinese Vo- lunteers attached to the artil- lery and sappers)
ZAGREB TRAGEDY
241 GERMANS
LEAVE IRAN
TEHERAN. Sept 15 (Reuter-A Further consignment of 241 Ger mans, all men, were sent by train from Teheran this morning, 220 destined for the British and 21 for the Russians
The Shah bas summoned all his deputies
meet him 17) his Teheran Palace tomorrow.
to
after
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SERIOUS THREAT TO THE SOVIET FORCES IN KIEV SECTOR SEEN BY LONDON MILITARY COMMENTATORS Evacuation Of Town On GENERAL BRETT
Eastern Dnieper Bank
ON AIR TOUR
CAIRO.
Sept. 15 Reuter)... Major General Brett. Chief of the Corps,
A serious threat to SOVIET forces in the KIEV sector | United States Arnty Air is seen by military commentators in LONDON in the eva-has just completed a cuation by the Russians of KREMENCHUG, a town on the tour of British air posts in North lightning
eastern bank of the RIVER DNIEPER some 80 miles north- Africa. west of DNEIPROPETROVSK, says British Wireless.
He Inspected squadrons of Ame- The German plan would appear to be to advance in rican Tomahawks and Maryland a south-westerly direction from Chernigoy which they re-machines seem to be standing up planes. He said that the American cently captured to join up with the forces advancing well under the difficult conditions north-east from Kremenchug.
in the Middle East.
Rumour attaches the highest
If successful, this opera~ | significance to the meeting. but lion would result in the en- well-informed unofficial quarters eirclement. of Kiev and des- belleve the Shah will merely ask troy its communications with the deputies to suggest reformis.
the rest of Russia.
ENEMY RAIDER
OFF ECUADOR
'The bitter resistance, which # German communique says is belug encountered In the Leningrad sector. 15 considered
In to dicate that the Nazi bosses in their NEW YORK, Sept 15 (Reuter)—, attempts to capture the city have An enemy raider is reported to be been particularly heavy uff the coast of Ecuador.
A mid-day Soviet communique The American nayni authorities confines itself to the statement are making enquiries but so far that "during last night our troops It is not known whether it is a were engaged with the enemy
warship or surface throughout the entire front."
COUNTER-ATTACKS
supplementary
submarine.
ralder.
Sending Of Complete
R.A.F. Unit To Russia
No Mean Achievement
"The people who have been complaining that we are not doing enough to help Russia will have not so much to say." remarked MAJOR ALLEN MURRAY, the B.B.Cews commentator, when he broadcast from London last night. A wing of the R.A.F. was in Rus- sia and this followed closely on the statement by Mr. Churchill that we were sending bundreds of fighter aircraft to Russia and some had already arrived there.
the part
It was no mean achievement to 'super-humats efforts on have got this complete R.A.F. unit of our factory workers, to Russia Most of the equipment
LOT OF TROUBLE bad probably been sent by sea.
Turning to Iran, Ma1. Murray D.F.C. FOR MEMBER communique gives instances of re-
With the agreement reached be said: "As might have been ex- OF FLYING FAMILY (cent successful Russian counter-tween the Allied and Iranian Gov-pected we hire had quite a lot of ernments for transit facilities, trouble to kick the German nation-
planes, states Reuter Bulletin,
A Soviet
attacks.
to
war
als out Iran."
The D. F. C. has been awarded The sector in which they took through Iran we would be able to to Plot Officer D. Barnwell who place is not indicated, but since supply Rusela throughout the win. recently shot down four Italian is known that successful local fer without fear of interruption in Syria, Iraq and Iran was quite i counter-attacks continue be although. Maj. Murray admitted, Barnwell comes from a flying launched by the Russians in
this was the longer way round. the family. His father, who was kill-central sector, it may be presumed nd three years ago. was the de-it was in this area that they had signer of the Blenheim and Beau-taken place.
fort aircraft and both his elder brothers have been killed while serving in the Royal Air Force.
ANOTHER LOAN FROM KENYA
་་
ABUNDANT AMERICAN FOOD FOR BRITISH
LONDON, Sept. 15 (BWS)-Re- cent loans from the Dominions and Colonies include further £500,000 free of Interest from Kenya and Uganda Railways and
SALT LAKE CITY, Sept.
of abundance Harbour Administration out of re-(Reuter) - The
American food for the British serve.
Already
15
£200.000 has been lent in would serve as a fifth column to the same way and the Administra-incite the hungry onquered peo- against tion has remitted charges on mii-ples of Europe to rebel tary traffic of £250,000 In 1940
Hitler, stated the Secretary for
and £350,000 in 1941,
Agriculture, MR. WICKARD, in a sperch to В meeting 01 leaders.
DUKE OF KENT TO REPORT
LONDON. Sept. 15 (Reuter)- From the FRENCH FRONTIER. The Duke of Kent, who returned Sept. 15 (Reuter-It is learned on to Britain in a Liberator bomber good authority that many were trom Canada, will report to Bu killed and injured when a bomb Archibald Sinclair, the Air Secre- destroyed part of the Central Post tary, on his tour of the Empire Office in Zagreb.
alt training centres in the Domin-
It is understood that the bomb lon was thrown from a group of per
sons whose identity is unknown.
-On Other- Pages
Page
2
A. R. P. inquiry also pages 5 and 0).
3 Of Interest to women; Wed-
dings; Newsettes,
4 Leading article: Rise In
Living Costs.
0 Coming events; CrossWord,
Radio programmes.
7 Leningrad
into inferno.
sector turned
Enemy convoy dispersed by R. A. F.
1. Round the Polles Courts.
10 Handicap weights for Mweng
race meet; Lawn bowls,
farm
He said that the effcet on half-fed people looking across the Channel at the Britishers eating is "equivalent to about 16 field armies. FOOD IS OUR FIFTH COLUMN. When the conquered peoples see what America is supplying Britalu in the way of food, I think they may more than hope for victory for the democracies. "They will work for 1,"
The R.A.F. unit had arrived in Moscow before the three- Power conference is to begin and this showed our deter- mination not to waste a single minute.
A month ago, German influence
marked but since then the Iranian Government had seen its collapse and the corresponding rise of Bri- tish power. "We are now the coun- try that they should listen to," he added.
In the Middle East, we had a force of 750,000 and our air force
But, Maj. Murray warned, we was reaching out with increasing (must not allow the transfer of R. strength in attacks on Greece,
A.F personnel and equipment to Crete and Italy with comparative- Russia to slow up our offensively small losses to ourselves. against Germany. It would mean
HARRIMAN IN LONDON
Anxious To Get
To Moscow
SPIRIT OF RUSSIANS ASTONISHES
EUROPE
LONDON, Sept. 15 (Reuter)— "The Russians have astonished their
Mr. Averell Harriman, head of Europe by the spirit of the United States mission to the
magnifleent resistance and the Moscow conference, said in London behaviour of Russia has given yesterday: "We are anxious to get most people a new insight into
QUARDIAN
17 an
to Moscow as soon as we can. We Russian polities," says the MAN- shall have consultations with Lord CHESTER Beaverbrook and then, I hope, we editorial, shall get away as soon as possible." Other members of the mission have also arrived in London, says Reuter Bulletin, and they are ac companied by M. Oumansky, Sovies Ambassador in Washington, who is on his way to Moscow to report on United States assistance.
Summary of the News of the Day
CHINESE OPPOSITION TO ANY APPEASEMENT towards Japan is daily becoming more mani- fest, says a report from Chungking. One newspaper urges that the Japanese militarists overthrown.
TAILSE
"It needs no great effort to understand and admire the price the people of Russia Is paying for their liberty. It is true of Russla, AS IT IS OF CHINA, that the people which can so exhibit its mettle com- pels soure revision of judė- ments passed by the West on Its institutions.
"When this war is over, we may hope that the crisis, which has thrown into a common effort great societies so different in their roots be
and traditions as Chinia, Russia and Britain and the United States, may create new and. common sympathies and take the sting from their passionate faiths that have divided them,
MR HSU MO, THE CHINESE MINISTER TO Australia, said in Canberra yesterday that the war in China will never end until the Japancae change their policy.
MR. ALFRED DUFF COOPER, BRITISH CABINET representative in the Far East, speaking in Singapore yesterday, paid tribute to China's resistance,
LONDON MILITARY COMMENTATORS SEE A NEW Lhreat to Klev following the Russian with- drawal from a town on the eastern bank of the Dnieper. News is now given of recent successful Russian counter-attacks.
INCREASED LIVELINESS IN THE TOBRUK AREA is reported in the latest communique from the Middle East.
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THE UNITED STATES MISSION TO MOSCOW, HEADED by Mr Averell Harriman, has arrived in London for consultations with Lord Beaverbrook.
THE CHAIRMAN OF THE WHITE RUSSIAN EMIGRANTS Committee was shot dead by Chi- nese gunmen in the International Settlement of Shanghai yesterday. His predecessor was also asas- sinated.
EARLY CABLE NEWS, REPORTED ON PAGE SEVEN, deals with the British Navy's aid to Rus- sia; Bulgaria's defences put on war footing; and, on PAGE EIGHT, Japanese use of paratroops fer the first time; Fleet Air Arm operations,
"Nobody can doubt that Russla and Britain have much to teache each other."
LONE RAIDER
LONDON, Bupt. 10 (BWB)-AĦ official communique states:
"One onemy aircraft dropped bomby on a town on the North- Last eopat last night. Thake caused some damage and a amsi)
number of casualties. Apart from this there is nothing to report.