Story Of The Italian Advance Into Egypt
Harassed on All Sides
CAIRO, Sept. 23 (Reuter).-Details of the Italian advance from Libya now available show that ons enemy column, after repairing the road down the escarpment at Sollum, which had been blown up by British sappers, began to advance alongside the sea under a certain degree of cover afforded by low-lying sandhills.
A second column advanced along the top of the escarpment Sollum but when it to Halifya Pass some 15 miles from
hinterland begins to attempted to descend the escarp-rough desert
approach the sen ment, it suffered severe casual- tien.
Pass Blown Up-
The Italian claim to have captured a large number of British armoured units in untrue.
The British are hitting the enemy hard and methodically whenever he
Al the last moment the Para wa blown up by retiring troops and the Italiana were forced to dismount exposes himself and hitherto the Bri-
from their transports.
They began streaming down the Pans and through the rocky water- courses where they were subjected to Bren gunfire.
British forward troops-a famous! regiment--participated in this opera- tion and then withdrew and left the! enemy to encounter the next ob- stacle,
tish casualties are small.
Tuesday,
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JERSEY MILITIA IN TRAINING
Jersey militiamen, evacuated from the Channel Islands, are In training to do their bit to defend Britain's shores if called Picture shows a Lewis ggun team leaving an observation upon. post to attack during an exercise.
Pilot Rescued
Gandhi Going German Pilot
To Simla
To Meet Viceroy Before the Italian advance, enemy WARDHA, Sept. 23 (Reuter), artilery Are from Bardia, aided by spotters at Capuzzo, was very nc--Mahatma Gandhi is going to curate since they have been able to Simin on Wednesday and will
plot the range of all targets.
Hazardous Undertaking
A comparatively small proportion of the enemy are actually engaged
meet the Viceroy on Friday.
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By
British Officer
LONDON, Sept. 23 (Reuter)-Hundreds of people on the seafront at Folkestone this morning watched an exciting rescue of a wounded German airman by a British officer.
The ostensible reason for the visit. When a Messerschmitt 109-
to elucidate the Government's:
freed-himself pilot attitude towards the Congress resolu- was shot down in the sea, the front line troops as many thousands on last week
alla wounded which inter
are necessary for the establishment withdraw the conditional offer to co-from the cockpit and rose to the and maintenance of what must sure-operate with Britain in the prosecu-surface among the bubbles left ly be one of the most diffeult and tion of the war
or by the machine. While the
Nettion extremist most exposed lines of communication with which any general has had to Congress bupes, by pursuing the pro-
pagation of non-violence us a cloak - deal
In order to avoid congestion along the coast, tatian motorised units are also advancing along another coastal track due south of Bukbuk
A British ofBeer on the break water quickly stripped off his jacket, dived to anti-war activities, to provoke 4 the sea and ww 300 yards to breach with Government, the co-where the German was struggling to servative majority does not pretend
les know God's thoughts, but be hemp ofloat
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where it was found that the back and join up with constal troops in some quarters that the interview | water
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AMERICA RESENTS
New Embargoes Against Japan Are Hinted
Sept. WASHINGTON,
23 (Reuter)—The possibility of American economic measures to restrict Japan arose to-day as a result of the invasion of Indo-China,
Risked Life to Avoid can
Crashing Into
Houses
new
It is stated in well-informed
LONDON, Sept. 23 (Router).—It was revealed to-day that circles that such restrictions Hurricane pilot refused to bail out of his machine because it would then have crashed into a row of houses.
Londoners saw the plane glial- ing overhead, side-slipping violently.
Smoke was pouring from the engine.
The pilot prepared to bail out but
thickly, sering that he was ever populated distric! he determined to make for open country if he could
switched o his engine
by meats of violent vide slaps and pari rated flames from spreading to the
vital parts of his machine Jadi muarvannfully on a feld
He land-
On the way down, he was followed by bus squadron leader who kept off three Messerschmitts Rat were wait ing to hoish off the wounded plane
might include tighter control of exports of oil, scrap iron and other materials of which Japan! makes large purchases.
that i
Vespite Japanic: assurances the tertiorial integrity and French sovereign rights would be respected, The invasion of Indo-China is regard
moftrial quarters here as a ed serious threat to American Interests
d policies in the Far East
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Vichy Statement
VICHY, Sept. 28 (Reuter).- The agreement between Franca and Japan is announced in an official communique to-day.'
The communique states that with the view to contributing towards a
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The French Government consented pearance, do wonders for your to grant the Japanese Government special facilities in Indo-China for comfort, and keep you in good the Japanese Army and Navy tan
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Upsetting Status Quo
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 (Reuter) At a press conference to-day, Mr.
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Cordell Hull, the U.S. Secretary of from $11.50-less 10% canh disconsi 'State, declared in a formal staterneni
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Is being upset under duress.
Events are transpiring so rapidly
in the Indo-Chinese situation that it
is impossible to get a clear picture of minute
development,' to minute
sild Mr. Hull.
"It seems obvious that the statua quo is being upset and that this is being achieved under duress,
"The position of the United States In disapproval and deprecation of and Tutal of $1.343,452.81 wing such procedures has repeatedly been
War Fund reached yesterday by the inaugurated by the B. C. M. Post, Lid.stated." The intent donations are Mr. H. H. Beddow 2nd donation) Anonymou reda".
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Air Bases In Tonkin
SAIGON, Sept. 23 (Reuter) ---A by the Governur-
• praciumut.on General, Admiral Jean Decoux states that the agreement conclufed at Hanoi was based on the agreement 10 previously signed by The Japanese French Am- Government and the
bassador ni Tokyu
The air bases to be handed Over The following is a list ut subscriptions Freeived to dale tur credit of the British to Japon ure in Tonkin which is the Find Hongkong closest province is Indo-Chiru to the
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$51,107 73
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Richard Haemanth!nounces that the French Parrison at 2. E N. fynn, $100; Lai Fook Lye Dingdong on the Indo-Chinese buc- aftry Imonthly, 129, Dr K. W. Claun, 130; steder surrendered this morning of une CH.SS. Badge, #1; anle of four "unlawfully resisting" the Japanese (C.45.8. Lustgen per Mex, . F. Philipps,
$4. Anonymous 410; John Forbes (month advance into French territory. 1 y. 23. Gordon's Ltd. (monthly) $10
Mrs. M. M. Drake (monthly), $10; Davies, Brick and Gran (monthly), $70: C. Bingham Powell, $200; M. G. Carruthers monthly), KO; GALMNS. Mews A/C
French troops were then diarmed Fighting had continued spustnodi- hours. for !!
okur rally Japanese SOUFFLIN
state
Lreut, Co Lobet, conwmantling monthly), $18; proceeds of the "Kotewal] Cup Charity Matches Inst Season 350 French troops in the Dongalang area,
ch A. Gundeson, $100; D. W, Hume in reported to have been R:lled a the monthly), ; Capl. Colin Boyer, Annus 23 cin: Rev. and Mix, Broad-ghting, aerording
truonthly),
feral font. Total 307.287.93. The S. C. M. Post has received
Organization Fund: following donations to the British
B: D. C. Edmondston, dispatch
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B.W.O.F. ACCOUNTS
Organisation The Briting War
the issued Hongkong. has receipts and payments account for the month of August, 1940:
Receipts-Balance brought forward. August 1, 1990, $30.205.04; donations and
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Visit Hospital
LONDON, Sept. 23 (Reuter). A London hospital which to suferiptions, August 1940, $13.057,29: SalesPostal labels 134 Central Hospital tiny celebrated its 200th anniver- Supply Service badges 802, knitting wool
and cambric 3810, totalling $3,612.04sury was visited by the King
Gened total 194,909.17.
Payments-Purchases, gaute and sewing and Queen who talked to men Inaterials. $2,000.01; packing, transport and and women of the East Endi taurance $1,176.21; office expenses :—
the air raids on
Salaries and woges 1302, stationery and injured in
printing 14.00, Flampe and postages 1.50. London.
ravelling 3 ct., Storage, wool, $3.77.
Typewriter repairs, $3.50, pettles 333 They spent an hour and a quarter totalling $334.04: Expenditure for August at the Hospital, which itself has
1040 $4,301.12
Balance.-Monies in hand on August 31, IMG-Current Account Hongkong and
suffered bombardment from the air.
The King subsequently sent a tele- Shanghai Bank $30,440,70: petty cash grum to the chairman of the hospital 623 24 total $30,40405. Grand
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"I wish to express my admiration A matinee performance will be for the way in which the medical given by Chung and his Mogical staff and nursing services are carry- Revue Company at the Queen's on in these difficult days in sphe Theatre at p.m. to-day, the entire of the bombing to which they have proceeds of which will be donated to been so ruthlessly subjected," said Chinese and British war relief funds. the King in his message.
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Chungking Reaction To Indo-China Invasion
CHUNGKING, Sept. 24 (Reuter).—Japan's "invasion" of Indo-China is not almed primarily against China but forms an important step in her policy of southward expansion and likely to be used as a jumping-off ground for 5 future attack on Singapore.
prisals against Japan while it in Chinn This view of the Indo-China hoped that Britain will give agreement is finding considerable greater assistance in order to secure! Chinese co-operation, la a joint effort currency in informed circles here to check Japan's southword expan- to-day and the Chinese are ston
The Chinese, therefore, UTC keenly awaiting the reaction abroad to a new Japanese ad- cherishing the hope that Britain will venture, particularly the views re-open the Burma Road so that the United States will be able to send of Britain and the United States. along the route all avaliable supplies U.S. Reprisals Expected to strengthen China's resistance.
It is pointed out here that any col- Chinese circles generally believe lapse of China will leave Japan a free that the United States, will matre fur-hand to pursue the policy of south-, ther and more drastic economie 're-ward expansion.
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