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FOUNDKD 1081 五拜號七廿月九英港香 FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1940: 2日六十月八
ROOSEVELT IMPOSES EMBARGO ON WAR MATERIALS TO JAPAN All Countries Affected
CHINESE TROOPS
IN ACTION
are
Indo-China Border Clashes CHUNGKING, Sept. 27 (Reuter).—Clashes taking place between Chinese and Japanese forces on the Kwangsi-Indo-China border, where the Chinese are attacking the rear of the Japanese forces entering Indo- China, according to a military spokesman here.
A message from Kwangsi states that the Japanese suffered 1,000 casualties in the Dongdang clash.
It is said that fighting is taking place east and west 1)f Plagerhkwan,
A reasonable possibility of Sino-French co-operation is seen
by the spokesman.
Watchful Waiting
SPECIAL TO THE **TELEGRAPH"
CHUNGKING, Sept. 26 (UP). -The Chinese Foreign Office spokesman answering questions to-day regarding the situation In Indo-China and whether or not Chinese troops would plunge across the border maid:
"Our troops
adopting the measure of watchful waiting on the wuthwest border. The original plan of self-defence announced by Mr. Wang Chung-hui the Minister of Foreign Affairs, bar nut been changed."
arc
Asked whether the French author- ties had extended an invitation to the Chinese Government for Chinese military aid he said: "So far, no formal request has been
from the French-please note my word formal“.“
Will Act Independently When asked whether Chinese entry Into Indo-Clilna was dependent uponf an invitation from the French, the spokesman replied: "No.. It depends upon our own decision."
He added that the Chinese Govern- ment did not contemplate breaking
off diplomatie relations with Vichy should the Honci part be carried out in full because the situation in Indo- China presents various possibilities
at the moment.
Chinese Mystified CHUNGKING, Sept. 20 (Reuter)
Dover Aréa Shelled
LONDON, Sept 201 (Reuter).--- German long-range KUTIN (1) the French coast shelled the Dover area; far about an hour this afternoum
A mun and a woman were killed
President Roosevelt
British Air Offensive Over Reich
Bombers Batter Nazis
In Continuous Raids
Except
England
Special to the "Telegraph"
WASHINGTON, SEPT. 26, (UP).—THE UNITED STATES HAS PLACED AN EMBARGO ON SHIPMENTS OF IRON AND STEEL SCRAP, AND IMPORTANT WAR MATERIALS TO ALL COUNTRIES INCLUDING JAPAN OUTSIDE THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF GREAT BRITAIN. THE EM. BARGO BECOMES EFFECTIVE ON OCTOBER 16.
Of the large number of nations affected Japan alone has been a consistent heavy purchaser, Italy's recent heavy trade having been cut off by the British blockado.
AIMED AT JAPAN
President Roosevelt's announcement of the embargo stressed that the measure is intended to
conserve the United States supplies of scrap, but Mr. Stephen Early, White House Secretary, to-day revealed that the President has been preoccupica with the Far Eastern crisis due to Japan's action in Indo-China and the dispute regarding control in Shanghai.
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Admitted by friend and foe! to be the finest bayonet fighters in the world, British troops manning England's coast are Faritching to get to grips with the
"The President has been virtually continuously in consulta tion, mainly by telephone, with Mr. Cordell Hall on the Eastern situation,"Mr. Early said.
PETROLEUM MAY BE NEXT
He added that he had no information regarding the reports that the embargo might soon be proclaimed on all grades of petroleum.
any reference
The White House announcement Avoided whatsoever to the situation in the Orient.
Japan purchased approximate. ly one third of America's exports of iron and steel scrap during the AIL Reven months of 1940, Recording to Department of Commerce figures. !
The total exported
Nazis in hand-to-hand fighting. Neither are they allowing themselves to become out of practice in the art απ this above photograph we see some picture vividly shows. In the
of the famous Black Watch showing how bayonet charges should be successfully carried
out.
R.A.F. Attack Kiel Naval Dockyard
-Factories Crumble pan and 600,000 tons Heavy Bomb Explodes
LONDON, Sept. 26 (Reuter),-R.A.F. bombers have recent- doubled the British air offensive against Germany, says "Reuter's" air correspondent.
camp.
The shattering blows now
being Besides night and day batter-struck at Germany's keyed-up war ing of the enemy invasion plat-machine by the B.A.F. compare very: favourably with Germany's efforts form, R.A.F. bombers are now to shatter Britain's Industry and carrying the Battle of Britain public morale by Nazi air formations, The Chinese are still mystified by the into the far corners of the enemy Indo-China developments,
These, although sill as yet larger Upon the request of the indo
thun Britain's, are, it is noticeable, China authorities, the Chinese The 12-hour stretch between sun-finding increasingly difficult to despatclled a special airplane to the set and down has brought the whole penetrate London's defences by night Indo-China border, to bring Indo- of Germany proper within range of as well as by day. China representative for discussions, Britain's long runge aircraft, but though the Chinese airplane ar- rived at the border no French re- presentative appeared.
Meanwhile it is learned that Vichy has been declining Chinese assistance in Indo-China.
Hanoi Bombed CHUNGKING, Sept. 28 (Reuter) Authoritative foreign sources here have received telegrams from Hano! stating that Japanese aircraft bombed Haiphong and. Hanol to-day.
This week, some of these, giants dew to within 55 miles of the Polish Irontier to bomb an electric power station.
Increasing Action
In the absence of fighter escorts
there is & strict limit to the extent of operations which can be carried
crease,
OTHER SIDE
OF PICTURE
Was 1,700,000
tons of which 523,000 tons went to ત Great Britain.
During the corresponding period in 1939 Japan took a total of 1,155,000 lons from a total of 2,123,000 tons with Britain's exported, compared 254,000 tons.
the text of the
Beside Scharnhorst
-Boulogne Raided
GERMAN RAIDER CAPTURED
By Canadian Auxiliary
SPECIAL TO THE
*TELEGRAPH”
OTTAWA. Sept. 26 (UP)— The German raider Weser, which arrived secretly at Manzanillo, Mexico on July 21 from Puntas Arenas, Costa Rica, departed from Manzanillo at 11.45 p.m..on Wednesday and was intercepted
the
Canadian~~auxiliary" cruiser, Prince Robert, which captured the German ship. -
"Reuter's" story says the Canadian armed
merchant cruiser, · Prince Robert, captured the German express cargo ship, Weser, off Manzanillo, Mexico,
by
The capture was announced to-day by the Navy Minister.
on
The Weser sailed from Manzanillo Wednesday and was captured last night. The Captain and crew have been transferred to the Prince Robert. The Weser is being towed to Esuimaltac. She is a freighter of
The Prince Robert is 7,000 tons.
Text of Announcement "Domei" gives
LONDON, Sept. 26 (Reuter).The flash of one big explosion announcement which is as follows: was seen very close to the German cruiser Scharnhorst which "The President has approved carly was lying in the Kiel naval dockyard during last night's R.A.F. establishment of additional controls un the exportation of iron and steel raids. scrap with a view to conserving
last night, according to the Air 9,000 tons, available supply to meet the rapidly In the raids, sticks of heavy | Ministry. expanding requirements of the de-calibro bombs fell across fence programine in this country.
the "In the Berlin area, aircraft of the "Effective October 16 all outstand-northern end of the Kiel dock-Bomber Command attacked power ing balances of the licences which yard and on the shipbuilding stations, railway communications and have been granted pursuant to the yards.
the Tempelhof aerodromé, existing regulations of July 26 for
4.3
momen-
from
the exportation of No. 1. heavy melt- Boulogne was raided for three and Ing steel scrap will be revoked. a half hours. There were many vio- -Britons Carry On On October 18, the exportation of lent explosions. One, described LONDON, Sept. 26 (Reuter)-Mr. be placed under the licensing system,turily lit up the whole town.
ell grades of Iron and steel scrap will "terrific" by an observer, out in daylight, but nevertheless day Herbert Morrison, Minister of Supply, The new exportation limitation wil action within the smaller are of told employees at provincial works he applied to 75 types of Iron mid steel were also started.
Great Ares visible miles out at sea medium bomber range is on the in-that Germany's attempt to interrupt scrup.
for prevent work in our arms factories When Japanese aircraft appeared
"Under the new regulation which Air Ministry Statement over Hanol, they dropped three small per cent., the RAF., hus climbed
By increasing bomber action 100 had hitherto conspicuously failed, will be made effective" on: October IG
With Isolated exceptions, bombs.
the licences will be issued to permit ship-our aircraft returned safely
LONDON, Sept. 26 (Reuter),—An only the first step in a pre-determined damage German bombers had inflicted ments to the countries in the Western their extensive bombing operations French anti-aircraft
fre drove Indder plan, whereby the offensive on our war production machine had Hemisphere and Great Britain only."lover Germany and the Channel ports away the ralders, who later returned will eventually reach proportions been vastly less than enemy must for a second visit but dropped no "hitherto undreamed of" as Mr. have expected when the attacks were bombs.
Churchill has promised.
Brst launched, he said. Won't Have Interference
Military objectives in Berlin, as in. TOKYO, Sept. 20 (Reuter)--Thef and around other large German cities, Moreover, since the introduction of daily newspaper, "Hochi," saya that may be expected to suffer more and the new policy of continuing work in Japan's determination is "foo firm to more heavily in immediate air raid warnings, there was less be shaken by foreign pressure or future.
danger close at hand and, it was be- intervention."
Berlin at present is only expert- coming apparent that the enemy! The Journal worns Britain and encing one raid per night, but the was not meeting with the success for America that they court a grave British bombera hüve a flight of 1,200 which he had hoped. situation if they persist in their anti-miles and back as compared with the Japanese attilakio.
the
Nazis 300 at the most.
Plane Finds Survivors
S'HAI STRIKE
Three Chinese Wounded
SHANGHAI, Sept., 25 (Rou ter).Three Chinese wounded to-day. in Shanghai's
From City of Benares were the more hinta were
British Planes Bring Down Nineteen
"At Kich, the docks were bombed. "Goodsyards at Osnabruck, Ehrung,
Mannheim, Homm,
and Hanover were also damaged.
"Shipping, barges and quayside stores at Antwerp, Flushing, Ostend, Dunkirk, Caials and Boulogne were also attacked.
"An aircraft of the Coastal Com mand shot down an enemy bomber into the sea yesterday afternoon.
and aircraft bambed oll tanks of "Last night forces of Coastal Com-
shipping in the harbour was Brest. The tanks were aflre and also
severely damaged."
Anti-Vichy
LATEST
31 NAZI PLANES. DOWN
LONDON, 'Sept. 26 (Rouler) --An
Nazis Feeling Grows Air Malstry communique states that
Nineteen Nazis
Special to the "Telegraph"
it now known that 31 enemy air- craft, 15 of them bombers, have been In Syria destroyed by the RAF'. to-day by our
fighters.
CAIRO, Sept. 26 (Reuter). Eight of our fighter altcraft are lost. Further signs of increasing feel- but three of the pilots are safe. ing in Syria against the Vichy Government were reported here) to-day,
LONDON, Sept. 26 (UP)—It is officially reported that British fighters destroyed 19 German planes, including eleven bombers, during to-day's Nazi raids on England.
Six British machines were lost,, but two of the pilots are safe.
It is stated that when. Generol de Late In the afternoon, attacks Gaulle intervened at Dakar, numbers Raiders Lone Bombers
were made on a number of towns on of French officers and civilians were LONDON, Sept. 30 (Reuter)A the Channel coast from Hastings to arrested by the authorities. strike as the result of a fracas high proportion of the enemy air- Southampton, LONDON, Sept. 26 (Reuter)-A Sunderland flying boat of when pickets tried to prevent a craft brought down in Britain to-day and a number of people were Idlled. known, but it is believed that restive Damage, was "dono) The reason for the arrests is not the Coastal Command yesterday found 46 survivors, including tram from working.
were again bombers. children, of the torpedoed City of Benares, drifting in an open
"Bombs were also dropped on a elements have been openly showing town in the Midlands, Some houses dissatisfaction with the existing state boat 600 miles from land.
Two Sunderland flying boats, one the fracas was qualled.
The Air Ministry and Ministry of were damaged but no serious casual- of affairs and have been demonstrat- The Police fired into the air before Home Security states: "During the ties are rep They were picked up by a belonging to the Royal Australian
are reported,
ping their loyalty to General de morning «enêfurt, aircraft ' operating British warship and are ex- Air Force, shared in the rescue. !'
"Nineteen enemy aircraft Includ-Gaulle, The strike spread to a number of for the most par Kogly, approached ing 11 bombers, have been destroyed pected to land in a British port Found By Lamp Signals
private concerns to-day, but gas, Ught the east and south easts, but few by our dghters to-day, Six of our tonight.
The Austration Sunderland had
and water are not yet affected of them penetrated far inland,
A. Korean, beloved to be an
fighters are lost but the pilots of two VICHY PRISONERS The survivors had been adrift since just been relleved from a convoy adherent of Wang Ching-Wal, is "Bombs were dropped at two
of them are sate." their ship was torpedood in mid- escort when it found the lifeboat. reported to have been seen points on the northeast const, cum Luftwaffe Stay Home cont Auriol, Marx Dormoy and Juler
VICHY
Sept, 120 (Reuter)Vin Atlantcon September 17 while The captain flew to the convey and barangning Workers last night at ing some damage and casualtier.LONDON, Sept 20 (Reuter)By Moch all former Socialist Ministers, taking British children to Canada asked the captain of the RAF several offices where strikes were The number of persons fatally in contrast, with yesterday when large have been interned administrative“ under the evacuation scheme. TURN to Page 5. Column One, declared today.
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