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PEACE NOT IMPOSSIBLE, SAYS MILITARY EXPERT
STOCKHOLM, Oct. 10 (Reuter)There is no doubt that Germany and Italy would prefer peace even without a definite victory despite all talk about prosecuting the war to a successful conclusion"," declared Colonel Bratt, Scandinavian military expert, in the "Dagens Nyheter."
"However the situation is judged," he said, "a demoniacally hard time is in store if peace is not furthered in some way."
CHEKIANG
FIGHTING
Colonel Brutt says that It is would be possible and justifiable to impossibe to speculate on how refer to peace as a "not too distant" peace will arrive or on the con- prospect. ceivable terms, but from the military view-point, the choice. in the long run rests between peace and immeasurable des.
INCREASES truction and world chaos.
Reviewing the course of the war to
Japanese Offensive date, Colonel Brait says that while CHUNGKING, Oct. 10 (Cen-Germany's operations against other
tral News)-Fighting east of countries went even more rapidly
than the Nazis expected, the offensive
October 11, 1940.
Transport Workers Again On Strike In Shanghai
SHANGHAI, Oct. 11 (Reuter).~The public trans- port system in the French Concession, which was function.. ing normally early this morning, suddenly ceased about 9 a.m. No trame or buses are now functioning in the French Concession.
-It is not known up to now what reason is behind the cessation of traffic. It is reported, however, that it is the combined result of strikers' action and the kidnapping of certain key 'personnel.
Matsuoka Criticises Britain's Decision
TOKYO, Oct. 10 (Reuter).The Foreign Minister, Mr.
Linan, 40 miles of Hangchow in against Britain is not going according Yosuke Matsuoka, to-day criticised British action in re-opening cast Cheklang, hag increased into plan. He finds two possible ways the Burma Road as contradicting Britain's expressed wish of neverity.
for Germany to reach a decision-by More than 20 Japanese planes Invasion de airpower. raided Linan yesterday, unloading bomba indiscriminately, while Japan. ese plain-clothes men sent out to create disturbances, set fire to houses,
Weather Hazard
The weather now makes invasion unlikely and air attacks have falled. Nevertheless Germany may develop a new method of making the so-called siege more effective, or an invasion may eventually 'come.
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French Sub. Believed. Destroyed
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No News Recently VICHY, Oct. 10 (Reuter).— The French Admiralty nounces that no news has been received for several days of the submarine Ajax
The "Havas" agency adds that in- formation from a British source Blates that the submarine has sunk and the they have reached Freetown, Sierra whole of the personnel saved and that Leone,
Sunk At Dakar? LONDON, Oẹt, 10 (Reuter),—It is not clear whether the Ajax was one of the two submarines sunk in the Dakar action.
restoring peace in East Asia.
He said: "If the British Government really wish, as they profess, to see peace restored in Stiff Resistance
East Asia as quickly as possible, I have to confess that it is past The Japanese offensive on the mouth bank of the Yangtze River in
comprehension how the In Colonel Brait's view, help from
In Cameroon British Government could hope south Anhwei is encountering AUT
A America will not be enough to turn resistance. Their attacks are centred
the scale for Britain. Even ir SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH** to contribute to the realisation at Kinghsien, Naoling and Tangyong Americs can organise her enlarged LONDON, Oct. 10 (Reuter).—¡of such a wish by the re-opening| Fighting is particularly severe nt
army In a reasonable time, he says
of of the Burma Road which will arrival Kinghalen, where three Japarige It would be illusory to believe that Announcing Armoured cars and len steam bonts mach an army, combined with General Charles de Gaulle, leader have the effect of encouraging were destroyed and ten Japanese Britain's, could gain a footing on the of all Free Frenchmen, al Duain General Chiang Kai-shek." soldiers were taken, Many Japanese continent against Germany not
Mr. Matsuoka sald the Tripartite: on Wednesday, a communique | *uffering from internal disruption.
Was not directed lasued by the general headquar-Past Stalemate
against PILOT DECORATED The prospects of success in a longters of the Free French forces America and described it as a "pence
LONDON, Oct. 10 (Router) - war for Britain or nny eventual says that General de Gaulle was
Among the awards announced to He Added that the Saxon coalition must, therefore, be welcomed by Colonel Lo Clera, hope earnestly that the United States bar to the D.F.C. for Pilot Omeer signatories R.A.F. pilots by the Air Ministry is a considered very small from the point:
Governor of the colony to of view of land
of and other nations at present neutral Eric Stanley Lock who, in strategy.
19 days, would same time, if it was
to Cameroons.
not be involved in Impossible
the destroyed 15 enemy aircraft. Last conquer Britain from the air it would
European war or come into confilet month while on patrol over the Dover that the with Japan because of the China area, he engaged the enemy and shot seem equally impossible to
communique says employ
takes particular the air weapon to conquer Germany visit
down two. significance "Incident."
that its remembered The use of airpower as a decisive whey factor, be continues, implles enormous territory was one of the first parts of destruction in Central and Western the French Colonial Empire to rally Europe, including the British Isles. to the fing of Free France,
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were killed and wounded. Japanese The
column pushing southward from Shunen, about
of Tungling. miles north-crunt been driven boek.
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Chinese troops operating in central Hupeh have pushed their way Kingmen, a strategic town 55 miles nufih-east of Ichnng. The highway between Ichang and Shuel has been damaged at many points.
RUSSIAN A.R.P. Big Cities Blacked Out In Rehearsals
MOSCOW, Oct 10 (Reuter) - The city of Sebastopol has been com-
pletely invisible from the air during the past three nights, according to nirmen's reports on the conclusion of full-dress atr roid precautions re- hearsals.
During similar rehearsals corried else- out at Leningrad, Klev where, the authorities attempted to reproduce conditions as near as pos- able to those expected in the event of actual air attacks.
and
Italians Torpedo Greek Ship
the
Froon the resulting choos, who would be the ultimate victor, if not
Soviet Russia, he asks.
Germany
The
this
General de Gaulle paid tribute to the patriotic courage and spirit of confidence in the cause shown by the population,
Although the rombination of strate- is impossible to conquer gle and economic fact shows that it militarily, one cannot be so certain de Gaulle's visit to French Equatorial The communique adds that General that Germany would be in a position Africa will certainly have the best to dictate peace.
influence on the French colonies which have decided to rally to the operations cause of Free France, and on neigh-
ac-bouring territories.
Risk In Invasion Repenting that air gainst Britain have not gone cording to plan, Colonel Bratt de- #s "a hazard scribes an 'nvasion capable of causing a grave reverse.
Cheering Crowds
Kirools
pact."
Patriotic
Hollanders
Asked To Pay More
Special to the "Telegraph"
LONDON, Oct. 10 (UP)-The Dutch Finance Minister, M. Charles Welter, to-day Instituted a novel voluntary in- come tax for Dutch citizens in all parts of the world, 96 per cent. of which would be devoted to defences in the Dutch East Indies.
M. Welter will ask all throughout the world to pay the tax Dutchmen already paying in-to enable the Dutch Government to come tax in the country where carry on the work.
The patriotiem of the Free Dutch they are resident to give an people. Welter
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adds, will additional 5 per cent, on all in-provide him with an assessment of With the arrival in West Africa of comes over £100, and those not their incomes. General Weygand and General de Gaulle in the Comeroons commences paying such taxes, to give 10 the struggle between factions for and per cent. against the Vichy Government in Appeal To Patriotism Equatorial Africa,
Nor will operations in and around } General de Gaulle drove to the the Mediterranean be easy to carry Governor's Puince through
with cheering people. the Axis as a belligerent
out, he adds, if Japan does not join decorated with bunting and lined
A Long War
"The attrillon and destruction of Bringing Ore To England a long war will impose a very severe
LISBON, Oct. 11 (Reuter) strain on the morale of people ap Thirteen survivors of the Greek proaching a war winter. The but steamer Aghios Nicaloos torpedoed troops, when held in readiness month by an Hallan submarine on October after month, or directed to new then- deteriorates however well- 1, arrived here after being rescued res by a Portuguese trawler. The re- handled a tacf which the German mainder of the crew are being picked military authorities understand bet-
ter than most." up by Spanish Ashing boats.
The steamer was bound from the Argentine to England with a cargo
of arc.
Colonel Brat! concludes with the remark that if the view prevailed that the possibilities of wor were broadly as sketched in his article, it
U-Boat Sinks Trawler
LONDON, Oct 10 (Reuter),--A LONDON, Oct. 10 (Reuter)—The further gift of two lakhs of rupees British trawler Kingston Sapphire has beetf cabled to the Afr Ministry
has been lost by U-boat action and in London by the Madras Govern the majority of the crew are landed, ment War Fund for the purchase of according to an Admiralty announce-aircraft according to the Madras ment.
radio.
TO-MORROW
at the
Those already paying income tax in the country where they are living are asked to pay five per cent, of their annual income after the first LONDON, Ocl. 10 (Reuter);— | £100. Those not paying where they - The Governor, in introducing Netherlanders in all parts of the are living are asked to pay 10 per General de Gaulle to the people said: world are to pay u voluntary income cent, after the first £100. "There are no weak hearts here. tax, it is announced by M. Welter, The Cameroons are ready for any the Netherlands Minister of Finance. Nearly the whole revenue from the The Minister calls on Netherlanders tax will be devoted to strengthening eventualities."
The General replied: The in
Ailled Cameroons have sei o magniheent
and. neutral. countries defences. In the Dutch East Indies.
example which has already followed by a number of colonies. Others will fol
follow. I quote Hitler's words from Mein Kampf that people may be beaten but when the people and their leaders accept de-
feat, then they are for ever lost
been
the contrary, if a handful of men do not accept defeat then everything is to be hoped for."
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SERGT. TO PRESIDENT BAPTISTA OF CUBA TAKES OATH
HAVANA, Oct. 10 (Reuter)-General Baptista, who seven years ago was a sergeant in the Cuban army, look oath to-day as President of Cuba,
pointed Premier.
To-day is being observed in He thus inaugurated a semi-
Havana as a public holiday and parliamentary form of govern- there is a general feeling of optimism ment for the first time in the island's history.
in the air mainly as a result of the negotiations for a $50,000,000 loan in the United States and the enact- ment to-day of the new constitution which improves the lot of the work- Ing clasces.
The oath was administered by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court at the Presidential Palace before 34 special envoys, including the British Minister, the United States Ambas The improvements include a 40- sador and a delegation of 150 from hour week, recognition of trade Mexico.
urdons, the abolition of the death penalty. There are other provisions General Baptista announced that along the lines of the Roosevelt New! Dr. Carlos Saldriges has been ap-) Deal.
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