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Disembarkation Of
Japanese Continues Production
->FROM PAGE ONE For Defence
fields. Japanese fighters and trucka are at Tourne aerodrome.
bers.
moment
cun-
at
In America
August 5, 1941.
Russians Preparing For Big Offensive
FROM PAGE ONE
1,000 German officers and men kill- ed," the communique added.
Aerial Activity Another communique states, "Our aircraft are fighting the enemy in the directions of Smolensk, Korosten, Detagat-serkov
the
Estonian and sectors. There were no major en- gagements in the remaining sectors. In co-operation with the land forces,
The majority of the Japanese air strength is belleved to be
WASHINGTON, Aug 3 (UP), centrated at the Nhatrang, estimates varying between Defence officials have drafted 260 planes and Wwwnk iquidrons of plans for a future monthly pro fighters and one squadron of bom-duction of 125,000,000 pounds
Japanese truck convoys are moving of aluminum,
Production for April was near- In a steady stream to Cambodia and two conveys of trucks, anti-alrecaft ly 50,000,000 pounds-doubleSoviel aviation dealt blows an enemy and field guns were seen moving to January production of 25,000, nechanised and molorized units,
000 pounds-but announcement infantry and artillery. of President Roosevelt's heavy bomber programme will more than double and possibly triple that figure.
the north.
Disposition of British Troops
LONDON, Aug. 4 (Reuter). It is learned in London that there is no truth in the rumour that Britain hoa sent 100,000 troops to the Thailand border.
of The dispositions
the British forcen In Singapore are purely defensive and hu move of the magnitude indented has taken place.
Australian Reaction
Nazi Air Raid Failures
MOSCOW, Aug. 4(UP)—The German attempts to bomb Leningrad have been even less successful than
to General Mikhail Protsveikin's the attempts on Moscow, recording claires in "Pravda."
Emergency facilities now are be- constructed for an anticipated Production of 74,000,000 pounds a month by early 1042.
Magnesium producilon, which will total around 25,000,000 pounds this P. C. Spender, the Minister for War, {yeal to provide supplies for the a single bomb has been dropped in
will be multiplied "several In speech, here to-day sald that times". Australia was looking at the rising four-engined heavy bombers. Only
SYDNEY, Aug 4 (Reuter)-Mr
tension in the Far East with calm but determined eyes:
'Our
most earnest endeavour is to preserve peace in the Pacifle but we are not prepared to give up at gun- point the interests and Imperial pos- sessions which it is our Joint sponsibility to guard nor see them whittled away by slently encroach- ment and Infiltration," sold Mr Spender.
Misgivings
two plants are in production at MR- land, Michigan, and Freeport, Texas, with another being constructed In California.
Total aluminum production during 1910 reached 412.560,000 pounds, but re-according to present plans produc- tion eventually will be 1.500,000,000 pounds annually.
"Indo-Chinn, Malaya and Thailand are as close neighbours to Australia bs Japan. We look with indsgiving at the arrival of Japanese forces in Indo-Chinn. Indications are
not lacking that Japan Intends going Jupan uf even further. Talk by protection is only a cynical pretext foe unblushing aggression.
In the opinion of defence leaders, problems growing out of the ex- panded aircraft production plan con- corn: 1. Adequate power facilities for the new aluminum plants; 2. A further cut in automobile production. It may be eut in half to further the expanded plané programme.
Harrison Forman's
Australia, if necessary, wit give Broadcast from H.K.
ringing proof that she means to con- trol her destiny. Ninely thousand Australian troops are already abroad and they will be substantially in- More than 160,000 enlisted crensed,
the A.L.F., equivalent population basis, to 3,000,000 Amert cans. Some 250,000 militiamen are maintaining home defence."
irt
on
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ament evacuated about ninety-percent
and chit of the European women dren from Hongkong, most of whom were sent all the way to Australia about as far from Hongkong as San Francisco.
Tokyo Temperature TOKYO, Aug. 4 (Reuter).The
The Powers-That-Be in Hongkong, absence from Tokyo of Sir Robert however, are no ostriches. There is Craigle, the British Ambassador, and clear evidence on every hand that Sir John Latham. the Australian they mean business-that they mean
He stated that althoughs the raids began the first day of the war, often several times daily and nightly, not
City. The Lauftwaffe tus
the
been to penetrate the inner ring of unable to defences
anti-aircraft comprising, fighters and balloons which Invariably intercepted and routed the Germans over the outer zones.
Predicting an intensification of the raids, the General said that Lening- any rad is fully prepared to meet eventuality.
the
Russian Pockets STOCKHOLM, Aust. 4 (Reuter).-- Reports from Germany on Russian war continued to announce the destruction of Russian packets of resistance on the two main fronts of Sinolensk and Kiev. It is claimed that the advance eastwards is behig remorselessly, continued at various ained ut the
impression speeds, apparently being that the Germans are staying where they have arrived or are advancing but that they are never forced back.
It is now calmed that the necqs. sity of dealing with the Russian pockets, while slowing the German
time for advance, has also given slower units to catch up,
Advantage of Lull Demokraten"
The military correspondent of the
considers that Germans have now completed their arrangements
the
In the rear tors for the relief of exhausted troops and re-organisation of barried
Minister, and the return to-day of to defend this place fromi attack. units and for overhaul of mechanical Mr Joseph C. Grew, the United And It'll not be merely a token de-material and bringing up fresh units offensive but States Ambassador, in a cheerful
ful fense, either, For Hongkong fairly ready to renew the frame possibly indicate that nothing bristles with bit guns, anti-aircraft, despite attacks on their communica
tions, the Russians have also cer- serious is coming hamediately, but powerful searchlights, barbed wire
tainly benefited by the pause. it is obvious that Japan is stalling and camouflage. And for me to complete domestic pre- troops too. The harbour is well parations.
mined, and a constant air and sea patrol is maintained for many miles out to sea.
the
untouched.
The
even
plenty
ог
we alr
The same newspaper's Berlla correspondent reports that the Ger
uns claim that the fresh Russian troops are of inferior quality to these at first engaged.
The quietude of the last few days has been given an ominous tone by
Though there is no naval continued press hostility to the
Military experts expect that, fresh Democracies and an almost frenzied force here to speak of, the Japanese large-scale attacks by the Germans invocation of the national general can never be too sure but what will shortly be chiefly directed at
R fleet, mobilisation law in felds hitherto British air force, ar
Leningrad, Moscow, Kiev and would not suddenly make their podessa. pearance..
nec. Unquestionably, an attack
Finna Still Held on Britain out here would result in
immediate British an
military The Finns are still attempting to alliance with China-with coopera- press through the isthmus connecting tive action,
Ladoga and Onega which, if tection of Hongkong's million and a Murmansk Line and also the Stalin Meanwhile, for the immediate processful, would threaten to cut the
Canal.
The "Yomiuri" to-day notes Colonel Knox's assertion that Japan has oil stocks to last 18 months of warfare and retorts: "So what?"
The paper adds the allegation that Chungking has access to vast um publicised petrol resources from Burma,
Chungking Hopes
have been literally honeycombed
suc-
half civilians from an air blitz, the hills upon which the elty is built A Finnish advance here can bring CHUNGKING, AUK 4 (Reuter) with an elaborate system of tunnels but the intention of the Russians to bed pressure on Leningrad from the east With Germany bogged in Russia, drilled deep into the solid rock, with hold Sordavalla is evidenced by the is believed in many quarters
of opening right streets. Drilled under the direction of the destruction of the town.
the fact that they have not carried out
Orm of American mining engineers,
only
that
Britain and the United States may
turn their full attention to the Far East.
These circles point to many indi- cations that a show-down is being
the
entrances
these tunnel-shellers vary in capacity art Hangoe is still
ing over thirty thousand people. from a thousand to one accommodat
forced with Japan, such as the recent new return you to NBC freezing of Japanese assets, abrogation of commercint agreements. further American oil restrictions. arrival of large British forces in Malaya
and Burma, and the strengthening of Americas defences in the Philippines.
The
If this show-down should come in
the Pacific, competent Chinese
observers predict that the outcome Is likely to be determined within- a year,
LATE NEWS
Chinese military TIMELY WARNING
China la Stronger Meanwhile the position has been greatly strengthen- ed with the continued, arrival of American and Soviet supplies. While oficial quarters decline to make any comment, it is learned In
well- Informed
sources that nol only American aircraft And pilots but also Soviet artillery, air- craft and volunteer pilots are arriving
volunteer
and
of constant arrivals of Russians from Estonia suggest that he Finns hope to starve out the garrison of Fangoe is a vain one.
Evacuation Story
(Reuter
the
ZURICII, Aug. Asserting that evacuation from Moscow of men unfit for work, and mothers and children has begun, the "Frankfurter Zeitung" says that the Russians have profited by experience of the French compaign and have strictly forbidden refugees to use railways and main roads in order not to impode military move- ments.
Northern Sector
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TO MALAYA VICHY, Aug. 4 (Reuter).-Heavy Daily At 2,30, 5.30, 7.30, 9,30 p.m. SINGAPORE, Aug. 3 (Reuter)ghting is continuing round Sorda- strong warning to the population of Malaya against thinking that acting as if the present Far Eastern crisis will solve itself peacefully just because numerous other Far Eastern criscs were so
solved recently is pressed in a
a leader in to-day's Singa- SAIGON, Aug. 4 (Reuter)-Com pore "Free Press,"
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GERMANS REGRETTED ANTAGONISING CHINA
WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 (Central News)-China's swift
Soviet tanks are counter-attacking. The garrison of this strong point on the flank of the Finnish drives on both sides of Lake Ladoga la mild to pletion of the landing and stuttering The newspaper declares, "There is have been strongly reinforced, great and decisive action in severing diplomatie relations with Gre in various sectors of Japanese re-certainly no need for an alarmist inforcements to French Indo-China
Sorduvalla is the centre of vlew according to the provisions of the gerous to ignore the signs."
of the future....but it is dan-network of fortifications built by many on her recognition of the Wang Ching-wei regime came Franco-Japanese agreement regard-
Russions in territory 'ceded by Fin- Examining these signs the.
as a complete surprise to Reich official circles, Mr Chen Chich, Ing the joint defence of the country paper says that the only comfort in of the terrain favours the
land last year. The broken nature returned envoy, informed the "Central News" in an
exclusive was announced to-day by the head-the present situation is the weakness which is well-equipped with artillery. interview to-day.
defence.
Members of the Chinese Embassy Generally speaking German oficials in Berlin and the Chinese Consulates and financiers regretted the severance in Hamburg and Vienna had all been of relations between the two coun- withdrawn, Chinese remaining over- ly surprised and deplored the re-been promised financial aid by Ger-
Mr Chen said.
quarters of the Japanese forces.
is
of the Japanese home front which is Nazi Arrives in Hanoi
In no condition to stand the strain JANOI, Aug. 4 (UP).-Herr of a war against Britain, the NEI., Ernest Neumann arrived here this and probably America. afternoon by plane from Tokyo and However, quite apart from the continuing on io Salgon to-fanatical. extremists "Japanese lead- ers may feel that an attack against Herr. Neumann, before the war, Malaya and the N.E.I. would not was the German Consul at Hanoi and leave Japan in a worse position than was appointed as representative on she is to-day. It will either succeed the Armistice Commission in Indo- or fail and give better excuse for the China.
morrow.
U.S., Russia And England v. Axis
FROM PAGE ONE
GERMAN THREAT tries white civilians were particular-seas included 150 students who had
TO VICHY cognition of the puppet govern
government, man cultural organisations,
"tate of affairs existing in us a
Thailand Is Japan's Immediate Concern
No Repetition
GALLUP POLL +
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ON JAPAN
51
Chinese are still popular with the FROM PAGE ONE
Gertons and many familles of high: German officials and financiers unde farewell to the Chinese, diplomats
WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 (Central result of Marshal Petain's upon their departure from Berlin. only safe policy, therefore. for closer collaboration. It is said
"reaction" to the new Axis demanda Mr Chen disclosed that the Japan News)-According to a Gallup poil ese had been working very hard to published lo-day, a survey asking the is to assume that Japan won't stop that Admiral Darian and General get Berlin's recognition of the puppet question, "Should the United States where she is."
The newspaper advocates that the stand.
Weygand, will support him in this government and it is generally be take steps now to keep Japan from finishing touches bo put forthwith
lieved that recognition was granted becoming more powerful even if this merely to maintain Mr Yosuke Mat means risking war with Japan?" to complete defence and economic
auola's position the Kenoye received the following answers: arrangements.
Authorised circles took issue with Cabinet in order to keep the Axis per cent in favour, 31 per cent against. Mr Welles' atalement but said that intact. Berlin's recognition was not and 18 per cent undecided, there will not be any repetition of particularly out of love for the the French-Japanese deal because the Japanese or dislike for Chinn but "circumstances are not the same" in chiefly as an expedient in view of other parts of the French Empire.
Japan's wavering attitude
Anti-War Sentiment
SPECIAL TO THE, "TELEGRAPH!" LONDON, Asked about the internal situation
Aug. 4(UP) The Japanese retaliation by sending oil to fence through Japanese assistance.
sending of China's example and secure her de- treaty with Japan whereby Vichy in Germany, Mr Chen guld that there Admiralty announced to-day that the Russia while embargoing it to Japan.
recognised Japan's preponderent posi-
siis undoubtedly a certain amount of Royal Navy has Intercepted the The paper added that the Nether-tion in the Far East, and added, "on anil-wur sentiment existing but this German steamer Frankfurt of 5,520 half measures the fatal out sable element in Japan's projected
that account, we gave military facl- cannot and large-scale expression. tons which was attempting to run como for Russia, Rather, Roosevelt Great Enst Asia should count on Japan's natural re- Sphore, adding, however, that Thal told us that there were enemy con- meet German demands and the coun
Co-Prosperity States did not 'react'. The Japanese cupled countries are insuficient to The time and place was not specified action, especially regarding Russia, land was Japan's immediate concern. since the Soviets are at present lined up with Britain and the North American war mongers who are open enemies to the Japanese cause of expansion," Gayda stated,
and sirenuously. Remember that in battle he who hesitates is lost."
Gayda's Accusation ROME, Aug. 4 (UP). -- Writing editorially in the "Giornale d'Italia" to-day, Signor
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" TOKYO, Aug.
(UP). The
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"Kokumin Shimbun" Lo-day declared
August 30, 1940, M. Paul Baudouin,
One spokesman recalled that on caused anxiety in Germany.
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"I cannot change with this or innds East Indies are an Indispenes and at that time the Unitedwar suppiles and foodstuffs from oc- [the blockudo from Rio de Janiero.
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This is the eighth Gorman blockade unner to be intercepted this year.
Printed and Published, for the Proprietors by FREDERICK PERCY FRANKLIN at 1 and 3, Wyndham Street in the City of Victoria, Hongkong.
The spokesman stressed the fact that try is facing financial difficulties. the Japanese tiled the enemy con- centrations ค being exclusively Chinese.