Defences Of Burma Are Prepared
RANGOON, Aug. 13 (Reu- ter).-As gathering war clouds frown on Burma's neighbours, the Burmese people are grimly and methodically making pre- parations to resist any uttack on their country.
"If the lives and happiness of 10,- 100,000 people are to be jeopardisel by lust for power, we will defend ourselves to the fast man, und We nre not alone." is the answer of the ordlmary Burmese to potential
threats from abroad.
This great Buddhist country ot pugodna and paddy landa has
not
known war for 63 years. Claiming religious kinship with other countries in the Far East, she realises that even religion would be endangered If her frontlers were violated by ag- Kresalon.
to
Specious Propaganda
For many months Burma has had undure sperious propaganda broadenst by Interested countries but it has evoked only derision, In Burmese eyes, those who break the law against killing and commit
crimes against peaceful nations
stand self-condemned. Burma's at. titude was typlently illustrated by scenes witnessed by the Governor, Sir Reginale! Dorman-Smith, on Tilk recent tour when chiefs of the frontier tribes renewed their pledge to die for the
rouse of liberty.
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Fluttering Union Jacks and songs of martial valour were features of the enthusiastle welcome given to Str Reginald. The tribes cheerfully ne- cept black-out and other restrictions
formidable guerilla units.
Thursday, HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
NASSAU DEFENDERS-In Nassau, Bahamas, the Duke of Windsor, Covarnor of islands, inspects his Home Defence Corps. He is shown with fore-and-aft sun holmot in group of officials.
Shells, Bombs and Bullets
Not
Main Concern of A.I.F. Boys
Sitting in his dug-out in the desert outposts of Tobruk, a young and would, if required, furnish A.I.F. officer sits back occasionally and writes letters to one of his sisters in Australia who "circulates" it to other members of the family, includ- ing another sister who is at present stationed with her husband in Singa- pore.
Airgraph
Letters To Services
LONDON, Aug. 13 (Reuter)-The Queen will Inaugurate a new service of airgraph letters to the Middle East forces by sending a message to Gen-
Shells, bombs and bullets ars] not the main concern of the A.L.F. boys, according to these letters.
While ranging one day, the artillery dropped a shell "rather short," and landed near one of the A.I.F. posts. Fortunately, no damage was done, but the men in the post let them- selves be heard......
Formidable
August 14, 1941
Duff Cooper It's cool inside Calls On Mr Hull
WASHINGTON,. Aug. 13 (Reuter).Mr A, Duff-Cooper, who is on his way to the Far East to co-ordinato British ̧nd- ministration in the Far East, conferred with Mr Cordell Hull, United States Secretary of State, to-day.
Later in an interview, he said that Britain was enger to collaborate with the United States on parallel lines throughout the world. The only comment he would make on Far East tension was that the British felt that Japan could not be allowed entirely to have her own way in the Pacific. Dominion Ceremony
- Mr Dull-Cooper had
carlier
attend ed a ceremony at which representa tives of the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand formally exchanged ratifiention of treaties de signed for the advancement of peace. The treaties replace the treaty with the British Empire of 1014. They provide separate commissions for the settlement of disputes instead of one commission of the United sinies and Britain. Though negotiated last year, the treatles had not previously been formally ratified.
Australian Production
Aircraft
MELBOURNE, Aug. 14 (Reuter). --Senator J. W. Leckie, Minister for Aircraft Production. stated to-day that Australia would produce planes with £7,000,000 in 1941.
worth £20,000,000 in 1042 compared
They will be of all types, from trainers to inodera bambers.
Mr Leckie added that Beauforts would soon be coming off the pro- duction line at a steady rate.
India Closes
Indian Army Sanctions Gap
cral Sir Claude Auchinleck, the a good ment; it would be wonderful," beer next day, the post suggested casting over the all-Indín radio net- steps to close a leak in the recent
The
Beer, baths and beds is what they would like to have-as well as hot battles with the Boches.
"I would give £10 for a bath and Commander-in-Chief in the Middle writes the officer, who hastens to East,
----ndd-that- These are only minor The Postmaster-General and War prirations, and that "Most of the let him and "another chap, short"! to him they would be prepared to Office announce that technical or chaps are exceptionally happy and With all the hardships and trials," rangements are now completed for well on top as far as morale is con- udds the officer, "there is much messages to be sent on and after} verned."
humour about the whole show that Friday to the Middle East and East
Daring Patrola
your mind is somewhat balanced African forces and warships in the Eastern Mediterranean,
"Everywhere around me," he says with the lighter side of things." including
in one letter, "are smashed enemy and merchantmen fleet auxillaries requisitioned for naval and military trucks, guns and other damnged war
material," service.
"Postage" will be 3d.
It is expected that letters will reach the Lase in a fortnight.
SABOTAGE IN AMERICA
to which
The officer in charge of the artillery iramediately went down, apologised profusely and stated he would make up his mistake with a few bottles SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
SIMLA, Aug. 13 (Reuter)-The He sent down a dozen bottles, SIMLA, AU 17 (LP). Brọng. Government of Indin have taken
revealed that there is already nearly attention has been drawn. work. General Sir Achibald Wavell Japanese freezing orders 10
three quarters of a million Indians No goods imported from the under arms, with recruits Bowing into the depots "as fast as we can die Empire or Chine shall be
whether provide for them."
they are for home consumption or for shipment to a foreign port unless the Customs are satisfied that the whole carriage, insurance and freight
valuc,
except- in such part of it as had been paid before July 24, has been paid into a blocked account or the owner has produced an order from the Govern- ment of India permitting clearance.
le relates how resourcetul Aussie War Exercises
Nazis to come up, sneak out, find an Infantrymen, tired of waiting for tie
old truck, "doctor" it up with spare parts and mechanfenl knowledge, and move of "on patrol,"
In America
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 (Reuter).
"Meanwhlie, modern equipment and
weapons on the necessary scale are now coming both from India's factories and overseas."
The General expressed satisfaction ver the training of the Indian anny's northern and Western Commands which he recently inspected, saying, Our future efforts must continue to prevent the enciny, wherever pos-
Favourite tactic, of the Nazis 1s-The biggest war exercises in the sible, from getting with striking dis- snelling, and in regard to this, the history of the west coast began at tance of this country. officer comments, "If the Hun comes down to-day when a mythical in-
at us again he will get quite a hot vading fleet was siguted by the Los reception. We shall keep hitting Angeles Coast Guard.
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" MANWAH, NJ. Aug. 13 (UP)-him." The Government to-day joined the local authorities who are investigat-.
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Raid Daily.
"war of nerves" while the attackers MR DUFF COOPER
TO SPEAK
There have been two days of a
feinted, obviously with the intention ing the sabotage of machinery in the Practically every day there is an of spreading out the defendera. strike-bound American Drake Shoe air raid by anything between nine Big Runs at Fort Worden-
opened Foundry Company
planes, dive-bombing where Sheriff and
afre but the umpires ruled that the different targets. "He seems to drop fort was destroyed after 10 minutes. Mr Duff Cooper will make a broad- Willtum Browne stated that saboteurs a terrible amount of eggs' but as a
WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 (UP) had poured and into the oil cups rule little damage is done," remarks down the Sound to Seattle. The hut the tupic has not yet been re-
.The imaginary fleet continued)
enst from New York next Sunday of the powerhouse machinery, broke pressure gauges and stop-cocks and ile tells the "musing story offending-air-force-were-Judged-des-vented.
emeer.
| MeChord Airfleld and half the de- removed braking pins from the yard quartermaster who was walking one troyed. lecomotive and erone.
The strikers Batly denied respony when a Nazl dived and machine-
xibility. The plant bombs and bomb-ensings.
makes
US. Minister To
Thailand Resigns
the
gun bullets hit up the desert few test feet away.
"The quartermaster made one dive ail covered 300 yards in razoid bine."
The water ration is half a gallon
a day for cooking, drinking, shoving, washing, etcelera On
| water, quite a lot has
cupful of to be done
On Thursday, he addresses the National Press Club at a luncheon in Washington after which he will
confer with Mr Cordell Hull, Secre
tary of State.
Little Enemy Air Activity Over U.K. Air Ministry communique to-night LONDON, Aug. 14 (Reuter)-An states: "This morning one or two From French Bases coast and dropped bombs at points enemy aircraft crossed the northeast
Bombing Of China
The prohibition does not apply to goods Imported from China by land to Burma, and from there by sen or land to India.
Signals' Annual Aquatic Sports
THE ANNUAL aqüaile sports of the Royal Corps of Signals were held in the Army pool yesterday- before a small gathering of en- thusfastle supporters.
of the afternoon was the exhibition Swimming was keen, but highlight "water-poio
olo "ganic that concluded “the shared eight goals with Royal Scots programme. In this the Signals "A", which was an excellent per
formance In view of the fact that their swimmers had taken part in several events previously-including } a water-poln match.
Results
Results:
Two lengths. Sig Bennett: 2, 512 Allen: 1. Sig Hunt. Timo 41.
Novicas' length handlexp-1. Big Laing:
Sig Hodson; 5,
Copsey. Time 30.2/0.
Cpl LONDON, Aug. 14 (Reuter).
WASHINGTON, Aug, 13 (Reuter). "I usually clean my teeth, she -Mr Cordell Hull, Secretary of occasionally), and then proceed to State, has announced the resignation [sponge down on the same cuptus," short distance inland. No exten of Mr Hugh G. Grant, Minister to declares the officer.
sive damage was done but a small Japanese naval aircraft Thailand. He said that the resigna- Beer Like Champagne
number of casualties have been re-operating from bases in Indo- tion was submitted some time ago Remarking how a bottle of Austra- ported.
China have heavily bombed key but had just been accepted. The Bin beer he had one day lasted like enemy activity and there are no re-
"Elsewhere there was very little points in the Chinese hinterland resignation was not connected with iced champagne," he tells the fol- porte of any bombs having been and the Chinese arsenal the current Pacific development. towing amusing anecdote:
Kunming.
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British Condemn Vichy Subservience To Nazi
LONDON, Aug. 13 (Reuter). The following official com ment was made in London to-day on Marshal Petain's brond- cast: "Marshal Petain's speech betrays in unmistakable terms the utmost anxiety on the part of the Vichy Government in regard to the internal condition of France.
"The long and abject record to imitating those forms of govern- of dishonour and surrender of ment which already obtain in Ger this government has beyond any the determination of the Vichy many and Italy, thereby underlining doubt reduced its prestige and Government to ally itself more close- popularity with the French peo-y than ever with the Axis, ple to the vanishing point and "The fate of such, a form of gov- has brought about a state of ernment, lacking any measure of affairs in which the people are spontaneous and popular support in turning with growing hope to is not likely to be a happy one."
the country upon which it is imposed, wards Britain and the Allies and ardently desire an Allied vic- tory.
Propaganda
Plus ft 7 ins
Blg. Latter; 2, Sig Dovan. Distance
"Out of fav relay-1. L/Cpl Thorley
and Stevan; 2, Big McConn and Sig. Latter; 3, Sig Ferrie and L/Cpl Rumford, Time 45.
Two lengths breast-stroke, Cpl Bed. ford: 2. Sig Ferrie. Time 54.4/5.
Old Soldiers' Stace,-1, Major Hoyes; 2. But Green; 1, Sgt Fent,
"Two_lengths back-stroke-), Big. Bən: hetti 2 L/Cyl Dignan; 3. Blg. McCann. Tine 55.1/8.
Six length inter-section relay.-1. Wireless Telegraphy; 2, The Rest. Timo 1,83.4/5.
Eight_lengths invitation_relay-1. Royal Scots (Lieut Hunter, Cpt Butherland, Lieut. Millar. Pts Mellugh): 1, Engineers. Tline 3.55.4/5.
And
Diving (plain and fancy)—). L/Cpt Dignan; 2. Sig McCann; J, Cpl Bedford,
Inter-section polo-Wireless Telegraphy 1 (Allen) v. The last 1 (Dignan). Obstacle Itaca-1, L/Cpl Morgan 3ig Ferrie: 2, Cpl Bedford and Sig Bevan: 1. L/Cpl numford and Sir McCann.
Invitation polo,-Royal Scots A4 (Hun- ler (2), Milfar, Pie Laws) v. Signali 4
(Allen 2, Dignan, McCannj.
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"Libya Except for bombing raids British Prisoners of WAR FUND
by the enemy, the situation at Tobruk yesterday was quiet.
"Frontier Ares. Our mechanised patrols sighted patrols of chemy armoured fighting vehicles which LONDON, Aug. 13 (Reuter).withdrow before they could be en- German fear of propaganda in gaged." ; "The Government have according France is shown by the manner in
Chemical Works
Ultimatum Report Denied In London"
ly taken to themselves the wideet which the Vichy correspondent of LONDON, Aug. 13 (Reuter)-The dictatorial powers those powers in the nd have placed. The official Germion news agency re-R.AF. bombed the chemical worka hands of Admiral' fers to the decisions announced in at-Crotonne, southern Italy, on Mon- Darlon who will thus. be placed in the Petain broadcast Inst
day, leaving the whole abjectiva n the strongest possible position to
Referring to the establishment of mass of flames. force upon the French people those new general secretariat for Inform- measures of further surrender and ation and Propaganda, the corres- further collaboration with the Axis Bondent rays: "This is regarded in which he has in mind and which it well-informed cireles
cics as on instru- would be otherwise imposable for ment for nutting an end
an end to every him to folst upon his compatriots. Torm of
*PECIAL TO THE "TELEQNATH" private propaganda activity.
LONDON, All further information services in Imitation of, Axia
Aug. 13-(UP) — the country will be directed by the Authoritative quarters to-day denied "The form of government envis- Covernment, Dislocation of organi- the Daily Mail's Melbourne report bged for France in Marshal Petain's nations which have hitherto carried that Britain and the United States speech la not only designed, for the on private propaganda activity by had virtually sent an ultimatum to purpose of subjugating and silencing circulating leaflets and other matertal Topan demanding a showdown on the the French people and enforcing is part of the sellon taken by the question as to whether or not Japan upon then a policy which they do, government - to suppress such pro agrees to forego her polley of ex- test. It is also designed with a view paganda centres."
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