1938-08-19 — Page 1

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ITALIAN

AUSTRALIA'S CHOICEST

BUTTER

THREAT OF

COMMERCIAL

WAR

Sharp Gayda Attack On Alleged British Policy

-LONDON-

CONFIRMS

MOSQUITO

BOAT REPORT

London, To-day.

A flotilla of new 60-foot eigh- teen-ton motor-torpedo-boats, sim- ilar to those now serving the Me- diterranean Fleet are being sent to the China Station.

The first unit is due in Hong Kong at the end of the month.

Torpedoes and machine-guns constitute the armament of the craft, but the speed is not divul- ged, although it is known to be very high. Reuter.

SOVIET AIR OPERATIONS AT CHANGKUFENG

Friction Arising

Over Clearing

House Difficulties

Rome, To-day.

ATTEMPT TO TAKE JUICHANG ABANDONED

Nanchang, To-day.

Responsible Chinese circles con-

After recent severe reverses, the Japanese have definitely given Italy is prepared to wage commercial war with Eng-up the attempt to capture Jui- land if England wishes to take this course, de- chang, as a prerequisite to their clares the director of the "Giornale d'Italia," plan to thrust for Sienning, on the Canton-Hankow Railway, Signor Gayda, in an article replying to reports about fifty miles south of Wu- that semi-official British circles have` instruct-chang.” ed export firms to throttle their deliveries to sider that the next Japanese move Italy. Signor Gayda reveals that a disproportion exists on the shores of Poyang Lake and between British exports to Italy which grew outflank the Chinese defences along rapidly from 195 million lire during the first the Kiukiang-Nanchang Railway.

The landing, it is considered, half of 1937, to 369.6 million for the same per- may be effected either in the vicin- iod in 1938, and Italian exports *** England, ity of Singtze, on the western shore which totalled 265.2 million Lire for the same of Poyang Lake, to the south-east of Kuling, or at Wuchencheng, si- tuated among the marshes at the period.

mouth of the Sul River.

to

will be an attempt to land troops

afterwards, to make an attempt to

These figures, he emphasises, in- of Trade would have done better

At both places, it is understood, dicate that Italy has respected the to have urged British importers to

the defences are exceptionally British wish to increase their im-buy more Italian, goods.

CLEARING AGREEMENTS

thorough, while the whole of the ports from England but England

That he has not done so is, iu western shore of Poyang Lake is on the other hand has made no at- tempt to favour Italian markets in the opinion of Signor Gayda, almanned by a large number of well-

clear a similar degree.

indication that, England armed and well-disciplined divi- to reduce her commerce sions who are prepared to resist (Continued on Proe 24) any invasion-Reuter.

MOSCOW, TO-DAY. DISCLOSURES REGARDING SOVIET AIR OPERATIONS IN THE CHANGKUFENG REGION ARE MADE BY THE SOVIET throttling AIR FORCE LEADER, BRIGA- DIER RICHAGOFF, WRITING IN

"PRAVDA."

He claims that the Soviet Air Force created an entirely new technique for mass bombing when attacking the Japanese positions at Changkufeng.

Instead of recommending the wishes

of British exports to Italy, the President of the Board

MR. A.H. POTTS SUING FOR $1,000

"Let tacticiana from foreign air A SEQUEL TO THE ACCIDENT academies give up trying to prove WHICH OCCURRED ON THE the impossibility of close forma- EVENING OF JULY 9 IN WHICH

work against a MR. tion bombing target:

AND MRS A. H. POTTS. WERE INVOLVED, WILL BE HEARD AT THE SUPREME "The battles round Lake Hassan COURT AT 10 AM. ON SEPTEM- upset all such theories.

ANY HEIGHT...

BER 22.

Mr. Potts, epresented by Mr. H. N. Chan, of Mesara. Johnson, okes and Master, is claiming "The Soviet Air Force proved 1,000 damages from Tsang Ping itself capable of bombing intense-kong, owner of motor-lorry No. ly a narrow strip of ground with: 2788, which, it was alleged, struck out missing its alm, demonstrating Mr. Potts car from behind and that from any height, they could threw the car, with occupants, into distinguish the enemy positions the harbour. from those held by the Red Army.

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The defendant is being repre-

This statement is taken to con- sented by Mr. W. A. Mackinlay, of firm the supposition that the Rus- Deacons, and, this morning Mr. sians, used, bombers flying in close Mackinlay applied to enter a formation at a great height, to discounter-claim, which was approved perse concentrations of Japanese by the Acting Puisne Judge, Mr.

E. H. Williams. troops.

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