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'BOAT-RACE”

BLACK LIST

(Special to "China: Mall")

AN ACCOUNT OF how British naval

a Orders were given by forces met the Italian fleet in the Mediter- the Nanking government

ranean on July 9 was given in an Admiralty yesterday to Mayor Fu Siao-an to approach the statement issued in London last night. foreign authorities in

The statement says contact was made by Shanghai to detain and deport seven foreigners a squadron of British light cruisers attached "whose constant activities to a force guarding a convoy with the enemy endeavour to undermine the Chinese government." cruiser force, which returned immediately on coming within extreme range of our support- ing battleships.

action

From this point the developed into a chase. A few salvoes were exchanged between the battleships and one hit with la 15-inch shell was observed on one of the Italian battleships be- fore the enemy force escaped through a smoke screen laid by their destroyers.

The destroyers also returned at full speed through this smoke- [screen before our light forces

KUOMINTANG

CONFERENCE

MANIFESTO

The foreigners are Mr. N. F. Allaronn, publisher of the "Shun

Pao," a leading lawyer and mem-

ber of the S.M.C. and honorary Mexican consul; Mr. J. B. Powell, editor of the "China Weekly Re view," Mr. C. V. Starr, president of the Post-Mercury Publishing Company, publishers of the "Evening Post and Mercury," "the "Ta Mei Pao," "Ta Mei Wan-Pao" and "Ta Mei Chou Pao," and the leading American insurance mag- nate in the Far East, Mr. Randall Gould, editor of the "Evening Post" and China correspondent for the "Christian Science Moni- tor" Mr. Hal Mills, publisher of

Mei Chun Pao" and "Hwa Mei

known radio commentator, and Mr. Anderson Bates, director of

The first six. are Americans and

could close the range sufficiently A manifesto issued at the "Hwa. Mei Wan Pao," "Hwa

to damage them.

Swordfish aircraft of the the close of the Kuomin-Weekly:" Mr. Carroll Alcott, well-

Fleet Air Arm forced home an

attack in the face of heavy anti-tang

aircraft. fire and scored a hit on an enemy cruiser,

Conference

at

Chungking reaffirms "the the University Press. The enemy was pusued until fixed national policy of the last a Briton. the British fleet was in sight of

land, and though our forces re- carrying on the war with-

mained to offer battle until the

evening, despite a succession of out any thought of inter- bombing attacks by large forces

of Italian aircraft, the enemy did mission until the enemy not offer to renew the action.

is driven from our soil,"

Operations Continued according to an official

When it became evident that Chungking telegram re-

the enemy had no further inten-

!

The executive yuan's decree adde: "By using their non-exit- tent treaty rights, these for- eigners have repeatedly Co- operated with traitors who are persistently working against the national, government by distri buting. rumours and improper statements endangering the Chinese Republic. Therefore Mayor Fu has been instructed to negotiate with the

tion of joining battle, our forces ceived in London yester-consuls to fix a date for their de- continued their operations.

The British convoys to which day. they were

acting as a covering

force had now arrived at their clare: "If Japan, having set out The manifesto proceeds to de-

destination in safety.

on her course of boundless and During this latter, phase our selfish ambition, is not checked, ships were repeatedly attacked no other nation in the world will by aircraft and three casualties be able to preserve its rights and personnel were caused by status in the Pacific and Indian bonib splintera from near

Oceans. missed.

to

No other casualties were suffer- ed during these attacks by air- craft or during the brief-action, nor were any hits made by the enemy by bomb or gunfire.

Five enemy aircraft were shot down by fighters of the Air Arm.

The Ark Royal

Fleet

As announced on July 10, an-

"All countries In the world} must recognise in Japan the -common enemy..... and const- quently the close relation be tween our resistance and world}; peace.

"Our three years of resistance have caused the enemy's strength rapidly to decline. The founda- firmer tion for our victory is than ever.

portation."Havas.

QUAKE

HAVOC IN

TIBET

('.

About 200 are believed "Henceforth we must intensify to have perished in a flood

other British force, which includ- our political, economic and mili-

ed H.M.S. Hood and H.M.S. tary struggle, acting with especl-accompanied by a slight carrying al heed for what the Generalis-earthquake that occurred

Ark..Royal, had been

out a sweep in Mediterranean.

the

western

No enemy surface craft were met but sustained bombing at- tacks were encountered. As al- ready stated, no casualties to per- sonnel or damage to this force was caused by enemy aircraft of which four were destroyed and seven others damaged.-Reuter,

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in the Chumbi Valley, in southern Tibet, last Wed-

TURKISH VIEW nesday, it was learned in

OF

MILITARY SITUATION

:

THE

Simla yesterday:

A number of villages in the valley south of Yatung are re- ported to have been washed away.

The telegraph itne between Yatung, where soveral, houses collapsed, and India, was. des troyed for a distance of six miles.

COMMENTING ON POSITION OF THE AXIS

The Maharajah Kumar of Sik- POWERS, THE "YENISABAH kim has left Gantok with a relief OF' ISTANBUL STATED YES- TERDAY. THAT GERMANY Party and the medical officer, at- tached to the British trade agency MAYBE BEFLAGGED · AND BELLS RUNG, AND SHE- MAY at Gyantse is also proceeding; to FURTHER GIFTS HAVE BEEN BE IN OCCUPATION OF THE the scene of the disaster. Reuter RECEIVED IN LONDON TO COAST. FROM THE ARCTIC WARDS WAR - - FUNDS. FROM OCEAN TO SPAIN :BUT; SHE THE COLONIAL ́EMPIRE; - HAS NOT. WON. THE WAR, Lord Lloyd has notified the ONLY BATTLES, AND THE Governor of Nigeria of the grate- RESULTS OF THESE ARE BE ful acceptance of £10,000 from ING COMPROMISED BY THE the "Win-The War" Fund which BRITISH FORCES, -- ESPÈCIAL". gift follows soon after the Niger-LY THE AIR ARM. lan Government's ̈dónation of The Germans are plunged in The 42-ton ~ Honòlulu: Clipper'

£100,000.

thought and uncertain,'what to hopped off from Manila this £45,000 has been subscribed do. The Italians do not dare to morning at 8,50". n.m.. bound for within four days of the Governor show themselves in the Mediter- Hong Kong. She is scheduled to of Fiji's appeal for funds to pur-ranean. Winter is approaching, arrive, at 3.00 p.m. and will de- chase bombers for Britain, The It is dreaded by Europe but part to-morrow morning at "8.30. sum already received is. equal to mostly by Italy and Germany u.m. for Manila, The mail closes the cost of two such 'aircraft, who pose as victors.

at the Hong Kong Post Office: att

CLIPPER ON WAY TO HONG KONG

From the Legislative Council - Hunger is not satisfied by the 7.00 p.m. this evening.: 1- of Nyasaland comes £32,850 for sound of bells. the purpose of purchasing miltary aircraft, and an appeal. for same purpose "sponsored by Maurius Press Association resulted in Rs302,296,---

Italy and Germany have lost BRITISH GARRISON all their, sen trade: and. Europa

the

the

has

1 Isolated by the British Navy. AT: MOYALE RETIRES

The

future: la sombre and

clouds are hanging over itely An: official communique, issued.

in Nairobi, yesterday stated that

The fund sponsored by the and Germany. South China Morning Post and Germany, with her hands our garrison in British Moyale,.. Hong Kong Telegraph for the hanging weakly by her side, must which has been surrounded....for purchase of war planes has risen confront the British lion which is the last five days, withdrew on to 800,000 dollars-British Wire-growing stronger and roars de Monday night according to plan

|and, without incident-Router.

Inancd.-Reuter

THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 16, 1940.

URGES CAUTION WITH AXIS POWERS

SALES TAX PROPOSAL EXPECTED

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")

THE VIEWS OF JAPANESE moderates, urging caution upon the Government in its attitude to- ward Germany and Italy and emphasizing non- involvement in the European conflict, are reflected in two articles published by the influential Tokyo "Chugai Shogyo," representative of leading busi-

Parliamentary circles in ness and banking circles.

London expect that the

"Japan should maintain her policy of non-in- Chancellor of the Exche-volvement at all costs," Mr. Kosaku Tamura, retired que may be in a position member of the diplomatic service, stated in a de- to make a statement on

tailed commentary.

the Purchase Tax in the Commons to-day.

"German successes in France do not mean that Japan will enjoy any benefits, for she will not share. When the Purchase Tax Bill in the spoils of the European war.

was introduced a few weeks ago

community.

apposition at once arose from "Nor is there any reason for growing.

nembers who had seen the de-Japan to enter the war just be-Į "Foreign policy must be elastic tails. Opposition derives mainly cause Italy has intervened. and adaptable. A change of policy from the view this is an inoppor- "has a mission to carry out inde-natural. But greater dependence "Japan," Mr. Tamura asserted, to cope with the circumstances is tune time to impose a new burden pendently of other powers. In on Germany and Italy when they upon the poorer sections of the carrying out this mission, she are increasing their influence is

may clash not only with Britain, not advisable

Japan. must the United States or France, but drop the idea of dependence on In the meantime the Govern-also with Germany or Italy.

any other country." Havas. ment has been understood to have!

"A policy of befriending or under consideration certain modi- antagonising individual powera

will not do," he emphasised. fications, particularly in proce-

The writer continued with the dure.

statement that "there Js every reason to believe the United States has made up its mind to rise or fall with Britain."

Government are thought to be convinced that, a large amount of money can be rais- ed by a sales tax of some kind which would go a long way towards bridging the gap be- tween war expenditure and Income.

What remains is to decide how the tax can be made to inflict the least possible hardship, while dis- tributing the burden équitably.—. British Wireless.

THE KING DECORATES MEN OF THE IRISH GUARDS

The King yesterday spoke to four men who took part in the battle for Narvik and who have been decorated for their They were two corporals and two privates in the famous Irish Guards.

-Reuter.

valour.

HITLER'S HARD TASK Adolf Hitler, moreover, is fully aware of the fact that Britain, backed by the United States, will be hard to bring to her knees, Mr. Tamura stated. It is noteworthy,, The pointed out, that Herr Hitler prevented the German people from extravagant celebrations after the armistice with France.

"We have yet.. to see proof that the British have degeneral- ed," the former diplomat ac- serted: "And there are increas- Ing Indications that the British Empire will live on."

No less outspoken was an.edi- torial in the same newspaper. which declared an emphatic "No" must be the answer to the ques- tion of whether it is wise for Ja- pan to attach more importance to Germany and Italy than to Britain and the United States.

"There is nothing wrong in strengthening the Anti-Comintern Pact," the editorial declared, "but it is a matter for consideration whether Japan should emphasise this immediately, at a time when German and Italian influence is

ITALIAN

ATTACKS

ON SUDAN

The King chatted to them in the course of his inspection as Colonel-in-Chief. This battalion was at Narvik and has now been re-formed.

MILITARY CIRCLES IN LON- The King later saw recruits be-DON CONSIDER THE EXPEN ing taught to fire machine-guns DITURE BY THE ITALIANS IN and stood in the butts and watch-RECENT WEEKS OF CON- ed newly trained men firing with SIDERABLE EFFORTS TO CAP- GALLABAD amazing accuracy at fixed targets TURE KASSALA,

AND KURMUK, ON THE SUDAN BORDER, WHICH HAS Visits. Scots Also BEEN DONE AT THE COST OF HEAVY CASUALTIES, · MAY A battalion of Scots Guards BE: EXPLAINED BY THE DE- which the King inspected yester-SIRE TO HAVE WHAT THEY day after visiting the Irish MAY REGARD AS JUMPING Guards also saw service in Nor- OFF PLACES FOR FURTHER way. It has been completely re-OPERATIONS IN THE SUDAN equipped and His Majesty watch-WHEN THE RAINS HAVE. ed the men at machinegun train-CEASED. ing.-British Wireless.

Bren Gun Attack....

These places were not, in the British view, of any strategic importance and it was not con- sidered worth holding them be-|

The King yesterday was another yond a certain time. battalion of Irish Guards which Therefore. when the Italians has been reformed following attacked in greatly superior num- active service abroad.

bers, the Sudan Defence Force

no

His Majesty's visit was to a withdrew after taking heavy toll battalion of Irish Guards which of the enemy. saw service in Norway and In the first, few weeks after fought at Narvik. The King Italy entered the war, the Sudan watched troops rehearsing open Defence Force launched raids warfare.

The King also saw across the frontier and discover- Bren gun carriers launch an at-led Italian native troops had tack, their crews. jumping from stomach for. the fight. In thesp the carriers, setting up guns and raids the British forces were as- firing them, using blank. Later in sisted. by Abyssinians who had the morning the King visited a come over The Italians haye machine gun training centre where also tried dropping leaflets but he saw men undergoing instruc- they have no effect at all on the tion in various types of machine morale.of the Sudanese troops. guns-British Wireless..

British Wireless."

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