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ITALIAN INVASION OF SOMALILAND Driving For Coast

WAIT

AND SEE In Three Columns

IN JAPAN

Although the Japanese press and various semi- public bodies continue to demand vigorous action against Britain for the immediate release of all Japanese held within the Empire, the official at- titude of "wait and see”

appears to be gradually having effect.

News of the release of Mr. Satoru Makihara, manager of the London branch of the Mit- subishi Trading Company, com- Japanese an- bined with the nouncement that. "an unspecified! number" of the Britons detained in Japan have been allowed to go home, seems to have eased the situation somewhat.

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Nevertheless it cannot in any way be said that the tension is

over.

Virulent Invective

The British Embassy in Tokyo yesterday was the scene of num- erous delegations from public bodies who handed over resolu- tions demanding that the arrest-

EXPLOSION IN EAST ANGLIA

An explosion occur- red on Monday at a coastal village in East Anglia, it was reveal- ed in London yester- day.

Several

civilians

were injured and some damage done to sur- rounding property. Reuter.

NINE DEAD IN TAIPO

AVALANCHE

A COMMUNIQUE ISSUED IN CAIRO YES- TERDAY REVEALED THAT ON MONDAY THE ITALIAN FORCES IN EAST AFRICA BE- GAN TO INVADE BRITISH SOMALILAND.

The enemy, according to the British com- munique, is operating in three columns, one moving on Odweina, another on Hargeisa and a third from Jire towards Garagara.

our forward

The communique adds: Our land from.

detachments and air forces are organised to re-located a small group of bada sist these advances despite the Italian irregulars) on the collapse of French Somaliland. |Bunasjao road..

On other fronts there is nothing to report.

A communique issued in Nairobi (Kenya) states: Fighting patrols

"YOU WILL BE

KILLED NEXT" WARNING

After a brisk engagement the enemy withdrew, in disorder, leav- ing one killed and, two wounded. Our casualties were one African ranker slightly injured.-Reuter.

:

Italian Objectives

in Military quarters

London state regarding the invasion 'o! Somaliland that the Italian columns appear to have as their respective objectives the Gulf of Aden ports of Berbera and Zella but they have a long and arduous route to traverse..

The British forces opposing the Italians are the Somaliland Camel Corps who are an ex- client and capable body.

ALL GERMAN ARMY LEAVE CANCELLED

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA-MAIL")

According to mes- sages from Zurich quoting well-informed circles in Berlin, all German army leave has been cancelled. and large bodies of troops are proceeding towards the Channel coast.

concentra-

Heavy tions of barges are reported in Belgium, Denmark and Nor- thern France. Havas.

PETAIN CABINET FACING THE FACTS

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") An anonymous caller yesterday made a direct

(SPECIAL TO “CHINA MAIL") threat against Basil Chi-tain range 3,500 feet high travers-in Vichy yesterday under Marshal The Italians must cross a moun- The French Cabinet, meeting likn, editor of the pro-So-ed only by rough camel tracks Petain, mainly devoted the session

viet Russian newspaper troops can be used.

so it is unlikely mechanised to foreign policy problems and A' POLICE REPORT ON THE

THE TAIPO Daily News" in Shang- ed Japanese be immediately re- DISASTER AT leased and threatening that other-TUNNEL ON MONDAY MORN-hai.

he latest developments in the Guerilla warfare is expected, armistice. permanent committee while the British air 'force hart Wiesbaden between German been able to inflict damage or ind French delegates. The Minis- the slow-moving columns. ers also discussed questions re- The temperature is often 120 lating to the harvest and anti-

alcoholism-Havas. sian accent, saying "Tovarich degrees Fahrenheit.-Reuter. Chilikn, you will be killed next."

wise Japan would take "drastic ING, WHEN KOWLOON-CAN~! The warning was given over measures" against Britain.

PASSENGERS the phone by a man speaking broken English with a strong Rus-

Anti-British outbursts in, the TON RAILWAY BURIED to WERE press meanwhile continue

The reported threat by Hong

UNDER A

Indulge in the most virulent| LANDSLIDE, STATES:

invective.

"Ting Yee-fu, 18, and Lam Kong to close the port to Japan-Yuk, 49, have been admitted to ese shipping hitherto has been the Kowloon Hospital with seri- received comparatively calmly.ous injuries.

Reuter.

FATSHAN PARLEYS

"Nine bodies have been remov- ed to the Kowloon Public Mor- tuary, including

"Two married women, Hui Kui, 32, and Hui Yuk, 25.

"Three boys aged 13, 14, and

15,

"Two girls, aged 9 and 10, and The s.s. Fatshan is expected to "Two unidentified Chinese wo÷ be in Hong Kong within the next men, between the ages of 30 and few days to resume the steamships 35 years.". services between Hong Kong and Canton, interrupted since August,

1.

be

Negotiations. fre said. to proceeding smoothly and satisfac-

tory and are expected to be con- cluded before the week-end,..

The Japanese services. which

KOENIGSBERG RUNS BLOCKADE

has ceased since July 28, will also According to advices, received

A sharp editorial battle was waged recently between the "Daily News" and the Japanese. sponsored Russian newspaper "Far Eastern Times” following! the murder of Charles Metzler. The latter journal demanded that the "Daily. News" stop its insinuations that the murder was committed by Russians under the orders of the Japanese-Havas.

INDO-CHINA RUMOURS

A Japanese armada is in Tong- king Bay, according to messages received last night in Kwong Chow Wan, >!

persumably resume functioning by exporters in Rio de Janeiro Over 100% Japanese warships, after the s.s. Fatshan is “released." yesterday the German freighter transports, and armed trawlers, Koenigsberg which left Belem are said to have assembled in the (Brazil) on May 27 has arrived Bay since Monday afternoon.

Unconfirmed reports add that the admiral in charge of the fleet, The Koenigsberg (0,466 tons) has arrived in his flagship off Wai-

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BORDER SITUATION safely at a German port.

Chinese reports stating that was one of several German ships chow Island. there has recently been a substan-which skipped out of Brazilian tial increasó óf Japanese forces waters earlier this year: in' an at-

along the border are contradicted tempt to run the British blockade "REQUEST. GRANTED by reliable sources to-day,"

The strength of the Japanese forces is not more than 3,000 troops,

No artillery has been positioned near the Border.

--Router.

Estonia's request for incorpora tion in the Soviet Uniòn was un- East animously passed by the Supreme “windo, fresh; faln generally, Soviet in Moscow, at 3 o'clock, this

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