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THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 28, 1940

AXIS ATTEMPT TO INTIMIDATE UNITED STATES

THE NEW AXIS PACT adds little to the Rome/Berlin/Tokyo triangle except by im-

KING AND QUEEN SEE

plication, commented a semi-official source AIR BATTLE

in London yesterday evening.

• The Axis powers are eager to keep out of

The King and Queen

the China war and Japan is equally eager to (who had earlier toured

keep out of the European war

There is very little new, about the pact, the

most interesting clause, being that in which the contracting powers undertake to

WIN THE

St. Thomas's · Hospital which was recently bomb- ed) were among- crowds which raptly followed yes-

theme whether with all means in WAR" WHENterday afternoon's excit-

aid one

power one of them is at-

tacked by a Power not at present

involved in the war in Europe of THEY SHOP

the Sino-Japanese conflict.

ing battle over London.

Their. Majesties --were-touring the bombed areas and standing on a huge crater, they saw thells The only possible purpose of this seems to be an attempt to in- Every time a woman buys a bursting in the sky and watched lipstick or pair of stockings she British fighters hotly pursue a timidate the United States, since can help to win the war. Shop formation of German bombers. the pact insists that relations with Soviet Russia are unchanged acting as agents for the sale children, some of whose houses keepers all over the country are

A crowd of men, women, and First reactions of opinion in the of National Savings Certificates. Of have been bombed, gathered United States show that this

Savings Stamps, and shoppers are clearly realised there;

being encouraged to spend their round the King and Queen, while spare change in this new national the battle was in progress, ignor- |ing the danger--uritil the police services

From the local grocer, or haber shouted to the crowd to take

Fompous Ceremony

HANKOW OD KOWLOON DAILY AT 2:30-5 20-720-920 TEL 57795 As spokesman also gave aasher Savings Stamps will be cover, whereupon Their Majesties

hint that this was so. At the among the usual wares. Stamps room for shelter,

also. went to an ARP control

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pompous, hurried ceremony of signing the pact in Berlin, Rib- bentrop suld that it was another thousand shops are already in this sava for_vic- step in the final phase of the tory" scheme; solution of these problems in |_ Said Mr. A. H. Williams, who Europe or Eastern Asia" and that is the driving force behind it: if any Power attacked one of the "We want the women of Britain)

Reuter

JEWEL HAUL

contracting parties it would have to make the purchase of National FROM FLAT

to deal with the entire, concen- Savings Certificates or stamps trated force of the three nations. part of their weekly shopping

An American correspondent habit...

In Berlin was, even more blunt-

Jewellery estimated to be worth

ly told that the main effect on One Shop-£600 A Week £1,000 has been stolen from the.

the pact would be, that if the United States entered the Euro- pean War she would be immei diately engaged by Japan in the Pacific.

While the pact may have pro- paganda value for the Axis, its usefulness for Japan is extremely doubtful, a semi-official London source: pointed out last night.

Japan:Rushed-·

* flat, in-King's Court: South, Chel-

"If 40,000 shops took as little sea, SW, occupied by Mrs. as £10 a week, housewives Fabyan Lafargue and Mrs. Bryans would be contributing. 20,-Wolfe, one-time. captain of the 000,000 a year toward winning British Women's Squash Rackets the wark

Association. *

“Already there is one shop in

Mrs. Lafargue and Mrs. Wolfc the provinces selling approxi are joint authors of a novel to be mately £300 worth of Savings published soon, and the robbery

Certificates asweek!!!.

occurred while they were out.

Most of the jewellery had a

Traders and firms are invited to send applications för ap- pointment: as agents to the Local sentimental value,.. Mrs, Lafargue Neither Germany nor Italy can Savings Committee (whose ad stated. "I lost a very big sapphire, help her in her own troubles in dress can be obtained from any which was left to me and which the way, of raw materials, etc. post office) or to the National is absolutely irreplaceable.

Japan is expected to contri-Savings Committee, London. Mrs. Wolfe lost a diamond

• bute much in return for high;¦ Shoppers themselves can ene bracelet and ring and a lot of other Rounding phrases.

courage shops, to join the scheme articles. It is most. annoying. The It is difficult to resist the con; and sell stamps for victory. whole lot is worth quite £1,000.”. clusion that Japan has been hur ried into it, because it brings her no help but only. embarrassment. For herself, Japan will have to carry on alone, as before.

Washington official circles are not. disturbed by the new Axis pact, and it is emphasised that America will continue to aid Bri tain with all methods shart war.,

T

Washington correspondents say That the view is, taken that the mact is "mere theatricals" and that there is no reason to suppose It will have any other effect than to stiffen the already stiffening atti tude of the United States towards Japan.

Damp Squib

Such a pact has been dis- counted long ago, and it will have no more effeat than damp squib.

The New York Times" com-

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The New York. Herald-Tri bune says that we are entering on a new phase, of the World War.

”VIVA VILLA”

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Wallace, Beory-Fayo:

The whole matter is intimately.20 p.m.rze connected, with the defence of Br tains

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Nazle to attempt," "the oantinuba.

"London may be educed to ruins; Ut cannot he madö tb Jur- Tender:WER

The paper says that we are en- titled to feel more confidence than Se que Almak, einen Jungtint Bri- tain cannot be defeated in Britain

Küráin: efforts to defeat her elsewhere. can be expected. Reuter.

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