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APAEASEMENT BY U.S. ‘OUT'

Japan To Be Treated As Member Of Axis Stiffened Attitude MORE SHIPS

Not A Stunt

IF ANYONE IN THE FAR EAST SHOULD THINK THAT THE STIF- FENING OF THE AMERICAN ATTITUDE TOWARDS JAPAN ISAN "ELECTION STUNT,” THEY ARE LIKELY TO BE SURPRISED, AC- CORDING TO WELL-INFORMED WASHINGTON CIRCLES, FOR IT IS

BELIEVED THAT THE PRESENT FIRMNESS WILL INCREASE RA- THER THAN DIMINISH AFTER NOVEMBER 5 “ELECTION DAY.”

President Roosevelt's speech at Dayton,

HEAVY RAID Ohio, is interpreted everywhere by the press as a clear statement that appeasement is ON LONDON "out," and America recognises the danger of LAST NIGHT the aggressor nations being allowed to pick

Within one hour of the night alert, there was an almost continuous drone of aircraft over London.

Searchlights in both the outer and inner defences added to raid- ers' difficulties.

While searchlights probed the skies, guns poured shells along the courses of the German- bombers.

Incendiary bombs dropped in various parts of the capital caus- Ed some outbreaks of fire which were dealt with immediately.

off the others one by one.

Japan, having aligned herself officially with the European aggressors, must be prepared to face the same policy from the United States as her Axis friends.

Reports from Tokyo that the take off dispatch of liners to Americans in the Orient has caused consternation in the Tokyo Washington press, leave official circles unmoved, because obvious- by there is no bluff behind Ameri- can policy.

must attempt That Japan come stepping backward seems

HUGE GERMAN

BOMBER

IN DEATH DIVE

A LARGE FOUR-ENGINED German bomber was shot down on open ground on the outskirts of London yesterday.

According to a reliable report, anti-aircraft batteries opened fire when the 'plane was flying over a suburb at over 5,000 feet. The 'plane went into a spin dropping bombs as it dived.

A German bomber · appeared) According to an Air Ministry over another suburb but was and Ministry of Home Security driven off by anti-aircraft fire. communique reports up to 4. p.m. During the morning a small indicate that casualties were few, force of bombers. was observed but a small number of persons had flying singly in the direction of been killed. Some houses and London.

shops were damaged in a Kentish In one district, very heavy fr-town. Elsewhere damage has ing was heard when the raiders

been slight-Reuter. appeared overhead...

An East Anglian coast town had five bombs yesterday after- angan," "damaging houses and in- Fületing a few casualties. This “Taid fast only, 10 seconds. Reuter:

BIAS BAY!?

Japanese warships have Minor Scale Raids tried, and failed, to land German activity over Britain parties of troops in Bias was on a comparatively: --smnll scale yesterday, being confined Bay, according to a Mos- to a series of attacks by single cow radio newscast. aircraft which dropped, a few

bombs at a number of points in Even the use of murciaft and the south of England and the artillery failed to help the Japan-

Midlands.

esc gain a footing.. Router.

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BEING SENT FOR EVACUATION

The Matson liner Monterly will sail from San Francisco for the Far East at noon on Tuesday with 'instruc- tions from the U.S. Maritime Commission to evacuate American nationals.

Another Matson ship-the Mariposa

Honolulu on its arrival

AIR RAID RESCUE DRAMA

DURING THE COURSE OF SUNDAY NIGHT'S RAIDS ON LONDON, A DOCTOR WAS SUS- PENDED BY HIS HEELS FROM- A CRANE WHICH LOW- ERED HIM DOWN INTO A BOMB-CRATER BESIDE A WRECKED HOUSE.

At the bottom of the liole lay. a man only his head protruding from the wreckage.

He was given a shot of morphia in the neck and later removed to hospital. He is expected to live..

Reuter.

will turn back from RAIDS ON from Sydney and sailOIL WELLS October 30 on a simi-EXPECTED

for the Far East, on

lar special voyage for evacuation purposes.

-Reuter.

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clear to Far Eastern circles in Washington, for," It is believed,"| Japan's fundamental must be never to get into war with America, a war which must be suleidal for a country so dependent on imports for essential raw materials.

No one belleves Japan is likely to make any move either against America or Britain now that Lon- don and Washington obviously present a solid though informal Anglo-American front in the Far

East.

CHANGE OF TUNE

Newspaper commentators point out that American Armness pro-. duced a change of tune in Tokyo within 24 hours. '

Comment made in Washington- is typical.

who has war,

"Yakichiro

Suma,

been breathing threats of suddenly began to coo for peace and amity, while Matsuoka," whe boasted "The Axis Pact means we must fight to maintain the status

quo in the Pacific' hastily ex- plained that the pact is not aim- cd at this country after all.”

It is feared, however, that Japanese militarists, fearful of taking action against. 'Britain or the United States; will vent. their wrath, on', Indo-China and completely occupy that country, whore, It is reported, morale is completely broken and no resla- stance is likely.

Indo-China, it is understood, did appeal to the United States for ald some while ago, but vacilla” tions followed, and with the best will in the world, American aid can hardly be forthcoming for a country which refuses to help it- self, Reuter.

AIR MAIL SERVICE SUSPENDED

The Hong Kong/Bangkok air mail, services have again been suspended owing to the situation in Indo-China:::It- is hoped, however, to recom- menco operations in about a fortnight's time.

CHINESE OFFICIALS

RECALLED

Developments in Rumania and the Middle East are being watch- ed with close attention in Madrid..

The Spaniards often express the view that unless the Axis Powers can quickly and→ successfully carry out an attack upon' Egypt, the occupation of Rumania, will be to Germany's disadvantage, p This view is based on the be It is learned from a rellable.

lief that Britain will lose no time source that a group of high in bombing the Rumanian

oil- Chinese officials, including Mr. wells. Hsu Shih-yiu and. Dr. Lou Kown Rumania is openly referred to left for Chungking last night by in the newspaper "Hoja Oficial. 'plane. They were recalled by the Del Lunes as a "collaborator. Generalissimo..

with the Axis." Reuter

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