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No. 92,003
Japan Seeks Controlled Economy In Far East
The need for "building up a highly or- ganised State of national defence" was given as a reason for “attaining maximum autarky in the greater Asiatic sphere" by Mr. Kobaya- shi, Japanese Minister of Commerce, in a speech in Tokyo yesterday.
Mr. Kobayashi said: "Japan's industrial fa- bric must be entirely rebuilt in line with the new international situation created by the con- clusion of the three-power pact between Ja- pan, Germany and Italy
"Controlled economy must prevail over
a liberal one."-Reuter..
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Britain Gets Priority On Giant Planes
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1940
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INSIST ON
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Australia's Choices.
BUTTER
GREEKS LAUNCH OFFENSIVE
NEW
ON WIDE FRONT
HUNGARY PLAYS THE STOOGE
(By Reuter's Diplomatic Correspondent)
Hungary's joining the
GREEK TROOPS launched a new offensive
on a wide front yesterday, it was announced in Athens.
Reports reaching Athens last night stated the Greeks were unshaken by savage bombing from the air which they underwent early this week and have Leached General Soddu's "lines of resistance” in `Al- bania at several points, while the Italians are stated to be retreating in disorder.
The Greek advance, if main- tained, threatens to split the Ita- |lian forces in two, isolating the defenders of Koritza and the
troops based on Argyrocastro, in
the coastal sector. N
An important factor in the gen-
aircraft.
THE UNITED STATES Army High Com-Axis hardly influences the mand has given Britain priority on the deli present situation; it is eral resumption of the Greeks at not as though her adhe-tacks has been the cooperation of very of 26 four-engined bombers at present at sion represented the sud- Six hundred more Italian pri- the factory of the Consolidated Aircraft Com- den conversion of a doubtsoners arrived at Athens from the
ful friend or a potential pany at San Diego, California.
foe.
Since the outbreak of war
to be anything but pro-Axis and her policy has been aligned with that of Berlin and Ronic:
yesterday-Reuter.
REQUEST FOR MORE DESTROYERS
Aussies
In First Air Clash
Fighter aircraft of the Royal Australian Air
Force have fought their first aerial battle in the
The adhesion will certainly not A new British request for over-Western Desert of Africa
involve her immediately in hos-age American destroyers is likely with marked success. tities and the chief service she to be made by Lord Lothian, the
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on
The High Command simultaneously an- nounced yesterday that negotiations are un-Hungary has had little chance der way for giving Britain 20 four-engined Boeing bombers of the "Flying Fortress type which have already been completed. The former machines are re bera have just begun coming has rendered to the Axis is that British Ambassador, as soon as Returning from patrol ported to be very similar to the off the production lines and of example, since Berlin and he returns to Washington, accord-¡ Tuesday, four Gladiators" of an Flying Fortresses, both being cap- the negotiations now completed Rome will now. probably try to ing to well-informed quarters in Australian, squadron encountered able of a range of, 3,000 miles. will enable Britain to take get other small neutrals to follow Washington yesterday,
a large force of enemy fighters. The Consolidated, Ainéraft | first deliveries."
Hungary's lead; no doubt with the The figure of 50 destroyers is Five Italian Flats, stated the Company's four-engined bom-
Indeed it is understood that the threat in the background that if mentioned.
Air Ministry. Kyesterday,"ars first such deliveries were to have they do not come in now they Lord Lothian, who has been in reported to have been shot down, been made to Britain last Satur-will be left in the cold forever. London to consult the Govern-One Gladiator was lost and. day, Reuter.
Reuter.
landing, ment, is expected 'in Washington another made a forced before the week-end. — Reuter. the pilot being saved.Reuter.
German
Offers To SKODA
AGAIN
Britain
A question was put in
WORKS
VISITED
THE FAMOUS SKODA armament works at the House of Commons Pilsen, in Bohemia, were again successfully attack- yesterday as to what suged on Tuesday night in the course of widespread gestions had been receiv operations by R.A.F. bombers. ed from Germany for an agreement at the expense of Franco,
Mr. R. A. Butler, Under-Secre- fary for Foreign Affairs, declared: that both before and · since the
The Air Ministry, announcing the attack, adds that munition stores and other objectives in Berlin, and shipyards and docks at Kiel, Hamburg and Bremerhaven were bombed and fires and explosions observed.
War the abandonment of Franc MIDLANDS
by Britain had been impiléit, in
any German public pronounce GETTING
ment on Germany's conception of
a settlement with Britadi.
The ruling Idea in the Ger-
IT AGAIN
Good results were obtained in attacks on synthetic oil plants at Gelsenkirchen and Hamburg, and on: an important, electrical power station at Hamborn..
Other -objectives attacked in cluded the inland port of Duin berg-Ruhrport, railway juna tions at Bremen and Berlin, the naval base, at: Lorlant and the harbour, át Barfiður. (2) From all these operations three of our alteraft are missing.
man mind, Me, Butler added, "Enemy air activity was that Germany should dominate again directed mainly Reuter
the Continent..
This is a conception with which
against the Midlands last south the machines met night.
with
intense anti-aircraft fire, We have never been in agreement Shortly after "dusk, wave after The German attack has been sp and are not "now" willing to "ac4 wave of bombers flew over an çast for concentrated in one area. cept."Reuter.
Midlands town.'” As they headed Router.
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