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SMASHING THROUGH AT TOBRUK

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CHINA MAIL

FIRST NEWSPAPER IN THE FAR EAST. ESTABLISHED 1845.

No. 92,053

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22, 1941

Price: 10 cts.

FIRST

INSIST ON

Daisy Brand

Australia's Choices

BUTTER

BRITISH RESIDENTS URGED TO LEAVE JAPAN "Before Impending

AIR ACTIVITY OVER BRITAIN IN DAYLIGHT

There was consider- able enemy air activ- ity over the eastern part of England dur ing daylight yesterday but no important at- tack developed.

It is officially stat- ed that a few bombs fell in the outskirts of London and ot points in the Home and Eastern Counties.

Some damage was done to houses but very few casualties are reported. Reuter.

MORE IN THAN IN

"AMERICAN

Crisis With America SITUATION" Comes To A Head"

CONSIDERABLE ANXIETY WAS CAUSED AMONG FOR- EIGN RESIDENTS IN THE TOKYO-YOKOHAMA AREA YESTER- DAY ON THE RECEIPT BY BRITISH RESIDENTS IN YOKOHAMA OF WRITTEN ADVICE FROM THE CONSUL-GENERAL, Mr. W. McVITTIE, TO "LEAVE JAPAN BY REGULAR SHIPPING ROUTES BEFORE THE IMPENDING CRISIS IN JAPANESE- AMERICAN RELATIONS COMES TO A HEAD.”

Mr. McVittie said the notice was only sent

"to a limited number" and declined to elu- SHA YU cidate his expectations regarding Japanese- American relations.

SORROW ANGER?

(By Reuter's Diplomatic Correspondent)

AXIS PROPAGANDA MUST BE SERIOUS- LY AT A LOSS IF IT HAS TO DESCRIBE THE *HITLER - MUSSOLINI MEETING AS THE

·GREATEST EVENT OF THE YEAR. THE MEET-

·ING COULD DO NO MORE THAN REAFFIRM A COMPLETE AGREEMENT OF POLICY.

Their combined strength could not be in- creased by the meeting nor unity be closer as they have always boasted this was complete.

Axis commentators, however, claim startling events will follow. The

the Germans have decided where the big gamble is to be made.

Their intentions are still very

Dictators decided not only secret and preparations may

to defeat Britain but on equally aim at an invasion of Bri- tain or of an advance in the Bal-

the means of doing it. kans.

¿

This type of threat is nothing

now, Some points about the

meeting, however are more sig- nificant.

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Pretence Of Noutrality

It is significant that the Ger-

man air force has not yet been directly employed, at least against Greece, thus maintaining a pretence of neutrality.

It occurred on German soll, al- most certainly at. Berchtesgaden, and the Duce, there is little doubt, went because he was summoned.

** He needs all possible help but Undoubtedly Hitler the gambler cannot have liked the role of favours, an attack on Britain

the surest way to victory. If suc cessful, but he obviously is hav ing qualms in view of the risks

Reuter,

suppliant. K Doubtless future plans were dis- cussed but they are German and mot? tällan plans.

Linked With Vichy The pana are linked with "the"} negotiations that have been pro- creding af Vichy and Hitler has

“BROOKHAMIS”

CHIEF OF STAFF

Major-General R. H. Dowding probably been liberal with the Chief of the Combined. Staff of Duce's aspirations against France. the different Services under the

The notification pointed out that in case of war all sailings would be cancelled, hurried evacuation would be impossible, British would not be free to use money and property and would

ed.

CHUNG

RUMOURS

RUMOURS IN CHINESE CIR-

be unable to communicate with LES YESTERDAY AFTERNOON the Consul and might be intern- THAT THE JAPANESE HAVE OCCUPIED SHA-YU-CHUNG, Japanese officials profess MIRS BAY TERMINUS OF THE ignorance of any development | TAIPO-SHA-YU-CHUNG FERRY likely to inspire such a warn SERVICE, ARE OFFICIALLY

ing.

Gravely Disturbed

DENIED.

Although there are four Japan- ese warships in Blas Bay по This time, however, private landing has been attemp.ed and foreign circles are gravely dis- the Japanese troops along. the turbed by the complete suppres-border have also not started an sion of plans and views, not only offensive.

DISCUSSED

from

A telegram Rome received in New York yesterday indi- cated that Hitler and Mussolini discussed the "American situra- tion" at their confer- ence.-Reuter.

"DAILY WORKER"

RAIDED

Britain's leading Com- munist newspaper, the "Daily Worker," has been Suppressed by Govern- ment under the Defence Regulations.

Another Left Wing periodical called "The Week" was similar- ly suppressed yesterday.

The Home Secretary is satisfied that these papers systematically publish matter calculated to fo- ment opposition to the successful prosecution of the war, states an official announcement,--Reuter.

Officers of Scotland Yard raid-

Renter.

of the Japanese Government but The ferry service between Kow-ed the offices of the "Daily also of those abroad, such

as loon and Sha-yu-chung was Worker" yesterday and stopped might indicate an imminent crisis. functioning smoothly the whole publication just as as newspaper

Some regard Mr. McVittie's day, yesterday.

Iwas going to press. action as being linked with ru- mours that Admiral Nomura, new Ambassador to the United States, not sailing as scheduled. Rcuter.

is

ARTILLERY DUELS IN

ALBANIA

Improvements in the weather resulted in heavy artillery duels in the cen- tral sector of the Alban- fan front from dawn all day, stated Athens radio yesterday.

Greek guns silenced many enemy batteries.

Thick snow covers the moun- tains where fighting is proceeding, and there is bitter cold and fog... 2) Despite the conditions – the

Greeks continue to maintain. the Initiative and to displace the enemy from fortified position. “In the southern sector, beyond It is suggested the Germans Commander-in-Chief, Far East, Chimarra the Greeks encircled Insisted on unity of command. and Wing-Commander Yarde, ar- and captured a trench... mortar This is more likely to be the rived at Rangoon yesterday, saya co taking many prisoners,

HAVE AN H. B.-

HIR

AND THEN TRY!