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GERMAN PACIFIC RAIDER SIGHTED WITH PRIZE SHIPS

PRINCE KONOYE'S BURDEN

Announcing what he called "my last service to the State, "Prince Konoye, Premier of Japan, made a remarkable state- ment on the Sino-Japan- ese war to the Budget] Committee of the Lower House yesterday in Tokyo.

"Although the Sino-Japanese conflict has entered its fifth year," said the Premier, "there is little settlement. The prospect of a

fighting services are not respon- sible.

"It is nobody's responsibility but mine.

of

" feel unpardonable before the Trone and the entire na- tion that already millions Yen have beer, spent and thousands of soldiers sacrificed. "I am determined to exert my- self to the utmost in overcom- ing this situation as my last ser- to the State."-Reuter.

vice

NEW ANTONESCU CABINET

NAZI BOMBER DOWNED IN EAST ANGLIA

A German bomber which crossed the East Coast yesterday afternoon was shot down after it had dropped bombs which killed several persons, according to

an Air Ministry communique.

Earlier in the day a German bomber had dropped bombs on а north-east coast town,

injuring a few per- sons. Reuter.

London's

Week

American Vessel's Report From Marianne Islands

FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE PRE- SENCE OF AN UNKNOWN NUMBER OF GER- MAN RAIDERS IN THE PACIFIC WAS RE- VEALED SEVERAL WEEKS AGO ONE OF THESE ARMED MERCHANTMEN HAS BEEN SIGHTED AT SEA, TOGETHER WITH AN UN- STATED NUMBER OF PRIZE CRAFT.

Dramatic news of the presence of the raider was contained in a reliable, message intercepted in Manila from the American steamer "Oscar Gorthon” and quoted by Reu- ter this morning.

The "Oscar Gorthon," Steaming in the vicinity

at the time was latitude North 18.7 longitude 146.76--about 1,500 miles due east of the Philippines.

of the Marianne group of The message from the ship was islands (former German brief, stating:

"At 1300 hours ship's time in latitude north ́18.7

possessions now under longitude 146.76 passed

Without Japanese mandate), saw with guns and painted black, with

Air Raid

No bombs were dropped in Britain on Sunday night and London had a week free from enemy raids.

:

The Air Ministry states there was slight enemy air activity yesterday when single raiders General Antonescu, the crossed the East Anglian coast.

Volunteer firemen saved the

Rumanian Premier, yes Law Courts in London from total terday formed a new mili-destruction by fire, it was reveal- tary Cabinet, says a tele-ed yesterday. gram from Bucharest.

All portfolios except those of Justice, Labour and Propaganda are entrusted to generals...

prizes."

one of the raiders at 1 o'clock yesterday after- Possibly The “Narvik” noon (ship's time).

of

Only clue in the American ves- Actual position of the raider sel's message to the identity

the raider is that she was painted black.

Japan's

'Secret'

Weapon

JAPAN NEED NOT SPEND AS By their efforts the main struc- MUCH AS THE UNITED STATES ture of the Courts was prevented ON HER NAVAL BUILDING from being set alight by a blaze PROGRAMME BECAUSE THE at the other end of the building, JAPANESE NAVY MEANS TO and the fire was under control | MEET THE MAMMOTH AMERI- 90 minutes from the start.

The firemen worked while

still dropping.

No member of the Iron Guard or representative of the King | bombs were Carol regime is Included in the Reuter. new Government,

I

It is stated that the task of the new Ministry. will be to "restore order in the country, and repair the wrongs done by different re- gimes during the last few years."

-Reuter.

HON. MR. N. £. SMITH IN CHUNGKING.

THAILAND ATTACK

CAN NAVAL BUILDING BY CONSTRUCTING (AVUNIQUE CATEGORY OF ARMS WITH A CONTRIVANCE " ORIGINALLY EVOLVED BY ITSELF, DECLAR- ED ADMIRAL KOSHIRO " O1- MIN. KAWA, JAPAN'S -NAVY 1STER, BEFORE. THE BUDGET COMMITTEE IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES · YESTER.

DAY,MAN

"Nothing will be left undone in preparing to meet the worst even-

tuality," said the Navy Minister

While declining to give detalls, Fighting is going un with unabated fury, re- Admiral Oikawa assured an Inter- polator that the Japanese Navy veals a Thai Supreme could meet the requirements of NL Smith, the Command communique every possible contingency in con- arrived in regarding Sunday's mili- nection with the defence of not

of the Hong

Hong day morni

Minister

Minister Pond

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ARMISTICE

ON THAI BORDER FROM TO-DAY

A Vichy message. received in New York last night says it was officially announced that an armistice be tween Thailand and Indo-China had been arranged through Ja- panese arbitration.

The armstice, it was added, became effec- tive at 10 o'clock this morning.-Reuter.

DEATH OF COUNT CSAKY

This suggests the possibility that Count Csaky, Foreign Minister. she is the "Narvik, a vessel of of Hungary since 1938, died in 10,000 tons which in December. Budapest yesterday after an ill-

(Continued an Page 16) ness of several weeks.-Reuter.

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