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CHINA MAIL

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JAPANESE "ULTIMATUMS" TO THAILAND AND INDO-CHINA

GUAM BASE

JAPANESE

VOTE: JAPAN FORCES MOVING

IRRITATED

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")

The House of Repre- sentatives vote to fortify Samca and Guam has been received with irrita- tion in Tokyo.

A Japanese spokesman declared it was natural for Japan to feel concerned.

she

Referring to the recent state- ments made by Congressmen and Senate leaders, the spokesman said: "When did Japan say would go to war, or attack Singa- Dore?"

that

The spokesman added Japan was getting tired of irre. sponsible statements abroad. Unofficial circles declare that the American decision to fortity Guam and Samou indicates that the United States and Britain are trying to bluff Japan and, there- fore, aggravating relations. -Inter- national News Service.

GREEKS KEEP IT UP

THE

SOUTHWARD

Japanese army con- tingents

are being

transported south- Formosa word from and even from Japan to itself, according confirmed reports, says a Shanghai tele- the Dow Jones agency in New York.

gram

to

The troops are pre- for sumably bound Hoinan or northern Indo-China, the report adds.--Reuter-

MALAYA DEFENCE SECRETS

(By W. W. Chaplin) (Special to the "China Mail"

Copyright)

Assertion In London Newspaper

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL “^)

THE LONDON "DAILY EXPRESS” ASSERTED YESTERDAY THAT MR. MATSUOKA, THE JAPANESE "FOREIGN MINISTER, HAS SERVED "ULTIMATUMS“ ON FRENCH INDO-CHINA AND THAILAND.

The "ultimatums” demand “unlimited facilities” for the Ja- panese navy, army and air force on Thai and Indo-Chinese terri- tory.

The demands were presented after a special meeting of the Japanese War Ca- binet, according to the "Express."

The paper said Tokyo is “adopting the Hitler technique preliminary to an invasion" by claiming that Britain has reinforced Singapore and Malaya "in readiness for an attack on Thailand."-Interna- tional News Service.

Fretext For Move

•

Malaya's Forces

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL"

PANAMA INQUIRY

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL"}

The Panama Department of the has United States Government started investigations in the Pana- ma Zone in connection with the recent 'plane crashes which occur- red in that area.

sabotage

i's

The possibility of A Japanese news agency report

not discounted as during the last seven days as many as five 'planes yesterday violently accused French

At least 30,000 British and Im-have crashed.--International News Indo-China of drifting towards

perial troops are now based in the Service. the pro-British clements of Gen-Malay Peninsula, according to erul de Gaulle.

reports reaching Shanghai.

The Australian troops have taken up allotted defensive posi- tions-International News Ser-

IL DUCE'S REQUEST

OF FRANCE

The article says that Indo-China has failed to take a realistic view of the Japanese efforts to find a YESTERDAY WAS ANOTHER

vice. I was recently shown the secrets peaceful solution in Indo-China. SUCCESSFUL DAY FOR

Military and economic mea- GREEK TROOPS WHO, SAYS A of Singapore and I know Britain

Indo- sures recently taken by

·COMMUNIQUE FROM

G.H.Q., is determined to defend it with OCCUPIED STRONG ENEMY all the strength she can possibly China were simply designed POSITIONS AND CAPTURED spare from the European conflict. i checkmate Japanese influence in WEATHER FORECAST-North-Tunisia from Libya, in case of the 200 PRISONERS, OFFICERS.

INCLUDING

In addition numerous automatic arms and much material fell into Greek hands,

to

I also know that official Br!- East Asia and the article accuses anti-Japanese tish circles consider the safety Indo-China of

with in collaboration of Singapore so vital that it Bri- activities tain has the only choice of los Britain and Marshal Chiang Kai-

shek. ing that or Gibraltar, Britain would prefer to let Gibraltar ge. Britain has backed her deter- mination to hold Singapore against

There were also successes in the;

The article further alleges that air. Enemy militury objectives]

the sale of 200 'planes from Singa-

Indo-China had were successfully

and

pore for bombed five enemy 'planes brought down in active combat.-Reuter.

MATSUOKA EXPLAINS

been

all odds with probably the most negotiated by a French military concentrated strength ever pack-officer who, in exchange, was sup- ed into one small district. In-plying information regarding ternational News Service.

MENZIES CONFERS WITH CHURCHILL

Japanese movements and Indo- China defences, International News Service,

Reluctant To Go In?

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA_MAIL") | (SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") Mr. Matsuoka, the Japanese

Mr. R. G. Menzies, the Aus- Foreign Minister, last night deni-tralian Premier, conferred with ed the report from London that Mr. Churchill in London last night he had offered mediation. to. Mr. on the Far East crisis. Eden, the British Foreign Secre- It is obvious that Mr. Menzies

trip to London is linked with the Mr. Matsuoka said his message British reinforcement of Singapore. to. Mr. Eden was sent in reply to International News Service La query on the Indo-China-Thai

tary.

mediation, although "I expressed·lishment of world peace therein." my views concerning the estab-|-Reuter.

First Real Stand

For A Decade

THE NEW YORK "POST"" yesterday hailed the rrival of Australian troops in Singapore as the first tion by the Democracies for a decade against

anese aggression, says Reuter.

General 'George Marshall, U.S. Army Chief of Staff, told a secret session of the Senate Military Affairs Committee yesterday that the United States and Britain are the Pacific because of "the serious- rushing 'plane reinforcements to

ness of the Far East situation."

Members cald ·later that Gen- oral-Marshall-ħad told them:) "Hitler la pressing Japan to get into the war immediately," but that Japan is reluctant to go in, Génoral Marshall declined to say 'where United States 'planes had been eent, International News Service,

Vichy Report

(SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL"} Reports from Vichy suggest that Thailand is making extremely heavy demands on Indo-China,

backed by the Japanese. → Inter- national News Service.

that A Vichy message states Mussolini asked Marshal Petain, through General Franco, permis- sion for Italian troops to cross

in east winds, moderate to fresh;| collapse of Italian operations

Petain generally, occasional Africa and that Marshal

refused. - British Wireless.

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