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THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 18, 1941.

Japanese Delegates

Decide To

To Leave

Leave Batavia

NAZI BOMBER CRASHES IN PORTUGAL

who

Portuguese officials examined the wreckage of a 'plane which crashed in flames close to the Spanish frontier early on Sunday say it was a four-engined Ger- man bomber presum- ably returning from the Gibraltar raid. Reuter.

THE ROBIN

MOOR CASE

YOSHIZAWA HAS FINAL

INTERVIEW

THE JAPANESE DELEGATES have decid- ed to leave the Netherlands East Indies fol- lowing the impasse in the economic talks, according

to a Japanese telegram from

Batavia.

Prior to this announcement, Mr. Yoshi- zawa, head of the Japanese delegation, had a final interview with the Governor-General of the Netherlands East Indies.

The telegram adds the delega- tion will leave Batavia for Japan on June 29.

The prominent Tokyo news- paper "Hochi" says the Japanese Government should nevertheless continue to urge the East Indies to cooperate with Japan in build- ing

**East an

Asia prosperity

sphere."

to the

LATEST FLYING FORTRESSES FOR R.A.F.

NEW ZEALAND WE MUST

TO BUILD MINESWEEPERS

The placing of a contract for building four minesweepers at Part Chalmers to Bri- tish Admiralty plans, was announced yes- terday by the New Zealand Minister of Supply, Mr. Sullivan, says Reuter from Wel- lington.

WANCHAI FLOODED

DISTRICT

STAND

AND FIGHT

The Australian Pre- mier, Mr. R. G. Menzies, in a nationwide broad- cast last night reviewing the

military position, said: "As Germany creeps along the Euro- pean coastline the voy- age round the Cape, sup plying the Middle East, tortuous

becomes more and vulnerable. :-

"We must fight where and how the enemy compels us.

"We must stand and fight for the Middle East or else surrender the the Mediterranean, extricate WITHIN TEN MINUTES OF Fleet, yield Iraq and Iran, open WHIR MORNING'S HEAVY the gateway to India, expose Declaring that the Dutch Gov-

THE WANCHAL | French Numbers of the very DOWNPOUR.

Africa to complete sub- for speech ernor-General's

and make WAB

it easy FLOODED. jugation Monday in latest type of four-engin- PARTICULARLY IN THE Spain to give bases in North-West The basic

People's Council

and charges directly implied that Japan was ed "Flying Fortress," the QUEEN'S ROAD EAST AREA Africa, thus adding a new against

Atlantic to the Germany

WHERE PEDESTRIANS, RICK | deadly menace for one of the colony's enemies the

says Japan must take Boeing B 17 C, have rea-

SHA PULLERS, AND COOLIES and to the whole contact of Bri- sinking the Robin Moor! "Hochi"

and from the HAD TO WADE IN TWO FEET tain with the and take ched Britain

Empire south east of Suez. United States.

"In the face of these perils any limitation upon our efforts must go."-Reuter.

this into consideration

are not affected by the determined steps to make the Eist arrival of the missing sur-Indies realise Japan's ideal of a

Greater East Asia-Reuter,

vivors at Capetown, declared Mr. Sumner Welles, United States

Under-Secretary of State, RETALIATION

yesterday.

The United States Govertiment would very soon be able to reach

a final decision on action to be Meanwhile the taken, he said. American consul at Capetown had been instructed to cable a sum-

mary

of the survivors' deposi- tions.

Although Mr. Welles did not in- dicate

would what action

be taken, it is considered that at the very least a stern protest would be lodged.Reuter.

"FLEECED"

WOMAN ALLEGATION

When John Houlden, 34, des- cribed as of independent means Cumberland Mansions, Hyde Park, was remanded for two weeks at Marlborough Street Police Court on charges of fraudulent conver- sion and forgery involving £665, Mr. C. Humphreys prosecuting, said:

"This is a story of a clever rogue battening upon а woman with money who early fell under his influence-I might say almost his spell-signed almost anything put in front of her, and was slow- ly but deliberately fleeced of large amounts of money."

BY GERMANY

They will soon be in service with the R.A.F. alongside British and other types of United States four-engined bombers.

Despite their vast

size, the

B 17 Cs, the first of their type to the delivered here, have beaten all records in their Atlantic cross- ings.

the Developed from

Boeing 17 B, they are four-engined a good capable of IN aeroplanes AMERICAN PROPERTY GERMANY IS THE OBJECT OF deal more than 300 m.p.h. They full load of IMMEDIATE RETALIATORY have a range with ACTION BY THE GERMAN more than 3,000 miles and a ceil-

ing of 36,700ft. GOVERNMENT.

"Flying These Berlin

men

Fortresses,'

have

OF WATER.

course

The whole of the race was turned into a lake while the grounds of the clubs in the neig- bourhood were also under several inches of water.

MORE ABYSSINIA PRISONERS

A Cairo G.H.Q. Communique

states:

KREISLER RECOVERS

FRITZ KREISLER, THE FAMOUS VIOLINIST, WAS DIS. CHARGED

HOSPITAL FROM NEW YORK YESTERDAY DESCRIBED AS GOOD.

IN

Audiences will once more hear him play with all his matchless On June 15, after a sharp en-

stated he will yesterday: announced

a crew of betweengagement, our African troops in art, for his wife

he has always "By order of the President, the which carry

captured an a Abyssinia

enemy play again "as Government of the United States seven and nine on June 14 announced the freez- wingspan of 103ft are 1,200 h.p. | Lakes, taking 200 prisoners four played." ing of all German assets in the Wright Cyclone R 1820s. United States: by order of the German Government, therefore, the necessary steps will immedi-

New Gun Turrets

ately be taken concerning the They have special gun turrets property of American citizens in in place of the "blisters" of the jearlier types. Every square foot the German Reich."--Reuter.

of the wings carries a load of 28.11b under normal conditions, and with full bomb load 33lb. Gross weight is 47,500lb.

CHINA-BURMA FRONTIER FIXED

The Boeing is built entirely of metal, and the trailing edge flaps, which give a low landing spood, are electrically operated. The Boeing plants, which have Delimitation of the frontier be- been enlarged by more than 250 tween China and Burma has per cent; since

1939, are

now

been finally settled after prolong-turning out one aircraft every ed negotiations, Reuter from well-informed sources Chungking yesterday.

Some of the later learned two days.

exhaust-driven in versions have

superchargers for sub-stratos-

It is expected that an agree-phere flying. ment between the Chinese and British Governments will be sign- ed shortly-Reuter.

DEFERMENT OF ENLISTMENT

deferment datory... the

Liberators, Too

Lakes, taking 200 prisoners, four Kreisler, who is 60, was knock- The ed down by a motorcar in New guns and 30 machine-guns. (nemy left 150 killed on the field. York seven weeks ago and was In the Assab area a further six taken to hospital suffering from

and 180

other a fractured skull and internal in- Italian officers

juries. Reuter. ranks have surrendered.

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SECRET WEAPON'

AGAINST

ENEMY AIRCRAFT

“DEVELOPMENT OF HIGH promise in many directions" in the detection and destruction of enemy 'planes, was mentioned by the Lord Privy. Britain is also receiving mum-seal, Mr. C. R. Attlee, in answer to a question in the

House of Commons yesterday.

bers of Consolidated Liberators from the United States. These too, are four-engined aeroplanes, and both types are superior to

anything yet produced by the

Jenemy.

SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL"I

The fact that both types are It was stated that the £065 The U.S. House of Representa-

in numbers was the money of Mrs. Ethel Gor-tives. Military Affairs Committee beginning to arrive

man-is an, indication. of the heavy- trude Miller-Mundy, Viceroy yesterday voted to make

from weight alr striking force which is Court, Regent's Park.

for Britain by When arrested Houden was drafting of all men reaching the being built up alleged to have said: "This is age of 28 by July 1. As passed United States factories:

The American aircraft industry pity, as Lord Tredegar and Lord by the Senate, the Bill authorises

responding magnificently to Annerley were going to see Mrs. the President to order deferment is Miller-Mundy to-morrow and put if he wishes.-International News continually increasing British de-

Service... the matter right:"

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Mr. Attlee was invited to amplify the recent statement by the Canadian Defence Minister. Col. Ralston, announcing Canadian help in this direc- tion,

Mr. Attlee said that thanks to the brilliant work of our scien-. tists great progress had been made in devising means of helping the Fighting Services in locating and destroying enemy 'planes.

PORTUGAL REINFORCES

THE AZORES

British Industries 'word now turning out increasing quanti- ties of an Ingenious apparatus whose maintenance demanda large numbera of skilled man, kun

A DETACHMENT OF SAILORS expecially "radio' machanica

HAS LEFT LISBON FOR THE Training is being given by the Fighting Services assisted by uni- AZORES. TO REINFORCE THE versities and technical colloges NAVAL BASE ATE PONTA DEL GADA. STATES FA ALISBON “all over the country.

DESPATCH RECEIVED, VE IN THERE WAS STILL NEED VICHY LAST NIGHT...... FOR MORE CRAFTSMEN AND The sailors took with them A BROADCAST APPEAL WAS BEING MADE TO TECHNICAL quantity of war materials. MEN OVERSEAS TO COME. A contingent of troops FORWARD TO JOIN THEIR Lisbon has already arrived SKILL AND. KNOWLEDGE TO. the Azores, according to, a, THAT OF OUR SCIENTISTS. patch from Angra do Herolimp, REUTER

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