1941-07-03 — Page 16

CRYPTIC

OF

THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 3, 1941

TOKYO HINT

POLICY

FOREIGN

Statement Does Not Carry Situation Further

BURMA-CHINA

RAILWAY PROJECT

in

Mr. Strickland, charge of the Kunlong border extension, has arrived at Lashio with a staff for the struction of о tele- phone line along the railway project. Other engineers from Eng.

con-

land and America are expected.-keuter. 1000 ************00

SOVIET NEEDS IN U.S.

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")

It is learned in Wash- ington that the Soviet is anxious to purchase $100,- 000,000 worth of Ameri- can materials to bulwark its defence industries.

U.S.

CONFIDENT

Japanese MOSCOW'S Press Urges TONE

Boldness

NO AUTHOritative COMMENT IS AVAILABLE IN LONDON REGARDING THE JAPANESE GOVERNMENT'S STATEMENT OF POLICY ENUNCIATED YESTERDAY MORN- CORRESPON- ING, REUTER'S DIPLOMATIC DENT LEARNS.

Obviously the statement will require care- In the mean- ful study and consideration. time there seems to be a certain lack of any clearly formulated policy as the statement does not seem to carry the situation much further, or clarify the immediate intentions of the Japanese Government.

There seems little doubt that Welles, Under-Secretary of Stale.

Amtorg, the Russian trading the statement is not unconnected company, wants oil drills, forging with the recognition of the Nan- and pressing implements, electri-

by king government tools, cal devices, and machine previously held up under the ex- and her Axis satellites. port control and lying in storage

in West Coast warehouses.

The Russians can buy only limited machine tools as the U.8. has hardly enough to operate its own defence indus- Irice.

At present, nearly * dozen

Germany

the

action Simultaneously, taken by these states, at this particular juncture, suggests was prompted

that the move by Japan.

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"In the direction of Dvinsk, in the recond half of the day, big battles were engaged be- tween our troops and the one- my.

STOP PRESS

Cabled advice has been receiv-

"In the directions of Borisov.ed by the local offices of But- severe Le neid & Sw re, of the death in McGavin was for many years the

Slutsk and Bobruisk, fighting took place during day between our troops

the Scotland of Mr. John and who

Company's Superintendent

En-

the

enemy mobile units.

"ATTEMPTS BY THE ENEMY gineer in Hong Kong. TO BREAK THROUGH ARE BE- As a mark of respect ING FRUSTRATED BY THE Hong flag is being flown at half- STUBBORN RESISTANCE

OF mast to-day. OUR TROOPS AND THE SUC- CESSFUL OPERATIONS OF OUR AIR FORCE.

Luck ou

"In the direction of troops continue engaged in, stub- born and intense fighting.

a'.

The enemy continues the tempts to penetrate to the south east but everywhere his effort are breaking as a result of the firm and stubborn resistance our troops.

troops.

Heavy Blows

are

German residents in Chungking gathered at the German Embassy yesterday when they discussed measures for withdrawal from China in view of the severance, of diplomatic relations between' China and Germany.

It is understood that there are in- about 300 Germians in the terior of China.-Central News.

"Our air force delivered dur Ing the day

number of devastating blows against enemyl tank units in the Luck sector and bombed Bucharest, where they blew up the arsenal.

The following answers were "Warships and fleet air, arm

the given by

Hon. Financial units of the northern fleet

Secretary to questions by the supporting the Red Army troops Hon, Mr. Lo Man Kam in Legis- by severe blows against enemy la'ive Council this afternoon:-

The staff requirements of the "Fleet air arm 'plane: shot

War Taxation Department ori- down five enemy aeroplanes in ginally included six Assessors' holders of which combats.

"IN ONE SECTOR MANY Posts, for the

chartered accountants or persons GROUPS OF ENEMY TANKS

with equivalent qualifications CONCENTRATED. SOVIET

number was TANKS WERE SENT AGAINST were needed: this

Endeavours were made through- WHAT SHAPE IT WILL TAKE THEM AND ATTACKED THEM subsequently increased to seven.

A BE A

Crown MATTER

OF AS THEY ADVANCED ON

last year by the FOREST SPECULATION-IT IS NOT ROAD THROUGH A

Agents for the Colonies to recruit PREVENTED THE

such for these posts but they DISCLOSED BY THE JAPANESE WHICH

TANKS FROM TURNING. STATEMENT OF POLICY.

were unable to fill them all. Even- REUTER.

"Victory depended exclus`vely

tually the name of a woman who on speed and resolution.

"The leading tank under Sub- Li, Verenkov opened fire. Three

tanks were

put out of Fascist action.

Federal agencies in the were said to be prepared to re- lease $10,000.000 worth of Russian ships are in American } If Germany has, therefore, ac- machinery immediately after the ports waiting for materials and ceded to the Japanese request, it Soviet Ambassador's appeal was nearly $50,000.000 worth of assets is probable that some quid pro referred to the Office of Produc-] are in the U.S. ready to pay.que is expected. tion Management by Mr. Sumner International News Service.

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Demand For Boldness

While commending the authori- ties for the quick decision

on Japanese policy to cope with the the

situation new international arising from the Russo-German war, the "Nichi Nichi"

and

Hundreds Of Tanks

Destroyed

at

"Hochi" stress the burning ques- tion now is whether the Japan-j "The enemy, taking advantage cse leaders are prepared to dis- of damaged tanks, retired

speed. During this play the requisite degree of re- maximum solve, expedition and determina- fight one of the Soviet tanks was tion to translate the programme lost. into deeds.

out

possessed the required qualifica- tions was put forward and her was approved by appointment the Governor.

It is unnecessary to expatiate in this Council upon the supreme importance at the present time of the fullest possible collection of revenue, and especially of that earmarked for war-purposes: and the desirability that the adminis

Taxation tration

War of the

is a complex Ordinance, which and technical measure, should be "IN COMBATS WITH GER- in expert hands is equally ap

It was well-known in the The "Hochi" says

the Russo- MAN MECHANISED UNITS CUT parent. German bombshell is an even OFF FROM THE INFANTRY IN

WESTERN REGIONS OF! Colony that Government intend- more sensational shock than the THE announcement of

for work in the the Russo-WHITE RUSSIA, OUR INFAN-ed to engage a number of charter- Japanese non-aggression pact. TRY UNITS ARE DESTROYING ed accountants

HUNDREDS OF ENEMY TANKS. War Taxation Department. No "The soldiers of one infantry Inquiries from such persons were regiment, in addition to artill-received locally, however, and it was not considered worth while ory and tank traps, used suc- cessfully to destroy tanks. bot- to adve, tise within the Colony.; ties containing an Inflammable cubstance. "Onc

It says the need for boldness Is apparent since Japan la now virtually isolated from her Axis ally and consequently Japan must rely upon self help for a solution of the crisle,

by

group commanded The "Yomiurl," discussing the Capt. Morozoi destroyed 16 enemy Anglo-American reaction to de-anks in three days' fighting."

says the U.S. has Reuter, velopments, sufficiently clarified its attitude through brazen acts of war such as aiding General Chiang Kai- shek, closing the Panama Canal. and strengthening warlike pre- parations from. Singapore to the NEI. and Australia. Reuter.

Leningrad Defence

ISPECIAL TO "CHINA, MAIL" The Vichy news agency report- ed yesterday that the German nd Finnish forces have reached the Leningrad-Murmansk-railway hear the White Sea and that' traffic on three other railways The prefix "special" to telegram leading to Leningrad has been used by the "Sunday Herald"?" ane "China --Mall" to indicato now whlor is strictly copyright under the provi sions of the Telecommunications Or dinance, 1930, and may not be reprint nd under any circumstances, "either wholly or in part, without prior ar rangement.

DEATH

nterrupted by incessant air at- tacks

The Leningrad area, It claims, resembles besieged

fortress.

Leningrad radlo yesterday ap- pealed to civilians to bu'lda chain of forts round the city, and more than 100,000 responded.

Pruth Lino Holds

There was no reason to suppose that any of the evacuates to Aus- tralia had the required qualifica- tions.

from Leningrad, has been repuls ed.VMX.

WONG-On 3rd July, 1941, at

Confirming that Russ'an forces The communique says all at- 6.30 a.m. at Tai Wo Hospital have evacuated Lwow, the Red tempts by the Rumanians and, Miao Joan Wong, e.dest High Command announces that Germans to penetrate Bessarabia daughter of Mr. and Mrs. the German-Finn offensive in have been broken, up-Interra- Wong Pang Leuk. Funorahe Karelian Isthmus, 70 mile tonal News Service.......... will take place. to-morrow.

July 4, at the Chinese Chris- tian

Cemetery, Pokfulam

leaving Anderson's Funera. Parlour at 4 p.m.

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