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No. 32,994
NAZIS ENTIRE
ICELAND: COLD NAZI SILENCE
on
[SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL"] When Mr. John Winant, U.S. Ambassador in Lon- don, called
Mr. Anthony Eden, the For- eign Secretary, yesterday he discussed the question of Iceland.
It has been arranged that Bri- tish troops there will remain un- der the supreme command of the American commander, and the Royal Navy will continue to use Iceland as a base whenever neces- sary subject to the command of the American admiral.
ATTACK
IN ICELAND PREDICTED
(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")
Prediction that Ger- many will attack Ice- land is voiced by the Tokyo "Nichi-Nichi" which declares the United States seems determined to aid Bri- tain despite the danger of a clash with Germany.
The paper questions if the United States will be able to hold Iceland. Interno-
tional News Service.
All Britain has jubilantly hall-¦ 000000 ed the occupation, newspapers lauding President Roosevelt and predicting the possibility of swift and far-reaching -consequences now that a United States force is within the area delineated by Ilit- ler as a war zone,
MEANWHILE IN BERLIN, THE OFFICIAL SILENCE ON THE PART OF THE GERMAN GOV- ERNMENT
ICELAND GIVES NO CLUE TO HITLER'S POLICY.
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Air Raid Threat
WEDNESDAY, JULY 9, 1941
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EUROPEAN
BADLY INJURED
BATTLEFRONT
Moscow Claims Advance Stemmed
(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL”)
AFTER ONE MORE DAY OF VIOLENT FIGHTING, IT IS EVID- ENT FROM BOTH SOVIET AND GERMAN COMMUNIQUES THAT THE POSITIONS ALONG THE RUSSO-GERMAN BATTLE- FRONT HAVE NOT UNDERGONE ANY IMPORTANT CHANGE.
Significant feature of the latest Berlin statement on the operations is that it does not claim the achievement of any substan- tial results, although it mentions two primary centres of attack-towards Moscow from Minsk, and towards Kiev from Lutsk and the Rumanian front.
Japan Tightens Belt
Japan is tightening her
The thrust in the central sector appears to be held by the barrier of the Dnieper between Bobruisk and Mohiley. German troops are still making some progress east of financial belt. Luck, but further south, the Russians announce the final smashing of the German-Cabinet yesterday it Rumanian offensive, with the invaders thrown back across the Pruth River, west of Mohilev-Podolsk.
an
Following a meeting of the
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nounced that owing to the "grow- international situa- ing tense |tion," `the budget for the next financial year 1942/3 will be com
stress counter-attacks are being made, piled with the greatest
antire German tank laid on the tightening of Japan's battalion was annihilated.
war footing." London despatches refer to the methodical devastation of Russian New demands are to be limited.
to that towns by the retreating Red tooops to items indispensable
the been which is having the desired ef- expectation of national policy, making barren so-called and estimates already approved on the Ukraine front, stating Nazi victories on Russian soll. will be reviewed and drastically that in that sector where sharp | International News Service.
In this sector, says the Red Army High Command, two Ger- man infantry battalions and 35 The German press has made no Permanent Staff In-German tanks were completely mention of the occupation.
structor Wood, R.A., was destroyed. Berlin, however, indicate the Nazia will the victim of a serious take a "very grave view" of the occupation, and
Nautrai
quarters in
The commun!que adds the enemy drive hau
s'emmed all along the line save fect. the unofficial motor-cycle accident in
view is that it is a “burglar's enthe New Territories last trance into the war zone,"
It is pointed out that iceland is subject to German air raids since British troops are still there.
night.
P.S.I. Wood, who was driving. an Army B.S.A. motor-cycle, was returning from Lowu at about 9 o'clock when he misjudged ย bend in the road near the Equine Sports Club at Shatin.
Washington Tense Washington is tense, awaiting Hitler's reaction to the occupation, and Navy officials make no secret of their displeasure over the pre- diction by Senator Wheeler of the 'move into Iceland, asking what would happen if the Nazis had moved in at the same time as the
P.S.I. Wood was later remov- U.S. acting on Wheeler's tip-ed to Kowloon Hospital in an International News Service.
EUROPEAN IN PIER INCIDENT
The motor-ayo’a plunged off the road into the sea, P.S.I. Wood being reecued by villagers and taken to the Equine Sports Club, auffering from injuries to the spins.
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ambulance. His condition was (SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") stated this morning to be grave. The United States,
P.S.I. Wood is attached to Corps Artillery, H.KV.D.C., and Argentina and Brazil are had been at Lowu in connection joining in trying to effect a peaceful settlement of
with Battery training.
Embassy And the dispute between
Ecuador and Peru and
A EUROPEAN TEMPORARILY Home Bombed are seeking to determine
DETAINEDANIN CONNECTIONMA
if a German attempt to WITH THE DEATH OF A The British Embassy and the precipitate war is behind CHINESE WAS RELEASED BY residence of Sir Archibald Kerr
THE POLICE THIS MORNING. Clark Kerr, British Ambassador the fighting.
Mr. Sumner Welles, Under- The police stated that a post- to China, were wrecked during)
conferred mortem had revealed that the the Japanese air raid over Chung- Secretary of State,
Chinese succumbed to natural, king yesterday. Scores of civilian with the Argentinian" and] calises. It was alleged he was houses were demolished. Brazilian envoys and agreed to Blapped by the European at about| Fifty-two ra'dors came in two renew the offer of friendly ger
am. to-day at Blake Pler and waves. The first wave of 25 Vices tended to the belligerents a later taken to the Queen Mary machines dropped more than 100 week ago,KERAN Hospital where he died.
demolition bombs and the second Although the U.S. is gravaly It is said that, the man was wave of 27 machines, released 'an concerned it is probable she will pestering the European at the unspeelfled number of demolition let Argentina and Brazil lead time of the incident,
und incendiary bombs. Big fires, the settlement talks. Inter-
An inquiry will be held later, I were started. Central News, national News Service.
curtailed-Reuter.
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