1941-07-22 — Page 16

THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 22, 1941

JAPAN AND INDO-CHINA Reticence About Sumita's Flying VisitTo Tokyo

General Calls On Decoux

JAPANESE LEAVING SOUTH AFRICA

According to the Japanese Legation in Pretoria about 30 Japanese business- men, accompanied by their wives and fami- lies, are sailing for Japan aboard the s.s. Manila Maru about July 26.-Reuter.

MEMBERS OF THE Japanese Economic Mission to Tongking were evasively reticent regarding the importance of General Sumita's recent flying visit to Tokyo.

It is "not known” whether General Sumita brought back any demands regarding the utilisation by the Japanese of naval and air bases in southern Indo-China, it was stated in Hanoi yesterday.

Colonel Saito, representative of the Mission in Saigon, is flying 000000 | back to Hanoi to-day after a three-day visit for conferences with General Sumita.

NEW SHIPPING COURSE

The arrival of the Governor- General, brought no new develop- ments yesterday but it is expected that His Excellency will see Gen- eral Sumita as soon as possible.

The general comment in Hanoi notes the meeting of Admiral Dar- lan and the Japanese Ambassador

COLOGNE

RAID

A NEW SHIPPING COURSE, in Vichy and expresses the opin-LA/F

BETWEEN THE KURILE IS-ion that the French capital is

LANDS AND NEMURO, IN, likely to be the centre of imme- A brilliant fire, at least HOKKAIDO ISLAND, IAS diate developments.--Reuter. a mile long, among the factories on the outskirts

BEEN DISCOVERED BY THE JAPANESE MINISTRY OF COM-

MUNICATIONS.

Sumita Calls

MAJOR - GENERAL RAIS- of Cologne, was one

re.

The new course is described as HIRO SUMITA, HEAD OF THE sult of the R.A.F.'s attack| "highly significant" by informed · JAPANESE MILITARY MIS-| commentators, as the Kurile s- SION IN FRENCH INDO-CHINA, on the Rhineland on Sun- lands have become an important CALLED ON THE GOVERNOR day night.

part of the Japanese national de- GENERAL, ADMIRAL DECOUX,

fence system with the advent of YESTERDAY AFTERNOON, The Air Ministry, giving de- international tension following STATED A HANOI DESPATCH tails of the raid, adds that else- Germany's attack on Russia, TO TOKYO LAST NIGHT.

where ten other fires were burn-

The Japanese Domei News ing simultaneously. It is understood that the new Agency stated that it is under- course, the discovery of which stood General Sumita "thanked The pilots saw high explosive was announced yesterday in Admiral Decoux for his recent bombs bursting in the midst of Tokyo, will henceforth be fol- action in conferring Annamite de-large industrial buildings already lowed by all ships to or from corations on members of the burning fiercely. Kurile Islands.-Reuter.

| Mission."-Reuter.

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At Rotterdam, there was a for- midable fire among the docks.

Its glow was seen from 100 miles on the way back.

A pillar of smoke rose to 6,000 feet from a large part of the docks, while the flames itt up the warehouses which were in front of the smoke.

At Aachen, bombs were seen to burst among factory buildings. After these successful attacks, the whole of the large bombing force came safely home, though the Germans put up a strong bar- rage and night fighters were about. -Reuter.

TURKISH REPLY TO RUMOURS

“THE STRAITS ARE TUR- KISH AND WILL REMAIN SO FOR EVER." SAID A SPEAKER ON ANKÁRA RADIO LAST NIGHT, QUOTING. THE AN- KARA "DAILY ULUL" SEMI- OFFICIAL PAPER, COMMENT- ING ON THE SPECIAL CELE- BRATIONS - YESTERDAY OF THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE RETURN * TO: TURKEY BY PEACEFUL NEGOTIATION OF SOVEREIGNTY OVER THE DARDANELLES.

The paper emphasised that at a time when rumours were being circulated in connection with the straits zone this aspect should be strongly borne in mind. — Reuter."

TWO TYPHOONS

Two typhoons are reported from Manila. One is east of the Bashi Channel moving North. The other is near or over the Bonino, moving NNE or NE

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STOP PRESS

Suggesting

German air raid on Moscow, at 1.15 am. to-day, Moscow Radio went off the air whilst broadcasting its English programme. Later, transmission from the station was very bad and was scarce- ly intelligible. The Moscow communique on yesterday's operations has not yet been received in London-Reuter.

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