1941-07-23 — Page 19

THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 23, 1941;

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ATTEMPT TO CUT BURMA ROAD

Chinese Visualise Attack From Indo-China

SHARP GERMAN NOTE TO BOLIVIA

Authoritative quar- ters in Berlin state that the German Gov- ernment yesterday sent a sharp note of protest to the Bolivian Government on its be- haviour to the German Minister there, states the official German News Agency.--Reu- ter.

WOUNDED WAR PRISONERS

CONQUEST

To Precede EAST AFRICAN

Expansion Activity

THE POSSIBILITY THAT JAPAN `MAY SHORTLY LAUNCH-A: NEW DRIVE IN AN AT- TEMPT TO CUT THE BURMA ROAD: WHILE AWAITING CLARIFICATION: OF THE INTER- NATIONAL SITUATION BEFORE DECIDING ON A NORTH OR SOUTH: EXPANSION, IS BEING DISCUSSED IN CHUNGKING.

The present Japanese negotiations with ** Indo-China are probably connected with the forthcoming drive since Japan is expected to use Indo-China as a base for attack.

Chinese opinion. further con- tends that Japan may push north-

ward from Laokay along the rail- way towards Kunming or west- ward into Burma or both.

JAPANESE TROOP WITH- DRAWALS FROM VARIOUS FRONTS IN CHINA, AND THE A JAPANESE

An account of the pro-sIGHTING OF gress of negotiations with CONVOY MOVING SOUTH

CANTON, the FROM

enemy

Powers for

ARE AT- TRACTING CONSIDERABLE

exchange of badly wound- ATTENTION HERE.

ed prisoners was sought in the House of Com- mons yesterday at ques- tion-time.

Sumita's Call

No Break

Yet With

Finland

After careful considera- tion the British Govern- ment has decided at pre- sent to maintain diplo- tary missten in Indo-China. matic relations with Fin- Major-General Sumita, called on land. Admiral Poemirx Governor-Gen-

The head of the Japanese mili-

Mr. Richard Law, Under-Secre-eral of Indo-China, last evening It has at the same time left the tary for Foreign Affairs said that for a talk lasting an hour, becord- pru pesals for repatriation bying to a Hanoi telegram to Tokyo

means of hospital or other surt-

able ships were made last your by Another meeting is expected to- the British Government, but were day which will be the third not accepted by the German Gov-successive days. ernment.

Absolutely no details have been! A counter-proposal for repatria- įvouchsafed regarding the out- tion from neutral countries

by come of the discussions and it is ambulance aircraft had, however, understood that General Sumita

Finnish Government in no doubt that this decision to continue inay at any time be reversed in the light of events.

of

This announcement was made by Lord Snell in the House Lords yesterday afternoon.

Lord Snell intimated that the issue of navicerts for goods des- tined to Finland had ceased and по facilities were being

that

recently been received from Ber-is now awaiting fresh instructions given for ships to proceed to Fin-

from Tokyo.--Reuter.

lin.

Singapore Broadcast Reports that the British were

While, for practical reasons. the British Government had been unable to accept it in the form in which it had been made, contemplating some form of un- they had made an alternative specified action In Indo-China suggestion which they hoped were categorically denied in a would be acceptable to the Ger-statement read both in man Government.

and French over the Singapore radio last night.

Meanwhile, the governments of those neutral countries with whose cooperation it was hoped that the scheme could be put into effect were being approached.

Italian Discussions

Negotiations with Italy were not necessarily so far advanced as in the case of Germany in view of the fact that no large numbers of prisoners were in question until this year.

Mr.

English

land. Reuter.

HEAVY RAID ON NAPLES

Large fires and explo-

The statement hinted that the Japanese circulated these rumours as an attempt to justify Japanese' sions action in that country. It ran:-

were caused

in

| Naples harbour during an

"Well-informed quarters in attack by the R.A.F. on by rumours of impending Bri- Sunday night.

Singapore are much surprised

tish action in Indo-China.

fact there is no question of any Yesterday's R.A.F. Middle East such action, and it is consider-communique announcing this fact ed the rumours wore possibly states that heavy bombers attack- being circulated to pave

the ed Naples harbour and railway way for action by Japan. sidings in the vicinity on the night "An attempt may be made to of July 20/21.

de- new Japanese

Medical commissions, said Law, should soon be functioning justify the in Italy, the Middle East and In- mands on Indo-China by a bogey dia, with a view to selecting those British Intervention. The British entitled to repatriation. Mean- while, the means by which repa- tently been to assist to maintain policy in Indo-China has consis- triation would be effected were the integrity of that country under, discussion. Reuter.

against any interference from outside.

EFFECT OF U.S... BLACK LIST.....

•

Vichy Pressure

The first bombs droppad on the target "caused forge fired and theso, wero "ubsequentlyƐon- larged by bombs from: later air.. craft

The fires were accompanied by explosions.

During the same night heavy bombers again attacked the docks and Installations at Benghazi, causing fires and explosions on moles.

All our aircraft returned safely Router..

"To this end the British have striven to maintain normal trad- ing relations with Indo-China and refrained from encouraging any attempts to undermine the posi- Asked whether he thought the tion of the authorities there. It is black-listing of 1800 firms and realised that strong pressure has individuals in Latin America by been brought to bear on General the United States prevented fur- Decoux from Vichy and it is hop- ther danger of German. Infiltra- ed he will be able to resist it. tion, President Roosevelt said he "Britain will certainly do noth- would not go so far as to say that ing, and has done nothing, to in- and then answered with the crease Indo-China's difficulties." Ing. is reported by the Ministry of word: Maybe..****

He said he knew of no pending,

action by the administration to

Reuter.

get the Mexican. Government and, tion. regarding the possibility that oll companies together on the another hundred oll tankers Issue of the expropriated ollfields. would be transferred to Britain He also said ho had no informa-.

Reuter

COST OF LIVING SHOWS A FALL

A slight drop in the cost of liv

Labour.

On July 1, the official index Was 10 points above the level of July, 1914, as compared with 100 points on May 31, 1941.

For food alone, the index figuras were 07 points above the 1914 lavol British Wireless..

REVELATIONS

General Cunning- ham's force in East Africa did not exceed 20,000 infantry and 68 guns, it was of- ficially announced in Nairobi yesterday, but they defeated Italian forces numbering 170,000, including 96,000 infantry and 400 guns.--Reuter

SALE OF

OIL TO JAPAN

The sale of oil to Japan was the subject of a ques- tion in the House of Commons yesterday by Mr. Gallagher.

He asked whether the oil agreement made in 1940, whereby the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company was to sell one million barrels of oil to Japan is still in operation and what were the figures for oil exports to Japan from British- owned fields in the Middle East in 1941.

Mr. R. K. Law, new Under- Secretary for Foreign Affairs, said he had been informed by the 6000g | Anglo-Iranian Oll Company that the contract referred to was not now in operation.

RAID ON THE SUEZ

CANAL

He further understood that no oll exports to Japan from British- owned fields in the Middle East had taken place in 1941. Reuter.

An air raid was carried out on the Suez Canal area early yester- day morning, the Egyptian Minis- try of Interior announces. A few age. The alarm was also sounded bombs were dropped, causing no in other parts of the Nile Delta.— casualties and only slight dam-Reuter

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