1941-08-02 — Page 1

THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 2, 1941

Japan Still Unwilling To Break With The Democracies

Intangible NEW CHIEF Signs Seen IN N.Z.

In Tokyo

INTANGIBLE BUT

POSSIBLY

SIGNIFI-

CANT DEVELOPMENTS IN THE LAST FEW DAYS INDICATE THAT JAPAN IS STILL UN- WILLING TO RISK A COMPLETE BREAK WITH BRITAIN AND AMERICA.

OF STAFF

DESCRIBED BY THE DE- FENCE MINISTER, MR. F. JONES, AS THE MOST OUT- STANDING OFFICER IN THE NEW ZEALAND REGULAR 'FORCES," BRIGADIER 'ED- WARD

BEEN PUTTICK HAS APPOINTED CHIEF OF THE NEW ZEALAND GENERAL STAFF.

He succeeds Major-General Sir John Dugan.

Mr. Jones, commenting on Bri- gadier Puttick's excellent record in two wars. said he had played a notable

the part in bringing Expeditionary Force up to its pre- sent high standard apd paid a tribute to his work in Greece and

The Premier, Prince Konoye, yesterday afternoon conferred with the Japanese Am- bassador to London, Mr. Mamoru Shigemitsu, Crete. for two hours, for the first time since the lat- ter's return from London.

The talk was possibly |

linked with Prince EARL'S

Konoye's expressions of

doubt on Wednesday in SON

the ultimate outcome of

the

His experience abroad would be most valuable in meeting New Zealand's defence needs.

Brigadier Putlick is leaving for home almost immediately.----Reu-

ter

OIL KING

Soviet-German con- SENTENCED PASSES

flict and its effects on

Japan.

Also noteworthy is the Finaber

eurent series of articles in the

An

Tokyo "Nichi-Nichi Shimbun Hon. Power

Japan's

Aldershot court- The death at Houston Minister, Mr. Masalsune Ogura's martial sentenced the (Texas) yesterday of Mr. Edward Le William Rhodes Davis.

stressing

known unreadiness Poer Trench, son of the internationally needlessly to provoke Britain and America despite her needs in the fifth Earl of Clancarty, to oil magnate, at the age of 18 months' detention, of 52 years, recalls his acti- which six months was re-vities at the time of the the United States after mitted by the confirming | Mexican

along the Officer.

economic sphere.

Finally, the alacrity with which Japan hastened to ro

assure

the bombing of the Tutuila suggests speculation same lines, although it is recog.! nised that Japan outwardly is still strong for the Axis.

Summoned By Premier

SHANGHAI

PARADE

BOMBING

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL",

A Chungking agent blew himself up, kill- ed eight others and wounded 40 in a bomb attack on a Wang Ching-wei lantern parade half an hour before the scheduled departure of the pro- cession at 6 p.m. yes- terday for a four- hour, 20-mile course through the streets of the western district of Shanghai.

The parade, which was celebrating the Axis recognition of the Nanking regime, was thrown into con-

Inter- sternation. national News Service.

VICHY TALKS ON

FAR EAST

SICILY AGAIN BOMBED

Bomber attacks on shipping in the harbour of Messina, in Sicily on Thursday, is the chief feature of an R.A.F. com- munique issued in Cairo yesterday.

The attack is described *BS

details successful but no

·were given.

The communique also records an attack by heavy bombers on the harbour at Benghazi during the night of July 30-31, WHICH caused several fires, one of which was visible some 50 miles away. Other aircraft bombed Gozala and Bardia where series of explosions were observed among military huts.

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At Durara (Tripolitania), Bri- tish aircraft machine-gunned bombers on the ground, destroy- ing one by fire and damaging u number of others.

From these operations, the communique adds, all British air- cratt returned safely. — Reuter.

THAILAND TAKES

OVER

Marshal Pelain had an impor- Thailand was scheduled

оссира- Ambassador in tant talk with the United States complete yesterday the

Vichy, Admiral tion of the ceded territories th No incident It is Cambodia and Laos. Government's Leahy, yesterday, at which

Reuter appropriation of the Bri-understood they discussed the Far has been reported, says

Le Poer Trench, who is 24, and tish and American owned is serving as a private

in the

Royal Army Medical Corps, was oilfields.

found guilty of desertion and on

a number of charges of prejudi-

He was then reported to be negotiating for a deal for the ex- rial conduct in regard to worth- port of a large quantity of Mexi- can oil to Germany on a barter of Clancarty, basis.

After the Konoye-Shigemitsu less cheques.

took place at! Mary. Countess

interview (which

She Shortly after the outbreak of the Premier's official residence), gave evidence at the trial. Prince Konoye summoned L1.- described her son us kind-heart-war Mr. Davis denied reports that Gen. Telichi Suzuki. President of ed, but impulsive and irrespon- he had arranged for the sale of "He is Irish Mexican oil to Italy-for_tranship- the Cabinet Planning Board and sible. She added:

Reuter. concurrently Minister without and has the Irish temperament. Ijment to Germany. Portfolio, and Mr. Nobumi Ito, suppose he thought

the of

Information would pay.

President Board.

Prince Kunaye conferred with the two officials for some time on "important subjects." Reuter.

TERM OF- SERVICE SETTLED

his mother us she has always done so in the past."

that

1

but for the fact that her son was absent from the Army at the time and could not be traced, she would have paid every one of the che- ques. She had, in fact, since done

Lady Clanearty explained ISLAND GIRLS MAY

50.

Le Poer Trench told the Court

that he was depressed and dis-

an

appointed when he failed at officer cadet training unit. He did

to

not have the moral courage return to the Army. He was THE CONTROVERSY IN RE-found "Not guilty" of two charges GARD TO THE EXTENSION OF of false pretences and one charge THE TERMS OF SERVICE OF in regard to a cheque for £1. MEN DRAFTED TO THE US. ARMY BEYOND A YEAR HAS ENDED IN A COMPROMISE.

The sponsors of the Army ser- Vice extension legislation yester- day agreed to a proposal provid- ing that maximum

service

for

drafted men be two years and a half. Reuter.

FRENCH

OFFICER MYSTERY

NURSE BLITZ BABIES

East. Reuter.

Iron Hanoi,

INDIANS TO

CONTROL DESTINY OF THEIR COUNTRY

ON THE REPORT STAGE of the India and Burma Offices Estimates, Mr. L. S. Amery, Secretary of State for India, initiated a de- under the National Registration bate in the Commons yesterday on the recent- announced administrative changes in

Manx girls who do not come

scheme may be compelled to nurse war babies-orphans of the blitz

-taken to the Isle of Man from the bombed areas.

y

India.

The first batch of these babies, from Liverpool, has already ar- Mr. Amery said that for the undoubtedly rived and homes have been found for them. But it is realised that if key positions the Viceroy, Lord Linlithgow, these babies are to be accommo- had chosen men whom he believed individual-

ly best fitted for the work in hand.

dated in considerable numbers,

help will have to be provided for

To attempt to make so small body as the Executive Council re- presentative of all the different elements of Indian national life would obviously have been "im- possible.

the women, who look after them. It is thought that this might open a cultable opportunity for war service for those young women on the Island who are at present doing nothing to wards helping the war effort. A large proportion of the

Important thing was to find a When the night porter young women of the Island have at a Plymouth hotel went work in England; but it is felt that willing to share the collective already voluntarily taken up war team of individual competence and DEMANDS REPORTED to a room occupied by a facilities for doing something use- work and responsibility of the

KWANGCHOWWAN

Free French naval officer ful should also be provided for Council, and he ventured to say All is quiet in Kwangchowwan he found a panel of the their hoho do not wish to leave the Viceroy had definitely succeed-

contrary to rumours that Japan- door broken and the win- ese troops Have landed in the French leased territory simultane dow wide open. ously with landings in southern He stated that at the inquest indo-China, reports reaching on Lient. Ferdinand Louis Char- Shiukwan state.

les Garnier, who was found dead"

It is stated, however, that in a lane beneath the window. the Japanese have demanded the of his room at the hotel. The handing over of the Kwangchow-inquest was adjourned. wan Customs and the police, Central News.

“SUNK,' 'BUT ROLLED

homes.

ARABIAN ECONOMICS

ed.

life of India in the fullest sense of the term.

It was in no sense m-collection of "Yes-men” brought together to create a facade of Indiansup- -port for the Government."It was a body of patriotic Indians who had readily come forward, fo help their country at a critioal moment.

Patriotic Body

The old Executive contained, The measures were an expression apart from the Viceroy, four Euro-of Britain's desire to transfer to pean and three Indian members. Indian hands a steadily increasing:

share in the control of India's 'des- tiny-Reuter.

Indian Majority

In the new Executive, Deight Indian members' will 86în a

··majority of two to one, “a ü6-

Velopment marking w changé not indead in the form dóf-the-Con- :stitutionibuting

in_ite shirit.

'NO NAZI BOMBS The cancellation of custom bär-

ON BRITAIN ASAWpolice officer said he riers between Arab countries in thought the Frenchman "ald the sterling bloc and the standar- disation of various currencies now hot Just drop.!!

Apart from one aircraft, which The National Defences Council, made a brier Hatidfall / on tie The porter said he served existing, is urged, in the influential Lieut Garnier, a flying officer Arab paper, "Falatín, states a mes-except for the presence of one re- South Coast, no enemy nativity named Stevens and a Mrs. Ermen sage from Jerusalem.

presentative of the European com- over Britain was reported up to with several drinks. Later

The paper ventures the opinion mercial community and one of the 6p.m. yesterday, toys an Adr The British 14,443-ton ship Stovens, who was in a particular that the unity in trade and finance, resident Anglo-Indian community, Ministry communique. No bombs

were dropped. Fo Avila Star, which Axls propagan-room, and when told it was the which would thus be achieved, would be entirely Indian, dists have on several occasions French officer, replied: "That's would lead to a 'great increase in This, shid Mr. Amory, was es- claimed to have sunk, has arrived the fellow, that's all I wanted to the economic strength of tife Arab sentially a body representative of at Rio de Janeiro from Europe. know."

countries Concerned. Reuter.all elements in the whole national

TO RIO

· One Lenemy ....... altcraft was destroyed on Thursday night, L Reuter,