1941-08-04 — Page 3

THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 4, 19411;

BRITISH FLEET IN ARCTIC

Page 3.

Comprehensive Anglo-Russian Plan Of Action

Large-Scale Operations Expected

THE PRESENCE OF LARGE BRITISH NAVAL FORCES IN THE ARCTIC, COMBINED WITH BIG RUSSIAN TROOP CONCENTRA- TIONS, IS REPORTED BY THE FINNISH PRESS.

The press suggests this indicates that the British bombing of Petsamo was not an isolat- attack but part of a British-Russian plan for large-scale and comprehensive operations in these regions.

Russian - activity on the entive Finnish front 15 increasing, aer cording to Finnish reports, parti- cularly in north Ladoga, where the HussiaUN me repeatedly at- tacking.

The Fins admit that Sordava'a stel Husian though under fire Te Punish artillery from nearby islets

Constant Soviet

Reinforcements

TRYING TO

PUT OVER FAST ONE

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IN AN INITIAL ATTEMPT TO¦ COLLECT INCOME TAX FROM BUSINESS FIRMS IN SHANG-

They believe that the Runstan, HAL, THE NANKING FINANCE decision t strongly defend Sor- MINISTRY IS CIRCULATING davala s due to the necessity to NOTICES SAYING PAYMENT prettet the route of evacuntion, IS OVERDUE. via the isthmus hentse transport in Lodoga is perilous.

Beyond reports of

Farms enjoying extraterritorial rights are not believed to be constant complying with the order but Ruselan reinforcements there is Chinese and other foreign busi- little word from Hangoe but it | ness, particularly outside the is believed the Russians are foreign areas, are affected. evacuating towards Hangoe

from Estonia, where their Nanking has established A troops are hard-pressed.

local tax office for collecting dues

There seems

OUR GRACIE BACK-Gracle Fields, has arrived back in England after being absent for just over a year.

en a grand reception on her arrivat.

INDIAN PRINCES'

MEETING

the

and penalties in the shape uf Important matters relating to little change unes await defaulters.

the political situation in the other fronts except that the It is believed the French Con-war and the recent announcement Germans clahn that all fighting

of the expansion of the Viceroy's will now take place further east.

Reuter.

the Executive Council, will come up the for discussion at a meeting of the is Standing Committee of the Prin

ces' Chamber in India to-day. Reuter.

cession police may enforce Nanking order subject to Second District Court, which

now Nanking-controlled. ternational News Service.

In

She was giv

FIXING THE NEW FRONTIER

It is understood that the fixing of the frontier between French Indo- China and Thailand, in accordance with the re- cent Franco-Thailand Peace Treaty, will start sometime in early September, says a Domei despatch from Saigon.

The Japanese delegates to the Thai-French border delimitation. committee, headed by Mr. Makoto Yano, are now staying at a hotel where they are conferring with French inembers of the committec.

Since the Thailand delegates to the delimitation committed are scheduled to arrive In Saigon on Wednesday, the first full sitting of the committee is expected to be held around - August 10.

It is expected that throughout dis- August the committee will

the

cuss and decide details of actual procedure to be taken for fixing the border.--Reuter.

COLONISTS

STYLE

NEW

A message received from Simla vays that 800 more Italian pfison- ers of war, including four officers and one general, have arrived in India.

Reuter.

FRIDEN

CALCULATORS

A MODERN^« INSTRUMENT FOR MODERN REQUIREMENTS

AUSSIE PART IN

PICKED TROOPS

FREEZING ARRIVE IN BURMA

in

In а statement Sydney yesterday, Sir Frederick Stewart, Com- monwealth Minister for External Affairs, correct-

ed the impression in some

FROM MALAYA

PICKED MEN FROM the new British and quarters that Australia is Australian troops in Malaya arrived in not taking part in the Rangoon yesterday afternoon to... undergo trade restrictions directed intensive training in bush warfare. against Japan to the ex- tent that other Dominions

are participating.

The contingent will be joined in Burma by selected men from the newly-formed "In-

He explained that there had dependent Companies" and will proceed to a been no trade agreement between schoot somewhere in Burma," to receive Australia and Japan since 1988; but simply trade arrangements:so training enabling them to make lightning

that no formala notification is re-

@quired;a;= NE

Japanese balances in Austra movements through enemy country.

A VICHY DENIAL

Hashad been ofrozen for some - The Abyssinian campaign fur- „timo part and commercial tran~} nishes examples of the brilliant" sactions between the two coun; successes of such - Independent tries had been conducted on units: Burma is able to provide etarling bdsie,

the very sort of terrain suitable The freezing of Japanese for training in bush warfare. balances by Great Britain and The arrival of the contingent the United States has, therefore, from Malaya and the setting up A report that the Comte÷de- he said, automatically. prevented of a special school mark the close Brinon, Vichy's Delegate-General further trade between Australla collaboration existing between to occupied France, has been in- and Japan. No separate specific the various commands in the Für structed to take back to Paris "a action by Australia is necessary East in "defence against aggres-message concerntag Franco-Ger- beyond the routing notification to sion.

man relations, was authoritative- The Australian contingent, first ly denied in Vichy yesterday. the banks, Reuter,

armed units from the Dominion to His visit to Vichy, it was stated, arrive in Burma, were welcomed was concerned simply with the on board the steamer by Lt.-Gen, execution of normal business. He DK. McLeod, the G.O.C.-Reu- had talks with Petain and Darlan.

--Reuter:

Sir R. K. Shan Muktham Chiet- ty, chairman of the Indian Pur- chasing Mission, has arrived in San Francisco-Reuter.

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