1941-08-08 — Page 16

BRITISH GREECE

AND

THE CHINA MAIL" AUGUST 8, 1941.

LOSSES IN

CRETE

Full Details Given In House Of Commons

Calm Of Large Number

Sorts In

Missing,

Bangkok Fate Unknown

The simultaneous warn-

STOP PRESS

The London press this morning accused Japan of having "two the

difficulty in ejecting the faces" and of conducting a press Japanese once they are allowed campaign similar to that which to march in, there can be little BRITISH LOSSES in Greece and Crete preceded the invasion of French doubt about that; and public

ings of Mr. Anthony Eden were detailed by Capt. Margesson, Secretary and Mr. Cordell Hull for War, in the Commons yesterday when he against any Japanese move in Thailand made a gave information in his possession.

impression in

great Bangkok.

The opinion is generally held that Mr. Hull's statement is good as far as it goes but that a more specific statement is necessary if America is to play an effective part in dispelling the war clouds in the Far East.

A CALM OF SORTS NOW PREVAILS IN THE THAI SITUATION

It was not possible yet, he said, to say how many of the missing were prisoners of war.

In Greece, the total British force at the start of the German at-1 tack numbered 57,757. Of these 44,865 were evacuated.

The force in Greece at the start of the German attack comprised 24,100 British, of whom 16.442

17.125 Austra-| were evacuated, JAPAN-

AN lians, of whom 14,157 were eva-1 UNDERCURRENT OF ANXIETY cuated, and 16,532 New Zealand- ers, of whom 14,266 were evacuat- IS NOT IN THE LEAST ABAT-

ed. ED.

BUT

The Japanese

that report Britain, America and China have protested against Thai's recognition of Manchukuo 18 denied In Bangkok official circles.

Crete Losses

JAPANESE

STICK TO STORY

in

also

Indo-China.

opinion in Britain has so inter- "The Times" says Japan seems preted Mr. Eden's language determined to ignore the warn- this connection. ings given her both from London and Washington and to follow her occupation of Indo-China by ac- tion against Thailand,

ally.

Remarking that Japan is moving northward in Manchuria, as a menace against Soviet Rus- sia, "The Times" says it may be Berlin Commenting that the Japanese that Japan's partners in naval bases at Saigon and Cam-¡ would prefer her to take action ranh Bay and the air bases in against Russia as a way of help- south and west Indo-China are a ing the German armies which are serious menace to the Philippines, finding unsuspected difficulties in the N.E.I., Burma and British their march to Moscow. Malaya, and indeed to the whole

But Russia, concludes "The British and American position in Times," has forces in eastern the southern Pacific, "The Times"

Siberia likely to prove superior to says this menace will become in anything Japan can send against of tolerable if Japan were permitted them, and Russian possession to establish herself in Thailand.

Vladivostok is of such vital impor- However anxious the Thai

tance that a Japanese attack upon Government may be to preserve it would be as much an attack its independence, says "The Times," they will hardly feel able: upon Britain as upon her Russian to resist the pressure which, to

The argument that Japan has all appearances, Japan is already: force at Japan has no designs putting upon them, unless they two faces is made by the London "Daly Telegraph" which says she is on can count with absolute certainty that Japan's official reply to the 14.580 on Thailand

upon immediate support from Bri→

warnings against # move into very good terms with that tain and the U.S.

Thailand by Mr. Eden and Mr. Commenting reports that declares the State,"

people in Hong Kong are convinc- Cordell Hull is thut she has been "Japan Times," organ of ed Thailand will soon share the misunderstood and her intentions the Japanese Foreign fate of Indo-China unless Japan-are purely peaceful.

Simultaneously, adds the news- is told in so many words that

Japanese broadcaster any further move by her will paper, the BOMBER SCORES

Pacific, "The was instructed to tell the Japanese of mean war in the

war might come at giving the "raising the Japanese bogey to Times" says that in view of the people that the One of

bombers which strengths in Crete at the start offage her own aggressive in- vital British interests at stake and any moment,

"From day to day the press of raided Germany on Wednesday the German attack included men

strengthening Sing-

Japan 'carries out orders to rage night shot down in flames on

evacuated from Greece and not tentions for

against the United States and Bri enemy fighter which attacked it, re-evacuated to Egypt before the apore through the creation of ad-

bases at the expense

tain now one, now the other be says a British Wireless message. operations in Crete. Reuter.

ing selected as the chief enemy.

"While Japan thus exhibits two faces Prince Konoye has been holding repeated conferences with the Emperor.

They add that anyway China

not lodge

would

a protest

in Crete the total the start of the German attack numbered 27,550, and were evacuated.

OF 14,000 British, 7,130

there are no diplomatic relations | evacuated. between China and Thailand. - Reuter.

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vance

Thailand."

accuses Britain

of

Mr. Suzuki, well-known editor- ial commentator of the "Yomiuri Shimbun." writing in the August issue of the Journal “Japan," while admitting the "general situation forbids us to deny the possibility of war between Japan and the United States," expresses the view that if America is to extend "ef- fective aid" to Great Britain sho will "And it imperative to avoid as far as possible any antagonism of Japan."-Reuter.

FAR EAST DANGER SIGNALS

(Continued from Page 1)

is evidence they are preparing more defensive positions.

in!

on

ROUND

THE CLOCK

OFFENSIVE

CONTINUING ITS, 24-HOUR A DAY OFFENSIVE AGAINST THE LUFTWAFFE IN Occu. PIED FRANCE FIGHTER COM- MAND SENT AIRCRAFT DUR- ING THE NIGHT TO ATTACK ENEMY AERODROMES,

Hangars were set on fire and gunposts which tried to interfere were silenced.

Right up to the last minute of daylight the fighter pilots carried out their offensive sweeps.

were

One squadron of Spitfires dur- Japan would have no difficulty ing the afternoon ran into more in

urmies reinforcing its

than 12 ME 109's which Manchukuo, and Korea through attacking four fighters of another Port Arthur. and Dalný, but it is)

squadron, pointed out that the Russian army In Siberia is very strong

The Russian Far East: army has a total strength of roughly 1,000,000 men, la composed of the most highly-trained and best-equipped Soviet troops and has good, generals.

The Japanese have the disad- vantage of having to keep'a 'great. part of their military strength in China,

Thailand's Position

They have landed 50.000 men in Indo-China and are occupying eight aerodromes in that country. Thailand's armed forces total about 50,000 and its equipment is fairly limited, although their air force inakes up for its limited size by Its quality.

EMPHASIS WAS LAID IN LONDON ON THE BELIEF THAT IF JAPAN ATTEMPTED ・ ・ TO ATTACK SINGAPORE HER RE SOURCES WOULD BE TAXED; TO THE UTMOST. SINE

· Huge sums have been spont on making Singapore more powerful, and the British Air Forca there is superior. In qual- ity to anything Japan can bring ngainst it. Reļnforcemente - have recently been sent.ed

The Malay Princes are co- operating enthusiastically in plans for the defence of their country.

Burma is now, also in as far} more favourable position to repel any: assailant-Reuter

were

Although the ME's immediately broke away two of them definitely destroyed, one being sent down in flames and the other shot into the sea.

Several other, enemy fighters were damaged but the final ro- sults of the combat could not be confirmed.

Later it was confirmed that a total of five enemy fighters were destroyed. British Wireless.

"The peaceful intentions of the militarists who dietated Japan's policy is exhibited by the move- ment of 50,000 troops into Indo- China and the concentration on the border of Thailand round an airfield within 250 miles of Bangkok." Reuter,

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