1941-08-12 — Page 16

PARADOX

OF

THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 12, 1941.

TOBRUK

Extremely Lively And Yet Entirely Stable

RUSSIAN RAIDS ON BERLIN

DESPITE THE OFFICIAL GERMAN STATEMENT THAT RAIDING RUSSIAN BOMBERS WERE TURNED BACK BY ANTI-AIRCRAFT FIRE

ON

PARENTLY REACHED SOME

Plenty of

Leave For Garrison

(By Reuter's Special Correspondent)

AT TOBRUK

**THE

SITUATION

HAS

SUNDAY NIGHT, THEY AP- ACHIEVED THE PARADOX OF AT ONCE SUBURBS OF BERLIN. AC BEING EXTREMELY LIVELY AND ENTIRELY CORRESPONDENT OF THE STABLE," DECLARED AN ENGLISH -CAP-

CORDING ΤΟ THE BERLIN

PAPER. "AFTONBLADET."

STOCKHOL M NEWS-TAIN WHO HAD JUST RETURNED FROM The correspondent said that the THERE WITH OTHERS OF TOBRUK'S GAR- noise of the raiders was apparent- RISON FOR A SPELL OF LEAVE.

ly not heard in the centre of the

capital but the people in the "Our Axis pols seem slow in learning from

suburbs declared that the sound

different from that of British

'planes. Reuter.

of Russian machines was clearly our own mistakes, for they still persist in the Stuka dive-bombing which was very wasteful as regards bombs which rarely do anything but bury themselves in the sand.

of

Nazi ‘Explanation'

Following "explanation" Russian air raids on Berlin was given by

German military spokesman last night

the German wireless:

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over

"The Soviet High Command knew it had no superiority in the air and that was why they were now carrying out propaganda flights in which they dropped bombs on Reich territory.

"Although only a small num- ber of 'planes were sent, Soviet propaganda tried to magnify the results of these attacks which

had no military value."-Reuter,

Large Fires

Many incendiary and high explosive bombs were dropped on military targets when Berlin was bombed by Soviet 'planes on

The troops here, with the brown "I have experienced hundreds of Stuka raids and their effect was toughened skin of Tobruk habi- really negligible, although the tues, receive preferential service enemy seem to think our nerves, in the restaurants. As one proprie- | tor said, "the gentlemen of Tobruk are shaken by them."

always come first in my establish-

The captain Bald that hia | ment." leave ship was heavily bombed as they left Tobruk harbour, but was not hit.

The best reply to Axis propa- ganda that Tobruk is besieged is the presence in Cairo of troops on

leave from Tobruk who had no difficulty in getting out, and anti- cipate returning to duty in Tobruk shortly with equal facility.

"Preferential Service"

Sunday night. according to the Tobruk, in fact, is being ser-

ANTI-TOKYO

OPINION

STRONG

Moscow radio, quoted by Lon-viced and maintained perhaps Two special nation-wide don. Large fires were observed more copiously than other front-radio broadcasts in Ameri- one of which returned safely, sible to send labour consignments

from the Soviet bumbers, all hut line positions because it was pos-

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ca yesterday featured the Far Eastern crisis and the United States' policy to- wards Japan, indicating increasing concern Thailand developments.

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The University of Chicago Round Table Discussion originat- ing from New York, featured Mr. Tyler Dennet, former adviser to the State Department, Dr. H. F. MacNair. Chicago Professor of Far Eastern History, and Mr. Nathaniel | Peffer, Professor of International | Relations at Columbia University. The commentators were unani- mous that Britain and America should attack from the flank if Japan invaded Thailand. All urged the United States to take Immediate steps and to compel Japan to recede from the South {Pacific, adding that the only way: to establish peace in the Far East was by waz.

Washington Discussion

-United States' policy towards Japan was discussed in Washing- ton by Mr. Paul McNutt, Mr. Ham- ilton Fish, Mr. Maury Meverick of the "Fight for Freedom Commit- tee”, and Mr. John Vorys, Ohlo Congressman,

The speakers favoured a strong policy against Japan, declaring that United States' security-s threatened by Japan's southward penetration.

STOP PRESS

LATEST U.S. FIGHTER

THE PRODUCTION FOR THE ROYAL AIR FORCE OF THE FIRST OF A LARGE NUMBER OF: KITTYHAWK FIGHTERS: IS ANNOUNCED BY MR. GUY VAUGHAN, PRESIDENT OF THE CURTISS-WRIGHT COR- PORATION, PAT

Mr. Vorys opined, that Japan' will take the Philippines If she can. Urging that the United States should "smack Japan now," Mr. Vorya favoured an 'outeluht deòlaration of war. Mr. Hamilton Fish declared that Japan has few friends in the Unit- ed States. He urged more aid to China: emphasising that China's tight has given the United States The Kittyhawk develops 100 opportunity to rearm and resist aggression: Central News,

FAR EAST UNDER DISCUSSION?

(Continúan from Page: 18.

He will face severe opposition in the capital where the Adminis tration's triple, Législativo : -pro- gramme to retain draftees, to establish price control and to pass a record Defence Tax Bill has been bogged down In... · con“, flict, and there is even the danger of an open by revolt.International News Service,

more horse power and 25 per cent, more fire-power than its pro- to ype, the Tomahawk, which Mr. Vaughan said the Air Minis- try had declared was most suc- cessful in combat. — Reuter,

BIRTH

The Manila Observatory gave warning this morning of a typhoon 136 in about Lat. 23 N., Long. E. moving north-west. The posi- tion is out in the Pacific to the south of Japan.

The Thais would die rather than give up Thailand to any invader or allow any for- eigner to interfere with Thai- land's internal politics, sald the Thai Premier in Bangkok yesterday, according to Bang- kok Radio. The Premier is reported to have added that the alleged moves of British troops along the Thai-Malaya border do not affect Thai- land. Reuter.

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According to the health bulle- tin

for last week 59 cases of cholera with 26 deaths; 250 of tuberculosis with 161 deaths; 57 of dysentery with 28 deaths; 17 of enteric fever with nine deaths; three of measles with one death and three of diphtheria with one death, were notified to the Health Authorities.

Yesterday, there were notified seven cases of cholera, 49 of tuberculosis, 10 of enteric fever. eight of dysentery, and one of diphtheria.

Following discussions this morning between representatives of the strikers and of their em- ployers, the Yellow Taxicab Com- pany, an extension of three hours of the 24-hour ultimatum to re- turn to work was granted.

The strikers were to resume duty at 3 p.m. to-day.

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