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ABCD ENCIRCLEMENT BOGEY Bellicose Broadcast In Japan Army Sentiments In Contrast With Konoye Caution

A HIGHLY BELLICOSE SPEECH on the PILOTS BORN

alleged encirclement of Japan by the ABCD

front was broadcast throughout Japan yester-IN INDIA

day by Colonel Hayao Mabuchi, in an “East Asia Day" programme.

Colonel Mabuchi is the Japanese Army press chief and his "death struggle" broad- cast is sharply contrasted with the cautious tones of the military leaders in Tokyo.

ENLISTING

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The latest R.A.F. awards include the Dis- tinguished Service Order to Acting-Squadron Lead- "We must break through the ABCD (American, British, Chin-er Terence Patrick Arm- ese and Dutch) encirclement, and strong Bradley, D.F.C., No. 35 Squadron, who was "IT WOULD BE THE HIGH-born in Calcutta and EST FOLLY TO SIT BY IDLY AND AWAIT DEATH," HE educated in England.

if necessary will use force," he declared.

ADDED.

Colonel Mabuchi predicted that He was commissioned in 1936, intensive diplomatic efforts would promoted to Acting Squadron be continued in an attempt to Leader in 1940 and won the D.F.C. overcome the very grave crisis in July, 1940. confronting Japan, but if these

STATING THAT IT IS NECES- | efforts were to fall Japan would SARY

The D.F.C. is awarded to

1934

TO MAKE IT QUITE be obliged to employ force re-Squadron Leader Charles Nejl CLEAR THAT NEITHER THE gardless of how long the war Fleming who was born in Poona ARMED FORCES NOR THE might last.

In 1912 and educated at St. WAR INDUSTRIES CAN BE "IN A DEATH STRUGGLE TO Joseph's College at Nini Tal. FULLY MOBILISED UNLESS SAVE OUR GREAT HISTORY, He was commissioned in WOMEN IN LARGE NUMBERS EVEN TO THE LAST MAN AND and in the following year served ARE OBTAINED, THE MINIS-AT THE COST OF REDUCING in Iraq on flying duties. TRY OF LABOUR AND NA-OUR LAND TO ASHES." CON- He was promoted to Squadron TIGNAL SERVICE ANNOUNCES CLUDED THE COLONEL.

Leader in June 1940. The D.F.C. STIUNGENT MEASURES TO Th's speech and other expressions is also awarded to Flying Officer ACCELERATE THE FLOW OF of similar sentiment in Japanese Arthur John Smitz, R.A.F. Volun- army quarters contrast with the teer Reserve No. 57 Squadron, Women who have registered and attitude of civilian members of Smitz was born in Northern. decline to join one of the auxiliary | the government, who are

Mounted services when selected for warparently awaiting the work after interviews at Employ-of the communications ment Exchanges will be ordered President Roosevelt and to go into war factories.

Konoye. Reuter. Important changes of policy have been made to tighten a the administrabon at the registration regulations

"WOMAN POWER."

Women of the 1915 elas gis tered on Saturday

TWOW

Of the 1,500,duo сыр E perustered 160,000 WORKDA have ene into servers or war employ- ment and 1,000,000 regan to be saķervanseat.

Meanwhile the needs for women eeritifs, apurt from inclusu y. steadily increase. The Auxiliary Territorial Service, for example, need 200,000 by next June. Half a million women are likely to be needed for vital war work within the next year.--British Wireless,

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Leaflets Dropped In Iran

ap- Bengal, served it, the outcome Rifles from 1928 to 1928 and was between commissioned in the R.A.F. in Prince March, 1940 as an air gunner.--

Reuter.

SHANGHAI SEES SMALL CHANCES SETTLEMENT

OF

THE WHOLE ATTENTION of the Shang- hai newspapers, especially the pro-Chung- king section, remains centred on the talks be- tween Japan and the United States.

re-

A special despatch from Washington to the "Chinese-American Daily News," putedly the mouthpiece of the Chungking "All Germans in Iran are spies and enemies of Government, says that the United States will the Iranian people," say demand the complete withdrawal of the Jap- leaflets dropped over anese forces from China as one of the condi- Teheran by a Soviet plane tions for a settlement of the Far East crisis. yesterday.

"They want to make slaves of The highly influential "Shun impending collapse of Soviet the Iranians,” :-

Pao says that the negotiations Russia." The leaflets warm Iranians were prompted by Japan's de-

that the Germans, for their own sireto delay the outbreak of Difficult To Find interests, desire to draw Iran war in the Paclic-so as to give into a war against their friends, her time to watch the develop- The most noteworthy foreign Russin, and Britain..

ment of the war on the eastern press comment is that of the "People of Iran, the hour has front:

Shanghai. “Evening Post and arrived for you to end Hitler's The widely-read "National Mercury" which says that "com- intrigues In Iran. Britain and Herald," expressed the hope that inon ground for Japanese-Ameri- Russia have taken stips to this the negotiations will fail because can understanding is difficult to end.

If Japan agrees to quit the Axis, find unless one party or the Death to Hitlerism," which China will have to make con- fother is willing to withdraw from wahts to make Iran like other siderable sacrifices.?! |

kits. avowed course. but fap _countries the Nazis have. con

Typical of pro-Nanking Chinese "ANYWAY, WHAT NOMURA quered.

press. cominent is that of the OR KONOYE WANTS OR IS Long Live Soviet-Iranian Central China Daily News," WILLING TO DO CARRIES -NO Friendship."

official organ to the Wang Ching- WEIGHT AT ALL UNLESS Leaflets on these lines were wel regime, which remarks that THEY ARE SUPPORTED BY dropped both yesterday and Sun- the Washington talks, have been THE JAPANESE (ARMY "-- day. Reuter

forced upon America:b the REUTER.

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