THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 5, 1941,
MUST QUIT AXIS
What Japan Has Been Told In Washington
Dr. Hu Hsih Sees Mr. Hull
(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") THE U.S. SECRETARY OF STATE, MR. CORDELL HULL, YESTERDAY ASSURED DR. HU SHIH, THE CHINESE AMBASSADOR, THAT CHINA HAS NO THING TO FEAR FROM THE EXPLORATORY TALKS BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND JAPAN.
After a conference lasting 45 minutes with Mr. Hull, the Ambassador declined to discuss the meeting publicly.
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Reliable sources say the further aggression United States Govern- ment has told Japan in effect that it must quit Axis alliance and the alter its policy of expan-seen as being disposed to sion if it wants a Pacific sider a conference, including, an
effort to end the China war. understanding.
It is being left to Tokyo whe- on ther to stake Japan's future better relations with the United the States or risk a conflict in hope of sharing the spoils with the Axis.
High officials in Washington emphasise that appeasement of Japan is at an end, the official view being that Japan cannot behave as long as it is a mem ber
and should of the Axis
hardships on cease imposing American nationals as evidence of her good intentional One condition of an under- standing is the abandonment
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It is believed General Chiang grant Kai-shek would agree to special rights in Manchuria if the withdraw from the Japanese rest of China.-International News Service.
MR. TSUBOKAMI REACHES BANGKOK
Teiji Tsubokami, first Japan- ese Ambassador to Thailand, ar- tived in Bangkok yesterday, says of a Reuter message.
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HEAVY AIR
RAIDS ON N. FRANCE
Heavy attacks were made yesterday by a large force of bombers, accom- panied by fighters; over Northern France.
NO PRECISE DETAILS ARE YET AVAILABLE, BUT IT IS EVIDENT THAT THERE WAS SOME SHARP FIGHTING AS THE AIR MINISTRY HAS AL- READY ANNOUNCED THE DE-
FIGHTERS AND THE LOSS OF SEVEN BRITISH FIGHTERS.
FINLAND KEEN TO GET OUT OF WAR
LITTLE DOUBT is felt in London that the overwhelming majority of the Finnish people, especially now that practically the whole of the territory ceded to Russia in 1940 has been recaptured, are strongly in favour of retiring from the war.
The reason for which Finland collaborat- ed with Germany in her attack on Russia has now virtually been attained and the continua- tion of such collaboration, which from the STRUCTION OF ELEVEN NAZI beginning has not been very tasteful to the Finnish people, now appears, to them still· more distasteful. There are signs that all enthusiasm for the war has evaporated. Whether Finland is in a position, Communist system but is just one strategical aggres- to make a separate peace is ob- more of his viously, however, another matter. sions. Marshal Mannerheim, in his latest order of the day, states that "the time has not yet come to turn: our swords into ploughshares."
The aircraft were seen and heard flying over the Channel at a great height.
About an hour later, bombers In formation, escorted by many squadrons of Spitfires and Hur.
the ricanes re-crossed
South East Coast on the way home. In the meantime, anti-aircraft fre had been heard
the from French coast and there were also heavy explosions believed to have been the crashing of bombs.
IT IS ALSO AUTHORITA-
TIVELY LEARNED THAT ONE OF THE GIANT SUB-STRATOS- FORTRESSES PHERE FLYING WAS OVER AND BOMBED THE DOCKS AT ROTTERDAM DUR- ING THE AFTERNOON.—REU- TER.
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It seems hardly likely he would feel the necessity of making such statement if a considerable body of opinion in favour of the cessation of hostilities exist.
ar. Contingents, which have rved to fight in the east from Brain,
German- France and occupied European countries have been dlemally small. Even the Italian contingent appears to be only a nominal one reasons of propaganda sent for
rather like the and prestige
which Italian bomber squadron same time Germany requested the honour of bombing and which clearly fears the possibility of London a year ago
after being largely destroyed Finland retiring from the war during the first attacks has not Recently German eulogies of been heard of since British Finland's martial prowess have Wireless.
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pointedly Increased, her Manner- commander-in-chief,
heim, has been decorated with the Iron Cross and congratulated by Hitler and indeed the tremendous pressure which the Nazis are now bringing to bear against Lening- rad may in part have been under- taken for the benefit of Finnish public opinion.
At the same time news reaching London indicates that a corres- ponding lack of enthusiasm fot continued participation in Hitler's
small European allies.
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The
Rumanians Also
Russia territory which seized from Rumania having been
nomination has been ap- proved by His Majesty the King include the Rt. Reverend Noel Baring recovered, the Rumanian troops Hudson, who became a which, according to Moscow, have suffered so heavily at the rates Brigadier-General in the last war at the age of 23 and won the D.S.O. and the M.C., each with bar.
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of Odessa and in the fighting through Bessarabia, are losing any of the enthusiasm for the war which they may in the first in- stance have felt.
The Bulgarian people have al The Rt. Rev. N. B. Hudson, ways felt a strong kinship with who becomes Bishop of New- the Russians and attempts to stir castle, has been Secretary of the them into active support for Hit- ler's ideological war have appar- Society for the Propagation of the Gospel..
ently failed.
Indeed, Hitler's great propa- The other new Bishops are ganda drive to enlist-the support Canon Frank R. Barry, Sub-Dean of Europe for his anti-Communist of Westminster, who becomes war has found little or no support. Bishop of Southwark; Dr. R. G. Parsons, Bishop of Southwark, who becomes Bishop of Hereford,
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and the Rev. W. W. Cash, Get- Even if there had been large eral Secretary of the Church Mis- forces willing to fight against sionary Society, who becomes Communism it has become clear Bishop of Worcester
that very few have failed to Bishop Cash was previously the realise that Hitler's struggle Society's Secretary for Palestine, against Russia is not directed, at Egypt and the Sudan. He served least not primarily, against the as temporary Chaplain to the Forces from 1916 to 1920 and won the D.S.C.--Reuter.
A DESIRE EXPRESSED
The German occupation authori- ties have just expressed a desire to buy cart-hörges in Frances
They have let it be understood that if the number of horses offer- ed for sale is insufficient they will be requisitioned in accordance with Germany's needs...
No doubt France is going to lose the greater part of her couine livestock which is needed by the German armies s for transport! gcross the plains of Ruskin, roads being impassable for motor vehi
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