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MR. CHURCHILL'S WAR REVIEW FINAL

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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1941

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"A CERTAIN OPTIMISM" Tokyo's Foreign Policy

PRIVY

COUNCIL TO-DAY

Of three Japanese ships which are being sent to Europe for the purpose of evacuating Japanese na- tionals who are desirous -of returning home, it is officially announced in Tokyo, one will carry new- ly-appointed Embassy of- ficials from Japan.

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THIS MAY BE CITED SUPPORTING A CERTAIN OP- TIMISM IN THE IMPROVE- MENT IN JAPAN'S INTER- NATIONAL OUTLOOK AL- THOUGH TENSION IN TOKYO REMAINS DIVIDED WITH PES- SIMISM AND EXPECTANCY,

THE PRIVY COUNCIL MEET- ING TO-DAY WILL HEAR RE- PORTS FROM THE ARMY, AND POSSIBLY OTHERS, ON INTER- NATIONAL AFFAIRS, but FOREIGN BROADCAST RE- PORTS THAT A STATEMENT WILL BE MADE BY PRINCE KONOYE AFTER THE MEET- ING CANNOT BE CONFIRMED. In the meantime, foreign circles in Tokyo are displaying keen in- terest in the nature of the forth- coming speech by President Roosevelt. Reuter.

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Duel With Gestapo

Sir Mark Aitchison Young, the Colony's new Governor, photographed shortly after his of- ficial landing in the Colony this morning. On right is Maj. Gen. Maltby, His Excellency took the Oaths of Office in the presence of the Executive Council at 12.16 p.m.(Photo: King's Studio)..

GENERAL NAZI RETREAT IN CENTRAL ZONE

(SPECIAL TO “CHINA MAIL")

DISCOUNTING GERMAN CLAIMS THAT | LENINGRAD IS SURROUNDED, BOTH BRI TISH AND RUSSIAN MILITARY AUTHORITIES BELIEVE THE NEXT FOUR WEEKS WILL DE- CIDE THE FATE OF THE CITY, AND THAT A BRIEF PERIOD WILL SHOW IF LENINGRAD IS TO BE ANOTHER MADRID.

It is pointed out in London that if the Ger- man aerial and artillery bombardment of [SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") Leningrad is increased, the Nazis, if they do

Counter-espionage was revealed in the Federal take

Court in New York_yes-

it, will enter

terday by William Sebold, MOUNTING

prosecution witness, in the trial of 16 accused of spying on behalf of Ger-

many.

Sebald, former German ma

burg

TENSION

'dead city.

Meanwhile the German retreat In the face of smashing Russian counter-drives in the central sec- tor is developing into a general withdrawal In which the Nazis are suffering huge losses;

THE MOSCOW NEWSPAPER "PRAVDA" REPORTS THAT THE GERMAN FORCES HAVE ALREADY WITHDRAWN 12 MILES WEST OF YELNYA, KEY POINT 40 MILES FROM (Continued on Page 16)

Thursday, will make a very strong freedom of the seas warning.

chine-gunner in the Brst World (SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") War, told how the Federal Bureau

The two sinkings of of Investigation established and operated a short-wave station as American vessels have led the main channel of communica tion with the Gestapo in Ham- to mounting American- German ~ tension despite Sebold, who is an American the fact that neither at- citizen of German: birth; was

trapped by the Gestapo' dur- tacker has been identi Jng a trip to Germany-andź waa made to spy for Germany under the throat of death. Actually he was carrying outing will be issued that the UnitedIt was revealed in Cairo that a cunter-spying under the direc- States will not tolerate further number of other ships have re- lon of the Federal Bureau of In- attacks on American-shipping, and cently been attacked by Axis air- estigation, International News it is probable that President craft in the Red Sea. Intorna- Service.

Roosevelt, when he broadcasts on tional News Service.

fied.

It is believed a general warn-

In Cairo, the British authorl- tles, commenting on the Inter- ference with American ": soa- borne supplies to Egypt," assort It will have "far-reaching""re- Bulia.

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Australia's Choicest

BUTTER

FAR EAST DISCUSSED

IN WASHINGTON

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The U.S.. Secretary of State, Mr. Cordell Hull, yesterday con- ferred with Far East- ern experts.

No information has been released concern- ing the purpose of the conferences which are held to be significant in view of the vital de- cision in Japanese for- eign policy which is believed to be coming up this week.--Inter- national News Service.

EAGLE SQUADRON LOSSES

(SPECIAL TO “CHINA-MAIL") Outnumbered four to one in a terrific battle with swarms of German 'planes in the sub-stratos-

KENT COAST phere, three pilots of the

SHELLED

R.A.F.'s American Eagle Squadron were killed in the latest sweep over nor- THE R.A.F.'S "MIGHTIEST thern France.

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YET RAID ON BERLIN WAS ANSWERED LATE AT NIGHT BY A HEAVY GERMAN ARTIL LERY ATTACK ON THE DOVER AREA.

-German Big Berthas shook the Kent coast for miles on either side

of Dover, wrecking bulldings. Casualties are not mentioned. International News Service,

IT WAS THE FIRST. SERIOUS SETBACK TO THIS CRACK RAF UNIT

The British planes, at an alti tude of 25,000 feet, were caught in a pocket while trying to work their way back to the Channel.

British bombers meanwhile hammered west Germany--Inter- national News: Service,

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