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TWO-PRONGED JAPANESE FLEET AIR ARM Asahi Shimbun Demands
DRIVE IN KWANGTUNG
Motor Caravan Attacked:
Ten Trucks Destroyed.
CHUNGKING, AUG. 20 (CENTRAL)-A FRESH JAPANESE attempt to drive toward Hsiatung, west of Lungchow in south Kwangsi, was recently folled by the Chinese, according to mill- tary despatches received.. here.
THE JAPANESE WERE INTERCEPTED near Hslatung änd subjected to bitter attacks, Chinese artillery Inflicted stag- gering losses on the enemy, "One Japanese artillery piece was. destroyed,
The Japanese are now streng-
BOMB ENEMY All Foreign Troops Be
TRANSPORTS
LONDON, Aug. 20 (Reuter) The Admiralty announces that aircraft of the Fleet Air Arm yes-" terday located, and attacked two enemy transports of about 8,000 tons, in Haugesund, Norway.
Two direct hits with bombs were made on one of the transports,
Other aircraft of the Fleet Air Arm attacked an oll tank off Hau- gesund.
Withdrawn From S'hai
TOKYO, AUG 20 (REUTER) — THE WITHDRAWAL OF ALL OTHER FOREIGN GARRISON TROOPS FROM SHANGHAI IS DEMANDED IN AN EDITORIAL OF THE ASAHI SHIMBUN “as a step further towards the funda- mental solution of the question regarding the Internation- ål Settlement.”
Denouncing the alleged col-
Enemy Planes thening their defences there in CHURCHILL settlement of the problem
Operate Over Wide Areas
anticipation of further Chinese assaults.
A combined Japanese and pup- pet unit drove southward from Ningming, south-east of Lung- chow, a few days ago, encounter- ing firm Chinese
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STATEMENT
Continued from Page I
There seems to be every rea-
All our aircraft returned safely. lusion between Britain · and the United States in seeking
after the withdrawal of Bri- tish troops from Shanghai, the paper points out that all foreign Powers, including Bri- tain, have no ( legal · basis son to believe this new kind of war for stationing troops there resistance: DAYLIGHT RAID ON in that area.
Fighting is reported to be raging is well suited to the genius andwhereas Japan must de- resources of the British nation mand the right to patrol the and the British Empire (cheers) whole of WELSH TOWN
KWANGTUNG FRONT
the International and that, once, we get properly Settlement of Shanghai LONDON, Aug. 20 (Reuter)- A Shluhing despatch reveals equipped and properly started The Air Ministry and Ministry of that the Japanese launched a feheers), a war of this kind will which is under Japanese oc- Home Security "states that during two-pronged drive toward Kut-be more favourable to us than the last night enemy aircraft operatsing and other points near Sun-sombre mass slaughters of Somme ed for the part singly but over wuf on August 16, but were sub- and Paschendaele. widespread areas in England and iccted to an enveloping attack by South Wales and also over a few the Chinese. Increasing pressure districts in Scotland.
is brought by the Chinese to bear upon the enemy.
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Damage was done to houses, and other property in some towns in North-East England. alao in town in South-Western England The majority of the bombs, how ever, fell in rural areas causing little damage,
A "number of casualties were caused, some of which were fatal.
FIVE FOR DAY
A report received of yesterday's operations confirm that another enemy aircraft was destroyed by our fighters, making a total of ---་།།
ve for the day.
Three of our fighters were lost, but two of the pilots are safe.
A number of casualties, two of which were fatal. were caused in a daylight raid over a Welsh, town this morning.
In north Hupeh, the Chinese on the west bank of the Slang River have attacked the Japanese south of Tangyang, exacting over casualties.
100
Japanese communica- tion lines there were completely damaged.
A caravan of over 120 Jap- anese motor lorries moving from Chungyang $0. Tung tháng n south Hupeh was intercepted by the Chinese recently. In the ensning -fighting, -over-10--trucks--were- wrecked while four tumbled down a hillside. A number of Japanese were killed In the fali,
ABORTIVE ATTACK Some 360 casualties were suffer-
cupation.”
American
Participation In European War Seen By Japan Press
TOKYO,ADE20 Keuter)—The" definite participation of the Unit- ed States in the European war in the not too distant future was predicted by the YOMIURI SHIM- BUN in an article-today-
The Asahi Shimbun states that large scale hostilities are still go Ing on in China, which have al- ready been recognised by Britain and France and this fact has
Pointing out that unrest would an inseparable connexion with mount up in the Pacific' as the re- Japan's responsibility for main-sult of America's entry in the Eu- taining peace and order in the ropean war, the paper, wonders occupied areas.
whether the Japanese Govern- The paper, therefore, denounced ment will stick to its non-involve- the tentative, plan of transferring ment policy as complacently as defence sector B to the United ever.
"If it is a case of whole nations fighting and suffering together that ought to suit us because we are the, most unit- "ed of all nations (cheers), De- cause we entered the war upon the national will and with our eyes open.. and because we have been nurtured in freedom and individual responsibility. -and-are-products, not of totali-States and sector D to Japan, as
The HOCHI SHIMBUN regards tarian uniformity. but of Improper and unreasonable.”
the Permanent Board on Joint tolerance and variety (cheers).
BAR RESOLUTION
Defence system, recently announ "If all these qualities are turn-
TOKYO, Aug. 20 (Reuter)-On sed by the United States and the withdrawal of the British gar Canada, as an anschluss" be-. rison troops from Shanghal, thetween America and Canada which British defence sector of the Inter-is going beyond the purview of the national Settlement should-natur-offensive and defensive alliance. ally be taken over by the Japanese
The paper urges the Govern- armed forces which forms thement and people to" give a clear- army in occupation of Shanghai cut reply to "America's audacious for patrolling, and, therefore, the move." instead of verbally criticis- Japanese Army should occupy theng, by constructing with grim Our "geographical position, the sector for the maintenance of determination a. great East Asiatic command of the sea, and the peace and order, declares a resolu- sphere of common prosperity. friendship of the United-states tion adopted by the Japan Bar (cheers) enable us to draw re- Association, "on the basis of care- sources from the whole world and ful studies by the international jurists and its members." accord- ing to a Japanese report
ed, as they are being turned, to the arts of war we may be able to show the enemy quite a lot of things they have not-thought-of yet (cheers).
"Since the Germans drove the Jews out and lowered their tech- nical standards, our science is de- finitely ahead of theirs.
BOMBS. JETTISONED
ed by the Japanese in an abortive LONDON,
Aug. 20 (Reuter)-attack on the Chinese positions at Enemy planes were over a north-Kfutukang near Hulchang in east town last night and are be- northi Klangs! a few days ago. lieved to have dropped bombs. I Shansi province, taking ad-to manufacture weapons of war of Anti-aircraft guns opened fire. vantage of a driving rain, the every kind, but especially the Bombs were also dropped in Chinese launched repeated at-superfine kinds of a scale hitherto
practiced only by Nazi Germany..
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two Midland districts. Galvoes of tacks on the Japanese in Yicheng, bombs were jettisoned In the Kuwo and Klanghsien. south-east coast region by a soli- In an offensive ran tary raider apparently intercepted north-east of Chishan by fighters while en route to the west Shansi. the Chinese
heavy casualties and
Midlands..
Most of the bombs apparently number of rifles. fell in
open country and the
enemy ralders in the south-east
a point in south-
Inflicted aptured a
HITLER SPRAWLED "Hitler is now sprawled over Europe. Our offensive springs are being slowly pressed on and we must resolutely and methodically prepare ourselves for the cam paigns of 1941 and 1942.
The resolution. It is stated, was handed to the Premier, War, Navy and Foreign Ministers by a de- putation of the Association at noon today.
Japanese And South Sea Policy
AGREEMENT SAID REACHED
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21, 1940. -PAGE 7
Air
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BRITAIN'S ULTIMATE
SAFETY:
TURKS HAVE NO MORE FEARS
ENEMY PLANES
NEAR MALTA
CAIRO, AUS. 20 (Reuter)~~A communique states that yesterday three enemy aircraft approached to within 35 miles of Malta, but made off when our fighters went up.
A bomber attacked a petrol dumy at Batie in Abyssinia and all bombs were dropped in the target area.
Later, another small force was ANKARA, Aug. 20 (Reuter)-The reported but they also turned dramatic successes of the Royal away when our fighters took off S.V.C. TAKE OVER
Force have captured the R. A. P. aircraft succASTONIS– SHANGHAI, Aug. 20 (Reuter)-
Imagination of Turks of all classes covered the Somaliland evacuati The British troops are withdraw-
and the first topic of conversation Fing tonight from sector B of the
every morning is how many "Ger- Two or three years is not a International Settlement the
TOKYO, Aug. 20 (Reuter)-An man planes the British have des- long time evers in our short and Central district, the Bund and agreement on views regarding the troyed to date.. precarious lives. They are nothing West Hongkew (Hongkew is Jap Government policy towards
the One leading Turkish ́ editor de- anese-controlled in the history of the nation and
the Settle South Sea region was reached beclared, in conversation with Rez- when we are doing the finest thing ment) and they will be relieved by tween the Forele Minister, Mr. ter, that after the past week we in the world; we have the honour the Shanghal Volunteer Corps Why Yosuke Matsuoka, the Minister or now have no further fears as re- Continued from Page 1 to be the sole champions of the are taking over from them tem- War, Lieut. General Hideki Tojo, gard the ultimate safety of Bri- of time before a defence link freedom of all Europe (cheers).
the Minister of Navy, Vice-tain.” « "We must not grudge these years or weary as we toil and struggle through them.
coast were chased to the sea by AMERICAN
British fighters.
Enemy planes, flying high in the DESTROYERS
clouds over a north-west coast
district, met a terrific barrage of anti-aircraft fire and when Air
Force fighters went up the raiders existed between the United States! flew towards the sca.without dropping any bombs.
and the British Dominions in the
town this morning was intercept- ed by fighters and shot down into the sea.
in the future years will be exclu-
porarily.
time-today.
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MORE LIABLITY
THAN ASSET
NEW YORK, Aug. 20 (Renter)— The importance of the Italian oc-
The writer adds however, that strategically the conquest scarcely Justines the glowing terms in which Rome describes it.
The British forces last night Admiral Zengo Yoshida, the Min Newspapers are emphasising that cupation of British Somaliland, in moved out from Sector D. which ister of Commerce and Industry, the reasons for the present inten- relation to large objectives in the An Air Ministry communique Southern Pacific was expressed by
includes the Western district, and Mr. Ichizo Kobayashi, and Gensive drive in the Balkans by the Eastern Mediterranean, is stressed the.. disputed extra-settlement states that an enemy aircraft the American Press delegation now
"It does not fo`low our "energies roads district, and which the Jap-eral Kloso, former Minister of Axis Powers is that they wish to by Hanson Baldwin writing in the which attacked a Suffolk constal visiting Canberra.
Roy Howard, head of the Scripps sively confined to defending our anese will be taking over some-verseas Affairs, during a two- proat from the prestige gained by New York Times
and-a-half-hour conterence held the defeat of France, before it be Howard newspapers, said the estab- selves and our possessions. Many
yesterday afternoon.
comes apparent they are a long lishment of the joint, United States opportunities'may He open to am-
:all The result of the conference was way from defeating Britain. and Canadian defence board re- phibious Powers and we must be motives that food should be al reported to the Premier, Prince ceived popular response throughout ready to take advantage of them. lowed to pass the blockade for Konoye, by the Foreign Minister FAR FROM ACCOMPLISHED
In the economic sense, Bomall- America and extension of the policy "One of the ways to bring this the reller of these populations. I late last night,
The official newspaper. Ulus, land would appear to be more to the Pacific was a natural deve. war to a speedy end is to convince regret we must refuse these rë-
The Premier is expected to con- says that the Axis Powers are seek lability than an asset to Italy. lopment.
the enemy, not by words but by quests (cheers). The Nazis de fer with General Klose in a cou-ing to make the small countries deeds, and we have both the wclared that they have created a ple of days. If an agreement is bow to accomplished facts, where- ATTACHES APPOINTED
and means not only to go on in-new, unified economy in Europe. reached between them, it will be as the so-called accomplished facts General regret at the evacuation
LONDON, AUR 20
20 KBW8) definitely but to strike heavy, and They have repeatedly stated that announced by the Government. unexpected blown
are actually far from being ac- British Romaniand is summed up complished.
in The Times comment that "it "Germany cannot reckon that represents distressing setback because she defeated Foland, Bel-which is hampered here by the glum, Holland and France she has feeling that, stated officially, last won the war Britain stands up night, the French secession had right and powerful and Germany's rendered such a course inevitable. air attacks have merely proved the perfection of the British defensive system."
Steamers To Clear Port More Rapidly
In
JOURNEY'S END" "The road to victory may not be
Be it
OTTAWA, Aug. 20 (Reuter)— Captain Victor Brodeur at pre- .. LONDON,August 20 (Reuter)- sent Commander of the Cana- The Ministry of Transport has dian Navy on the Pacific coast asked the Emergency Committees, and Colonel H. F. Letsop have so long, as we expect but we have established at over forty ports in been appointed Naval and MIL- Britain, to review the existing tary Attaches, ' respectively, mach'nery and has indicated that Washington. the Committees "take the widest
this. Both posts are newly created but Hew of their powers to secure Mr. Macdonald, the Navy Minis quick turn-round of ships and fer, said that Capt. Brodeur's ap- 'rap'd clearance of ports.-
pointment should not be inter- The Ministry suggests the set-preted as a result of the confer ting up in each port of an execu-ence between Mr. Roosevelt and our Journey's tive committee to meet during M. Mackenzie King... emergency.
not the right to count upon
long or short, rough of Smooth, we mean to reach
they possess ample reserves of food and they can feed their cap tive peoples.....
NOTA
"In a German broadcast of Australian
June 27, it said that while Mr.
Hoover's plan for relieving Petition
France, Belgium and Holland de- served commendation, the Ger
man people had already taken the Abandoned.
necessary steps. We know that in infan
Norway, when the German troops CANBERRA, Aug. 20 (Reuter)— went, there were food supplies to The Federal Government had con-
last for a year. We know Poland, sidered petitioning to Britain to
HOME RACING
TO RESUME
* DISTRESSING SETBACK-
Commenting on the loss of, pre- stige likely to result, The Times states:
| "Prestige is highly an important factor in war and it would be as end laught-
þfutile to minimise it as to deny the though not a rich country, nauhocure power to extend the The arrival in Newfoundland to-
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ly produces sufficient food for her life of the Present Parliament
"disappointment, which will be felt "It is our The chief executive officer should night of Mr. Power, the Canadian
Over the abandonment for a thig people.
which expires on November 28, but| Air Minister be given reasonable discretion to Reid, Commanding Naval Officer a striet blockade, not only of Cer-
of Brition Bomaliland Yet it i and Commodore intention to maintain and enforce
Moreover other countries
the project was abandoned follow
LONDON, Aug. 20 (Reuter) bad policy to fighs for prestige act on behalf of the Fort Emer-
which Hitler Invaded, all held ·
ing disagreement at recent meetThe Jockey Club announced that alone when the
old of gency Committee. In the event of was connected here with the De-other countries that have fallen Germans
on the Canadian Eastern Coast, many but of Italy, France and all considerable stocks"when the
ings of the United-Australia, following consultations with the economy of force suggeste a complete breakdown of com-fence Board
entered and are munications of issuing InstrucMr. Roosevelt and the Canadian I read in the papers that Hit food producers,
agreement between into the German power
themselves very substantial
Labour and United Country Par-Government, racing will be recutting of losses and concent ties. ET
sumed on Sept. 14.
tion of strength elsewhere, tions to groups of ports, it would.
FEDERAL ELECTIONS : be assuined by the divisional port
ler has also proc ́aimed a strict "If all this food is not available
"From a strategic point of view There is speculation that a blockade of the British Tales No now, 10-can only be because it
CANBERRA Aug. 20. (Reuter)—--
the Italians have gained cons controllera.
naval base might be established one can complain of that. I re has been removed to feed the announced that Federal, elec-
Premier.
Proposa's are to ensure that no Newfoundland in which the member the Kaiser doing it in the people in Germany and to give tions will be held on September 21 PALKAN PAREEY paratively Hittle by their capture.
operate.
them an increased rationi: for sa
"What indeed would be a matchange (laughter) during the Inst ter of general complaint would be few months
bottleneck exists which would slow United States and Canada will co-last war (laughter), down the flow of imported" food- stuffs, raw materials and muni- tions and the equally important flow of exports.
(Reuter
LONDON, Aug. 20 Two Ilshmen were killed when a
Cheat Western Railway steamer conveying Irish passengers, from a South Wales Dort to Hire on Sa- turday was bombed and machine- gunned by a German bomber near the Irish coast.
"MORE RHODESIAN AIRMEN
if we were to prolong the agony “At this season of the year and of all Europe by allowing food to for some months to come, there is F
AFTER 38 YEARS IN CHINA
to to nourish the Nazis and aid the least chance of scarcity as BHANGHAL, Aug. 20 (Reuter) their war efforts If we allow the harvest has just been gather After 38 years service in China LONDON, Aug. 20-4Reuter)-It is food to go into the subjugated ed in
Mr. Julean Arnold, Commercial officially stated that the second peoples, it would certainly be the only agencies which car Attache to the United States Em contingent of airmen from Southern pillaged off them by their Naza creste famine in any part of bassy, is resigning shortly and will Rhodesia arrived safely at a North conquerors
Europe during the coming winter return to America East port. They were welcomed by the Southern Rhodesian High Commissioner in London.
A BEQUESTS, REFUSED will be the German exactions or It is expected that Mr. A Bland "There have been many pro- the German failure to distribute Calder, Assistant - Commercial At- posals founded on
highest the supplies they command.” tache, will succeed him.
ROME, Aug 20 (Renter)-Ac Concluding, The Times says cording to the official Stefani The final fate of British Bomail. News Agency, a communique issued land will be determined not upon after the meeting of the Hungarits own barren soll, but n fan and Rumanian delegations at theatres of war in which the main Turnu Severin last night, states struggle 18 fought out." that after explaining their respec
BERBERA ENTERED
Hive viewpoints the heads of the LONDON, Aug 20 (Renter). delegations agreed to report to Italian communique states their respective Governments and the Italian troope have occupie are leaving they delegations at Berbera at 7 pm yesterday and before, the British left they met Turnu Severin.
The date of the next meeting fire to a part of the
city, will be fixed later
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