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CHANGES OF POLICY FORCED ON LUFTWAFFE

Air Marshal's Broadcast On Attacks By R.A.F.

AIR MARSHAL SIR PHILIP B. JOUBERT DE LA FERTE, K.G.B. CM.G., D.S.O., IN A BROADCAST TO THE UNITED STATES, DIS- CUSSED THE CHANGES OF POLICY FORCED ON THE LUFTWAF- FE AND THE ATTACKS BY THE R.AF. 'ON OBJECTIVES IN ENEMY AND OCCUPIED COUNTRIES.

"Early in August the Luftwaffe attempted to invade this country in daylight and by sheer force of limbers to beat down "our defen- cs, That effort cost them dear. The enemy then sent over in- dividual bombers using the cloud as cover to attack vital objectives. The loss of many of these lone raiders made him change again,

HEAVY TOLL OF NAZI RAIDERS LONDON, Sept. 24 (Reuter) -It is stated authoritatively that during the week ended September 21, Germany, lost 265 machines in battles Britain.

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Britain lost 47 planes but 28 plots were saved.

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In R.A.F." raids over continent, 12 British machines failed to return.

"His third scheme was to send occasional strong, forces to bomb our alrflelds and communications.

attacks

GENERAL

A Jünkets 88 which crashed near the sen during a fald on the West of England. The aircraft

had been severely punished by the anti-aircraft" barrage.

SPRINGBOARD FOR INVASION OF

NETHERLANDS E. I.

EDUCATOR'S.

One of these sticks lost 20 per DISTINGUISHED FRANCO-JAPANESE ACCORD

cent of its numbers. Then he tried escorting small numbers of bom- bers with powerful fighter forces to get through to our vital points. In this aghting our losses became heavier but we still took a greater toll of the German Air Force and, In particular, its fighters.

SERVICE

The Tsing Hua -Alumni Associa- lot in Kunming celebrated the 25

DRAWS VIGOROUS PROTEST

years uninterrupted service of Dr., FROM SINO GOVERNMENT.

GERMANS DENY and I expect to see during the next technic Institute in the United

SINKING

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denies that

CHUNGKING, Sept. 24 (Central)—The Chinese Government yesterday sent a rigorous protest to the French Government over the Franco-Japanese Agreement signed on" September 22 allowing Japan to ase Indo-China as à military base.

Apart from reiterating China's free exercise of her right of self-defence, the Chinese Government declared that Francè should bear the full responsibility for any damage to or effect apon China because of the Agreement.

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YC, Mel in the National Tsing Hua University. The distinguished "So Hitler comes to night bomb educator joined the University in ing-4 form of attack hard to 1929 as professor of physics. Since parry. There is. however,

one 1931, he has been President or the distinctly hopeful sign, We

are University. "beginning to take reasonable toll About 500 alumni attended the of these night birds. We are getting celebration. meeting. It was an- on well-with-night-interception nounced that the Worceste Poly few weeks, figures steadily mount-States where Dr. Met studied be-Japan was received in Chungking minute development," said Mr. News of France's capitulation to a clear picture of minute to ing until the proportion of German fore had sent a congratulatory with no great surprise though Hull. casualties by night

approaches message, conferring the honorary with much regret, as this was that by day. In night fighting, degree of Doctor of Engineering more or less anticipated in view status quo is being upset and that "It seems obvious that the once the casualties become severe.

upon him. LONDON, Sept. 24 (Reuter) the moral effect is larger than by

The highest honour to Dr. Mel of the Vichy Government's weak- this is being achieved under The German official news agency day. Setting off together in large was an oblong wooden tablet in- kneed poffey.

duress. any German U-boat formations in daylight bombers scribed with a eulogy conferred by ed upon the next Japanese step States in disapproval and depre

-Chinese- attention is now focuss The position of the United could have torpedoed the child and fighters give each other cour Mr. Lin Sen, Chairman of the Na-after their entry into

age. At night, a single pilot and lumal Government.

French cation of such procedures has ing" the Japanese advance into the National Aviation Recon- Indo-China: In view of the wor- repeatedly been stated " Education, sent an autograph let-thorities are taking the fullest Mr. Chen Ll-fu, Ministër of sened situation, the Chinese au-

PROCLAMATION ter extending his congratulations, precaution. ".

SAIGON, Sept. 24 (Reuter)--A while many congratulatory mes-

proclamation by the Governor- JAPAN'S OBJECT

General, Admiral Jean Deconx. sages were received from the alumni at home and abroad.

Foreign observers bebeve that states that the agreement con According to a dispatch from Japan's primary object of enter- cluded at Hanoi was based on welyang. a celebration meeting ing French Indo-China is not so the agreement previously signed Eleut. Col. Lobet, commanding tion reconstruction publicity cam- was also held by the alumini there.much to attack, China as to em- by the Japanese Government und French troops In the Dongdangpaign launched on the Chinese some 50 alumni, including Dr. T. bark upon her southward expon-the French Ambassador at Tokyo. area, is reported to have been Air Force Day on Aur. 14- Tsur, member of the Kwelyang to use Indo-China as a spring to Japan are in Tonkin, which is to a Halphong dispatch,

ston programme, for she intends The air bases to be handed over killed in the fighting" according

board for the invasion of Nether-the closest province in Indo-China lands East Indies, and other re-to the Chinese frontier. glons in the South Beas

Chinese

evacuees' ship.

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In another despatch, the agency states that, since August 10 Ger- "man raiders dropped 22,322 tons of explosives on military objec- tives in Britain.

"DASTARDLY ACT""

crew have no outside source from

which to draw additional stores of courage."

Turning to the RAF. offensive. Air Marshal Joubert emphasised the physical disadvantage suffered owing to the fact that whereas the German bomber force have only Mr. Cordell Hell, the US. Secre- short 20-minute fights to reach tary of State, called the torpedo- England the RAF bombers must ing of the British child evacuees y four to five times that distance Miner a "most dastardly act” at to reach Germany. the press conference yesterday, states a Reater message from Washington.

Mr. Hull permitted a direct quotation of this ethment: "I am sure that there will be no división

of opinion in this country that it way a most dastardly act.”

FULL EFFECT

He added, "Naturally we loth to bomb targets in France, Certain of these we have to attack such ay the Channel ports and netas on which the German Air Force is dis- posed. Against. these we can develop the full effect of our bom- ber strength. But we are reluctant? to carry the war any further into France even into the occupied portion of the country. We would

Provincial Government, were pre- sent.~(Central News). ·

WIDESPREAD RAIDS

FIRES STARTED IN DRESDEN

CALEDONIANS much sooner be hitting the Ger- LONDON, Sept. 24 (Reuter)

TO FIGHT

mörning after "unlawtally resist

territory.

French troops were then da- armed.

Fighting had continued spas modically for 11 hours, state other Japanese sources.

Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek. who is concurrently Chairman at

struction Association, has wired. his commendation to Mr. Wu Ting-chang. Chairman of the. Kwelchow Provincial Goverment. and concurrently Chairman of the Kwalchow Branch of the AssocÍK- tion, for the success of the avia-

The National Commission .on. Aeronautical Affairy has replied to the congratulatory" message sent by the Kwelchow people to A Tokyo army communique afi- LONDON, Sept. 24 (Reuter) the Chinese Air Force, declaring circles sre closely nounces that the French garrison Brighton and Southampton played that the airmen will spare 10 watching the reaction of Britam at Dongdang on the Indo-Chinese a scoreless draw in a football | effort to defend the country. and the United States to the border surrendered yesterday match at Brighton yesterday.. Franco-Japanese Agreement, A further tightening of economic measures by the United States against Japan and the re-opening of the Burma Road by Britain to strengthen China's power of resis fance are anticipated.

VICHY COMMUNIQUE all our; aircraft returned kåtely

VICHY, Sept. 24 (Reuter)- from widespread successful opera- ttons In Germany, Holland, Bel- The agreement between Franc: glum and France on Sunday night and Japan is announced in an

jomcial communique yesterday.

mans in Germany and it is this An Air Ministry communique saya that we shall go on doing.

"Berlin, Stettin, Leipzig, Bremen and Hamburg, all these towns re- Many Keen To Join bomber attack. And even if we and early Monday morning.

gularly feel the weight of our

The communique states that Australians

have to make a long, hard journey An important aluminium works to get at them, the effort is worth at Lauta, north-east of Dresden, with the view to contributing towards a new order in East Asia NOUMEA, NEW CALEDONIA while. This is not retaliation. No was bombed and ares started. Sept. 24 (Reuter)-The enrolment good soldler.

or airman Railways in this neighbourhood and a solution of the China ques- believes in retaliation by itself. were attacked at

tion negotiations" on fundamental. to fight with the Allied forces is The only way to bring the enemy and near Dresden hits were scor-questions concerning French Indo-

down is to hit those things which led on a supply train.

China were conducted in Tokyo expected to begin this week.

contribute to the maintenance and Strong bomber forces also at a friendly atmosphere last development of his armed forces. tacked decks, harbotirs and ship-- week. And our inflexible alm is to pursueping at Flushing, Antwerp, Dun this course,

of Frenchmen in New Caledonia

It is reported that many are "keen to join up with the Austra-

llans.

1

seaman

The town 13 decorated with INVASION PREPARATIONS. General de Gaulle's flag, and sol- Discussing the German prepara diers are driving about in ears tions for invasión, Air Marshal shouting "Vive de Gaulle," Joubert said. "For the Germans to In a wireless talk M. Bantot, use successfully the weapon they the new Governor, said: "Britain have forged they must have air may coupt on every help from superiority over the south-east of New Caledonia in her glorious England. With this power in their fight for victory:"

hards it would be possible for the Cs to seize a harbour with airborne troops and, after estab lishing such a bridgehead, to use snall steamships to bring ever

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relr forcements and thus dévelop a powerful offensive on land.

"We are prepared for this. I do not believe the Germans will be able to obtain air superiority and our land and sea, defences are strong. I think most of us feel we would like the matter put to the test and we are awaiting with inpatience the German decision to make their gamblers throw.---

British rele

HAIFA RAID DAMAGE

several points

The Japanese Government gave Kirk, Ostend Zeebrugge, Calals,surance of their Intention to res

the French Government an BB: Le Havre, Harfleur and Brest.

BERLIN VISITED

pect French rights and Interests the STOCKHOLM, Sept. 24 (Reuter) in the Far East, particularly. After a week's respite there territorial integrity of Indo-China. was an air raid alarm in Berlin The French Government. con- on Sunday night lasting from sented to grant the Japanese Gov 11.55 pm. until 2.15 am, accord- ernment special facilities in Indo- ing to the Berlin correspondent of Ching for the Japanese Army the Dagens Nyheter.

and Navy to pursue their opera- tions.

ARP. control was more severe than usual and soldiers repeatedly

STATUS QUO UPSET inspected buildings, compelling WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 (Reu- everybody to remain in them and ter)-At a press conference yester day Mr. Cordell Kull, the US. Se- The Afton Bladet correspon-cretary of State, declared in a dent states that sirens drove formal statement that the status quo in Indo-China is being upset millions to shelter.

under duress,

to seek cover in the shelters.

This correspondent says that al though no bombs were dropped in Berlin itself, other German towns were bombed during the night,

"Events are.

transpiring

rapidly in the Indo-Chinese situa tion that it is impossible to. "get

MESSERSCHMITT SHOT INTO SEA

German was struggling to keep afloat.""

Wounded Pilot Saved! He took a life-saving hold of

By British Officer

the pilot and swam back to the breakwater, where it was found- LONDON, Sept. 24 (Renter) that the German had a fractured The Governor and Commander. Hundreds of people on the rea-ankle and bullet wounds.

DONDON, Sept. 24 (Reuter)--

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2100 towards the cost or repair morning watched an exciting THAILAND MISSION

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on Saturday during the taun man by a British officer. air raid.

When a Messerschmitt 109 was

IN RANGOON RANGOON, Sept. 24- (Reuter)'

It is now learned that a total sit down in the sea, the wound- An official goodwill mission ar- of 34 were killed and 13 injured. Led pilot freed himself from the rived yesterday morning from All were Arabs.

cockpit and rose to the surface Thailand,

A Jerusalem message says that among the bubbles left by the The mission which leaves for the rald has had the effect of machine.

India on Betember 30 1s visiting alienating what Ettle respect re- "A British officer on the break... Burma, India, Malaya

a and Ama mains for the Defender of water quickly stripped off his tralls with the object of promoting Islam," as Mussolini encarro Jacket, dived into the sea and friendly relation between Thailand

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