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OIL SHIPMENT PERMITS NOT ISSUED TO THREE FOREIGN COMPANIES Japanese Seek Establishment Of Another Monopoly

DURING THE PAST TWO SHANGHAI, SEPT. 25 (REUTEĖ) — MONTHS. THE JAPANESE ARMY HAS STOPPED ISSUING PERMITS

AREAS FOR OIL SHIPMENTS INTO OCCUPIED

OF CENTRAL CHINA to three foreign oil companies namely, A. P, C., SOCORY; and the TEXAS OIL COMPANY, according to the weekly, Finance and Commercs,

Application for issue of permita had to be filed with the "Jap- anese O Merchants' Association." an organisation of all Japanese dealers, and after this body approved of the application permits were issued more or less as a matter of course.

RAMIFICATIONS

IN FRANCE Continued From Page 1 NEW YORK, Sept 25 (Reuter) – General de Gaulle and the British cannot now fall at Dakar, declares the New York Herald-Tribune and adds that above all the United States cannot afford to let It fall.

The paper continues: "No Ame rican should need be told that the fate of Dakar, buttress of a po- tential Axis bridge to the Americas as well as a stronghold directly. South Atlantic communications, is as important to the United States .as it is to Britain, Europe and the

whole world.

In accordance with Army orders, the Association ceased to approve

such application from the middle

of July and since that time the oll companies only succeeded in getting their cargo up-country by allowing the oil to be handled by Japanese companies.

OFFICIAL PRIVILÈGE

PREMIER SEES

CABLE

Berlin Has

HIS MAJESTY Three Hour

LONDON, Sept. 2 (BWS)— The Prime Minister, Mr. Win- ston Churchill, had an audience of the King at Buckingham Palace yesterday,

Raid Warning

BOMBS DROPPED hours early this morning.

AT RANDOM

Continued From Page 1

The same correspondent adds: "The carcases of German bombers which were to have driven the King and Cabinet out of London are piled high in "graveyards to be Tendered down into raw material for new British fighters.”

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1940. —PAGE 7

PROMINENT Gibraltar Is Likely To Suffer Severe Pressure

BANKER

KIDNAPPED

FORMER MEMBER OF GOVERNMENT

NEW YORK, Sept. 25 (Router) According to reports received here, the German capital had an air raid warning lasting nearly three

SHANGHAL Sept 25 (Reuter)— Further reports reveal

that Mr. Jabin Hau, prominent Chinese bombs were dropped on the out-banker and one-time-member at skirts of the German capital dur- the Chinese Government' and a ing the three-hour alam whille, former editor of the Cnia Press, German reports state that anti was kidnapped on Yu Yuen Road aircraft fire prevented the RAF last night. from reaching the centre of the city.

CUNGEING, Sepk 25 Renter)-The recent Axle Powery oder-

ference in Rome revealed, the" increasing strength of Britain as a result of closer Anglo-American co-operation and also indienfed a spreading and protracted European war, according to the Influential Chinese dally, Takungpao.

by war and also strength-

"Germany is suffering a setback in the war of Britain and, therefore, is anxious to extend the area of the en the Axts. Powde

"On the other hand, as a result of the closer Anglo-Amer ican co-operation the strength of Britain is daily increasing. Here- after the European way is likely to spread to other areas also and probably be protracted," "

The paper believes that Gibraltar is likely to suffer severe Previous to the incident he had

pressure under aerial and artillery bombardment from Spain and also dinner at the home of his father-Spanish Morocco despite its strong fortifications. The official Germany News in-law, Mr. Loo Sao-dong, who la Agency claims that most of the believed to be associated with the bombs fell in open country and new Nariking regime.....

adds that several dwellings were

It is believed that there is a hit in the various suburbs and there were some casualties among political motive behind the abduc-

population.

tion.

SAVAGE BOMBING · LONDON, Sept 25 (Reuter)-the

London last night suffered one of

the most savage bombings of the past three weeks, Nazi bombers raining down on the capital aerial torpedoes, screaming bombs and Lincendiary bombs by the hundreds. In central London, a number of

28

HEAVILY ATTACKED LONDON, Sept. 25 (Reuter)—An Air Ministry communique states that the invasion ports were again heavily attacked last night.

Jinnah Has

Long Talk With Viceroy

BOMBING OF GIB DENIED

BERLIN. "Sept. 25 (Reuter)-A despatch from Algeciras to the official German news agency in Berlin yesterday stated there was no confirmation of reports that French "aircraft›, had bombed Gibraltar

In Algeciras it is merely knowu that a reconnaissance plane on Tuesday evening was sighted over Gibraltar.

U.S. BASEBALL RESULTS

TWO GREAT FIRES LONDON, Sept. 25 (Reuter)-An people were killed when a huge Air Ministry news service · states Continuing, the Journal states bomb, believed to have been an that the attack on Berlin lasted that it is understood. that the aerial torpedo and weighing at over two-and-a-half hours and only of importer now obtaining, least half a ton, blasted a build-after evading the intense barrage

SIMLA, Sept. 25 (Reuter)-—-—-MT. transport permits is a Japanese Ing in the heart of the city."

from the city's ground defences Jinnah. President of the All-India The offices of a big American our bombers attacked the Siemens Moslem League, had a two-and-a- firm, the Idemitsu Company. This company is shipping, oll from Arm were set on fire by a shower and Halske factories which pro- half-hour conversation with the California to Japan and Shanghai of incendiary bombs. The educe a large proportion of elec- Viceroy. and as it recently enlarged its oil ployees fled from their air-raid irical equipment used by the Ger- After the meeting he said that storage Installation at Gough shelter when water poured into it man armed forces. Two great at the Executive Committee League.

decided whether to...... recommend were tackling the flames.

One of "the world-famous At 1 am. bombers attacked Ber- the Moslems to join the Provin- yesterday: churches designed by Sir Chris-in's electric power transformer clal Governments. topher Wren was damaged, as well

and switching station at Freld-

-Mr. Jinnah, after seeing the as a hospital in the north of richsfelds which supplies much of

the city's industrial current and Viceroy, had a long conversation Nazi planes roared across the sticks of high explosies bombs of with the Premier of the Punjab. paly, Finance and Commerce adds. city every minute of the night, and heavy calibre were seen to burst

NEW YORK, Sept. 25 (Reuter)

TWO TRAM

DRIVERS MURDERED.

TERRORISM TURN IN STRIKE

SHANGHAI, Sept. 23 (Reuter) Following the partial resumption of French tram services this morn- ing when a limited number of trams were put on the routes with police guards on each, terrorism broke out this afternoon when two Chinese drivers were shot dead. My runmen in an attempt to tatimi- date employees who have remain

threatening the whole of Britain's Island, indications are that it ex- from the hoses of fremen who fires" were seen to break out, in the meeting on Saturday it will be The following are the results ofed faithful to the company..

"No Frenchman can fall to feel the tragedy of a develop. ment which, beginning with the surrender at Bordeaux, has now reached the stare of a bitter civil war."

The New York Times says: "Hitler cannot build a continental empire on a foundation of civil war. The Germans have succeed- ed in setting Frenchmen" against Frenchmen but the war is only in its frst round...

"Spiritual dissension sown by the Nazis, their cruellest victory to date, may in the end prove their undoing."

OPERATIONS CONTINUING LONDON, Bept. 25 (Router)— Operations are still continuing in Dakar but there is very little news of the actual situation here excep: reports from Vichy which is sus pect.

pects to receive omcial privilege for the exclusive sale of oil in Central China.

Strong protests have been lodged against this discrimination and against what appears to be the establishment of another mono-

Reduction In Butter Ration

"

AND INCREASE IN

MARGARINE

London.

it is feared that casualties are high,

Hundreds of incendiary bombs were showered on central London during the night raid of Tuesday and Wednesday-the 18th succes sive night rald on London.

area.

across the plant.

A blast furnace in the south- eastern suburbs was also attacked causing a large fire while two sticks of bamba were dropped across a canal bridge two miles south-west of Templehof airport... NAZI ADMISSION LONDON, Sept. 25 (Reuter)— German Wireless admitted

PATIENTS BOMBED Hospitals again suffered and doctors and nurses had to ight The

#1

Iron Plant To Be Built In Caucasus

ONE LOCATED ON

-LAKE-ONEGA

fres. Among the patients bombed that the R. A. F. reached central at..one hospital, were women and Berlin today when it stated that children taken there with injuries the "German ground defences sustained during a previous raid: intercepted the British over the LONDON, Sept. 25 (Reuter)—— Five hundred people in a base-western and northern suburbs The construction of three large ment shelter all escaped injury and only a few succeeded in pene- scale iron and steel plants will when a high explosive bumb fell trating to the inner part of begin shortly in the Soviet Union,

according to the Moscow Radio. into the lower portion of a block

A communique, adds that most The one which will be built near of London offices.

were extinguished by morning, in the Caucasus, are being sup- of the fires started in the night Tils will be the first of its kind although some of them were still plled by the Tashkent Mines.

Another large building hit in? central London was a hostel where a number of casualties were sus

Berlin.

burning.

GAIMUSHO IS

The second will be located on Lake Onega, in the Karelo- Finnish Republic, while the third plant, which will be called the "Becond. Siberian Metallurgical in

LONDON, Sept. 25, (Reuter) As a precautionary measure in order to guard existing stocks, the Minister of Food, Lord Woolton, A Vichy statement says that 183 announced that the butter ration people were killed and 383 wound-, will be reduced from four ounces

tained. ed in the first attack by the de to two ounces weekly from Sept.

Today there have so far been Gaulle and British forces but the 30 but the ration of margarine will two alerts in the London area with French torces there are still vic- be increased by two yшices,

110 Incidents reported. Strong On the other hand, the meat forces of enemy planes had cross- torlously resisting

"Air activity is continuing on ration will be increased from 1/10 ed the coast, but they have been INTERESTED IN Combine" will be situated both sides with a number of in value to 2/2 per head. planes shot down,

The Ministry's statement points DEATH SENTENCE

out that at this season of the year, The bitterness of the Vichy Australian and New Zealand butter Government against General de supplies are always at their lowest, Gaulle is shown in an announce-rising progressively trojn Novem ment from Vichy that the death ber. sentence will be imposed" on any- one in, France showing sympathy with General de Gaulle's move- ment, states a News Bulletin broadcast from night.

Daventry

CANADIAN SUPPLY

OTTAWA, Sept. 25 (Reuter)-

dispersed with loss by British fighters

ST. LEGER MEET CANCELLED

SPORE CASE

TOKYO, Sept. 25 (Reuter)"The

League baseball matches.. played

NATIONAL

St. Louis

Chicago

(Passeau pitched. Passeau homered),

Philadelphia

A PRECAUTION

The French tramways have be- gun running, each car carrying two police as a precaution. It is R. H E understood the French tram work-

0 4. Dars were forced to walk nut by the 10 10 1 Settlement strikers," Greenson and

THREATENS TO SPREAD SHANGHAI, Bept, 25 (Reuter) The strike of public transporta- 3 tion vel ties has become generati throughout the Bettlement and

1 Concession and threatens to 'spread to all public utilities with gas, 2 light and water workers

agitating.

Cincinnati

17

(Myers homered). Fittsburgh

12

77

9

(Warren, homered twice). Boston

B

2

Philadelphia Boston

**** (Early pitched).

New York

(Seeds homered). Brooklyn......

(Camilli homered).

New York Chicago.

Washington New York

AMERICAN

R.

R

6

13

616

now

The strikers are said to be seek– ing higher wages to meet the

3 increased cost of living but It le rumoured that they are being used for political purposes and to embarrass the foreign administra tions.

[SHOOTING "DENIED

Two Chinese tratu drivers co- operating in running a skeleton service to help amice workers were shot dead, according to an un- confirmed report.

The French police and the Tramway Company denied the shooting.

LONDON, Sept. 25 (Reuter)

Ten innings were played in The Admiralty announces

Biberia and will be among the this match. biggest in the Soviet Union,

A commission has already left Washington

exact) New York Moscow to determine. the

Japanese Government is paying Lite

more attention to the Singapore case than the British arrests of Japanese nationals in other parts LONDON, Sept. 25 (Reuter) of the British Empire," Mr. Sams, As a sequel to the inquiries reber 28, including the

The Hurst Park meeting on Oct-Foreign Office spokesman, told

St. Leger, correspondents at 2 ceived by the Canadian Govern- last ment regarding Canada's ability has been cancelled It is hoped ference today.

to supply food on a much greater to run the St Leger at the New- scale, according to the Canadian market Broughton Meeting at the

AWARDS FOR Press, the Cabinet is considering end of October.

GALLANTRY

NATURALISED

COUNT AMONG- RECIPIENTS

a proposal to send to Britain im-) mediately a party of Government!

press con-

POPE'S MESSAGE TO KING LONDON, Sept. 25 (Reuter) The Vatican Radio states that the Pope, through his Apostolic re- presentative in London, sent fell citations to the King and Queen on thely happy escape when their launched home was selected, as a military company's objective and repeatedly bombed

by the Nazis.

LONDON, Sept. 25 (Reuter- It is now revealed that the child evacuee ship torpedoed last Tues day was the lerman liner, City

ofacials in; order to ascertain Finland has followed Sweden in of Benares, which was exactly what is required and how allowing the passage of German in 1936 and was the best are the needs be met.

troops across the country to Nor-flag ship. way, stated a News Bulletin from Daventry last night."

8x of the fifty American des-i

SHÀNGĦAL Bept. 25 (Reuter)- troyers which were given to Bri- LONDON, Sept. 25 (Benter) tain have joined the Canadian Four destroyers of the United Officers of two RAF. fighter squaNavy, according to a News Bulletin States Asiatic Fleet, the U. S. 5. drons who have destroyed 34 broadcast from Daventry last Farrot, the Edsel, Bulmer and the

This brings Canada's destroyer to this morning. Briton and a Polish airman, are strength up to thirteen. the latest recipients of awards

enemy planes, a Count who was

born in Berlin but is a naturalised

for gallantry in flying operations. The honours include the Dis

| night.

BRITAIN'S SHIPPING POSITION IS

REVIEWED

Stewart, arrived here from Tsing-More Tonnage Under

Control In Second

MELBOURNE., Sept. 25 (Reuter) The latest Federal Election poll ing figures confirm the belief that tinguished Service Order to Acting to Acting Wing Commander David Government will have a majority Squadron Leader Bader, the 33 Wilson Reid, formerly with the of three after providing the year-old legless pilot, who, after British Military Mission In Egypt. Speaker. having both lega amputated and to Acting Squadron Leader W.

The Government lead in the following a crash, fought his way E Cardner in recognition of at- Senate continues, | back to the RAF,

tacks on barge concentrations ar

It is stated that during three Ostend this month, Seven fighter LONDON, Sept. 28 (Reuter) - recent engagements, Bader led pilots also get the D.F.C. including a hint of the part Africa may his squadron with such skill and two who shot down enemy aircraft have played in the recent Ribben- ability that 23 enemy planes were during night raids. destroyed.

been lost by enemy action, is more than made up by captures, new construction and transfers from foreign tags.

The shipping position, however, assumes a different appearance

from per-war since materials which formerly came from Europe must now be derived from more distant sources while ships ordi nary routed via the Mediterranean

Cape

Year Of War LONDON, Sept. 25 (Beater) -- That Britain today controls more shipping tonnage than before the war but that the war har increas- now take a longer voyage by the ed the demands upon it are the Moreover many ships are em outstanding points in a statement ployed as armed merchant cruisers by Mr. Ronald Cross, Minister of and others are bringing materials Shipping, reviewing the position for the manufacture of munitions at the beginning of the second of so vast a scale as to make great Inroads on the space available Year of the war?

Germany now controls only for normal cargoes, about two-thirds of the pre-war

TONNAGE AVAILABLE torinage and that is restricted to the Baltic and a limited part of The Minister emphasised, how- the European coastline.ME ever, that sumcient shipping is Italy is in a similar predicament avaliable to meet all essential needs with only three quarters of her not only for imports but for x-

port. designs for the George Cross and The following is the Return of pre-war ahips

£13 By contrast, British ships con- In a subsequent broadcast Mr. BAG? OF NINE -

Medal The final choice will be notifiable diseases notined The Count is flying Officer Man-made by his Majesty the King, having occurred in the Colony tinue to sail the oceans despite Cross appeals to the pubilo

tacks by

economise in the purchase of non- during the 24 hours ended at fred Beckett Cxerinin, who re-himself,

Cho nines, aircraft and lately by essentials and mentioned that celves the DFC. He has personally Civilian heroes who have already midnight on Sept

lictish importe now amount, to be BaterieFever six boats accounted for nine enemy aircraft received the Gallantry Medal of lera. 14 case

LOSSES REPTAGED

14.000.000 and 5,000,000 tons the Order of the British Empire cases, Cer Spinal Fever one in dog-i

13 Cases, Tuber

onth compared to 6,000,000 In will now receive the new George case.

culosis 45 cases Cross, Instead?"

Bader added to his previous suc cesses by destroying six enemy aircraft personally.

Bergeant Ozer Tratisek, of the Polish Squadron, who received the DFM destroyed five enemy aircraft in one week,

Among other KAF. rands and nounced last nig are the DTC

trap/Mussolini talks was given yes. terday by the Italian Colonial Minister who has been engaged in DESIGNS INVITED discussions in Germany,

FOR G.C. MEDAL long toget

LONDON, Bept, 23 (Renter)

Artists have been invited to submit

HEALTH RETURNS

sus

alders,

of the pre- to which has peace time.

that

HM submarine Thames (Lieut. Commdr. W. D. Dunkerly, R.N.) is 7-0 overdue and must be considered 80 lost.

(Dahlgren and Gordon homered), The next of kin have been in-

formed. 1 23. Boston 16.

(Williams and Cronin twice homered each. Fox and Tabor also homered).

8 15 Philadelphia Boston Philadelphia

8t, Louis 3 Cleveland

14

9.

2

The match between Chicago and -0«Detroit was postponed.

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