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PUNJAB DEPARTURE FOR TOKYO OF FIRST GERMAN PROPAGANDA TO PREMIER AUSTRALIAN

AUSTRALIAN MINISTER TO JAPAN ENCOURAGE BELIEF THAT

FLAYS GANDHI

NEW DELHI, Oct. 2 Reuter)- Sir Sikandar Hyat Khan, Premter of Punjab, declared yesterday that Mahatma Gandhi's demand "amounts to this-while Britain is engaged in a life and death strug- gle against Hitlerism, he should be given freedom to stab her in the back."

He added, "That stabbing is, according to Gandhi, non- violent. It makes no differ. ence in the position."

Sir Sikandar" denied Gandhi's statement that a majority of in- dlans were indifferent to the issue of war. Speaking for Punjab, he could say that 90 per cent of the people were keenly anxious for the defeat of Hitlerism.

He did not doubt that this feel- ing was shared by the other Pro- vinces.

Berlin Again Raided At Night

LONDON,

Oct. 2 (Reuter)-

It is officially learned in London this morning that Berlin was again attacked last night

Other targets in Germany were also attacked while the invasion ports were bombed.

The Berlin News Agency dealing" "with the" raids by the British bombers last night, claims that

MR. MATSUOKA

Informal Talks In Tokyo

MR. GREW

NEW YORK, Oct. 2 (Reuter)-The time has not yet passed" "when men of good will" could prevent a direct clash between the United States and Japan, declared Mr. Horinouchi, the Jap- anese Ambassador, when interviewed by the Washington corres- pondent of the New York Daily News...

He added that the first step to understanding might be the informal talks in Tokyo between Mr. Matsuoka, Japanese For eign Minister and the United States Ambassador there, Mr. Joseph Grew.

Possible Japan-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact

TOKYO, Oct. 2 (Reuter)-Questioned regarding foreign reports of

a possible non-aggression pact between Japan and the Soviet Union,

a government spokesman said he had no knowledge of the matter:

only a few machines managed to Asked whether the newly ap- fly over some of the outer regions pointed Ambassador to Russia, due of the capital without, so far, do in Moscow on Oct. 25, would be authorised to negotiate such a ing any heavy damage.

pact, the spokesman replied, "No, I cannot say that."

SCARCITY OF FOOD

IN PARIS

A picture of Par's under German occupation shows that there is a great scarcity of food, the large shops are empty and mrny fac- tories are not working, according to news bulletin broadcast from Daventry last night

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́ ́· No`motorcars are to be seen on

POSTPONED

MELBOUREUSO¢t 2 (Reuter)— The departner for Tokyo of Sir John Latfish the first Australian' Minister to en, has bean' post-' poned.

It is office emphasised that this was whdue to the uncer- tain political situation fr Auštra- la. Theres no suggestion that Sir John's departure will be long delayed

Meanwhile a conference of Party Leaders called by the Prime Minis- fer, Mr. R. Menzies, to discuss the question?" of establishing 'a National Gellernment has been postponed from Friday till Mon- day, to perm the attendance of the Labour Party Leader, Mr. John Curtin, who has to travel from West Australj

“FIRM SUSTERMINATION," TOKYO, DA 2 (Reuter)-Aus- tralia is breaking her agreements with Japan and Japan is watch- ing the situation "vigilantly with firm determination," declares the newspaperABAHI SHIMBUN to- day, in a leader on the Anglo- Japanese relasjons generally."

As a basis for this statement, the paper alleged that Australla re- fused to permit wool shipments to Japan since Inly despite the agreement regulating this very matter.

The paper adds that Ispan will inform Britain that it re- gards the mean Burida. Pink with disfavour.25%,

The Tomiuri Shimbun declares that Japan is "grimly resolved to remove all obstacles in the way of the construction of the new order In this part of the world and hold- ing Great Britain responsible for any situation arising therefrom."

LONDON, Oct 2 (Reuter}-Ber- muda, is buying 1,000,000 rounds of ammunition for the British troops by means of a novel way.

SOVIET NORTHERN- FLEET BACKA MOSCOW, Oct. 2 (Reuter)-The He added that the new Am-Soviet Northern Fleet has return- bassador could naturally discussed to Murmansk and other north

Aahopkeeper opened a fund ern ports, after manoeuvres in the anything with the Soviet.

whereby six rounds, could be pur He described the situation in Parents Sea, off Kola Peninsula. Indo-China as quiet on all fronts Aircraft, submarines and coastal chased for a shilling and many a!1 participated. The school children are buying, bullets. and said that local relations be- troops, tween the Japanese and French manoeuvres were stated to have with their pocket money.

The cost of 100,000 rounds bas been successful.despite very bad authorities were “very smooth."

weather.

been remitted to the War Office.

JAPANESE RAID AMI JUNCTION

TOKYO, Oct. 2 (Reuter)-For the first time since the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese War. Jap-

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SOVIET IS ON POINT OF JOINING NEW AXIS PACT

LONDON, OCT. 2 (BRITISH WIRELESS)-NO INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE IN LONDON TO CONFIRM REPORTS CURRENT IN THE PRESS, THAT HERR VON RIB- BENTROP, THE GERMAN FOREIGN MINISTER, HAS GONE TO MOSCOW.

As these reports appear to originate in Germany it is suggested here that the story is possibly mere propaganda put abroad to encourage the belief that Russia is on the point of joining the three-Power Fact between Germany, Italy and Japan.

The conclusion of the Pact has not yet been officially intimated by Sir Robert Craigie, British Ambassador in Tokyo,

Anti-Climax Feeling In Spain

MADRID, Oct. 2 (Renter)—– Messages from Rome indicat-- ing that there will be no change in Spain's non-belli- gerent policy, resulted in a feeling of anti-climax "here, after all the storaganda em- anating from Rome and Berlin about Senor Suner's visit to Italy.....

Akhough expectations of a

visit was never justified by the facts, many Spaniards were misled by ominous-hints from the Axis capitals and bad begun to think that Spain's rumoured offer to enter - the. war was imminent.

It is too soon to say, that Senor Suner's ́visit" won't effect Spain's internal affairs, but it is probable that: the principal reasons have not been published and it must, therefore, remain in doubt whether Rome's claim that Italy and Germany never ex- ercised pressures on Spain is a refutal of the British pro- paganda, as it purports to be. or it is merely a confession of failure.

·ARMY THAT DEFEATED

"TO OUR ARMY AND AIR FORCE HAS NOW BEEN

the streets, so that Parisians have anese naval aircraft raided theDED. ANOTHER GREAT ARMY, WHICH DOES NOT|

to ride, only the underground or on bicycles.

Paria is entirely cut off from un- #occupied and the rest of France and the people have to depend on Vichy for their newɛ.

Ami junction on the Yunnan rai- way. midway between Kunming and Indo-China, says A Domei Agency dispatch,

The dispatch claims that heavy damage was inflicted on military establishments and two large fres were caused

PREMIER AT PALACE

It was also reported from Vichy that all male foreigners in France are to be registered and given work, without pay, but they will be giver a bonds and their fu milies will be granted allowances. LONDON: Oct, 2 (WS)-The This will not, however, deprive Prime Minister had an audience of them of the right to emigrate, the King at Buckingham Palace subject to the usual formalities, yesterday.

TODAY'S WAR SUMMARY

THE SPANISH POSITION of non-belligerency is expected to be clarified as the result of talks in Rome between Suner, Mussolini and Ciano. Meanwhile Madrid reports that reports from the Italian capital indicating there will be no change in Spain's policy have resulted in a feeling of anti-climax. With regard to the report that Russia is on the point of Joining the Axis-Japan Pact no informa- tion available in London to confirm reports that Von Ribbentrop has gone to the Soviet capital. ⠀

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IT IS EMPHASISED THAT the postponement of the departure for Tokyo of the first Australian Minister to Japan is due to the uncertain political situation in Australia but a Japanese newspaper states that Australia is breaking her agreements with Japan. VIL FORTY-FOUR OF THE AMERICAN destroyers transferred to the British Navy will be named after towns and villages common to the. United Kingdom and the United States

OBJECTIVES IN THE BERLIN AREA were hammered by Royal Air Force aircraft on Monday night during a four-hour rald on the Reich capital A power station was hit hymen

SE LATEST ON THE INDO-CHINA FRONT is that Japanese forces are advancing towards Hanoi in a scissors movement.

KNOW WHAT DEFEAT MEANS AND WHICH CANNOT BE DEFEATED BY ALL HERR HITLER'S BRUTALITY. This is the army of the homeless in Britain and they will be a credit to any army in the world. Its ranks may be more and more expanded, but from my own personal knowledge I can tell you that this army is looking forward with complete confidence to the time when the order 'Right About Turn will be given. That will be its joyous and great homecoming."

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PAGE 2-Softball Beason; Bowls- notes; Tennis results; Sport- ing fixtures,

PAGE 3-Radio programmes: Coming events; Cinema notes. PAGE 4-Berlin objectives ham- mered by RAF Indo- China situation; Prèssure CIL Syria; Defence of Americas; That protest to Hanoi," PAGE 5-Wedding: Bank manager fined; Shanghal women aid General de Gaulle:

Round the Police Courts PAGE - Leading article

Speculation on Burma Road: General Wu Te-chen sees vital role for PL

PAGE 8 Crossword puzzle. PAGES & 10-Finance and

commerce

PAGE 12 Training

University track

This eloquent tribute to the magnificent courage and spirit of the men, women and children who have been ren- dered homeless as a result of the ruthless bombing of Bri- tain by the Germans, was Miss pald last night by Florence Horsbrugh, M.P. Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Health, when she broadcast from Daventry, on the work being done by the Ministry to assist these unfortunate people.

“I have been naked to tell you,”

Courage Of The London Civilians In Face Of Night Raids

LONDON, Oct. 2 (Reuter)- Evidence is constantly accumulat- ing of the courage at the London

vilians in the face of the night +

raida.

One party of 200 men, wo

men and children accustomed to take refuge nightly in the basement of an East End library, have organised "talent":"" competition, the performers carrying on despite the boom- ing of guns and they are also organising a Christmas club,

Efforts To Drag Spain

Into War Unsuccessful

Commenting on Senor Suner's visit to Rome, the DAILY TELEGRAPH points out the inherent Axis difficulty. in persuading Spain to adopt a course which Italy herself has pursued unprofitably since June 10.

of the Italian Spanish people would be left to Speaking parleys with Senor Suner, the starve...

"At present, Spain is able to ob- paper says: "The facts of the

tain supplies she needs, not only situation suggest that their wheat but other, food products efforts to drag Spain into the and oil by the agreement with us. Our Intention to keep the war has not been successful.

"What Hitler has failed to ob-whole of the Iberian Peninsula at tain from Benor Suner's long vidit peace and further its "prosperity to Berlin it is not likely that his has been proved. subaltern will be able to extract

DAMP SQUIB Immediately after Italy's en The Axis Pact with Japan ap- try, Spain declared herself non pears more and more to be some- belligerent That, of course, is the thing in the nature of a damp status which Italy has held until squib, according to a broadcast the defeat of France tempted her comment from Daventry Inst to deliver a stab in the back with

night. the hope of obtaining-spoils of victory without cost.

GROSS MISCALCULATION.

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The Pact is really a piece of window-dressing and is apparent- ly designed to turn the attention. "The subsequent course of the of German people from the fact war has shown that Mussolini that the long-promised invasion of made gross miscalculation, which England is still hanging fire. General Franco can feel a small In Japan itself the people ap- desire to imitate. Italy has made pear to think little or nothing no progress towards her ambt about the Pact. This has prompt- tions, but she has involved her-ed one newspaper to take the self in a long hard struggle for people to task for their lack of in- which she has not the resources. terest, since no lantern or flag- "Upon the French collapse, parade was held to celebrate what Spanish opinion is inclined to ex-was described as an important pect that the triumph of Ger-world development. many over Britain would not be long delayed Every effort has Pact says, that it has changed been made by the Germans and nothing and that it has not add- Italians in Spain and Senored effectively to the strength of Suner's Fascist Party to make this either of the signatory parties. delusion" dominate the Spanish policy.

TWO FRENCHMEN DETAINED

Australian comment

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NEW ESTIMATE "Facts are however stronger than propaganda and the shatter-

VANTIGUA AREWARD ISLANDS, ing of the Luftwaffe's attacks, the Oct. 2 (Reuter) The former destruction of German invasion Governor of the French Colonial flotillas and the raids of our Services, M. Carde, and the former Force have given Spain a new Administrator of the same service, estimate of British and Naz M. Revoll, were detained here

power.

while en route from Martinique to Miami by Pan American Air-

Ways.

"The Spaniards have also before. them vivid examples of the man- ner in which Naaldom pillages the

It was stated that they possessed country weak enough to admit Nazi control. Like other nations certain articles contrary to de- under the German control the fence regulations.

CLARIFICATION OF SPAIN'S NON-BELLIGERENCY

ROME, OCT. 2 (REUTER)THE CLARIFICATION OF SPAIN'S NON-BELLIGERENT - POSITION WILL RESULT FROM THE CONVERSATIONS of Senor Sauer Spanish Minister of In- terior, with Signor Mussolint and Count Clano, Italian Foreign Minister, says the STEFANT AGENCY, E

Although the talks will have great importazice," it be not to be anticipated that they will go beyond thees Umits"

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