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DEFENCE OF BRITAIN IN HANDS OF HIGH TALENT

LONDON, Dec. 23 (Rteater) When Mr. Winston Churchill, the Prime Minister, recently declared that It is not only in Egypt that Britam had officers of the calibre of General Wavell, and his commanders, he was undoubtedly referring to General Bir John Dill, Chief of the Imperial General Staff at the Far. Offlge, Pays Renter's Military correspondent.

The dam of work between Gen- eral Di and Gen. Wavell has been responsible for a military triumph, It is a matter for con gratulation that such high talent is at the helm in the immediate future when plans must contem- plate the turning of the enemy'a sword of invasion and counter-

AMERICA JAPAN WAR AIM OF GERMANY

thrusting effectively, and, it pasU.S. Commentator On

sible, fatally,

So long as enemy naval barges and troops and air forces LONDON, Dec. 23 (Reuter) — ate concentrated at any German A broadcast talk from Washing- sea bases from Narvik in the ton on the subject of the -state- north to Bordeaux in the south, ment made by a Nazi Foreign the threat of invasion may be once spokesman cin America's come a reality:

attitude was, given by Mr. Linton Daring the winter months, the wells, Germans have more opportunity The noted American commenta- their concentrations tor said that officials in Washing- of making without observation than in thton state that Germany hopes to force the United States into war

units Nazi Statement

Bummer.

The strength of the Luftwaffe with Japan. fi

its estimated at 30,000 aircraft ot

The object of this would be toi

which about 7,000 are bombers, divert America's attention to the so it is likely that the attempted cast. invasion will be heralded by #

strong

troops.

"Impudence" was the comment

advance of parachute by the New York Times yester

"

That the Government believes day on the Berlin statement that such an attack is coming

The German Government, saya

the paper, is poorly advised if it

does not realise that both the

over.

political Parties and the whelming mass of the people are united behind the policy of help-

certum. The British victories in North Africa has intensified the like Whood of it. When Italy 13 defeated and the whole force of the British blockade can be turning Britain so that the defence of the Atlantic remains in friend- ly hands.

ed against Germany, the Nazis will mobilise their total resour- ces for a nai decision.

Hence, the significance to Br- tain of men like Gen. DIL

ANOTHER S'HAI MURDER

FOOL-PROOF RUPEES

INDIAN GOVT. TO MINT NEW ISSUE

NEW DELHI, Dec 13 (Reyter) -The Indian Government has de- cided to Institute large-scale minting of silver rupees for early 155ue owing to increased demand due to trade and absorbtion by hoarding.

Japanese Succumbs To Knife Wounds CHUNGKING, Dec. 23 (Central) A Japanese consular policeman was found lying in a pool of blood near Wen Migo Road in Ngatao, The new coins will consist Shanghai, late on the night of one-half silver and one-half alloy Dec. 20. suffering from serious compared with the present coins knife wounds, according to the of eleven-twelfths silver and one- Shanghai Evening Post and Mer- twelfth alloy..

cury.

of

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He was rushed to the Internia- in the edge which is practically tional Relief Committee's hospital jan absolute safeguard against In the Refugees Zone, but suc-counterfeiting. cumbed shortly afterwards paing

to loss of blood.

Japanese gendarmes conducted a

rigorous search in Wen Miao Road, but without results.

VICHY GOVT.

AND SYRIA

SOVIET PROTEST BROADCAST APPEAL

LODGED

SEQUEL

FOR CONFIDENCE VICHY, Dec. 23 (Reuter)-"It ̧ Marshal Petain is determined

to

RUMANIAN ARRESTS take no military initiative against anyone, he is also determined to preserve for France what she has declared BELGRADE, Dec. 23 (Reuter)-acquired from Spain,"

A protest against an anti-Soviet (General Bergeret, the French campaign in Ramanta and against Minister for Alr, in broadcast- describing arrested persona as from Beirut, reported by the Communists when they have French news agency. nothing to do with the Corn- General Bergeret maid that he munist movement is reported to would be able to report very have been lodged by the Boviet favourably.. to Marshal · Petaln Minister in Bucharest, M. Lavren following his inspection of the tier.

French air force in Syria and He is reported to have stated Lebanon. that Rumania's actions. were "Men of Syria and Lebanon: "intended to camouflage subver- can assure you that in spite of isive actions of the Rumanian his preoccupations in Europe, the that Marshal is not forgetting any Legion" and be demanded they should cease.

"INSTRUCTION" TROOPS LONDON, Dec. 23 (Reuter) NEW detachments pr German troops of instruction" have ar:

territory where the French flag waves. You can have complete confidence in the Marshal as he has confidence in you.”

rived at Timisoara, Rumania, EARLY COLLAPSE OF

during the week, according to a Bucharest newspaper report to the Italian newɛ agency.

KONOYE CABINET

15 PREDICTED The report adds." that Général |

CHUNGKING. pce, 23 (Reuter) Haber has been appointed su

In a leader dealing with the preme commander of German reshuffle of the Japanese Cabinet, troops in Timisoara district: Tim the pictal Central Defly News anara has important sallway com- declared

Yesterday that the munications with Yugo-Blavia Japanese Cabinet is going Bight and Hungary.

Est.

The Inclusion of Baron Hirant- as Minister of the Interior

JAPANESE MILITARY ma

and Mr. Araki, as Minister with-

"MISSION

out Portfolio is seen by the Chi TOKYO, Dec. 23 Rester)-The nese Daily as an attempt on the first Japanese military mission of part of Prince Kanoye to pacify

its kind since 1918 left panen- route for Germany and Italy yesterday.

Rightist elements. "

Describing the Konoye Cabinet

as "Japan's last card and the din clusion of Rightist elements "in

The Domel Agency says that the Cabinet sa the last card of the Mission, headed by Lieut.-the Premier, the daily predicts General Tamashita Director the early collapse of the Eonore General of Military Aviation, 1a Cabinet followed by important trayelling via Biberla

political upheavala (in Japan.

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