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驳驳船陸舶抛开伍减式第

HONGKONG, TUESDAY, AUGUST 5, 1941.

BRITAIN WILL SEND FLEET TO THE PACIFIC IF NECESSARY: "WE ARE NOW GETTING DOWN TO WILL NAZI REAL BUSINESS AT LAST" AIR FORCE

THE ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE AUSTRALIAN NAVY MINISTËR, MR. WILLIAM M. HUGHES, THAT BRITAIN WILL BE ABLE IF NECESSARY TO SEND A FLEET TO THE PACIFIC HAS CAUSED GREAT EXCITEMENT IN SINGAPORE, says Reuter

The announcement was splashed today by local newspapers in all languages and the man-in-the-street feels: "WE ARE NOW GETTING DOWN TO REAL BUSINESS AT LAST."

It has been appreciated on all sides that the effectiveness of Britain's resistance to the progressive Japanese encroachments had in the past been considerably hamper- ed by the fact that Britain did not dispose of a strong fleet in the Pacific.

It had naturally been felt that should there be a show-down with Japan. Ame- rica would put her fleet into the struggle in the Pacific but the knowledge that a Bri- tish fleet is available is more categorically reassuring.

Dispatch Of Japanese Forces To Indo-China Now Almost Completed

The dispatch of Japanese forces to French Indo-China has been almost completed, declared VICE-ADMIRAL NIIMI. C.-in-C. of the Japanese Fleet in Indo-China waters, at a Press conference on arrival at Saigon from Camranh Bay on Sunday, according to a Japanese Press message, says Reuter from Tokyo.

Admiral Niimi said that it! was a matter of sincere con-

gratulation for the construc-. tion of a sphere of common prosperity that an agreement for the joint defence of Indo- China had been concluded between Japan and France.

Additional Japanese

forces had been sent to Indo- China without a hitch under the terms of the accord. He added

Japan Is

Determined

Regardless

Of Danger

that be would live up to the spirit Regarding the Far Eastern

of the joint defence.

situation, MAJOR ALLEN MURRAY,

The Adiniral took the occasion in a commentary broadcast from

ing the latter's entry.

and political concessions.

j

KEEP WORD?

Commenting on the heavy R.A.F. raid on Berlin on Sunday night. MAJOR ALLEN MURRAY, in 2 broadcast from "London. said that the German High Command had always sworn that they would make even stronger reprisal raids on London, so that it would be Interesting to see if they keep their word.

•

Major Murray added that he would suggest that with the Luft, waffe already split on two fronts they would have a lot of their work cut out to do much about it.

日伍月挝年資拾肆佰政登英

NO SIGNIFICANT

CHANGES

ON

RUMANIAN SECTORS OF FRONT: ANOTHER NIGHT RAID ON MOSCOW. Great German Attack Brought To Halt From Adriatic To Black Sea

The Soviet mid-day communique yesterday stated that there were no significant changes on the RUMANIAN sectors of the front.

It added that during Sunday night fighting continued in the SMOLENSK, KOROSTEN and BELAYA TŠEKKOV areas, says Reuter.

MOSCOW was again raided on Sunday night by German machines but very few managed to penetrate over the capital. Russian night fighters dispersed the Nazi aircraft.

It is now admitted by the Germans themselves that their great attack on Russia has been brought to a halt along the whole front from the Arctic Ocean to the Black Sea and it is very improbable that they will be able to renew the offensive, certainly not in a decisive manner nor on a large scale, writes Reuter's Military commentator.

Their military spokesmen |

It is realised that it will

and their Press now talk of take time to send a British

fighting an army not only feet to the Far East, but

ENEMY ACTIVITY superior in numbers but also. every-one is confident that Britain's existing strong land

OVER E. COAST

superior in equipment and all evidence which flows into and air forces in the Far East LONDON, Aug. 4 (BWS)--An

London from innumerable are capable of effective de-official communique states: fence in an emergency until] "There was alight enemy acti-sources goes to confirm that the promised fleet arrives and vity last night over the East coast this is the case and the Nazis

of England and Scotland.

are at last speaking the truth. then, instead of being defen- "Bombs were dropped at a few

Bly battalions are now with the dive, it is confidently anti-scattered points, including one in cipated that Britain's activi-North-East England where some ties would rapidly turn to aj houses were demolished and some casualties caused including a small most effective offensive.

number killed,"

Chinese circles here are frankly unpressed by this renewed de- monstration of firmness on the part of Britain.

One important Chinese, in- terviewed by Renter, såld:

"Without hesitation, Britain has imposed economic sanc- the tions against Japan over question of Indo-China. Now. when Japan begins to coerce Thailand. Britain

follows up

with the announcement that can only be interpreted as a direct threat of offensive ac- tion against Japan if she goes further."

Hindu Law Committee Completes Hard Task

Russians. If this is so then the strategical situation of Hitler's armles in Russia E very pre- carious..

The strain of heavy fighting, long marches; shortage of supplies of all kinds, the great dimculties 3oftproperly earing for the wound- ed and getting them away over great distances to safe hospitals must all be telling severely on the

the fighting capacity of

Nazl troops, Desertions to the Russians. are fairly frequent.

In addition to all these adverse circumstances there is another

which will be affecting them more

The Hindu Law Committee has deeply than all put together, and

now completed the hardest part of their task. They have concluded a general review of the law of suc-

"In view of the United States Cession and bave prepared four

hostile

attitude to memoranda on the subject, says

that is the realisation of failure.

Cont'd Page 5. Col. 3

Aggressive Tactics

to express warm appreciation to London yesterday, said that the increasingly the French Indo-China Govern-Japanese were already concentrat-wards Japan, there is no room left | Reater from Smia ment and people for their en- ing considerable forces on the for the two countries in an at- It is learnt that the whole faw thusiastic co-operation with the

Thailand border and were making tempt to re-adjust their relations," of succession has been crystallised Japanese armed forces in facilitat- all sorts of demands for economie says the important Japanese by the Committee into seven rules newspaper, ASAHI SHIMBUN, | which, it is claimed, are the cor- rect translation of the Mithakshara principles and which, when applied; TOBRUK, Aug. 4(Reuter) to decided cases would yield re-offensive patrols from Tobruk sults in accord in most instances continued their aggressive tactics with those arrived nuependently today but the enemy apparently by the courts and where the re-refused to contact by withdrawing

AT STRATEGIC TOWN

A large body of Japanese me- chanised forces arrived at a strate- gle town in Cambodia yesterday, according to a report from Indo- China.

This pointed to Japan's deter. mination to go ahead with her southward drive regardless of danger.

"We at home," said Major The main body of the troops Murray, "have

every

confidence

It adds: "It is now time for Japan to complete its prepara- tions in anticipation of the worst to come.” Declaring that Great Britain,

wrived in the town on Saturday, Malaya will look after British in- ing regime have been co-operat judicial decisions have already been cover of darkness. was preceded by a vanguard which that you people in Burma and the United States and the Chung-sults dier, it is found that the Irom the forward positions under

ing to complete the encircling of subjected to criticism in the stand- terests there."

Major Murray added that the Japan since early this year, the ard books of Hindu Law. increase in armed forces combined Asahi says: "Because of this it is

It is further claimed that the with the economic measures taken only natural that Japan concluded seven-rules will clarify and sim- by Britain, the United States and a Joint defence pact with Frencajɓlify the law to such a degree that

Japanese

Sailings Postponed

the Netherlands-East Indies, were fully sufficient to make Japan see the error of her ways.

·POLITICAL BLITZKRIEG TOKYO, Aug. 4 (Reuter)-It to CHUNGKING, Aug. 4 (Central understood from usually reliable-The SIN SHUN PAO, Japanese American sources that all Japanese Army organ in Shanghai, states, sallings to the United States have that following the settlement of been postponed indefinitely.

the French Indo-China, insuè. The Japanese are silent in con- Japan's political blitzkrieg will be nexion with the matter.

directed against Thailand,

CANADIANS TRAINING IN SPECIAL TACTICS

LONDON, Aug. 4° (BWS)-Dispelling the idea that soldiers 'who' supply food, ammunition and fuel are non-combatants, the second -Canadian Division of the Army Service Corps in England are receiv ing dally training in special tactics whioli include para-troop hunt- ing, tauk stalking, night patrols, deferies, against dive bombers and the use of explosives and weapons.

This elaborate transport unit elses like those carried out by in-. which, if it`at all moved together | fantrymen and are trained in at~ | would stretch 32 nues along the tack, ag welj ng defence. roads, has a supply which, dally

handles about 26 tons of food- ORDER OF DAY stuffs, petról company with a

Indo-China."

minefields.

The patrols did valuable work locating and destroying hostile

In the frontier area, patrols from any layman applying them to a our mechanised units have again. The paper says that Britain and given case must arrive at the same harassed the enemy particularly the United States are forming a decision as the judicial authority. by artillery fire, says a Middle blce of the United States, Britain, The three remaining memoranda East communique. Chungking, the Dutch East Indies relate to the law of female succes- and are striving to include the ston under the Mithakshara school; secondly, the succession of male and female under the Day- abhaga school and thirdly, the succession of women to property.

Soviet Union.

What they ask in return for aid to the Soviet is greatly im- portant to Japan.

Japan has a Neutrality Pact, with the Soviet, but if the Soviet accedea to the British. and Ameri-

HOPKINS BACK

Hanover Raided

LONDON,

Drive To Get Behind

Kiev Wants Watching

Commenting on the latest phase of the war on. the Eastern front, MAJOR ALLEN MURRAY, m a broadcast from London yes- terday, said that the Nazi drive on Ukraine was from the north and east and it seemed rather as if the German Copamand, not satisfied with the slow advance In the Smolensk sector, had de- cided to look for a weak spot and had found it in Kiev.

LOSS TO H.K.

UNIVERSITY

PROFESSOR HSU TI-SHAN, M.A., B.Litt., B.D., Professor of Chinese at the University of Hongkong, whose death at the age of 47 is reported on Page. 3-(Mayfair Studio).

This drive to get behind Kiev wanted watching because of Im-. portant Russian railways there. The Black Sea port of Odessa would be in danger of being-cat off as the way ran north and not eastward.

The Russian High Command, he sald, may he counted on to make the necessary dispositions to meet this attack, The Russian- armies

In the Ukraine had not been over- run and appeared to have with- drawn in order, '

he

NOT ANOTHER DRIVE Major Murray said that thought it possible that we would not see another German drive along the whole front. In the came way, the Russians were not likely to launch one great coun- ter-offensive.

The official Russian organ IZVESTIA stated, quite frankly "We are not yet saying that the German Fascist army is smashed. The enemy is still strong. He 19 still striving to invade new terri tory."

This comment, concluded Maj. Murray, showed the note of cau- tion that was necessary.

HEAVY FIGHTING

NORTH OF ICHANG

CHUNGKING, Aug. 4 (Reuter) — HEAVY FIGHTING IS GOING

ON NORTHWARD OF ICHANG ON THE NORTH BANK OF THE YANGTSE RIVER AND WESTWARD OF THE HAN RIVEB, accord- ing to Chinese field dispatches reaching here.

The Chinese reports say that starting from July 27 Japanese forces north-eastward of Ichang advanced westward in, an effort to disperse the strong Chinese forces concentrated in the hills north- ward of Ichang.

As the Japanese forces moved anese troops renewed the offen | north-westward, the main body of sive on the afternoon of Aug. 2, (Reuter) the Chinese forces withdrew to adding that heavy fighting was

Chinese forces launched a coun-

cari demands," Japan's future LONDON, AUB, 4 (Reuter)-In spite of unfavourable weather, strategic heights northward, mean. In prograża, course is clearly outlined in the Mr. Harry Hopkins, President British aircraft attacked industries while sending detachments to the Tripartite Pact and the more Roosevelt's special envoy, returned and communications at Hanover Japanese flank in the rear. pressure Britain and the United to London last night after a four-and Frankfurt-on-Main.. States attempt to put on Japan, day visit to Moscow, where he had The docks at Calals were also ter-attack on Aug. 1 when the the more determined will Japan a number of conferences with M. bombed. become in realising her ideals in Stalin and other Soviet leaders Bast Asia.

GERMAN SHIP CAUGHT

LONDON, LONDON, ADS, 4 (BW8)—In the

Aug. ̈4 (Reuter)—

One of our aircraft is missing

Today's News Summary

· GREAT EXCITEMENT WAS CAUSED in Singapore by the an- nouncement by the Australian Minister for the Navy that Britain was able, if necessary, to send a fleet to the Pacific. The man-in- the street feels "we are now getting down to business, ab Inst.”

THE ROYAL AIR FORCE OFFENSIVE against Western Germany is being continued by day and night In spite of unfavourable

carrying capacity of 175 tons to first Order of the Day to the Third The Admiralty announced that the koop the divisions guna and wen- Canadian Division after its arrival German steamer Frankfurt of weather Sunday night, bomberse dew to Hanover and the docks

Japanese launched no less than teh assaults in an effort to break through the Chinese cordon,

DAWN ASSAULTS

At dawn on Aug. 2, the Japanese renewed their assaults with the support of artillery and aircraft but the main body of the Japanese:

surrounded forces were

And liquidated with small units suc- ceeding to escape through the Chinese cordon toward the north- oast, leaving behind many ded and wounded, and a large quantity

One report ofalmis. Japanese dead were counted in the battlefeld,

MA Another report says that after | receiving reinforcements, 8,000 Ja

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pons fring, and the troop-carrying in England, Major-General 0,520 tons has been intercepted by at Calais Were also attacked, we wern front of supplies 1,7001

company which can move with a Prae urged them to put every mary brigade of infantry at one time. effort into their training so that, . In addition to inter supply when the time came, they would

duties, the men of the 0.4.6.0, be a "curse to the enemy, a bless spend much time in target probing to our friends and a credit to Lice on ranges and platoon, exer- Canada.

British patrols white attempting to run the blockade. -

FIGHTING IN THE BMOLENBR SECTOR on the Eastern

la continuing, The Germans are now making a drive towards Klov The Frankfurt was reported 30 in the Ukraine. Moscow was again raided on Bunday night but have mailed on June 29 zum Río dhlý, à fey, Neal machines penetrated to the Soviet capital. de Janeiro, where she had arrived AGGRESSIVE TACTICS ARE BEING maintained by British on June 8 with a cargo of nitrate, patrols from Tobrug Mogile minefields have been destroyed

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Tatian; Round the Po lice Courfa 4-Leading article! Axis Hurry.

-Radio programmes: Com- ing events Crossword

7-German High Command preparing third blitskrieg: Henry R.AF. bomberg raid. Heart of Bariin; British haval forces reported int

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