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HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13, 1941. 日蓥拾月捌年业拾肆佰玖仟音英

UNITED STATES MAY SEVER ALL Fifteen

COMMERCIAL RELATIONS WITH JAPAN: SECOND VISIT BY MR.

TO LONDON POSSIBLE

MENZIES

Volunteers Injured

At Shek-O

Fifteen members of the Hong- kong Volunteer Defence Corps and a bombardier of the Royal Artil- lery were injured in a motor ac- cident in the Shek-O area shortly

before midnight last night.

Toyoda To Make Statement On FOOD FOR WHEN weder modest that mist

Japanese Foreign Policy

LATEST TURN IN EVENTS IN THE FAR EAST IS THAT THE UNITED STATES MIGHT POSSIBLY SEVER ALL COMMERCIAL RELATIONS WITH JAPAN IF THE JAPANESE MAKE ANY FURTHER MOVE IN THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC OR TAKE ACTION AGAINST THE RUSSIANS IN SIBERIA.

This statement was made by SENATOR GEORGE, Chairman of the Senate For- eign Relations Committee, in Washington yesterday, according to a Reuter Bulletin message last night.

It was announced in Tokyo yesterday that the Japanese Foreign Minister, Ad- miral Teijiro Toyoda, will receive foreign correspondents soon when it is expected he will make a statement on foreign policy.

FOR 80 MINUTES YESTERDAY, GENERAL HIDEKI TOJO HAD AN INTER- VIEW WITH THE EMPEROR.

FROM AUSTRALIA COMES NEWS THAT MR. ROBERT G. MENZIES, PRIME MINISTER OF AUSTRALIA, MAY VISIT LONDON AGAIN.

Following the emergency Cabinet meeting, Mr. Menzies announced that the Cabinet had unanimously requested him to go to London as soon as possible.

WARNING BY JAPANESE tain difficulties in the way of ON U.S. AID TO RUSSIA however, unwise

insuperable. It would be,

WARS END

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GERMAN PRESSURE IN THE UKRAINE PERSISTS STRONGLY Claim To Be 70 Miles From Nikolayev Is Likely Inaccurate

Competent military circles in London consider that the German claim, that strong forces are 70 miles from the Black Sea port of Nikolayev, is not likely to be 20- curate, says British Wireless.

Details of the mishap are laek- ing but from enquiries made from the Police it was learned that a NEW YORK, Aug. 12 (Reuter)-military lorry,

which the The United States Government Volunteers and some Regulars has begun to

It is thought that armoured units may have advanced accumulate huge were travelling stocks of foodstuffs which will be D'Aguilar Road towards Shek-O

along Cape but there is no evidence that substantial units are there rushed to Europe, China, and Road, left the road and went over

at all. The position is more likely to be a break-through other distressed areas when the the hillside.

by a few armoured vehicles. wars end, according to the Wash- Among those sent to Queen Mary ington correspondent of the NEW Hospital were the following Volun-the German pressure in the There are indications that YORK HERALD-TRIBUNE.

Plans have been drafted to or-

ganise an "international granary" in the Western hemisphere.

Surplus grain and fats are now being accumulated in Argentina, Canada and Australia as well as the United States

teers:-

Carr, Tucker, Taylor, Bucking-

Bdr. Roscoe, R.A., the driver the lorry.

Ukraine is persisting strongly Fair Share Of

U.S. Planes For Russians

ham. Zalkzeff. Clemow, Treskin, and there is no sign of any Lipkowsky, Brown, Smith, Lawton, falling off in this sector. The Floysand. Henningson, Lander and greatest pressure of German Pomeroy; and

advance comes from the south-east from Uman rather than the North-west.

It 19 kely that the Dneister has been crossed near the north-east corner of Bessara- bia. There is no change in the Smolensk sector or further north machine in history, Russia WAS Opposed by the greatest miltary In the Leningrad sector.

CRAIGIE-TOYODA TALK: NO DETAILS DIVULGED

Mr. Menzies said that cer-the Cabinet Information Beard, refused to divulge the detalls of TOKYO, Aug. 12 (Reuter)-Mr. Koh Ishii, Deputy Spokesman of yesterday's conversations between SIR ROBERT CRAIGIE. British such a course might not be Ambassador, and ADMIRAL TOYODA. Foreign Minister, when queried

before the regul Press conference today. to accept

"However," he said, "the matter involved no big or serious ques- TOKYO, Aug. 12 (Reuter)—"The Japanese Government has never until the proposal had been

tions," manifested its attitude towards the war supplies reported to be sent fully discussed by all Parties, regarding the conversations of Mr. Cordell Hall, U.S. Secretary of Mr. Ishli said that he had not received any official information "It is imperative," he said, "that state, and Admiral Nomura, Japanese Ambassador to the United whoever goes should have the tull, States. support of the Government."

to the Soviet Union by the United States via Vladivostok,” Mr. Koh Ishii, Deputy Spokesman of the Information Beard, told foreign correspondents tony.

Mr. Ishi dented the Press report that the United States had been warned by Japan not to send war materials to Soviet Russia "I do not knew it any supplies via Vladivostok and then added: have been sent to the Soviet Union by the United States."

fle also reiterated that the situation, in which Japan would be placed should the United States send war materials to the Soviets via Vladivostok, would be embarrassing.

The spokesman voiced the opinion that it would make no du ference whether these materials would be sent ab ard American or Soviet ships

when

Asked if the Japanese reinforcements to Southern Indo-China The suggestion will be debated have been completed. Mr. Ishll said: "I think so,” though he added

the Federal assembles on Aug. 20 when it to tary one.

Parliament he had no authority to discuss the matter which is entirely a mill- expected that a statement on the Far East position will also be made.

Assuring the Government of Labour's full support in the war effort of Australin, MR, J. CURTIN, the Labour Leader, said that THE WAR WAS COMING CLOSER TO THE

ONE NAZI PLANE CANADA TO COMMONWEALTH.

OVER BRITAIN

LONDON, Aug. 12 (Reuter) — Only one German plane was over Britain last night.

This bopped over the South- west coast but dropped no bombs.

KREFELD ATTACKED

LONDON, Aug. 12 (BWN)--An Air Ministry communique states: "In spite of bad weather, a force of Bomber Command aircraft last night attacked objectives at Kre- feld, Rheydt, and Munchen- Gladbach in West, Germany."

C.Z. RAIDED BY NAZI PLANES

LONDON. Aug. 12

(Reuter)

HAVE THE BIGGEST ARMY IN HISTORY

"No matter who or what we are, today is the day when Australia will ask for the loyalty and devoted services of her sons," he remarked. The Labour Leader added that all men who were not fighting, orį training to fight, must work.

Darlan Now Minister For Home Defence

Huntzinger Is Now State Secretary

LONDON, Aug. 12 (Reuter-The

IMPORTANCE OF FOOD AS MAJOR WEAPON IS STRESSED

He said in this time of crisis,

River Will Need All Help

She Can Get

A Russian mid-day communique could get from the United States going to want all the help she states briefly that "during the and ourselves, sa'd MAJOR ALLEN night of Aug. 11/12, our troops MURRAY when be broadcast front continued fighting with the enemy London last night. In the Kexholm, Bolts, Smolensk, Korosten and Uman directions.

fair share of the planes from

In other directions and sectors America for Britain would be go- of the front, there were no large ug to the Soviets and this would scale military operations. Our air mean even greater effort in our force in co-operation with landown factories to make up the forces, continued to inflict blows balance. on motor and mechanised units The German campaign in Bus and infantry of the enemy on the sta had engaged the attention of battlefield and attacked his air the Luftwaffe but Britain must force on aerodromes."

not take it that it meant the Nazis would not come cver in force

BEAT OFF MASS BAID MOSCOW, Aug. 12 (Reuter)-again shortly. But the respite had The following is a supplement to given valuable time for concen- the Soviet communique issued by trating on our Are-fighting ser

vices.

the Soviet Information Bureau yesterday:

HEAVY FIGHTING "Our air force continued to in- fillet blows on enemy panzer troops

Regarding the war in Russia, and infantry, attacked his aircraft Major Murray said that heavy on aerodromes and bombed a large ghilig was in progress In all the railway bridge at Chernovody, on main sectors of the Russian frent the Danube, and ships at Con Just now serious the situation was stanza. The bridge was destroyed. In the southern sector it was hard "On Aug. 10, 39 enemy planes to say owing to lack of definite were destroyed and we lost 25. information. According to precise information The German Army Commander

German Radio reports from Vichy The importance of food as

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 (Reuter) The following official statement French Cabinet changes giving major weapon is stressed by Pre-now available, during the German in the Ukraine had a militon men was made by the Thai Consul-Adrairal Darian the post of Minis-sident Roosevelt in a letter to the raid on Moscow on the night of under him Generaj at Singapore on behalf of ter for Home Defence. OTTAWA, Aug. 12 (Reuter) the Thai Government:

General Department Humtzinger a change of title from which the President declared that brought down and not five as pre- the Russian soldiers west of the or Agriculture In Aug. 10 six German planes were and it was his plan to surround fighting the enemy Canada army in her history and will con- of being good friends with all State Secretary for War Affairs, gerves to meet emergeneles which

is to have the biggest "Thailand adheres to the poncy War Minister now abolished to the United States needs tond reviously reported.IN sist of six complete divisions.

t live s

River Dnelper. countries and is definitely not and M. Pierre Pucheux, former can as yet be only dimly foreseen."

The Soviet Com- At present, there

are 220,000 being the enemy of any country.

"The other day between 60 mander could be trusted to bring Under-Secretary of Interior, the

and 70 German and Finnish men in service overseas and at

his men out of this situation suc- home and recruiting

"In regard to strategic positions, pust of Home Minister.

planes attempted to carry out averages

cessfully as he was famous for his 7,000 men a month.

no country has presented a re-

It is stated that the changes are "food is the weapon against Hit-

a mass rald on the Murmansk skill in manoeuvring. The first and second divisions quest for any base or threatened not yet officially confirmed, but berism just as much as munitions,

area. Detachments of enemy have already been in Britain for

Thalland with military action.

the German Radio says that Vichy and food will continue to be the

planes were intercepted by our "The movement of troops out-

political quarters attach particular weapon in all efforts toward en-

fighters and fierce air combats some time while part of the third aide the realm is regarded by the importance to the last appoint-suring a more orderly, prosperous į arrived there in the recent ble Government as no concern of Thai-

ensued, "With the very first vigorous. convoy across the Atlantic.

and peaceful world." Gen. Hantzinger, who appears Land and in regard to the military to have a situation, Thailand has not the Darian, was the man who signed need not only abundant produc-rection of the German Finnish

LOOTED WORLD

and powerful onslaught our flers new head in Admiral

broke

up the The President declared: "We formation and the centralised di- enemy's battle slightest apprehension of being the the armistice with Germany. object of military aggression of

tion for ourselves but for other planes was lost. They scattered any foreign. Power.

He had a talk with Gen: Wey-nations resisting aggression. The into small groups." "Such is Thailand's polley and meeting and later. Gen. Weygand gand before Saturday's Cabinet.

monstrous forces of Nazilum have The sixth division is being me-That soldiers observe it to the end returned to North Africa, without looted the world and are ravaging

and even if Thailand has to fight, attending the meeting as expect it-will be solely for the purpose of ed. preserving the honour of the army!

The rest will go to Britain dur Canal Zone was raided last night

ing the next few months. by German planes.

The Fourth division will remain Eight persons were killed and 13 in Canada while the fifth division, Injured.

an armoured one, will also proceed At Alexandria, the casualties abroad. were four injured and there was glight damage to property.

bilised.

Today's News Summary

THE SEVERANCE BY AMERICA OF ALL commercial relations with Japan was hinted by Senator George in Washington yester- day. The Japanese Foreign Minister, it is announced, is to make a statement on foreign policy on when he will receive foreign cor-" respondents.

THE PRIME MINISTER OF AUSTRALIA, Mr. Menzles, has been requested by the Federal Cabinet to go to London as soon as pos- sible. The suggestion is to be debated at the meeting of the Federal Parliament next week.

THREE NEW TARGETS IN WESTERN GERMANY were sought out and attacked by British aircraft on Monday night. The docks at Rotterdam wore also attacked. None of our planes are missing from the night's operations.

ADMIRAL DARLAN HAS BEEN GIVEN THE post of Minister for Home Defence and General Huntsinger is now Secretary of Stats for War Affaira.

THE IMPORTANCE OF THE FOOD PROBLEM is stresact in a lotter by President Rocoyoit to the Agricultural Department, The United States to already taking steps to have resprve stooks of food for those dolineries that are in need when the wars and

of Thailand and will fight to the last."

BETTONS LEAVE SARAWAK There has been an evacuation of Britishers from Sarawak. and Borneo and a number, of evacuees, including women and children, have already arrived in Bingapore and more are expected, placing hotel accomodation at a premium. It is also reported that a number of evacuees from Salzon are simi- larly expected.

SUPPLIES TOʻN, E L Denoral Claggett of the United States Army and five officers, includ ing in Army pilot, Colonel Maitland, are at present staying in the N. EI. In connexion with the up- mios of war materials from the United States to the N. BA

ment.

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2 Rotary Club tiffin; League,

tennta,

3 Urban Courelt Chinese Police inspectors offered

any lands. The brat task is to

beat down these forces, then re- pair the damage they have done to the best of our ability. In this process of rebuilding and rehabili- | tatlon, food will be essential.”

The letter was an acknowledge- ment of the report on the Agri- cultural Department's programme devised to encourage production of pork, dairy products, poultry and other fooda.

bribe Round the Police POISON GAS" WAR

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Pacido Tinder Box,

EDUCATION=

FLYING TO NEW

YORK SOON LONDON, Aug. 12 (Renter)-ow The DUKE OF KENT, who is at present - visiting Canada, will fly to New York from Ottawa on August 24,

Anglo-Egypt Cotton Agreement

CAIRO, Aug. 12 (Benter)The Anglo-Egyptian agreement, where.

By the British and Egyptian Governments will each perbase half of Egypt's entire cotton crop next season, was sigued yesterday afternoon.

The prices will be the same as last year when Britain puroltaked nearly the whole erop.

Submitting the agreement to ed from the United States under Parliament laat night, the Premier the Lease and Lond Act, disclosed that last year, Britain Under the agreement, Britan

bought 7.800,000 bales, represent will return to the grower 50 per Ing six-eighths of the crop, at the cent,, of any profite ariaing from cost or approximately £26,000,000. the purch, while the Egyptian 9 Radio programniss: Coming

LONDON, Aug. 19, British, Wire- events; Crossword

less)-Under the auspices of the had been exported and the re- of such pronta

Roughly half of this quantity Government will return the whole Moscow and LeningraaMuifstry of Information, a com- mainder stored in the country. Egypt will raise seriously threatened; Ten paign to educate the public in the sion In Vichy high; Naval master of poison gas" had been crease in the price under the new offered to puro

Explaining why there le ne in anance her share. planes bombs large anomy

launched and will begin with an agreement, the Premier emphawaardebe or about exhibition in London from Aug. 14 od the export difficulties and xlso seed arop and the Lo-dept. 0.

pointed