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HEIL HAWKINS !

Heil Hawkins! Well met. How nice to see your honest CounIERENTE once more."

"Welcome home, Mr. Geruld. May I venture to observe that you appear remarkably transed and fit? And

to what, Mr. Gerald, do we one this rodicum of unexpected Inave ?"

To the fact, Hawkins, that I have bren promoted. I bave my stripe. The man who stands before you is a real live Acting Lance-Corporal

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"Very good. Mr. Gerald."

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GENERAL

"JAPAN'S CHANCE FOR OPPORTUNIST

AGGRESSION IS GONE”

GENERALISSIMO CHIANG

BURMA DEFENCE

COUNCIL

General Chiang's Manifesto To People On The Fourth Anniversary Of S'hai War

CHUNGKING, Aug. 13 (Central) "Japan's chance for oppor- tunist aggression is gone and ber so-called Continental Policy and Oceanic Policy have vanished like bubbles," declared GENERALIS- SIMO CHIANG KAI-SHEK in a manifesto to the Chinese on the 4th anniversary of the Shanghai hostilities today.

Generalissime Chiang said; Aroused by Japan's ruthless designs for the Invasion of French Indo-China and the menace to Thailand, Britain, the United States, and the Netherlands East Indies have Jointly made adequate preparations. Economic pressure against Japan has been applied and joint military defence adopted. Meanwhile. though occupied with fighting on the western front, Soviet Russia hing never relaxed her vigilance in the Far East

"Therefore, though Japan is am- bitious for southward expansion. she is now confronted with the Joint defence of the countries in the South Seas and her Navy s no match for the British and American Navies. As to northward

RECONSTITUTED expansion, with her Army bogged

RANGOON. Aug. 13 (Reuter) – An important step further in the constitution of Burma and in the

what-

NEWSMEN FLOCK TO SINGAPORE

down in China's quagmire she may not dare to throw in

SINGAPORE, Aug. 13 (Central) ever strength and resources she with the Far East becoming the has left for the rink."

cynosure of attention American sphere of defence has been taken with the

Generalissimo Chiang British and Australian journalists reconstitution of the However.

Chinese that

flocking the are

to Singapore to Burma Defence Council with the reminded the

the Jap-flash hot news to the world in the Burinese Prime Minister, Mr. U inordinate ambition of Saw, as vice-Chairman.

anese militarists is to conquer the event of hostilities in this part of

the world. con-

The announcement was made in world. In their scheme the communique form by Government quest of East Asia and House

Mukden

Indcident in

the do!

only

1931

and

Arrivals in the past week in- cluded Leland Stowe and John!

The Shaw Young of the NB.C.. Frank Gervast of Collier's and other Americar magazines and O.D. Gallagher of the London Daily Express.

yesterday. The Governor mination of the Pacifle form of Burma continues as Chairman. stages to that final goal.

The Counch holds frequent and regular meetings, and le kept the Shanghai attack in 1937 may be the beginning fully informed of the developments aptly described as in the war situation. The Gor- of Japan's aggression eroor makes himself acquainted and in Asia and the Pacific with its views on all broad quespectively. tions of policy relating to defence and foreign affairs as far as they affect Burma,

The Counell was first establish ed on September 1. 1939, to "sim plify and expedite consideration and decision of problems con-

in China.

Fes-

JOINT SANCTIONS Generalissimo "Chiang said

tha

A group of Australian news- papermen is arriving from Palem. bang on August 15 and Royal; Gunnison who recently visited Chungking to scheduled to reachi Singapore som from Australia

for more than four years in the

China past

has been fighting

In addition, practically all well against the Far Eastern aggressor known news agencies have repre-

sentatives in Singapore. single-handed and only now sees the beginning of joint sanctione nected with the war other than against Japan by

tanse falling within the sphere of the Miltary Command.

nu-

Burmese members have ย merical majority in the new Coun cit.

PORTUGUESE ASSETS

Powers.

the friendly

HUGE AIR BASES AS FERRYING POINTS

WASHINGTON,

(Reu Aug. 13 ter-Two huge alr bases costing approximately $5.500.000 are being established at Maine. near New Brunswick border to serve as ferrying points for the delivery of bombers and other warplanes LU Britain.

Declaring China's resistance has now entered the stage of the "defence of the Pacific," Generalissimo Chiang called upon his fellow-countrymen to tighten their efforts for the "UNFROZEN"

final victory which he claimed is not far to seek, WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 (Ren ter)---A Treasury statement "un-

Predicting that Japan will tight- freezing" Portuguese assets in theen her economic and trade explol United States says that the licence tation in the "occupied" areas at Presque Isle will excced a mile was issued after Portugal "gave since she is now in greater econo appropriate assurance to this Gov-mle difficulties following the appli-

understood that British ernment."

cation of economic sanctions by aviation representatives will be in-

The order

The bases will be at Presque Isle and Houlton.

The runways

In length.

It is

of June 14 freezing the anti-aggression Powers, Gen-cluded among many officers to be foreign assets was accompanied erassimo Chiang urged the Chi-assigned to the bases. by a presidential statement pro- пезе there, especially those in mising Portugal and five other Shanghal, to resist Japanese sei- countries exemptions whenever zure of materials, dierupt their they undertook not to use the transport, refuse to buy thef exemptions to help the Axis, goods and try every way to £15- Russla, Bwitzerland, Spain and trate their economie exploitatio Sweden had since received similar with an undaunted spirit exemptions but Finland had not

yet done so,

ECONOMIC EFFORTS

A general licence exempts the Such actions are necessary for Portugalese Government and its co-ordinating with the économie Central Bank and Portuguese na-sanctions enforced by the friendly tionals under certain conditions Powers. and hastening the collapse from President Roosevelt's freezing of the enemy, and the value of such efforts against Japan econu- order of June 14,

is in no way

, Portuguese assets in the United mic penetration States

about inferior to that the front,

аге estimated at

$160,000.000,

of battling on

FAMOUS STUNT PILOT REPORTED MISSING

Douglas

LONDON, Ang.. 13 (Reuter) Wing-Commander Robert Bader, the famous legless pilot, who despite physical handicap won the highest RAF. honours, is reported missing. This annowicement was made by the Father, Rector of Syrni- korough near Doničaster.

Bager holds the DS.O. and barį one week. He left hospitar in and the DFC. It is believed that April after being there for three he has personally destroyed more montng with severe wounds after himself shot down in than 15 aircraft. He led many being sweeps over France and during flames. the Battle of Britain, he led a

CASUALTY LIS

Canadlar: squadron with marked The following names appear in Buccess,

the latest casualty at issued by: Bader, who was a great sports-the Alt Ministry |-- man and a famous stunt pilot, Bergeant B. R. Rishworth of loat his legs following a flying Elmia, killed in action while fly." crash ten vars ago, Determined ing in operations against the to return to the air, he learned to enemy; Bergeant K. E., Core, play golf; tennis and squash with born in Calentia, and Acting Flight metal legs He showed still his Lieutenant H. C. Hutch of Dagshal. vid flying skill and entered civil posted as misth avlution. On the outbreak of war,

no Baw a Medical Board and MOTOR CAR RAMP "argued" his way back into the IN SHANGHAI

RA.F. He is aged 81-ten yeare

older than most fighter pilots."

ZANE ANOTHER AOK Another

CHUNGKING, Aug, 19 (Central) -Robbery of

British Nee fighter rate y grantor cars, is now a pline mish Teported mitasing is Un Bunday motor car in JÓBA Acting

Lieutenant Krfeld Rund Bald to belong to Dr. Tight Stanley Lock, aged 21, who was W. W. Yen, former Chinese Ant- [awarded the DSO, DTC. and bassador to Boviet Russia. was

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A native of Bhrewsbury, be in Great Western Road was féri mentilled · dy having shot down by taken away. Both cars aro over 30 Cierman alvoraftmine vi still lamig.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 14, 1941.

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