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CONCERN MANIFESTED BY JAPANESE CURTAIN-RAISER TO BROADCAST

PRESS OVER AMERICAN SUPPLIES

NOW BEING

BEING SENT TO VLADIVOSTOCK

Asama Maru Case Recalled

By Deputy Spokesman

LEGALLY SPEAKING, THE SOYA AND TSUGARU STRAITS ARE OPEN SEA. BUT THE QUESTION OF SENDING WAR MATERIALS TO RUSSIA THROUGH THOSE STRAITS COULD NOT BE DISCUSSED FROM ONLY THE LEGAL VIEWPOINT BE- CAUSE IT WAS A MATTER OF FEELING," declared MR. KOH ISHII, deputy spokes- man of the Information Board, at the Press conference in Tokyo yesterday, says Reuter. Recalling the case of the ASAMA MARU, N.Y.K. liner, which was stopped by a British cruiser at sea off Tokyo Bay on Jan. 21, 1940, the spokesman said the case had aroused national feelings.

The present question also was a matter of sentiment, he added.

HE STATED THE MATTER WOULD BE DIFFERENT IF WAR MATERIALS WERE SENT TO RUSSIA, VIA THE INDIAN OCEAN.

Asked if Japan would object to American aid to Russia if it was not sent by a route so close to Japan, the spokesman said he did not wish to comment.

The concern manifested by successful conclusion of the por- the Press over American der demarcation. supplies being serit to

TRIBUTE PAID TO RUSSIAN MORALE

LONDON, Aug. 22 (BWS)-Som: details of the recent visit of the Chief of the British Military Mis- ston to the German-Soviet front have been officially given here.

Lt.-General Mason-Macfarlane. who went to the Smolensk sector where he saw a Soviet Division carry out a successful attack, reports; that he was much impressed by the bigh morale and efficiency of the Red Army troops engaged,

Co-operation between the Air

"The meeting of the plenipoten-U.S. WAR MATERIAL Force and the Army was extreme-

tlaries of Manchukuo and Outer

Vladivostock represented the Mongolta in Harbin on Aug. 22 are viewpoint of the majority of intended for the exchange of the the Japanese

he documents." added.

people,

MR. SHIGEMITSU

To the question whether the Asked Mr. Mamoru Shigemit- Japanese Government had ob- su, Ambassador in London, who tained a guarantee that American recently arrived m Tokyo, will re-1 bombers would not be kept at Vladivostock, the spokesman an- swered, "I don't know, nor can I say anything now."

AMBIGUOUS LINE

At the Press conference, Mr. Ishii revealed that following the amicable delimitation of the three kilometre border area at Nomon- han between Manchukuo And Outer Mongolia, which was off- cially announced on Aug. 20, clari- fleation of an ambiguous border: Une between Manchukuo and the Soviet Union was being discussed.

He added: "Whether the same border demarcation commission will take charge of the matter or whether a new one will be ag pointed for the purpose must be seen. Mutual concession and con- cilitation

are responsible for a

Australia Political Deadlock

MELBOURNE, Aug. 22 (Reuter) --Mr. R. G. Menzies, the Austra- lian Prime Minister, in a letter to Mr. J. Curth, the Labour leader, suggested that, in order to break the present political deadlock, an all-party Government should be formed.

He was prepared to remain in office as Prime Minister or serve in another capacity under a new leader.

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turn to London, Mr. Ishii replied, "I don't know."

With regard to Mr. Kaname Wakasugi, Diplomatic adviser to Admiral Nomura, the spokesman revealed that he had sailed from San Francisco for Tokyo 00 8 Japanese freighter.

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FOR RUSSIA LONDON, Aug. 22 (Reuter) It is reported that RUSSLA has placed orders for material in the UNITED STATES to the extent of £200,000,000,

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Ten per cent, of the orders will be delivered within the "next few weeks,

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All Soviet requests for oil have been complied with and Rghter planes have already reached Russla,

ly good and General Mason- Macfarlane states that the battle- fleld was cleared quickly and and methodically of casualties material and within 24 hours of the attack, most of the German dead had already been burted.

SINGAPORE, Aug 22 (Reuter)—— Rear-Admiral E. F. Spooner has arrived to take up his appointment as Rear-Admiral of Malaya and in change of naval establishments in Singapore suceceding Rear-Admir al T. B. Drew,

BY PREMIER TOMORROW: BATTLE

OF TRUTH LOST BY DR. GOEBBELS

Two Standpoints From Which To

Judge What Churchill Will

"No easy hope or loss shall bring us to our goal

But ardent sacrifice of body, will and soul.

There is but one path for all, one life for each to give.

What stands if freedom falls? Who dies If England Uves?"

Say

Quoting these lines from Kipling, MR. H. WICKHAM STEED, the eminent author-journalist, had some interesting things to say in his weekly broadcast from London yesterday, about a recent article written by Dr. Goebbels which indicated the situation inside Germany, and also what he thought Mr. Winston Churchill would have to say when he broadcasts to the Empire tomorrow (Sunday).

Mr. Steed began his talk by referring to the practice of former theatrical mana- gers to put on a sort of light play before the main feature as a sort of a curtain-raiser.

MR. WICKHAM

Of Atrocities Perpetrated

STEED

upon.

The cinema-going public to be made when the enemy is was treated to a form of silly beaten. The second is the effect symphony before the big film on the enemy and particularly the was shown in present times. German people of what was agreed He, therefore, was going to "We shall be able to look at the provide a curtain-ralser be- first standpoint only after Mr. fore Mr. Churchill broadcasts Churchill has spoken but we can to the Empire on Sunday the look at the second standpoint in story of his meeting with the light of what Dr. Goebbels has President Roosevelt some-sald this week where on the Atlantic.

VILLAINOUS ROLE

**WHAT HE WILL SAY I HAVE NO IDEA," said Mr. Steed, #BUT THAT-IT-WILL- BE HIGHLY IMPORTANT I SAM SURE:

There are two standpoints from which to judge what Mr. Churchill will say. The first will be on the British and Allied war effort and the kind of peace that will have

By Nazis On The Soviet Citizens Revealed By Pravda

“BLOOD FOR BLOOD; DEATH FOR DEATH" is the title of an editorial in PRAVDA, organ of the Communist Party quoted by the Moscow Radio yesterday, says Reuter.

The article, which gives details of atrocities perpetrated by the Nazis on Soviet citizens, says: "No words.can express the intensity of the feeling or the wrath of indignation which prevails in the hearts of Soviet men and women on hearing news of atrocities carried out by Ger- man hordes on their bloody way.

**INTENSE HATRED, WHICH KNOWS NO PITY AND WHICH KNOWS NO MERCY, IS THE ONLY RULE OF FIGHTING AGAINST BIPED ANIMALS WHICH CONSTITUTE THE GERMAN AND FASCIST ARMIES.

"Wherever its armies pass, they leave behind them a morbid trail of murder and robbery. Hltler dogs have covered with shane not only the German Army but also all the German people.

TURKISH ENVOY, HITLER

MEETING ROUSES

INTEREST IN ANKARA

"To redeem its shame and

the family of peoples, the

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Mr. Steed said that Dr. Goebbels reminded him of a character in Dickens which played a villaincus role and had sworn an affidavit to tell the truth but had only spoken lles. Dr. Guebbels had the effrontery, in a recent newspaper article this week, to say that from the outbreak of war he had given striet orders to the German Press and radio to stick to the strict truth and nothing but the truth. And then he had gone on to say: that he had imposed the death penalty for anyone who listened to the B.B.C. broadcasts from Lan on which, he said, would, envenom the German soul.

"And then came the truth-woen Dr. Goebbels said that if the Ger man people lost faith in their Fuchrer they would lose the war.”” This is a curious utterance in- deed," conthiued Mr. Steed. "It was already dangerous for the Germans to listen to broadcasts from London and now the death Cont'd Page 7, Col. 1.

to restore to itself a place in DEFENCE OF LENINGRAD Halifax WITHIN ITS WALLS IS Back In

German nation must clear Itself of Hitler vermin. Every hour brings news of crimes

carried out by Fascists of RECKONED BY RUSSIANS England.

Soviet soll."

With the spectre of winter before them it is not to be Wender- THE TURKISH AMBASSADOR IN BERLIN recently

The article goes on to give deed at that the Germans are making a super-human effort to gain saw HERR HITLER at the latter's fleld headquarters, ac-talls of almost unspeakable nor something decisive commented MAJOR ALLEN MURRAY when he cording to reports in Ankara.

rors carried out by the Nazis 13 broadcast from London last night. It evoked considerable interest in view of factors in search for military information. elting such instances, as men, wo- the background, says Reuter.

men and children soaked in petro the Russian resistance continues, in a village square and burned These are:-

Jurkey.

Major Murray dealt with, the three sectors, the extreme north and south and the Gomel region which was midway between Smó. lensk and Kiev,

In

LONDON Aug. 22 (Reuter) Lord Halifax, British Ambassador to Washington, arrived by air at a British airport this morning.

Arrangements were made some time ago for him to return to Lon-

The Labour Party has not yet FIRSTLY, German troop the only route to Iran is via alive and a nine-year-old boy shot-The position, briefly, was as the last, showed that the Marshaf don for conversations with Mr.

was reckoning with the possibility Churchill, the Prime Minister commented on Mr. Menzies promovements south of Bulgaria

in front of his mother who then follows:

His stay in England will be about The Turks have repeatedly stat

the north, the Germans that Leningrad may have to be Cont'd Page 7, Col. 4 which are the first signs of ed that they are faithful to the

main advance was to Leningrad, defended from within its walls, a month and during that time be German activity there since Angio-Turkish Pact and also

which apart from being the second It was said that, with the pos-will attend meetings of the War he is still a the signature of the Turko-stress they will never allow any Responsible circles deny that Tur-city of Russia, was a great enable exception of Singapore, Lenin- Cabinet, of which German Pact...

interierened with their indepen- key has advised Iran to accept the gineering-centre, Marshal Voro-grad was the strongest defended member. dence and sovereignty.

Anglo-Soviet notes,or: Turkey shliov's cal to the people to form city in the world,

south, the German The passage of German troops used the good offices of Britam home brigades and to defend street Further

by street and house by house to attack on Gomby may be directed would be contrary to both of these. and the Soviet Union,

north-east towards Moscow, or south-east to get behind Klev to the great industrial area of the †Ukraine,

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2 Schools' gala; Baseball pro- gramme; Volunteer orders. 3-Radio programmes; Coming

events; Crossword. 4-Russians blow up unfinish- War ed ship Imperial Cabinet idea oppostá; Fre-¦ ident Roosevelt reporta to Congress; Thailand's neu- trality polley reiterated; Cost of living in Syria. 5-edition alleged; Compul-

sory, manning exercise. --Loading article: "Curative

Ponce 8-Catholic news and notes,

Church services; Funeral, Sanitary cooltes imprisoned.

SECONDLY, broad military hints given by the Shah to Iran cadets. THIRDLY, the realisation of the German High Command that the Russian campaign will take longer: than expected as shown by huge German purchases of akis in un- occupied Europe,

The roop movements in Bul garia might be used as pressure on Turkey should Hitler decide to ask

of the News of the Day Summary of the News

THE QUESTION OF AMERICAN SUPPLIES TO RUSSIA VIA VLADIVOSTOCK was again deal! with at a Press conference in Tokyo yesterday, when the deputy spokesman of the Information Board stated that the cosieren manifested in the Japanese Pre was the viewpoint of the pubile. He added that it would be different matter apples were sent by the Indian Ocean

for passage of troops and goods AB A SOLUTION TO THE POLITICAL DEADLOCK IN THE COMMONWEALTH, 10 Australian Prime Minister has proposed the formation of he hl Party Government in which he would be willing to combine in office or to serve under another Premier The suggestion, le being consider ed by the Labour Party to whose leader Air, Mortales sent a letter,

across Turkey, and there la, some speculation whether the strong terms of the Shab, which were presumably intended for Anglo- Soviet consumption; were not inspired by German promises,

THE ONLY ROUTE Should the Russian resistance collapse, Hitler will be able to rush troups to the Tran frontier bult it

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THE BRITISH AMBASSADOR TO THE UNITED STATES, LORD HALIFAX, formerly Foreign Bocretary, has arrived in England for talka w Mr Winston Churchill, He will attend moelinge, nf the War Cabinet of which Lord Halifax is eli member

COMMENTED ON THE SOVIET CITIZENS are reveal ATROCITIES WHICH THE NÁZ

the Communiek. Party. Meanwhile the Germans appear to havez kande no, prowresa in thelb, trust to Leningrad and Marshal Budenny te rondsted to have succboday.

ed in a leading article, in Pravda, oftio

tercolate: Delper::

In the Ukraine the situation was not clearer than it was on Thura- day. We did know, however, that the German armies on the west bank of the Dndifor were on a pretty broad front

Much depended on the expacity

| of" Marshal Budennys army to

prevent the Germans crossing the| Dnetper to the east, bank,

We had practical proof,000- |cluded Maj. Murray, of the great | sacrifices the Russians were, mak ing to stem the advance of the invaders. – RusLİS', TUSUKA, TAL the

Stamping Out

Nazusm

Commenting on Prezident Roosevelt's outspoken views on "hle" meeting with: Mr. OhMY! chill, MAJOR ALLEN MURRAY In a broadcast" from Land last night, mid

Amerton, not at war, Kre one mind and we rely American people to stone, unturned to give mocracies everythin need for finali make