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HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27, 1941.

AIR-BORNE TROOPS TO GIVE

PROTECTION TO FAMILIES OF

BRITONS IN EMPLOY OF THE

ANGLO-IRANIAN OIL COMPANY

Five Damaged

Axis

Ships

NEW EAST AFRICAN

Captured At Bandarshahpur MILITARY

BRITISH AND INDIAN TROOPS ENTERED IRAN AT THREE POINTS EARLY MONDAY MORNING, states the text of the first communique issued yesterday in Simila on the operations in Iran, says Reuter.

Naval and air co-operation enabled the landing of a force in ABADAN and a small detachment of Indian troops also secured BANDARSHA HPUR, where two damaged German ships, three Italian ships, only slightly damaged, and two further German ships which have heen beached, were captured with their crews,

Bandarshalipur is the Persian Gulf railhead of the sole important railway in Iran, running from there through TEHERAN to BANDARS HAH on the Caspian coast.

Abadan, to the West on the Iraq frontier, is the headquarters of the Persian O Refinery. STEPS HAVE BEEN TAKEN BY AIR-BORNE TROOPS TO GIVE PROTEC- TION TO THE BRITISH FAMILIES IN THE EMPLOY OF THE ANGLO-IRANIAN OIL COMPANY.

British and Indian troops, including infantry and armoured units, advanced simultaneously into Iran from KHANAQUIN (on Irag-Iran frontier and 100 miles to the North-West of Baghdad).

The oil installation at NAFTISHAH and the small town of QASRISHIRIN were occupied without serious opposition.

Leaflets have been dropped by R.A.F. bombers on Teheran and other towns, ex- plaining the reasons for the operations and stressing that Britain has no quarrel with the Iranian people and no designs on their independence or territory,

The British and Soviet move intojnocent blood to fient Hitler's bat- Iran captured the headlines in ties."

New York morning newspapers and monopolised the attention of radio commentators.

The news has produced a wave

of enthusiasm coupled with

WILFUL REFUSAL

THE TIMES writes: "The final reply of the Iranian Government with its vague reference to the

à presence of 'foreigners' and its wi-

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IN SINGAPORE

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150 Thousand MOST AMAZING

Japanese In

Indo-China

SINGAPORE, Aug. 26 (Reuter)--

DEVELOPMENT IN

RUSSO-NAZI WAR

The "silence order regarding Japan "

bas caused considerable Deputising for Major Allen Murray, who is on holiday, MR. ROB speculation here, where it is freely ERT JOHNSTON, a South African journalist, in a commentary on credited that the Japanese are the news broadcast from London last night, said that the most endeavouring to cover up some im- amazing development in the Russo-German war was the fortitude of portant military preparation. the Russian people who were fighting side by side with the soldiers

Reliable foreign reports from with a resolution that transcended sheer courage. South Indo-China state that the Japanese have at least 150,000 men already installed in that country

The Authorities of Indo- China have issued an order forbidding any transmission of further detalls concerning the Japanese occupation or of Japanese troop movements, Says Beuter,

Regarding the advance of British and Boviet forces into Iran, Mr. Johnston said that we had been forced to go there because Ger- many compelled us just as in Iraq' and Syria. In the latter two places we were a little too late; to avoid bloodshed but we were quick enough to upset Hitlers' well-calculated plans for a drive into the Middle East, which wouk. have been dangerous, to say the least of it,

Emphasis On Defence Of

Leningrad

It can safely be assumed that, with emphasis here being placeu

A new EAST AFRICAN MILI-

MOSCOW, Aug. 26 (Beuter)---The TARY COMMAND has been created, in spite of the limit of 40,000,

Soviet admission that the Red says Reuter Bulletin.

which was imposed under the The drive would have been

Army, after the Bercest fighting, LIEUT. GENERAL W. PLATT, į terms of the recent settlement. threat to the safety of all the Arab was obliged to withdraw from C. B., D. &. O., has been appointed Apart from certain garrisons at countries and the security of India Novogrod, means that the struggle. General Officer Commanding and he Camranh, Cape St. Jacques and and a fatal blow would have been will not be continued in the imme will be under the direct orders of Saigon, Japan's whole expedition- dealt to Turkey who would have diate neighbourhood of that city." the War Office,

ary force is being sent toward the been "squeezed.” The appointment was madeThe border, according to reports owing to the virtual termination from the latest travellers arriving of the operations in Abyssinia and here from Indo-China. in order to allow the Commander- Meanwhile, large in-Chief, Middle East, General Sir war material and equipment are and fran Itself. Claude Auchinleek, to devote his being disembarked, including field- time to other theatres of war.

pieces, trench-mortars and some Lieut-Gen A. G. Cunningham," seventy-fives," with a large num- who was G.D. C. East Africa, has ber of tanks and heavy artillery. been transferred to a command in the Middle East..

Hazardous Venture

amounts of

SEEKING BERTHS

IN JADS

JAPANESE

SHIPS

TOKYO, Aug. 25 (Reuter)-It

FOR TURKEY'S GOOD The move into Iran was for the on holding Leningrad, the Red good of Turkey, Britain, Russia Army will put up the maximum effort between Novogrod and the

Mr. Johnston added that now. main railway between Leningrad adays there seemed to be several and Moscow, some 40 miles to the degrees of neutrality and, since east. the days 01 Norway,

This region abounds with woods- learned a lot.

and topses and some additional

we had

kov and Asta.

The capture of several German obstacles offered to the German and Italian ships in Iranian ports advance are the small rivers Vol- had raised much speculation as to the reason for their being there.

CITIZEN GUARDS An interesting point to noté in

Latest reports in Leningrad tell the campaign, said Mr. Johnston, of further Increases in the number. was that Britain had sent air-borna of trained units such as citizen troops to safeguard British sub- Buards. Some of these formations

BOMBAY, Aug. 28 (Reuter)--The understood that 23 American Gov-jects, and, as far as he knew, this are already out at the front co Maharajah of Patiala told Reuter, ernment officials, including about was the first time that we had used operating with the Red Army.. on his return from Malaya, today, 10 from Soviet Russia, are leaving air-borne troops with the excep As the production of the city's that the presence everywhere of for Kobe by train this morning to

tion of those who were dropped in many Industries are being main- men of the fighting services from embark on the Tatuta Maru on Southern Italy some months ago tained at full blast during the all over the Empire was very Thursday for Shanghat.

training of the city guard, which is heartening.

It is believed also that the ma-

done in the workers' spare time.

He was sure.no nation would be jority of those who booked passage JAPAN A YEAR they are taking some strain.

TOO LATE

The high standard of defences against aerfai attacks, however, means that they have been able to NEW YORK, Aug. 26 (Reuter)-sleep and there is no question but

realistic analysis of the benefits ful refusal to recognise any accruing from this step, says a grounds for concern-left Great SINGAPORE, Aug. 28 (Reuter) Reuter message from New York. Britain and Russia with no option Lieut.-General V: A. H. Sturdee,

The British justification for the but to act.

Chief of the Australian General so rash as to provoke a war with for America by the Nitta Maru action is wholeheartedly endorsed "It makes little difference whe Staff, and Air Chief Marshal Sir the British in that zone as it was will be accommodated in the Ta-

ther the Iranian Government had Charles Stewart Burnett, Chier of an extremely hazardous venture, tuta MarÚ. been inspired by sympathy with the Air Staff, R.AAF., arrived by and asserted that, judged from the A number of latecomers, as yet German designs or by fear of thea military plane from Australia. preparedness and determination of unascertainable, are reported to be Mr. 4. Duff Cooper, Minister of that the morale of the city is of the

Cont'd Page 5, Col. 1 They saw Air Chief Marshal Sir the Army, to defend this outpost urgently seeking berths in the State who is proceeding to Binga-higheat.

Robert Brooke-Popham and are of the Empire, any attempt to in- same Japanese ship. They are be-pore, in addressing the Common-

while opposition circles have been favourably impressed by this dis- play of British resolution.

The German indignation pro. vided radio commentators with cpmle relief at Dr. Goebbels' ex- pense and it was felt that the Germans could do little to assist Iran.

DOUBLE MERIT

OF ENTRY

THE ONLY COURSE Britain and Russia, in entering JERUSALEM, Aug. 26 (Reuter)~ Iran, took the only course that re- "The pint Anglo-Soviet entry mained open to them since the into Iran has the double merit of Iranian authorities efther would cementing the alliance between `not or could not recognize the Britain, and Russia wa sentenmă | danger to their country from Naz! (a very dangerous potential threat agents Inside Iran-that is the both to the Caucasus and Britain's consensus of British newspaper Middle East position," writes the opinion on this "first opporturilty newspaper Palestine Post. of joint military action with our Observing that there could be, new allies" which meets with un-no doubt that the preparations for animous approval.

a typical Nazi putsch were far ad- There is considerable satisfac- vanced, the newspaper declares: tion at this fermer policy of sul-"In the circumstances, the British and Soviet Governments could not long delay inescapable steps de- signed to ensure that Iran should not become another Rumanla."

The influential Arab newspaper,

cidal inaction.”

Turkey, in particular, # said, should be reassured in view of her past criticisms of British weakness,

Hope is expressed that the Iran- Falastin, welcomes the Allied ac-

ian authorlites will, even

now, tion with headlines "Allied march

also visiting Australian land and vade Singapore would be a very lleved to include a number of Bri-wealth Club at San Francisco, BATTLES ALONG

air units in Malaya.

heavy undertaking.

CABINET

tons.

MENZIES

TO REMAIN FOLLOWING CONSIDERATION OF DEMANDS MADE BY LABOUR PARTY

THE MENZIES' CABINET HAS DECIDED NOT TO RESIGN FOLLOWING A FIVE- HOUR MEETING TO CONSIDER THE LABOUR PARTY'S DEMANDS.

....

An earlier Reuter message from Canberra stated the Labour Party declined Mr. Menzies' offer to form a National Government and was demanding the resignation of the present Government to make way for a labour administration.

This was conveyed to Mr. Menzies in a letter from Mr. J. Curtin, the Labour leader, stating that a workable parliament is essential for the prosecution of the war.

• It adds that Mr. Menzies letter asking for a National Government had indicated his inability as Prime Minister to give Australia a stable Government,

Mr. Curtin adds that a Labour Administration would expect the same measure of co-operation as given by the Labour Party to the present Government.

realise that, their country's inter-represents resolute prompt and MORE MUNITION LADY DUFF COOPER

ests will be best served by expell- timely action-Anglo-Soviet drive ing the Nazis and not "Imitate the not designed to undermine sover- pitiful folly of Vichy in spliling in- elgnty of Iran.",

Today's News Summary

STEPS HAVE BEEN TAKEN BY AIR-BORNE TROOPS to give protection to British familles employed at the Anglo-Iranian Oil.Com- pany. It is stated, in a communique from Simia the first on the operatione-that British and Indian troops entered Iran from three: places early on Monday morning. Burprise has been expressed in Turkey at the action coming so 80011.

THE LABOUR PARTY IN AUSTRALIA YESTERDAY demanded the resignation of the Menzies Cabinet to make way for a Labour -administration arter rejecting the Premier's offer for, the formation of an all-Party Government. The Menzies Cabinet, however, has décided to remain after a five-hour meeting when the Labour demands were considered

MANNHEIM AND KARLSRUHE WERE ATTACKED by Bomber Command aircraft on Monday night in spite of unfavourable weather. Enemy alf activity over Britain was once again, on a very small tackle. **

RENTHE ALFTHORITIES OF INDO-CHINA HAVE ISSUED an order. Morbiddingvaný tekridinisston of further details concerning the Japa

file docupation, or of Japanese troop movementő,

WORKERS IN AUSTRALIA

MELBOURNE. Aug. 28 (Reuter) -It is officially announced that the number of munition workers since the outbreak of war, has in- creased by 2,000 per rent.

Thirty million sterling capital) expenditure has been approved,

The machine tool and precision tool industry has been created and tiffe output doubled and probably quadrupled before the end of thi year.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 (Router) After conferring with Mr. Sum- ner Welles, the Tranian Mintiter told reporters that there were zia German Akert in Iran and that Die Russo-British:Bilegations were "only a pretext” for invasion,"

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 26 (Reu- ter) Mr. A. Duff Cooper's wife, Lady Diana Duff Cooper, has ar- rived and 18 leaving tonight for Singapore by Clipper

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to Japan:

EXAMPLE OF

GERMAN EXAGGERATION

28

WHOLE FRONT

warned Japan that it would be virtual suicide to enter the war.

He said that she was a year too late to have any grounds for

LONDON, Aug. 28 (Reuter)— optimum, according to the San The Soviet communique states that Francisco correspondent of the during ast night Soviet troops NEW YORK TIMES.

continued their battles along the whole front b

MOSLEMS KNOW The German High Command

NAZI GAME

laconically declares that operations are proceeding according to plan..

ACTION AGAINST

GAULLISTS

PESHAWAR, Aug. 28 (Renter) The KHYEAR MAIL, a leading Moslem English-language paper, in the North-west frontier region. SHANGHAI Aug. 26 (Reuter)- states that German propaganda The pre-Vichy JOURNAL DE and Naz sples are charged with SHANGHAI on Monday gave pro-; the same mission in Iran as Germinence to a Havas report con- man fifth columnists elsewhere in cerning reprisals in France against Europe, namely to create unrest the familles of Gaullists In which and pave the way for Nazi do it is stated mination.

"The Government is not pre- The paper adds that Moslenta pared to remit the transfers funds; know this game well and have no in furthering the political action Faith In Hitler'a solicitude for by a foreign power aghting. Islam

against France,"

LONDON, A (BW)-The N.E.I. Money And Goods

Traffic With Japan

German claim to have sunk 21 merchant vessels totalling 122,000 tons is an example of the exag- geration which accord with their comment on Mr. Churchül's speech that it is actions not words which count.

BATAVIA, Aug. 26 (Reater)—Answering questions in the People's Council regarding money, and goods traffic with Japan, M. E J VAN MOOR, Director of the Economic Depërtment, pointed out that the NEL Government is still busy working out variong mes- pures which are designed to avolá NEI, usuldianon, to increase the maintenance of the Japanese war potential so long as Japanese motion, which is felt as a direct threat, continuen As NEL ports to Japan are In order to handle the rul not extensive, a decrease in trade ment of these importe, an Imp er of tired as regarda numbers would not have serious repercus-organisation hut bien

In fact, six merchant vessels. and one ocean-going tag of a total tonnage of 11,094 were sunk out of the convoy of 31 merchant ships. The Net ukagaeration of words over the deeds, is thus, to the pow-

and eleven as regards tonnage. – slona on the NEI, export income, which would become

especially, an 1 6oods which are buying« organisation for WASHINGTON, Aug 20 (Reuter much in demand by Japan are indies for certain President Roosevelt has no abo in demand in other countries articles. minated Mr. Francis Biddle, the The disappearance of any inte "Bollaltor-Cenera), to be Attorney. portant part of Jabatan timp

General of the United States in the SEX POP m