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US. PRESS RIDICULE KONOYE'S ! TOTAL MOBILISATION” THREAT

WASHINGTON, Sept 6 (Central) ----Ridiculing Prince Konoye's nst illa ton1' amorberment as another dose of the same Coral prescription and declaring that the Democratic forres opposing Japanese aggrosson in the Far East are growing stronger.

the United States NEW YORK TIMES Assert editorially that

cannot co operate etha Japan bent upon conuering Ch na and establishing donation over East Asia.

that the United

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LONDON, Sept. 7 (BWS)--One three has Post Office worker in joined the Army, Air Force, Cyl Defence Service or Home

at which we are no Junger wilt ing to Its off Japan from a excursion at the price ul up old Lo finish helping her

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N.Z. PREMIER LOOKS ON

GENERAL

NOTABLE CAREER OF TSIEN TAI IN CHINESE FOREIGN SERVICE

CHUNGKING. Sept. 6 (Central)-Dr. Tien Tal. the newly- appointed Administrative Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs, bas a notable career in Chinese foreign service

Tsien

his received Born in 1888 Jo Kashan, Cheklang, Dr.

graduated from the advanced education in France where University of Paris with LL.D. degree. After return to China. be first joined the Ministry of Justier serving as Counsellor, bat later entered diplomaile service. In 1918.

by he was appulated The Ministry of Foreign Affairs as LO a member of the committee prepare for China's participation in the European Peace Conference and a legal expert to the Chinese Delegation to

Paris Peace! the Conference,

N.E.I. RECEIVES CATALINAS

BATAVIA, Sept. 7 Reuter Yesterday afternoon the first

of

a series ui Calaina flyingboats

From 1921 to 1928, he was Direc- tor of the Treaty Department of which are to form new reinforce- the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and ments for the for a time acting Vice Minister of Indies Foreign Affairs

In 1928. he was made

Netherlands

East.

arrived in naval air arm Sourabaya after a successful flight Advisor from San Diego, Cal).

BBC microphone accom

Peter Fraser Frime have panted Mr. thousand

his Minister of New Zealand, on

The flyingboat was piloted by the New to the Treaty Commission of the tour of recent visiting

This Miniatry of

and two NEI flying officers and three Britain

Foreign Affairs Zealand Forces in

Judicial Yuan. 'N.C.0 'a. photograph shows New Zealand Counsellor of the

First section of the flight, to troops of a forestry unit swarming He was appointed Director of In-

byternational Affairs Department of Honolulu, was flown in the record round the microphone.

the Ministry in 1931 but did not time of 18 hours 50 minutes. Bob Dougall, BBC news commenta-

old record being 17 hours 10 assure office. tur. to send home messages in the

minutes BBC's New Zealand programme.

The

Ing at the scene.

These are two examples of th practical contribution of the F Q to the country's need duri two years of war

Decorations

held

1 gallantry the furees and on the home which grected Kanye's message to front" bave been awarded to 162rhind Dougal. Mr. Fraser is look.

Bett that Amerwan

men and women

To all vacancies created by the forces. nlistment of men in the 44.000 extra women have been r ecuted, making a total of

employed Eur

President Roosevelt is being Justi- Led by Japanese spokesmen & and newspapers' volent attack against Tuky. Britain a:11 11 Current

The 15 ble p happening the paper belleves that Tokyo is women. willag

Washington's lumber terms of basis of aettlement of

1272

in GP.O bistory One of the most popular vities of the GPO

96,000 biggest

acti

Che alf not graph letter service instituted re-

One quarter million alr policies/rently

11 CS-Japanese differences.

Japu:

and vantit

ARKTrosive abandom ber

will

at is ente

the dangerous graph letters have been

MBS wider will spell Anal 4 aster for depan the journal con cludes

CONSULATES IN

FRANCE AND

sent Lu

LYTTLETON COMMISSION

In 1832, he was made Director of the Chinese Assessor's Office point between to the Lyttleton Commission, tech-

sembly of the League of Nations for the Sino Japanese dispute.

The

Я flyers scored Second Guam and Wake they remained 20 the air. due to a very

The whole

Tslands stuce

NEW ZEALAND nical delegate to the Special As- hours in

PLAYS PART IN THE WAR

high wind.

flight was covered

and Counsellor of the Ministry of in seven days of which two were

lost en route owing to bad wea ther

Justice

Dr. Tsien's first diplomatje post in LONDON Seat Reuter Newsbroad was Minister to Spain

1933. Zealand has over 35.000 men ser-

In June. 1937. he was pro

Overseas vine

and part of his moted Chinese Ambassador to Bel- orce sufit red comparatively heavy glum from which post was recently

recalled to become Vice-Minist of Foreiun Affairs

The Middle East through the army exenalties in Greece and Crete post office.

The amber then and the

alr

pust

Dow

Middle Easi touches the 3.000.000 mark

VICHY CABINET

MEETINGS

This is one item in an impres ve account of New Zealand's war ellert issued by the High Cominis- slotter in London yesterday

More than 200.000 men and 16 000 women are taking part in New Zealand's war effort.

A total of 4,183 officers and unen

VICHY, Sept 7 :Bouter: Two are serving in the Royal Navy.

NORWAY CLOSED meetings of the Vichy Cabinet: New Zealand's naval force includes

7

in two medium cruisers, Achilles and In: Leander

ZURICH Sept Swiss robstinate 19 occupied connexion with Norway have been France against France and

polley closed at the request of the Ger man authorities for military rea Song according to the Swiss news paper BUND.

Rester took place yesterday morning the agation

collaboration.

sa

The

appiled measure also consulates of other countries, the newspaper adds

m

After the second meeting. the new Minister of the Interior M Purchere. left Vichy for Paris.

S'HAI TERRORISTS ON THE RAMPAGE

Over 2.500 New Zealanders are serving in the RAF In Britain. Middle East, Singapore and the elsewhere.

Nazi Revenge

VICHY, Sept. 7 (Reuter-Three French hostages have been shot by the German authorities as re- prisal for the recent attempted assassinations, says the Paris cor-

of the Vichy newx respondent agency

According to Paris newspapers yesterday morn ing published the following com- munique by General von Stelp nagel, Military Governor of cupied France:

"On August 22, as 1) result of the assassination of a member of announced the German army. 1 that or all new attempted assas

this

agency

the

E-

R. N. 2. A. F. More than 30,000 have ap

the phed fur enbstment in Royal New Zealand Air Force and the Dominion plans Lo train 4,000 men a year. Regarding foodstuffs the ac count shows that New Zealand i sinations hostages would be shot. shipped to Britain since the war

Lo June 30, 254.000 tons of butter, 210,000 tons of chcese. 598,000 tons of meat and 1,600,000 bales of weal.

SHANGHAI, Sept. 7 Reuter) -

precautions MALAYAN CHINESE Despite the strictest

Chinese terrorists continue to run PRESENT

loose in Hongkew, the Japanese FLAGS TO BRITISHccupied portion of the Interns- SINGAPORE Sept. 7 (Reuter)tional Settlement in Shanghai.

An attempt was made yesterday An impressive ceremony was wit-

district to assus- o morning in the

The account concludes by say nessed at the residence here

Friday sinate two members of the Japan-

ing that New Zealand produces its the G.O.C., Malaya, on

ese consular police. Ald To Bri when, as part of the

Five shots were fired at them own small arms ammunition and Lain Week" programme a Chinese

unknown number of ter nearly 80 firms are producing 70

of munitions delegation made a presentation of by an

Sergeant different types rorists

wounded who flags with "V" embroidered

Miyanata in the back but missed great quantities. them to Lt. -Gen A. E.

Constable 1soda

and Air

לות

Perciva!

H. O W Vice-Marshai

Commanding

Pulford, Air Officer

Far East.

An address

described

the pre-

sentation as an expression of the

determination

of the Chinese

support thei people of Malaya to common cause for which the Bri

of tish Empire and the Republle

fighting against China are now

the aggressor nations and as sym- bolic of the victory on which the future well-being of all mankind depends.

This was the members of the

KIEV CARRIES ON

111

it

"Notwithstanding this warning

member of the German army was again a victim of attempted murder on September 3. Enquiry established that the guilty person could not be other than a Com- muntst

As reprisal for this dastardly were act three French hostages shol today."

CAPT. WIEDEMANN IN RIO DE JANEIRO

021 First alt.

MOSCOW, Sept. Reuter- policy. Post Ar

RIO DE JANEIRO, Sept. 7 (Reu- bees The inhabitants of Kiev are carry- hitherto have No arrests

normal life. says the ter)-Capt. Fritz Wiedemann. Herr made atthough very strict searches ing on a

Hitler's former aide-de-camp. and al Moscow radio. and are being conducted

German Consul- recently Women gather as usual at the until bridges leading to Hongkow clos-

where Places

collective General at San Francisco, arrived hours to all market ed for Over

from farmers from surrounding districts (here on Saturday by air traffic

Europe. come dally with their produce.

ALEXANDRIA RAIDED CAIRO, Sept. 7 (Reuter--Ther were air raids on Friday right on Alexandria and the Suez Canal area, says an Egyptian Ministry of issued in communique Interior Cairo on Saturday morning.

In the former area three have under his command units killed and in the lalter two killed

from the Chinese com- and one injured munity of Malaya side by side with was slight. Empire troops,

Lt. Gen. Accepting the loken, Percival said the Army in Malaya was truly representative of all free

and he was proud countries

formed

to

Air Vice-Marshal Pulford, said he proposed to forward the token to the Air Ministry, with the re- commendation that it be installed in the Imperial War Museum.

GERMANS UNABLE TO LEAVE IRAN

LONDON, Sept. +7 (Reuter)- None of the Germans who found

themselves in Iran on the entry

the

of the British and Soviet troops have succeeded in leaving country, it was reliably learned in

London yesterday.

It is believed that Instructions

were

Damage done

Alerts were also sounded in Cairo and in the Delta provinces.

LOSS REPORTED

R. G. Parker of 184. The Peak, re- ported to Police that while travel- ling in Kowloon City in a taxi on Friduy, lost a wullet containing

$51.

Australian Official In Chungking

CHUNGKING, Sept. 7 (Reuter)

Meanwhile every house in the Capt. Wiedemann was among the ellys been transformed into a Axis consular officials expelled by States Government, ininiature but strong fortress and the United

the proble have but one motto, and his appointment as Consul

Kiev is and will remain a Soviet General in Tientsin was recently

reported. city"

Konoye's Proposed Meeting With Roosevelt Denied

that asserting "proposed" a meeting with President Roosevelt somewhere in the Pacifle for a discus- short-lived sion of United States-Japanese relations created sensation.

A NEW YORK HERALD-TRIBUNE report Prince Kaneye, the Japanese Fremier,

The report was, however, officially denied by a spokesman of the White House, who said that President Roosevelt had not re- ceived any invitation and would not hold any conference at sea with Prince Konoye.

Mr. Cordell Hull, Secretary of 1s gradually changing from appre- State, also said at a Press con-hension over what Japan may do ference that he was not inform to grim determination and anti- ed of the matter.

Japanese feelings are mounting. Queried by the Central News. The United States policy toward Mr. Wilfrid Fleisher, author of the Pacific, informed quarters the New York Herald-Tribune state, is well-known and has been story, who is cx-Tokyo correspon-repeatedly reiterated by officials so dent, insisted that the story was that Japan could not misunder- substantially correct and had the stand

have been sent by the BritishThe first secretary of the Austra fullest confidence in its source. Government to the British Mini-lan Legation in Chungking ar-

the question of Germans still in Iran, but also the Iraqi rebels who fled to Iran on the failure of their

Mufti of Jerusalem.

noon from Rangoon.

Some obsérvers believe that the

abortive movement and the Grand Embassy and the Chinese Foreign The contents of President! Exports from Japan indicate

Americans are also fecling opti- ter at Teheran, not only to cover rived here by air yesterday after-story might have been a trial bul-mistic as Japan's bargaining power loon to deo American reaction but a slowly weakening while the He was met at the airfield by the story is not regarded seriously strength of the A-B-C-D Powers

and Soviet Russia 18 growing. representatives of the British by the Administration,

Roosevelt's reply to omce.

Prince that Japan is facing extreme in- Konoye's recent message person, ternal dimenities but diplomatic NICOSIA, Sept. 7 (Router) - ally presented by Admiral Kicht commentators say that the United ashleston, and the date of send- Japan's predicament except in re- turn for concrete manifestations ing remain a guarded secret.

of 趄

Teorientation 'sharp GRIM DETERMINATION American attitude towards Japan Jupan's policy--(Central Newn).

"

BRITISH SUB. LOST Cyprus Had its first night raldura, the Japanese Ambassador to blatos is unwilling to

LONDON; Sept. 7 (Heuter) carly on Baturday morning when The Submarine P33 1 overdue bombs were dropped in open coun- ina is considered loat, it is of- try. No damage or caaunities were dially announced,

reported.

relieve

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