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GENERAL
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GERMANS EMPLOYING GREATER Slowing Down Of Tempo, If NUMBER OF U-BOATS,
U-BOATS, PLANES Not Temperature, In Japan
IN ATLANTIC ARENA Comprehensive Review Of The War Situation
LONDON, Sept. 10 (Reuter)---Continuing his statement in the House of Commons, MR, WINSTON CHURCHILL said that greater number of F-boats the enemy had been employing a and a larger number of long-range aireraft than and we much expect further increases.
"We have made prodigings exertions and our continually growing but the Admiralty staff,
ever befort
fusources are
who have been
working in perfect harmony with the Royal Air Force, would
as # matter be the last to guarantee their continuance course and the slightest relaxation of vigilance, of exertion and
would be followed swiftly by very serious re contrivance
lapses.
on the American "The Germans are very much hampered parts of the Atlantic by fear of trouble with powerful American naval forces which ceaselessly control the approaches to the This has been a help to us I could wish Western Hemisphere.
Jere aRain the enemy's that it might be of greater help but faciles may change.
No doubt Haler would rather finish of Russia, then Britain, be-
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SINGAPORE, Sept. 9 (Renter)-"There would appear to have heen a slowing down of the tempo if not temperature In Jap- an," declared MR. ALFEED DUFF-COOPER in an interview with the Press here yesterday. "This is something to be thankful for."
Mr. Duff-Cooper arrived here by statements regarding Japan which clipper from Manila. He left Lon-can be summarised as that Japan don on August 6 on what he dea- has missed the bus since, Britain's cribed as a mission to report direct defences in the Far East are now to the War Cabinet regarding the Immeasurably stronger than a year possibilities of establishing a de- ago. centralised unit of the War Cabl-
CLOSE CO-OPERATION
net in Singapore which would co- Questioned regarding Britain's ordinate British polley throughout reaction to possible further Jap- the Far East and eliminate con-anese encroachments, for example Thailand, Mr. Duff-Cooper stant references to problems to into various departments in London.
TITLEBAUM
agild: "A very serious view will be
Mr.. Duff-Cooper said that he taken of any further Japanese had little to add to his previous aggression though the action we would take in such a hypothetical case I naturally cannot forecast. We are working in close co-opera- tion with the United States and this co-operation is of utmost in- portance. I think that I can fals ly state that neither Britain. nor the United States desires to sce the war spread to the Pacific, but if it does wo are ready to
fare whatever comes"
ON TRIAL
HOPELESSLY IN DEBT ALLEGED SHANGHAI, Sept. 10 (Reuter)-;
United
the
Mr. Duft-Cooper said that in his 1 Mr. Samuel Titlebaum. former investigation of the Far Eastern States Deputy Marshal, situation. he will almost certainly United went on trial yesterday in the visit Burma, Australia and
States Court of China Netherlands East Indies. The poR- charged with 12 counts of em-sibility of his going to Chungking bezzlement of United States pro- is not excluded though there is no immediate likelihood of his going perty.
Titlebaum was a Disbursing Om-to Japan
of in the control these brond' waters and, in the continual flow of the broadening stream of heavy bombers now acting against Ger- many night atter night, will play
decisive part or one of the de cisive parts in the final victory "Our aftairs have also prospered the eastern theatre of war. ICELAND VISIT
Our relations with Iraq are great pleasure fore coming to close quarters with homeward voyage I visited Iceland governed by a Treaty of Alliance which in time of war or other the United States. That would be where we were received with the
emergency accords to us wide In accordance with his usual tech utmost cordiality by the Govern
ment and people and where 1 her powers for the purpose of defend
Ing Iraq and British interests." Lonour of reviewing large the the has. however, also
After reference to German in- British and greatest possible need to prevent numbers of strong
filtration and intrigue and the forces which no precious munions and supplies United States
All, Mr Churchill said: "This and was authorised to sign cheques now streaming across the Atlantic doubt due to entirely differenight of the pro-German Raschid cer in the United States. Courts move did not find us wholly un- for the salaries of the Court per- prepared. We had the right and sonnel and had control over all duty
protect or communi- firearms and ammunition of the cations through Iraq and orders United States Government. were immediately given to send to Basra an Indian diviston which "Very considerable British and had been held in readiness for no van talk about the Battle of United States air and naval forces this emergency. Hoping perhaps
nique of one by one,
"Hier
and In pursuance of In pursuance of the policy of the reasons United States Government from separate duties happened to be
Should shores
he engaged jointly in defending this teaching our
danger all-important idland and stepping
stone ocean
across the Atlantic from Nazi Intrusion and attack.
do so, the area Di the zenes will again become wide
In the meanwhile let us heur
the Atlantic being won
be
watch
In Iceland
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"No casualties to any of the guests?"
"Hawkins, did Lord Henry | Were many glasses broken?" empty crême de menthe "None, Sir." amongst my goldfish in the course of last night's party 7" "Not to my knowledge, Sir. There was no crême de mentké to empty' "Then I must have dreamt it. A vivid dream, Hawkins, because their nosen all turned red."
Undoubtedly a dremm, Sir, since I took the precaution of evacuating the boud to my pantry when Lord Henry began to sing.".
«No, Sir. And judging from ska amount of Rose's consumed, there will be no beadaches this morn- ing either. We got through six and a half bettin of Rose's Lime Juice"
“Well, it's all in a good cause. And now, get me a really big breakfast. And give the gold- fish a double ration of ants” egge, just to celebrate their Very wins of you, Hawkins. | hairbreadth escape.”
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ASSISTANCE TO RUSSIA
DALTON REPORTS
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TO. COMMONS LONDON, Sept. 10 (Reuter) "Considerable progress" has been with made in providing Russia economic assistance.
The District Attorney, Mr. Leigh- ton Shields, opened the case which attracted wide interest here, stai- ing that he had evidence to prove the defendant took two revolvera, 300 rounds of ammunition and negotiated the sale to the Chinese The District Attorney said Title- baum was hopelessly in debt which was the motive for the alleged theft and sale of the guns,
NAVAL ACTION OFF MURMANSK
GERMAN DESTROYER, TRAWLER SUNK
LONDON, Sept. 10 (Reuter) A German destroyer, an armoured trawler and another vessel sunk by the Royal Navy off Mar- mansk.
were
The Minister of Economic War- fare, Mr. Hugh Dalton, told the House of Commons that substan- tal shipments had already been made, including rubber, tin, wool lead, jute and shellac and not
The German light cruiser withstanding the difficulties Di transport, Britain was doing her Bremse was damaged and is be- best to meet the Russian requests leved to have been sunk.
There were no British casual-
in full.
Commodities which cannot be supplied from the British Empire ur Allied sources are being discuss e in Washington and afterwards at the Moscow Conference.
The Labour Member, Mr. Arthur Henderson. asked whether the forthcoming Moscow Conference would be long delayed.
ties. I
The Admiralty communique "Tight forces under the says: command of Rear Admira P. L Vian have been operating against German convoys supplying their troops on the Marmansk front. These operations have been suc- cessful.
"A German destroyer and an Mr. Dalton said that that was beyond his competence to answer armed trawler have been sunk and the German light cruiser
He added: "My answer applies to Bremse which, was damaged by non-inilitary supplies."
THREE POWER CONFAR
naval aircraft during the raid on Kirkenes in July, is believed to
It is now definitely established have been sunk. Other ships have that Colonel Alan Monkhouse, one probably been damaged. We sus- of the officials in Moscow of Metro-tained no damage. Further details politan Vickers Electrical Company are awalted. charged in 1933 by the Russians
SCHOONER TORPEDOED
and later expelled, will be intor- "A large Italian schooner has preter to Lord Beaverbrook in the been torpedoed and sunk by one forthcoming Three-Power Confer of our submarines in the Central ence in Moscow.
Mediterranean," states an Ad- The Soviet Government have in-miralty communique timated their willing assent.
Iraqi Army Permitted To
Retain Arms
"Of the harbour of Benghazi, another submarine engaged two self-propelled supply lighters by gunfire. Both, were hit and damag- ed and one may have been sunk."
NEW U.S. ENVOY TO THAILAND SINGAPORE, Sept. 10 (Reuter)-- LONDON, Sept. 10 (Reutery The new American Minister to The War Secretary, Captain David Thailand, Mr. Will R. Peck, ar- Margesson, announced เท the rived in the same clipper here House of Commons, yesterday in yesterday as Mr, A Duff-Cooper, reply to a question that under the the British Minister, Armletice terms the Iraqi Army Mr. Pack and Mr. Duff Cooper was permitted to retain its arins travelled all the way from the States together and took
and equipment.
The Independent Member,
United ortunity to have a number
Spitzbergen Raiders Safely Back
onel J. C. Wedgewood, asked whe-of frank talks which both state ther this was "not carrying ap- will probably be very useful in peasement to a ridiculous extent. future.
Captain Margesson replied that that was not the view taken by those responsible, otherwise this condition would not have been inserted in the Armistice, terms, an
The Labour Member, Mr. 'Em- LONDON, Sept. 10 (Reuter) manuel shinwell, asked whether It is omncially stated that the precautions have been taken ge Allied forces which landed at lat fragi arme would not be Spitsbergen are midly back to this, úrad ngainst us.
country,
Captain Margesson replied;
Nothing of any ung to the enemy remains in Spitsbergen.
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