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August 9, 1940.

JAPAN IS FARMERS TO AMERICA

DOOMED BUILD

Chinese General's

Prediction

BARRIERS

CHUNGKING, Aug. 9 (Rou-IN FIELDS

ter).-The Sino-Japanese war is

WATCHES ALHAMBRA THEATRE

Startling Disclosures Of Nazi Demand

Washington, Aug, 8. WHILE the Amurican, reply to

WHIL

the Japanese protest against an unusual war in many respects MILITARY. authorities have the ban on the export of aviation and will end in an unusual asked farmers to co-operate in petrol and scrap metal remains manner, declared General Kwan home defence work by making unwritton, the State Department Lin-cheng, Commander of the all their fields useless to the continues to watch with keen in- Chinese forces on the North enemy as landing grounds. torcat avonta in the Far East, Hunan front, who is at present Schemes suggested by farmers in-cspecially the Anglo-Japanese Im- visiting Chungking, in an inter- clude building small heaps of stones,broglio. view with foreign pressmen.

driving posts into the ground and No surprise was caused here when leaving carts and farm Implements in the British arrests of Japanese sub- General Kwan, who participates!

open fields.

jects had a calming effect in Tokyo and was wounded in the fighting at

Army authorities say that farmers and the results of this measure so Kupeikou on the Great Wall north of

can give real assistance by pincing far have been taken is underlining Peiping in 1833, and took part in the hay, corn, lieet and potatoes in the general belief here that Japan Shanghal, Taierchwang, Hankow and number of small stacks-not more remains cautious of any serious in- Changsha battles, declared:

ternational move, while seeing how 250ft. apart-staggered about "Chinn will win without a decisive the elds instead of in stockyards or far political bluff will work. battle while Japan will be, defeated the corners of fickis. without fighting"

After stating that Chino has been fighting three years without her nimy being crushed or her resources being exhausted, the General asserted that China is prepared to continue fighting for three more years and if necessary for 30 mure year.

Japan, he said, is being steadily ex- hausted in manpower and resources while her enemies

Krowing stendily stranger, and one day these enemies will defeat Jupan without

are

than

LATE NEWS

(Continued from Page 1.).

One of the best-known political writers in Washington, Jay Franklin, In the Washington Post yesterday, made

disclosures which, f throw Interesting light on the pro- Kress of Japanese relations with the Axis. Franklin declared categorical- ly that the German Ambassador to Tokyn, General Eugen Ott, wiece called on Prince Konoye before he took office as Premier and demand- ed the appointment

General of Oshima, former Japanese Ambassa- planes attacked in batches of eight der to Berlin (who is said to favour fighting.

Intermittently for fourteen 'hours,

close ties with Germany and Italy) Expressing the opinion that the This is the most determined and ins Foreign Minister and the elimina- Sino-Japanese war is only part of the most continuous air battle yet scention of all liberal elements from the world conflitet, General Kwan stated off our coasts," the official report 20

the Cabinet, quid pro quo being that Japan will inevitably be defeat-states.

securing control ed in the end as the result of Inter- It is unafelally estimated that a Axis heip in

planes the Netherlands East Indies. total Df national developments.

While it remains to be seen whe participated la lo-day's three attacks on convoys-namely, 60 bombers and ther there are any liberals in probably 30 fighters in the first at-Konoye Cabinet, at least the demand tack, about 120 planes in the second regarding General Oshima has been

refused. and 150 in the third.

Franklin suggested that Japan was It is estimated that since June 18

raiders trying to please the Germans in unill to-day inclusive, have been shot down on or near the form and preserve freedom of action British coast, and 393 have been shot in fact. The readiness of the Ger- man Ambassador to make such de- down since war was declared.

Immands, even before Japan was fully Meanwhile raiders are reported bound to the Axis, showed the Ja- over wide areas of Britain to-night Bour

ttle freedom and inde the reports coming from southwest panese how little England,

and pendence they might expect if Bri- Wales...No bombs have been ren were defeated and Germany

installed new world order.

a

He concluded by saying that the spirit and determination of the Chinese army at the front are his and that he is confident of China's

finn

victory.

European's Car Stolen

Chinese Student Given

Stiff Sentence

ported.

350

German

310

northwest England

Dver

the

Finally, Franklin reminded the Jo- panese that America was

NEW SHANGHAI under the Four Power Frenty, ot

KIDNAPPING

of

1921 to protect the sovereignty of the Pacific possessions of Britain, France and Holland, which could be done without the necessity of a declaration

The theft of a motor cur belonging to Mr. M. L. Evans, of Butterfield and Swire, yesterday, led to the appear. ance of Liu Chisting, alias Steven SHANGHAI, Aug. 9 (UP)-Four of war, in accordance with the cur Lin. 17, strafeul, before Mr. Gurmed gunmen this morning kid-rent principles of International Law Sheldon, C., at the Central Martis-napped Wang Sou-chl, manager of and American national interests.- tracy this morning. Liu was charged the Sing Wu Dyeing Company after Reuter. with diving ear No. 879 without a austing the chauffeur in front of driver's licence, And driving the Wang's factory in Singapore Road. enme car without the

mission. He pleaded guilty,

owner's per The kidnapping is not believed to have any political significance, but Trofe Sub-Inspector 7. J. Clarke is probably being done for ransom, said Mr. Evans left the car parked similar to the seven others recently In Con

Connaught Rend

yesterday morning. He

Read outside his offer laced.affic throughout thei

He recrived

Evening

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telephone call about 3 pm. from city has been tied up all morning due friend who informed him he had seen to barricades cutting of pany last night of a hearty evening when

Wellington Barracks was the scene

his car being driven up Stubbs Road streets, while many cars und the Fortress Engineers presented "An with three Chinese in it. Mr. Evans Chinese pedestrians are being then looked for his car, had found it ming from Connaught Road. The Police were notified and the car was

searched for arms.

Evening of Variety" before a large audience, in which entertaining liems were given by members of the

Comedy was the keynote of the items, with a balanced interpolation of musical numbers.

seen in Caire Road, being driven by BOMBS FALL IN Royal Engineers and civilian artistes.

Liu, about 3.50 pm. He was stopped and arrested.

Innocent Participants

ENGLAND LONDON, Aug. 9 (Reuter)

One of the most popular numbers was the turn by Marvino and Jaming,

were

Inspector Clarke asked his Worship Ministry for Home Security com whose feats of legerdemain to take a serious view of the case, munique issued last night says that repeated many Umes after sustained pointing out that such offences had enemy aircraft

dropped isolated applause, and Ernest Perry, with his increased of lute. The

The two other bombs near the Straits of Dover, guitar, was again popular. persons-in-the- with-Liu-had the

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they

Grail, had merely been picked up by Elu, were England, where several houses Sprs. Thorn (mouth, organ),

were damaged.

Doddy, Hey, Richmond, Jackson, Sin- who asked if they cared to go for a Five bombs are reported to have clair, Harrison and Richmond. ride with him. Liu claimed to be a fallen in residential quarters in a student of St. Joseph's College.

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