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AMERICA WARNS JAPAN AGAINST

INVADING FRENCH

FRENCH INDO-CHINA

U.S. STANDS PAT ON REFUSAL TO GIVE UP SECTORS

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

WASHINGTON, SEPT. 4 (UP). THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO-DAY PUBLICLY NOTIFIED JAPAN THAT AMERICA IS CLOSELY WATCHING EVERY JAPANESE MOVE WHICH MIGHT AFFECT INDO-CHINA OR THE NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES.

Mr. Cordell Hull, Secretary of State. also revealed that the United States is standing pat on her refusal to permit the Japanese to take over all the Shanghai defence sectors

He said that the conference in Shanghai was still being continued, but that no agreement had been reached.

EFFECT ON PUBLIC OPINION

Regarding Indo-China, Mr. Cordell Hull said that the situation there was a "matter to which the United

States attaches importance.”

He added. however. that

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port that the Japan delivered an ultimatum: Into-Con Governmenl

He declared just the State Department was "reluctant to! give credence to the report, lak should events prove them to be well founded, the ofleet on jublar opinion in the Crated State. would be unfortunate

Vichy Denial

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BRITISH

GUNS GO INTO ACTION

Special to the "Telegraph"

SOUTHEAST.

AT A

COAST TOWN, Sept. 1 (UP)--British long-runge

guns went into action across

on the conany, the eats the Channel this afternoon. reaching but marruant de establishing sending over several heavy

inutual interests In the ran

HITLER ADMITS

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shells which were followed

a minute later by severe con- cussions from the Calais

.area.

According to a "Domei" report. the bombariment | lasted for two hours late in i

"LONG WAR" he night.

As the terrific explosions

Chamel, the flashes of bursting

The Nazi Fuehrerhook the English side of the

In Apologetic Mood shells and flares could be scen

FREE FRENCHMEN RALLY TO THE ALLIES

BARRAGE BEATS NAZI PLANES:

41 MORE DOWN

SPECIAL TO THE **TELEGRAPH"

Continued German at-

to tempts

break down

lighting up the const line in the LONDON, Sept. 4 (Reuter) region of Culaia and Boulogne. Britain's aerial defences -Britnin owed her escape from Shelling of the French coast by yesterday not only failed, the fate which had overtaken long-range guns colucided with feres

but attacks by the R.A.F. on advanced

cost the invaders 41 other opponents of Germany to Nazi air bases, principally in the planes, say "United Press" the exceptional speed of her Calais region. withdrawal and her fortunate (Domei and United Press Messager, reports from London. geographical position, said Hitler

to-day in a speech inaugurating

the Winter Help Campaign. Death Of Old British fighters, while only five

**The vast territory now

dominated by German troops

has been still further extended China Soldier

Up to 3.45 p.m. yesterday the Nazis had lost 41 machines to

defending planes were brought down.

The London area had several

by the Italians who have taken LONDON, Sept. 4 (Reuter) The warnings, the second following the the initiative in East Africa," death is announced of Brigadier approach of planes of such

height ho continued.

General William Milward Watson, that they were invisible from the "British propaganda goes from the one of the officers who started the height to the depth and then to even new "Chinese Regiment" in Weihal ground und only the faint sounds of machine-gun fire and cannonading greater height. Thus England wins wel in 1898.

could be hoard. He commanded this regiment in numerous so-called victories like Dunkirk, which in our eyea was their the relief of Tientsin in 1000.

He was the first Reguint Army most contemplible failure."

Referring to the "proud conflict in officer to command the Shanghat the west," in which "the Allles hadi Volunteers. to bear nothing but defents," Hitler | said: "Now France, too, is broken like the others. What do they ay to that?

STOCK EXCHANGE |FAVOURABLY INFLUENCED BY U.S. NEWS

A flerce anti-aircraft barrage over a town on the southern side of the Thanics Estuary was the first indica- tion that German planes were in, thei vicinity.

The barrage came round in a great circle over a town on the north banks, of the Estuary, then inland and then back again towards the river.

-As R.A.F. Continues LOAN RUMOUR Mass Raids On Reich

Special to the "Telegraph”

LONDON, Sept. 4 (UP). The Royal Air Force made extensive and intensive raids both over Germany and France to-day.

Twenty R.A.F. bombers attacked military objectives con- cealed in German forests in the Hurtz mountains and in the Gruenwald forests, north of Berlin.

Calais.

Many fires were started which The Marck, aerodrome at Calais later caused explosions.

was attacked first at 12.1b, and then Int 1 nm. Another raider bombed the Other aircraft carried out recon- airfield at

of Cuines, southeast naissance flights over af aren of the Black Forest cast of Boden-Baden, where fires bad been started by our Further inland, two raiders bomb- bombers the previous night, and were ed the Abbeville airport and R.A.F. | bombers · made series of nitacks found still to be blazing

Other forces of FLA.F. bombers and counter-attacks on the advanced attacked electric power stations, striking, bases of the Germán -air

Le Touquet Bombed -

mentalnatallations and, an arms- fored in the Pas de Calais area, ment factory near Berlin

MINESWEEPER LOST SMALL VESSEL HITS GERMAN MINE

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day's operations over France opened with antilack by saveral bombers on the Lê: Touquet nero- drome where high explosives were dropped on the landing Beld

"They say that now at last England can concentrate all her forces, now

LONDON, Sept. 4 (Reuter)-The No bombs were dropped in the England has attained the strategic position for which she had wishes and Stock Exchange to-day was favour- Estuary areas. hoped, and that the ballast of France bly influenced by news of the

During a short but sharp battle

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH", of 60 United States over a south-east coast town five had only cost valuable British blood. transfer

Laler our aircraft zaaintained the]

LONDON, Sept. A (UP), It was destroyers to Britofn. Hence German machines were brought attack and the pilot of one machine officially announced by the Admiralty market activity increased with downa R "Once they said the war will last advancing prices.

enw six separate Bres at the ner to-day that the mine-sweeper three years a

All sections were affected but ins Two crashed into the men and three dromen e trawler Loyalo of, 218 tons, had been "We will preparo ourselves for dustrials and olla were most notably inland.

Another squadron bombed the Bin | sunk by art enemy mine. Www Tomer berodrome and, scored hits ont is admitted that there were some" three yours, but at that time I said, favoured.

The German force appeared to the landing 16 Vich were follow casualties, but their number is not TURN to Pare 2, Column Three Wall Street was narrowly irregular. TURN to Page 2 Column Four ed by explosions, 191624

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SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 (UP). --Mr. Warren Piersen, President of the Export-Import Bank, to- day declared that ho had no knowledge of loan reported to have been made through the efforts of Mr. T. V. Soon,

Other departments of the bank also admitled ignorance.

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WITH THE first shock of the shameful betrayal by their leaders over, more and more Frenchmen are rallying to the Allied cause, determined to re-gain for their Motherland the freedom and hon- our surrendered to Hitler by Petain. Two of these photographs were taken in London, show Free French- men-soldiers and sailors—march- ing through the streets. The other photograph is of a French battle- ship which, manned by French officers and crew, is now serving with the British Navy.

HITLER'S HATRED

Forces Vichy To End Relations with Dutch

LONDON, Sept. 4 (Reuter). It is officially announced in London that, from to-morrow. diplomatic relations between the Netherlands and France will be suspended.

A few weeks ago the Govorn- ment informed the Netherlands. Minister at Vichy that they were compelled to take steps to this effect..

Subsequently, the Netherlands Gov ernment were informed that diploma- the rotations would come to an end on September 6,

The decision of the Petain Govern- ment to break relations with Holland is regretted in authoritative Dutch circles.

It is pointed out that relations with France have remained courteous and friendly since the Franco-German armistice and it is felt that tho Petain” Government-day acting@only; under 'strong Gerinan pressure, 25

It is suggested that the presence of the Netherlands Legation, enjoying the usual diplomatic privileges and especially freedom to inform, their, Government by confidential means of the situation in Fratice, could evident "ly no longer be tolerated).