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United States Contemplates Another New Move WASHINGTON SEEKS TO BAN EXPORTS TO JAPAN FROM THE PHILIPPINES

Special to the "Telegraph"

WASHINGTON, OCT. 1, (UP).—OFFICIALS DISCLOSED TO-DAY THAT CONSIDERA- TION WAS GIVEN RECENTLY TO THE POSSIBLE CONTROL OVER EXPORTS FROM THE PHILIPPINES TO JAPAN, EITHER THRough conGRESSIONAL ACTION OR THROUGH A REQUEST TO THE COMMONWEALTH OFFICIALS TO ESTABLISH AN EXPORT CONTROL CO-ORDINATED WITH THE EXPORT BARRIERS NOW IN EXISTENCE IN THE UNITED STATES.

EXPENSIVE RAID BY NAZIS

London Almost Unscathed

over

LONDON, Oct. 1 (Reuter).-Enemy air activity Britain had three phases to-day and the ventures cost them four planes one in Surrey near Redhill, which is believed to be the same machine which machine-gunned a train in a south-east London station this morning and three in Poole, Dorset, where n large formation of German planes was routed by fighters,

An Air Ministry communique states that the enemy made several abortive attempts south England to-day,

on

For the most part his aircraft did not penetrate for inland and few re- ports of bombing have been received,

Indo-China Situation

JAPANESE ADVANCE

A few aircraft reached London and; dropped bomba. These caused several) casualties, some fato, and bomb were also dropped at a point near the Welsh const, causing a small number at casualties.

been ter).— Four enemy aircraft have shot down. Three of our aircraft are missing,

in

Officials admitted that such a plan was faced

with great difficulties, the chief of which was the

means of replacing Philippine income from a

possible embargo of shipments to Japan!

It is recognised in Washington that the Philippines are largely dependent upon exports for income and also that a shrinkage in the Philippines export trade has already been experienced.

Defence experts disclosed that they are less concerned over the military exports from the Philippines, which are valued al approximately $5,000,000 jannually. than the export of; hemp of which the Philippines! exported 400,000,000 pounds. valued at $12,000,000 through, out the world in 1939, and of which the United States took | only one third.

"Wo're Waiting For,

You, Adolf

No wonder Hitter in Tearful · of trying-ta;invade England. 'Take a look at this defensive zun, a type which now sjuda

the entire British, coastline. •

R.A.F. RAIDS ON

..

GERMANY

Berlin Bombed "For Hours

LONDON, Oct.31 (Reuter)--An Air Ministry communique states that strong forces of bomber aircraft last night carried iesals dreare that any plan to out sustained attacks upon objectives in the Berlin aren. control strategic mutertals should! include temp

Other forces of bombers attacked oil refineries at Lenna and Nearing Chinese Forces

Hanover, an aircraft factory at Rotenburg, a munition factory CHUNGKING, Oct. 1 (Reu- Mr. Hull Questioned

near Magdeburg, goodsyards and rail conimunications at Bremen, Japanese forces

When questioned at the press con- Ehrang, Osnabruck, Mannheim and Brussels, docks at Cuxhaven northern Indo-China have rench-fetchee lu-day about a possible loop and Amsterdam, the ports of Ostend, Dunkirk, Calais, Boulogne Jed Caopang.

hole in the United States embargo and Le Havre, and several enemy aerodromes. or berig via the Philippines to Jupan,, This is the termmos of the new Mi Cordell Hull said that the matter In the course of these operations, Guns In north-weal, south-west and central areas fired on a solitary loop road through the mountains it and rat been brought to his atten- an aircraft of the Bomber Command

Indo-China which the Chinese made; ralder, which lost no time I making last November after the Japanese had! tion before, but but he would be engaged and shot down

aft.

Solitary Raider

Bombs were dropped in the south- cast London area during this after- noon's alert,

RUMANIA TAMED BY

THE AXIS Outery Against

Old Leaders

BUCHAREST, Oct. 1' (Reu. ter)It is learned that Iron Guardists are now demanding the arrest of every Rumanian politician who at any time was in favour of France and Britain.' Already 57 members of the old political regime are reported to have been taken to Jilava prison. some distance from the capital."

Minorities Have Mayora BUCHAREST Oct. 1 (Reuter)- Rumania's steady development into German state is further shown by the announcement that not only have new Gauleiters been appointed for the old kingdom of Transylvania and Banat, but German mayors and vice. mayors have been selected for 12 large towns in which there are large German minorities.

In addition, German and Italian pilots are to take over the training of the Eumanian: air; force..

·Many Italian plots are already there.

BRITONS DETAINED “ BUCHAREST, Oct, 1 (Router). General Ion Antonescu, the Rumanian dictator, in a letter to the British Minister, promised "full. investigation into the affair regard- ing the British subjects: arrested at Ploestt..

Reich Wants U.S. To Declare Position

cut the main road by the capturet

Nauning in south-east Asin. Chinese forces in south-west Kwangs are said to be preparing to meel possible Japanese adance from the French colony into Kwangst along the new highway.

The

glad to make inquirica

Art enemy

CAIRO CARRIES OUT THREAT.

"TELEGRAPH" SPECIAL TO THE CAIRO, Oct. 1 (UP).-Confirming

aircraft into the zon

Aircraft of the Coastal Command, ile added that he harl heard

operating with the Fleet Air Arm, nothing of the reports that Japan attacked docks and petrol stores af was planning to buy scrap Iron Rotterdam and Blardingen, shipping from Mexico to replnen the United and stores at Ostend, and set fire to States' suppilen

an of pump at Hamstede aerodrome. Jan earlier report, the Cairo Govern- Five of our aircraft are missing. ment to-day issued an order forbid- Questioned about Senaten

jding the despatch to Japan of u Chinese hre Intensifying

Power Station Target quantity of last year's cotton crop sugilation for Britain to re-open the Bilt by which the United States!

Describing sustained attacks by the which is lying at Alexandrin rendy Burma Road, For the fourth day in would relax the credit restraints to succession, all Chinese newspapers Wards Britain and obtain buses R.A.F. last night upon objectives in for shipment. print leading articles urging the re- the Pacific, Mr. Hull gaid that the TURN to Page 5, Column Three pening of the Road.

From One Home-

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To Another

King's

ual study of two little British

Canada From" war-stricken England. undreds of others, made the

new home Atlanticgto;

and it is clear from the expression on

ted with what they

the Berlin area, the Air Ministery news service states that the west power station, badly damaged in pre- vlous raids, was clearly indentified by flares, and a few minutes after the first slick of bombs had fallen, there were large explosions und numerous Dres.

The Klingenberg power station was also heavily bombed.

Rallways were hit and a factory set alight.

Heavy bombers remained ovet Berlin from-10.30 p.m. until past 2

1.1.

Other A.F. bombera operated over widely separated targets in Ger- mony. At railway yards at Mann- heim, bomb bursts were followed by violent explosion which, developed into long lines of explosións so fierce and bright that an aircraft was it up by them..

Munitions Exploded

The crew consider that either am-

had gone up.

CONFESSION BY KIDNAPPER Faces Life Sentence

REDWOOD CITY~Calif...

Im going

home

tomy

PHILCO

CANADA URGED TO BAN JAPANESE

Vancouver Resolution SPECIAL TO THE : ""TELEGRAPH" VANCOUVER, Oct. (Domel). The Vancouver City Council has endorsed a resolution asking, the Cana- dian Government to place ļa ban on Japanese immigra-

tion..

The resolution also 'calls" for the immediate deporta- tion of any Japanese found guilty of disobeying the law. Simultaneously the Municipal Government has issued a worn- ing to the Japanese that it would be advisable to discontinue Japanese schools for the dura- Ition of the war.

PRESSURE ON SYRIA

By Italians LONDON, Oct. 1 (Router).—- Reports are reaching Cairo of further far-reaching demands by the Italian Armistice Com- mission in Syria.

These seem to be directed towards giving Germany and Italy further holda ort

Oct. 1. (Heuter) & Willelmine The RS beported Lurn of many Getmais propagandists," Muhlembroich, the German

publication of an Italian newspaper Indicated for the kidnapping in Beyrout subject only to Italian of the three-year-old son of censorship, publication of German und Italian war coramuniques in the Comtesse de Tristan, plead-'.

local press, and permission for Ger- ed guilty to the charge.

mans and Italian to wear Party badges when they please and for them to resume the organisation of youth movements,

He will be sentenced on Friday. He faces life im; prisonment.

*The kidnapping was the most sensational affair since the abduction and murder of Colonel Lindbergh's baby. The self-confessed kidnapper was caught by two patrol- men while he was walking through woods with the

boy. three-year-old

The man had apparently lost his way and stumbled into the searchers.

Spanish Claims On Morocco, Gibraltar

Special to the "Telegraph"

ROME, Oct. 1 (UP)--Il Duce and Senor Suner, the Spanish Foreign Minister had a conference lasting one hour and 25

minutes to-day.

NAZI SHOT

BY OWN PLANE

Over England LONDON, Oct. 1 (Reuter).

It is authoritatively stateri that they discussed Spanish claims on Morocco as well as

Gibraltar.

LATEST

Ferry Breaks Down

Harbour Excitement

The Kowloon Terry Night Star broke down while crossing the hor bour this morning..

Hundreds of passengers were almost half an hour late in reaching Hong- kong.

The ferry left Kowloon at 9.5 and was about halfway across when the breakdown occurred,

The ferry drifted helplessly for some time; blowing its whistic to altract attention.

J

Golden Star, which was making the next trip to Hongkong came alongside in a few minutes and was followed by the Meridian Star, which was a spare ship.

Both ferries fled up to the Night Star and passengers were transferred" to the Golden Star which arrived at

Hongkong at 9,40.

Many of the passengers were run-

the

In view of the brief stay of Senor ning as they left the whart. The Suner in Rome, there is an impression coupled ferries drifted almost to the In the Italian capital that the new

Blue Funnel Whart before the pes Bengers were transferred to munition trains or a series of dumps One of the strangest incidents Spain-Axis accord will be signed only

Golden 'Star. of the present air war occurred after Senor Suner has conferred with

General Franco at Madrid. #t Hanover

The Meridian Star then began This will probably involve a three-towing the Night Star, to shelter. Leung (east of Leipzig) were also over England on Monday when u

meeting bringing together. German fighter was brought ablaze. The explosions at Leuns which was severely damaged down by another German fighter Mussolini, Hitler and Franco. some weeks ago—followed the drop-in the same squadron.

Oll refineries

Jeft

and

According to "Reuter" Count

ping of many incendiary bombs. A Group Captain of the R.A.F. was Ciano was present at the Mussolini- Railway yards Ehrang were fying along at 17,000 feet when he Suner meeting and afterwards gave. struck fair and square by a stick of met 18. Nazi bombers with a fighter a lunch "to a small circle of friends high, explosive which caused many escort above Surrey. He attacked in honour of Senor Suner who, It detonations followed by a vivid yel- the bombers head-on turning them asted, will leave for Spain on

away. He turned his attention to the Thursday. e stick started mailer fires fighters and found three of them which merged together and culmin attacking another, Hurricane which LONDON, Oct. 1 Reuter)The

Six smaller fires followed the The German Aghters were strung dropping of bombs close to an sero-out in lind after the British plane to all Sikhs to intensify their war drome flare path.

and as the British Group Captain was effort, especially by offering, them- time about to dive on them, the first Nazi selves for military service.

had figliter burst into flames.

Another

ated in further reports,į

Explosions continued some after the lust of the salvoes fallen;

dived out of their reach,

Apparently the pilot of the second German Bghter was so excited that

he had shot down his own leader! RAF. Group Captain shot him down,

He himself did not last long. The

London Releases Coal For Norway's Winter

LONDON, Oct. 1(Router)Cer have been released I use In Nor- Is New German Motto tain quantities of coal and anthracite Spirits Before Spuds way during

be LUNDON, Oct. 1 (Boutor)

The PTZIA produ

All-Indiu Sikh League tins appealed

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ITALIAN SUBMARINE SINKS SPANISH SHIP

LONDON, Oct. 1. (Renter)ther Spanish ship been torpedoed and sunk by an Italian submarine The She is the 4,291-ton steamer

Monte Moncayo, and torpedood off Cagliari, Sidi

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