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Thursday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

July 17, 1941.

R.A.F. Sink Enemy Ship And No Slackening In Stage Night Raid on Messina Soviet Offensive

says: "Early this

CAIRO, July 16 (Reuter).-The R.A.F. Middle East communique morning, Bomber Command aircraft successfully attacked a convoy of enemy shipping off the Tripolitanian const. Two heavy bombs struck an 8,000 ton vessel amidships and completely destroyed it, and another was damaged in the bows by a direct hit.

On

"Enemy aircraft which at- tempted to drop bombs British merchant vessels off the Libyan coast. yesterday were: engaged by R.A.F. fighters and six Junkera 87's and one Mes- serschmitt 109 were shot down. "During the night of July 14-15 our heavy bombers attacked enemy, occupted aerodromes at Eleusis and

reported

Sudden Resignation Of Konoye Cabinet

Special to the “Telegraph”

MOSCOW, July 16 (UP).—There is no slackening of the Russian offensive towards the west from the Dnieper River.

It is stated that the centre of hostilities appears to have shifted to the northwestern Baltic sector in the direction of Pskov and Porkhov,

The three-day battle which led to the Russian recapture of Rogachev and Zhlobin is

conTM

Foreign military observers report there is confidence in Russian quarters as the rate of the German advance has been considerably reduced compared with the first onslaught in western Ukraine.

There is other evidence of in-

TOKYO, July 16 (UP)-The Japanese Cabinet resigned en Hassan (Greece) and Iferaklion bloc this evening in order to enable the Government Immediate- (Crete). At Eleusis direct hits were ly to strengthen its policies to cope with domestic and interna-nuing, made on hangars and runways and lonal situations; however, the Emperor command Prince dispersal points, causing a number of large fires and explosions,

Konuye to remain in office pending further orders. "Similar results were from the other two objectives.

The Konoye Cabinet assumed in some degree in the view of some Over Messina

office exactly a year ago and observers here, "During the same night, heavy resigned 30 minutes after the

The Russo-British Poet hus als bombers of the RAF. carried out a Premier had highly terraful attack on docks Hayama where he had informed which has possibly strengthened the proved an embarrassment to Japan, from causing Rome

popular disconte and other milltary objectives at the Emperor of the Cabinet'sands of the business group, Messina. Several tons of high ex decision reached at platives and incendiary bomba were dropped and grent fires were started at the ferry rail-head, engine sheds, transformer plant building and ware houses, four lines of trucks were set ablaze and the Ares were visible 65 inlles distant.

Suez Canal Area

returned

173 enier-

gency meeting held at 5.30 p.m..

o'clock and he convened a special Prince Konoye went to Heyuma nt meeting at 11 p.m. when he informed the Ministers of the Emperor's com- mand to remain in office.

the

to

A statement was issued by "A number of enemy adrcraft flew Cabinet saying "It was felt exceed over the Suez Canal area last night.:

Ingly necessary Immediately One came down in the Great Bitter strengthen Japan's Internal structure, Lake and another crushed souths of and to that end the Cabinet deemed Port Sold.

I a vital necessity to effect a com- "From the above operations two of plete change." our alferaft are missing."

Matsuoka Indisposed

DETAILS OF TOBRUK SORTIE

Events In Office

Northcote

Training

College

Black Sag

5

If Japan NEW SHIRTS

Moves Southward

ercuning Russian calm in the slacken Britain & America

ing of the evacuation of women and children, while there is no evidence of disruption in transport.

Defence In Depth LONDON, July 10 (Reuter).— Regarding the Russo-German war, a military observer in London to-day stated that the next few days would be cruelal for the Russians' bok! strategy of defence in depth.

Pacific Water Mined "This occasion marks a real mile- MOSCOW, July 16 (UP)-Diplo

report that the

Present

matic authorities

One

minettelds

have

Will Reply

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LONDON, July 16 (UP)- Responsible quarters here.be. lieve that if Japan launches a. large-scale invasion of Indo- China, as now appears probable. the United States and Great Britain may reply by proclaim-

to severity appears to be brewing |

in the Pacific. Observers be- lieve that the next few days may

stone in the history of the Northcote Soviets, on July 12, advised the ing a complete embargo of all Training College. For the first time Japanese of three danger zones in trade with Japan, cutting off ex- It is understood that Mr Matsuoka, our students are going out into the the Pacife where the Foreign Minister, did not attend world as teachers after having spent been laid. Ithe special meeting at which the two years in preparation for Suid Karnehntica.

of these is or ports and imports alike. decision to resign was reached

R. Rowell, Principal, in pre-has transmitted this information

Ambassador Tafckawa A view of his indisposition; however,senting his report at the Prize Dis-Tokyo,

crisis of unparalleled he turned in his resignation carller tribution of the College held this to Mr Ken Tomita, Chief Secretary moralpi.

Tallinn Ablaze of the Cabinet.

D J. Sloss, Vice-Chancellor STOCKHOLM, July 16 (lieuter).witness Japan's establishment of Meanwhile, indicating the serious of the Hongkong University, in pre-The Germans claim to have cap- ness of the situation, the Emperor senting awards and certificates to tured Tallinn and Novograd, accord- naval and air bases in southern LONDON, July 16 (Reuter).on to the Imperial vacation at them on their achievement. He also "Aftonbladet" from Helsinki quoting possibly without, the consent of

and Empress announced an Interrup- successful students

10 a congratulated in

message received by the Indo-China, probably with, but -A raid made by British forces Hayama and are returning to Tokyo. referred to the admirable bullding from Tobruk which the enemy

Berlin re to-morrow.

report. The Konoye

acquired by the College, which was mistook for a major attempt to once July 17, 1940 upon the resigna- efforts of Mr C. G. Sollis, the Director Tallinn ablaze and ships were busy Camranh Bay.

The message adds that Finnish re- Vichy. Japan's principal imme- Cabinet assumed only possible through the strenuous

connaissance planes on Sunday found dinte objectivo appears to be. break out of the town, took placetion of the Cabinet headed by or Education.

evacuating troops. on July 12, it was disclosed in Adiniral Milsumasa Yonat, London Lo-day.

Meanwhile, Hitler Is reliably said Soviet Communique to be exerting the utmost pressure The raid was

LONDON, July 16 (Reuler)-A on Tokyo to launch Among those present were Mr carried out

"Reute" rays that the outstanding Sollis, Director of Education, Mr H. Soviet communique says that heavy naval blockade of Vladivostok. 05- a large-scale astride the road from Tobruk to year-long tenure of Prince Koneye's College, Mr M. G. O'Connor, princi- Smolensk, Bobruisk and Novograd-time table but they are not sure,

events in Japan's history during the G. Wallinglon, principal of King's July 10 in the directions of Pskov, comes after Indo-China In Japan's

battles are continuing throughout servers El Gobi, about 38 miles south of cabinet included, firstly, the dissolu- pal of Queen's College, Miss Bas- Volynsk.

surmise that Vladivostok Tobruk. The operation was the tion of all political Parties in the combe, work of a patrol of 40 men and movement for the inauguration of a School, the Rev. E. W. L. Martin, destroyed motorised units, attacked London and Washington in the past

principal of Belillos Public

During the

Attitude Stiffens a tank-hunting platoon support resulted

totalitarian national structure which Warden

day our alr force

Diplomatic

exchanges ed by artillery and machine-gun National Service Association. the creation

Warden of St Stephen's College, enemy

between the Professor Chow Sheung (representa-operated against troop concentrations closed a stiffening of attitude toward aircraft on fire from the British positions on

aerodromes; few days are reported to have dis- tive of the Ministry of Education, on river crossings, bombed the Tobruk perimeter.

Alliance which botind to- (Dean of Lingnan University), Mr W. Sulina, Tuteca and Succea.

Ploesti Japan. President Roosevelt is still Japan with Germony and J. Dyer, Mrs R A. HI, Miss Grimin,

at believed to be anxious to avold action Thirdly, the signature of the basis and many others.

An enemy tank battalion retreating strue as provocation and to prefer,

which the Japanese could Dr Llang Shao-wen, Mr K. P. Chan

inlscon. from Rogatchev of the Sino-Japanese Treaty with the

and destroyed.

surrounded though within limits, to sluun Nanking British

Government Inflicted

headed

Pacific diversion from the battles in 50 Prealdent over

by

Airmen Surrender Wang casualties and brought back Ave November 30 last year.

Ching-wel

the Atlantic and in Europe, When our troops approached prisoners, who gave the identifications

Nevertheless, if Japan establishes sought. No tacks were encountered. Neutrality

Fourthly the conclusion

aerodrome, eight Fascist acropinnes key naval and air force of

bases In attempted to take off but owing to Indo-China, she will possess a sort Pact The British casualties

with the Soviet ten Union on April 13 while the Foreign

the bad state of the men wounded and three missing.

engines, the of springboard to Thailand, Singa- Minister, Mr Yosuke Matsuoka, was

personnel of the aerodrome decided pore, The enemy's description of this en route home after his state visits to

Burma, to surrender. small operation was "a determined Berlin and Rome. sortle to break out of Tubruk."

in

of

The object of the raid was to cause the conclusion of the Chungking), Professor Y. K chi and transport and oil tankers

casualties to the enemy and to secure identifications.

Th

Casualties

were

A CENTURY OF PEACE

Italy.

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on

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Nazi Cities

Devastated

By Bombs

Extremists Versus Moderates

LONDON, July 16 (Reuter)~~~It 15 generally believed that the Japanese Government have been sharply divided as to what is to be done in

LONDON, July 16 (Reuter). view of the German invasion of Over 2,000 tons of bombs were Russia,

"Reuter's Far East dropped in the Ruhr area be- expert and former editor of _BEVIN_PREDICTION

thetween June 16 and-July-10 LONDON, July 18 (Reuter)The Matsuoka, the Foreign Minister, and weight of British night attacks are

extrose

party led by Mr Further examples showing the Minister of Labour, Mr. Ernest General Tojo, Minister for War, are the dropping of 1,000 tons of bombs Devin, said at the opening of the believed to have strongly urged that on Cologne and over 500 tons on "More Women For War Work" cam- paiga to-night that he hoped that seize the opportunity for fur-Brenien during the same period, Hitler's attack on Russle might

ther expansion in Indo-Cluna.

Photographs proving tint Munster, lead On the other hand, the

the German town recently bombed on

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India and the

May Lead To War

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On July 15, a Hungarian bumberi landed in Soviet Bessarabin and sur-1 rendered. The crew declared that to the Foreign Office suggest that Mr Komlura's oral representations they refused to, fight Germany.

Fascist Japon is hoping to Increase her supplies of oll, rubber, tin and other Tanks Destroyed

commodities from the Netherlands ing under the blows of our

A battalion of enemy tanks retir- East Indies, but there is no sign that Rogatches was surrounded and think that an embargo-en-Japanese

her wish will be fuinited. troops

Commentators here

profess destroyed. The crows-of-the-enemy trade by the United States, Grent sistance. drivers could not get out without as fr.dles will probably lead Japan to tanks were to exhausted that many

Britain and the Netherlands East A medical examination personnel showed that the weakness ng importance of Vindivostok, which

of the participate in the war.

It is also suggested that the grow- tie malnutrition and physical over the back entrance to the front door of the prisoners was due to system-has

bren suddenly transformed froni strain.

of Soviet Russia. makes it evident that the Soviet Union will not face a Japanese blockade of the port with- out hitting back hard.

Prince Of Hesse Loses German Citizenship

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" BERLIN, July 16 (UP).-It is ofl-

Ships are already en route to Vladivostok from all over the world and others are being loaded with cargoes of rubber, tin, wool, jute, shellac and other products.

G.O.C. LEAVING ON SATURDAY

to the closing up of the "black chap-moderate politicians led by Baron successive nights, contained military of ostracism and misunderstand-Hiranuma, Minister for the Interior, objectives have been brought back which has

hich has gone un since, the lost who is known for and he was German propaganda described Muns- might well bring about and strength of mind, and who was ter as a "Cathedral town with no by R.A.F. reconnaissance acroplanes. orientation.

Continuing, Mr Bevin said, "Russia Konoye last December in order to

brought into the Cabinet by Prince industry except breweries." with th

the British Commonwealth might be a great contributing factor is belleved to have favoured

support him against the extremists,

Photographic Proof to 100 years of peace in the world if only we handle the situation right, Europe should be more clear.

Photographs showing the effect of watching policy until events in the first night of the RA.F. raid with imagination and tolerance;

were shown to the press to-day. Big Business Worried willy on their side, the Russions

They prove that the bombing was learn as they are learning now,

This section of the Government is entirely concentrated on the aero that whatever they said about us believed to be strongly supported by drome and ali nerodrome buildings cially announced that Prince Christ- when the hour of trial came, we did big business in Japan which is be- had been burnt out and the adjoining lan of liesse and his American-born not hesitate. We did not held coming very nervous at the strain on barracks were badly knocked about, wife and four children are deprived against them the propaganda or any- Japanese

anese finances and her economic

The Dortmund-Ems Canal, sure thing that had occurred in the past." position due to the war in China.

While the reasons for the resin

rounding part of the aerodrome, and tion of the Japanese

a big railway junction also suffered. resigna-

The prince's name was included in appointed to a higher command at Government

The

photographs show clearly to list of 148 persons, mostly Jews, Home, will leave the Colony on must be speculation Il present, seems that the probable division

the it

expert that there is practically

who were similarly deprived of Saturday morning. ot no damage pinion between the two factions triet." said an official of the Ministry nage on the residential dis-

nationality. was so acute that the extremists, led of Economic Warfare. "On milliary by the Army, forced the resignation targets, the bombing was pretty ac-

the hope of carrying their policy curate and effective." KOBE, July 10 (Domel)The will the new government. Constal Steamship Control Com- mittee this afternoon decided to raise

North China

Charter Rates

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

per

Fighter Destroyed

LONDON,

His Excellency Major-General A. of German nationality, and their pro-E. Grasett, General Officer Command- perty is confiscated.

ing the Troops in China, who has been

Daring Coup In Colony Waters

the

No Basic Change TOKYO, July

July 16 (Reuter).--- the rates of charternge of freighters Following the resignation of

10 (Reuler). The Air Ministry states that it is now seizure of $16,000 worth

A daring coup resulting in for North China by 15

the knowit that an enemy Central China by 20 per cent andeiretes state that there will be no bers over Germany last night.

eent, Cabinet. Authoritative Government destroyed by one of the British bom-according to the report of

Aghter was was brought of in

of petrol British waters South China by 30 per cent. The change in the Government's basic

th junk increases

of polleics In either the passenger and special service ships international field. will be determined on July 23.

the charterage

SHOT DOWN BY

POLICEMAN

LONDON, July 10

(Reuter)-

domestle or

Washington Waits WASHINGTON, July 10 (Reuier). -Members of the State Department refused to comment on the Japanese Cabinet resignation pending further details.

Sumner Welles, Under-

Zelon Codreanu, brother of the chler State, told a press con

on Sunday, according to a message conservative published

In Berlin from Rumanian capital.

out

Hawker Gets $10 Reward

A hawker named Tom Lai was

εινα

master to the Police.

Mak Chol-tai, 30, the master of a trading junk, was returned to Shaukiwan by a junk which found him and his crew stranded on Nine Ping.

The

master told the police that on the night of the 13th he was anchor-

0

men

ed off Takuling. In British waters," Intercepted Snatcher

when two sampans and

saliing boat came of the prohibited Rumanian Irun oficial information yet.

that he had received no helping to arrest a snatcher named took possession of the junk and sailed rewarded with $10 by the Police a variously alongside and seven men, armed with long and short Guards, was shot dead in Bucharest

Grearms, boarded her. The It is generally beloved that the ced to eight months hard labour by ashore at Nine Pins,

Tsau Yim, 38, coolle, who was senten-

her away after putting the crew business

group has Mr G. T. Lowry at Central Magistracy the forced

the Army-controlled this morning on a charge of larceny cargo was 1,030 tins of petrol, valued. An official account states that the of extreme importance to America, of No. 42 Conduit Road, at Peel Government and if so, this could be at N.C.$700 from 50 King, 43, amah

The master claimed that' his affair occurred in a park where according to officials,

at $15,000, quarrel occurred among a crowd. The policeman who shot Codreanu Roosevelt had hoped that this might

It is stated here

Street, on July 10. Defendant had, that President has been arrested.

wo previous convictions. sometime occur and had therefore pm. on July 16 Complainant was Dot.-Sgt Wall stated that about 0.55 nvolded any serious break with walking along Peel Street near Japan in recent weeks,

Business Friendly To U.S.

Robinson Road when Defendant SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH", WASHINGTON, July 16 (Reuter). ped up in newspapers. An alarm Secretary of the Navy, Col Frank snatched her money which was wrap- WASHINGTON, July 10 (UP)- Practice exercises will be carried clined

Japanese business circles are in was raised and a detective chased Knox to-day ordered that 87,047

to be more out at all First Aid Posta in the America and less anxious

friendly to Defendant who ran to the staircase of naval reservists on active duty be Colony on Sunday, July 20, from operate with the Axis.

co- a house in Caine Road. After throw-held in service for the duration of the a.m. to 12-30 p.m., and from 2 p.m.

ing down the money Defendant os- | emergency, The Arm policy of Britain to 5 p.m. All members are required America in the Pacific is believed to Intercepted

and caped to the roof of the house but was to allend.

have upset Japanese foreign policy hawker.

First Aid Posts Practice

to

Knox Holds U.S. Naval Reservists

Ilo also prohibited reservists from and caught by the realgning, even if their four year en-

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