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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

No British Designs TROOPS TO MOVE On Indo-China, 'Thai

It is stated that from a total of 60,000 tons of the 1041 rubber crop, Jupan hu already secured

ared proximately 30,000 tons compared with normal pre-war purchases of under 6,000 tons.

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FROM PAGE ONE

Júly 24, 1941.

3,000 Special Constables Wanted

FROM PAGE ONE

FROM PAGE ONE trend, when Japan will be contront-

d with the necessity of declding her!

Ang Arc

conditions the inain

of nequire available rubber, and in position towards Siberia.

Diplomatte reports before the United States und Britain Japan's baste polley is still to the

Indicate that service-

Members will be enrolled as are able to inake pre-emptive purouthward, plus the settlement of the Special Constables and will report for chases.

Chinese war, while Russia provides duty at such police stations in Hong- occur in the event of

dilversion later; however, that may kong and Kowloon and at such other.

Russian col-1. use, when Japan might move centres as may be directed by the arder to

Commissioner of Police. In present remove the Vladivostok conditions they will be able to e menace and 10 prevent Germany perform three or four hours instruc

Siberia Irom dominating

which tional or other duty at intervals of would be most unwelcome for two or three days as directed by the Japan's East Asia programme. Commissioner of Police. In case of mobiilsed All Booking Cancelled

emergency they will be SHANGHAI, July 24 (Reuter)for full duty.

Applicants must be physically ft. Following the suspension of vinns, the

When mobilised to perform full Japanese authorities are now report-

Rale per day. forelen bookings for Japan indeflute-

Inspector Sub Inspector ly regardless of nationality.

All

passengers furelen

on the Kobe

Sergeant Maru, including many Axis nationals; Lance Sergeant were turned back this morning just Constable

From roughly 18,000 tons of tin ore which is Thol's yearly output, British, Australian and to a lesser extent the United States-controlled concerns seem to be assured of about 13,000 tons which is destined for smelting in

Malaya, the remainder going to Jophed to have cancelled all local and time duty, rales of pay will be:-

Petain's Hint

VICHY, July 23 (Reuter).-"We shalt again perhopa have to defend our colonies," said Marshal Petain, addressing studenta al Alx-en Provence Military Academy to-day.

"It any new adventures should ever be underinken, î hope that we shall face them with the same energy and vigour na was shown in Syria.

"We are obliged to

to protect pur colonies and the whole of our Colonial Empire on which our neigh- bours have their eyes: We must be able to defend it. We must be reasly for all eventualiites."

Japanese Cabinet

of the week.

Hank.

$7,00

4.00

3.00

2.00

1.50

before the ship's departure, being told | When on part time duty (le, ro that no forelimers were allowed to go lontan members are not mobilised to Japan until further notice.

for full time duty) rates of pay will

Blenheims Sink Ship

July

LONDON, Blenheim boinbers

(Reuler) 23

Rank. Rate per day on which

duty is performed,

Inspector

Sub Inspector

¡Sergeant

Lance Sergent

Constable

$4.00

3.00

2.00

1.50

1.00

Guarantors Necessary

It is learned that recruiting will

LONDON, July 23 (Reuter).—The

this! were out Japanese Privy Council inet to-day at the Imperial Palace, and it is an-morning and afternoon searching for start immediately, and applications the const of to join will be received at Central nounced that

enemy shipping off an extraordinary session will be held before the end the Air Ministry.

France and the Low Countries, states Police Station, on the ground floor

next to

Central Magistracy. the

Monday between 5 p.m. lications for enrolment ne quired to be endorsed by a guarantor, Upon enrolment, members of the Special Constabulary will undergo

Iuring these operations, one constat Arbuthnot Road, from and 7 pm.

vessel was sunk and another was

The official announcement says that the special session will discurs vorious questions confronting the damaged.

nation.

London Comment

Other Blenheims, escorted by a strong force of fighters, bombed ob LONDON, July 24 (Neuter)-Aceives near Saint Omer early in "Daily Telegraphi" leader on Indo- the afternoon. China says: "As an excuse for this latest piece of banditry, Japan is re- Burting once again to the threadbare Axis taelle of pretending that it is necessary to forestall alleged British designs,

I should hardly have needed Mr Éden's categorleal repudiation to con- vince Vichy that this is a mischievous He invented by Tukyo for Tokyo's Gwn ends. Yet Vichy apparently prefers to believe that it ts Britain, not Japan, who is about to commit an aggression against Indo-China and put into the mouth of Its radio com-

ans mentator the statement that this woukt be an 'unutterable net of piracy by Britain who seems bent on launchi- ing attacks on the colonies of her old ally.

Petain's Useless Pledge

"Once more it appears as If Petain's pledge to protect the French Empire is a pledge never 10 be honoured except when, as in Syria, Britain In- tends to eject the Axis Intruders whom Vichy has openly aided and abetted.

If and when Japan proceeds to the Occupation of indo-China,

whether or not with the connivance of Vichy, it will be an act of aggres- sion against which Britain will not be without means of effective

Tra

prisat.

is obvious that Japan's primary purpose in Indo-China is to use it an

point a Jumping of

for eventual

milliary designs on British, Dutch

Posses-

and American interests and sions in the Western Pacific. That aspect of the situation is unlikely to be lost upon any one of these in tended victims."

British fighters encountered number of enemy fighters and des- troyed five of them.

British losses in all these operations were five bombers and five fighters, but the pilot of one fighter is safe.

Latest Communique ̧*

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGNAPH"

are re-

course of training consisting of lectures on police duties and drill parates. Pas will not commence ajuntil completion of training.

No Firearms

It is understood that the Special

with firearms.

Constabulary will not be provided

it

Selected men were last year Invited to join a simlar body about the same time that the now-defunct Pence Preservation Corps was established. After

brief period of train- LONDON, July 23 (UP)—An Airing, the few who joined were Issued late released from service, and nothing Ministry communique this evening states that Blenheim further had been heard of the scheme bombers escorted by nghters attack-until now. ed objectives near Bethune and en- countered considerable opposition from dighters and anti-aircraft fre.

Five German fighters were des- troyed.

and five British Oghters are missing.

Early this morning, raiders visited severni parts of the British Istes in- cluding Liverpool, Northern Ireland and a north-east England town.

Coolie's Liberties

With Mail

Berlin Admits Advance Slowed

FROM PAGE ONE

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Soviets Sink Convoy MOSCOW, July 23 (Reuter)---Ten enemy ships, it is now Icurned, were sunk when Soviet bombers attacked an enemy convoy, states the oficial Tin Kwun-chuk, 35 a coolie em sunk by a Soviet destroyer.

Five ships were Soviet news agency, ployed by Messrs Gilman and Com-

The convoy was apparently inter- pany was sentenced to four months' Central Magistracy hard labour by Mr G. T. Lowry at cepted in the Baltic when proceeding

оп Soviet fighters

patrul north morning when he pleaded guilty to larceny of shed back the news of the presence

of enemy shilps. three letters addressed to the Com pany.

this

Soviet bombers repeatedly attacked

Mr D. Fitches stated that in June, the ships while destroyers shelled the the Company inserted an advertise-transports. The enemy vessels ex- ment in certain Chinese newspapers Moscow's Good News regarding "Curicones." A coupon

toded and sank.

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With French Consent The "Yorkshire Post" in a leader says: "We shall pay no attention to a packet of pilts. A number of curing July 23 stubborn-battles claims that the Japanese are acting plaints had since been received by with French consent.

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A watch was kept on. Defendant} Dutch East Indies, British Malaya

"At one point of the Bessarabion and possibly Thailand. The mastery who collected letters from the Com-front, our forces routed an enemy of the vast Pacife area stretching pany's box in the Post Office, and motorisca regiment, capturing 400 yesterday after taking delivery of a cars, 300 motor cycles, 32 armoured from Singapore through Hongkong number of letters, Defendant took cars, 25 guns, eight mine-throwers and the Philippines to Australlo, Is their ultimate goal. That

Sin some back to the Company but kept and other armaments.

three in his pocket. He then went to "Our air force during July their talk of

Eastern Asin co-

take

tea, after which he went to an delivered concentrated blows upon prosperity spliere means.

with the letters in his possession. opium divan where he was arrested enemy mechanised units and oir-

craft on aerotiromes."

It is therefore, certain that what- ever Japan does In Indo-Chino will not be watched with indifference

has been employed by Gilman's for Mr Fitches added that Defendant;

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The "Scotsman”

The "Scotsman" leader Says: "Neither Britain nor the United States could, be Indifferent to the Japanese occupation of Indo-China or even of selected key points in that country. It would be Interpreted as

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BERLIN, July 23 (UP)—Accord- ing to the official news agency, 07 Soviet planes were shot down in air battles and 33 were destroyed on the ground yesterday. Sever German planes wore lost.

Odessa Bombed

BERLIN, July 23. (UP)-Yesler-

ful ally Post" says:tion of $10,000 to the Bomber day, Germon bombers attacked the oll "One would look for some caution Fund, a cheque for this amount tanks and important military objec from {1 cairulative people like the being received this afternoon. Japanese, but milliarists

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Vichy Concedes New Bases To Japan

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