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FRIDAY, JULY 25, 1941.

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Sumner Welles

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Denounces Tokyo APPEASEMENT POLICY Move as Threat BY THE U.S. HAS KEPT

Philippines JAPAN OUT OF

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Special to the “Telegraph"

WASHINGTON, July 24 (UP).—The Under Secretary of State, Mr Sumner Welles, has issued a sharp note denouncing the Japanese move in Indo-China- us a threat to the United States defences supplies in the Philippines. Mr Welles told the press conference to-day that he had transmitted his views to Admiral Nomura, the Japanese Ambassador, when the fatter visited the State Department yesterday, the text of which was

as follows:

MOSCOW REPELS RAIDERS

Third Blitz Night

MOSCOW, July 24 (Reuter), The flereest hail of tire yet heard from Moscow's anti- aircraft batteries met Nazi bombers approaching Moscow last night with the object of "blitzing" the Soviet capital for the third successive night,

So effective was the gun-fire and co-operation between the anti-aircraft batteries and searchlights that once again only isolated planes broke through the city's outer de- fences to drop their bomba.

One feature of the three raids on Moscow has been the number of searchlights which the Russians have been able to concentrate on small nreas of the sky.

Moscow's fire-watchers and ore- fighters again did splendid work last night and this morning. All except a few small fres had been ex- tinguished.

which resulted in inaccurate morks-

Mian P

"It will be recalled that in

1940, the Japanese Government gave expression on several occa,

sions of its desire that the con- |ditions of disturbance should not;

read to the Pacifle region with special references to the Nether- lands East Indies and French Indo-China.

"This desire was expressly con- surred in by jonny other governmental Including the Government of the United States. Statements issued by this Government made it clear that any alteration in the existing status

stich areas by other than peaceful processes could not but be prejudicial to the security and peace of the entire Pacific area, and that this conclusion TURN to Back Page, Column 3

Profitable Flight To Norway

A Beauforts' Day LONDON, July 24 (Reuter).

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

N.E.I.

WASHINGTON, JULY 24 (UP),—PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT TO-DAY DECLARED THAT THE UNITED STATES HAS BEEN PERMITTING JAPAN TO PROCURE OIL HERE AS A MEA- SURE OF APPEASEMENT IN ORDER TO PREVENT THE WORLD WAR FROM SPREADING

TO THE SOUTH PACIFIC.

The President told members of the Office of Civilian Defence that if the United States had not sold oil to Japan, Japan would have moved into the Dutch East Indies a year ago.

"Our foreign policy was trying to halt the war from breaking out down there," he added. However, the President did not indicate whether or not this policy will be changed.

President Roosevelt spoke extemporaneously and his text reflected the informality of his remarks. - that he used past tenses in referring to the foreign policy.

It is noteworthy

SELL-OUT BY VICHY

Recognising Japanese

"Predominance”.

'SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH'~'

He declared, "It was Very essential from our own selfish viewpoint of defence to prevent the war from starting in the

South Pacific. So our foreign

policy was-trying to stop the] war from breaking out: down there.

"It was essential for Britain that we try to keep the pence down there In the South Pacifle; therefore, there. VICHY, July 24 (UP). The letting this oll go ip Japan, with the was-you might call it—a method in Government spokesman to-day hope-and it has worked for two reailirmed that the Franco- year-of keeping war out of the South Pacific for uur own good, for Japanese conversations con- the defence of Britain, and the free- thued this morning at Vichy dom of the seps.".. and Hanoi.

No agreement has yet been signed. but a basis has been established, as reported in the Paris press, whereby France is reafirming her recognlilon

-A 1,600-ton tanker blazing which provides for military

of Japanese predominance in Asia

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Bombers For

Britain

It was; announced "last week that the 1,000th U.S. made Lockheed Hudson bomber had been delivered to England. This picture gives gone idea of how this magnificent effort has been accomplished. It shows 18 of the Lockheed-Hudson bombers ready for despatch to Britain; they left the factory one morning, mak- ing an all-time record for mass-delivery of aircraft..

Censorship Direct Hit On Scharnhorst In

In U.S.

Request By The Navy

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH”

H.E. Bomba Used MOSCOW,-July-24-(UP)-Con- flereely.-a-700-ton-supply-ship technical advantage to enable Japan siderably more high explosive bombs abandoned by her crew and a to "maintain order in the Far East." rained down on Moscow last night Messerschmitt 100 shot down than on Monday night when they into the sea--this is the recorda two-hour conversation at Hano! Generals Decaux and Sumita hold! tverc mainly incendiaries. The bombing appeared to be indiscrimin- of a down patrol carried out off examining the details of Japan's WASHINGTON, July 24 (UP) afe as the Soviet artillery kept the the Norwegian const to-day by strategic plan for the "temporary-The Navy Department will Germans at a respectable distance two Beaufort aircraft of the occupation of military positions."

ask Congress shortly for legisla- Coastal Command.

The spokesman asserted that the [tion authorising the establish- bombs obviously intended During the patrol, the navigator"recognition of Japanese predominement of an office for the inter- for Important buildings fell on dwell of a Benufort saw below him

ance in Eastern Asia does not mean national censorship of outgoing ing houses, in the streets, courtyards | number of fishing smincka

that France will similarly recognise and and squares,

signalled "to them with a lamp, the position of other Power cables. -

of French In the testimony made publle; He got an immediate answer a concerning the integrity was dashed several times with a sovereignty."

to-day, Rear-Admiral Ben Morcell, Chief of the Navy Bureau of Yards and Docks told the House Appropriations Committee, that the President's pro- clamation of an unlimited emergency "necessitates the establishment by the Navy Department of offices for na tional censorship, in some. Naval Districts.

Tokyo Admission

Northern Sector

HELSINKI, July 24 (Teuter).— The enemy bombed the surroundings of Turku on Wednesday, recording to a communique issued here to-day.

The communique adds: "To-day they bombed the southwest parts of the country. Only smoll damage was done. An attempt to bomb Helsinki failed. Five enemy planes were destroyed."

DAILY DOSE BY R.A.F.

white light.

Supply Ship Hit

A supply ship was found and at-. incked near Christiansand. A stick of heavy bombs was laid low across the vessel and the crew were seen taking to the boats.

any

Changkufeng Clash Denied

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

SHANGILAI, July 25 (UP).-

of

Battleship's New Hide-Out

LONDON, July 24 (Reuter).—Extensive and successful operations against the battleships Scharnhorst and Gneisenau are announced by the Air Ministry.

The communique says: During the last twenty-four hours extensive operations have been undertaken by the Bomber Command against the German battleships Scharnhorst and

Gneisenau.

Eastern Front War

Hungarians & Soviets

"On July 23 the Scharnhorst was discovered by air reconnais- sance to have been moved from Brest to the port of La Pallice- 210 miles to the south.

Peru-Ecuador Fighting Is Resumed.

"Before darkness fell on July 23 an attack was made by Stirling heavy bombers on the Scharnhorst as she lay alongside the breakwater.

Very heavy armour piercing bombs Heavy Fighting Reported aro

LIMA, July 24 (Reuter),—- were dropped-and a direct hit was observ-All day fighting in the disputed VICHY, July 24 (Reuter).-Amet with heavy anti-aircraft fire and

The formation of bombers was Peruvian - Ecuadorian frontier

telegram.

The battle which, began yesterday morning. In front of the Peruvian posts of Arguns Verdes, Pacitos and

com

The Benufort then swept low and rated it with machine-gun fire. As

big advance on the eastern front was intercepted by a number of zone is reported in a communique The Beaufort flew out to seu, it en- Colonel Akiyama, he falls denied in which notices wees in re in local in the latest Hungarian com- these were destroyed by one Stirling. Foreign Office!

TOKYO, July 24 (Domel)-Com- by Hungarian forces is claimed Messerschmitt 100 fighters. Two of issued to-day by the Peruvian countered two Messerschmitts and spokesman, to-day officially were sent to destroyed

that there has been a clash at Chang- residents to come to the Post Office munique quoted in a Budapest yed one, The second Beaufort was a little kufeng.

and open the mail addressed them

Night Follow Up further north when the pilot spotted

Hard To Believe

in the

presence 1,600-ton tanker in a fjord. From

"Japan Times and Advertiser says inspectors, the

The communique says: "During the This attack was followed up during Mataepalo continued all day," states below mant height he got a direct A Japanese Embassy spokesman that Japan has been very liberal with hit on the tanker's foredeck. When claimed that he had not heard the re-respect to foreign mall Cross Channel At Dawn the Benufort left, the tanker was ports of a Russo-Japanese clash at

inspection. "The work done well and rapidly burning fercely and the men were Changkufeng and added "I cannot and with great tact. However, there LONDON, July 24 (Reuter). | clombering from it into small boats. belleve it,"

is bound to be a delay" the paper -Since the early hours of this

suggests. Delivery could be expedit- morning, people of the south-

ed if the mail receivers voluntarily give general permission to postal east coast have acen and

officials to open their mail. heard many British planes cross-

Declaring that the Japanese method ing the Channel. The roar of

of limited mail censorship is being their engines brought many

done in a courteous. way, the "Times and Advertiser" points out: "In many people out of doors.

countries letters are opened wlily- nilly and passages are blacked out."

Henvy explosions on the French side of the Channel were heard for some hours early to-day and the un- mistakeable noise of heavy artillery fire has also been heard.

attack which began at daylight The has been continued at intervals for many hours.

This afternoon 'a'lurge formation of planes passed over Folkestone, head- ing out across the Straits and flying very high.

Enemy Convoy Smashed

In Mediterranean Sea

CAIRO, July 24 (Reuter).—A particularly successful attack

AIR EPIC FROM SOVIET FRONT

were

last few days, our troops have ad- the night by a strong attack on Ln the vanced several hundred kilometres Pallice by a force of heavy bombers..

"Fighting was enstwards amid constant Aghting with the Soviet rearguards. Heavy fight-strong force of heavy bombers de-Ecuadorinns

At 2 p.m. to-day (Thursday) a very and Las Palmas

in specially

Arguna Verdes ing took place on the River Bug.

sectors. The veloped almultaneously attacks upon Peruvians forcing them to retire and "Our shock troops fought with the Gnelsenal at Brest and upon the destroying their gun emplacements," repulsed, the success, notably on July 22 against TURN to Page 5, Column Two the enemy who held his ground and

The

Peruvian Foreign resisted strenuously.

Omee The

emphasises that fighting took place sustained big losses In dead and

Arst on the left bank of the Zaru- wounded.".

milla River and then continued on the right bank, which; it contends, would provo

that the Ecuadorians attacked first.

enemy

Soviet And Dutch E. I.

LONDON, July 24 (Reuter). The Soviet Ambassador, M. j

Ivan Maisky, this afternoon

LATEST

called on the Netherland Minis- Japanese Warships

in which R.A.F. bombers and aircraft of the Fleet Air Arm participated was 'carried out on an enemy convoy off the fortified Italian island of Pantellaria on Tuesday, atates an R.A.F. Middle East communique.

up and two destroyers were standing by pleking, up survivors. The convoy which consisted of

Followed Up

MOSCOW July 24 (Reuter)-Tho ter for Foreign Affairs. Dr E. four medium-sized merchant Later in the day, R.A.F. and Air Pilot Tomin who, single-handed,

Iatest Soviet air hero is Sergeant N. van Kleffens, to discuss cer- vessels, escorted by a number Arm aircraft followed up the attack tackled ten German planes. Tempo Increases

tain economic questions.. FOLKESTONE, July 24 (UP) and attacked by R.A.F. bombers. other merchant ship. Two torpedoes by two Messerschmitt fighters, were

of destroyers, was first sighted on the convoy which then consisted

of one 7,000-ton tanker and one Eight Nazi JUB8 bombers, escorted The R.A.F. to-day stepped up the tempo of the offensive aweeps over

Two bombs were seen to hiệu vessel of 7,000 tons and set it on fire. hit the tanker which became a total approuching Soviet erodromo northern France, making two more ralds. After the midnight and dose Two other bombs hit a vessel of loss. Another torpeda hit an escort- Tomin' flew into battle

poured xalde, the FLA.F. were over France 6,000 tons. A vessel of about 5,000 in destroyer, doing severe damage machine-gun bullets into the worl

to Its ster

stern. nice tons, apparently carrying munitions, at midday and again this afternoon was hit by three bombs and immedi-Benglinzi on the night of July 22-23, the bombers fied.

bombers. Heavy bombers again attacked

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" One of the Messerschmitt and all Thero wero explosions in the Boulogne area.

NEW YORK, July 24 (UP). ately blew up and disappeared bolow causing a number of explosions on The Straits wore

Tomin desperately hung on to the Thirty-five Dutch fliers who are en surrounded by a dense haxa but the

the moles. The harbour was also tall of the temaining Messerschmitt route to England after completing a explosions of bombs and the sounds Shortly afterwards, R.A.F. recon-attacked on the previous night with getting nearer and

In training course in Java arrived here of the anti-aircraft guns rocked the naissance aircraft reported that the similar results.

nearer, despair the Ndzi pilot turned his to-day" aboard

the Dutch English side of Vie Channel.

7,000-ton ship was submerged stern All British aircraft returned safely, plano over and it fell to the ground. Tabla,

the water,

DUTCH AVIATORS FOR ENGLAND

steamer

Sighted

Tobruk Harasses

Besiegers

Dust Storms Recur

CAIRO, July 24 (Reuter).

| Heavy dust storms at Tobruk yesterday caused a temporary SAIGON, July 24 (Reuter)ull in British offensive patroll- Japanese warships are reported "offing activities in Libya, 'accord- Cap Saint Jacques.

ing to today's - Middle East communique. ཝཱ

Sea Back Page For Further Late News

It adds: "In the frontier arca, bow- ever, advanced elements of our mechanized unita word again sagressive, ejecting the enemy from several observation points.

Unita of our artillers co-operated with effective fire upon retreating enemy patrols."

The communique reports that all is quiet in Abyssinia and Sytle,