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Control Yangtse River

-Admiral's Account Of Stewardship

~Special to the "Telegraph",

TOKYO, July 24 (Domci)-Vice-Admiral Boshiro Hosokaya, outgoing Commander-in-Chief of the Japanese Naval Forces in Central China waters, outlined the activities of the Japanese naval forces, including aircraft, in the Central China

area..

1

The Yangtse River is the great artery of the Chinese Centinent and forms an important. trunkline in the conduct of Japanese military operations and for the transport on rich materials in Central China, Admiral Hosokaya said.

Sumner Welles Denounces Tokyo

FROM PAGE ONE was based on a doctrine which has

universal application.

that the

Since Japanese control of this fatal vital waterwny forms

B

blow to the enemy, the latter is rending guerillas to

cut or disturb it again and again and is continuing various serrot activities including the release of mines, haunting of banks and levying taxes m.innocent people or taking away their materials,

in

Parachutists' Training

Driving along a country road re- cently in his car, an. R.A.F. ofeer pulled up at the sight of a khaki- ad figure waving him to stop. The British Under Duress

man, though obviously

uniform hardly of n soldier, had a "On September 23, 1910, referring

In order to secure the control of standard pattern, and bore traces of to events which were then rapidly

the waterway and safeguard peace; in the Indo-China situp- the

The officer was even more amazed happening tlon, the Secretary of State sak it and order in the river valley, the Parachute harness on him

existing Japanese naval force are disposing when the sokler sharply ordered and was just seemed obvious

and that units being upset,

at all key points along the 750-him out of the car,

a lesson in eituation was thanges were being achieved under mile main and tributary channels of about to give the soldier

carrying

out discipline when he was met by a luress. The present developments the Yangtse which are relations to ludo-China provide patrol dutles constantly to guard and beautiful right hand punch to the

His car vanished. When clear indication that other changes maintain the river lunes. Landing jaw and deposited in a hedge.

lic re- are now being effected under duress, forces are frequently being landed

Expansion By Force

co-operation ported the incident, he was told that independently

one of Britain's parachute with Army forces to mop up enemies It was

minnoeuvre, "The present unfortunate altuation

in the vicinity, while concentrations army currying out a in which the French Government at Vichy and the French Government of enemy forces would be shelled Told on landing that he had to reach from warships or junks operating as a given spot by a certain time and Indo-China And themselves, of

the secret means of the Chinese prove by phone he had got there, the 11 Is only too course, is well known.

forces are being searched or seized. parachute soldier had commanderred In no

no doubi as clear that they are

The Japanese naval forces are the first car that come his way. to the attitude of the Government also engaged in searching for and and the people of the United States disposing of mines floating on the towards acts of aggression carried

muddy stream, or rescuing distressed cut by the use of or the threat to craft. use armed force. That attitude hins been made abundantly clear. By the course which it followed and is fol- lowing, the Japanese Government is clear indication that it is Riving

ined to

its pursue objective of by force or threat of force. 11 is not apparent to the United States Government

where any value or ground on which the Japanese Government. would be war- ranted in occupying Indo-China by establishing bases in that aren as measures of self defence.

there

Naval Air Force

While the surfave units are thus Brly maintaining the Yangtse River, the Naval Air-Force strikes agalhst the enemy air force under reorganisation far away in the in- terior of Szechuan Province and also! destroys enemy military establish ments and ineans of transport.

Admiral Hosokaya recalled that un December 30 and early in March.j the Japanese Naval Force destroyed Chengtu over 30 Chinese planes

and inflicted a severe blow to the enemy air force while it was trying to rejuvenate.

Objective of Bares "There is not the slightest ground; for the belief on the part of even the most credulous that the governinents of the United States, Great Britain

Finally, Admiral Hosokaya paid or other lands have any territorial

have his respects to the war dead and cmbitions

Jons in Indo-China been planning any mo

which their bereaved formilies and express- moves could have been regarded as threats ed the hope that the wounded and to Japan, This Government can only sick will get well quickly. conclude that the Japanese action is being undertaken because of the es timated value to Jupan of bases In that region. primarily for purposes of further and more obvious move- ments und conquests in adjacent a-cas.

Jeopardise U.S. Interests

"In the light of previous develop- ments, the steps which are now being

Mines Removed

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"" HANKOW, July 31 (Domei).— Japanese naval craft operating on the Yangtse River removed 291 float- ing mines during the first six months of this year, it was announced.

taken by the Japanese Government JAPANESE SHIPS

endanger the peaceful nations of the Parific. They tend to jeopardise the

procent by the United States of

materials such as tin an

rubber which is necessary for the

TAKE ALARM

SAN FRANCISCO, July 24 normal economy of this country and| (Reuter), -Over 40 Japanese

consummation of our defence

"the

ships bound for United States

ports are reported to be lying off shore as a result of Mr

programme.

"The

purchase of in, rubber, oil and other raw materials in the Pacific area of equal terms with other nations Sumner Welles' statement de- requiring these materials has never nouncing Japan as an`aggressor been denied to Japan.

The steps which the Japanese in Indo-China.

Government has taken also endanger the safety of ather areas in the Puelfic

The Governo Philippines.

und people of this

country fully realize that such deve- lopments bear directly upon the vital problem of our national security,"

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MADRID, July 24 (Reuter).~~~A party of 265 Americans, mostly Con- eular ometals, hos arrived at San Sebastian from France and Germany. Sixteen American ambulanco They drivers accompanied Diem were passengers in the ill-fated Egyptian liner Zamzam, which was torpedoed by German submarine and were recently released by the Nazis after being detained some ten weeks at Hendaye.

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