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Tuesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

Mr Harrison Forman. famous journalist and photo- grapher, arrived in Hongkong yesterday. He is on a special assignment for the National Broadcasting Company of New York. Mr Forman scooped the world with his ple- tures of the Nazi attack on Warsaw.

Nations Lining Up Against Japan

FROM PAGE ONE

ed that the United States would wel

TENSE PEIPING ATMOSPHERE

FROM PAGE ONE

come parallel action by other Amerl-from the main headlines in all local

on newspapers to-day. ean countries in the economie con-

Citizens Shanghal were dazed all trol measures against Japan. Stress- ing that the Latin American coun-day long as wild rumours succeeded one another in rapid succession and tries were free to act in any way

fluctuated violently. they deemed advisable he cited steps the value of the Chinese dollar plready taken to ensure access by the

There is, however, not the slightest United States to Latin American de-

KAREN Britons fence materials and to prevent the questioning

States.

the

Views Exchanged "United Press" adds that Mr Welles apverted that the United States and

action

July 29, 1941.

Angry Evacuees Meet In Sydney

FROM PAGE ONE

and 400 children in Houghtong." sald Mra Dewar, "Nineteen returned in the last three hosts. We are justl- Bed In asking to return, it only from the

speel,

· moral

atherwise tomes may be irrevoenbly broken.“. More Lettera

More fetters from Hongkong ova- euces have also been appearing In the Sydney "Sun", two of them be- ing here reprinted,

"Lancashire Luss" is perhaps not aware of the fact that quite a few of the evacuees are still in love with their husbands. A woman who has nol yet learnt in this world that you cannot run away from danger und 'thinks she is safe in Australia needs

our sympathy.

Tum from the Old Country. The Old Country wouldn't be "taking it,” with its back against the wall, it "Lancashire Lass" were an example of its people, sitting snugly back with her £31 and one child. She should never have gone to Hong kong. One goes to the East to stand by one's husband, whatever hop- pens.

Ineldentally, we don't all get £31 a month. I get £20, with two children under three. Quite u'num- ber get, Jess. Ask the Hongkong Anunce faison officer for a few sti tistics; then try finding, accommoda- tion for two children under school age. Let's Kʊ back to our homes, even if it's a short-lived happiness; our children will at least know they have a fuller.

[u

ma

MAID OF KENT.

of us

Not Against Australia I am not a growler, but like hun- dreds of others, I am most anxious to return to my husband and home in Hongkong, and I dispute "Laue- shire Luss's statement that "a large number,

If not the majority" of wo- men would prefer to remam here. export of such goods from the United Allied nationals over the parallel Had we been given choice of eva-i

by the United States and the cuntion

would have British Empire against Japan despite chosen to and those who Asked specifically about

wanted to and who have the mearis possibility that Venezuela might refears that it may end Shanghat's non-

hones use to sell oil to Japan, Mr Welles Japanese trade for the duration.

The

feeling among Shanghui's fashire Lass is lucky to have repied that it was solely a question Betons and Allied nationals is fairly

per month. and should be for Venezuela to decide.

accurately summed up in an article very comfortable on that amount.

British Journalist and hundreds of others by a

only have and

who writes: CA20 per month. and i 100. "Retaliation having nt fast been have one child to keep and look all other interested Governments instituted, it will be hoped by after, and besides that my husband had frequently exchanged views and Britons and Americans that it will

has another son to support at school have been in constant communication be pursued to the utmost mit,

In England. We And it very dif- in order to pennit parallel action notwithstanding the probability that ficult, and there are many others in against Japan in the South Pacifie whenever such action was deemed it may result in temporary suffering the same boil. We do and things

and inconvenience

inconvenience in centres where

expensive in Sydney, much more ex- desirable.

Japanese Army the

holds

staty.

pensive than we expected, and He derlined to comment upon the Is now the eleventh hour and think everything is dearer than even possibility

of Japan getting vital sup-nothing is to be gained by tempering in wartime England. I was in Eng- oll from Venezuela and other plies of

with this retaliation in order to land for the first five months of the oil producing Latin American coun-

avoid offe

offending Japanese suscepúbil-land

war, too, and know how well prices tries, but said that as sovereign nuities. The sooner its full effects make were controlled there. tions, these would probably proceed Itself felt upon Japan, the mure like- Our grouse is not against Austra- under their own national policy. Helihood there is of an earlier apprecla or the people. Wề are fed up denied that any agreement had beenation by the Japanese of the dia reached for the United States purchase the entire surplus oil out- ustrous consequences of their army's put of Mexico.

to

west

policy,"

with the way the evacuation was run and the very unfair discrimination. "I am sure Australian women will Noteworthy Comment

Would sympathise with 03. How Mr Welles tulled over the For

The most noteworthy cominent by they like five days notice to packs Eastern situation with Lord Halifax the British Ambassador who had just newspapers supporting the puppet up and be deported out of their own country, leaving behind husbands, Nanking regime appeared to-day in returned from a tour of the coast. Lord Halifax told newsmen the "Kuo Min Hsin Wen," which says homes, and hundreds and hundreds that he had no fresis information re-Out Japon can only adept economic of women of other nationalities, who against the British and can still stay in Hongkong and come garding the developments

the reprisals

American petion In freezing Far East. Meanwhile the newly ar-

HONGKONG-BORN, and that war is Japanese and go as they wish.

far off. rived Sevtet Military Mission began astiels

The Other Side consultations with the State Deport- The newspaper suggests that Japan

may retallate by confiscating Ameri On the other hand, another eva-

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DENNIS MORGAN'|ment on the problem of co-ordinating may and British assets in Occupied Į ruce writes to her husband in long-

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"Confidentin! Government cables and

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China which are estimated at about kong in the following strain: Effects Already Scen

$500,000,000.

There have been quite a number of letters in one of the evening pa- NEW YORK, July 28 (Reuter).-

Among many unconfirmable ru- Drew Pearson and Robert Allen, in

from

airing their evacuees. mours circulating in Shanghai to-day pers, their joint column in the "New York was one stating that the Japanese-views and grievances on the evacua Mirror" on July 26

The

Customs here had imposed lion. The same old story. It is a warfare-the freezing of AXIS set exports from Shanghai. These were publish them, but I suppose it gives ut the black list-have played real fisted as metals, machinery, cotton, the majority of the evacuees sta- havoc with Axis operations in Southi

cotton yarns, chemicals tioned in Sydney some consolation, America.

to re-rend all over again what has If this rumour is true, it means been hammering in their brains since good does it do mensures, 25,000 Axis intionals have that the only future possible buyers been upmoted wholesale from their of such articles will be the Japanese anyway? Here we are, and here we and only payment which will be have to remain until some such time thriving enterprises and have become received will be in the Japanese arrives for us to leave. It is not refugees, getting a dose of the bitter

military

very complimentary to Australia to yen. medicine Germany meted out

According to local banking and be forever grumbling, and one of the millions of European victims."

commercial circles, a Japanese ban reasons is, I imagine, they hate hav- on non-Japanese goods from Shang-ing to work. I imagine they all con- hai, if not yet introduced, is almost gregate at Bondi and have never got out of the rut. They have made no Inevitable.

friends amongst the Australians and don't Intend even to try.

that as the result of these

report usa

PRESSURE RELAXES

FROM PAGE ONE

10

suon be over

NAZIS BROUGHT TO A STANDSTILL

op-

FROM PAGE ONE : Smolensk have ended in disaster and that the battle will there. The official German news Russian Ore was first opened from a agency presented detalled reports of neighbouring farm building so that the mopping up of Soviet forces the Germans thought that the fort

abandoned. When they around Smolensk and claimed the was

Mogiley to binst of machine-gun Arg :"TWO GIRLS ON BROADWAY" capture of 35,000 prisoner of preached mare closely, a murderous

the South. It said the Russians! made senseless" attempts to break Com the fort itself. Only after the

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Another D. N. B. report claimed

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Arc often Stalin line on the southern front ended us Russian forts.

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NEW ZEALAND MILITARY POST

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defender."

Roosevelt Returning To Washington

they telt. What

AXIS PLOT BECOMES A FLOP

FROM PAGE ONE

I

the puppet Narking Government. German newspapers on July 2 and Italian newspapers of the same day all elaborately explained in almost Italy's recognition. is a consequence identical words that "Germany's and of the crusade against Communism." At the same time Wang Ching-wel was received by the Japanese Em- perar.

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Association Of Malaya Defended

MADRAS, July 28~(Reuter).—An SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

WASHINGTON, July 28 (UP)-emphatle, denial that the Central HYDE PARK, July 28 (UP),— After Ave weeks, therefore, of the Sonator Burton K. Wheeler, speaking Indian Association of Malaya had President Roosevelt ins decided to now Gerinan offensive, combining from the flour of the Senate, to-day | return_Infmediately_to Washington. military attack on Russia with

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Administration's anything to Ife will arrive on Tuesday morning subtle thrust in political warfare charged that the States moves to

United designed to range Japan, Spain and condemnation of his anti-war pust-activities as implied in the recent counter Japanese Turkey against Britain, the result is card mailing campaign was part of statement by Mr G. H. Hall, Colonial expansion in the Pacific. The Pre-1 alture to crush Hussin quickly, fal" programme to "terrify the Ameri-10met apokesman in Parliament, was WELLINGTON, July 28 (Reuter). The resignation of Sir Andrew sident plans an immediate conference lure to use the political lever quickly can people" into submiting to par-made by Mr N. Roghavan; Presidont

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Cass in galvanising half the world Silmson, of acting with "cold, cal He added that Mr Hall's statement philp of New Zealand Military Forces Secretary of State.

against Germany.

culated cunning" to create the Im-was the result of representation by "The campaign is not over but the pression that the postcards were interested persons who did not like camps, adding the existence of the association, and first German plan at any rate seems circulated in army to, have miscarried.

that only three out of the million he affirmed that they had never been cards mailed actually reached a party to subversive or any agitation SINGAPORE, July 28 (Central soldiers. News)After long preparations, the Military Hospital Pin Alexandra Singapore is now open for the ex- clusive use of the services,

W Premier Mr. Nash.

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