R.A.F. PEPPERS MED. COAST
Havoc Created Around Tobruk
to
CAIRO, Aug. 4 (Reuter).—Scores of bambs were seen Fail on enemy gun positions in the Tobruk area when squadrons of the South African air force delivered a heavy alínek Sunday.
The South Africans were Aying Maryland bombers, states a communique from R.A.F. headquarters in the Middle East.
R.A.F. and South African Air Force fighters carried out offen-
sive patrola over enemy occupied
areas. During Saturday night.
a large formation of RAF
Loyal Indians Look To Future Confidently
Tuesday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
How Nazis Opened Hostilities
(Reuter) MOSCOW, Aug. 4 Asserting that Germany throw In foreen two to three times stronger. numerically than the Red Army stationed at the frontier, the Com-
mon miscalculation was
August 5, 1941.
PLAN FOR Voluntary
MASS SABOTAGE
Revelations By Mr Edgar Hoover
SPECIAL. TO THE "TELEGRAPH".
Rationing Of Petrol
American Experiment
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPHI
NEW YORK, Ang. 4 (UP),— munist organ "Pravda" computes
WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 (UP).| Gasoline stations in seventeen that the Germans, used 30 divisions-Writing in the "American Eastern States from Maine to (roughly 500,000 men), 10,000 frat Tagazine." Mr J. Edgar Hoover. Florida to-day complied-general- line aircraft und 15,000 tanks, adding Director of the Federal Bureau ly with the first test of the that thanks to Soviet resistance and wil
said that Government's 7 p.m. to'7 ani. tales of
German of Investigation, stunning victories have been replaced by organised saboteurs had planned curfew, but dealers doubted orguments that seizure of territory mass attack on defence plants whether or not any gasoline Lakes second place to the annihilation Inst May, including the bombing was saved, of the Soylet armies.
of factories from privato nero- Miscalculations "Pravdo" adds; "The first Ger-planes,
failure to The article stated, "It is now destroy the Red Air Force and the posalble to tell the real story be SIMLA, Aug. 4 (Reuter)Jumpanzer blows also failed to achieve hindthe headlines. Startling Saheb, Chancellor of the Chamber their object.
"Tremendous losies Bro
sapping Information from reliable sources of Priness, spoke at a luncheon 16- day in honour of Sir Alghar Hydari, German morale and instead on reached the F.B.I. that organised meeting saboteurs were planning a mass Soine D these aircraft alco who is relinquishing the Premiership eastern parade they are machine-gunned anti-aircraft guns of Hyderabad State in order Conn early to speak of the final results and tries during the long Decoration death and destruction. It is too attack on vital defence indus- and searchlights at Berka aerodrome
up the
Viceroy's Executive from a low altitude.
cillorship. Jam Saheb hoped that there are fierce struggles ahead but
resistance and counter Day week-end. the expanded Council of the Viceroy Busine During the same night, aircraft of and the National Defence Council blows are daily becoming stronger," the Fleet Air Arm bombed the plus the efforts of representatives aerodrome at Gambut and on the frother India's defences and war
bombers attacked the harbour at Benghazi. In addition to causing a large number of fires, a direct hit was registered on an enemy anti-aircraft gun battery.
Low Flying
previous day II.A.F. bombers attack-
ed Misurala, where they demolished block of houses with a direct hit and also severely damaged barrack
buildings
The
RAF
carried out a success- ful attack on a number of Hallan fighters on the ground at Iteggio in Italy on Sunday. Fragments of the aircraft were seen flying into the alr as a result of the attack and it is known that large number March 200's were destroyed.
the provinces and states would
effort against godless Nazi arck- slon, and would foster the spirit of mutual accommodation and goodwill on which along the foundation of ordered progress in India could endure.
An Indian India
He paid tribute to Sir Akbar Hydari's services to Indian states and of his efforts towards the re-organisa
tion of the Chainber of Provinces From these operations all our air-which to-day was the most reprezen
tative tribune in the united states of India.
craft returned safely.
Headquarters Communique CAIRO, Aug. 4 (UP).—To-day'a general headquarters communique states, "Tobruk; Our offensive patrols sive activities. Although valuable tron Tobruk continue their autres work has been done in locating and destroying hostile minellelds, the enemy apparently refused to contact by withdrawing from their forward position under cover of darkness,
"In the frontler area, patrols from our mechanised units again harassed
the enemy, particularly by artillery
fire,"
Lost And Stolen
D. R. Stevenson of Dina House, Duddell Street, reports the theft of money and a cigarette case valued at $35 from his premises on Monday.
of
Ignored Fire Engine
Pays $15 Fine
For falling to Immediately draw his car into the roadway and stop clear of crossings when a Are appliance. Indicated Wong Lok, of No.
approach, 80 Buk Wah Street, was fined $16 by Mr II. C. Macnamara at Kowloon Magistracy this morning.
Evidence was given by Fireman
n car
"Three days before the holiday,
confirmed the F.B.I.
the reports from foreign sources. Precautionary ineasures were taken to meet any eventually. Nothing happened, Na- tional alertness unct wldesbread publicity may have elreumvented a disastrous outbreak of sabotage."
U. S. Congress
Matters
Wheeler Renews Charge
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPHY WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 (UP)
hua
Night sales were suspended volun- tarlly along the Easter seaboard at the request of Mr Haroid Ickes, De- fence Petroleum Co-ordinator, due to petroleum transportation dimiculties. Only few stations remained open. | but motorists bought so heavily be
ore closing that the sales increased from 10 to 50 per cent. on Sunday instead of decreasing.
voluntary curfew would be succeed.
Dealers are of the opinion that the
ed by compulsory ratloning, perhaps after next Saturday.
Hull Returns To Duty
With Undimmed Ardour
WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 (Reuter). With unity of purpose and maxi- mum effort, the remaining free peoples of the world will win and the victims of the forces of evil will be liberated," sild the Secretary of State Mr Cordell Hull, addressing his firal press conference to-day after an absence from duty of nearly two months.
Mr Hull called for ever-increasing and wherever such defence can be preparations for defence "whenever
most effective,"
No. 13, who stated that about 8.30 The House to-day passed the defence Hydri's view that all possible pre-alarm, he was sent out to the front Beans Committee's proposal to clim- Jam Saheb endorsed Sir Akbar, on July 8 on receipt of a fire tax bil by a vote of 300 to 30 and over-rode the powerful Ways and cautions should be taken to make of the Mongkok Fire Station to stop the survival of an Indiar: India to indicate that a fire appliance was
trafic. fle stretched out is armas nate the provision requiring A
bands and wives to file joint income He added that if a füll effort la scheme for a greater Indin, reasonably certain in the proposed coming out. Defendant was driving tax returns on which to pay taxes, made to attain maximum production,
and
which he swerved to the right thus cutting 0 from the " successful resistance to the pre- reiterated that Indian states play an
to avold
cent world movenunt of invasion witness and continued estimated yield honourable and glorious part as a
The Senate is expected to make and destruction can be made and in separate entity in the cultural evolu-
driving, tion of India.
Witness's evidence was corroborat substantial changes in the measure ed by Mr R. Brooks, who was on the because the President is not satisfied my judgment will be made," with several of its provisions. fre appliance at the time.
The Senate cleared the way for Defendant denied that any signal fire appliance. was given for the approach of the an early decision on the draft legisla
that hetion and agreed to vote to-morrow. He added drove past the Fire Station before on the amendment offered by Senator Robert Taft to extend the service of the fire engine came out.
selectees by six months instead of the proposed eighteen.
Princes In Progress
hoped that when the time came for Sir Akbar, replying, said that he
constitutional discussions on the future, the princely order would be found equal to the task of contri- buting to the evolution of Indlu on the path of progress.
Many Indian Princes and state ministers, attended the luncheon which was laid out in "" shape.
E. C. Lamb of Conduit Road re N.Y.K. Fire Origin
ports that between midnight and 0.30 m. on Monday, someone entered his premises and stole Jewellery an
money valued at $83.
and August.
stances,
Established
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Letter Quoted During the debate on the service extension legislation, Senator Burton Wheeler quoted to the Senate tetter purportedly written by
Warning To Junks Carrying Gasoline
^
warning that repetition of the offence would entail a severe penalty because of the danger to the pubile and other craft In the vicinity was
issued by Mr S. F. Balfour at the Districl Ofee, South, Court ihla morning when he imposed a fine of $100 on
on Leung Lak-mui, 38, junk mistress, who admitted a charge of British major in this country to a moorl her junk, which contained member of the British Parliament, for a period
exceeding 24 terming President Roosevelt as the hours at a place other thon danger-
all history,
foods anchorages. "greatest dictator in
ous goods describing Secretary of War Colone
Defendant, who was represented Henry Stimson ng
decent "very pro-British man, and characterising by Mr Peter H. Sin, also admitted Secretary of the Navy Colonel Frank 3 charge of breach of the Defence
Regulations
America to come into the war
war in the near future.
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WELLINGTON, Aug. 4 (Router) The New Zealand Prime Minister (Mr Peter Fraser) has cubled from London stating that the United King- Wong So of No. 24 Shing Wong
It has been established by the dom Government has agreed to buy for the duration of the war and for Strect, reports the theft of money Police that the cause of the fire at
year after it New Zealand's linen and jewellery valued at $253 on the N.Y.K. offices on Sunday was a
Knox as "passionately anxious for coline by moving a quantity of
on board her junk short circuit in the electrical wiring, ax erop from 25,000 acres. Monday night.
The prices for 1941-42-43-44 have T. Nakatu óf 20 Ice House Street, Inspector Portalllon, who
Senator Wheeler commented, Cheung Chau without a licence, and once
was bound over in $50 reports the theft of a quantity of charge of the investigation, stated already been agreed upon and prices "Now you can see why the. British for this she
There was another. cloth valued at $2,000 between April that there were no suspicious circum-after 1044 will also be fixed by mutual are so confident we will enter the for one year.
charge of attempting to export 3,000 agreement.
The Minister of Commerce, Mr
Hcence Senator Wheeler interjected the tins of gasoline without a Sullivan, described this arrangement letter into a speech given by Senator from the Controller of Trade. De- as most satisfactory and said that the Gerald Nye, placing the responsibility fendant pleaded not guilty to this increased acreage would necessitate of the present war on the Treaty of and the plea was accepted by Inspec the erection of six more processing Versatiles. Senator Josh Lee broke for L. R. Whant, who prosecuted. factories, sites for which had already into hit Nye's speech with denuncia-Four other persons, charged with been acquired.
tion of German actions, says
similar offences, were absent, it being Progress In Year
only thing wrong with the Treaty of stated by their representative that Varsailles is that it was too lady- they could not come to the Colony
should have like. We
followed yesterday because of the threatened Their enses were ad- General Pershing's advice and carried typhoon, the war to the enemy's country," journed to 10 a.m, to-morrow.
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Quo Wants A Complete Democratic Blockade
CHUNGKING, Aug. 6 (Central News).-The belief that if China, the United States, Britain and Soviet Russia can make the economic blockade against Japan watertight Japan will col- lapso economically, was expressed by Dr Quo Tai-chi, Minister of Foreign Affairs, when speaking at the Sun Yat-sen weekly memorial service held jointly by the National Government and the Central Kuomintang Headquarters yesterday morning.
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Dr Quo suld, "Judging by the re- cent developments In the world situation, we feel that Japan is the weakest link in the Axis bloc. T
Me Sullivan added that apart from supplying Britain with fibre and although it was less than a year since she undertook to grow flax for Britain, New Zealand hud supplied £35,000 worth of pedigree seed to exceeding the value of the original Britain, Indin, Egypt and Australia, red received from Britain.
N.E.I. Will Relax Freezing
agreed
BATAVIA, Aug. 4° (Reuter).-The Netherlands East Indies authorities to extend export have
teences to Japan for goods such as
rubber oil,
fur and tin, payment which was settled prior to the NEI
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SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPHY SHANGHAI, Aug. 5 (UP),--Japan- ese authorities have detained the small Socony tanker as. Meiyo which
Freezing Courtesy
With the approach of the fourth
the Democracies will only strengthen their economie blockade, Japan will quickly plunge into ruin. The col- lapse of the Axis will certainly be first seen in Japan and the victory action in freezing Japanese assets, Finance Ministry states that whereas ampaign will be launched under the l
of the Democracies will begin in the Far East."
and
says
General "Donation
In manned by a Chinese crew. Com-anniversary of the outbreak of Sino- Pany oMcials are not certain as to Japanese hostilities in Shanghai on August 13, Chinese here are now making preparations to commemorate the reasons for the detention.
the occasion,
Public organisations wilt hold commemorative meetings, and a fund TOKYO, Aug. 4 (Reuter).--The
leadership of the Chinese a Japanese report,
the Japanese Government has been Chamber of Commerce. Japanese residents In the N.E.I. informed that Japanese diplomatic
boxes The drastic economic measures who are affected by ndopted by the United States
and department stores. the freezing and consular services in Briain and banks will be installed in different Australa have been exempted from The Chinese Women's Soldiers Britain against Japan following her order are reportedly being allowed to
part of their accounts to the sets freezing regulations, the Rellet Association will hold a Flower occupation of the south part 01
and hawkers will hold cover payments for salaries, telegram same consideration is extended. in Day French Indo-China, Dr Quo sold, fees and rentals on presentation of Japan to British and Australaus "patriotic sale" to raise funds for came as a surprise to the
Pggressor detailed claims to their banks. effective on August 3.
their home country. who thought he could encroach
upon a prostrate France with impunity.
Analysing Japan's motives in oc- cupying the southern part of French Indo-China, Dr Quo'sald that she nimed at placing the whole French Colony under her military occupa- tion,
and ytening Thailand, Burma |
and preparing a bas. for a thrust to Singapore and the Philippines.
"The United States," Dr Quo point- ed out, "now takes the same attitude toward China's enemy-Japan-is to- ward Britain's enemies, Germany and Italy,
and Britain has pledged to take parallel action with the United States in the Pacific. Thus closer co-operation has been effected be tween the United Sinter and Britain."
In this world turmoil Japan, Quo pointed out, had repeatedly changed her attitude toward the United States, Britain and Soviet Russia. The collapse of the second Konoya Cabinet indicated only her
dilemma
nervousness,
Dr
Dr Quo reenlied that since the Sino-Japanese war was started on July 7, 1937, Jopan had changed slx Cabinets whereas Chinn had stead- fastly followed the lead of Generalis. simo, Chiang Kai-shek and adhered to a firm national policy,
Dr Que said that though Japan was meeting with increasing dimculties, she had not yet awakened from her Brehm of the conquest of East Asia and domination of the Pacife.
-Mr-S. E. FABER
Mr GE Faber,-A.P.C; D.SC.; M«INHT, c.r, the well-known Chartered Civil Engineer, arrived in England from Con the Liver.
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