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ALLIED FORCES LAND Hopkins Meets Finns Threaten

AND TAKE SPITSBERGEN

IN THE ARCTIC ZONE

LONDON, SEPT, 8 (REUTER).—IT IS OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED THAT ALLIED FORCES HAVE LANDED AT SPITSBERGEN, ONE OF A GROUP OF ISLANDS IN THE ARCTIC ZONE. THE LANDING was EFFECTED WITHOUT ENEMy resistance.

The main purpose of the landing was to prevent the enemy from using the rich coal mines which constitute a feature of the island.

This desired fuel is now being denied to the Gormans.

The Allied landing force consisted of British, Canadians and Nor- wegians.

ENEMY CONVOY ATTACKED

Two Ships Badly Damaged

CAIRO, Sept. 8 (Reuter).—Aircraft of the Fleet Air Arm mado a successful attack on a convoy of three medium sized merchant vessels protected by three destroyers in the Mediter- rancan on Saturday night. One merchant ship was hit three, times, causing. violent explosions and much black smoke. The vessel was compelled to stop, listing heavily to port.

SPITFIRE SINKS A FLAK SHIP

LONDON, Sept. 8 (Router), A German flak ship was destroy. ed off Ostend to-day by a Spit fire of the Fighter Command armed with cannon and machine- guns, states the Air Ministry.

The Spitfire was on a recon- naissance flight when the pilot saw three flak ships. He dived on them and while firing his first burst saw one explode and the superstructure disintegrate.

He commented on his return: is highly probable that I hit the "magazino. I broke off the' engage- ment while still 200 yards from the wreckage."

"It

Chungking Has No Apprehensions

SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPH"

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A tanker was hit with two torpedoes and severely damaged. Libya The same night a heavy rald by R.A.F. bombers on Benghazi resulted in a number of direct lifts on military stores and buildings:

"The Fleet Air Arm

serics mathe of attacks on landing grounds at Timimi, El Gazala, Martuba and El Adem. Five enemy aircraft were destroyed at El Gazala, another at Martuba and considerable damage was caused to a number of others, Fires were caused at El Adem and

damage was done to buildings on the majority of these aerodromes.

"Enemy gun positions east of the Tobruk defences

for came in

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Authors To

Aid China

·SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

NEW YORK, Sept. 8 (UP), The United China Relief to-day

announced that 69 American

Tsiang, roterring to the Japanese- and lectures." American talks to-day stated that

a

*Spitsbergen comprises a group of islands in the Arctic Ocean between Nova Zembla and Greenland. Their estimated: area is about 25,000 square miles.

The principal island is known us West Spitsbergen (15,000 square miles), other alands being North East Land, Edge Island and King Charles Islands.

Norwegian Sovereignty

The sovereignty of Norway over the Spitsbergen Archipelago was re- cognised in 1820,-

over

The Islands are mostly moun- talnous, some peake rising to 5,000 feet, and vegetation la scanty. The principal mineral la coal. Trap- pers and hunters visit the islands in and there is a wintering population Search of scais, foxes and polar bears,

of about 1,200, which is considerably climate is aretle tempered by the increased in the summer. The

Gulf Stream,

Japan Faces

Stalin

Harry Hopkins, U.S. Lend - & Lease administrátor, shown in this radio-photo sent from Moscow as he conferred with Premier Josef Stalin on American aid for Russia.

Berlin Can't RAF Raid A

Important Soviet Supply Routes: War News Scarce

(War Commentary by "Annalist"")

LONDON, Sept. 8 (Reuter) Two important supply routes between northern and western Russia would appear at first glance to be threatened by Finnish advances to the River Svin between Lakes Ladoga and Onoga. claimed by the Finnish and

Exchange Of Nationals

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEOŋAPH" WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 (UP) The Japanese Embassy to-day in- dicated that as a result of negotia- tions 100 Amertoons are returning to the United States on Japanese liner which will return to Japan with several hundred Japanese nationals who are waiting to leave California. The Japanese Embassy also pro- posed a "ferry service" between the United States and Japon with one or more ships handling mail and pas- sengers via the shortest route.

Take It: Call "Lousy Trick"

Special to the "Telegraph" ·

BERLIN, Sept. 8 (UP).—For the first time since the R.A.F. started their heavy raids on Berlin last autumn, the Berlin newspapers are protesting. angry outburst to-day, they denounced last night's raid on the capital as a "lousy

Iran Still

Isolation In Reply

Far East

TOKYO, Sept. 8 (Router).--- Japan is virtually isolated from | intercourse with Europe said Vice-Admiral Sakonji, Japanese Minister of Commerce and In- dustry, broadcasting to-day.

For this reason he continued com- merce was limited to the so-called Asiatic co-prosperity sphere in which "clrcumstanees prevent a smooth inter-change of materials."

He emphasised the necessity of a of consumption urging

making idea." He

the

Inevitable

Withholds To Allies Note

trick" and "a crime."

In an

German High Commands.

The exact point at which the Finna have reached the river is not given nor is the strength of their hold clear, but if the re- port is true, the advance le of the main waterway link between some importance. Stalin Canal

the White Sea and Western Russia, follows a channel of the Svir between Lakes Ladoga ahd Onega. The railway south from Murmansk crosses the Svir.

Finns besides severing these

It is evidently the hope of the

som-7 munications which would be a blow to the two ways into Russia of Allied supplies to join up with the Ger mans to the cast and southeast of Leningrad (where the Nazis have not yet arrived, according to the latest Information from Moscow) finally to full the premature boast of the Nazis to have encircled that Import-

Ballle port.

unt

Not that even this junction whe

made would cut off all the Russians' northern.port from the interior. There is stil Archangel which has a good railway running dua south to

German.

Moscow, 250 miles from the nearest

Moscow Remains Silent Moscow up to now is silent on the Finns reported advance which ap- pears on the surface to dispel doubts

The "Nachtausgabe" describes the raid as "one of the rottenest as to whether Marshal Mannerheim and most disgusting," yet made his recent Order of the Day in- against Berlin. Describing the offensive battle alongside their Ger

tended his troops to continue, an damage, this newspaper said man "ollies" after having reached that in the northern part of the the Karellan isthmus, the former

Soviet-Finnish frontier. city, one four-storey apartment

The Isthmus lies on the oppsite LONDON; Sept-8-(Reuter)-It-is-learned that the reply of

house had virtually the entire side-of-Lake Ladoga to the the Iranian Government to the latest British Note is expected roof and iron balconies torn off River. About the Svir, other Finnish at any moment.

and the windows smashed by the forces began an offensive four days

ago it now appears, against Petrozo concussion of a high explosive vodks, and it seems to have carpled TURN to Back Page, Column 5.

The second communication from the British Government is bomb. understood to deal with Germans and other Axls nationals in Other afternoon. newspapers · sald Iran and it is thought that the Note demands their expulsion that Berliners whose homes were

jor internment. ⠀

wrecked have been given temporary· The Note is also understood to deal buildings where coffee and

refuge in schools and other public with the future of the German wiches were handed out.

sand- Legation in Teheran,

The second Note, which is supple of liouses, where a bomb crashed in. "Der Angriff" says that in one row mentary to the one sent carlier in the street, all casualtles were either the week, was dispatched inst Friday

Man-Power In

Armed Forces And Industry

and a reply is expected in the course the front holls or on the street

itself.

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of the next 24 hours.

Parliament In Session

R.A.F. Lose 20 Planes TEHERAN, Sept. 8 (Reuter).—It | LONDON, Sept. 0

(Reuler).—

SVI

Paris Jews Arrested

Latest Nazi Action

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

VICHY, Sept. 8 (UP)--Ger-

authors, poets,

drastic control playwrights, novelists and editors are aiding matter abandonment of the "profit-

urged in the five million dollar cam-reclamation of vital materials. This paign by contributing royalties effort to sufficiency, he added, was

Aircraft Experts lat

is belleved that the Iranian Cabinet Extensive damage was done during man authorities have arrested dependent on popular moral CHUNGKING, Sept. 8 (UP)-A from their books and the pro-

is still considering the Anglo-Russian Inst night's Royal Air Force raids, one hundred prominent Jews in Government spokesman, Bir T. F. ceeds from articles, short stories "Develop Hostile Feeling LONDON, Sept. (Reuter)The Note.

according to the Air Ministry, TOKYO, Sept. 8 (Reuter)The question of the extension of the of Parliament was held to-day, only objectives at Berlin, Kiel and other for the maintenance of order in Although a short routine session "The RAF last night attacked Paris, holding them responsible These include, J. P. Marquard, Joy possibility of any application being present limits of call up of men for secondary matters were considered. places in Germany and The Chinese Government is fully Emmer, Elizabeth Seeger, Pearl Buck, made to Japan to implement the

docks at the city. satisfied with what has happened." Edgar Snow, Clare Luce, and Robert Tripartite Pact is minimised in to the armed forces has not yet been Another meeting, it is expected, will Boulogne," the communique states. He declined to indicate, however, Aura Smith.

Press comment on the discussed by the Cabinet. The possi-be held on Tuesday. By's Japanese

The official news agency stated, The attack on Berlin was

carried whether he meant that the Chinese It was also ounounced that ten of Greer incident.

blity of such an extension to meet]." Wants Legations Closed

"Manifestations. by Jewish minorities out by a very powerful force In Government had been informed re-the most modern ambulances, 35 Newspapers which tend to favour the growing needs of the armed NEW YORK, Sept. 8 (UP). The brilliant moonlight. A great number in different quarters of Paris obliged gording the talks.

caces of medical and X-ray equip- Germany, foresee

of high explosive and Incendiary the occupation authorities to carry He asserted that China had no ment and two transport chassis, all frontier clash between Germany and foreca has not been lost sight of and Columbia Broadcasting System rebombs were dropped, the attack last- om a certain number of preventive

¡porla the British Radio as stating that apprehensions that the United States valued at $30,000 have been shipped the United States,

the whole position is constantly the British Minister to Teheran has no hours. would resume selling oll and steel to to Rangoon for use in China by the Colonel Hayao Mabuch!, Imperial under review, The most urgent formally demanded the closing of all "Great fires sprang up in the city principally the Bar, have been, de-

belonging to Jews Chief in afneed of the moment is for people Axis legations and consulates in Iran Four enemy night 'Oghters were de- i held: : Japan.

Amertean Friends Service Committee. Headquarters Press

and extensive damage was dona prived of their ilberty and are being. magazine article condemns the pre- who can act in a supervisory capacity and also those of Axis satellites. valence of disturbing rumours. He in the servicing of aeroplanes and Thus demands bave been presented stroyed by our bombers in the course responsible for the maintenanco upholds Government's polley of in

people. are for the surrender of all Germans and of these operations, conseruence more

the closing of secretiveness and urges the people to being taken out of industry to meet

Those arrested include M. Pierre Twenty Axis legations. No

bombers are Masse, Senator for the Herault Do- develop a "hostile feeling for enemy this need.

reply, has yet been received but the 'missing. countries" in order to overcome the At present this action only affects meet again to-morrow,

Teheran Parliament is expected tu "Aircraft of the Fighter Command famous lawyer and A, Arthus Veil- partment; M. Theodore Valenal, pending crists.

TURN to Back Page, Column 4 Pickard, the famous turtman, the air force, following the recent re- port of the Beveridge Committee on this subject. This Committee is now. examining the needs of both the army and the navy for skilled men.

Chinese Dollar Now

Blocked Currency

Special to the "Telegraph”

Norden Bomber Sight Betrayed

SHANGHAI, Sept. 8 (UP).—The Chinese Dollar which has To Nazis In

1938

The position of trainees from India has also been under examination. As far as shipping circumstances pormit" there will be more trainees Trial of Spies in U.S.from India in this country and train- NEW YORK, Sept. 8 (Reuter) [ing time, may be extended.

Shilled

Labour

LATEST

Soviet Communique LONDON, Sept. 8 (Reuter).The

of our

་

urrests. Thus, one hundred or more Jiberal professions,

'of order!" A

Duff Cooper Explains

Diplomatic Set-Up

Sauch as rice, gasolino, tobacco. Amerlean and British impermit alleged spy ring which, he unlu, to be done by either partially trained

been freely convertible into foreign exchange throughout the war to-day became a virtually blocked currency when fourteen banks, specially licensed under the United States; British and Netherlands freezing of Sino-Japanese assets discontinued quot-Germany has had the secret ing the black market rates. currencies. The bank action will of the Norden bomb-aight since

MANILA, Sept. 8 (Reuter).—Mr A. Duff-Cooper, British latest Soviet communique says that Minister in the Far East, said on his arrival here that his mission. These banks in the future will enable the Stabilisation Board to pre-1988, according to United States The question which Government ghing is continuing on the whole is inquiring whether to establish in the Far East a set-up grant foreign exchango at the It is recalied that Japanese mant- opened the prosecution of 16 the armed forces. There is the at Yelnyn in the.

vent the depletion of funds. Attorney Harold Kennedy, who has to face today is that of supply from Currency Stabilisation Board's

ing both the needs of industry a and Nine enemy divisions were routed similar to that at Calro under which War Cabinet oficial oficial rate of 18.82 Chinese dealings depicted the 1038 $28,000, alleged spies in the Federal problem ton of dividing spacifiction

pulations and unlicensed Chinese

MARIA A direc: diplomat or a "glorified High Commissioner" would be assigned)

to the Far East to co-ordinate the British war effort, nequ dollars per United States dollar 000 United States Export-Import Court to-day pieces of work into very small parts on the quota basis enabling im-Bank currency stabilisation loan.

Yelnya has been 10-occupied by Hence the survey includes as further evidence of Japan's aggres- Unfolding the ramifications of an so as to enable most of the work the Soviet.q.7

sivo Intentions, p portars to handle commodities Simultaneously. It will

Bucharest was bombed on Sunday Malaya and Australia...

Mr/Duff-Cooper sald that the best to covered the entire Western Hemis- 9 unalilled labour.

night.

- If the set-up is established, time for Japan to move was a year: coal and foodstuffs, and certain

finance amall scale

operations, phere, Mr Kentiedy declared that one. Eighteen monilis ago the propor

ha raw materials and necessary Chungking will also be able to of the defendants, Hermann Lang. tions of skilled labour employed on

its headquarters will be Singa080 since Britain's position

become stronger in the past year. control foreign. oxchange and thereby w employed as a a final inspector anufactured goods. for obtain need

N He said that the Roosevelt Churchili needed war materials without of

took details to Geruch work was between 30 and 38

declaration applied, as much to the „Otamiston Gere per cent. It has now been reduced to * Chiness exchange shops still quoted simultaneously supporting gratul- many in 1038;”

He said that Japan is at present Far East as the westem world. He Win between 10 and 12 per cent and Chinese dollars per United tously any unnecessary Importers. Seventeen other defendants have hoped aven lower standardik

mora careful in taking the next step, smiled off a query what odds he llar However, it is The Chinese have now taken the pleaded gulity and now awalt sen besonteved without luFREYA WAY

Impressed by the reaction in Britain would give against war in the Tar this will dry up very step which Japan took shortly after tence at the conclusion of this trial, diminishing but rather d

and United States to the Indo-China East, play to the scarcity of- orelgal the outbreak of war.

which is expected to last three weeks. en clancy of ou

pccupation and the fact that Britan. He is leaving for Singapore will-regard a move towards Thailand; dawn ondruese by clipper 1

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