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irilice Konoye "said to have re ina Kavosution put the capliat, danger than the Kaiser in that he is ceived expert advice

from ~ - his | back in Moscow, which - the definitely out for world domination, military and fiaval advisera At 2.30, 5.30, 7.45 G 9.45 P.M.

to the natural setting for Russian culture, effect that a major war with

the "President's speech na United

States is not

a proposition Europe and a new policy of Inde giving him authority

to police the that ho' should entertain. This pendent economic development. After Atlartle and ses to that Allied expert statement merely conforms an abortive attempt to communise ships go across safely. If there is the commonsenso view of the the world, Stalin concentrated all his no interference from the Axis powers unblassed observer. There is only efforts on five year plea with a view in this work, then there will be no one section of the Japanese people to making Russia self-sumelent in shooting war for the United Statesy who could possibly hold any other every sense of the word.

and Britain' will be assured of her view, and that is the soldier grous

supplies. If these supplies are In- which feels very strongly about The present war with Germany terrupted, then it is clear that Ger things but is barred, through inck of now puts to the test the quality of many will be at war with the knowledge or intelligence, from form the Russian military machine which United States, The decision ing a sane balanced Judgment,

has been created since 1917, us 1les with Germany. also reveals the strength of the new sockel and political structure.

the and this indicated a withdrawal from otel Knox ́hak véry quickly In-

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I remember spending a holiday in Nogiri soine years ago, and discussing Japanese policy in regard to the United States with foreigner who had been long married to a Japanese wife and who was familiar with the main outlines of Japanese thought Nothing, he said, did they fear more than a war with America.

IRAN

then

It is dimeult to get the full truth of what is happening in Rusata, as The occupation of Iran was justi- censorship is rigid on both sides, but ned, if for no other reason than that there is little doubt that the Ger- the Shah was offering every facility mans will have to face a winter to the Germans 10 create a Aeth campaign whatever happ to know stability of the country.

column there and to endanger the Interesting It would

try. The oli cause German soldiers have been trained wells, the Suez Canal and the road of the overwhelming force which to stand the winter in Russin by to India, which hinge on Iran, ure would be brought against theot, end

enduring the rigours of the refrigera-

vital *the Allled cause; they are backed by the vast resources behind fur or ice factories in Germany in not and never have been within the the navy, army and air force and the same way as General Rommel's orbit

bit of Nazi rule, and it was mere

and

also because Japan was lo such a soldiers of the Libyan army were common sense to take the precau“. very great extent dependent unconditioned in the nir chamberation that these things should not be American trade. Nitobe, ono of which were raised in temperature endangered. Germany has shown Japan's most. liberal thinkers writers, looked upon a war with the the North Africa desert.

till they equalled the summer heat of how little she respects neutrality in her treatment of Belgium, Holland, United States as unthinkable for the

Denmuric and Norway. It would be obvious reason that it would be

the height of

of folly to present her suleidal,

with further opportunities for loot- ing and enslaving the Russlan people by leaving fran alone.

It takes, however, a crisis like that produced by the freezing order to bring the matter home and present it In vivid outline. The then have now confirmed the po

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There is not a feasible proposition. are certain deductions which follow from this, the most obvious of which are that Japan should now wildraw from China, and at the Rome time

break with the Axis.

It 19 amazing that Japon should polley of antagonism have pursued towards the democratic Powers, see- that she is dependent on their heir trade to such a great extent-twenty four of the forty million barrels of oll which she requires yearly, for example, come trom the U.S.A. Then again there are more than one and a half million Japanese residents abroad, chiefly in the United States, in Hawall, the Philippines, Malaya, and Borneo. On the face of it, would not seem to be very wise to bomb the British Embassy, sink American river gunboots and Insult British and American citizens in occupied China when so much was al Japanese statesmen must have foreseen that the adherence to the Axis would provoke something like & freezing order us they must realise that the thawing of that order now can only be brought about by cooling off decidedly on her part towards the Axis powers, and taking other sieps to satisfy American and British policy with reference to China.

stake.

LENINGRAD

Leningrad has not yet fullen to the violent attacks of the German forers It is clear that it is being defended with all the energy and dolennina tion which mark the battles raging round the cities of Kiev. Odessa and Smolensk.

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It is, in any case, a bleak prospect that lies before the German army, but the future is not without perf also to the Allies. The conquest of Russia, which some non-Germans would like to

would prove a great danger for it would release a victorious German ariny and at the same time provide Germany with vast mineral resources, especially oll. It would be the prelude to an attack on Britain and pave the way for the assault on the United States.

Some months tigo a úaveller from Iran passing through Hongkong gave An account of the disturbed state of the country and of an attempt made on the Shah's life. The bomb went off 15 minutes too early. This, who long before Russla was invaded. The struggle in this war on tanks and aeroplanes is to obtain oll to keep these machines in movement.

How- ever excellent the mechanked units may be in 1 personnel and equipment, the vital spark is drawn from ull.

It plain then that Germany should seek to destroy the wells ut

Abadan and at Kukup, and st de- prive the Allies of important sup- plics and at the sume time that she should take over Rumania and seek to obtain the Ukraine. It is equally plain that the duty of the Aliles is to prevent this happening. Hence the occupation of Teheran and the abdication of a pro-Axis Shah.

The simple Persian peasant musi wander why he is the object of so

Russia's chief crime is that she professes to be non-Christian. The Bishop of Birmingham says she is, in fact or In practice, 0 Christian country. But in any case China in not Christian, but that is not a valid

the attention from reason for withholding help. It is a much

Breal question as to which is the greater nations Russia, Britain and Germany, tanks and donger to the world, Nazism or Com-Not having seen many munism, and obviously the answer is planes, he does not realise that of Nazism. As the Prime Minister has in warfare is more previous thon said, and President Roosevelt agrees gold. Illerism, and our plain duty is to with him, Russia is fighting against assist Russia to limit of our power.

the

U.S. AND AXIS President Roosevelt's speech las! week marked a further decidive slope in America's progress toward full participation in the war. It is un- fortunate that the President's speech of the fact that what he had to say was not relayed to Hongkong in view was of historic importance and was intended to be an assurance to the. Allied

peoples that the destruction of

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St Petersburg, Petrograd, Lenin- grud, the ditekent names, of the city indicate the stages of Russia's re- volution. It has been said that Rus- |

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This war is helping the people of the United States to take a juster on Saturday, October 4 Further dona- tions are solicited, and i earnestly and more balanced view of what hoped that thone who can, will come for- happened in followed the conclu--Jacqueline, ; los Bay and Mes of X In 1914-18. Isolationism ward to support this very deserving cause. 43; Mr L. Dunbar, Mr 1. Close cul and pointed. 2. Gov- and emment run by women. 3. Make sion of the last war, partly because Tall, as: Mr A. Potter, 35: Mr D. O. Stiver, a frock. It is a cotton cloth. 4. of so-called disillusionment about the $2: Mr La Tao-fong. S10; Mr F. C. Hall, Mr M. Y. Tang, $50; Rev. A. F. Roke Alexander the Great and Nebuchad- peace and partly from a lefty idea-Me Lancock, $10; 11on. Mr M. K. nezzar, 5. Verona, 0. From

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Following the uplift of prices dure ing the preceding two weeks

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