Daily Post - 10.10.1941, Blaðsíða 4

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DAILY POST
wWar Likely to Spread any Moment”
Jap. Statement Afterg
AUies Oil Sanetion
Aim To Set Up “Prosperity
Sphere” in East Asia
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London, Oct. 9th.
A Japanese spokesman today stated that the war is
likely to spread to other regions at any moment. This
statement was made in a broadcast relayed throughout the
country. It is not explained in what direction it is expected
the war will spread.
From Tokyo it is reported
that official circles there
seem to be not the least sur-
prised over -the agreement of
Britain, the U.S.A. and Nether-
land, East Indies to ban all
supplies of oil from the last
named to Japan, and their
announcement that whatever
oil Japan may get must come
from some other source than
the dependencies of those
three powers.
JAPAN AND AMERICA
The entry of the U.S. into
the war, stated Tokio would
bring ruinj to civilis'ation.
Japan aimed at setting up a
“sphere of prosperity in East-
em Asia.”
CHANGSHA
Following the defeat of the
Japanese at Changsha, Jap.
troops have withdrawn to pre-
pared positions. Tokio states
that the campaign in Changsha
has been completed.
It was reported that the
Chinese began a large-scale
attack upon the Japanese in
Central China, on Friday last,
Heavy fighting is now going
on to the north-west of the
important industrial town o f
Hankow.
The objective is said to be
the town of Itzchang on the
Yangste River.
This attack is said to be the
biggest the Chinese have made
since the beginning of the war.
Britain and U.S. financial
exports have reached Hong-
Kong. They are going to des-
cuss the stabilisation of the
Chinese dollar, and the control
of frozen funds.
Home oí Commong
Black' Ont Won’t,
Be Altered g3
London, Oct. 9th.
The Home Secretary, Mr.
Herbert Morrison, today ann-
ounced in the House of Com-
mons that the Government had
decided that no alterations in
the “black-out” would be made.
He said that to haVe to ex-
stinguish all lights suddenly
during an air raid would make
driving on the roads more
dangerous, and that lightening
of towns above the present
standard would give the enemy
innumerable landmarks for
driving his attacks home. We
must not let ourselves be
lulled into false security dur-
ing the shorter or longer spell
of quietness before the storm.
INCREASE OF FOODSTUFFS
FOR MEN AND LIVESTOCK
London, Oct. 9th-
Mr. Hudson, the Minister of
Agricnlture, officiially announoed
in the House of Oommons to-day,
that the cnop had yielded a great
incnease this year in foodstuffs
available both for men and live-
stock. The imcrease in potatoes
and vegetables had been very
great, and the cnop of straiw wias
half as much again as last year.
With the invaluable aid of Ame-
rica steps wiould be taken to
gneatly incnease the supply of
lime and phosphates for fertil-
izing.
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A Well-Forged Weapon
“Britain’s medium-sized Army is a well forged weapon”
said Mr. Chtfrchill recently. Here a machine-gun team is
seen in advanced training.
Australian
Rolling-Stock
For Iran
London, Oct. 9th-
In the House of Repnesentatives
at Canberra to-day, the Prime
Minister, Mr. Curtin and several
other minlsters declaned the will
of the Commonwiealth to nender
ail possible aid to Brntain and
Russia.
Mr. Curtin said that his Gov-
ernment was aware of the nee.i
of Russia and in order to help
it had decided to send them i'm-
mediately roliing stock thnough
Iran. “This shows,“ he said,
“that notwiithstanding the strain
on our own supplies, we deeply
feel that Australia is ín'this wiar
to the utmost limit of our
P'Oiwer.“
The Icelandic
Art Exhibition
in the Exhibition Hall at Tun-
gata and Garðastraeti, is open
from Oct. 5th to 20th friom
10—22 o’clock. Admission 2
krónur.
If you cannot get the “Daily
Post” at your camp, ask a driv-
er to call for it at the Daily
Post Office in Austurstraeti 12,
second floor.
Nazis Resort
to Tanks
at Tobruk
London, Oct. 9th.
It was officially announced
here today that the German
fcrces at Tobruk had been
fcrced to bring out their
tanks for an attack last Tues-
day, — with the object of
limiting the supplies of oil to
our troops, who have establish-
ed their mastery in “No man’s
land” around Tobruk.
The enemy was repelled, and
in driving him back. our men
penetrated deeply into his lin-
es, caused him considerable
lcsses and badly damaged one
of his tanks with hand gren-
ades.
U-Boat Sunk
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ship much larger and much
better equipped.
H.M. the King has bestowed
the D.S.O. on the Commander
of the trawler, A. H. Calloway,
of the Royal Australian Navy
Reserve, and all its crew of 30
will be decorated.
A whirlwind has caused
great damage to Nassau in the
Bahamas’ ,and is now heading
for the Florida peninsula.