Sunday Post - 20.10.1940, Blaðsíða 1
NAZI TERRORISM IN DENMARK - PAGE 2
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British and American trusts
supply Japan with oil.
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London, Oct. 19th.
There has been no confirmation of the yesterday’s news
that American and British-Dutch oil trusts were going to
sell Japan 40% of the oil she required for the next 6 months.
The Japanese trade delegates are still in Batavia where
negotiations with representatives of the oil trusts have been
carried on for the last 6 weeks. Tokio feels confident that
the negotiations will soon be concluded to the satisfaction
of the Japanese.
Official circles in London
know nothing of immediate
agreement.
In New York and throughout
America this news has aroused
a storm of indignation.
The Japanese have announc-
ed that a successful air raid has
been made on the Burma road
in the province of Yunnan. This
news has not been confirmed.
In China it is pointed that this
part of the road winds through
mountainous terrain where
dive bombing is practically im-
possible. Besides, the drivers
leave an interval of one mile
between each truck. The first
500 lorries which crossed the
frontier were of American
make and all of them new.
According to reports from
Indo-China the Japanese have
18.000 troops in the country.
Of these 6000 are in charge of
the air fields. There are news
of fighting at the frontier
where the Chinese are said to
have entered a town held by a
Japanese garrison.
Heavy attacks
on Germany.
London, Oct. 19th.
In spite of bad flying weather,
tow clouds and icing British bomb
ers raided several important mili-
tory abjectives in Germany last
night. Heavy attacks were made
on shipping at Kiel and Ham-
burg, railway stations and goods
yards at Dortmund and on rail-
ivay lines north of the •'Ruhr.
Aluminium works were set on
fire.
All the British planes came
home from the night raids but
one was lost on a reconnaissance
flight to-day. j
Yesterday’s neutral reports of
damages caused by British rai-
ders in Germany have been con-
firmed by an American who arri-
ved from Germany ysterday. He
said that when the Germans re-
ported 20 casualties in Franfurt
there were in fact 150 casualties.
Italian attack on
Malta.
London, Oct. 19th.
Reports from Malta state
that Italian bombers tried a
night attack on the island some
days ago. They were picked up
by the searchlights which made
them look like butterflies on
pins. Immediately British figh-
ters which had been on patrol
swooped down on the enemy
and at the same time mcahine
guns on the ground opened fire
on the Italians. One plane was
brought down, another cripp-
led and the remaining planes
set off for home at full speed.
Fire in California oil
field.
London, Oct. 19th.
A fire oovering 18 acres broke
put in a Califarnia oil field to-
day. The fire was started after
explosion at an oil refinery. One
person is said to have been kill-
ed and another seriously wound-
ed.
THE BRITISH NAVY’S WINGS GROW
FROM H. M. S. KESTRAL.
Despite their naval dress, these men are airmen, and despite
the name of the place — H. M. S. Kcstrai they are working on
an aerodrome, which is a training ground of the Fleet Air Arm
of the British Navy.
French politicians charged with fraud.
London, Oct. 19th.
The Vichy government has
at last told the world what
some of the famous French
politicians, held for trial, are
accused of.
Monsieur Renaud is charged
with the embezzlement of na-
tional funds. Monsieur Leon
Blum, former Prime Minister,
is charged with negligence of
his ministerial duty.
The population in occupied
France are becoming restive
under the severe restrictions.
The Germans have had to issue
an order threatening with
punishment . all persons who
tried to get over the border into
unoccupied France. Strict mea-
sures have been taken to pre-
vent bootlegging of food and
fuel.
Rritish airmen face
difficulties.
London, Oct. 19th.
A Reuters correspondent in
the Near East says that the Brit-
ish airmen there have a stem
task although they have won all
the opening sparring. Reinforce-
ment is not without difficulty
because of the great distance
from the production centres, but
there is no fear of shortage. Lat-
ely the U. S. A. have brought
out several types of planes suit-
able for tropical flying.