BORDER CLASHES.

Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 234, 2 October 1940, Page 7

BORDER CLASHES.

INDO-CHINA FRONT.

Incidents With Siamese Are

Reported.

United Press Association.—Copyright. (Reed. 2 p.m.) LOXDOX, Oct. 1. Reports of incidents on the frontier of Thailand and Indo-China are reaching Singapore.

Thai newspapers declare that a French aeroplane flew over Thai territory on Friday and a Thai aeroplane, which chased it to Indo-China, was fired on by the French.

On Thursday a Siamese was shot dead by a French frontier gendarme.

A Japanese news agency message from Hanoi alleges that a Thai aeroplane on Saturday machine-gunned a constabulary post 45 miles inside IndoChina, but there were no casualties.

R.A.A.F. SQUADRONS.

Relieve Royal Air Force Units

In Malaya.

NEW TIMOR PLANE SERVICE.

(Reed. 11 a.m.)

SYDNEY, this day.

The Prime Minister, Mr. R. G. Menzies, announced that an undisclosed number of Australian Air Force squadrons had been transferred to stations in British Malaya, including Singapore.

He said the units would take the place of Royal Air Force squadrons who were being transferred elsewhere.

"It is of great satisfaction to our people that our airmen are able to make a contribution to Britain's air strength in a sphere of vifal interest to the Australian people," said Air. Menzies.

A message from Koepang, Timor, says the Portuguese Government has arranged a weekly air service between Dilly and Koepang, opening on Saturday.

VISIT t6 INDO-CHINA. JAP. ENVOY TO SOUTH SEAS. (Reed, noon.) LONDON, Oct. 1. The Tokyo newspaper '"Yomiuri" said that Mr. Hajime Matsumiya, special Japanese Ambassador to the South Seas, was proceeding to Indo-China, leaving Tokyo on October 11, in order to negotiate an economic treaty with Indo- ! China.

It is officially announced in Tokyo that Major-General Suniita is replacing Lieutenant-General Nishihara as head of the Japanese delegation to IndoChina.

Foreign property in Humming, China, suffered heavily when 27 Japanese aeroplanes from one of the newly-acquired bases in Indo-China subjected Kumming to the most severe raid has yet experienced, says a Shanghai message. There were no casualties among foreigners.

EQUIPMENT SEIZED.

U.S. RADIO IN CHINA.

(Reed. 1.30 p.m.)

LONDON, Oct. 1

Police in the French Concession at Tientsin seized radio equipment and books of the American radio service from the custody of the United States Marshal, who, under protest, handed them to the Japanese gendarmes, says a Shanghai message.

Some American business firms are forbidding their employees to take their dependents to the Orient. Several company officials in Shanghai have received instructions from New York to keep commitments to the lowest possible level.

Shipping companies in Shanghai are being flooded with applications, mainly on -behalf of American women and children planning to return to the United States.

JAPAN-AUSTRALIA.

CLOSER RELATIONS DESIRED.

(Reed. 9.30 a.m.)

SYDNEY, this dav

The Japanese Consul-General at Sydney, Mr. Akiyama, stated: "There is not the slightest intention of evacuating any of the 1500 Japanese in Australia. Rather would there be a tendency for more Japanese to come to do business. Indeed, Japan desires closer relations, not only with Australia, but with the United States and Canada."