AIR AID TO CHINA

Dominion, Volume 35, Issue 6, 2 October 1941, Page 8

AIR AID TO CHINA

Planes Assembling In Burma VOLUNTEER FORCE TO OPERATE (By Telegraph.—Press Assn. —Copyright.) (Received October 1, 8.35 p.m.) LONDON, October 1. The Simla correspondent of “The Times” says that aircraft are now arriving and are being assembled in Burma for an international volunteer air force, which is being created for the purpose of rendering aid to China. Ihe force will include many Americans.

Other aircraft are arriving at Burma for the Chinese air force. The Japanese Cabinet spokesman, Mr. Ishii, said that Japan was trying to solve the China affair "militat'i'.j and also diplomatically.” He elaborated the term "diplomatically” by explaining that Japan was negotiating indirectly with various countries. He declined to admit that "indirectly” meant adoption of q, round-about way with Chungking.

MR. DUFF COOPER, who is on a special mission to the Far East, and who - presided over an important conference in Singapore on Thursday of Imperial Ministers, diplomatic representatives, and military commanders, it is announced from London. He also said that Japan was greatlyconcerned about Mr. Duff Cooper’s activities and added that "though tire British assert they were acting defensively we think they are encircling Japan. However, we admire Mr. Duff Cooper’s frankness of utterance wherever he goes.” Mr. Ishii revealed that tire British Ambassador, Sir Robert Craigie, recently informed the Foreign ' ViceMinister, Mr. Eiji Aman, that he was going to Shanghai “on short leave,” but he did not state whether Sir Robert Craigie bad cancelled his trip for good or merely temporarily. The Associated Press correspondent at Tokio says Sir Robert Craigie plans to leave Tokio on October 10, en route to the United States for a vacation. FATE OF CHANGSHA Decision In Few Days, Chinese Say CHUNGKING, September 30. The Chinese still insist that Changsha has not fallen, but said that, the city’s fate might be decided within a few days. A Japanese parachute detachment landed at Chuchow yesterday, but the Chinese say all were killed or driven off. The Chinese recaptured Toislian, in. the Kwantung Province, which the Japanese entered a week ago.