LIGHTING-UP TIME WEATHER FORECAST G a.m. to Midnight, Monday—Moderate, 9.00 pan. southwesterly winds; fair; scattered shown; TIDE TABLE FOR JULY YESTERDAY'S WEATHER Maximum temperature ............................ 80.2 Da te High Water Low Water Sun- Sun- Minimum temperature , 74.5 A.M. P.M. A.M. PJC rise eat Sunshine...................... n hours, 24 minutes 1 1.30 2.05 7.56 8.10 6.15 8.30 Rain '••.--,• A trace 2 226 3.09 8.49 9.15' 616 8.30 Wip SUnjal (-totte attft (Eolimtat milt HAMILTON. BERMUDA. MONfiAY. JULY 2, 1945 3D PER COPY—40/- PER ANNUM VOL. 25—NO. 153 ALLIED WARSHIPS PUSH OUT B.W.A.F. HOLD HALF CHIEF JUSTICE'S HOME flARLY MEETING AUSTRALIANS LAND! AT BALIKPAPAN, IS BROKEN INTO INVASION FEELERS TO JAPAN It is understood by The By RONALD WILLIAMS Further Stimulus To Members THIRD BORNEO AREA TO BE INVADED: Royal Gazette that "Stow­ LONDON, June 30 (Reuter).— away," Paget, the residence of Pushing out invasion feelers to­ Provided By Lady Burghley tbe Chief Justice, the Hon. Sir wards the Japanese homeland, Al­ Bermuda Base A Gift, Brooke Francis, and Lady lied warships are sweeping the is­ Francis was broken Into on tbe land dotted waters north of recent­ Says U.S. State Official ACTK*Ui0TW0RDS,IS BIGGEST B.29 RAID YET UPON JAPAN week-end while they were visit­ ly captured Okinawa and within ing friends. 300 miles Of the main Japanese FEATURE OF ACTIVITIES It is further understood that group, Tokyo reports indicated to­ WASHINGTON, June 30 (Reu­ the Bermuda Police instituted day. ter). — The U.S. State Depart­ .•Providing further stimulus for the 600 SUPERFORTS STRIKE an investigation in the neigh­ An Allied surface force of des­ ment bas issued a statement members of the Bermuda Women's Enemy's Key Defences In Borneo bourhood. troyers and minesweepers approach­ by Acting Secretary of State, Auxiliary Force at the half yearly JAPAN IN PREDAWN RAD) About the only clues were ed Okino Erabu Island, 40 miles Mr. Joseph Grew, on reports of meeting which was held last week, north of Okinawa, and reconnoitred an exchange by the United found tb *he bedroom where States of 50 over-age destroyers the Commandant, Lady Burghley. Now Isolated Or Crushed; S'West beds were strewn with oleander the coast, Tokyo radio said. This said that she "felt honoured at coral Island is only 270 miles from for 99-year leases on certain 4,000 Tons Of Fire Bombs flowers and grape tree leaves. British territory in which being connected with such a body." the southernmost 'tip of Kyushu, Lady Burghley told the women The Bermuda Police, when one of the biggest of the Japanese United States military and na­ Dropped On 4 Key Cities questioned by The Royal Ga­ val bases where established. that the B.WAF*. went in for Pacific Under Tactical Control homelands. "actions, not words." zette, would provide no infor­ It had been alleged la the mation about the incident, but These reports follow the news *°t fee-," she continued, "$. can say JAPANESE SUICIDE PLANE that American troops, strengthen­ press tbat the United States this, and I know what I am saying, MANILA, July 1 (Reuter & AP).— General MacArthur it is understood that finally ing their hold in their Ryukyus' Government bad failed to ob­ announced that Australian ground forces landed at Balikpapan on BASE HIT BY MITCHELLS it was discovered that no fel­ chain, occupied Kume Island, 50 tain such leases to cover areas for although I have been connected onious intent was involved. in Newfoundland where expen­ with it ever since I arrived here and the southeast coast of Borneo and secured a firm beachhead. miles west erf Okinawa. have been in a position be know all GUAM, July 2 (Monday) (AP).— No trace of any Japanese troops sive installations lad been The invasion of tiie famed oil centre was the third major was found by the American forces constructed including an im­ I that Is being done I feel I have filled Nearly 600 Superfortresses, the great- the role fad an admiring spectator landing on the island. fleet of B.29's ever sent against Ja­ which went ashore on Kume and portant military airfield thoroughly explored this seven by I more than that of an active mem­ The Australian Seventh Division went ashore after intensive pan, struck four'of Nippon's indus­ NEHRU PLEDGES CONGRESS Mr. Grew pointed out that ber* trial cities witb a record 4,000 tons three miles' Island. the 99-year lease on lands ori- air and naval bombardment by tho United States Naval and Far of fire bombs before dawn today. More Invasion speculation came EVERY CALL ANSWERED Eastern Air Forces. PARTY* CMPERATION nally acquired in Newfound­ It was the greatest incendiary from Tokyo today. The Japanese land for united States military Lady Burghley continued, "How- Royal Australian and the Royal strike of the Pacific war. news agency, speaking of the possi­ and naval bases was signed on Netherlands* Naval Forces also parti­ bility of a landing on Honshu, larg­ ever. in such a role, I feel I can The targets, all fire bombed for June 14, 1941, and another speak freely of the wonderful work cipated in the operation against the 16,000 Mines Swept Up the first time, were: Sure, site of Naming Of Members Of New est of the Japanese islands on which lease was signed on July 15, major Dutch Borneo petroleum port. | Tokyo lies, admitting there were that has been carried out by the Japan's greatest naval base on the 1942 covering additional areas- B.WA-F. during-the time I have been By British Ships inland sea; Shimonoseki, on the Council Still A Problem good invasion beaches from Nagoya The airfield mentioned was in. LOSSES ARE LIGHT to Tokyo Bay—a coastal stretch of here. I think I can say that every northern shore of Shimonoseki eluded in these leases. call upon it has been answered, and (Special through Beuter) Strait at the western entrance to By NOEL BUCKLEY roughly 300 miles,—stressed the na­ General MacArthur said the tural obstacles confronting the Mi- "The lease for the establish­ every situation with which it has ground troops advanced inland the inland sea; XJbe, one of Japan's ment of bases in Newfound­ LONDOitt, June 30 (Reuter).—In a major coal centres and top magne­ SIMLA, INDIA, July 1 (Reuter).— ties. come in contact has been dealt with rapidly and that losses had been report on 16,000 mines swept up by land was not granted in ex­ in a satisfactory manner. This to a light. sium producing region ta the Japa­ Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, who ar­ T5_e broadcast declared: "The change for fifty over-age des­ 1.3*50 minesweepers, the British Ad­ nese Empire; and Kumamoto, a rived here today at the invitation narrow coastal plains are every­ large extent is due to our Honorary With this third landing following miralty today disclosed that mines troyers," Mr. Grew stated. He Secretary, Miss Rogers, and we all i»V transportation hub and military Of Maulaws Abul Kalam Azad, Con­ where dominated by heavily wood­ added tbat in e> change of notes the seizure of the enemy's bases on planted by German planes on the training centre, as well as an im­ gress President in office, tonight ed mountains which may prove im­ realise the depth of gratitude we owe Tarakan Island off the Borneo east night of May 1, 1940, temporarily portant war industries' city on west­ pregnable. between tbe U.S. Secretary of to her. coast, in tne Brunei Bay area, and urged his supporters to sink petty State and the British Ambas­ closed the British ports of Sunder­ ern Kyushu. differences, and pledged the Con­ "Another great military obstacle sador, tbe late Lord Lothian, ' lyi; marvel at the able manner in the Miri and Seria oilfields en the land, Hartlepool. Middlesbrough, Is provided by the countless rice north coast. General MacArthur RAID FOLLOWS PROPHESY gress to try every opening to reach dated September 12, 1940, which she copes with everything, Humber and Blyth. and tine French a settlement of the questions at paddies and innumerable tiny fields which formed the basis of ne­ and often wonder how many nights said that Japanese key defences in ports of Dunkirk, Calais and Bou­ enclosed by dykes. While rice is Borneo were now isolated or The raid follows within two weeks stake at the Simla conference of gotiations leading to the es­ she goes without sleep in order to logne. on the announcement by the chief India leaders. growing, these fields are knee deep tablishment ot United States keep pace with all the demands that •.rushed. In the battle against mines, the in mud, and at other times are are made cm tbe B.WAF. and the He continued. "The speed, surprise of the TJ.S. Army Air Force, General It appeared tonight as though the military and naval bases en British Navy lost 237 sweepers—99 to H. H. Arnold, that "Superfortresses Congress was going to be prepared transformed Into great lakes." British territory, the British endless problems that are ever occur­ and shock of these three operations mines, 68 to Nazi air attacks and 70 In another reassuring broadcast I ring. Her cheerfulness and tact have secured the domination of tt the year beginning July 1 will to put forward the best man, re­ Ambassador stated that the to other causes. drop a million and three hundred gardless of party, in its list of nom­ to the much bombed Nipponese, lease of areas in Newfoundland, seem limitless and the wonderful Borneo and have driven a wedge to In September, 1939, the Germans Tokyo radio said, "Special attack as well as in Bermuda, would Christian spirit she displays is the the south splitting the East Indies.