The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-09-26


opened soon in connection with
1.-THE increasing gravity OF the Far
East situation.
HANOI, French Indo-Chlna--
UP-Japanese airplanes today
dropped four bombs In the ma
tive quarter Of Haiphons, port
for Hanoi, causing IS native
casualties, and then 1000 Jap
anese troops, landed at the port
in a peaceful procedure un-
der the terms Of a Vlchy-To-
kyo accord granting military
privileges to Japan In this
French colony.
SHANGHAI -AP - Informed
sources said today a general utili-
ties strike appears imminent in
Shanghai following walkouts
which have tied up all transporta-
ton services except few trolleys
still operating in the French con-
cession under heavy police guard.
These sources expressed belief
the transportation strike is poll
tically inspired with view TO dis
tracing attention from develop
ments in French Indo-China.
WASHINGTON - APP - The
Federal Trade Commission an
nounced today Issuance OF COM
plant charging Eastman Kodak
Company, Rochester, N. Y. with
Fixing and controlling the
prices at which retail dealers sell
certain kinds of film used by anna
teur motion picture photograph
ers.
ROME -AP- The high COM
mand announced today British
warships again had BON barded
Sidi Barrani, Italian outpost in
Egypt, and that British planes
had bombed the important Italian
port Of Tobruk on the Libyan
coast not far from the Egyptian
frontier.
TOKYO up The. foreign Of
flee announced today replacement
of Eli Amau, former office
spokesman. as japanese ambassa-
. dor to Italy. He will be succeeded
by Zenbei Horikiri.
CINCINNATI, o. up A man
tentatively identified by papers
in his possession as Robert r. Kali
ser, between so and So years Of
age, Louisville, Ky, was found
dead today in his berth on a
Pennsylvania train bound here
from New York. He had train
ticket from New York to Louis
vile.
RIO DE JANEIRO up The
National Press council has sus-
pended the newspaper, Correio
Portuguez, for 80 days for "hav-
ing infringed the laws and recon-
mendations concerning Brazilian
neutrality"
LONDON Up The Dakar
"Fiasco" touched off a burst Of
resentment among members of
Parliament, the press and public
today with angry demands that
persons responsible for what open
ly was called "a blunder" be sum-
moned to account.
BERLIN-UP-Ger air force
planes, ranging wide over the Brit
ish Isles. have bombed a warship
in Plymouth harbor, barracks at
Dungeness, harbor works at Plym-
outh, Portland and Southend and
heavily damaged an aircraft factory
at Filton, the high command said
today.
LONDON UP-The Admiralty
reported today that the submarine
Tuna had destroyed a large enemy
supply ship which was protected
by two destroyers.
ROME-UP- Virginia Gayda,
writing in the authoritative Gior-
male d'ltalia today, said that the
United States and Britain. as well
as France, should be aware that
any "incautious stand" regarding
the japanese occupation OF French
Indo-China would result in further
japanese expansion in all directions
in East Asia.
LANSING-UP-Governor Dick
inson. answering what he termed
an urgent request" from Frank d.
Mckay of Grand Rapids, today
publicly requested Attorney Gen
eral Thomas Read to remove him
self as a nominee for renomina-
ton.
VICHY-UP- A decree today
prohibited the sale OF shaving soap.
shaving cream, toilet soap. amt
soap cream until November L.
Frenchmen must now try to keep
themselves clean on a monthly ra-
tion of 10th Of & pound OF laundry
soap.
HONGKONG up Clearances
for ships for French Indo-China
were refused by British author!.
ties here today and British ships
already en- route TO the French
colony were recalled.
WASHINGTON -- ms - Presi-
dent Roosevelt today signed an act
granting congressional consent to
the state OF Michigan to construct.
maintain and operate a toll bridge
or series OF bridges. causeways.
and approaches. across the Straits
OF Mackinac al or near point be-
tween Saint lgnace. Mich, and the
lower peninsula Of Michigan.