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THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 4, 1939.
FRANCE
TO DEFEND
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HER COLONIAL EMPIRE Fighting Speech By Edouard Daladier
MOTHER COUNTRY
WILL STAND
BY COLONIES
Tunis, To-day.
"As head of the Government, I have come to tell you that the mother country stands by the Em- pire as the Empire has stood by her," declared the French Premier, M. Edouard Daladier, in a special broadcast relayed all over France last night.
M. Daladier said: "The day has come for a real and indestructible union of France with her Empire."
The Premier spoke emotionally as he added: "France has brought you order, discipline and protection against brute force and tyranny.
"She has the strength to assure your safety. She is invincible,
"France is a peaceful country already loaded with glory, and in the certainty of her strength is prepared to face all attacks and dangers.
UNDER NO PRETEXT
"France will not allow herself under any pretext to be diverted from the
task already taken by Tunisians and Frenchmen.
The Bey of Tunis, welcoming. M. Daladier, said: “You can be certain that all Tunisians will if
necessary rally to France. I give you this as-,
surance here,"
Reuter,
NATIVE DEPUTATIONS
Paris, To-day.
Premier Daladier was accorded an enthusiastic welcome on his ar rival at the Tunisian naval port, Bizerta, yesterday morning board the cruiser "Foch."
on
One of the most thrilling rescues ever effected off the coast of Britain took place.recently. In a south-easterly gale the Gorlestone lifeboat put to sea and rescued two boats drifting helplessly at the mercy of the terrific, seas. One of the vessels a shrimper and the other a motor-boat with six angle rs aboard. After transferring the men into the lifeboat a hawser was attatched to the helpless boats and towed into harbour. Photo shows the two rescued boats under tow with lifeboatmen at the helms.
EGYPT AND SUEZ CANAL
¡NEW RUMANIAN
GOVERNMENT
Cairo, To-day. IN OFFING
the
The proposal to reduce the Suez Canal rates would meet with approval of Egypt it is intimated in circles here which have contact with the Egyptian member of the canal company, Sedky Pasha,. the general attitude being that all countries would benefit from con-
"On this African soil must be M. Daladier was received by a created
community representative of the Bey of Tunis а human animated by that universal ideal as well as by the French Resident-cessions by the company. which alone can save the world General, M. Labonne, and civil and from slavery."
The speech was continually in- terrupted by cheers.-Reqter.
ANTI-ITALIAN RIOT
Tunis, To-day.
military authorities.
Deputations of the native po pulation were also present to greet
the Premier.
The town of Bizerta presented a thousands of Tunisian and French demonstra-festive appearance, tors last night broke the windows of an Italian tailor's shop.
They tore down the Italian flag outside the shop.-Reuter.
TO INSPECT DEFENCES
Tunis, To-day.
to
natives and Europeans having come from all parts of the country witness the spectacle and Daladier the object of everywhere
was
na-
Bucharest, To-day. Reorganization of the Rumanian cabinet with the present Minister of the Interior, M. Calinescu, who enjoys the special confidence of the King, as head of the new govern- ment, is expected in well-informed
circles.
M. Calinescu is responsible for drastic measures against the "Iron Guard" which oulminated in the shooting of its leader, Codreanu, allegedly while attempting to
escape.
That the question of a rate re- duction which has been demanded particularly by Italy is being seri- ously considered is indicated by the action of the Egyptian Premier, Mohammed Machmoud Pasha, in conferring recently with the Pre-
Members of the suppressed sident of Board of Control, Mar- "Iron Guard" have vowed deadly quis de Voque and the Director-
vengeance against M. Calinescu. General of the company, Baron de
Reorganization of the cabinet is Benoit and discussing with them the believed all the more likely since possibility of certain alterations in the aged present Premier, Patriarch the composition of the board. The Miron Christea, accepted the pre- Premier is said to have discussed miership only provisionally early the same question with the British in 1937 when the semi-fascist Goga Ambassador in Cairo in order to Cabinet resigned after only 44 days inform him of the Egyptian-Italian in office.-Trans-Ocean. exchange of opinions.
hearty demonstrations.
After inspecting the new naval Dala-fortifications at Metline, M. Dala- The first day of Premier dier's visit to Tumis passed without dier and his suite left by road for counter-demonstration of any kind Tunis. The whole route, about 40 miles long, by which the procession among the Italian population.
The Italian papers published in of cars passed, was lined by enthu-
Interested circles here believe North Africa have refrained from siastic French colonists and
that a reduction of the canal rates any editorial comment on the visit tives.
could be easily instituted because merely reprinting the official French,
On reaching Tunis, M. Daladier the income from the canal is far and Italian announcements.
Palace, above the running expenses and the Following his speech yesterday, drove directly to Bardo
organised on the Premier will proceed to Gabes which is reserved for exceptionally whole company where he will spend Wednesday im-brilliant receptions by the Bey. It lavish scale.-Trans-Ocean. specting the frontier fortifications. was in Bardo Palace that the trea-
-Trans-Ocean.
TREMENDOUS ENTHUSIASM
Tunis, To-day.
M. Daladier was acclaimed with tremendous
MILITARY PARADE
ty establishing the French protec- torate over the country was signed in 1881.
'After having been warmly greet- enthusiasm by the ed by Bey Ahmed Pasha, M. Dala- French and Moslem population as dier drove into the city amid the
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enthusiastic demonstration of vast tories were found last On the way to the residence of crowds. The Premier laid a wreath Kowloon by Inspector D. W. Phil-gently, upon the stomach and bowels, the Governor-General, the crowds at the memorial and then proceed-lips, of the Urban Council, as the cleansing away all offending matter
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