SERIOUS BUT NOT DESPERATE
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PARIS, TO-DAY,
"THE SITUATION IS SERIOUS BUT NOT AT ALL DESPERATE; EVERY FRENCHMAN EITHER IN THE ARMY OR CIVILIAN MUST MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO VAN- QUISH THE ENEMY," · DECLARED THE PREMIER, M. REYNAUD, IN A BROADCAST TO THE NATION.
"All our thoughts are directed -to- day towards the soldiers who are sacrificing their lives for the coun try, towards those civilians, especial- ly refugees, who are victims of air bombing and are suffering physically and morally.
"The greatness of our people is that in circumstances such as the present we forget our own sufferings and think only of the country's perils.
"I told you yesterday the enemy had carved a large pocket south of the Meuse and since then the pocket has been enlarged westward.
"The Government's duty is to act. The whole French nation must be per- vaded by the war spirit. Every de- ficiency will immediately be punish.- ed.”—Havas.
NO DIVERGENCES
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Paris, To-day. Authoritative quarters categorically deny German propaganda assertions. that divergences in view regarding the conduct of the present operations exist between the French and British High Commands.Havas.
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GALVANISE FRENCH
Paris, To-day.
The appointment of General Wey- gands as Allied Commander-in-Chief is expected to galvanise the energies of the French nation.
M. Reynaud in swift succession has called to the aid of the home front M. Mandel, who was the right hand man of "Tiger" Clemenceau in the Great war, and General Weygand, the right hand man of Marshal Foch.
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General Weygand's prestige has re- mained undiminished and the tion sees in the changes final proof of the Government's ferocious de- termination to fight with cool intel- Ilgence and relentless energy. General Weygand. is known as "the man who has never been beaten." It is declared he loves danger which lends him genius.-Reuter.
ACTIVITY IN PARIS
(SPECIAL TO "CHINA_MAIL") Paris, To-day.
M. Reynaud, who has now taken up his quarters at the War Ministry, last night received France's leading gen- erals.
He also received a visit from the British Ambassador.
The United States Ambassador call- on M. Daladier at the Quai ed D'Orsay, Havas.
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