THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 26, 1940
ITALY GIVES ARMISTICE TERMS IN FULL
ROME, TO-DAY.
THE TERMS OF THE FRANCO-ITALIAN ARMISTICE GERMANY WERE PUBLISHED IN ROME LAST EVENING, DICTATED
AS FOLLOWS:
Article I. France will cease hostilities in metropoli- THE TERMS
tan territory, in the French part of Africa, and
in colonies and territories under French man- date.
France will also cease hostilities in the air or on the
sea.
Article II. When the armistice comes into force and for the duration of the armistice, Italian troops will stand on their advanced lines in all the thea-
tres of operations.
Article III. In French metropolitan territory, the zone situated between the lines referred to in Article II and a line drawn 50 kilometres as the crow flies beyond the Italian lines proper, shall be demilitarised for the duration of the armistice.
SECRET SESSION
TO-MORROW
In Tunis, the militarised zone be- tween
the Minister the present Libyan-Tunisian frontier and a line drawn on the at- tached map shall be demilitarised for the duration of the armistice.
In Algeria and French African ter- ritories south of Algeria which border the Libyan zone, 200 kilometres ad- joining the Libyan frontier shall be demilitarised for the duration of the armistice.
Port Of Djibouti
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For the duration of hostilities be- tween Italy and the British Empire and for the duration of the armistice, the French Somaliland coast shall be entirely demilitarised.
Italy shall have full and constant right to use the port of Djibouti with all its equipment together with the French section of the Djibouti-Adis
Ababa railway for all kinds of trans- port.
Article IV. Zones to be demilitar- ised shall be evacuated by French troops within 10 days after the ces- sation of hostilities except only for personnel strictly necessary for the supervision and maintenance of for- tification works, barracks, arms de- pots and military buildings and troops required to maintain order in the in- terior as shall be determined later by the Italian armistice commission,
No Counter-Proposals
Rome, To-day.
The French pleniptoteniaries from the Bordeaux Government accepted all the Italian terms and made ΠΟ counter-proposals.-Reuter.
FILIPINOS SUMMONED
Several Filipinos were summoned before Mr. H. G. Sheldon, K.C., this morning, for failing to report their departure from the Colony on March 20.
London, To-day.
London, To-day.
FRENCH WIRELESS GOES SILENT
New York, To-day.
The Radlo Corporation of America and the press wireless circuits between New York and Bordeaux suddenly wont allent yesterday. This is believed to be due to the Gorman armistice re- strictions on French transmitters. ~~Reuter.
NATIONAL MOURNING
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IN FRANCE
The German terms were ruthless, avaricious and hu- miliating, and the Italian terms will probably be the same, a semi-official spokes-tional man said yesterday.
(SPECIAL TO “CHINA MAIL")
Bordeaux, To-day. Yesterday was a day of na-
mourning,
for the soldiers who gave their lives
If the Italian terms are compara-
because Germany dictated the terms, present war. with the intention of lulling the French M. Pommaret, the Minister of In- Empire into a sense of false security terior, in a broadcast, stated: "To-day just as Munich was the prelude to is a day of national mourning, mourn- the finál enslavement of Czecho-ing in dignity and homage to our sol-
diers who fought so heroically.
'France must be silent and let her She must force herself
tively light, it is probable that this is in 1914-18 as well as in the
slovakia.
were
It is clear that the German terms
not published by the Bor-heart weep. deaux Government because it fear to hope." ed a violent reaction from French- men all over the world.
It has now been arranged that after
of Supply has made, a
That this fear was justified has been statement on the work of his depart- shown by the reaction as soon .as ment on Thursday in the Commons, the terms got abroad. Frenchmen will not be deceived into thinking that the subsequent discussion will
the Italian terms will be the last place in secret session.-British Wire-sacrifice France will have to make. less.
take
-Reuter.
JAPANESE IN BIAS BAY BOMBARD AU TAU
THE JAPANESE TROOPS AND Chinese puppet forces across the border are particularly in the same positions as last night, according to information received by the "China Mail" this morning.
Tamshui, key-town midway between Sha-yu-chung on the Mirs Bay coast, and Waichow, has been entered by the Japanese, following heavy raids which have reduced the city to shambles.
WATCHMAN CHARGED
Before Mr. R. Edwards at the Cen- tral Magistracy this morning, Wan Pui, 32, watchman, was charged with a breach of the Defence Regulations.
Detective Sergeant Sykes said de- fendant was seen leaving the Tung
All cinemas, cafes and theatres, as well as shops, except for those soll- ing foodstuffs, were closed. All troops were confined to their quar- ters except those acting on special orders.
All flags were at half mast.
One-Minute Silence
At 11 a.m., ceremonies were organis- ed locally by mayors, prefects, and military commanders at war memori- als, and a one-minute silence was ob- served.
No mualc was broadcast except the Marseillaise, which was played after Marshal Petain's broadcast at noon. The Council of Ministers met in the morning after which Marshal Petain, President Lebrun and several Cabinet Ministers attended Requiem Mass in the Cathedral-Havas
LOSS OF "PATHAN"
Simla, To-day. announced that
It is officially H.M.S. Pathan, of the Royal Indian Navy, was lost owing to enemy action.
-Reuter.
cure,
NERVOUS HEADACHES From usually reliable sources, the are but one symptom of a generally "China Mail" learns that there is one enfeebled condition of the norvous aircraft-carrier and a number of system which Golden Griffin Nerve Tea small warships in Bias Bay. Chinese is specially designed to alleviate and reports from Walchow, however, al- lege that there are two aircraft car- riers, one large cruiser, and nine other warships and transports in the Bay. formula of
'Planes from the aircraft carrier carried out severe raids on villages and towne in the region between Tamshul and Walchow yesterday.
Each of the seven ingredients in the
GOLDEN GRIFFIN NERVE TEA
On Wharf with 19 copies of "news Bias Bay coast, was heavily shelled by either nervine or sedative merit. Com- Au-tau, a small village port on the is pre-eminent in herbal science for
drafts," at about 8 p.m. yesterday.
Defendant said that the papers were given to him by a foki on the steamer from Macao.
Japanese warships, but no attempt to land has yet been made.
The reason for the shelling of Au- tau is not known, the only suggestion being that the Japanese are
bined they form a splendid corrective of sleeplessness, neuralgla, bṛain fag, nervous dyspepala, depression, irrit- In $0.75 and $2.00 ability, hysteria. Defendant was fined $25 or three weeks' hard labour.
under Packages at chemists and Department Defendants, Honorio J. Dumatol, of Chan Kwok-leung, 25, newspaper the impression that the village is de-stores or direct from No. 10, Lock Road; Felipe Tagle, of deliverer, was fined $20 or two weeks' | fended. No. 2, Leighton Hill Road; Amado hard labour, when charged with a Refugees from Tamshui reached the Beltran, of No. 10, Chi
Street; similar offence. Wo
ruins of Sha-yu-chung yesterday. were fined $10 each, while Jose Felix Mr. Edwards remarked that similar and Candido V. Felix residing in the cases would be much more severely Trocadero Hotel, were fined $25.
A Russian, Donald Blackman, of No. 287, Prince Edward Road, was summoned for failing to notify his change of address.
for-
Sergeant Hill said defendant merly, resided at No. 15; Jordan Road, He removed to Prince Edward Road in April.
A fine of $25 was imposed. Kurt Riis, a Norwegian, residing at No. 4B, Hankow Road, was fined $25 a for a similar offençe.
dealt with in future.
POLISH ARMY OF SEVERAL THOUSANDS
IN BRITAIN..
London, To-day. The Polish Army, which is now in England numbers several thousand
Most of them are men.
Infantry several con- troops, but here are tingents of Polish airmen.-Reuter.
VICTIM DISAPPEARS
Chan Tak, 23, was sentenced to four months' hárd labour by Mr, E. Him- sworth at Kowloon, this morning for snatching a watch yesterday.
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The victim was a Chinese woman they are sold under a money-back guarantee. .who disappeared-after the incident.