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Shields, Sir Vandeleur M. Grayburn, While Free French
history. forces were being
Chief Manager. The oath was administered by landed, General De Gaulle drove to the Gov-the Chief Justice of the Supreme
Court at the presidential palace Amox ernor's palace to meet local officials and before 34 special envoys, including Bangkok the British Minister, the United Bombay chieftains from French Equatorial Africa, in-states Ambassador and a delega- Calcutta cluding Senegal, Dahomey and the Ivory Coast.
All reservation requests are for Clippers that will depart within
In a speech of welcome, Mr. Lej the next three or four weeks and Clerq, the Governor-General, said although all trans-Pacific Clippers, that he had not promised the peo- after departing from Manila for ple of the Cameroons an easy life! the United States, are heavily but rather booked, none
one of sacrifice and i of the applications "there are no faint hearts here." for passage have been refused.
STOCK EXCHANGE HAS DRAB DAY
that this territory was one of the first
parts of the French Colonial Empire to rally to the flag of Free France. General de Gaulle pald tribute to the patriotic courage and spirit of confidence in: the cause shown by the population...
General de Gaulle's visit
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Col. Baptista announced that Colombe Dr. Carlos Saldrigas had been ap-Dairen pointed Premier.
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The day was observed as a follo public holiday in Havana and there was a general feeling of op- Currency and Fixed Deposits received Current Accounts opened in Local timism mainly as the result of for one year or shorter periods in Loogă negotiations for a $50,000,000 loan and other currercies on terms which in the United States and the en-will be quoted on application. actment yesterday of a new Con- ALSO up to date SAFE DEPOSIT stitution which improves the lot BOXES in various sizes TO LET. of the working class.
This includes a 44-hour week and trade will
union recognition in addition to the abolition of the death penalty and other provisions along the lines of President Roosevelt's New Deal. Reuter.
to
General De Gaulle, in reply, said that the Cameroons had set The communique' adds that a magnificent example, followed by a number of French Colonies. Others would follow soon and the Cameroons had a place both Occasional Teatures relieved the in the history of th's war and in drabness of the London Stock Ex- the history of the French nation, change yesterday. Breweries he concluded. Reuter.
made headway but on the whole industrials. tended to sag for want of fresh buying interest. Kaffirs and gilt-edged closed steady. Wall Street was irregular. - Reuter.
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H.Q. Communique
Announcing the arrival of General de Gaulle at Duala on Wednesday a communique issued by the general headquarters of the Free French Forces says he welcomed by Col. Leclerc, the Colony of the
communique sayo the visit takes particular signi ficance when it is remembered
was
The town of Leeds, small city Governor of in the United States with a popu-Cameroons. lation of only 300 people, is trying The to raise £5,000 to buy a Spitfire for Britain. Reuter.
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French Equatorial Africa certainly have the best influence on the whole lonies which have decided to rally of the French co- to the cause of Free France and on neighbouring territories.-Reu- ter.
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gunboat Commandant Dacot and hoisted the Free French standard.
He was greeted by Governor Newton, New Jersey, yesterday Authorised Capital .... Leclerc and with him inspected indicated Wilhelm Kunze, the Paid-up Capital
National Ger- Reserve and Undivided man-American Bund, : August Profits Klapprett, the Eastern Gauleiter, and eight other members of the Bund..
the forces drawn up to receive him.
"Fuehrer" of the
The General then drove to the Governor's palace through streets decorated with bunting They were charged with "pro- and crowded with people who moting hatred against people of heartily cheered..
the Jewish religion" at the Bund's ex-Camp at Nordland near New
Jersey, Reuter.
With General Weygand's pected arrival in French West Africa, the presence of General de Gaulle at Duala indicates the beginning of a tussle in French Equatorial Africa of the factions for and against the Vichy Gov- crament,
As Governor Leclerc declared in introducing General de Gaulle, "there are no weak hearts here and the Cameroons are ready for any eventualities."
"Mein Kampf" General de Gaulle replied: "The Cameroons have set a magnificent example which has already been followed by a number of colonies, and others will follow.
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