THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 31, 1940,
Marshal Petain's Account Of Meeting With Hitler
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"I Am Leader"
MARSHAL PETAIN LAST NIGHT, OVER THE LYONS RADIO, GAVE A PERSONAL AC-. COUNT OF HIS RECENT MEETING WITH HITLER.
The aged Marshal emphasised that he. went to the meeting of his own free will and had entered "the road of collaboration” with- out pressure.
FINDING JOBS IN FRANCE
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The interview, he said, was only possible through the French people's dignity in the face of their ordeal and their enormous efforts towards regeneration.'
"France has rallied.
"This meeting, between victor and vanquished signifies the first vindication of our country. "I have been under no dictate by Hitler. **
"The collaboration of our two countries was considered. I accepted the principles of it. The application will be dla. cussed later."
To Trust
As an admonition to "all who are inclined, to deviate from our
Aimed mainly at fight ing unemployment, a new bill allows the Vichy Gov Marshal said that the first duty ernment to grant à total of Frenchmen was. to trust.
He proceeded: In the near fu- of two billion francs inture our country's suffering may loans to local administra- thus be lightened, our prisoners' lot may be improved, the bur- tions throughout France den of occupation expenses les- for public works pro- grammes.
and those who doubt
opinions, and harden their hearts, the-l
the sened,
demarcation line may be rendered more flexible and the administrating and provision-- These loans are to be repaid ing of the territory facilitated: within 30 years and bear a maxi- "This collaboration must be sin- mum interest of 3 per cent.
cere and without thought of ag gression.
Another bill connected with unemployment creates a special commissarlat which will act in cooperation with various in- terested Ministries and is in- tended to organise work for
Obligations
"France has numerous
ob-
General de Gaulle recently pald a visit to à camp in Wales at which: are-a number of French boys, whose ages range. from 15-19. General de Gaulle is thown.talking.to some of the boys during his. Inspection. (Copyright,' Fox).
French Suffering Under German Occupation
HOW FRANCE has suffered under the German ligations to the victor, but occupation is revealed in a statement issued by, the "Ministers are responsible to Ministry of Economie Warfare, which says that at least 800,000 tons of wheat have been removed to Germany from occupied France.
, men temporarily deprived of the remains sovereign.
their jobs.
It will have three main tasks:-me alone. Firstly, to undertake a census of
to "Previously I have spoken
the available manual labour; you as a father. To-day I speak
Secondly, to find jobs of any to you as a leader. Follow me!" kind on which the men may be-Reuter. engaged without delay; and
Thirdly, to establish public works projects, taking into consi- deration the available manual
raw materials.
labour and Havas.
the
CHILE REMEMBERS
AIR RAID
WARDENS INJURED
Two Air Raid Wardens
Bread is now rationed in France at 87 ounces per week. A large number of fields of wheat were reserved before the harvest for the Germans, swas- tika signs having been erected around them.......
Meat is rationed at 1234 ounces per week in France, but in, Germany. it is 17. to 20 ounces.
More than 1,000,000 pigs ar bitlleved-to- have been removed from France to Germany dur- Ing 'ons fortnight in September alone. A thousand cattle were also removed,
The average consumption of butter and oil per head in France-
to six kilos.
LAVAL IN TOUCH WITH THE INAZIS
M. Laval is back in. Paris from Vichy and will remain there until the end of the week, the Paris Radio announced yester day.
Presumably he has returned to Paris to continue the negotiations with the Nazis.
Reports from, Berlin state that Nazi officials there say that Hit- ler's talks with M. Laval and Marshal: Petain have not result- ed in any formal, agreement for adjustment, but were concerned with the "fundamental questions of France's future,"
The talks, according to these Berlin. official circles merely re- cognised that "France declared war, France lost the war and France must share the cost of the war."-- Reuter.
Router's Vichy correspondent statee that M. Laval ls still in. Paris and is likely to remain there until the week end, accord- ing to the "Pätit Parisien." Reuter.
C.N.A.C. TRAGEDY
Mr. T. B. "Buster" Brown, pro- minent Manila businessman, for- merly of Shanghai, is leaving Manila this morning for Hong Kong, where he is to join his daughter, Mrs. W. C. Kent, wife of the C.N.A.C. pildt who was killed when Japanese aircroft his 'plane near the Yunnan /Kweichow border on shot down Tuesday.
It is learned from the Chung- king C.N.A.C. office that the 'planes shot down was the same Douglas, which was shot down by Japanese.
the aircraft at Cheungkaipin in
Chungshan District on August. 24,
1938, and was then called "Kwei-. lin." The machine was repaired. and rechristened "Chungking."
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HENCEFORTH, ALL courts-martial, in French Colonies will be suspended under a new decree just
The Admiralty have received were injured last night before the occupation, was 17 Santiago de Chile: "Victims of the cise when they were
following telegram from during the black out exer- kilos but now it has been reduced Conception earthquake warmly congratulate the captain, officers struck by the rear of a car French sugar-beet crop has been published in the Official Gazette at Vichy. and men of Ajax on the great vic which was flying an AR.P.
tory in the Mediterranean battle
and pay homage to those who fell flag gloriously in the defence of their, country and of civilisation.""
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The driver, apparently unaware
Conception was
of tho of the accident, drove on. Chilean cities severely damaged. The wardens were Mr. H. A. by the earthquake of January, Bux and Mr. Ng Ching-chl, who 1939, when the Chilean Govern- were 'patrolling in Leighton Hill ment accented the offer. of the Road,
WEATHER REPORT
About 80 per cent.
or the
lost owing to the fighting in no
France.
The measure is similar to the one recently tak en in metropolitan territory, where the operation of French wines have boon recourts martial was: also transferred to the civil au- quisitioned by the Germano- and one French firm alone has thorities. dollvered 12,000,000, bottles, of champagne. to." Germany..
Transport has largely "broken
FRENCH DENY COURT TRANSFER
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On the other hand, M, Marcel Peyrouton, the Home Minister, has decided on sweeping admin- Istrative "reforms, including the dismissal of numerous- oMcials) Who: are unable · 'to:::cooperate:
with the
task of national re
British Government to make use At about 9.30 p.m. they were down in France because truck of the British cruisers, Ajax and struck by the rear of the car near and locomotives have been taken Exeter to transport supplies from No 3 Leighton Hill Road. Mr to Germany and lorry tranmont Valparaiso to the striken aron. Bux received Injuries to the mouth British Wireless,
covery." and Mr. Ng had slight cuts on the at a standstill owing to short- hand. They were treated by a
nge of petrol-Reuter.
M. Domargerle, the now French Special rules have been drawn doctor residing at No. 35 and
Consul-General at Shanghai, "de- up, for recruiting the heads of afterwards resumed, duty.
BLACKOUT OFFENCES nies all reports of any oficial departments and various prefects, agreement having been reached with particular attention being Mr. G. R. Razavet, of the six junk women and a steers for the transfer to Nanking of paid, to their complete indepen- The Royal Observatory reports C.P.R., sustained a cut lip and man' were coch fined $5, or five eight court-rooms in the French dence from all political influences. that the anticyclone over China other face injuries at 1.20 a.m. days imprisonment by Common Concession which function as the The promotion of all prefects: has decreased. In intensity and yesterday when, during the black-der J. folly, Deputy Harbour Shanghai Second Special District |and their immediate collaborators:
kates will depend entirely on merit... pressure remains highest over the out exercise, the car in which he Muster, in the Marine Court this Court...
a morning for exhibiting exfernal He stresses, that no decision Pacific to the east of Japan; it is 'was travelling collided with
Mr Peyroutons is also engaged relatively low over the Pacific to tram standard- near the General lights- on their bonts during the whatever has been reached on the on "Important reforms of the po the east of the Philippines.
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"black-out" exercise last night....... matter. — Havas,