Italian troops captured In Africa being transported on one of their own lorries to a prison-
er of war camp. (Copyright, Fox).
BELGRADE TREATY
RUMOURS
[SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL"]
are cur-
Rumours
rent in Belgrade that the terms of a treaty between Germany and Yugoslavia have been drafted and is expected to come to light in a few days.
It is stated that the treaty will not consti- ute actual Yugoslavia partnership in the Axis Pact.-Interna- tional News Service.
TOKYO CONFIDENCE PREMATURE?
JAPANESE REPORTS of the imminent conclu- sion of a Thailand-Indo-China agreement were not confirmed in Hanoi yesterday.
Official French quarters were reserved but their attitude leads to the belief that all difficulties at the Tokyo conference are not yet smoothed away. Reuter.
Main purpose of the trip of the Mr. Japanese Foreign Minister,
10 Matsuoka, to Berlin will be discuss a possible Soviet-Japanese rapprochement, according to ports in Tokyo yesterday.
to
Mr. Matsuoka is expected leave immediately after the sign- ing of the Thailand-Indo-China peace agreement, which was sche- duled for yesterday but has been) postponed.--Reuter.
Sole Agents for
"NORVIC"
"MASCOT"
MR. RENDEL
LEAVING
SOFIA TO-DAY
are
Mr. George Rendel, Bri- tish Minister to Sofia, and the Legation Staff, leaving Sofia for Istanbul, by special 'plane to-day,]
official according to an Yugoslav news agency re-
“SIR HERBERT BARKER“port by Belgrade radio
and
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Made by the Norvic
Shoe Co., Northampton.
last night.
The diplomatic representatives of Poland, Belgium and Holland left yesterday and the majority of nationals of all four countries have already. left Bulgaria,
the announcer added.
Black-out preparations in Sofia are so far advanced that they will, probably be put into effect to-day after the departure of Mr. Rendel,
Reuter.
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BORDER INCIDENTS ACCUSATION
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Bangkok alleged last night that the French forces had violated the armistice agreement by attacking Thailand pa- trols at three different points on Friday and Saturday.
As a result, two Thailand sold- lers and a policeman were miss- ing.
It is alleged that a French pa- trol fred 100 shots at a Thailand patrol at, 10-am.. on Friday. The shots were fired across the Mekong River. The Indo-China patrol was forced to retreat following the arrival of Thailänd reinforcements. Two hours later, it is further al- leged, another French patrol,"arm- ed with light machine-guns, at- thered 'Thailand patrol, and on Saturday, the police Internation- * News Service. Podes
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