THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 24; 1941;
Polish
Librier, Supreme Court,
Page
Cabinet Invitation
To The Soviet Government
LET BYGONES PETAIN
BE BYGONES SUSPECTS
And Free Polish Prisoners
"THE POLISH-RUSSIAN question which might have shadowed the outlook of many friends of ours in the West and caused noxious frictions and clashes, I believe may disappear from international politics.“
DARLAN
Relations between Mar- shal Petain and Admiral Darlan are once more re- ported to be very strain-
This statement, as made by the Polished, says a despatch from Prime Minister, General Sikorski in a declara- tion, was approved by the Polish Cabinet.
the
This followed a meeting of the Polish Cabinet to discuss German attack upon Russia.
was
The declaration which broadcast from London to Po- fand, also declared that Gor- many, foremost fos of Poland... **has torn
alliance asunder an which so long has been source of our greatest misfor- tunes.
the
"By striking at Russia they are undertaking, at a great risk, a task of which the issue is uncer- tain and must be weakening."
Polish Interest
After declaring that since the Treaty of Brestitovsk in 1918. Russia had continually col- laborated with Germany, the declaration
continued: "We are Russia . entitled
to assume that will now cancel the Pact of 1939.
and
DEBATE IN THE COMMONS
an
When parliament meets next there will be immediate debate on Ger- of many's latest act aggression and its impli- cations.
the French frontier to the Independent French News Agency in London yester-|,0 day.
According
to
well-informed
sources, Marshal Petain has the Admiral Darlan impression that
is trying to get rid of him.
He noticed that in several ad- ministrative and ministerial Admiral Darlan's offices,
photo. graph replaced his.
Marshal Petain believes that Admiral Darlan is trying to assure himself of the support of ex-Servicemen and that he several powerful has made allies among the police.
FINLAND PROTESTS
TO RUSSIA
A protést against the bombing of Fin- nish
objectives by Russian 'planes was made to the Soviet Minister when he visited the Finnish Foreign Minister yes- terday says: the. Fin- nish Radio quoted by Reuter.
N.Z.
Concurs
SPEEDY ACTION BY RAF.
The R.A.F. has given speedy action to Mr. Churchill's promise to Russia of fierce day and night bombing of the Germans yesterday, and within a few hours of the on Sunday night.- Prime Minister speaking
Twice yesterday at least, bómd- ers accompanied by a large num- ❤❤ber of fighters, swept over north-
In Policy
THE PRIME MINISTER OF NEW
ANNOUNCED
HIB
IN
ern France and while their escorts were
18 shooting down German fighters, attacked" ońce again the important industrial plant near Bethune and other tar- gets.
The objectives of the offen- Bive sweep in the evening have not so far been disclosed, but exportended listeners" on the English coast' were~ inclined to belleve that heavy attacks were being made on "German" ad- vanced “perodromes."
ZEALAND, MR. PETER FRASER, are missing" while eighteen Ger- Two bomber's and two fighters
LONDON man fighters were shot down. AFTER CONSULTATION - WITH By contrast very little opposition GOVERNMENT IN NEW was met in the first sweep of the Admiral Darlan on his side has ZEALAND HE WAS IN THE day and fighter pilots, particular- been acting very cautiously and POSITION' TO ́ STATE THAT 17 the Poles, were glum on their THE NEW ZEALAND GOVERN return at the disinclination of the The previously arranged debate does not even inform his own
MENT ENTIRELY CONCUR IN enemy to fight. which officers on the shipping situation
and intimate collabora-
THE POLICY (LAID DOWN BY was to have taken place in the tors of his plans-Reuter.
Оп Sunday night north-west THE PRIME MINISTER OF THE German naval ports, chiefy Bre- House of Commons in a secret
UNITED KINGDOMM IN' HIS session has been postponed to per-
men" and Wilhelmshavett; were BROADCAST ON- SUNDAY mit of the war discussion.
hammered-Reuter. NIGHT WITH · REFERENCE 'TO THE GERMAN ATTACK ON RUSSIA.
CANADA MAY SEND WHEAT TO SOVIET The Government will shortly review its attitude towards wheat shipments to Russia,
with pro-
"Thousands of Polish men Arrangements for the debate women including 300,000 have not yet been definitely set- .war prisoners are stil suffer-tied, but the opening statement on
Ing in Russian prisons.
will be behalf of Government made either by the Prime Minis- or the Foreign Minister, and according to the course of the de- bate, one of them may intervene spects that permits will be grant- when they have had the oppor-ed, states a message from Ottawa. tunity of hearing the views of Last autumn
refused. Canada members in the different parts of Russian orders, fearing the wheat the louse,--Reuter,
would reach Germany-Reuter.
"Should it not be deemed right and honest to restore these people to their country?"
The declaration stated that the German atlack "testifies to far greater German weakness than we had suspected.
This attempt to destroy the military power of the Soviet, in order to avoid a threat to the rear of the German armies when they assault the British Isles, can only mean that the Germans fear that military power,
"Also, the quest at all cost for the raw materials of Russia proves the need of such materials." Reuter.
MURDER ON THE BUND
(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")
SHANGHAI'S COSMOPOLI-
ENEMY DESTROYER
BELIEVED SUNK IN BEIRUT
An enemy destroyer is believed to have been sunk in the harbour at Beirut on Sunday afternoon, states an R.A.F. Middle East com+ TAN BUND WAS THE SCENE munique, which says that R.A.F. bombers TERDAY WHEN CA KOREAN, attacked enemy shipping in the harbour at ESE AGENT, WAS SHOT BY Beirut, one destroyer receiving a direct hit AN UNKNOWN TERRORIST and is believed to have sunk, while a mor- AND OPENED FIRE AT THE chantman alongside a mole was set on fire.
OF A MURDER AT 1 PM. YES-
REPORTED TO BE A JAPAN...
WHO DROVE BY INA CAR
KOREAN
During the previous night the craft is missing from all the above- The body of the murdered man harbour was also raided by: Fleet operations but the crew is safe. has... thus far been unidentifled Air Arm aircraft and bombs were Reuter. and remains a mystery No seen to fall across the wharves, Papers of any description were Australian planes machine-gunned [ found on the man who carried only a watch and some money International News Service.
MR. WINANT ACTIVE IN LONDON
M.
and destroyed a number of Vichy transport vehicles on the Damas- cus-Beirut “road..**
R.A.F, bombers early on Sun- day morning attacked a convoy of enemy merchant shipping eccorted by destroyers along the Tripolitahlan coast. One ship
SENSATION- IN VICHY
of the
News of the outbreak Russo-German war caused a great- of 6,000 tona was badly damag- ed and other bombs were soon sensation; in Vichy where up to falling close to other chips in the last moment it had not been the convoy, probably damaging expected, says the Vichy corres- them.
pondent of the Zurich "Gazette do Lausanne."
Mr.Winant, the American Ambassador to London, called on the Soviet Ambassador, Maisky, yesterday morning, who One Italian piano was shot down later in the day had another over Malta yesterday by British Omcial circles are reserved, the conference, with Mr. Anthony | fighters, and one more Messersch- correspondent adds, but.., certain Eden, the Foreign Secretary to midt is now known to have been influential quarters expressed discuss tho present war situation destroyed by British fighters on satisfaction that Hitler aims at between Germany and Russia June 17. in addition to the six undertaking a crusade against Reuter.
already claimed. Ono British air- Communism." Reuter
New Zealand will be glad to associate itself in this mat ter with His Majesty's Govern ment in the United Kingdom.
This is the first of the British
Dominion Governments
officially
to endorse the... "British""aid for, Russia" policy enunciated by Mr. Winston Churchill on Sunday. Reuter.
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