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THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 28, 1941.
ACUTE CRISIS THREATENS IN OCCUPIED FRANCE
"THE SITUATION IN THE
OCCUPIED |
ZONE IN FRANCE HAS GROWN DRAMATI- Į MASS UNREST
CALLY ACUTE IN THE LAST FEW WEEKS,” SAYS THE BASLE NEWSPAPER "NATIONAL ZEITUNG.”
"Anti-German demonstrations called 'Communist' by the occupying power and the French police authorities, acts of sabot- age against traffic, and railway accidents, the murder of a German officer, mass arrests of thousands of alleged Communists, estab- lishment of special tribunals by the French Government, German military commanders' threats to shoot hostages should fresh sabot- a mere enumeration of these events provides speaking evidence of the state of tension that has been reached.
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LITIGATION OVER SALE OF OLD COINS
"It has become the central pro- blem of French internal politics but it has its roots above all in external politics."
Commenting on the increased Communist activity. due to the outbreak of war with Russia, the article says: "The Communists used the war period in the first year after the armistice to build up a well-camouflaged illegal or- ganisation the mucleus of which
police action."
Judgment for $2,500 has not been reached by any with costs, and immediate execution, was granted to M. P. Talati, merchant of
IN FRANCE
BY WINTER
(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL"}
The "Journal de Geneve" says Vichy is taking severe mea- sures against "Com- munists" accused of organising a revolu- tion under the guise of a nationalist move- ment aimed at the Petain Government.
The paper predicts mass unrest in France by winter.-Interna- tional News Service.
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JUNKERS
CRASH
IN EIRE
A JU88 WHICH CRASHED IN The writer ascribes this to the EIRE ON TUESDAY IS AN EX- inefficiency of the French police AMPLE OF WHAT MUST FRE- mass measures compared with QUENTLY HAPPEN. TO RAID- "refined, individualised ERS ON BRITAIN WHICH ARE methods of the Germans."
ONLY CLAIMED AS "DAM- AGED." Old Trick
No. 18, Ice House Street, the when he sued A. A. Rum-
jahn, commission agent of Wang Hing Building,
Two fighter pilots intercepted The paper comments: "The
the JU88 in St. George's Channel nature of the arrests in before the Chief Justice, mass
late in the afternoon and attack- Paris tempts one to believe Parised at once. Sir Atholl MacGregor, inis attempting to give the Germans station they reported it as only On return to their the Supreme Court this proof of their energy rather than morning.
damaged.
follow any definite purpose,"
Later news came that a JU88 Referring to the appeal by Gen-had crashed in Eire. Comparison details and other Plaintiff
Was represented by era von Stuelpnagel, Comman-of the times
leave little doubt that it was the Hon. Mr. Leo d'almada, instruct- | der-in-Chief of the German army ed by Mr. W. A. MucKinlay, while | in France, which defendent was absent.
pul Germano- same aircraft. phobia on the same footing as Communism, the article says: "It In his statement of claim, plain-is an old trick to call any opposi- tiff said that on January 3, 1939, tion Communist. he handed to defendant a quanti-
There are many Germany 'planes left in similar condition over the sea which never return to fly for the Luftwaffe though their des- truction cannot be confirmed.
list of enemy "damaged" by fighter
British Wireless.
ty of old coins to sell for at least "At present in occupied France They go into the $2,500, faiting
aircraft which the colns practically all supporters of the were to be returned within three national resistance Idea not yet pilots.
days.
"Defendant, without authority, broke up the collection and gave possession of a part to a third person without obtaining sufficient security, or sold part at a lower price than he was authorised to.
reconciled to defeat and who op- pose any form of victor power are regarded as Communists."
Collaboration
Adding that this applies in the widest sense to the threat to shoot hostages, the paper draws "On June 27, plaintiff demanded attention to a "highly interesting return of the coins and on July'sentence" in the German public 3, defendant returned part but re- notice, which illustrates the close fused to return 31 gold coins and collaboration between the Ger- 15 silver coins converting the man and' French authorities. same to his own use and wrongly depriving plaintiff of same."
Mr. Talati gave evidence sup- porting his claim and stated that proceedings against defendant in the Magistracy had failed.
INATIVE
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CONSCRIPTION
IN N.E.I.
IT WAS OFFICIALLY AN- The notice mentions that NOUNCED IN BATAVIA YES- "not only prisoners in the hands TERDAY THAT THE NECES- of the German military au SARY STEPS FOR PUTTING thorities but also those placed INTO EFFECT THE LAW FOR at the Germans' disposal by NATIVE CONSCRIPTION RE- other official sources."
CENTLY PASSED BY THE NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES Mr. H. J. Armstrong produced The paper says: "This can only WEARONS CONVENTION HAS two documents recording inter-mean that prisoners in the hands views with defendant in connec-of the French police are regard- BEEN CARRIED OUT SO
SMOOTHLY AND RAPIDLY tion with the matter, and in one ed by the German authorities as defendant stated that he
THAT NATIVE CONSCRIPTS had hostages and will be shot If sabo- | WILL BE CALLED TO ARMS AS handed the coins to another per-tage continues. son who was at prosent out of the Colony.
'DOWN TO SEA' AS
"But the most
that can
be
obtained by such means is fear and obedience, never love."
Little Hope
EARLY AS SEPTEMBER 25.
Home guards will be organised in Sumatra according to a scheme already operating in Java.
The Netherlands East Indie's Government have, moreover adopted preliminary measures They have little hope left of whereby all persons of no nation- creating really friendly relations ality "between the ages of 18 and between the two people.
60 residing in the N.E.L, or em- “READINESS. TO COLLA-ployed on NE.I. ships, or ships BORATE WITH GERMANY IS belonging to the N.E.I.. will be "He was last seen going down RESTRICTED TO THE SMALL liable to compulsory civil defence towards the sea."
D.F.C. AWAITED
UPPER CLASS. BUT IS RE- work."-Reuter.." JECTED BY THE PEOPLE.
"Germany is certainly strong enough to suppress: (Franco). however muttering and hostile, just as it can at present deal with parallel phenomena in Norway, Holland (and. "Sorbla.
Flight-Lieutenant J. W. E. Davies, air hero of whom that was stated 'a year ago 'when the
UIS. TAX LEVIES King was unable to honour him, is among 104 RAF. officers re-
(SPECIAL TO “CHINA MAIL"] ported presumed killed in action.
The US Senate Finance Com- Three hours before he was to
mittee yesterday eliminated from recelve the D.F.C. Flight-Lieu-
the $3,500,000,000 Tax Bill pro- tenant-Davles was ordered out on "But the hopes, held in a few posed levies on radio sets but ap- patrol over the Channel, He German circles that the French proved a $5 annual use tax on never came back and when the might be made allies appear hard-motor vehicles, boats, news ser- King arrived at the air stationly capable of fulfilment at avice leased wires and bürglar
to decorate a group of officers time when the shooting of host- alarms-International News Ser he came to a vacant place. ages is threatened."-Reuter.
vico.