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FIRM IN CHINA Embassy Spokesman Denies Shanghai Rumours
the the
created unwar-
CHUNGKING, June 3 (Central) & crop of wide rumours cerning French policy in China to general and the French Concession in Shanghai in particular, were summarily scouted by a spokesman of the French Embassy in Shanghai, according to a Shanghai message. These rumours were disseminated by certain quarters with obi vious ulterior motives by taking advantage of the tension by the war in Europe, and had caused quite an amount of ranted apprehension among the populace in Shanghai.
The spokesman reiterated close relationship between Chinese and French democracies and the deep
the sympathy French Government holds for the present situation in China. He sald French policy in China will deviate circumstances under no from its present established lines. He pointed out that the French
its! announced Government has nonrecognition of the puppet gov- ernment in Nanking!
The
INSPECTION TOUR
French
M. Ambassador
the Henri Cosme, according to spokesman, is how
Shanghai taking a short vacation, and will within China proceed to North this month to inspect conditions there. Upon his return from
the North M. Cosme will go to Chungking
Rhone Valley Air Raids
PARIS ON THE
LOOK-OUT
GENERAL
More Planes NIGHT OPERATIONS NOT GERMAN STRONG POINT
For Allies
PRES. ROOSEVELT
CONSIDERING ✨
PROPOSAL WASHINGTON, June 3 (Reuter
it is reliably reported that Pre- sident Roosevelt is considering a proposal the purpose of which is the immediate delivery to the Al- les of some older, planes which are now, being used by the Army and Navy.
R.A.F. Gamely Responds To.
Call For Co-operation
LONDON, June 3 (Router) Last week we witnessed one of the most amazing episodes in the history of the war, said Captain Cyril Falls, military correspondent of The Times in "a broad- cast yesterday.
A
their S
the
When he learned that the Belgians had laid down his heart sank for this meant a huge gap through which Germans could go without opposition.
pened.
the
Among the planes, whose trans- He asked abler opinions for He denied anyone to have anti- fer suggested, are. 200 twin-their view and the answer he got cipated what has actually hap- engined bombers belonging to the was not encouraging.
LINE BROKEN
It was brought about by Army Air Corps. They are being replaced, by more modern types. The Navy will never say a thing perfect co-ordination of all arms There are another 300 planes of is impossible but he was told in The Navy and Army have often time the various classes which might also guarded terms that it would be co-ordinated but this be transferred.
very difficult to get them away help of the Navy alone would not and, almost certainly, very costly have been enough.
Th R.A.F. was needed and it for both troops and ships.
During the last war it was com- responded to the call by driving off paratively easy to break off an the bombers and weakening the the force of the German drive" by
bombing communications.
The law forbids the Government to sell obsolete equipment abroad. Therefore the proposed machines will be traded-in to manufactures. against new models under order.
The actual sale to the Allies will then be made by the manufac-
NEW YORK, June 3 (Reuter)-- Forty-six people were killed and over a hundred injured in Satur-turers day's air raids on important in- dustrial centres In the Rhone. Valley. states a Parls message to the New York Times.
Two bombs fell on Marseilles city and two in the harbour, says the. message, where a British ship was
set on hre.
Five towns in the vicinity of back Lyons were bombed and the Nimes
HEAVY NAZI
LOSSES PARIS, June 3 (Reuter)-Apart from the vigorous action of the Allied air force, the Germans are also sustaining losses at the hands of Allled troops defending the
action
Im-
SAFE FOR A WHILE The manner in which a night- ing retreat is conducted is nearly always the same.
and retire without enemy penetrating the lines.
"It is done again and again but It has never been done in cir- cumstances 50 apparently possible as these.
The line was already broken by While the rear-guards hold the the defection
the Belgians enemy off the others have, taken
mechanised while the German
up fresh positions behind them. columns had reached, the neigh-
At dusk the rear-guard is thin- bourhood of Calais to the south.
ned out to the smallest possible NO COMPARISON
inumber and then it follows back The bombing of the last war, probably to erect defences be- was triding compared with this hind the other line, war and it was to These Allled troops are continu-
be expected We had one thing in our favour.
make utmost that,the Germans would resis with the
The German is a great soldier vigour at various points south-exceptional efforts to destroy the, but night operations are not west of Dunkirk. New big German ships" which were being used for strong point. embarkation,
When the British were retreat- onslaughts are continually thrown
At the same time it cering from Mons in 1914, they more back.
cookhouse tain that artificial harbour would than once heard the
Hotel in Aix-les-Bains, was. des- fortified area Controyed, Among the objectives of
said the raiders were a number of ing to and aeroplane factories.
to
Referring to the French cession, the spokesman the French armed force police are strong enough
order, and maintain peace and will be able to cope with what-j ever situation that may
gues.
PARIS PRECAUTIONS.
A Parls message states that!
the signs that Paris is
arise among
German Infantry are trying to
It is a terrible, merciless stug- gle. Every man who falls dead or wounded immediately disappears under the surface or mud and water.
from Naz Fifth Columa intrf officially a part of the war zone! make headway despite the flood.
are more policemen supplied with portable machine-guns' te combat! The spokesman said that there Fitn Columnists. Telephoning will be no cause for alarm for from public call offices and res- the 400 oda Germans residing in taurants are now forbidden. " the French Concession if they
do not resort to political activities.
CHINESE AIR ACTIVITY
SWISS BRING DOWN NAZI PLANE TO "COMFORT”
PARIS, June 3 Reuter-A CHENGTU. June 3 (Central)-third German bomber, was brought CHINESE AIRMEN
Bombing operations were success-down by Swiss fighters yesterday... CHUNGKING, June 3 (Central) fully carried out by a Chinese air Two others were brought down The National Comfort Association squadron against Japanese post-on Saturday on their way to the under the chairmanship of Gen. tons north of Icheng and south Rhone Valley. Chen Cheng, chief of the Political of Siangyang on, the Han River in Later this particular formation Training Board of the National north Hupeh yesterday.
was attacked by the French, who Military Council, is planning to In close co-operation with land brought down four or possibly five launch a natin-wide movement to force, the airmen dumped tons of more. "Comfort" members of the Chinese Air Force.
Comfort articles and souvenirs are being collected by the associa- tion. Many souvenirs received" in clude embroidered banners. and aliver shields.
FOOT ITCH
ATHLETE'S FOOT
According to the Government Health Bulletin
No E-28, at least 50% of the adult population of
high explosives on beleaguered It is now learned that at least Japanese troops at Mingchentlen, 56. were killed and 100 injured in Ouchlamiau, and other points, Saturday's raids in the Rhone Val- creating havoc with their defence ley. works and munition supplies.
Four planes were brought down An official release states that the at Marseilles where the harbour Chinese rald, which was conducted was bombed. A British ship was
broad daylight, was completely hit. successful, and that all the planes On their way back, the Germany's taking part in the action returned encountered heavy anti-aircraft to their bases safely,
Are at Alsace.
German Planes Follow Bombs Into The Sea! Spitfires Play Havoc With Adolf's Messerschmitts
LONDON, June 3 (Reuter)The Air Ministry announces that 78 Nazi bombers and fighters were destroyed or severely damag... ed over the Dunkirk beaches between dawn and 7 pm, on Satur- day This setz'n new day's record for the fighter pilots.
Sixteen British aircraft are missing. Squardrons of Hurri- canes and Spitfires flew high above "the French fens all day. guarding the convoys which were bringing the BEF. rearguard home. ifuge formations of Nazi bomb-
"
the United States are being attacked by the die ers. escorted by fighters, attempt-
4.As Athlete's Foot
the diesse "mar's between the toes. Lite watery bilaters form and the skin cracks peela Atles a while the Rching becomes in-
tense and you feel at though you would lze "scratch off all the skin.
Beware of It Spreading
Often the disense travels all over the bottom al the feet. The soles of your feet become red and
ed to sink the ships and they did not lack targets, for the sea was ruil of craft of all kinds. When they attempted to bomb the ships. Bowever, the fighters attacked and drove them off and the bombs fell. Army
swollen The skin also creeks and peels, and the tnto the sea.
tching becomes worse and worse.
Get rid of this disease as quickly as possible, be 'cause it is very contagious and it may go to your
hands or even to the under arm or eroich of the
to
Wis
his
be smashed and their basing bugles sound and knew that they drained so that the troops would were sate for a while.
have to be taken off from moles The French are good at night and beaches. Furthermore it was work or else those of General
could Prloux would never have certain that the Germans bring artillery to bear on the scent, their way to Dunkirk.
made
HEROIC EXAMPLE OF SIEGE
WARFARE IN CALAIS
PARIS, June 3" (Reuter)-A military spokesman here yester- day described the achievement of the Allied detachment, com- posed mainly of British troops, in holding the citadel of Calais. as a brillant and worthy feat. He declared that it was one of the most heroid examples of siege warfare.
He said that the little garrison,
which was being provisioned by Bulk Of B.E.F.
parachutes and supported by the air force, was holding off German forces which were considerably larger in number,
The fort was not modernised but the walls were still strong
EXCELLENT SHELTER
Is Saved
Reuter)-Mr. LONDON, June 3 Anthony Eden, the War Minister, broadcasting yesterday said that in the tattle for the Channel The deep casemates provide an ports. Germany made great stra- excellent shelter from bombing.tegical gains... Although breaches have been The loss to us in equipment' and made in the stone ramparts,, a material has been heavy, but the sheer drop from the top of the bulk of the B.EF, has been saved. tamparts to the ground provides we have been able to bring off Insurmountable "obstacle to tens of thousands of our French
¡allies with cur own men.
tanks.
The embarkation of troops from Four days ago none dared to the Dunkirk area. stated a spokes-hope that the isolated armley could man. was still being actively ear- have fought their way to the coast." rled out at a normal speed desnite new difficulties.
GERMANS, FOILED
The German High Command -During the past 24 hours, the proudly announced that they were enemy have brought up heavy surrounded but the British troops proved themselves superior to the long-range artillery "all Bound
Germans whenever they met. Dunkirk to cover the ports and on at least two occasions, at beaches to the south-west and north-east of the town.
HEAVY ARTILLERY
Arras and at the Ypres Canal. German losses were enormous..
German strategy was folled de- To a large extent, the beaches spite the surrender of the Belgian, are contributing greatly to the army, Four-fths of the BBF. safety of the men embarking since has been saved. Their spirit has it is possible to disperse detach-won through. ments over a wide area
Mr. Eden added that at one
While their heavy artillery is time nine British divisions held a firing without interruption, the front of 80 miles.
Germans have launched further Mr. Eden concluded with a call vloient successive air bombard-to the people to work as they have
never worked before.
ments.
CALL LEIRE'S
ANSWERED DUBLIN, June 3 Reuter-One thousand former Irish Republican members decided at a crowded meeting held here masch on Tuesday to barracks and Joln Eire's national defence forces. Many Junkers, Heinkels, Dor-
They declared their intention to and Messerschmidts soon defend their country against any crashed into the sea after their invader. The response to Eire's bombs. "It is known for certain recruiting cambalgn throughout into a district round the fortifed the defence of our neutrality is that 3% of their fighters were des- the country has been iimilarly area of Dunkirk troyed.
good.
Most people who have Athlete's Foot have tried all kinds of remedies to cure it without success, Ordinary germicides, antiseptics saive or pint-niers ments, seldom do any good.
Here's How to Treat it
"The germs that causes the disease is known as Tines Trichophylon, 11 buries if deep in the Lasues of the skin and is very hard to kill A test de show it lakes 15 minutes of bolting in kill
the germ, so you can see why the ordinary reme-
du are unsuccessfu).
PILOT'S COURAGE
One Hurricane pilot, disabled in
HF was developed solely for the purpose of a combat, landed on a beach. He
treating Athlete's Foot It is a liquid that pene. I walked 15 miles, "carrying his pará- trales and dries quickly You just paint ine si fected parts. It peels off the issue of the sido chote, to Dunkirk and got a where the germ breeds.
Itching Stops Immediately
The Allied planes have replied by mass attacks and have inflicted SWEDEN'S DEFENCES seribus losses, not only on German
STOCKHOLM, June 3 (Reuter) bombers but on land, forces.
M.
Prime Hansson,
Minister, The Allied machines are attack-..
speaking at the Social Democratic 'ng the German shock columns, party, reaffirmed that Sweden has and also the heavy batteries.
not been treatened by belligerents They have caused great ravages bat added "nevertheless it is im- among the 15 German divisions possible for us in anyway to re- who are estimated to be packed duce our defence preparations as
PEOPLE WHO DO
HITLER RUNNING
SHORT OF PILOTS!
t
hume. in a paddle steamer. He
then rejoined his squadron and
H
AN BOOM 18 you apply HF, you will find that paint the infected parts with H, F, Bight and morning until your feet are wall, Usually this
takes from three to ten daya, although in suvere
The ching immediately relieved." You should wez on patrol again the next day!
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SPITFIRE'S BAG
(Reuter) LONDON, June 3
The best bag on Saturday went Reuter learns that for the first
NOT KNOW BETTER
PARIS, June 3-A Madrid tele-
the same thing as the defence of our liberty and independence."
HEAVY JAPANESE LOSSES NEAR CHENLIU
LOYANG,
June 3 (Central)
authoritative Spanish circle. on the Japanese. near Chenlit, gram declares that according to Heavy losses have been inflicted Italy's entry into the war would putheast of Kalteng. Honan, in not alter Spain's position of non- the past few days as a result of a
Berce Chinese attack. belligerency
cakes 11 may take longer or in mild cases less lupta **H. F will leave the skin soft and smooth. You wil marvel at the quick way it brings you react erpecially if you are one of thor who have tried to a Spitfire Squadron which dea-time since the outbreak of the war, for years to get rid of 4thlete's Foot without w troyed 12 German bombers and all German broadcasting stations fighters in one short action, and are sending out appeals for Ger-
It is stated that the anti-British More than 300 Japanese are re- later in the day went up again and man youth to enlist in the air
force as pilots, wireless operators re-actions regarding Gibraltar ported to have been killed, three shot down another six,
merely an expression of artillery pieces destroyed and over It was a bad day for the Mes and gunners.-
youthful feeling and should not 100 rines captured. serschmitts for two British Aghter Recruiting ofces have been es-
The Japanese have started re squadrons alone accounted for 23 tablished in Berlin, Vienna, Man-be interpreted as public approval
of Italy's attitude..
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