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Japanese Believed Threatening GERMAN ANSWER TO PETAIN'S
Occupation Of French Indo-China: PEACE
Fate Will Depend Particularly
On Attitude Of United States
China War
THE THIRD ANNIVERSARY
tral) The Overseas Affairs
Attempted Advance May Be Made From Nanning.
CHUNGKING, JUNE 19 (REUTER)—CHINESE CIR- CHUNGKING, June 19 (Cen- CLES ARE CONSIDERABLY PERTURBED over the re- Board of the Kuomintang cent Japanese broadcast accusing the French Indo-China Central Executive Committee of permitting the transportation of arms, ammunition, has drafted a set of measures petrol and motor trucks into. China.
for the people at home and It is generally thought here that the Japanese are abroad to commemorate the threatening to occupy French Indo-China by taking ad- third anniversary of the out-vantage of the helpless condition of France. This specu- break" of the Sino-Japanese lation seems to be substantiated by recent reports of Japanese concentrations on the Island of Hainan and also hostilities on July 7.
Mass commemorative meetings at Nanning, in south Kwangsi. and memorial services for fallen heroes and civilian victims of the war will be held. Telegrams to pay respects to the Chairman of the National Government and the Generalissimo, to comfort the
frontline soldiers, the guerillas be- hind Japanese lines and the people in the Northeastern provinces and in Japanese-occupied areas, and to denounce Wang Ching-wel and his underlings will be despatched.
An enlarged publicity campaign. will be launched. All Chinese
newspapers are to issue a supple-
ment, and all periodicals a special number, in conmemoration of the
occasion. Speeches and radio
broadcasts with the anniversary ́as: the principal theme will be made. while pamphlets and handbills will be distributed.
Visits to families of soldiers will be made.
Well-informed. circles believe that Japanese forces may attempt to advance into Indo-China from Nanning, supported by naval action of the Indo-Chinese coast.
These circles say it is obvious that the French forces in Indo-China" are insufficient to cope with
such an eventuality. The fate of Indo-China, it is thought, will depend on the attitude of the United.. States and Britain, but. particularly America.
The Chinese Cabinet discussed the latest deve- ». lopments in the European situation at a meeting held yesterday.
4-POINT REPRESENTATIONS BY JAPAN TO GERMANY AND ITALY
TOKYO, June 19 (Reuter) Questioned regarding the repOTÉ," which appeared in the Yomiuri Shimbun yesterday, to the effe:t that the Japanese Government had decided to request Germany and Italy to pay full respects to Japan's position in East Asia, particu larly in reference to Fren:It Indo-China, a Foreign Office spokesman, at the press conference today, said he was not in a position to say, anything in that connexion.
Important
the
The crowning event of the day will be the launching of a move ment for offering planes to the This morning the Yomiuri Shim-~| most Government. The movement will bun reported 'that the Japanese spokesman last until October 10, China's In-Government had decided to make had become the only im- dependence Day,
a four-point representation to Ger- portant route for supply of arms
1
STRUGGLE FOR
Indo-China, pointing out. ICHANG
Firstly, the Japanese Govern- CHUNGKING, June 19 (Reuter) ment is now paying serious atteri- --The struggle for the possession of tion to the transportation of arms Government Ichang is continuing, according to to the the latest Chinese field dispatches through Indo-China;' received here,
100 PER CENT. TAX ON WAR PROFITS
stage said. Indo-China
BIGGEST NAVY
IN WORLD
GIGANTIC U.S. PROGRAMME®
WASHINGTON,June 19 (Rauter)
Admiral StarkChief of the
REQUEST DISCUSSED AT FRENCH CABINET MEETING Nazi Pressure Terms Stated To Be
On Entire
Front
LONDON, June 19 (Reuter)—Thu
Naval Operations department, un- French radio broadcast the follow- expectedly recond lended to Con-Ing.communique: "The enemy has gress a £1,000,004,300 programme maintained pressure on the entire for the expansion of the Uniten fruit. He hay not made any im- States fleet, making it the grea-portant advances since last night.” test the world haver seen,→→S {~^ GERMAN COMMUNIQUE
Admiral Stark Eld that the pro- | BERLIN June 19 (Reuter)-The posed programme would add about High Command states: 200 warships to tije Navy, raising French Army continues in disinte- the authorised toimage by 1.250,- grate. 000 tons."
"Our motorised troops have taken Cherbourg, reached Rennes and paas · through. Lesins Between Orleans and Neters they are
Millionaire
Interned Incertully crossing the Loire
Toronto
The
Very Severe But No Details Available
THE FRENCH CABINET MET AT NINE O'CLOCK TESTERDAY MORNING UNDER PRESIDENT LEBRUN TO DISCUSS THE GERMAN REPLY TO MARSHAL FETAIN'S REQUEST FOR TERMS OF PEACE.
PLENIPOTENTIARIES
THE CABINET APPOINTED FOR THE ARMISTICE NEGOTIATIONS.
The German terms, according to a Renter message, are stated to be very severe but details are not avaliable, The terms were transmitted to the Spanish Ambassa- dor to France, who is still with the French Government in Bordeaux. The French Cabinet meeting took note of the communication of the Reich Government transmitted by the Spanish Envoy,
In this communication the German Government express-
"Nancy has been taken...
The enemy is still resisting at Diedhofen on the Maginot Line.
*A 10,000-ton ship was sunk OTTAWA, June 18 (Router) by car bombers of Cherbourg The Journal states that the Gov- German aircraft bombed numerous ed its readiness to inform the ernment has contacted the sman-air bases in England and also great French Government of the clat holdings of Jeraes Franceschini,; oil storage tanks at the mouth of conditions, for cessation of an interned, Toronto millionaire, for the Thames which were set on are hostilities as soon as the | Fascist sympathies.
"Last night British planes flew names of the
All French Naval Units
French Leave Ports.
His holdings includes shares in over north and west Germany, plenipotentiaries were made the Dufferin all, the Company, bombing, non-mitiery bicctires. where for minesweepers are being lighteen desins are reported
The Reich Government will "The enemy lost str planès yes” built.
The paper says that a Govern-terday and Ave Germam machines then determine the time and
place of negotiations. ment official has been placed in are missing." charge of the yard.
STRUGGLE
NEW YORK, June 19 (Router)-
• New Yorku mer på dek correspondent saya tixtratcording" to information in Madrid, virtually all French naval units left French porta yesterday.
DEFENSIVE FOR MASTERY IN AIR WILL DOMINATE WHOLE WAR FOR REMAINDER OF THE SUMMER
MEASURES IN MEXICO
many and Italy with regard toto. the Chungking Government. MEXICO CITY, June 19 (Reuter) Therefore, Japan is concentrating-President Cardenas had given its efforts to eliminate this route.
The spokesman said that Japan's law for obligatory military service instructions for the drafting of a
position in the East Indies as a together with the creation of a stabilising power was early men- supreme Council of National De- tioned in diplomatie documents as fence owing to the prevailing situa" early as the first Anglo-Japanese tion in Europe. Alliance.
Chinese
MERE FRESS REPORT
GREAT CONCERN Secondly, Japan feels great con- cern over the maintenance of the economic status quo in Indo-China Questioned regarding the United from which country she imports Press message from Rome that French Indo-China to Japan.. the tin, iron, rice and other important Hitler and Mussolini are likely to spokesman replied that he took
demand' that France thould ceae.this'as a' mere press report.
materials;
Thirdly, Japan, cannot remain Indifferent to any change in the status quo of Indo-China due to geographical propinquity: and
Fourthly, Germany and Italy should pay full respects to Japan's MELBOURNE, June 19 (Reu- position in East Asia as a stabilis- ter) The Federal Labouring power and to manifest the Party conference here pledged same friendly attitude toward itself willingly to bear the Japan in the question of Indo- burdens imposed under the China as in the Netherlands. East interests of Australia's secu- "rity and human liberty."
The conference. approved ö1 complete, participation in the Em- pire air plan and the reinforce ment of Australia's force abroad «on a voluntary basis for participa
tion in Europe as circumstances arise, having regard to the neces- sity of the defence of Australie.
It also urged Government control of Australia's entire resources and a-100 per cent. tax on war profits,
RICE EXPORT
"BANNER
Indiès Issue,"
The spokesman was asked whe- ther the German and Italian Am bassadors in Tokyo had already been approached in that con- nexion, but he replied in the nega- |tive.)
SERIOUS ATTENTION :
He pointed out that the Japanese Government is paying serious at- tention to the question. of Indo- China for strategic purposes ag
Now that the Sino-Japanese hos- tilities had approached the last or
KING LEOPOLD'S CHILDREN
SEVEN ENEMY AIRCRAFT SHOT DOWN IN RAIDS OVER EASTERN ENGLAND
Midnight Warning On The Yorkshire Coast-
LONDON, June 19 (Reuter)--The Alt Ministry and Ministry for Home Security announce that enemy aircraft carried out bombing raids in districts in eastern England last night.
Air raid warnings were sounded and some four bours elapsed before the "all raiders passed" signals could be given.
Anti-aircraft defences were A faird enemy plane was seen in action and fighter aircraft to burst into flames and crash into went up to engage the enemy. the sea off the North-East coast Seven enemy alreraft were FOURTH PLANE. DOWNED shot down.
A fourth plane was brought down Bomba-were dropped in a num-In Cambridgeshire. MADRID, June 19 (Router) The ber of districts in East Anglia, Lin- Successive waves of aircraft be- Belgian King's three children colnshire and Yorkshire and 11 lleved to be enemy bombers, were crossed the Spanish frontier en civilians are known to have been heard coming from the east for "T, the Controller of Trade, in route to Portugal accompanied by killed and 14 injured.
nearly an hour after the air raid. exercise of the powers conferred about 20 persons; be com
Most of the casualties occurred warning was sounded about mid- in one locality where the bombs night on the Yorkshire coast. Liell on a row of houses, No severe Bombe dropped in
damage was done to any milit objective.
The following notification wax published in the Gazette Ex traordinary issued yesterday:
on me by regulation 50 of the Defence Regulations,” 1939, with the consent of His Excellency the
BELGIAN GOVT. IN S. FRANCE BORDEAUX June 19% (Reuter)
· After being engaged
Omcer Administering the GOT ernment hereby prohibit the ex- port except by licence under my Members of the Belgian Govern-nighters a berman Bon hand or under the hand of an ment hays now moved to the southed in Essex in names last night.
acet of my department in my of France,
of Trade
Another energy plane crashed on Hamliton hey held two meetings yesterday the Norfolk coast-
to examine the situation”
fighters had gone up.
and
broker
NIAGARA CREW
ALL SAFE
LONDON, June 19 (BWS)--The firmness displayed in the Prime Minister's speech and the frankness with which
the position in which Britain finds herself was treated are
unanimously welcomed by the British press.
The Times; after summing up the balance sheet" LONDON June 19 (Reuter) which it points out "took no account of any further con- The passengers and crew of the tribution the joint cause may receive from the French British Iner, Niagara, of 13,000
tons, which sank in the Tasman forces," states that the result shows we are still strate-
gically solvent.” Sea after an explosion in the number two hold, are safe... :: They :] were rescued by a cargo
boat.
It was stated that the Niagara struck a mine which was floating
in the Tasman Sea,
+
NO RACING
After considering the pros-and that of Napoleon and Alexan pect of invasion from the sea der at Tisit, the News-Chronicle and reiterating the difficul-points out that again a vietor is ties which face the would-be planning with a powerful ally a invader in that direction; The division of the world. Recalling Times discusses the threat of Tusit meeting not only failed but landing from the air, a
that the plan made at the famous.
actually marked the zenith of The Times says that in order to Napolson's power far away through effect this "it is necessary, as the his decline then seemed, the news- LONDON, · June 19 (Reuter)
Prime Minister said, first to dea paper continues. Once again the The Jockey Club announced troy the British Air Force. "Des-harvest of their eventual failure.. after consulting with the Govern-pite the present great superiority seems distant but we shall reap ment, no racing will take place of numbers the course of the air few no under their rules until further war in France suggests he has
Muttle chance of accomplishing M
tice
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Pages
Chrirchill's
POPULATION'S PART
this: The ascendancy of our air The Daily Telegraph pays atten- men over the adversaries has been tien to the part to be played by one of the most indisputable facts the whole population in the pre- proved in action during the past cent phase of the war. "We use months. Our relative strength to speak of the soldier's battle. stands higher now than at any Every man and every woman have time since the outbreak of war their part in it. Of each and all and is steadily improving
the utmost exertion and vigilance Fighting on the defensive over are required.
Only by the discipline, energs. Lour own country we shall be able
bring to bear a much larger pro public spirit and commonsense of portion of that strength than we the whole people will victory, be ever did in France. Nor need our won. The call of the National tactics be wholly defensive. The Council of Labour to all workers to power of the RAF to strike hard do their utmost every field of at military objectives in Germany production has given the fight
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PAGE 3 Radio programmes: Coming events, Crossword puzzle. "PAGE" 4 ~ Mr.
speech: Air Force successes,has been abundantly demonstrated lead.” FAGE-Indian constable sentenced; Clipper leaves; Becond Colony gift to wir effort: Unregistered factory. PAGE 7 Leading article:
What will the terms ber
YWCA celebra- Court -news;
DEFINITE PROGRESS
|** "No doubt the struggle - for
mastery in the air will dominate CANADIAN PILOTS
READY NOW OLTAWA June 19 (Reuter)
Duncan acting Deputy MIRE
Defence for here declared
the whole war for the remainder of this summer. We have to face the fact that we still fight against heavy odds. But in no depart ment of the war le it more certain that ev
the
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