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CHUNGKING, June 24 (Centra)—If Japan takes aggressivë mili-" tary action in French Indo China the Chinese Government will be constrained to take self-defence measures as necessary ander such circumstances for safeguarding national existence and, independence AKKTES- and in pursuance of her established policy of resistance sion, declared Dr. Wang Chung-hui, Minister of Foreign Affairs, In a statement issued yesterday referring to the French Govern- ment's acceptance of Japan's demands for the cessation of goods traffic to China via French Indo-China.
Failure of the French Government to armly reject Japan's de- bands, Dr. Wang sald, will encourage the Japanese militarista to take further actions to violate peace in the Far East, The Chinese Government as the deepest concern over this state of affairs.
The Chinese Government, Dr. Wang, adds, strongly believes that ariy Japanese aggressive military action in any area in Asia or the Pacific is aimed at the attainment of Japan's final goal of the con- quest of China
Shanghai Exodus
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LET US FIGHT ON, SAIGON URGES
SAIGON, Jine 24 (Reuter) There WAS a demonstration outside the British Consulate at Salgon yesterday when crowds called for acceptance by France of the British offer for the Pran-o-British Union for France to continue the struggle.
The Melt's Constil. In à short speech, said that France is still alive and Britain would do everything in her power to assist her to victory.
French Stop Fighting
GENERAL
\DISCUSSING POSSIBLE INVASION OF
BRITAIN, CAPT. CYRIL FALLS SAYS- "THE MAIN ADVANTAGES
-ARE ON OUR SIDE"
LONDON, June 24 - (Reuter)—“We know that we will have to face all sorts of problems, and some of them very difficult," Bald Capt. Cyril Fälls, military correspondent of the Times, In a broadcast talk yesterday,
Capt. Falls Bald he was not going to talk about world strategy or Mediterranean strategy, however, but something. About the defence öl Great Britain.
"We have some assets," he said "We have saved from wreck "seven out of every sight ider of the first British Expedi- tionary. Force and also the second BEF, which was sent to the aid of France just after the great battle began,
"We have saved the personnel of the bases estabaned far down the south-west and we have saved a lot of equipment. We have saved that part of the Royal Air Force that was sent to France and we have at present in Britam a greater number of trained and proved troops than at any time in our history...
On the other hand.” he con- The riady's part depends on the of the air force. The tinued, "we have lost some of the existence
from
and
Welle the Navy and the Royal Air Force exist, an invasion, on a big or little scale, by parachutists, troop carriers and ships, or a combination of the three, may be expected
Turning his attention to Britain from the strategic point of view. Cant Falls dealt with England first.
ALSACE - LORRAINE heavy equinent of the first enemy can hardly hope to com- It is obvious that if Japan in-
BEF and we have lost a lot of pete with it unless he cripples its BATTLE ENDS vades French
base stores which could not be bases,
although bé" may Indo-China, she
BERLIN, June 24 (Reuter) withdrawn. We have lost some damage ships and ports, it is un- will not stop at the seizure of the
and rutted likely be will put either cut of damaged French Colony but will launch an German communique states that aircraft. offensive against China by way of the Battle in Alsace Lorrame end- aerodromes for which there were action while there is an air force the Colony, Dr. Wang pointed out.ec on June 22 with the capitula-no repair facilities and we have in being.
TREATIES QUOTED
tion of the French armies which lost some light craft which were Stressing the geographical, com- were surrounded. The commnal- sunk during the evacuation mercial and economic. relations que adds that this victory served | Dunkirk.
"We now
enemy see the between China and French Indo- to overpower the last forces of
with the whole of Weštěrn China, Dr. Wang declared that the the French army which were still SHANGHAL. June 24 (Router) French Colony is now China's fighting.
Europe's coast.in fili grash Over Chinese living in the Biocawel dis-important international commun!-
600.000 prisoners were
from the arctic Norway to the estuary of the Loire." trict in Shanghai, yesterday start-cation route. It holds a significant) läken Including the commander's ed an exodus into the French position in China's foreign trade of the Third, Firth and Eighth
ENEMY OUTÝLANES US Concession of the International and in her security.
arles. On the Atlantic coast, our
“The enemy outflanks us from reached Laroche aña Bettlement, following circulation of
Dr. Wang recalled that several troops
Norway and still more from Brit-
Very rightly it is a low country reports that the French authorities treatles pertaining to relations be captured the French naval base of tans. Not everyone realises, until with a long chain of hills ruining intend to withdraw their forces tween China and French Indo-at. Nazaire, the booty including the map is studied, that Brest from the north to south, a high back into the Concession from the china have been signed in the many armoured cats.
In the Rhone Valley our troops which the Germans have entered. north and a low south with an Siceawel perimeter.
past, the latest being the Nanking
almost as far west as Land's End. the south, where the whole hill that the French have been con-between French Indo-Ching and at the edle of the Bavoy Alps For the first time since the war structure is being like turned up- duétiak negotiations with the cinète Provinces adjoining, sign-south-west of Geneva Japanese Special Service Sectioned on May 16, 1830. In this. Con-
The Communique further claims begin the enemy has launched side down. The are of course the City Government of vention France promises to permit that, off the French coast w/ 2eaty air attacks on Britain al-hills like the Yorkshire Moors and Greater Shanghal concerning such the shipment of goods, including merchant ships, between 3,000 and damaged by arms and ammunition, to China 10,000 tons, were through French Indo-China.
bomba
A 10,000-ton transport and another of 4,000 tons were
Capt Falls then went on to ex- sunk, and one of the German sub- marines sank a tanker of 16,000 press the opinion that a large- tons which was attached to a con-scale Invasion is not possible VOY,
It is nebiffrinedly
and
reported conventioti pertaining to relations forced a passage across the Rridas further west than Flymouth and other lower chain crossing it in
a withdrawal. It is expected that the French police and military will be evacuated in the future.
near
The Siccawet zone in
Chinese territory at the western part of the city was occupied by the French as a defence area in 1937,
FRENCH ARRIVE
IN ROME
BERLIN, June 34 (Reuter)-The official news agency learns from Rome that the French representa- tives in the armistice" negotiation arrived in Rome in three Germán planes yesterday afternoon.
The negotiations were expected to commence immediately. The French plenipotentiaries consist of six officers and various secretaries and M. Leon Noel, the French Am- bassador to Poland.
In Recordance with this Convention the Chinese Gov- ernment has the right to ask France to folâl her obligations and keep open the interna- tional .commerciai route through French Indo-China. However, in consideration of France's difficult. position It has not made any special de- mands for the shipment of arms and ammunition through French. Indo-China in the past years, Dr. Wang stated,
DEEP REGRET
BELGIANS WILL FIGHT ON
though so far without results pro- Partionate to the efforts
"The enemy will probably try an invasion:"
Cumberland Hills which are not tacluded in this design, but that 13 what it is, fodents,
FLAT STRETCHES, BUT.. From the Thames Etuary to the Humber the whole cast is while the navy and air force re flat with wide, sandy beaches on main in being. Be would expect whieh small landings are possiblÈ: attacks to be made on them first On the other hand large tracts of of all with possible feints against this area have drainage ditches or
the coast.
sluggish rivers with "aarshes, T
The south-east and southern The Germans have recklessy sacrificed their aircraft in the coasts are more difficult with high- LONDON, June 24 (Reuter) recent offelkive and although they cliffs of either chalk or rock. In The Belgian Minister, M. Jasper, may be able to replace the lot of Wales there is a masa of molin- broadcasting from London, denied them they cannot replace the tips although there are wide They do not valleys in Scotland where the that the Belgian Government, pilots 80 easily,
trained pilots are not equal to ours:
Bétween the southern and Bent trai chalis is the district, with only occasional hills Edinburgh in the east and Casgow in the west.
exiled in Portugal, had decided to possess the magnificent material mountain chains run from east to The Chinese Government con- stop fighting. On the contrary now being provided by the British west. siders it a matter of deep regret the war for the liberation of Bel-Empire and their most highly that France has not firmly reject glam continted. ed the Japanese demand for the
He had come to England to en- cessation of shipment of goods to sure this and he hoped his col- Chins through French Indo-China, leagues will join him. The place which was forced upon her taking of the Belgians was beside the advantage of her present critical shush.. All were driven to a villa, the situation
The was kept whereabouts of which "secret.
NO CHANGE IN SITUATION
LONDON: June 24 (Reuter) A French communique states that. the situation is without notable change except along the coast where the Germans continue to advance in the direction of Roche- fort, Bathtes and Cognac
! "We shall bring them consider- Japanese demand was able resources which are still ours tantamount to forcing France to in Europe and in the Congo where enforce a blockade against the Belgian flag still fics" friendly nation, without the sligh test ground either in the treaties between China and France or in international law.
"ANDERSONS" STAND THE TEST
On the Alpine front there is a
LONDON. June 24 Reuter)-- continuation of the Italian at-
experts tempt to make progress but on Reports from technical the whole we still hold our advan-show. that the small steel shelters known as the "Anderson Shelters" sed positions. "
THE WAR IN BRITAIN
LONDON, June 24
récent air raids.
They have mué yét přoduced
■ fighter to Come anywhere near the Defiants, Spitfires and Hurricanes.
· The Germans kravo "n" very gfm fight in front of them-ff they depend on winning o supreidney of the “kir.
British Victory Only Hope For French Restoration
LONDON, June 24 (Reuter)-Authoritative comment In Lön- "don on the terms of the armistice is that the upshot of the
armistice terms may be described as follows:
The trims compei France to hand over to Germany Ber armed forces, her stocks and materials as well as to place the greater part of French territory at the disposal of Germany for the prosecution of the war against Great Britain,
INHOSPITABLE COAST
- Its eastern coast is generally more Inhospitable than England's west coast, being extremely rocky and broken.
Capt. Falls does not say that Eland is ideal for resistance against an invasion but he points out that the British internal com- munications are the best in the world, and mobility is far more important than mountain ranges for deep gorged
"We cannot be everywhere on a long coastline, but it is better to be quicker, every- where. We know that if we were in the thefig'i khôës, strong, though he be, we would look upon an invasion of Bri- tain, at a✨, maiter of extreme Chriedit).
"The French Government will common entiny in circumstances which are being supplied free continue to exist on sufferance in which held out good hoße for “ä vast numbers, provided a striking a relatively small arék but will be final victory, un
wwe degree of protection during the completely dependent on Germany. Meanwhile, as the Prime Minis
do not under-rate is "No clue is given as to the ter has said, Great Britain will strength, we know what he has Although many large bombs fell terms of peace but it seems clear cherish the cause of the French accomplished already concluded is the Capt. Fals, We are cooly and Reuter)-close to, these shelters, no o-that Germany has no intention to people and a British victor
of calmly.
face it with Everything indicates that Britain cupants were injured. In one case discuss peace at the present stage, only hope for the restor
antages on will be called upon, to meet the the crater of a 500-lb bomb was "In & word the terms of the the greatness of France and the the greatest Biege fistory of man, only 30 feet from one such shelter armistice exact the complete freedom of its people." declared the United States Amt-occupted by two adults and two capitulation of FraNCE......... bassador to London. Mr. Joseph children, and although the house Kennedy, in broadcasting an ap was badly damaged, the shelter peal to América for funds for the stood fim. American Red Cross in Britani
This land now faces all the. danger and misery which twent Poland, Finland, Norway, over Belgium and France."
HUMILIATING TERMS ***M2 Baudoir, Marshal, Fetain' Minister for Foreign Affairâ”TM đê...] clared a few days ago that Fradice
ris War has come to Britain FORMAL PROTEST would not accept hufilthy
FROM BORDEAUX-shameful tents in arculato LONDON, June 24 (Reater) see how the term could be more A Bordeaux statement issued over humillating what could be more the French Wireless, makes & shameful than to hand over terra most formal protest against the tory and material for war against in Man Ally with whom France has a allegations contained Winston Churchill's broadcast and alemin agreement not to conclude adds that the French Government separate peace... LONDON, June 24 (Reuter)-An Admiralty Communique stater dat ects the distinction which it is another Italian subbikrins spparently intended to make be tween itself and the opinion of its
ITALIAN “SUB”: SUNK
Indies.
LOAN MIRABWE
sta
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main
Balloon Barrage Takes Toll Of Two Enemy Bombers
26XDda June 24 (Heater) —An Air. Ministry communique states that bomber fireract of the Royal Air Force delivered daylight attack on the enemy-occupied aérburting it Merville to the west of KING
"Despite, heavy anti-aircraft fre series of balilow-dive attacks were made on the hangars as well on the aircraft on the landing
group
day offensiva raghters result of an 110
dun and it to consider- femy aircraft were
were brought down
159, our Valcris] Atwd, enemy.
those alrea
our
by our Canti-aircraft
ITALIAN BOMBER
DOWN IN MALTA MALTA, June
TREATY VIDEAT **This treaty 110 6M doin's undertaking a hayo violated by Marsha, Priama 00 been sank By the guante-of; our country. light forces operating under their bersuaded that it is act ernment and their bread off Commander-in-Chief of the East 10 me BEST i Ford to the is bitterly resected and coubeta
interents enr which it is entrust not only by al Frenchinen over
Italian bomber,masa broperit dawn M Brak will fadress the ff and is certain of adhesion by peas, but also, by a mudia
all Frenchmen British public men at home who have been pre-
"One of our nighars 1 missing. In the course, tas ar ld on kond Rotary Club attention, when it is formed wid Vented by the action of the Gov
"It is now established that in Malta tiffin, meeting today.on understand it la impossible for the erament, from following the ex-
Cattacks on seven occupanta French Government to follow the ample given by other victims of the course of the might
aggression
And from this country by enemy aircraft the remal line of conduct other than that German
continuing their struggle against a during the last week,
eek, two enemy There were no Brit which it chose.”
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