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BANGKOK, Jan. 22 (Reuter)-THAI FORCES HAVE REACHED THE "MEKONG RIVER and taken the first town on the bank in -enemy territory.
With the collaboration of the air force, the Thal Army drove back the enemy and captured the strategic town of Maungkas, opposite Pakse in North, Cambodia, according to the High Command.
NEW
SWEDISH WARSHIPS
In Sweden's new armanent pro- gramme new warships are to be added to the fleet at the rate of one a week during 1941, according to the Commander-in-Chief of the Navy, states a London message.
In addition,
several unit will be modernised and equipped
When the air force crossed the Mekong and flew over Pakse, the civilian population cheered, de- monstrating their confidence of a Thai victory.
NEGOTIATIONS
to
LONDON, Jan. 22 (Reuter)-Ac- cording a Japanese, Eastern News agency message from Bang- kok dated yesterday, M. Roger, Garreau. Acting French, Minister
proceeding.
HARD TRAINING FOR TOMMY ATKINS
'An insight into the training of the men of the British army was
given recently by a British army
officer in the course of a broad- cast from London.
Although the speaker gave no
details, he gave a brief account of
the hard training and discipline
that went into the making of, the British soldier of today.
CABLE
THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 1941-PAGE 7
Four Million Armed Men FRENCH
Continued from Page 1
He spoke of the use and abuse be made for victory and that is of a committee. The Inside the utmost · Cabinet consisted of Ave depart- The DAILY TELEGRAPH: Cu. ments--Supply, Aircraft Produc mulatively all the measures an- tion, Controllers' department of nounced by Mr. Bevin mark the Admiralty, the Food Ministry substantial advance. and the Board of. Trade,
The MANCHESTER GUARDIAN: This group of men would have When everything can be sorted
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PEOPLE SEE
BRITISH VICTORY
A Swedish newspaper correspondent writes frankly about conditions in France,
".. Journeying through unoccuplèd France, he says, one be- comes quickly convinced that France is slowly but surely awakening. Everyone in the unoccupied territory is obsessed by the thought "Will. England hold?” People
listen three and four. times a day to the French news on the English radio, and many times de Gaulle's voice is heara. their policles. So far they have only way to secure a 100 per cent. The French authorities do not given satisfacton to all concerned. use of our resources.
everything in their hands and at out, it is a pretty good programme
their service would be the heads in detail, of the departments to prosecute
The DAILY MAIL: It is the
Fi
"It is not for these executives CANADA'S WAR EFFORT
more
one-third
mostly
women and children; in many provinces they are reckoned in tens of thousands. They are quartered on French people.
hinder the English radio. None Frenchmen are convinced that newspapers or the German occupation troops are to say how many they would allot LONDON, Jan. 22 (Reuter)-The believes his own
radio; everyone wants to belleve tiring of discipline. Occasionally or how much shipping can be development of the Empire air the English radio. It is a ray of one notices soldiers not saluting START OF TRAINING ́ ́
That remains the work of training scheme was ahead of "We start by training ourselves used.
light in the darkness..
officers. Among the soldiers, es- and the number of to be good soldiers," he said, "and the War Cabinet and I assume schedule
see that the officers and airmen in training The changed opinion is due to pecially the married, who are in there is no way out of anything responsibility to
sees increasing. that we have set ourselves to per-policy of the War Cabinet is at the end of the year, exceeded the failure of the air offensive majority one
home 1 forca, There are
than by
the against Britain. No Frenchmen distaste and increasing also sorts of correctly interpreted." ways in which this hard training
Discussing the question of nian strength
that after the surrender could believe sickness. They have been in Po- anticipated at
Holland, Belgium and is carried out.
Mr. power,
Churchill made a time, stated Mr. Vincent Massey, that the Germans would not crush land, "For instance. If we come to a statement the words.cf which High Commissioner for Canada, England in
few weeks. Now France
They are tired of war All be- stream, we don't look for a way are quoted in the opening para-speaking in
today or public opinion is three to one on
Hleve in any case that the English a British victory. over it, but we go straight through graphs of this report.
will not be beaten. It is said that and come to the other bank. We.
When the German occupation the offensive is deferred till the BEVIN'S DEMAND teach ourselves to climb and jump
conticued naval strength had eight times authorities confiscate all groceries, spring: several regiments which The Premier then of anything up to a twenty-foot that Mr. Bevin's demand for a the personnel and ten times the French authorities complain. had orders a month ago wall. We teach ourselves to walk full war effort is now going to the number of ships it had at but the Germans reply "We have offensive against England have got quickly on dark nights and to be realised.
the beginning of the war and that led a dog's life long enough; now counter orders to spend long periods without sleep]
increase would continue at the it's your turn!" and food.
same rate for the next 12 months. Within a few months, Canada's
"By these means we try t find out just how much a man can do and we then teach that man to develop his Instincts as a soldier. In this training. is the punch that is one day going to the Germans."
Soviet Will Keep Out Of War
London
Canada's war effort.
He also stated that
Canada's
"I look forward to a very con- siderabe stretching in the work- ing of the Army. This is not to mean to cut down this Service Production would reach ah output but to reduce its demand. on of more than 70 per cent greater man-power. The Army is already than at the peak of its efforts in
last year. making very great savings,
Canada's production Included tanks.
guns,
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German civilians arriving in the occupied territory are.
for an
remain at pre- sent at their French posts. Hence the eagerness of the French to ister to the British radio.
Indian Agent's Report
Disinclination to travel on the part of the unsophisticated lab--
"After 16 months of war no. more than 80,000. British folk, deroplane frames, nearly half of which are civilians, army trucks and several million ouring classes who, in spite of dissemination of information, are
shells a month. have lost their lives by enemy
action. Our Army is growing in
strength, efficiency and equip- U.S. Taking
ment. But it is the work of the factories that will provide the test of mah-power.
"This great nation has now got into its war stride but the future contains no evidence for as- suming lassitude or despair."
DIRECT POLICY (Spec.al)
OF PEACE
not altogether free from entertaining credulous rumours during war time," was partly responsible for the considerable fall in the volume of migration between India and Malaya.
This view is expressed in the for 1931. By regrouping and re- annual report of Mr. C. S. Venka-arranging the occupational cate-
More Steps To
To tachar, the Agent of the Govern- gories, orders and groups for the
The ban on assisted emigration Axis Conquer Penetration
ment of India in Malaya, för 1939. Indian population, 'It is possible to discover more precise information
which came into force from June for the non-estate Indian immi- 15! 1938 was in force throughout grant population, the year 1939. The effect of the
LABOUR POPULATION"
ban on the movement of labour is On the above basis the presumed WELL RECEIVED
The United States is taking fur-seen both on immigration into and Indian labour population in LONDON, Jan. 22 (Reuter)-Mr Ernest Bevin's announcement of ther steps to conquer Axis pene emigration from Malaya. There Malaya at the end of 1939 includ- a considerable fall" in the ing dependants was 595,926. This Soviet Russia's determination to Industrial conscription" in the tration, states a London niessage was
President Roosevelt plans to set volume of migration both ways. includes 418,770 (283,514 workers to Thailand. in an interview, ad-keep out of the war has been
House of Commons on Tuesday mitted that negotiations for a set- reaffirmed by the Secretary of the was generally well received by the up a Federal Agency for economie This was also due to causes aris- and 135,256 dependants) employed tlement of the border dispute are Russian Communist Party, states London Fress though the need defence. The main task of the ing out of war conditions such as on estates, mines, factories, Gov-
a London message.
quickly translate the policy into new body will be to keep the es- the increase in the passage rates ernment and Pubile departments.
sential materials out of the hands from the Madras ports AC the The presence of Indian troops in Addressing a meeting in Moscow action is stressed. to commemorate the 17th an- THE TIMES says there is only of the Axis, and will be under Straits Settlements and irregular the garrisons of Singapore and sailings since the outbreak of the Penang has aroused a lively feel- niversary of Lenin's death, be one limit to the effort which must Mr. William Knudsen.
Ing of pride among Malayan In- dians that India's fighting services have been associated with the de fence of one of the greatest stra- tegic outposts of the Empire.
with new guns, while the Swedish submarine fleet is to be doubled
Ne confirmation is obtainable under the present programme.from usual local sources. (Special)
72 Raids On Italy Since June
FLOATING POWER PLANTS
said that the Soviet was pursuing
a direct policy of peace and
neutrality.
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COUNTRY'S INTEREST OLD SCHOOL TIE
The morál and economic strength of Russia's foreign policy was an independent one and served in the interest only of the
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CONTROVERSY
The United States has lifted the war embargo on aircraft and the air- craft equipment to Soviet Russia, which was imposed during the
Finnish war. The lifting of the
embargo followed several months
of negotiations and all exports to
be arranged under licence control,
LONDON, Jan. 22 (Reuter)-Ani-(Special) "old school tle" controversy, which
· EXECUTIVE ORDERS WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 (Reuter) has been raging in the British newspapers for some days, reached-President Roosevelt at a Press conference. said that he "suppos- Parliament yesterday.
The controversy was started by ed" that 50 executive orders of all
→
In The Times that army officers meet contingencies.”
In 1939, a little less than one-half of the total Indian population in Malaya was em- ployed on the estates. Statistics relating to this class of per- sons and to a relatively much smaller number of workmen employed in the Government departments, mines, and fac- tories are the only rellable figures available.
This feeling has found a con-- crete "expression in the efforts of the Indian community to provide amenities, and comforts for the Indian troops and in the generous contributions which have already been made to sustain those effort. The officers and men of the Indian dian population consists of those their arrival in Malaya established The remaining half of the In-Army have within a short time of
NEW YORK-Back in 1929 the LONDON, Jan. 22 (Reuter)-The USS Lexington supplied Tacoma, country. RA.F. have carried out 72 RAIDS Wash., with much-needed electric ON ITALY since June last year. power during a drought.
A year clared: "Soviet Russia cannot look The increased tempo of Britain's later two 10,000-kilowatt turbine on impartially outside its fron air offensive is illustrated by the generators were installed in the tiers. The international situation fact that 440 these bave been hull of the Tacoma, which was today is more complex than ever
towed about to supply power and full of surprise developments an allegation by Et.-Cal. Bingham kinds have been drawn up "to engaged in. trade and in business friendly and cordial relationship' carried out since Oct. 28.
In addition, 66 raids have been where it was needed.
At present More than ever extreme vigilance from the middle classes had "tallen He added that perhaps one of and as wage-earners or indepen with the local civil population.
the 1s
view necessary in made on the Dodecanese Istands the Tacoma is in service on
dent workers in multifarious · oc- down on the job.",
provides for freezing of Piscataqua River, near Portsmouth, menace."-(Special)
The Indo-Malayan trade of 1939 and Albania,
Yesterday Mr. M. K. MacMillan United States assets of all Euro-cupations, including manual work, showed a marked increase over noticeably in Singapore and in 1938, the increase being about 7 Harbours have been the principal N. R.
(Labour, Westerni Isles) asked pean countries. In the light to these experiments
LONDON. Jan. 22 (Reuter)-Dur- Captain Margesson, War Secretary.
Penang. objectives, accounting for 47.raids
million dollars.
from Exports with factories next on the list with it is not astonishing that A. Ping the showing of a British film in the House whether disciplinary a precautionary measure so as to No statistics relating to this half Malaya exceeded the imporis from
cinema in Trondhjem, an action would be taken. 41. Then comes 23 on railway tar-Kellogg, turbine engineer of the
be ready in case they are needed of the Indian population are India by 8+ million dollars, giving General Electric Company, should geta and 18 on aerodromes and ofl be laying plans for floating power the scenes. The audience rose and Regulations forbade
R.A.F. machine was seen in one of Captain Margesson said King's suddenly, Mr. Roosevelt said, available. Nevertheless, the lacunala favourable balance for Malaya. soldiers to He described the talk of giving in the information can, to some With the restriction of trade with plants to be towed through coastal loudly applauded, says the Nor-publish Press views on military the American Navy to Britain and extent, be made good with the help many European centres, there a and inland waterways and con-
installations.
VALONA HEADS LIST
of
this
them
The orders have been drafted as
Valona, cher Italian base in Al- nected with regular distribution wegian Telegraph Agency. The subjects without special authority. convoying ships across the Atlan- of the excellent occupational ta pears to be scope for increasing performance was Immediately Lt. Col. Bingham's attention had tit as "a cow jump over stuff." bles in the Malayan Census report the volume of Indo-Malayan trade. bania, heads the list of Italian oc- nes to meet emergency demands cupled titles which have received to power in carrying out the na-stopped and later the municipal been called to this and a report Visits trom the RAF Turin, tional defence programme. Ac-
cinema board was dismissed and a asked from him. Action to bel northern Italian centre of aero-cording to him, much of the East-new board appointed with a young taken would be determined after
a reply was received. plane industry, has been, bombed ern United States could be reached Storm Trooper as chairman... 16 times and the naval base of by floating power plans that could Naples nine.
Durazzo, the northern most A-York's canals. banian coastal base used by Italy.
pass through the State of New HOW FAR HAS MARSHAL
LOW HULL
PETAIN GIVEN IN?
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Turkish Hope For British Victory
A Turkish hope for a British victory has been restated by an Istanbul newspaper, states a Lon- don message.
The
declares - that paper triumph for Britain will assure a frce and independent life for all The article was in free people. reply to an attack by a German acwspaper, which accused Turkey of wilfully misunderstanding the new order in Europe.
in her operations against Greece, About the largest plant that is next on the list, with eight visits could be packed into a hull would and afterwards come Sesto Cul-have a rating of 50,000 kilowatts,
"The newspapers have fold us that, according to a Vichy report, vanni with seven. mbasan six, which would be big enough to there was a meeting between Marshal Fetain and M. Laval, which Brindisi Ave, Milan, Barl and apply power for a city of several enabled them to smooth out the misunderstanding that led to M Genoa four each.
hundred thousand. Mr. Kellogg Laval's dismissal," said MR. THOMAS CAVET, political observer, None of these figures include ac- would install such a plant in a when he broadcast from London on Tuesday. tion taken by the Fleet Air Arm,
low hul like that of a Great "On the strength of this, the which would compel tim to Lakes freighter. The designer's Germans are announcing that the give up the French Fleet and chler problem is head room. He consequence of this smoothing out French naval bases overseas.
..BIG CONCESSION has to spread his machinery, and means fall French collaboration it is this spreading that limits the with Germany.
Mr. Cavet expressed the opinion kilowatt capacity.
that the reconciliation with . M. The Istanbul paper replied that Floating power plants can be "Nobody, however, will be duped Laval was already a big concession Turkey was not one In desiring & anchored or
tled to plers where by this so-called smoothing out, on Marshal Petain's part, but there British victory. That victory was they are needed. On the larger for the Marshal knows that behind his concession to Germany would desired by the whole of North
America.-(Special) The Greeks claim further local system, Mr. Kellogg points out, nne all this talk, M. Laval has done probably cease. successes in Albania and a power-power barge could be used at any his best to make him an accom- "More and more factories may ful counter-attack by the Italians point until it is decided what pice in his plans to sell the coun-work for the Nazis and some was checked with heavy losses to location would be best for a per- try to German domination. French workers may go to Ger- the enemy, states a London mes-manent plants.
"M. Laval is also aware that the many. Few of them, however, will Marshal would not touch him with be willing workers," declared Mr.
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An Athens spokesman said that TOKYO, Jan. 22 (Reuter)-Fol-a barge-pole if he can help it. All Cavet, "and there is no doubt that Africa, under the British Govern- the operations in the central sector lowing yesterday's statements by the same, it seems plain that the many of them, will see that the ment's evacuation scheme are to also succeeded and that the Greeks Prince Konore, the Foreign Min-Marshal has had to give way up to quality of their work will leave have occupied fresh positions.
Unless the Germans much to be desired .. ister and the Finance Minister, the a point. Italian planes raided several House of Representatives devoted pointed a pistol at his head he towns in Greece yesterday. A hos-attention this afternoon to a re- would never have agreed to, such pital in the Ionian coast was des-solution, urging a necessity for a farce of reconciliation. troyed while along the Aegean strengthening of the war organisa"The question is: How much coast, bombs were dropped in the tion, which was approved by Par- working districts.
llamentary members, yesterday; Athens newspapers said that the The resolution has been introduced bombings were deliberately made to the Plenary Session of the on the civilian-(Special)
House.
has the Marshal given up? My^^* own feeling is that even now Marshal Petain has not accept- ed, and will not accept, total German, collaboration with
"M. Laval is a dangerous man and although the -Ger- mans have not yet succeeded In forcing him: ɓack into the Vichy Cabinet, they may yet. do so. Once there, he may exercise his talent to the full,: *We can only hope that the
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