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No. 18170 三拜禮 魏二十月六英港香 WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12, 1940. 日七初月五 $30.00 PER ANNUM
Famous River Will Be Scene of Great Battle For Possession of France's First
City: Paris Garrison Calmly Awaits Approach of Germany's Hordes FRENCH FORCES WITHDRAW ACROSS MARNE FOR DECISIVE ONSLAUGHT
BARRICADES APPEAR IN STREETS AS GARRISON PREPARES FOR SIEGE
PARIS HAS become a city without people as the French Armies, retreating across the River Marne for the final battle which will decide the fate of the capital, take up their new positions.
Streets Barricaded
The entire populace, women, children and men who cannot fight, has evacuated and only the garrison remains in the city.
Barricades are appearing in the street and the Order of the Day to -the garrison is that under no circumstances must Paris fall into the hands
the Germans.
If the garrison is overwhelmed, nothing will remain of Paris but a heap of ruins, for the French are determined to defend the city house by house, and street
by street.
Surrender Out of Question, Paris May Be Destroyed
The battle for Paris will be fought within the next 24 hours along the famous River Marne, where the Kaiser's hordes were turned back in September, 1914, after reaching to within 17 miles of the city.
For the second time since 1870, Paris is threatened, and it is conceded that Hitler's threat is more perilous than the Kaiser'a.
French General Headquarters lasă
PARIS, June 12, (UP),-Paris, many of its night ordered all French forces to beautiful buildings already toppling to the Turn to Page 2, Sixth Column ground as flames caused by incendiary bombs licked greedily into the heart of the city, to-day faces complete and annihilating destruction.
The German vanguard is twenty-five miles away and
following it, only ten to twelve miles behind, are the great masses of German infantry who are advancing on the city from two directions.
ITALIANS IN COLONY
Movements Of Priests
Restricted
The Government's archives have already been re-noon that members of various
moved and the city is deserted.
German air raids are becoming increasingly heavy
and many fires are raging.
For the first time officially admitting the probability that Paris will fall to the invaders, an official French
spokesman declared this morning that the city may be completely destroyed before it is captured. Surrendor Out Of Question
Under no circumstances, he said, would the Paris garri- Jon surrender the city.
Like the defenders of Warsaw, they will fight to the last
man.
The Police revealed this after-
religious orders In the Colony who are subjects have
been concentrated into three
institutions, over which police guards have been placed.
In a statement to the Preas this afternoon, the Hon. Mr. T.
H. King, Commissioner of Police,
said:
"There are f few Italian priests who are in charge of Roman Catholic churches In Hongkong and Kowloon.
"Where these churches are within the two restricted areas the priest
BATTLE FOR PARIS WILL BE FOUGHT IN THIS AREA
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THE FATE OF PARIS will be decided this week along the River Marne where the Germans were turned back in Septem- ber, 1914, after they had reached the gates of the city. The extreme limits of the German advance in 1914 are shown by the dotted line running from west of Montdidier through Meaux, Crécy and Coulommiers. The line at midday (H.K.T.) to-day ran from Montdidier across the Oise and through the Forest of Compiegne to Villers Cotteret, thence to Chateau Thierry and along the northern bank of the Marne, the French having withdrawn across the river.
MORSE Revolution
In Italy Is Possible
CODE SAVES U.S. SHIP
Biggest Liner Halted
By Submarine
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPHE WASHINGTON, June 11 (UP) The 25.000-ton U.S. Line trans-Atlantic liner Washington,
in charge have been allowed to res main and carry on their work, but en route to New York' with over they are not allowed to go outside the 1,000 American refugees aboard, restricted area on the side of the was halted in mid-Atlantic by a turbour in which they are worlding. submarine and threatened with
"Italian women have been allowed to remain in their own homes, under destruction by torpedo, according restriction. Those working in religi to an announcement by the ous institutions, and hospitals have State Department to-day. also been allowed to remain and carry
The lives of the passengers.
"There can be no question of declaring Paris an Open City in order to spare its art treasures or famous buildings.
"We are confident that although Hitler's hordes may enter the city, they will never gala possession of every building.
-We-would-rather-have-Paris-rozed-to-the-ground-than-fall on their work.
into enemy hands.”
Relentless Drive
Last night's official French communique - the briefest General Weygand has issued, says:
"A battle of the greatest violence is ̋how in progress along the entire front.
"It is evident that the enemy is seeking to obtain a decision.** "Volted Press" reports from Tours that the Germans are
continuing their relentless advance on Paris, against which they
are now pressing their drive from two directions.
General Weygand has issued another Order of the Day to The French Torces, ordering them to defend every Inch of the ancred soil of France..
New Restrictions on news from France applies to all place-
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"A sub-committee is considering and crew hung in the balance permanent arrangements for the for fen minutes on the sporadic Turn to Pago 2, Seventh Column, dots and dashes of a morac lamp, which established the identity of the liner..
Rome's First Raid Alarm
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH",
Strange Atlantic 'Incident. WASHINGTON, Junë 11 (Reutor), | ►** -The State Department-to-day m nounced, that an ́unidentified sub- maring
stopped the U.S. Hnor Washington this morning while she was en route from Lisbon to Galway
frat laste of war carly this morn-fugees, ROME, June 12, (UP)-Rome had ing when on air raid alarm
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-No plants were heard, but all-lights throughout Home were extingilaited.
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH”
NEW YORK, June 11 (UP).—Revolution, will overtake Italy as soon as she suffers her first major defeat in the war.
This prediction was made to-day by Signor Geofrado Pantalconi, former chief of the Italian Information Service in New York.
Signor Pantaleoni bases his prediction on the re- action of the Italian man- in-the-street to алу war against France.
re-
Signor Pantaleoni cently resigned his office as a protest against Mur solini's threatening al. titude towards the Allies and now devotes his acti- vities to anti-Fascist or. ganisations.
America Almost Declares War
to pick, lip further American re-
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEONAPH" MELBOURNE, June 11, (UP),- Tho anhanarine comialer, a Commenting on President Roosevelt's —first ordant the 1,020 gr speech the Melbourne Herald" to abandon the aliip, but Inter the anya: "The American speed-up may Washington was allowed to "pro- not be a formal declaration of war coed,
on the Tollitarfans, although for orders Turn to Page 2, Second Column such a declaration
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Italian Raid On Aden As R.A.F. Attack in Libya
ROME, JUNE 11. (UP).—AERIAL WARFARE CAME TO THE SHORES OF THE INDIAN OCEAN FOR THE FIRST TIME IN HISTORY. TO-DAY WHEN, ACCORDING TO ITALIAN SOURCES, ADEN WAS RAIDED BY ITALIAN PLANES.
The raid was carried out across the Gulf of Aden from Italian bases in Abyssinia, the Italian planes crossing British Somaliland in order to reach their objectives.
Italian reports from Addis Ababa claim that military objectives in the British. Colony were bombed.
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PARIS, June 12 (Reuter).— Surrounded by a densa screen. Lof-smoke, Paris already-resem~
bles a city under siego.
Buildings have been closed and windows shuttered. Guards with fixed bayonets are in the almost empty streets.
Trains are no longer. Leaving. the city. More than three quarters of the population of the suburbs has evacuated, and taxis crowded with as many as fifteen people can be #can' leaving for the provinces.
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