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No: 16100
二拜禮 號八十月六英港香
TUESDAY, JUNE 18, 1940.
日三十月五
Franco to Act as Intermediary in Peace Talks:
British Empire To Fight On, Alone If Necessary: French Troops Still Resist Despite G. H. Q. Order: Mussolini Leaves Rome to Meet His Nazi Master:
PREMIER'S BROADCAST DISPELS ALL DOUBTS
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEĊRÅPH"
LONDON, June 18 (UP).-"We shall defend our Island and, with the Empire around us, we shall fight on, unconquerable, until the curse of Hitler has been lifted."
These dramatic words by the Premier, Mr. Winston Churchill, summed up the reaction of the British public and Press to Marshal Petain's decision to seek an armistice on the Continent.. Makes No Difference
Mr. Churchill broadcast to the nation at 9 p.m.
"The news from France is very bad and I grieve for the French people,” he said.
"But what has happened to France makes no difference to our actions or purpose."
The exact situation created by the decisiion of Petain's new Government to seek an armis- tice with Germany was not clarified late last night, but authoritative sources in London declare that Britain has no reason to believe that France will act differently from any other government which is carrying on the struggle outside their own countries.
Navy Still Intact
In view of their tradition, Great Britain does not doubt that the French, as well as the Poles, Czechs, Norwegians, Dutch and Belgians, will continue their resistance on other soil and will also place their resources
Hitler May Demand Complote Capitulation
FRANCO TO ACT
AS NEGOTIATOR
at the Allies' disposal.
It is recalled that the French Navy is still intact. The French Army in the Near East is a formidable one, and the Levant and North Africa will provide bases for the continuation of the struggle.
The afternoon newspapers in London are unanimous in expressing sympathy for France, whose gallant "stand
MUSSOLINI and Ciano left Rome at 8.30 p.m. to to the Inst" is everywhere lauded,
meet Hitler at an undisclosed place.
It is announced in Madrid that Hitler has invited General Franco to act as intermediary in the peace talks with France.
Well-informed quarters in Berlin believe that the Relch Government will demand com- plete capitulation by France,
Spain As Intermediary. BORDEAUX, June 17 (Reuter),—— Marshal Pelain, the new French Premier, announced that France has entered into contact with Germany through the intermediary of Spain.
Mussolini To See Hitler
Butter, But No
Guns
LONDON, June 17 (Reuter) Why French Armies
Mussolini, accompanied by his son- -in-law Count Claño, left Rome to-day
at 8.30 p.m. for a meeting with Hitler. This news was conveyed in a mes- aoge from Rome to a German news agency,
Were Beaten LONDON, June 17 (Reuter).A delayed
Our Task Now Clear
The papers urge every Englishman to give his last ounce of energy in the effort that must now be redoubled to repel an invasion of England.
"Our great and immortal ally, France, has suffered a sequence of hammering blows which have broken all but her soul," says the "Evening Standard.”
"Her brave sons stood astride the road so long as the flame of the human body could stand the test.
"Our task is now clear and simple. We must trans- form this Island into a single fortress."
Struggle To Continue
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ROME,
June 17. (Reuter)~~A ; special correspondent at Basle of the official: “Stefani". Italian news agency says that since midnight... Marshal Pelain had been in touch with Hiller through French 'military representa-
ives who had stayed behind in Paris.
are continuing in France and says:
(UNITED PRESS STAFF CORRESPONDENT)' BORDEAUX, June 17. (UP). The defenders of France have mustered their last gasps of resistance in the LONDON, June 17 (Reuter).-The statement that lost cause of battling the Nazi blitzkrieg west of Paris -Marshal Pelain's broadcast has special correspondent with determined to continue the struggle until victory, was for a honourable peace."
WASHINGTON, June 17 (Rrater) despatch from "Reuter's" Britain and the British Commonwealth of nations was while awaiting Hitler's reply to Marshal' Petain's pleas the victor, or continuation of the war It was known that the French Army the B.E.F. speaks of the reiterated in authoritative circles here to-night. was in desperate straits, but it was straits to which the French
Reactions To Announcement
created great shock here.
No further information on the French situation was lay down its arms, hostililles still continued to-night.
Although Marshal Petaln broadcast that the nation must- hoped that it would carry on until Army was reduced a day or available in view of the anticipated statement by Mr.
redeemed. two ago.
Winston Churchill to-morrow.
President Roosevelt's promise of
increasing help could.
be
No official statement is yet avall- The correspondent, with
able, but among the general publie
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there is much speculaiton as to the number of colleagues, fell into a HONGKONG WAR 'FUND Franco-German peace terms, and the German ambush, but by swiftly
news has also started the pubile reversing their cars and stopping DONATIONS blow to the Allied cause.
now make.
wondering what move Japan may on the accelerators, they were able to escape and later to warn French supply columns of the
Roosevelt Silent WASHINGTON, June 17 (Reuter). --It was announced here to-day that danger. at present President Roosevelt has no The correspondent next encountered French horse-drawn comment to make regarding France's columu of
artlilery two telier lòng. decision.
However, he in closely following; developments in Europe.
POUR IN
At 7 p.m., a spokesman of the French War Office said that the There is no tendency, however, Germans had not yet replied to to disguise the seriousness of the Marshal's Petain's request for
an armistice.
Fighting, he said, was continuing in the west.
But the French Army in this area I now hopelessly split into four -sectiona separated by gaps through which German mechanised unite
He confirm that military operations
"The German High Command has not agreed to an armistice.· Ellher peace on the conditions dictated by
up to Bordeaux, Nothing is known about futuro peado terms. All that is known is that 'they will be dictated by the Fuehrer and Il Duce in com. mon accord.”
Britain Will Carry On The Fight
Churchill
Grieves
For Gallant French
LONDON, June 17 (Reuter)—~In a broadcast given to- night, Mr. Winston Churchill, the Prime Minister, said that the, news from France was very sad.
"I grieve,” he said, "for the gallant French people who have, fallen into this terrible misfortune.
! Quile apart from any question of obligation or honour to their Allles, there is reason to believe that the Contributions to the War French people will show themselves Fund inaugurated yesterday by by no means less spirited than the L'are pouring. the "Hongkong Telegraph" and other countries, over-run by the Thus, there is no longer con- "South China Morning Post" Germans, who are continuing their tinuous front. Fifth Column Activity
resistance passively and actively at "The French reserves are completo. continued to pour in at a heavy home and overseas. This makes the ly exhausted," the spokesman con- Evidence of Fifth Column motivity:
German task of exploitation more and cluded. was given by the fact that a ourporal rate this morning.
more dificult Britain To Buy Up
among them said that he and his Owing to lack of time, only a
Advancing At Will company were withdrawing to rest few of these early contributions
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" It is remarked that the countries because a 48-hours armistice had can be acknowledged in the First my core but they Despite Marshal Petain's announce- BORDEAUX, -June ·17 (UP)------|
"Nothing will alter our feelings towards them or our falth French Supplies been declared. This was completely Edition. Subsequent acknow-
cannot be governed by tanks.
that the genius of Franco will rise again.. iment that resistance had cessed last NEW YORK, June 17 (Reuter)—|
over ledgements will be made in later teke lindly to invaders.
Traditionally, the French do not night, the French Armies in the field no difference to British filth and brows of man,
"What happened in France makes the curse of Hitler's lifted from the The correspondent passed It fa reliably stated in Wall Street 100,000 refugees of all ages and con- cditions.
fall continued to battle with the
purport.
- "Wo¦ are sure that in the end all that the British Government Intends ditions, streaming pathetically away Up to 4 p.m. yesterday, the Fund Comment is made that it sometimes advancing Germans.
But the situation along the entire to take over "all war supplies con- from the German advance.
will be well... Sole Champions-In-Arms stood at $13,100. This represents re-happens that the more spectacular tracted for in the United States by Even more pathetic were retreating ceipt at the rate of over $0,000 an advance of this nature the more spec front appears to be extremely fuld, "We become the sole champions-in- Canada's Determination France" and will buy as much as the troops from the front line nest hour.
tacular is the subsequent withdrawal. and the Germans are marching arms to defend the world, cause. United States can produce.
VOTTAWA, June-17 (Reuter)—1) Barony and Lizioux. An almost en- The South
gents through France almost at will. Over $400,000,000 worth of tire-French-division streamed-down Lida publishers of the Hongkong":
"We shall do our best to be worthy can say with confidence that the fole Complate Capitulation?,150 divisions about 2,300,000 of this high honour materials, mainly planes, have been s road from Borway to Alencon. Telegraph", and "South China Morn
***** ot;France"will"strengthergrather than LONDON, June 17 (Reuter)This heightened their pressure at noon,
|mien"-in line, the German forces "We shall defend our island and weaken Canada'f; determination" to: "ordered by the Anglo-French Fur-
Many still matched in their unit ing Post", have opened this War Fund afternoon the German High Comoxerling great pressure along the with the Belth Empire stound us intensify her war effort, cabld. Me- chasing Commission.
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