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二拜 號五廿月六英港香 TUESDAY, JUNE 25, 1940.
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AS SECOND ARMISTICE IS SIGNED
FRENCH LAY DOWN ARMS IN WEST SIX HOURS AFTER DELEGATES END MEETING IN ITALIAN VILLA
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
BERLIN, June 24 (UP).—It is officially announced by Munich-Radio that France and Italy signed the Armistice at 7.15 p.m., German Summer Time.
Italy formally notified Germany of the signing of the armistice twenty minutes later.
In accordance with the terms of the Franco-German Armistice, the German High Command ordered hostilities to cease at 1.35 a.m., German Summer Time.
Terms Still Secret
The Armistice was signed on behalf of the French Government by General Huntzinger. Marshal Badoglio, the Italian Supreme Commander, signed on behalf of Italy, the ceremony taking place at the Villa Inchesa, twelve miles from Rome.
The provisions of the armistice remain secret,
Hitler's
Proclamation
To German People
SPECIAL TO THE “TELEGRAPH" BERLIN, June 24 (UP),—The Following broadcast was made by Berlin-Radio to-night.
Adolf Hitler has issued the following Proclamation to
the German people:
✔
"Soldiers of the Reich have terminated the war in the west after a heroic struggle against a strong adversary in less than six weeks, in the most glorious victory in all times which will go down in history..
"We thank Almighty God."
"The Fuchrer has ordered flags to be flown at half mast for ten days and church bells to ring for seven days."
French Empire Determined To Fight
Not
Fleet
Likely To Surrender
LONDON, June 24 (Reuter).-"I have reason to think that the French Fleet will not surrender to the enemy," stated General de Gaulle in an interview to-day,
He was convinced that all parts of the French Empire would go on fighting.
The exact poslilon of the French National Committee in London de pended upon the arrival of certain important personalities. There was no doubt that M. Reynaud, the former Premier, would be here.
Govt. On French Soil
It the response developed as they expected in the French Colonial Empire, the National Committee would seek to form a French Govern
ment somewhere on French soll,
That government would continue to bo represented in London.
It Britain were attacked
U.S. FLEET
MYSTERY
Movements Being Kept Secret
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH",
Fighting Ceases
By RALPH HEINZEN -
United press STAFF CORRESPONDENT BORDEAUX, June 24 (UP).—French troops struggling for a last victory before surrendering their arms are reported to have thrown back an Italian offensive in the Alps an hour or so before Marshal Petain agreed to Mussolini's Armistice
terms.
The terms are not yet disclosed. They are certain to be as stiff, if not more severe, as Hitler's
terms:-
SHADED AREA on map above indicates the French territory which will be under
The Italo-French Armistice was signed at 5.15 German military occupation for the duration of the war. Although the Italian terms have p.m. G.M.T, (1.15 a.m; H.K.T.).
Price of Escape
not been revealed it is considered certain that Italian troops will occupy a substantial part, if not all, of the remainder of France. Germany will be in complete control of the Atlantic seaboard and it is certain that Italy will occupy the Mediterranean seaboard.
In accordance with the terms of the German Armis 60 PLANES FRENCHMEN KEPT
tice fighting ceased on all fronts at 11.35 p.m. (G.M.T.) (7.35 a.m. H.K.T.)
Twenty-five minutes before midnight, France was at
IN RAID
peace, after nine months and twenty-one days of ON MALTA
war.
:
But the price of escape from the horrors of war is
enormous.
IN IGNORANCE
CAIRO, June 24 (Reuter).— LONDON, June 24 (Reuter).The French people An R.A.F'. communique states: have still not been told about Hitler's peace terms.
"A large force of enemy bomb. France has decided on a day of national mourning, ing aircraft, escorted by a flight
| day.
which will be observed in occupied and unoccupied of fighters, raided Malin yester country on Wednesday.
Marshal Petain again assailed Great Britain to-night, |In the course of a broadcast he accused the Empire of
giving insufficient aid to France.
"
In future, he declared, France would defino her own foreign policy, "without dictation from Italy or Germany.
"We seek neither to deny 'nor hide the errors and mistakes our
WASHINGTON, June 24 country made. (UP)After conferring with
"In the present situation every
Argentina's Big
President Roosevelt to-day, citizen of France bears a share Arms Programme
Admiral Harold Stark said he of the responsibility." and could neither confirm nor deny resisted, the French would organise the reports that the main body
resistance somewhere in Franco.
The Last Communiquo
"Over 60 aircraft participated, yet only slight damage was done. Five civilians were wounded,
"One enemy fighter was brought down by one of our aircraft. The Italian pilot was rescued from the sea after a parachute descent.
Bomber Brought Down
Most of them do not yet know that Germany will occupy
over half the country and that France will be totally disarmed.
There is ample evidence that at present the true voice of France is
use the cotulle has
General de Gaulle has formed a provisional French National Com-" mittee which will act in Britain as o true representative of the French nation."
It will continue war with the Allies. There has been a quick response to "An Italian three-engined bomber, his call to fight on.
Frenchmen in London, from al attempting a reconnaissance, over walks of life, have been calling nt Malta, was intercepted by Brillan his office all day to offer their ser fighters and shot down in funes. The pilot and second pilot of the crew vices.
The first of them started to arrive! were saved from the sen, after a
even before the office furnishings were parachute descant,
"The remaining four members of in position.
All through the day, telephone mes- the crow are missing."," BUENOS AIRES, Junó. 24 (Rou-
ralds "Eurther bombiniz
wore suges and cables have been coming ter).--A naval armaments program- euried out on the Macaca aerodrome, in Petain warned Great Britain to me providing for the expenditure of Two buildings were destroyed and There has been an equal responst Asked about his reported liability of the United Stacs fleet has left receive only with extreme caution £27,000,000 was submitted to Con- several fires were started.
from oversens, not only from the to court-martial, General de Gaulle Hawaii for the Panama Canal,
Frenchmen our country gress to-day.
"Valuable reconnaissance flights Colonies. hut from all over the world.
.N.Z. Bald he had received no.communica-
The construction, of a big, naval were-carried out over enemy terri-
Disapproval Previously the Chief of the Naval disavows and wants to farget at any tion of Marshal Petain's decision, but Press Bureau denied that the fleet
price."
dockyard forms part of the scheme, tory on various tronls.".
One of the most recent was from The final victory for French arms the execution or which will take added: "whatever happens it will had sailed, saying it was possible the was revealed to-night in what was several years,
French residents in New Zealand who not change anything in my position." ships had left their main bases for probably
LONDON, June 24 (UP)The to-day recorded their disapproval of the last communique manoeuvrea near Hillo, thus giving General Weygand will issue from his will be needed for the army.
A sum of more than £32,000,000 Bank of England has suspended deal- the Bordeaux Government message nfident Declaration
the appearance of heading towards Headquarters. It said:
ings in French franes.
at their Consulate. They stated that Panama,
they were determined to fight on for Admiral Stark indicated that any ed to-day.
"No Important events were report-
liberty, and freedom. LONDON, Juho 24 (UP)—I am such news must come from the State There was brisic firing in the convinced tint all parts of the Department. French Empire will continue to Mr. Cordell Hull and Mr. Sumner centro front, along the St. Ellenne
line. fight," declared General Charles de Welles likewise refused to comment Gaulle In a press interview to-dny.
By Gen. De Gaulle
SPECUL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
Ho added that he did not doubt but
that
M. Reynaud would become a MOVING KIDDIES
member of the new French National
Committee, which has been formed TO SAFETY
to rally Frenchmen in the common fight against Germany,
LONDON, June 24 (Reuter)—The Date Nowy Daihi. Resolution Ministry of Health states that they NEW DELHI, June 24 (Reuter) have decided to order the evacuation French residents; of Calcuttay and registered school children from Chandernagore (French colony in Portsmouth, Southampton and dos India) gathered at a meeting here or About 9,000 children will be Adminiftretur or moved on Thursday Sand: Fekly, te
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those
in the south-east the Germans progressed in the region of Culoz in the southerly' direction.
attacks were repulsed by our advanco
N.B.C.COMMENTATOR HAS
"INSIDE INFORMATION”
Illuminating Facts LONDON, June 24 (Reuter)-An Kopt Indication of how news, was from the French people, was given In a broadcast talk to-day by Miss Monica Stiring, who has been work- London by way of
of the war, sho
han
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[relatively favourable peaco, a Joint Bordeaux. upset and the enemy suffered serious to-day the National Broadcast upon Allied, colonies throughout the
Since the beginning
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