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WHEREABOUTS OF U.S. FLEET
CAUSES SPECULATION
DEPARTURE FROM HAWAII: SECRET DESTINATION
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
WASHINGTON, June 26 (UP),-President Roosevelt declines to indicate the whereabouts of the U.S. Grand Fleet, which is now somewhere in the Pacific.
There is unofficial speculation that the Fleet may be bound for Far Eastern waters in view of Japan's decision regarding French Indo China.
Succession Of Departures
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
HONOLULU, June 26 (Domei).—Since part of the U.S. Fleet put out to sen carlier this week for an unknown destination, there has been a succession of such departures.
U.S. naval authorities maintain complete silence re- garding the destination of the Fleet.
BRITISH SUPERIOR
What War In Africa
Has Revealed
LONDON, June 25 (Reuter). -The war in Africa has now been in progress for ten days and can safely be asserted, it is stated authoritatively in Lon- don, that the British forward troops have shown themselves very much superior to the enemy in initiative, dash and skill
On the Kenya front, there were many successful attacks. The border town of Mayale was several times raided,
It is claimed bere, however, i that the destination is the Panama Canal..
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About thirty warships, includ- Jing U.S.S. Colorado, the flagship:| U.S.S. West Virginia and U.S.S. Arizona, still remain in Pearl Harbour.
Japan's Opportunity, Says War Minister SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH”
TOKYO, June 26, (Domel).- "The laternational situation is developing to the advantage of the execution of Japan's policy.
"Japan should not miss good opportunity that presents "Itself."
General Inta
this
Was
Malta's
Message Of Courage
LONDON,
June
25
(Reuter)."We are fully determined with God's help to maintain the in- tegrity of this part of the British Empire whatever happens and whether the time be short or long. We have every confidence in a final victory.”
This is the reply of the garrison and people of Malta to the Prime Minister's message assur- ing them of his conviction that they would make the defence of their island glorious in British military history.
Frontier Situation
Conflicting Indo-China Reports
INVASION OF FRENCH COLONY NOT CONFIRMED
ALTHOUGH a private message received in Hong- kong this morning stated that hostilities had broken out in Indo-China, no confirmation of this was received from the normal news agency sources.
"United Press" from. Manila | Japanese Army Command in South
Armistice Carriage To
Go to Reich
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
BERLIN, June 26,- Marshal Foch's personal, railway car, in which the Armistices were signed in 1918 and 1940, has been ordered by Fuehrer Hitler to be brought here as a souvenir of the second. Armistice.
to
Put on a lowbed chassis car and pulled by a trac- tor, the car will be brought the nearest railway station from which it will travel by rail to the Ger- man capital.
reported that everything appeur. China had announced that operations 5 DIE IN
ed to be all quiet in Indo-China were begun on June 17 to "cut off by force" the transport of war supplies as the normal radio broadcasts to General Chiang Kai-shek through were being received and'ho men-
Indo-China. tion had been made of any trouble.
Army's Announcement
A "Reuter" message from Tokyo ♦♦♦ Įdated yesterday declared that the
DEFENSIVE STERS TO BE TAKEN
IN VIEW of the attitude adopted by the Japanese |Press and certain of its spokesmen in recent days, certain precautionary measures of a purely defensive nature have been adopted in Hongkong, the "Telegraph” ́ was reliably informed this morning.
Official sources stress the factthat there is no cause for appre- hension
among the general public.
The defensive measures are more or less normal and in fact, are not as extensive as those.
when the Japanese
This significant declaration made in Tokyo to-day by General Hata, the Japanese War Minister. general meeting of the Staff of the forces visited the border area
was addressing adopted War Office, which was called for 4 pan.
last year.
situation
those JAPANESE
PROTEST
On the Sudan front, activities He advised military officers to Included an attack on the Mettems study the international
Bridges Down On Border Garrison by British troops, assisted carefully, and to seck. measures to The Hongkong military authorities by Abyssinions when 50 casualties cope with It.
admitted this morning that the two were infleted on the enemy.
without saying," he de-bridges across the Shum Chun River ared, that been demolished.
am- Jelared,
Success In Skirmishes
In British Somaliland, skirmishes intentions, or who attempt to hamper have Invariably left the advantage the execution of her national policy, with the British irregular troops.
On the Libyan front, armoured patrols penetrated deep into enemy lines to the complete surprise of the enemy, whose morale has been affected,
Many Libyans conscripted into the Italian forces, who have fallen into British hands, have expressed the hope to be allowed to join the British forces against the Italians,
Heavy Italian Losses Fifty Italian alreraft have bern destroyed on the different fronts. Italian aircraft have given a poor account of themselves, their perform- ances confirming the belief that tho training of Italian personnel hos been relatively inadequate,
.
The morale of all ranks of the British forces is declared excellent,
to
bei
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MORE RAIDS ON CHUNGKING
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPHY
This
In dealing with those Third Powers phasised that this is a purely precau- who fall to understand Japan's tionary measure.
to comment on a report that civilians military spokesman refused
residing in Fanting and other border area towns have been advised to evacuate to Kowloon,
"No News" SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
London To Reply In Few Days
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
The Foreign Office is giving LONDON, June 26, (Domel),
eareful consideration Japanese representations regard- to the
The White House has refused to con- almost all ladies living in the border Hongkong frontier.
WASHINGTON, June 25 (UP)- The "Telegraph" understands that ing the Burma highway and the firm or deny reports that the United area have already evacuated to the States fleet is en route to the urban area.
The British reply to the Panama Canal.
The "Telegraph" is officially in-Japanese Note will be despatch- "I talked to the President on the formed that there is no question of ed in a few days, matter and all he had to say was mobilising the Volunteer forces.
No News," said Mr. Stephen Early Secretary to the White House.
Appeal For Eire Unity
Northern Ireland's Overtures
Official Views
Semi-official circles point out that the Japanese claim that war materiais are being transported vin Burma and Hongkong to Chungking is erroneous As a matter of fact, it is at present
10 transport goods
It is not believed in official clrcles that the presence of the Japanese in the frontler in connected with any purpose other than that advanced by Impossible the Japanese military authorities Chungking from either centre, themselves the mopping up of guerilla elements south of the West fiver and the closure of the highway Icading inland from Mirs Bay,
It has been suggested in unofficial quarters, however, that pressuro may well be brought to bear on Hongkongt
to that recently undergone by
RONDON, June 25 (Reuter).-A probably in the form of a blockade suggestion that Northern Ireland and the British and French Concessions Elre should unite for defence pur- poses for the duration of the war units Tientsin, in order to force the discussed by Lord Glentoran, Chief British Government Unionist Whip of the Northern ire Burma route to China. Land Government, in an interview to-
Japanese Claim Donied
day.
to close the
to
Plot Against Norway's King
Dramatic Revolation By M. Koht LONDON,, June 25 (Reuter). He and: "When Mr. de Valera has. An official spokesman this morn-A Nazi plot to undermine the overcome the dimculties with which ing categorically denied the Japanese A JAPANESE AIR BASE, June ho la faced, and has thrown in his lot claim that munitions or war materiais position of the King of Norway 20 (Domel)--For the fifteenth time, with the other great peoples of the Hongkong along the Mirs Bay route, the Norwegian Foreign Minister. were being transported to China, from has been revealed by M. Koht, British Empire in the defence Japaneso warplanes
of yesterday liberty; if he asks Lord Craigavon to reached with the Japanese authorities to get representatives of the "Not
"In accordance, with the agreement launched another large-scale raid on drop constitutional questions for the
The German usurpers, he said, tried Chungking, China's war-lime capital, period of the war and stands in with last year, no munitions or wor
Simultaneously the Chinese air-him in defence of our beloved count materials of any und have been ex-ealan people to agree that Kind rome at Pelshil, 30 miles west of try, I know what the Ulster tender's ported from Hongkong to Chinn," the should put aside his constitu- Chungking, was bombed...
answer will be."
rin only materials proceeding A now Counell would then be over the remaining highway, which formed to take over the functions of
major route, has been foodstuffs, olle No matter how the schemGAWAB and keroseno.
carried out, the arrangements would "It is hard to understand, under the be under the pressure of a foreign LONDON, June 20 ̊ (Router)—It circumstances, on what grounds the army and would never express the is learned authoritatively here that Japanese authorities are complaining." | will of the Norwegian people, M. More than twenty Russian and the Duke of Kent arrived recently in
| Kolit declared. American combat plance challenged Lisbon, where he reprosented Hu
Fleet Movement the Japanese bombers and a 20-Majesty the King at the national cale Considerable Interest has been minute dog fight ensued.' Two brations of the 800th anniversary of evinced in the announcement in Lord Mayor's Red Cross Fund has LONDON, June 25 (Router).Tho Chinese planes were shot 'down. Portuguese Independence.
Turn to Pago 7, Third Column reached £2,000,000,
Tho
Chungkingi
frai rald an atarted at 3.25 pan. aircraft fro. was encountered. The second wave visited the capital at 3.50 p.m., and. was challenged by the Chinese air force.
spokesman declared..
tional functions..
DUKE OF KENT connot in any sense be described as a the King and his Government.
IN LISBON :
It adds that information obtained through air reconnaissance and re-·| ports from friendly Annamites harl shown that this traffic was.continuing as actively as ever despite the re- peuted Japanese protests.
Agreement Ignored
The announcement, ignores the agreement reached between the French and Japanese Governmeals since June 17 on the subject of stop- *ping the supplies.
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At the same time,. the Japanese Navy Ministry states that arrange- ments have been made to despatch warships to Haiphong to watch in re- gard to the conditions of transport of goods through.French Indo-China.
Still Quiet in Saigon SHANGHAI, June 20 (UP)The official Domet News Agency reports
terminution to "halt the flow of sup- from Tokyo that the Japanese Army Ching has announced its de- in South plies through Indo China by force."
adds severat crack Japanese units have already started preparations,
The
annoureement
that
It does not indicato whether the Japanese have already invaded Indo China,
Sulgon-Radio was still functioning at 9 am. It did not mention host!!!- ties, indicating that all was normal there.
The Japanese naval spokesman in French Consulate denies that hostill- Shanghal has no Information. The
tles have started and said that Indo China was quiet this morning.
Shanghai Roporta
A "United Press” message from Shanghai this morning stated that re- ports had been received that the Japanese forces have invaded. Indo- Clilna.
However, it is believed these re- ports are a result of misunderstanding of the Japanese South China Army's announcement that they intend to use orce to stop the flow of war materials through the French colony to Chung-
Japanese reports from Canton- which is probably where the story will break-Have so for not mention- ed any crossing of the French border by the Japanese,
It is considered worthy of note that the Japanese could conduct opera tions Inside China which would cut
off supplies through Indo China with- out actually invading the French ter ritory.
Tokyo reports state that despite the "Japanese protests there has been "little improvement in the prohibi- tion of the transit of war materials to Chungicing through Indo Chinn.”
The reports, sald Japanese aerial réconnaissance and intelligence. re- ports indicate that shipments are con⚫ Unuing as "actively as ever."
Inspectors Leaving SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" TOKYO, Jüne 28 ... (Domel) —A' part of the group of Japanese in Turn to Page 7. Fourth Column
RAIDS ON BRITAIN
Enemy Gets French
Fleet
Churchill Tells
House Of Commons
LONDON, June 25 (British Wireless)-In his [statement in the House of Commons to-day, Mr. Wins- ton Churchill referred to the French Fleet in connec- tion with the French surren- der.
After telling the House of M. Reynaud's message on June 16 requesting formal reicuse for France from her obligations London's Reaction To under the Anglo-French Agree-
First Alarm
Monday night's raids on
| south-west of Britain.
At least 14 people injured.
ment, Mr. Churchill went on:
"On the samc evening I was LONDON, June 25 (Reuter), preparing to go and ace M. Reynaud Five people are now believed and was in fact in the train when to have been killed during been overthrown and a new govern
I received information that he had the ment, under Marshal Petain, had been formed. This government had were been formed for the prime purpose Jot seeking an armistice with. Ger-
many.
Tried To Save Float "In these circumstances we natural-
did everything in our power secure proper arrangements for the disposition of the French Fleet. We reminded the new government the condition indispensable to their release had not been compiled with. the condition being that the Fleet Latest Figures
should
be sent to British ports. LONDON, June 26 (Reuter) —The "I think it would have made ΠΟ Ministry of Home Security states that difference to the negotiations, for the latest reports indiente that live there was plenty of time to do it and persons were killed and about 20 the terms would hardly have
mere severe.than they were. -injured-in-last night's air-raids....
It is reported that among those killed were
mother and her daughter who were standing at the front door of their house.
A man was hit by a bomb splinter while looking out of window.
London Reaction
to
been
"In order to enforce the earnest- ness with which we held to our view,
LONDON, June 25 (Reuter).A we sent the Frst Lord of the Ad- description of how most of London miralty and First Sea Lord, as well took its first air raid-alarm since the as Lord Lloyd, to establish what beginning of the war was broadcast contacts were possible with the new yesterday by Bryan Meredith, ministers. Canadian observer to the B.B.C.
"But of course everything was Several people got up last night moving inte collapse at that time. and and cursed Hitler. I was obe of
he began. Everyone
+
WOR
Many solemn assurances were given curious to know how they would lowed to fall into German hands.
that the Flect would never, be al-
the
was
react. The sirens warbled In distance, and then came closer and closer until they were all around them. They were not as penetrating us was expected and this was the first
reaction there comforting nothing in it. I am not a bit upset. Tumbling around In the darkness, he said, he got some clothes together and trailed across the street. On the edge of the sidewalk was a faintly fluminated alga bearing the letter "S" on the building behind the local A.R.P. shelter.
Cheerful Effect
Float Lost
"It was, therefore, with grief and amazement that I read Article of the Armistice terms. This ar ticlo, to which the French Govern- ment has subscribed, says that the French Ficel, excepting the
part
left free for safeguarding French Interests in the Colonial Empire, shall be collected in ports to be specified.
there to be demobilised and disarmed under German and Italian control.
"From this text it is clear that the French war vessels under the armis-
He went downstairs into the base-tice pass into German and Italian ment of the large apartment building, control. fully armed. which was benvily reinforced with "We note, of course, in the same timber. The walls were painted article, a solemn declaration of the white and the timber bright red, the Turn to Pago 7, Fifth Column effect being cheerful and reassuring.
were
very
People sat down on the benches and found it rather like being in a bus--wondering when it was going to start. They
not talkative, except for one man who
of dcolded he was the wAK the party. Most of them began to doze off unill the shelter looked like a railway station waiting room. They heard no bombs or anti- alteraft fire, although some plunca passed overhead.
Then after a couple of hours the. sirens blow the all-clear.
They all got up and trooped-back across the street to bed,, except. for one Canadian observer who mounted his bicycle and peddled down
LATEST
The War Fund passed the
street under the glare of steel-$1,165,000 mark at 3 p.m. this helmeted wardens, to report at the afternoon. microphone that after all really nothing had happened,
FRANCE'S DAY
OF MOURNING
BORDEAUX, June 26 (Reuter) M. Pommaret, the Minister of the interior, made, a broadcast to-day.
He said that "during that day of mourning all, cafes, cinemas and theatres would be closed.
Flags would be flown nt hair most. :
There would be one minuute --of- silence at 11 am. in memory of the 'dead.
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