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VICHY GOVT. ACCEPTS JAPANESE
DEMANDS FOR TROOP PASSAGE
France Gives Way When Japanese
Present 72-Hour Ultimatum
FRANCE HAS ACCEPTED JAPANESE DEMANDS FOR THE PASSAGE OF TROOPS THROUGH INDO-CHINA, DECLARES A “REUTER” MESSAGE.
THE FRENCH FOREIGN MINISTER (M. BADOUIN) ANNOUNCED THIS DECISION TO AMERICAN JOURNALISTS IN AN INTERVIEW AT VICHY TO-DAY.
"The
"France could not expect help from Britain or the United States," he said. Petain Government must follow a realistic policy of safeguarding the French Empire."
Earlier to-day it became known that the Japanese army had presented far-reaching demands to Indo-China.
They were presented in the form of an ultimatum which would have expired at mid. night on Saturday.
R.A.F. RAID ON DODECANESE IS.
Is Brilliant Success
CAIRO, Sept. 19 (Reuter).--A vivid account of the successful attack on the Dodecanese Islands has been given by one of the British pilots engaged.
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He said: "We set out on a bright moonlight night and had most comfortable trip. Our targets were easy to find,
"Mine was Rhodes. I saw my stick of bombs explode nerosos
the nerodrome at Calato, Fires Broke out in hangars at Maritza. None of our aircraft was hit.
The other fellows went to the
and seaplane base 1 Portolago Bay at ero
The first stick of bombex Clasest a heavy explosion; osniently an Ammunition store and a petrol dump were hit because a fire followed which spread along the const for over a mile.
Power Station Hit Their was a direct hit on a p9ovKE slatan and a second stick of teatas
tell on the sen plane hase
A third uttock was delivered out the naval bartacks across the buy
"Altogether we dropped six tona * tigh
mendiary explosive and Exoto the three targets and all the pilots are agreed thul very con siderable damage was caused
The pilot deled "Since the chops in Rhodes nnd Leras were those who raided Teliv, J waa Inbre the usual pleasure that we went on This raid "
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LE HAVRE BOMBED Severely Pounded By The R.A.F.
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
LONDON, Sept. 20 (UP)-
Was
The port of Le Havre singled out for a very severe pounding in last night's relent. less Royal Air Force raids on thei Germann invasion bases, accord- ing to the Air Ministry.
"Attacking in relays, a strong force
MORE "AUSSIES"
MAY BE NEEDED
MELBOURNE, Sept. 19 (Reuter).—A hint that recruiting for the Austra lian Imperial Forces might begin again given by Mr. R. G. Menzies, the Prime Minis- ter, in a speech here to day.
soon
was
He said that Australian troops would soon be in combat with the Italians. War Was discovering new angle for Australians. The time
coming when they would be asked more and more to rein- force the troops in the Middle East and build up the military force there.
wes
This was necessary to keep the gateway to Aus- tralia open and prevent Italy, Germany's helper, from over-running the
Mediterranean.
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"United Press" message indicated that the demands included the granting of permanent aerial and naval bases to Japan.
EVACUATION BEGINS
A "Havas" message from Hanoi (quoted by "United Press") states that the Japanese evacuation began this morning.
The French authorities are making available
facility for the evacuation of the Japanese. every
Chlarse sources reported this morning that additional move- ments of Japanese warships and transports southward have become evident. About 20 Japanese warships have arrived at They are believed to be en route to Indo- Amoy from Shanghai, China.
A legure to the Hongkong! Ta Kang Puc from its Kan Cha ning Corregoulent states the Japanese auhantaes "ak. a final die inseste regard ang halod bank
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Chinese Action
USE OF SINGAPORE BY U.S.A. Been Discussed. ¡
Says Hull
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MEN OF THE A.1.F. IN EGYPT
Men of the Australian Imperial Forces are now about to go into active war service
a result of the Italian invasion of Egypt. Here we see some of the cheery lads, mem-
bera of a motor cycle reconnaissance unit, posing on an old water wheel, used in the world's most primitive system of irrigation, "somewhere in the Middle East".
The British Navy Goes Into Action Again
ITALIANS RAKED BY GUNS OF MEDITERRANEAN FLEET
on
LONDON, Sept. 19 (Reuter)~An Admiralty communique says that initial report from the Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean, indicates that units of the Royal Navy continue to harry the northern flank of the Italian advance from WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 Libya. (UP)-The joint use of the Singapore naval base by Britain,
SPECIAL TO THE -TELEGRAPH
On the night of September 17, one of our naval units bombarded the coast the United States, the Nether road to Sollum at close range. lands and Free France is being discussed.
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Simultaneously other units attacked enemy concentrations at Sidi el Barrani. "Considerable Success"
Condell Mall, Secretary of The C-in-C of the Mediterratican of State, derlored at a press conference assumption Hokuo Kunming to-day that although the, the British reports that both these bombardments appeared to have considerable success. Kunming - Haiphong Amicomacior she
Minister had exchanged information, raft of the Fleet Air Arm
Ben Ghuzi was attacked by di
und the Australian
"Better" reports from flugking that the Chinese Foreign Office bias announced Chinese control over 1 Mection uf Railway. The
statement declares · Assump. no devisions had been reached. tion of such authority is based on
Agreement made by either side.
He arided that no requests had been Rallway Sing-French providing that if China in engaged in
mustry. with foreign hantway shall not bserve the ruiny
of neutrality but be placed al entire disposal of China.
"At present the military hend-
war
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the
********* quiters in the railway region are
given authority to control the opera-:
ITALIANS USING ton of the Hou-Kuning sectom
jol the railway, but so far there has! allway not been any change
NAZI BOMBERS.
LONDON, Sept.
10
1แ The statement reiterated (Reuter destruction
!
German bainbers are now dying with Bridge over the Red River
runcur area.
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Importance Of Iceland
British Decision
September 16 During is attack one merchant ship was set on this. one destroyed and probably sunk und sportal other ships, damaged.
Yesterday the failun eomunique admitted that "a torpedo boat and a pontoon have been sunk and a few fires started at Ben Ghuzi."
with these Concurrently
operations
of the Libyan coast, naval operations
have been varried out in other areas.
Midnight Air Raid Report From London
Nazis Drop Bombs On Suburban Districts
Special to the "Telegraph"
LONDON, Sept. 20 (Mid-night) (UP)—The German air
At 8
in the course of these operations, nu raids have started similar to last night with bombs dropping enemy naval forces could be located. on widely scattered areas Including suburban residential dis- tricts in the southeast, north and northwest, despite the weather. Severe Check For Italians LONDON, Sept. 19 (Reuter).
p.m. yesterday heavy anti-been reported consistently. They flew Reports of the R.A.F, attack on Ben the International-Canada and Britain
have Ghuzi, the Italian seabase in Libya,
central London and scarchlights agreed that Iceland is a point indicate that reinforcements un aircraft fire was heard in central Lon-fairly low and encountered A.A, fire the Italian air force in the Mediter-measure of self-defence.
Considerable interest attached
to where substantial troops must and supplies for Marshal Gruzian's don shortly after the warning was in the suburbs. Then the guns in Bombs were dropped in the north- army may have received a severe sounded. Thirty raiders flying sing-come into action. the be maintained, pessage through recent
ly and apparently using a new avenue the Canadian check, says "Reuters" military cor- This was revealed when two Ger- the
of approach came over a northwestern outskirts, but little damage is re- not ported, The searchlights чисте of heavy bombers kept up almost man bombers were shot down on Straits of Gibraltar of a squadron of Minister of Defence told a press respondent.
of the
over which they have continious assaults on
switched off about midnight and harbours,
conference yesterday.
TURN to Page 2, Column Five suburb docks and shipping for almost five Wednesday when they made a dive-French warships, in view
situation in Indo-China.
TURN to Page 2, Column Four hours. Many tons of high explosive bombing attack on Malla.
Some sources believe that the war-
It is understood in Ottawa that the and incendiary bombs were unloaded
11: plones In the face of fierce opposition," said Italian machine fell victims to Hurship may be bound for Indo-China.oint U.S.-Cannda Defence Board will
TURN to Page 2, Column Four include this in their survey, the official communique.
ricane and Gladiator Aghters,
An Ottawa message says that service members of the
United States-Canada joint defence board Teft for the Pacific Coast to-day to Inspect Canadian-United States de- fences.
Fierce Fires
I added that tremendous explo- slons and fleren fires dotted the docks and warehouses as bombers went down.
the.
British
"By 11 pm. fires were raging in imany parts of Le Havre harbour. Large ships alongside were burning strongly and a 7,000-ton ship about mile north of Hondeur was also well alight. Eight minutes later a line of ships in the harbour were seen to be ablaze lighting up a bank
Two German
unc
Anglo-U.S.
Union
Is
Discussed in Commons
Special to the "Telegraph"
Only the Junk Machine-Gunned:
When their survey is completed the whole Board will meet on the Pacific Const.
BRITAIN'S OIL RESERVES
LATEST
British Ship's Rescue AA GUN BRINGS
DOWN PLANE
LONDON, Sept, 20 (Reuter),-A
direct hit from an anti-aircraft gun
brought down a Nazi bomber in the southwest district of. London. this
morning, the maching exploding as it narrowly missing
Fired upon with a machine-gun by Japanese sailors on board an armed trawler in Chinese waters on Tuesday, Chan Kam-yec, 44, master of junk No. 341HC, was forced to heave-to and abandoned his vessel when the trawler get his junk on fire.
The incident was reported to fire from the Japanese ship. Nobody the Hongkong Police yesterday warnjured, however, and drawing crashed, after
alongside, several Japanese callors on the return of Chan to the boarded. After inspecting the vessel, and demolishing a house
British river (A few days before the Armistice, German air attacks on Britain's oli Colony, after he had been they set it on fire. Air Mail Delayed to the House that Members would a
of low clouds which lay over the LONDON, Sept. 19 (Domel). The dream of an Anglo-
docks and town," the communique American unlon took more concrete form to-day when discussion. added.
on the subject was introduced into the House of Commons.
The Lord Privy Seal, Major Attlee,
The Imperial Airways plane due be given opportunity for the fullest at Hongkong this afternoon has been discussion before any union of the delayed unt to-sorrow afternoon, kind proposed to France is put for
United A 24 hours delay has been created ward with regard to the on the main line,
States.!!
Empires to France.)
"The Frime Minister is prepared to give such an assurance if this in portant scheme is put forward," said Major Attlee,
SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPH" LONDON, Sept, 19, (UP)--The
Drifted Two Days - wary have destroyed only a little steamer.com
"Together with three of his crew, more than two per cent of the total
Chan said that he was selling about
Chan Jumped overboard and kept stocks, according to a spokesman of two miles south of Lap Sap Mal, the Ministry for Home Security.
when he was stopped by machine-gun TURN to Page 2, Column Five
One of the crew balled out and was captured.
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