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Kowloon. FOUNDED 1861 WP-XP WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29, 1941. 日三初月正
THAI AND INDO-CHINA ARMISTICE:
POSTPONE
PARLEY OPENS TO-DAY
Special to the "Telegraph".
SAIGON, JAN. 28 (UP) -THE JAPANESE CRUISER NATORI, ACCOMPANIED BY A DESTROYER, ARRIVED AT 2 P.M. FOR THE ARMISTICE NEGOTIATIONS AMIDST EXPLOD- ING FIRECRACKERS AND THOUSANDS OF FLUTTERING CHINESE FLAGS WHICH MARKED SAIGON'S POPULATION OF 260,000 CHINESE WHO ARE CELEBRATING THE LUNAR NEW YEAR.
AT THE SAME TIME, GENERAL SUMITA, HEAD OF THE JAPANESE MILITARY MISSION, CONSUL-GENERAL HAYASHI AND FOUR JAPANESE REPRESENTATIVES ARRIVED BY PLANE FROM HANOI AND LATER THE THAI DELEGATION ARRIVED FROM BANGKOK. The armistice negotiations will commence at 3 p.m.
Retreating Italians Reform RESISTANCE AT AGORDAT?
CAIRO, Jan. 28 (Reuter).-After their hasty 100-mile retreat into Eritrea from the Sudanese frontier, there are signs that the Italians have finally decided to offer resistance at Agordat, an important town on the railway running to the Red,
Son.
Rumania Closes All Gates
Sima Flees From Country
British motorised forces and) infantry are meanwhile closing in on Italian positions in the plains around the town.
It is thought that the speed of the
Italian withdrawal may have resulted
In some disorganisation among their forces, especially 113 they have evidently been pushed back further than they had originally intended to
go.
the
on January 29 on board the cruiser Natori, and will continue twice daily until concluded which French officials expect will be within two or three days.
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Several units of Free French forces have been, and are still taking part in the British offensive in North Africa and Libya. British II.Q. communiques have several times referred to the prominent part these men have taken in the actions. This picture shown a Free French motorised column ready to move for ward in the offensive agnina Elbyn.
Meanwhile, a Japanese squadron is still cruising off Luftwaffe HONGKONG BOY The Fleet
Cape Saint Jacques. The arrival of the cruiser Natori has created gloom amongst the Frenchmen here who predicted that it is a forerunner to Japanese expansion in southern Indo-China.
LINER'S ALLEGED S.O.S.
Nazi Ruse To Locate
British Ship
LONDON, Jm. 28 (Reuter): An Italian column numbering 1,500 The liner Empress of Australia to 2,000, streaming: east from frontier post at Umm Hagar, in the was almost certainly in harbour, south-west corner of Eritrea, is stated it is pointed out in London, when to be in a decidedly uncomfortable the alleged aitaek on her took position. It continues to be pushed place. (Reu-treating along a single road on the by British mobile units and is TC- bank of the Setit River near the Abyssinian frontier.
BELGRADE, Jan. 28 fer).-All Rumanian pass-ports must be stamped with a special visa before their owners__can leave the country, according to a decree Issued by General Ion Antonescu. The order includes diplomats.
Hostilities Continue HANOI, Jan. 28 (UP).—It is officially stated that hostilities between Thailand and Indo- China have not ceased on the northern front. A Government communique issued at 1 p.m.
Resumes Raids
Ends Eight Days Of
Inactivity
said that Thai troops are con-The German air force sent a
· LONDON, Jan. 28 (Reuter). tinuing their machine gun fire steady trickle of planes over the northwest of Luangprabang.
It was also declared that the Government had not received ony news from Saigon as to whether or not the armistice began at 10 aan.
'eastern and south-eastern coun- ties of England to-day after leaving. London and most of Britain severely alone for eight consecutive nights and almost all the intervening hours of daylight.
GIVEN "BLUE"
4
News has just been received by his father in Honghong that William ("Bill") Pryde, youngest son of Mr Walter Pryde of the P.W.D., who was Peace Memorial Scholar- ship winner, has been awarded his soccer Blue at Cambridge.
The young man, who was a Central British School student, played at outside-right for the Can- tabs against Oxford and acored the first of his ; team's two goals. The Varsities drew two-all.
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Versus Warplanes
Expert's Confidence In Our Sea Units
(BY "REUTER'S" AIR CORRESPONDENT>
LONDON, Jan. 28-Full con- fidence in the continued fighting power of the British Fleet was |expressed to-day in the first comment by a high British naval officer on the air war at sea since the Battle of the Straits of Sicily began.
"Air action will not seriously hamper the power of the Navy so long as you have enough air- craft carriers," he said. "Our
Chiang Says continued operations in the
Incident Is Closed
Mediterranean, despite both the German and Italian air forces, prove this.
High Command Report BANGKOK, Jati. 28 (UP)-The High Command, detailing the fighting until the order, to cease firing at 10 An Alr Ministry communique am. sold that Thal forces continued issued this evening states, "It is to advance on all fronts and hnd
belleved that some lone raiders were AB SO.S., said to have come from captured Changka in the Aranyn fulfilling the purpose of reconnais the ship, stated that she was in a sector. Two towns were occupied in sance to report on the weather." position some 200 miles west of the Ubol sector and the troops also
Four Alerts. Dakar. This would mean that the advanced from Banssarong, occupy-The London-area-had-four-alerts Africa's Four Fronts nearest British port would be Free Chonga. In the Champasak After the third, a busket of incen- operations on all four fronts in Africa miles away. Thus the ship could not Kaokuan in an abortive attempt to Trolley buses were held up while CAIRO, Jan. 2 (Reuter)-British town, in Sierra Leone, about 800 sector, the French artillery fired on diary bombs fell in one district. are making satisfactory progress.
possibly have reached a British port reoccupy the city; however, the That wardens, police and civilians, bene- To-day's G.I.Q. communique states: during the time between the alleged forces repulsed the attacks.
Atting "Libya: Presumably it aims at pre- in the Derua area is
from the experience of recent Concentration of our forcesSO.S, and the announcement that the
fire-raising attempts ship was safe.
by night, continuing.
Yesterday venting the escape of persons
11.15 am. two French quickly put out the incendiaries with "Eritrea: While on
It is suggested that the Germans twin-motored planes dropped bombs sandbags conveniently resting against operations in the
In this ofleer's view, there is very wanted by the Government for Agordal-Barentu area are progress-mest probably are anxious to dis on a forest at an undisclosed point. Jamp-posts and at street corners. their sharp in the abortive Ironing satisfactorily, our troops continue cover the whereabouts of the Empress The That als force to-day bombed
little danger of a capital ship being Several high explosives were CHUNGKING, Jan. 28 (UP), sunk by a beenbing attack, for it is pross the Italian forces retreating of Australia and sent out the ficti- Pailin and Sleephon for two hours dropped in a residential area Guard revolt.
from Umm Hagac. further 100 lous 5.0.S. in the hope of learning and also attacked French troop post-considerable damage de shek, speaking at the Kuomin- the British and German air action al and Generalissimo Chiang Kai- able to take such heavy punishment. prisoners have been captured, making
tions with good results. All planes houses, but there a total of over 1,200 up to date.
returned despite strong anti-aircraft casualties other than
were no serious tang's weekly Sun Yat Sen TURN to Back Page, Column 5 "Abyssinia: East of Memm situation remains unchanged.
resistance.
killed while walking in the street,
memorial service on Monday, Eastern Counties
said that the Fourth Route Army are again active."
"Italian Somaliland: Our patrols
LONDON, Jan. 28 (Reuter) incident is closed and does not number of enemy aircraft crossed the remain in any way, shape or
form.
Press reports received here to-day state that Horia Sima, leader of the Iron Guard and Vice-Premier of Rumanin, is now definitely known to
have fled from. Rumania,
Meanwhile the military authorities claim to have.made
ade a huge haul of arms from the rebels and to have
recovered 70 lorry-leads of property
looted by Iron Guards.
King Michuel and the Queen Mother have given 500,000 lei for the fund for the benent of families of soldiers killed in the revolt.
1s
10
the
Italian Prisoners Stay
In S. Africa
this.
Khalsa Defence Of India League
Elective Committee of the Khalsa
LAHORE, Jun. 28 (Reuter).—The
Defence of India League has decided to send a deputation, under the CAPE TOWN. Jan. 28 (Reuter) leadership of the Maharaja of The South African Government has Patiala, to walt on the Commander- General Antonescu suffering agreed to accommodate 20,000 Italian in-Chief to press the rights and
prisoners captured in the Western claims
of the Sikh community in Desert in order to spare ships which
The Executive Committee has also the League throughout the Punjab.
from influenza.
Soviet-Axis Channel
Halifax And Blockade WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 (Reuter), -After conferring with Mr Sumner Welles, Under-Secretary of State, for nearly an hour to-day, Lord Halifax. the new British Ambassador, told newamen that he expected to take up with the State Department in the
Immediate future the quction of
able
to.
countries.
Vichy-Berlin Exchanges
one woman
south coast and flew over south-east England this afternoon.
Disbandment Of The Fourth Route Army
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
He said that he expected all
They dropped bombs through the clouds but no important damage was reported and there were very few national armies to obey orders casualtics,
and to adhere strictly to their assigned to them. The disband- fields of action and the duties
Hitler Replies To Petain LONDON, Jan. 28 (Reuter).
In the morning an enemy aircraft Comte de Brinon, the Vichy the eastern counties, causing little dropped several bombs at a point in Government representative in damage and no casualties, Germany with Hitler's reply to Petain last month, according to the Swiss radio.
would be needed to convey them to Army of entrance into the Indian Paris, has returned to Paris from
'Indi
The British Government is paying resolved to constitute committees of the message sent him by Marshal Conscientious
ull costs.
Boothby
Resignation
And Czech Assets
the
Marshal Petain's message, which is understood to have concerned Marshal's conditions for Franco- German co-operation, was trans- mitted to Hitler by the Vichy Minister
Objectors Ill Treated
LONDON, Jan. 28 (Reuter).
"By the very nature of the Fleet's continued action, there must be re- | verses na fu the case of the cruiser Southampton and the aircraft carrier Illustrious."
Discussing the relativè merits of
LATEST
Submarine Lost
LONDON, Jan. 28 (Reuter).-The ment of the fourth route soldiers Admiralty announces that the British has no bearing on other sections submarine Triton is overdue and must of the national forces, he said, be considered lost. The next of kin and added, "there are absolutely! have been Informed.
no political or party issues involved."
Since he had disciplined the Fourth Route soldiers, there had been much Japanese propaganda and rumours which were "grossly false reports."
"In China to-day there is absolute
of Marine, Admiral Darian, when heThe War Minister, Captain unanimity in purpose amongst tho visited Parts during Christmas week. David Margeston, has decided people and the armed forces. None
Previously there had been a crop
of unconfirmed reports that
Hitler that one officer and six non- TURN to Back Pago, Column 5 had made far-reaching demands, commissioned officers, against mainly concerning the future of the whom allegations of ill-treating French Fleef,
conscientious objectors have been made, will be fried by Court) Martial. ›
Commenting on Mr Hugh Dalton's the money going to the Germans and the House
His main objectives were to prevent The Prime Minister moved that's defences was uttered by M. statement in the House of Commons to secure its distribution among mittee's report, which had set a very
agreed with the Com- Counell, of the Karelian-Finnish
has
Seo Back Pago For
Further Lafe News
Morgenthau Wants Aid To Britain Sanction
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LONDON, Jan. 28 (Router)—A debate was held this after- exports to Rusals, which Britain bedeves are replacing the Soviet's noon on the resignation of Mr Robert Boothby, Parliamentary shipments to Germany
Under-Secretary for Food, following the Inquiry by the Select Lord Halifax sold that a "consider Committee into his conduct in connection with Czech assets.
of American goods had been
hipped
Mr Boothby made a long state- to Russia and that
"When I disclaimed financial in Moscow Mouthpiece On "there may be more in future,” ment, declaring that his activi-terest to the Chancellor,' I
Lord Halifax sald that he believed ties had been not only innocent answering his charge that I and my
was Finnish White Guards
In announcing the decision in the that shipments were, also being made but actually praiseworthy. The Committee were working for pay
House of Commons, Captain Marges- Russia from Latin-American important thing was to stop ment. It is not true that I received a reminder that they were living in a statement
MOSCOW, Jan. 28 (Reuter)-Ason said that the House would appre- clate that he could not make a further
whilo
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 (Reuter)-The collapse of France The "matter £77,000,000 going to the Nazis single penny for anything I said or frontier republie and must strive "Military Value
sub "Judice. did with regard to the Czech claims." unceasingly to strengthen the coun
had doubled Britain's financial liabilities, declared Mr Henry WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 (Reuter). and that was done.
Morgenthau, Secretary of the Treasury, testifying before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on the Lease and Lend Bill. of the Supreme regarding United States exporta
Cordell Hull, Czech residents in Britain, many of high standard. "We have to set a very Petrozavodsk, at a meeting marking The mystery of Subhas Chandra United States although she no a telephone convection nudson
Bovlet · Republic speaking
Britain, he said, had taken) Lease and Lend Bili, ho declared that to the U.S.S.R., Mr
CALCUTTA, Jan, 28 (Reuter) over all French contracts in thei was a necessity demonstrated by Secretary of State, said that he be whom would otherwise have been high standard for the House of Com the anniversary of Lenin's death. Hleved that American exports to the penniless to-day.
M. Kuusinen declared that Finnish on disappearance continues. The decision causes White Guards, who Soviet Union were insuficient
Ils relatives describe his disap-longer had the help of French (Director-General of the Committee had had yesterday, “Mr ̈ ̈Knudsen are saying that of any great military valuent to be "Looking back, the whole un mons, and we have to try to live up
business seems so unnece Boothby has been one of my personal relations with the USSR are ac
pain to all, especially to me, for Mr they are striving to maintain
pearance as a sudden religious im- money to pay for them.. friendly sary. A postscript to n lotler, n
pulse, dime sentence or two in conversation or friends and supporters at lonely and tually imprisoning and beating up
Drtisis gold and other dollar sota The Hongkong Singers, on a result speech, which could have altered dimeult moments. His departure friends of the Soviet Union in Fin-
had been depicted by $2,310,008.000 of their recent, Concert at the Penin neither facts nor the course of events meats the loss of a highly competent land, and a Finnish Court recently Chu Min-yl, newly-appointed Chinese Mr Morgenthau told the Committee had tot been able to place orders.
NANKING, Jan. 28 (Domel)Mr In the first six months of war. sula Hotel Supplemented by sundry nor my conduct, were all that war and industrious man. It is n heart decided to close the Society of Friend Ambassador to Japan, accompanied that British purchases of war Morgenthau added that Mar donations, have now despatched a required, but it never occurred to me breaking business but I do not think ship with the Soviet Union on by Me Chang Cheng, adviser to the material had virtually stopped in Knudsen told him that plenty of Draft for £30 to the Lord Mayor of that they were necessary. Maybe I that poignancy of our feelings can in-grounds that it was impairing Soviet Ambassador, left here London's Air Raid Distress Fund. was thoughtless.
fuence, our course."
Finnish relations
by 5.,,this | December.
capacity was available for orders LL afternoon for Tokyo.
approval of the they could not be placed,
many.
Bose Still Missing Kuusinen, President of
`at·
Urging
to speed up United States arma pro- duciton) called me up and asked L somoting could not be done to permit the British order for 2,000 planes which they want but for which they