FRANCE TO
SOMALILAND
THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 29, 1938.
REINFORCE
FORCES
Premier Cancels Naval Plans For Tunis Visit
Long Conferences -FRENCH
With M. Bonnet
NAVAL CRAFT
And Colonial Experts FOR DJIBOUTI
Paris, To-day.
Beirut, To-day.
A torpedo boat of the French Levant naval division has been
French Somaliland.
Although French official quarters are still disposed ordered to proceed to Djibouti, in
to minimise the reports of an Italian military threat to French Somaliland, M. Daladier and M. Bonnet were in long conference yesterday on the situation.
The Minister of the Colonies was later called into the conference, together with members of the Colonial High Commands.
One result of these deliberations was a decision to increase French naval and military forces in Soma-) liland, though reinforcements will be on a small scale.
Another result was A decision that M. Daladier will not, during his visit to Corsica and Tunisia, be escorted by 23 warships, but mere- ly by one cruiser and a destroyer division.
ROUTINE INSPECTION
ALREADY LEFT?
Paris, To-day. Marseilles reports state that Senegalese troops have already left for Djibouti in the "Sphinx” and the "Chautilly.”~Trans-Ocean.
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GERMANY CRITICISES
BRITISH PAPERS
Berlin, To-day.
The British press is violently
The purpose of the change is to criticised for giving publicity to avoid giving the impression that "false reports" of tension on the
Somaliland border-Trans-Ocean.
M. Daladier's trip is being made the occasion for a naval demonstra- tion.
Daladier
It is asserted that M. is merely carrying out a routine inspection in his capacity as De- fence Minister.
DJIBOUTI DEMONSTRATION Meanwhile, in Djibouti there has been a great demonstration, in favour of France.
BENES PAPER TO CLOSE DOWN
Prague, To-day.
She will proceed ahead of the "d'Hiberville," the escort vessel which left Beirut for Djibouti yesterday-Reuter.
DE VALERA VISITING U.S.
Dublin, To-day.
It is officially announced that the Premier of Eire, Mr. Eamonn de Valera, will visit the United States in May: next year.
His programme in Wash- ington includes a stay at the White House as the guest of President Roose- velt.
In New York, on the invi- tation of the committee, Mr. de Valera will visit the World's Fair.
He is also expected to visit other cities in the United States. Reuter.
Dublin, To-day. The former official organ of ex- Mr. de Valera, will arrive in. Wa- President Benes, "Prager Presse," shington on May 6 and will possib- Not announces that it will cease publica-ly open personally the Irish Pavil-
tion after December 31. Trans- lion at the World Exhibition. Ocean.
The demonstrators marched through the streets of the town carrying banners: "We Do Want To Suffer The Same Fate As The Ethiopians" and "Djibouti Must Remain French."-Trans-Ocean.
FRONTIER PROBLEM
Paris, To-day.
"Le Matin" states that the French Government has decided to send a group of geographical experts to Djibouti, to delimit the frontiers between French Soma- liland and Italian possessions.
For the past fifteen months, fre- quent disputes have been arising over the exact demarcation of the frontier, and Italian military posts have been set up on land which, ac- cording to France, belongs to French Somaliland.
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Informed French circles are opinion that these activities have afforded the basis for reports foreign newspapers that Italy is con- centrating troops on the frontier of French Somaliland.
Ocean.
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NATIVE TROOPS UNDER ORDERS
Paris, To-day.
It is announced that battalion of Senegalese troops, is leaving Marseilles within 48 hours for French Somaliland on board French liners.
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It is presumed the mea- sure is being taken against the reported concentration of Italian troops on the Abyssinia-Somaliland
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Reuter.
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Trans-Ocean.
FRENCH SELL OUT SKODA SHARES
Prague, To-day.
It is reported here that in view of the changed situation in Central Europe, a French financial group closely connected with the Schnei- der-Croeset works, which held the majority of the Skoda shares, has sold its holdings to a group re- presenting the Czech Government.
The French Director of Skoda, M. Rochelle, was recalled four weeks ago.-Trans-Ocean.
AMERICAN
SEAMAN CHARGED
George Hennessy, 34, seaman, of the s.s. President Taft, was bound over by Mr. E. Himsworth at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning when charged with disorderly con- duct.
Defendant, said Det.-Sgt. J. F. Scott, missed the vessel at Christ- mas when she sailed for Europe. Yesterday he boarded a Star Ferry at Hong Kong, entered the third class and then went up to the first- class where he used bad language and made himself a nuisance.
When the ferry reached Kowloon, he left the launch and stood at the exit where he accosted and annoyed an unknown European.
A woman named Tong Sau-was treated at the Kowloon Hospital, yesterday for turpentine poisoning. She had taken it by mistake.
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