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THE CHINA' MAIL, FEBRUARY 16, 1940

HEAVY SNOWFALLS

IN

FRANCE

Paris, To-day.

HEAVY SNOWFALLS have reduced all movement to a minimum on the western front; the weather, however, is now slightly less cold.

Air activity is at a complete standstill owing to bad

visibility.

Two incidents, both west of the Saar, were reported yesterday in French Army communiques.

At one point, at the wood, the Germans

corner of a tried to raid a

French post but the first burst of fre sent them hurrying back.

patrol

too near

NO SECRET SESSION DISCLOSURE

At nightfall a German which had approached one of the French posts was dia

and left persed by French fire some men on the ground. Last night's French communique | WAS said merely: "There is nothing im-

Reuter. portant to report."

GRANTS TO CZECHS

London, To-day.

LONDON, TO-DAY. THE PRIME MINISTER, IN REPLY TO A QUESTION IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS YESTERDAY, SAID HE CONFIDENT THERE HAD BEEN NO DISCLOSURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS IN THE HOUSE IN THE RECENT, SECRET SESSION.

It would be evident to any member who was present that the article on the proceedings in the "Hamburger Fremdenblatt" (purporting to give an account of what transpired) was not based on any authentic information re- garding what was then said but was Questioned in the Commons yester-published for purely propaganda pur- day on how many refugees had re- ceived a £200 emigration grant since the Czech Trustees were appointed, the Home Secretary said that between July 21st and February 7th, 311 grants persons totalling representing 570

£54,000 had been paid by the Trust outside the respecting settlements United Kingdom.-British Wireless.

400 PRIESTS UNDER ARREST

poses. -

Reuter, Mr. Davidson interjected, amid laughter, that if the article was not accurate, was it not much more in- teresting than what actually occurred. -British Wireless.

FRENCH ARMY ACQUIRES

500 NEW TANKS

Parle, To-day.

Five hundred tanks, ranging from

Four hundred Roman Catholic pri- "babies" of two tons to 32-ton mon- ests are now in German concentrationsters, wers officially handed over to camps, according to the French, wire- the French Army by M. Dautry, Minia- "somewhere In ess. Most are said to be employed on ter of Armaments, France" yesterday.

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