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THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL, 20, 1940

PRESS SURVEY OF DEVELOPMENTS

London, To-day.

THE BRITISH PRESS yesterday covered a wide range of topics, from India and Italy to a light sub-leader in "The Times" on the new word "Quisling."

Both "The Times" and the "Daily Telegraph" say that Germany would like to involve Italy in the present war if she could find a way.

Dealing with "M. Reynaud's un- qualified triumph," the "Daily Tele- graph" says that it had been anti- cipated that he would meet with a formidable challenge. But by one of the most brilliant reports ever pre- sented, he silenced all criticism and dispelled all doubt.

France, the paper continues, can be trusted to rise in a crisis to the height of her great traditions, and she has seldom justified this more than by Thursday's ' conclusion to the secret debate.

ITALIAN PUZZLE

CANTON

RED CROSS APPEAL

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The French and British Communi- ties of Canton have decided to launch campaign among themselves and among sympathisers with the allied cause resident in Canton for the collection of funds for the Allied Red Cross. It is hoped to collect sufficient funds for the purchase of an am- presented with full equipment and a suitable inscription to the central allied Red Cross or- ganisation. It is felt that it would be an encouragement to aim at some de- than to collect finite object rather funds vaguely for Red Cross work, and it is also believed that there may be some propaganda value in the pre- sentation of a complete ambulance unit contributed by a small and dis- tant allied community such as that of

The "Daily Mail" admits that the British people are puzzled about Italy.bulance to be It enquires if the present Italian press campaign against Britain is de- signed to help Hitler by diverting our attention from Scandinavia? In that case, the manoeuvre failed before it began.

The paper suggests that Italy may be uttering a warning in the event of the war spreading to the Balkans and points out that Britain and France have no intention of making any move there unless makes a move there first.

Germany

Duce should bear in mind that al-

Shameen.

At the present time there are re- The "News Chronicle", says that Isident in Hongkong many people who would normally consider themselves community members of the Canton and who would probably like to as- sociate themselves with this com-1

be greatly munal effort. It would

though the historic friendship between the British and Italian people may have worn thin under the pressure of Fascist propaganda, there is certainly no love lost between the Italians and

the Germans.

FUTURE OF INDIA

The Labour newspaper "Daily Herald," dealing with India, says that the Congress desire to leave the Bri- tish Commonwealth is reactionary. If the world is to become more civilised, the nations must federate, not split into separate atoms.

The "Glasgow Herald” says that it is Britain's business to help the Indian leaders convince themselves that it is in their interest, even more than in ours, that the country should remain in the Empire of its own free will

They have plenty of examples to

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LIGHTER NOTE

"The Times" manages to strike a somewhat lighter note, dealing with the Norwegian puppet Quisling...

To all journalists and other writers wracking their brains or looking through the pages of Roget, it says, the word "Quisling" is a "gift from the gods!"

If they had been given an order "traitor" to invent a new word for “ and given carte-blanche: with the letters of the alphabet, they could Rot have made a better combina- tion.

The article in "The Times" is head- ed:-"Quisling is as Quisling does."- Reuter.

FOREIGNERS BARRED FROM SWEDISH PORTS

Stockholm, To-day.

Foreigners are now forbidden to visit Swedish ports and it is reported that the entire fron-industry province has been declared a forbidden area.

Stockholm wants even stronger de-

against air attacks,

London, To-day.

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