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Official Silence On Peace Parleys Persists FIRST MEETING NO AGREEMENT

SOVIET

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London, To-day,

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LONDON, TO-DAY.

OFFICIAL SOURCES. IN FRANCE AND IN THE AXIS COUNTRIES' CONTINUE TO PRESERVE COM- PLETE SILENCE REGARDING THE FRANCO- GERMAN ARMISTICE NEGOTIATIONS, BUT THERE IS REASON NOW TO BELIEVE. THAT THE PARLEYS ARE TAKING PLACE IN MADRID.

According to unconfirmed reports received in Lon- don, the first meeting between the plenipoten- tiaries took place yesterday morning and ad- journed, indicating it is suggested a French ef- fort to obtain better terms.

The same paper, with no date, or

Signs of increasing tension

Nothing definite is forth-Italian paper "Messagero" reports un- between Germany and Rus- sia are becoming more mark coming yet, however, and der a Budapest date-line. ed, arising apparently from rumour is also suggesting place mention, says that Corsica is the Soviet belief that when that as the result of a meet revolting against France, and that a French military resistance is ing of the Council of Minis- seditious movement is growing in over, Axis attention will be ters held under the chair-Fez egipco, particularly in the turned to the Balkans and manship of President Lebrun yesterday, the French are the East.

now likely to allow the Petain

region.Havas.

BRITISH OFFENSIVE IN ABYSSINIA Reports from Kaunas state that Soviet troops continue to arrive in Government to expire with-

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA "MAIL") Lithuania in large numbers and that out concluding an armistice

London, To-day. at least 200,000 crossed the frontier

and to continue the struggle

British forces launched an offensive yesterday.

along

the borders of Abyssinia on in the French colonial posses-Wednesday, it is officially announced. sions. Havas.

Other reports indicate troop move- ments of some dimensions in, var. lous parts of the Reich, Including the transfor from the Western Front to Poland' and East Prussia further 20. divisions,

of a

The rapprochement between Russia and Turkey is seen as indicating that Russian collaboration with Germany may be regarded as at an end.-Havas,

ARGENTINE TO INCREASE ARMAMENTS

(SPECIAL TO “CHINA MAIL"). Buenos Aires, To-day.

The Government has requested

“Fight On" Appeal (SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")

Sao Paolo (Brazil), To-day. Franôh ̈ ex-Servicemen - hère have telegraphed to- ^ General ⠀ Auguste Nogues, Resident-General of French Morocco, placing themselves at his dis- posal and declaring their confidence In him to preserve the integrity of the French Empire,—Havas,

Cabinet Meeting

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") Bordeaux, To-day. The Cabinet met yesterday morn- Parliament to approve a bill authorising from 9 o'clock to 10.30 under Pré- ing the purchase of planes, anti-air-sident Lebrun.-Havas. craft guns and other war materials. The bill also provides for the creation of a military production department:

Havas.

ITALIAN INTERESTS IN TUNISIA

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unis, To-day. The Italian

has request-

ed the Beis

of Itali

duration

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Italy Asked Also

Berlin, To-day.

Rome report to the official, Ger- man news agency states' the French Government has asked the Italian Government as well as the German Government to inform them of con-

for an armistice.-Reuter. Heavy Concentra on ◊) On Rumanian SPECIAL

-Havas,

FRENCH INVADE LIBYA

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Algiers, To-day. An official communique re- ports that French and Alger- ian formations closely con- tacted enemy positions in Libya 33 miles east of the frontier Libyan - Tunisian yesterday.

The French air force has shown

great activity since Italy's entry. Into

the war,

Important bombing :: operationsTM have been carried out on the port of Tripoll and Cagliari, In Bardinia. First rald was on the night of June 15/16 when many hits were scored on wharves. The second raid, on the night of June 17/18, started a fire in hangars and destroyed many planes on the ground. The enemy's reaction was slight--Havas:

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