THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 25, 1940
POLISH ARMIES NOW LANDING IN BRITAIN
Spirited CHINESE Broadcast By AIR RAID General Sikorski ON ICHANG
London, To-day.
THE POLISH ARMIES fighting in France are land- ing in England. This was revealed last night in a broadcast by General Sikorski, the Prime Minister of Poland and Commander-in-Chief of the Polish armed forces.
CHUNGKING, TO-DAY.
IN SPITE OF INCLEMENT WEA-
SECOND CHINESE
PROTEST TO INDO-CHINA
Chungking, To-day.
of
The Chinese. Government has sent a second protest to the French Gov- ernment against acceptance of Ja- THER, TWO SQUADRONS OF CHIN-
panese demands for the cessation ESE PLANES RAIDED THE JAPAN- ESE IN THE OUTSKIRTS OF goods traffic to China through French
Indo-China. CHANG YESTERDAY.
The Chinese Government points out One squadron bombed and strafed that the French action is in contraven-
the Japanese positions at Tungshanssu
(East Hill Temple) and the other squadron attacked the Japanese me- chanised units at Chenchingshan and on the highway east of the city. Over ten fires were started on both sides of the highway.
All Chinese planes returned to their base safely.
tion of international law, Sino-French
treaties and the resolutions
of the
League of Nations, and is tantamount to aiding the aggressor.
The Chinese Government demands that the French Government imme- diately resume goods traffic to China by way of French Indo-China.-Cen-
tral News.
General Sikorski said: "At a time when the main body of our armies safely back from France is landing on the shores of Great Britain, I would like to declare solemnly in the name of the President of the Polish Republic and the Polish Government that animated by an in-troops have driven the main Japanese domitable will we shall continue to fight shoul- to the plain on the Hankow-Ichang Hankow Road, der to shoulder with the powerful British Empire highway for a free and independent Poland.
"To_the_task_of_the_evacuation-of-
our troops from France I have devot- ed all my energy, fully supported by His Majesty's Government, who have given all their help.
"Our place to-day is in the line of battle. We are fulfilling our alliance with Great Britain.
"The Polish nation will persevere in the struggle against Germany to the end. The Polish ́ armý, which was reorganised in France, faithful to its great traditions, fought for Its own freedom and that of the Allied countries.
"Two divisions of General Duch and General Prugar were fighting near the Maginot Line. One part of the armoured division of General Maczeck operated on the most threatened sec- tor of the front.
"A highland regiment fought heroi- cally in Norway.
Orders To Divisions
"While at the front I gave orders to the First and Second Infantry Divi- sions to break through towards Switzerland in case of the collapse of the French front..
in
"According to reports received, our Second Division, with some. elements of the First Division, succeeded carrying out this order and won gen- eral admiration by its attitude.
"Poland was the first country to fall victim to the enemy's invasion. To-day, in spite of tremendous losses and enormous hardships, Po- land remains the loyal ally of Great Britain in the struggle for the ideals of liberty and Democracy."
DID NOT PROFIT
"ARE YOU EXPECTING
AN- OTHER $2 THIS TIME?"
ASKED MR. E. HIMSWORTH AT KOWLOON THIS MORNING, QUESTIONING A 19-YEAR-OLD YOUTH, LEUNG KWAN, WHO WAS CHARGED WITH BEGGING.
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Leung admitted that he had been given $2 about 10 days ago to start sort of business, after being some convicted for begging.
Leung explained that he started hawking articles, purchased with the Magistrate gave him. Busi- $2 the ness was good the first few days, but collapsed later,
The Magistrate bound him over, and warned him that he would be expelled from the Colony if he came before the Court again.
RAYON INDUSTRY SUFFERING
(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL"]
Tokyo, To-day. The production of rayon in May amounted to 5,793,950 pounds, almost 60 per cent. less than May, 1939, ac- cording to an announcement made by the Rayon Industrial Federation.
Shock Of French Decision
General Sikorski said he knew how great the shock of the surrender of France was to his countrymen "we have unshakeable confidence that 26,308,864
The output was 112,992 pounds greater than in April.
From January 1 to May 31 the but production
of rayon yarn totalled pounds, a decline of
the war, the result of which has not 17,972,930 pounds when compared yet been decided, will end with the with the corresponding period in 1999. victory of our common and sacred-Havas.
cause..
"The iron will of Great Britain to continue the struggle is subject... · to no doubt.
WOUNDED FROM OVER
THE BORDER
Standing unyieldingly at her side and at the side of her numerous
Leung Chun and Chan Ping-kwai, friends and allies, we shall win, bring- were yesterday admitted to the Kow- received ing to you and to Europe your de-loon Hospital for injuries Hverance."Reuter.
28,000 ENQUIRIES
during an air raid on Sha-yu-chung on June 22.
Wong Kwai-ting, who was also ad- mitted to the same hospital had 'bullet wound in the back inflicted in
Namtau.
a
Pte. Marable, of the Middlesex
London, To-day. Twenty-eight thousand enquiries under the children's overseas reception scheme which supplements the plan for evacuation of children to country Regiment, driving an Army lorry in districts have been dealt with since Pokfulam Road yesterday, knocked Thursday-that is to say at the rate down a boy, Leung Lau-sap, who died of 7,000 daily.British Wireless. on the spot.
Tightening their cordón, Chinese
force to the west of the Han River
Fighting for the possession of the high level ground northwest of Tang- yang, 30 miles northeast of Ichang, is developing with increasing fury. Several Japanese attacks with the sup- port of mountain guns have been re- pulsed.
Miss H. M. D. L. Prata, of No. 20, was treated at the Queen Mary Hospital for abrasions on her left hand, after trying to board a moving bus in King's Road yester- day.
the Han River. Between 5,000 and 6,000 wounded were sent to the rear from the Kingmen sector-Central
The Japanese have suffered heavy casualties in the operations west of News.
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