1940-06-26 — Page 1

ITALY'S ARMISTICE TERMS

RICKSHAW

BRAND CEYLON TEA

HAIPHONG * BLOCKADE

BUT NO INVASION

(Special to China Mail)

in- The best available formation indicates that there is no truth whatever in reports that direct action has been taken by Japanese na- val or military forces in Indo- -China.

else-

no

the

Observers in Shanghai and where seem to be of opinion that an attack may be imminent, but military move has yet been made.

It is learned that, following Japanese announcement that certain units of the Japanese Fleet in South China were being sent to Haiphong, ships have a number of Japanese

is

arrived off the port and have thrown out a blockading screen, and it presumably the intention to

search

shipping using Haiphong..

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CHINA MAIL

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No. 310,66

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26, 1940

ALL QUIET ALONG THE BORDER

It was

this

officially stated afternoon that rumours to the ef- fect that foreign residents In the Fanling area and other districts near the border had been ad- vised to evacuate are without foundation.

The situation is not regarded as warranting such advice and any resident who may have left has acted on his or her personal ini- tiative.

Along the border everything is quiet, the situation having under- gone-no important-change since the arrival of the Japanese forces. The bridge carrying the Canton road has been dismantled and the bridge carrying the railway has been narrowed.

PLAN TO EMPLOY STUDENTS

SHANGHAI, TO-DAY. WHILE THE GRIM PROSPECT OF

UNEMPLOYMENT IS. STARING UNIVERSITY GRADUATES IN FACE, THE SHANGHAI IN THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT AUTHORI TIES

ARE

SHORT-HANDED IN VARIOUS KINDS OF NATIONAL

Mr. Okazaki's Denial "It is absolutely untrue," declared Mr. Okazaki, Japanese Consul-Gen- to the "China eral in Hong Kong, Mail" to-day when questioned regard- RECONSTRUCTION WORK WHICH in circulation that IS NOW IN FULL SWING IN THE ing the rumours

commenced an the Japanese have

SOUTH-WEST PROVINCES, WRITES invasion of French Indo-China.

The French Consulate said that they THE "SIN WAN PAO." had no information of the rumoured invasion.

A

of

for a number programme The story seems to have been in-university-trained railway and bridge spired by the curiously phrased Ja- engineers, surveyors, business admin- istrators and assistants to work in panese Army despatch referring to

Chinese

and Government highway "operations begun on June 17 to cut off by force the transport of war railway construction bureaux, is now

being planned. supplies through Indo-China."

on

As no operations affecting Indo- China were commenced on June 17 or the an- any subsequent date, nouncement may be taken to mean that operations in Kwangsi are re- ferred to.

EVACUATION OF SICCAWEI

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")

Shanghai, To-day.

Ten thousand kilometres of rall-

way

the will be constructed by Ministry of Railways In the south- For west provinces, it is learned. the construction of each 1,000 kilo- metres the Government will require the assistance of at least 500 on- gineering students, 250 mechanical engineers and about 3,000 students of other courses.

Aside from railway construction the Government has also drawn up plans for the development of aviation, high- way construction, postal development, heavy industry development and re- construction of public utilities services in cities. These plans will provide employment for thousands of students.

In connection with the eva- cuation of Siccawei by the French forces, French au-Reuter. thoritative circles stated that the French military and Japanese military agreed, in therefore they have decided to restore August, 1937, on the creation of a security zone around the Concession.

The Siccawel zone was one of such

zones..

To-day the French authorities be- lieve the existence of such a zone is no longer justified by the situation and

Siccawei to its normal status.

The occupation of 8lccawei' was based on the de facto situation exis- Ing In 1937 and was not founded on any written contract.

The French authorities have duly informed the other foreign authorities of this ́ decision.--Havas.

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M. REYNAUD REPORTED ON WAY TO LONDON

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")

LONDON, TO-DAY. MESSAGES OF SYMPATHY AND PLEDGES OF SUP- PORT FROM FRENCHMEN IN BRITAIN AND POSSESSIONS OVERSEAS CONTINUE TO POUR IN TO GENERAL DE GAULLE, UNDER-SECRE- TARY FOR WAR IN THE LATE REYNAUD GOV- ERNMENT AND FOUNDER OF THE_FRENCH NATIONAL COMMITTEE.

General de Gaulle, in a further broadcast, said: "1 appeal to all French officers and soldiers, to all French seamen, airmen, engineers and workmen, wherever you may be, to join with those who still want to fight.

General some day our "I promise you that forces, the best French forces, will by land and by air restore the liberty of the world and the greatness of our country.

de Gaulle supporting his initiative and advocating the forma- tion of a French Government abroad. "We must follow the example of our invaded allies and organise resistance," "It is useless now to go into details concludes the message, which also sug- of the Franco-German and Franco-gests that ex-Premier Reynaud should Italian armistice conditions. They can participate in the new Government.---

Havas. be summed up as follows:-

"France and the French people have been surrendered to the enemy bound hand and foot.

"However, there are among us many men, women and children who will never accept this capitulation. The French cause is not yet lost."-Havas.

Ottawa Message (SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") Ottawa, To-day. French residents here have cabled

Reynaud Report

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") London, To-day. There are reports here that M. Reynaud is in touch with General de

Gaulle and that the ex-Premier is ex- pected in London in the next 24 hours. -Havas.

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