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FIRST NEWSPAPER IN THE FAR EAST. ESTABLISHED 1845.

No. 91,938

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4/-1940

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DECOUX REJECTS ULTIMATUM:

ZERO HOUR ON SEPT. 6?

SAN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE FRENCH · |INDO-CHINA AND CHUNGKING GOVERN- MENTS CONCERNING DEFENCE MEASURES TO BE ADOPTED IN THE EVENT OF A JA- PANESE INVASION OF FRENCH INDO-CHINA TERRITORY HAS BEEN REACHED, AC- CORDING TO REPORTS FROM KWONG [CHOW WAN.

It is stated that Admiral Decoux, Gov- ernor-General of French Indo-China, has as- sured ~Chungking that under no circum- stances, while he is în control, will he permit the_passage of Japanese armed forces They are very fast, and through French Inda China or allow the Jap- anese to establish military bases in French Indo-China.

THE NEW "IRONSIDES”—The new armoured care with which p, famous, Cavalry Regiment has been equipped" and which have been aptly.christened "Ironsides."

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SWISS TO

INSTAL

NEW

A.A. GUNS

...

(SPECIAL TO “CHINA MAIL")

The Swiss authorities are to set up large calibre anti-aircraft guns in the mountains with the aim of ending air violations of Swiss neutrality.

been recalled to" man the guns which are being set up as a sequel to alleged British, flights over Switzerland on route to Italy.

REFUGEES

TRAIN DISASTER

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA

HITLER'S

PICTURE

TRAMPLED ON

Admiral Decoux flatly rejected fence positions along the coast are Japanese ultimatum present being fully manned.

turing the week-end, demanding The French authorities have assage... for Japanese troop placed a severe censorship on all hrough. Indo-China, in accord-outgoing telegrams. N ince with an agreement alleged to Preparations are also being. have been reached with Marsha made to evacuate all-women and Petain.

children from ports and towns Meanwhile, the Japanese fleet, near the coast. The evacuation MAIL")|(SPECIAL, TO "CHINA MAIL" cruising just outside Indo-China has already begun at Saigon.:

NEWS REPORTS FROM territorial waters, is blockading Inspectorate Withdrawn BUDAPEST, HUNGARY, STATE the entire north-east coast.

and 50 injured in a Fifteen were killed

collision between ta train bringing back Belgian refugees from France and a goods

Certain specialised troops have train yesterday. The accident.. occurred near the River Sambre.

Havas.

It was learned in Berne yester- day, that a British reply to Swit- zerland's latest, protest is expect- ed shortly. Havas.

NEW CALEDONIA JAPANESE

UP AGAINST BOYCOTTS

GOVERNOR 'SACKED'

[SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL"]

The Vichy Government yester- day relieved M. Bayardelle from his duties as Governor of New Caledonia and has replaced him by M. de la Clöche. Havas,

NEW ARGENTINE CABINET

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")

several

Later.

All vessels to and from Indo- THAT THE NAZI- - GOVERN-

Reports from reliable sources MENT HAS PROTESTED TO China ports are being stopped.

Chow Wan indicate RUMANIA OVER AN INCIDENT Last week, it is now reported, in Kwang

high officials of the that Japanese action against Indo- |AT, BRASOV," TRANSYLVANIA,

IN WHICH THE GERMAN CON Chungking Government, held a China is imminent. SULATE WAS DAMAGED AND three-day conference with Indo- It is learned that... Admiral. China Government officials, in- Decoux's rejection of the Japan- [PICTURES. OF HITLER WERE

ese ultimatum which expired yes- TRAMPLED INTO THE DUST. cluding Admiral Decoux.

terday has been followed by the The German and Italian Lega- Defences Manned

withdrawal of the Japanese “in- tions in Bucharest are still being

Haiphong is now a hive of ac-spectorate" from Hanol, and that. guarded by troops armed with tivity. French and native troops warning has been given that Zero machine-guns,

ore being mobilised and all de-Hour, is to strike on September: 6:

Hungarian troops are.being-con- centrated for the march into the ceded areas of Transylvania on Thursday. Havas.

BLOCKADE HITTING HAVE AN H.B.

TRADE HARD

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") A report published yesterday by the "Central China... Dally] News," Shanghai organ of the Nanking government, stated an The Osaka press bureau extremely serious trade situation reported yesterday that is now occurring in Shanghal due to the Japanese blockade of Che- the Commerce Depart-iang and Fukien. (SPECIAL: TO: "CHINA MAIL") ment has been investigat- The situation may bring the total collapse of native goods. A new Argentino, Cabinet has been formed, entirely free of any ing the effects of the re-manufacturers and transportation members of pro-Nazi or procent arrests of Britons in firms and later affect customs

brokers ^and banks. Fascist sympathics, Havas. Japan upon Japanese If ships cannot reach the coast, the paper says, the future will be ANOTHER TYPHOON trade abroad.

“unthinkable.”. Havas.

"DEVELOPING“

The arrests, are stated to have seriously affected the sale of Ja-- The Royal Observatory reports anese goods in Canada.” ***-

SHANGHAI FILM

A movement is reported" DIRECTOR KILLED that pressure continues highest throughout Canada to suspend all qter the Pacific to the north-east transactions in Japanese goods (SPECIAL TO “CHINA MAIL") "of Japan; the typhoon has pro- and the Canadian press is agitat-1· A lone gunman shot and killed bably filled up over Koren and Ing

south-east of the Loochoos, which Bees Bzationwide, boycott, Liu San-ha, head of the Central)

another is developing to the

will probably move" ndr -west.

report emanates from China. Motion Picture Company, the head of the Japanese trade in Shanghai yesterday. The mul 'bureau in Toronto.

|der occurred in the early after The outlook for the export, of noon in a well-known Chinese sundry goods to Canada is very restaurant where the victim was ATHER FORECAST-North-dark, in view of the unfavourable having tim. The murderer Impression created by the arrests. escaped. It is not known if the

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crime was political,

moderato. prally

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