1940-09-23 — Page 2

THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 23, 1940.

INDO-CHINA GIVES IN

Japanese Begin Invasion From Kwangtung; But Sharp Clash Proves To Have Been A Mistake

Three-Point

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Agreement Signed FOR "MAN IN

AFTER WEEKS OF RUMOUR, A JAPANESE FORCE TOOK THE BIT BETWEEN ITS TEETH AND LAST NIGHT LAUNCH- ED AN ATTACK ON INDO-CHINA ·AT 10 O'CLOCK, TWO HOURS BEFORE THE EXPIRY OF THE 72-HOUR ULTIMATUM OF GENERAL NISHIHARA, JAPANESE TROOPS MOVED IN FORCE ACROSS THE BORDER FROM KWANGTUNG.

News of the attack was contained in a Reu-

Certain areas were mined over

and

ter despatch from Haiphong this morning and the week-end by the French be-

tween the Kwangsi border passed by the French censors.

Haiphong.

similar military preparations at Wan on Saturday, while nine

members of the Japanese inspec-1 in torate as well as Japanese civi- at-lians started to evacuate French

were carried out in Kwang Chow

It said briefly that the Japanese crossed the Indo-China border from South China 10 o'clock last night, and added that the face of intense French resistance the tack ceased at midnight, but was expected be resumed at dawn.

to

In fact, however, fighting was never resum- ed. The affair was patched up as a mistake be-

territory.

Seven Japanese warships, with

decks cleared for action, arrived outside Kwang: Chow Wan yes-j terday.

A Mistake

All this precaution, however,

fore dawn, and Reuter reports that an agree-apparently was taken lest

Japanese should spring last-

ITALIANS SINK SPANISH

THE IRON LUNG" TRAWLER

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daughter was born in Chicago yes- terday to Mr. and Mrs. Fred Snite.

Snite, who married in August last year, is the famous "Man in the Iron Lung" who has been living in mechanical respirator since being stricken with infantile paraly- sis in China in 1936. Before his marriage. he went on a pilgri- mage to Lourdes to seek a cure.-Reuter.

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ment has been signed, with the Indo-China minute demands. In the evening. Government accepting all demands.

Reports received by the "China Hanoi, northwards, while

the towns were blacked out. .Mail" last night indicated imminence of trouble.

an agreement was signed, which, while modified from the terms of

A Spanish trawler has been sunk off the coast of

Spain by a submarine which was almost cer- tainly an Italian.

The trawler Almirante Jose de

Carranza was sunk in the early.. hours of Thursday last off Cap Vilano, on the north-west coast of Spain.

All hands except one were lost. The survivor, who has been landed at Corunna, says that the crew of the submarine had a Latin appearance and threw packets of cigarettes at the boat which picked him up.

The trawler was probably mis- taken for a British patrol vessel.

Reuter.

***Built at Port Glasgow in 1918, the Almirante Jose de Car- ranza (ex Ocean Ensign, ex John Highland) was a vessel of 330 tons, owri 1 by R. de Carranza.

ANTI-FASCIST PURGE IN VICHY

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stantially what she demanded. All belongings of the well- The Vichy Government's purge The later Reuter message gives known French financier, Baron of anti-Fascist elements continues. an explanation of the Kwangtung Maurice de Rothschild, have been Yesterday M. Clero, head of the placed under seal by the French central administration of the border fighting as a mistake.

The agreement was signed authorities, it was announced in French Admiralty, and several last night but apparently the Vichy yesterday. Baron de Roths-other officials were relieved of their Japanese general commanding child is now in London. Havas. duties. Havas. the South China - army was hat informed and he according-

Troops In Position Cables from Kwang Chow Wan! revealed that all French forces Troops were moved into battle were on Saturday placed on a positions along the coast and the footing of full mobilisation, In- border, over which the Japanese cluding the reorganised City attack was launched last night. Protection Corps (a body or-¦

The French authorities an ganised by the Chinese); In nounced yesterday that "force Hanol.

will be met with force" should the Japanese attempt an invg-| Blon.

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ly ordered an attack at Dong- sing presumably in accordance] with a prearranged plan.

The French offered stiff re- sistance and General Nishihara sent a delegate by air with orders to cease fire.

Terms Of Agreement

The terms of the agreement.

signed last night are:

1. Indo-China grants Japan

three air bases in Tongking, with

HITLER'S BASES FOR INVASION PLASTERED

AN AIR MINISTRY communique issued

the right to station 6,000 troops to in London yesterday stated that the R.A.F.

supervise them.

2. Indo-China grants Japan continued the attacks on enemy invasion

the right to pass

from!

South China through Indo-China bases in the Channel Ports on Saturday and

Saturday night.

by delimited routes.

3. Indo-China grants Japan the right to land and station a num-

ber of effectives in Haiphong

Reuter.

French Communique

..FIRST

Command attacked the port of Flushing, its During the day aircraft from the Bomber

defences and concentrations of barges, light

NEWS OF THE JA- draught vessels at Rotterdam, Antwerp, Os- PANESE OPERATIONS ON THE tend and near Nerneuzen (Holland) and in

RESISTANCE the Calais-St. Omer-Canal.

[INDO-CHINA BÖRDER AND OF

THE FRENCH ĮWAS CONTAINED IN A FRENCH COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT ABOUT. MIDNIGHT, WHEN THE JAPANESE ULTIMATUM WAS DUE TO EXPIRE.

It was learned that Generali Nishihara and members of his staff had gone to the aerodrome. It! was immediately thought that "the balloon had gone up."

SOVIET RAILWAY RIGHT IN FINLAND

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RECULAR RAILWAY · COM-

Aircraft of the "Coastal Com- [mand operated successfully against enemy ships at sea. A convoy of 12 merchant vessels was bombed near Boulogne.

A patrolling alroraft attacked a supply ship of large tonnage south of Borkum and incendi ary bombs were observed." strika the vessel.

Later It was learned he had gone to the airfield to give final MUNICATION BETWEEN FIN- Instructions to the emissary he LAND AND SOVIET RUSSIA attacked near the Dutch island When two smaller ships were was sending by air to the com: WAS RE-ESTABLISHED YES of Ameland a direct hit on one mander of the Japanese army TERDAY- AND ONE TRAIN A of them was followed by that had crossed the border in DAY IS RUNNING BETWEEN the north

explosion. It is not yet clear how big the WHILE TWO TRAINS A DAY HELSINKI AND LENINGRAD; operations were at Dongshing as LINK LENINGRAD AND HAN- the French communique merely COE..

Good Effect

spoke of the Japanese "crossing Since the Soviet-Finnish hostili-after dusk until nearly dawn, During the night, from shortly the border" and of the French. [offering:"stiff resistance.”

¡tles ended, Russia has secured the ports of Ostend, Dunkirk,

It is expected, however, that the right to establish air and naval Boulogne, and Calais were heavily the, matter will soon be cleared bases at Hangoe, at the entrance bombed by aircraft of the Bomber ||up.. Probably 'a'joint Franco-Ja- to the Gulf of Bothnia,

Command. panese communique will be is The two trains running to Hàn-, (sued, on the -subject lator'fo-day.)

goe are therefore, under Soviet] Router.

military surveillance during the whole. trip_through Finnish terrl- tory. Havas, “

Japanese Version Of Events

In connection with last night's Franco-Japanese **in- cident" an the Indo-China border, an authorised source in Tokya, this morning 'de- clared the Japanese in no way """Invaded". Indo-China.

They were merely ch. tering the territory 'accord-

ing to the torma of the agreement permitting them. to pass troopa, it was al togod.

That the French resisted) them must have been due to a misunderstanding, it was stated, but the matter was soon settled amicab -Reu- ter.

Many homba were, seen to burst with good effect on' ships, barges and docks, and, the tacks were punctuated by fires and explosiona.

From these operations all our aircraft returned safely

PUNJAB GIFT

The Minwall district of the Punjab has raised £10,000 for the purchase of fighting hircraft, it was announced in Labore yes- torday.--Router,