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H.M.S. KIMBERLEY

LAVAL IN RED SEA SCRAP Italian Destroyer

SEES HITLER

Hitler yesterday receiv-| ed Pierre Laval, French Vice-Premier, according to the German wireless. Ribbentrop, Nazi Foreign Minister, was present at the interview.

Hitler is at present somewhere in France, where he received La- val, the German. wireless. -an- nounced later, but the actual meeting place was not revealed.

Meanwhile despatches from

Berlin received in New York agree that Albbentrop has left the German,.capital.

He is generally believed to bel on his way to Vichy or Madrid or both and it-is-hinted-that-a-final --peace-settlement with the Petain Government may be in the wind. -Reuter.

Comment Of French Ambassador On leaving the office of Mr. Sumner Welles, U.S. Under-Secretary of State, after a talk yesterday, M. Henry Haye, the French Ambassador, told waiting reporters he had not the slightest information, dir- ect or indirect, about re-

NO MAGINOT COMPLEX IN BRITISH ARMY

"The war can never be won without a mili- tary decision, in east or west or on both. fronts. That is why we are building up o great

said army, Lord Croft, Under-Se-

for cretary

War, speaking in London yesterday.

"It must be an army of superior efficiency. If the army is a happy family there will be no Maginot plex."-Reuter.

com-

SMALL

Blown Up SCALE AIR

THE ITALIAN DESTROYER FRANCESCO · | NULLO WAS FORCED A GROUND AND. BLOWN UP BY A TORPEDO FIRED FROM THE BRITISH DESTROYER KIMBERLEY IN A SPIRITED ACTION IN THE RED SEA.

RAIDS

Enemy air attacks on Britain yesterday were on

a very small scale, says an

4.

This was revealed in an official Admiral- Air Ministry communique ty communique issued in London last night|issued in London last giving an entirely different complexion to the evening. action as reported by Rome.

During the night of Sunday/ Monday-relates the Admiralty, one of our convoys, in the Red Sea was attacked by two Italian destroyers who fired, torpedoes at the escorting vessels and shet- led the convoy.

Our escorting vesselsimme- diately opened fire on the enemy and gave chase.

Contact was temporarily lost. Gel, but, HM.S. Kimbérley” (com.

NO GENERAL EXODUS OF BRITONS IN EAST EXPECTED

THE NEWS THAT THE BRITISH AUTHORI-

A few sporadic raids were made in the morning by single

manded by Lt.Comm J. A. Menemy "aircraft on several towns Richardson, R.N.)regained on the south-east coast and some touch at daylight" and engaged damage was done. one enemy destroyer identified" as the Francesco › Nullo..

After an action lasting 40. min- utes the Italian destroyer, hav- ing been heavily damaged,ran ashore and was blown up by torpedo fired from Kimberley."

Kimberley Hit

were

thin two towns houses demolished and a few people were killed or injured;

A force of enemy aircraft cross- ed the coast in the afternoon near Dungeness. They were prompt- ly intercepted by strong forces of our fighters and were unable to penetrate to the London area.

.....

Kimberley came under the fire of a shore battery of three guns and received one hit, splin- Reports so far received show that ters from which damaged a steam in this attack very little damage pipe and reduced her specd. was done though a few bomba were dropped on a south-east howtown-Reuter.

Kimberley succeeded; ever, in silencing two out of.. the three shore guns.

In this spirited action Kimber

as soon as possible.

ley sustained three-wounded, and No other ship, elther escort-

the next of kin will be informed

ing vessel "or in convoy; "receiv ed any damage.-Router.

ports that France might TIES ARE ADVISING BRITONS WHO HAVE HAVE AN H. B.-

enter the war on Ger- NO SPECIAL REASON FOR STAYING IN many's side.

The Ambassador was under- stood to have discussed a propo-

'sal

to send additional United

JAPANESE-OCCUPIED AREAS IN CHINA TO LEAVE HAS BEEN RECEIVED CALMLY IN SHANGHAI.

States observers to Martinique. No general exodus is expected unless

M. Haye declined to comment more definite instructions are forthcoming.

directly on the report but said

the American and French Gov-.

Only about 90 Americans in the

ernments were trying to detor-Tientsin area have indicated their mine what to do with the 100 wish to evacuate, within the next few months, it is learned from American-made warplanes

official American sources in which the French aircraft- carrier Bearn, had taken there. Shanghai,

"In answer to questions about the Vichy Government's reaction to Mr. Churchill's address, M, Haye said: "I don't know, only know my own. I was very much impressed but if he had said something about casing the block ade for the benefit of French wo men and children, that would touch the French people very much

Reater.

There are about 700 United States nationals resident in the Tientsin area.

London's view is that those Britons who can should leave both China and Japanë:

There has been no change in the Immediate altuation and British subjects who have busi- nestes are carrying on to the beat of their ability.-Router.

ATHLONE'S VISIT

TO ROOSEVELT

The Canadian Premier, Mr. "While Going Is Good" Mackenzie King, and the Gov- Any British subjects in Japan urnor-General, the Earl of whose duties do not entail their Athlone, were engaged in animat- staying would obviously be well ed conversation as they walked advised to leave "while the going down the platform from the is good," although there has been train on which the Governor- no question of Sir Robert Craigie, General returned from his week- British.· ́Ambassador, in Tokyo, end visit to the Roosevelts at WEYGAND AT FEZ putting into effect h's emergency Hyde Park, NY, yesterday,

scheme for the evacuation of Bri- It is not the custom that any General Weygand flew to Fez tish subjects from Japan, it was Vice-Regal statement should be on Monday to review the troops stated in well-informed quarters made but it is understood the of the local garrison, stated the in London. yesterday, says Reu- visit was most satisfactory and Vichyadio yesterday-Reuter. | ter's diplomatic correspondent. “ pleasant in every way.Reuter,

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