1940-10-23 — Page 41

THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 23, 1940.

AXIS SEEKING

FRANCE INTO THE

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TO TO BRING THE WAR

Impending Visit Of Von Ribbentrop To Vichy

Rejection By Petain Predicted

REPORTS ARE LINKING together ru- mours of an impending visit by Ribbentrop, Nazi Foreign Minister, to Vichy and that M. Laval, Vichy Vice-Premier, is in Paris nego- tiating on a proposal for reaching a definite armistice with the Axis.

According to American correspondents, M. Laval's proposal is that France should give up Alsace-Lorraine, Nice, Tunis and Djibouti.

The Axis would undertake not to steal anything else if Vichy de- clared war on Brita'n.

There are German-inspired sug- gestions that negotiations have reached a point where Ribben- trop's visit to Vichy might clinch them.

The German press, for the past two weeks, has refrained from saying anything derogatory about; France.

According to these American correspondents, it is agreed that Marshal Petain would reject any such proposal and it is believed that Laval himself doubts. if the French army, navy and air

force would fight Great Britain. Other reports indicate that the French people hold, this view.

For instance, in Paris, the police have found 18 centres for the

secret printing and distribution of pamphlets, and 615 people have been arrested,

Reuter.

French Socialists

Issue Manifesto

SOCIALISTS "THE 'FRANCE ARE CONVINCED- THAT ENGLAND.. FIGHTS:

OF

ALONE TO DEFEND THE FREEDOM OF THE ENTIRE WORLD AGAINST THE MON- STROUS ATTEMPT TO EN- SLAVE IT MADE BY HITLER AND MUSSOLINI,

"They salute 'with admiration

ANTI-AXIS

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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 a great army,' said Lord Croft, Under-Se- cretary

for War, speaking in London. yesterday.

"It must be an army of superior efficiency. If the army is a happy family there will be Maginot com- plex."-Reuter.

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MOVEMENT BROADCAST IN FRANCE NOT PRINTED

The

anti-Axis move-

ment in

unoccupied IN FRANCE

France is described by a writer in the Swiss paper "National Zeitung."

Mr. Churchill's broad- cast to the French people The writer is anonymous, but has not yet been released is said to be a well-known poli- by the Vichy Government tician, not a Swiss, who has spent for publication in un- the last few months in Vichy.

The anti-British feeling which occupied-France. followed the collapse of France The only comment is from a and the incidents at Oran and Vichy Foreign Office spokesman, Dakar, he says,. has been re-who said it was interesting to note placed by a growing sympathy how Mr. Churchill tried to throw as British resistance continues. the responsibility for the war on- For a long time, the French to the Germans. people could not understand why their countrymen bearing a white flag were fired on at Dakar.

They now believe that the or- der to fre was given by the Ger-

mans.

TO REPORT

HARBOUR RESCUE Risking his life, a 16-year-old "Nothing important to report Chinese bootblack on board one of in Egypt, the Sudan and Pales- the Hong Kong-Yaumati ferry tine," said yesterday's Cairo launches, jumped into the har Communique. The "communique

adds that one of our patrols suc-bour yesterday afternoon and res- cessfully attacked the enemy at cued a .68-year-old woman who. Dukan, Kenya. The enemy with--

drew, leaving five killed as well attempted to commit suicide. The as equipment and camels.--Re-woman was later admitted to the ter.

Queen Mary Hospital.

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praises the speech.

The "New York Times" says it was "a call of a free man to his comrades in prison" and a most effective argument for his silent supporters in France.

While Marshal Petain is anxious the resistance of the British peo the writer says, he is opposed by

to check any anti-British feeling, The "New York Herald-Tri- ple and are convinced that in

Laval this they are at one with

and Baudouin, who most the entire French tion."

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popula- staking everything

This declaration is made in a manifesto recently drawn up in unoccupied French territory by members of the French Socialist Party and which has just reach- ed London.- euter.

Berlin Comment On Churchill Broadcast Mr. Winston Churchill's broad- cast to France was described in political circles in Berlin yes- terday as "an attempt to enlist the French people once more as an ally," according to the official German news agency.

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bune" says that the nots of confl are dence in Mr. Churchill's speech on the Nazi was stronger than in any of his THE

earlier calls to arms. euter,

NO GENERAL EXODUS OF BRITONS IN EAST EXPECTED

It is further described as "an- other proof of the hopeless.posi- THE NEWS THAT THE BRITISH AUTHORI- tion of Britain who. without

TIES ARE ADVISING BRITONS WHO HAVE chance of escape, is moving to- wards her destruction."-Reuter. NO SPECIAL REASON FOR STAYING IN JAPANESE-OCCUPIED AREAS IN CHINA TO LEAVE HAS BEEN RECEIVED CALMLY IN SHANGHAI.

DEATH OF MR. SZE-TO CHUNG

No general exodus is expected unless more definite instructions are forthcoming.

Only about 90 Americans in the, advised to leave "while, the going BRIGADE PASSED AWAY THIS Tientsin area have ind'cated their is good," although there has been wish to evacuate within the next

A PROMINENT FIGURE IN 'THE ST... JOHN AMBULANCE

MORNING AT. QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL.

He was Corps Superintendent Sze-to. Chung, aged 52, who had with the Corps been associated for 17 yeaES, PASSAG

Mr, Sze to, who is survived by his widow, father, two sons and several taughters, occupied the post of Assistant Secretary of the Hong Kong Club

The funeral procession: will leave Queen Mary Hospital at 4 p.m. to-day for the Chinese Chris tian Cemetery, Pokfulum,

few months, it is learned from no question of Sir Robert Craigie, official American sources in British Ambassador in Tokyo, Shanghai.

There are about 700 United putting into effect h's emergency States. nationals resident in the tish subjects from: Japan, it was scheme for the evacuation of Bri-

Tientsin area.

stated in well-informed quarters London's view is that those in London yesterday, says Reu- Britons who can should leave both ter's diplomatic correspondent! China and Japan.

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