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FIRST NEWSPAPER IN THE FAR EAST. ESTABLISHED 1845.

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No. 91,980.

Start Peace Offensive?

PETAIN SEES HITLER

*- Rumours that France may launch a new peace maye on behalf of the Axis are circulating in diplomatic circles in Vichy, according to Vichy advices received in New Yark yesterday."

Those rumours are linked with reported.. impend ng further meeting between - Pierre · Laiml, French Vice-Premier, and Hitler in Paris.

Meanwhile Marshal Pétain' fr3s; eft Vichy-for- an unknown des hation attired in full State "unl form and sccompanied by feaders of his Cabinet, according to Vichy reports quoted In a Berlin Ces-" Jatch-Reutër.”

It was stated resterday that a personal. meeting between Hitler nd Marshal Petain, might Tin Arranged.J

Barest Communique Hitler and Marshal Petain.met yesterday at an undisclosed: place in France,

A communique issued in Berlin' "The after the meeting says: Fuehrer to-day received the Chief of the French Stute and President of the French Council of Ministers; Marshal Petain.

The Foreign Minister, von Rib- bentrop, and the Vice-President of he French Council of Ministers,

Laval, were present." Reuter.

First Result

of the

First tangible result Aller-Laval meeting will be the Fansfer of the Petain Government

Paris, according to the Berli orrespondent of the Yugoslav newspaper "Politika" quoted yes

erday by Belgrade radio.

According to a Rome despatch o the same paper the situation in Syria wns-given special attention

the meeting-Reuter,

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The Chinese thorities in Washing- ton declared yester- day that reports of Sino-Japanese peace negotiations may be dismissed as unfound- ed.

Increasing Ameri- can aid and the re- opening of the Burma road had given China a new determination to continue the fight, it was added. ter:

Reu-

NAZI RAIDS ON SMALL SCALE

TENTACLES Glib Tongue For

France And Spain

May Not Be All

(By Reuter's Diplomatic Correspondent)

THE AXIS NEGOTIATIONS WITH FRANCEAND SPAIN. MAY NOT BY ANY MEANS BE THE WHOLE STORY OF. THE EXTENT OF CUR- RENT GERMAN DIPLOMATIC MANOEUVRES,

It is probable that secret feelers are also being put out in the East.

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The curtain of silence enshrouding all re- OUR TURN cent Axis moves are easily explicable in the light of the well-known Nazi policy of avoid- ing committing itself to any course in case it fails to achieve success.

Hence precise indications of German desiderata vis-a-vis Laval and Franco are lacking.

Whatever form Germany's! roposals may have taken, how- ever, they have apparently en- countered some opposition in

MR. KENNEDY

Vichy despite Laval's compliant DELAYED AT LISBON

atitude.

even

MR: BULLITT

THE ATMOSPHERE IN LAMERICA!-TO-DAY---RESEMBL- ED THAT IN FRANCE IN 1938, WHEN THE FRENCH, IMPERIL- LED, HAD BEEN TOLD THERE WAS DANGER "BUT DID NOT :FEEL DANGER," DECLARED

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MR. WILLIAM BULLITT. AM- BASSADOR TO FRANCE, AD- DRESSING A GATHERING IN It is Interesting to note that

Mr. Joseph Kennedy, United NEW YORK YESTERDAY. the veteran Marshal Petain is States Ambassador, to Britain, was Mr. Bullitt said: "We must pre- still able to make a stand In unable to leave Lisbon for Ameri-pare now at war pace or honour and obstinacy,

ca yesterday as the Clipper's de-inay be too late."."." though he is able to be cparture was postponed owing to He added that the tripartite A few enemy aircraft,

cumvented by come of the as-

bad atmospherics, operating singly, crossed tute politicians around" him.”

pact was a clear warning: that Weather permitting, Mr. Ken in the minds or the Dictators our coasts yesterday, says meeting, the fact that the Fuchrer Reuter.

As to the sudden Hitler-Franco nedy is expected to leave to duy it is our turn next."--Reuter. an Air Ministry communi- put himself out to the extent of que, and bombs are re-proof of the importance of ported from the London issues involved. area, from Kent, from Hampshire and from a country district in Somer- set.

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Belief that an attempt was made to obtain from the Spanish Caudillo what the Axis fuiled Though full reports have not to secure from Senor Suner that com: damage was done yet been received it is known his Berlin visit, still holds.

to The attitude of the Italian press buildings in the London area and dicates they are as much dwelling houses and industrial to the Infost developments

in the a small number of people were dark as the rest of the world but injured.

that they are determined not to. be overlooked or admit they have At one town'in Hampshire been slighted-Reuter. considerable damage was done and there were a few casual- ties.

Two enemy bombers were shot down during the day by our fight-. Mr. Henry Morgenthau, Secre-ers without loss to themselves. ry to the Treasury, stated in One enemy bomber was destroy

ashington yesterday that nearly ed on Wednesday night-Reuter, very American aeroplane manu-

cturer was either on time ndau of schedule of delivery for- oth the United States Govern-

ent and British orders: ~

or

As a Tesult," he added," British Ticials in the United States were cased but would still like faster Foduction-Reuter

TWO TRAWLERS SUNK BY MINES Two trawlers, Velia and Lord. nip, have been sunk by enemy ines, according to an Attmiralty nouncement in London yester

Reuter

CHUNGKING SEES TROUBLE?

MADAME LUPESCU RUMOURS

NO CONFIRMATION IS, YET TO BE OBTAINED IN MADRID OF RUMOURS THAT MADAME LUPESCU, MISTRESS OF EX- THE CHINESE ARE. WATCH- KING CAROL OF RUMANIA, IS ING THE SITUATION IN BEING EXTRADITED TO RU- SHANGHAI IN CONNECTION MANIA:-. WITH THE EVACUATION OF E - 16 – je obvious, however, that AMERICAN NATIONALS; · IT] the watch kept on ex- King WAS STATED IN CHUNGKING, Carol and Madame Lupascu by the Spanish police in new much Stricter.

It is noteworthy. that Chinese. Government banks have suspend-

ed all remittances to Shanghali. They are unable to leave the Remittances at present are only hotel at Sevilla where they tre possible to Hong Kong. Reuter, staying-Reuter.

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