1940-10-26 — Page 16

SIGNIFICANT

THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 26, 1940

SILENCE

Nazi Spokesmen Promise Something "Next Week"

Bartolomeo Colleoni survivors, prisoners of war at- Alexan- dria. (Copyright, Fox).

INDEPENDENT THE CZECH

Demands Upon France Modified?

THE GERMAN PRESS continues to main- tain a stolid and significant silence over the results of Hitler's talks with Marshal Petain and General Franco.

Nazi spokesmen yesterday were indig- nant at suggestions that Der Fuehrer had been on a begging mission, ‘but were unable to give any information about the talks.

that station at Lille, warning that some All they could say was

the more concrete information might, Frenchmen still believe in be given next

week about the probability, possibility and even "New

British victory. Order in Europe" from certainty of a which "the nightmare of foreign interference will be expelled." Commenting

the Czech Reports from Madrid say that Britain in with agreement

a the tension there, which has been broadcast from London, the high for some days past, has now Czech Minister of National De- abated considerably.

the Rumours last night that

continue to circulate fence said

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WITH CZECHS

on

The fullest Czecho- Czechoslovak land army in the about the nature of the demands | slovakian military cooper-British Empire now

became an made on France.

Stories published in the Am- entirely independent unit under ation with Britain was Czechoslovak commanders, while erican

press yesterday morning sealed by an agreement the Czech Air Force had created tend to confirm the earlier bellef Czech fighter and that these demands were drastic signed yesterday at the

say that the Nazis may have had Foreign Office in London.

the to modify their demands.

Britain will give the Provision-

al Czechoslovak Government cre- dit to finance the Czech military effort.

independent Jomper squadrons within the in character, but other messages Royal Air Force.

The Army and Air Force were equipped with the best British weapons.

In general, the agreement ap- Subject only

to jurisdiction plied to all British territories, he by the Allied High Command. said. - Reuter, the Czechs will be organised

into their own units with dis-

own officers.

Goering's own newspaper, "National Zeitung," yesterday claimed that Marshal Petain-was the one who asked that the meet- ing between him and Hitler should, take place!

In Italy, the newspaper "Popolo di Róma" says that the meetings held this week are only part of a series of international meetings

tinctive badges and under their the Czech land forces will be or

ganised from troops now in. Bri- Czech air units will be attach-tain and the Middle East supple-not yet completed, while the paper ed to the R.A.F. but without los-mented from volunteers abroad."Piccolo," obviously inspired from ing their national character and Reuter.

the same source, says that accord- ing to all probability all these

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All this Axis hesitation to an: nounce a so-called "diplomatic success" la being noted by neu tral countries, where it le stress- ed that for the first time Hitler has had to abandon his usual policy of sending imperious cummonses to the heads of for- eign states and had to go him. self, cap in hand..

The Turkish newspaper Repu- blic" yesterday quoted Hitler's own words that "a people who surrender their independence, country and honour without fir- ing a single shot are unworthy to live.""

There was an interesting broad- cast yesterday to French listeners from the German-controlled radio

TO THE WOMEN OF

ENGLAND

MRS. FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT HAS SENT TO THE WOMEN OF ENGLAND THROUGH THE "MANCHESTER GUARDIAN,” A MESSAGE OF ADMIRATION AND ENCOURAGEMENT,

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of the

She says: "The endurance, Zalth and self-sacrifice women of England and their won- derful organisation will go down in history because it is backing of this kind which makes it possible for men to win out;

to the

"My congratulations women of England and nay, we 'all keep falth as they have done.”

-Reuter.

"It is useless to discuss the them," said the question with announcer, "For they believe in a British victory as one believes

Router. In a religion."

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EX-KING CAROL

APPEALS TO UNITED STATES

It is disclosed in Washington that ex- King Carol of Ru- `mania, who is detain- ed in his hotel at Seville, has appealed to the United States Government to inter- cede with the Spanish authorities on behalf of himself and mem- bers of his party.

The appeal was re- ceived by the Ameri- can Legation in Lis- bon with a request to forward it to Presi- dent Roosevelt.-Reu- ter.

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STOP PRESS

It is announced in the "Gazette" that following an Inquiry held by the Medical Board, the name of Dr. So Ping-lun has been struck off the register.

The inquiry concerned the giving of cholera inoculations by unqualified assistants and the issue of certificates:

"The great new defence ˆ com- bination brought about by Britain, Canada and the United States -is one of the greatest facts coming. out of the last few months and.. will be of even greater significance. in the

Sir future," declared Howard d'Egville, Secretary of the Empire Parliamentary Association, in a speech at Toronto University yesterday.,

Sir Howard gave warning that a war was never won till it was car- ried into enemy territory and said Canada would play a role of "de- cisive importance" in that great battle of the future.

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