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MARSHAL PETAIN REJECTS NAZI DEMANDS

BOMBS DROPPED IN ULSTER

The dropping of bombs in Northern Ireland was announced in an official statement by the North- ern Ireland Ministry of! Public Security yester- day.

The statement says: "On se- veral occasions during the past week enemy aircraft have been identified operating over Nor- thern Ireland.

"Bombs have been dropped, all of which fell in open country. No damage was caused and there were no casualties."--Reuter.

MANCHESTER CASUALTIES

NOT GREAT

The number of fatal casualties in the raid

on Manchester on Sunday night is com- paratively small in view of the severity of the attack, it was stated in London last night, says Reuter.

WASTES OF FLAME SPREAD OVER MANNHEIM AREA

SPREADING WASTES OF FLAME WERE SEEN BY R.A.F. PILOTS AFTER DROPPING THEIR BOMBS IN SUNDAY NIGHT'S RAID ON MANNHEIM.

Most damage was done in the neighbour- hood of the main railway station and on the Ludwigshaven side of the Rhine.

The raid was the seventh on. Mannheim since the beginning of December..

It is already known from sources other than reports of British pilots that great damage was done in carlier raids, which were by no means the most se-

vere,

The Rhine harbour was hit| and barges sunk, and it is re- vealed that the traffic which help give Mannheim, ito' post- tion as the most important`in-' 'dustrial centre in south-weat Germany was ceriously im- peded.

Mannheim is also a vital.rail-

way Junction, and traffic to France had to be diverted to another and less satisfactory line-Reuter.

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The appointment of Lord Halifax as British Ambassador to the United States is highly welcomed by the United States Gov- ernment.

But Fears Of Blitz Action Against Vichy Diminish

FRANCE IS ANXIOUSLY AWAITING HIT- LER'S NEXT MOVE FOLLOWING REPORTS THAT MARSHAL PETAIN HAS FIRMLY RE- FUSED GERMAN DEMANDS BOTH FOR MILI- TARY COOPERATION AND THE REINSTATE- MENT OF PIERRE LAVAL AS FOREIGN MIN- ISTER.

TASS DENIAL

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OFFICIAL TAB'S AGENCY IN MOSCOW YES- TERDAY ISSUED · A DENIAL OF A REPORT PUBLISHED IN AMERICAN NEWSPAPERS THAT THE CHINESE ARMY 19

RECEIVING LARGE QUANTI-

While fears of imminent ́ ́blitz” action by the German army against unoccupied France have given place to a note of moderate optim-TERIAL, MEDICAMENTS ism, it is realised that the danger is by no means past.

Flandin is reported to profess confidence that. Hitler will be satisfied with Marshal Petain's reply in which concessions of some kind are evidently made.

TIES OF WAR MATERIAL, MA- AND OTHER SUPPLIES VIA VLADI. VOSTOK.

Tass also denied a report that an American military officer will

shortly go to Vladivostok to speed up the transportation of war ma- terial to China.

The agency says: "This report is fabricated from beginning to that end."Reuter, that

Neutral observers are asking miracle." whether the possibility of Mar- The correspondent adds shal Petain ordering the resump-there is absolute confidence tion of Franch resistance, on the Marshal Pelain has no intention plea that the armistice is being of accepting any "political engage- violated, will be enough to res-ments contrary to the honour of

the fleet and the army." train the Nazi war machine,

It is pointed out that the Ger-

mans, anxious as they are to Impression Of Optimism

The Vichy correspondent of "La Suisse" writes: "To-day's bulle- if tin about the health of France

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gain a foothold on the shores of the Mediterranean and to seize France's submarine flest, must be sorely tempted to march "peaceful pressure" fails, Marshal Petain is fighting hard to keep his word to the French people that France's unity will be maintained to gain time to strengthen the discipline of un- occupied France and the French

colonies.

Army Inspection

That this is more than a mere phrase is indicated by the recent activity of General Huntziger, Minister of War, who has just in- spected France's armistice army and the French fleet at Toulon and in North Africa.

General Weygand and Genor. al Bergeret, Minister' for Alm have completed visits to all chlof centres in France's African co- lonies and in Byrla.

Meanwhile Swiss correspon-

dents, reporting that a feeling of hopefulness is now noticed in Vichy, say that Frenchmen are Mr. Cordell Hull, Secretary of anxiously watching the demarca State, has issued a statement to tion line separating them from this effect, adding that Lord Hall-Nazi-occupied territory. fax's record was such as to com- Presented On Sunday...

mend him to the United States as Ambassador:"",

".. The French reply to Hitler's de.

* Mr. Cordell Hull states he looks mands was presented to Abetz, forward with pleasure to working | Ribbentrop's: representative In with Lord Halifax, Reuter Paris, by the Comte de Brinon,

Vichy's delegate-general in occu pied territory, on Sunday, accord- ing to the “Gazette de Lausanne. ". Dan The newspaper's Vichy our-

UKT THE EGO»] treaty, before its expiration" on ETWEEN JAPAN | Dec. 31 is said to be receding. TIATIONI AND SOVIE RUBBIA, FOR A> It is also learned that the pre-. FISHERIES AGREEMENT. ARE sent negotiations are not even_for MEETING WITH DIFFICUL“ a permanent pact, as provided in TIES

the present modus, vivendi, but For this reason the Japanese only for an extension of the exist hope of replacing the temporary, ing arrangement; Reuteri:

respondent, says that though nothing is known of the exact

· number of German demanda" or the reply, "the atmosphere which reignedIn Vichy tast week has

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