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THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 24, 1940.

MARSHAL PETAIN

REJECTS NAZI DEMANDS

HALIFAX ASSURED OF WELCOME

of

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

Mr. Cordell Hull, Secretary of State, has issued a statement to this effect, adding that Lord Hali- fax's record was such as to com- mend him to the United States as Ambassador.

Mr. Cordell Hull states he looks forward with pleasure to working

Reuter. with Lord Halifax.

TWO NAZI BOMBERS DESTROYED

It is now known that two enemy aircraft were destroyed by A.A.

fre over Merseyside on the night of December 21/22.-British Wire- less.

IMMIGRATION But Fears Of Blitz

PETITION

REJECTED

The Chinese Cham-

ber of Commerce peti-

tion for postponement of the enforcement of the Immigration Or-

Action Against Vichy Diminish

dinance to February LAPSE OF

15, 1941, has been re- jected.

The Ordinance will be enforced on Janu- ary 14, 1941.

SAIGON REPORT (SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")

Report received in Kwong Chow Wan last night hint that the French Indo-China authorities have given the Ja- to land pormission panese marines in Salgon. There is Own confirmation.-Our

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Correspondent.

MEMORY

Mr. R. E. M. Des Voeux, of the Far East Oxygen and Acetylene was To Kwa Wan, Company.

H. before Mr. summoned

G. Sheldon, K.C., this morning, for failing to produce his driving licence

in when called upon Queen's Road, Central on Decem- ber 7, and with allowing his car | No. 3141 to remain longer than outside the French

necessary

Bank Building,

Mr. Des Voeux said that after the constable had asked him to produce his licence to the Traffic Oce, he forgot to do so.

A fine of $30 wus imposed. Traffic Inspector F. J. Clarke prosecuted.

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THE WING ON C. LTD.

Store open until 71 P.M,

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.

While fears of imminent "blitz” action by the German army against unoccupied France have given place to a note of moderate optim- 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.

Neutral observers are asking whether the possibility of Mar- shal Petain ordering the resump- the tion of Franch resistance, on plea that the armistice is being violated, will be enough to res- train the Nazi war machine.

It is pointed out that the Ger- mans, anxious as they are

to

FORGED NOTES ON MARKET

BANKING

gain a foothold on the shores of the Mediterranean and to seize

THAT A LARGE NUMBER OF France's submarine fleet, must FORGED $10 NOTES OF THE be sorely, tempted to march If HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI "peaceful pressure" faile. 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 Gener- al Bergeret, Minister for Alt have completed visits to all chief contree in France's Africàn oo- lonies and in Syria.

Meanwhile Swiss correspon- dents, reporting that a feeling of hopefulness is now noticed in Vichy, say that Frenchmen anxiously watching the demarca- tion line separating them from Nazi-occupied territory.

are

Presented On Sunday The French reply to Hitler's de- mands was presented to Abetz, Ribbentrop's representative in Paris, by the Comte de Brinon, Vichy's delegate-general in occu- pied territory, on Sunday, accord- ing to the "Gazette de Lausanne." The newspaper's Vichy cor. respondent Saya that

though nothing is known of the exact number of German demands on

the reply.. "the atmosphera

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which reigned in Vichy last week has disappeared as if by a miracle."

The correspondent adds that there is absolute confidence that Marshal

CORPORATION, HAVE BEEN CIRCULATED IN THE COLONY IN THE PAST FEW WEEKS, WAS MENTION- ED BEFORE MR. E. HIMS- WORTH AT THE KOWLOON MAGISTRACY THIS MORNING WHEN TUNG. IU WAS SEN- TENCED TO FOUR MONTHS' HARD LABOUR FOR POSSES- SION OF ONE FORGED NOTE.

According to Det.-Sgt. C. Dow- man, who prosecuted and asked that a very serious, view be taken, Tung Iu went to a shop at No. 36, Ngatsinwai Road, at 6.50 p.m. on Friday, December 13, and produced the note for a packet of

Three Castles" cigarettes.

The shop foki, however, was not satisfied with the note, and said the shop had not enough small change.

Accused walked away, but was followed by the master of the shop to the intersection of Sha Po and Ngatsinwal Roads, where a Chinese constable searched and arrested accused.

Det.-Sgt. Dowman admitted accused's refusal that, owing to to give information, as to where he had obtained the note, the police were unable to look to further, developments.

Accused was originally charged with uttering the forged note, but this charge was withdrawn this morning.

ALERT

Petain hos po intention CORPORAL

of accepting any "political engage ments contrary to the honour of the fleet and the army.”

Impression Of Optimism

The Vichy correspondent of "La Suisse" writes: das's hulle {tin about, the he of France

lows that the

ratlize has gone down, altho

patient's condition is still

Charged with stealing drums of paint valued at $400 from the Royal Army Ordnance Depot in Queen's Road Eart Kwal, 28 was, remunded by M. H. G. Sheldon, R.C., until fours. day.

Deteative Sergeant V. Morrison Isaid, deteni

ested andi.

paint was later

nullah heart