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THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 20, 1941

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Vichy Says Misunderstandings Smoothed Out AMERICAN Meeting With

APOLOGY TO NAZIS

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")

The United States yes- terday formally expressed regrets

San over the Francisco incident when two sailors ripped the swastika from the Nazi consulate flagstaff.

Mr. Cordell Hull, Secretary of State, promised a full investiga- tion following a protest by German Charge d'Affaires, Hans Thomsen.

Petain To Have Sequel

TWO`MOVES OF POSSIBLE FAR-REACH- ING SIGNIFICANCE WERE REPORTED FROM VICHY LAST NIGHT.

They referred firstly to the reported forth- coming meeting between Hitler and Musso- lini; and secondly, to the conversation be- tween Marshal Petain and his former foreign Minister, Pierre Laval.

A the Herr the

Meanwhile nothing is known in Berne despatch to

authoritative circles in London Havas Agency says of any meeting between Hitler that according to news- and Mussolini yesterday.

The German radio also made drained paper reports in the Swiss no mention of any meeting hay-

capital, Hitler left Berlining taken for an unknown destina- Reuter. tion.

The German Note is describ- ed as moderate and

in tone.

the

It is understood that both the} German and United States Gov- ernments desire to minimise incident as fur as possible, though diplomats concede there are EX- plosive possibilities if either skie cares to utilise the affair. -Inter- national News Service.

SOLDIERS CHARGED

British solliers,

Richard

Twi Head, 23, and Ralph Aldridge, 24, were remanded until Thursday by Mr. E. Himsworth at Kow-

The same despatch adds that a Berne well-informed source

Mussolini state that

also left Rome.

1t was officially announced In Vichy that Marshal Petain received M. Laval and that all

mkunderstandings, which ic to the incidents on December 13 last year. when Laval re- zigned from the pust of Vice Premier. have

beco now

smunthed out.

"Political Sequel"

No further indication is given

ficial circles concerning th

place yesterday tween Hitler and Mussolini.

FRENCH

be-

HAVE ONE

MORE

Joon this morning when they geet of Marshal Petain's talkIANLF

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with M. Loval.

Observers at Vichy believe, The Havas however,

states

MR. WILLKIE AS AMBASSADOR TO BRITAIN?

"I know nothing of it," Mr. Wendell Willkie declared yes- terday to reporters when

questioned

about reports that he might be appointed Ambassador to Lon- don.

then.

Mr. Willkie flew to Washington for a talk with Mr. Cordell Hull, Secre- tary of State, before setting out for Britain. He added that while he is in Britain he hopes to gather in- formation concerning effects the end of the war might have on British and Ameri-

can

ter.

economy.---Reu-

STOLE $1,000

For the

from

MME. SUN APPEALS TO

CHUNGKING

the

in

of

It is learned that Madam Sun Yat-sen, widow of the Father of the Chinese Republic, has sent a message to General Chiang Kai- shek and the Authorities Chunging urging a cessation operations against

(Com- munist) New Fourth Army, point- ing out that otherwise the coun- try may

civil be plunged into war while confronted with a life and death struggle with Japan.

'The message declared that the late Dr. Sun Yat-sen fostered and supported the Communists for the common cause, and made remin- der that the New Fourth Army took an active part in resisting the Japanese in Klangsu, Anhui” and other provices.

Other

signatories of the in- terression are Madam Liac Chung- kai and Mr. Liu Ya-tzu.

GREEKS TAKEN AS

HOSTAGES

established,

It has

now been Buys

Reuter despatch 1

from Athens, that 24 well-known Greeks were carried off as host- ages by the Italians from Argy- rokastron and neighbourhood. Their fate is unknown.

BEAT YOUNG GIRL

Tse Sui-ki, 38, married woman, was fined $250, or three months' hard labour, by Mr. H. G. Shef- don, K.C., at the Central Magis- tracy this morning, for beating a Mun- five-year-old girl. Chan ying at No. 166, Johnston Road, on January 16.

theft of $1,000 No. 47, Queen's Road Central, ground floor. Ho Po, 49, shop

fine-t Was

$200,

six A. N. Macfadyen at the Central labour, by Major Magistracy this morning.

Up to late yesterday foki,

| Agency, that the meeting will evening, there was still no

pleaded not guilty to obtaining credit of $6.50 without the inten- tion of paying the same; and to damaging one wash basin, one door and one

the padlock, to extent of $35,20, at the Kowloon Hotel on Saturday.

hay a political sequel shortly.

chateau in the Allier Department. i

announcement

from

The meeting took place in a Vichy about Saturday's Cabinet meeting, but there were significant ar- ticles in two newspapers -one German and French.

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in all sizes.

Made in England

from reliable cloths

that are rainproof but

not airproof

allow-

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Many fabrics in Wool and Cotton Gaber- dine, also Trench

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London.

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one

The German paper is Field- Marshal Goering's own, the "Na- tional Zeitung" of Essen, which declares that "the French have one more chance. Everything de- pends on whether the French will realise their true position."

In another article, the paper admits that Frenchmen who considered it necessary to turn away from Britain are "not yet very numerous, but on these few Frenchmen France must base her policy."

In contrast, the Vichy paper "Jour Echo de Paris" writes on the great effect on

France of 'America's announcement of her intention to help Britain all she

can.

The article says:-

"America is a democracy. Will she know how to profit from our mistakes? Will she be able to avoid the long-winded discussions in Parliament and the lack of un- derstanding by workers?

"Military and politicial rela- tions between the United States and Canada grow closer every day.

"It is without precedent that Halifax should have two Ministers with him when he goes to the Washington Embassy."

The article concludes:

"Soon, one will not speak of Great Britain's position in the world struggle but of the position of the Anglo-Saxon world."

SNATCHED SCARF

Pleading guilty to snatching woollen.scarf from Luk Fung, 18, spinster, at the junction, nf Cheungahawan Road and Maple Street on Saturday, Fung Chu, $20, widow, was sentenced to two months' hard labour by Mr. K M. A. Barnett at Kowloor this morn-

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