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THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 6, 1941:

Hitler Demanding

Radical Action By

Of February

End

HITLER HAS INFORMED VICHY THAT A CHUNGKING

"COMPLETE AND RADICAL SOLUTION OF THE FRANCO-GERMAN PROBLEM MUST BE

FOUND AND PUT INTO EFFECT BEFORE ANTI-HOARDING

THE END OF FEBRUARY," ACCORDING TO

A DESPATCH FROM THE FRENCH FRON

TIER TO THE INDEPENDENT FRENCH AGENCY YESTERDAY.

The Vichy Government is understood still to be trying to play for time and to avoid a definite yes or no, but this time the German demands appear to be in the nature of an ul-

timatum.

RESERVE PARCELS FOR PRISONERS

No information

yesterday's French inet meeting has forthcoming.

CAMPAIGN

1

The National Govern-| ment has promulgated a set of regulations govern ing the prohibition of hoarding important daily necessaries for pro- fiteering.

of

Included are rice, wheat, flour. on kaoliang, corn, beaus. cotton, col- ton yarn, cotton piece goods.

Cab-linen, leather, coal, briquets, char- been coat, salt, paper. soap, matches

and vegetable seeds.

Hoarders will be punished ac- Toulouse radio merely said itcording to law and the articles was "very important."

hoarded will be confiscated. Meanwhile Admiral Darlan will Hoarders may be reported to probably return 10 Paris this the government authorities con- morning. according io well-in-cerned and rewards will be offer- formed circles in Vichy quoted by led Lo the informant.Central the Swiss radio-Reuter.

Meeting Ends At

5.30 a.m.

THE ACTIVE ASSISTANCE OF BRUTISH FIRMS FAMILIAR WITH PACKING ON A LARGE SCALE HAS BEEN SECURED TO CARRY OUT A SCHEME TO CREATE A RESERVE OF EIGHT WEEKS SUPPLY OF PARCELS MEETING UNDER MARSHAL FOR BRITISH PRISONERS OF PETAIN YESTERDAY LASTED WAR IN GERMANY.

Weekly requirements. re about 40,000 parcels and the reserve firefore will be about 320 000,

THE

FRENCH

CABINET

TWO HOURS, ENDING AT 5.20 A.M. (G.M TJ)

A COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AFTER THE MEETING, AC. CORDING TO THE GERMAN

This reserve will be distributed loFFICIAL NEWS AGENCY,

b

at various points along the rout WAS CONFINED TO THE

Larbon, Marseilles and STATEMENT THAT "ADMIRAL and w: be available | DARIAN REPORTED ON THE Adobe any camergency

CONVERSATIONS WHICH HE weekly parcels ane nove HAD IN PARIS DURING THE

FEW DAYS Lishon to: LAST

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and fanshops we en 'QUENTLY THE MINISTERS ON GENERAL DELIBERATED

REUTER. POLICY"

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MES MAJERŲ,

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iding to the Stumber

1946 a Wireless,

"BULLET BOMB" AIR WEAPON

the

Laval's Intrigue

Praval lost his past m the Peta: Govermncat fast De- ormber inmause he had completed angulations with the Germans Jor them to have use of French Fleet and occupy French sav; 1 huse at Bizerta.

This is according to informa tion received

Washington yesterday from Europe by well. informed diplomatic quarters, On Laval's return to the Ca thuet, it is learned from the same source, Berlin is demanding ful- filent of the agreement but

Petain is unwilling agree. Reuter.

AN EXPLODING BULLET WHICH CAN BE FIRED FROM CONVENTIONAL CALIBRE Marshol RIFLES AND MACHINE GUNS HAS BEEN PATENTED BY THE UNITED STATES PATENT OF. FICE.

DIED ON DUTY

ن أ

The inventors, Paul R. de Vide The British Red Cross Society and Casimier Koufmann, of Gen-announce that 11 members of de- va, Switzerland claim that tachments-six women and five the explosion o the bullet will men-have been killed through rip open a 'plane's wing and fuse-enemy action. Another woman Inge coverin s.

member died from wounds.

The St. John Ambulance Bri- The bullet, it is said. explodes

officers and on impact and acts like a minia-gade has lost five ture bomb.

members while on service, as well as one member of the Royal Naval

A hole is bored in the conven- Auxiliary Sick Berth Reserve. tional solid bullet. The part of the bore near the nose is filled with a fulminate packed around a tiny metal ball. The rest of the bore is packed with explosive.

Fired from the usual cartridge.

the bullet, on striking a target, explodes when the tiny metal ball, disturbed by the impact, crashes into the fulminate.-Reuter.

News,

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