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BRITISH OFFER TO LAND ARMY TO DEFEND SALONIKA

LAVAL STILL NOT IN

[SPECIAL TO “CHINA MAIL"T Marshal Petain yester- day announced

a new

reorganisation involving five members of the Cabinet and ten State Secretaries.

as

Admiral Darlan, Vice-Premier executing Marshal Petain's deci-| sions, also takes the port- folios of Interior, Foreign Affairs, Navy and Inform- :ation.

the

General Huntziger is given posts of Aviation Minister and War "Minister.

M. Yves Bouthiller becomes Minister of Economics and Fi- ance.

M. Plerre Caziot is appointed Minister of Agriculture and M. Joseph Barthelemy, Minister of Justice.

State Secretaries have been ap pointed to administrate relations with Germany, work and indus- .trial production.--International News Service.

WASHINGTON ENQUIRING

THE

EIRE BASE NEGOTIATION

STORY BASELESS

[SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL"]

It

no

was reported from Dublin yester- day that there is basis or foundation for the report that Pre- sident Roosevelt and Eamonn de Mr. Valera were negotiat- ing for bases in Eire

International News

Service.

JAPAN

PREPARED

Diet Told

The Japanese navy has worked out a plan already which takes into full con- sideration American de- velopments in the Pacific,

the Vice-Minister for the Navy told the Diet in

GERMAN CLAIM TO Tokyo yesterday.

HAVE SUNK A STEAMER CALLED "CANADIAN CRUIS- ER" IS BEING INVESTIGATED, MR. SUMNER

WELLES,

Refused For Moment

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")

IT WAS REPORTED IN LONDON YES- TERDAY THAT GREECE HAS REFUSED AN OFFER TO LAND BRITISH TROOPS | AT SALONIKA IMMEDIATELY..

The Greek Minister, M. Charlambos Simopoulos, is said to have told Mr. Churchill that Greece does not desire a British landing until and unless the Germans actually invade Greece.

Earlier in the day Mr. Chur- chill, conferring with the Jupan- ese Ambassador, strongly citerat- ed British opposition and infer- cntially, a parallel United States rland, against any Japanese ex- pansion south.

IN THE ABSENCE OF THE MR. FOREIGN SECRETARY, EDEN, WHO IS IN CAIRO, MR. CHURCHILL HANDED THE AM. BASSADOR A WRITTEN REPLY TO MR. MATSUOKA'S MEMOR- ANDUM REGARDING

FAR EAST MEDIATION. INTER- NATIONAL NEWS SERVICE.

LEASE AND

LEND DELAY

FEARED

Moreover, he pointed out, the U.S. American programme called only

[SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL"] ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF for the expenditure of $240,000,-

Members of the U.S. STATE, DECLARED YESTER000 on their fortifications in the

Pacific, including Guam Island. Administration yesterday DAY.

He added: "Japan will not virtually abandoned hope BE feel any serious menace to her of obtaining a final vote tions on such a scale," Reuter. on the Lease and Lend Bill by March 1 when op-

THE STEAMER WAS SAID TO BE FLYING

UNITED THE

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STATES FLAG

*CARRYING

UNITED

· MARKINGS.-REUTER,

+

£

STATES, national

defence from

fortifica-

INDO-CHINA ARMY ponents of the measure

LEAVE CANCELLED

THE MILITARY authorities in French Indo- China-have cancelled all army leave, according to Paris radio yesterday. ⠀⠀⠀

The French Far Eastern fleet is reported to be cruising in the Gulf of Siam, - Reuter.

HULL BOMBED,

reiterated demands for a "full debate."

Confronted with a threatened filibuster, the sponsors of the Blil are reported to be convinced they will not obtain a showdown before Wednesday.

The Administration desire to;] avert--Increased bitterness and toi present; a picture of greater Senate unity.

Campaign Three

| (SPECIAL TO “CHINA MAIL")] Schators LaFollette, Clark and According to messages, received Danaher assailed the Bill, brand- SAYS BERLIN RADIO in Kwong Chow Wan last night,ing it as a "war" measure.

the Indo-China: Government, has International News Service. [SPECIAL TO “CHINA MAIL"] -

to Berlin" radio "claims to have issued an urgent message dropped sixty tons of bombs over French residents warning them to for an emergency. Hull yesterday in an attack of be prepared

The Isolationist leader, Senator neurly blitz-like proportions and "within the next 30 hours."

The messages indicated that! Wheeler, told: pressmen yesterday that extensive damage was done.

pressing the Indo- that if the Lease and Lend Bill This report follows earlier claims Japan was that a British vessel of 10,000 tons China delegation in Tokyo to ac- was passed, its opponents would . had been sunk and another of cept certain demands detrimental conduct a coast to coast compaign 4,000 tons crippled. — Internation- to the integrity of Indo-China in an effort to keep the United

Reuter. al News

States, out of war

qur Own Correspondent

Ribbentrop In Lengthy Conference

to and

[SPECIAL TO “CHINA MAIL"] The Japanese Ambassador Berlin. Li-General Oshima, the German Foreign Minister, yon Ribbentrop. held a lengthy con- ference yesterday at the latter's country estate.

If is expected that as a result of the conference there will be in- tensified Japanese activity In the Far East.

It was pointed out that the con- ference took place even before the Japanese Ambassador had pre- sented his credentials to Chancel- For Hitler.

British action in Singapore is reported to be among the items discussed. International News! Service.

WEATHER FORECAST:-North. cast winds.. fresh to strong: cloudy generally, probably Fain later.'

MR. CHURCHILL'S FRANK TALK WITH MR. SHIGEMITSU

Reuter's diplomatic correspondent learns from

well-informed Japanese circles in London that the in- terview between the Japanese Ambassador and Mr. Churchill yes- terday was very fruit- ful and should greatly contribute to dissipate certain misunder- standings that have arisen between the two countries.-Reu- ter.

EXTRAORDINARY GAYDA STORY

[SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL"] In un article yesterday. Virginio Gayda, Mussolini's mouth-piece. v'olently

and attacked Britain charged that Britain tried to in- vade Italy at the time the latter Hence the rea- entered the war. son Italy entered the conflict with- but preparation, says Gayda! --- International News Service.

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