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DISCUSSION APPROACHING END

Critical Decisions Facing President Roosevelt

PETAIN

NIGHT FIGHTERS

DARLAN IN ACTION

CLASH COMING

Reports that Marshal Petain has gone to Vichy to confer with Admiral Darlon on the conclusion of the latter's negotia- tions in Paris, are denied in reliable circles, says a Vichy despatch to the German news agency.

The Marshal is staying at his estate at Villenettve, near Cannes, until the end of the week, it is slated.

Meanwhile further agreements with Germany are forecast by the Vichy news agency comment- ing on Darlan's agreement with the Nazis.

"Without exaggerating the hopes which may be aroused,"

NEAR LONDON

London had an air raid warning late last evening.

Raiders approached from the south coast and, within Q few minutes, fighters were seen to engage the Nazi 'planes.

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Later

German 'plane was seen retir- ing to the sea rapidly losing height. Reuter.

INDO-CHINA

United States Must Go Forward Or Go Back

AFTER MR. CHURCHILL'S VICTORY IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS, WHICH HAS CREATED CONSIDERABLE SATISFACTION IN WASHINGTON, DISCUSSION IN. ALL AMER- ICAN SECTIONS NOW CENTRES ON WHAT THE UNITED STATES MUST DO IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE.

Many feel the period of debate and dis- cussion is rapidly approaching its end. Thereafter action must be taken, either removing the possibility of American inter- vention or taking definite steps towards war.

a feeling

There

IN YEN BLOC President

is

ho

will not make them until ls ready, though they believe a mong Washington such decisions can scarcely wait

weeks, longer than officials and others that

a few

If

that. Roosevelt is

First isolationist comment to informed appear in Washington in the last again behind public opinion, and that few weeks is published in

editorial in the "Times-Herald." vast notified by the Ministry of Finance he could have a yesterday that transactions

says the agency, "It is per- Tokyo missable to forecast that this is! only the first hurdle which will safely be crossed on opened by Darlan."-Reuter.

the road

Heated Conference

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MARSHAL PETAIN IS RE- PORTED IN LONDON TO HAVE

exchange banks

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were

exchange

an

of opinion Preparing Public Mind with French Indo majority China henceforth are to be con- behind him if he would a basis of Japanese take the lead towards yen and any other transactions

ducted On

must be made with official per- intervention.

mission.

The Yokohama Specie Bank

ALREADY TAKEN THE FIRST announced an exchange rate of STEP IN A MOVE AGAINST 100 plastles against 981% yen, ADMIRAL DARLAN, WHO HAS| Reuter.

JUST ENGINEERED "A SECOND

CAPITULATION

TO GERMANY.

BY FRANCE"

MARSHAL PETAIN, AFTER A LONG AND HEATED CONFER- ENCE WITH DARLAN, WENT TO HIS ESTATE IN THE SOUTH OF FRANCE OSTENSIBLY FOR A REST BUT ACTUALLY ON A TRIP WHICH HAS "FAR MORE SIGNIFICANCE.”

Economic and industrial CO- operation between France und Germany will make France an

arsenal for the Axis. Under Darlan plan Germany will receive

LEAVE FOR RESERVISTS IN FAR EAST

the

Steps are being taken to relieve Reservists in the Far East.

This accuses Mr. Stimson, the War Secretary, of outlining naval policy but even this isolationis!

American paper foresees

entry into the war soon. Circles close to the Adminis It thinks Mr. Stimson's speech tration believe the President means the United States is head- realises his next decisions willing for full intervention in the have to be tremendous and he war, declared or undeclared, and that the Administration is pre- paring the public mind tor such a war. Reuter.

VANDENBERG

INCORRECT

FIGURES

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GIVE FALSE PICTURE

THE FIGURES OF SINKINGS of British ships given by Senator Vandenberg are stated in high official circles in Londonˇnot to be correct,

Even if they were, however, it is stated, they would give a totally false picture of the seriousness of the situation.

Importance than anything else.

Vessels carrying fully finished) munitions of war naturally are no use can be made of either if provided with the greatest pos food, supplies Taila sible protection available and theIf total tonnage is reduced, ehips percentage of such vessels sunk is now directed to carrying muni- therefore less than of vessels' car- tions will inevitably be diverted Mr. Robert Morrison drew at-rying less precious but almost to carrying food. tention in the House, of Commons equally vital supplies, such as Figures, shortly to be issued by yesterday, to the fact that Reser- steel and food,

the Admiralty, It is added, will vists called up at the beginning of agg

show that while the position the war and serving in the Far This proves that an adequate regarding the Battle of the Atlan- East had had no home leave since convoy escort keeps losses to a tie has in the last months shown nevertheless, and asked whether the Admiralty ronimum. W

Fan Improvement would arrange, as" opportunity But, it is pointed out, the ton- owing to losses in the Mediterran- offers, that the men be transferred noge position must be regarded as ean, total tonnage at the command, to duties nearer home,

a wholes

of the Allies has suffered as BA Captain Hudson, In a written ·Wälle" "plands, and tanku garu, severely as in almost any preced-

Iter il F71

Jy Eat Bordatori immédiat ing: mỡnths of the

NEW NIGHTSOIL

COOLIE STABBED

A 19-year-old night- soil coolie was stabbed in the neck at 11.30 p.m. last night, in Aberdeen Street, where he was carrying out his duties.

He was sent to the Queen Mary Hospital. The attacker escaped.

ROOSEVELT STILL INDISPOSED

PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT, WHO ON WEDNESDAY WAS ORDER- ED TO STAY IN BED FOR TWO IS STILL SUFFERING DAYS,

STOMACH TROUBLE TEMPERA- A SLIGHT

FROM WITH TURE.

He wanted to get up yesterday but his doctor forbade him,

The President is understood to be keeping in touch by 'phone to his bedside with developments ́In'

foreign affairs. — domestic and Reuter.

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