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SELL-OUT ON BLACK SEA? TO JAPAN

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It is reliably learned in London that Indo-Chino is now a virtual Japanese dependency as a result of

the economic treaty signed on May 6 and the political treatÿ of May 9, supplementing the treaty of September 23, against which Washington pro- tested.

Vichy is pledged not to participate in any agree- ment contrary to Japan-| ese exploitation.

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According to London Sunday Despatch" yesterday Hitler and Stalin will meet on board a ship in the Black Sea in a few weeks with Hitler threatening a German attack on the Ukraine unless he gets Russion cooperation.

Stalin is believed to be ready to appease Hitler, the newspaper adds. International News Service.

HITLER

CHOOSES

BAD TIME

DAMAGED IN BLITZ

Westminster

Abbey And British Museum Also Hit

IT WAS DISCLOSED IN LONDON LAST NIGHT THAT THE HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT, WESTMINSTER ABBEY AND THE BRITISH MUSEUM W¿RE DAMAGED IN SATURDAY NIGHT'S FIRE RAID ON LONDON.

The world-famed clock "Big Ben," whose chimes have been heard in all corners of the DE BRINON earth through the B.B.C., was also hit. High

explosives and incendiaries fell on all three THREAT places, while Westminster Abbey, opposite, TO U.S.

was also set on fire.

In the House of Commons the debating chamber has been wrecked, and it is feared it can never be used again until it has been rebuilt.

In the House of Lords,, British Museum the superintendent is understood to have been killed while assisting fire

PERIODIC INDUSTRIAL CON. *FERENCES, IN WHICH JAPAN HAS DECIDING CONTROL. WILL REGULATE ECONOMIC QUESTIONS, WHILE FINAN CIAL TRANSACTIONS HENCE- It is practically un- FORTH WILL BE CARRIED OUT known in the military fighters' operations, and

three others were killed. history of Egypt for cam- Other members of the staff who paigns to be conducted worked right through the night,

months of extinguishing flames and salvag during the

ing valuable records and relics,

remarkable May, June and July, and had

escapes when bombs fell. even August.

Some bombs also smashed the which famous Members' Lobby had already been hit in previous raids and was shoved up by ela- borate scaffolding,

German technical missions are burrying what is a potential Axis arsenal. Fifty experts left Berlin for Indo-China on May 8-inter-

national News Service.

ROOSEVELT TO DECLARE POLICY?

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")

Washington is buzzing with reports that Pre- sident Roosevelt will make one of the year's most momentous foreign policy pronouncements at the Pan-American Union meeting on Wednesday night.

A HEAT RECORD WAS SET UP ON SATURDAY IN NORTH AFRICA OF FROM 118 TO 122 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.

Though limits are imposed by

What some consider the rnost the heat, the British troops are

magnificent roof in the world, that continuing to harass the enemy.

of Westminster Hall, with Its soar- A large party of Italians work-

ing arches and sweeping beams of near the perimeter of the ing

and oak, was pierced by bombs Tobruk area under the protection damage done to the interior. of armoured fighting vehicles The hall was started by William were attacked

by British troops Rufus in 1018. It is thought to and Bren-gun carriers.

be the largest hall in the Before the Italian armoured with a roof unsupported by pil- vehicles could start their enginen their working party had been machine-gunned and numbers killed, wounded and taken pri

Eoner.

The morale of the Italians

lars.

world

Big Ben Hit "Big Ben," although hit by high in

explosive, is

the still chiming by

strokes. Only slight damage was Abyssinia is greatly affected the constant strafing and the activ-done to part of the masonry just ity of Patriot forces.-Reuter. above the clock.

ITALIANS OCCUPY

SOME ISLANDS

Those who have seen the Presi- dent's draft speech declare it will deal with matters "far more im- portant than the convoy question." that in

THE

The Deanery of Westminster Abbey, which is one of the best examples of a medieval house in England, has been destroyed. An Italian communique states. THE FABRICS OF

the Aegean Sea Italian ABBEY IS INTACT, THOUGH THE ROOF OF THE LOWER TOWER OF THE SQUARE CENTRE OF THE BUILDING. HAS FALLEN IN.

The speech, which will be deliv- troops have occupied the isles of ered at 11 p.m. (Washington time), Zea, Syphonos, Syria and Micono, will be broadcast on short wave thus completing the occupation of -to Europe, and Latin-America.the Cyclades Archipelago Reu-

International News Service.

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ter.

The most historic parts of the Abbey were uninjured, including BUDAPEST TALE

the part where the Royal tombs. FACTORY ACTIVE are situated.

"Most of the archives, usually SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") the important part of abbey build- Budapest, main distributing cen- ings, have survived," sald an French quarters in London state tre for. German propaganda prohl'ect. "The fact that the 10th that some German troops from abroad, is still putting out reports century roof has been lestroyed the Dodecanese have landed In that large numbers of German is an irreparable thing, althougla Syria International News troops are arriving in Iraq-Inter- the Abbey is now open to the

public." 1971 SIRIA national News] Service, ⠀ #1

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")

FERNAND DE BRINON, PARIS REPRESENTATIVE OF

THE

VICHY GOVERNMENT,

ACCORDING

AN

TO

The British Museum was set NOUNCED, alight by a shower of incendiar-THE OFFICIAL GERMAN NEWS les which burnt through the

THE FRENCH roof and set fire to the back of AGENCY, THAT the building.

NAVY WILL PROTECT FRENCH ESPECIALLY POSSESSIONS, Fire watchers on the roof dealt DAKAR, "AGAINST POSSIBLE with many incendiaries but others

UNITED STATES AGGRES- burnt through before they could SION, AND, SHOULD THE be tackled.

UNITED STATES ENTER THE Fortunately most of the trea-WAR, EUROPE WILL HAVE TO sures had been removed to safety ORGANISE A COMMON DE und damage was comparatively' FENCE." INTERNATIONAL light. Reuter.

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