1941-06-24 — Page 35

THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 24, 1941.

Polish

Elaims Ubrary, Sigueme Couns

Page

Cabinet Invitation

To The Soviet

Soviet Government

LET BYGONES PETAIN

BE BYGONES SUSPECTS

And Free Polish Prisoners

"THE POLISH-RUSSIAN question which might have shadowed the outlook of many friends of ours in the West and caused noxious frictions and clashes, I believe may disappear from international politics.”

DARLAN

Relations between Mar- shal Petain and Admiral

Darlan are once more re- ported to be very strain-

This statement, as made by the Polished, says a despatch from Prime Minister, General Sikorski in a declara- tion, was approved by the Polish Cabinet.

This followed a meeting of the Folish Cabinet to discuss the German attack upon Russia.

The declaration which was broadcast from London to Po Jand, also declared that Ger. many, foremost for of Poland, "has

alliance torn asunder an which

the so long has been source of our greatest misfor.

tunes.

"By striking at Russia they are undertaking, at a great risk,

task of which the issue is uncer- tain and must be weakening."

Polish Interest

After declaring that since the

DEBATE IN THE COMMONS

an

When parliament meets next there will be immediate debate on Ger- latest many's

act of aggression and its impli- cations.

FINLAND PROTESTS

TO RUSSIA

A protest against the bombing of Fin- nish objectives by Russian 'planes was made to the Soviet Minister when he visited the Finnish Foreign Minister yes- terday says the Fin- nish Radio quoted by Reuter.

the French frontier to the Independent French News Agency in London yester-000000000 day.

According

well-informed to

sources, Marshal Petain has the

impression that

Admiral Darlan

is trying to get rid of him.

He noticed that in several ad- ministrative and ministerial offices,

Admiral Darlan's photo. igraph replaced his.

Marshal Petain believes that Admiral Darlan is trying to assure himself of the support of ex-Servicemen and that hc has mado several powerful alties among the police.

Admiral Darian on his side has been acting very cautiously and Treaty of Brestlitovsk in 1918, The previously arranged debate

docs not even inform his own Russia had continually col-

which shipping situation on the

officers

collabora- and intimate laburated with

Germany, the was to have taken place in the tors of his plans-Reuter, declaration continued: "We are House of Commons in a secret entitled

to assume that Russia session has been postponed to per- will now cancel the Pact of 1939.mit of the war discussion.

CANADA MAY SEND WHEAT TO SOVIET

The

N.Z. Concurs

In Policy

ANNOUNCED IN

SPEEDY ACTION BY R-A-F-

The R.A.F. has given speedy action to Mr. Churchill's promise to Russia of fierce day and night bombing of the Germans yesterday, and within a few hours of the Prime Minister speaking on Sunday night.

Twice yesterday at least, bomb- ́ers accompanied by a large num- ber of fighters, swept over north- ern France and while their escorts were shooting down 18 German

once; fighters, attacked" again the important industrial plant near Bethune and other tar gets.

The objec'ives of the offen- sive sweep in the evening hayo ...not..so far...been disclosed, but listeners an the experienced English coast, were. Inclined to belleve that heavy attacks were being made an: German ad- vanced, aerodromea, ...

THE PRIME MINISTER OF NEW Two bombers and two fighters ZEALAND, MR, PETER FRASER, are missing while eighteen Ger

LONDON man, fighters were shot down. AFTER CONSULTATION- WITH By contrast very little opposition HIS GOVERNMENT UN NEW was met in the first sweep of the ZEALAND HE WAS IN THE day and fighter pilots, particular POSITION TO STATE THAT ly the Roles, were glum on their THE NEW ZEALAND, GOVERN return at the disinclination, of the MENT ENTIRELY CONQUR-IN

enemy, to fight THE POLICY LAID; DOWN BY On Sunday night north-west THE PRIME MINISTER OF THE German nayal ports, chiefly Bre- UNITED KINGDOM MIN » HIS

men and Wilhelmshaven, were BROADCAST ON SUNDAY hammered-Reuter.

NIGHT WITH 'REPERENCE TO' THE GERMAN ATTACK ON RUSSIA.

"

"Thousands of Polish men Arrangements for the debate and women including 300,000 have not yet been definitely set- war prisoners are still suffer- tled, but the opening statement on

New Zealand will be glad to Dominion Governments officially associate itself in thismat to endorse the "British aid för ing in Russian prisona.

behalf of Government will be made either by the Prime Minis-

Government will shortly ter with His Majesty's Govern- Russia" policy enunciated by Mr

Winston Churchill on Sunday ter cr the Foreign Minister, and review its attitude towards wheatment in the United Kingdom. according to the course of the de- shipments to Russia,

with. pro-

This is the first of the British Reuter: bate, one of them may intervene spects that permits will be grant- when they have had the oppor-ed, states a message from Ottawa. of Last autumn Canada refused hearing the views tunity of

"Should it not be deemed right and honest to restore these people to their country?"

The declaration stated that the German attack "testifies to members in the different parts of Russian orders, fearing the wheat

the House-Reuter.

far greater German weakness than we had suspected.

This attempt to destroy the military power of the Soviet, in order to avoid a threat to the rear of the German armies when they assault the British Isles, can only mean that the Germans fear that military power,

"Also, the quest at all cost for the raw materials of Russia proves the need of such materials." Reuter.

MURDER ON

THE BUND

(SPECIAL: TO'"CHINA“MAIL"}

would reach Germany.-Reuter.

ENEMY DESTROYER BELIEVED SUNK IN BEIRUT

An enemy destroyer is believed to have been sunk in the harbour at Beirut on Sunday afternoon, states an R.A.F. Middle East com- TAN BUND WAS THE SCENE munique, which says that R.A.F. bombers

SHANGHAI'S COSMOPOLI-

OF A MURDER AT 1 P.M, YES-S

REPORTED TO BE A JAPAN-

AN UNKNOWN TERRORIST.

KOREAN.

TERDAY WHEN A KOREAN, attacked enemy shipping in the harbour at ESE AGENT, WAS SHOT BY Beirut, one destroyer receiving a direct hit WHO DROVE BY IN A CAR and is believed to have sunk, while a mer- AND OPENED FIRE AT THE chantman alongside a mole was set on fire.

During the previous night the craft is missing from all the above The body of the murdered man harbour was also raided by Fleet operations but the crew is safe. has thus far been unidentified All Arm aircraft and bombs were Route and remains a mystery. No scen to fall across the wharves; papers of any description were Australian 'planes machine-gunned found on the man" who carried and destroyed a number of Vichy only a watch and some money - transport vehicles on the Dámas International News Service,

cus-Beirut rond.

MR. WINANT ACTIVE IN LONDON

R‚Á‚F. bombera

on Sund a

SENSATION

day morning attacked convoy IN VICHY

of enemy merchant shipping eetarted by destroyers along the Telpolitanian coast Ond "ship of 0,000 tons was badly damag od and other bombs were soon falling close to other ships - In the convey, probably damaging

tham

News of the outbreak of the Russo-German war caused a great sensation in Vichy where up to the last monfent it had not been

và thờ Vichy corros expected, says pondent of the Zurich "Gazette de Lausanne," ge

Mr. Winant, the American “Ambassador to London, called on the Soviet Ambassador, M. Maisky, yesterday morning, who One Italian 'plane was shot down lator in the day had another over Malta yesterday by British Omcial circles are reserved, the conference with Mr. Anthony fightery, and one more Messersch correspondent” adds, but certain Eden, the Foreign Secretary, to midt is now known to have been influential quarters expressed discuss the prosent war situation destroyed by British fightorn on satisfaction that Hitler almu at between Germany and Russia June 17, in addition to the six undertaking a crusado ogainst

#Router Be Reuter,

already claimed. Ono British air-Communism.”

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