1941-07-14 — Page 3

Allied Forces Remain On Guard During Armistice

Signing Expected In 24 Hours

AFTER THE TERMS OF THE SY RI AN ARMISTICE HAS BEEN INITIALLED, THEAREK PRESENTATIVES OF BOTH (THE BRITISH AND VICHYY GOVERNMENTS: REFERRED BACK TO THEIR RESPECTIVE GOVERN- MENTS, IT WAS OFFICIALLY STATED IN CAIRO LAST EVENING.

Result of the final decision is still await- ed, and meanwhile the military standstill in Syria continues.

Though the boom of

artillery and the crack of KWANGTUNG

machine-guns in Syria)

has given way to a peace COASTAL TOWNS

ful stillness, the Allied

forces remain in a state RETAKEN

of constant vigilance. and gunners continue to

stand by their positions.

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MR. CHURCHILL

TO BROADCAST

It was officially an- nounced in London yesterday that a speech by the Prime Minister at a public luncheon to-day will be broadcast in the B.B.C. home service.

The speech is ex- pected to begin some- time between 11.55 a.m. and 12.10 p.m. G.M.T.-Reuter.

U.S. ARMY SERVICE

Unless selective service trainees are retained in south-east Kwangtung coastal service beyond the pre- towns, have been recaptured by

Tunglung

and

Cheunglam,

It is generally expected that the the Chinese. The Japanese, who, sent limit of one year, the

armistice will be signed within it

alleged. plundered and

the next 24 hours, and the effectslaughtered many civilians on the of the terms will be that the Allies way, retired to their warships an- will take over Syrin both positi-chored off the .coast. --Central cally and militarily.

Last night the lights of Beint blazed down the coast while 11.4

beans of The Beirut swung across the rea.

fighthonaz

Return To Normal

News.

RUSSIANS DETAINED

outlying American de- fence bases cannot adequately manned.

bel

This opinion is understood to have been expressed by the United States Army Chief of Staff, General Marshall, to Con- gressional leaders.

of

With the prospect of normal THE FRENCH INDO-CHINA He is reported to have said that conditions being reestablished in GOVERNMENT HAS DETAINED unless additional service 1s Syria in the near future, mer ALL SOVIET NATIONALS | authorised, large numbers chants and business men in

SINCE THE SEVERANCE OP troops will have to be brought Palestine, many of whom had DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS BE- from Hawail in August because branches In Syria, are looking TWEEN VICHY AND SOVIET of the approaching expiration of forward to an early resumption RUSSIA, ACCORDING ΤΟ A

of busintes relations.

TRANS-OCEAN REPORT,

Similarly, it may be assumed About 600 Communists who are

among not Suviet nationals are said Lebanon's cedar-clad mountains have also been detained.--Central

that the summer resort :

which annually attract many News. thousands of visitors from Egypt,

Iraq and Palestine are anticipat- ing a busy season which is due to start shortly.

Dentz's Full Powers

A clear statement that General Dentz has full powere

to sign whatever armistice terms he thinks fit, at any time. he chooses, was issued by the Vichy news agency.

The fact that he "preferred" to seek advice from Vichy on "cer- tain technical points," adds the agency, "makes no difference to the situation."

The statement explains that

when the Government "refused to London, it gave General Dentz full

consider the terms presented by

powers to make whatever deci- sions he judged necessary from the military point of view." Reuter.

ANTI-FASCIST INDIAN BODY

THE CONSTITUTION OF THE ANTI-FASCIST AIL; - INDIAN TRADE UNION COUNCIL WAS ADOPTED AT A CONFERENCE, YESTERDAY OF REPRESENTA- TIVES OF 30 TRADE UNIONS

• OF BOMBAY.CITY.

to

The objects of the Council will be to assist the world Democratic alliance against Fascism and achieve the effective and conscious participation of workers in the war effort of India.-Reuter,

GENERALISSIMO'S.

CONDOLENCES

their speil of 12 months, and that for some time to come the army will have to maintain virtually a "shuttle service" between the mainland and offshore bases. Reuter.

GERMANS BEGIN TO

LEAVE FREE CHINA

THE FIRST GROUP of three Germans, including Wilhelm Trendel, manager of the Transacean News Agency, F. Otto, Wolfe re- presentative, and possibly the manager of the D.N.B., will leave Chungking for Lung- chow, on the Kwangsi-Indo-China border, to-day by trucks supplied by the Ching Auto- mobile Company, Sino-German concern.

The second group consisting chielly of German merchants will leave on July 17 by plane for Kunming if accommodation Is available.' Otherwise, they will go by truck.

'25.

on

135 DOWN

IN WEEK

For the fourth succes- The last group of Gorman

enemy air evacuees, mostly members of sive week the- Gorman.. Embassy · in losses in all theatres of Chungking will leave by 'plane for Kunming July war, except Eastern Europe, have topped the It is understood that all Ger-century mark. man diplomats, newsmen and A total of 135 aircraft was merchants, including employees destroyed last week--22 over Bri- of the Eurasia Aviution Corpora- |tain. and 82 over Germany and

and

tion, will withdraw from Free German-occupied territory, 30 China, while all missionaries-will-Axis and Vichy bombers ing to remain may stay, as dur-fighters in the Middle East and ing the first World War.

one brought down by the Navy. For the evacuation of 50 Ger- The R.A.F. lost 06 'planes, man nationals in Yunnan, mostly Widespread day and night General'ssimo Chiang Kai- missionaries and employees of the raids over Germany and occupi- shek yesterday sent a telegram Eurasia Aviation Corporation, Dr.ed territory cost 85, but eight of condolence to the family of Heinrich Northe, head of the pilots are safe, and 11 machines

office Loh-Fei Pak-oong, founder of Gerniany⠀⠀⠀⠀ Embassy

in failed to return during the Middle the Chung Hwa Book Company, Kunming, hos, como to Chungking East operations. who passed away recently in to negotiate with the Ministry of Not one 'plane was lost in the Hong Kong.

Foreign Affairs.Central News, defence of Great Britain, Reuter:

Central Nows,

ANOTHER HOSPITAL HITAnother hospital was hit in

a recont London rald. Here is a view of the damaged' wards

with

wreckager nurses busy salvaging in the-

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