1941-07-25 — Page 25

THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 25, 1941.

ASTOUNDING FRENCH ADMISSION OF PURPOSE OF VICHY SURRENDER

A PRESUMABLY

INSPIRED EDITORIAL

IN THE HANOI DAILY, “LA VOLUNTE INDO- CHINOISE," MAKES THE FIRST PUBLIC REFERENCE TO THE CONTEMPLATED AGREEMENT GIVING JAPAN BASES IN SOUTHERN INDO-CHINA.

Emphasising that the agreement is not directed against any one country and that the arrangement is only "temporary," the daily asserts that the question of French authority in Indo-China is not affected.

The paper emphasises

the geographical position AMERICAN SEAMAN

of Indo-China, on the way to the Dutch East Indies and to Singapore!

ROBBED

the morn} --

TOKYO VIEW OF EVENTS

The Tokyo "Yomiuri" features on its front page a picture of Marshal Petain who is quoted as saying "We must defend our overseas colonies for France against Britain,

whose attitude is becom- ing increasingly aggres- sive."

An article

The Times and Advertiser' features on its front page a story William Stanton. BI American raptioned “Indo-China sees colla- seaman, Was robbed of a gold boration with Japan as the only IT POINTS OUT THAT THE cham and medal altogether valu-salvation" JAPANESE POLICY OF SOUTH-ed at US $15 early in

by Hajime Fujioka. ERN EXPANSION CANNOT BE ng while proceeding along Broad- "Nichi-Nichi" financial editor, cri- Road teises the French for failing to way Eas' near Hwakce CONTINUED FROM SUCH DIS-

Shanghai in a rickshaw

cooperate with Japan even after TANT BASES AS HAINAN.

the signing of the economic agree- FORMUSA. OCCUPIED CHINA OR JAPAN!

"Admiral The article adds: Decoux and his etaff well know that the advance of British troops and de Gaulle forces into Syria means a British challenge against Vichy and do not enter tain wrong views as to what the Indo China Government should

The seaman was surrounded by a mob of about Afteen coglies at 1.15 anu when the district Is! usually quiet. The chain and The agreement, it said, was medal were snatched away

from reached directly between Vichy hum

and Tokyo and was dieta'ed by The robbers mamediately took the French wish to prevent Indu-to their heels, escaping through China becoming a battleground a street near by. A complait

even at the expense of certam was subsequently made by thi concessions which may appear vieʻim to the Wayside

Router.station.

Imomentarily painful.”

ment.

do in the Far East. Judici

GERMAN ADVANCES

SLOWED DOWN

**Deroux might have thought of ways to check Japan: and to effect a rapprochement with the de Gaulle regime but to-day Doux has mads influential leaders in Saigon promise their loyalty to Vichy."- Reuter

U.S. DEVELOPING NEW WEAPON

The U.S. Army has under de velopment a self-propelled anti- tank gun, mount-motorised. This description of

new weapon

ACCORDING TO military observers, the Soviet- which U.S. Army Ordnance officers

German war, can be characterised by the following facts:-

1. The German advance is con- Innung towards Leningrad, but only after violent fighting which has slowed it down considerably.

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2. In the central sector, the Gerinan almourtd vanguard advancing towards Smolensk, while the Russians are attacking the German northern flank in the Vitebsk area and the southern flank in the Mogilev sector.

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3. In the routh the army under Marshal Budenny is covering Kiev and is carrying out several coun- ter-attacks, unsuccessful in direction of Berdichev, but with better results against the left wing of the German-Rumanian

forces.

4. The resistance of Soviet troops le efficient in the three major combat sectors.

5. The front presents more and more the aspect of long inter- ferences with, in some spots, in- 'portant zones of resistance behind the advanced positions, Russian tactics, based on the strategy of depth, are dangerous, as proved

Bialystock by the

fighting, and consist in not operating a general withdrawal but of leaving impor- tant shock troop contingents be- hind the German lines. The main aim is rather to inflict as heavy. losses as possible, upon the enemy both in men and material than to oppose

the enemy advance.

6. The destruction of towns and crops by the Soviets "prior to their .. withdrawal. Tas being, carried out. In accordance with M. Josef Stalin's instructiona, Me

In the absence. of details no exact idea can be had regarding the general situation until the fate of Kiev and Leningrad is decided.

It is generally believed, how- ever, that the former capital of the Czars, Leningrad, is in a. position to sustaina

wn-out siege

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