1941-08-06 — Page 3

VICHY STICKS TO APOLOGIA

Why Indo-China Could Not Be Defended

Reply To

Mr. Sumner Welles

MARSHAL PETAIN'S government yes- terday replied to the attack by Mr. Sumner Welles, Assistant United States Secretary of State, and says that "Mr. Welles expressed some doubt about the energy with which France would react in the event of an attack on her empire at some point.

"Surely the heroic resistance of our troops in Syria to British aggression can be consider- ed an adequate answer.

QUEEN TO BROADCAST

ON SUNDAY

To Mr. Welles'

announcement

*** that Amerien's allitude towards Vichy would be "governed by the manner France defends her em- pire," Vichy adds that "the pro- blems of Syria and Indo-China were in no sense comparable Syria was the object of aggression, Indo-China was not.

will

The Queen broadcast a message to the women of America at 7 p.m. (G.M.T.) on Sunday.

The message will be broadcast in the U.S. by the Columbia, National and Mutual networks. It will be heard in the overseas programmes of the B.B.C. as well as in the home program- mes.-Reuter.

DE GAULLE PARACHUTE CORPS

A Free French Para- chute Corps, it can now be revealed, has been formed of officers and men of General de Gaulle's troops in Great Britain.

They can be used as an in- dependent corps or in conjunc tion with British formations.

Every man is a volunteer and' before receiving his two "wings" has carried out the routine num-, ber of jumps from Whitley bom- bera which are used in training.

British officers who saw them

and

mented on the enthusiasm dash of the first Frenchmen to learn this new form of warfare,

Heuter.

Moreover, though it is

true | that the French Empire is one, nevertheless Indo-China's geogra- phrical and political position was peculiar by reason of its distance from metropolitan France, and the situation of Japan in Asia.

Could Not Wait

indu-China, therefore, coud not afford to await events which might modify the equilibrium in the Far East.

The disproportion between the Japanese forces and the meagre effectives at France's disposal in Indo-China fully explains the position that con- fronted her and the inevitable consequences,

detracts

The result in no way from French rights, and it is a fact that Japan formally recog-

Sovereignty nises French the whole of French Indo-China. Further, it should be emphasis-

over

ed that in the negotiations lead ing to the Darlan-Kato agree.

In Africa's theatre of war-Australians watch the destruc- tion of captured ammunition.

EXTENSIVE

CONGRESS WARNED

PRICE LEVELS SOARING

Leon

Mr.

Henderson, U.S. Price -Administrator, yesterday informed Con- gress that the U.S. is fac- fed with “a very strong and most pronounced in- crease in the cost of liv- ing" even if the Adminis- tration's recently-intros duced Price Control Bill became law immediately.

the Testifying before

House Banking Committee as first wit- ness on the new Bill, Mr. Hender- scn declared that even with the powers conferred by the Bill the Government would have "an en- ormous load" in trying to prevent the nation's "dynamic and volatile economy" entering the inflationary stage.

near

.. Mr. Henderson said the U.S.

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the price structure 1929 levels, and was heading to. wards the 1919 peaks. "The-country dare not take the chance of inflation. The result might be disastrous."--Reuter.

THE RICE

R.A.F. RAIDS IN MONOPOLY

MIDDLE

EAST

A NUMBER OF SUCCESSFUL operations

In the Council to-mor- row, the Hon. Mr. John Johnstone Paterson will ask the following ques- tion:-

Will the.Government make a statement as to the general policy which was instituted in accord-

tion No. 617 of 19th May, 1941?

The Hon. Mr. Li Tse-fabg, will Lask:

by R.A.F. heavy bombers in Cyrenaicas dur-adopted by the Rice Monopoly ment, Japan urged that Indo- ing the night of August 3/4 are recorded in ance with Government Notifica- Powers opposed to the Japanese yesterday's R.A.F. Middle East communique.

China was threatened by the

Empire." Reuter.

SYRIAN HITCH

One formation attacked the port of Der- na causing considerable damage and starting a number of fires. base of a mole were

on

Two buildings at the destroyed.

a

SEVENTY-FIVE BRITISH AND

Bombs were also dropped INDIAN OFFICERS CAPTURED

the landing ground and on DURING THE SYRIAN CAM PAIGN AND FLOWN BY VICHY battery which was silenced.

land- Other aircraft attacked PILOTS ΤΟ AN UNKNOWN

the dispersal DESTINATION ARE STILL UN- ing grounds and

area at Gazala and caused a ACCOUNTED FOR,. IT WAS REVEALED IN DAMASCUS series of explosions and several YESTERDAY. including

All others captured in Syria, British and Indian troops, were handed back in ac- cordance with the terms of the Armistice. Reuter.

VICHY BLUFFING?

at the end of their training com- [SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL" LONDON NEWSPAPERS TERM VICHY AND SWISS REPORTS THAT: GERMAN DEMANDS FOR NORTH AFRICAN MILITARY BASES HAVE BEEN TURNED DOWN AS "SHEER BLUFF:"

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TRAMS AGAIN RUNNING

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fires.

Huts and a camp in the vioin- ity were machine-gunned from

a few hundred foot and about

25 cents caught fire.

INDIA'S NEW COUNCIL

Members-designate

With regard to the new Grant and Subsidy Codes for schools

which have been recently ap- proved by the Secretary of State,

will

Government take steps to make the necessary financial pro- vision to bring them into effect from 1st September, 1941?

The Hon. Mr. Lo Man-kanı, C.B.E., is to move the following resolution in Legislative Council to-morrow:—

That, in the opinion of this Council, in view of the great im- portance of the Hawker question in relation to the hawkers them- selves as well as to the general public, Government should ap- of point a Committee to investigate,..

consider and report on this ques-

An attack was made on enemy the Governor-General of tion generally with special refer- shipping off the coast near Ap- India's Executive Coun-ence to the following points: pollonia and hits were made on

one, ship and possibly on an-cil were entertained by the Government at

other.

Enemy merchant ships were

To what extent is the system of hawkers, necessary in the interests of the poorer sec- tions of the community.........

again attacked in the same area Claridge's Hotel, London, 2, Under what safeguards can on Monday and two of them yesterday. belleved hit,

Tripoll Bombed

R.AF. bombers made a success- ful, attack in the harbour of It is claimed that official evi-Tripblf on August 5. dence has been received that Vichy is giving into the German demands, and it is known that more Germans are arriving at Dakar and Casablanca," Interna- tional News Service.

The transportation tie-up the French Concession in Shang-CONSCRIPTION OF bai, third in recent months,' was eased yesterday afternoon whenALLIED NATIONALS the trams resumed."

Buses are expected to resume The Lord Privy Seal stated in the Commons it was hoped to sub- later.

em-mit to the House on reassembly Meanwhile 2,000 Chinese ployed by foreign-owned photo after the recess proposals for studios are still on strike. They are demanding pay increasen be tween 50 and 100 per cent. International News Service.

legislation extending military con- scription to Allied nationals whose Governments were established in Britain British Wiress.

Mr. L. S. Amery, Secr State for India, presided.

Members of the United States civil defence mission were guests

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hawkers of food be permitted to continue to trade without prejudice to public health, If considerations of public health demand the abolition of food hawking either in whole or in part, how such abolition can best be carried out without inflicting undue hardship on existing hawkers

Ong merchant ship of about of the Government at a luncheon at. the Savoy Hotel, Mr. Herbert. 800 tons was hit by a heavy Morrison, HomeSecretary and bomb and a violent explosion Minister of Home Security, pre-As regards hawkers rendered which followed threw up - * siding... great quantity of wreckage into the air.

Mr. John G. Winant, US...AM- Two direct hits were obtained bassador was among those pre-

sent. Reuter, also machine-gunned. on military buildings which were

ITALIANS LOSE A SUBMARINE

A reconnaissance of Reggio shows that in the attack re- ported in Monday'a communi- que 10, Macchi: 200'■ Vanda Brada 20 word' destroyed, while about 20 more Macchie were [SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL"]

-Rome yesterday admitted the 10. damaged, söveral: very badly. From the above.operations all loss of an Italian submarine oper- the British aircraft returned safe-ating in the Atlantie.—Interna-

tional News Service. ly-Rerter.

unemployed as the result of "auch abolition of food hawk- ing, what provision should be made for absorbing them in other trades or industries, or what provisions should be made for their relief. Having regard to the exist - ing personnel and duties of the Police Force, how..can. such abolition of food hawk- ing be carried out effectively, What further legislative mea sures are necessary to carry out the recommendations of the Committee,