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SHABBY TREATMENT OF PRISONERS BY THE FRENCH TIMED AT

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N.C.Q.'s, who were sent out of Syria by the Vichy authorities, have now returned to Beirut from Toulon, where they had been held prisoners.

It is felt in London that the A certain number of junior Vichy officers importance of the Anglo-Ameri- can declaration resulting from who are detained with General Dentz in Jeru-the dramatic Roosevelt-Churchill salem, will be repatriated in return, but Gen-meeing lies in the timing of the eral Dentz and his senior officers will be held until the remaining British prisoners, who number about 35, it is understood, are re- leased.

The new arrivals say they were taken from Salonica to Toulon in fourth-class accommodation aboard the liner "Theophile Gautier,"

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tent to the peoples of the world at the right moment when Hitler seems stuck on the Eastern Front and Japan is hovering hesitatingly over Thailand.

Twice have different British Prime Ministers travelled in search of peace. 'At Munich the late Mr. Chamberlain bought peace by capitulation. To-day Churchill seeks peace by victory, while he has obtained assurances of United States collaboration after the war, simultaneously taying a solid foundation for a new Democratic World.

President Roosevelt is believed

and impor.ers in the Straits Seifle- to have been inspired by the

ments, the Ne herlands East In-following motives to invite M dies, and India, following the Churchill to meet him. freezing of Japanese credits in Firstly. to forestall a Hitler those countries, it was disc.o.eu impending peace offensive, sec- by the vice-Chairmun of the ondly, to satisfy general restive- turers' Union, at a Press Confer-cut peace and war aims by the Hong Kong Chinese Manufacness over the absence of clear-

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At Toulon officers and were jumbled together in racks which like their quarters on board ship. were verminous.

They were given little to eat save vegetables but made no complaint on this score, as they discovered that French elvilians fare none the better.

On the return trip to Beirut there was an improvement their treatment.-Reuter.

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the Roosevelt - Churchill statement.

It is generally contended that the document marks the prelude of more spectacular and more decisive actions to come.

Tokyo reported that, Japan was no specific mention of Japan, by name, but it is believed in Wash ington that the Far East was dealt with during the conference:

elated because the document made

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Allies which will ease the path towards securing American peo- will have to work overtime to Britain's

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war effort, thirdly. 10 they have re- hold staff ta ks. urgently needed ceived.

In view of Japanese moves in the Far East and also for closer com operation in measures of winning the European war and the battle of the Atlantic.

FOUR FIGHTERS

DOWNED

The joint declaration is regard-? ed by British people as a charter It was learned in London yes- of freedom, peace, security, and terday that four enemy fighters prosperity, a declaration of joint were destroyed during offensive Anglo-American purpose and operations by our fighters over an Anglo-American agreement on

the Channel and northern the principles of peace and settle- France during the day.Reuter. ment. Central News,

PACIFIC AGREEMENT THOUGHT REACHED

Official photographs published in Washington. revealing Anglo-American chiefs of staffs who at- tended the Roosevelt-Churchill conference, leads Washington observers to conclude that some agree- ment had been reached regarding the Atlantic and the-Pacific to implement the policies outlined in the 8-point statement.

The document is viewed as hav→ The failure to name Japan in editorially that Americans are apt ing a heavy “Rooseveltian flay- the document is interpreted as in to forget that what happened in our." leading commentators to be line with Roosevelt's policy to Britain by German bombings last lieve that it serves notice, as long "Keep Japan in the dark and year has been going on in China as President Roosevelt is to direct guessing.”

much longer, There should be U.S. foreign policy, that the Unit Japanese press attacks on realisation that the struggle for ed States will not participate in Britain and America, are received ireedom knows no geographical any peace movement until Hit'er without comment but commenta-boundaries and has no ethnic is defeated nor will there be any tors believe that Tokyo is right frontier-Central News...... separate peace by Britain with fully, feeling uncomfortable. The Germany.

statement undoubtedly includes

The New York Times" editor-more-than meets the eye. ially asserts that isolationism is One commentator says that the definitely ended and this is the be-statement indicates that Britni ginning of a new era of American and America accept as inevitable leadership in world affairs-Cen- Japan's entrance into the war. tral News.

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The Mysore Trade Commission- er in London bas negotiated the nurchase in England for addition. The arrival of heavy Austrailaual y an's for the Bhadrava i Iran- reinforcements in Singapore is worksta cpst approximately given great prominence and obser- £150.000, ard to include electri- vers believe that it propages soms cal, furnaces, cranes and rolling decisive stand against the Jadan-mi'l equipment, ese savage bombings of Chingking

The case in which Fun Yin, 38, which has received scant atten-

New York Timesh yesterd Deploring the indiffere

Ng Sing, 38, and Lo Wai lan, 5tion in America... married woman, are charged with nymed robbery, was concluded be fore Mr. D. J. N Anderson: on Saturday when accused, with the exception of the woman who wan d'echarged were committed for trial

Accused were alloged to have robbed the occupants of No. 228, Sai: Yeung Choi Street,

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