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LITHUANIA BOWS TO SOVIET AFTER SOLEMN PLEDGES

DEMAND:

RUSSIAN TROOPS

GIVEN ENTRY INTO

LONDON, June 16 (Reuter)-Reports received here from Moscow and Kovno indicate that Lithuania, an hour

TO OVERRUN COUNTRIES

MONDAY, JUNE 17, 1940 —PAGE ||

| MR. AMERY DECLARES

ALLIES MUST CRUSH

COUNTRY HITLER SAYS NEVER HITLER'S THREAT TO

DREAMT TO INTERFERE

before the expiry of the Russian ultimatum, accepted JAPAN AND

Soviet demands for the stationing of any number of Soviet troops anywhere in Lithuania.

Lithuanian acceptance, says a Russian announcement, ensures sufficient Soviet military strength in Lithuania to safeguard the fulfilment of the Soviet-Lithuanian treaty of mutual assistance.

AMERICA

Special to HK. Daily Press WASHINGTON, June 18 (Ravas)

AIR FRANCE Minister and the chief of the machinery to Japan.

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SERVICE

Special to H.K. Dally Press LONDON, June 18 (Havas) - The daily Air France commercial plane services between France and Britain which were interrupted during the last few days will be resumed soon and, in a few days, air mail will be carried as usual, it was officially announced.

IN THE AMERICAS

LONDON, June 16 (Reuter)—In the course of an inter- view on June 13 with the American journalist, Karl von Weigand, Hitler declared that his policy was America for the Americans and Europe for the Europeans.

Europe War

Mr. Horinouchi, Japanese Am- bassador, called on the Under- Secretary of State, Mr. Berle, for The Soviet also demands the purpose of discussing the that the Lithuanian Home American embargo on tools and

political police be brought to After the meeting, Mr. Horinou- trial on charges of provocative chi told the press, I merely tried acts towards Soviet troops al- to clarify the position regarding

the embargo, ready in Lithuania:

I know nothing of the alleged negotiations to renew The Kremlin is also reported to the Japanese-American Trade Rhine-against-the-Maginot-Line propagandists. have demanded the resignation of

latest reports revealed. the Lithuanian Government, and a Kovno report says the Premier has resigned and a new Cabinet has been formed.

Reason for the last demand is the alleged encouragement by the Lithuanian Government of acts hostlie to the Soviet garrison and. the secret conclusion of a military alliance with Latvia and Estonia.

Treaty."

Lindbergh Condemns

"Meddling"

Continued from Fare 1

GERMAN CLAÏMS »

MANKIND'S FREEDOM

LONDON, June 16 (Reuter) The evolution of British Constitutional history was traced by the Rt. Hon. Mr. Leopold Amery, Secretary of State for India, in a broadcast, yesterday, on the occasion of the 725th anniversary of the signing of the Magna Carta. -

“Chungking

Hostel" Destroyed

The need for continuous readjustment which has taken place at home, he said, has.governed the development of He caustically denounced as a lie that he ever dreamt British freedom overseas. The principle of responsible of interfering in the Western Hemisphere, and characteris-self-government in essential local matters has developed in ed American fears as childish and grotesque.

the case of the Dominions to fully grown national stature, Talk of the Fifth Column,

with complete equality of status with the Mother Country said. Hitler, was stupid and

in a partnership which is free and yet able to sustain their fantastic. He maintained mutual welfare in peace and defend their liberties in war, thát no such body existed By their free action, they and at all costs, we must win and the whole story was the are showing today the price There can be no compromise, no product of the imagination of they have set upon that part-truce and only victory-victory.

nership. In-dealing with In-which our fathers have won seven The fact was, he said, that dis, we "manifest" our sincere hundred years ago. the governments of the coun-desire that she should as a BERLIN, June 16-(Reuter) The tries opposing him could not willing partner attain some 6 German High Command claims treat the opposition decently, status in the British Com- that German forces have broken and found it convenient to monwealth, as is enjoyed by through the forts on both sides of attribute their resulting do the Dominions and ourselves. the Meuse and have taken Verdun mestic difficulties to, the my- It is our genuine wish to help

A communique says the whole thical Fifth Column.

bridge the existing differences, to front, from the Channel to the

enable the Indians as soon as pos- Hitler next denied that he wantsible to play a vital part in which frontier, is sweeping forward vic-ed to smash the British Empire, they are entitled to play in carving Special to HK: Daily Press toriously.

Special to H.K. Daily FreMS. but said he would destroy those a permanent framework of India's WASHINGTON, June 16 Waves of planes attacked the who were destroying that Empire. future constitution.

CHUNGKING, June 18 (Havas) KOVNO, June 18 (Reuter)-The (Havas)-Co-operation of all enemy retreating in the Loire.. Referring to the American de-

-The "Chungking Hostel," representatives of the Soviet Gor-American States in the de- Fighters, chasers and dive bomb ciston to rearm, Hitler said Ameri- FREE COMMONWEALTH habited by foreigners and only re- ernment. headed by M. Dekanozor, fence of the Western hemis-ers on the whole front are attack-ca's policy was not his business We are dedicated to the ideal of cently constructed, was complete LONDON, June 16 (Reuter) deputy Foreign Commissar, have

communications. scattering and he was, in no way interested, | a free commonwealth, wherein lles ly destroyed by a direct hit in the -An Air Ministry communi- arrived to discuss the new situation phere and a "hands off" ing

He scornfully sneered at Ameri-national patriotism and a wider course of today's bombing. que states: "RA.F. bombers and to arrange a formation of the policy towards Europe were marching columns and breaking

Thirty trains were "hit can material help to the Allies, patriotism of the whole without It will be recalled that the hos advocated in a nation-wide allways. were actively engaged yester-

broadcast by Colonel Charles and several ammunition trains and said that this could not affect any subordination of one to the tel had a very narrow, escäps day in supporting the Allied M. Molotov has refused to agree Lindbergh last night.

were blown up.

the outcome of the war.

other, and wherein no attempt is during a recent raid when shell forces south of the Seine. to accept as Premier, General Ras-

He maintained that all German made to force the infinite diversity fragments damaged furniture in Lindbergh strongly withdrawing from the Saar and cause, which was his intention to

The line of retreat of the French people thought they had a just of its people into a common mould, the rooms... "Others. attacked and

Can any nation or common- severely damaged concentra entrusted with the formation of the administration's policy of through

German wealth, based on these principles, tions of enemy aircraft on the Cabinet.

"meddling in affairs abroad" All the forts of Verdun have been talistic clique and end British still worth pursuing? asked Mr. colonies, destroy the English capi- endure? Is freedom. Itself an ideal the Murville aerodrome, near

asserting that the United conquered and the Maginot Line hegemony at sea, Neuvechapelle. Four of our

States must firstly construct a between Saint-Avolde and Saar- bombers have not returned.

clear cut plan of defence and albe. secure the co-operation of all I also claims that the enemy the American States.

lost 40 planes on Saturday and Col. Lindbergh said: "With an that seven German. planes are adequate defence no foreign coun-missing. try could invade us.”

British Bombs Wreak Havoc On Enemy

"During the night, R.A.F. bomb- ers flew over Germany and hits were made on military targets on the Ruhr and Rhineland South- west of Germany, an attack was made on heavy concentrations in the state of Baden. Two of our machines are missing.

DISCUSSIONS OPEN

new Lithuanian Government.

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tikts, former Lithuanian Comman- !

Col:

der-in-Chief, who was previously condemned what he termed the Rhine "has been broken take over all former

ARMY REPORTED MOVING.

BERLIN, June 16 (Reuter)~~ The Official German News

Agency learns from Kovno that the Soviet Army crossed - the Lithuanian frontier at three points yesterday afternoon and intends to occupy Vilna, Kovno and other key points.

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"Early yesterday British altcraft" destroyed large supplies of am- munition on the quay at Bergen and returned safely. The debris was dung 2,000 feet in the air

The Yunnan Provincial Govern when the bombs struck the am- ment bas decided to appropriate munition dump. Elts were also $3,000,000 for water conservancy in secured on docks and warehouses." Lus! and Pinchwan,

STRUGGLE IS NOT BY ANY MEANS OVER

London Press Comments

On Paris Occupation

LONDON, June 15 (Reuter)-The British press this morning does not attempt to minimise the loss of Paris, but the general view is that the war is not by any means over yet and the determination of the Allies to fight to a finish is expressed.

· ·

He then emphasised that the ad- ministration's present policy would ultimately involve the United States in the European war.' «

LOST INFLUENCE.

milly area

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HITLER'S VAGUENESS When questioned, about peace aims, the Nazi die- tator hedged, saying the only" German alm was peace.

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Amery, who, said that these are the questions which are uppermost today.

3 ITALIAN SUBMARINES SUNK

By the suppression of all tree- ALEXANDRIA, June 16-(Reuter) dom of political organisation andIt is learned from a reliable thought, by the cultivation of source that at least three Italfan ruthless fanaticism, brute force submarines have been sunk and unscrupulous thirst for do-

It was not Germany that had mination, Hitler and his confeder-

"

NO COMPROMISE

yesterday by a French des- troyer south of Teneriff. The

declared war on France and Eng-ates have built up a mechanised ITALIAN LINER land, he said, but they had done military power more terrible than 50 on Germany on the aimsiest anything yet dreamed of, and MADRID, June 16 (Reuter) pretext.

launched it upon the world in--The Italian liner Fortunata He spoke vaguely of vital require- prepared for such want in the is reported to have been sunk ments of great nations and the merciless onslaught. ed the interview by saying: bad Versailles Treaty and conclud-

peace cannot be reached by treaties the end of the Magna Carta and reached shore.

If that onslaught succeeds, it is crew took to the boats and alone, but must come by a dawn-all It stood for in Europe and ing of reason within the nationa" across the Atlantic and to the farthest ends of Asia and Africa. The defeat of the Allies would mean the extinction of freedomn ROME, June 16 (Reuter)-Thrée even as an ideal among mankind were killed and 13 wounded in everywhere.

Genos yesterday by shells from

"I am aware that this aim of

SEINE CROSSED LONDON, June 16 (Renter French communiquë” states: "Ini Normandy as well as in the youth of Paris, the situation is richang "Our leaders have lost the in-have crossed the Seine in the Ro- ed. Further east, enemy elements fluence we could have exerted as the world's greatest neutral nation.- we demand foreign nations should

"The enemy has increased his refrain from interfering in our pressure in the region from froyes hemisphere yet we constantly into Saint Dizler, and have pushed terfere in theirs. We shall be doon with the advance guards in the ing to England and France what we direction of Chaumont, have been doing to Czechoslovakia, "In Alsace, he attacked in the Paland, Finland, Norway and Hol-regions of Nepf Brisach, More de- land; encourage them with hope tachments have succeeded in cross- for help which we cannot send." ing the Rhine, without breaking

Col. Lindbergh concluded: "We our position of resistance. must face the fact, regardless of how disagreeable it is, that before we can take effective action in the European war. Europe will be do-French communique states: minated by the strongest military Normandy, fighting continues In nation the world ever knew and the regions west of Louviers and this nation will control a popula- Evreux. In the Paris region, our has ordered the appropriation of tion far greater than our own, armies have completed In the $50,000 to relieve the Chungking Shall we submerge our future in greatest order the movement refugees whose houses have been endless wars of the old world or ordered by the High command. demolished by Japanese air bombs shall we build our own defences and

ALSACE BOMBARDMENT LONDON, June 16 (Reuter)—A "In

RELIEF FUND " FOR AIR RAID

REFUGEES

CHUNGKING, June 16 (Central) Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek

"leave the European war to the Eu-again accentuated his pressure in Chinese airmen responsible for "In Champagne. the enemy has and $20,000 as a reward for the ropean countries?” ·

the direction of Troyes and Saint shooting down of seven eremy Dizier. Violent fighting is taking planes on May 12..

"Paris has opened the gates to the invader," writes The Thines. "One of the great lamps of civilisation has D.EL. GOVERNOR place. In Lorraine and Alsace, been darkened, though it shall never be quenched."

The newspaper continues that the pollution of the great. city will strike grief to the hearts of men all over the world who care for beauty, truth and honour and for liberty, by which alone these gracious things are made attainable to

men.

Nevertheless it is only the The French capital is vulnerably husk of Paris that has passed placed in the north-east corner of into Nazi power..

France. The vast bulk of France German announced that French re- be foolish to blind our eyes to the sistance has collapsed from the Maginot. Line to the sea.

GIVEN WIDE POWERS

BATAVIA, June 15 (Reuter)

there were violent bombardments on the front and on our lines of communication.

COM-

"bat

SPAIN TREBLES TANGIERS FORCE

TANGIERS, June 16 (Reuter) The number of Spanish troops occupying Tenglers has been near- ly trebled and now amount to

AIR FORCE BUSY SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE; June 16. (Reuter)-A French, alr The People's Council today granted munique says: “Our heavy and the Governor-General wide powers. Hght bombers are carrying

The Governor-General paid a ceaseless attacks on memy com- 3,500 A Spanish cruiser has ar tribute to the brave resistance of munication centres and columnssived in the Bay of Tangiers. the Allies and also praised the caim all over the trout. Enemy armour aerodromes, and planes are ex- The Spaniarda have occupied the Netherlands East Indies.

The Council voted new taxes totalling £8,000,000. It was stated

propaganda has is still unconquered but it would of. the native population of the ed columns are also being attack-vected to arrive shortly, There le

moral effect of its fall on both com- batantä.

ed and dispersed.

"Our fighters have also been tish and French population owing | slight' uneasiness" among the Bri-

There is no reason to believe: Strategically, however, the Nan that the stability, of the N.EL was heavily in action: The fuel reser to the size of the force. A food"

smash at the "hinge" where the ensured by the general financial voirs at Dunkirk Recording to a shortage 18 teared,

anything of the kind has happened.

The Allied forces retired before the weight of numbers and metal,

exible French line joins the Magi-

not Line, is more serious.

outlook.

ALLIED LINE INTACT German advance is curving away

LONDON, June 15 (Reuter)—The get round the west end of the de-

fences. from Parle to; the east. The Alisted.

reconnaissance report, are still The Governor-General declared burning the NEL would give all material Everything turns now on the aid to the Allies without infringing fighting every yard of the way un- ability of the wartorn heroes of supplies to the United States and tu the outskirts of Paris were France still to contain the enemy, Japan.

ATONFIDENT OF VICTORY reached.

Whether they can do that or not The line was still unbroken and depends on Britain and America. It is clear the capital might have WHAT OF AMERICA? been defended street by street with Britain is now doing all she can. the same tenacity that marked thewhat of America?" defensive action of the past week.

NOT CATASTROPHIC

In all material ways America is

"We are confident in the Allied victory," he declared The meeting was attended by the. representatives of Great Britain, France and other nations but there

NO PANIC LONDON, June 15 (Reuter)—

to have broken it are denied in Reuter's special correspondent with London.

* the "B.EF, telazraphs that France TOMMIES AT FRONT is gravely-though not mortally- LONDON, June 15 (Reuter)--wounded. That is now plain

The consequence to the fabric of doing what the can but most of was no representative of Italy. The main Cerman drive is still on to all Frenchmen and all lovers of the city may be imagined and Gen- the material cannot affect the issue against whose consul-general a the lower Beine west of Paris and freedom in the world. eral Weygand decided there was no within the next few days.

public demonstration was staged on the Marne east of Paris, while Seen from the British military strategical object to be achieved

recently, A declaration of war by America

there has also been a renewed at centre south-west of Paris, the which would commensurate the now would inject the impulse of

tack on the Maginot Line proper situation is the most tragie since devastation Involved.

bounding hope into Frenchmen's BELGRADE, June 18 (Reuter) in Alsace

the Prussians marched into: Paris hearts. The effect on the Manis-A semi-omcial dental was issued New British troops are now en- 10 years ago. Nevertheless there is The News-Chronicle states all would be correspondingly depress today of reports that, a prominent Bared in the battle. O

complete absence of panic or des- thoughts are with the French. ing. - \

Meg Imember of the German minority The attack in Alsace follows theperation. Their beloved capital is ringing to In this momentous crisis America was arrested, following the dis- attack in the Baar ares yesterday. Last night the officer command. the sound of iron-shod Nazi boots may have it in her power to tide covery of uniforms similar to The object presumably is to keep ing British forces in France: COME but the loss of Paris is not batas civilisation over its darkest hour by those of the Yugoslav police in the Ma not Line garrison, fully ocferred with bigh French generals trophic

a strong, dramatic act.

cupled while other German troops concerning the next step

This premises;

GENOA SHELLED: THREE KILLED

Looking back on the growth of enemy cruisers, says the official

News ordered freedom over the centuries Stefani

Agency. Beveral atrice Magna Carta, we know that houses were also damaged. such an outcome is unthinkable. The Agency adds' that leaflets · said Mr. Amery. At all hazards were dropped in Rome,

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