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WHAT WILL THE TERMS BE?

THE TWO GANGSTERS of Europe have met at Munich and discussed the move for peace with France. What will their terms be?

R.A.F. BOMBER RAIDS

GERMANY

IN NORTH

Homburg Oil Tanks Set Ablaze: 'Dromes Bombed

LONDON, June 19 (Reuter)-Details of RAF. bomber ralds In north-west Germany last night are given" in an Air Ministry bulletin

The bulletin says that military objectives were attacked at Gelsenkirchen, Homburg, Wanne eickel, Essen, Dolibergen, Ham- burg, Aachen. Duisbars, Bheydi, Cologne and Coblenz

Strong forces of aircraft made a series of attacks on oll storage centres at Gelsenkirchen, Homburg, Wanneoickel.

British Fleet And U.S. Safety

June -19:

EDITORIAL

THURSDAY, JUNE 20, 1940-PAGE

Canada Urged CHUNGKING STAYS CALM To Speed Up "Services"

PREMIER WARNS TO

BE PREPARED

Government's

DESPITE RAIDS

Garden Party Guests Sit

By Bomb

Crater!

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Press Lands Premier's Speech

LONDON, June-19:(Router)- Mr. Winston Churchill's speach, 15. applauded by all sections of thugs-

tih press this morning. The Daily Telegraph describers the message as abating not one lot of heart ör hope, adding the spirit of the country will respond

with a more intense energy and a sterner determination.

CHUNGKING (By Air Mall)—The bomb-shattered OTTAWA, June 19 (Reuter)

Press Hostel was the scene of a delightful garden party -Mr. Mackenzie King, urging the speedy adoption of the given in the afternoon of June 15, by the residents of the Hostel in honour of Dr. H. H. Kung, Vice-President, of the Compulsory Military Service Bill, told the Executive Yuan and concurrently Minister of Finance, says

Central News. House of Commons last night, "this is an emergency posi-

Practically all the hosts had narrow escapes in recent tion of very grave character air raids. The hostel residents also had trying experiences The Daily Express balls what ib Many fires were started in Hom and no moment should be lost last month, but no one paid any attention to the huge calls a fine, courageous speech with burg oll tanks, culminating in a

.......... France lies under the iron | crater twenty paces in front of the hostel.

no rhetoric weighing evenly. the great conflagration,

heel of Germany.

The

shouted fence which stands amidst ruled, That is all we want to know. No chances now that we are alone. gathering Two fuel installations at Gelsen- kirchen were repeatedly hit. 00 ‚“Between ourselves and the "Welcome, the resurgent!"houses.

man and woman in this country tanka-were-set-light-while-bald-enemy stands na single coune when Major-General Chu Amongst those present was Mrs. expects more. We are sick of being inga, railway lines and junctions try. There is only the North Shih-ming, Director of the Anne Dierson, one of the directors doped. were demolished.

Sea, the English Channel and Publicity and Intelligence De- of the Austro-Asia nulletin, whose The Dally Herald saye that, cool- Fires were started at Wanne and the Atlantic."-

partment of the Ministry of editorial conviction is that the fately surveying the prospects, the Mickel:

Mr. Mackenzie King asked the Foreign Affairs, arrived. In of Australia is being fought out Prime Minister gave us reasons for House whether it was sure the the bombing on June 12, his here in China, Mrs. Dierson who confidently hoping we can beat off is writing a series of articles for an attempted invasion this summer. Large oll storage plants at Doll-British Isles only would be attack- house was demolished.

ed. The enemy klew the part Fallen timber and debris blocked here in time for the bombing sea- her semi-weekly remarked. “I am as well-informed circles, the War in a broadcast on the bergen and Hamburg were

Canada is playing and that Britain an underground shelter in which demands which Herr Hitler importance of the British attacked.

The flames and fires started at munitions...

depended on Canada for food and he had Mrs. Chu and their children on and intend to stay through it are Fleet for the safety of the and Signor Mussolini

were caged. Fortunately. their

While working at the Kowloon, likely to make from France United States, urged Ameri-Dollbergen were visible 35 miles

He was certain the Germans faithful servant rushed back from

This despite her son's lengthy Godowns. yesterday afternoon a will most, probably be uncon- cans to take immediate and away and a great blaze was also would do their utmost to stop thats near-by public dugout and with telegraphic plea from New York coolle, Ngan Sze-wal, 40 had his ditional surrender and the concrete steps to preserve started at Hamburg, where one ofald from Canada and other parts the help of A.R.P. workers got their urging her to leave Chungking at left foot run over by a truck. He

sea-power which the largest of storage plants in the Empire. dividing up of the French) British

He believed in ultimate victory Fleet and all her Colonial might yet save the world from north-west Germany was hit A

particularly violent explosion oc- but it would be a very long and

REV. MCCURDY'S WORK possessions. At the same time Fascist domination.”

Sorrowful time before that is it is safe now to assume that Mr. Stimson suggested the im-

Other formations of night"rald- | reached.

"Rev. W. A. McCurdy was con- the only reply which France mediate repeal of the Neutrality

attacked marshalling yards The House later gave the Bill the gratulated on his energetic service will give to these demands will Act, throwing open American ports and busy raliway junctions from second reading.

to the bombing victims. He was seen in almost every raided area, be a categorical "No." In- and docks to "Anglo-French war-

from the suburbs to Klangpel refuelling and repairs, sending to

WASHINGTON,

According to news emanating (Reuter)-Mr. Henry Stimson, from what must be regarded former Secretary of State for

curred.

ers

BIG HAMBURG FIRE

also

Hamm, in the north, to Aachen.

"

,"

at least."

out, after they had remained there once. for thirty minutes.

deed, this attitude can be ships and merchant marine for the west, and along the Rhine NEW GOVERNMENT across the Klaling River, although

taken as certain and, in the Britain all supplies possible in from Duisburg to Coblems. light of such a reply, it is American ships, and under convoy A big fire was started in the crowded marshalling necessary to emphasise that it necessary, bringing to America midst of a the reason underlying Mar- for the duration of the war large yard at Hamm: shal Petain's suggestion for numbers of children and aged AKRODROME BOMBED an armistice was prompted by people from Britain and some purely humane considerations form of universal and military and his real pity for the service throughout America. hordes of refugees, estimated

today at over ten million, who | ——————

were forced to leave their

A series of fires was caused in

Bremen,

NOT LIKED IN ·

FRANCE

his

his own residence and Methodist Church were badly damaged.

Profound appreciation was shown

was sent to the Kowloon Hospital.

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LONDON, June 19 (Reuter) Reuter's special correspondent with to Mayor K C. Wu for his inde- Goods yards at Aachen, Rheydt the BEF. writes that he has found fatigable efforts in maintaining and Cologne were repeatedly hit a widespread feeling that the new public utilities, public safety, and and at Coblenz and Essen, main-French Government may not long supervising emergency and relief line tracks as well as marshalling continue to receive the support of activities. yards were hit.

the French people.

Southbank residerits related how This correspondent has Just bravely Chinese airmen battled the port. in bombers One eye-witness who is west France. He writes as fola military expert said: "Fifteen fighters plunged right into a large "In talking to French navy offi- formation of Japanese machines. cers and dyllians during a 300-ignoring the intense machine-gun mile tour from the battle one to are. They got at least two enemy the port of embarkation, I found planes, but none of them seemed a very widespread feeling that the to have been damaged." continue to receive the support of new Government might not larig ( the French people.

Sympathy was expressed to the "I gathered that there is a wide- guests from the Soviet Exabassy, spread feeling that the Petain which was severely damaged, to regime owes too much to pro- the American missionaries whose Fascist elements, and that he is heaviest loss was the complete des- divorced from the will of the truction of the Seventh Day Ad- French people and Parliament.”.

Tentist Church in the business sec- tion and to Mr. Han Li-wu. Secret- BERLIN, June 19 (Reuter) The ary-General of the Board of Direc- Munich conference is described by tors for the Administration of the the German News Agency “as pro- British Indemnity Fund, whose ceeding in complete isolation with premises' were, partly damaged. no sound from the outside world penetrating the Fuehrer's Head-

homes. Crowding every road military commitments. To the centre of the main marshalling reached Britain "from" a and highway and using every gether with the Empire Air yard at Duisburg. possible means of progression Training Scheme which is go- Three aerodromes m· Germany | lows: to take them away from the Ing forward so rapidly, the where night-flying was progress- terrors of war, these refugees Allied air strength will soon ing were also bombed

Large Tires were started among must, indeed, présent a tragic be powerful enough to with- the aerodrome buildings near picture that one cannot easily stand any combined German forget. With an utter cal-and Italian attempts to sur- lousness, the Nazi fanatic and prise them from the air. Herr schiphol aerodrome in Amsterdam Hangars and buildings at the his partner in crime have Hitler may consider that he were hit and enemy aircraft were taken this opportunity to at- has won the Battle of France, machine-gunned and sent head- tempt to impose "concentra- but he will find that he is still long to the ground, tion camp terms on the a long way off winning the Two of our aircraft are missing. whole of the French nation. war. The British Empire by

LET US TAKE stock of the itself possesses resources to present position in Europe in day which were undreamt of order to get a clearer outlook in 1914. Canada and Austra- on what is taking place. The lla were at that time not even cold fact that the French making small arm ammuni- Army has been beaten in tion whereas they are both France must be faced, but the turning out today, aircraft; French Army opposite the and many forms of muni- One of these was an elderly wo- Italians is intact and so is the tions, this output increasing man who died of heart failure. "French Navy, which is con- as the war goes on.

It is learned in authoritative | quartera”

RAIDS OVER ENGLAND

Continued from Page 1

sidered the second most DURING THE LAST FEW circles that most of the German powerful in the world. Apart CRITICAL DAYS, there ap-Heinkel IIT's. from this, the French troops pears to have been a certain

planes destroyed in the rald were

Final Agures are not yet known

+

100 German Machines

THE VICTIM'S

Dr. Wang Chung-hu Minister of Foreign Affairs, was congratulated on the safety of his official resid-

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LABOUR COUNCIL URGES PEOPLE TO BE CALM

LONDON, Kne: 19 (Reuter)— Following a meeting of the Na- tional Counch of Labour, held in the House of Commons last evell- ing. a statement was issued.

After paying tribute to the

hernie struggle of the people of France against overwhelming odds

the statement say ::

BRITAIN'S FULL STRENGTH

LONDON, June 19 The difficulties of the hour have

(Reuter/-

only stiffened the determination

of Britain and her Empire to fight on, and to gather her full strength of men and arms.

In North Africa and in the nervousness among Chinese but there are likely to be several Middle East, as well as their circles over the shape which more destroyed in addition to the whole Air Force, still remain events have been taking in seven already announced. effective fighting units. In Eirope. Particularly has this One Heinkel was trying to escape the event of the Huns occupy- been noticeable over the re- and jettisoned 30 small bomb ing the whole of France, the ported German offer of before it was shot down on a beach French Navy and Air Force, French Indo-China to Japan, near Margate. Three of its crew and even a portion of their which, it is felt, would be awere taken prisoners. army, would still be a useful direct menace to China. "It Villagers in Cambridgeshire saw striking force. The German is easy, however, to explain three Germans descend by para reply to this will probably be how these reports have grown chute after their Heinkel were a threat to Invade North after the Japanese dished up destroyed. Africa, but, with the Allies the old erroneous story a few. Many other German airmen were

"A great ordeal now iles before holding the supremacy of the days ago that arms were again made prisoners in Norfolk. Suffolk,

the British people: The full seas, the problem of trans-being despatched to China Eases and Kent.

waight of the enemy is now cer

Mr. Athony Eden, Secretary of porting Nazi and Italian forces through French Indo-China.

tain to fall upon us. We stand as State for War, in the House of would be most formidable. It must be borne in mind, in

the last bastion in Europe against Commons yesterday, said that Even if they did get into this considering the value of these

the menace of wranny. Let us with this in view, the calling up territory, they would find it reports, that America has a

meet the test with calm resath of men for the fighting services more difficult to extricate big say in matters in the Far

tion

has been greatly accelerated dur themselves. As far as enemy East. Her trade pact with

ing the last five weeks, and more The statement describes it as a men have been called up than troops in North Africa are the Japanese has been abro- concerned, the Italian troops gated and her future trade

proud privilege to sustain the hope during the first four months of LONDON, June 19 (Reuter)t of civilisation throughout the the year. in Libya, for instance, are relations with Nippon will is learned authoritatively that world in the darkest hour Europe certainly not up to the stan- depend to a very great extent cipated in the East Coast raid durwe know that countless, mil-

about 100 German machines parti-has ever known and says: dard of the powerful fighting on Japan's conduct and good ing the night. units of the Allies already behaviour. The United States RAF. Aghters accounted for under the way of the dictators are lions of subjugated peoples now stationed in that region of America is today showing ave which were brought down and with us in spirit and only await

REPORT ALSO HAS it that a bigger sympathy and in one other is almost certain the opportunity for action. M. Reynaud, the late French terest in the western demo-seventh was probably brought Premter, who strongly op- cracles than she has ever down by anti-aircraft fire. posed any capitulation to the done before and it is most

Damage was generally slightest Germans, is now in the United unlikely that the Japanese, althought bombs were dropped up States and will see President will create any upheaval at and down country. The main dam Roosevelt. This is significant, the present juncture. Fur-age was done to a town where a in view of the recent decision thermore, Japan is not a set of bombs Yell into a street of the head of the United belligerent in the European where most of the casualties droops are now also stationed in States to hand over all their conflict and she will not easily curred factories for the production forget how Germany let her of aircraft and war material down by concluding a pact for the Allied forces. The with Russia. It seems most greatest possible assistance improbable, therefore, that Ar can, therefore, be expected the supposed German offer to from across the Atlantic, bar Japan of French Indo-China ring as the President said could materia

FULLEST EFFORT.

SOUTH AFRICA WILL NOT FALTER

--- JOHANNESBURG, June 19 (Réu» |ter)---General | Smuts, the South. Mr. Mackenzie King reminded African premier in a broadcast the House that Canadian troops yesterday, re-affirmed Bouth were sent to the West Indies to Africa's decision to join the other relieve the British Carrison there Dominions and stand behind Bri and revealed that other Canadian

Newfoundland;

He explat measure we ment-to

that conscr

S

He added, "A heary burden will fon be cast upon the Commonwealth, for the defence of North Africa the Gov-

and the Middle East

-- “South Africa will not hesitate ing, to redouble her war effort by the effort ntmost demand upon her

her to power and will" wage war to the

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