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HITLER HANDS OVER PEACE CONDITIONS TO FRENCH DELEGATION IN FOREST

BERLIN, June 21 (Reuter) The official German News Agency states that Hitler met the French plenipotentaries in the Forest of Compiegne today.

The News Agency, adds that Hitler received the French at 3.30 p.m. He was accompanied by Herr von Ribbentrop. Herr Hess, Gen. von Brauchitsch; Commander-in-Chief of

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- SATURDAY, JUNE 22, 1940,

BILL PASSED IN CANADA

OTTAWA,

ne-21, (Renter)

-The House at Commons has passed the Bit for the mobiH- sation of human and material resondes in Canada for the prosection of the war.

During a debate, Mr. Mac. kearle King rejected a further appeal by M Hanson, leader of the oppolition, for the formation of National Gov- ernment.

The Senate also "passed the Bill, which pected to be- come law to OFFOW,

the German Army, and Gen. Keitel, Chief of Staff of the Speed ng Up Supreme Command of the Army.

LIVING LIKE HUMAN MOLES BRITISH SOLDIERS HOLD "LIBYAN FRONTIER LINE

LONDON, June 21 (Reuter)-The following message. was received from Reuter's Special Correspondent with the British forces in the Western Egyptian desert:

The French delegation con- sisted

Australian

member of the French

of Gen. Huntziger, Munitions

Supreme War Council, Gen. Bergeret, of the French Air Force, Vice-Admiral Lelucand ML Leon Noel, French Am- bassador to Poland

The News Agency adds,

Production

£20 Million

"The Fuehrer performed the More Sought

action of handing over the conditions in the Forest of

CANBERRA, Käte-21-IResifer): Compiegne in the same din-Mr. Spender, Federal Treasurer,

Living like human moles, British soldiers are hold: ing a line on the Libyan frontier and are constantly harassing the enemy with patrols in the coastal regionlng car as that in which Mar- announced in tiga-House of Repre- In the vicinity of Sollum.

into

I saw them among a scrub beside the trenches which they scramble when enemy aircraft appear over Sollum on their regular twice- dally bombing and machine- gunning excursions.......

Some of the machines, nying yery high, drop high explosive Bombs in the sand; others fly about 100 feet and try to machine- gun the "troops crouching, in the trenches who return Are with Bren guns. At the same time, these low-flying planes throw out small hand bombs.

MAIN BRUNT

Apart from the F.A.F. the main

brunt of the fighting in the West-

shal Foch, on November 11. sentatives that an additional £20,- 1918, in shameful circum- 000,008 is being sought for speeding stances, dictated armistice to up munitions produca the German Intermediarles,”

"Submission Terms Today? To Japanese Blackmail"

TIENTSIN ISSUE

The Government's, plan, provide for the opent the new factories and the prodhim of additional

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PROPOSALS FOR FRANCO-BRITISH

UNION WERE IN HANDS OF THE

FRENCH GOVERNMENT BEFORE REYNAUD'S CABINET

RESIGNED

Startling Revelation Half-Hour By Wickham Steed Air Battle

THE STARTLING REVELATION THAT THE PRO- POSALS BY THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT FOR A FRANCO-BRITISH UNION WERE IN THE HANDS OF THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT, before M. Paul Reynaud's

· Cabinet resigned, but that they were rejected, was made by Mr. H. Wickham Steed in his broadcast talk from Dayen- try yesterday in the "World Affairs" series.

Opening his talk Mr. Wickham Steed said that after the week that we had just gone through, ordinary lan- guage was inadequate to review the situation but what- ever language was used one thing stood out prominently and that was Great Britain was now left on her own to hold the fort for the freedom of the world.

If Britain goes down all will go down,| if we stand fall

Steed

well,Shail

Over South

Coast Town

Nazi Raider Driven Off

LONDON, June 21 (Reater)-A aerial battle took place oTER

· south" oonst" town for 35 min this morning.

Contribution "

will be Of Organised we stand? Labour To

Can stand?”

The speak War Effort

er then went

organised

Frequent bursts of machine-gun fire were heard.

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}. It is stated that a German bomb- er new over a town and released a burst of machine-gun bullets.

British fighters went up and en- raged the raider which was driven

„No casualties were recorded.......

on to say that he had met

The contribution of LONDON, June: 21 (Havas) (types of in

ASTONISHING CLAIM

The BBC reported: "It Is / vitir un taki

many, people - of whom he labour to the united war effort it. Superise is expressed. in London. understood from a Berlin anti-aircraft and dad tank guns, asked these questions Not Apated in mic Times which the British E message that the armistice and the production of machine people who were directly con-s, "By one resolution after an astonishing clazh m terms will be given to the tools

nected with the defences of other labour not required for Breslau wireless atation that their French delegation at Com- Mr. Spender added that the pro- the country, but humble folk,ghting services, is putting more air attacks on England are carried piegne tomorrow. The delega posals, would provide not only for from every walk of life and and more might, into war produc out only by day the point being tion has already met the Ger- adequate defence of Australia, but from each one he had re- and assisting in better or emphasised that, unite the Bri

ganisation of "essential services tish who they declared drop man representatives but noth-also afford valuable assistance to calved the downright answer. Never before has been known bombs indiscriminately by night. ing is known of the meeting." the Empire war effort.

|that organiséd Tabout should, con- German pilots were able in day- The Emergency Powers BI was The only question that he had cede to a Government department light to select only military ob- yesterday passed by the Senate put back to him was "how long do the right to order it about from Jectives for attack In fact, and shortly afterwards, received you think it will take us to down one job to another and from one daylight raid has been carried out official assent of the Governor-olf Hitlered a

part of the country to another.. in England Pat Continued on Pagè 6.

"That is what Mr. Bevin's OWE On the other hand, is everyone union has done in respect of dock knows, very large numbers Sof ers by acquiescing in a plan for bombs were dropped by the Ger- regional pooling of port labour man raiders in England and with the extending provision that day nights of this week. Previous Wales on Tuesday "and - Wednes- if the situation so equites, men to that there had also been a few will be expected to transfer to ports outside a region

AGREEMENT

LONDON, June 21 (Renter) -The China Campaign Com- mittee, In a statement issued MRS.

in London, describes the Tien

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ern Desert has fallen on the Bri-tsin agreement as a "further HEADS REFUGEE

tish armoured units and, thanks to them, British troops at present dominate 3,500 square miles of Ita- lian territory.

example of Britain's policy to appease Japan at the expense of China."

"The British policy chooses

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COMMITTEE

NEW YORK, June 21 Havas)

A nation-wide committee to help.

Already there are many stories of bravery and initiative which submission to Japanese black- to provide homes in the United

won for them striking successes

with very few Ionses.

An audacious series of coups and -captures have been effected by four British armoured cars on the Bardia-Tobruk coastal Toad enemy territory. The total haul of these four cars was 34 lorries, three Staff cars and three civilian cars destroyed, one Italian officer and 20 men killed and' ten Italian oficers, including a General, 6 Ita- llan and 17 native soldiers captur.

ed.

A tour of the Anglo-Italian bat- tiefront revealed the very trying conditions under which one of the strongest wars of modern times" is being waged.

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PAGE 2-Baseball programme; Macio races: Joe Lout's again.

PACE 3-Radio programmes; Coming events; Crossword puzzle.

PAGE 4-China war situation; No Indication of "armistice

tack clationism at tacked by Mr. Cordell Hull, PAGE 5-Death sentence at Sessions; Police Courts; Passengers. PAGE Leading article:

Colony Affairs. PAGE 8-Church news and announcements: Registry weddings: Volunteer orders. PAGE Finance and general. PAGE 10. Commercial,

PAGE 11-apanese, dezlíns. Son, Indo-China,

mail rather than active co-states for Europe fefugees' chil- operation with the Chinese dren was formed today under the dren was formed today under the people.

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"The. agreement is tantamount to recognition of Japan's occupa-

Roosevelt.

More than 32 child and social

tion of this vitally important part groups were represented at to- of China, and a violation of the day's conference. Nine-Power Treaty

General.

"Yes."

Defeat Of French Army Attributed To 2 Causes

As remarkable as the acquiesce

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night raids by individual: enemy aircraft in which bombs were.

of dock workers in the compulsory dropped on the English, country-

GENERAL STAFF VIEWS & DEEP forkers in the compulsory

-ROOTED POLITICAL DIVISIONS

LONDON, June 21 (Reuter)→→→The following message has been received from Reuter's Staff Correspondent in The programme includes co- France: The statement adds: "Chinese operation with Canada and aid- The defeat of the French Army, the finest in Europe, Government's money will be used ing children now in France and and the subsequent moves of the French Government, to relieve the Japanese, of a heavy other invaded countries.

envisaging capitulation, are attributed in authoritative burden in areas invaded in North China where there is famine and for whose conditions they are largely blameworthy."

stons.

A spokesman pointed out that French circles to two causes-the military views held by funds would not be used to bring the French General Staff and deep-rooted political divi- refugees to the United States but would be a guarantee by the State Department of the re-

On the military side the fugees' welfare and also to pro- General Staff have minimised

HEROISM IN vide temportry homes while seek the importance of tanks and

IN ing for permanent domiciles.

FIRE IS REWARDED Longest

The Minister of Supply pre senting the medal of the Order

of the British Empire to ma 50-year-old Bcots worker, Hugh Mclellarid, for. heroism during an arms works explosion described i

aircraft and regarded them

as auxillary arms. They held

that as in Napoleonic times, the war would be won by in-

Roundfantry masses, and acting on

Trip Mass Flight

him as one of the very Brave" and "- Special to HK. Daily Press

Japan Budget May Yet Be Slashed

**Special to HE. Daily Press.

Yorkshire miners and coalowners

to set up, joint committees equiva fent of industrial courts.

"Another galicant departure from traditional industrial practice cashire cotton mills of double 1s the arrangement in some Lan shifts."

ATLANTIC COAST AIR BASES

BUENOS AIRES. June. 21 (Havas) The Government, has allocated 200,000,000 pesos for the

the Atlantic const

side.

MUCH WHALE OIL DESTROYED

Confirmation has been received

RAF raid on Hamburg a mar- in London that during a recent

garine factory was set on fire and 5,000 tons of whale oll was-des- troyed, 5. It took two days to get the fire under control, according to British Wireless,

Macao Race Selections

Prospects for the Macao, Race Meet-

construction of air bases along (BY LAST QUARTER") the lessons of the last war, TOKYO, June 21 (Havas)-The The Bill aino provides for the ing to be held tomorrow are discussed they calculated on a war of Miyako reports that since the construction of two dreadnoughts by "Last Quarter in an article to bo position and fortifications.

passage of the budget by the Diet,to replace the Moreno and Riva found on page 1 The final selections, General de Gaulle, who foresaw the Finance Ministry has been davia, which date from 1910, dis

by our racing correspondent, are:- the German tactics, earned op negotiating with the Army which placing each 27,940 tons and arm- position by his theories which ran refuses reduction of military ped with twelve 12-inch guns. The contrary to their opinions.propriations to about 5,000,000,000 speed is 23 knots.

During the fighting in Forest yen

very British army of munition HONOLULU, June 21 (Ha-Warndt, at the beginning of the The Ministry stressed the neces- workers who day in and day out vas)-The longest round trip war, French tanks proved their sity for sharp curtailment in ex- were working to aid the fight mass flight ever made was superiority. The lesson was well-penditure to prevent serious in- against

completed when 13 large Navy learned by the "Germans who nation. It has been proposed that Bunst amon

In the midst of a fiercely spread patrol bombers arrived at speeded up the equipment of their only non-military appropriations ing fire, Mclelland remained inside Pearl Harbour late yesterday armored divisions and entered the be cut, such as those for the a building trying to save the plant from Manila.

battle with masses of tanks. Over Education, Home, Justice, and Wel-

one front of 60 milles, nearly 4.000 fare Ministries, but it is pointed

1,000 ye

consists

about half

by operating appropriate apparatus and was seriously injured in the The flight covered 5,000 tanks were used. In the armies out such reduction could be only explosion that followed, says British ziles and 109 officers and and divisions the morale was good Wireless,

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accompanie Windsor arrived fri Barcelona,

men participated

Mr. Alexander

duke of windsor, States charge d'Arminés athe Duchess of left, by plape for Kabon

but the losses in men and material in the Initia operations and

Dunkirk wer

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RUSSIA AND TURKEY

Special to H.K. Daily Press MELBOURNE, June 21 (Ha- vas). The Australian short- ve radio picked up New York message which says, “A Soviet military

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