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Confidence In

Their Cause

BOUND FOR

AMERCIA

LISBON, July 18 (Reuter)-The WELLINGTON, July 18. (Reuter) - Mr. Churchill's speech is a Grand Duchess of Luxemburg and ringing call to the Dominions and her husband Prince Felix left Las the Colonies for a supreme effort, on yesterday for America aboard and there is no doubt as to the the United States light cruiser Trenton. The United States des- response. Says the newspaper Dominion. It adds that Mr. Chur-troyer Dickerson is escorting the

Trenton. chill's broadcast was in all res- pect worthy of his courageous character and leadership.

1t brought a mental vision to the people of this remote Domin-

Van Zeeland, the former Bel- gun Prime Minister also left for the United States in the Cupper.

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GENERAL

FRENCH STATEMENT REFUTED

BY THE ADMIRALTY

Inaccurate And Misleading Tale

About Action

Against Fleet

LONDON, July 16 Reuter)-A statemnt is alleged to have been issued by the French Legation in Dublin last night alleging, Inter alia, that after the signature of the armisice with Germany and Italy the French Government was never approached by the British Foreign Office or the Admiralty in regard to the future Iate of the French Fleet, and no explanation was asked in regard to the inter- pretation of the armistice clause relating to the future of the Fleet

CHINA WILL FIGHT ON

NO THOUGHT OF

INTERMISSION

LONDON, July 16 (Reuter}

The statement goes on that when it was attacked, none of the French ships in Oran was in a position to manoeuvre or fire.

The statement is the subject of an Admirality communique which says that parts of this statemen are so mischievous that it was considered desirable to make the following comment:

FIRSTLY, BY THE TERMS of torpedoing of the French ilght- the Armistice. the French Fleet ruiser, the facts are tha.an Ad- was to assemble at ports under miralty representative interviewed Italian or German control, and the head of the French Naval Mix- demilitarized except, in the Gersion on the night of July 5, and Finan terms, "those ships necesjexpressed the Admiralty's deep re- sary for watching the coast and gret that a French light cruiser A manifesto was Isatted at the minesweeping." and the Italian was sunk, owing to the fact that close of the conference of the terms. "except units which the the instructions issued to the sub- Kuomintang (Chinese Govern-Italian dr German Governments marines on completion of the ment Party) at Chungking, which design for the protection of French operations of July 3, that French reaffirms the "ized National po-colonial interests."

ships were no longer to be attack. Ucy of carrying on the war with-

the ed. had nat reached one

sub

The fast action against ships

Whatever interpretation

out any thought of intermission French Government may have marine.. until the enemy is driven from given to these terms, it was clear our soil," according an official to the British Government that at Merikebir was on July 6, and Chungking telegram received In the Germans and the Italians bad at no time did any British air- London.

thereby provided themselves with craft fre on any sailors or civi. excuses for keeping the whole Bana leaving the disabled ships. French Fleet in a state of read!- ass for action against us when they wished.

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The manifesto proceeds to de

INACCURATE, MISLEADING clare: "If Japan, having set out

Following the refusal of the on her course of boundless and

French Admiral in Dakar to ac- selfish ambition, is hot thecked

FRENCH SHIP READY - cept any of the four alternatives no other nation in the world will

SECONDLY, REFERING TO the offered him on July 7, action was be able to preserve its' rights and status in the Pacific and In-action in Oran, shortly after the taken on July 8 to prevent the arrival of the sulps carrying the Richiles from falling into Hands dfau oceans.

British proposals the French war of the enemy. the world ships began to prepare for sea

Assurafice that Instructions were Japan And battle. Lengthy negotiations being given to stop all attacks on common enemy and, consequently, ensued and it was not until eight- French ships were not given until the close relation between

our and-a-half hours after the French July 12, the communique concludes, resistance and world peace.

had begun preparations that the describing the Dublin, statement "Our three years of resistance British opened are. The French as inaccurate and misleading. have caused the enemy's strength replied within five minutes and not rapidly to decline. The founda- og after the French ships began tion for our victory is armer than moving, out of the harbour. During ever. Hencefoth we must intensi-the afternoon our aircraft were at- fy our political, economic and tacked by a total of 21 French military struggle, acting with ex- aeroplanes. pecial heed for what the Gene- ralissime calls the militarisation THIRDLY, IN REGARD TO the bers of the Government and two of all conduct' "

Dublin statement as regards the opposition

ADMIRALTY APOLOGIES

HOW BRITISH FORCES

MET THE ITALIANS

Enemy Turns Tail After

Short Encounter

LONDON, July 16 (enter)-An account of how the British forces met the Italian Fleet in the Mediterranean on July 9 was given in an admiralty statement last night.

It says that contact was made by 'a squadron of British light cruisers attached to the force guarding the conyor, with an enemy cruiser force which returned immediately on coming within the extreme range of our supporting battleships. From this point the action developed into a chase.

A few salvoes were exchanged force had now arrived at their between the battleships...and one destination in safety. During this hit with a firteen-inch shell was latter phase our ships were at- observed on one of the Italian tacked repeatedly by aircraft and battleships before the enemy force three casualties to the personnel escaped through a smoke screen were caused by bomb splinters laid by their destroyers. The des-from the near misses. No other troyers also returned at full speed casualties were suffered during through the smoke-screen before these attacks by aircraft or during our light förces could close the the brief action, nor were there range sufficiently to damage them, any hits made by the enemy by

FORCED HOME ATTACK bonibs or gundre.. Swordfish aircraft of the Meet

FIVE ENEMY "DOWNED* !"

Air Arm forced home the attack Five enemy aircraft were shot in the face of heavy anti-aircraft down by the fighters of the Ficet fire and scored a hit on an enemy Air Arm... ́....

cruiser. The enemy was pursued As announced on "July 10, until the British Fleet was in other British force which includ- Ight of land and, though our fored the Hood and the Ark Royal ces remained to offer battle, unitil has been carrying out the sweep, the evening, despite a succession the western Mediterranean. No of bombing attacks by farge for-enemy surface craft were met but ces, the Italian aircraft enemy did sustained bombing attacks were not oner to renew action.. When | encountered.

It became evident that the enemy. As already stated, no casualties had no further Intention of Join to the personnel or any damage to ing battle, our forces continued this force, was caused by enemy their operations..."

aircraft of which four were des- The British convoys to which troyed and seven others were they were acting as the ĉovering damaged.

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