1940-06-18 — Page 31

Tuesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

June 18, 1940.

No Longer A Continuous Front West of Paris, Spokesman Says FRENCH ARMY NOW HOPELESSLY SPLIT, GERMANS ADVANCE AT WILL

By MILES HANDLER

(UNITED PRESS STAFF CORRESPONDEN'?) BORDEAUX, June 17 (UP). The defenders of France have mustered their last gasps of resistance in the lost cause of battling the Nazi blitzkrieg west of. Paris. while awaiting Hitler's reply to Marshal Petain's pleas for a honourable peace."

Although Marchal Petain broadcast that the nation must lay down its arma, hostilities still continued to-night.

LIKE CITY

OF DEAD

Vivid Description Of

Scenes In Paris

At 7 p.m., a spokesman of the French War Office said that the Germans had not yet replied to Marshal's Petain's request for an armistice.

Fighting, he sald, was continuing in the west.

But the French Army in this area is most hopelessly split into four) sections separated by gaps through' which German mechanised unlis are pouring-

A con-

LONDON, June 17. (Reuter).

Thus, there is no longer -Paris is like a city of the dend, says a Paris dispatch to a Gertinuous front,

"The French reserves are complete. man news agency.

ly exhausted," the spokesman con- cluded.

Approximately 2,000,000 Inhabi- tants, it is declared, fed before the entry of the German troops or were evacuated by the French Gover- ment.

Advancing At Will SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPH"

(UP).- HORDEAUX, June 17 Despite Marshal Peluln's announce- merit that resistance had ceased lat night, the French Armies in the field quarull continued to Battle with the

advancing Germans.

All those who had any vehicles at their disposal left the capital.

The better-class residential ters are thus quite deserted.

Hotels, restaurants and shops are But the situation along the entire

closed except the Hotel Ritz.

No-Transport

་

The Underground is not working and no bus services are running.

All means of transport have left the city.

The water supply is assured and the electricity Kervices functioning, however,

still

The dispatch declares that no im-j portant acts of sabotage have been committed by the population.

Special French detachments set the oll tanks on fire.

front appears to be extremely fuld, fund the Germans are marching

through France almost at will.

With 150 divisions-about. 2,500,000 mein line, the German forces' heightened their pressure, at noon, along the exerting great pressure, entire front from the English Channel to the Swiss frontier.

The muin German drive Was through the ruptured Champagne front and in the direction of Bur-

tundy Province.

The leading German Panzer column;

elements have

The French police have placed 'is fast pttaining its objective of themselves at the disposal of the Doubs, and advance German authorities. They are con-already crossed the Saune River. tinuing to control the traffic.

Food Plentiful

LONDON, June 17 (Reuter)- Paris, under German occupation, is trying to get back to normal life, states a neutral correspondent there. The food is plentiful, gas, electricity and water have not been interrupted and the underground railway is still running.

The shops are now open and the

The main German line is now veering south-westwards towards the Day of Biscay.

Says:

Franch Communique A French war communique Combats continue in, the region "off Lalgic and Chateaudun, as well as on the Loire und south of Avallon.

"The enemy has crossed the Saone

a certain points and is advancing In the dircetion of Doubs.

The situation is without change!

ON GUARD

German customers are using creditin Haut and Alsace, where the enemy Hitler May Demand Complete Capitulation

certificates at the rate of one mark for 20 francs.

German cars and lorries are in all the streets Bombirut planes roar overhead daily.

has not succeeded

ix crossing the canal leading from the Rhone to the Rhine."

Germans Claim Metz SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" This is the German way of BERLIN, June 17 (U!').—A specint following the psychological taeller German High Command communique, which they adopted in Brussels, Issued at 8 p.m., claims that the

Goose-Stop Parado

French fortress at Metz, directly be-; On the day of the occupation ofhind the. Maginot Line in the Saar Paris, the German bands played region, luus surrendered to a German military music while the regiments detachment. -goose-stepped along the Champs Reports from Basic state that the D'Elysee.

heavy guns of the Siegfried Line went! into action to-day.

The Swastika flag which flew over the Arc de Triomphe has now been removed but another is flying over Napoleon's tomb,

The detonations shook houses and the Swiss rattled windows along

frontier.

The French replied weakly. The ring continued throughout

Matz Fortress Falls

the day.

The Germans are everywhere with their cameras. They are spreading Goebbel's frequent pronouncement that they did not want to fight France but that the. British are Germany's LONDON, June 17 (Reuter).-The real enemy.

fortress of Metz surrendered this

FRANCO TO ACT

AS NEGOTIATOR

MUSSOLINI and Ciano left Rome at 8.30 p.m. to meet Hitler at an undisclosed place.

General

It is announced in Madrid that Hitler has invited Franco to act as intermediary in the peace talks with France,

Well-informed quarters in! Berlin believe that the Reich Government will demand com- plete capitulation by France.

Spain As Intermediary BORDEAUX, June 17 (Reuter) Marshal Petain, the new French

The French people are maintain-afternoon to a German division, a Premier, announced that France has Ing a wonderful căẩm. At the same | cording to an announcement from time there are distracted resentful Hitler's headquarters. expressions on all sides. There have already been some suicides.

Britain To Take

3,000 Planes

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Mussolini To Sco Hitler LONDON, June 17 (Reuter) —

EMBASSY STAFF Mussolini, accompanied by his son-

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LONDON, June

(Reuter), Women members of the staff of the Jupanese Embassy in London will leave Britain towards the end of the month

It is stated at the Japanese Embassy that this step was decided some time and that it is not being taken because of the present situation.

LITTLE AIR ACTIVITY

In-law Count Ciano, left Rome to-day at 8.30 p.m. for a meeting with Hitler. This news was conveyed in a mes- sage from Rome to a German news agency.

Reactions To Announcement WASHINGTON, June 17 (Reuter). -Marcbal Petain's broadcast created a great shock here.

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SINGAPORE WAR FUND.

Municipality Donated H.K.$2,000,000 To "Straits Times" Appeal

The War Fund inaugurated in Singapore by the "Straits Times” has now passed the $2,000,000 mark (Straits), according to latest reports from Singapore.

This is equivalent to HK$4,- 000,000 (approximately £250,-

This magnificent total, sufficient to purchase a squadron of bombers, was brought about by a dollar, for

the dollar contribution by

Muni- cipality of Singapore, which donated

the $1,000,000 (HK$2,000,000), to

newspaper's appeal.

Letter To Editor

A recent issue of the "Straits Times" reproduces the letter from the Municipality, announcing the contri- bution of $1,000,000. It rends follows:

BS

"To the Editor, "Straits Times". Singapore.

"Sir, I have the honour to enclose herewith a cheque for $1,000,000 in

pursuance of the unanimous Resolu-

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The Commissioners are confident in the belief that their contribution, while going considerable way to- wards the achievement of a squadron U.S. PLANES TO

of bombers, will not be taken as an excuse to withhold further individual FLY ATLANTIC contributions from the public and from public bodies. On the contrary,

their WASHINGTON, June 17 (Reuter), they trust that

to Bivo tion of the Neutrality Act, drafted by more and to give speedily to

so that the first squadron will, Fund, so the Treasury, American planes for soon become an established fact and the Allies muy now be flown across that provision for a second squadron the border.

will be well on its way." Theoretically, the new ruling per-

Eu Tong-AY." mits the planes to fly direct from the United States to Europe.

However, he is closely following-As a result of the new interprets a spur to contemple will act

INDIA'S GIFT TO FRENCH ARMY

NEW DELHI, June 17 (Itcuter)——— India has sent to the French Army

£37,600.

The Viceroy of India to-day sent face of Marshal Petain's statement this enble to the President of France: to-day,

"With profound admiration for the

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Dealings In

the

con-

of

Gift In addition to this tribullen from the Municipality Singapore, the "Straits Times" re- ceived, among many other largo individual contribullons, a cheque for $30,000 (HK$100,000) from Mr. Eu

philanthropist.

France Suspended Tong-sen, the well-known Chinese

SPECIAL TO 'THE "TELEGRAPH" LONDON, June 17. (UP)--The Pelees were generally lower and in gallunt achievements of the armies Bank of England has suspended deal- some cases quotations were wider. of France, the Viceroy of India has ings in the French franc. However, there was no selling prea- the honour to deliver from his War French currency thus temporarily

at

any time.

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