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三拜禮 號六廿月六英港香

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26, 1940. 日--廿月五

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FRANCO-ITALIAN

ARMISTICE

TERMS: THE COMPLETE TEXT

DEMILITARISATION OF- FRENCH AFRICA IS ITALY'S CHIEF DEMAND

ITALY PRI-

THE TEXT OF THE FRANCO-ITALIAN ARMISTICE HAS NOW BEEN RELEASED, AND REVEALS THAT THE TERMS ARE COMPARATIVELY LIGHT. MARILY SEEKS TO DEMILITARISE FRENCH METRO- POLITAN TERRITORY AND HER MEDITERRANEAN AND AND AFRICAN POSSESSIONS.

She also demands full and constant use of Djibouti with its equip- ment, and control of the French section of the Djibouti-Addis Ababa railway.

Demilitarised zones are to be evacuated of French troops within ten

Fears

Churchill French Fleet

:

IS

Lost to Enemy

¡days.

LONDON, June 25 (Reuter).. The terms of the Franco- Italian armistice were published in Rome this evening.

Malta's Conflicting Indo-China Reports

Message Of Courage

25

LONDON, June (Reuter)."We are fully determined with

God's

help to maintain the in-

tegrity of this part of the British Empire whatever happens and whether the

time be short or long. We have every confidence in a final victory."

This is the riply of the garrison and people of Malta to The Prime Minister's mealage assur- ing them of his conviction that they would make the defence of their island glorious in Britih military history.

The terms of the armistice Frontier Situation

convention are as follows:

Hostilities To Cease", Article 1.- France will hostilities in metropolitan territory,

tease

in French ports in South Africa, in

the colonies and territories under the French mandate,

France will also cesse hostilities, in

Italians To Remain

Article 2.When the armistice

LONDON, June 25 (British Wireless).—In his the air and on the sea, statement in the House of Commons to-day, Mr. Winston Churchill referred to the French Fleet in connection with the French surrender.

of the armistice, Itailan troops will

theatres of operations.

Demilitarisation

INVASION OF FRENCH COLONY. NOT CONFIRMED

ALTHOUGH a private message received in Hong- kong this morning stated that hostilities had broken out in Indo-China, no confirmation of this was received from the normal news agency sources.

South

"United Press" from Manila | Japanese Army Command in

China had announced that operations reported that everything appear were begin or June 17 to "cut off by ed to be all quiet in Indo-China force" the transport of war supplies

Indo-Chinn.

as the normal radio broadcasts to General Chiang Kai-shek through were being received and no men- tion had been made of any trouble.

Army's Announcement

A "Reuter" message from Tokyo ** |dated yesterday declared that the

DEFENSIVE STEPS

TO BE TAKEN

Armistice

Carriage To Go to Reich

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPY?"

BERLIN, June 25 Marshal Foch's personal. railway car, in which the Armistices were signed in 1918 and 1940, has been ordered by Fachrer Hitler to be brought here as: a second Bouvenir of the Armistice.

Put on a lowbed chassis car and pulled by a traç-- tar, the car will be brought

to

the nearest railway station from which it will!

travel by rail to the Ger-" man: capital..

It adds that information obtained | ****** through alr reconnaissance and re-

ports from friendly Annamites hart 5. DIE IN

shown that this traffic was continuing as actively as ever despite the re- pented Japanese protests.

Agreement Ignored

announcement ignores the agreement reached between the

The

French and Japanese Governments Misice Jure-17`on, the cubical of stop- ping the supplies.

At the same time, the Japanese Navy Ministry states that arrange-

RAIDS ON BRITAIN

London's Reaction: To First Alarm

ments have been roade to despatch: LONDON, June 25 (Reuter); .

-Five people are now believed warships to Halphong to watch in re- Fard to the conditions of transport to have been killed during of goods through French Indo-China.Monday night's raids on the

Still Quict In Saigon

IN VIEW of the attitude adopted by the Japanese

SHANGHAI, June 26. (UP). The south-west of Britain.

At least 14 people wero from Tokyo that the Japanese Army injured. us into force and for the duration Press and certain of its spokesmen in recent days, certain melat Domel News Agency repurts

It is reported that among those stand on their advanced lines . all precautionary measures of a purely defensive nature in South China has announced its de-

termination to "halt the flow of sup killed were a mother and her plies through Indo China by force. have been adopted in Hongkong, the "Telegraph" was

daughter who were standing at. The announcement adds that

units After telling the House of M. Reynaud's message on

have the front door of their house. several crack Japanese already started preparations.

A man was hit by a bomb. June 16 requesting formal release for France from her

Article 3-In French metropolitan reliably informed this morning.

Official sources sress the fact that there is no cause for uppre It does not indicate whether the splinter while looking out of a territory, a zone siluated between

Japanese-have-already invaded_indo. window. obligations under the Anglo-French Agreement, Mranca referred to in Article 2 und aliension among the general public.

China, line drawn 50 kilometres as the crow

The defensive measures are Saigon-Radio was still functioning Churchill went on:

assurance and solemn declarations, es beyond the Italian lines proper

more or less normal and ,in fact, at a.m. It did not mention hostili "On the same evening I was those units necessary for coast sur shall be demilitarised for the dura~ |

are not as extensive as those ties, indicating that all was normal

there.. preparing to go and see. M.veillance and mine-sweeping Un-ons of the armistice.

In Tunis, militurised zone bc-

adopted when the Japanese Reynaud and was in fact in the der this provision

The Japanese naval spokesman in forces visited the border area Shanghal has no information. The last year.

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reserve

JAPANESE POLITICS

The "Telegraph" is officially In-

mobilising the Volunteer forces,

Official Viaws

One-Party Scheme formed that there is no question of

Analysed

it would be

tween the present Libyan-Tunisian train when I received informa- possible for the German Government frontier and a line drawn on an at-

io

ostensibly for const sur- tion that he had been over-lance, any existing units of the ached map shall be demilitarised for

the duration of the armistice. thrown and a new government, French Fleet.

In Algeria and French African ter- under Marshal Petain, had been

"Finally, the armistice can at any ritories south of Algeria, which bord- formed. This government had time be volded on any pretext o er the Libyan zone, 200 kilometres been formed for the prime pur-armistice expressly provide for far militarised for the duration of the non-observance, and the terms of the adjoining the Libyan frontier shall be

It is not beloved in official circles pose of seeking an armistice with ther German claims when peace balstice.

TOKYO, June 2 (Reuter).that the presence of the Japanese in Germany.

the frontier Is connected with any tween Germany and France comes to For the duration of hostilities be-Aclive leadership in the move purpose other than that advanced by Tried To Save Fleet

tween Italy and the British Empire, ment to form the projected the Further Statement Later

Japanese military authorities "In these circumstances we natural-

and for the duration of the armistice,

up mopping ly did everything in our power The House will naturally not ex-the French Somaliland roast all be single powerful plitical party is themselves-the

the guerilla elements south of the West secure proper arrangements for the pect me to say anything about the

by favourably received demilitarised. entirely

River and the closure of the highway disposition of the French Fleet. We future. The situation at the present

leading Inland from Mirs Bay. Italy shall have full and constant Japanese newspapers. reminded the new government that time is so uncertain and obscure that right to the use of the port of Djibouti

As the

of Prince It has been suggested in unofficial realgnaton

be signed.

to

મ

of

BRITISH SUPERIOR

What War In Africa, Has Revealed

Latest Figures LONDON. June 25 (Rçuter).----The Ministry of Home Security states that the latest reports indicate that ve 20 persons were killed and about injured in last night's uir raids.

London Reaction -

LONDON, June 23 (Reuter}-A description of how most of London. took its arst air raid, alarm since the beginning of the war was broadcast yesterday

Meredith. by Bryan Canadian observer to the RB.C.

Several people got up last night and cursed ilitias.

WAR ono of

them.

began. Everyone

Was

they would

the condition indispensable to their it would be contrary to public In-with all its equipment together with Konoye has long boch expected, there quarters, however, that pressure may-The war in Afrien has now release had not been complied with, terest to attempt to pronounce' upon the French section of the Djiboutian is no sentiment ir surprise. Alliwell be brought to bear on Hongkong! been in progress for ten days and 43 was expected and this was the first

necessary for the

beforc

he

how curious to know

the react. The sirens warbled in distance, and, then came closer, and LONDON June 25 (Reuter).closer until they were all around them. They were not as penetrating

comforting reaction there

WOE the condition being that the Fleet it."

Holding out the expectation of a transport. should be sent to British ports.

Addis Ababa Rallway for all kinds of papers agree that his efforts will be probably in the form of a blockade can safely be asserted, it is nothing in it. I am not a bit upsel. with treat dimculties similar to that recently undergone by stated authoritatively in Lon-he said, he got some clothes together Tumbling around in the darkness, "I think would have made no further statement next week, Mr.

confronted difference to the negotiations, for Churchill concluded: "Meantime 1

they are crowned with success, the British and French Concessions Evacuation Of, Toops but they hope that with his leader-in Tlentsin, in order to force, the don, that the British forward and trailed across the street. On the there was plenty of time to do it and hope the House will continue to ex-

close the troops have shown themselves edge of the sidewalk was a faintly the terms would hardly have been tend their full confidence to Kils Article 4-Zones to be demilitari-ship, a really powerful political party, British Government to

very much superior to the enemy illuminated sign bearing the letter more severe than they were,

Majesty's Government and will be-Fed shall be evacuated of French with the whole-hearted support of Burma route to China.

Japanese Claim Donied In initiative, dash and skill "S" on the building behind the local

A.R.P. sheller, "In order to enforce the earnest- lieve that neither patience nor re- troops within ten days after cessation the entire nation, will soon be brought ness with which we held le our view, solution will be lacking in the mea-of hostilities, except for only the per- into being

An offelal spokesinan this morn-

On the Kenya front, therg "Political reconstjuction should not

ing categorically denied the Japanese

Cheerful Effect we rent, the First Lort of the Ad-sures they may take for the safety sonnel strictly

supervision and maintenance of the be a mere disolution of the existing claim une munitions or war materials were many successful attacks. He went downstairs into the base- mirulty and First Sea Lord, as well of the Empire."

fortification of works, barracks, arms political parties and re-assembly of deposits and military buildings, and their member with the same old were being transported to China from The border town of Mayale was ment of the large apartment building,

Hongkong along the Mira Bay route: several times raided.

Tura to Page 7, First Column "In accordance with the agreement troops required to maintain order in ideas, writes the "Asahi Shimbun." the Interior as shall be determined

reached with the Japanese authorities Must Go Further

On the Sudan front, activities later by the Italian Armistice Com-

munitions or war included on attack on the Meltema mission.

"Nor would the aim of the new last year, to

materials of any kind have been ex- party movement be a mere acquisi-ported from Hongkong to China," the Garrison by British troops, assisted tion of administrative power."

by Abyssinians when 50 casualties spokesman declared.

were fufleted on the enemy. Another paper, the "Nichl Shim- "The only materials proceeding bun," declares: "Japan's postilon

over the remaining highway, which to-day is quite different from that of cannot in any senso be described as n yesterday. In other words, Japan major route, has been foodstuffs, ells must go further than that

| un

and kerosene..

have lavariably left the advantage and disposal of the China Affair

"It is hard to understand, under the, with the British irregular troops. must co-operate in building up a new circumstances, on what grounds the On the Libyan front, armoured world order.

"In this lies the necessity for Japanese authorities are complaining." patrols penetrated deep into enemy ines to the complete surprise of the Flact Movement remoulding the political structure of

Jenemy, whose morale has been this country, the paper asserts.

interest Considerable

has been affected. The "Kokunin Shimbun"

envisogea dimculties ahead but hopes that

us Lord Lloyd, to establish what contacts were possible with the new] ministers.

"But of course everything was moving into collopse of that me. Many solemn assurances were given that the Fleet would. never be al- lowed to fail Inta German hands.

Float Lost

"It was, therefore, with grief and amazement that I read Article

8 of the Armistice forms. This ar-

tiolo, to which the French Govern-i

Plot Against Norway's King

Dramatic Revelation By M. Koht LONDON, June 26 (Reuter).

ment has subscribed, says that the A Nazi plot to undermine the

Appeal For Eire Unity

Northern Ireland's

French Fleet, excepting the part position of the King of Norway

Overtüros for safeguarding French has been revealed by M. Koht; left

free for Interests in the Colonial Empire,

the Norwegian Foreign Minister. shall be collected in ports to bo

LONDON, June 23 (Teuter) there to be demobilised. The German usurpers; he said, tried suggestion that Northern Ireland and specified,

wegian people to agree that King poses for the duration of the war was

tional functions.

: Italian control.

•

of the

Success In Skirmishes ...

LATEST

In British Somaliland, skirmishes BRIDGES DOWN

ON BORDER

The Hongkong military au thorities admitted this morning that the two bridges across the Shum Churi River have been

the anpouncement in Many Libyans conscripted into the demolished. It is emphasised evinced in and disarmed under German and; to get representatives of the Nor-Elre should-unite for defence pur-Prince Kanoje will attack the probe Tokyo yesterday that part of the tallah forces, who have fallen into \that this is a purely'precaution-^.

Japanese Fleet has been ordered to Bellish hands, have expressed the From this text it is clear that the Haakon should put aside his conslitu-discussed by Lord 'Glentoran, Chief lem with a clear understanding proceed to Halphong and to South hope to be allowed to join the British |ary measure.

forces against the Italians. the Japanere |

Lice

wor

DUKE OF KENT IN LISBON

China waters.

Enquiries indicate that there are no visible addiilons. to,

Blos Buy?!

Heavy Italian Losses

This military spokesman re- |fused to comment on a report that civilians residing in Fan-

Unionist Whip of the Northern Ire-the rising power of the nailon. French

vessels under the armis-

A new Couneli would then beland Government, In an interview, to- pasa into German and Italian formed to take over the functions of day. control: fully armed, in the same

| the King and his Government.. "We note, of course

He said: "When Mr, de Valera han

warships in the vicinity of Hongkong. No matter how the scheme was

although three warships are reported Fifty Italian aircraft have been ling and other border area article, solemb declaration of the carried out the arrangements would overcome the difficulties with which

by Chinese circles to be at anchor in destroyed on the different fronts, towns, have been advised to German Government that they have bo under the pressure of a foreign he is faced, and has thrown in his lot

|Italiuri aircraft have given a poor no intention of using them for their army and would never express the with the other great peoples of the

The meaning of the cryptis Tokyo account of themselves, their perform evacuate to Kowloon own purposes during the war.

British Empire in the defence, of LONDON, June 25 (Router)It what, le the value of that?" Ask-hall Koht declared.

But will dr the Norwegian people, My it be asko Lord Craigavon to is learned authoritatively here that message not altogether clearances confirming the baller that the The Telegraph

drop constitutional for is Duke of Kent arrived nel bus stands that almost a dozen countries. What in the

living in the border. period of the war and stands in with Lisbon where he represented His Japanese naval force in Hainan been relatively inadequate, value of such a solemn assurance

The morale of all ranits of the already egdonated to th the German Government? LONDON, June 25 (Reuter).The humm in defence of our beloved coum- Majesty the King at the nailonial cole Island waters, and it has been re- 195) Furthermore, the same: Article Lord Mayor Red Cross Fund has try. I know what the Ufter leaders brations of the 600th anniversary of ported that there are heavy Japanese British forces is declared to be

SAPANAMA Portuguesu: Independence,

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