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DONALD DUCK

BIG BATTLESHIPS IN FLAMES IN AFRICAN PORT

LONDON, July 4 (Reuter).--A summary of the Oran naval action has been issued by DNB, the official German news agency.

YANGTSE FIGHTING

Japanese Harassed.

HEY!

UP HERE!

Near Ichang CHUNGKING, July 4 (Reuter).Heavy fighting is in Progress on the south bank of the Yangtse River, opposite Tchang.

It shows that France's biggest commissioned battle-effort to clear up Chinese forces cot- ship, the 26,500-ton Dunkerqué is now in flames in Oranng to Chinese reports.

HALIFAX'S

Japanese troops from fchang have crossed the river three times In an

centrated on the south bank, accord-

Chinesa Successes harbour.

The first and second groups of The 22,189-ton battleship river on June 20 and on the night of Japanese troops who crossed the Provence is also in flames.

dispersed by the One of these two mightyChinese on July 1, the reports de-

river on July 2.

But the Japanese again' crossed the

STATEMENT battleships has already sunk

Defence Of British

Naval Action

LONDON, July 4 (Reuter)The statement made by Lord Halifax in the House of Lords to-day was similar in substance to that of Mr. Winston Churchill in the House of Commons.

The Bretagne, sister ship of the Provence, has been destroyed.

The loss of the squadron tender Mogador is also admitted. She is one of the newest squadron lenders in the French Navy.

The Strasbourg, sister ship of the Dunkerque, is claimed to have broken through the British. cordon and to be somewhere in the Mediterranean.

Five destroyer flotila leaders and torpedo beats and a few submarines have also broken through.

June 30

clare.

were

Chinese forces, it is added, are

vigorous launching

attacks in an effort to clear the south bank of Japanese troops.

University Bombed

Concluding hli speceli, Lord Hallox sald; "It is melancholy to The rest of the French fleet appears reflect that the magnificent ships of to be bottled, sunk or captured."

Japanese Raiders the French Navy should have been The Provence was built in 1913. prevented by their government from She is armed with ten 13.4 Inch guns,

Over Chungking continuing the struggle with their The Dunkerque was launched in comrades in arms against the com- 1935 and is.arnied with eight 13 inch

CHUNGKING, July. mon foc, but should rather have guns,

(Reuter).-Japanese aircraft in been ordered to resist their former

France had Jour comrades in order that they might under construction. They were the

battleships three groups raided the western

outskirts place themselves under enemy con-Richelleu. Jenn Bart. Clemencenu,

of Chungking this trol.

Gascogne. The Germans claimed afternoon. "The officers and men of the that their troops captured, two of The University area at Shapingpa French Navy were placed in a posl-these on the stocks at Brest, still was again subjected to heavy aerial tion which must have seemed to them intact.

bombing. well-nigh intolerable,

Petain's Choice

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"As regards the government of Pelain, I am bound to observe that they have placed the redemption of their

promise to the enemy before their solemn pledge to their Ally, and this brought to a point of cruel dilemma the position in which His Majesty's Government were placed.

"But it is not on reproaches or re- criminations that the Government would rest their case. It is inevitable that what has passed, distorted as it will be by enemy propaganda, must create sharp resentment from France, where already the distress of the war -and-the-barsh conditions--of-the armistice have strained public opin- Ion almost to breaking point.

"It is not difficult to realise what will likely to be the feelings anony

NAZIS TO INVADE

EIRE?

ZURICH, July 4 (Reu- ter).-The German Press is now asserting that the neutrality of Eire is being threatened by Britain and that Germany is therefore entitled to make counter- acting moves.

This is a familiar phase of Nazis technique, but its application to Eire is noted with deep interest in London.

Defence measures by the Eire Minister of De- fence include the placing of Dublin, Kingstown and Cork under military con- trol.

SCOURGE OF SONG PIRATES

(Continued from Page 4.)

for the PRS. not to track down ", "pirate" and extract the fec. Sometimes there have been law- suits; one in particular scored n great victory for the music-makers A High Court decision was ob- tained ruling that when a publican or a restaurant proprictor broad- east music by means of a loud- speaker to his patrons he was liable

The French Navy comprised (built) Chinese fighters engaged the raid-

to and building) 1 battleships, three ers in several aerial battles, the re- aircraft carriers, seven heavy cruisers, sults of which are not yet known.

In

14 cruisers, 1 cruiser minglayer, 32 An alarm was sounded here at 11 light cruisers, 49 destroyers, 10a.m. when Japanese aircraft turnedo boats and B1 submarines, several groups were reported to be

heading for Chungking.

On Western Outskirts

Three Killeding to Chengtu or Kiating because

In Explosion

Bomb Outrage At World's Fair

NEW YORK, July 4 (Reuter) Three detectives were killed

Leence, the fee to be divided amongst the society's members. *- Broadcasting Complications

July 5, 1940.

By Walt Disney

CANADA IS CHEERED Disposition Of Fronch

Fleet Is Tonic

HERE'S THE MONKEY"

WRENCH Y DROPPED

OTTAWA, July 4 (Reuter).- Indications are that Mr. Winston ¡Churchill's statement on the dis- position of the French Fleet has done more to encourage Canadians than anything since the start of the war.

The British action, difficult though it was, has made it clear above all question the determination of the British Empire to aght to a finish, in the opinion of the Canadian mun-in- the-street..

Canada Will Be There LONDON, July 4 (Reuter)-It is stated in London that If additional, personnel is required for offcering the French Fleet now in British hands, Canada can supply it..

Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve members have been training in Britain for some time and others are following on.

Admiralty officials, greatly Im- pressed with the Canadians' kenness, have staled that such men will be a valuable assel to the Royal Navy

Melancholy Commons

Story Of Naval Fight

Heard In Silence

LONDON, July 4 (Router), -The cold melancholy of a funeral service gripped the House of Commons as members Istened to Mr. Churchill unfolding the story of the British attack on the ships of their French allies, writes "Reuter's" lobby corres- pondent.

Broadcasting seemed to com- Mr. Churchill himself seemed to plicate matters at first, but eventu- have almost physical dificulty in

P.R.S. ally the

came 10 anforcing the facts from unwilling lips. arrangement on behalf of its mem- For a few minutes, the stark bers, by which composers should tragedy of the events slowed up the receive a fee varying between threede of determination for victory shillings and nincpence and five | which characterises the House of shillings every time a

Commons in these days. pices of his work was broadcast. Moreover, the fee was payable for every station transmitting and even it relayed. A vast amount of music is broadenst

It was thought that they were fly- they were sighted heading westward along the Chengtu Road; but about 2.30 p.m. the raiders suddenly turn- ed eastward towards Chungking, reaching the capital at 3

p.m. They

dropped

the western outskirts, mainly in the Uni-or-dispensed by-gramophone -- re-- versity arm, where the Central Uni- cords; they also pay a fec.

bombs

on

has already been bombed

Yesterday five groups of Japanese aircraft headed westward for Chung-

the officers and men of the French and several others injured by anking but owing to bad weather con- Navy, among members of the French explosion bomb at the British ditions they dropped their bombs in Government and the French people. Pavilion in the New York the Nor is

15ty of Fushian on the Yang necessary to translate into World's Fair, according to police se River near the eastern border of words the feelings which

are upper mast in our minds and all those who headquarters.

Szechuen. have thought that on the close union of the United Kingdom and France depended the victory of our common couse and who still think that the relations of our two countries must for good or ill be powerful in the future world.

Must Appreciato Action

"But

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A bomb was found hidden in the Pavilion,

The police were called and the bomb exploded while it was being removed, causing some damage to the Polish Pavilion nearby.

There were 108,000 visitors inside the fale grounds celebrating In- dependence Day at the time of the

it also true and it is on explosion, and several thousand were

this fact that the Government based at the foren exhibit area which is their action, that it is unly through the British Pavilion's locate. victory for British arms that the

liberation of France herself can be

achieved (Cheers).

Therefore, we in this

country,

who are determined to resist to the end and whatever the cost, the Ger- an attempt to dominate Europe, must rely upon the power of the

Colombo's £15,000

War Gift

Japanese bombers from Hankow on June 30 were unable to reach the bombed Patung while bombers from capital because of heavy rains, They Shansi raided Sinn, according to re- ports received here.

Nazis Feel Pinch

Economic Blockade Has Its Effect LONDON, July 4 (Router)

French nation sooner or later te ap- Colombo Municipal Council is con- is telling, that economic pressure COLOMBO, July 4 (Router). The "I believe that the economic war preciate the final purpose of the Bri-tributing £15,000 for war purposes. tish people and to judge fairly the In a resolution to this effect, the is making itself felt increasingly cruel choice which the French Gov- Council expresses the city's debt to as the war goes on and will make ernment, under German pressure, the Royal Navy for the security it en-itgelf felt, not as had to unhapplly imposed upon us" Joys.

a primary (Loud and prolonged applause).

wenpon, but 115 an essential Throughout Lord Hallfax's state-Ceylon, have started a fund to pur- auxiliary with the Army, Navy inent and remarks of the subsequent chase fighters ns an expression of and Air Forces in the, defeat of speakers, - there was obvious and their gratitude for the benefits they the enemy, said Mr. Hugh vigorous sympathy from all quarters enjoy under British rule. of the Ilouse.

The people of Jaffna, in northern

Nigeria's Contribution LONDON, July 4 (Reuter}, LONDON, July 1 (Reuter)-A Nigeria has given the British Govern- secret session Economic Warfare will be held next fund to assist the prosecution of the of the Ministry of ment £100,000 from the emergency Thursday,

war,

Italy Wants

The British

to Fight Navy

-From Behind Hor Minefields LONDON, July 4 (Reuter),A Rome-Radio' announcer, in what appeared to be a reply to Mr. Churchill's statement that the Italian Navy "kept prudently out of the way" at Oran, declared to-day that "Italian naval units played the part of spectators because they could not get to the spot in time.”

The announcer threatened naval reprisals and extended an invitation to the British fleet to "repeat the action against an Italian naval base.".

Dalton, Minister of Economic Warfare, to-day.

Speaking about the prospects of

We shall never put up the white flug. Invasion, Mr. Dalton said: "We shall never surrender. We shall Aght We shall, if need be dle, but we will continue to the last. Even if White- hall is completely blotted out, we sholl go on,

Choice Made

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Owing to the fact that American popular music is in such demand on this side, several thousands of pounds are sent to American con- posers and publishers every year; but by

a reciprocal agreement British music receives the benent for being plcyed in America. The P.R.S. had to put up a fight to secure this right, but eventually succeeded in persuading the Federal Government to pass legislation pre- venting piracy.

Should you hear a dance band in Oskosh playing the "Lambeth Walk" you may be sure that Mr. Noel Gay will ultimately receive the

appropriate fee,

As can be imagined, this collec- tion of great numbers of compara- tively small sems entalls a great amount of work in the Innover demands in- Square offices, and

tricate ng and book-keeping. In uddition, copyright law is by no means the suine in every country, and even some of the Dominions'

as differ from those of Great Bri- In twelve months something like a quarter of a million sterling is collected in licence, and copyright fees by the F.RS. It does not all go to British composers, because included are the sums collected on behalf of foreign composers. France, for instance, takes about

£35,000, a year,

There are constant evasions of the law, but in scores of cases they are unwitting. When a local dance band plays at a village, "hop" it may forgel, if it ever knew, that Jees are due to the composers and publishers of the tunes It plays. Officials of the P.R.S. are always on the watch for this sort of thing.

The past

past history of popular music containa many cases of men, who have composed airs that took the

Thore is no question that the world by storm receiving only a few

Government and the British people it represents. are determined to see

pounds for their work, To-day the man who manages to please the

Dead Silence

There was a dead silence as the. French losses were enumerated and Mr. Churchill expressed his fear that the loss of French-lives-had-been | heavy.

our

Then the darkest portion of the panorama passed and the Prime Minister proceeded to quote Inflexible resolve to do everything possible to prevent other ships fall- ing Into German hands,

The tension was broken when Mr. Churchill declared that he left the Cabinet's action to the judgment of Parliament. Members relieved their} pent-up. feelings by a tremendous cheer.

Churchill Cheered

The end of his speech-after he had given the lie direct to rumours of negotiation with Germany and Italy and had reiterated the deter- mination of the country to fight on unt victory was achieved-guve the House ocdasion for unleashing the feelings that had been growing dur- ing the speech.

Mr. Churchill sat down with the appearance of having completed a strenuous physical and mental tasks. Immediately the whole IIQUEC burst into loud applouse and Mr. Churchill seemed almost crushed by the volume of applause and sat crouched in his seat with his chin on his chest.

Mr. Churchill quickly recovered! and rose to move that the House enter into secret session..is

As he stood at the despatch box, his appearance was a signal for on- other spontaneous.burst of cheering.

32 BOMBS ON ALEXANDRIA

an

CAIRO, July, 4 (Reuter), naval communique states that during Italian air raid on Alexandria to-day 32 bombs were 'dropped but there was only slight damage.

The casualties were three killed and four slightly injured.

One bomb fell on King Foroulc's estate.

this through to the end. We have world's car can asscas his Income SOVIET EMBASSY

made our choice. Although it will be

in thousands, Not every composer

a great struggle we intend to achieve hits such a high spot as that, but

G. A. Perrier

CLOSES

a total triumph over the enemy

whether terrifically successful or Mr. Dalton, who fought with the

just modestly capable, the composer

TOKYO, July · 4 · British Army in Italy during

(Router) ---The the Inst knows to-day that he is getting his

Soviet Embassy at Peiping was closed war went on! "I think the Italians · just dues,

to-day according to a Japanese report. will come to their senses quicker than

All other Soviet diplomatic missions sense to come to. They have a the Germans. They have a better

and consulates in Japanese-occupied areas in North China have already richer history. It is not in their LONDON, July. 4 (Reuter) heen closed. nature to be enemies of mankind." Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands The Soviet Consul-General, M. to regard Italy as a potential ally of a British port. He reiterated his 7,50 to-morrow by train for home, the Mr. Dalton added that he continued to-day inspected Dutch warships, at Nikitin, and his wife will leave at

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