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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 Yangtao River, opposite Ichang.

Japanese troops from Ichang have erassed the river three times in an

centrated on the south bank, accord-

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

HALIFAX'S

harbour.

Chincio Successes

The first and second groups of The 22,189-ton battleship river on June 25 and on the night of Japanese troops who crossed the Provence is also in flames.

June 30 were dispersed by the One of these two mighty Chinese on July 1, the reports de-

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 Cominons.

speech,

of

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

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

The Strasbourg, sister ship of the Dunkerque, la claimed to have broken through the British_cordon and to be somewliere in the. Mediterranean.

Five destroyer flotilin lenders and torpedo boats and a few submarines have also broken througli

The eat of the French Bret appears to be bottled, sunk or captured."

The Provence was built in 1913. She is armed with ten 13,4 inch guns.

Concluding his

Lord Halifax said: "It is melancholy to reflect that the magnificent ships of the French Navy should have been prevented by their government from continuing the struggle with their

The Dunkerque was launched in comrades in arms against the com- 1935 and is armed with eight 13 inch mon foe, but should rather have guns. been ordered to resist their former France bad comrades in order that they might place themselves under enemy con- trol.

"The officers and men of the French Navy were placed in a posi- tion which must have seemed to them well-nigh intolerable.

Petain's Choice "As regards the government of Potain, am bound to observe that they have placed the redemption of their promise to the enemy before their solemn pledge to their Ally, and

point of this brought to

crucl

dilemma position in which is

the position 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 propagando, must- create sharp resentment from Francé, where already the distress of the wor and the harsh conditions of the ormistice have strained public opin- fon almost to breaking point.

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clare.

river on July 2.

But the Japanese again crossed the

Chinese forces, is added, ore launching vigorous attacks in an effort to clear the south bank of Japanese troops,

University Bombed

Japaneso Raiders Over Chungking CHUNGKING, July A four battleships (Router).-Japanese aircraft in under construction. They were the three groups raided the western Richelleu. Jean Bart, Clemenceau, outskirts of Chungking this that their troops captured two of afternoon. these on the stocks at Brest, still | intact.

Gascogne.

The

Germans claimed

The French Navy comprised (built and buliding) 11 battleships, three aircraft carriers, seven heavy cruisers, 14 cruisers,

destroyers, 10 light cruisers, 49 torpedo boals and 91 submarines.

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

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PIRATES

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for the FRS. not to track down a "pirate" and extract

the fee. Sometimes there have been law- suits; one In particular scored a great victory for the music-makers. A High Court decision was ob tatned ruling that when a publicon The University area at Shapingpo

or a restaurant. proprietor bread- cast music by means was again subjected to heavy aerial

of a loud- bombing.

speaker to his patrons he was liable to a ilcence, the fee to be divided amongst the society's members.

Chinese fighters engaged the raid- ers in several aerial battles, the re-

Broadcasting Complications cruiser minelayer, 32 suite of which are not yet known.

Three Killed

In Explosion

Bomb Outrage At World's Fair

An alarm was sounded here at 11 ILM. when Japanese aircraft In several groups were reported to be heading for Chungking.

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Fleet Is Tonic

OTTAWA, July 4 (Reuter). Indications are that Mr. Winston Churchill's statement on the dis- position of the French. Fleet has dono more to encourage

-NOW

Canadians than anything since NEW HEAD

the start of the war.

The British action, dificult though it was, has made it clear above all question the determination of the British Empire to fight to a Anish, in the opinion of the Canadian man-in- the-street.

Canada Will. Bo Thore LONDON, July 4 (Router).—It is stated in London that if additional personnel is required for offleèring the French Fleet now in British hands, Canada can supply 1.

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' keenness, have stated that such men will be a valuable.asset to the Royal Navy.

Melancholy Commons

Story Of Naval Fight

Heard In Silence

LONDON, July 4 (Reuter)-—The cold melancholy of a funeral service gripped the House of Commons on members 1stened to Mr, Churchill unfolding the story of the british atlack on the ships of their French allies,

writes "Reuter's" lobby corres- pondent.

Mr. Churchill himself icemed to have almost physical difficulty in anforcing the facts from unwilling lips. For a few minutes, the stark tragedy of the events slowed up the tide of determination for victory which characterises the House of Cominons in these days,

Dead Silence

transmitting and even it relayed. A vast amount of musle is broadcast or dispensed by gramophone re- cords; they also pay a fee.

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Broadcasting seemed to plicate matters at first, but eventu- ally the P.R.S. come to On Western Outskirts

arrangement on behalf of its mem- bers, by which composers should It was thought that they were fly-

receive a fee varying between three ing to Changtu or Klating because

shillings and ninepence and five they were sighted heading westward

shillings every time a piece of his along the Chengtu Road; but about 2.30 p.m. the rolders suddenly turn-fe was payable for every station work was broadcast. Moreover, the edcastward towards Chungting. reaching the capital at 3 pm. dropped bombs on They

the western outskirts, mainly in the Uni- veralty are, where the Central Uni- NEW YORK, July 4 (Router),versity has already been bombed Owing to the fact that American "It is not dimeuit to realise what

-Three detectives were killed twice.

Yesterday five groups of Japanese

popular music is in such demand will likely to be the feelings among the offers and men of the French and several others injured by an alecraft headed westward for Chung-

on this side, several thousands of pounds are sent to American com- Navy, among nembers of the French explosion bomb at the British king but owing to bad weather con-

publishers every year; posers and Government and the French people. Pavilion in the New York ditions they dropped their bombs in but by reciprocal agreement Is it necessary to translate into World's Fair, according to police the vicinity of Fushan on the Yang- British music receives the bencât words the feelings which are upper-

tse River near the eastern border of for being played in America. The most in our minds and all those who headquarters.

Szechucn.

PR.S. had to put up a Aght to have thought that on the close union

Japanese bombers from Hankow on secure this right, but eventually The police were called and the capital because of heavy rains. They

June 30 were unable to reach the succeeded in persuading the Federal Government to pass legislation pre- cause and who sill think that the bomb exploded while it was being bombed Patung while bombers from retutions of uur two countries must removed, causing some damage to Shunsi raided Sion, necording to re-

venting piracy.

Should you hear a dance band in for good or ill be powerful in the the Polish Pavilion nearby.

Oskosit

the playing

"Lambeth There were 108.000 visitors inside ports received here, future world.

Chinese Bomb Ichang the fair grounds celebrating In-

Waik" you may be sure that Mr. Must Appreciate Action

SPECIAL

TO THE "TELEGRAPH" dependence Day at the time of the

Noel Gay will ultimately receive "But it is also true and it is on explosion, and several thousand were

CHUNGKING, July 4 (UP)-A the appropriate fee. this fact that the Government based at the foreign exhibit area which is Chinese squadron bombed Ichang As can be imagined, this, coller- their action, that it is only through the British Pavilion's locale.

and the surrounding Japanese trooption of great numbers of compara victory for British arms that the

concentrations to-day.

tively small sums entails n great liberation of France herself can be

After unloading their explosives,

amount of work in the Hanover nchleved (Cheers).

the Chinese bombers encountered Square offices, and demands in- four enemy pursuit planes of which tricate filing and book-keeping. In they downed one and damaged the others.

Nor

A bomb was found hidden in the of the United Kingdom and France Pavilion, depended the victory of our common

Colombo's £15,000 War Gift

*

addition, copyright law is by no means the same in every country, and even some of the Dominions' laws differ from those of Great Bri- taln.

Therefore, we in this country, who are determined to resist to the end and whatever the cost, the Ger- man attempt to dominate Europe, must rely upon the power of the COLOMBO, July 4 (Reuter).—The Freath notion sooner or later to ap-Colombo Municipal Council is con- 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 cruel cholec which the French Gov- Council expresses the city's debt to ernment, under German pressure, the Royal Navy for the security it en-bers raided Suping, 160 miles south- fees by the P.R.S. It does not all

Joys.

All Chinese planes returned safely,

Bombor Brought Down CHUNGKING, July 4 (UP)-One Japanese bomber was brought down at Changshou, just below

* Chungking. The first batch of Japanese bom

west of Chungking, and the second

In twelve months something like a quarter of a million sterling is collected in licence and copyright

go to British composers, because

for instance, takes about

had so unhappily imposed upon us” (Loud and prolonged applause), The people of Jaffna, in northern and third batches bombed the Included are the sums collected on Throughout Lord Halifax's state-Ceylon, have started a fund to pur campuses of the National Central behalf of foreign camposers. ment and remarks of the subsequent chase fighters as an expression of and the Chunking Universities, speakers, there

was obvious and their gratitude for the benefits they damaging several buildings but with- vigorous sympathy from all quarters enjoy under British rule.

out causing any casualties. Nigeria's Contribution Members of the stofs and students LONDON, July 4 (Reuler) of the Universities helped in the LONDON, July 4 (Reuter)-A Nigeria has given the British Govern-rescue work,

It is understood that the Central secret session of the Ministry of ment £100,000 from the emergency Economic Warfure will be held next fund to assist the prosecution of the National University, desplle repeated Thursday,

bombings, is opening as usual this

of the House.

war.

Italy

The

Wants

British

to

Fight Navy

fall

a year. 15,000

There are constant evasions of the The

Iaw, but in scores of cases they are unwitting. When a local dance band I plays at a village "hop" it may forget

If it ever knew, that fees 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 history of popular music contains many cases of men who

STOCK EXCHANGE have composed airs that took the

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world by storm receiving only a few pounds for their work. To-day the mon who manages to please the world's car can assess his income

-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.

Then the darkest portion of the panorama passed and the Prime Minister proceeded to quote our 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 tremendous pent-up feelings by a chicer.

Churchill Cheared The end of his speech-ofter, ho had given the lie direct to rumoura of negotiation with Germany and Italy and had relienated the deter- mination of the country to fight on until victory was achieved-gave the House occasion for unleashing the feelings that had been growing dur- Ing the speech.

Mr. Churchill sat down with the appearance of having completed strenuous physical and mental task. the

House Immediately

whole burst into loud applause and Mr. Churchill seemed almost crushed by the volume of applause and sat Brouched in his sent with his chin on his chest.

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

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

32 BOMBS ON ALEXANDRIA

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

The casualties were three, killed and four sUghtly injured,

One bomb fell on King Farouk's estate,

SOVIET EMBASSY

CLOSES

TOKYO, July 4 (Router) The Soviet Embassy of Felping was closed to-day according to a Japanese-report. All other Soviet diplomatie misalons and consulatea in Japanese-occupled areas in North China have already been closed.

LONDON, July 4 (Reuter),The Stock Exchange to-day resumed on in thousands. Not every composer upward movement in all groups hits such a high spot on that, but -From Behind Her Minefields following news of the French Fleet.

whether terrifically successful or Useful gains in general and some

just modestly capable, the composer. LONDON, July 4 (Reuter)—A Rome-Radio announcer, in shortage

knows to-day that he is getting his Just. dues. what appeared to be a reply to Mr. Churchill's statement that the dustrini and gold- of the leading in- gold-mining shares were

G. A. Perrier. Italian Navy "kept prudently out of the way" at Ornn, declared

In the early afternoon

don nctivity was to-day that "Italian naval units played the part of spectators reduced owing to the imminence of because they could not get to the spot in time.

the Prime Minister's speech in the The announcer threatened nnyal reprisals and extended an House of Commons, but business Prince Bernhard of 11g Netherlands The Soviet Consul-General, M. Invitation to the British feet to "repeat the action against angulo Incremand shortly prior to the Italian naval base."

close of trading, t

Wall Street was closed.

reported.

LONDON, July 4 (Reuler) to-day Inspected Dutch worships at Nikitin, and his wife will leave at a Briush port. He reiterated his 7.30 to-morrow by train for home, the faith in victory,,

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