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四拜讀 號八月八英港香

THURSDAY, AUGUST 8, 1940.

Alleged Japanese Demands on French Indo-China

SITUATION QUIET BUT "BALLOON MAY GO UP"

THE SITUATION IN FRENCH INDO CHINA REMAINED QUIET THIS MORNING, AC- CORDING TO AUTHORITAtive sources..

Chinese sources declare that negotiations are in progress between the japanese authorities and Rear Admiral. Decoux regarding the Japanese demands which are stated to be as follows:

1-Establishment of Japanese naval bases at Kwangchowwan, Haiphong and Camn-Rahn

Bay;

2.-Establishment of Japanese military bases at Haiphong and in the interior; 3.-French section of the Haiphong-Kumming Railway to be made available to Japan for transportation of men and materials;

4.-Establishment of Japanese aerial bases on French territory;

5. Closer economic collaboration between Indo China and Japan.

WARSHIPS CONCENTRATE

There is no confirmation from other sources of these so-called demands. Although the situation in Indo China is at the moment quiet, authoritative sources expect

"the balloon to go up at any moment."

Commons_Discusses Economic Situation

It is reported that, in addition to a concentra- tion of some twenty or thirty warships in the

STRENGTHENING vicinity of Tongking Bay, Japan has approxi-

BRITAIN'S SINEWS OF WAR

LONDON, Aug. 7 (Reuter).-The Government has directed its energies since is formation to strengthening the sinews of war, declared Mr. Arthur Greenwood, Minister Without Portfolio in the War Cabinet, initiating a discussion on economic organi- sation in the House of Commons to-day.

GERMAN AIR RAIDS INTENSIFY

R.A.F. Keeps Up Good Work Against Enemy

SPECIAL TO THE 'TELEGRAPH.

mately 30,000, troops along the Indo China- Kwangsi frontier.

The French authorities have dynamited all railway and highway bridges along the Kwangsi and Yunnan frontiers.

The "Telegraph" learns that, in tudition to 18 Japanese transports sighted earlier this week heading southwards, presumably towards Indo China, eleven transports were later sighted by a ship'en route from Shanghai to Hongkong, bending in the same direction.

He began: "It was clear in the

American naval sources in Manila confirm increased very early days of the new government that a tremendous movements of Japanese warships southwards from and growing burden rested on | ******** Britain. I do not think, how- ever, that the outlook to-day should duunt us.

|--Tu-achieve-victory-ng-swildly-pis may be, our #ghting furers must be adequately provided with the sinews.

war and the people must be kept

in good Beart The Government has directed its energies to strengthening | than mewa of war.

variety of materials, drawo

It is Total War

******** Formosa.

Chinese sources reported last-

Pope Appeals night that Generalissimo Chiang

For Truth

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

Kai-shek has concentrated-sonie- twenty divisions of troops under General Li Chung-jen on the Yunan-Inde China frontier.

It will be rerulled that The Chinese

authoritier that China would be

VATICAN CITY, Aug. Foreign Minister, Mr. Wang Chung- LONDON, Aug. 7 (UP).—or we vach call for varied skill and a Pope Pius appealed to news fureed to adapt errtain measures" "Planes, tanks, guns and munitions 7, (UP). His Holinesshul. last week warned the French There has been a sudden inten-arne sification of daylight ralds on from the four ́quarters the earth papers to-day to tell the in the event of enemy troops being England.

in permitted to land in Indo China. truth, asserting that

Demobilisation Ceases information was

Demobilisation "The arena of the war has widened correct by the increased range of aircraft and comparable to the destruc- the war has become a total waration caused by armoured cars ceases to have any meaning. War of and bombers. this kind and the complexity in- yolving the whole population calls for economic organisation on

Ан 11 result several farm

buildinge in south-west England have lost their roofs or

have otherwise been seriously damag.

ed.

A number of high explosive bombs felt near a small town to-day and some of the residents had narrow escapes.

The Air Ministry announces to- night that R.A.F. bombers raided the Paris airport at Le Bourget last Tuesday afternoon,

Several large twin-engined German aircraft were en the ground and others of medium size were standing near the hangars,

which the term non-combatants

a scale

"The tongue has killed the

unknown in the past and I am pro- more people than pared to admit, not yet fully achieved sword," he added. in the present."

Turning to the cconomic position of the enemy. Mr. Greenwood said: Hitler, in his latest specchi, painted: rosy picture of his economic strength. He also said that his total supplies for the Army and Air Force are con siderably greater than before the The British raiders took the enemy attack in the west, That no doubt is completely by surprise and dropped true, as of course it is true of this bombs near the aircraft and hangars. country. But Hitler is

The British planes had fulfilled serious problems within his swollen their mission and were en route back boundaries which will Intensity us, to their bases before the German (days go by. anti-aircraft guns could be brought into action.

British bombers attacked the oil plant at Homburg, the supply depot at Schwelte, a factory at Mors and airdromes in Holland and North Germany on Tuesday night. One British plane failed to return."

Unset

by

Hitler's Food Supplios "Hller boasts that his food sup- piles are guaranteed for as long as the war lasts. I wonder. I fancy that as the war draws on, kler

Totalitarians'

Post-War Plan

of French and coluntal troops in Indo China has Governor-General. ceased on instructions from the new Adntira! Decmix, who is concurrently Commander-in- Chief of the French Asiatic Squadren,

Although the French naval forces in the Far East are not considerable. France is believed to possess a condly number of sub- marines, wldel are stated to be based at Camn-Rahn Bay, In the even of hostilities, the Japanese

aring and

Navy would thus meet submarines for the first time in Japan's nival history.

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BRITAIN'S BIG GUNS READY FOR NAZIS

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An imposing study of heavy artillery "somewhere in England" indicating the watchful eyes of our gunners. These men are always at their posts ready for any eventuality, Should necessity arise these monster guns will inflict devastating damage on the enemy.

Britain To Purchase

U.S. Tanks

the

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7-- (Reuter)The British Purcha- sing Mission has informed Mr. Henry Morgenthau, Secretary of Treasury, of the British Government's latention to place large orders in the United States for tanks, field artillery and Many ether

supplies not previous- ly purchased in America,

is was revealed by Mr. Arthur Farvis, head of He British Misalon, in an interview. He sara wat these orders, "Involving hundreds of millions of dollars, would he material to be delivered ala considerable time in the future. He Indicated that

previous purchases had been made to a large extent on the basis of immediate needs, but the new programmne would be fur antlelpated future needs.

CONFIDENT CAN STOP ITALIANS

British Forces Are Well Prepared

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" CAIRO, Aug. 7 (Domei).- British military circles express confidence that the British forces garrisoning British Somaliland It appeared this morning that are well prepared to repulse the shipping between Hongkong and three-pronged Italian push. French Indo China, which iem- porarily censed last week because of ships to load or unload, hus returned to normal, British ships are stated

-If they wine

Japanese Hegemony Complete In Asia

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" WASHINGTON, Aug. 7,

will not be happy, as a condition of (UP)Senator Willlam King.

Japanese refusal to permit British

land and Ethiopia for supplies of

PASSENGER SHIP TORPEDOED: NO U-BOAT WARNING

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH":""

LONDON, Aug, 7 (UP).-The 9,337-ton Elder Dempster motor-ship Accra was torpedoed off the Irish Coast on July 25 whilst leading a convoy, it has just been revealed in London.

A

The torpedoed Liner Accra

Eight passengers and nine members of the crew are missing.

The Accra, which was launch

cú in 1926, has normal accom-

U.S. KEEPS EYE ON GREENLAND

modation for 400 passengers and 160 crew. It is authoritatively learned she did not carry any U.S. Coastguard has intensified its LONDON, Aug. 8 (Beuter).The children,

patrol along the coast of Greenland in Survivors state that there was no case of attempts by Germany to panie, although one lifeboat capsized establish air bases there, states the and a raft turned over.

New York corresponderi of the Lon- don Daily Mail

The submarine fired without warn time during the sinking, ing and she was not sighted at any

The coastguard cutter Campbell, newly equipped with heavy guns and Sank In 30 Minutes

anti-aircraft guns, is already off the Greenland

with supplied cuast, The Accra sank in about 30 enough food and fuel for

year; minutes, going down by the stern! Two mere cutlers are on their way with her Ensign flying.

to Greenland,

Many German "exploratory-miss- Hons" have been in Greenlund,

Most of the lives were lost when The Italians admittedly have con- siderably large forces but they depend the mator lifeboat capsized. upon the inconvenient Italian Somali- the Copinin picked up."

A inember of the crew said: "I saw according to the Danish Governor, Dr. Brun, who is now in the United Herbert Enright, a steward, said: States conferring with American "I had just finished serving coffee ameints. The Italians advancing through the after luncheon when the torpedo hit mountainous terrain or desert

areaļus,

Turn to Page 5, Fifth Columa materiais and reinforcements.

LATEST

Turn to Page 5, Second Column in a statement to "United Press FRANCE TO

HONGKONG INVITED

to-day charged that Japan, Italy, Russia and Germany had reach [ed an agreement for the division

TO EMPIRE PARLEY Europe.

:

THE Viceroy of India has invited the Government of Hong kong to send a representative to un economic conference of the British Empire east of the Suez, which will open at New Delhi On October 10,

RESIST

SHANGHAI, AUG. 8.

are vulnerable to air attacks. Because roads are bad, the only means of transport will, bo camels, These in- conveniences, coupled with mid- summer heal which at imes reaches).

sion a difficult task.

"I was on the Lusitania in the and this is the third time I have

last war when she was torpedoed.

been forpedoed in this war. "The passengers and crew behaved

VATICAN PACT WITH PORTUGAL

120 degrees make the Italian Inva wonderfully, but nobody had any ment has been signed between the

Italian Objective

LONDON, Aug. 7 (Reuter).—Ac- cording to Rome-Radio, an agree-

Vatican ond Portugal whereby was Churches in Portugal will in future be legal without the additional civil.

state.

time to collect their belongings. "I understand the submarine sunk a few hours later."

The Accra is well known on the

(REUTER).-THE VICHY believed to be Berbera of Zella on the in the Liverpool-West Africu service.

The Italian objective is African coast and has been engaged ceremony hillierto required by the

with

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J

of the spoils of war in the event lof a defeat for democracy in

GOVERNMENT HAS Gulf of Aden. Their immediate ob-

Skipper Interviewed Jective will be to obtain control. ofį In such an event, he believes, NOTIFIED THE CHINESE five trunk roads in British Somali-

OTTAWA, Aug. 7 (Reuter)-The Captain John Joseph Smith tok Canadian Parliament which has been China will also be defeated GOVERNMENT land.

{an intervlower, that the officers and in session since May 18 has been the Far East. -...

THROUGH DR. WELL-attempt to control the border

The northern column' will probably Turn to Page 5, Fifth Column adjourned till November B. Jupan, he alleges, has been assured of a complete hegemony Asta by the other Totalitarians ESE AMBASSADOR TO centrul column will probably thrust

over all INGTON KOO, THE CHIN. French Somaliland and the Djibouti

Addis Ababa Railway, while the The Telegraph" understanda Kenya at the same time.

colonies In Africa will be held at the Totalitarians “win. that no decision has yet been!

If the plans 'mature, Japan will FRANCE, control the entire continent of Asia WILL OFFER RESIST- ply Itself to the

THAT SHE The southern column will mainly up- ulong the Hargeisa-Berber road. renched regarding the Hongkong Attending the conference at New except

Indio, Afghanistan

the defence of representative.

Delhi will be representatives from Siberia, Senator King sold, | Australia, New Zealand, the Union

ANCE IN THE EVENT OF Italian Somaliland borger.

The The object of the conference, it is of South Africa, India, Maloys and

of the Italian total strength forces on the Somaliland front is es- reported, is the reinforcement of other parts of the Empire east of material supplies to Great Britain Suez, in addition to Hongkong,

Umuted at $155,000. 5) from the Empire, cast of Suck.j

Africa To Follow Suit

In addition to considering ways {and means of reinforcing Empire sid

Motor Car Stolen

and

INDO CHINA BEING IN VADED.

This information was ob- Major Hardy, R.A.M.C., had his tained from well-informed report trom Nairobi states that conference will discuss intra-Empire from its parking place outside the morning, according to the to the Mother country, the New Delhi motor car, a Morris saloon, stolen quarters in Chungking this Hongkong Cricket Club yesterday.

similar conference of British economic unity.

·

British milliary authorities belleve the Italians may start large-scale

I. L. O. LEAVES GENEVA FOR NEW WORLD

operations in northern Africa. In has

concert with the push of the Ethio-

SPECIAL TO THE “TELEGRAPH” GENEVA,, Aug. 8 (Domel),—The International Labour Office

been transferred from Geneva to Canada.

About twenty officials of the 1. L. O, left hero to-day en routa

Turn to Page 5, Fourth Column pian forces, the Italians in Libya will to the new headquarters,

They will travel to Canada via the United States.