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PACIFIC NEAR, LONDON REPORTS

French Indo-China

CHINESE TROOPS WILL CO-OPERATE WITH FRENCH

"UNITED PRESS" reveals that the ultima- tum received by French Indo China yesterday was personally handed to Vice Admiral Decoux, the Governor General, by Major General Nishi- 1 hara, leader of the Japanese Mission.

The terms of the ultimatum have not been disclosed. !

It expires to-morrow.

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The Chinese Government paying the keenest interest the situation and the radiophone between Chungking and Kun- ming has been busy for the part 24 hours, connecting the lead ng olicials of the two cities for ad exchange of views.

Despite previous demak. the "Telegraph" [carbs from very authoritative surces that secret con- versation between Chinese and French Indo-Ching officials regarding mili inry collaboration in the event of a Japanese invasion have taken place

These conversations were tek ad Kunming.

Tentative Agreement

The "Telegraph's" informant states that a tentative agreement was reach. cd regarding the entry of listiese - troops into Indo-Chine in the event of a Japonese attack In this event

the French forces will not oppose thei Chlocs.

Political reles believe that a show-down in Indo China with the next few days umvoidable

Thai Demands Rejected

AL 5.30 p.m. yesterday Radio- Saigon announced that the French

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Suner Waits To See

FACILITIES AT Singapore May Become Base For

SINGAPORE

-For U.S. Navy

LONDON, Sept. 20 (Reuter).— Regarding the report that Britain has made available to the United States certain facilities as regards Singapore, it is pointed out in authoritative quarters in Landon that for years part the United States and Deliain, who have In The broadest Rense common Interests in the Far EASI, have pursued parallel policies,

On that basis, the factes which Britain can make useful to the United States have for years past been available and remain available to that country na and when they are requited by developments in the Far Eastern situation,

Axis Talks In Rome

American Warships and Planes

By FREDERICK KUH

"United Press" Staff Correspondent

LONDON, Sept. 20 (UP). It is authoritatively confirmed that the talks during the past few days between Mr. Cordell Hull, Secretary of State; Lord Lothian, the British Ambassador, and Mr. Richard Casey, the Australian Minister, referred to defence measures particularly in the Pacific and also the wider issues of Pacific problems.

Asked whether the talks included Indo-China, the spokesman said, "I do not see why any specific subject should be excluded.”

BURMA ROAD DECISION

The conversations may strongly influence Britain's decision as to whether she would reopen the Burma Road after October 18, when the three months closure expires.

Britain remains anxious to avoid any conflict with

Japan which might menn a risk of war but it is felt here On Danubian Problems that the current conversations will improve the prospect of United States support if Britain allows the Burma LONDON, Sept. 20 (Reuler). Herr von Ribbentrop had route traffic to be resumed. another interview with Signor POLICING THE · PACIFIC Mussolini this evening in Rome.)

The Interview insted an hour. Count Clane was also present.

Responsible American informants describe the con- versations as envisaging arrangements which, in effect, would result in the United States policing the Pacific and Axis powers have settled the Balile Britain the Atlantic.

Commenting on the talk, the Popolo d'Italia" declares thul the

Fund Danubian questions,

It atkis that "because Europe will Chave

The scheme had not yet been evolved in detail Just. strong and Jasting although an agreement in principle has been reached, arousing profound satisfaction in the leading represen-

tatives on both sides.

:simicture othe!

will settlements

How German Transport

Ribbentrop Was Sunk: Full Story

Indo-China Government had re: Spanish Trade Pact With

Jected the territorial demands by Thalland

"French troups are ready to protect

Nazis Envisaged

LONDON, Sept. 20 (Reuter).-The story of the sinking of a German transport by the submarine Sturgeon was told to-day LONDON, Sept. 20 (Router), hy the commander of the Sturgeon.

the integrity of Indo China by force-Senor Sutter, the Spanish He said they went up the TURN to Page 5, Column Four Minister of the Interior, arrived Skuggerák and got into position

at Brussels this morning on a early

the on

morning tour of occupied territories, says September 2. It was blowing the official German news agency. hard.

HAMMER

GERMANS

Amazing Work By R.A.F. In Bad Weather

of

A1 dusk the hydrophone operator Cum-reported that he bentd a very faint sound of a ship. The Sturgeon sur- and faced and a few minutes later two

A reception was given him by General von Falkenhuusett, the munder-in-Chief for Belgium occupied France.

Madrid Speculation MADRID, Sept. 20 (Reuter) Owing to the length of Ribbentrop's

His talks Monday.

small German destroyers were sight- ed, and just ofterwards a very large transport some distance away was silhouetted against the light of the sciting sun.

BELFAST RAIDERS

I.R.A. Bandits Shoot Three

It is emphasised that the present talks no more involve a formal alllance than the recent destroyer pact.

Usually reliable American sources

Australia Ready To

Go To The Polls

Last Minute Declarations

SYDNEY, Sept. 20 (Reuter)-To-morrow is the day for the Federal elections, for which a record number of candidates

have been

The Party leaders, in final appeuls

to the vicctors, emphasised the need for a tremendous war effort.

Both Mr. R. G. Menzies, the Prime Minister, and Mr. Curtin, the Labour Opposition Leader, are anxious for a sweeping majority in the Howe of Representatives and the Senate to free them from anxieties which would interfere with the conduct of the war, Mr. Menzies has five opponents al and Mr. Curtin two at

/yonke.

While both are wholeheartedly for assert that the Anglo-American plans every possible assistance to Great will entail the joint use of naval and Britain, Mr. Curtin has been laying air bases, including the use of Singu- pore by the U.S. Navy.

greater success on the defence of Australly than the dispatch of ald

273 Candidates

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Britain, during 1939, offered the overseas. United States facilities at Singapore but the proposal was then and has Altogether 273

candidates been since declined owing to the ap- contesting the 75 seats in the House prehension that it might be mia- and 85 candidates for ID sents in the interpreted as a corner-stone for an Senate. Four are women,

alllance.

Security of Antipodes

The only unopposed candidate is Mr. A E. Green, the Labour repre- sentative of Kalgoorlie,

Mr. Cordell full. Lord Lothian Mr. Menzies, broadcasting to-day, and Mr. Casey have been discussing said that whatever the Government the whole situation in the Pacific for was in office after to-morrow's poll, the past three weeks but Mr. Hull 11 would be entitled to public sup. said to-day that no attempt had been port. The danger was too great for made to reach any decisions and no their strength to be frittered away by recrimination or Internal division. BELFAST, Sept. 20 (UP), requests had been made.

"We are fighting for things eternal It is generally believed that the which touch not merely the body of Irish Republican Army raiders, armed with revolvers and sub-security of Australia, New Zealand man but the eternal spirit. We must machine guns, today made sen-

and the Dutch East Indies was one cast away a.i selfishness and uti- sational raids on banks and post and circumstances indicate that the selves and our service for the free of the chief toples in the discussions worthy ambitions and pledge our offices throughout Belfast this talks touched the subject of the Bri-future of the Christian world,” he

tish naval base at Singapore. morning.

The Australians are showing con- drive to the south and are watching cern at the possibility of a Japanese Indo-China developments closely.

LONDON, Sept. 20 (Reuter).slay in Rome, Senor Sumer will not The crew of the Sturgeon went to and brought The R.A.F. to-night continued return to Berlin from his tour of the diving stations

decupied territory until Sunday torpedo tubes to the ready and fired ita non-stop programme of ham-

torpedoes as the transport was going mering at the German invasion

will be resumed on away from them. ports.

Ship Blows Up In moonlight cliff-top watchers on The general impression fostered by

The submarine submerged im the English side of the Channel saw the papers here is that Senor Suncr mediately, but soon afterwards came a bright name along the French coast is telling Beriin what Spain wants up. Everything was quiet with the Police Guards Police sergeant John from Calais to Boulogne.

Itom peuce as a reward for winning transport steaming on with her Lynch was wounded in the temple Continuous gun-flashes, shell-bursts the civil war which, it is held, was escorted destroyers, but a moment but shot and wounded a ralder as he and clusters of searchlights showed the first phase of the European war,

or two later they heard a great ex- that the Germans were putting up For instance, "Yo" to-day carried plosion and saw a gigantic column of fell. a vigorous resistance but the red headline "Spanish Sacrifice of Three glare cast in the sky by bursting Years Will Bear Tangible Fruit in bombs indicated that the British | Europe."

pliots were pressing home attacks with their usual skill and doring. The Berlin correspondent of the

Terrible Weather

They engaged in a gun duel with

smoke going up from the transport. Postmistress Ethel Davison and)

The submarine went further away a pedestrian, John Burns were also from the transport and once an wounded aeroplane swooped right over them The raiders are believed to have but they were not spotted.

looted a total of £2,000, "Alcazar" states, however, that Senor

After about ten minutes, the trans- Suner and lierr von Ribbentrop will port burst into flames and became German trade agreement which hus meet again only to sign Spanish blazing mass from stem to stern. been under discussion for some time. hour and a half she

"It was a terrific sight. After on was. settling down into the water and quite ob-

LONDON, Sept. 20 (Reuter).la terrible weather, the R.A.F. attacked aqueducts carrying the Dortmund- Ens Conal over the river Ems, north The conclusion, of such an agree-viously finished." of Munster, last night, states the Airment would, of course, be a logical The Ministry news service.

links

munications. The aqueducts have

been attacked more than once and

much damage was coused, but repair Italian War Scribes

gangs, have since been working

high pressure, to restore them to full Captured In Desert

on,

HUNGARIAN BRUTALITY

SHANGHAI ARREST

American Charged With Gambling

added.

WARSHIPS BOMBED

Surprise R.A.F. Attack

On Italians

CAIRO, Sept. 20 (Reuter). Italians were completely sur-

prised by aircraft of the Ficet

Air Arm which raided the

Libyan base of Ben Ghazi this

two

sequence to the great extension of lay torpedoes and when they sur- The submarine submerged to re- The Canal is one of the most vital trading possibilities caused by the faced again, the transport was gone

week, it is learned.

·SHANGHAI, Sept. 20 (UP). Alleged In Transylvania in Germany's Internal com-collapse of France.

Sticks of bombs, fell across and there was 'nothing left but two

-American authorities to-day groups of ships, including destroyers, destroyers, with searchlights

BUCHAREST, September 20 arrested Jack Riley, known also which formed the main targets in the picking up survivors.

(Reuter).—Violent attacks in as the "machine king” of China. harbour. Lucky Escape

the Rumanian Presa alleging

Fire broke out among one, group. When the submarine surfaced, ako Hungarian brutality in occupied sailors of the American Asiatic again, a destroyer blew up with such Riley was known to most! When the second group was bombed came right into searchlight beams" Flight Lieut. R. A. B. Leroy was CAIRO, Sept. 20 (Beuter)-Three away and luckily did not see the have been published with Axis Bar, one of Shanghal's most

but the destroyers were three miles Transylvania are understood to fleet. He owned the Manhattan force that the blast almost overturned awarded the V.C. for bis, part in an Italian attack last month.

War correspondents were submarine.

permission after being withheld popular bars. A blinding rainstorm and cloud most recent fighting in the westem the torpeds was fired, the sound or for three days.

captured by British troops during the The officer said that shortly after

an explosion was heard. The ship: sank within about two hours.

use.

denly became clear,"

".

desert.

their bearings |

one of the raiders.

At the end of the raid, the town was lit by a glow of fames which seemed to envelop the entire harbour.

U.S. Destroyers For · Canada

blanketed both land and sen as the

It is stated in some quarters that

The American authorities issued a aircraft approached the target, but luckily over the target the sky sud- In a talk in Calro to-day with

the campaign may precede a demand warrant on 17 counts connected with British war correspondents, they sald He added that it was an extremely for rectification of the frontiers fixed the conduct of professional gambling

by the Vienna award..

and the handling of professional that they had been in Libya for six lucky shot at that runge, weeks. They lost

Details of alleged Hungarian rumbling devices in two well-known The ship was a single-funnel low- when trying to and the Italian camps built Diesel vessel of, about 10,000 to atrocities have been broadcast in resorts. These were Farrens, Shang

12,000

German and Italian, ja t

ha's leading night club which Riley OTTAWA, Sept.: 20 (Router). fandt strayed into the Brillah lines. Norwegian porn north for There is no oficial confirmation of recently purchased and DD's the The Navy Minister announced that The attacks were repeated later, he correspondents confirmed that Danish reports have stated that rumours that General Antonescu, the leading Russian restaurant and night Canada is taklar over of the TURN to Page 5. Column Four with regard to water.

Italian troops were strictly rationed she had between 3,000 and 4,000 Rumanian dictator, is now visiting club, which he owns.

former United States destroyers now troops aboard.

Ronie

Balf was set at U.S.626,900... in Canadian waters.

* Aqueducts. Hit Sticks of high explosives dropped acress both aqueduals and at least one

burst was clearly aven: QUEEN

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