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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

· November 16, 1940.

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This is the story that will be told when Petain brings M. Reynaud to trial. It tells how

THE ENTENTE CORDIALE

CRASHED IN 30 MINUTES

By A Special Correspondent

back to Bordeaux. The

+

the

is a modest con- Reynaud to send him a draft Cabinet decided to adjourn until the French Premior mude the HERE is

copy of the suggested "Anglo- General de Gaulle's return. Cabinet's acceptance of tribution to the un French Union on consultation When in possession of the "Union" plan a question of 'con- the British fidence in him.A vota” was told history of this war. with the Cabinet immediately document from

Government, M. Reynaud called taken. By a small majority the It is a story which will after his return to London.

a third meeting of the Ministers plan was rejected; Defeatist Plot at 10.0 in the evening, and the The discussion had fasted less be unfolded at the forth- coming "war guilt" trial General de Gaulle who had terms of the proposed "Anglo- than one half-hour... of M. Paul Reynaud at been sent on a special mission French Union" was read out, an Deadly pale, M. Reynaud rose gentlemon, you have what you Riom and which marks to London a few days later, an outburst of indignation came from his scat, saying: "Now, Mr. Churchill in the morning from the defeatist Ministers.

Baudoin was their spokesman, wanted. I am going to hand my the most momentous and early in the afternoon of Availing herself of France's resignation and that of the Ca- and final page of the Sunday June 1ste prime military defeat, he said, Britain binet to the President of the One day soon you history of the Anglo- Minister handed the draft of the was trying to colonise her. It Republic.

will regret what you have done." the was intolerable. French Alliance.

Buggested "Union" to

The word "impudence" was I understand the Petain General, who was 'at the time, For it reveals, the dramatic Under-Secretary for War in the repeated by several members of Government which circumstances in which both M. Reynaud Cabinet. De Gaulle the Cabinet when referring to that of Reynaud-made no reply Reynaud, a victim to his loyalty arrived with it at Bordeaux in both Mr. Churchill's offer and to Mr. Churchill about his offer, M. Reynaud's defence of it. which would have saved France Realising that he was done for, from a shameful capitulation. to Britain, and the Alliance the evening.

But Reynaud, when planning crashed together in less than 30 minutes, on Sunday evening, to accept the British offer and this Africa, had counted without the Splendid at Bordeaux, making way for the Petain men defeatists who were plotting and the surrender of France to against him inside the Govern

ment, Germany.

Hongkong Telegraph, June 16, in a saloon of the Hotel organise resistance in Northern

Saturday, Nov. 16, 1940. Wyndham St., Hongkong

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eliner whoily or in part withas previous

arrangement.

The most active figures were It will be remembered that Marshal Potain, who was strong- after the French military deba- cle, when the German armies ly in favour of seeking an armis- were advancing through the tice (he was supported by the country without resistance, and Commander-in-Chief, when M: Paul Reynaud, after a Weygand) and Paul Baudoin, then only Foreign Under- desperate and dramatic appeal Secretary, who stood for com to President Roosevelt, thought

General

of transferring his Government plete surrender, but was very EFFICIENT COMMITTEE

either to London or to Northern Careful not to express his views

French Premier's supporters, THE committee appointed at Africa, Britain, in an endeavour openly in the presence of the 'to maintain French resistance,

They had so far refrained the public meeting of Hongkong suggested to the French Premier husbands a week ago has gonen "Franco-British Union," which from direct opposition to the ahead with its work in com- would have made every Briton n idea

Frenchman.... mendable manner, two meetings

This offer was at the centre

of In "Anglo-French Union," wrich had not yet been officially submitted to the

having been held in the course of the drama which caused the Cabinot. But behind the scene, ment against Reynaud to sap fall of Reynaud and the end of they were using it as an argu- the alliance with France.

hig influence and prestige.

cided that their time had come

succeeded

"TELEGRAPH” SATURDAY FEATURE

'Iggs

Erbert

Kollum

nock nack!- oos there? fortyveckashun! fortyvackashun oo? fortyvackashun ime porn ter sidney aratrilial

did i ere guimbody my i wud like Diah rite samos?

cor stone me sideways!

Well 'ere wo are agine and fings dont seem so bad as they in was it? wot wiv bein abel ter pleese yerself abart the compulszy evackyuashun irrespecktif ov rice and the price ov food cummin dan ter sixty sents

bottel corlumme bonkong. aint such a bad littel ole arter orli torkin abart food remines me i sor a bloke in plush fores the uvvar day--yu nose wot i meen them gorf

an sunday mornins on chapam com-

trowsis wot the bank blokes puts

boler at in honkong-look like mon-crikey i wud like ter sec blinkin black tepee wudnt it?

sum luvly corn beef and cabbidge dárn Hitel ola, gingles placp":

sum honkong poeple is sertenly Ignorant wen it cums ter grub

and crikey, wat abart littel ole mussos macerony bars gittin in the blinkin grees agin and the eye- talyan fleet gittin the kiboshi erd the uvver day that Httel ola itler and musso is gitting 'divers sults made so they kingo darır and inspeck their fleets-

(sumbody larst week told me i wos facetious wen1 rote abart iller and mussolest na tho t dont know facetious is russos party):

and wot abort this ere bloke pop- per cumin 'art ere for the de- fendent bisnis corbilmer i bet e wont art poppem orf wate till the littel ole japnees nishiharus that wun sum people sez orl this bisnis is nuffin but a periitikel maneuvre : same as the evackyushun-well they aint far rong becos maneuvrO wot they puts on grass ter make It grow

of the past seven days, and the primary draft of the petition which is to be presented to the

Mr. Amery's Idea The Baudoin-Potain cilque de- Home Government agreed upon.

It was Mr. Amery who first when they heard that General The precise terms of that had the idea of this projected de Gaulle was expected to return petition are not yet known out- Union. He told Mr. Chamber: from London with the draft of side of the committee, but it lain, who spoke about it to Mr. Mr. Churchill's offer to France. They were pressing M. Reynaud Winston Churchill. can be presumed that they cover

The Prime Minister favoured hard to ask Berlin for an armiş the principal points raised at the

the idea, and spoke about it to tice. public-meeting--which-were-&M. Reynaud when he visited There-had-been-two Cabinet request for the early return of him at Tours during the few meetings before De Gaulle re- that the evacuees from Australia, days the French Cabinet was turned from London on similar facilities for those who there before retreating to Bor- fatal Sunday. One lasted from dile wen i sed 1 dont know much basket as the captin and ter the

and support the BOMBER FUND! arrangements,

N.Y.K.E

and

deaux.

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11.30 to 12.15. Another, called have been stranded in other

M. Reynaud was enthusiastic; at 5, ended at 7.45. parts of the world whilst on

were M. Mandel, several Tired Reynaud, Mandel and jcave, adequate shipping other Ministers and leading several others pleaded for résis- financial statesmen like M. Heriot, Presi tance, but they could feel they

dent of the Chamber. At that were defending a fost cause. time M. Reynand had practically

After a stormy scene the acceptable decided to take his Government

to Algiers to lead the resistance Cabinet decided to adjourn until eschewing of the French colonial empire. General de. Gaulle's return.

Mr. Churchill promised M.

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After a

stormy

scene the

"Silk Stocking'

Girls in C.I.D.

Couched in phraseology and accusations, taunts and de- mands, there is no reason why the petition should not receive favourable consideration by the Government. The husbands have a good case and it only needs for it to be presented in a fair manifer to ensure, at least, a hearing.

With the petition drafted HE'S only a woman" will 168, to £4 a week, plus a gener-

be the famous last words" ous dress allow

She must use this allowance to and approved, the committee

of many a criminal before his

a way that nothing will have completed its principal arrest, now that Scotland Yard dress in such

"dres her addition to allowance" task, but there are a dozen side has decided to make girls into about her suggests "police.""

sho will "draw on detectives. issues of varying importance

Scotland Yard for "cosmetics ex- penses to pay for the best beauty alds. No questions will

They will deal mainly with confidence tricksters, racketeers and the crooks of the West End bottle party and hotel life."

The girl detectives are to for future consideration and wear smartly cut tailor-made

Given the recommendation.

tumes without the slightest samo assiduous attention which suspicion of uniform, silk stock- has been paid to the preparation Ings, and dainty high-heeled shoes Instead of the usual of the petition, the Colony a vy-made "regulation" boots husbands will have no fault to of the women police. find with their selected com mittee. A big task has been shouldered, but there is every reason to believe that it will be carried out faithfully and fruit, fully. Even If their sports meet with little or no the committee will have the gratitude of community for the prom

manner in wh for that community

In

be asked... when ber - expenses sheet incinder charges for love- dream rostre or "kissable lip-

The value of the silk-stocking de- tectives is that women do not create suspicion in the minds of crooks, Je

Vice Dens Gambling hella and vice dens have

Prung up in the West End to fleece

young Army officers. Women touts are used to lure the men to the Twelve of the smartest of haunts. The silk-stocking start will are Tato Women pollen yien squnds. London's policewoman Have been, be used to beat these crooks. transferred to act as "duty-pals" being formed in towns arid cities to to the girls during their train protect the new soldier and munition

from moral dan Ing. They will take them to worker populations fr the big stores, hotel vestibules Hon. Mrx. Gwendolen

The

Peel, and railway stations to pick up chairman of the Women Police Cam dubious hints,

paign Committed, said, “Young girls Each girl detectiva will have drafted to factories in the provinces instruction in modern police live alone-many for the first time.. Some are lured into undesirable clubgy Work at Peel House. Once she and the extra women police will put

ces: abe will get from £2 a stop to this go

torkin abart vorf i met a bloke

on the ferry the uvver day wiv wun av them there bags full of gorf cues first e arsks me fer match ter lite is pipe then e pockits the blinkin box and sez ler me "the greens harnt orfly gude owt heah"

and corlovaduck yu orter seen is abart that mister but Ive jest nd

婆

carnt rite no more this week becos alf and me gotter date wiv a cupple of essenshul services along. evrybody

dont fergit.yer Uttel wicker

wavy navy subby..

These men are worth their weight in diamonds

HERE is great activity in useless for jewellery, but ementiel the diamond world to engineeringry but

The hardest things on caridi, The British Government as

eagerly fostering the develop only diamonds' can cut modern alloys. true up carborundırım ment of the diamond-cutting grinding wheels, clim Industry in this country, and One British firm, which nar about 150 cutters who escaped mally handled 3,000,000 industriek from Holland and Belgium, the stones a rest, bold, 2200709 14 home of the industry, are single war month. training British workmen in

the difficult art.

Why this sxiden motivity!

There are two reasons.

'The Board of: Trson has bow made registration'of"ali siboki oë

One is that without diamonds industrial diamonde, como armament and air works might. In Germany that may mión be re-

well close... for diamonds are beating thate last week

4.commandeering Ji Bags: dimezidicis essential to precision engineering zona womens rings patien The other is the. Germani pecu- The Ney had “fake halik?? pation of Amsterdam and Ant. "Andsterdam: Wheri invasion BROKE werp, for these cities, with 10,000 the merchants souki, pop Bg, with skilled workmen, had, a. virtual their stones which were Jocked monopoly in diainend cutting ma sisual fri Miimo palany,adhasted

to open after the week-end then the Germans weer willing to pocket them PANA

But there won't last her arıza-

1.040

Germany herself has cultors: the United States about. 300: Africa

a few hundreds, manta works for long. She is ib» - Britain, her safes crammed with normally short of diamonds,, Mt.

Worth millions of pounda

of home- Alx-year/CHOCOON OF AMETI- stones, had only a low, dosen gees with amuggled diamonds has soen to that And thats in me cutters

Bo Cermany has workers, but ersatz mibetiline for Lines stones. fow rotid stones to eut... The world has the stories, but no one to shape them, i

-About 60: Dříteli: Land Belgian Meanwhile, demand soars, and merchania, laden with stonen. prices with it. Fine stodes now,denpod lamanda akan fetch 200 per cent of pre-war Alaried a trading chuks in Holborn. The" "skill, of the extters who prices.

escaped to tals country is being But hoarders ställ rusli to buy, fully aunalisediaan para fearing indelion and crashing reshaping diansodda is a skilled securities, knowing that diamonds, job.: 2irst step is often the " aptitu roisin International value through, ing" ne yine : storio, siamocida any upheaval that £500,000 exal) HAVO, a grain - Cibes were mal be carried in a pocketin (ve) gali parta of krets kundrade of millions Before the war £12,000,000 of years 280); and the splitter DAN worth of mit diamonds sold. In-a

cinly to rusku a'kinni pidzīgritte - your "thesper cent, is Aziserica) Bince last September, 18-Miestā mated," £34,000,000 † worth?) ben vi changed handa, prevent

• Industry, too, cries out(för". motka Hall, the world's, Juttut

are lustrelem: brown-Yellow "köcise," fortun