1940-12-24 — Page 21

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NANCY

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December 24, 1940,

By Ernie

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AND WE MET! INDIANS -AND

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Nazi Fury At Eden's Starting Times

New Appointment

A "Pathological Hatred"

LONDON, Dec. 23 (Reuter).—An outburst of wrath in the German press greeted the appointment of Mr Anthony Eden as Foreign Secretary.

The "Boersen Zeitung" writes: "With Eden there comes to the Foreign Office a man whose activities have been dictated by pathological hatred of the authoritarian States. With this ap pointment, London expects improvement in British-Russian rela- tions and a stiffening of attitude to Japan, Spain and other members of the Axis.

"The answer to these Illusions will

be a crushing one. All these nations, including the Soviet, will only see

"R. ABBIT'S"

the true face of England more clearly CRICKET NOTES

for the appointment of Eden."

The "Deutsche Zeitung"

BAYA:

"Those who have whipped England |

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got going

into war-Churchill, Eden und Mar- Police batsmen really Lesson are now on the spot where they deserve. All three are burdened und W. L. Clarke (27) Tyler (27)

with the guilt of war and are now. Sheperd (28) and the top scorer branded with full responsibility for of the match, H. E. Hoyward (53), Britain's decline which their polley put úp 172 for 6 wickets and the has brought about."

Police won comfortably.

SOCCER INTERPORT WITH SHANGHAI

Another Draw

Christmas Day

'old counRSE

9.36 It. Young, C, Worrall, 920 A. Samimerfelt, K. 9. Morrison; 9.24 A. M. Mack. L. Goldman.

021 1 1. Geare, G. M, Park.

933 K. S. Robertson, If. H. Mundy, 034 Capt. Thursby, M. 8, Banner, 0.40 R, G. Parker, R. M. M. King, 944 J. 21. Flarria, M. A. Annett, 9.40 A. Landsbert, W. Staker, 0.52 W, A. Stewart, T. Low 0.50. 1. Morris, IL. A. Muis. 10.16 1, M, S. Lloyd, S, L. Lloyd. 1024 T. J. Price, D. E. X. Diveti,

NEW COURSE

921 H. N. Williamson, G. R. Horridge,

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OLD COURSE

0.10 A, Pollard, A. H. McBride. 020 . A. Dinsdale. A, A, Annett. 914 D. 2. Prophet, Capt. Thuraby. 920 I, II. Geare, J. A. D. Morrison. 9.32 W. Sharp, J. M. Thomson, $30 F. McLeod, J. D. Thomson. 9.40 L. A. B. Duncan, J. Hackney. 0.44 EG. Price, T. Megarry. 8.48 Major Glies, F. D. Hunter. 11.53 A M, Mack, E. C. Gairdner, 950 Lt Col. Macpherson, G. W. Reeve. 10.00 W. W. C. Showan, D. 9. Edward. 10.04 1. M. M. King, C. II. D. Curtoys.

NEW COUILLE 924 Mrs Rowell, J. C. Brawn. 10.10.F. A. M. Eiltott, E. L. Groome. 10.20 J. C. C. Matthews, R. G. Parker, 10.33 Major Godley, R. D: Quilespie,

Chinese Supplies Denial

No Vladivostok Route

the

In the Second division game be- tween Recreto and the Army thei Recreio put up 141 runs for 7 de-i CANCELLED

clared, mainly owing to M. A. fic- MOSCOW, Dec. 23 (Reuter).-The medios (38) and P. M, N, da Silva oficial "Tass" agency has issued a INFORMATION has been|(Jr) (55) who did most of the scor- denial of a report published in

newspapers received that Shanghai will bag. It was a sporting declaration American

that is receiving as Captain Lawrence who Chinese Army unable to travel to Hongkong much more dangerous batsman quantities of war material, medicines large for the football interport match than most of the Amy first eleven and other supplies via Vladivostok during Chinese New Year bats, was playing for the second. and that an American military officer Holidays.

Coombes. (38) and Swyer (24) will shortly go to Vladivostol to Contributory causes to the can-started things going and then Law-speed up transportation of war cellation are that firstly, most of their rence came in to hit up 59 not qut, material to China. players, being Volunteers, and it dit-of which 52 came from boundaries. The agency says: "This report is

fabricated from beginning to end." ficult to obtain leave, that secondly. They won by 5 wickets.

Shanghai will find it difficult to rake

n representative side owing to the de- parture of the British troops, and that; thirdly there is great uncertainty in salling dates around that period.

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Rebuff For Germany: Vichy Awaits Results

FROM FRENCH FRONTIER, Dec. 23 (Reuter).-France

is anxiously awaiting Hitler's next move following reports that Marshal Petain has firmly refused German demands' both for military co-operation and reinstatement of Laval as Foreign Minister.

fin France's African colonies, and

Syria. While fears of imminent "blitz"

"All Quiet" action by the German Army against} ZURICH, Dec. 23 (Reuter),-- unoccupied territory have given place Frenchmen, anxiously, watching the, to a note of moderate optimism, it isdemarcation line separating them realised that the danger is by no from Nazi-occupied territory, report "all quiet" following the handing over

menns past.

M. Flandin, the new Foreign Minis of the Vichy Government reply to ter, is reported to profess confidence Hitler's Intest demands, that Hitler will be satisfled with A feeling of hopefulness is now Marshal Petain's reply, in which con-noticed in Vichy by Swise corres- cessions of some kind have evidently pondents. been made.

The Frencir reply was presented to Neutral observers ure asking Herr Otto Abetz, Ribbentrop's re- whether the possibility of Petain presentative in Paris, by Comte de Vichy's Delegate-General in

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Petain's Determination Forces Inspected

The correspondent adds that there Petain is fighting hard to keep his is absolute confidence that Petain word to the French people that has no intention of accepting any France's unity will be maintained "political engagements contrary to the to gain time to strengthen the dis- honour of the cipline of Unoccupied France and the The correspondent of "La Suisse" French colonies.

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The correspondent adds that France'a "armistice army and the although the German reply is still French fleet at Toulon and in North awaited, Petain's note is believed to Africa,

have had a favourable reception. General Weygand and General When the Foreign Minister re- Dergeret, Minister for, Air, have com-ceived a series of visitors yesterday, pleted visits to all the chief centres he gave an impression of optimism.

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