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FOUNDED 1881

No. 10308

3M W WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29, 1941. 日三初月正

THAI AND INDO-CHINA

POSTPONE

ARMISTICE:

PARLEY OPENS TO-DAY

Special to the "Telegraph"

SAIGON, JAN. 28 (UP)—THE JAPANESE Cruiser natORI, ACCOMPANIED BY A DESTROYER, ARRIVED AT 2 P.M. FOR The Armistice negotiatiONS AMIDST EXPLOD- ING FIRECRACKERS AND THOUSANDS OF FLUTTERING CHINESE flags whicH MARKED SAIGON'S POPULATION OF. 260,000 CHINESE WHO ARE CELEBRATING THE LUNAR NEW YEAR.

AT THE SAME TIME, GENERAL SUMITA, HEAD OF THE JAPANESE MILITARY MISSION, CONSUL-GENERAL HAYASHI AND FOUR JAPANESE REPRESENTATIVES ARRIVED BY PLANE FROM HÀNOI AND LATER THE THAI DELEGATION ARRIVED FROM BANGKOK,

Retreating Italians Re-form RESISTANCE AT AGORDAT?

CAIRO, Jan. 28 (Reuter).After their hasty 100-mile retreat into Eritrea from the Sudanese frontier, there are signs

to offer resistance that the Italians have finally decided Agordat, an important town on the railway running to the Red

GERMANS POUR INTO ITALY Trieste Riots Reported

Sea.

nt

British motorised forces and infantry are meanwhile closing in on Italian positions in the plains around the town.

It is thought that the speed of the

Italian withdrawal may have resulted

in some disorganisation among their forces, especially they have evidently been pushed back further: than they had originally intended to go.

An Italian column numbering 1,500

to be in

Te-

The armistice negotiations will commence at 3 p.m.. on January 29 on board the cruiser Natori, and will continue twice daily until concluded which French officials expect will be within two or three days.*

Meanwhile, a Japanese squadron is still cruising off Cape Saint Jacques. The arrival of the cruiser Natori has created gloom amongst the Frenchmen here who predicted that it is a forerunner to Jupanese expansion in southern Indo-China.

LINER'S ALLEGED

S.O.S..

Nazi Ruse To Locate

British Ship

Hostilities Continue HANOI, Jan. 28 (UP).-It is officially stated that hostilition between Thailand and Indo- China have not censed on the northern front. A Government communique issued at

1 p.m. said that Thai troops are con- tinuing their machine gun

fire northwest of Luangprabang.

It was also declared that the -Government had not received any news from Saigon as to whether or the armistler began at 10 am.

LONDON, Jan. 28 (Reuter).not The liner Empress of Australia

to 2,000, streaming east from the was almost certainly in harbour, frontier post »t, Umm Hagar,, in the south-west corner of Eritrea, is stated it is pointed out in London, when a decidedly uncomfortable the alleged attack on her took LONDON, Jan. 28 (Reuter). position. It continues to be pushed place. "German troop trains are pour- by British mobile units and is ing steadily into Italy through treating along a single road on the Brenner and important staff bank of the Setit River

Abyssinian frontier. talks are now being held in Romel between the German and Italian General Staffs"

near

High Command Report. BANGKOK, Jan. 28' (UP),--The

Luftwaffe Resumes Raids

Ends Eight Days Of Inactivity

"It Ea

LONDON, Jan. 28 (Reuter). The German air force sent a steady trickle of planes over the castern and south-eastern coun- ties of England to-day after leaving London and most of Britain severely alone for eight consecutive nights and almost all the intervening hours of daylight. High Command, detailing the fighting

Air Ministry An

communique until the order to censo firing at 10

m. said that That forces continued issued this evening states, to advance on all fronts and had believed that some lone raiders were An S.O.S.. sad to have come from captured Changka in the Aranya fulfilug the purpose of reconnais the the ship, stated that she was in a sector. Two towns were occupied in sance to report on the weather,"

west pusition some 200 miles

of the Ubol sector

and

the troops also

Four Alerts Dakar. This would mean that the advanced from

Bansamrong_occ Africa's Four Fronts nearest British port would be freeing

Chonga. In the CAIRO, Jan. 28 (Reuter)British town, in Sierra Leone, about 800 sector, the French artillery fired on So states the American com- operations on all four fronts in Africa miles away. Thus the ship could not Kuokuan in an abortive attempt to

are making satisfactory progress.

possibly have reached a British port mentator, Martin Agronsky,

repulsed the attack. To-day's G.II.Q. communique states: during the time between the alleged forces the city; however, the Thai broadcasting from Ankara for "Libya: Concentration of our forces 5.0.5. and the announcement that the

ship was safe. Is

Yesterday at 11.15 p.m. two French continuing. the National Broadcasting Cor- in the Derna ares

"Eritrea: While operations in the

It is suggested that the Germans twin-motored planes dropped bombs poration to the United States-to- Agordet-Barenlu

most probably are anxious to

dis-on a forest at an undisclosed point. area are progress- day and quoting what he des-ing satisfactorily, our troops continue Australia and sent uut the fiet!- Pallin and Shosphon for two hours cover the whereabouts of the Empress The Thai air force lo-day bombed cribed as an "authenticated re- to press the

the Bullen forces retreating lous S.0.5. in the hope of learning and also attacked French troop post port which arrived in Ankara to- from Umm Hagar. A further 100

tions with good results, All plunes day an unimpeachable diplomatic prisoners have been captured, making

returned despite strong anti-aircraft a total of over 1,200 up to date.

resistance. Abyssinia: East of Memen situation remains unchanged.

"Italian Somaliland: Our patrols are again active.".

source in Rome.'

According to this source, the Fascist Party has become alarmed ut the freedom with which the public now dares to crillelse the regime and has begun to fear for the loyalty of j the Italian Army,

the

Italian Prisoners Stay

In S. Africa

this.

Khalsa Defence Of

India League

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LAHORE. Jan. 28 (Reuter).-The! Executive Committee of the Khalsa Spontaneous Demonstration

Defence of India Lentue has decided The report states that in industriai

to send a deputation, under the districts in the north, the people talk CAPE TOWN, Jan. 28 (Reuter).-leadership of the Maharaja of openly in public about the mistakes The South African Government has Patiala, to walt on the Commander- of the regime. Several spontaneous agreed to accommodate 20,000 ftalian in-Chief to press the rights and demonstrations are described as prisoners captured in the Western claims of the Sikh community in having

occurred in the streets of Desert in order to spare ships which respect of entrance into the Indian Rome itself against German soldiers would be needed to convey them to Army. in uniform.

Indin.

The Executive Commitice has also The report also mention the The British Government is paying resolved to constitute committees of mysterious disappearance of certain all costs.

the League throughout the Punjab. TURN to Back Page, Column 5

Soviet-Axis

Channel

Halifax And Blockade

Lord Halifax said that a "consider able amount" of American goods had been shipped to Russia and that "there may be more in future."

Boothby Resignation And Czech Assets

4

Vichy-Berlin Exchanges

Hitler Replies To Petain LONDON, Jan. 28 (Reuter): Comte de Brinon, the Vichy Government representative in Paris, has returned to Paris from Germany with Hitler's reply to the

Petain last month, according to the Swiss radio.

After the

area had four alerts.

one district.

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Several unità of Free French forces have bern, and are silit taking part. in the British offensive in North Africa and Libya. British 11.Q. communiquea have several times referred to the prominent pari these men have taken in the actions. This plature shows A Free Frencli motorised column ready to move for ward in the offensive against Libya,

HONGKONG BOY The Fleet GIVEN "BLUE" Versus

News has just been received by his father in Hongkong that William ("Bill") Pryde, youngest son of Mr Walter Pryde of the P.W.D., who was a Peace Memorial Scholar ship winner, has been awarded his soccer Blue at Cambridge.

The young man, who was a Central British School student, played at outside-right for the Can- tabs against Oxford and scored the first of his team's two goals. The Varsities drew two-all.

Tri-Pronged Japanese Offensive

In Anhwei & Honan

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPHY

KWOYANG, · Anhwel and

Pro-

The Long a buskét of incent=" diary bombs fell in Trulley buses were held up while Atting wardens, police and civilians, bene-

from the

of recent experience attempts Are-raising

by night, quickly put out the incendiaries with sandbags conveniently resting against lamp-posts and at street corners. dropped in a residential

Several high explosives were

areዜ considerable damage was done to vince, Jun. 29 (Domci). Laun houses, but there

were no

serious ching the first major operation one casuallles other than woman

in the New Year, Japanese forces killed while walking in the street.

since January 25 have been, at- Eastern Counties LONDON, Jan. 28. (Beuter).Atacking three important groups number of enemy aircraft crossed the of Chinese armies in a three- south coast and flew over south-east cornered simultaneous move- England this afternoon.

from northern and They dropped bombs through the ment clouds but no important damage was southern Honan northwestern reported and there were

few Ahhwei. casualties.

Operating in the Peking-Hankow dropped several bombs at a point in Japanese forces is pushing northward In the morning an enemy aircraft Railway zone, a large column of the eastern counties, causing little to smash General Tang En-po's troops damage and no casualties.

very

message sent him by Marshal Conscientious

Objectors Ill Treated

Marshal Petain's message, which is understood to have concerned the Marshal's conditions for Franco- German co-operation, was mitted to Hitler by the Vichy Minister

tro-

in southern Honan. while another major column is Oghting its way through the Chungking forces under General Ho Chu-kuo in the north western sector of Anhwel around Polislen, along the Kwoho River banks.

In concert with the eastern and southern columns, Atill another Japanese column has started a vigo rous drive from the upper reaches of New Yellow River to attack LONDON, Jan. 28 (Reuter).eneral Sun Tung-suan's forces on of Marine, Admiral Darlan, when heThe War Minister, Captain the castern and northern banks of the visited Paris during Christmas week.David Margesson, has decided Now. Yellow River in northern Honan

Previously there had been a crop that one officer and six jot unconfirmed reports that Hitler

non-Province.

hod

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 (Reuter), LONDON, Jan. 28 (Reuter).A debate was held this after- After conferring with Mr Sumner

made far-reaching demands, commissioned. officers, against Welles, Under-Secretary of State, for noon on the resignation of Mr Robert Boothby, Parliamentary

mainly concerning the future of the whom allegations of ill-treating nearly an hour to-day, Lord Halifax, Under-Secretary for Food, following the inquiry by the Select French Fleet.

conscientious objectors have the new British Ambassador, told Committee into his conduct in connection with Czech assets.

been made, will be tried by Court; newamen that he expected to take.up Mr Boothby made a long state- with the State Department in

"When I disclaimed financial in Moscow Mouthpiece On Martial the ment, declaring that his activi- terest to the Chancellor, 1 Was immediate future the question of

In announcing the decision in the exports to Russia, which Britain ties had been not only innocent answering his charge that I and my Finnish White Guards House of Commons, Captain Marges- bolloves are replacing the Soviet's but actually praiseworthy, The Committee were working for pay-

|son`ssid that the House would appre- MOSCOW, Jan. 28 (Reuter)Aclata that he could not make a further shipments to Germany.

important thing was to stop ment. It is not true that I received reminder that they were living in a statement while the matter has £77,000,000 going to the Nazis single penny for anything 1 sald or frontier republie and must strive sub judico... 2

did with regard to the Czech claims." unceasingly to strengthen the coun- and that was done.

His main objectives wore to prevent

uttered by M. The Prime Minister moved that try's defences was Lord Halifax said that he believed the money going to the Germans and the House agreed with the Com- Kuusinen, President of Supreme Bose Still Missing that shipments were also being made] to secure Its distribution among mittee's report, which had set a very Soviet

Council of the Karellan-Finnish to Russia from Latin-American Czech realdents in Britain, many of high standard: "We have to set a very Petrozavodsic at a meeting marking Republic, speaking ot whom would otherwise have been high standard for the House of Com the anniversary of Lenin's death. Military Value

penniless to-day. -

mons, and we have to try to live up WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 (Router).

M. Kuusinen declared that Finnish "Looking back, the whole un to that standard; The decision Commenting on Mr Hugh Dalton's fortunate business seems so unneces-pain to all, especially tocmion causer While: Guarda, who are saying that statement in the House of Commons sary. A postscript to a letter, a Boothby

one of my personal been

they are striving to maintain

friendly the US.S.R., Chlations

are 38 regarding United States exports sentence or twe in conversation or friends and supporters at lonely and tually imprisoning and boating up to the U.S.S., Mr. Cordell Huil, speech, which could have altered dificult

moments,

departure friends of the Soviet Union In Fin Secretary of State, said that he be- neither facts nor the course of events menns the loss of a highly compatent land, and a Finnish Court: recently Taved that American exports to the nor my conduct, were all that was and industrious man. It is a heart-decided to close the Society of Friend Soviet Union were insufficient to be required, but it never occurred to me breaking business but I do not think ship with, the Boviet Union on of any great military value to Ger- that they were necessary. Maybe I that poignancy of our feelings can in- grounds that it wras Impairing Soviet

·MANY

was thoughtless.

Buence our course."?..

2. Finnish, relations.

countries.

has

Bose's disappearance continues.

CALCUTTA, Jan, 28 (Reuter) - The mystery of Subhas Chandra His relatives describe his dlaøp- pearance as a sudden religious Im-

pulse.

Warplanes

Expert's Confidence In Our Sea Units

" (BY "REUTER'S" AIR

CORRESPONDENT)

LONDON, Jan. 28.-Full con.. fidence in the continued fighting power of the British Fleet was expressed to-day in the first, comment by a high British naval”, | officer on the air war at sea since the Battle of the Straits of Sicily began.

"Air action will not seriously hamper the power of the Navy so long as you have enough air- craft carriers," he said. "Our continued operations in the Mediterranean, despite both the German-and-Italian-air-forces,

prove this.

"By the very nature of the Ficel's continued action, there must be re- verses as in, the ease of the cruiser

Southampton and the aircraft carrier

Ilustrious."

In this officer's view, there is very little danker of a capital ship being sunk by a bombing bituck, for it is able to take such heavy punishment, Discussing the relative merils of the British and German air action at TURN to Back Page, Column 5

LATEST

Soo Back Paro For Further Late News

Morgenthau Wants Aid To Britain Sanction

had doubled Britain's financial liabilities, declared Mr Henry WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 (Reuter) -The collapse of France

Morgenthau, Secretary of the Treasury, testifying before the

Senate Foreign Relations Committee on the Lease and Land Bil

Britain, he said, had taken} Lease and Lend Buil, he declared that over all French contracts in the it was a necessity demonstrated by United States although she no a telephone conversation which" he End had yesterday," "Mr ^ Knudsen Committee money to pay for them.

to speed up United States arms pro- longer had the help of French (Director-General of the

duction) called me up and asked if Brtish gold and other doliar nasots something could not be done to permit Submarine Lost had been depleted by 32,310,000,000 the British order for 2,000 planes In the Arat six months of war, which they want but for which they LONDON; Jan," 28 : (Reuter) --The Mr Morgenthau fold the Commillee, had not been able to place orders Re Admiralty announces that the British | that Brush purchases of the war. Beraren are NH PARTEA REAL submarine Triton is overdue and must material had virtually stopped in Morgantänu ile added -- that: == Me be considered lost. The next of kin December

XKnudsen told him. that plenty of 3943] have been informedzie

Urging aptody approval of the TURN to Back Page; Column 3