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MONDAY, MARCH 3, 1941.

日六初月二

CEDE

INDO-CHINA

TO

LAOS & CAMBODIA TO

THAI: VICHY DECISION

Special to the "Telegraph"

VICHY, MAR. 2 (UP),—IT IS LEARNED THAT FRANCE HAS ACCEPTED THE JAPANESE FORMULA FOR MEDIATION IN THAI-INDO-CHINA DISPUTE INVOLVING THE CESSION OF THE PROVINCES OF LAOS AND CAMBODIA BY THE FRENCH.

The decision was taken at last night's meeting of the Council of Ministers. It is learned that five major provinces are involved, namely all of Louang, Prabang and Pakse in Laos, lying west of the Mekong River; all of Siemreap and most of Battambang and Kompong-Thom provinces in

north and west Cambodia.

Nazis Ask Thailand thus gains the rich rubber plantations and mines of the Battambang

Province and enormous rice paddies around lake Tonoc Sap. Bangkok will as a result obtain a greater quantity of elementary staple products which it has hitherto lacked

rubber to barter for more rice.

Turkey To and at the same time will have tin and

Mediate

Britain Turns Down

Peace Feelers

NEW YORK, Mar. 2 (Domei), į -The "Associated Press" 19- ports from Istanbil that it has

It is believed that the question of rubber and tin had an im- portant influence on Thailand's demands and it is reported here that Tokyo has obtained priority on deliverance.

France thus cedes rather than engage in an hopeless fight but only under pressure of a Japanese threat to use force to

U-Boat

enact Tokyo's "mediation" plan.

In effect France gives in all along the line but theoretically the French refuse all of the Thai- land demands directly and cede

reliably been learned that Ger- Threat Not only to the Japanese mediation

many asked Turkey to mediate

in the European war during the visit to Istanbul of Mr Anthony Eden.

Accorting t the report, well-! informed circles diszlored that the German Ambassador Her

von

So Serious

Experts' Opinion

offer under the menace of Japan-

ese arms.

That was the trend of the French official dispatch sent to Tokyo on Saturday and also of the dispatches to | Admiral Decuix

General Mordant.

Force of Arms Threat

Papen, approuched the Turkish LONDON, Mar. 2 (Reuter).- The French decision was taken af- Foreign Minister, M. Sukru Sara Hitler's new war on Britain'ster receipt of an oficial Japanese coglu, pointing out that Turkey would sea-borne commerce may be ex-warning that this was Mr Matsuoki's be in a favourable position to act as

and Jast compromise offer a mediator. The same careles, hoy pected to be launched with second

which would be enacted by Japanese ever, declared that Birtain had re-between 120 U-boats actually free of arms if France declined to available for service but the

accept. French ministers also attack can be maintained by only ceived afficial dispatches reporting one third of that number, says mus arms and munitions in depots

that Japan had concentrated enor the "Sunday Times" "mayal cor-in Thailand. Japan has never ceased respondent,

fused to consider a mediation,

Volunteer Camp Washed Out

re-

carrying arms to Bangkok there were more arms and munition than the

⚫ Some highly exaggeratedThai Army could hope in use.

Many observers are convinced that figures about the output of new

advantage of the boats from German yards have dupan has taken

Frontier_tensjon to buildi been put into circulation, he says, in Thailand a great stuck of arms probably from Berlin as a move for

Possible eventual Use against

in the war of nerves.

Mekong

Singapore I

conillet comes there. It is known that the last Japanese| The Hongkong Volunteer Defence Corps was washed out of Fanling A total ranging froni 600 to 1,000 freighter to Bangkok Janded thirty Comp last night by a very heavy craft has been mentioned.

tanks,

hundred It may light

several downpour which soaked most of the be as well to say definitely and un-machines, Kans, several millioni kit,

equivocally that such figures are rounds of bullets and several thou- | This morning the whole emnp in fantastic. They are a multiplication and explosive bombs. cluding No. 2 and 3 Companies, Mo-ly five or un of the possible output bile Column, Engineers, Army Ser-juf German shipbuilding yards in a vice Corps, Signals and Field Ambu- ! (welve-month spurt,

of clothing.

RUMANIA VOTES

are

Hopeless Situation

of

The French un the other hand lunce, returned home to get a change | Submarines cannot be mass-pro-have been unable to reinforce their

duced, writes the correspondent.defence forces in Indo-China. Theor The men have been ordered to re-There is much work demanding tally France has been charged by port for training again to-morrow a skilled and patient handwork. Fur-the Axis with defending the integrity Headquarters where the remainder thermore, the supply of skilled of the French Empire. In effect of the week's "eanup" training will workers is limited and there is no ow

the however,

German

Government be finished.

evidence that the Nazis have recruit- | has forbidden France to ship ed extra hands from the countries machine guns, artillery and fight they have over-run.

ing planes to Indo-China. There plenty French pilots in Problem of Slips

Indo-China but dishearteningly few planes. The French appeal to Finally there is the problem of United States for, planes has been (Reuterspace. The number of building slips turned down. Germany made it clear LONDON, Mor. 2 Rumania's Dictator-Premier, General on which Germany can lay down that the Axis does not want France Antonescu, to-day held a national vessels of 260 to 300 feet in length to accept American aid. plebiscite throughout the country on tirely accurately known, and even

though the yards of occupied coun the policy of his government, says tries were used, there were still not Bucharest message.

enough to have taken anything like 400 keels in the past year.

IN PLEBISCITE

It is estimated that to-day 1.500.000 people recorded their votes,

Black-Out

At a generat calculation there might have been a programme of 1501 LONDON, Mar. 2 (Reuter).-new U-boats in hand in recent Rumania will be blacked out each months. But between the blue priut- night from 8.30 p.m. to 6.30 a.m. from and the ship al sea there is a big gulf to-night, according to a Bucharest s the German Navy found in the message.

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Parisians Boycott Nazi Conquerors

NEW YORK, Mar. 2 (Reuter).-Derision and boycott are being used most effectively, by the people of Paris as weapons against the Germans in the French capital, according to mes. sages reaching the "New York Times."

The Germans no longer dare Germans,

to break through the food queues

Correspondents add that everybody listens to the news bulletins broadcast

The

of housewives outside the shops ally in French from London. "Lay- and carry off food as they did a ally to England is striking. few months ago.

people dream of nothing but British Because of Nazi propaganda, the victory."

public is losing the habit of reading Only twice have the Germans dared the newspapers or going to cinemas, to sound the alert, it sinted, because but when they do they enrage the when warning was given of British Germans by their meers and derisivo | planc, overhead, Parisians displayed laughter at the news films.

so much joy that the Germans now! Boycoiling takes the form of avoid-deem It wiser to keep them unin- ing the slightest contact with the formed.

May Revolt

No report has, been received from

Admiral Decoux since Vichy took this TURN to Back Page, Column 5

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Capture of Italian Generals in Libya

Not only did British forces capture tens of thousands

of Italian troops in the famous North Africa offensive, hut several generals also fell into their hands. These pictures prove the claim. Top photograph shows three Italian generals with their staffs arriving by plane under escort at

GRAVE BALKANS SITUATION

Mr Rendell Sees King Boris

Special to the "Telegraph"

SOFIA, Mar. 1 (UP)—King Boris to-day gave an audience. to the British Minister, Mr William Rendell for an hour and a. half. Afterwards Mr Rendell declined to made a statement, nor would he indicate the tone of the conversation.

·

A high British source said that Mr Rendell would want to report to his Government before making any statement.

It is reliably reported that Mr Rendell considers the situa- tion most grave, he believes that a rupture in diplomatic rela- tions is only a matter of hours or days. He is awaiting instruc-

tion.

SYRIAN FRENCH

Sent To Prison On

[ÂU 5 pan. King_Borks gave an au- dience to the Gernian Ambassi dor, Herr von Richthofen.

German Comment BERLIN, Mar. 2 (UP)—A com- munique Issued by the High Com- mand to-day aid that German troops were sent to Bulgaris to-day "for reasons of security in the face of

which come to our knowledge.”

Cairo. where they were taken to officers prisoner of war Conspiracy Charges rich measures in-the-southeast-

camps, while below is seen some of the masses of Italian prisoners being marched back through the desert after their capture.

Cologne Factories Bombed Yet Again

-Multitude of Fires

LONDON, Mar. 2 (Reuter).—A multitude of fires and the again left behind by sky full of acrid smoke, was the scene R.A.F. bombers when, last night, they made a. second attack within a week on the industrial centre of Cologne,

teef Bulgarian interests and to "pro-

LONDON, Mar. 2 (Reuter). German informed quarter learned. Twenty. French officials and from Solla that the German troops crossed the Bulgarian border in or- officers in Syria have been sender to "counter British Intentious tenced to imprisonment varying of extending the war" from five months to five years after a trial at Beirut on charges of "conspiracy" against the Mandatory Government, reports the "Afi" news agency.

All the accused were arrested hust autumn when measures designed to repress the Frce French Movement were taken.

It is generally admitted that the pecupation is in preparation for "new phase of the war" but officials refused to say whether or not the, army and air force would push across Bulgaria into Gretce, forcing the latter to make peace with Italy.

Political quarters described Bul- garla's adherence to the tri-power General de Larminat, now High pact as "comparable to a milllory Commissioner for Free French Africa, victory." These sume quarters pre- was among those whose arrest was

dicted that still more nations would adhere to the Axis, referring appar- ordered at the time.

While the former High Commis-ently to Yugo-Stavia. sioner in Syria, M. Gabriel Punux, A statement to the foreign press On one side of the river and on the wharves on its banks, still held ofiles last autumn, the Ger- said that "threats as well as attempt- huge industrial buildings were ablaze and Lall factories, standing mans arrested his sons in France and ed acts of sabotage which were re- up dark against the flames, made a good mark at which to aim clear to M. Puaux that the treatment against Sonu had a large influence

held him as hostage. It was made cently taken by foreign

quarters heavy high explosive bombs. of his son depended on how he re- on the developments." The attempt- Guided first by the Athine and later pressed the Free French Movemented destruction of the water works at by the blaze of countless fres, the in Syria, R.A.F. bombers came over in quick) succession and concentrated thelr

1.B.B. TOWER

Former Captain On China Station Dead

Sofla was cited specifically and com- parisons were made with "similar acts in Rumania before the German

attack with a few hours from soon Railways For Serap troops entered there,"

after up.m. until midnight.

air and there Wit 134)

LONDON, Mar. 2 (Beltish Wire-

Messerschnitt fighters were in the lusa)-Railings at Berkeley Square,

Occasion;

and the cheves, but for the fountain, are being removed to make exchange of fire boween the British except those round the status and SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" most part the fighters disappeared ut crap iron for munitions.

once into the night.

Terkeley Square was laid out in LONDON, March 2 (Reuter).

Coastal Offensive

1709 as part of the development The Admiralty has announced LONDON, Mar. 2 (Router)-Dur- 1750 of the Mayfair district.

which took place between 1700 und that three Rear Admirals figure ing an offensive reconnaissance on on the list of casualties "uncon- the Dutch and German cous's this! nected with any particular ship Dorkum nud Hamstede aerodromes afternoon, British aircraft attacked) or incident but sustained in and the, Horlinden port, No British meeting the general hazards of planes are missing.

The dead included Rear TURN to Back Page, Column 4 War."

Later reports confirm that Saturday Admirals J. C. Hamilton, I. B. B. Tower and E. J. G. Mackinnon.

As Captain Tower of H.M.S. Kent, for two years flagship of the County Class cruisera which formed the chief strength of the Chinn Station, the fate Rear Admiral was, well known to Hongkong and China ports where he had many friends,

Ships To Be Piloted Through Dardanelles ISTANBUL, Mar. 2 (Reuter)-The Turkish naval authorities have report ed that they have issued Instructions to all ships desiring to pass ihrough the Dardanelles that they must henceforth notify their identity and ask for a pilot.

Raid-Free Sunday

Few Nazis Over Britain

Life In Sofia BY HUGO BPECK

SOFIA, Mar, 2 (UP)~A¡ 4 œ.m. un Sunday, entire blocks of Sofla were blocked off and curious Bul- garlans watched contingents of Ger- man soldiery in the middle of the TURN to Back Page, Column 5

Communist Demands Refused By Chungking Government.

Government.

CHUNGKING, Mar. 2 (Reuter).—The ban has been lifted on the National People's Political Council meeting which opened here yesterday when General Chiang Kai-shek addressed the gathering.

The fact that they are not attending Seven Communiat delegates the meeting indicates that such con- LONDON, Mar. 2 (Reuter). News of their absence was with-

did not attend the meeting. Cersions are not acceptable to the -An enemy bomber was to-day held as it was hoped that they. The Kuomintang na well as the shot down into the son off the would be prevailed on to attend, Minority Parties are not attaching east coast by R.A.F. fighters, but since it was definitely es- tion. says an Air Ministry communi- tablished that they were not que-which reports there had attending, news of the meeting terday's address, the Generalissimo been little enemy activity over was released. Britain during daylight to-day.

importance to the Communist absten“

Referring to domestle affairs in yes.

declared that final victory must be The cause of the Communists' † the goril of national defence and must Bombs, states, were dropped at abstence from the People's Political be above everything else. Ho added places in north Scotland and the east Couneli was due to the Communist that if there is no national security, coast but little damage was done and demand for certain political con- there cannot be freedom, liberty and no casuallles were reported.

rights.

cessions..