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FOUNDED, 1881 ·六拜道 號二十月七英港香

SATURDAY, JULY 12, 1941,

日八十月六

N. France VICHY REJECTS ALLIED Pounded CONDITIONS FOR AN

& Reich

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By R.A.F. ARMISTICE IN SYRIA

LONDON, July 11 (Reuter),

-It is officially announced that R.A.F. bombers and fighters were again over northern France this afternoon.

Full details are not yet avail- able but according to prelimin- ary reports, at least six German fighters were destroyed.

Clockwork: Regularity ZURICH, July 11 (Reuter). The clockwork regularity of R.A.F. raids on Germany is referred to by the Berlin porres- pondent of the "National Zei- tung," who states: “British air incursions are daily increasing in numbers and intensity. Night attacks mainly aver Northern and Western Germany take place with almost clock- work regularity."

Night Fighting

Special to the "Telegraph"

VICHY, JULY 11 (UP) —IT IS OFFICIALLY. REVEALED THAT the French HAVE REJECTED THE BRITISH TERMS FOR AN ARMISTICE IN SYRIA, AND THE FIGHTING CON- TINUES. GENERAL DENTZ HAS BEEN GIVEN A FREE HAND AND CAN DECIDE WHETHER TO Surrender or TO CONTINUE THE FIGHTING.

THE FRENCH REPLIED TO THE BRITISH TERms through the United States AMBASSADOR, THE FIVE MAIN POINTS OF THE REPLY BEING:

HEAVY AIR RAID

ON NAPLES

Syrian Objectives Attacked

CAIRO, July 11 (Reuter)-Heavy bombers of the RAF. attacked the railway station at Naples during the night of July LONDON, July 11 (Reuter-One 19-10, causing considerable damage and starting a number of of the R.A.F.'s night fghter squadrons fires, says an R.A.F. Middle East communique. has become the first to have destroy-

cd more than 50 enemy alternti by

night.

The squadron whose score standu AMERICAN

Quentin BASES IN

at 51 has now received the following] message from their Group Comman-j der, Air Vice-Marshal Sir Brand: "Congratulations on pussingj your half century. Keep up the good work. look forward with confidence to your 100 up."

N. IRELAND

(1) The English text and form of the British reply are unacceptable to the French Government;

(2) The reply appears to have been written precisely to prevent the possibility of eventual accord;

(3) The text clearly shows Britain's determination to conquer the mandated territories;

(4) It is impossible for the French Government to negotiate with the de Gaullists who are "traitors to thein: country."

(5) The French Government is unable to accept the The communique also records British terms, and thus refuses them and passes the further heavy R.A.F. raids on

Benghazi harbour where fires decision to General Dentz who will be allowed to and explosions were observed negotiate a surrender or continue the fighting as between the base of the outer) and Cathedral moles.

When the lust raider left Näßlej) the entire target was one huge blaze.!

Attacks were also carried out on

the landing grounds al Derna May Be A Fact InMartuba, Gazala, and El T'mimi.

Near Future

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

BELFAST, July 11 (UP),~In

In Syria

Nine Nazia Downed LONDON, July' 11 (Reuter).- Heavy bombers of the R.A.F. escort- ed by fighters carried out two offen- sive operations over northern France to-day. The Air Ministry com- unique this morning states that they attacked a shipyard at Letraft on the river Seine, British fighters, an editorial to-day the "Northern yesterday produced destroyed 9 enemy fighters during the Walg" states that the "proposals day.

Several German dive

bombers to establish American bases in were also attacked on the ground. Northern Ireland may be nearer Four British lighters are missing.

One enemy bomber was destroyed than is generally realised.” by British fighters off the north of Scotland this evening.

Anglo-Thai

desires.

Terms Unacceptable VICHY, July 11 (Router),- The French Government is be-j lieved to take the view that the British propositions cannot serve

that the British derinus included the complete surrender of arms and war-

Of the Syrion operations, the com-as the basis for negotiating an munique reports further attacks, on armistice in Syria, states the dumpy, huts, marquees and buildings Vichy official news agency to- in a Vichy camp, and read transportnight. One dump attacked al Hamana

. The French Government has con- series of heavy sidered both the British propositions and continuous explosions lasting and its own reply.

hour. the communique adds that during

It continues the this attack, AF bombers were attacked by five Vichy fighters which tura were attacked by Australian aircraft and all were sliot down. Hamann grounds at Talnu and

in Syria, LONDON, July 11 (UP)-machine-gunned. Two planes were were also heavily The United States Embassy to-destroyed as well no 21 transport day revealed that many Ameri-vehicles beling damaged on the roads Twa R.A.F. aircraft are missing |can technicians are now working |

Technicians At Work

Beirut area.

Relations in Britain including Northern but the crew of one are safe.

Excellent

Ireland.

The Foreign Ofice stated that the Release Of

Americans employed by the British are working on "certain works which are proceeding in Northern Ireland," but that there is no basis for the charges that the United States is building boses there.

SINGAPORE, July 11 (Reu- ter)The gratification of the Thai Government at the British invitation to inspect Malaya's de- fences was expressed by Lieut- Roosevelt's Statements Col Luang Sura Narong, who

"It is a longstanding friendship.

break."

We sincerely hope that it will never Needs Aircraft

Zamzam Survivors

for

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Syrian territory in the sterling blac and its occupation by British forces. Dissident Forces

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The British Army Shows

Off Its Big Guns

These are the sort of guns the British army is being equipped with to-day. It has a tremendous range and fires death-dealing projectiles. It is known as a super heavy rail- way mounting gun, and this unusual angle gives a splendid impression of its might,

Nazis Believed Preparing

For

New Onslaught Against Russia

LONDON, July 11 (Reuter).The German pause on the Russian front for the past two or three days is believed in authoritative circles in London to be the lull before a new storm. It is considered here that according to the present indications, a new German push against the

New Anglo-U.S. Naval Agreement Alleged

It seems also that the British terms implied a sort of de facto recognition of the dissident movement. Government has made its viewpoint

this Inst

point, the French

(By "Reuter's" Special Correspondent) known in

in a semi-oficial note. It WASHINGTON, July 11 (UP).-Senator Burton Wheeler cannot regotiate with dissidents. to-day charged that Anglo-American officials are discussing the

Consequently well-informed circles belleve that the French reply, the pooling of naval resources under an arrangement whereby the terms of which will be published United States would patrol the North Atlantic, and the British once, will be negative. would patrol the English Channel and South. Atlantic. The Further discussions between Ad- Navy Department refused to comment upon the Senator's al- miral Darien and General Huntziger |

almost et

took place this afternoon.

taken

Fleeing Warships

Franco-Thai Economic

Conference

Russians is about to develop.

It is thought that the physical fatigue of the German tank crews is most probably the reason for the pause, but this condition, it is pointed out, may to be operative very shortly,

cease

Best Nazis Smashed

LONDON, July 11 (Reuter)-In an editoriul, "Pravda" repeats M. Stalin's statement that the best German divisions have been smash- ed, says the Moscow radio, but the article warns that people of the Soviet Union that stubborn battles Tie ahead of them.

"We will harass the enemy up- defeat censingly and "Pravda."

him,'

Брук

Commanders Appointed LONDON, July 11 (Reuter), Moscow Radio has just announced ko and Budenny have been appointed that Marshals Vorashilov, Timosher-

Commanders-in-Chief

legations. France's reply, states the Vichy

Senator Wheeler also stated news agency, will probably be com-

that he understood that the NEW YORK, July 11 (Reuter).municated through the American Mr W. V. C, Ruxton, President of the Consulate at Beirut.

United States Was

also cons- WASHINGTON, July 11 (Reuter), British American Ambulance Corps, with Flight-Licut Dawee Chall-President Roosevelt declared at nannounced that the German authorl-

tructing a base in North Scot land, adding: "I have been told drupya, arrived to-day on a inill-press conference to-day that be ties are releasing 21 American men Authorised circles In Vichy say tary mission.

would not be surprised if American who survived

by some sources that the bases the sinking of the that nothing is known about reports

are being built for the British ern, "Thailand has always been and still steel had gone into 50 British bases Egyptian ship Zamzam for return to that certain Freach warships have

of the north- western and southwestern, is anxious to remain the best friends and if American workmen the world the United States.

refuge in Alexandreita Decoux At Dalat

and by other sources that the sectors of the front respectively. with her best friend, Britain," sald Government. This, he said, was per- Government had informed the United

over were being paid by the British Mr Rukton said that the German (Turkey) harbour.

bases are being bullt for, Ameri-

The announcer said that they have: SAIGON, July 11 (Router).-ean forces-namely, Colonel Narong to "Reuter."

According to these reports, con-

already taken up their duties. fectly legal.

States State Department thot

the

naval Lie cludes

Vichy news agency, the Signalising the first resumption bases."" The President made this remark men were going to Lisbon

number when questioned regarding the con- moval to the United States on board ly stated to be six, 11 and 12 and Thailand and Indo-China since sibility of pooling British and Ameri- Bureau, M. Lozovsky, at the

Huge Nazi Casualties of such warships in various of formal relations between In an interview discussing the pos- spokesman

MOSCOW, July 11 (UP)~The

of struction of American bases in Ire the steamer West Point, which is part of the crews are reported to

the Information land and Scotland.

leaving for Libben on July 15 with have laid down their arms on being the Armistice, a Siamese delega that Mr Churchill is fast becoming Gernian casualties now exceed one

preas- He admitted that Thailand needed

disarmed by the Turka.'

tion headed by Prince Viwatena the "dictator" of American policy.

conference to-day, stated that tie more aircrafi. "We would like to get some very much."

Warships Disarmed jai, councellor of the Thail

million killed or wounded. Axis Ships To Work For U.S.A.

German Counter Claim pressed Thailand's hope for an in-seemed to be some substantiation

WASHINGTON, July 11 (leuter). that the retense of the American Ankara Radio states that all the morrow from Bangkok, vitation to a to India and admitted contentions, President Roosevelting extended negotiations with the Ger-disarmed and that their crews have Indo-China officials, including M. A. ships seized in the United States, be estimated at approximately

BERLIN, July 11 (UP)--Accord- vitation to send a railltury mission to from abroad for Senator Wheeler's Zamzam survivors was obtained after Vichy warships wilch have

token

The announcement that the British ing to the official news agency the The monetary conference refuge in Alexandretta have been scheduled to start about July 15 with rights concerning Italian and German ers and those fallen in battle, can Government has walved belligerent Soviet losses to date, including prison- the possibility of a reciprocal invita that what was being done was being man Government. tion being extended to Malaya.

TURN to Pago 7, Column Five

been interned.

Gannay, Inpector-General of the will enable the United Now Fourteen '' Banque de l'Indo-Chine-considered operate 23 Italian and two German

States

to inllllon men. LONDON, July 11 (Reuter)—the e foremost financial

Nazis To Use Poison Gas? on vessels, which. the Maritime Com- expert Fourteen French warships have now matters concerning Indo-China-who mission is already repairing and re- MOSCOW, July 11. (UP)The conditioning, in place of Untied Information Bureau spokesman to- cording to the German-controlled | The Thal delegation Parla radio to-night....

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Wheeler's Contentions

Axis Conzuls on board.

Mr Sumner Welles, Under- Secretary of State,

confirmed Mr

Colonel Narong in conclusion ex- When a reporter said that there Ituxton's announcement and sald ANKARA, July 11 (Reuter) Finance Ministry, is arriving to

More Appropriations

For The U.S. Navy

Special to the "Telegraph"

WASHINGTON, July 11 (UP).—President Roosevelt to-

move

LATEST

Cheung Chau Explosion

brought supplemental requests confident that the naval appropria- 7. Three of his crow

ean naval forces, the Senator asserted

entered Alexandretta Harbour, ac-arrived from Hand to form TURN to Page 7, Column Five

part of the Boundary Commission to Closing In On Beirut which a Japanese delegation of some

·JERUSALEM, July 11 (Reuter)nny time.

50 strong is expected to arrive at i Imperial troops are steadily closing

Sumita In Canton in on Beirut.

Saigon becomes the temporary

', '

Pirates

By H.K.

one

Intercepted Naval Launch

The fortunate Intervention of a naval launch saved the crew

Vichy troops are stated by-a milit- ary spokesman at General Wilson's political capital of Indo-China with TURN to Page 7, Column Throo aldenco at Dalat, of Governor-General the arrival from his summer ro- day asked Congress for $3,323,000,000 in appropriations and The Master of one of the junka

Vice-Admiral Jean Decoux, who will authorisations for the Navy Department and the Maritime Com- Involved in the Cheung Chau mine- mission,

planes, $00,000,000; Marine Corps, fleld, explosion in in Queen Mary London. Acknowledges remain several weeks before return-

ing to Handi, President Roosevelt's

$90,000,900 and repairs $160,000,000. Hospital. He told the Palice that the

Bomber Fund

It is also rumoured that General of a pirated junk and led to the drowning of four of the alleged The President asserted that he felt explosion occurred at 2 pm, on July

Sumita, head of the Japanese mis- were sayed LONDON, July 10 (Aritlah Wire- aion to Tonkin, is likely to proceed robbers off Nine Pins last night. Some fifteen minutes later a naval within the last 24 hours to a Lions contained no provisions for and four were missing.

| Jean) ----Gifts · for alterofl continue to to Salgon for a short visit on return According to the police report nunch, whose commander's 'suspt- total of $8,003,000,000.

racis Britain from all parts of the from his present undisclosed mission the victim of the robbery was a clons had evidently been aroused, Tie President, at the press confer- To-day's $1,008,000,000 for Mines Layed In Empir

¡to. Canton. ereo to-day, itemized the latest naval Maritime Commission Includes

junk sailing past, Nino Pins A further instalment of £15,000 request of $1,025,000,000, as follows: $888,000,000 cash for new ships; but New York Harbour from the "South China Morning Post"

about 0 p.m. last night, Two the men on the junk took fright and approached the Junk. A number of maintenance and repair, $400,000,000; the President declined to reveal the

Fund brings total from the Hongkong

sampans came alongside and ordnance and ordnance atores $249, number. Involved beyond remarking WASHINGTON, July 11 (Reuter).newspaper find to £145,000.

A report which appeared in the men boarded the junk, ordering were made and from information jumped "overboard, Five, arrests 000,000;

00: pay subsistence etc., $300,- that it may be a great many

The Navy Department has an Meanwhile Trengganu, one of the Telegraph" yesterday, that Mr. 1. 000,000: pubile works and navy yard He declared that the Maritime nounced intensive mine-laying opernunfederated, Malay Kirites brings its strange of the C.S. C. had lost. $48.53 the crew into the hold. They supplied by them. It appears that chulpment. $300,000,000; raval avia- Commniasion will begin to get da- tions at the entrance of New York Spitfire Fund to 20,000 with £1,000 is incorrect. The lost was not as then began to sail the junk four of their tion including

the purchase of new TURN to Page 7, Column Three harbour,

as the tenth instalment.

tained by Mr Strange.

armlagunerchant ships.

the

CORRECTION

away.

and drowned t

companions "word.