The Archive · 1940

Japanese Forces Land Near Hongkong Border

Operations Designed to Prevent British Supplies to Chungking, Japanese State

Canton, June 22. A LIEGING that Hongkong is still supplying materials to Chungking, the Japanese landed troops in the area adjoining the British leased territory at Kowloon at dawn today in order "finally to cut off this route," according to an announcement issued by the Japanese army authorities in South China.

"It is significant that while war is raging in Europe," the announcement declares, "Hongkong is still supplying materials to Chungking. The Japanese army is taking such action finally to cut off this route." be piloted in Eng-'Canadian fliers and some [the regular R.A.F, arrivals constituted. the force landed at the outbreak of the nurses from all of Canada, also arrived with United. Press, t Offer to Fight Jewish Army of 50,000 army to, "still stands" the "Federation of Great Britain and "Ireland announced today.

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Bordeaux, June 22.

The Government sat in extraordin nary session throughout the night and continued to deliberate on Germany's armistice demands throughout this morning and early this afternoon.

No official announcement regarding the nature of the terms was made beyond the disclosure that they comprised voluminous documents and extremely detailed propositions, requir-"the greatest study of all aspects.

Government leaders met at 1 am, under President Albert Lebrun and adjourned at 4 a.m. They met again at 830 a.m. today after experts, both military and civil, had closely studied the specific demands. They FERAL will continue the; discussion the terms'most of the'day.

While the Ministers were in council this morning, the nine newspapers appearing here avoided complicating the Geliberations by publishing any strong opinions on the negotiations.

Some limited themselves to recommending and elaborating Marshal Henri Petain's most recent declaration regarding an armistice. All, however, reaffirmed that France must continue to fight if the German terms prove to be too drastic,

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