Radio Station. BE Nguyen, who was at one time head of the Emperor ct Annam's press bureau and personal Secretary to the Empress said:
The French catastrophe was absolutely unexpected for all of ts. as we firmly believed in a French vie-tory. Defeat, however, never _impaired our loyally. and T-can state that the idea of dissidence never! bacon jek Us for a moment.
France. the country we love for what it has done for us anc for the way she did it without encroaching fon our aspirations and cultural heritage, is unhappy, but she will recover her greatness, ' As fa¥ as we are concerned. there is only one thing that we can do: share her trials, and help in her reconstruction which, for us, finds expression in but one word, tone name: Marshal Petain.
"The Marshal Is bringing about his reforms and his national revolution fon the basis of a doctrine containing three essential elements: work. family. and mother country, These are the principles which have always impressed us Annamites, The Annamite people live in an atmosphere of family morals, and its deepest re-Speet goes to order, hierarchy and authority. Marshal Petain stands for I this.
tls also very important that His Majesty Emperor Bao Dat "The has since the very first days expressed his admiration for the Marshal. At all solemn functions at our perial court. he recalls the import-nce of the leader's activity and of the adherence which our people must show to his reforms and his authority, "Indo-China is calm and orderly. is economically prosperous, and its exports continue," Life is not expensive there, The Indo-Chinese know that the entire world ts going through a etlsis and they must consider themselves privileged. They know that the French Government does not forget them, and they desire only continue their existence under France's protection, We con look to the future with contdence."
Armed Robber Loses Pistol to Victim 'Shanghai, Jan. 90, 'Although he hed' Tost $70 In cash. two pairs of ear rings and a silver Tocket, a Chinese victim of an armed robbery. committed by three men at 5017214 Haiphong Road at 020 Yesterday. Fetained his senses "and, aking advantage of the moment when the armed member of the gang ured his back to him. Jumped on the man.
"After a short struggle, the despera. Jéo's 38 automatic pistol was wrested Sway from him. Seving. that. their fame wasp. the mivereants. took {o their heels, without attempting to Fecover_ the firearm.
"The gang entered. the house and the armed. man produced his pistol ordering the occupants to keep quiet, The other two searched, for. money fond valuables. aking the $70, the fear rings snd the locket, At ' that time. however, the armed man turned away; only to be jumped upon by tone of the victims, The pistol hod {two rounds in. the magazine.
"Phe trio. made good. their escape. The case was reported to the Gordon Rosd police station, and investiga Hons into the ease are being con Armed Robbers Net $550
Shanghai, Jan. 30.
Cash and property worth $550 was taken {rom @ house at 419 Muirhead Road last night, the gang of four robbers succeeding in escaping with out ap alarm being raised. The gang, two Of whom were believed to be armed, entered the house at 630 pu. ud after intimidating the occupants decamped with $440 In cash, 2 mah-Jonge set, and an overcoat, Tue Shanghai Municipal Council health report for the week edi ing midnight January 25, shows that} the total" number of ' deaths from Il causes amongst the foreign and Chinese population in the Settlement was—Foreigners 14 and Chinese 836, Deaths from nolifable Aiscases " were—Forelgners, tubsrculosis 2; Influenza 2 and para: uphold fever one." Chines. the. culosis 39; measles 8; diphtheria typhoid fever 4; dysentery 3; berl-Bert and muches, malaria, Flaps: ing fever one each;
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