The "Daily Mail" would like to be certain that Admiral Darlan will not their severe attacks, seek use of the French Fleet as a naval aircraft shot down} weapon of attempted blackmail 30 enemy planes and destroyed against this country. "His speech hangars, ed planes, fuel gives us no assurance on that point. storage depots and munitions con-rather the opposite." centrations, The "Daily Herald" considers it Chungking defence positions near unlikely that the men of Vichy would Ichang were destroyed. ihe com-risk an open conflict with Britain—munique went on to say, adding unlikely too that Herr Hitler will that military establishments force such a decision upon them Lengshuitan and Kiyang, both in The "News-Chronicle" quotes Herr southern Hunan, and at Patung, in Hitler's alleged belief that he can western Hupzh, were smashed, win without the French Fleet and Enemy bases at Shihmenkai, east of adds: "Or does he believe in reality Lake Poyang, and at Tungcheng, that he cannot trust the French sailors central Anhwei, also were raided, to be such dastards as their admiral the announcement said, and therefore thinks it safer to keep As to activ by surface craft, them neutralized in port?"—Reuter. the communique disclosed that despite unfavourable weather, with the temperature well above 9) degrees, Japanese bluejackets were landed on *Hood Sunk Off the banks of the Yangtze, These bluejackets, it was added, cleared out the Yangkiaochow, Hukow and
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