LATEST WAR NEWS

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 2, Issue 177, 24 June 1940, Page 5

LATEST WAR NEWS

FRANCE CAPITULATES COMPLETE SURRENDER BRITAIN FIGHTS ON German terms involving the complete capitulation of France have been accepted by the French Government at Bordeaux. The terms signed include provision for Germany to occupy western France; the French be demobilised and disarmed; no ships to leave French ports; all establishments and stocks to be handed over to Germany, intact; all artillery and arms must be handed over; German prisoners to be released immediately, French, to be held until the treaty comes into force; all French radio stations to cease broadcasting immediately. Mr « • * These terms will come into force six hours after negotiations have been completed between France and Italy. Talks are proceeding. According to an announcement by the General Officer commanding the French Force* in Syria, troops stationed there will carry on the fight, refusing to recognise the armistice. • » * 9 An official message states that the British Government views the French capitulation with amazement and can not understand that such terms could' be accepted by a Government of a country which had stated its unalterable determination to continue the struggle, that would not accept terms dishonourable, and that had stated repeatedly that it would not sue for a separate peace. Not only would the French be held down and forced to work against their former Allies, but French soil would be used as a base against them. His Majesty's Government is confident that, despite the surrender of France, it will be able to successfully prosecute the war on land, on sea and in the air. * n * » The Rt. Hon. Winston Church ill, British Prime Minister, has called upon all Frenchmen outside France to aid the cause of the Allies to the limit of their resources. Opinion in French colonies favours a continuation of the war. » * » • Without a single dessentient the United States House of Representatives passed the Naval Expansion Bill, involving an out lay of 4,000,000,000 dollars. The Bill now goes before the Senate « * * m British operations against Ger many and Italy in the last two days have been mainly confined to extensive air actions. A German supply ship was sunk in the North Sea and the battleship Scharnhorst, previously tor pedoed, was hit by three heavy bombs. This vessel was proceeding from Trondheim, where she has suffered some damage as the result of air attacks. s « ' An R.A.F. communique from Cairo describes the shooting down of another Italian bomber and states that further raids have been made on military objectives in Abyssinia and Libya. Camel patrols have contacted the enemy at several points and inflicted some losses. The Italians raided Alexandria, apparently in an effort to cripplfe the Allied Fleet stationed there. The attacks were unsuccessful. There were a few civilian casualties. Repeated raids were made on the French Red Sea port of Jibouti but here again the Italian bombers accomplished little, two civilians wounded being the only result.