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Evening Star, Issue 23696, 2 October 1940, Page 12

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TNDO-CHINA. SINGAPORE, October L—Reports of incident,s on tlic J liailand-fndo-Cliinn frontier arc reaching Singapore. A Thai newspaper declares that a French aeroplane lluw over Thai territory on Friday and a Thai aeroplane which chased it 1u Indo-China was fired on by the French. On Thursday a, Siamese was shot dead by a French frontier gendarme. A Japanese news agency message from Hanoi alleges that a Thai aeroplane on Saturday machine-gunned a constabulary post, Id .miles inside Indo-China, but that there were no casualties. POSITION OF SPAIN. ROME. October J.—The Stefani Agency said it was not expected that Senor Suner’s visit would, go beyond clarifying Spain's nombelligereut position. It emphasised that the Axis had not induced Spain to abandon , her non - belligerency. “ Italy and Germany regard Spain as a necessary and vital element iu the new order in Europe and are determined to support her unreservedly so that she can regain the position to which she is entitled,” it adds. “ Spain may remain non-belligerent but her men and policy belong to the Axis system.'' N.Z, DRAFTS IN ENGLAND. LONDON. October E— Air Jordan welcomed additional New Zealand Naval and Air Force drafts. The captain of the' ship highly praised the men and expressed thanks for the assistance they gave throughout the voyage. MISSING AIRMEN. No trace of the Oxford aircraft or'its crew of three who were reported missing on Monday afternoon on the flight from Hobsonville to Ohahea was discovered in the extensive aerial search curried out by the machines of the Royal New Zealand Air Force. Visibility conditions over land were bad yesterday mornim* but they improved litter in the day. However, the visibility was good over tlic sea and an extensive search was carried out o’er the South Taranaki Right. The search was resumed this morning, but so far no report has been received which might throw some definite light on the movements of the missing aircraft after it reached the Taranaki area.—Wellington Press Association.