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Evening Star, Issue 24333, 23 October 1942, Page 6

STOP PRESS

DARLAN AT DAKAR. LONDON'. October 22.—Parian, broadcasting: from Dakar, road a niossago from Retain to tho people of French West Africa ; “ You demonstrated yonr devotion to the unity of the Empire when in September, 19-10, under ceaseless attack yon offered a victorious resistance, of which unhappy France has still the right to be proud. New dangers to-day hang over yon. while in other parts of the Empire heroic defenders are yielding only to superior numbers, knowing their sacrifice will not be in vain when the day of justice dawns. These threats have no shadow of excuse. You will give every aggression the same answer as you did in September, 1940. Dakar, fur which so many Frenchmen have given their lives in its defence ami development, is closer to our hearts each day." Darlan is making a tour of inspection of French West Africa. The official Vichy Gazette announces that Brigadier-general Jacquot and General Vallat, who is the inspector of tho (Medical Corps, also First Class Colonial Governor Purisot. have been retired in application of tho law against secret societies." Parisot was formerly Governor of Senegal. Last year he became Secretary-general to the Governor-general of French Fast and West Africa. CHILD'S DEATH IN HOSPITAL. The .adjourned inquest touching the death of Ngaire Joyce Currie, aged 5, who died under an anaesthetic' at the Public Hospital on October 1. was concluded before Mr H. W. Bundle, S.M.. to-day. Medical evidence was given to show that shortly after the administration of a normal amount of anaesthetic, tho child ceased to breathe. Artificial respiration was applied without result. The Coroner said ho was satisfied that the amcstlietic had been properly administered. Lie returned a verdict that death resulted from cardiac failure due to stetus lympliaticus during the course of an operation. All due care and attention had been taken, he said.