DOUBTS IN U.S.A.

Wairarapa Times-Age, 26 September 1940, Page 6

DOUBTS IN U.S.A.

THE JAPANESE=GERMAN ALLIANCE BALLOON TO TEST WORLD OPINION. WHAT THE PACT WOULD MEAN. (By Telegraph—Press Association —Copyright) (Received This Day, 11.35 a.m.) WASHINGTON, September 25. Officials have received with reserve reports of a Japanese-German defence alliance. They do not doubt that diplomatic collaboration exists, but regard Shanghai reports on the subject as a trial balloon to test the opinion of the remainder of the world, particularly that of the United States. Such a pact, it was said, would throw Japan openly into war with Britain and certainly would aggravate its strained relations with the United States. DE GAULLE WITHDRAWS FROM ATTEMPT TO OCCUPY DAKAR OPERATIONS TAKE DIRECTION NOT FORESEEN. IN LAUNCHING EXPEDITION. (Received This Day, 12.35 p.m.) LONDON, September 2a. It is authoritatively stated that General De Gaulle has decided to abandon his operations for the occupation of Dakar. It is understood that this decision has been made because the operations threatened to develop in a direction not envisaged when the expedition was launched. General De Gaulle is withdrawing from Dakar, a 8.8. C. broadcast states, so as to avoid bloodshed among Frenchmen who think it their duty to support the Vichy Government. RICHELIEU BEACHED BUT USING HER GUNS. VICHY GOVERNMENT WITHOUT NEWS. (Received This Day, 11 a.m.) VICHY, September 25. It now appears that the Richelieu is beached, but is using her guns. The Government has received no news from Dakar since the afternoon of Tuesday, when bombs put the local radio station out of action, and is unable to say whether General De Gaulle’s forces have gained a footing. FRENCH RESOLVE ADHESION TO HANOI AGREEMENT. RESISTANCE TO JAPANESE ARMY. (Received This Day, 11 a.m.) HANOI, September 25. It is officially stated that the French remain firmly decided to carry out the terms of the Hanoi agreement. However Indo-China cannot tolerate that an agreement hardly signed should be broken by the initiative of the Southern China Command. Indo-China remains decided to oppose itself by force to the Japanese Southern China Army’s attack.