Daily Post - 20.05.1941, Page 2

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DAILY P• ST
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French prisoners of war to be
released in return for — ?
British Forces’Broadcasts
LondOn, May 19th.
From Vlchy, oomes report of another in-
stalment of ooncessiions gmanted by Germany
to the Vichy Government in retmrn for the
accepted collaboration with Germany. A
scheme of repatriailon of French prisoners
of war is being oonsidered amd the first
100.000 w'j'111 soon be released. The report
dces moit mentiion the price Vichy is paying-
for these ooncessiions.
The French Coimmander-in-Chief in Syria
has issued a statement in which he says
that the French forces in Syria ,wi'll resist
any forrn of aggression and that the aid
grven to German planes which had made
foroed landi'ngs in Syria had beem strictly
w.ithin the terms of the armistiqe.
General Catroux has told his oountrymen
in Syria thaf the Vichy Govemment was
handi'ng Syriia, lock stock and barrel, >ovrer
to the Germans. He said it was their plain
d'uty to rebel against the traitors at Vichy.
The Turkish newspapers bitterly criiticise
the Viehy Govemment. i
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Mussolini has anrnounced that the Italian
for'oes whioh are stationed in Croat territory
will from tomiorroiw cease to be a garrison
— but they are to rernain there all the
same. -j ' I'
A Japanese military commission has ar-
rived ín Rome. They are to visit Italian
mUniíion factories and navai bases.
An Australian spokesman hais oommented
on Japan’s aims. He stated that fhe AUstr-ai-
ians wanted peace, but tha-t anybody who
wene prepared to take liberties because he
thought the AustTalians were preocoupied
elsewhene 'wouid fiind to his own oost that
Tuesday: lst edition of “Something on
the Air”.
Wednesday: 7th edition of Ivory Inter-
lude.
Thursday: Famous Musicians, No. 4, Re-
ginald Dixon.
Friday: Studio Concert, with the fa-
mous Icelandic pianist, Miss Margaret
Eriksdottir.
Sunday: Studio Orchestra, directed by
Sp. Braden, and request numberso And
a summary of the news of the week.
the Au-stralians were grimly determined to
defend themselves and had the means to
do so.
London’s War Weapons Week is moving
rapidly towards the goal of 100 million
poun-ds. Töday a cheque for 5 million
poiunds was beoei-ved.
KIEL, EMDEN AND CHERBOURG
BOMBED
London, May 19th.
Last night the m-am objective of British
bombers operating over Germany was Kiel.
FUrther heavy diamage was inflicted on
the Important shipbuilding y-ards there and
numerous fires were left buming i-n the
dock ariea.
British planes also attacked the docks at
Emden and Cherbourg.
American ship sunk.
London, May 19th.
An American ship, oarrying ambulances,
nurses and doctors, has been sunk in the
South Atl-antic. About 60 America'ns are bo-
lieved to have beeti killed.