INDO-CHINA FIGHTING

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23840, 16 December 1940, Page 8

INDO-CHINA FIGHTING

WARNING BY FRENCH DRASTIC RETALIATION RESPITE IN AIR RAIDS (Received December 15, 5.5 p.m.) HANOI, Dec. 14

The French have sent a warning to Thailand that further air raids on Indo-China will result in drastic French retaliation, including the bombing of Bangkok. This is believed to be responsible for the temporary cessation of aerial warfare. French officials said relations were temporarily no worse because the Thai Government had asked for calmness from the people as it was desired to make an outstanding success of the Bangkok Fair, which opened on December 8. French aeroplanes raided Oubon, the terminus of a railroad from Bangkok toward the Indo-China border, said an earlier message. A Bangkok communique says a series of French attempts to penetrate the Thai frontier by land and air was repulsed. The French authorities claim to have smashed a native Communist revolt and broken up a plan to seize French arms and munitions for a march on Saigon. ANOTHER RESIGNATION SOUTH AFRICAN POLITICS (■Received December 15, 5.5 p.m.) CAFF, TOWN, Dec. 14 A sequel to the resignations from the South African Parliament, of General I-lertzog and Mr. Havenga is the resignation of the Administrator of the Orange Free State, the Hon. J. F. van Renshurg. He was associated with Mr. Pi row in rallying the moderate elements of the Nationalist Party.