British And
THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 6, 1941.
Germans Face
Each Other On Syria Border
Preliminary Shots In "Blow-Off"
(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL”) SPURRED BY THE WAR CRY IN LORD BEAVERBROOK'S “EVENING STANDARD" “WHAT ARE WE WAITING FOR?”—THE BRI- TISH MIDDLE EAST ARMY IS READY TO MOVE BY AIR, LAND AND SEA AGAINST SYRIA IF GERMAN INF ILTRATION BECOMES AN ACTUAL OCCUPATION.
While the British refuse to be stampeded the authorities state that "all dispositions have been taken" for a swift blow against Syria, if necessary.
Large contingents of
General Wavell's army, ALLIES IN
including Australians and BRITAIN
New Zealanders, have
completed concentrations REGISTER
on the borders of Pales- tine
THE
REGISTRATION OF
AND FRENCH NATIONALS IN BRITAIN. UN- DER THE INTERNATIONAL ' LABOUR FORCE ORDERS, WILL
and Transjordania | ALLIED for a drive northward. It is reported that at least one full German division
is confronting them.
START NEXT MONDAY WITH | MEN AGED 16 TO 65.
Women
will
week all Bel-
from 16 to 50 "s gn up" the following
The order relates to
Czechoslovaks. graus.
The British occupation of Mosul; Norwegian and Poles
not exempt. and the repeated bombings over Syria are considered in London to; mvolves imprisonment be preliminary shots in the expeel-heavy line. - Reute:. ed "blow-ofT."
Military observers predict an imminent Anglo-German
plosion in the Near East.
ek.
A recond R.A.F. attack on petrol dumps at Beirut, in Syria, lends
opinion, while
the
a
French,
who are
D
On a British destroyer the, lajest.pet is Corona, a Scottish Terrier. She. ls, owned by the ship's cook, who obtained permission to bring her in the ship after she had been miselny for three days in the wreckage of her master's home in London, which received a direct hit during a recent raid. In this picture Scottie gets her daily exercise on the upper deck.
MUSIC LEADS
TO UNDOING
(Copyright, Fox).
STANDARD
OF TRIBESMEN LIVING
Advices received in
Failure to register Simla yesterday show. 3. considerable improvement in the situation in Waziristan; there were no
SLOT-MACHINE BAN
IN SHANGHAI
(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL"
Following up his anti-gambling Police Commissioner is a rampaign,
cases of kidnapping last week and no incident was reported.
OF
IN THE
COLONIES
RECOGNISING THE great cooperation of her Colonies in the war effort such as £20,000,000 in money gifts and the smooth Britain has urged supply of raw materials the Governments of these colonies to develop as far as possible the education, health ser- Trom vices and resources of the country.
Nawed Khani, one of the lead
of the Fakir ing supporters. Ipi, was killed on May 27 during an encounter with a Scout patroi Music led to the undoing of party of hostile tribesmen
force to thus Egyptian Cabinet reshuffle, which will result in the formation of
Cabinet. stronger National hint that Egypt will at last play a Pan Dah, of the Shanghai Wes- decisive role in the war
tern Area Special Police Forces Miranshah. yesterday issued orders pro- With the continued receipt of habiting the operation of
German troops are machines reports that
frotta filtering
after noon wifi into Syri in greater Machines found numbers, it is expected that Bri-be confiscated. * tish bombing of French territory The move follows his clean-up will continue despite French campaign against vice-dens in the threats of reprisals. ---International "badlands" area. ·International News Service.
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The party was attending a con- cert in the village when a column of Tori Scouts, acting on inform- gation received, surrounded them. CD the ensuing encounter firing was exchanged in which two tribesmen were shot dead und some injured.-Reuter.
BENGAL OUTLAWS KHAKSARS
The Bengal Government been the first to declare
has
EXPORTS OF COAL LIMITED
M
While discouraging importation of unnecessary materials, which would make calls on valuable British shipping space, the Colonial Office requests, says Reu- ter's Lobby Correspondent, that the utmost should be done to of raise the standard of living those whose present standard is below par.
In developing their natural wish the aid of local manpower of colonies must safeguard
against exhaustion of dollar re-
sources.
Coal exports from the Wales have been restrict
The Colonial Empire has had to ed; since the beginning of face the problem of loss of mar- this week a number of kets caused by the war and Bri- cargoes have been stop-tain's polley in this connection has been to protect the Colonies ped and ships which from the worst effects of disloca- the arrived to take supplies tion of trade and shipping which caused this loss without incurring Khaksar Movement military since last week-end are the charge of "unnecessary Muslim body originating from
generosity" and dissipation the North-West Frontier
war resources,
the tion is in connection with
the Reuter. rationing of supplies to certain Britain consumers in industrial and safeguarding supplies of coal for essential home exports orders are permitted.
un-being held up.
lawful under powers given to all Exporters believe the restric-Britain's own
provincial Governments by Government of India,
The Khaksars came into con- flict with the police at Lahore in March last year and following a disturbance in which 23 Khaksars and two policemen were killed, a guard had to be posted at the residence of the Punjab Premier, -Reuter
of
ing a brisk trade. The restriction apparently re- needs before lates to household and some in- dustrial coal. It is understood A number of licences which some shipments will still be per- shippers were granted for export mitted of certain classes of coal this week have been withdrawn.' of which there is at present a
Wales recently has been do- surplus-Reuter.
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