TWENTY AXIS
THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 19, 1941
'PLANES
SHOT DOWN AT
DOWN AT SOLLUM R.A.F. Protecting Troops In Great Battle
One-man Fighters In
Battle In China
An official tribute to
.
the work of Sir Frederick
Maze, Inspector-General
Constant
Action
THE DESTRUCTION of 20 enemy air-
of the Chinese Maritime craft in the Western Desert battle on Tues- Customs, was paid in the day was the feature of yesterday's R.A.F. House of Commons yes- Middle East communique, which said that terday after a question about the control of the R.A.F. and South African aircraft continued Customs in the occupied to give full support to the operations by
ground forces in the Western Desert.
areas of China.
Mr. Anthony Eden, the Foreign Secretary, pointed out that the
minister the Customs service oll
Department, which deals with
Fighters repeatedly engaged enemy air- Inspector-General continues to ad- craft which attempted to attack troops, and over China, including the Marine destroyed 12 Junkers 87's, two G 50's and lighthouses and harbour services, Six Messerschmidt 109's. but he has to take into considera- During the day they were also tion the requirements of the active in machine-gunning enemy occupying power in occupied areas. motor transport on roads in the
Sir Alfred Knox asked whe-Gazala area and did corsiderable the harbour area at Benghazi. ther It was reafised that Sir damage. Frederick Maze was putting up a single-handed fight for British interests in the Far East, and asked
whether the Foreign
Bomber aircraft carried
out
a number of attacks on enemy armoured cars and transport. In the Sidi Omar area bombs Secretary would do everything fell among tanks and transport. possible to help him.
destroying disabling more Mr. Eden replied: "I wou'd than 20 vehicles, and in the same join in paying the warmest pos-area armoured cars, light tanks sible tribute to the work Sir Fre-and troops concentrations derick is doing.”—Reuter.
SMALL RAID ON ALEXANDRIA
or
were
ber of targets.
the Hits were registered on
elsewhere in central mole and
the and
Bardia Raid Bombs were dropped on Derna landing grounds at Gazala where a number of fres were started, and at Bardia several motor transport vehicles were set on fire and others damaged.
There is nothing of outstanding importance to report from other
shot up.
During the night of June 16 17 fronts. heavy bombers attacked a
From all these operations num-
aircraft are missing-Reuter,
tian Ministry of Interior com- municue.
The alert lasted about an hour Oply
few bombs A
were and the A.A. defences were in dropped during an alr raid on action. Only one casualty Alexandria early yesterday curred and damage done morning, according to an Egyp very slight.-Reuter.
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THE UNITED STATES NAVAL. AND AIR BASES IN THE BER- AND NEW- MUDA ISLANDS FOUNDLAND WILL BE COM- MISSIONED WITHIN THE NEXT FORTNIGHT OR MONTH.
This was announced in Wash- ington yesterday by the Secretary of Navy, Col. Frank Knox.
The naval and air base on Mor- Islands will be gan, and Tucker commissioned on July 1--Reuter.
DAMASCUS TO BE
OCCUPIED
the
last
Continued from Page 1) tainous district of Janou Atriz. Vichy artillery is shelling road south of Kiswe in a effort to delay the fall, of Damas- cus but Allied supply and troops
to convoys continue through uninterruptedly.
Kuneitra Retaken
come
It was authoritatively learned in Jerusalem' yesterday that the Al- lies have recaptured Kuneitra, in Syria-Reuter.
Naval Bombardment
French ́naval units bombarded British troops in the Sidon area on Tuesday evening, says a semi- official Beirut telegram to. Vichy quoted by Reuter.
AUSTRALIA AND
NEW ZEALAND MR. G. Menzies, the Austra- lian Premier, announced yesterday he had discussed the question of an exchange of High Commis sioners with Mr. Peter Fraser, New Zealand Premier, when hu was passing through New Zealand. The matter had been under dis cussion for some time,Reuter
The branx fape used by the "China Mail ito dlan
sions of the Telecamm Idinance, 1988; and maY.
telegrama to and
STOP PRESS
Unconfirmed reports reaching Manila" quotes Ankara press reports to the effect that German troops have attacked Rus- sia at 15 points along the eastern frontier and also that Rumania has issued an ultimatum to the So- viet Government demand- ing the return of Bessara- bia. Reuter.
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