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HOSTILITY AGAINST VICHY GOVT. IS SPREADING IN SYRIA: REGIMENT DESERTS
LONDON, May 22¬Reuter)There is good reason to believe that a French regiment in Syria has deserted to the Free French troopa, says Radio Brazzaville.
The regiment concerned is commanded by a colonel, a very capable and resolute man and popular among both French and natives
"We cannot yet disclose nis name." said the announcer, who
DUKE OF AOSTA added that hostility against the
"SURRENDERS
BATTLE OF LAKES
Vichy authorities in Syrla VY DEM spreading
A
GENERAL
BRITISH CONSUL 'NAZI POLICY OF SCUTTLING
QUITS SYRIAN
SHIPS ADOPTED BY VICHY CAPITAL
CIVILIANS LEAVING
BEIRUT CONSUL
fare. It
and
Un
AIR PROTECTION FOR U.S. SHIPS
pro- the
LONDON, May 22 (Reater) Following the Nazi example. Vichy has adopted the policy of “scuttling? ships. The French Ministry of Marine at Vichy has ordered captains of all French merchant ships to” sabotage or immobilise their ships if such "a
· FOR PALESTINE.·
course is necessary to avoid capture by the British authorities. “ An order to this effect signed. DAMASCUS, May 22 (Reuter)
by Rear Admiral Auphan on be- Conforming to the instructions of half of Admiral Darian recently the French authorities. British came into the hands of the Bri- consulates in Syria have closed tish Ministry of Economic War- their doors.
states that failure to The staff of the consulate in obey these instructions "will have Damascus "left the capital last grave consequences permas PROPOSALS UNDER Saturday.
now given to French traffic and Immediately after the arrival of Britons leaving the country have will expose persons t punien- CONSIDERATION General Bergeret; the French Air been advised to go to India
or ment." Minister, de Gaullist inscriptions South Africa,
WASHINGTON, May 22 (Reuter) Reference to permits, it is point- frequently appeared on walls in The principal British enterprise
-The American Navy is busy with PROCEEDING Selrut and Damascus. More peo-is reported to be suspending activi London, shows clearly that French provised aircraft carriers to
led out in authoritative circles in proposals for relatively small - NAIROBI, May 22 (Reuter-ple have been arrested on a charge ties in Damascus
shipping now operates by permis-tect American freighters on The Duke of Aosta, the
Italian of supporting the Free French, Commander-in-Chief in Abyssinia,
REPORT CONFIRMED
sion of the Armistice Commission high PARIS, May 22 (Reuter) - The
seas, declared the Navy despatch from the Syrian British Consul-General in Beirut French merchant navy is on char- conference yesterday.
that in effect the whole Minister, Colonel Knox, at a press) ..surrendered on Tuesday. This is
announced in a British G. H. Q.frontier to the Independent French has left for Palestine.
ter to the Germans communique, which states:
agency confirms the Radio Brazza- British Interests in Beirut will
The United States Navy's alr "The Duke of Aosta, accompanied ville report that a French regi- be looked after by the United
It has been known for some force on May 1 consisted of 3.476 by five Generals and a number of ment has gone over to the Free. States Consul, says the German-time that all manifestos for French aircraft of which 1,304 were added
merenant ships must be submitted during the past year. senior staff officers, formally sur French forces which have entered controlled Parts Radio.
He added rendered yesterday following the Syria.
to the Commission, and, therefore, that deliveries have been accele- handing
all movements of French merchant rated materially. over of all equipment i The position in Syria is still un- HAIFA. May 22 (Reuter)
Nine hundred within the Amba Alagi areas, certain. It appears that a large Americans and British continue to ships are controlled by the Com- and 96 aircraft were delivered
"The total number of prisoners French force under the command leave Syria for Palestine, accord-mission.
since January 1, which contrasted taken during and since the battle of General Dentz, High Commising to information reaching here According to a Vichy broadcast with 79 in the same period last In this area amount to between stoner of Syria, received an order from the Palestine-Syrian frontier, last February, the total French year, 18,000 and 10,000,
to move into Lebanon" with the When more German, planes wore merchant navy at the time of the BATTLE OF THE LAKES
atm of forestalling a possible in-reported to have arrived at Pal-Armistice was estimated at 21
About half of the aircraft de- the Battle of the Lakes tervention from the direction of myra and Damascus aerodromes million tons. It was stated that
Palestine. south of Addis Ababa, which is now
during the past two days Eritish Britain had detained 190 French livered to the Navy last year had proceeding, our troops are rapidly eral de Gaulle formed the
The regiment which joined Gen-planes with British and Free ships, totalling 450,000 tons, that been sent to Britain and this pro closing in on the
rear-French crews bombed 'the German General de
this portion was generally being follow- Gaulle bad in
ed. planes parked on the aerodromes hands ships totalling 43,000 tons consisting of the remnants of two suard of these forces.
VICHY WORRIED dlvisions
leaving huge fires burning.
and ships of 57,000 tons had been The training of plots has beet: The Vichy authoritles in Syria,
LEBANON EXODUS Yesterday our forward troops the despatch adds, are said to be
sunt advancing from the south after a
HAIFA. May 22 (Reuter) - Ovez At the time of the Armistice the year sharp engagement with the enemy.
the hostility even 100 British and American residents Germans had confiscated or de- rearguard, captured an Itailan among the troops that have reach-or Lebanon, including teachers of tained French shipping totallme a
the staff and many students of quarter of a million tons, and 170-Chungking. Mr. Henry Luce. pub- led Lebanon Brigadier and a number of pr
The main aim of the visit to the American University at Beirut, 000 tons were detained in neutral sorvers.
enemy force..
worried with
"In the northeast corner of Syria of General Bergeret. Marshal
CIVILIAN EXODUS
Somaliland. hundreds of Italians
Petain's Air Minister. Is stated to time yesterday. who had taken refuge in the "town" be to revive their loyalty.
of Tahen have been captured."
TOBRUK SITUATION CAIRO, May 22 Reuter-There?
is no change in the situation in Tobruk, according to a communi-j que, and in the Sollum area Br!. tish mechanised patrols have again
Mr. Clarence E. Gauss
vigorously harassed the enemy. ON WAY TO ASSUME
In Cyrenaica and in the Western
Desert, British aircraft continued
offensive patrols. At Mek',
one
NEW POST
Mr. Clarence . Gauss, the
More are expected to therm.
SENT TO BRITAIN.
accelerated Alvefold
within the
M
After about two weeks visit
sher of the American magazines
crossed the frontier into Pales- ports. Therefore, it would appear Life, Fortune and Time, and Mrs. that France has now a merchant
Luce returned to Hongkong .on follow navy of about 1 million tons.
Wednesday night by plane. No instance has been reported boarded 1.C.JL Liner yesterday They
of the scuttling of a French ship.
morning for Manila where they will wait for a Clipper to return to the United States.
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new
BARONY FOR
SIR ROBERT
Mr. Attlee's
VANSITTART Laconic "No",
LONDON. May 22 (Reuter) -
Robert Vansıttart having ex- pressed his desire to retire from his
Mutual Restriction
Junkers troop-carrier was set afre mora os plane at appointment as Chief Diplomatie Of Night Bombing
and destroyed.
and
Messer- # schmitt fighter was shot down just after it had taken off.
In the Gazala and Tobruk areas, enemy motor transport was suc cessfully machine-gunned.
MR. CLARENCE
E. GAUSS
3 left for Chungking by plane at c'clock yesterday morning to sume als post.
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He was accompanied by Mr. R. P. Batrick, Counsellor, of the U.8. Embassy in China. Et.-Col; William Mayer, US. Military Attache 121 China, and Major J. M. McHugh, US Naval Attache in China.
A number of American and Chi- nese officials including Mr. OK. Yui, representing the Chinese Gov- ernment. and Mr. P. N. Chung manager of the Hongkong branch
Chungking Prepares of the Central Bank of China, Saw
Warm Welcome
him off at the aerodrome.- ¿Cen- tral)
CABLE NEWS IN BRIEF
Adviser to the Government on
reluctantly
| reaching the age of 60 in June
LONDON. May 22 (Reuter?. next, the Secretary of State for A laconic "No" was returned by Foreign Affairs has agreed to accept his resignation the House of Commons suggesting Mr. C. R Attlee to a question in but it is announced that the Prime that Britain should treat
with will continue to enjoy the benefit night bombing. Minister and Secretary of State Germany" for mutual restriction of
Sir Robert's advice when occa
sion arises.
The questioner advocated that indirect Britain make direct
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A Bareny of the United King proposals to that end and drew dom wil be conferred on Sir Ro-attention to appeals by prominent bert in the forthcoming birthday people like the Bishops of Chiches- ter and Bristol; and also Bernard Shaw and Professor Gilbert Mur-i
honours list,
MALTA AIR RAID ray. CAIRO, May 22 (Reuter)-An A supplementary questioner enemy attack was made on Malta evoked prolonged cheers by assert- and some damage was caused to ing it was unfortunate that this the aerodrome and civil property. proposal was made "just when we There were no service casualties. are getting on top of Germany."
One British fighter, which drove. Mr. Attlee replied: "It is not
CHUNGKING, May 2z (Central! -Preparations nave been made by Chungking cultural organisations to welcome Mr. Clarence E. Gauss, the new Amertean Ambassador to China who is scheduled to fly from Hongkong to the wartime LONDON. May 22 (Reuter) of the enemy, was shot down but practicable to think you can come capital today.
Mr. R. Butler announced that the plot is safe.
These crganisations include the although the British Fund for Re-1, Chinese People's Foreign Relations Kef of Distress in China has done Association, the Chinese-American valuable work in both free and Institute of Cultural Relations, the occupted parts of China, the Bri- Sinc-British Cultural Associatioti, tish Government is at present con- the China branch of the Interna- sidering increasing medical assis- tional Peace Campaign, the Chine tance to China. Labour Federation, the Sino-Bur-
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mese Cultural Association, the DETROIT, May 22 (Reuter) Sino-Soviet Cultural Association, The Hudson motor car strike has the Sino French Belgian Swiss been settled. Wages have been in- Cultural Association, and the creased by ten cents an hour. Mohammedans National Salvation Association.
SILMA. May 22 (Reuter). It is Each of the organisations will announced that in view of the dis- send "tive delegates to the aero-turbed conditions in Iraq, the Ral drome to greet Mr. Gauss upon his is regretfully compelled to advise arrival. They will be beaded by intending pilgrims to holy places General Wu Te-chen, Secretary, to postpone their journeys, General of the Kuomintang Central
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to any agreement with Germany."
Of Parachute Troops Landed In Crete
CAIRO, May 22 (Reuter)-A British G.H.Q. caramunique is- sued yesterday states: "Throughout yesterday, the island of Crete was subjected to a series of intensive air attacks in intervals of which fresh waves of German parachute and air-borne troops landed at various points.
"Heavy fighting continued during the day in which the enemy sustained serious losses, while ours were comparatively light. At one point, a German detachment which succeeded in penetrating into the outskirts of Canea was quickly surrounded
and accounted for.
"The operations continue."
"
By 6.30 am, on May 20, there Reports of naval landings by the was fairly continuous ground enemy in Crete are inaccurate., straflug and bombing, and later on Information bas, however, been the same day more troops landed
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Executive Committee and Fresident CALCUTTA, May 22 (Reuter) received in London that landings in the same Lashion at Heraklion
were attempted by Germans from and Ratimo. small boats
Military circles in Cairo said that Over Greece on Tuesday night. fairly strenuous fighting is stil
of the Chinese People's Foreign Relations Association.
DR. Y. C. MEI IN CHUNGKING
The Raj has placed an order for 500,000-packing bags with the In- dian Jute Mill Association.
CALGARY, May 22 (Reuter)
James
" British heavy bombers carried out going on and that a considerable
intensive raids
Cossack
not yet available.
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