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June 19, 1941.
TURKEY SIGNS WITH GERMANY
FROM PAGE ONE
allowing German troops the right of; passage through Turkey,
Turkey has not only preserved her present state of non-involvement in war, but while maintaining her sovereign and territorial integrity has shown her determination to re- main faithful to the spirit of good- will and friendship Implicit in "the Anglo-Turkish Treaty of Alliance.
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to exploit it an part of the nerve war upon Russin, but it wi
will hot destroy Turkey's friendship with Britain, nor involve Turkey in any course that would embarrass Great Britain.
British authorities throughout have been kept informed of the progress of negotiations,
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NEW YORK, June 18 (Reuter), — Regret at the impending departure Joe Louls retained his heavyweight of His Excellency the Governor, Sir boxing title to-night when he knock- Geoffry Northcote, was expressed by ed out Billy Conn in the 13th round tire Hon. Mr J. J. Paterson, Senior of their championship bout.
Unoficial Member, at a meeting of Conn was leading six rounds to the Legislative Council this afternoon. four with two even when the men The Hon. Mr Interson said: Sir, entered upon the 13th round. Mid- may I say on behalf of the Unomical way through the round Louis Janded Members and the
community how two stiff lefta and one right to the very distressed we all were to learn head. Conn. came leaping from the of your impending departure. Words corner throwing lefts and rights to jure always empty things and I am not' the head and driving Louis to the going to talk at great length. I only centre of the ring.
want to say how very sorry we are, Louls threw a right to the head and that you are caving then another which singgered Conn, In thanking Mr Palerson for his but he came back fighting. However, remarks, His Excellency said: I Louls landed a right uppercut and may say that I am extremely grieved then a left and a right to Conn's when I felt bound in duly by The head; another left and right floored medical advice which I received to the challenger while Louis landed a surrender my trust to the hands of right to the head as Conn was get the Secretary of State and to make ting to his feet at the count of ten. way for a more able-bodied Gov- crnor. I thank the Counell very much for all the support and nasist- ance given me.
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Sarajoglu Explains LONDON, June 18 (Router).The actual and existing obligations of the two parties are unaffected" declared the Turkish Foreign Minister, A. Sarajogtu, In a statement to the Press on the German-Turkish Treaty quoted by the Ankara radio, which broke into its normal programme at 11 p.m. to give the text of the Treaty and M. Sarajoglu's comments.
Declaring that Turkey and Ger- many "confirmed for the future that the two countries will not oppose
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" WASHINGTON; June 18 (UP).— one another In any way," M. Saro-
British Air Commodore Georgó Pirie! Germany jogiu sald, Turkey and have never been in opposition in theomces in New York City to arrange
announced to-day that he is Opening| course of the vicissitudes of world events for centuries. Those mutual for thousands of American volunteers consideration to be made to the ques-eas relations, which have always been to proceed to Britain to operate Bri- tion of increasing the allowances for clear and correct, have in the treaty taln's "secret weapon", namely acro- the third and fourth, children, in res- laid the foundation of their friend-plane detector equipment to frustrate pect to salaries tax was revealed by
the acting Fin night bombers.
Financial Secretary, Hon. ship on a most solid basis."
He said that the most suitable Mr R. R. Todd at today's meeting of M. Surajoglu expressed "pleasure"
technicians would receive attractive, the Legislative Council. in announcing the signing of the
However, to offset this concession Treaty and referred to the very wages. He added that the volunteer
Government friend Vou programme has been approved by to married taxpayers, special efforts that my Papen, who knows my country well, the U.S. Government and its consent proposes to lax unmarried men more has made to bring about this result." was a "substitute" for actual recruit- heavily by reducing the exemption $3,000. In this I "Finally
express the wish that ing which Britain desired to under- limit of $1,000 to
officials connection Mr Todd pointed out that and take but which American the publications of the Press
the exemption limit for the U.K. in- of our countries rudio
should be prohibit.
come tax now stands at £110 or made in the spirit of friendship and
$1,760. mutual trust which characterises the relations between Germany Turkey."
Economic Treaty
BERLIN, June 10 (Reuter)- Simultaneously with the signing of the Turkish-German Treaty, identi- eul notes were exchanged between the two countries raying that the Governments were prepared to pro- mote as far as possible economic reg lations between Germany and Turkey,
The notes add, "bearing in mind the openings presented by the econo- mie structure of the two countries and using as a basis the experiance. each country has had of the other in war, the two countries will forthwith enter into negollations to establish; a treaty busis for carrying out this agreement."
Free French Reach Damascus Suburbs
FROM PAGE ONE
This netlon is in fact in full swing: Further cust, the Allied forces are slowly making their way down the foothills leading to Damascus Plain. With Allied columns making head- way towards the city from various points of the compass, the situation is, however, somewhat confused,
Indian troops here, as in North Africa, are taking part and are doing a, fine job of work, particularly in the coastal sector.
Kuneitra Recaptured JERUSALEM, June 18 (Reuter). It is authoritatively stated that the Allies have fecaptured Kuncitra.
Darlan's Appeal
VICHY, June 18 (UP)-Admiral Darlan, the Vice Preraler, in a radio speech addressed to the de Gaullist troops fighting in Syria, offered amnesty if they desert the British, cross the lines and surrender to General Deniz, but added that there would be no nanesty for officers, would be punished if they were who caught,
The Admiral reiterated that there are no Germans or Italians fighting in Syrib, wherefore he invited Gen- crat de Gaulle to cense fighting against Frenchmen.
Allied Occupations LONDON, June 10 (Reuter),--Free French
and British troops have occupied all fortilled positions to the
German Women To Todd then proposed the first
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SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" SINGAPORE, June 10 (UP)-ll is authoritatively stated that two Japanese ships are being made avail- able for the free transport of all German women in the Dutch East) Indies to Japan, from where they will eventually be repatriated to Germany. They will be departing within a few days,
of the B to amend and
cammedate the, War Revenue Ordin-i ance of 1940, which provides for basic rates of seven and 14 per cent. taxes on all save the Salaries Tax, where the basic rate will be six per cent for the first $5,000.
Titanic Battle Raging In Desert
FROM PAGE ONE
tre of the plain, we had a grandstand vlow of the British shelling of the Pass from a protecting wadt. We could follow the shells from the flash to the final satisfactory plop as grent: fountains of sand and smoke plumed into the air around the Germain posi- tions.
Meanwhile, British Hght artillery was moving closer and medium and heavy guns were steadily advancing from the rear,
Never for one minute were fighter) planes absent,
Back at Brigade Headquarters, the Brigadier again gave us a few moments in which he announced the capture of Bir Woer, which is strategically almostas...important_as. Capuzzo.
• Now A Local Action CAIRO, June 18 (Reuter).-The battle was still raging fiercely-to-day in the triangle cast of Halfoya (Hell- fire) Pass, according to the latest re- porta received here from the front. Amid the wrecks of tanks, which have
been knocked out, armoured glunts continue to belabour each other with shells.
Military clrcles in Cairo emphasise that this continues to be a local action aimed only at securing the high ground at the
This tren resembles the observa- llon posts so bitterly contested in the last war. Possession of It is not vital out is of considerable advantage to whichever side which holds it,
Indian troops are among those sharing the hard fighting round Halfaya Pasa,
Experts' Reaction To general headquarters
cast and west of Kirwe, 12 miles Nazi-Turkish Treaty
com-
south of Damascus, says a munique from Free French Head- quarters in the Middle East, carried from Jerusalem by the Independent French Agency,
->FROM PAGE ONE
The
Cairo Communique CAIRO. June 18 (UP)-To-day's communique stated, "After we had repulsed several attacks, the enemy brought up fresh forces and attempted an encircling movement
our against forward troops. As we had complished our objects in forcing hini to disclose his strengüt, and in- passage across Turkish territory but flicted heavy casualties, we withdrew assumed that the Hitler-von Papen slowly to our forward positions. We tactics are merely nitiling and that brought back several hundred Ger- a further advance of Gennan power man prisoners and destroyed a large
number of tanks and guns," in Turkey must be expected.
Rome Version effect on the Iran and Arab States aro thought likely to be favourable to
ROME, June 18 (UP).—An official Germony.
The rews has not yet been publish communique issued Inte to-night at states that British troops
double-barrelled ed in Britain and while there is no carried out a “THE FIRST REBE, French troops have now reached the
cording to a dispatch to the Indepen-in that it will seriously chake Mrtion against the Italian-German front Eden's position, it will hardly line at Sollum by means of two dent French news agency from its strengthen it. Omcials continue to columns which the Axis forcos correspondent with the Freneli forces ussure
that newspapermen
Bir succeeded in encircling and wiping Stafford Cripps s returning to out with heavy losses on both sides. Moscow unless Russin becomes em-
The
communique says that the broiled in a war with Germany and first British column was between then only if Moscow reveals some Sidi Omar and Ghirba and the second Inclination to make terms with was in the desert zone between Fort
Britain.
Capuzzo and northern Sollum,
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Beirut Bombed BPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" BEIRUT, June 18 (UP)-On Tues- day night Beirut had three bombings in which six civilians were killed and twenty wounded,
In The Suburbs LONDON, June 18 (Reuter)-Free
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Vichy troops are still holding the village of Mezoe, some three miles from Damastus.
Other Free French and Indian troops are pushing forward along the Kfswe-Damascus roat, cast of the mountainous district of Jonou: Atriz, Vichy artillery is shelling the road south of Kiswe in a last effort to delny the fall of Damascus, but Allied supply and troop convoys continua to come through uninterruptedly.
Vichy Naval Claim VICHY, June 18 (Reuter).—French naval units bonbarded British troops in the Eldon area'on Tuesday even- ing, says a semi-official -Beirut talo- grom.
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