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THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 19, 1941.

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TO MEET "FORCE WITH FORCE"

General Dentz's Challenge In Broadcast

Loyalty To

Marshal Petain

"THE ARMY OF THE ORIENT, WHOSE SUPREME COMMANDER IS MARSHAL PE- TAIN, AND WHICH ENJOYS THE SYMPATHY OF THE WHOLE POPULATION, IS READY TO MEET FORCE WITH FORCE," DECLARED GENERAL HENRI DENTZ, VICHY'S GOVERNOR AND COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF IN SYRIA, IN AN ANNOUNCEMENT BROADCAST FROM BEIRUT YESTERDAY.

General Dentz said Britain had decided to oppose by force German 'planes which had landed in Syria.

already enmity

Marshal Petain had declared France had no towards England or her Empire.

Yesterday's incidents do not

mean the orcupation of the coun- by or interference in its affairs

"They result purely from! application of the armistice

ter ms. This is the whole truth. Meet Force With Force

"France, Syria and Lebanon, which are bound together to-day

than

brutherly

ever

understanding, will not endanger

JAPANESE

DRIVE IN

SHANSI

their just cause by carrying out Ten aggressive activity the result

of

days

of heavy

which would be the sacrifice of fighting in south Shansi

innocent people here or where.

"I have been entrusted

else- resulted in the Japanese

LONDON HITS

THE BULL FIRST SHOT

Was

Two days after it launched, Lon- don's huge War Wea- pons Week-in which 62 boroughs are seek- ing £100,000,000 is already an assured

success.

Although

Πο de-

finite figures were available last night, official indications

the

were

that

aim

would be surpassed.--- Reuter.

with forces surrounding the RESCUER

the duty of defending this coun- Chinese on the north bank

try and I shall carry out my

duty to the best of my ability of the Yellow River in a

GENERAL DENTZ CONCLUD- wide semi-circle, with UP TO

ED WITH A DECLARATION: ABOUT MEETING FORCE WITH FORCE. - REUTER.

Attacks On Bases Continue

The British attacks on Syrian aerodromes were continued on Saturday morning.

50-mile

arc

а

along the CHEST IN

river, the ferries of which

have been occupied by the WATER

Japanese.

In view of

the vast extent of

One of the heroes of a recent

according to the area involved it is unlikely raid on Southampton was a police.

an Ankara despatch to the Ger- the Japanese cap make the whole man news agency quoting Beirut of the Chinese forces prisoner. reports, suys Reuter.

man, who crawled through an Well-informed sources in Pei-cellag to save trapped people,

opening and waded into a flooded Great importance

ping report that numerous Jil pynese hospital trains are passing The Duke of

He was Police-Constable Sidney himselfnerth daily via the Kin-Han Rail-V. While, an ex-Life Guardsmali, and about 7,000 Italian troops way carrying also hundreds of are believed to be beleagured in boxes of the usual ashes of tre-

aged twenty-seven, Ambu Alagi, in north-east Abys- mated dead. sinia, some 80 miles of Adowa.

Austa

south-east

The Japanese officially admit Military circles in London at-using "considerable forces" which tach great migortance to the sur-are reliably estimated at about rounding of

120,000, the Chinese forces totall-

g 180,000. Reuter.

this very strong fortress by the Imperial forces.

Amba Alagi and

the sur.

as

of

rounding area is regarded the most important centre Italian resistance now remain- the other

ing in Abyssinia,

two being Gondar, to the weat- ward, and the lakes area south of Addis Ababa.

If the Duke's overtures result In a clearing up of operations in the Amba Alagi sector this will be regarded as definitely a severe blow to all organised Italian re- sistance in Abyssinia, British Wireless.

ITALIANS STRAFED

SAVAGE

PENALTIES

THE MOST SAVAGE PENAL- TIES YET ENFORCED AGAINST FOLLOWERS OF GENERAL DE GAULLE ARE REPORTED IN A MESSAGE FROM VICHY RECEIVED IN BERNE.

Seven people, including two children, wore sheltering in the collar under 蟲 public house which had been demolished by a bomb.

Members of the Women's Auxiliary Air Force Indulge in fencing in their spare time, to keep fit.

HEAVY

(Copyright, Fox).

STRAFING

OF ENEMY AIR

BASES

CONTINUED STRAFING of enemy bases is reported in yesterday's R.A.F. communique Jack Andrew, in Cairo which states that on the night of May 16-17 British heavy bombers attacked Benghazi, where considerable damage was

The children, aged sixteen, son of the licensee,

and his sister Maureen aged seven

squeezed through Σ narrow coul chule, but this was too small for the others to escape and water done. from a broken main was rising steadily.

A number of fires were caused which A rescue party cleared a passage through the debris continued to burn long after the British air- blocking the collar

stairs. craft had left the target, while Derna and Through this opening Police- Constable White scrambled into Gazala were also raided.

the cellar, with the water up to his chest, and helped the trapped people one by one to safety.

One of the victims, a woman, The war tribunal at Clermont-who was pinned by debris, was Ferrand, it reports, has

drowned. con-

She was Mrs. Thomas demned three non-commissioned Harding. officers to death and imposed sen- tences of imprisonment ranging from life to 10 years on 17 While strafing an Ita-thers for alleged participation in non-commissioned officers and lian landing ground in the de Gaulle movement. Reuter. Libya, a fighter pilot knocked over two out of

a

formation

of five

C.R. 42's, and three men

LOVE UNDER

WAAF GUARD

PEACEFUL SUNDAY

At Derna, explosions, one of which was particularly violent, took place among build- ings south of the harbour. Fires were caused on the aerodrome at Gazala, which was bombed and machine-gunned.

British flghters maintained, were destroyed at Maloi where constant patrols and shot down direct incendiary bombs fell two Messerschmidts near Soilum among dispersed aircraft. causing and successfully machine-gunned considerable damage. a large motor transport supply These bombing attacks were column on the Tobruk-Bardin followed at dawn by attacks by SUNDAY WAS A QUIET DAY road and the Capuzzo track, com- British fighters, which machine- A8 FAR AS DAYLIGHT AIR pletely stopping road traffic. ACTIVITY OVER

aerodromes at Has- gunned the BRITAIN WAS CONCERNED,

More than 20, vehicles, were] sani, Argos and Malol. completely destroyed by, fire and There was slight enemy air ac-many, others, damaged, and

At Hactan); 20: Junkora; 524- tivity around the coasts but

were span, to be hit and a nume no petrol dump was blown, up.

bor oft enemy 'planes flew inland.

Messerschmidts, and Duq to meet her boy-friend on According, to an Air Ministry.

Suez Raid

Heinkela were also attacked., pilot swooped down on them. The a Saturday night, W.A.A.F. communique up to 7:30. there were

At Argos, similar, attacks were leader went over on his nose and given seven days' C. B. the pre- no reppris of any bombs having Canal area on Saturday night but carried out against enemy, aizm then turned on his 'back. The vious day was allowed to start been dropped. Reuter,

craft: on, the aerodrome. Two off damaged. them were set on fire and others

who were walking near

the aircraft.

The five aircraft

were just

about to take off when the British

attacker let him have a, withering burst of machine-gun fre.

Then, turning his attention to number five of the formation, the RAF pilot saw his victim away. to the left and stop with his star- board wing in the ground,

The remainder of the formation did not take off.

"The three men walking away from the aircraft crumpled, up sald the pilot, in his report on the 'strafe.

"One of them" he said "was an officer dressed In a close-fitting greatcoat and high peaked cap."

the term on the. Sunday.

But, the officer to whom she made the request sent a corporal along with her as escort.

"what a sell!"

Bays, the WAAF. "We took her with ua, all, the evening, then, sho

escorted me home,

"The boy friend rather, put his

NAZI GARRISONS. REINFORCED

foot In It by suggesting that. I might have given him, some, war- PORTED IN ANKARA YESTER

IT WAS RELIABLY RE- ning and he would have brought DAY (SAYS REUTER) THAT a corporal along to make it a THE GERMANS ARE REIN foursome

|FORCING THE GARRISONS OF The W:A.A.F.'s 'offence was THE GREEK ISLANDS, OF showing a light in the black-out, CHIOS AND. MYTILENĮ

a:

Enemy, aircraft raded the Suez no damage or casualties, rosulted to Service. property or personnel

Two enemy aircraft, were des- troyed, by, AA, fire, and another. was shot, dawn, by, our fightera.. Aerodromes in. Greece, occupied. by the Germans, were, heavily At tacked during the night of May 16/177

Crete Battle

excellent, targets; for our aircraft.. Enemy aircraft at. Maloi, mada and many hits were observedjie British bombers caused a num-

When enemy alterati attemninda

Menid, where violent explosions intercepted them and destroyed

a machine-gun attack on one of ber of fires at Argos and also at our aerodromes in Crete fighters occurred at the north end of the three Messerschmidts, and aerodrome.

aged others. 20 Junkers Hit.

Anti-aircraft fire brought down four enemy aircraft and damaged Four aircraft on the ground others, Reuter.

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