1941-05-22 — Page 16

FREE

OF

FRENCH SYRIA

THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 22, 1941.

INVASION REPORTED

Vichy Regiment Turns Over To Gen. De Gaulle BRITISH AND General Dentz AMERICAN STOP PRESS Moves Army NAVAL AIR Into Lebanon PLANS

AMERICANS LEAVE SYRIA

British and Americans

continue to leave Syria A DESPATCH FROM the Syrian frontier for Palestine, according to the Independent French Agency confirms to information reaching the Brazzaville radio report that a French Haifa from the Palestine- regiment has gone over to the Free French Syrian frontier.

Forces which have entered Syria.

When mort German 'planes were reported to have arrived at Palmyra and Damascus atro-

dromes during the past two

days, British 'planes, with Bri- tish and Free French

crews,

bombed German planes parked

on the aerodromes, leaving huge fires burning.

It

The position in Syria is still uncertain. appears that a large French force, under the command of General Dentz, High Commis |sioner in Syria, has received orders to move into Lebanon, with the aim of forestalling possible intervention from the direction of

Meanwhile, conforming to the Palestine.

joined French troops, says radio

Brazzaville.

The regiment which General de Gaulle formed the in rearguard of these forces,

instructions of the French authur- i ities, British consulates in Syria? have closed their doors.

The staff of the consulate Damascus left the capital Inst Saturday

To India

British leaving the country have

Syria, the despatch adds, said to be worried by the hos

tility, even among the troops

to

The United States Navy relatively small, improvis- is busy with proposals for

ed aircraft-carriers protect American freight- ers on the high seas, declared the Secretary of Navy, Col. Frank Knox, at his press conference yes- terday.

The United States Navy's alr

aircraft, of which 1,304 were add- ed during the past year.

force on May 1 consisted of 3.476

The Vichy authorities in The regiment concern- are ed is commanded by a

colonel who is a very cap-ed able and resolutė man and popular among both French and natives.

that have reached Lebanon, Main aim of the visit to Syria

been advised to go to Indra or of General Bergeret, Petain's Air Minister, is stated to be to revive their loyalty. Reuter,

South Africa.

The principal British enter prise is reported to be suspend- ing activities in Damascus,

The British consul-general inj Beirut has left for Palestine, ac- cording to the German-controlled Poris radio.

Hostility Spreading There is good reason to believe that а French

It adds that British interests regiment in Syria

in Beirut will be looked after by i

the United States consul, Reuter, deserted to the

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"We cannot yet disclose name," said the announcer, who addled that hostility against the Vichy authorities in Syria spreading.

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More people have been arrested on a charge of

the supporting Free French.

Free French Invasion?

Col. Knox added that deliver. jes had been accelerated mater. Tally. Altogether 996 aircraft were delivered since January 1, which contrasted with 79 in the same period last year.

About half the aircraft deliver-

to the Navy last year had been sent to Britain and this proportion was generally being followed.

THE TRAINING OF PILOTS HAD BEEN ACCELERATED FIVE-FOLD WITHIN YEAR.--REUTER,

CHINA'S FUTURE

THE

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL"} MR. BLAND CALDER. AS. SISTANT UNITED STATES COMMERCIAL ATTACH E. PREDICTED AT A BUSINESS- MEN'S MEETING IN SHANGHAI THAT THE UNITED STATES WILL WANT A HAND IN THE

A despatch from the Syrian WAY CHINA USES MONEY

frontier to the Independent French Agency also gives a report of a French regiment going over to the Free French and adds that Free French forces have entered Syria. -Reuter.

Vichy Declares War

On De Gaulle (SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL" France, through the Havas agency, has "declared war" on General de Gaulle's Free French Forces, and stated that the time) is ripe for France "to recover and defend all sections of the International News

pire."

vice.

Eni- Ser-

BIG BOOST IN BIG BOMBERS

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")

GAINED THROUGH THE FAVOURABLE TRADE BAL- ANCE WITH AMERICA.

The

Chinese-American trade ta at speech was made at the

the American Club and is re- garded as an important statement from an authoritative American quarter on the basis of Chinese- American trade relations after the conclusion of the Far East war.- International News Service.

TITANIC STRUGGLE

RAGES IN BATTLE

FOR CRETE

(Continued from Page 1)

No reports have been received of any Germany tanks having been landed.

Royal Family

While some members of the Greek Royal family are now in Cairo, including Crown Prince Paul, his wife

King and son, George II of Greece is still in Crete despite the latest German threat to the island.

It is also reported from Cairo Mr. William Knudsen announ- that several members of the Greek ced in Washington yesterday that cabinet are already in that city, the Office of Production Manage-including the Vice-Premier and ment is negotiating with Ford, the Minister of the Interior.- Boeing, Lockheed and Douglas to International News Service, make the production of long-range

four motored bombers 500. a · Reprisal Threat

month, in addition to 1,200 heavy twin-engined bombers in four Mid-West plants.

Production is expected to be in full swing in the early Autumn.j —International News Service.

TREATY RATIFIED

The Germans yesterday claimed that German parachutists landed on Crete are wearing "regulation uniforms of the German African Corps" and' warned that retalia- tlan of "10 to one" would be taken if the neck are shot as spies. -International News Service.

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The prefix "special" to telegrams is The ratification of the recent used by the Sunday Herald" and Soviet/Japanese

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The following replies were given by the Director of Public Works to questions by the Hon. Mr. Lo Man Kam in Legislative Council this afternoon with reference to the destruction of squatters' huts at Tai Hang:-- (1) Action

not taken under Defence Regula- tions. As indicated in the replies given on 8th May action was taken under Regulation 37 of the Em- ergency Regulations un- der Ordinance No. 5 of 1922 published in the Gazette of the 25th November, 1938.

(2) Action taken was on the grounds of Public Health. (3) It has been found that procedure under the Summary Offenses Or. dinance, 1932 is too cum- bersome to cope with the Increasing number of squatters on Crown Land. In this case, the vast ma- jority of the encroach- ments consisted of un- numbered matsheds upon which summons could not be served and to obtain magisterial order it would have been neces- sary with the coopera- tion of the Police to ar- rest and charge the occu- pants. The present Emer- gency Regulations obvlat- ed such action and en- abled the area to be cleared more expedi- tiously.

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