DE GAULLE TO LEAD ATTACK?
Free French Leader Reported To Be In Jerusalem
At Head Of Free French Forces
FOREIGN REPORTS OF THE PRESENCE OF GENERAL DE GAULLE, LEADER OF FREE FRANCE, IN JERUSALEM AT THE HEAD OF A FREE FRENCH FORCE, ARE NOT OFFI- CIALLY CONFIRMED IN EITHER FREE FRENCH OR BRITISH QUARTERS IN LON- DON BUT THEY SERVE TO EMPHASISE THE IDENTITY OF INTERESTS BETWEEN FREE FRANCE AND BRITAIN IN THE SYRIAN QUESTION, AS IN OTHER MATTERS.
Since General de Gaulle returned to Cairo about 11 days ago, to be in close touch with developments in Syria and elsewhere, there had been no further news of his move- ments until yesterday.
Meanwhile, the report-
ed decision of the Vichy WISHES
Government to defend the
French Empire "single AHEAD OF
handed" is significant in several ways.
The
announcement
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de med to meet charges which
REALITY
are being mereasingly heard in German
nie Prince that the French are
Transocean, the officiali
news service,
contained
not maste their own house, yesterday
and the fact that such an
1 !
monneement is thought necessary,
doubtles. may
at t
Tact felt in France and
ibe
news item under the date-
line Beirut which states
taken as a meastive of the dissatis that "the French Major Fresh Empue Vichy's policy
The phrase "fighting
single. handled" is doubliess German-
P pred.
German Lure ?
F
i
Conce
de Collet apparently has committed suicide."
German again
propa- gandists have allowed their wishes to run ahead of reality.
Apart from the fact that the Frenchy officer who came over teļ It would pay the Germans, the side of the Free French was
Cullet. well to lure the Vichy forces Colonel
not Major de into single-handed hostilities Collet, anch that he bot only while the German army made attempted but surveeded to cross its preparations leisurely and info Palestine, informed London then made a dramatic entry at circles have no reason to believe
- tious
: Coilet
not JIF
best the Whatever phrases Vichy em- health.
This killing off on paper of her plays, however, the fact remains
with enemes recalls recent German her troops can fight unly Goman-nude
French) claims that General Freyberg who] arian in factories now under German on- commanded the Allied forces in trol.
Crete, had been shot down on the As already France way to Alexandria. of increasing attacks by night stated General Freyberg was at
th..
27
mom ""*
Further reports from
IS
of
on the German forces in Occupi- the time fighting in Crete with his
in-men.
among
ed France seem to suggest
erensing' dissatisfaction loyal Frenchmen nt German control there.
Knowledge that German mill- tury activity is in full flood, both : in Morocco and Syria, will cer-
thinly do lit le to rernitment. Reuter,
allay
this
AUSTRALIAN SCHEME
FOR AIRMEN
British Wireless.
EGYPTIAN CABINET RESHUFFLE
An Egyptian Cabinet reshuffle is taking place in Cairo; members of the Cabinet submitted their the resignations to
Since the Inauguration of the Empire Air Scheme 180,455 men have applied to enlist เต Royal Australian Air Force and it is announced that the Federal Farouk last night. Cabinet has approved a spare It is understood the fime Training plan to put mem- ing of the Cabinet will be com- bers of the R.A.A.F. in skilled oc- pleted cupations after the war.
Photo naval establish ment.
Mass in
Roman Catholic chaplains are not carried in all British navy ships, but one is attached to a ship in cach squadron and generally to progress on the Recreation Deck.
NAZI DELEGATES
AT EX-KAISER'S FUNERAL
Delegations
from
ex-
the Reich are expect- ed to attend the
the funeral of Kaiser on Monday in the Castle Chapel at Doorn, says a message to the Official Ger- man News Agency from Doorn.
mony
Otherwise the cere- will be confined to members of the family, according to the ex-Kciser's wishes.
--Reuter.
KIRKUK IN BRITISH HANDS
RELIABLE NEWS REACHING
ACCORDING TO THE LATEST LONDON THE SITUATION IN NORTHERN IRAQ APPEARS TO BE DEVELOPING FAVOUR. ABLY.
Both at Kirkuk, which is
the
each
shows
R.A.F. OFFICER'S CRETE THRILLS
THE THRILLING series of adventures of a Flight Lieutenant in Crete are described in an Air Ministry bulletin, which says that after attacking Maleme airfield in Crete, during which he shot down two enemy air- craft, Flight Lieutenant Honour was himself shot down into the sea.
His 'plane dived 40 feet below the surface but Honour managed to come to the top and after a four hours' swim reached the coast of Crete. He spent the night in an icy cold
cave.
All next day he walked on. H disused spent the night in church and drank from I's stagnant well. Next day he found sume lentils in a goal herd's hut. After more tramping he came upon a village. He was given water, goat's milk, cheese and rye bread and was informed that had another British pilet, who
was been shot down that day, also in the village.
ASH TRAYS
TO WAR
SUPPLIES
Friendly discussion proceeded as The King yesterday saw great, to whether the villagers should use being made of plastic work turn them over to the enemy, for war production when he visit
war factory in the Home who were surrounding the village ed a Already six of the villagers had Counties.
been shot by the Germans for supposedly withholding informa- tion.
Lucky Rescue
;
# the The factory, which before war produced fountain pens, tele-, phone Instruments and ash trays, now turns out seats for fighter? aeroplanes, wireless containers and other containers for radio equip>' ment in planes.
real centre for the oflhelds, and at They decided, however, to at King Mosul, the Iraq authorities seem tempt to find their way through
to be conforming with instructions the German lines.
"The King also visited a shell received from the newly constitut- After a meal of egg, and chips. reformed government at Baghdad,
given them by French-speaking factory where he saw the three It appears, therefore, that the peasants, they saw "at dusk Me. millionth shell of a certain type aero-being turned out. His Majesty to-day under the same important town of Kirkuk is de- 109's attacking a nearby
Baw red hot ingots pulled from Premier and with the Saadist Anitely not in rebel hunds.-Bri-
drome. The scheme, costing £50,000 Party and the Wafd Party still tish Wireless.
They heard an
aircraft ap- the furnace at one end of the fac- per year, will assist skilled men, refusing to join the Government.
proaching the island and thought tory while at the other end ho to refresh that knowledge of While the Ward, however, will,
it was German, but on its ap-saw the completed shell. He was former occupations and help still remain outside the Cabinet,
proach saw it to be a Sunder-told the process occupied only half land. others to secure suitable work. this is purely a question of in
an hourBritish Wireless; British Wireless.
ternal politics and has nothing to do with external affairs.
THE QUIETEST MONTH
HMS PERTH
The Wafd wants general elec- BOMBED
"They signalled," "with" posket torches In Morso: "RA;F:"hero, R.A‚F, hore." Though it was a million to one chance the Sunderland pilot
tions held first before entering a National Government, whereas the other parties consider this un- A. Melbourne press message would see the signalling he did desirable in wartime,
states Mr. W. M. Hughes, Minister so and managed to land and take The idea of further broadening of 'Navy, revealed that during off the two R.A.F. pilots..
AIR MARSHAL AT
THE PALACE --
Air Marshal Sir Arthur Long!
May was the quietest month for the lifeboat service since war began
Boats were launched 50 the basis of the Government is the evacuation from Crete the Flight Lieutenant Honour is more was received in audience by times to vessels in distress and generally welcomed in Cairo, cruiser Perth, which transported now back again on duts with his the King yesterday on relinquish 27 lives were såved..
'Reuter.
1,000 troops, Was intensively Hurricane squadron and it has ing his appointment as Air Öffect! There were three
just been announced that he C.-In-C. Middle East Command times! as
bombed, A many launches and twice. as Western Australia is the first Though she was hit and sus-has been awarded an immediate RAF to become Inspector Gen déral of the BAF.: The King in- the State to achieve the total contained damage from a near miss bar to the D.F.C
of tributions, of £8,250 needed id the, was fate, Tour were killað und He has diready shot down nine vested him with the insignia buy a Spithre British Wireless, three Injured. British Wireless. Chemy aircraft, British Wireless the G.C.B.British Wireless.
many lives. saved
06
average for May in years peace-Brish Wireless..
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