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THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 6, 1941.

British And Germans Face Each Other On

On Syria Border

Preliminary Shots In "Blow-Off”

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL”) SPURRED BY THE WAR CRY IN LORD BEAVERBROOK'S “EVENING STANDARD" **WHAT ARE WE WAITING FOR?”—THE BRI- TISH MIDDLE EAST ARMY IS READY TO MOVE BY AIR, LAND AND SEA AGAINST SYRIA IF GERMAN INF ILTRATION BECOMES AN ACTUAL OCCUPATION.

While the British refuse to be stampeded the authorities state that "all dispositions have been taken" for a swift blow against Syria, if necessary.

Large contingents of ALLIES IN

General Wavell's army, including Australians and

New Zealanders, have

BRITAIN

completed concentrations REGISTER

on the borders of Pales-

THE REGISTRATION OF ALLIED

AND

FRENCH

tine and Transjordania AIONALS IN BRITAIN, UN- for a drive northward. It DER THE INTERNATIONAL LABOUR FORCE ORDERS, WILL is reported that at least one full German division is confronting them.

START NEXT MONDAY WITH MEN AGED 16 TO 85.

Women from 16 to 50 will "sign up" the following week.

The order relates to all Bel- grans, Czechoslovaks, French,

The British occupation of Mosul | Norwegians and Poles who are

On a British destroyer the latest pet is Corona, a Scottish Terrier. She is cwned by the ship's cook, who obtained permission to bring her in the ship after she had been missing for three days in the wreckage of her master's home in London, which received a direct hit during a recent raid. In this picture Scottle gets her daily exercise on the upper deck. (Copyright. Fox).

MUSIC LEADS

TO UNDOING

STANDARD

OF TRIBESMEN LIVING

Advices received in

and the repeated bombings over not exempt. Failure to register Simla yesterday show a Syria are considered in London to involves imprisonment be preliminary shots in the expect-heavy fine. - Reuter.

ed "blow-off.”

Military obrervers predict an Anglo-German ex-

imminent

plosion in the Near East.

A rond R.A.F. attack on petrol dumps at Beirut. in Syria, lends Jore to this opinion, while the Egypban Cabinet reshuffle, which will result in the formation of *

SLOT-MACHINE BAN IN SHANGHAI

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL "Y

considerable improvement

in

OF

IN THE

COLONIES

such as

the situation in Waziristan; there were no RECOGNISING THE great cooperation cases of kidnapping last of her Colonies in the war effort week and no incident was £20,000,000 in money gifts and the smooth reported.

Britain has urged

Nawed Khani, one of the lead-Supply of raw materials

ing supporters of the Fakir Following up his anti-gambling|pi, was killed on May 27 during an encounter with a Scout patrol stronger Nation Cabinet, is a campaign, Police ConumissioNET Music led to the undoing of ů hint that Egypt will at last play a Pan Dah, of the Shanghai Wes- deen ive rule in the war.

tern Area Special Police Force, party of hostile tribesmen

Miranshah. yesterday Issued orders the operation of ofhibiting

from are machines

With the continued recript reports that German troops filtering

11001

pro- slot- to-day.

into Syria in greater Machines found after noon will numbers, it is expected that Bri-be confiscated. tish bombing of French territory will

The move follows his clean-up continue despite French campaign against vice-dens in the the cats of reprisals. International { "badlamis"

area- International News Service.

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The party was attending a con- cert in the village when a column of Tochi Scouts, acting on inform- ation received, surrounded them. Im the

Aring ensuing encounter was exchanged in which two tribesmen were shot dend and some injured.-Reuter.

BENGAL OUTLAWS KHAKSARS

the Governments of these colonies to develop as far as possible the education, health ser- vices and resources of the country.

EXPORTS OF COAL LIMITED

Coal

While discouraging importation of unnecessary. materials, which would

valuable make calls on shipping

the British space, Colonial Office requests, says Reu- ter's Lobby Correspondent, that the utmost should be done to

of raise the standard of living those whose present standard is below par.

In developing their natural wish the aid of local manpower of colonies must safeguard against exhaustion of dollar re-

from the exports Wales have been restrict-sources.

ed; since the beginning of The Colonial Empire has had to face the problem of loss of mar- this week a number of kets caused by the war and Bri- in this connection cargoes have been stop-tain's policy

has been to protect the Colonies ped and ships which from the worst effects of disloca- been the first to declare the arrived to take supplies tion of trade and shipping which Khaksar Movement military since last week-end Muslim body originating from

The Bengal Government

has

un-being held up.

caused this loss without incurring generosity" and dissipation of Britain's own war resources.→→ Reuter.

are the charge of "unnecessary

the North-West Frontier lawful under powers given to all Exporters believe the restric- provincial Governments by the tion is in connection with the Government of India.

rationing of supplies to certain The Khaksars came into con- industrial consumers in Britain Ing a brisk trade. flict with the police at Lahore in and safeguarding supplies of coal The restriction apparently re- needs before lates to household and some in-. March last year and following a for essential home disturbance in which 23 Khaksars exports orders are permitted. dustrial coal. It is understood and two policemen were killed, A number of licences which some shipments will still be' per- a guard had to be posted at the shippers were granted for export mitted of certain classes of coal residence of the Punjab Premier. this week have been withdrawn. of which there is at present a -Reuter.

Wales recently has been do- surplus-Reuter,

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