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THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 9, 1941.

British Attacking Along Main To Damascus

Road

BALTHOUGH OFFICIAL CIRCLES IN CAIRO ARE AS YET-RE- TICENT REGARDING THE "PROGRESS OF THE BRITISH, IMPERIAL AND FREE FRENCH FORGES WHICH STARTED THE INVASION OF SYRIA AT 2'0'CLOCK ON SUNDAY MORNING, 'IT IS KNOWN THAT THE ADVANCE INTO THE TERRITORY IS PROCEEDING AND THAT FIERCE FIGHTING HAS OCCURRED, AND IS STILL RAGING, SOME 20 MILES FROM THE SYRIAN FRONTIER.

While Cairo announces that the Allied troops advancing into Syria have made some progress, it is not known in Cairo whether opposition has been encountered or what are the reactions of the French in Syria, and authoritative Cairo circles are without any very definite news of the situation.

It is officially announced by R.A.F. Head- quarters in the Middle East, however, that British fighters covering the Allied advance into Syria have encountered no opposition.

Only actual news of Aghting! comes from Vichy, where ú Petain Government announce- ment, quoted by the German radio, says the British troops in

HENNESSY

Syria are marching in a souther- ROAD CAR

ly direction.

The announcement says fierce

*

battles are going on in the moun- FATALITY

isine of Djebel Druse, just south

of Suweida, which is about 20

miles from Syria's frontier with A fatal traffic accident Transjordan and some 55 miles occurred at about 9 a.m. south-south-east of Damascus.

to-day, in Hennessy Road,

PETAIN AND DARLAN IN

A HUDDLE

Marshal Petain and Admiral Darlan hur- riedly conferred as soon as the news of the advance into Syria reached Vichy, states Rome Radio, quoted by Reuter from London this morning.

ASSAULT ON TRAM CONDUCTOR

Anthony Francis On Road To Damascus near the Kwong Sang Carmo, 21, Dairy Farm

Firm,

The Vichy

armoured detachments" of Bri-

when

a

Hong news agency says

Company Inspector, was that "strong motorised and Chinese cyclist was killed, charged before Mr. H. G. tish and Free French troops, sup- in a collision with private Sheldon, K.C., at the Cen- No. 200, driven by tral Magistracy this

ported by artillery, are encounter- | car

ascus.

ing resistance on the road to Dum- Shum Tsok-shu, engineer (morning, with assaulting

General Dentz's headquarters employed by the Nan

are

first

En-

tramcar а

conductor, Chau Chuen, and

a

the at Beirut, and communique from there

Yang Tobacco Company. nounces that the R.A.F. bombed The car was proceeding along the aerodrome at Mezzo. near Hennessy Road from west to motorman, Siu Wah-hok, Damascus, yesterday morning, east, when deceased, Ng Sze-kit, on a tramcar in Queen's "causing damage but no casual- 25, beef-store fokl, riding on the Road Central, near Gar-

bicycle from the opposite direc-

ties." The R.A.F. have twice raided

tion, crashed into the front of den Road. Beirut, setting fire to oll dumps. the car. Ng was rushed to Mr. W. A. MacKinlay appeared

The French communique says

A. hospital, where he died shortly for the prosecution. Mr. H. British troops attacked the after admission.

de B. Botelho pleaded guilty on southern frontier of Syria atid

behalf of defendant. Lebanon from 3.45 yesterday morning and "contact was made with our advance posts, which engaged the enemy in accordance

NIGHTSOIL

with the tasks assigned them." COOLIES

The Allied line of attack stretches from Meri Ayoum, near the Lebanonese coast, to the southern point of the Djebel Druse country, according to military quarters in Vichy,

No Continuous- Front

FINED

and

Mr. ..Mackinlay said that about 1.30 p.m. on May 31, ac- cused boarded tramcar No. 99, at the third class entrance. AcC- cused walked through the third. class compartment, passed through a door and ascended the first-class stairway.

The conductor gave accused Two night-soil coolies employed the option to get off the tram, class by the Urban Council, Wong Wah, or to return to the third 22 and Hiu, Wah, 22,

an section. Accused struck the con- unemployed, Li Wing, 26, were ductor on the mouth with his THERE IS NO CONTINUOUS charged with impersonating pa-fist. When the motorman went what was the FRONT BUT THE ALLIES ARE lice officers before Mr. D. J. N. up to find out

..the ATTEMPTING TO ADVANCE Anderson at Kowloon this morn-matter, he was kicked by

accused. IN SINGLE COLUMNS

second

ATing.

ap-

WIDELY SEPARATED POINTS. Det Sgt. C. Dowman said 'that Mr. Botelho; who pleaded guilty

General Dentz's

the on behalf of accused, told the at 1.45 am, on Saturday, com- munique said: "British troops complainant, Ho Wing, 22, house Court that his client was very continued their attack in the boy, was walking in Prince Ed-sorry for what he had done.

ward Road where accused

Mr Sheldon, ordered, accused Our south throughout the day.

declared they to pay $10 compensation to each forces are defending themselves proached him, brilliantly along the whole line. were police officers, and demand coniplainant.

"Three enemy aircraft

a basket which ed to search have been brought down and several complainant was carrying. When armoured vehicles destroyed.

complainant insisted. that they "Beirut, was bombed at 3.30 produce their: Identification cards, Arst ..aci and 6.30 p.m. The first raid was hether struck by

cused. Sanitary Inspector -F. without result but in the second two small oil storage tanks were Fowler appeared on the scene hit, causing a fire.

and had accused arrested.

The aerodromes near Damās cus), Neras and Rayak were bombed but no serious damage was 'caused.—Reuter.

Advance From Irag

British troops are Rulso advancing into "Syria from Iraq, along the River Euph.. rates, according to a Vichy report quoted by: Reuter.

BERNHARD

IN CANADA

Prince Bernhar lands he arrived. Itron

visit to see

Reuter

GALLANT POLISH DESTROYER

The two night-soil coolles" were each fined $50, or two months'

THE PART PLAYED BY THE hard labour, and, the third ac cused,...who "had, one previous POLI@H"DESTROYER, PIORUN, conviction was given three IN THE OPERATIONS AGAINST, months",

THE BISMARCK, 18 DESCRIB ED IN AN "ADMIRALTY-COM- MONIQUE, 188UED SELAST {NIGHT-IN: LONDON, AS “VERY, IGA LUANTIĽAND EFFICIENT"ES The Pioruni engaged the Nazi battleship in a most spirited manner" after being the first in the "destroyer force to spot the enemy.

U.S. ARMS FACTORY GUTTED

SFIRE "PRACTICALLY. DE She sustained no damage or

·STROYED". THE "WHEELING casualties although she came un MACHINE PRODUCTS\COM, der heavy fire" from the Bismarck. PANY FACTORY

ING: (WEST:{"VA)

r- MAKING "SHELL

unexpectedly | CAUSE OF "THE EI

KNOWN.

The Su fied to sa spread

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of the Ohio “F

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is practically destroy