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MAJOR BATTLE RAGING IN DAMASCUS REGION

British Armoured Column Takes

Takes Big Nazi Aerodrome

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WHILE THE ALLIED Forces in SYRIA ARE UNCONFIRM- EDLY REPORTED IN LONDON BY FREE FRENCH circles tO HAVE ENTERED BEIRUT, THE COASTAL TOWN AROUND WHICH HEAVY FIGHTING HAS BEEN PROCEEDING, LATEST ADVICES ON THE CAMPAIGN INDICATE THAT THE MAIN

Far East Included In Birthday Honours List

A former Governor of Hong Kong, Sir Andrew Caldecott, who is now Governor of Cey- lon, receives the Grand Cross of the Order of St. Michael and St. George in the King's Birth- day Honours.

A Companionship of the same Order is awarded to Mr. William Stark Toller, British Consul-General in Con ton.

Another Far Eastern resident, Major Ken- neth Morrison Bourne, Commissioner of Police in Shanghai, becomes a Commander of the Order of the British Empire-Reuter.

BATTLE IS BEING FOUGHT ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF DAMAS U-Boats

SEVEN DIRECT HITS ON TANKER

Seven direct hits were scored by British bombers in an attack not lasting more than one minute made on a 5,000-ton German tanker in the Dover Straits late yesterday afternoon. The tanker was left on fire with her decks awash and listing heavily. Reuter.

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BERLIN

DOES NOT LIKE IT

received

in

CUS, THE CAPITAL.

Though Free, French reports claim that the French in Damascus have sent plenipo- tentiaries to the Allied lines, presumably to negotiate a surrender, this is not backed up

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by official confirmation, and all indications Atlantic

AND NOW WHAT?

JAPAN'S FINAL INSTRUC- TIONS TO THE CHIEF DELE- GATE IN THE BATAVIA TALKS ARE REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN .DECIDED UPON IN YESTERDAY AFTERNOON'S SPECIAL LIAISON CONFER- GOVERN-

MENT REPRESENTATIVES

are that the easy advance of the Allied

Nazi surface raiders ENCE BETWEEN mechanised forces has now met with the and at least one Nazi sub- AND THE HIGH COMMAND. first major resistance since the Syrian border marine had been very Navealed after their receipt by

was crossed.

H.K. NAMES

IN HONOUR LIST

The Hon. Mr. M. K. Lo, member of the Legisla- tive Council since Octo. ber, 1935, has been

ap- pointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.) in the King's Birthday Honours List.

Dr. G. H. Thomas, Superinten- dent of the Tung Wah Hospital, receives the M.B.E.

Nature of the instructions wil

the Japanese delegation.

It is be ieved, in view of the

ment, Army and Navy officials, the instructions amount to an order for Mr. Yoshizawa to with- draw from Batavia, says a Japan-

Reuter, ese report. freighter

active in the South Reuter quotes Ankara Atlantic area when the radio as reporting the s.s. Robin Moor was re-recent mee ings between Govern- occupation of an import-ported to have been tor- ant and modern air field pedoed. in eastern Syria.

So state members of the crew of the United States The aerodrome, at Deir Ez Zor, "Illinois," which docked at Bos- was occupied by a British arm-ton from Calcutta and Cape Town the Robin Moor was sunk a few oured column advancing from yesterday.

trace of Abu · Kamal. Many German

The officers said they passed in fe-boats er wreckage. Reu- 'planes had flown there from Iraq. the vicinity of the said the announcer.

To the north of Dier Ez, Zor,

another British armoured column Syrian-Turkish frontier, and has has been operating parallel to the passed to the south of Ras El Ain, advancing towards Akche Kale.

THESE TWO COLUMNS MAY

CONVERGE TOWARDS ALEP-

PO IN FORCE.

Vichy Admits Advance

A "slight" advance by Imperial and Free French Forces along the coast road, north of the Litani River, in Syria, is recorded in a Vichy communique broadcast by Lyons Radio last night.

Reports

A supplementary list includes the names of Mr. Ho Wing and nounces the withdrawal of the The communique; also on- Madrid indicate that Mr. Wong Mau-lam, to whom Hia French Franco-German relations awarded Certificates of Honour miles north

Excellency the

Forces defending Merj Governor has

Ayoum to positions about 10 are being "embarrassed" in recognition of loyal and valu- level with Hasbeya.

of the town

General Dentz's Version

by the evident unwilling-of Hong Kong.

able services to the Government

ness of the Syrian French to implement Vichy's pro- mises to Berlin:

on a

The Hon. Mr. M. K. Lo will be warmly congratulated upon the honour conferred.

A hint of a retreat in the Merj For a con- Ayoum area was made in a com- siderable number of years he has : munique **: issued by General The diplomatic editor of the been prominent in the public life Dentz's headquarters and read A.B.C. writes: "The theme of the Colony, being particularly over the Beirut wireless Inst Berlin is that the Syrian struggle closely identified with social wel night. The is an Anglo-French affair: never fare organisations, including the claims to have held an Allied at- communique also. theless the lack of resistance, Tung Wah Hospital, the Po

(Continued, on. Pags,16) either through incapacity or Leung Kuk, and, more recently, owing to the effects of British the Anti-Tuberculosis Associa-ernment service sa Chinese Medi- and de Gaulle propaganda, can- tion. He has been on Unofficial cal Cicer for nearly 20 years, not leave the Reich Ind fferent Justice of the Peace for nearly having been occupied for many and it is not improbable that the 20 years and has served on vari- years at the Mental Hospital. nce of General Wilson's and ous semi-official bodies, including, He was appointed Superintendent neral Catraux's soldiers will the District Watch Committee and of the Kwong Wah Hospital in repercussions on the relùthe Chinese Füblia: Dispensaries 1938 and Superintendent of the between Berlin and Vichy” Committee,in Gavhen

Tung Wan Hospital Flater, the Was De Thoman has been in fpv same year

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