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ANZACS IN SIGHT OF BEIRUT Smothering Sporadic Resistance Early Fall Of

FAMOUS MONITOR SUNK

It was officially an-

Port Predicted

Advance

(By Reuter's Special War Correspondent

in the Syrian coastal sector) SPORADIC RESISTANCE IS BEING GRAD-

{ounced in London last Your Clock UALLY SMOTHERED BY AUSTRALIAN

British

night that the warships Terror and Lady- bird have been lost.

The Admiralty anduncement states that next of kin now hav. ing been informed, the Board of Admiralty regrets to announce that H.M. ships Terror (Com- mander H. J. Haynes (D.S.C., R.N.) and Ladybird (Commander) J. F. Blackburn, R.N.) have been lost as a result of enemy action during operations off the Libyan coast-Reuter.

Both Terror and Ladybird were sent to Africa from the Far East served many where they had

monitor) years, Terror (a Singapore, and Ladybird as а river gunboat on the Yangtse.

Terror was one of seven moni- tors built during the last war for bombarding the German-occupied Almost torpedo- Belgian coast. proof, she was of 7,200 tons and had two 15-inch guns of great range besides eight 4-inch and a number of A.A. guns.

Heavy Poundings

She poured nearly 600 tons of shells into Bardia and over 100 tons into Tobruk when the Bri- tish captured these two ports.

Ladybird was a river gunboat of 625 tons. She also took part in the bombardment of Tobruk and had a peace-time adventure in Chinese waters during Japan- ese attacks on merchant shipping in the Yangtse.

Terror's normal crew was 300 officers and men.-Reuter.

Invasion Ports Shaken

To-morrow Night

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Although no official instruction has yet been given regarding the alteration of clocks for the daylight saving scheme, was indicated this morning that it "may be taken for granted that it will come into operation OS from midnight to-morrow."

The clocks at mid- June 14 night on should be advanced to 1 a.m. on June 15.

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FORCES MARCHING TOWARDS BEIRUT AND AFTER TUESDAY'S BLITZ OVER THE LEONTES RIVER, WHERE A STIFF ENCOUN- TER WAS TURNED INTO AN AUSTRALIAN VICTORY, BEIRUT IS WELL IN SIGHT.

French non-combatants confirm British hopes that the Lebanon capital will not be too hard a nut to crack. No fortified lines or perimeters, they say, obstruct the route to Beirut and the port itself is completely ́un- fortified.

MALTA

RAIDERS MAULED

Ten enemy aircraft were shot down over Malta: yesterday, another is unlikely to have reached its base and others were 'probably damaged.

This is according to an official how statement which describes in the morning, a strong enemy

force was broken up by accurate

then- anti-aircraft fire and was engaged by RAF. fighters, result- being shot down into the sea and another probably destroyed.

ing in five enemy

A second force attempted to reach Malta in the afternoon but

Between these non-combatants are best qualified to speak of the was driven off by R.A.F. fighters, and their Australian captors there pollu's fighting qualities,

is a total lack of animosity. They describe the conflict as "dull" but warn that the Frenchman's hon- our makes him fight,

New Technique

of a new machine- They tell

technique gun

which increases To this extent German pro- paganda has been working at the value of this weapon, top pressure, and they declare with

sincerity steming

that there are no German troops in Syria.

Australians detachment of A landed among French troops hold- ing the north bank of the Leontes

VICHY PICTURE OF SYRIA OPERATIONS

THE AUSTRALIAN FORCES in "front of Sidon. have not been able yet to overcome French resistance, according to a Vichy news agency message yesterday afternoon.

The message states: "Fighting is severe accompanied by heavy and continuous bombardments of the coast by British naval units."

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RAF planes were French troops are entrenched in The Vichy news agency also re- active over the Channel town, states the Vichy message, rear of Terj Ayoum, evacuated by groves surrounding the ported "Fighting continues to the on Wednesday, yesterday afternoon, at- adding: "Australian attacks con- the French only tacking shipping off the tinue uninterruptedly, supported and the troops of General Dentz by tanks and heavy guns of a occupy strong positions five to six French coast and possibly naval squadron consisting of a kilometres to the rear. the invasion ports, Loud battleship, two cruisers and five destroyers, which have been explosions shook towns bombarding the fort for the last on the south-east coast of three days, England.

Damascus Zone

"In front of Damascus,-. de Gaulle troops on Wednesday con- tinued their attack against Kis- sout, 15 kilometres south of the Syrian capital, but according to latest news these attacks have been repulsed.

"Two naval units were hit by French destroyers which went to An Air Ministry communique, meet them."

last night, stated: "This issue after Dan aircraft of the Bomber Comm

escorted by fighters fighters. None of our aircraft is

It is pointed out in London a successful attack on missing."

ipping in the Channel. THERE WAS VERY LITTLE that reports of severe fighting were claimed on a ship of ENEMY AIR ACTIVITY OVER Issued, by Vichy may be put out out 1,100 tons which was Mett BRITAIN YESTERDAY, AND UP deliberately in furtherance of TO 6PM. THERE WAS NO RE- Franco-German plans to allenate ghter was anot PORT OF ANY BOMBS DROP- French sympathies from Britain.

pour escorting PED, ROUTER, VESZ SHEg thank

Reuter

Concentrated In horse-shoo nesta of eight guns, they аго surrounded by swarms of tree enipers, and without long PR paration and intensive mortar attack, are impassable.

R.A.F. fighters are not chal- lenged by any French aircraft, which have been seen over the

battle area only on two or three

occasions.

FRENCH OFFICERS AND MEN IN SYRIA ARE JOINING THE

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five more being sent hurtling into the sea.-Reuter.

Imperial Conference

NEW MR. PETER FRASER, ZEALAND PREMIER, WHILE IN LONDON WILL DISCUSS

THE MATTERS AS HOLDING OF AN IMPERIAL CONFERENCE.

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This was announced in Wel- lington yesterday by the Acting Premier, Mr. Nash, in reply to a parliamentary question.

Mr. Nash added that Mr. Fraser would communicate with the New Zealand Government later regarding this question-Reu'er. -

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