1941-06-20 — Page 38

(Page

Lavendel

BORATED:

ALCUM

A FRAGRANT REFRESHING

AND ANTISEPTIC

FOR GENERAL AND NURSERY USE

A.S.WATSON & CO.LTD.

HONO HONO & CHINA

ESTO 184'

WATSON'S Borated

WITH

TALCUM POWDER

IN TWO DELIGHTFUL

FRAGRANCES

LAVENDER

OR

ROSE

MILD ANTISEPTIC

A

QUALITIES --FULFILLING ALL THE REQUIREMENTS OF TOILET POWDER FOR GENER-

AL AND NURSERY USE.

THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY

A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD.

QUALITY

AND

SAVINGS!

For ...

GROCERIES, BUTCHERIES,

FRUITS, GREENS AND

SUNDRIES.

THE ASIA COY.

YOUR FOOD HEADQUARTERS

Of Kwan Building.

Dea Voeux ftd., Central

JOHN

HAIG & Calra

MARKINCH GOLD LABEL

•HOYEUR SCOTCH WOVIEKY"

Teis: 20416

22338

TEL. 20016.

DOZ.FRES

"

Don't be Vague

ask for

Haig

NO FINER WHISKY GOES INTO ANY BOTTLE

Sole Agents;~~ .

GANDE, PRICE & CO., LTD.

Tel. No. 20135.

Hong Kong.

Obtainable at all Wine Dealers, Clubs & Hotels.

THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 20, 1941:

CLOSING IN ON DAMASCUS

THE ALLIED TROOPS WERE REPORTED IN CAIRO YESTERDAY TO BE NEARING THE GATES OF DAMASCUS, AND EVENTS ARE ALSO DEVELOPING FAVOURABLY TO THE ALLIES ON THE COAST, WHERE STEADY PROGRESS IS BEING MADE TOWARDS BEIRUT,

While there is always the possibility that the Vichy troops may make a stand half way between Sidon and Beirut, it is hoped in Cairo that the Beirut-Damascus line will soon be in British hands.

This will leave Tripoli, Homs and Aleppo as the chief towns still held by Vichy.

Yesterday's British G.H.Q. com- munique said progress bas again been made by the Allied forces' in the coastal sector, while fur- ther important positions have been captured just south of Damascus. In

the central

sector the

Allied troops successfully ro- captured Kueneitra, while strong Vichy forces in Merj Ayoum have now been sun rounded, it announces.

Air Cooperation

Collier

Sunk By

Aircraft

The British ship

The bombing of positions which were holding up the British troops "Empire Warrior," from Middle East Newcastle with coals for Portugal, was sunk by

near Damascus, was reported in yesterday's R.A.F.

communique.

Combined forces

of Australian

and R.A.F. bombers, it says, at- aeroplanes some distance

tacked the positions.

AL Beirut, shipping in the harbour was bombed, one very

from Villa Real de San Antonio, close to the

near miss being made on a des- Spanish border.

troyer.

60

Two Vichy aircraft were shot down at Souedia, about miles south by east of Damas- ous.--Reuter,

General Dentz Decides

To Fight

BRITISH TROOPS WERE RE- PORTED BY THE MILITARY

The crew of 25, of whom two were wounded, were saved by a

destroyer Portuguese

and 11 ashingboat.

Members of the crew who arrived In Lisbon yesterday stated their convoy was attack- ed off Cape St. Vincent by a submarino.

A call for help was responded

British to by a

seaplane. The Latter attacked the submarine SPOKESMAN IN JERUSALEM which made off and was possibly YESTERDAY AFTERNOON TO sunk. Reuter.

FROM

BE STILL PRESSING THE SOUTH-WEST OF DAMAS- CUS AND HOLDING THE DAMASCUS ROAD RUNNING DUE SOUTH TO KISWE.

But they are stated to meeting with artillery opposition in their attempts to press north- wards from the slopes of Jebel Kabl.

In the coastal sector Austra- Ilan cavalry patrols have reach. ed Wadi Zoni, 16 miles south of Beirut.

Hitherto over 1,200 officers and

men have surrendered

Allies.

to

the

COTTON AS

BUILDING

MATERIAL

A special building IT 18 NOW ASSUMED THAT material being manufac-

BLOOD MONEY

Those who leave saving to others are traitors, said Lord Kindersley at East Grinstead, Sussex, War Weapons Week "Money has become in the something nature of a sacred trust for the winning of the war, and when it is spent unneces- sarily it becomes tainted with the blood of those defending

Us.

"

LULL ON CHINA FRONTS

(SPĘCIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")

The Chinese military spokesman in Chungking, reporting a lull in the. fighting on all fronts, said this indicated that major battles were looming, with both sides prepar- ing.

The spokesman pointed out that Japan is in a dilemma, not know- ing whether to go west or south, and not having sufficient strength to do either.

Ho confirmed reports that more than 100 Japanese war veggo'a are manoeuvring off the Cheklang coast.

The spokesman speculated that

GENERAL DENTZ INTENDS tured in the United the Japanese are probably not

DEFENDING DAMASCUS BY FORCE-REUTER.

States from surplus cot-going southward but are using the naval concentration as a show of ton was mentioned in the force to exert pressure on the Netherlands East Indies for more Commons by a question-successful negotiations, Interna-

tional News Service. er yesterday.

Slow Progress The big tank battle of the last few days in the Western Desert may now be regarded as finally He suggested Britain might concluded, with the German acquire, some under the Lease given a salutary taste of the Al- and Lend Act to build houses to lies' ever-growing strength on accommodate British workers or their front.

evacuated industries.

In Syria, the British advance along the coastal · sector from Sidon to Beirut is slow. It now seems increasingly likely that the Vichy forcea wili offér resistance before Beirut.

The Parliamentary Secretary, Mr. Hicks, replied that at pre- sent British resources were adequate to provide materials for such purposes.

He added, however, that on- Fighting continues around quiries are already boing made Damascus, including the vicinity regarding of Mezze aerodrome,

the experimental. indicating material in question,-Router.

that the offer by General Wilson | to General Deniz in his broad- cast from Palestine radio to al- low the Vichy troops to vacate Damascus. In order to avoid shell- ing the city, has not been accepted. Time limit of the offer expir- ed on Thursday morning. - Reuter.

FORGED BANKNOTE

CHARGES

A remand for three days was granted by Mr. D. J. N. Ander son, at Kowloon this morning, -to enable the police to make fur- ther investigations into the case In which Leung Sang, 27, 18 charged with uttering and pos- session of forged "bank÷notes.

Nothing to report" up to 6 p.m., said an Air Ministry com- munique issued In London last night and quoted by Reuter,

DRASTIC NEW U.S.

KOREANS

ROUNDED UP

IN SHANGHAI

· (SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL")" A Korean gang arrest- ed by the Shanghai police are to be handed over to the Japanese for further

SURTAXES questioning on charges of

THE US, HOUSE OF REPRE-

writing extortion letters

Koreans

SENTATIVES WAYS AND to theatres. MEANS COMMITTEE YESTER- The gang is said to have bean DAY DECIDED TENTATIVELY behind the recent wave bomb- TO RECOMMEND DRASTIC ings in cinema houses. INCREASES IN SURTAXES ON S is reported the INDIVIDUAL INCOMES AND A wrote 23 letters demandin TIGHTENING UP IN THE COR-tection money. PORATION AND EXCESS PRO. KWhen the large trapolo FITS TAXES IN ORDER TO cinema balked, a bamb

explod RAISE AN ESTIMATED, ed during a performanos, $2,480,000,000!".. ADDITIONAL there were no injurias. REVENUE.

Police, posing as theatre repres The new individual income sur sentatives, mat the gangsters at an tax schedule is said to more than appointed place but brought hand double the tax bill of every tax-cuffs not money-International payer, Reuter,

News Service.