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THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 25, 1941,

GOEBBELS' PICTURE OF INVASION POSITION

AUSSIES

ADVANCE

THE OFFICIAL GERMAN NEWS AGENCY IN SYRIA

Australian troops have made another important advance in the coastal sector front.

on the

Syrian

REPORTED LAST NIGHT: “TO-DAY THERE IS NOTHING TO INDICATE A SYSTEMATIC OFFENSIVE MOVEMENT BY THE SOVIET THE GERMANS HAVE TAKEN TROOPS. THE INITIATIVE.”

This statement followed a survey of theque issued from G.H.Q. in Cairo first two days of the campaign from which, artillery is already in action so said the news agency, the following points against the Vichy emerged:

"The German forces were advancing according to plan, the Soviet troops resisting desperately in some sectors.

"The Luftwaffe had shown superiority.

its

"The striking power, equipment and experience of the German forces had been 'well tested' in batt e and the next few days will show what defences the Soviet troops can put up against German might."

The news agency's review be- in gan by referring to "a breach

NAZI 'PLANES

This is revealed in à communi-

last evening, which says that

Damour.

position at

On Monday, British troops occupied Quetana and Gagana, to the south-west of Damascus, and are now advancing towards the Damascus-Beirut road. Free French and Indian troops successfully attacked and occupied

the

of north high ground to Parze. In the Merdj Ayoum area, further local our troops made. gains and fighting is proceeding. -Reuter.

SHY OF FLEET Merdi Ayoum Retaken

[BY A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT]

No further information is available in London of the Syrian situation and official confirmation

the Russian frontier positions" I am making my second has not yet been received of the

achieved by German shock troops

Vichy communique stating that supported by engineers, artillery trip aboard an aircraft-Merdi Ayoum has been captured and armoured divisions despite carrier. The first was on

by Allied forces.

Free French forces are known

"stubborn resistance."

cus

in

Damascus-

Speaking of the High Com-the history-making Illus- to be three miles north of Damas

and British troops are mand's "great reserve" regarding trious, which withstood the progress of the land opera-

position astride the tions, the news agency dismisses seven direct hits by 1,000] Beirut road. the Soviet High Command's re- ports of counter-attacks on "isolat-lb. bombs during the Ger- ed parts of the front" as following man dive-bombing attack.

"the notorious example of the Poles" and promises that the next few days will show "who right."

Naval Operations.

Despite the great distances

is

Britain has been quick to ans- wer the challenge of the German dive-bombers in the Mediterran- ean. This reflects the desires of the officers and men, who are determined that there shall be no

to second Illustrious incident.

flying orders issued by the second commander reads:

be covered, the Luftwaffe was The usual form of the daily scoring successes on all fronts and had "destroyed a great number of enemy aircraft, inflicted substan- tial injury to ground troops and destroyed transports of all kinds and communications in the zone of operations."

The German navy, the news agency claims, had made daring attacks in the Baltic and Back Seas in support of the German flanks.

Gunnery. From dawn on- wards, as arranged by Hitler and Mussolini, an unlimited number of high-speed targets are avail- able at short notice.

That means the British Fleet

The column which, moving east- ward, captured Palmyra, started from Iraq about a week ago.

British Wireless.

First

Moscow

Air Alert

Air Arm is out to rid the Medi- Moscow's first air raid terranean skles of the German alert lasted from 3 o'clock "aerial pests."

yesterday morning to 4.25

The news agency reports the "unusual case" of a Nazi U-boat Spötter Shot Down a.m. but it was later sinking a Soviet submarine.

Three times on this voyage officially announced that Besides mining the Baltic, the German reconnaissance 'planes, in spite of a heavy and German navy was mining seas taking a quick look at the Fleet close to the Soviet naval bases

"routine light anti-aircraft barrage which had led "to enemy losses" engaged in making a

sweep" of the Mediterranean and and the sound of shell escorting ships, tried to get home

this was just d the whole

-Reuter.

FINNISH NOTE TO POLAND

Finland

no

recognises the e

to bring bomber reinforcements. bursts But pilots of the Fleet Air Arm "realism" and took off from the aircraft-carrier

and shot down one and damaged two others, which were possibly brought down.

affair was a test of AR.P. precautions.

The population went quickly to Battleships, cruisera, destroy shelters while wardens and other era and aircraft carriers escort defence personnel went to their ed convoys within easy range stations and posts, and lorries of Goering's Luftwaffe bases, distributed fire-fighting material. but no enemy formations put At this period of the year the In an appearance.

already clear when the "raiders"

A Junkers 88, west of Crete, Moscow sky is dark for only a longer suddenly power dived out of the very short time and the sky was

rainy, misty skies, apparently. existence intending to bomb the convoyed flew over, and the sky was dotted of Poland as an indepen ships. British, fighters which had with red and black bursts as taken off from the aircraft chrground defences went into action dent State and yesterday rier a few minutes earlier met and observers noted the effect of

the test-Reuter. afternoon handed a Note the German half-way to his tar-

to that effect, dating from get A young British flight lieuten- yesterday, to the Polish ant machine-gunned the Nazi Minister in Helsinki.

plane's engine, forcing the pilot to nose downward, directly into Reason given is that since Po-bursts of flame from the anti“ land is occupied and administer aircraft guns and pom-poms of the ed partly by Germany and part-carrier and the accompanying ly by Russia, "the activity of the destroyers. The 'plane Legation rests without any practi-crashed into the sea. cal foundations

The Polish Minister has sent a Note of protest to the Finnish Foreign Ofee-Reuter

RACASE ADJOURNED

No Italians

CHINA'S CABINET MEETS

The latest developments in the

A day later another Junkers European situation were discuss 08 attempted to reconnoitre the ed at a meeting in Chungking Fleet Again British fighter yesterday of the Executive Yuan. 'planes went up and pursued the Dr Wang Chung-hui, Minister enemy at top speed.. It was last of Foreign Affairs, reported on

At the request Mr. Peter H. 'scen plunging soawards, the situation following the out- Sin, the masters of six trading. The fact that no Italian planes break of the Russo-German war. Junks, who were yesterday re- have been sighted during this while the Wax Minister General manded for exporting petrol with third broad week-long swing HoYing-chin, reported on the out a permit from the Controller across the Mediterranean suggests military situation in China, 24 of Trade, were remanded for five that Mussolini is allowing the In view of the importance of days by Mr. D. J. N. Anderson at Germans to run the air war as the discussions. the meeting was Kowloon this morning.

well as everything else belonging attended by all Cabinet Ministers, Bail of $250 each was allowed. tai

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