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THE CHINA, MAIL, JULY 4, 1941.

BRITISH TROOPS IN PALMYRA

French Garrison Surrenders To Tank Attack

NAZIFIED

OLD MEN

New Invasion Indian

OF VICHY Begins From Iraq Officer's

"The internal and ex- ternal policy of the mad- dened old men of Vichy gives sufficient confirma- tion they are now nothing but agents of German Fascism," says the Mos- cow newspaper "Pravda giving the first reaction: te the Vichy Government's decision to break rela tions with Russia.

The Vichy traders have taken

a fatal road and cunt me to b

tray the whole intere: 1 of 1.

!

1

erminal and anti-national

THE FALL OF PALMYRA FOLLOWING “A POWERFUL ATTACK BY BRITISH ARMOURED FORCES,” WAS ANNOUNCED IN AN OF- FICIAL VICHY COMMUNIQUE LAST NIGHT.

It was also stated that a

new British |

motorised column entered Syria from Iraq MEN SENT yesterday morning and is attempting to ad TO BEAUTY

vance along the Mosul railway.

The communique states: "The British PARLOURS

have increased their efforts in the Syrian desert and continued to bomb Beirut town. "After subjecting our positions

tillery,

the

British

It

will

bes

recalled that T

V.C..

THE KING HAS APPROVED THE POSTHUMOUS AWARD OF THE VICTORIA CROSS TO SUBADAR RICHPAL RAM, OF THE 6TH RAJPUTANA RIFLES FOR OUTSTANDING GAL. LANTRY IN ACTION DURING THE FIGHTING IN THE MIDDLE EAST.

This was officially

in Simla yesterday.

announced

It is the second award of the V.C. to an ind'an officer in this The first was awarded to

Premindra Singh 2/LA.

Bhagal,

Ministry of Food inves-war.

to violent, fire by reinforced ar-RA.F. Cairo communique report tigators are visiting May- the an Engineers, serving occupie! ed an attack on Vichy shipping fair beauty parlours to in-with the Royal Bombay Sappers For clearing up" 155 minefields French matumi Then policy Palmyra on July 3 as the result of Beirut harbour on Wednesdayvestigate the use of eggs, following the capture of Meremca,

a powerful attack carried out by night when explosions were eauN –

od on the central quays.

milk and other foodstuffs --Reuter. armoured vehicles.

in treatments for women's Vichy Protest

hair and complexions.

"The rupture of diplomatic

justi relations with Russia is fied by nothing. It is an offenc against the dignity and honour of the French people, whose fists

clenched, teeth

and set

arc sinews taut.

The hour of retaliation is co-

ing, when the Fascist bandits and their agents will be thrown out of France."

The Soviet newspapers mention mass arrests in France of people suspected of sympathising with Russia. Router.

ONE FIGHTS EIGHT

"This post fell after Its heroic defenders had for 13 days put up admirable resistance against the enemy forces which had a

both crushing superiority numbers and material. "South-east of Dier es Zor, un

discover will

The Vichy Government has pro-

They in tested to Britain against the boinb-

ing of Beirut.

the right bank of the Euphrates, our troops are opposing the ad- vance of a motorised column from Aby Kemal,

Damour Bombed

"Further north a new motoris-

According to the Vichy new.x agency a Note has been handed to the British Ambassador in Madrid. Sir Samuel Hoare, by the French Ambassador to Spain, M. Pietri.

Vichy Troops Cut Off

of

11 few

CHANGING COATS IN SYRIA

CON-

secrets.

Instead of sending girls to the beauty saloons, as they do in the case of food shops, the Ministry has given the job of finding out the beauty lawbreakers to men.

WHILE THE ALLIES The manageress

Q house

MAKE PROGRESS where the Ministry investigator TINUE TO

IN SYRIA, IT IS REPORTED had just called said:

"We have used no eggs or other FROM CAÍRO THAT A NUMBER TROOPS WHEN VICHY foodstuffs for treatments since OF war broke out," she said, "and ICAPTURED ARE ENLISTING IN told the official so.

THE FREE FRENCH FORCES.

it is that when It is believed "But there is nothing to pre- vent an unscrupulous person from known that they will not be em- deceiving a man who simply ployed against their former com- The Allied forces have gradual-comes to the office to ask ques-rades, many more will come over.

--Reuter.

Palmyra, key town on the oil ed column from Iraq this (Thurs-pipeline in central Syria, surren- day) morning crossed the Syrian Hered at 1.30 p.m. yesterday, it is frontier at Tell Kotchek and is officially announced in Jerusalem.

Lying trying to advance along the Mosul

150 miles north-east Damascus, Palmyra ulso hus railway.

important airfield.

of

an

"In the mountainous sector in A sergeant pilot tackled southern Lebanon there is patrol

activity and artillery fire on both ly encircled Palmyra in order

off any coast the

attempt by Vichy British cut eight Messerschmidt aides. On the

troops in the fortress to retreat to fighters single-handed in fleet bombarded our positions at

Damour. Our air force continued: wards Hoins. - Reuter, yesterday's R.A.F. fight- to bomb enemy troops in er sweep. He damaged Palmyra and Aby Kemal sectors,

one.

This is revealed in an Air Min- istry commumque which recails the same pilot brought down twa Messerschmits on an earlier raid. Another pilot shot off the

port with Messerschmidt wing of a

th

"On July 2 our fighters shot down a Hurricane and a Blenheim

damaged another! and seriously aircraft.

Beirut Bombing

"Beirut town was bombed by

one burst and a thiri left his the R.A.F. with increased violence victim a mass of burning wreck, during Wednesday night, Several

districts where there are no mill age on the ground.

objectives were seriously tary damaged by incendiaries and high

These incidents occurred during

a dog-fight between R.A.F. and German fighters in which the Ger- explosives. man fighters were in formations tieg among of eight to 12.-Reuter,

tion."

There were casual-

FRENCH

ANTI-SOVIET ACTIVITY

the civilian popula-rounded

TWO OFFENSIVE SWEEPS OVER NORTH FRANCE

ern

TWO OFFENSIVE_SWEEPS„over.north- n France were carried out by RIA/F/fighter squadrons › yesterday, says an Aln; Ministry communique...

Eleven enemy fighters were shot down

and six British fighters are missingg

Many of the Russians up in France after Vichy's break with the U.S.S.R. have been released, according to a communique released by the Vichy Government yesterday.

The communique says: "A great number of arrests were carried out as a necessary measure of national security ordered by Admiral Darlan,"

It explained the authorities had to assure themselves that "the position of all Russians in France was regular."

The arrested persons are to be brought before local "sifting com- missions whose task is to decide whether they can be safely set, at

liberty.

>

Round-Up. Continues

The rounding up of Communists ,according to, Hilversum radio, which ports that all Soviet citizens, In unoccupied France have now

in France continues,

"Bombers, which also took part man, 'plane definitelyydestroyed been arrested. Reuter,

in the operations, attacked rail-but said that another, five German way, targets in the Hazebrouckplanes wore so damaged that

St. Omer area. Ongi bomber, is their return was de biful--Rqu- U-BOAT

missing.

Only one. German aircraft was over. Britain yesterday, This crash-

ed on crossing, the coast in the

afternoon.

Many of the squadrons reporte, ed on, theis return that. It had

ter..

ARPHEXERCISES SUNK IN

IN MANCHUKUO BALTIC

been difficult to bring the enemy Taking no chances, in view of my

re-

An enemy submarine, probably to action, saya the. Alr Ministry, the present, uncertain situation, nows service, Actions took place three-dayain rald, exorcises are German, has been destroyed with mostly on the return journey, being staged throughout, Mah-depth charges in the Baltic by an unnamed Soviet torpedo-boat, ac- One squadron mot a dozen Mes-chukuo, beginning to-day...

the serschmidt 100's head on, dived: Sirons will warn the populace cording to "Krashy Flot," the through them and found Itself. all day to take cover from sham Russian, Navy's newspaper.

The Russian sailors said they mixed up with more than 30 Ger- air attacks until the all clear has mans.

sounded, The capital has a distinctly saw the submarine's hull

bubble In the fight that ensued the completo black-out with search-from which air. squadron claimed only one Ger- lights raking the sky,Beuter. issuing-Reuter,

tions."

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