1941-07-07 — Page 16

THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 7, 1941.

BIG PUSH ON BEIRUT Australian Infantry Take Strategic Village SOVIET-BRITISH Sharp Advance CRUISER

ECONOMIC

·TALKS

The "To Kung Pao" claimed to have learned from diplo- matic sources that the Soviet-British

econo-

mic negotiations are drawing to a conclu- sion and an agree- ment will be signed presently.

The agreement will provide, among other things, the shipment of rubber and tin to the Soviet Union Central News.

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In Drive Along Coast ATOMS

THE ALLIES HAVE LAUNCHED A BIG PUSH ON BEIRUT, THE LEBANESE CAPITAL | AND_VICHY'S KEY PORT ON THE MEDITER- RANEAN COAST, IT WAS ANNOUNCED IN JERUSALEM YESTERDAY.

Patrols which on Saturday were flung across the River Damour, 10 miles sauth of Beirut, were followed yesterday by Austro- lian infantry who attacked along the north bank and captured the strategic village of El Boum, which represents a sharp advance in the drive up the coast. British bombers ham-

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ed on the north bank of the river and made the initial crossing by land forces possible.

They also bombed barracks and fuel installations in Beirut.

Beit-Din, 11 miles south-east of Beirut, where the left flank of the Vichy army in this sector rests, was similarly attacked.

Op the occasion of the fourth anniversary of the Sino-Japanese hostilities, to-day, u group of well-known Chinese writers in- cluding Kuo Mo-jo, Muo Tun. Hsu Ti-shan. Pa Chin,

Ching Sung, Hsia Ying and Hu Feng, the world during the past four jointly addressed a letter to years; qf>Walečkem

men and

George Bernard Shaw, H. G. The letter also urges all - Wells, Romain Rolland, Albert of letters to unite together Einstein, Thomas Mann and other use the pen to awaken peace- famous authors, expressing ap-loving nations to extinguish the preciation of, the encouragement flames of Fascism which are and moral support accorded

the Chinese by the intelligentsia

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forces have been resisting stub- bornly along the Damour River for more than two weeks.

While the Aliled troops arol

the closing in on Beirut from south, another column is main. taining pressure on the city from Damascus.

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From Mazar, the Vichy troops! are shelling the advancing Allies and yesterday the intensity of the bombardment was reported have increased slightly:

The centre of the front remain- ed quiet yesterday, with the Vichy troops still holding a number of| points in the vicinity of-Husbaya. Another Allied success is re- ported from central Byrla,

the where

armoured which captured Palmyra

miles now reached a point 25 from Homs, vital railway jurse- tion from Tripoll and Aleppo, chief city of northern Syria.

Pincer Move

column

has

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This column was earlier ported to have occupied without opposition "Post Four," 33 miles from Palmyra, on the Mosul- Tripoli oll pipeline.

IN THE NEW ADVANCE TWO- THIRDS OF THE DISTANCE FROM PALMYRA ΤΟ HOMS HAS NOW BEEN COVERED.

The whole of Northern Syria, Including Aleppo, is this threa- tened by the pincer movements| of three Allied columns driving along vital arteries of the coun. try Reuter.

Neutral circles state the Vichy forces are running out of supplies and resistance is not expected to last very long, says International News.

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Battle Joined For Main Russian Defence Lines (Continued from Page 1)

BATTLE IS IN PROGRESS" IN THE PARNAPOL AREA, WHERE THE GERMANS ARE TRYING: TO CUT COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN. CENTRAL AND THE UKRAINE.

RUSSIA

The Germans also claim they have cut the Leningrad-Mur mansk railway, in the north, at several points, adding they have taken 300,000 prisoners since the

broke dat

war

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Hungarians Off Dniester?

official communique Issued in Budapest yesterday claimed that Hungarian troops had reached the Dijestar River, on the old Russian frontlor with Bessarablad BANDA This would place the Hungar lans in close proximity to the southern extremity of the Stalin Line International News Ser

•vice.

The prafix special" to totograms, fe used by the "Gunday Horæld' and "China | Mall" to Indicate "naws which is strictly copyright, under the provi elöna ofaćtira Talocommunicationa: Or dinahoo, 1930, and may not be reprint nd under any circumstances, althor wholly or in part, without prior ar 'randament,

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Two torpedoes struck the war- ship's magazine, blowing the ves- sel to atoms.

The thugs were unable to ob- tain access into the godown pro per and no property was stolen. -International News Service.

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AN ADMIRALTY ANNOUNCE- | RYING MENT IN LONDON ALSO RE-CAGLIARI BASE. INTERNA- VEALS THE DESTRUCTION TIONAL NEWS SERVICE.

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