1941-07-21 — Page 3

THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 21, 1941.

Page

ON THE TURKISH FRONTIER

British Troops Fraternise With Turk Soldiers Consolidating MASSES OF

In North Of Syria

CHURCHILL TANKS

Churchill is the name specially chosen by the Ministry of Supply for a

{{By Reuter's Special Correspondent with the new type of heavy infan-

Allied Forces in Syria)

try tank now being mass produced in British fac- tories.

They will probably be the most formidable Instruments produced by any army in the world for

WITH THE CLOSE OF THE SYRIAN CAMPAIGN, THE ALLIED FORCES ARE AL- READY CONSOLIDATING POSITIONS IN NORTHERN SYRIA WITH PATROLS OPERAT. they are heavily armoured, giving ING IN THE TURKISH BORDER REGIONS.

To-day shortly after noon, I had the memorable experience of watching the first meeting between an advanced British arm- oured patrol and Turkish frontier troops.

Armoured cars belonging to one of the oldest English cavalry regiments in the line, recently mechanised, patrolled up one of th frontier roads from Aleppo and contacted three Turkish soldiers with fixed bayono'. between two frontier posts.

The meeting was one of the friendliest. The soldiers similed and shook hands all round, although they were unable Ler understand each other, and cigin - ettes were exchanged.

The Turks were must interested in the armoured cars and climbed in and examined them

Getting On With It

They said that some of the times they had were due to ev、 aircraft, They had little prote- tion against air attacks.

On one occasion more thy

bumbers escorted ty tighte ground-straffed them en route but they declarest

th

was a bath "We haven't had one

Masterly Campaign

Although full detail of the part

Won

the maximum protection to the crews, and move at a startling speed over al kinds of ground despite their weight.

Their terrifle gunpower is con- centrated in a minimum of spar

it is not likely that many exist that can enemy machines for long stand up to their devas- tading fire.

If brought to a standstill, the "Churchilis" can be used as small forts.

The tanks which are still secret. move and manoeuvre with the ae of taxicabs, as the Premier Jound when he rode in one and Wastonished at the ease with which he could control it. Reu-

* I

DEATH OF MRS. A. E. COATES

His with rere that we have

Phor to this meeting we had for two months."' " walked ov Sun Yeopchdf rock. terrain to a Turkich trottet prest shaded by trees with the Hel Crescent Turkin Bag Huttering, in the breeze and a Jittle foutant played by the Pain The playing it the courtyard of the not

yet {''i] revealed, the le urord the death of Mrs. Gladys customs hatser

Britishers

Coutes, wife of Mr. A. E. Coates. for the manner in which i CragenpoWOT Cricket Club these forces, NE IFVung from!.

Bowler, which occurred orated in c'eating up Haban va suddenly at 'clock this morn- and Bagdad and then carried on ing at St. Teresa's hospital. the Syrian campaign.

*irs, Conte - vens gell known in They never complained and dies' Softball circles. having showed the highest degree of disc played for Curdinals two seasons cipline, proving ideal troop.. 1

ago.

She is survived by her hus- the hand, her mo’ber, two daughters.

Helen and Dorothy, two brothers, ¦ free sisters and many nephews and nieces to whom the greatest!

nathy is extended.

A Turkish captam and lieuten ant and customs dicial offered แร่ coffee, cigarettes and need water. The atmosphere was mori cordial.

To reach Syria's oldest ey. Aleppo. I had nestored some 20f miles through the heart +1 the country and frund the road

northwards humming with Allied transport.

There is no doubt that Syrian campinga

ዓ.

a masterly manner an: that credit is due to these fantom i sert columns in repaid to emans

morale breaking dewa in ce

We passed many Vichy military camps being dismantled and a Reuter. convoy of released British prison ers who cheered lustily.

Rows of Vichy Transport, gins and ammunition dumps lay de jectedly on the roadside withi soldiers packing the'r kit and pre-i paring to leave for the Tripoli i area which at present is the neut- tral zone reserv d for Vichy troops.

and

The Tyak aerodrome showed evidence of R.A.F. bombing, hangars were smashed large ammunition dumps blown sky high.

French Soldiers Depressed

The Aleppo airport, already oc-

cupied by the R.A.F. and buzzing

with activity, still shows the

'planos and damaged buildings.

funeral will Dass the monument at 5.15 pan. to-morrow.

LAUNCHING OF "V"

CAMPAIGN IN NAZI

OCCUPIED EUROPE

DESPITE SEVERE penalties in Germany shattered, remains of burnt out and German-occupied territory for listening In Aleppo itself there are still to British broadcasts, the German authorities several thousand Vichy soldiers have abandoned all pretence that the people sitting in restaurants next to are not listening to the British "V" campaign bably had been ground straming launched by Mr. Winston Churchill.

and airmen. It is rather strange

Vichy Air Force officers who pro-

one a few days previously..

However, there are no outward signs of animosity although Vichy soldiers seem deeply affected and depressed after the campaign.

Mystery Desert · Columns

Here I contacted for the first time the mysterious British and Indian columna who plunged thousands of miles across and fere derart from frag via Der ez-Orad - to Aleppo from the flank.

..

Looking very ft and sunburned these troops were in the finest fot-

On the contrary they have launched a campaign to claim "V" as the signal of Ger- man victory.

Last night Hans Fritscher, who, ing this sign,

has been described by Goebbels Enormous streamers have been as their ace, commentator, an- put up on the Eiffel Tower in nounced over the Berlin radio Paris while in Oslo, he said, large. that In Amsterdam, Rotterdam streamers bearing the symbol have and The Hague, glant banners are been hung in the railway stations. flying, bearing this symbol.

Leaflets containing the, sym In Prague flower beds have bol havo; also, boon, dropped been laid out in the shape of the from aeroplanes

letter "V" and the letter is print

In Belgium, he said, cars, lor-ed in contrasting colours in the ries and locomotives are all carry, newspapers. -- Router

00000

TURKEY PLEASED

GERMAN

AT OCCUPATION DOMINANCE

OF SYRIA

"The Turks are pleased at the estab- lishment of British military authority in Syria because they have become neigh- bours with their Bri- tish ally," writes the well-known Deputy Yaltchin in the Istan- bul paper "Yeni Sabah."

Arguing that this fulfils the basic prin- ciples of the Tripartite mutual assistance pact, Yaltchin says the Allies are leading Syria towards com- plete independence,

Reuter.

IN BALTIC

Reports

Lisbon

received in from the Baltic States, now occupied by Germany, suggest any idea

that these

which States, which the Ger- mans claim to have "liberated," may have had of independent freedom, was short-lived."

It is being made increasingly clear, these reports indicate, that national thought and action being subordinated to the Reich.

arc

The peoples of Latvia, Lithuania and to a less extent Estonia and the western Ukraine, are already sensing they are intended to be no more than provinces or protec- torates within the Reich as part of the plan for a Germanised Europe. Reuter.

AGENT-GENERAL OF

INDIA IN U.S.

The India Office announces that 00000000000 | the British and American Govern- ments, in consultation with the Government of India, have agreed BEIRUT POLICE to a reciprocal exchange of repre-

sentatives between the United States and India.

ORDER

Sir Girja Shanker Bajpai, who German and Itallan nationals in is a member of the Viceroy's Beirut, as well as nationals of Council, has been appointed first. enemy-occupied countries,

in the United are Agent-General "quired to register with the States, and the name of the olice within three days under an United States representative in seder issued by

the occupation India will be announced shortly. authorities in that city. -- Reuter. Reuter.

FRIDEN

CALCULATORS

A MODERN INSTRUMENT FOR MODERN REQUIREMENTS

Automatic Keyboard Release Full Automatic Division. Electric Carriage Shift Plus & Minus Bars. Selective Sweep Clearance Optional Dial. Clearance.

Flexible Keyboard Keyboard Clear Key Visible Decimal Marker Division Stop Løver Counter Control Lover

Sole Distributors:

DODWELL & CO

ALEXANDRA BLDG,

LTD.

TELEPHONE 20038