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SIANGYANG LOST

AND RECAPTURED

CHUNGKING, June 6 (Central)--Siangyang, important city on the west bank of the Han River, which was entered by the Japanese on June 1, was recaptured by the Chinese in a coun- ter-attack un June 3, according to milltary advices from the north upch front.

GENERAL

FRENCH POSITIONS EXTREMELY HEAVY

GERMAN

ATTACKS

ENEMY'S THREE BRIDGEHEADS

SOUTH OF THE SOMME

PARIS, JUNE 6 (REUTER)—ACCORDING TO AUTHORITA- TIVE FRENCH SOURCES, French troops are holding out against extremely heavy German attacks. It is stated that it may be necessary to cede certain unimportant positions,

The Germans are throwing especially big forces #gainst-the French left wing on the Somme, where they have three bridge-- heads on the south of the river.

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INTACT:

LEBRUN'S REPLY TO KING

TAILORED

TO

MEASURE

AND TO YOUR

NEW EXAMPLE OF SATISFACTION

COMRADESHIP

The following message has been sent by the French President, M.

Lebrun, to the King in reply to his CREAM GAB

Majesty's message: "I have been

greatly touched by your Majesty's |

and

According to the latest available vious threats have been aimed at message every Frenchman CREAM PALM BEACH

information, an attack is being Paris.

with

infantry. artillery

-To-army and the air force are the CREAM VIYELLA

armis

will have read it with emotion. pressed

FRENCH COMMUNIQUE

The heroism of the navy, of the. and aircraft. Some German tanks PARIS. June 6 (Reuter)

admiration of your French were also thrown into action yes-day's French communique says:

this brothers in terday"

The three "The battle which began Afternoon.

the and of people. The welcome principal points of attack were morning has become more intenso French Amiens.

Peronne and Aillette in the region of Amiens. Peronne given by Britain to French troops

and Alletta.

and the wounded being cared for Canal, north of Soissons.

Reports from all three points "The enemy has brought inte in British hospitals has provided a showed at the close of, the action important"forces, particu-new example of comradeship be

that the French Harly tanks and aircraft,

tween our two peoples. afternoon.

attacks "On the whole, these

"In the struggle now going on positions remained intact.

FAVOURABLE OUTCOME have been held. Our troops, even the. French front where British PARIS. June 6 (Reuter)M. when

resist and French soldiers of the north- passed by tanks. Reynaud, French Premier, address- energetically at points of support ern army will fight once more side ing the Army Commission of occupied by them, and maintain by side, the solidarity of our two countries and the ideals which Chamber this afternoon. gave the the positions. Information about the German "There was great activity of they hold in common will be made yet once more."-- offensive launched at dawn and jour aircraft in the past 24 hours." manifest suld "I give reasons for hoping for a favourable outcome of this battle," says an official conimunt que

STRONG OFFENSIVE

A French air communique states and that all French Infantry.

tank attacks were accompanied

M. Reynaud paid tribute to the by our air force formations." neroism of the French troops and Moreover, our light bomber air- the high morale of the whole na-craft displayed an ardent" offen- tion which was "resolved more stve spirit.

than ever to fight to the end with A certain number of planes, points the Allies for the liberty of the sent to attack roads and world."

.

BIGGEST BATTLE · French military circles de that the first day of may well be the biggest battle of all time has developed favourably for the Allies, says Reuter

cess

in the Peronne region, succeeded

(Reuter).

Man's Spirit Can Defeat Frankenstien

despite particularly violent Aghter, MELBOURNE, June 6 (Reutery copsi-activities in penetrating the bar-The Australian Premier, Mr. R.

tons what rage and dropping 15

of G. Menzies. addressed an enor- bomus on the allotted points.

mous audience at a "win the war" Great outbreaks of dre were rally and declared that German observed all over the battle feld. tanks

bombers, prepared

It is emphasised that the suc- atttained by the German armoured divisions in the previ- ous fighting had depended largely

and

"A very large number of enemy eight years, were thought,"irresis- tible and yet the Allies held them planes were brought down.

POPULACE THANKED

up proving that the spirit of man PARIS, June 8 (Reuter) I could defeat Frankenstien.

Governor-We are still masters of the sea on surprise an element which is a proclamation, the

General of Parks thanked the and we will soon be able to say now absent.

Allled aircraft are reported to populace for their proof that no we are masters of the air," he have intervened energetically In enemy enterprise can shake them. added,

It is now learned that 254 were the operations.

་་

FOR SICK AND WOUNDED CANBERRA, June 6 (Router) — Mr. Thorby, Minister of Health.

It was learned in authoritative Elled and 652 injured in Monday's circles in London that British sir raid on Paris, and nearly all troops are participating with the were civilians

The French Ministry of In-proposed that Australia should es- French troops in the battle which

formation denies the German tablish an organisation to care for opened today on the Somme,

Certain armoured vehicles ap-claims that many French fighters slek and wounded Allied soldiers in order to relleve British hos- peared on both sides of Amiens were shot down; or destroyed.

pitals. but at present there. Is nothing to suggest that there will be a great armoured attack,

It 15 now established that seven single-seater French fighters were shot down, and 14 were destroyed BO DIVISIONS

on the ground.

The enemy Information received here with

lost at least 25 regard to the battle in Flanders planes, many of them being mul- suggests that the Germans used tt-engined bombers about 80 divisione on the front.

battle and are believed to Have suffered heavy losses.

Ing.

ANTI-TANK DEFENCES

од

Of these, 10 divisions were arm- PARIS, June 6 (Reuter)-The oured, and five motorised. They Germans are for the first time were heavily engaged during the encountering the new French anti- tank defences, which consist, of successive points of support, solid- ly held and deeply spaced. It is calculated that the atma- oured divisions lost probably be-natural obstacles, such as water-

These depend

Improved tween one-half of their strength lines, rows of pits, abandoned the maintenance, arrange- villages which have been specially ments and organisation of the

fortified, and thick woods bristling Germans are stated to have been with anti-tank guns. extremely good. They probably Between these support points, it have a large number of reserve Is doubtless possible for tanks to tanks.

penetrate, but any such inaltration It has been suggested that the serves little purpose if German in- German tanks would not last fantry as well as vital supplies for very long and would soon be im- the tanks themselves are unable mobilsed. But it is pointed out to follow. that they could last probably several thousands kilometres and the distances covered during the

not now called Flander's battle, were

great. The distances then between 250 miles to 300 miles.

NO DEFINITE IMPRESSION

6 (Reuter LONDON, June

in

The Chinese made a re-entry into the city in the morning. Bitter fighting lasted until evening when they succeeded driving the Japanese out and regaining the city. The Japanese set fire to civilian houses to cover their retreat southward. A part of the Japanese were After heavy losses during last overtaken on June 4 at Wuanyen, month, the Japanese at Sinyang west of Icheng. about 20 miles on the Paiping-Hankow Railway in south of Stangyang, by Chinese south. "Honan have troops in pursuit. About 400 in reinforcements. The Chinese casualties were inflicted. Sharp troops are ready to launch fresh fighting is going on at Icheng. attacks at Sinyang, and Wusheng- Other Japanese units which kwan and Pingtaingkwan, strategic pushed toward Nanchang, about points on the south Honan border. 23 miles south-west of Stanyang,! were also repulsed on June 4.

FAHSIEN IN CHINESE CONTROL

YUNGYUN, June 8 (Central)—

Attempts were made by the Japanese to cross the Han River, along the lower reaches. Under Fahsien. along the Canton-Han- kow Rallway, 25 miles north of the protection of a squadron of bombing. planes a Japanese unit Canton, and 47 miles south tried to cross the river at Sha-Yingtak, returned to Chinese con- yangeren, about 110 miles west of trol on June 3 after fierce fighting

for its possession. Hankow, on the morning of June

5. Caught by Chinese concentrat ed fire, about 300 of them were killed in the river.

of

very

were

No definite mbression" can yet be gained of the progress of the new. battle which has begun, reported this morning's French communi-

4

The communique said that vio- Jent enemy efforts were being made between the sea, Laon and Soissons on a 110 mile from.

Was

CORRECT FIGURES OF R.A.F. LOSSES

One-Tenth Of Nazi Claims

A French spokesman says that violent "hallery bombing The Japanese at Fahsten were followed up with dive bombings increased to about 4,000 men with and massed infantry attacks. At It can

LONDON, June 8 (BW6)

" be computed from the

the Intention of removing the that time, "the German, did not Air Ministry communique issued Chinese threat. After enticing seem to have used their tanks to during the period that total Bri- STUBBORN RESISTANCE

since them to the. hilly regions north any extent.

tish aircraft lost in action Japanese crossing the river at of Fahslen, the Chinste heavily

Most of this front follows the May 10 "Is 302-less than one- Chungsiang, 40 miles north of attacked and defeated them, forc-

Somme Valley.

tenth of the total losses attribut- Shayangchen, and ar Talenklang, ing them to withdraw south of

From the coast, the French can-jed to the Allies in German claims. about 95 milles above Hankow, also Fansien.

trol the southern bank of the

Naturally, no official Agures of met with stubborn Chinese resis-

In the Tsungia sector the Chi- Somme.

the output of the aircraft in- be tance.

At the Amleps valley there is dustry are available. It can Renewal of large-scale nght-nese are pressing toward Kalhów ing at outer defence points of after the recapture of Leunghow a double-water line as the Somme confidently stated, however, that the total strength of the RAF, is Hankow 18 believed imminent. (Llangkow). About 500 Japanese Canal. follows the wr."

retreating from Leunghow were The southern slopes form a greater at end of these four weeks Since the middle of last month encircled and wiped out at Five kind of a rampart.

than it was at the beginning --- large units of Chinese troops have

Towards Soissons there is an in-four weeks in the latter part of been converging in the billy re- Finger H on June 3. glona at Lishan, Hwangan and In the Sunwul-Kongmoon sector terval of 12 miles between the which over Dunkirk beaches it strength of Macheng from south-east Honan, following the recapture of Muk- Somme and the Oise. This is the "engaged the main

and

in- west Anhwel and east Hupea.chow, the Chinese brake through scene of the present fighting. The the German Air Force After establishing contact, they the Japanese lines at Kutaing at new offensive seems to be develop-flicted upon them losses of at least four to one," to use the Fre- are reported to be pushing toward, dawn on June 3. Fighting took ing there. the Wuhan area.

It is in the region where premier's words on Tuesday. iplice in the streets of Kutsing.

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