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LARGE GERMAN AIR FORCE SHIPPING PERSONNEL STATIONED IN SITUATION SYRIA: LANDING MADE AT LATAKIA STATES REPORT

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ANKARA, JUNE 4 (REUTER)-GERMAN" PROPAGANDA IS VERY ACTIVE AMONG THE MOSLEMS in Syria, it learned hert. They are making, great play with the Jewish question and are also distributing food. One hundred and twenty trucks of sugar, wheat, rice and aviation spirit have arrived at Aleppo. The food was given to the populace while the spirit was kept for the Luftwaffe.

As regards the local population. all experts agree that the Syrian Christians are openly pro-British. German propaganda has also failed to succeed among the Shia Moslem minority while the attitude of the French is mixed.

reported is

that recently, from three fights sent up to Chass

LABOUR PARTY CONFERENCE

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the British from the Ryak air-

port, two joined the British and flew to Palestine, Syria's main all refinery at Tripoll was

by dir damaged by sabotage early in

Working People Ma

Ready Το Make Sacrifices

LONDON, June

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(Reuter)

Labour today is united in the cause

The more I talk with those cently in Syria the stronger is the Impression that whoever gets to Syria first, whether British Ог Germans, will meet with very little opposition.

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with

SERIOUS

GENERAL

Great Britain Still. The

Master In Mediterranean

LONDON: Jans 4 (Reuter), Although the Joss of Crete is un- pleasant and adds to the difficulties facing the British Navy, Bri- LONDON, June 4 (Reuter/Thetain remains master of the Mediterranean. Effective air support shipping situation is very serious,is a necessary adjunct to naval operations, depending in its turn Mr. Enimanuel Showell, MP., told en ample air bases, and this is nowhere more appreelated than the Labour Party conference yes-th the British Navy, writes Reuter's Military conmmentator. terday.

"Unless we can speedily repair our vessels damaged by enemy as

tion and replace those lost by the

result of our own efforts and the help of America, I doubt whether victory is within" sight," he said.

of coast line along which aerodromes are located, while the

The British naval base at Alexandria is backed by long stretches plains bordering the sea here permit the establishment of as many

more aerodromes as are necessary.

Moreover, the Hne of the Medi-

fat

terranean coast forming a sharp CHUNGKING RAID

In the ultimate, he added, vic-angle with Egypt to the south and east tory rests on the Inviolablilty of Palestine and Syria to the

forms two flanks from which" Alex-|- our sea power.

andria can, well” be „covered from the air.

WARSHIP PRODUCTION WASHINGTON, June 4 (Reuter) production "miracle" of war. ship building was demanded by Colonel Frank Knox, Secretary of the Navy, yesterday.

mand the seas.

alr

CASUALTIES

Over Seventy Killed In Dug-Out

The mouth of this big angle or Day is covered by Cyprus, which the British bold and on which kerodromes can also be situated,

CHUNGKING, June 4 (Renter) Addressing a conterence of ship thus enormously strengthening the Casualties in Monday's bombing builders, he stressed that his de

British mand was made in order that the Eastern Mediterranean. But this in any previons raid this year, control over the were probably higher than those

United States And the Britis

control will be badly weakened if according to reports from various navies should continue to comthe Vichy French are permitted to quarters.

He continued:

allow the establishment of a Nazl Many factors contributed to this *There can no

air force on Syrian aerodromes misfortune. Seventy-seven people longer be any doubt that this war will be determined by two things, and Nazi troopers to control Syrian were killed and wel- not one thing-successful com and bination of sea and air power."

SERVICES TAKEN OVER NO TIME TO LUSE

Another Washington message Mr. George Gibson, Chairman of Apparently there are no Ger-states that the United States mer the Trades Union Congress, said mans in uniform in Syria yet, only chantmen are to take over all Bri that the working people would not a large air force personnel

and tish shipping services from Cana- be behind if the country reached ground staff. but according to ada and the United States to Aus the stage when further sacrifices Turkish resident in Syria of long tralla and New Zealand.. were called for, but there would standing. "every day the Germans be no wage cutting until unlimited ure growing inore dividends were sacrificed.

imore active."..

of freedom, declared M. Camilie Everybody cerme disgusted Huysmans, President of the La- Vichy mis-rule and would bour and Socialist Internationale. come the restoration of law at yesterday's session of the La- order. bour Party Conference.

Announcing this arrangemen'. powerful and the Maritime Commission states: "This will release 12 British ves- The session concluded with the Britain has no time to lose. ne sels for Britain's own war efforts delegates standing in silence in added, as the Germans are doing honour of comrades on the Con-,their utmost to stir. up religious tinent suffering under the heel of jdiscord. He would not be tyranny. They sang the "Interna-prised if religious riots and fights tionale."

broke out at any moment.

TURELY CONCERNED British Labour will never yield. ANKARA June 4 (Heuter)-The declared the Minister of Labour Turks continue to be highly con Mr. Ernest Bevin. broadcastingcerned over Syria.

BROADCAST TO U.S.

sur-

to the National Conference of Deputy Sadak, writing in Axsam, Social Workers in the United which is close in the Foreign States.

Labour, he said, was wholeneart edly supporting the war because they believed it righteous.

Office. states: "France has na claim to Adana nor Syria. The Turks only gave up on condition the country is, eranted" indepen- "We are determined to preserve denne.” our spiritual inheritance. We will is lunacy for defeated France

not be driven back into slavery, to talk about claim to

PRUSSIAN POLICY

:

"What has been 50 very en couraging in the evolution of your relationships has been the growth

and domination."

Adana.

ORDERS PLACED qulety and rapidly "strengthen

RESHUFFLE OF FUKIEN

ports.

IMMEDIATE ACTION

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many were in- jured in one dug-out which "was constructed, not for the populace but for trucks, This dug-out was, all without any protection at the en- im-trance.

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many

no

This must be prevented at | cust. and it appears that

mediate action is necessary. There

After an urgent sjarm, is no time for hesitation and delay people flocked into this dug-out The kid gloves must be taken off for trucks which enters straight The Vichy Government may be into a rock for some distance regarded as unfriendly, but Vichy without any turns. It has people or half the French soldiers are in all dug-outs for the popu does not carry half the French stones at the entrance. as there

would willingly join the cause of with it. These hate the Nazis and lace.

One bomb landed directly in the democracies if only they saw front of the entrance. some support within reach.

Many men who remained with General Catroux, the Free their boats" were "killed and their | French C-in-C in the Near East boats were blown up. when bombs is believed to be in Egypt and per dropped in the Yangtse and Chia-

PROVINCIAL haps General Charles de Gaulle ling river fronts.

GOVERNMENT

CHUNGKING, June 4 Cen- tral) A partial reorganisa tion of the Fukien Provincial Government was effected by decision of the Executive Yuan at its meeting yesterday morning.

The resignation

successor.

the Free French leader. is also there.

TALE OF HEROISM Casualties were high at Chiang-

The immediate occupation of peh, a densely populated town on

the north Syria "headed by the Free French

bank of the Chialing should be undertaken forthwith.

river opposite Chungking. where many bombs were dropped.

DECISIVE MOMENT

sequences are in the balance and CHUNGKING AIR

Upon the petition of the Kwel- Britain must not be slow in using chow Provincial Government, Mr. her power. With the Syrian alr Ho Chi-wu was appointed the delds in British hands, British con- first Mayor of Ewelyang Munjel trot of the Eastern Mediterranean pality.

'would be assured, provided

only

RAID HAZARD

A tale of heroism is told of an If the R.A.F. is solidly establish old woman who was killed in an ed along the whole Eastern Medi- attempt to save the life of .. terranean coast line from Aleppo child. When the raiders appear. of Mr. Ha, to Halfa, backed by firm bases in ed, the child was running in the. therefore Labour. in common with What connexion has this with the vincial Government was accepted will be safe and the British naval already safely

Hsueh-yu as a member of the Pro Iraq and the Persian Gul, Cyprus street. The. old woman, who was the whole nation, is determined Franco-German rapprochement?

sheltered. dashed to see this bitter struggle through

Mr. Pao Ko-yung was relieved, of base at Alexandria will be secure out into the street to bring the From the political and military his.concurrent post as Commis- to a victorious end.

point of vlew It is imperative

Delay in the occupation of Syria child into the dug-out, Both were sioner of Reconstruction and Mr.perfaltting a Nazi occupation there killed. (Britain take over Syria especially Lu Kwel-hslang appointed The Prusalan policy is the jas military experts how hold that

his would jeopardise all. Grave con- very anti-thesls of that of the the Germans will try to establish United States Itself.

themselves in Syria prior to attacking Cyprus.

NAZI STRENGTH LONDON, June 4 (Reuter) - of the policy of good neighbour- Broadcasting from Ankara Jate liness, one which has encouraged last night, the National

The meeting alte approved of that the P.A.F. Is strongly rein Casualties Reduced Broan. every lover of the rights of man casting Corporation's correspon- the appointment of Mr. Kwan Chi- forced in the Middle East.

"To Minimum yu as Director of the Revenue-De- all over the world.

dent, Mr. Martin Agronsky, said:

Here is a decisive point and now partment of the Ministry of FIs the decisive moment. "The British "It stands out as a tremendous

CHUNGKING, June 4 (Central) continue conce.

rance in succession to contrast to Prussian

Mr. Kan militarismtrating troops in Palestine. Iraq

The anti-air rald defences in CRETE EVACUATION. and on Syria's southern and east-Ping-fang who will be transferred

Chungking are becoming morc to another post.

WELLINGTON, June 4 (Reuter) strengthened every day and as a ern frontiers while the Nazis

EDUCATION DEPT.

-Altogether 2,800 New Zealand result between January and May Mr. Ku Shu-sheng was appoint-soldiers are unaccounted for fol-this year there is only one caspa each day their grip on the poli- tical

ed Director of the People's Educa-lowing, the Crete evacuation, ac-ty for every three and a and military rein of

half French mandated territory.

tion Department of the Ministry cording to information at present bombs dropped on Chungking, de- clared a high official of the Air "The actual Nazi troop strength of Education and relieved of his in the Government.

is still

incumbent post as Director of the in Syru

too small

This was announced by the Act- Defence Headquarters. WASHINGTON. June 4 Reuter) effective action but it is hoped in

Popular Education Department. ing Prime Minister, Mr. Walter In 1939, the official said, every Two huge new orders, estimated this part of the world that the. Complying with a petition from Nash. yesterday.

bomb dropped caused five and to provide about 800. giant bomb British would not make the fatal the Ministry of Education, the He said thay the majority should a half casualties, while in 1940, ne ers, have been placed by the War mistake of underestimating Naz Executive Yuan, will issue an order probably be correctly recorded as rate was about one bomb for one Department.

blity for speed and organisation commending the services of the missing.

casualty. Some thousands, he added, had One of these orders placed with as they have done so many times late Rao Pu-ying, formerly Pro

The alarm systen, the official Consolidated. Aircraft Company in the past in the Middle East."

fessor of the National Pelping Nor-arrived in Egypt from Crete. further sald, has almost been per- of San Diego is valued at $226.836,-

mal University, who died recently, including 768 woundea,

fected. As soon as it sounded, all the residents seek cover in the dugouts long before the arrival of

number of casualties has been reduced to the minimum. |

KIAN RAIDED KIAN, June 4 (Central) — Eight Japanese planes, flying from their base in Hupah, early yesterday | morning raided Klan and dropped several tons of bombs over suburbs, most of which, however. fell on open spaces

FOR GIANT

BOMBERS

the

for

200. The second, placed with the S. AFRICAN, TROOPS Boeing Company of Seattle, is valued at $95,242,696.

FOR NORTH AFRICA COAL-MINERS TRAPPED IN the raiders and consequently, the

These orders are understood to PRETORIA, June 4 (Reuter- be designed to further Presdlent Feld Marshal Jan Smuts, broad- Roosevelt's bomber production goalcasting on the anniversary of the ut 500 large bombers a month.

departure of the South African |

CUMBERLAND BLAST.

LONDON, June 4 "(Reuter)

Lane

CHILDREN KNOW THE BOMBS

IN

Many coal miners are believed to The announcement of the plac troops for East Africa, said that be trapped in remote workings far under the sea at William Pit. ing of these orders followed quick- the Italian menace there had been Whitehaven, Cumberland, as a result of an underground explosion ly on the intimation made earlier eliminated and another is on Tuesday. that three large aircraft manu- trious chapter added to

South facturers, Douglas, Vega and Boe- 'African history.

Rescue workers from all mining areas in Cumberland rushed to. ing, had decided to pool all their South Africans were now going from serious burns, Rescuers were still striving desperately

the scene and some men had been brought to the surface, suffering resources to speed up the produc-forward to meet the more formid-night to reach the men still trapped,

Jast tion of a single type of largeable German forces in North bomber.

Africa. Heavier fighting was ex- William Pit is the oldest under, who were uninjured made a hazar pected. The country, therefore, sea coal mine in Britain having dous way to safety. With scarves needed a constant inflow of volun-been sunk in 1812. Some of its over their months some groped Darwin-So familiar have Eng- teers to keep the units at the workings extended seven miles un- along paat the explosion scene lish children become with German front at full strength and a new der the sea,

and staggered through the foul bombing raids that their play in call would not be made in vain. All men alive have now been air into the areas of the rescuers, the streets is interrupted only

brought out of William Fit.

Others scrambled up the return when they hear a high explosive men have air shaft.

bomb falling, according to Mr. B. been recovered, three others miss-

Oughton, who has arrived by fly. ng are

The scene of explosion is believed dend and 13

twing boat on his way to New Cale- un. dorida, have been taken to hospital with and three-quarter miles out

MASS DISMISSALS

OF OFFICIALS

LONDON, June 4 (Reuter) Eighty-two thonsand officials have

been dismissed by the German au-

thorities in the Moravia-Bohemia Troop-Carrier Plane

Protectorate, according to advices Downed Over Malta

received by the Czechoslovak au- thorities in London.

The bodies of nine

severe burns."

der the sea.

1 MALTA, June 4 (Reater)

Fire bombs hold no terror for into The dismissed officials include British fighters shot down

'HAZARDOUS ESCAPE

CAUSE OF EXPLOSION the children, he said. They are the civil servants in Government de the sea one Junkers-52 troop-car-

Over 60 men were working be The General Manager of the always ignored, but when partments in Prague, municipal rler yesterday afternoon.

Announcing this, a communiqueyond the area of explosion. Those plt said: 'The explosion was caus- whine of the high-explosive bomb

is heard the and local employees; postmen,

children leave the ed by beating, in old disused streets for shelters. As soon states that all British machines

23 allwaymen and school-teachers.

the bomb has exploded they re- These mass dismissals, are a returned safely..

There were also two alarms on workings....

"The spot was sealed off two gume.. whatever game they were tributed to persistent sabotage! The incident occurred during Monday

raid alarm

No incidents followed the Arst and a half years ago when gus playing. hamper the the second air which continues to

yce- terday, but on the first occasion while on the second occasion, was detected and the explosion More than anything else, the authorities.

war has brokeri down social bar- over enemy. aircraft, were driven off by came from that area. Recently four serious tallway ar-enemy planes merely flew

"The reasons are now being inriers. There is a spirit of cama- cidents due to untraceable causes the island, presumably on recon-anti-alrgaft fire dropping their

naissance.

bombs into the sen

vestigated."-

raderle, everywhere. had been reported.

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