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The main British objectives, ac-¡ On this pelet, the NEW YORK cording to Agronsky's information. TIMES says: "It is
not Britain are Beirut. Aleppo and Damascus, that has broken faith. Every Forces from. Palestine are ap-Frenchman who is not binded by parently using the Hall-Beirut pan-Nazi propaganda knows that coast road.
only a Brush victory in this war Agronsky commented the only can re-establish the conditions way the Germans can help Vichy under which free deinocratie In Syria is by air and the next few France can live again."... days will show if they are success- ful.
Tehran
IRAN
*Hamadan
Shaken Out Of Our Complacency
BUT CONFIDENCE
REMAINS
"There has been a lot of criticism about Crete and quite rightly too, The SAN FRANCISCO CHRONI to my mind. The more vigorously CLE says: "There are two Frances we are criticised the more deter- In the meantime, he says. the now captive, Vichy France and mined it makes us to see that our British are believed to have made Free France. In the hearts of war efforts achieve success." sald effective politica: "groundwork in Frenchmen beyond the clutch of MR. HOWARD MARSHALL in the Syria before the beginning of the the Nazi fist. It is Free France course of a broadcast from London military action.
that Americans recognise."
yesterday in the series "News from The ST. LOUIS STAR says: "The Home". choice which the Vicky. Govern- made to 'defend Syria
OVER TO BRITISH
Mr. Marshall said that those who have read the
papers recently
Four thousand French troops ment armed with modern equipment, against the British means simply might imagine that they in Britain have gone over to the British in that Vichy is an enemy and should have lost faith in the Goverriment the Djebel Druse area, according to be so treated" the Berne correspondent of the NEW YORK TIMES.
MOMENT'S NOTICE
NEW YORK, June 9 (Reuter) Several units of the French Fleet in Toulon are ordered to be ready to sall at a moment's notice, ac- cording to the New York Times from Berne.
The HERALD-TRIBUNE says that the forces of democracy for once have taken a bold Initiative without waiting for Nazi-paid subversionists and shock troups to force their hands.
The single emotion among Americans will be rellef and re- assurance that the Free French RA.F. ACTIVITY
and British in the Mediterranean JERUSALEM, June 9 (Reuter)----
can show offensive.. energy, and Planes are continuously coming there will be the hope that they and going which give evidence of wil carry through the action with considerable RAF. activity though that vigour and ruthlessness, that the latest report indicates no major is required with all the speed" and resistance yet encountered 1 power they possess Syria.
WAS. ESSENTIAL BRTTAIN ABUSED
The Free French newspaper LONDON, June 9 (Reuter)-En- | FRANCE, commenting on the en- dorsing Marshal Petain's shallow try of Syria, says that it was es- 1ment, that the British, by enter.sential at all costs in order Ing Syria, broke faith with France, prevent its becoming an Axis base the "German wireless is pouring for an attack against Egypt or out quotations from dutiful Ger- Turkey.
to
man newspapers vehemently, even Vichy had obviously abandoned scurrilously, amusing Britain for any idea of defending it against the betrayal of her former ally. Berlin
British Action Responded. To Widespread Demand
the
London Press. comment on Syria reflect the view that the Bri- tish 'action responded to the widespread public demand that Allles should not be again forestalled by Germany, says Reuter.
Editorials warn that the task of the British forces may not be ne-
completely.
"You would have been quite wrong" said Mr. Marshall. "I don't think any leader" In our history have ever been so HT~ animously behind Mr. Winston
MR. CHURCHILL
Churchill, The point is that we have been shaken out of our complacency. By nature we are a complacent people. And then The DAILY TELEGRAPH re- something like Crete happens. But, futes the Vichy argument that the it does not shake our confidence: British action is hostile to French although it makes us ask angry sovereignty. -
questions about our war efforts.
FUNERAL OF cessarily easy,
EX-KAISER
LONDON, June 9 (Reuter)The funeral of Ex-Kaiser Wilhelm took place at Doom, Holland, today with full military honours, the obsequies being attended by the representative of Hitler, Dr. Seyss- Inquart, who laid Hitler's wreath on the coffin, according to the German offleld News Agency ac- count of the funeral.
THE TIMES editorial says: "The forces under General Wilson's command can count on a warm welcome by an. overwhelming majority of the Inhabitants of the country into which they are adyancing. This sense of operation has been rightly described as poll. tical rather than military. After the service. the EX-
"But with recent precedents in Kaser's widow and the Crown Prince returned to their residence mind, there will be no temptation
funeral
DEATH OF HON. F. N. CURZON
have
CABLE
CASTLE PEAK ROAD TRAGEDY
INQUEST HELD AT
D. O. SOUTH'
A traffic accident on Castle Peak
Road, Tsun Wan, on May 3 which resulted in the death of a man, Lo Sze-mul 26. had a sequel in the
District Office, South. yesterday when Mr. S. F. Balfour, sliting as Coroner and assisted by a jury which comprised Mr. F. A. Dins- dale (Foreman); Mr. Chan Kwai- ping and Mr. Yu Foo-keung, con- ducted an Inquest.
Traffic Sub Insp. A, R. Brittain appeared for the Police
In his evidence, Dr. EL Gosano,
of the Kowloon Hospital, stated
that the cause of death was cere-
bral haemorrhage.
A neighbour. Chan Ying, stated that she saw what happened from the gate of her house.
In reply
to the Foreman of the jury, wit ness stated that though there was a bend i the road it was not sharp eflough in obstruct the view
of the driver of the incoming car, CAME TO S-BEND
Donald Webb, sick berth atten- dant ou one of HM. ships, said that he was a passenger in a pri- vate car driven by his brother along Castle Peak Road and when they came to an S-bend in the road there were 2 number cf pedestrians.
After passing a bus witness felt a bump and looked to the left but could not see anything.. On look- ing back, however. he saw a large crowd of Chinese. The car was brought to a stop and they found a man lying on the roadway and took him to hospital.
Evidence was also given by C. Sinclair, seaman on one of EM ships. who was a passenger of the car, and by Traffic Sergeant W. Clarke.
The Inquiry was adjourned to June 13, at 2:30 p.m.
CHINESE BREAK INTO FOOCHOW
PUPPETS FLEEING
TOMAMOI
KUTIEN, June 9 (Central)- Chinese troops counter-attacking at Foochow are making rapid pro- gress. As a result of persistent attacks during the past few days, they have virtually completed the encirclement of the city.
Chinese forward units yesterday once broke into the city and en- gaged the Japanese" in close- quarter fighting with hand-gren- ! ades and rifles.
Pandemonium now reigns in Fbochow ns the various puppet organs are feverishly evacuating the city to Mamol,
The Chinese are continuing their attacks and perfecting pre- parations for storming the city.
OUTPOSTS RAIDED SHTUKWAN, June 9 (Central)- A successful raid was carried out by Chinese mobile units on the night of June 4 on Japanese out- posts at Fungtong, Fowsing. Ku- hong, Funki, Cheungmel In Chapan where Japanese defence works were damaged and many sections of telephone and tele- graph wires destroyed.
The same day, a. Japanese unit from Chaoyang raided Hayeung to forage food and was repulsed, with losses.
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LONDON, June 9 (Reuter)--air. MOKE DETERMINED
craft of the Bomber Command "Anyway, Crete is making us
Western carried out attacks in more determined than ever to forge Germany last night, says an Air ahead. We do take sometime to Ministry communique. come to the point. That's the trouble. But we are getting warm- led up now, I can assure you.” [
Mr. Marshall, referring to the events of the past week, made a brief comment on the developments
Syria,
It continues: "Though not on a For "Clipper"
"The Allies are marching into
large scale, the operations achiev éd successful results especially at Essen and Dortmund where large fires were started.
"No alreraft is missing from this operation."
Air
BROOKE-POPHAM IN RANGOON: SHANGHAI, June 9 (Reuter)
Marshal Sir Robert Chief Brooke-Popham, arrived in Bang- kair on June 3 and immediately called on the British Minister to Thailand, says a Chungking report to the CHENGYIENFAO,
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JOINING FAR EASTERN MISSION
A recent arrival in Singapore is
LISBON, June(Reuter)-Asoters, 1,000 Eritreans and a num-gir George Sansom, KCMG., who forced landing by an American (ber of lorries.
Is joining the Ministry of Econo- Clipper in the sea off Sutubal, 20 Emperor Haile Selassie has sent mic Warfare, Far Eastern Mission, miles south of Lisbon, was auccess the following message:
"I am in an advisory capacity. fully made on Burday night dur-grateful for the magnificent parti Sir George, who has spent many ing a severe rainstorm and heavy the Indian troops recently played years in Japan, was Commercial mist when the pilot found that he in the liberation of my country." Counsellor to the British Embassy was unable to land at the usual mooring station
Tagus.
o'n
the
river
where they received the condo- to succumb to over-confidence or gyria", he said. "Australian, New Jences of those attending the underestimate the military aspects Zealand, Indian and Free French
of the task.
will be assumed that the roops are taking part in this ad- vance which meets with every fullest preparations
been made on our side in both équip-sympathy and, indeed, the action ment and tactical dispositions to
is very welcome." meet an expected offensive."
HANOI, June 8 Reuter)-Me MUCH RELIEF
kong River navigation along which The death occurred suddenly of JERUSALEM, June Reuter) was suspended during the period the Honourable Francis Nathaniel (The announcement of the Allied of hostitles between Thailand and The following day Sir Robert Curzon, brother of the late Lord entry into Syria and the Lebanon Indo-China, will be reopened on left for Rangoon to inspect the brought the passengeri Curzon and former President of brought considerable relief to all June 10, it has been officially an- British defence works there, the who arrived at Lisbon by car at the Moritz Tobogganing Club. communities
Inounced.
report adds.
EDINBURGH, June 9 (Reuter)--
tress rocketa
in Tokyo from 1928 to 1940.
After leaving Japan he recently The death occurred on May 30, held the appointment of Visiting The Clipper circled the capital at her residence in Shanghai of Professor of Oriental History at for some time then put down un Lizaura Maria Carpeiro, Marques, Columbia University, New York. damaged in the ses and fired dis aged 16 years, wife of Mr. FT.
Sir George Sansom's very wide Marques. A Requiem Mass was experience of the Far East will be Small boats which were put out held on June 2, at the Church of of great value to the Mission, ashore Christ the King, Rue Bourgeat, and whose function, as has already
was followed by burial at the been reported, is to study econo Bubbling Well Cemetery,
mic developments in the Far East
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