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BRITISH TROOPS OCCUPY TOWN OF PALMYRA GARRISON CAPITULATES AFTER

ATTACK BY ARMOURED FORCES

VICHY, July 4 (Reuter) — The capture of Palmyra following a "powerful attack by British armoured forces" is announced to the official Vichy communique last night.

It was also stated that a new British motorised coluina had en-

GENERAL

Constructive ELEVEN GERMAN FIGHTERS And Practical SHOT DOWN BY THE R.A.F. Co-operation IN SWEEPS OVER FRANCE In Defence Of The Americas

WASHINGTON, July 4 (Reuter) The United States has urged

cept the policy of "constructive and practical eo-operation" in safety the

tered Syrls from Irau yesterday morning and is attempting to advance other American Republics to ae- Along the Mosul Railway.

the

m

The communique states: "The British have increased their efforts defence of In the Syrian desert and have continued to bonub the town of Beirut. Americas. After subjecting our position to violent fire by

reinforced artillery. The proposal of such the British occupied Palmyra on July 3 as the result of a powerful to be adopted has been made by a polley

attack carried out by armoured vehicles.

the Government of Urugu#J. "This post fell after

Alr Its herole and Royal Australian

Force Under the Uruguayan plan, all defenders had for 13 days put up operations in Syria on Wednesday. American Republics would bind a admirabic resistance against the Ал R.A.F. communique

themselves Suys

no to "treat as H enemy forres which had a crush. "Aircraft of the RAF and R.A ÁF belligerent any American country ing superiority both in numbers continued their attacks GD mili which in defence f its own and materia).

tary objectives in Syria

rights. should nd itself in "Southeast of Dier ez Zot, on the ! "Vichy shipping in the harbour state of war with nations of other right bank of the Euphrates, our jet Belrut was again bombed last continente." troops are opposing the advance of night, explosions being caused

ก motorised column from Abu the central quays. Kemal

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"During the Attack "Further north a new motorised previous night, hils were made column from Iraq this morning shipping alongside the mole. crossed the Syrian frontier al "Bombing attacks were also Well Kolchek and is trying to ad made at Soueida, where direct hits

US. ACCEPTANCE rance along the Mosul Railway. were obtained or the fort and It accepting the

"m the mountainous sector in nitary barracks.

proposals, the United southern Lebanon, there 15 patrol activity and artillery gunfire on both sides.

NAVAL BOMBARDMENT

events in ન mo-

LONDON, July 4 (Reuter)-"Our daylight air sweeps and night bombing raids leave the Germans guessing as to where, when and how the next British intervention will take place," says the weekly periodical Aeroplane.

"They have been persuaded that no comblued offensive by British arms can be undertaken for several months. The R.A.F. has been busy for nearly three weeks casting doubts on the as- sumption

wil!

"Before this month is out, there may be developments which cause Germany more doubts and will hearten all people over whose ed. lands the struggle must be renew.

of "British strategy is still that

sinewe of war renewing the

and some of them are now to be found in France. But another form

Russia is also strategy help to

GOVT. PUBLICITY POLICY UNDER FIRE

"Information Ministry

in the making and France is prob- Without A Spine"

ably concerned in that ton"

THURSDAY'S SWEEP

by an

On wreckage

the

LONDON, July 4 Heuter) - The Conservative member. Mr.

The American Republics would

A Sergeant Pilot tackled eight Cammans, in the House of Com- act us benevolent neutrals to-Messerschmitt fighters single-hand-on yesterday. took part in the the wards warring American coun ed in yesterday's R.A.F. fighter debate on Sir John Anderson's

on try and permit it to use their sweep.

speech on the Governinent's news harbours. airfields and other faci

He damaged one.

and publicity polky He said that tes during the war

This was revealed

Air he doubted whether the arrange-] Ministry cominunique which re-¡ments explained by the Lord calls that the same pilot brought President Uruguayan

of the Council would States has down two Messerschmitts on Wed meet the case. "The Viby satellite aerodrome 're-stated its general paltey renesday. Another pilot shot off the

The RAF. bombing of Germany at Nasrullah was both bombed and garding world

port wing of an Me with one burst, would be Increased in effective- machine gunned. and bombs were morandum addressed in Uruguay and a third left his victim a massness it accompanied by the right

of burning dropped on the coast road near and published in Montevideo and

sort of propaganda. ground. "On the coast, the British Fleet Homs, causing numerous craters Washington.

The Liberal member These incidents occurred during Graham White, who

Mr H and destroying Vichy transportj

a dogfight between R.A.F. and

WAR "dis- alteration German fighters in which the Germayed" that so little man fighters

was proposed, said that he did not criticise the Ministry of In- formation for not doing what German Propaganda had done but Many squadrons taking part in the Ministry is a "great smor. [ the sweeps over France on Thurs- phous conglomeration without "Cultures of centuries-cuntures day afternoon reported on their spine and apparently

without 5 from which every one of

return that I the

had been difficult heart." American nations has derived its bring the enemy to action, says own national inspiration-have

the Air Ministry News Service.

Actions took place mostly on the not only been temporarily blotted

have bombarded our positions Damour

At

"Our air force has continued to

vehicles,

"Aircraft of the R.A.A.F. machine- gunned and severely damaged a

bomb enemy troops in the Palmyra number of tying boats in Tripoli |

and Abu Kemal sectora.

"On July 2 Ա: fighters down a Hurricane and a Blenheim and seriously damaged another

aircraft

shat

harbour and also attacked motor transport vehicles near Beirat.

An aircraft which approached liaifa last night was not down"

shol

DEFECTIONS TO ALIJES

It la reported that numbers

of

"The town of Beirut was bornb ed by the RAF with Increased violence during Wednesday night,

after another

The Note states: "Fright fulness has annihilated in dependence of one country The right in- herent to every man and wa- man to worship God has been ruthlessty and methodically destroyed.

exterminate them forever.

Several districts where there are no Vichy men when captured, enlist-out but endeavour is taking to military objectives were seriously ed in the Free French torces. damaged by incendiary and high It is believed that wher explosive bombs. There were a known that they will not be

sualties among the civilian nopn- lation."

It wil) br recalled

An

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$5 "No country anywhere today is em-secure from this unmasked fust

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were in formationa of eight to 12 strong.

met a

BIG DOG-FIGHT

a

Mr White objected to Sir John Anderson's remarks about the British Connell win h. he said, return Journeys. One squadron would give a

impression wrong because the work of the Counell was purely educational; cultural and

"ntirely dissociated from

MONCKTON MAY RESIGN

Aozen Messerschmitt-109' head on, dived through them, and found itself mixed up with more than 30 Germans. In the fight

ployed against their former rudes, many more will come over. that

VICHY PROTEST R.A.F communique Issued In

COMMON DEFENCE Calro reported an attack on Vichy VICHY, July 4 Reuter) The

protested The economic and shipping in the harbour of Beirut Vichy Government has

finanels the United States. on Wednesday night when explo to Britain against the bombing of resources of slong were caused on the central Beirut. According to a Vichy news- Daval and air base facilities ac-

Britain handed quired from

and Den- agency, a note has been to the British Ambassador in imerk

ad miktary and naval CHUNGKING, July 4 (Central) ¡Madrid, Sir Samuel Hoare, by

the material will be made available-Sir Archibald Kerr Clark Kerr. His comment was: "II the French shipping and aircraft were French Ambassador to Spain, M. to all American Republics on the British Ambassador to China, powers that be want to attack a fullest co-operative basis for the called on Dr. Que Tal-cht. Mini-tank with a pitchfork, we will go the main objectives of the RAF. Pietri.

common defence of the newter of Foreign Affairs.

com-10 power and loot which has nuthat ensued, the squadron claimed Propaganda

imft but the domination of the

that one German plane had been ¡entire world

definitely destroyed, and said that LONDON, July 4 (Reuter another Ove German planes were An immediate repercussion to the so badly damaged that their return changes in the Ministry of In- was doubtful..

formation announced in the House of Commons was the news that the Director-General, Bir Waller Monekton, may rea'gn.

quays).

SUPPORT AIR

CATRO July 4 (Reuter)

RUMANIA IS PERTURBED BY MASS OF NAZI TROOPS

LONDON. July 4 Reuter) German forces on the Russo-Ra marian frontler consist of 19

-

MORE BELGIAN,

CANADIAN UNITS ARRIVE IN UK.

world."

afternoon Wher they The Note is signed by Mr. Sum- problems affecting Der Welles

and China

American Republies to tion for

It emphasises the necessity 101 act to- gether "to ensure the preserv

future generations ΟΙ LONDON, July 4 (Reuter)-Defy those berties and other blessings

ing Nazi attempts to

blockade

Britain, the largest contingent yeti

o Canadian troops has just ar- rived safely lo Britain.

watch our forefathers

usly gained.

so labori

"A black night of fear, destrue- tion and organised murder has Europe and

fantry divisions, three cavalry divi- It includes many thousands of engulfed almost all sions and a considerable number men-black-bereted

tank men,

reinforcements.

nurses,

great part Note adds.

of mechanised units besides 25 engineers, husky lumberjacks of Rumanian divisions, according to the Canadian Forestry Corps, in- information reaching London,fantry writes Reuter's Diplomatic corres- army doctors and representatives pondent.

of almost every other branch of the Canadian Army

als Mr.

These reports describe the Ru maplane as disturbed by the entry of Hungary into the war, believing that in the event of German victory, vital Rumanian claims concerning Transylvania would be ignored

a

of the world,”

hoth

yesterday to it But don't start telling 138 discussed that our pitchfork is a tank be- Britain cause we think that we know the

difference."

TRANQUIL, ORDERLY APPEARANCE OF LONDON AMAZES DR. KOO

LONDON, July 4 (Reuter)--Dr. Wellington Koo, the newly- arrived Chinese Ambassador In London, commented on Mr. Yosuke Matsuoka's vague statement on Japan's attitude to- wards the German-Soviet war. making "What else could be ex- pected?"

Fighting In Syria

Allies Operating In Difficult Terrain

Japan has had overmuch trouble already in connexion with the Axis. There is no coherence in the direc- CHINESE MINISTER

tion her policy. She

of

must TO AUSTRALIA adopt a purely opportunist att!- tude CHUNGKING. July 4

and watch events before (Reuter Hundreds of airmen were

committing herself further, Hou Mo, former political aboard.

Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs,

Dr. Koo, commenting laughing- !!y on It was also announced last

the story that General is considered the most likely candl

Chiang has night that Belgian troops have

threatened to shoot date for the post of Chinese arrived in Britain from Canada

Minister to Austraila following the Japan, declared, "Whatever

the bearer of peace overtures from where they were trained. They appointment of Mr. Fu Ping-chang will join

Belgian the Free

truth of that. as his successor.

It expresses the JERUSALEM, July 4 (Reuter}~~ forces

feeling of the The latter, who

Chinese people. The difficulties with which Allied was formerly The Belgian National Defence chairman of

Having gone so far and suffered forces surrounding Palmyra are the Foreign Affairs Minister, M. Cutt, has sent them Committee

contending were so much, there la not one Chinese now the Legislative

high or low favouring com- 'yesterday afternoon by a spokesman former members of the fron Guard & welcome and congratulations on Yuan, assumed his new

post this

promise with Japan, especially who stated that to the north lay wanting revenge on Germany's an- their safe crossing.

now that world conditions are a belt of the rockiest desert coun- turning in China's favour."

try which could hardly be travers-

Bucharest reports declare that neither Jews nor Communists wete

the responsible for

shooting of Gorman soldiers in Rumania but

called treachery last January when the Germans helped the Ru mantan Premier, General Antones. cu, to suppress the Iron revolt.

Guard

The Ramantan Government has | announced that henceforth those found guilty will be executed with their families.

GERMAN

'morning.

of

#

the

"tranqul, orderly appearance INFORMATION

CENTRE BASED IN

EIRE

ser-

described

Dr. Koo was amazed at the 'ed by motor transport, while to the of south was a belt of soft sand be- London” and said that everything hind which is a large area of salt appeared normal, well-arranged marsh. and well-supplied. Public

But the Allies have now captured vices were going on as usual.

до a wedge to the southwest overlook- one seeming to be in the leasting the road running from Palmyra agitated suffering inconveni- westward to Homs.

Vichy French had good pill-box This was totally different from fortifications around the town, the the mental ploture formed abroad only other notable activity com- from reports of al ralds.

prised of skirmishing in the neigh- The Home Secretary (Mr. Her- Mr. Morrison promised to do au

"One is all the more impressed bourhood of Hasrout, seven miles been incorporated in Soviet units bert Morrison), however, declared Other members anked whether by London, contrasting with Vichy inland south-east of Damour. since the beginning of June.

that the questioner was under Britain had any power to prevent where life is uneasy, supplies are Vichy French had strong post- Before the German invasion of misapprehension in thinking that the inclusion of secret Informa- short and the atmosphere full ofitions at Damour where they are Russia began, the Bovlet authori- po precautions were

tion in diplomatic bags from Dup-sonse of trouble, suspense and making a firm stand."

POLES MOBILISED According to reliable information from Lwow, the Russians have mobilised Pollsh reserves between the ages of 20 and 40. These have

LONDON, July 4 (Heuter)-A "menace to the safety of Britalo" due to the ease with which German agents are able to cross the border from Ulster to Eire and despatch Informa- tion to Germany in sealed diplomatic bags was alleged at question time in the Hour of Commons yesterday by Sir Wil- Jam Davids,n.

141KEIL

ence.

anxiety."

ties had removed a large number hinder German agents crossing in to Berlin, of Ukrainians systematically from the border. On the contrary, all

Dr. Koo expressed the opinion It was also stated that there distriate, the border

evidently practical steps had been taken.

that Vichy would not follow the was a radio transmission station

RANGOON, July 4 (Reuter)-It example of the 'other Han-heeled fearing the effects of German Several questioners continued to in the German Legution in Dub-countries and recognise the Nan-is officially announced that mo- intrigues among the Ukrainians, Inalet upon the urgency of the un.

king puppet government unless chanical fighting vehicles, modern It is reported that the leaders matter

Mr. Morrison replied that it compelled to by the Germans. automatic weapons, and, motorised

of the Ukrainian Petlurn Party The North Irlah nember,

Sir would be contrary to public in- "One must sympathise very much transport ...are among the Margei were recently summoned to Berlin Hugh O'Noll, asserted that the terest to disclose measures taken with Marshal Petain, whose posi quantities of modern war mate where Dr. Rosenberg. the chief noellion was unsatisfactory. He to control the dispatch of infor- tion, le one of intolerable difi-rials" which, arrived to augment | Nasi philosopher, presided over urged Mr. Morrison, in conjune- "mation out of the British Isles culty," sald Dr. Koo...

the supplies renching Burma from a special conference, discussing tion with the Prime Minister, to go but all possibilities ses borne in

Madame Kos is remaining for the United Kingdom for "come Rusalan problems.

the time being in Vichy..

time."

Into the matter personally

wund.

SATURDAY, JULY 5, 1941.

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