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Australians Take Strategic Village In Push On Beirut PUBLIC AUCTION. the River Damour ten miles south of

JERUSALEM, July 7 (Reuter) Australian Infantry who crossed Beirut attacked along the ị north bank yesterday and captured the strategle village of El Boum. Beirat 1.be Lebanese The Allies have launched a big push on WE Undersigned have received capital and Vichy's key port on the Mediterranean coast,

Instructions

The patrols which were flung on Saturday across the River Dam- infantry our ten miles south of Beirut were followed by Australian

THE

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Tuesday, the 8th July, 1941. commencing at 2.30 p.m.

at their Sales Room, Nu. 2, Con- naught Roud, Central, 2nd Floor

A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE

comprising:--

Teakwood & Iron Bedsteads Wardrobes, Dressing Tables Chests

who attacked along the north bank and captured the village of El Boum, which represents a sharp advance in the drive up the coast.

British bombers hammered the.

Vichy troops who are strongly

entrenched on the north bank of SINGAPORE

the river and made the initial

ble. They also bombed the bar-

crossing by the land forces poss! OBSERVANCE OF racks anc fuel Installations "DOUBLE 7TH

Beirut.

Best-Din. 11 miles southeast ANNIVERSARY

army

in

this

Bertor.

the Vichy was similiarly attacked

This new push follows a long stalemate during which the Vichy slub- forces have been resisting bornly along the Damour River for more than two weeks.

column

While the Allied troops are clos- the south. 0! Drawers, Sideboards, Dining ing in on Beirut from

is maintaining Tables, Chairs, Chesterfield Buftes. another Ice Chests, Folding screens, Cup- pressure on the elly from Damas- boards, Tables, Desks, Book Cases, cus. etc., etc.

From Mazar, Vichy troops are

! Centran CHUNGKING, July 7

and donate. The oath-taking to-China's warehest movement on Double 7th the Occasion of the Anniversary

the sponsored by Kuomintang members and Chines newspapers in Singapore, is meet ina with enthusiastle response and ÷ considerable amount donations is expected to be receiv led," according to a telegram

Wu Te-chen, I eelved by Cheneral

Carpets, Rugs, Curtains, Cushions shelling the advancing Alles and Secretary-General of the Central

of the bombard- Cutlery, Ornaments, Glasses, Por- the intensity

have increas-Party Headquarters, from Mr. Kao celain & Mela) Ware. Electric Fans ment is reported

Ling pal. Chinese Consul-General & Lamps Pictures. Mirrors. etc, ed slightly.

in Singapore. The centre

te of the front etc.

mained quiet with Vichy troup stil) holding a number of points in the vicinity of Hasbays

also

A QUANTITY OF BLACKWOOD

AND RATTAN FURNITURE.

and

600 Books (in lots

10 New Rubber Air Mattresses

2 New Canovas Canoes

1 Home Rowing Machine

1 Plano by "Morrison"

1 Mahogany Bed Room Sulte

2 Tientsin Carpets and 2 Rugk

1 Steel 3-Drawer Filing Cabinet

On View from Monday. the 7th July, 1941.

1771

Terms Cash on Delivery.

CENTRAL SYRIA Another Allied success is report- the ed from Centra) Syria where armoured column which raptured Palmyra has now reached a

point

The messaer

states that

In01

than 500 Chinese public bodies in all Malaya announced their deci

move.. sion to participate in the

and to donate to ment

China's war chest

OATH-TAKING CEREMONY ! According to the message, the 25 miles from Homs the vital rallath-taking ceremony will be held.

portrait of Dr Sun and before the

!Yat-sen and those participating will pledge to the absolutely faith- ful to bequeathed teachings Tis column was earlier

Leader Dr. Sun, to ported to have oreupted without of the late

unequivocally Generalis- opposition a "post" 33 miles from support

Kai-shek, to obey Palmyra on the Mosul-Tripoli oftmo Chiang

jabsolutely the orders of the NA- pipe-line.

way junction from Tripoll

Aleppo, the chief city in northern Syria.

re –

Homs

A new advance of two-thirds the tonal Government, to adhere un

waveringly to the national polity, distance from Palmyra to

Loverthrow traitors and puppet organisations, and to contribute!

CABLE

TELEVISION STAR Lease, Lend Cargoes For British In Middle East

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Announcing programes in the BBC's Overseas short-wave Service is not one of late jobs Philip Cunningham thought of when he planned his career. His twin enthusiasms WETC acting and engineering Act- Ing was a natural choice, for theatrical he

of comes family and is related to the late Sir Herbert and lady Tree, but before taking up the stage as a career he was ap- prentleed to a famous engi- neering firm as an electrical engineer. During the last war he temporarily gave up his engineering training and Jokn- ed the Royal Flying Corps in three which he spent nearly

years.

After the war he re- turned to engineering, but only for a time. for the call of the stage was tou strong and soon he became a professiona! actor.

YUNNAN LAUNCHES CAMPAIGN

WASHINGTON, July 7 (Reu- ter)-Between 20 and 25 ships are now leaving monthly with munitions for the British Mid- die East forces, according to officials familiar with the Lease and Lend activities. The cargoes, which travel via

Pacific, the Atlantic or the

in clude bombers, fighters, guns, mu- nition and a new type of 18-ton tanks some of which have already been in action, American mecha- nics have also arrived in Egypt supervise the assembling of planes

the

Officials estimate that 100 day jare required from the landing at the American port to delivery in the Red Sex but acceleration of shipments after a slow tended to relleve the

start has pessimism

of some American military experts ebances ot regarding Britain's holding the Mediterranean.

U.S. COTTON FOR BRITAIN

WASHINGTON, July 1 Reuter) Britain is to take 20.000 bales of United cotton monthly from the States until 600.000 bales have been delivered, says a Washington dispatch to the NEW YORK TIMES yesterday.

Bri-

The newspaper adds that tain has notified the United States Government,

be that ships will made available Hametastry.

The cotton will be taken from stock and Government-owned

shipped under the Lease and Lend Act

No purchases

the open market.

will be made

JE

It is reported that there will be announcements of increasing Bri.

United States agricultura! moditles which

curn-

to

The campaign soliciting sub-tish demand for other surplus of scription to wartime bonda in Yun-

are expected nan is now under way. is now covered.

Initiating the campaign, Mr Lu reduce materially the stocks The whole of Northern Syria, In- cluding Aleppo, is thus threatened their utmost to the war effort in Keng-chuan, proprietor of the Lu Government warehouses.

Keng Kee Contractors' by the pincer movements of three money and services

has subscribed $200.000 worth the bonds.

LAMMERT BROS. Alted columns driving along the

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R.A.F. LEAVE 300-MILE TRAIL OF DESTRUCTION IN NAZI-OCCUPIED TERRITORY

LONDON, Juy 7 (Router)-Aircraft which went further into Germany on Saturday night were sign-posted on their return by huge beacons blazing in half a dozen towns, the Air declared

Ministry

For 300 miles from Rotterdam to Magdeburg, which is only 70 miles from Berlin. Bomber Command aircraft eft a trail of destruction. At many vital points, supplies and communications of Germany's western army were wrecked.

KING GEORGE OF GREECE TO VISIT S.A.

GUEST OF FIELD MARSHAL SMUTS LONDON, July 7 (Reuter}

GENERALISSIMO TRIBUTED

the

Workshop.

Dr of

Ista Chin-lin, formerly Counsellor of the Chinese Embassy

of wartime bonds in with the will of his father

lately away

Sino Seamen Send th

Loyal Address

CHUNGKING, July 7 (Central- A dispatch from Shanghai states that on the occasion of the 4th anniversary of the opening of the Sho-Japanese hostilities. General Yang Hu, special representative of the Chinese Seamen's Union, on behalf of the entire body of Chi-

nese

has seamer

addressed of tribute to Generalis-

At Rotterdam, oli blazed furious. message

a

Mr. Yen Hsueh-cheng, Chairman in London, has been appointed of the Kunming Chamber at Com- adviser to the Ministry of Foreign

Dr. Fista of his Affairs.

Lo returned merce. is donating part family fortune for

purchase China recently in the company of accordance Dr. Quo Tal-chi, the new minister The Ministry who jor Foreign Affairs.

appointment Central (also announced the

lof Mr. Shen Tsung-han as Direc- tor of its General Affairs Depart- ¡ment succeeding Mr Hsu Kung- shu who has been promoted advi- ser to the Ministry

News)

Manufacture Of Spanish Banknotes

MADRID, July 7

(Reuter)

Spain is to print more of her own banknotes iristead of getting them done for her by the Axis.

A

decree issued

ly. Osnabrueck and Bielefeld were, simo Chiang Kai-shek extolling his deeply scarred by a concentrated leadership and pledging unreserv

by General attack on their Industries, power-ed loyalty to the cause of the war

of resistance and national salva- Franco resterday says that the plants and railways.

Bank of Spain must give pre- Magdeburg and Rheine were 11ton.

General Yong has also issued a ference to the Fabrica Nacional de by fires

Munster was and

message to Chinese seamen urging Moneda for orders of manufacture: vastated

them to redouble their efforts to or banknotes. (The Fabrica Nacional Within a few minutes of the be ginning of the attack on Munster, overthrow Japanese Imperialism, de Moneda was authorised In Apr!1 signs of devastation were evident, to support Generalissimo

to print Bank of Spain notes and

de-

Chiang

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Oll dumps blazed and amoke rose Kai-shek and the Kuomintang, and the decree saya that the Intention | 8,068 feet above the railway station to suppress all traitors and puppet was "to assure maximum guaran- and goodsyards. Sepurate fires seaman organisations. The mess.. It is reported in London that King began to spread and merged until age was distributed in large num-tees of every kind in the national for all gold and silver articles. George of Greece is likely to visit the city appeared to be well alight|bers along the various wharis on manufacture of notes for the issu-

each The Bund in Shanghai today. of and the bombers could see South Africa at the invitation Field Marshal Jan Smuts.

writes

a diplomatic correspondent.

He will be accompanied by

Princess, Crown Prince, the Prime Minister of Greece several members of Government.

other shining red as they circled above the furnace.

ONE BIG BLAZE the

One crew reported that Rheine the and was "one huge blaze." the Greek

At Bielefeld, an important power-station received many hits:

"Smoke Less" Appeal

LONDON, July 7 (Reuter)

It is likely that the Crown Prince and the adjoining gas works blew Lord Dulverton. Chairman of the and Princess will remain in South up. Many fires were started elsc- Imperial Tobacco Company, broad-

Africa for the present,

where in the town and a huge casting yesterday as representative of the principal British tobacco It is not known how long the industrial building was seen to col-

manufacturers and with the ap- King and Prime Minister will stay

At Osnaburg, a railway yard was proval of the Board of Trade, ap- heavily bombed And elsewhere

pealed to smokers voluntarily to

lapse.

In South Africa, but probably they

British

and

industrial buildings.

ing institutions."

Jade, diamonds, jewels, watches,

The bulk of the banknotes at fountain pens. Apply Far East present in circulation in Spain Diamond and Gold Refining Co., were printed in Germany and Room 621, China Building, 6th Italy.

floor. Sundays and Holidays

In case of special need, the Board

of the Bank may still order notes open.

to be printed abroad.

PLAN TO FIGHT

THE CIGARETTE Students to form a class Guaran

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tee students to keep a whole set of books after completion of a course or 6 months. For Term and Par- will visit England on some future large fires were started among the reduce their consumption with the

Apply While the local cigarette and ticulars. Please date to consult the Allled Governments.

The glow was vialble as the re-object of making possible a reserve tobacco racket continues unabat- No. 463 c/o HK.D.P.

of stocks.

ed, with prices soaring whenever a Naturally the King will make it turning aircraft crossed the Dutch

attend to the const..

"If from tomorrow onwards for shortage is experienced, ceaini hia prime task to

two months, every smoker would local Chinese clubs, associations training, equipment and expansion

SERIES OF EXPLOSIONS

reduce consumption by 20 per and firms have formulated a plan of the Greek armed forces, Ag is

A very substantial load of bomts

cent., shops would be able to build to counter the profiteer in Singa- already known, at least half the

was dropped on Magdeburg. AR

up a reasonable, small reserve of pore. and important industrial Royal Hellenic Navy survived the

iron stocks, obviating queues, overbuy- comercial Battle of Greece and is operating with the Mediterranean foundries and engineering works,ng and hoarding.

"I am not suggesting that you rest approaches to the agents of fleet.

A series of explosions after the

now

city with many

com-

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Based on co-operative Hines, these institutions are making di-

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A considerable number of air explosives in trucks had been hit. breakfast or after work cigarette, and obtaining them wholesale to force personnel also escaped and according to one rear-gutiner,

of

gome size is being constituted from

an omclent Greek land torce

the evacuated troops and

units

of the Greek colony in Egypt.

ern-

The ones you can reduce on are supply their members and those you amoke at odd times ployees. during the day. I suggest that In this way, the cigarette geta may be expected from all parts of you keep a dally tally to see for to the individual at much cheaper the world.

your own

satisfaction how sue- rates, with much less trouble, and Meanwhile the Greek Minister cessful you are in cutting down in more satisfactory" quantities than a million overeens Grecks, for War and Minister for Marine smokes. There are enough eiga than would otherwise obtain all anxious to help to liberate their remain in the Middle East with reites and tobacco for all if we are they were to be obtained from

imoderate." country, large numbers of recruits the Greek forces

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