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Counter-Attacks By French
FROM PAGE ONE
fighting continuea, state the latest dispatches from Syria.
The Allies are now in the hills overlooking the plain of Damascus, making their way slowly towards the city.
At Mer) Ayoum, which is in Allied hands, the situation is well under control.
French Destroyer Sunk
VICHY, June 17 (Router), — A French destroyer was sunk in the operations off Syria, says. a Belcut telegram to the Vichy news agency, Tanks Captured
LONDON, June 17 ̈(UP) ~~~ thoritative quarters announced to day that British troops have captured seven Vichy tanks at Sidon In addi- tion to stores and munitions. It is stated that the resistance of the Vichy forcen han "been in excess of that hoped for but not in excess of that to be reckoned with."
French Consolidate, Says Vichy
VICHY, June 17 (ÚP) -The latest advices state that the French forces have consolidated the positions which they
that seized yesterday and French planes are hammering the Free French and British rear lines.
It la
was sunk off Sidon French destroy announced that a
was and that seven members of the crew during the acrini- were drowned naval battle. The destroyer was sunk during the course of the French attack off Beirut and Sidon at dawn on Monday against a British nqus-- dron of two cruisers and four des-
troyers, and following Sunday's aerial-naval battle In which the French claimed that they dispersed the British squadron which wis shelling the Lebanese const.
Vichy Communique LONDON, June 17 (Reuter).-A Vichy communique on the Syrian operations, broadcast by the Lyons radiu to-night, rend:
FOR THE NAZIS-No love and kisses go with this present for Nazis. British sailors on board destroyer somewhere at sca grease torpedo so it will get off easily, in Battle of Atlantic.
This War Is
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Tanks Take Part In Big Battle
AL
FROM PAGE ONE
on the
COUFSC of the
ere distinctly threatened with being cut off by the operations War has got so much on the plain above Sollum. They are rush- ing up reinforcements from the "In the area situnied between nerves of the Germans that Tobrukt area, and it is difficult to Jebel Druse and Mount Hermon as they're carrying tablets of sleep-prophesy the future well as in the mountainous part of ing draughts and patent medi-engagement
Jockeying For Position South Lebanon,
counter-offensive cines about with them.
moment, gun the
carriers, operations
ons continue.
Prisoners taken in the raid on armoured cars and mobile artillery "On the coast, British forces, de- prived of the support of the Fleet the Lofoten Isles carried them, taking part are jockeying for post- which withdrew on the morning of and an expert stated in London:tion in a bid June 10, have developed only slight "It suggests that German sul-jumping off ground in the "triangle." activity.
diers developing nerves and This is very useful whoever air continued yesterday.
that does not. attack with bombs the rear of lay that their morning is getting holds it and inconvenient to the side
doing .There has been little enemy despite very active anti-air-lower."
tests 011 captured the coast and plain near Scientific craft defences.
equipment indicated that the Ger- compared with the really hard fight- mans were getting short of cottoning in progress on the escarpment and copper and that a poorer Sync above.
to
"Rayak and Home districts were twice ralded by the R.A.F. on Sun- day night but there were no casual- ties or damage."
Blow In Centre
(BY "REUTEN'S" CHIEF CORRESPONDENT IN CAIRO) CAIRO, June 17-Resistance by Vichy troops in Syria, which it was hoped could be avoided, has now developed and General Dentz's forces have struck a blow in the centre which has led to fighting.
It has, however, made no material eliange.
The Intest dispatches received here: to-day report that Meri Ayoum- claimed to have been taken by Vichy troops-is still in Allied hands.
of alloy was being used.
A pillow case found in a Germani reseue float consisting of a 'fabric made from wood suggested shortage
cotton and jute.
of
"We had heard that the Germans were running short of lodine and vaseline," the expert said, “and' nj naval medicine chest which has come into our hands contains neither.
to
secure
useful
011 Sollunt
GERMANS TO RETALIATE
FROM PAGE ONE
"It does not contain any disinfee-confiscation or merely immobllisa- tant either,"
To Honeymoon
Alone At 17
tion,
Some observers suggest that the Germar Government has not yet completed drafting detalls of the action it intends to take, and that the term "necessary measures" should be taken to make it plain to the world that it would not accept the United Because her seventeen-year-States move without retaliation. On the coast, the Allies have made little progress beyond Sidon and the old sweetheart cannot leave his' position there seems reasonably war work, Violet Ellen Vaux,
The situation there is well in hand and Allled reserves are available.
Qverlooking Damascus
secure.
The Allies are now on the hills overlooking Damascus Plain, and are making "their way-slowly-down-to- wards the city.
Syrluns und Druses are generally friendly to the Allies.
Australian Air- Force Decisions
There is still fighting south of aged seventeen, of Kilburn-road, Damascus, where certain Vichy posl. Kingstanding, Birmingham, will tions have been captured.
CANBERRA, June 17 (Reuter) -- spend most of her week's honey- moon alone when she marries.
Violet, who is a machinist, is en- Mr McEwen, Commonwealth Minister gaged to George Arthur Craney,-of-ot-Air-announced to-day that the were considering the absorption of women in clerical Sidcup-road Kingstanding, Birming-Government ham.
active She sold: "Although we will be duties in the RAAF., the release of Britain's youngest bride and bride-fit men of fighting age for groom, bolli of our families have service, and an increase of the age consented to our marriage because limits for ground staffs. we are so ideally happy.
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