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WEDNESDAY, JUNE

18, 1941. 日四书月五

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TANKS TAKE PART IN Britain's New Counter - Attacks

BIG DESERT

DESERT BATTLE:

WAVELL'S

STRATEGY

(By "Reuter's" Chief Correspondent in Cairo)

CAIRO, JUNE 17.-ONE OF THE BIGGEST ENCOUNTERS with TANKS EVER SEEN TOOK PLACE ON SUNDAY ON THE ESCARPMENT NEAR HALFAYA (HELLFIRE) PASS ON THE EGYPTIAN - LIBYAN FRONTIER, ACCORDING to reports REACHING CAIRO TO-NIGHT.

RAISING CLOUDS OF SAND, THE TANKS AND OTHER ARMOUR- ED FIGHTING VEHICLES CHARGED, ATTACKED, COUNTER-ATTACK- ED AND REFORMED IN SURPRISING MANOEUVRES.

Moscow Calm, But Watchful

Alarmist Reports Not Confirmed

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

British tanks made a wide sweeping move- mont south of Halfaya Pass, charged up the escarpment and debouched on the fighting ground in the triangle formed by Halfaya Pass, Sollum and

Fort Capuzzo. PROSPECT

OF LONG WAR

Reports of this operation, though it was of mited scope, have aroused great enthusiasm and excitement in Egypt be- cause it shows firstly that General Sir Archibald Wavell, whose name has a magie ring for the Egyptians, is strong enough to conduct operations on two fronts simultaneously and secondly, that supplies and 17equipment, which have been- ing the imminence of confilet be- | (Reuter),-"You face the pros- steadily pouring in for months tween Germany and Russia are pect of a long war," the United from Britain, America, India not supported by any external States Secretary for War. and Australia, must now be ap- evidence in Moscow, which is Colonel Henry L. Stimson, toldproaching a point of near ade- probably the most calm Euro-the Committee of the House of quncy, pean capital with none of the Representatives to-day, indicat nervousness that is reflected in ing that the war might well last the dispatches from the Balkans, more than four years. Scandinavia or the Near East.

MOSCOW, June 17 (UP)—r Alarmist foreign reports regard

who would be

WASHINGTON, June

He said that one of the benefits of the proposed St Lawrence Seaway,

Must Prepare

At Fort Capuzzo

CAIRO, June 17 (UP) General Headquarters announced that British troops have penetrated Libya us for

Fort Capuzzo.

in

Nor is there any reliable indication of a general or partial

Position At Capuzzo which would take four years to bulid, mobilisation. The streets, cafes, would be protection afforded to part CAIRO, June 17 (Reuter).The! parks and crowds are normal in of the route for munitions to England. fighting the Sollum-Capuzzo- the number of young men

Halfaya triangle looks like develop- of!

ing into 0 regular battle. Thic military age

British troops are driving back the ordinarily in uniform if hostili- "In my opinion," he declared, "Germans and Italians and have gol ties were expected,

its necessary to prepare for a very

Capuzzo but not necessarily This does not mean that the long emergency. We all hope that as far as

it will be brief, but it is not safe tote-t-according-to-milltary-au- Kremlin is not prepared for ally eventuality, preparedness being the act on such a hope in the situation thorities here. theme song in all publle utterances.es it confronts us to-day." Stalin's worning to "maintain Slate

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the!

There is a very strong chance, he mobilized, that no trick of a concluded, "of the emergency lasting foreign for catches us unawares" has long enough for the United States to become the classic keynote of all bereft by this seaway." speeches and articles dealing with

the international situation.

GERMANS TO Capt Roosevelt

RETALIATE

Rounding Globe

LISBON, June 17 (Reuter)-Cap-

tin James Roosevelt, eldest son of the United States President, arrived

Germans and Italians are under- stood to be still at Sollum, but they TURN to Back Page, Column 5

Japanese Envoy To Britain

Warplane

Yesterday it was reported that a Catalina flying-boat, the latest giant American-made plane to be added to the RAF, Coastal Command, had successfully al- tacked four German planes, and dananged them so severely that they crashed later in Portugal. Here is a striking picture of the new Catalina flying plane, which will be used extensively

operations against U-boats.

By French, But Allies Progress

Along The Coast

Nazis Given Some Of Their Own - Medicine

Industrial Towns on

Rhine

Take Tremendous Hammering

Special to the "Telegraph"

LONDON,. June 17 (UP).—Giving details of last night's operations, the Air Ministry stated to-day that many borbers had attacked Cologne, Dusseldorf and Dulsberg even before the moon shone clearly.

"Soon, there were seen fires on both sides of the river, and one after another of the fall Industrial buildings showed-up-in-the-glare-of-the-flames,"

Aerial Activity In Syria, Libya

Action Against U. S. here to-day ten days behind his Conference In Londontinuously

Property

in

on

back 10 schedule

his way Washington after travelling 30,000 mlles round the globe..

Looking bronze and fit, he told.

The Air Ministry added that the ground defences steadily in- creased the tempo of their fire as the attack developed; "heavy and light flak burst about our aircraft while many searchlights -one observer alone counted 85 of them over Cologne-went into action.

Eire's Food

Supplies

Synthetic Flour Possible DUBLIN, June 17 (Reuter). Eire is experiencing a severe R.A.F. Operations

"In spite of the defenders, our

shortage of food for humans CAIRO, June 17 (Reuter)-pilots got through to their targets.”

One pilot, describing the fires ut and animals, but supplies of A communiqua: says:

Dusseldorf sold that he saw a sheet of flour and brend in the country "Cirenaica.—Afrcraft of the dame, apparently factory or a large will be adequate until the next

were con- warehouse ablaze. In the fires, are harvest has arrived. Imperial air forces

active throughout and smoke it looked just like a river;

This was itated to-day in the Dail by the Minister of Supplies, Sean (yesterday in support of the for a moment I thought I was seeing

two Rhines."

Lemass, who announced that it was operations carried out by our

Over The Channel

not improbable that after the next ground forces. Numerous sorties

LONDON, June 17 (Reuter).hovest, a certali amount of other with ensure the notlon's re- the Straits of Dover and the Frenchquirements of flour and bread. a spectacular offensive sweep over wheat to

Ret Arsh

Shipping dificulties would further Several squadrons of fighters were engaged and for some time the

the war. Channel throbbed with the deep un-

"Reuter" "I have got a pretty ac- Mr Mamoru Shigemitsu, Japan-/were made by our fighters to Clouds of R.A.F. fighters carried out cereals may haye to be used

broken roar of powerful motors.

MENZIES ON MID EAST STRATEGY

increase if there was an extension of

Nazi Bomber Which Crashed In Portugal

SPECIAL TO THE “TELEGRAPH”

CAIRO, June 17 (UP).—f To-day's General Headquarters communique states that French troops arc making strong counter-attacks at Merj Ayoun | and Kuneitra. “Allied reinforce- ments are now approaching both of these places and heavy Right- Ing is continuing.

"The Allies are making steady · progress in the coastal sector of |Syrin, and they captured severni further positions in the Kiswo area.".

Meri Ayoum Re-Taken

VICHY, June 17 (UP).-French troops in a counter-offensive have recaptured Mer] Ayoum from the Australian troops,

Further Positions Captured

CAIRO, June 17 (Reuter),—Fur- ther Viely positions have been esp- tured south of Damascus, where fighting continues, stato the latest" dispatches from Syria.

The Allies are now in the hills overlooking the plain of Damascus, mulding their way slowly towards the city:

At Meri Ayoum, which is in Allied bands, the situation is well under control.

French Destroyer Sunk

VICHY, June 17 (Reuter), ---- A French destroyer was sunk in the operations off Syria; says 'a Belrut telegram to the Vichy nowa agency.

Tanks Captured

LONDON, June 17 (UP),-Au- thoritative quarters announced fo- day that British troops have captured seven Vichy tanks at Sidon in addi- tion lo stores and munitions. It is stated that the resistance of the Vichy forces has been in excess of that hoped for but not in excess of that to be reckoned with."

French Consolidate, Saya Vichy

VICHY, June 17 (UP)-The latest advices state that the French forces have consolidated the positions which that they seized yesterday and

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SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

LISBON, June 16 (Domel)- BERLIN, June. 17 (UP).

our The official news agency reports curate general picture of the war ese Ambassador to London, drive off aircraft attempting to that the German Government, in situation. Air power is a tremen arrived here this afternoon from troops, and in many instances

bomb and machine-gun connection with the freezing of dous if not a dominating factor the British capital by plane on the enemy bombers were forced German assets in America, has this war."

route to Tokyo. He is expected Help For China ordered "accessary measures"

to leave here on June 25 follow- to jettison their hombs without

attacking. regarding the property of United Captain Roosevelt, who was uning a short visit to Spain.

"In the course of combats, onc States citizens Gormany able to discuss milltary problems, It is understood that the Japanese

shot down Messerschmilt-100 was which will become effective im said: "There is a great demand

for American materials in the cast Ambassador will participate in a cone and several other Messerschmitt-100

LISBON, June 17 (Reuter). mediately.

and although many problems remain ference here with the Japanese Am-

Portuguese officials who examined It has not yet been revealed what unsolved as yet, one can be reason-basadors and Ministers accredited to and-110's were severely damaged.

ground.

the wreckage of the plane which form these measures vintake, ably satisfied with the material help the capitals in Western Europe who One Heinket was destroyed on the

will assemble to exeliange

crashed. In flames close to the views on authorised quarters leaving un getting through. Nowhere is help as

"During Sunday night, the harbour

Spanish frontler early on Sunday Benghazi, several enemy acro- answered the numerous questions

appreciated than in the European situation. Those ex- more grently

say that it was a four-engined Ger- such as, whether it means outright China where I was Impressed by the pected to be present include Mdromes and concentrations of motor

Yakichiro Suma, Minister to Spain. TURN to Back Pago, Column 4 cheerful confidence of the people."

CANBERRA, June 17 (Router).-man bomber, presumably returning Mr Sotomatsu Kato, Ambassador to transports were heavily attacked, A

from Gibraltar. the to number of fires were started in the Mr. R. G. Menzica. Australian Vichy, Mr Yauchi, Minister

a nation-wide Portugal, and Mr Ryushir. Mitani, harbour at Benghazi

"At Bardia, aircraft of the Fleet Prime Minister, in

brondchst reviewing the milltary Minister to Switzerland.

Air Arm started large fires among position, said: "As Germany creeps Will Return To London enemy

"number of which along the European coast line, the or. damaged.

voyage round the Cape supplying the LONDON, June 17 (Reuter) Fires were also started on the Middle East, becomes more tortuous

were destroyed According to present arrangements, landing at Derin, Martuba and and vulnerable. the Ambassador will return to his

where bombs fell among the Gazala,

"We must.1 fight where and how the post in London when his carvers dispersed aircraft, many of which are enemy compels us. We must stand tions with the Japanese Foreign

bellaved to have been destroyed. and tight for the Middle East or-ciso Minister, Mr Yosuke Matsuoka, have

"Direct hits were made on military surrender the Mediterranean, ex- Three huge boulders, weighing several tons, crashed from

been completed.

tricate the Fleet, yield Iraq "and Iran, TOKYO, June 17 (Reuter).The Japanese delegates have the hillside into the residence of the Japanese Consular staff at

The decision to go to Tokyo was objectives at Bardia.

open the gateway to India, expose decided to leave the Netherlands East Indies following the im- proved Impossible for taken when 7B Conduit Road shortly after 9 o'clock this morning. but

French Africa to complete subjuga- Mr Shigemitsu to see Mr Matsuoka "Syrin.Alrcraft of the R.A.F. indtion and make it easy for Spain to passe in the economic talks, according to a Japanese telegram fortunately there were no casualties though the damage caused

during the latter's visit this year to the Royal Australian Air Force congly bases in northwest Africa, thus from Batavia. was fairly heavy.

denly heard a loud rumbling noise Moscow and Borlin.

tinued to support the ground opera: adding a new and deadly menace to Prior to this announcement, tinue to urge the East Indies to co The house, which is next to and on looking up saw several huge The Ambassador is to fly across the lions in Syria and to maintain pat the Atlantic and to the whole contact

Atlantle and America, and will com-rols over the supportung the residence of the Japanese rocks crashing down from the hill-

side. Previously sho had

rald cast of Suez, been pleta his long journey by sen. He is bombers carried out successful old of Britain with the Empire south and Mr Yoshizawa, head of the Jap-operate with Japan in building

anese delegation, had a final "East Asia prosperity sphere," Consul-General, was occupied by washing clothing in the yard and ale accompanied by the First and Third on Rayak, damaging the runway and In the face of these perils, any interview with the Governor General's speech to

Declaring that the Dutch Governor

the People's three members of the Japanese said that if she had remained there Secretaries of the Japanese Embassy aerodrome buildings and causing a timitation upon our efforis must Coneral of the Netherlands East Council on Monday indirectly implied Consular staff, but at the time a little while longer she would in in London.

large explosion.

"Australian aircraft machine-gun-j

Indios, KMEK

that Japan was one of the colony's of the incident they were away, all probability have been struck by: The First Secretary has been op-

one of the rocks, only two women servants being The crash occurred during a heavy pointed to post in South America ned and damaged a concentration of fighters on patrol over Brilish ships, The telegram adds that the delega- enemies, the "Hochi Shimbun" says

and will proceed thither from Now enemy mechanical transports near one of the enemy being shot down ton will leave Batavia for Japan on that Japan must take this into con

sideration and-tako determined stops downpour. The boulders... struck in York, His place as First Secretary Quenleran

June 29, and a number of others damaged. Ona of these servants stated that room on the west-side of the bull-in London has been taken by Mr A number of Junkers 80's were "From all these operations, nine of The prominent newspaper "Hochs to make the East Indice realso

intercepted off the coast by R.AF. our aircraft are missing.”

Shimbun, says that the Japanese Japan'a ideo) of^n Greater East Asin. she was on the roof when she sud- TURN to Back Page, Column 5 Ymada,

Huge Boulders Crash

On Conduit Rd. House

present.

..

Syria

Japanese Give Up N.E.I. Negotiations

Government should nevertheless con-