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No. 16420

五拜禮號十二月六英沁香

FRIDAY, JUNE 20, 1941:

日六廿月五

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GAULLIST British Raid

"Suggestions" TROOPS PREPARE FOR Russia For LAST DAMASCUS THRUST

To Bases & Supplies

By FREDERICK KUH

Special to the "Telegraph"

Special to the "Telegraph"

VICHY, June 19 (UP).—In the morning heat to-day, Hindu and de Gaullist brigades move for- LONDON, June 19 (UP)-Responsible non-British diplo-vanced over the last ten miles across the south ward to within ́sight of Damascus. They, ad- mats have received Information which cannot be confirmed cle- where stating that Germany presented "suggestions" or demunds Syrian desert from Kissoue where the British-de on Moscow including firstly, the increase of Soviet oil and wheat Gaullist column had spent four days regrouping deliveries; secondly, permission to establish German naval

their forces for a final thrust towards the capital.

bases, especially submarine shipbuilding yards at Soviet ports

including Libau, Riga and Tallinin because its own Baltic ship-. yards are now too exposed to British raids; and, thirdly, asking for army and air bases in Bessarabia "as a guarantee that the Even those sponsoring this

first two conditions will be fulfilled.”

PETSAMO HARBOUR BLOCKADE

By British Warships

SPECIAL TO THE “TELEGRAPH"

STOCKHOLM, June 19 (UP), ---It is reported from Ilelsinki that British warships in the Arctic Ocean are now blockading the barbour at Pelsamo,

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declared that the fighting conditions are terrible

Despatches from General Dentz to-night| in the fierce heat and the French, who have been fighting eleven days without rest, are very tired. report expressed their view that The British resume their offensive on the war between Germany and

whole south front as General Dentz' four point Russia will be avoided. They expected a new Soviet-German counter-offensive petered out without success- agreement in which Stalin will fully cutting the major line of communications

Meanwhile, rellabic news reaching of the Hindu and de Gaullist column.

make substantial concessions.

Germans are using all avaliable ships

London from Norway states that the

for transporting troops along Nor- way's western coast to the vicinity of Kirkeness. This is said to be part of the Increasing concentrations of German forces in northern Norway parallel with the reinforcement of the Gerinans in Finland. One purpose is Murmansk and Archangel, believed to be a thrust towards

in Russia hus ATTACK ON

A Swedish broadcast stated, ""Travellers to Finland fron Russia report that the calling up of reservist classes in Russia hus been greatly intensified during the past few days, and that the Helsinki-Leningrad railroad is almost blocked by troop trans- ports."

Swedish papers report from Moscow that 10,000 Russian

children are being evacuated to the country from the cities."

Finnish Precautions

NORTHERN FRANCE

Wharves And Shipping Bombed

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

LONDON, Jime 20 (UP).— DERLIN, June 10 (UP)-The official news agency reports that An Air Ministry communique

BREMEN

AND BREST

BOMBED

Destructive Raids By The R.A.F.

LONDON, June 19 (Reuter). -Strong forces of British bombers last night attacked ports in northwest Germany and the naval base at Brest, where the battleships Scharnhorst and Gneisenau and a Hipper class eruiser are berthed. -

Despite variable and often

British Fleet In Action VICHY, June 19 (UP)-It is officially reported that the Bri- tish fleet off Beirut resumed shelling the. French positions. Hindu and De Gaullist brigades violently attacked the tired French south of Damascus, nd- vancing several miles north of Kissoue and are now only six miles from Damascus.

Vichy Troops Surrounded CAIRO, June 19 (UP)-General Headquarters announced that British troops surrounded a strong Vichy force at Merj Ayoum, adding: "pro- gress has again been made in the coastal sector while further impor- tant positions, have been captured

south of Damascus."

Near Gates Of Damascus

CAIRO, June 19 (Reuter).—Allied troops are reported here to-day to be nearing the gates of Damascus.

Events are also developing favour-

steady progress is being made to-

wards Beirut.

Helsinki has oficially announced that states that British bombers es cloudy weather, the British air-ably to the Allies on the coast where Finland, in order to maintain fiercorted by"""strong—forees of craft reached their objectives, security like other neutral states, has fighters again raided northern says the Air Ministry. Introduced measures to strengthen France during daylight yester- Heavy bombs were seen to her defences and has called up her day. Le Havre was attacked burst across the docks at Brest Authorised quarters, flatly denied and bursts were seen among the and at Bremen large fires were reports from abroad that a German wharves and oil storage tanks. started. Invasion of Soviet Russian had begun.

reservists.

Huge

For Cost Of War

Credit

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH", LONDON, June 19 (UP).—A White Paper foreshadows an- other blanket credit to Govern- ment by Parliament for £1,000,- 000,000.

Aircraft of the coastal command bombed and hit an enemy supply ship escorted by destroyers near the

Strange Weather

One pilot sold: "The weather was

detect the German const. It was

French coast. The communique strange. The North Sea was hidder. stated that there was very Ittle by a haze and we could only just opposition encountered from enemyse fighters, one of which was destroyed. queer to see anti-aircraft shells burst- No R.A.F. planes are missing.

above it as if coming nowhere. Despite all this obscurity, Boulogne Raided FOLKESTONE, June 19 (UP)-A which we could check our

there were occasional gaps through

Ing

from

small formation of British bombers to the river and docks at Bremen ch

and fighters carried out a short but intensive ruid

on shipping in the vicinity of Boulogne this evening.

One of our bombers was attacked four times by an enemy fighter which fell away, obviously in trouble. The

out further interference.

British bomber returned home with-

While there, is always a possibility that Vichy troops may make a stand TURN Back Pago, Column 5

U. S. Needs All Her Petroleum

with the Government in order that

The

On Norway

Hongkong recently saw the official film of the British raid on Lofoten, and here is the first release of the official photographs of the same action. Here is seen a general view of the oll burning on the surface of the harbour, after oil tanks had been fired at. Stansund,

Hess Sensation: British Government Remains Silent

LONDON, June 19 (Reuter).-"The complete and apparently directed silence in tho press and elsewhere about Hess" was remarked on in the House of Commons today by the Labour member, Mr Samuel Silverman. Mr Silverman contended that if Lord Beaverbrook hnd taken a Spitfire and landed by parachute at Berchtesgaden," the Germans would have made much better use of the incident than we have made of the Hess sensation.

Conserving Colony's Sugar

He asked whether the incident, was being used to cause doubt

of the German population or of

our own.

and mystification in the minds Nazis Opening

Consulate In Macao For Dissemination

Bir Silvermon asked the direct question: "Did Hess bring a peace plan or not?"

Another

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Of Propaganda The Telegraph" learns on the highest authority that a Nazi consulate is shortly to be opened In Macao.

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He also asked what Mr Churchill, had told the United States Govern- Steps Recently Takenment and what it was that the United States Government was entitled to Arrangements have already know but this country was Ickes Calls Meeting

been made by the authorities to entitled to know. WASHINGTON, June 19 (Reuter), conserve supplies of sugar in 'ac- Worrying Position $12,000,000,000 oil industry to unile scheme of assuring adequate Richard. Stokes, sold that the whole living in Macao, some of them -A call to the United States's cordance with the general

Labourinember,

A number of Germans are "our efforts to defend democracy supplies of rations in the event position was fraught with suppression former Hongkong residents who may not be hampered by any break-of an emergency, the Controller in statements and perhaps untruths. ficd to the neighbouring Colony petroleum products," was made by of Food, Mr D. L.. Newbigging, Mr Stokes alluded to the statement be passed by Parliament in the near The Assembly

(Inter Mr Harold Ickes, Secretary of the told the "Telegraph" this morn-of Sir Archibald Sinclair on May 22 just before the outbreak of war. that the Duko of Hamilton did not It is understood that the Con- has unanimously national)With the object of end- Interior, addressing an emergency ing. future as the authorised war expen-ratified the Thai-Indo-China Peace ing the two-month-old lock-out, the meeting of petroleum

recognise Hess and had never met sulate will be entirely staffed by diture for the year ending March 31, Convention.

executives Details were not revealed, but him.

Nazis, and their chief objective 1942. The original supplementary

Commercial Press has resumed nego-representing two-thirds of the world's The Premier, thanking the House, tiations with the strikers with regard our Ickes afterwards told the press plan rested largely on arrange making no imputation against the paganda

Mr Newbigging stated that the

Mr Stokes emphasised that he was will be to disseminato Axis pro- credit for the year 1940-41 was also expressed appreciation for Japanese to compensation to some 600 workers. £1,000,000,000.

throughout. South

Thai-Indo-China Peace Ratified

This "supplementary credit" is lo BANGKOK, June 10 (Reuter) –

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Printers' Strike

CHUNGKING, June 10

down in the flow of essential

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shadowed votes of credits for the the time-honoured policy of friend-in Shanghai will not resume produc-the things under consideration," ¿ment and the trade. He pointed the Duke should not know Hess. But

is recalled that the budget fore-ncellation in the frontier conflict and it is not likely that the workers that a rullon card; system for use in ments made between his Depart- Duke of Hamilton and asked why China.

stressed that Tholland would follow will be reinstated, as the company castorn United States was "one of

present war of £3,500,000,000 of which this is the first instalment.

LATEST

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SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

ship with all Powers.

tion until after the war..

Vichy Says Rupture With Washington Imminent

Special to the "Telegraph"

VICHY, June 19 (UP).—The German controlled Parls press to-day announced the Imminent rupture of diplomatic VICHY June 10. (UP)—An | relations between Vichy and Washington to be followed by an official despatch from Beirut states American grab of French possessions in the American Hemis entered the garden -suburbs of phere,

that Hindu and de Gaullist troops

· Damascus this afternoon after Π

| American capitals to ask cach Gov. crament what its altitude would be

States

and

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an-

rigid restrictions on patroleum were out that it was not possible to be charged the Government with

Axis Ship Starts Work made necessary by the expected oll deal with sugar as with other making incorrect statements, shortage:

non-perishable commodities: The Conservative member, Mr For. United States Mir Ickes declared that he did not

It is gathered that the Talkoo Sugar Vyvlan Adams, blamed the Govern

WASHINGTON, Juns 19 (Reuter). think that a single drop of oil should Refinery Co., Ltd. is co-operating loent for allowing the Germans to be The Maritime Commission be shipped to anywhere from the the fullest extent possible with the rat with the allegation that Hess was nounced to-day that they have taken

mad. That theory, he said, is still formal possession, at Savannah, Geor Retail prices for sugar have been widely entertained among the begin, of the steamer Clara; the first of fixed from time to time, the last wildered British public whereas Hess 28 Italian ships in United States

TURN to Back Pago, Column 3 waters. list appearing in the "Government Gazette" of June 6.

Atlantic seaboard.

Britain's Position Asked whether he included Britain, Mr. Ickes replied that he meant that all cargoes would be examined by the Government before - shipment, but ho emphasised that Britain's

producing areas and not from the

supply was coming direct from the eastern seaboard area.

Malta Raiders Intercepted

nuthorities.

Rebuilding Parliament

Interviews

Ribbentrop

Soviet Ambassador

Special to the "Telegraph,

BERLIN, June 19 (Domel)-Hurrying back to Berlin from his mountain retreat near Lake Fuschel, the German Foreign

LONDON, June 19 (British Wire $1x-mile drive culminating the Authoritative official circles in a hypothetical rupture of relations

less)Replying to House at twelve daya' drive from Transjor- told the United Press, however, between the United

Commons question relating to the that no diplomatic dispatches France, These soundings are usoff-

future re-building of the debating Fighting is heavy on the southern had been received to indicato cial but their aim is to obtain an

chamber and other parts of the edges of Damascus,

Paince of Westminster damaged by ** Hindu advance clements late this such development,

agreement with all

all Pan-American afternoon entered the La Guta oasis, The Paris version in the Paris velt policy before an official rupture Governments to support the Roose-

CAIROJ June 10 (Reuter) sald,ction, the Prime Minister Minister, von Ribbentrop, yesterday, met the Soviel Ambassador

amidst cheers: "I cannot con the centre of which is Damascus Soir," which is being published under with the Pelain Government yesterday on two occasions, but make the slightest structural alterawo hours.

Enemy altcraft approached Malta selve that anyone would wish to Well informed circles are per susded that after a rupture of diplo owing to interception by British tion in the House of Commong other malic relations between Washington

conals

Int the

to Germany, M. Vladimír Dekanozov and conferred with him for are true, the German demande Observers said that if the were probably presented for the

at this meeting, ⠀⠀

into voluntary exile.at.Hordeaux and and Vichy, the United States will ask Laston Praias did not materialise. than "perhaps some Improvement in ass Agency's 'aunouncements first

The oasis consists of a succession of the occupation authorities

andre honeycombed, with irrigation plant abandoned by the real Paris Solr which followed the Government For Vichy, describes the State Depart

·News

Son Bank Further

ment manoeuvres as follows:

gonally felt that a question

the South American republics to down and two others were badly minor readjustments of accommoda-presented demands

to the It is confer B mandate over France's da

damaged.

tion in the galleries, not affecting the

mark looms avec German – Boviet Mr Hull hos Invited the Ameri- American possessions to the United From all Middle East operations, size, shape and character of the Soviets, and that German-Soviet relations and a new turn in relations een diplomats stationed in the Pan States."

SPRANGANACHE Cour British aircraft are misking.**.

buliding

negotiations not yet taken place, in expected in the very near future,

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