London, June 12. Units of the French Fleet from the naval base at Toulon in unoccupied France have left for the Eastern Mediterranean, according to official advises reaching Washington, according to the "New York' Times."—
Reuter.
1 appears that the main resistance prowViehye forces Is. against Imperial columns advancing along the coastal yond to Beirut and in' front of Damascus, in the coastal region it is reported that Mghting. is. still going on north the river Litant;, where Vichy forees have dug themselves into prepared positions, 'A despatch from the B.B.C, obser-wer in the Middle Bast cays, that Australian armoured fighting vehicles parlous types, which crossed. the Litant following the capture of Tyre, are driving northwards and hhaye already: met rench armoured units, Ina" preliminary action the Austratians are ald o have disposed of two opposing vehicles.
The Australian forces in this area said {o have only arrived in the Mid lo Bast a short time ago, They are fully trained and exceptionally well equipped, although most of them have never been in battle before—Meuter.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.