marching towards Beirut, and after Tuesday's raids over the Leontes (irani) River, where a sti er counter ended in an Aust tory, Beirut is well in sight, writes Roulers' Special War Correspondent onthe Syrian coastal sector.
Cairo, June 13.
Aircraft of the Royal Air Force inflicted considerable damage motor transport and troops in the Gazala, Capuzzo and El Aden reglons, states an R.A.F. communique dealing with British air activities In Libya.
During the night of June 10/1, enemy aerodromes were attacked ai Gezala and Gambut, Heavy bombers jed Benghazi and inflicted damage shipping in harbour and the cen: {ral mole, Pilots report that at least six seaplanes and savernl merchant ships were seen to be stink in the harbour as a result of recent bombing attacks, Enemy elrernft 'French' non-combatants confirm Terka aerodrome were machine: British hopes that the capital of gummed and a number badly damaged, Lebanon will not be too hard a nut to crack, "No fortified lines or perimeters, they say, obstruct the route to Beirut, and the port itself is com= pletely unfortified, Between these non-combatants and their Australian captors, there is a total lack of animosity, They describe "drole" but warn honour makes him fight, 'To this extent, German propaganda has been working at top pressure, and they declare with Seeming' sincerity that, there are German troops in Syria, A detachment of Australians land mong French troops holding the north bank of the Leontes River are best qualified to speak of the polly Aghting qualities. They tell of a new machine-gun technique which creases the value of this weapon, Concentrated in horseshoe nests of eight guns they are surrounded by swarms of snipers, and without long preparation and" intensive mortar al lack are impassable. Fighters of the Royal Air Force are not chal Tenged by any French aircraft which have been seen over the battle area only on two or three occasions,—Reuter,
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