... COAST The sound of gunfire was heard early today from the South-East Coast, coming apparently from the direction 0 Calais or Dunkirk. It was heard at intervals over a period of about two hours, and at times was very rapid. There were also heavy detonations ...

... French communique states; In the north operations are continuing with the same bitterness around the fortified area of Dunkirk. On the Somme and the Aisne there have been some local infantry actions here and there by both sides; between the Aisne ...

... badly damaged by bombs. The German Air Force also successfully bombed the ports Dunkirk and Dover. German high speed-boats toyiedoed and sank an enemy destroyer off Dunkirk. In general, the activity of the Air Forces on both sides was limited by weather ...

... so fortunate, much havoc was p by bombs, and that a whole pane n the city. .ntwerp the night occupied the city, night to Dunkirk, a boat for Eng- passed long lines their way for safer is of troops head- ednesday was only is Victoria Day in ajority of ...

... road to Dunkirk to the Germans, the Allied command has never lost its coolness for moment. The watchword immediately went out — The British and French go on fighting. » The Belgian Army's task had been to defend the sector north of Dunkirk, while the ...

... surrounded on three sides numerically heavier German forces and subject incessant attack from the air. Behind them, it seems, Dunkirk is the only Channel port not controlled by the enemy, and for the purposes a port it has almost ceased exist. In the limited ...

... surrender contained a large number the enemy and was of ii»- assistance to the main bodv of the i ...

... with' unshaken morale, was fiercely battling its way to the coast. French naval forces firmly held the fortified area of Dunkirk open for the retreating troops. In the words of a message from the Kinq to th.• Commander-in-Chief. it is fighting with a ...

... this resistance. On the coast of Belgium and Northern France our Air Force again bombed ports of Zeebrugge, Ostend, and Dunkirk. In Ostend an ammunition dump and naval depot were set on fire. One transport was badly damaged. During the night from Friday ...

... pane glass in the city. The party left Antwerp the night before the Germans occupied the city, travelling road at night to Dunkirk, where they hoarded boat for England. On the way they passed long lines of refugees making tlieir way for safer regions, and ...

... hills and trying to cut its way across, while the remnants, and they are considerable, are a little way behind. At Dunkirk. At Dunkirk the combined Allied Air Forces are giving effective protection to the em barkation of wounded and of troops who are ...

... William Chapel and Lady Chapel. Caenlnehan. \va* one men who were under constant aerial bombardment hy fierinan warplanes at Dunkirk on Monday while they were waiting to he taken hoard troopship for England. Captain Chapel, who in the Royal \rtillery. attached ...