... French sources, Calais remains in possession of the Allies. Paris, May French military quarters stated to-night that Calais, Dunkirk, Ostend and Zeebrugge are solidly held by the Allies. There is ho direct threat to Calais; the town, is firmly held by the ...

... it contained large number of the enemy and was of invaluable assistance to the main body of the B.E.F. in its withdrawal Dunkirk. This action will count among the most heroic deeds in the annals of the British Army.” ” Held on Grimly Further details of ...

... firmly as theirs. The 8.E.F., it must be remembered, is not beaten force, though its position is so obviously criticalwith Dunkirk threatened. Our home morale must remain as rock-like. M. Reynaud has made the same appeal to the French people, and Anglo-French ...

... Channel are being foiled by German air attacks against those Channel ports which are still in the enemy’s hands. The port of Dunkirk was destroyed by fire. No important events on the southern front. The German Air Force also attacked aerodromes in the vicinity ...

... lle are in German hands. * The German Air Force bombed the communication line leading to Zeebrugge, Nieuport, Ostend and Dunkirk, as well as the ports and ships in the ports. ,An enemy destroyer was hit by a bomb between Calais and Dover. the Southern ...

... has broken down. The British Army which is concentrated in the area of Dixmude, Armentiers, Bailleul, and Bergues, west of Dunkirk, is facing complete destruction by our concentric attacks. In a swift push through Flanders German forces marched througn ...

... them found their way to Gunkirk. He recounted how French sailors mounted a marine gun on a hill at Bergues, 10 miles from Dunkirk, and caused tremendous havoc among German motorised divisions until ordered to withdraw.—Exchange. ...

... .E.F. LOSS OF !EEN SMALL Compromise Settlement K_ Resort for Aliens h our troops have con- In? towards Dunkirk, ' Uriri °t them were able to . the protection of the ih the Force despite the grt j enemy. certain activity on f, re is nothing to report ont ...

... guns up to the last minute. There were increasing numbers General Prioux’s gallant army, who had hacked their wav through to Dunkirk. They were remarkably fit and confident. In spite of the accelerated tempo of the evacuation one of the small boats on its ...

... Sai d: “Twenty convoys of to Lille, and in got and machine-gunning V ll QrOU « h sa e ly* We were then a sanatorium near Dunkirk, the surgeons were marvellous. order came for evacuation, S Ce d to get sufficient ? 1, A hut those who could walk tai-f / ...

... stops football in this country. Why, even on the day when the British Expeditionary Force was fighting the Germans before Dunkirk, we played the semi-finals of our wartime cup.” Others may have different views on whether yesterday’s two matches were an ...

... the men were still wearing steel helmets camouflaged with netting and sacking, or mud and sand stained. “We got away from Dunkirk,” said one party, through a terrific hail of bombs and shells. All the time bombs were falling around us and bombers sweeping ...